"Stop wriggling, Gem!" Quatre told his daughter as he helped her put on her costume for her dance recital the next day.

"Sorry, Momma, I'm nervous," said Crystal.

The six year old's outfit was a sliver leotard with a white tutu and white puff sleeves, on her back were a pair of small white bird wings, like that of an angel, her hair was done up in a simple bun and on her feet were white ballet shoes. The recital consisted of seven dances to seven different songs but with one thing in common...they all mentioned flying in the lyrics. All the dances had different costumes as well but also had one thing in common, wings...but like the songs and dances they were various styles and colors. Crystal's dance was last, and she was frightened that she would ruin the show. Quatre left to join the others as the girl peaked out at the crowd. For obvious reasons Duo and Wufei were on opposite ends of the alsie the other pilots, Sally, Lady Une, Rashid and other guests such as Cathy, Relena and Dorothy separating them. At last it was Crystal's turn.

The song she was to dance to was called Fly, and dance she did. Trowa taped his daughters performance while Rashid and other people took pictures of the girl. She did goof up at the start but quickly fixed it, as well as nearly tripping on a gymnastics ribbon that one of the Gymnastic dancers had accidentally left on stage. Other then that she pulled it off with out a hitch. When her dance had ended her fellow students came out and together they took their final bows of the night.

"Momma! Poppa! Uncle Heero! Uncle Zechs! Uncle Wufei! Uncle Duo! Auntie Cathy! Auntie Relena! Auntie Dorothy! Dr. Sally! Mr Rashid! Miss Une! Didya see me? How did I do?" cried Crystal as she ran over to her mix-matched family in her normal clothes, her costume folded up inside the box she carried in her arms.

"You were wonderful! Sweetpea!" said Cathy bending down to hug her adopted niece.

"Was I really?" asked the excited girl.

"I thought for a moment that you were really flying," said Relena.

"You looked like a little angel ready to assend to heaven," added Dorothy running her fingers through Crystal's blond hair.

Every one continued to shower the child with praise all the way back to the mansion for a post performance party. It was fun but around nine thirty the guest of honor had started to nod off.

"Are you sleepy, Gem?" Quatre asked her.

The girl let out a yawn while rubbing her eye and nodded.

Trowa picked the girl off of the couch, and said, "Thank you all for coming but now the party is over. Please have a safe trip home. Anything you want to add, Gem?"

The girl who had started to doze, opened one eye and said, "Night-night," before nuzzling her face into the crook of her father's neck and submitting to the spell of the Sandman.

Wufei was assined door duty, which ment he made sure everyone left with the correct items and wished them good night. When he was done he tried to find Duo and talk to him but the braided ex-pilot had already gone to bed.

The next morning almost everyone in the household enjoyed Quatre's homemade pancakes for breakfast, even Wufei couldn't resist them. But it was rather weird seeing Crystal sitting at the table banging her knife and fork demanding her food with out Duo there to do it with her.

"Pancakes! Pancakes! Pancakes!" the child chanted still banging her eating utensils, making Trowa shake his head amused, Duo was such a bad influence. (AN: The whole bad influence is sarcasm if you couldn't tell.)

"Where's Duo?" Wufei asked, knowing that Duo loved the Arbain's homemade pancakes.

"He already ate and is hanging around here, somewhere. Why do you think Crystal still demanding pancakes?" said Quatre as he flipped said food item.

"PANCAKES!" cried said child once again banging her knife and fork, although louder and harder this time.

"They're almost ready," replied her adoptive mother chuckling at her antics.

Once everyone had eaten Wufei grabbed his katana and headed out to the gardens to do his katas. As he walked out of the house he saw Crystal riding her horse; Aurora, with Trowa leading the mare. Apparently Crystal loved and was good animals just like Trowa and Quatre...well except certain snakes, cockroaches, ants and spiders. The two waved to Wufei when they saw him before continuing to the riding track.

When he got closer to the zen rock garden where he heard Duo speaking...

"Oh chibi, what are we gonna do? How am I supposed to tell your daddy that I'm pregnant with you? I love Wufei with all my heart but I'm scarred about what he'll say..."

"I'd say that I love you too, both of you," said Wufei coming out from his hidding spot.

Duo shot up and tried to run away but the Chinaman grabed his arm before he could get far.

"Let go!" Duo cried.

"No, not until you listen. I'm not mad! And I don't care what happened, I'm just happy that I still have you, better yet were going to have a child," Wufei said pulling the American into a fierce hug.

Duo stiffened but soon melted into the embrace of the man he loved, the father of his baby. Then Wufei took out the velvet box he had been carrying around and opened it. In side was a gold ring with three stones set into it, in the middle a beautifully carved piece of Onyx which was flanked on either side by a smaller amethyst. Duo covered his mouth in shock, was this lovely ring what he thought it was?

"Duo Maxwell, will you marry me?" Wufei asked.

Duo nodded, speechless as Wufei slipped the band of gold and stone onto his finger. Then they kissed. What they didn't know is that they had an audience.

The other four former pilots were watching around a nearby corner from shortest to tallest.

"Their back together, about time," said Zechs who was on top.

"Yeah, it's good to see Duo smiling for real more often," said Quatre who was on the bottom.

"True and this will make Duo's pregnancy easier on everyone," replied Trowa who was right under Zechs.

"Hey Trowa, where's Crystal?" asked Heero.

"She's grooming Aurora," replied the former part-time clown.

Sadly he was wrong, while she was in the stables one of the Manguanacs came over and offered to do the grooming for her since she would have problems reaching. So she left and went to find where her father went. She was surprised to see her parents and two of her uncles doing an impression of a totem poll in the garden, they seemed to be looking at something.

She tried to see but couldn't find anyway around them without messing their little plan up so she started to tug on her father's pants' leg. "Lemme see."

But she was gently shaken off.

Not giving up she took a deep breath and started to say, "HEY!"

Good thing, she got their attention. Bad thing, they all slapped their hands over her mouth to keep her quiet.

"Shhhhhhh!"

She glared at them but then her eyes went wide a moment later.

"Why are you all covering Crystal's mouth? And why did she yell hey?" asked Duo, although by the look on his face he already knew.

'Busted,' the four spies thought as they removed their hands.

"They were all standing around watching something but wouldn't let me see!" said Crystal running over to Duo and grabbing onto his leg.

"Is that so," said Duo smiling at her.

"You seem a lot happier, did you and Uncle Wufei make up?" she asked.

"Better, he asked me to marry him see," he said showing her his new ring.

"Wow! Pretty! Wait...do I get to be in the wedding?" she replied.

"Of course, Jewel, who else would we get to be the flower girl?" said Wufei picking her up.

"Yay!"

"Oh my! A wedding! We should get started planing it right away! We need invitations, a guest list, a date...I presume you two want the wedding before the baby comes so what will Duo wear? Flowers, food, drinks, Crystal will need a flower girl dress, a cake...Mrph!" Trowa had put his hand over his husband's mouth to stop Quatre's prattling.

"Wow, who knew Quatre could go on and on like that?" said Zechs.

He sweat-dropped when everyone else raised their hands and started to laugh. Duo smiled, they may of not been related by blood, but their family was one of the most loving he had ever seen.

TBC