Okay Okay! I promised an early epilogue for a decent critique and far be it from me to not deliver the goods. ;o) You can all thank Cloud Dragon for her answer to the call. (salutes) So here it is my Super Special Ultra Cool Very Awesome Epilogue!(tm) *cough*

Anyway hope you like it.
And if you think this story is over..well...YOU'RE WRONG MISTER!

I still have a special interview chapter at the end of the fic :o)

But please bare in mind, that all I own of Gundam Wing is 3 DVDs and a mini Deathscythe model with a mini 1 inch tall Duo. Short answer, I don't own Gundam Wing.
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Quatre stepped quietly into the hospital room, standing in the doorway as he watched the othey boy. Duo layed on the bed, his chestnut braid resting on his chest while a pair o headphones covered his ears. The former pilot looked up and over at Quatre, taking off his headphones and smiling. "Quatre! Nice of you to visit."

Quatre smiled, holding up the potted fernin his hands. "I come bearing gifts." He walked over and set the plant down next to Duo. "How are you doing?"

"Better if I wern't here, the Hospital food sucks and I think I'm feeling a draft up my gown. So is that a fern in your hands or are you just happy to see me?"

Quatre smiled. "Wufei says you're only staying here so you can lay in bed all day and do nothing."

Duo scoffed. "Shows how much he knows." He held up the remote, turning on the television and proceeding to flip the channels. "Look, they have cable! And they gave me a room all to myself, what kind of guest would I be if I refused all this?" He turned the TV off and looked at Quatre. "Is Heero still out there?"

Quatre shook his head. "No, Trowa is up and they're taking shifts. Actually I'm surprised Hilde managed to pull herself away. This is the first time I havn't seen her in your room."

"Actually she went to score us some fast food. I made her try the hospital food."

Quatre giggled slightly, moving his eyes down to Duo's ear. Infection had developed and the doctors had been forced to remove most of what remained, the entire area was bandagedas a result. Duo caught Quatre's gaze and smiled. "Hey don't worry about it. They said they can give me a prosthetic, actually they wanted to grow one, but I figure this would be perfect for April Fools and Halloween. Can't wait to see Wufei's face when he finds a plastic ear in his teacup."

Quatre nodded as he looked at Duo's braid. "So you didn't get the operation?"

Duo scowled. "Trust me I really thought about it. Nothing would giveme more pleasure then to have that chip out for good. I even had an appointment all set up. They were prepping me for surgery and everything."

"But they tried to shave your head."

"Hell ya! No one cuts my hair for anything. It took me years to get it this long and damned if you're gonna have longer hair then me. The circuits are fried anyway, it won't be causing anymore trouble. So, onto graver matters, what about it?"

Quatre blinked. "Well, turns out it's a little more complicated to get a grave removed then it is puting it in."

"Aw man! So there's a dead man lying down with my name on it? Man this blows!"

Quatre tried to calm his friend down. "Relax Duo, you're still invited to the wake."

Duo looked at his friend. "Wake? what wake?"

"It was Trowa's idea. We didn't know how else to celebrate you coming back from the dead and Trowa suggested a wake. We didn't know what else to call it."

Duo broke into laughter. "So the guy does have a sense of humor! I knew it."

Quatre hesitated, timidly trying to find a way to bring up the subject. "Duo?"

"Yep?"

"Are you really okay?"

Duo looked at his friend, considering for a moment. "You've always been honest Quatre. Remember in the war we fought for what was right. We killed people, but that was okay, because it was right. We were on a just cause and everyone else was evil. But on their side, they were right and we were the evil, the bad guys who needed to be extinguished." Duo smiled sadly. "The God of Death doesn't care who is right, just how many come to meet him through the gates of hell. Is it right Quatre? To kill others so you can survive? Maybe it's just selfish, and you know it amuses people. I amused a lot of people in 3 months solely because of destruction. People liked it when I destroyed, they shouted for more. It didn't matter what I was fighting for, slavery, morality, all of it was cast aside for carnage. I satisfied their hunger too, and I killed friends in the process, but I was trying to help someone too and he died because of me, because I wouldn't fight." He smiled. "Kind of makes you wonder what justifies death huh Quatre? Short answer, No, I'm not okay. Truth is, I will never be okay. Just one more thing I have to live with."

Duo looked up and smiled cheerfully. "Hilde you're back!"

Quatre turned around and looked as Hilde approached, carrying two bags of greasy fries and hamburgers. She was smiling, she hadn't heard and it looked like Duo wasn't planning to tell by his cheerful expression.

"Finally! Real food!"

Duo snatched the bag away, digging in like he hadn't eaten in months. Hilde laughed. "Duo slow down! You're gonna choke!"

"mmph mpph...." He swallowed. "Then I'll Die Happy!"

Hilde smiled then looked at Quatre. "Quatre are you alright? You look pale? Don't tell me this is the first time you've seen Duo eat!"

Quatre looked at Hilde and smiled. "No, I'm alright."