Told you I'd be back. This is the last installment of Men with Guns,
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wasn't. I know I should really get working on writing my other fics, but
it's the end of the year, finals are coming up, and I'm swamped with exams
and assignments and what not, so please have patience Again, thanks goes to
those who had the patience to wait for my schedule to be cleared up a bit.
This is for you.
Men With Guns. Epilogue - So that's what happened.
Blue eyes the colour of the midday sky scanned the happy scene before them. Wufei Chang and Sally Poe sat on a blanket under a shade cloth, the two lovers talking about something or other as they watched the others do what ever they were doing. Duo, Hilde and Hilde's boyfriend were playing volleyball not too far away from Wufei and Sally. It was strange; everyone had expected Hilde to end up with Duo. But for some odd reason the two steelyard workers had ended up as great friends instead of lovers, which surprised everyone. But Hilde was happy with Michael, and the green eyed, dirty-blonde haired man seemed totally gaga over Hilde. Duo, of course, was still chasing after every girl he saw, never settling with just one pretty face.
Trowa and Katherine were the proud parents of a three-year-old boy named Joshua, and an 18-month-old baby girl named Sarah-Louise. Josh was the spitting image of him father with his tall build and shock of terracotta hair, however he had inherited him mothers beautiful blue eyes. And Sarah- Louise was the mirror image of her mother; soft strawberry coloured hair smoothed over her head and a petite frame perfect for the acrobatic feats both parents performed for a living. Her eyes were a mixture of both her parents though, aqua green eyes, impossibly large and incredibly innocent.
That only left Quatra himself. Still single, since running the Winner Corporation took up a lot of his time. He still liked to invite the old gang over for a small reunion once in a while, but it just wasn't the same without Heero; their fifth member. The platinum blonde boy sighed at that. It had been 2, almost 3 years since Usagi had entered their lives and permanently left them shaken when she had left, Heero going with her. Oh, don't get the wrong idea, Quatre was happy that Heero had managed to shed his training and fall in love. He was even happier that Usagi loved Heero just as avidly in return. It did, however, leave him feeling a little left out. Everyone seemed to have someone except him. Sighing to himself, Quarte descended the front steps of his home and went to join the others. By now everyone was gathered under the shade cloth for lunch. Surprisingly it was Duo who seemed to pick up on his slightly melancholy thoughts and voiced them out loud.
"Man, it just isn't the same without Hee-Man around. I hat e to admit it, but I miss his death glares. I wouldn't even mind him drawing his gun on me if it meant seeing him again." In their minds everyone agreed.
But before they could say anything an instantly recognisable voice was heard. "I'm going to hold you to that the next time you even thing about opening your big mouth again, Maxwell!!" All nine heads snapped over to see that between them and the house a black portal had opened and from it a large group of people was pouring. At the head of the group was a slightly aged Heero; chocolate hair as unruly as ever and still sporting his favourite jeans and tank top. And by his side with his arm around her waist, was. a heavily pregnant Usagi. The G-boys did a double take of their silvery-blonde haired friend, but when they looked again Usagi was still at least 7 to 8 months pregnant.
The group of people coming from the portal was large, 11 people all carrying huge baskets that held food. Except for Usagi of course, and that was because neither Vegeta nor Heero wanted her doing anything too strenuous in her 'delicate' condition.
"Hey guys!" Usagi cheerfully greeted them, smiling that brilliant smile that seemed to brighten the entire area. She was dressed in black leggings, white and soft pink sneakers, and a pink sleeveless top that was loose from the waist down and fell in ruffles to her thighs. "Sorry about the long absence, but things have been kind of hectic at home." Quatre smiled back at her and hugged her gently before shaking Heero's hand.
"Michael, Josh. Thins is Heero, the fifth pilot and the last member of our little group." Michael nodded and Josh smiled at him. "And this is Usagi, Heero's. girlfriend?" The blonde bot turned towards Heero for confirmation.
"Wife." Both Heero and Usagi said at the same time, and Usa held up her left hand to reveal a diamond ring with a gold band securely around her finger.
"Congratulations!" Everyone cheered happily. After all; who ever thought Heero, the Perfect Soldier, Mr Omae-o-Korosu would ever get married?
"It all worked out quite well actually," Usagi said. "Heero knows quite a bit of physics from piloting his gundam so he can help Mum out in the lab. And because of his previous training he was already prepared to work with my father." Usagi gave a small chuckle. "And speaking of family, why don't I introduce you to them. This is my mother Bulma, and my father, Vegeta. I told you about them." A blue haired woman stepped forward with a tall, spiky haired man that looked just as arrogant and powerful as Usagi had described. The people present made a very quick decision never to piss him off.
"The there's Bra, my twin sister, and our older brother, Trunks." Once again the two before mentioned people stepped forward. Trunks waved, gave a small smile and nodded his head. Bra gave a shy smile at the people she had heard her sister describe over and over again. They all looked like such nice people, and they were definitely good friends from what she had heard. She glanced over them and found her gaze lingering on the blonde haired one that had embraced her sister earlier. He looked her straight in the eyes and both parties blushed slightly.
Usagi noticed this and filed it away mentally for further use later, before returning to the introductions. "These are very close family friends of ours, the Sons. This is Goku's, and his wife Chi-Chi," The man-child grinned almost as goofily as Duo as he greeted them. And Chi-Chi was very polite and just a little scrutinising. "Their eldest son, Gohan, his wife, Videl, and their own daughter, pan." The small trio stepped up, politely saying hello to the group before them. One in particular caught Pan's attention; the braided boy in the priests get-up. Duo's jaw had dropped straight to the ground at the sight of Pan. WOW! Was all he could say in a situation like this. And he'd thought Usagi was beautiful when they'd first met.
"And finally Goku and Chi-Chi's youngest child, Goten. You'd better watch out for him though. Both he and Trunks are insurable practical jokers, even worst than you Duo, and it's a safe bet that if one is involved the other is too!" The whole group laughed as Goten pouted and Trunks vainly protested his innocence.
"You have to admire their energy, though!" Videl smirked, and the whole group moved to sit down. The baskets were open and a great deal of food was brought out. And it was a good thing, too. Up until now Quatre hadn't thought it was possible to eat that much food so fast. Bra giggled as she saw the look on the blonde boys face and moved to sit next to him, her own plate piled high with food.
"Don't worry so much. It's normal for a Saiya-jin to eat so much; our ki attacks, which I'm sure my darling sister has demonstrated for you, take up a lot of energy. So we find we need to eat more food to keep up our energy." Quatre 'oh-ed' and nodded his head.
"So what about you?" Quatre asked suddenly.
Bra blinked. "Me?"
"Well. Yeah." Quatre blushed slightly as he continued. 'I mean, I know your sister is a great fighter. And from what Usagi told us so is your brother. Your father is a warrior through and through, and your mother tends to stick to the sidelines, preferring thinking to fighting. But what about you? Usagi recounted most of your insane adventures together, but never mentioned whether you took after your mother or your father." Bra looked at the shy blonde boy as his oceanic blue eyes rested intently on the ground in front of him, that pesky blush still heating his cheeks.
A smile twitched at the corner of her lips as she thought of how cute this boy was, not only in looks, but also in his shyly polite mannerisms. Her sister was right; Quatre had to be an angle incarnate. There was no other way to explain his alluring innocence.
"Now isn't the best of times to go into intimate details, Quatre." The blonde boys blush deepened as Bra emphasized the word 'intimate'. 'So how about we get together later, without the hoard of hungry fighters-" they both cast a look that appeared to be half balking, half incredulous at the food massacre on front of them, "-waiting to pounce on us."
"We could talk later on tonight," Quatre suggested helpfully. A sudden thought occurred to him. "You guys will be staying the night, won't you?! I'd hate the visit to be so short. Especially now that we finally have Heero back."
A compassionate smile caressed Bra's lips. "You really do care about him, don't you?" Quatre only blushed harder, which was quite amusing since his face now resembled an overly ripe tomato. "Inviting not one, but eight saiya-jins into your house is a recipe for disaster. And personally I would think twice before making that mistake. However, as to the length of our visit. I wouldn't worry about that too much, Mum and Usa have been working on that problem quite diligently and seem to have found a very satisfiable solution." Quatre shot the young girl a questioning look, but Bra only patted his arm lightly to reassure him.
"Now, Quatre. I want to here just what my sister got up to during her absence. She gave us a brief outline, naturally, but she left out all the really juicy bits." A mischievous light came into Bra's eyes and Quatre chuckled almost evilly.
"That's quite understandable. But how about we begin with her first meeting with Relena Peacecraft."
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Pan had chosen to sit slightly away from the others, her father's disinterest of the limelight being passed onto her. Pan looked almost like a younger version of her mother; pitch-black hair and clear ice-blue eyes. From both parents she had inherited a love of fighting, however when she wasn't in the middle of a battle, she tended to keep to herself. She was observing the odd group of friends and family gathered on the lawn, when the cute braided boy from before sat down beside her, two plates of food in his hands. One of which he gave to Pan.
"Hey, Beautiful! Why are you sitting over here on your little own some?" He gave her a smile as he talked. Pan smiled back slightly in response.
"I just prefer to be on my own. It's not like I don't feel like I don't belong with the others it's just."
"That you feel that you're not the same as they are?" Duo finished for her. "Don't think about it too hard. The same thing happened to me when us guys first met; the others were always so much more involved in their life as a Gundam pilot than I was. It was like they didn't think about life outside the war and me and them. we were on totally different wavelengths. It took a while, but we all finally understood each others motives for acting the way we do and we all know that it's those little mannerisms that we rely on to keep us true to our objective of gaining peace."
"You make it sound so simple and un-complex." Pan started fiddling with the food on her plate. "You almost make it sound easy"
Duo laughed loudly at that. "Nothing worth fighting for is easy. But it's the hardships that we endure to reach our goals that make achieving them so worthwhile. You would get too bored if things were just given to you without having to try. You would find yourself taking for granted the simple things that mean the most to us."
Pan smirked. "Whoever knew Duo Maxwell could be so philosophical! The way Usagi described you, you sound like my uncle Goten!" Both teens looked over at the blonde haired girl they were discussing. She and Heero were sitting in each other's arms, talking and laughing with the others, and occasionally feeding each other something from their plates. Duo turned back to Pan and found her gazing at Usagi with admiration and a wistfulness he himself had often felt during the most desperate times of the war.
"You really look up to her, don't you?" His voice was soft and Pan snapped her head to lock with his before her head slowly lowered to stare at the ground.
"Usagi is such a good fighter. She has an incredible life. A man that loves her so deeply, so completely, he would give his life for her in a heartbeat. She'd kind, and compassionate, and funny, and pretty. Everyone loves her; they can't not love her. She's fair in judgment and wise and strong. Sometimes I wish I could be her so much. She's perfect. I envy her so." Pan confessed openly. It seemed that she and Duo were on the same wavelength, and she didn't hesitate to tell him her feelings. She trusted him, because this was one of those moments where Fate stepped in and you find that one person who seems to be your match in every aspect.
"Well, I'm glad your not Usagi." Pan raised her eyes to look at Duo. The happy-go-lucky boy smiled back. "'Cause if you were then you would have ended up with Hee-man and I would be eating lunch on my own!" He winked at her and the young woman burst out laughing. Oh, yes. Duo was definitely someone she would enjoy getting to know.
"Speaking of Usagi being a great fighter," Pan suddenly remembered something the silvery-blonde had said. "Didn't you train with her when she was here last time?"
"I did indeed." Duo shuddered violently. "She is pure evil when she fights. Man, can she hit hard!" Pan smirked and laughed at the braided boy.
"Well, I want to see just how good you are. You'd better not have been slacking off these last few years, 'cause I want a sparring match and I don't intent to leave until I get one!" She declared. Duo laughed.
"Only if you finish having lunch with me."
"Deal!" The two laughed as they shook hands to seal their agreement before they both started tucking into their food, laughing and swapping stories of their friend's antics.
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The sun had long sunk below the horizon and the group of people had moved inside to talk. It was coming to dinnertime when Chi-Chi and Bulma announced that it was time to leave, and thank you for having us all. The mood seemed to dampen at the announcement, everyone was having fun with their new friends and didn't want to say goodbye.
"Are you sure you can't stay longer?" Quatre asked. His sky blue eyes, filled with sadness, begging them to stay. "We have plenty of room, and your more then welcome to spend the night."
"Thanks for the offer, Quatre," Usagi smiled as she hugged him gently and kissed him on the cheek. "But we really do have to go. Besides." A laugh erupted from her throat. "We would literally eat you out of house and home." The group laughed alone with her, all knowing that she was right.
"Don't worry, Qu. Remember how I said mum and Usa had been working on a way to solve our distance of residence problem?" Bra took on that one. Quatre nodded bewildered as Bulma stepped forward from her place at her husbands side and revealed a small devise that fit comfortably in the palm of her hand.
"Well, once we heard how close you had all become to our Usa, not to mention Heero, we couldn't just let you stay separated just because of a silly little thing such as belonging to different worlds." The blue haired woman explained. "So Usa and I put our heads together and invented this." She handed the devise over and for the first time the blonde boy got a good look at it. It was shaped like a 3D capital 't' with squished strokes. On the top was a circular screen where co-ordinates would be displayed and beneath that, on the downward stroke of the devise, were two buttons shaped to make an oval resting on its side. One was red, the other blue. It was kind of heavy, but surprisingly compact. ((AN: think of the digi-vises in series 3))
"It's a Dimension Jumper. Usagi told me what needed to be done in order to pierce the barrier that separates the two worlds," Bulma threw a narrowed look at her daughter. She never did reveal just how she knew this, and probably never would. "So all you have to do is press the blue button and a portal will open. The portal will take you just outside Capsule Corp. The red button will open a portal to bring you back again, and will return you to the place where you left."
"The only problem is there seems to be a 6 ½ hour time difference, us being behind, so you'll have to make sure you don't come too early." Usagi winked.
"This is great!" yelled Duo, catching everyone's attention. "Pan and I were talking, and we decided that we weren't ready to part company only to never see each other again. This solves everything!"
Pan stepped forward to stand next to the braided boy and no one missed when their hands laced together. "Duo and I really like each other; we have a lot in common and we understand each other. Plus, it would be a great chance to improve his training. We want to at least give the relationship a try."
"If. I have your permission to court your daughter, Sir." Duo asked Gohan. Videl smiled and whispered something in her husband's ear, and Gohan broke out smiling as well.
"Both my wife and I would be honoured to get to know you better. As long as Pan is happy." Both Duo and Pan let out a whoop of joy, and Duo picked up Pan and swung her around before he set her on the ground and kissed her.
"You're welcome to visit anytime." Chi-Chi called out as the group gathered to leave. Before she left Quatre's side, however, Bra reached up and kissed him on the corner of the mouth.
"We'll schedule that privet talk another time." She whispered to him. With a final wave the group disappeared into another portal, leaving the remaining people to themselves.
It was the perfect end to a perfect day. Their friends weren't as far away as they had thought they were, new relationships were building and old ones were being repaired of the damage time had inflicted, and judging by Usagi's condition they would soon have another member added to their little clique. Yes, things were definitely looking brighter after this day.
Damn, sucky ending, but an ending nonetheless. I think that wrapped everything up, but if I left any loose ends, PLEASE email me! And I'll try to get another chapter out that does tie things up. Remember to review and tell me which of my other stories to update. So far The Warrior in Black is winning, but I've already started to type up the second chapters of Symphony of Light. Wandering Warrior and The Professional should be up soon, but I beg you *falls to knees* have patience. It's the last week of school for the year (since I live in Australia), and I have an in-class art assessment to finish, and this stupid scrapbook for Study of Society and Environment still to be completed. Thank you to every one that reviewed. I'll be putting up a dedication page to everyone that reviewed but just off the top of my head I'd like to deeply thank Alexz who has not failed to review everyone of the chapters that I have put up so far. I'll have to send you something nice.
But THIS. is just a little scene that came to me while I was typing it up and decided 'what the heck, let's put it in! . So here it is.
Dr J stared at the package that sat on his workbench thoughtfully. It had been a while, years to be exact, since anyone had purposefully sort him out. Besides the other G-scientists of course, but they were staying with him in his research center, so it couldn't have been them. But here sat a simple square, 9" by 9" by 4" package, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string.
His palmtop computer was set aside as one metal claw and one knarled and withered hand removed the string and paper to reveal a simple cardboard box. The lid was carefully pulled open, and the old man blinked in surprise. The package consisted of six items. Five were high quality cigars. The last was a photo, and that's what surprised him. The picture was of Heero and Usa, the silver haired girl looking tired and sleep deprived, lying on a hospital bed with a small newborn cradled in her arms. Heero stood next to the bed, an arm around Usagi's shoulders and a small smile curling his lips at the heartwarming scene.
Dr J curiously flipped the photo over to see written in neat, cursive writing; Small Lady Serenity, Rini for short; 3.2 kilo's; June 30th, 4:19 am.
Dr J smiled in satisfaction as he unwrapped one of the cigars and put in his mouth. Grabbing the photo and the remaining cigars he went to go find the other scientist to share the news.
Well, that was just a little scene I put in for the hell of it. Like? Tell me! Review or email me, whatever. Just know that the polls for the continuation of my fics will continue until shortly after the second chapter of The Professional is out. You can take lehilia's example and vote more than once, it is perfectly legal in my polls. Have faith people! They're coming out soon!!
Men With Guns. Epilogue - So that's what happened.
Blue eyes the colour of the midday sky scanned the happy scene before them. Wufei Chang and Sally Poe sat on a blanket under a shade cloth, the two lovers talking about something or other as they watched the others do what ever they were doing. Duo, Hilde and Hilde's boyfriend were playing volleyball not too far away from Wufei and Sally. It was strange; everyone had expected Hilde to end up with Duo. But for some odd reason the two steelyard workers had ended up as great friends instead of lovers, which surprised everyone. But Hilde was happy with Michael, and the green eyed, dirty-blonde haired man seemed totally gaga over Hilde. Duo, of course, was still chasing after every girl he saw, never settling with just one pretty face.
Trowa and Katherine were the proud parents of a three-year-old boy named Joshua, and an 18-month-old baby girl named Sarah-Louise. Josh was the spitting image of him father with his tall build and shock of terracotta hair, however he had inherited him mothers beautiful blue eyes. And Sarah- Louise was the mirror image of her mother; soft strawberry coloured hair smoothed over her head and a petite frame perfect for the acrobatic feats both parents performed for a living. Her eyes were a mixture of both her parents though, aqua green eyes, impossibly large and incredibly innocent.
That only left Quatra himself. Still single, since running the Winner Corporation took up a lot of his time. He still liked to invite the old gang over for a small reunion once in a while, but it just wasn't the same without Heero; their fifth member. The platinum blonde boy sighed at that. It had been 2, almost 3 years since Usagi had entered their lives and permanently left them shaken when she had left, Heero going with her. Oh, don't get the wrong idea, Quatre was happy that Heero had managed to shed his training and fall in love. He was even happier that Usagi loved Heero just as avidly in return. It did, however, leave him feeling a little left out. Everyone seemed to have someone except him. Sighing to himself, Quarte descended the front steps of his home and went to join the others. By now everyone was gathered under the shade cloth for lunch. Surprisingly it was Duo who seemed to pick up on his slightly melancholy thoughts and voiced them out loud.
"Man, it just isn't the same without Hee-Man around. I hat e to admit it, but I miss his death glares. I wouldn't even mind him drawing his gun on me if it meant seeing him again." In their minds everyone agreed.
But before they could say anything an instantly recognisable voice was heard. "I'm going to hold you to that the next time you even thing about opening your big mouth again, Maxwell!!" All nine heads snapped over to see that between them and the house a black portal had opened and from it a large group of people was pouring. At the head of the group was a slightly aged Heero; chocolate hair as unruly as ever and still sporting his favourite jeans and tank top. And by his side with his arm around her waist, was. a heavily pregnant Usagi. The G-boys did a double take of their silvery-blonde haired friend, but when they looked again Usagi was still at least 7 to 8 months pregnant.
The group of people coming from the portal was large, 11 people all carrying huge baskets that held food. Except for Usagi of course, and that was because neither Vegeta nor Heero wanted her doing anything too strenuous in her 'delicate' condition.
"Hey guys!" Usagi cheerfully greeted them, smiling that brilliant smile that seemed to brighten the entire area. She was dressed in black leggings, white and soft pink sneakers, and a pink sleeveless top that was loose from the waist down and fell in ruffles to her thighs. "Sorry about the long absence, but things have been kind of hectic at home." Quatre smiled back at her and hugged her gently before shaking Heero's hand.
"Michael, Josh. Thins is Heero, the fifth pilot and the last member of our little group." Michael nodded and Josh smiled at him. "And this is Usagi, Heero's. girlfriend?" The blonde bot turned towards Heero for confirmation.
"Wife." Both Heero and Usagi said at the same time, and Usa held up her left hand to reveal a diamond ring with a gold band securely around her finger.
"Congratulations!" Everyone cheered happily. After all; who ever thought Heero, the Perfect Soldier, Mr Omae-o-Korosu would ever get married?
"It all worked out quite well actually," Usagi said. "Heero knows quite a bit of physics from piloting his gundam so he can help Mum out in the lab. And because of his previous training he was already prepared to work with my father." Usagi gave a small chuckle. "And speaking of family, why don't I introduce you to them. This is my mother Bulma, and my father, Vegeta. I told you about them." A blue haired woman stepped forward with a tall, spiky haired man that looked just as arrogant and powerful as Usagi had described. The people present made a very quick decision never to piss him off.
"The there's Bra, my twin sister, and our older brother, Trunks." Once again the two before mentioned people stepped forward. Trunks waved, gave a small smile and nodded his head. Bra gave a shy smile at the people she had heard her sister describe over and over again. They all looked like such nice people, and they were definitely good friends from what she had heard. She glanced over them and found her gaze lingering on the blonde haired one that had embraced her sister earlier. He looked her straight in the eyes and both parties blushed slightly.
Usagi noticed this and filed it away mentally for further use later, before returning to the introductions. "These are very close family friends of ours, the Sons. This is Goku's, and his wife Chi-Chi," The man-child grinned almost as goofily as Duo as he greeted them. And Chi-Chi was very polite and just a little scrutinising. "Their eldest son, Gohan, his wife, Videl, and their own daughter, pan." The small trio stepped up, politely saying hello to the group before them. One in particular caught Pan's attention; the braided boy in the priests get-up. Duo's jaw had dropped straight to the ground at the sight of Pan. WOW! Was all he could say in a situation like this. And he'd thought Usagi was beautiful when they'd first met.
"And finally Goku and Chi-Chi's youngest child, Goten. You'd better watch out for him though. Both he and Trunks are insurable practical jokers, even worst than you Duo, and it's a safe bet that if one is involved the other is too!" The whole group laughed as Goten pouted and Trunks vainly protested his innocence.
"You have to admire their energy, though!" Videl smirked, and the whole group moved to sit down. The baskets were open and a great deal of food was brought out. And it was a good thing, too. Up until now Quatre hadn't thought it was possible to eat that much food so fast. Bra giggled as she saw the look on the blonde boys face and moved to sit next to him, her own plate piled high with food.
"Don't worry so much. It's normal for a Saiya-jin to eat so much; our ki attacks, which I'm sure my darling sister has demonstrated for you, take up a lot of energy. So we find we need to eat more food to keep up our energy." Quatre 'oh-ed' and nodded his head.
"So what about you?" Quatre asked suddenly.
Bra blinked. "Me?"
"Well. Yeah." Quatre blushed slightly as he continued. 'I mean, I know your sister is a great fighter. And from what Usagi told us so is your brother. Your father is a warrior through and through, and your mother tends to stick to the sidelines, preferring thinking to fighting. But what about you? Usagi recounted most of your insane adventures together, but never mentioned whether you took after your mother or your father." Bra looked at the shy blonde boy as his oceanic blue eyes rested intently on the ground in front of him, that pesky blush still heating his cheeks.
A smile twitched at the corner of her lips as she thought of how cute this boy was, not only in looks, but also in his shyly polite mannerisms. Her sister was right; Quatre had to be an angle incarnate. There was no other way to explain his alluring innocence.
"Now isn't the best of times to go into intimate details, Quatre." The blonde boys blush deepened as Bra emphasized the word 'intimate'. 'So how about we get together later, without the hoard of hungry fighters-" they both cast a look that appeared to be half balking, half incredulous at the food massacre on front of them, "-waiting to pounce on us."
"We could talk later on tonight," Quatre suggested helpfully. A sudden thought occurred to him. "You guys will be staying the night, won't you?! I'd hate the visit to be so short. Especially now that we finally have Heero back."
A compassionate smile caressed Bra's lips. "You really do care about him, don't you?" Quatre only blushed harder, which was quite amusing since his face now resembled an overly ripe tomato. "Inviting not one, but eight saiya-jins into your house is a recipe for disaster. And personally I would think twice before making that mistake. However, as to the length of our visit. I wouldn't worry about that too much, Mum and Usa have been working on that problem quite diligently and seem to have found a very satisfiable solution." Quatre shot the young girl a questioning look, but Bra only patted his arm lightly to reassure him.
"Now, Quatre. I want to here just what my sister got up to during her absence. She gave us a brief outline, naturally, but she left out all the really juicy bits." A mischievous light came into Bra's eyes and Quatre chuckled almost evilly.
"That's quite understandable. But how about we begin with her first meeting with Relena Peacecraft."
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Pan had chosen to sit slightly away from the others, her father's disinterest of the limelight being passed onto her. Pan looked almost like a younger version of her mother; pitch-black hair and clear ice-blue eyes. From both parents she had inherited a love of fighting, however when she wasn't in the middle of a battle, she tended to keep to herself. She was observing the odd group of friends and family gathered on the lawn, when the cute braided boy from before sat down beside her, two plates of food in his hands. One of which he gave to Pan.
"Hey, Beautiful! Why are you sitting over here on your little own some?" He gave her a smile as he talked. Pan smiled back slightly in response.
"I just prefer to be on my own. It's not like I don't feel like I don't belong with the others it's just."
"That you feel that you're not the same as they are?" Duo finished for her. "Don't think about it too hard. The same thing happened to me when us guys first met; the others were always so much more involved in their life as a Gundam pilot than I was. It was like they didn't think about life outside the war and me and them. we were on totally different wavelengths. It took a while, but we all finally understood each others motives for acting the way we do and we all know that it's those little mannerisms that we rely on to keep us true to our objective of gaining peace."
"You make it sound so simple and un-complex." Pan started fiddling with the food on her plate. "You almost make it sound easy"
Duo laughed loudly at that. "Nothing worth fighting for is easy. But it's the hardships that we endure to reach our goals that make achieving them so worthwhile. You would get too bored if things were just given to you without having to try. You would find yourself taking for granted the simple things that mean the most to us."
Pan smirked. "Whoever knew Duo Maxwell could be so philosophical! The way Usagi described you, you sound like my uncle Goten!" Both teens looked over at the blonde haired girl they were discussing. She and Heero were sitting in each other's arms, talking and laughing with the others, and occasionally feeding each other something from their plates. Duo turned back to Pan and found her gazing at Usagi with admiration and a wistfulness he himself had often felt during the most desperate times of the war.
"You really look up to her, don't you?" His voice was soft and Pan snapped her head to lock with his before her head slowly lowered to stare at the ground.
"Usagi is such a good fighter. She has an incredible life. A man that loves her so deeply, so completely, he would give his life for her in a heartbeat. She'd kind, and compassionate, and funny, and pretty. Everyone loves her; they can't not love her. She's fair in judgment and wise and strong. Sometimes I wish I could be her so much. She's perfect. I envy her so." Pan confessed openly. It seemed that she and Duo were on the same wavelength, and she didn't hesitate to tell him her feelings. She trusted him, because this was one of those moments where Fate stepped in and you find that one person who seems to be your match in every aspect.
"Well, I'm glad your not Usagi." Pan raised her eyes to look at Duo. The happy-go-lucky boy smiled back. "'Cause if you were then you would have ended up with Hee-man and I would be eating lunch on my own!" He winked at her and the young woman burst out laughing. Oh, yes. Duo was definitely someone she would enjoy getting to know.
"Speaking of Usagi being a great fighter," Pan suddenly remembered something the silvery-blonde had said. "Didn't you train with her when she was here last time?"
"I did indeed." Duo shuddered violently. "She is pure evil when she fights. Man, can she hit hard!" Pan smirked and laughed at the braided boy.
"Well, I want to see just how good you are. You'd better not have been slacking off these last few years, 'cause I want a sparring match and I don't intent to leave until I get one!" She declared. Duo laughed.
"Only if you finish having lunch with me."
"Deal!" The two laughed as they shook hands to seal their agreement before they both started tucking into their food, laughing and swapping stories of their friend's antics.
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The sun had long sunk below the horizon and the group of people had moved inside to talk. It was coming to dinnertime when Chi-Chi and Bulma announced that it was time to leave, and thank you for having us all. The mood seemed to dampen at the announcement, everyone was having fun with their new friends and didn't want to say goodbye.
"Are you sure you can't stay longer?" Quatre asked. His sky blue eyes, filled with sadness, begging them to stay. "We have plenty of room, and your more then welcome to spend the night."
"Thanks for the offer, Quatre," Usagi smiled as she hugged him gently and kissed him on the cheek. "But we really do have to go. Besides." A laugh erupted from her throat. "We would literally eat you out of house and home." The group laughed alone with her, all knowing that she was right.
"Don't worry, Qu. Remember how I said mum and Usa had been working on a way to solve our distance of residence problem?" Bra took on that one. Quatre nodded bewildered as Bulma stepped forward from her place at her husbands side and revealed a small devise that fit comfortably in the palm of her hand.
"Well, once we heard how close you had all become to our Usa, not to mention Heero, we couldn't just let you stay separated just because of a silly little thing such as belonging to different worlds." The blue haired woman explained. "So Usa and I put our heads together and invented this." She handed the devise over and for the first time the blonde boy got a good look at it. It was shaped like a 3D capital 't' with squished strokes. On the top was a circular screen where co-ordinates would be displayed and beneath that, on the downward stroke of the devise, were two buttons shaped to make an oval resting on its side. One was red, the other blue. It was kind of heavy, but surprisingly compact. ((AN: think of the digi-vises in series 3))
"It's a Dimension Jumper. Usagi told me what needed to be done in order to pierce the barrier that separates the two worlds," Bulma threw a narrowed look at her daughter. She never did reveal just how she knew this, and probably never would. "So all you have to do is press the blue button and a portal will open. The portal will take you just outside Capsule Corp. The red button will open a portal to bring you back again, and will return you to the place where you left."
"The only problem is there seems to be a 6 ½ hour time difference, us being behind, so you'll have to make sure you don't come too early." Usagi winked.
"This is great!" yelled Duo, catching everyone's attention. "Pan and I were talking, and we decided that we weren't ready to part company only to never see each other again. This solves everything!"
Pan stepped forward to stand next to the braided boy and no one missed when their hands laced together. "Duo and I really like each other; we have a lot in common and we understand each other. Plus, it would be a great chance to improve his training. We want to at least give the relationship a try."
"If. I have your permission to court your daughter, Sir." Duo asked Gohan. Videl smiled and whispered something in her husband's ear, and Gohan broke out smiling as well.
"Both my wife and I would be honoured to get to know you better. As long as Pan is happy." Both Duo and Pan let out a whoop of joy, and Duo picked up Pan and swung her around before he set her on the ground and kissed her.
"You're welcome to visit anytime." Chi-Chi called out as the group gathered to leave. Before she left Quatre's side, however, Bra reached up and kissed him on the corner of the mouth.
"We'll schedule that privet talk another time." She whispered to him. With a final wave the group disappeared into another portal, leaving the remaining people to themselves.
It was the perfect end to a perfect day. Their friends weren't as far away as they had thought they were, new relationships were building and old ones were being repaired of the damage time had inflicted, and judging by Usagi's condition they would soon have another member added to their little clique. Yes, things were definitely looking brighter after this day.
Damn, sucky ending, but an ending nonetheless. I think that wrapped everything up, but if I left any loose ends, PLEASE email me! And I'll try to get another chapter out that does tie things up. Remember to review and tell me which of my other stories to update. So far The Warrior in Black is winning, but I've already started to type up the second chapters of Symphony of Light. Wandering Warrior and The Professional should be up soon, but I beg you *falls to knees* have patience. It's the last week of school for the year (since I live in Australia), and I have an in-class art assessment to finish, and this stupid scrapbook for Study of Society and Environment still to be completed. Thank you to every one that reviewed. I'll be putting up a dedication page to everyone that reviewed but just off the top of my head I'd like to deeply thank Alexz who has not failed to review everyone of the chapters that I have put up so far. I'll have to send you something nice.
But THIS. is just a little scene that came to me while I was typing it up and decided 'what the heck, let's put it in! . So here it is.
Dr J stared at the package that sat on his workbench thoughtfully. It had been a while, years to be exact, since anyone had purposefully sort him out. Besides the other G-scientists of course, but they were staying with him in his research center, so it couldn't have been them. But here sat a simple square, 9" by 9" by 4" package, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string.
His palmtop computer was set aside as one metal claw and one knarled and withered hand removed the string and paper to reveal a simple cardboard box. The lid was carefully pulled open, and the old man blinked in surprise. The package consisted of six items. Five were high quality cigars. The last was a photo, and that's what surprised him. The picture was of Heero and Usa, the silver haired girl looking tired and sleep deprived, lying on a hospital bed with a small newborn cradled in her arms. Heero stood next to the bed, an arm around Usagi's shoulders and a small smile curling his lips at the heartwarming scene.
Dr J curiously flipped the photo over to see written in neat, cursive writing; Small Lady Serenity, Rini for short; 3.2 kilo's; June 30th, 4:19 am.
Dr J smiled in satisfaction as he unwrapped one of the cigars and put in his mouth. Grabbing the photo and the remaining cigars he went to go find the other scientist to share the news.
Well, that was just a little scene I put in for the hell of it. Like? Tell me! Review or email me, whatever. Just know that the polls for the continuation of my fics will continue until shortly after the second chapter of The Professional is out. You can take lehilia's example and vote more than once, it is perfectly legal in my polls. Have faith people! They're coming out soon!!