Duo looked around , trying to keep as far away from this publicity show as he could , he hadn't done this just to look important , it was more like a pay back for everything that had been done for him , after all it had been Father Maxwell who had taken them all in off the streets and he never really was one for charity , was it such a big deal to repay the favor , even if it had been some time in the doing it was his own way to clear his soul of debt , but now there were flashes in his face and so much comotion all because he had done it , but had it changed anything , Father Maxwell was still dead and that wasn't going to change really , he had let Quatre handle most of it , giving credit to Howard for dragging junk from space to be used in a better way then to be collected and put in a scrap yard to rust away.

Of course Quatre's company had supplied things that even Duo couldn't find with his connections , the children that lived their days and nights on the street had worked to bring this all around as well so why was it that they were all looking at him like he had done some great deed. He listened to Quatre's speech which he had to admit was better then he would have done , no one ever said that the former pilot of DeathSythe was into public speaking , he knew he did better with small crowds but his luck was running out as Quatre was introducing him as the one who started it all , if he could only get out of this he would be happy.

Trel watched his face and that look of fight or flight cross his face , it was about time she was learning something that he couldn't look so impressive at but if she didn't do something to calm him down he likely would find a way to run , and this time she had no intention to cover for him , she slipped close to his right arm and just put a hand on his left shoulder to show him that he wasn't alone like when he started. "Hey , they arn't going to hurt you , just act like you do around the kids and you'll be fine , they are just curious , go tell them the truth and they will understand"She whispered to him.

Duo just smiled weakly , did he even remember the truth as to why he started it all , of course he had but he wasn't about to tell the world that the God of Death was trying to clean his hands of all the blood he himself had put there

He stepped up to the platform and started wondering why that thing had ever been made in the first place , came up to stand beside Quatre and timidly looked out over a crowd of reporters , orphans and a few faces he had known years before hand , at least to him it had felt like years , even Relena had come which truly shocked him but even more it showed him how much they had supported him and brought about his old smile again , and gave him an idea on what to say.

"Hey , I may not be as good at this as Qua... Mr. Winners is but bare with me for this one." He stepped down off the stage , went to the group of orphans that had been snickering and trying to behave through the whole thing but kids being as they are they had failed and ended up getting dirty in the process , he picked the smallest of them up and waved for the rest to follow him , bringing them all up on stage as Trey looked on with a smile , she had said to be himself after all.

"Now , here is the reason and the only reason that we have all put so much effort into rebuilding the church , they are happy , have something to call their own and know they are loved , not just by those that look after them. It wasn't just my hands working but each and every one of these children helped and proved that they will not let things from the past defeat them , and as one we accomplished something here , and I'm just glad I could help them build something for themselves" he grinned , having said all he felt like saying as he turned back to the kids that had been so quiet under the scrutiny of the crowd and just laughed , that had been the longest he had ever heard them be quiet while they were awake , of course the media would eat that up he thought as he looked over at Quatre and grinned , walking away from center stage with a small crowd of kids poking and starting to play behind him.

Now that it was all over he was feeling better , he was back over by Trel watching the kids play in the grass with more interest then usual , oh course his mind was far away on something that had been said earlier , now what was he going to work on.

When the whole fiasco was done and over with he was glad for the quieter reception he ended up getting from the kids when he came back to the center that they called home , there had been a luncheon laid out for those that had attended and even though there had been tons at the opening it seemed few were actually attending the center , but with that much publicity coming this way it was bound to be one of the last quiet days around.