This is the final chapter! The epilog! This is the last chapter and will cover any holes in the story; do a little explaining.

Lawyer: NOOOOO! ….Well, at least I can get back to work now…

Me: That's very true. Don't forget me when you leave….you know, you can even share the wealth a little bit….

Lawyer: …BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Me: …it wasn't that funny….

Lawyer: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Me: -_-'

Lawyer: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Me: Okay, I don't own Gundam Wing….On with the epilog….

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Four friends now sat in the living room; Duo and Hilde sat on one couch while Relena sat snuggled up with Heero on the other. They had now turned their shot glasses into full glasses and a 2-liter of coke, now half empty, sat on the coffee table, along with the bottle of liquor. They had decided against taking shots, instead choosing to continue their night with mixed drinks. They laughed and joked amongst each other. Finally Quatre joined them from Relena's office.

"Well, I called Trowa and let him know what happened. I also called Sally so she could let Wufie know and I left a message for Une." He reported as he took a seat Indian style on the floor on the other side of the coffee table.

"What did Sally say?" Hilde asked as she picked up her drink to take a sip.

"She was very excited. She said that she wants to see him first thing in the morning for an examination."

"Sally," Heero said. "She was my doctor when I woke up. I thought she looked familiar but I assumed it was just because I had seen her before my surgery. She looked upset before I left the hospital."

"It was killing her to see you like that. But she wouldn't let anyone else take over your care. Plus, she was the only one I trusted with you and to also 23give you that envelope." Relena looked up at him.

"The envelope. Full of money." He stated, not really a question but Relena nodded in response. "Thank you for that." Relena smiled and shrugged.

"It was the least I could do. You have no idea how hard it was to leave you at that hospital; knowing the enormous possibility that you would wake up with no knowledge of who you were and no one there to help you." Her eye filled with tears. Heero hugged her tightly against his chest and kissed the top of her head. He directed his next question to Quatre, not wanting Relena to have to answer.

"What would have happened if I had woke up with my memory?" Quatre sighed in response.

"We were waiting in Sally's office down the hall. Had you woken with your memory, we would have been there in seconds." He replied. Heero nodded and looked to Duo.

"Who is the man who shot me?"

"His name was Marcus Sheere. He was a rebel from the former White Fang who was not quite right up here." The braided man tapped his own head. "He thought he was defending Zechs' honor by killing the sister who 'opposed him'." He wiggled his fingers in the air.

"Was?" Heero questioned. "What happened to him?" Relena moved to look up at him, wiping away the few stray tears that had escaped.

"He was put in jail. While he was in there, someone killed him. It was just after you woke up. They never found out who did it but we know it wasn't another inmate." She answered. Heero frowned.

"How do you know it wasn't an inmate?"

"He was shot in the head, execution style. Inmates don't have guns." Heero looked at Duo as Relena continued to explain. Duo stared at him intently and gave him a small smirk. "We checked the bullet against the guns of all of the prison guards but they didn't match. We still haven't found who did it."

"And I got my payback."

Heero nodded once at his braided friend and gave him a small smile before turning back to his love.

"I really don't see a reason to continue the investigation, do you?" He inquired. She smiled back at him.

"No. There isn't. The case is still open but no one has really put in any effort to find his killer. I may as well ask for the case to be closed." She agreed. Heero looked back to Duo who grinned his appreciation. Relena followed Heero's gaze to a grinning Duo who tore his eyes from her and grabbed his drink.

"You know," the braided man said, looking into his glass as he took a sip. "Not everyone vowed to never kill again. There is no telling who did it." He grinned. Beside him Hilde rolled her eyes. Relena looked confused from Duo to Quatre who shrugged, to Heero who held a blank look.

"So, Heero," Hilde interrupted the awkward silence. "How was the normal life?"

"Boring." He answered. He looked down at Relena, locking Prussian blue eyes to sky blues. "Don't you ever give me the normal life again. I will take a screwed up life with you over a normal life any day of the week."

"I'm sorry, Heero. You told me how you grew up. If there was a chance for you to live normal and not in the middle of everything…..if there was a chance you could be looked at as a normal man instead of a Gundam Pilot, risking your life everyday-"

"Stop," he interrupted. "I will always take being a Gundam pilot and your protector over working at a coffee shop."

"Ha!" Duo laughed. Heero turned to glare at the braided man. "I'm sorry, man." He waved him off. "Just the thought of you serving coffee….priceless!" Relena giggled, directing her loves attention to her.

"You do make a mean cup of coffee, babe," she winked before leaning up to kiss him lightly on the lips.

"So what's next?" Quatre asked.

"Well, it's obvious, ain't it? We all live happily ever after!" Duo cheered.

"You know, the public is going to freak when they see Heero again." Hilde said, blatantly ignoring Duo. "They think you're dead." Heero frowned.

"We didn't want them going after you in your normal life. You didn't need that." Quatre explained.

"It would have ruined everything we put together!" Duo cried out. "It was hard giving you a normal life. We had to pull some strings!"

"What strings?" Heero demanded. Relena sat up and turned to face him.

"There were a few people who knew who you were. Your boss for one-"

"Al? Al knew who I was?" Relena nodded in response.

"The guy you bought your house from, too." Duo added. Heero looked to him, a shocked look on his normally passive face. He learned some emotions being Jack, Duo smiled.

Quatre cleared his throat. "They knew who you were. They recognized you from the news."

"We were able to bribe the guy you bought your house from." Hilde said. "He was completely understanding and didn't even want to take the bribe….said he would do his best to help out. We gave him some money anyway as thanks. Your boss on the other hand…"

"He wanted to go to the press. Said he would be rich by "uncovering this fraud." I took care of him too." Duo said slyly with a smirk. Heero remembered his first day of work. After his interview the day before, he had come in to see his boss with a severely swollen and black eye and a busted lip. When Heero had questioned him about it, Al seemed to get very nervous and jumpy and replied, 'Nothing. Nothing happened. I'm fine. It was nothing." Heero didn't bring it up again after that.

"Too?" Relena turned and questioned him. Duo smile faltered.

"I remember that." Heero said, drawing the attention away from Duo, to which the braided man again smiled his thanks. "Al came in with a black eye and a busted lip."

"Yeah, Duo scared him senseless." Relena admonished, shooting a look in his direction. Duo leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms, looking pouty.

"Yeah, well, he deserved it." He grumbled. Beside him Hilde giggled. Relena shook her head but gave him a small smile. Quatre stifled a laugh in his drink.

Heero lightly touched Relena's leg, drawing her attention to him. "I've got to go." Her eyes widened.

"What? Why? Where are you going?" She pleaded. Everyone turned to look at him.

"I have Carrie at home. I can't leave her alone all night." He explained.

"Oh. Well maybe you can bring her here?" She asked.

"Or you could go there." Quatre offered.

"When did you get a dog?" Came Duo. "I never would have expected that from you."

"Right after I started work. One of my coworkers found a few puppies in a box at the dump by her house. She told us about them and I offered to take one. I like dogs." He looked to Relena. "Would you like to come home with me?" Her face broke into a smile that took over her whole face and reached her eyes.

"I would love that." She said softly. He stood, turned to face her still on the couch and held his hand out to help her stand. She gratefully took it and stood up gracefully. The others around them watched but to the couple, they faded in the distance. They only saw each other.

He gave her a small smile which she returned whole heartedly. He reached his hand out and grabbed a bit at her shirt. "These look a bit big for you."

She took a step closer to him while holding her smile. "Yeah, well, they aren't mine. They belonged to a past love," she teased.

"Do they now? Maybe you should trade them in for something from your new love," he teased back. She shrugged and played with his shirt by his chest, not looking up at him.

"I don't know. I kinda like them. Maybe you can convince me otherwise." She gave him a suggestive look.

"Get a room!" Duo cried out, bringing the two out of their revere. Heero shot him a glare before turning his gaze back to Relena.

"Let's go home." He said. She nodded and took his hand as he led her to the front door. He stopped when he reached it and turned to look at the rest of the occupants of the room. "Thank you." He said. All three tipped their glasses to him with a smile. He gave them a rare one back and walked Relena out the door. Outside, they could hear him say something about meeting his neighbor.

Duo looked around the room as Quatre stood to take the seats on the couch recently vacated. "So, this was an interesting night."

"Yes, it was." Quatre answered.

"So what do we do now?" Hilde asked, looking between the two friends.

"We have the house to ourselves and a fridge full of alcohol. What do you think?" Duo grinned, holding his glass out. The other two held theirs to meet his.

"To Jack." Duo toasted. The other two smiled.

"To Jack!"

The end! I hope you guys liked it! I've already started on my next fic. Hopefully I'll have that out soon! Mwah!

~NinjetteTwitch