The Urchin: Epilogue

By Banshi

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Standing in the middle of Brussels Street, Duo and Trowa held each other as the fifty children of the warehouse district sat on the asphalt and cheered as the next set of fireworks blasted through the roof of Gibraltar's mansion. Duo kissed the side of Trowa's neck, then cast an amused glance at the pitiful figure that was Martin Gibraltar. By consensus, they had left him to the tender mercies of Preventer Chang, for transport back to Earth for trial.

Earlier, as they were waiting for the sun to set, Duo had taken the liberty of shaving all of Gibraltar's hair off. Bald as a baby, the aristocrat shivered in the evening chill. The thin toga made from the table cloth probably wasn't helping any.

Duo looked at his watch, counting down, trying to remember what order he had entered the fireworks into the launcher program. Ah, there it was.

A spectacular blue and purple starburst fire work erupted in the "sky", just as Gibraltar's house started playing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."

He looked up just in time to see Trowa smile a full and happy smile. He felt his heart expand and glow with all that he felt for the other man. There was a lot of work left to do, but enough hands to do it.

Yes, life was good.

THE END