Disclaimer: I think we've all figured out that I don't own Gundam Wing by now. I'm still penniless and all that. I do own Lara though. Thanks for being so cool about her, by the way. I own a few other randoms, but.. uh… yeah.

Dedication: Gundam Wing; after all, without it, none of this would have been possible.

Dedication 2: The people who keep coming back and helping me to keep going and leaving so many wonderful reviews. Love to you all.

Epilogue: Five Years Later

Wufei helped Lara into her seat, though she never said a word of complaint, he could tell she was becoming more and more uncomfortable. Simple tasks like sitting were a somewhat drawn out process as of late. Still, he thought as he caressed Lara's protruding stomach lightly, both he and Lara were too excited to let the inconveniences weigh them down. No, now they were getting rather impatient.

"So, Dr. Chang," Duo said, knowing that after a year the Chinese still loved to hear the doctor before his name, as the American rushed over for a moment, hands powdery white. "How much longer 'til I'm an uncle?"

"Just under three months." Wufei told his friend smugly. "We're going to call her Meilan."

"Beautiful orchid?" Trowa questioned softly.

Lara nodded, grinning. "I think it's very fitting." Wufei nodded in agreement, that was the flower that first drew them together after all.

"That's perfect! I can't wait to meet her." Then Duo's eyes widened as a timer beeped somewhere and he ran off again to make sure nothing went wrong.

Suddenly, Quatre appeared, looking overly flustered in Wufei's opinion. "I can't find Alex anywhere!" A little girl was clinging to his hand, staring at everything with wide eyes. Anna, the two year old girl Quatre and Trowa had adopted recently was terribly shy with so much going on.

Naturally, in another moment a rather rambunctious boy of five showed up along with Heero, who was a bit wary as the boy who liked to cause a great deal of trouble whenever possible. Wufei smiled faintly when Heero gave in to the boy's pleas and briefly swung him up into the air, around, and down, before gruffly telling the boy to stop worrying Quatre. Though the Japanese had loosened up a great deal, he still needed Duo to keep him in line and keep him from counting his steps on occasion, just as he made sure Duo really was "going to eat that".

The boy obediently trotted over to the still-flustered Arabian. "Dad! I got to help Duo! It was so cool!"

"Oh!" Quatre knelt and threw an arm around his adopted son. "I didn't know where you went!"

"Geh!" Alex wriggled away, at an age when parents clinging to him was uncool. He scurried over Trowa. "Father! It's so boring right now 'cause I don't have anyone to play with 'cause Uncle Duo's busy and Uncle Heero's tired and Aunt Lara's gonna have a baby and Uncle Wufei talks funny! I want to play a game!"

Trowa thought for a moment and got up. He and Quatre had come prepared; he produced a ball and began a little game of soccer between him and his son. He was mostly quiet, but he congratulated Alex on every goal Trowa secretly let him score. His manner was as serious as always, but he got along well with the children.

Wufei smiled as he watched the game and squeezed Lara's hand lightly, feeling her wedding ring press against his palm lightly. The couple talked quietly together, full of quick smiles and guessing alternately about what Duo was preparing and what sort of woman their daughter would grow into.

Quatre watched the game for a moment, nearly sighing; he didn't relate quite as well to the highly athletic, often rude boy, though when he remembered to give Alex his space he often had quite a good time with his son. Anna, however, adored Quatre and soon demanded all of his attention once more. She wanted someone to play with her stuffed animals with her, and the Arabian was all too happy to oblige. Wufei had a feeling she would be an absolutely spoiled.

In another few minutes, the cook himself came out carrying a tray filled with glasses containing a frosty pink drink. "Come on everyone! I'm bring all the food and stuff out now! I'd hate for someone to miss strawberry lemonade!" It was just the thing to draw all of the guests to the table and take their seats, and for camera men to come out to make final adjustments to their equipment. Wufei still couldn't quite believe it all. Duo had managed to get his own cooking show, Healthy Eats.

Just over a year ago, Duo had been called with an offer from Food Television to have him have a test run with six shows after they had seen a tape the American had sent in of a food demonstration. The American was entertaining, attractive, and easy-to-understand. He was an instant hit. Now he was beginning his first season, and his family had been invited to try his new recipes. After all, the American believed that cooking was the best when it brought everyone together.

Soon, Duo brought out a tray with grilled chicken seasoned with herbs atop a bed of sliced zucchini and summer squash on one platter and seasoned cauliflower on a bowl beside it. Lastly, he brought out a large bowl containing a colourful salad that used bean sprouts instead of lettuce. Wufei also knew that there would be dessert; grilled peaches lightly drizzled with a honey mixture that he was especially fond of.

Duo grinned and welcomed them all as he sat down to eat, passing the food around exuberantly. The cameras were rolling and he was in the spotlight. He was adoring the attention, and soon they were able to forget about the cameras and the people manning them. The mismatched family dug in, resuming their meal, except for the times someone had to chase after Alex to get him to come back to the table and finish his supper. Though this particular sitting was for Healthy Eats, they were drawn together by food as they were at least weekly.

Not quite what you all were expecting, ne? Well, this is the end of this story. I hope you've enjoyed the ride. I know a lot of you were hoping for a lemon, but I thought that might be a bit out of place in this story in the end and take away some of the focus. This story took a lot out of me and took a long time to finish, but ah, I've loved it so much. I'm just surprised so many of you have liked it, hehe. But yeah, I'd better wrap this up. I'm… uhm, getting a little choked up here. There are a lot of you guys that I'm going to miss…. However, if any of you want to e-mail or chat with me over msn, dragen underscore eyez at hotmail dot com (I assume you guys can figure out what my e-mail is in the italics; the underscore is the symbol, same with the at) is the way to go. In fact, I encourage you to. I swear I don't bite and I love hearing from new and old people.

Uhm, yeah, and let me know what you think; after all, this is it.

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