Hey everyone!!! This is the chapter you've all been waiting for! This LAST and FINAL chapter! That's right, I'm so glad I'm finally finished! This is the first story I've ACTUALLY completed! =D well, thanks for all your encouragements that got me this far, and I really hope that you all are satisfied with this story. Oh, and as you all already know, sadly, I don't own anything you may recognize here. I'm kinda sad I'm finally ending this story, but at least I don't have to worry about it anymore right?! Yes, I'm going to stop blabbering about stuff you guys don't even care about now, enjoy!

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Rei: Thanks for being the first person to review chapter 10! And guess what? I'm sure you'll be pretty happy with the outcome of H.J. and Relena and the rest! =D Enjoy this chapter! It's the last!

Mutekichikara: lol, well, the month didn't turn out too long for you did it? Because the last chapter is finally out, thanks for the review! And glad you liked the story!

Skyscreamer: I'm not so sure about reading it all over again. You'll probably be extremely bored this time through, but thanks for the compliment. Glad you enjoyed it! And I think the whole 'What happens next' thing is because I ended up ending each chapter with a cliffhanger… -_-' lol, sorry about that.

Apol: Don't worry too much, I don't think any girls die here. Hope you enjoy the last chapter!

Nightshade Sakura: Don't worry, I won't let Hilton go unpunished! =D Hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks for the great reviews!

chi-chan: I'm not sure about greatest and saddest story ever… lol, but I'm glad you enjoyed it that much! It means a lot to me that you liked it! Thanks for the great reviews! =D

Ladybug: lol, thanks for the review, and I'm glad you liked this story. But after reading this last chapter, I don't think it'll be that much of a tearjerker after all. So please enjoy!

Kai's Asian Angel: Thanks for being so into the story, and I'm really glad you enjoyed my story so far. But as for Hilton, I think part of this will satisfy you… if it doesn't, I'm sorry! Lol, well, hope you like this last chapter! Thanks for the reviews for far! Pink Sakura: Wow… you really are QUITE the Hilton hating fan aren't you? Lol, but that's a great idea to do to him! If it weren't already used to do something else… -_-' but I'm glad you liked the story so far, and thanks for the reviews! Enjoy this chapter! Thanks for reviewing so many of my chapters too! =D

Sara: I'm making a lot of people cry aren't I? Lol, well, I'm glad you enjoyed the story so far, and trust me… it'll be quite painful. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

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7va: Yup, I'm going to explain how H.J. came to be! And it's gonna be in this story where it'll all be explained! So thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed it so far! Here's the next chapter!

Mk: It was very hard… but I got rid of Heero! =P lol, jk. Just wait and see what happens! I'm glad you enjoyed the story so far!

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Chibi: Lol, and you're smart. Heero is the main character, and maybe he won't die, who knows huh? =P Then again… I could just be rising your hopes up for a greater fall… *evil glint* lol, well, I hope you enjoy this chapter. And I'm really glad you enjoyed the story so far!

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Last Time

Relena could feel tears pour down her face, unnoticed and blending with the rain that washed down her face. The rain began to fall harder, digging deep holes into the ground that was stained with Heero's blood. His gun wound was drowned with rain and his body was limp against the ground, protecting the ground from the harsh conditions of the rain as it thundered down on them.

"Heero!!!" she screamed, the pain overwhelming her. Finally she was engulfed by darkness and exhaustion and she dropped to the ground. Only wishing Heero would open his beautiful Prussian blue eyes to her again as she felt consciousness leave her.

Chapter Eleven: The End-Hilton's 'Death'

Hilton smiled to himself.

'Even the greatest heroes have their weaknesses, you've just got to find them.'

He twirled the gun on his finger for a moment before he threw it to the ground. He'd no longer need it anyways, but there was one thing. He'd have to capture Relena again and get her to marry him, but that wouldn't really be a problem. He'd just manipulate her again, and this time it'd be much easier since Heero Yuy would be out of his way. If Relena went to tell the public about it, he'd just make up something and they'd all fall for it. No one could possibly stop him now.

'Relena… you will soon be mine again…' he laughed at the thought as he started walking back toward his car.

No one would even know where the great Heero Yuy and Relena Peacecraft were, since no one else had followed him, he was sure of it. With that thought in mind, his smile grew wider.

Duo and Wufei

As soon as Duo has seen Wufei get clobbered by the soldiers, he had quickly rushed over to help him out, already knowing that Heero could take care of himself just fine. Wufei wasn't really struggling as much as he let on, but it was fairly difficult when over twenty men were trying to clobber you all at once. Then again, they kept hitting each other while going for him at the same time.

"Hey Wu-man, need a little help here I see…" smirked Duo as he joined in.

"Heh, I don't need any help from you, Maxwell," smirked Wufei as he took down all the men on the right side and Duo began taking down all the ones on the left. After a couple of minutes or so, all the men were down on the ground unconscious.

"Whew, that wasn't so hard. You'd think Hilton was a tiny bit smarter than that, huh?" laughed Duo lightly.

"You're pathetic Maxwell," sighed Wufei though a little smile played on his lips. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Hilton dragging Relena away from the other end of the building. He must've had quite the eyesight to see it too. "Shit! Maxwell, quickly go after Hilton. Heero is on his tail right now, but I think we might've underestimated Hilton. He was just dragging Peacecraft away. I'll go on ahead, but you better follow and you better stay out of sight though," said Wufei quickly as he ran toward his car on the other side of the building.

"Uh… I'm guessing I don't have a say in this… well then, what am I standing here talking to myself for," thought Duo out loud as he quickly ran toward his car with only seconds to spare. Soon, he found Wufei's car a few miles away. He'd make sure he kept his distance. He was pretty sure Wufei was keeping his distance away from Heero and Hilton.

Trowa

Trowa was suddenly jolted up awake by a cry. He took a glance to the wet feeling by his right hand that was lying limply at his side. There was H.J. crying by his hand, sniffing and wiping his tears away as quickly as he could. Trowa smiled gently, feeling a bit tired still. But he knew there wasn't much time for rest anymore, he had to help Heero out.

"Mr. Barton… you're gonna be ok now right?" asked H.J. while holding Trowa's hand in a tight grip. Trowa slowly nodded in exhaustion as he hosted himself up into a sitting position and gave a light smile to H.J.

"Yes, I am," he said as H.J.'s face suddenly brightened up with life and relief.

"Trowa? You all right?" asked a sudden voice behind him.

"Ya, I'm fine Quatre. Where are Heero and everyone else?"

"They left to crash Ms. Relena's wedding…" whispered Quatre softly so that the now sleeping Zechs Marquise would not wake up.

Trowa just simply nodded and carried H.J. over to Noin who was also sleeping. "H.J. sleep with your aunt tonight ok? Mr. Winner and I are going to get your mother and father," said Trowa calmly as he gently let him down. H.J. nodded tiredly and finally went to sleep.

Once everything was in order, Quatre and Trowa left the hospital. Hoping to find some clues to where Heero and the others were at the moment and that they weren't too late if they were in any danger at all.

Quatre and Trowa quickly headed over to the Sanq Kingdom, where they knew the wedding was to be held. When they got there, a surprising sight met them. It was completely empty.

"Where do you think everyone could've went?" asked Quatre as he searched for any clues that might've lead to where Heero and the rest had gone.

"I don't know… let's check the back. Maybe they left a clue there…"

As soon as they had gotten to the parking lot area, they began to look around. But all they saw were a few guards down on the ground. No doubt in their mind that a certain someone had done it.

"Quatre, come here. Look, tire marks on the ground. Duo must've left this mark just about half an hour ago," said Trowa. He was kneeling against the ground, his finger touching the warm friction of the ground that had been caused earlier. "If my calculations are right, I think they're heading for either that cliff 38º North of here, or the highway which would've lead him right to the police. And from those two places, I think he's chosen the obvious."

"Then let's go," said Quatre quickly as they headed toward their car at the front of the Sanq kingdom and left.

Hilton

Hilton slowly headed toward his car, but just as he reached the handle, a sudden yell stopped him form going any further.

'What NOW?!' thought Hilton in anger. He had better things to do with his time than to be interrupted with something not so important every single moment of his life.

He quickly turned around and glared at whoever it was that was interrupting him.

"What the- What are YOU doing here?! Didn't my men dispose of you already?!" yelled Hilton in outrage. He knew he should've hired better soldiers. After all, it WAS the gundam pilots he was dealing with. Slowly, and unnoticed, his right hand shifted over to the back of his waist belt, where he had hidden his spare dagger, just in case.

"So, you think that I can't handle the likes of you, huh? Well, I want you to know, I've already finished off the GREAT Heero Yuy single-handedly. And now even you can't stop me," Hilton laughed.

"Heh, you think I'd believe you? It's just a bluff, there's no way you could've defeated him. And I'll show you not to mess with the Gundam pilots anymore," said Wufei as he took his fighting pose.

Hilton's grip around the hidden dagger tightened, as a smug grin spread across his lips. "We'll have to see about that."

"Hey Wuffie my man, you weren't planning on starting this whole thing without me were you?" came a sudden sarcastic voice as a screech of wheels were heard.

"Maxwell, leave. This is a fight for the higher," said Wufei calmly. His eyes still fixed on Hilton. "Besides, he just stated he had gotten rid of Yuy on his own, I want to be the first to test out this kind of strength, if it were true."

"HE got rid of HEERO?! Well, where's Heero now then?" asked Duo in shock.

"He's over the cliff, dead I assume. If you want to know so badly, why don't you check?" asked Hilton, his smile only growing wider.

Duo looked over at Wufei, as if telling him to watch his back as he inched behind Hilton and peeked over the edge of the cliff. And there before him, was Heero lying on the ground surrounded by the puddle of dark red blood. And where Relena gently laid beside him. Both looked as if they were in complete peace at last. The sight H.J. would've screamed at if he could only see.

A sudden flare of anger rushed throughout Duo's entire body, rage he had never felt since the death of Sister Helen, burned so brightly. Tears stung in his eyes, his teeth clenched so tightly together. Slowly, water fell from his violet eyes and dripped down his cheeks. His knees feeling weak from the sight, his heart breaking with every second that passed, and his soul of light crumbled and was soon replaced with nothing but darkness. Darkness that surrounded him, blinding him from seeing anything but fire. The Shinigami was now within him more than ever, and he wasn't going to hold back this time. He was going to let it out with full rage, killing the man that was just a few inches from him. He would be the one to rid the world of such evil, even if it meant to have to hide from the world for the rest of his life afterwards. He would avenge the death of his fallen comrade and best friend.

"You… killed about that only good thing that could ever happen to the earth… and yet you laugh so freely…" his voice came out so soft, so calm… so dangerous. Shadow covered his eyes as a small, almost undetectable, smile grew onto his features. It was a smile only full of hate, anger, and chaos. It was true; his full potential was finally going to be let out. Even Wufei himself, was scared of what he might do in the state he was in now. And he knew, that the sight Duo must've just seen wasn't a good one.

"Of course I can laugh! All over the universe, people have been going on about the GREAT Heero Yuy. But I knew better, even the greatest heroes have their weaknesses; you've just got to find them. So I laugh at all those foolish people who would've believed in such nonsense about the GREAT Heero Yuy," Hilton laughed again. Foolish and blind by his own ego, that only grew larger and larger as he bragged on. He turned to face Duo, and smirked. Duo had his back facing him, and with one small push, he would've been easily disposed of just like his friend.

Duo smirked, and let out a small laugh. "So that's what you think is it?" he asked as he spun around to face Hilton. A dark shadow still covered his eyes, but tearstains were still visible on his skin.

"Maxwell…" Wufei only managed out. But his warning was clear in his tone.

"Wufei, stay out of this one. This is going to be my battle this time. I'll be the one to avenge Heero's death. I'm the great Shinigami, I alone will handle this like I had before."

And that was final. Wufei knew the battle with Hilton no longer included him or any of the other pilots. Duo was going to battle this to the end, and he had no plans of losing. The only thing Wufei worried about, and yes, even he worried, was what was going to happen to Duo afterwards. After the news cast and the rest of the world knew that Duo Maxwell had killed the chief representative of space, with no proof that the chief had done anything wrong…

"Wufei! Duo! Where's Heero and Relena?!" yelled out Quatre as he ran over to Wufei. Something didn't feel right about the atmosphere, that's when he looked over at Duo. A dark aura seemed to be illuminating all around him.

Trowa took one glance at the situation and knew immediately why Duo must've felt anger within him. Something must've happened to Heero, and it wasn't a good thing.

"Quatre… I think we need to sit this one out. This obviously is now Duo's battle, and his alone. Let him do what he feels he needs to. If something happens, you know we can always step in…" said Trowa calmly without moving his gaze from Hilton and Duo. Quatre slowly nodded his agreement.

"Look, the whole gang's here. Oh wait, there's one missing isn't there?!" laughed Hilton. "Don't worry though, Relena's not dead, no… I still need her. But when I'm through with the rest of you, I don't think you'll be needing to worry about anything anymore."

"It should be you who needs to worry," stated Duo calmly, barely above a whisper. But Hilton heard it, because he became much more serious. Suddenly, the dark shadow lifted from Duo's eyes. Revealing the depth of his true anger, and the fire and hunger blazing in his eyes. The hunger for blood, Hilton's blood. He needed to be the one to end everything.

Hilton's blood ran cold, and he could feel the fear starting to spread throughout his body.

"Enough with the chit chat, you're through Hilton!" yelled Duo as he suddenly charged toward him in the speed of lightening. It was fast and the strike was hard as Hilton was hit in the stomach and went flying into the side of his car.

Immediately Hilton got up and stroked Duo right back, kneeing him in the stomach. Blood dripped down the corner of Duo's mouth as an evil grin was placed on Hilton's face.

"I thought you'd be much more of a match, you disappoint me," he chuckled out as he rubbed his stomach a little.

Duo wiped the corner of his mouth, and smirked. "Who said I was trying?"

Immediately Duo lounged at Hilton once again and knocked him up the side of his head, making him lose his balance slightly. Then dropped to the ground, doing a ground kick, tripping Hilton off his feet. Then finishing him off by grabbing his neck in a strangle hold. "This will be the end for you… and all your evil… Gordon…"

"THAT'S what you THINK!" yelled Hilton as he grabbed out his dagger and with one swift movement, ran his dagger down Duo's right arm. The pain of it made Duo flinch his arm away. Hilton immediately rolled away and grabbed the forgotten gun only a few meters away. Once he reached it, he rolled up onto his knee and pointed in Duo's direction. Duo got up slowly, his left hand clutching his right arm as blood dripped down his arm and down onto the ground.

"End of me is it?" smirked Hilton as he took a shot at Duo. Quickly, Duo tried to dodge it as he dropped to the ground and rolled to the side. But unfortunately, he was hit on his left leg and could barely get up again.

"You were lucky, but do you think you'll be lucky the second time?"

"Fight like a REAL man and drop all your weapons!" yelled Wufei angered at how injustice the whole battle was.

"You think I'm going to be that foolish as to listen to you!" yelled Hilton with a chuckle, his eyes glued to Duo's every movement.

"Stay out of this Wufei!" yelled Duo, refusing any help. He was going to defeat Hilton on his own, without any help, just like Heero would've done if he were here. He would fight in the image of Heero, and defeat the man in front of him. The monster.

Wufei's look softened slightly, 'Maxwell…' he thought silently. Hoping his comrade wouldn't die. Quatre looked on helplessly, only wishing he could help but knowing Duo would only hate him for it. Trowa had his eyes closed, and a calm feeling was what illuminated him. But if he looked closely enough, you would see he was nothing at all like that. His hands were tightly clenched and his eyes shut so tightly the cresses of his face showed. His teeth clenched together.

"Oh, how brave of you. Refusing help from your comrades, especially in the state you're in now." Hilton only smiled more.

"Wipe that smile off your face, because soon, you'll only wish you had heaven to turn to…" spoke Duo weakly as he slowly limped toward Hilton, step by step getting closer.

"I'm not scared."

Duo remained silent, his gaze never leaving Hilton's. 'If I do go… Hilde… I want you to know, you mean everything to me…' thought Duo silently as he rammed his body against Hilton's, until Hilton was flat on his back. Then in one swift movement he grabbed Hilton's dagger, but before he could do any damage to Hilton with it, Hilton grabbed his wrist.

"Not so fast…" he smirked as he threw the gun far away and used his now free hand and grabbed Duo's injured right arm. Then began tightening his grip, digging his blunt nails into his wound, and opening the wound further. More blood gushed from Duo's wound as Duo screamed in pain and agony. A scream of such horror and near death pain, even birds and animals at the bottom of the cliff fled as far as they could.

Duo refused to let go of the dagger though, he continued to use all his strength and pushing the dagger further from him and into Hilton. But the pain was overwhelming, and consciousness was soon going leave him. He could feel it, just as he could feel the dagger slowly come towards his chest. Hilton's hold on Duo's right arm only continued to tighten and his smile only continued to grow wider. He could feel his victory so close in his reach; he could just touch it almost.

Duo's vision was beginning to blur, as it flashed from complete darkness to Hilton's hideous face. He couldn't lose! He had to avenge Heero's death, and Relena's. He was going to use all that was in his power to defeat Hilton. He had to snub the pain he was feeling and concentrate on the dagger that was slowly grazing his chest. Holding his breath, he immediately pushed whatever strength was left within him and turned the dagger around and stabbed into hard flesh.

Surprised by the sudden outburst of strength, Hilton's grip on the dagger fumbled as he felt the dagger cut and puncture his stomach. The pain was indescribable; he had never felt such pain in his entire life. Blood began to gush from his mouth and drip down the side of his face.

Finally, Hilton was going to be gone. Duo let down his guards and began to try and shift of Hilton as Hilton's grip on his right arm drastically loosened. Suddenly, Hilton rolled Duo right to the edge to the cliff, pinning him down.

"If I'm going down, you're going down with me!" he yelled out.

This time Duo smirked. "I don't think so," he said simply as he pushed his legs between them and kicked Hilton over him. Hilton immediately went over the cliff and began falling.

"You haven't seen the last of me!" he yelled out in all horror as a loud thump hit the ground. And Duo's consciousness finally left him.

"It's over…" Quatre whispered softly.

"Hmph…" Wufei smirked; he was amazed that Duo could've withstood it all. And in all honesty he was impressed. He went over to his unconscious comrade and lifted him up. "I'm going to get him to the hospital, you two better go down there and make sure Yuy and Peacecraft are ok. Maybe they still are, and we might still be able to save them."

Trowa and Quatre nodded as the quickly got into their cars and drove back down the way they had come from, way past the speed limit.

A Few Hours Later

In the hospital

Duo opened his eyes, his vision was blurry at first, but it began to adjust.

"So you're finally awake Maxwell."

The voice was obvious to Duo. "So it's over huh? And I'm still alive?" said Duo weakly as his mind ran over the battle he had encountered.

"Ya…" answered Trowa.

"So… how is the princess doing? She's still alive isn't she?" asked Duo hopefully.

"Ya, she's resting right now. She's sleeping in Heero's room," answered Quatre.

"Heero? Oh no… is she ok? I mean… knowing Heero's… gone and all…"

"Daddy's not dead Mr. Maxwell…" came a sudden small voice that had surprised Duo the most. Duo immediately looked down and noticed H.J.

"Hey kid, what are you doing here? I thought… never mind… but how did you know… about you dad I mean…" asked Duo in confusion.

"Auntie Sara told me everything," whispered H.J. He was brave; he wanted to be, just like his father. So he held onto his tears.

"Could someone tell me what happened while I was out?" asked Duo, he didn't want to drag the conversation with H.J. out further, and he was tired and needed to know everything right away.

"Ya, you finished off Hilton. Quatre and Trowa went to check if Peacecraft and Yuy were still alive. Peacecraft was, and as for Yuy. He was barely alive, but he was holding on. It's a surprise he survive at all," answered Wufei short and blunt.

"Heero's quite the guy…"

"I know Trowa… but he IS Heero, what did you expect huh? I'm just glad he's alive… Man… I'm really tired right now. Well… I think… I'm going back to sleep now," said Duo quickly as he let out a loud yawn and fell asleep immediately.

"That idiot…" sighed Wufei as they left his room and went over to where Zechs, Noin, and Dorothy were sitting. H.J. grabbed Trowa's hand and pulled him down to his level.

"Mr. Barton… I need to use the washroom…" he whispered as Trowa nodded and walked H.J. to the washroom.

"Miss Dorothy… there's a couple of things we still don't understand. How do you know so much of Hilton anyways? And why had Sara tried to kill… H.J.? And how did H.J. come… out to be… well, how was he born?" asked Quatre as he took a sit next to Dorothy.

"Stop pestering her, she's come a long way, she's probably tired," growled Zechs angrily, but was immediately silence by Dorothy's hand movement.

"No, it's ok. I'm fine. I was connected to Hilton because his family had created a contract with my family long ago. Very long ago, and that contract made sure that the youngest member of my family was to serve the youngest of theirs. I had to give him all the information and contacts to which he needed and was not allowed to tell anyone about this. But since he's gone now, I know I am now free of it. Sara had tried to kill H.J. because Hilton's orders were to do so. But she had failed because H.J. had yelled. She couldn't finish off what she had started, and because of this mishap, and Hilton was very angry with her. But he decided he'd use this to his advantage and just use H.J. as some sort of kidnap plan of his. So she tried to do so… but Heero Yuy had gotten to her first. That's when I confronted her later on when she had awoken. I had the cops put her to prison for attempted murder already, much to Milliardo's protests. As for H.J.'s birth… even I'm not sure about. But I know someone who probably is…" answered Dorothy.

"Who's that?" asked Noin curiously.

"There's a man by the name of Otto, he was blackmailed into finding a good DNA for Hilton a long while back. But that's all I know, but he's a good friend of mine. I'm sure he'll tell us," answered Dorothy. Everyone nodded in agreement; they would go have a visit with this man.

Heero

"Heero… you've got to be alright… please…" Relena whispered softly. His hand was clutched tightly within her own. She refused to leave his side until he opened his eyes to her. She wanted to be the first person he would see when he woke up.

"You've defeated everything and everyone that has gotten in your way before… and I believe that you can defeat this. You will wake up, Heero… I believe in you… Please, don't leave me, not yet. Not after everything that we've gone through, again. Don't leave…" She whispered to him as she rubbed her face gently against the back of his hand. Trying as she could, to sooth the pain inside of her. She knew those words weren't just for him, but for herself too. She needed to help herself renew the hope that had been shattered only moments ago. The terror she felt when she thought she was going to die, only to feel worse knowing the one she truly loved had died instead of her. Her heart crumbled, bit-by-bit as she continued to watch him sleep so peacefully. "Heero, no… Odin, I don't care about anything that you've done. Your heart is pure, and whether you cover yourself up with the cold and darkness that lies with the codename Heero Yuy, or open yourself up to me for once as the truly caring person that comes with your real name Odin… I want you to know, I'll always be at your side. Through anything, no matter the difficulty of it. You keep me living, and you kept my soul and heart shinning brightly while I was going through my most difficult times, though you weren't by my side. Just knowing you were somewhere out there, protecting me… somehow… or at least caring about me in some little way… was enough to keep my spirits bright. Through everything… and I only wish I could do the same for you… let me be the one, Heero… I want to heal you and make you complete… please, don't leave just yet."

Soon Relena drifted to sleep, her head resting just beside his hand that was clutched tightly within her own. Tears slowly streamed down her soft delicate cheeks as she slept. 'Heero…'

Complete darkness surrounded him. The cold air and chilling atmosphere was only making the tension around him worsens, but he would not show fear. He never had before, and he wasn't about to start now. Suddenly a bright light had abruptly fallen on him. Blinding him for a couple of minutes, but when he regained his sight once again, he could only see the darkness that surrounded the light around him. 'What is going on…? Haven't I died…?' thought Heero silently.

"Welcome to the between Odin Lowe Junior," came a sudden voice from the darkness. It seemed to have come from every direction, not just one.

Heero's guards went up tremendously. "How do you know my name…?"

"I know many things… do you prefer I call you Heero?"

"Hn," was the only thing that came from Heero. He didn't know what to say. So he chose not to say anything.

"Alright then. You're in the between world Heero. This isn't death, but this isn't life. You're caught in the middle of it all, now you have a choice, do you want to leave? I'll be guiding you to whichever choice you may decide on."

"The between huh…?" thought Heero out loud. He had never been asked anything like this before, and he wasn't sure how to respond. This definitely was never one of the things he had learned through his years training. But he had always wished for death, and since he was offered that choice now… to leave the misery he had to live through every single day of his life, he opened his arms freely to it. "Then it's a simple choice, I choose to move on," he answered.

"Are you sure Heero…?" asked the voice in uncertainty.

"Yes… I-" suddenly Heero was cut off by the sounds of a one just pained voice.

'You've defeated everything and everyone that has gotten in your way before… and I believe that you can defeat this. You will wake up, Heero… I believe in you… Please, don't leave me, not yet. Not after everything that we've gone through, again. Don't leave…'

Relena…

'Heero, no… Odin, I don't care about anything that you've done. Your heart is pure, and whether you cover yourself up with the cold and darkness that lies with the codename Heero Yuy, or open yourself up to me for once as the truly caring person that comes with your real name Odin… I want you to know, I'll always be at your side. Through anything, no matter the difficulty of it. You keep me living, and you kept my soul and heart shinning brightly while I was going through my most difficult times, though you weren't by my side. Just knowing you were somewhere out there, protecting me… somehow… or at least caring about me in some little way… was enough to keep my spirits bright. Through everything… and I only wish I could do the same for you… let me be the one, Heero… I want to heal you and make you complete… please, don't leave just yet.'

She was willing to live with him… with his past and all… even if it meant misery on her part…

"Relena…" Heero whispered absentmindedly.

"So are you sure about leaving the living just yet? Maybe… just maybe… there's someone left on earth that makes everything worth living, don't you think?" asked the voice of the darkness. There was a light mysterious feeling in his voice, as if… if you could see him, you'd see his eyes sparkle with a sly mischievous twinkle.

"Relena…"

A moment of complete and utter silence drowned the area around him as a flash of images rushed through his head. As if telling him, even if there was no use for his existence in the living world, there was still one reason left for him to stay. One reason for him to continue living, and one reason for not letting another tear fall from her eyes in misery over him.

"No… I… I want to live," he answered finally. "Take me back."

"As you wish…" the voice slowly drifted off into a distance till silence was all around him once more. And the tiny beam of light that was on him before began to grow wide and soon within another flash, light was around him.

BEEEEEEEEPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Relena woke up with a startle. "What in the world…" she drifted off and looked at the monitor. Heero's lifeline had gone flat, but that couldn't be right! She quickly looked over to where she had held Heero hand. His hand was gone and so was he.

"Heero?!" she gasped in shock and terror. What if something happened to him! Then suddenly, she felt a warm embrace encircle her from behind. She went stiff at first, but finally began to relax. "I thought I lost you," she whispered softly, knowing he could hear her no matter how softly she whispered.

"No… you could never lose me… I thought I lost you…" he whispered into her ear. She sighed in response, she couldn't believe it, and everything really was going to end perfectly. "Relena…" he started, unsure of himself and what to say. He had never really thought of himself doing anything like this before… he was hugging her! On his own free will! Not some odd reaction of the moment type thing.

"Yes?" she asked softly while leaning her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes.

"Before I… we, hit the ground… I told you something important," he started. It was really hard for him to just display what he had on his mind like this, as well as in his heart. He had never done this kind of thing before, and to be honest, it kind of scared him that he'd do this now. And it was uncomfortable as well as out of character.

"I heard you… I love you too Heero…"

Heero sighed in relief, knowing he didn't have to finish off what he had started.

Duo

"God, I hurt all over!" thought Duo out loud in outrage when he woke up from his sleep. Immediately, he cranked his bed up a bit into a sitting position. He hated being in a hospital bed like this, all hopeless and weak. But at least he knew he had taken down Hilton, which was an upside to the whole ordeal.

Suddenly the door swung open and a girl rammed herself right into Duo. Her hands clutching the blankets so tightly that her knuckles went white. Her dark hair seemed to spike here and there, and was just plain messy from it's usual look. Suddenly she looked up to him, eyes red and puffy. Nose the colour of bright cherries.

"DUO MAXWELL! YOU JERK! How could you NOT tell me about this?! And worse of all, make me worry about you so much! I thought something terrible happened to you! And your injuries are appalling! And you're on front-page news for everything! People are saying how a gundam pilot had killed the representative of space! You could be on the run for the rest of your life!" she yelled at him angrily as more tears flooded into her eyes. Slowly making their way down her cheeks.

Duo sighed as he held his hand against her face, using his thumb to wipe away her tears. He closed his eyes and shook his head once before looking back up to her eyes once more.

"Even with tears, you're still as beautiful as ever Hilde…" he whispered gently. Hearing this, she stopped crying and silence filled the room.

"Hilde… you know I'd do anything for you, but this time… it was my own thing… you might not understand this, but please try anyways. Seeing my best friend, lying on the ground, supposedly dead, killed by that man… brought out many things in me, anger, rage, things I've never felt so strongly before. I needed to kill, I needed to get rid of the man… and even if I were going to be on the run for the rest of my life now, I'd gladly take that future head on, because it's better than to have stood around doing nothing. I needed to free myself of the misery, and I don't regret that I did. Now… stop crying, I don't want you to worry or pity me all right? You know none of the cops or anything the government throws at me is going to stop the great shinigami, so stop worrying. Now show me that beautiful smile of yours," Duo smiled gently at her. But his eyes showed a sly mischievous glint as he lowered himself down to her. Just before he was a breath away from her, she cracked a smile, making his smile widen as he finally clasped the remaining space between them, capturing her lips with his own. Their eyes closing immediately by contact.

"And I'm sorry my injuries are appalling to you, I happen to like it," he whispered between kisses. He was teasing her, and she knew it. She smiled a bit just before she bit his bottom lip lightly.

"Jerk," she whispered playfully.

"But a cute one at that." He tugged his bottom lip away and slowly licked her bottom lip for entrance. Slowly, he slid his tongue into her mouth. Tasting every bit of her mouth as he possibly could.

"So sweet," he whispered as she moaned a little, just to get his imagination going. Suddenly feeling his tongue stop moving, she laughed lightly and pulled away from him.

"You're going to pay for this Maxwell," she teased as she walked out the door, swaying her hips a little just to catch his attention. Then glancing over her shoulder once, she winked at him, and then closed the door softly behind her.

Once he was sure she was gone, he relaxed a bit and sighed.

"That woman is going to drive me to insanity one day," he laughed as he slumped back onto his bed, making sure his right arm wasn't going to hit the bed too hard.

Otto

"Dorothy, are you alright? I was afraid something happened to you before Hilton's death…" said the brown haired man in front of them.

"Yes Otto, I am. But I needed to ask you some questions. These are some friends of mine, don't worry, you can trust them. Can we come in and have a seat?" asked Dorothy while peeking into Otto's cozy little looking house.

"Um… come in," he said as he stood aside and opened the door wider. Everyone filed through the doorway and found himself or herself a seat in his house. "So you were asking me… Dorothy?"

"Hold on a moment, Quatre, could you take H.J. outside to the backyard and play with him for a moment? Please?" asked Dorothy. Her eyes told him it wasn't something H.J. should or needed to hear, so he obliged.

"Come on H.J. let's go outside and play, ok?" asked Quatre kindly. H.J. nodded excitedly and grabbed hold of Quatre's hand as he led Quatre out the backyard. Once they were gone, Dorothy turned to face Otto again.

"Otto… tell me how H.J. came to existence… we really need to know this…" said Dorothy.

"Dorothy… you know its top secret and Hilton would have my head if he ever found out that-" He was cut off by the look Dorothy gave him. "Oh right… he's not here anymore. Well… it's not something that's… common. He had asked for a sample of DNA, but not just any type of DNA. Because he would want a son-to-be to have the genes that was enough to help him conquest his goals and give him the best reputation he could get his hands on. The DNA had to be strong, and incredibly smart. So he ordered me to get him the DNA sample of the one named Heero Yuy, the gundam pilot. During one of Heero's battles, he had lost a lot of blood. And I was there to grab the blood and keep it alive. I took out the DNA samples and mutated it a bit, adding a little cell that acts like sperm. The ability to penetrate a woman's ova. Once it was complete, I gave it to him. The only reason I even listened to him though, was his threat to my family… but after he was through, he had destroyed my family anyways. But he left my only son as a reminder of his power…" started Otto sadly.

"So that's what happened to your family… I knew they couldn't have all disappeared in a fire… continue Otto," Dorothy urged.

Otto nodded and took another deep breath. "Something happened to Miss Relena Peacecraft one day, and she ended up in the hospital, I'm not quite sure how. But during her stay, she was put asleep. Taking this chance, Hilton had injected the DNA I had given him into her. And soon after, she was pregnant with the boy." Otto finished off.

"THAT BASTARD! THAT'S MY SISTER HE'S EXPERIMENTING ON! And now… I've got Yuy on my hands to top it off…" growled Zechs angrily. He had trouble trying to keep the idea of having Heero as the father of his nephew. Noin tried to comfort him by running a hand up and down his back while whispering for him to calm down. Soon H.J. came running back into the house away from Quatre and buried himself up Zechs' shirt.

"Hide me uncle!" H.J. squealed as Quatre laughed lightly. Trowa and Wufei couldn't help but chuckle a bit as well. The sight of H.J. being up Zechs' shirt really was quite a sight to see.

Quatre eventually looked away, but when he did, his eyes locked with Dorothy's. 'Hey' he mouthed with a small smile. Dorothy immediately looked away from him and averted her gaze to the vase of flowers just a distance away.

"Miss Dorothy… could I speak with you… alone for a moment, outside in the backyard?" asked Quatre. She turned to face him again and gave him a small nod as she followed him outside.

"So what had you wanted to ask from me Quatre?" asked Dorothy, still not looking at him. Instead she averted her gaze to the sunset this time. "It's going to get dark soon…"

"Yea… it is… Dorothy, is this why you've been avoiding me in the last couple of months?" asked Quatre softly.

"Actually, it's been almost 2 years Quatre…"

"You haven't written or called me even once through all this… and suddenly you show up from out of nowhere. Dorothy… I really cared about you, and I meant it. But suddenly, you just disappeared from my life. I want to know… did you disappear because of Hilton, or was it something else?" asked Quatre as he continued to stare at her face, so soft and white. The sunset lit it up with a tint of glowing light.

"No… I was gone because of Hilton… yes, but part of the reason was just to avoid you," she answered truthfully.

"But why?" asked Quatre in total confusion. Why had she disappeared like that, they were getting along so well… then one day she was just… gone.

"I needed time to think, I thought we were just friends. Then suddenly, you tell me you care about me more than that…"

"Is that how you prefer it? For us to just be… friends? If that's how you really felt, you should've just told me. I would understand, you know that Dorothy." Quatre could feel his heart slowly deteriorate, but he tried to hide it from his face. His fist clenched tightly together by his sides.

"No… no, I couldn't. I didn't want or need to hurt you Quatre. You were my only true friend, and I didn't want to lose that. So I was confused, I didn't know what to feel," she whispered softly as she dropped her head down and closed her eyes. Pain was expressed all over her face.

"Then we will continue to be friends, Miss Dorothy, the others are waiting," said Quatre stiffly as he turned around and began to walk back inside.

'Miss' echoed in Dorothy's head. It wasn't that he said that, he was the way he said it, that made her hurt inside. It wasn't natural or just polite it seemed forced. As if he didn't want anything to do with her anymore, but had to say it anyways. Just to make her feel comfortable. But she wasn't. It tired her apart from the inside out, and with every step he took further and further away from her, the more it hurt within her. She felt as if, he really was living her. Not just now, but leaving from her life. And she knew she would have lost the only true friend she had.

"Wait… you haven't let me finish yet. Quatre, I…" this was hard for her. She didn't know how she felt, but when he stopped walking, she could feel relief wash over her. She knew she needed him more than she could ever imagine. She needed to know he would always be there for her, no matter which way she turned or what path she decided to take. She needed him there with her every second of the day, the hour, the minute.

"What is it Miss Dorothy?" asked Quatre coldly. He could feel how cold his tone and his every word was coming out as, but he couldn't seem to keep the coldness out no matter how hard he tried. His heart seemed to have already shattered and his hope lost somewhere in the darkness that surrounded him, and no matter how he tried to bring himself back up again, he couldn't. The hurt he felt was worse than any physical injury he had ever felt in his entire life.

"Quatre… I… I care about you too, really… I want to know you'll always be there for me. I need to know you'll be at my side with me every second of the day, the hour, the minute. I have to know you'll be with me no matter which path I decide to take or whichever way I turn. I don't want you to leave me, ever," she rushed it all out of her system as quick as she could. And after she was done, she collapsed to the ground. Her heart was out there in his hand, but she wasn't sure if he would take it now, or let it shatter in his hands.

One tear left Quatre's eyes and soon hit the ground as the tension and silence filled the atmosphere around them. Relief and happiness washed over him, and he could feel himself begin to shake. But he stood strong, his back still facing her. But there was one more thing he needed to know before he let himself believe there was something more in this relationship they had.

"Dorothy… do you mean this out of friendship… or something more?" asked Quatre, his vulnerability was easily distinguished in his voice.

"Something more…" she answered. Finally Quatre turned around to face her again, he walked over to her limp body and wrapped his arms around her. Holding her in a tight embrace. He could feel his shirt begin to soak a little and knew it was her unshed tears as she had wrapped her arms around him in return. Stars gently lit the sky up in all the darkness, shinning down on them, as if they were dancing and laughing with happiness as they shined down at the two.

Soon they released each other from their embrace and sat down on the grass. Quatre wrapped an arm around her shoulder as she leaned her head on his shoulder peacefully.

"Dorothy…?" he whispered.

"Hmm?"

"I want us to be like this forever, staring at the stars like this… together…" he whispered softly.

"Me too…" she smiled lightly as she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around her knees. Quatre propped his other elbow on his risen knee and continued to stare at the stars, content with their position.

"You think they'll be back anytime soon? We've got to get going," Wufei grumbled as Trowa came back. Trowa chuckled a bit.

"No, I think we should just leave. They'll leave when they want to, right now… I think we should just leave the two of them alone," he smiled as they walked out the door. H.J. was fast asleep in Zechs' arms. They waved goodbye to Otto and immediately drove off, thanking him for his information.

A Couple Days Later

'Relena Peacecraft as well as other witnesses have cleared up the case of the gundam pilot that had killed the chief representative of Gordon Hilton. The man had tried many things, including attempting murder. The gundam pilot shall not be revealed to you because of certain orders; therefore, this story must close with a mystery. Who was the gundam pilot that killed? Well, that's all for the news today folks, tune in next time.'

Relena immediately switched off the television with the remote and lay peacefully in the arms of none other than Heero Yuy.

"Well, guess that's a happy ending for us all huh?" smiled Relena as she looked up at Heero's face. Glad he wasn't going anywhere this time. Heero raised an eyebrow at her, which only caused her to giggle as she grabbed his hand and stood up. "I want to go for a walk Heero, come and join me," she whispered into his ear before dragging him along. Once they were outside, Relena continued to hold Heero's hand while walking through the garden.

"Where's H.J.?" asked Heero curiously.

"Oh, he went to have a day out with Duo and the rest of them. I think he's going to come back quite tired after today," she laughed a bit. She couldn't help but feel up to anything at that moment, and she couldn't have been happier with her life than she was now. Heero had promised to always come back home to her every time possible, and she had everything she could ever want in her life and more now. That included having the unexpected H.J. In a way, she had to that Hilton for all the trouble he caused. If it weren't for him, she would've never gotten to the place she was now. But then again, he was still a complete jerk.

"Why are you so happy suddenly?" asked Heero in his usual monotone voice. Nope, he hadn't changed at all, but it had only been a couple of days. Of course, if he had changed, Relena probably wouldn't have been able to figure out what to do with him.

"Why should I be?" she laughed playfully. Heero shrugged. Finally he stopped walking for a moment, making her stop with him. She looked up at him, slightly surprised but didn't give it much thought.

"Why'd we stop?" she asked.

"Relena… there's something I wanted to ask you… marry me?" he asked, he didn't even look at her. In fact, he was facing the exact opposite direction from her, but she smiled anyways. A slight blush tinted her features as she looked down at his out stretched hand. There was a velvet box, opened with a diamond ring in the middle of it.

"What if I say… no?" she asked in a half teasing half playing kind of voice. But inside, she was filled with butterflies, and her stomach was doing flip flops all at the same time!

"Then I'll have to ask again till you say yes?" he answered with a question as he turned to face her again. His face cracked with a small smile, but it was his eyes that caught her attention. It gleamed with something in it that she couldn't quite explain. It was sly, yet clever… but mischievous and many more things all mixed up in it all at once. But suddenly, one thing caught her attention. It was the look of love… he really loved her.

She couldn't help but really smile now as she jumped up and hugged him as hard as she could. "Well, I guess you don't even have to try. Because I'm going to say yes now," she whispered into his ear. He slowly put her down again and smiled down at her. "That's what I thought," he answered as he lowered his lips to hers. Once again the feeling he had felt every time they were in a moment like this, burned within him. But this time, he more than welcomed it.

'I love you Relena…' he thought silently as they continued with their moment of bliss. When they finally ended it, they began walking back inside, hands still tightly held together.

"I'm going enjoy having you around Heero," she smiled.

"Or hate it," he continued in his monotone voice. Just then Zechs showed up.

"I HEARD EVERYTHING! ARE YOU SERIOUS ON MARRYING… HIM?!" yelled Zechs in outrage.

"Yes, I am brother," smiled Relena. She hadn't been scared of his type of anger for a long time now, and quite frankly, it was getting boring.

"You might want to be best man," smirked Heero as Zechs growled angrily.

"But I thought I was! I'm hurt Heero ol' buddy!" Duo suddenly chipped in, as if he was really hurt. Relena rolled her eyes as she took a seat on the couch.

"Yay! Mommy and Daddy are getting married!" yelled a sudden small voice that yanked at Heero's pants. Heero looked down and picked H.J. up in his arms.

"Hn." He managed. It was going to take awhile before Heero got use to this life, but maybe… it was going to be worth living for after all.

Outside Somewhere

"Cherish this while it lasts… because ten years from now, you won't have anything to cherish anymore…" growled a voice in the darkness of the trees and bushes outside. "I'll get my revenge… Heero Yuy…" and with that, the shadow was gone.

'And Duo Maxwell…' THE END

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Ok, that was the last chapter! It's the end! That's right! There's going to be a sequel for this story coming out sometime or other… and that story, I promise you will be a much faster update than this one. But right now, I need everyone's advice on something. Do you want me to do the sequel as a completely different fic, or just added onto this story? Well, thanks for reading everyone, and a special thanks to those who have stuck with me this entire time, through the entire story! You know who you are! I hope this story has met all your expectations, and I'm really sorry if I've disappointed any of you, or rushed anything! Well, thanks everyone! Later! ^-^

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