The Heart Never Forgets

Epilogue



Christmas Eve AC 201

Wufei gently lifted his crying son out of the cradle and held him closely to his chest.

" Now now, son, you can't be hungry again," he groaned in exasperation. " No-one ever told me children were this hard work.

Sally chuckled and turned from the mirror where she was combing her hair. Wufei always marvelled at how different it looked down, long blond waves.

" Keep it down," he said to her. " I like it that way."

Sally grinned. " So that means you've finally decided to come to the festive reunion then, does it?"

Wufei bit his lip and concentrated on the infant who was showing no signs of falling asleep. " You never give up, do you?" he said firmly to the baby.

" Neither do I," Sally insisted. " Now are you coming or not? I know you're not really a believer in the Christmas tradition but it's more of a reunion. It'll be good to see your friends again - Heero, Duo, Trowa and Quatre. And Relena's attending too. I've heard Duo and Hilde have a daughter, you could swap parenting tips!"

Wufei looked disdainful; " Parenting tips from Maxwell?"

Sally tried a different approach. " Look, now Lady Une has stepped down as leader of the Preventers, it's up to you and Zechs like she said, right? You don't want people to like him better for being more sociable, do you?"

" How come women are so good at emotional blackmail?" Wufei said frowning.

" No, only this woman."

" You're a wicked woman, Mrs Chang."

" Please come, Wufei," she pleaded. " It would make me very happy."

Wufei smiled, half because his child had finally hushed, and also because despite their bickerings, he had a wife who he loved more than life itself.

" If it would make you happy, Sally, then I'll come with you."

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Two figures, a woman and a girl of twelve walked slowly towards the airport, just as a small flakes of snow began to fall from the morning sky.

" I do hope the weather doesn't worsen, or our flight may be delayed," Lady Une spoke up.

" Well I hope we get a flight out before tomorrow," Mariemaia replied, her blue eyes sparkling with a new lustre. " Because in our new home, we're going to have the best Christmas ever this year."

" I can promise you that," Une answered. " No more doctors, counselling or pills either. I've learnt, Mariemaia, that life is for living and the past needs to stay in the past."

Mariemaia smiled and nodded. " Yes, I agree Une."

" Call me Mother," Une insisted. " And while we're waiting for the plane, I'm going to tell you the greatest love story ever told. It involves a lot of roses."

Mariemaia giggled. Lady Une felt the warmth of the girl's gloved hand in hers and squeezed it affectionately. Her chestnut eyes gazed serenely into the distance and she spoke silently; " Merry Christmas, Mr Treize."

The heart never forgets

No the heart never forgets

You can find someone and live your life

Put an old memory out of your mind,

But the heart never forgets...

~Fin~

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