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7th day (a.k.a. the last day of their vacation)
The twelve of them gathered inside the drawing room after breakfast. Zechs, Noin, Catherine and Dorothy occupied the couch. Duo and Hilde sat on a loveseat while Sally and Wufei chose a divan by the corner. Heero and Trowa leaned against the wall, standing behind Quatre and Relena who stood facing the rest of them. Zechs and Noin stared at the pair expectantly.
"So?" Zechs prompted.
"Umm, we just want to inform you that we called an emergency Press Conference. The ESUN Council Members and the media will be here in about an hour," Relena said.
"I see. You're going to announce Relena's pregnancy," Noin stated.
Quatre and Relena looked at each other. "That and some other important stuff. But before we make the announcement to the public, we want to tell you something about what has been going on in this house first," Quatre told them.
"I think I already know what you're going to tell us, Quatre. It's about you and Trowa, right?" Zechs replied.
Quatre frowned. How did he know? "Yes."
"So you're ready to admit that you're cheating on Relena?"
Wufei and Sally grimaced. They forgot to tell them about their discussion with Zechs yesterday!
"Huh?"
"Don't deny it! I saw you and Trowa kissing by the bar 2 days ago. And from what I've seen so far, I can safely conclude that you've been having this extra-marital affair for a long time now." Zechs stopped when he realized something. "Or maybe, you didn't stop your relationship and just used your marriage to Relena as a cover so the gossip about you and Trowa will die out. That way you can maintain your reputation and keep your position as Head of the Colony delegates. That's it, isn't it?"
"Zechs, you don't understand---"
"What's to understand?! I perfectly understand that you're cheating on Relena and Trowa's cheating on Dorothy! Then you have the gall to announce your infidelity to the whole ESUN! You want to humiliate my sister in front of all those people by telling them that you're having an affair with another man!!"
Noin restrained her husband as he stood up in anger. "Zechs stop it. Relena is not entirely the victim here. Relena is cheating on Quatre too. I saw her and Heero kissing in the kitchen 2 days ago."
Duo and Hilde gulped. With the news of Relena's pregnancy occupying their minds, they failed to tell everyone about their talk with Noin yesterday!
"WHAT?!" Zechs yelled incredulously. He looked Relena straight in the eye. "Is this true?"
"Milliardo, let me explain---"
Zechs' eyes widened. "You mean to tell me you're all cheating on each other?!!!"
"Milliardo, that's not it---"
"I can't believe this! I'm under the assumption that you're all friends here. How can you do this to each other?! And what's worse, you're planning to reveal this little mismatching of yours to everybody!!!"
"Milliardo, please just listen---"
"Don't tell me that Wufei and Sally, Duo and Hilde are swapping partners too?!"
"Preposterous! I won't let any man touch my onna!"
"And I don't like sharing my babe with anyone else."
"Sorry, Duo is not my type. No offense."
"And I don't like guys with big foreheads. No offense too."
Zechs then turned to look at Dorothy and Catherine. "Or maybe you two are having an affair too since it's a fad nowadays and your respective boyfriends are sneaking behind your backs?"
Dorothy raised her hands in exasperation. "AAGGGHH! Why do people always ask that about us? Does it look like we have a relationship?"
"Oh, no! Our relationship is plainly platonic, I assure you," Catherine told him.
Zechs returned his attention to Heero, Relena, Trowa and Quatre. "Aren't you ashamed of yourselves? Of all people, I didn't expect this from the four of you! So who among you three is the father of Relena's child then, huh?"
"Milliardo---"
"Are you sure it's you, Quatre? Or is it Heero? Or maybe it's Tro---"
"MILLIARDO, WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP!!!"
Zechs' mouth froze in midair as he looked at his usually peaceful sibling while the others stared at her with wide eyes. But Heero just smirked, he expected as much. If she could scream in pleasure, why couldn't she scream in anger?
"Thank you," Relena said curtly. "If it's any normal circumstance I'll be fuming mad right now with your remark, Milliardo. How dare you question my integrity? But since there's nothing normal about this scenario and it's not your fault that you thought of such a thing so I'll let it pass. Now, to answer your question, Heero is the father of my child."
Zechs' eyes were in the verge of popping out of their sockets as he stared at Relena, then at Heero, then back at Relena again. "My God! So that's why you're having this Press Conference. You're going to announce that you and Quatre are getting a divorce so you can marry Heero and the child won't be illegitimate."
Relena smiled at him. "That's not it actually. I don't need to divorce Quatre to marry Heero. Heero and I were already married."
Zechs opened his mouth to say something but no words came out. Noin voiced out his question for him. "Huh? You mean you had a divorce earlier in secret then you married Heero?"
"No. Quatre and I were never married."
A whole horde of flies could had fit in Zechs' mouth by now as he continued to gape at them. "Not married? What are you talking about? You said Duo married you! What about that whole elopement thing?" Noin asked.
"They really did elope. And I did marry them. But I married Relena and Heero, not Relena and Quatre," Duo answered.
Realization dawned on them. "You mean---" Noin trailed off.
"Everything is a lie," Trowa finished for her.
"And you're all in to it," Zechs spat out.
Duo, Hilde, Wufei, Sally, Catherine and Dorothy nodded nervously.
"Why? Why do all of this?" Noin inquired.
Relena sighed. "It seems like a good idea by that time. I know that you've done your best to change the Council's mind about the whole me-marrying-a-Colony-delegate-to-secure-an-alliance thing and I'm thankful for that. But I can't just sit down and do nothing while the Council decide whom I'm going to marry. I have to try and save myself."
"So this is all your idea?" Zechs asked.
"She's the one who originally came up with the idea. I'm the one responsible for all the details," Heero informed them.
"Since the rumors about me and Trowa spread out, the Council started to get in my case, my sisters pressured me more to get married and I lost some of my investors and clients. When Relena and Heero came to discuss the plan with me and Trowa, we readily agreed. It was simply brilliant. We could make everyone happy while Relena and I can be with the ones we truly love."
"But we know that this is not a permanent deal. That eventually, we have to confess the truth and face the consequences of our actions. We just hoped that when that day comes, everybody would understand why we resorted to this kind of action," Trowa said.
"How long did you plan to keep this up?" Zechs asked again.
"Until the time calls for us to come clean. Like Relena getting pregnant," Heero answered.
"So this pregnancy is an accident? That you had an agreement not to get Relena pregnant soon so this arrangement of yours will continue longer?" Noin queried.
"Oh, not at all. We're not the kind of people who'll make such an agreement. We left it to fate to decide when we'll tell the truth. Like a sign or something. I guess we're just lucky that Relena didn't get pregnant quickly and our plan lasted this long," Quatre told them.
Zechs turned to address Relena. "And why did you keep this thing from me?"
Relena approached him. "To protect you. I know that when we confess the truth, we'll be in deep trouble. And if the Council discovered that you're one of our accomplices, you'll get in trouble too. They already had a hard time trusting you when I made you Chief Representative of the Sanc Kingdom after you and Noin returned from Mars two years ago, being the person who once planned to destroy the whole Earth during the Eve Wars. You just had proven yourself to them, I don't want to destroy that hard-earned respect they had of you."
"But you lied to me! You don't know how much that hurts, Relena! My own sister kept things from me while you told the truth to all of our other friends!"
"And I'm sorry! I'm so sorry for causing you to feel that way. But it hurts me too! It hurts me terribly to lie to you! I've undergone a tremendous amount of torment this past year because of the thought of lying to my own brother."
"Well, you should feel horrible. You made a fool out of me, Relena. You all made a fool out of everyone."
Relena reached out to touch him. "Milliardo, I'm---"
"Don't you dare touch me, Relena. And don't tell me you're sorry again. You're not. I love you, you're my sister, but I just don't like you right now," Zechs said as he stormed out of the room.
Noin looked at Relena first before going after her husband. They heard someone slammed the main door.
Tears started to fall on Relena's face. Heero went to her and enveloped her in his arms. "I don't know if he'll ever forgive me," Relena said softly.
Heero smiled at her. "He will. He's hurt and shocked, that's all. He'll come around." Heero gently wiped away her tears. "We better get ready. This is only the first part of the announcement. The last part will come soon."
Relena nodded. She then saw Quatre and Trowa holding hands. At least the bloodiest part was over. For her, that is. For Trowa and Quatre, it would just begin.
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Zechs walked briskly, Noin keeping up with him. They had been walking aimlessly for more than 30 minutes now. He was not sure where he was headed, all that he was certain about was that he had to get as far away as possible from the mansion.
The two of them just entered the city. "Zechs, where are we going?"
"I have no idea."
"Then why are we still walking? Maybe we should return to the mansion."
"No."
Noin looked at his face and saw how resolute he was in his decision not to go back. "Fine. But can we rest for a while? I'm tired and thirsty."
Zechs acquiesced and they entered the nearest coffee house. They ordered two iced coffees then they proceeded to sit outside. They silently sipped their drinks, Noin carefully studying him. Finally, she said, "You're still mad."
"Damn right I am. I have every right to," Zechs replied. He then stared at his wife. "You should be mad too, you know. They lied to us."
"Well at first I was shocked. Then I was hurt when I discovered that we're the only ones among the group who didn't know. But I was never mad."
"Why?" Zechs asked incredulously.
"After listening to their explanation, I understood why they found it necessary to deceive everybody, us included. And I think that if I was in their position, I'll do the same."
"They still lied to us," Zechs said stubbornly.
"Be honest with yourself, Zechs. Aren't you relieved that they thought of the plan? That Relena wasn't forced to marry some weak Colony Delegate who doesn't love her and who couldn't protect her? That she actually married the only man she could ever love, the same man whom you like to be your brother-in-law? That Quatre and Trowa remained true to their selves and to their love?"
Zechs mulled over her words as he stared at the people passing by. "I guess you're right," he sighed. "It still hurts, though. It hurts me to think that they deceived us. And it hurts my ego to think that they were able to make a fool of us without us ever suspecting anything."
"But we did suspect. I had this funny feeling ever since we got here. And if I felt it, I'm sure you did too."
Zechs smiled. "So it really was Relena who screamed that night."
Noin chuckled. "Yup. We're not that stupid to not recognize Relena's voice. Also, even if Quatre's voice might sound a little feminine, we can still tell if it's him. But during that time, Relena shouting Heero's name was very impossible. It was either she was with Heero, which we knew was another big impossibility since she was married to Quatre and that you told me you saw her with Quatre that night, or she screamed Heero's name while she was making love to Quatre. And that was also impossible because Relena wouldn't be that tactless and Quatre wouldn't had allowed something like to happen. With this in mind, the only logical conclusion would be that we heard it wrong and it was not Relena. It was the same with Quatre. So when Catherine and Dorothy admitted that they were the ones who screamed, we readily accepted it coz it made more sense."
Zechs agreed with her. "We'd seen all the signs and just dismissed them coz they were all contrary to what we knew. We were blinded by our trust for them, never having thought of the possibility that they'll ever lie to us. We believed everything they told us, immediately accepting every explanation without question even if our instincts were shouting that something was horrendously wrong."
"But I think that the only reason they were able to pull it off for an entire year without us getting suspicious was that they live far from us. And that we hadn't gotten the chance to spend some time with them. Do you think that if we're together, like this past week, they'll be able to keep up the pretense? And to be honest, I think the whole set-up is pretty hilarious. They all must have been terrified when we came to visit. I'm sure that they were afraid that they might slip or do something that will cause us to become suspicious. And just think of all the blunders and cover-ups they made this week. Like the screaming and the lingerie."
Zechs laughed. "Yeah. Don't forget about the slippers and the sudden outbursts. But what I don't get is how they can sneak in each other's rooms."
Their conversation was interrupted when the big screen on top of the building in front of them showed the image of Quatre and Relena. The Press Conference was about to start.
Conference room (Winner Mansion)
Relena and Quatre stood by the podium, Trowa and Heero sitting behind them. The ESUN Council members sat facing the podium while the Press were scattered inside the room. Duo and the rest of the gang stood by the side, watching the whole proceedings.
Quatre glanced at Relena. Relena smiled at him encouragingly and squeezed his hand. Quatre tapped the mike once then heaved a big sigh before addressing the crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, we thank you for coming here even in a short notice. We just have something important to tell everyone."
He saw the worried looks on each of their faces. "Don't worry, it's not about politics nor it is about another crisis or war. Our announcement is something personal. It's about Relena and myself." He paused as murmurs of speculations echoed in the room. "You all knew that last week is our first year wedding anniversary. That was not exactly true. Relena and I were never married."
The whole assembly stared at the pair uncomprehending. "What do you mean?" The President voiced out.
"Everything is an elaborate hoax. Relena and I didn't elope. We didn't get married. We just pretended to be a couple so I could protect my reputation, my business, my position and also to make my sisters happy. The rumors about me and Trowa made the Council and my clients uneasy." He smiled sadly. "I guess, they don't want to deal with a man who's in love with another man. And because working for the colonies and the business my father left for me to manage mean a lot to me, I pretended to be someone I'm not. But we're done pretending. I'm done pretending. I'm tired of forever hiding my true self just to make everyone else happy. I have the right to be happy too, you know. But we didn't mean to fool everybody. I can recall a friend of mine saying that it's ok for a person to act on his emotions. And that's what we did, we acted on our emotions. There are just some things that are too important to lose." He stopped to glance at Trowa before continuing. "The heart can't be taught. It'll beat for whoever it chooses, whether one's logic agrees to it or not. And there's nothing anyone can do about it once that happens. With this in mind, I'm proud to announce to everybody that my heart and my logic are in consensus when I say that I love Trowa. And Trowa loves me." He paused again, gauging the reaction of the crowd. "I'm not asking for your pity, or even for you to accept me. All I want is for you to know who I really am, everything else is all up to you. If you can't tolerate doing business with someone like me, I completely understand. If you think that this is something that will affect my performance as the Head of the Colony delegates, just tell me, I'm more than willing to resign my post. That's all I'm going to say. Thank you."
The audience was stunned silent. Relena put a comforting hand on Quatre, smiling her approval of his speech. Quatre smiled back, knowing that it was her turn to speak.
"What Quatre said is true. You can't help whom you love. And love can't be forced either. I know that the Council's main purpose for telling me to marry a Colony delegate is to secure peace and all of you knew that I'll do anything to maintain peace. But this is asking too much. There are other ways to secure peace, there's no need for me to sacrifice my own happiness. That's why I came up with this plan, so I wouldn't be forced to marry whoever the Council had chosen for me. My heart already chose whom to beat for, whom to love. And I'm proud to say that his heart beats for me too. Because of this, I couldn't be forced to marry anyone but him." Relena glanced at Heero and smiled. "Quatre and I didn't get married, Heero and I did. In fact, last week was our first year wedding anniversary. And we just received some news telling us that we're going to have our first baby." She paused and beamed at the crowd, channeling her joy. Then her expression grew somber again. "We apologize if we offended or hurt anyone. We didn't mean to deceive anybody. We just hope that you understand why we found it necessary to do this. And for the record, my brother, Milliardo and his wife, Noin had nothing to do with this deception. I'm the one wholly responsible for this. So if the Council wishes for me to resign my position because of this, I'll gladly grant their wish. That's all. If anyone from the Council wants to say something, you may now have the floor."
While the Council members were softly discussing, the media people were in a frenzy. Tape recorders were rewound then played, pictures were being shot, TV reportes were doing their live broadcasts and columnists were writing their articles. They didn't have anything more to ask Relena and Quatre since they already told them everything. They were just waiting for the Council's verdict.
Finally, the President stood up and addressed Relena and Quatre. "To say that we were shocked is an understatement. You really dropped a big bombshell there. But we should have expected this, we've been pretty hard on the two of you, haven't we? Both of you had been strong advocates of peace from the very beginning, it's very unfair of us to treat you as mere pawns or to judge you in a biased manner. And being as strong-willed as you two are, we completely understand why you resorted to such actions. Actually, we are under the impression that we're the ones responsible for forcing you into this mess. For that, we apologize. And what you did has no relation to your present position nor would it affect your job performance. Your records speak for yourselves and it's our strong belief that there are no other persons out there who can do your jobs better than you." The President smiled at them. "We will never dream of asking you to resign. Let's just forget about this whole thing and look forward to the future. The Council wish you both eternal happiness with the ones you love."
Quatre and Relena beamed gratefully at the President and the whole Council. Everything turned out fine! They went down the podium to shake hands with the Council Members. The reporters started their questions.
"Mr. President, what about the Peace Alliance with the colonies?"
"Will you make Miss Relena's husband into a Colony delegate so the alliance will not be declared null and void?"
"Well, I believe that Miss Relena's husband, Heero Yuy, wouldn't like to become a Colony delegate," The President said, glancing at Heero. Heero nodded his ascent. "So the only thing left to do is to arrange another marriage."
"WHAT?!" is the collective exclamation.
"Don't you think it's unwise to propose another marriage? You've seen what happened with Miss Relena and Mr. Winner," a reporter asked.
"What about that 'you can't help the one you love', 'love can't be forced' thing?" another reporter asked.
"It was the Council's mistake to force Miss Relena into a marriage when we all knew that she has a boyfriend. So we're going to choose a female Council member who doesn't have any boyfriend to marry a Colony delegate," The President replied.
Everybody sweatdropped. But all of the Colony delegates who didn't have any girlfriends gulped hard. The only female Council member who didn't have a boyfriend was…
The President continued, "And I already have the perfect candidate in mind. The Minister of Earth Affairs, Miss Charisma Chavez."
All eyes turned to a hawk-faced, scary woman in mid-thirties, with black hair and green eyes. She glared at everybody.
"Her name doesn't suit her! It doesn't look like she has any charisma!" Wufei exclaimed.
Charisma heard Wufei's outburst and stared evilly at him. Wufei subtlely hid behind Sally.
"I agree with Wufei. She doesn't even look like a woman," Dorothy said.
"She's so scary, she'll put Cruella de Vil to shame," Hilde whispered.
"Who's Cruella de Vil?" Catherine asked.
"The one who wanted to kidnap the 101 dalmatians and make them into a fur coat," Sally answered.
"Oooh, she really is mean," Catherine replied. She stared with loathing at the scary woman. If Cruella de Vil was that mean and Hilde said that she was nothing compared to Charisma, Charisma must be really evil.
"May God pity the soul of the man she's going to marry," Duo prayed.
Quatre and Relena looked at each other. So the Council still hadn't learned from its mistakes then. There's going to be another show like this next year, they were sure of it. But they just shrugged and smiled at everyone. At least, it was not their problem anymore.
Noin turned to Zechs when they saw the end of the Press Conference and the big screen flickered off. "So?"
Zechs smiled at her. "I think I'm ready to go back."
"It's about time. We'll be going home tomorrow so we should better enjoy this last day we're all together."
Both of them stood up and hand-in-hand, they headed back to the mansion.
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Zechs and Noin found Quatre, Trowa, Heero and Relena in the study. Quatre just finished talking to his sisters. He was glad that they understood why he had lied to them. And also, he was relieved that they accepted him for who he really was.
"You really know how to make one hell of a Press Conference," Zechs greeted.
The 4 occupants of the room looked at him. "You saw it?" Qautre asked.
"Yeah. We were in a coffee house in the city and there was this outdoor screen. Your speeches were great," Noin answered.
"You forgive us?" Relena asked quietly.
Noin gave them a smile as an answer. Zechs went to Relena and hugged her. "Of course. You know that I couldn't stay mad at you."
He then released her and addressed the three younger men. "I apologize for what I'd said earlier. I was shocked, hurt and angry, simultaneously. I didn't mean all those harsh words. And I don't have the right to accuse nor to judge any of you."
"No need to apologize, Zechs. We understand. And it's not your fault. We led you to believe something different. Your reaction is quite normal and expected," Trowa told him.
"But I want you to know that I'm glad you came up with that arrangement. I'm very happy for all of you," Zechs said.
"Same goes for me. We wish you all the happiness in the world," Noin added.
Relena hugged her. "Thanks."
Quatre smiled at the older pair. "Thanks. That means a lot to us." Heero and Trowa nodded their thank you's.
"So you really are my brother-in-law," Zechs told Heero.
"Hn. Hope you're not disappointed."
"No, not at all. You remember what I told you at the bar, right?"
"Right."
"And I remember what you told me at the bar too, Zechs," Quatre said, grinning. "I didn't know you're a sentimental guy."
Zechs groaned. "Please don't ever remind me of that."
Trowa, Heero and Quatre grinned mischievously. Oh, they were definitely going to remind him of that.
Noin and Relena laughed at the four of them. "Now that everything's settled, we must celebrate," Noin told them.
"I completely agree. Let's call the others so we can have one last bash together," Relena said.
The 3 couples were on their way out of the room when Zechs suddenly asked, "By the way, how did you guys manage to sneak in and out of your rooms with ease?"
Qautre, Trowa, Relena and Heero looked at each other. Heero's face was deadpan but his eyes glinted with mischief when he replied, "Very simple, Zechs. There were holes in our walls."
The next day...
The twelve of them went to the spaceport. Duo and Hilde were the first ones to say goodbye, the flight to L2 being the earliest. Next were Catherine and Dorothy. They were both returning to L3. Then it was Sally, Wufei, Zechs and Noin's turn to go. All of them were headed back to Earth, to the Sanc Kingdom. Finally…
Quatre, Trowa, Relena and Heero stood looking at each other. Relena went to Quatre and hugged him. "This past year was a blast. I'll miss you," Relena breathed.
"I'll miss you, too. The house wouldn't be the same without the two of you," Quatre told her.
Relena smiled at him. "Don't worry. We'll come to visit. And we could always see each other at the Council meeting and the other gatherings that come with our jobs."
"Don't work too hard, ok? Remember, there's two of you now in your body."
"I know," Relena answered as she kissed him on the cheek.
Trowa nodded at Heero. "I'll miss battling with you in the simulation room."
"Me too," Heero answered. Their faces were expressionless but their eyes showed their true emotions. They might not be blood related but they were brothers in spirit. "I'm going to build my own simulation room. You can come and try it out when I'm finished."
"Sure. Take care of Relena."
"And you take care of Quatre."
Relena then turned to Trowa and hugged him. Trowa kissed the top of her golden head. "Take care, Relena. Don't overdo yourself."
"Yes, boss," Relena grinned. "I'll miss you. Watch over Quatre for me, will you?"
"Sure do."
Quatre shook hands with Heero. He wanted to hug him but everyone knew that Heero only allowed Relena to touch him. "Thanks for everything, Heero."
"No, thank you, Quatre."
"So I guess we're just even then," Quatre told him with a smile. "Call me if ever you need anything."
"Hn. It was nice sneaking around with you."
Quatre laughed. "And also with you."
Trowa and Quatre watched Heero and Relena went inside. Trowa put an arm on Quatre's shoulders. "I'm going to miss them terribly," Quatre said.
"Me too. We got used to being with them this past year."
"If only I could ask them to just stay…"
Trowa looked him in the eye. "You know that they need to be on their own. They're starting a family afterall."
"I know. It's just wishful thinking."
"Don't worry. Even apart, we'll always be friends," Trowa told him as they went to their limo and headed back home.
Inside the shuttle headed for L1…
"I'll be back," Heero told Relena as he stood up and went to the bathroom. Relena took something out from her bag and stared at it. It was a picture of a house. It was the wedding gift of Milliardo and Noin to them. Technically, to her and Quatre. Relena smiled as she remembered when Milliardo asked her what she wanted for her wedding. The expression on his face was priceless when she asked for a house in L1. I think he's having suspicions then, she thought. Aside from Quatre having so many houses already, L1 was Heero's home colony. But after telling him that it'll serve as a vacation house, he acquiesced. Relena knew that after their charade was over, she and Heero would have to live on their own, so they just planned ahead and got ready. The house was fully furnished and they already had servants. It might not be as grand as the Peacecraft Palace nor as big as the Winner Mansion, but it was home. Their home. Her reverie was cut short when she heard the stewardess talk to her.
"Can I get you something, Mrs. Winner?" the stewardess asked.
Relena looked at her and smiled. "No, thank you. And the name's Yuy. Mrs. Heero Yuy."
The stewardess reddened as she remembered the announcement yesterday. A handsome guy with brown hair suddenly appeared behind her and sat down next to Relena.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't think…" the stewardess stammered.
Relena smiled at her again. "That's ok." She turned to Heero. "Do you want anything, Heero?"
"No thanks."
The stewardess nodded then left. Heero smiled at Relena before leaning over to capture her lips. He heard what Relena said to the stewardess and he was glad. Finally, the pretense was over. They didn't need to be anybody but themselves.
In another shuttle…
Dorothy and Catherine grinned at each other. "I told you they wouldn't suspect," Dorothy said.
"As usual you're right. Sleeping in separate rooms was a nice idea. But that little charade with Heero and Trowa was scary," Catherine answered.
"I know. Those two can easily notice even the smallest details. The silent ones were always the most observant. It was a good thing they were too caught up with their own problems to ever bother analyzing us."
"But Duo, always the nosy one, suspected. And don't forget Zechs," Catherine said.
"You know Duo. It's just like him to assume things. And we told him the truth. We didn't do anything but sleep during those 5 days for fear of Heero, Trowa, Quatre and Relena barging in and accidentally catching us. As for Zechs, well, it was his anger talking. He didn't really suspect anything," Dorothy answered.
"But we have to tell them eventually. We couldn't hide this forever."
Dorothy held her hand and squeezed it. "Hey, don't worry. We'll tell them soon. Maybe on Duo and Hilde's 2nd year wedding anniversary."
Catherine smiled at her then settled back and closed her eyes. I can't wait to see the look on Duo's face when he finds out he's right all along, she grinned to herself as she drift off to sleep.
That's it for Mismatched. Hope you had fun reading this. I know I did. Tell me if the last part scared you, though. Hope it's not a way overboard. But as I said, this fic will be full of ironies. To all of you who waited patiently for the end of this fic, thank you. And if you enjoyed this fic, I assure you that you'll also enjoy my other fics (hehe, no harm in free advertisement). 'Til next time.