A/N: Hey there, everyone! It's been a long time! About three months, I think. In that time, my story's gotten nearly 5,400 hits, 22 reviews, 7 alerts, and even got into a C2 community! And it's only my second fanfic ever! Yay! Many of you have been asking me to do a sequel to 'Christmas Time the GX Way'. So, after coming up with a plotline, I've got me a sequel here to share with you! I've titled it 'Festival of Romance.' Hopefully you like it! And, yes, you'll learn what the card 'Heart of a Duelist' can do and where in heaven's name Alexis' deck came from in the sequel. So, check it out! In the meantime, he's a small epilogue for the story.

Epilogue: Christmas Day

Christmas Day came to Duel Academy. Alexis was asleep in her bed. She was dreaming about her beloved Jaden. As the sun peeked through her window, it caused her to wake up. She sat up in her bed and thought about what had happened. The duel, the snow, the confessions, the kisses, and the gift from Chummley that Blair and Chazz presented; it all seemed too real to her.

"Was it all just a dream?" she asked herself.

Alexis put a hand to her lips. They did not seem any different, yet they felt like the gods had blessed them.

"Is this what kissing Jaden ought to feel like?" she asked. "But it doesn't matter; last night wasn't real; it was only my dreams getting the best of me."

She sadly got up and walked over to a nearby table. On that table was her deck. She picked it up and glanced through it and was utterly shocked. Her deck wasn't filled with her usual cards like Cyber Prima and Blade Skater; instead, it had cards like Dark Magician Girl and Breaker the Magical Warrior!

"This is my secret Spellcaster deck!" her thoughts rang out. "But why did I have it out?"

Then Alexis came across the card that made her both pale and blush. In her hand was the Spell Card that she and Jaden had gotten, the one that had their signature poses on it; Heart of a Duelist. The waterworks then began flowing; not out of sadness, but joy.

"It was real! It was real!" her mind jumped for joy.

She quickly got changed and ready, grabbed a package and her deck, and ran out the door, ready to meet the one who had her heart.

Twenty minutes later, she finally made it to the Red Dorms. She made it to Jaden's room, whose door she was able to quietly force open thanks to a trick her brother taught her. She silently made her way over to Jaden's bed. Jaden was in his bed, snoring the holiday away, not noticing the beauty that had entered his room.

Alexis leaned over Jaden, pushed the hair out of her face, and slowly began kissing him, blushing the whole time. After a few seconds, she could feel Jaden kissing her back, signaling that he had woken up. After a few more moments of passion-induced kissing, Alexis pulled back.

"Merry Christmas, Sleeping Beauty," she greeted.

"Merry Christmas, my heavenly angel," Jaden replied as he got up.

"Yesterday was the best day ever for me, Jaden. It felt like a dream, but now I know that it's real," Alexis informed him.

"Even though I lost, I feel like I won something even more important," Jaden added.

"Yeah," Alexis sighed.

Jaden pulled Alexis closer to him and embraced her.

"I love you," he whispered into her ear.

"I love you too," she whispered back.

They broke apart and stared at each other for a minute. Alexis snapped out of the trance they were under first. Then she grabbed the package she brought with her.

"Here, this is for you, Jaden," Alexis told him.

Jaden opened the gift and was shocked by what he got. He held up a photo album. Inside, were photos of all the times and adventures Jaden and the gang had.

"Thank you, Alexis," he whispered.

Jaden then walked over to his desk and pulled out a gift. He then came back over to Alexis, presenting the gift to her.

"I got something for you as well," he said.

Alexis opened her gift and began tearing at what she saw. Inside was a silver, heart-shaped locket.

"Open it," he suggested.

Alexis opened the locket. Inside the locket was a photo of Jaden and herself celebrating after one of Jaden's many victories and they were arm in arm. They both looked quite happy and drunken with the bliss their victory brought them.

"It's wonderful. Thank you, Jaden," Alexis whispered as she put the locket on.

"Not as wonderful as you," Jaden cooed.

Alexis blushed as Jaden came around and intertwined his lips with her own. Cloud Nine had nothing on the euphoria that Jaden's kiss gave her.

"I was wrong," Alexis thought. "THIS is the best day ever, the best Christmas ever… Aw, screw it! It's the best thing ever!"

When they broke apart once more, they stared into each other eyes, seeing the love contained within. Alexis knew right then and there that no matter what happened, Jaden had her back, and she had his. They would always be there for each other.

So, there's your epilogue, but the story's not over yet! Like I said, there's a sequel! To remind you, it's called 'Festival of Romance' and the first chapter is up now! Check it out!