Twenty Kisses
Rated T
Chapter Title: "Toasting Forever"
Setting: Crystal Tokyo
Genre: Any
He pulled apart from their mind-blowing kiss just as fireworks began to resound in the sky, spurred by the last tolling of the midnight hour.
"Happy New Year, darling."
Neo-Queen Serenity opened her eyes to greet her husband Endymion's beaming visage, still revelling in the tingling sensation left on her lips. He smirked at the dazed expression on her face- a feat that seemed to proceed every kiss' wake- while reaching down to take a swig from his wine glass. Serenity's fingers shot out nimbly to stop his descent.
"Wait- I want to make one more toast."
"*Again*? Serenity, haven't we exhausted the list yet? We've already voiced our well-wishes for Usa's upcoming coronation, asked fate for a peaceful and fruitful marriage between her and Helios, hoped for a prosperous year for Crystal Tokyo-"
"Silly, we haven't even taken the time to toast to us and *our* future," Serenity chided playfully. Endymion cocked a rather sardonic brow and drawled,
"Our future? What, shall we raise a glass to senility? Wrinkles? Gray hair?" He pointed to a proliferate patch that seemed to be breeding monthly on Serenity's mane of gold. Aforementioned Queen chuckled, not daunted in the slightest.
"Oh Endymion. So cynical, even after all these years! I propose a toast... to forever." She extended her glass, waiting, as if precognizantly aware that her husband would follow suit.
"To forever, huh?" Endymion mulled, eying the dainty cup thoughtfully. He glanced down, swirling the dregs of his own wine. Then, the man resurfaced with a brilliant grin. "I rather like the sound of that."
He lifted the glass to meet Serenity's.
"To an eternity spent forever in your arms, come what may."
The wine glasses made a tinkling *clink!* as they connected, then the pair of Royals drank deeply.
~AngelMoon Girl~
