by Neko Nasai
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Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and all associated with it are
copywrighted to the people who created them and all that other
stuff. Moira Amoureux is my own creation, as it the story line.
If you like it, please let me know!
~Neko Nasai~
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Epilogue
"I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever--trust a Gundam pilot ever again."
Noin groaned as she tried to move again and ended up whimpering.
"It's not like I trusted those Gundam boys in the first place, but the girl turned Zechs against me..."
She managed to stick her tongue out far enough to get a few drops of water without too much pain.
"Zechs... That's right, he's a Gundam pilot too, technically."
A spasm started in her leg and she cursed a stream of obscenities at the pain it sent through her.
"God, if I didn't know better, I'd think Zechs actually fell in love with the girl on first sight. But he was supposed to love me... He would never have done this to me before she came."
"Still whining, Noin?"
She moaned and curled up into a ball, despite the pain it caused her. The last person she wanted to see right now was Zechs, for fear he'd kick her ass again.
"Oh, come on, Noin, I had warned you about doing anything to her long before I enforced it."
"She's a witch... She bewitched you into to hurting me..."
"I like being bewitched, then, Noin. Because it made me realize just how much of a bitch you are. You're the green stuff on the edges of ponds, you know, that stuff called scum."
Noin made a noise that Zechs could only guess was an expression of hurt.
"And about me being in love with her? I don't know... I love her, I think, but maybe not in love with her. She's a good girl, Noin, something you can't understand. I'll give her your condolences, since I'm just about to go see her. Though, I don't think she'll care."
She could hear him moving toward the door.
"Oh, and Noin? How could I love something as rotten as you are? Even you can't tell me that you'd eat a once-sweet fruit gone bad... Can you?"
Then he left.
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Wufei opened the door when Zechs rang the bell.
"Oh... Here to see Moira?" he asked.
"How'd you guess?" Zechs replied as he entered.
Wufei started toward the rec room and answered him.
"We've all gotten attached to her, too..."
When they entered the rec room, Trowa and Quatre were on the same couch he'd seen them on before, but there was no Hiro, and Duo had his arms around Moira on the other couch. All of them were watching the comedy The Matchmaker.
Zechs lifted his eyebrows at Duo and Moira.
"I know... Kind of makes you wish you weren't the odd one out," commented Wufei before he settled down onto the floor with an incredibly large bowl of popcorn.
Zechs cleared his throat and Moira looked up. He couldn't help but feel good when Moira's face broke into a smile at the sight of him.
"Zechs!" she said happily and got off the couch.
Duo paused the movie and watched his angel talk to the platinum blond.
"Thanks for what you did about Noin yesterday... I don't know how to repay you."
"Well, from the look of things, concerning those two," he gestured to Trowa and Quatre, "with the fact that they're holding hands and pretty much cuddling up, I'd have to guess that you got them back together?"
Moira laughed softly and nodded.
"It was a bit of an ordeal, though."
"Speaking of people getting together and cuddling up..." he looked over at Duo. "Is this your new flavor?"
She laughed and walked back over to Duo.
"Aye, his intentions seem all well and good enough," she said with a smile, while he reached up and linked his hand into hers.
Zechs leaned down and whispered into Duo's ear.
"You hurt her--I'll kill you."
He pulled back and smiled genially at the surprised face of Duo, and then meant the smile more when Duo nodded.
"Do you want to stay for awhile?" Moira asked.
Apollo ripped through the rec room at the speed of light and ended up pouncing on Wufei.
"Ack! Ugh! Iie! No! Don't--oh..."
Wufei finally gave up and went limp, letting the puppy lick his ears and chin.
"No, that's all right, maybe I'll come to dinner another night."
"Oh, Moira is the best chef," said Quatre, "Once you taste it you'll never eat anywhere else."
"I'm not that good!" Moira said.
"She hasn't made us any dessert yet, though," said Trowa. "I think she knows we'll become permanently dependant on her if she does that."
"Then I will definitely come to dinner this week--only if you'll make us dessert, though," Zechs offered.
Moira smiled and finally nodded.
"You've got it."
"Come see me sometime?" asked Zechs as Moira walked him to the door.
"Only if I won't see Noin," she said seriously.
"Don't worry, she's permanently locked away."
"Then sure. Send me a ride and I'll come see you whenever you want."
Zechs smiled. What he had said to Noin was wrong. Maybe he was in love with her. And maybe one day he'd have her. Until then, he was glad she was happy.
"Until then," he said, bowed, and left.
~~~
"Has he stolen you from me, yet?" asked Duo as she came back into the rec room.
She grinned and tackled him on the couch.
"No one's that clever a thief, Shiva..."
He held her close, unpaused the movie, kissed her forehead and said one thing.
"I love you."
~FINIT~