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“Setsuna-mama! Setsuna-mama! Come quickly!” a young Tomoe Hotaru called as she burst into the bedroom of one of her foster mothers.
The dark haired Senshi of Time let out a soft groan and blinked her eyes open. She had almost forgotten what it was like to celebrate Christmas with a small child around.”What is it Hotaru?” the older woman asked sleepily.
“You have to come see!!” Hotaru demanded insistently from next to Setsuna’s bed.
A little reluctantly, Setsuna rose from the bed and slipped on her slippers. Christmas wasn’t usually a big deal in twentieth century Japan and she had hoped to be able to sleep in late. It was one of the things she loved most about being able to lead a more normal life than she had when she was confined to the Gates of Time. Still, in Crystal Tokyo, the Queen had insisted that Christmas was a huge deal and Setsuna couldn’t just ignore the fond memories she had of Christmases with Chibi-Usa. And, of course, she could not deny that Hotaru’s enthusiasm was contagious.
“Hurry!!!” the young girl called from down the hall.
“I’m right behind you!” Setsuna called back. She was almost certain Hotaru’s excitement was directed at the mountain of presents she knew Haruka and Michiru had been setting out the previous evening. It was their first Christmas as a family and they had wanted to spoil Hotaru rotten. Given what her life had been like before she had been reborn, Setsuna and the other two women felt she deserved to make happy memories this time around.
“Look outside Setsuna-mama!!” Hotaru cried excitedly once Setsuna was in the family room of their home with her. Setsuna looked outside to see what had gotten the child so excited. Outside their yard was covered in a blanket of snow and more was coming down. “I was hoping for a white Christmas and I got it Setsuna-mama! Isn’t it wonderful?” Hotaru exclaimed happily.
“It is very wonderful,” Setsuna agreed with a smile.