Lonely Christmas - A Sailor Moon Fanfiction

Epilogue

Oh the weather outside is frightful,

But the fire is so delightful...

And since we've got no place to go,

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

"I can't find the box for this one," I say, holding up a large silver bulb by its hook.

Usako looks up at me and laughs that adorable laugh that makes me smile wide. "Here, I'll take it." Her fingers meet mine as she plucks the ornament from me and I smirk.

"Not so fast..." I say as she turns away to approach a small pile of empty brown boxes. I wrap my hand around her waist and pull her to me, stifling her giggle of delight with a firm kiss on those delicious strawberry lips. I hold her there until she gives in and wraps her arms around my neck. Feeling the ornament now rolling between my shoulderblades as she laces her fingers together behind me, I smile against her lips and pull back just enough to sing along with my favorite CD.

 

When we finally kiss goodnight,

How I'll hate going out in the storm!

But if you'll really hold me tight,

All the way home I'll be warm...

Usako giggles again and I can't help but laugh along with her as I waltz her over to the boxes. I finally release her and she digs through them to find the home of the silver orb I gave her.

"I have to say, I'm really sad to see the little guy go," I say as I affectionately pet our lop-sided Christmas tree. It sheds dozens of its dried-out, nearly-brown needles in protest to my touch and Usako shoots me a smile.

"I know... but it's two weeks after Christmas. I'm proud of you for finally letting us take the thing down. We're already into January, Mamo-chan... we're going to have to work on weaning you off the Christmas carols soon, too."

The fire is slowly dying,

And my dear we're still good-by-ing,

But as long as you love me so...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

"Never," I say with mock disbelief, coaxing out yet another happy giggle from my beautiful Meatball Head.

I hand her the second-to-last ornament on the tree to pack away and walk up to the last one, nestled happily in its coveted little spot. I gingerly pull it off its branch and smile at it in my hands for a moment, taking in its little bag of candy canes and presents and adorable little hat. I've become such a sap, but I love it.

Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping,

And I've brought some corn for popping,

Since the lights are turned way down low...Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

"Here, Usako," I say quietly, bidding the little white rabbit goodbye until next year. She's taking a sip of her hot chocolate as I go to hand it to her, though quickly sets it down to accept my ornament.

When we finally kiss goodnight,

How I'll hate going out in the storm!

But if you'll really hold me tight,

All the way home I'll be warm...

Usako sandwiches the ornament between our hands and doesn't let my fingers go. She meets no protest and I sink down to my knees before her. We set the rabbit into its box together and she smiles up at me brightly. Now all that's left is our bare tree; the last piece of evidence of the most incredible Christmas season of my life.

I'm not ready to remove ol' Piney yet, and as I move some boxes to the side and lay Usako beneath me on the rug I don't think she's in a rush, either. After all, we have hours before we need to meet up with Motoki and his new girlfriend, Reika. Plenty of time. We whisper our love for one another before I fuse our mouths together, hoping that she can feel through our kiss just how seriously I mean those words and how grateful I am for her.

The fire is slowly dying,

And my dear we're still good-by-ing,

But as long as you love me so...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I can't wait 'til next Christmas.

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