The two figures gazed into the starry Crystallis sky on top of a grassy hill overlooking Aqures Ixen. The city was quiet now; free from trouble and attacking armies.

"Isn't this beautiful?" Sparks said quietly as he moved his hand on top of Rukia's.

"The sky, or the peace?" She leaned in closer to the Marshal and rested her head on his shoulder. "Both look perfect tonight."

"But not as perfect..." He turned his head to better look at Rukia's face, "...as you."

Rukia blushed and covered half her face with a hand. "Do you really mean it?" She had a good sense he did: Sparks rarely spoke of his feelings this openly, and to say how amazing she was must have been quite the feat!

Sparks cupped her face in his hands. "Of course I do."

And then they smooched.

They both looked away from each other, red as a beet, then back to the night sky. "Wonder if our home planets are ups there," Sparks said after a few minutes of silence. "Wonder if I can bring you back to Mars and introduce you to my friends and family."

"I'm a Soul Reaper, remember?" Rukia answered. "I can visit any place where humans live."

They continued to watch the scenery for another hour before it got cold. Both bundled up in their jackets and hopped onto Mercury, who walked them back into the city.