~*~ The Maxwell's L2 Home ~*~

~*~ 5:43 PM ~*~

Duo set the kitchen table, while Hilde prepared dinner. Duo had turned down Heero's invitation to fight, as all of the Gundam pilots. Quatre preferred to remain a pacifist. Trowa said it would tear his life apart again. Wufei's job as a Preventer, and his family came first in his life, so said the Chinese man. And Duo said he just wanted to live a normal life. Suddenly Ian's heavily German accented voice rang through the small house.

"Hey, Dad! What was the name of that king guy? The one who threw the war party," Ian called out.

"Zechs Merquise," Duo and Hilde said together.

"Well he died." Ian announced. Duo dropped the fistful of forks he was holding. Hilde ran in the living room, Duo following close behind.

"Zechs is dead?" Duo asked.

"He was so young. So sexy," Hilde said. Her husband and her son glared at her. Ian got up and picked up the phone.

"What are you doing, Ian," Duo asked.

"Making a long distance phone call. I think Éva may need some consoling." Ian said. Hilde rolled her eyes.

"Oh, he's a Maxwell. Using family tragedy to get a date," Hilde exclaimed.