Up-and-coming musician Maxwell Stoddards leaves his Maryland home for London in the 1980s, hoping to find fame and fortune as a musician. He soon finds himself out of luck and homeless. By chance, he meets Claire Ogilvie in a down-and-out cafe and, with her help, shoots to fame. Amid his success, his lover is yanked away from him by a jealous husband. When Claire disappears from his life, Maxwell falls into a deep depression. A faded promise to meet at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade keeps Maxwell going.. Will Claire appear and bring the spark back to Maxwell's life? Find out in Meet Me at Macy's.

Happy days with Jeremy haunted Jessica's memory as she considered her life without him. The song Auld Lang Syne meant a lot to them in happier days. But the loss of her husband during the war affected her deeply. It was a struggle to live without him. Unable to bare it any longer, Jessica cannot endure. The song returned to her on New Year's Eve, bringing to life her frustrations and her inability to endure.

"You saved me from a world I did not belong to, a world I didn't want. You became my world. My everything. So for you I wrote this symphony of sounds. Follow your dreams, my love. Find your Serenity."

Rena lost her mother at the age of 5 and was left in the care of a guardian who wanted nothing to do with her. Lost and alone, she began to lose hope. Her world was gray until a pair of emerald green eyes ignited the rainbow once again. A childhood spent together, blossoming the seeds of love, only to be torn apart. He chose to leave to protect her, but at what cost? Will it cost him her love or will she hold on to hope of his return?

A/N - This is the "afterward" or true story of Rena Reyes from my crossover story. This is her past and what was meant to happen instead of meeting the Guardians.

Short stories that may be turned into a series of fairytale re-tellings in a dystopian/steampunk/cyberpunk world.

Inspiration:  Violet Evergarden meets the Steampunk world with fairytale re-tellings.