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Gray Matter: Epilogue: If You Love Something…

"Hiiro! Call's yours!" Quatre shouted up from the bottom floor of his beach house in Cancun. Three days had passed since they had arrived and even he, who had barely come into contact with Hiiro in almost six years, noted the drastic change in his high school friend.

He held the phone to his ear and waited until Hiiro was on the line before hanging up.

Hiiro was much more relaxed, though still not exactly sociable by any means. He bothered to have lunch and dinner with him and the others, and he tolerated Duo so much that Wufei had almost given up his threats to the braided officer.

Quatre shook his head and gave up trying to figure him out.

…………………

"Hiiro? Have you got a copy of the morning paper with you?" Relena's face appeared on the vid-com, all smiles.

He blinked at her and held up the tube-like bag that contained the paper. Even while on vacation, Quatre had insisted on keeping up to date.

"Read the headlines."

Hiiro slowly unfolded the paper, glancing up at her periodically and finally looked down at that front page.

Relena saw Hiiro smile for the second time in her life.

Tsukino Does it Again!: Innocence Agent Comes Back, Full Force.

"Is she … doing well?"

"Well what can you expect from somebody who's separated from the person she loves?" Relena paused to grin, taking in the awe-inspiring blue of Hiiro's eyes when he smiled. "But she's fine, still gorgeous and motivated. Very successful."

"I've heard Innocence's profit ratios are going up."

Relena beamed at him. "I've been trying to get the ESUN to accept Innocence as one of its governmental factions."

Hiiro shook his head, mouth quirking up slightly. "Artemis will never agree to that. And the government doesn't quite suit Her."

The Vice Foreign Minister shrugged. "I suppose you're right. But enough about everybody here; how're you doing?"

"I'm on mandatory vacation. How do you think I'm doing?" he shot back sarcastically.

"No, really, Hiiro. Can you honestly tell me that you don't enjoy it? It must be great – the five of you back together."

He didn't bother to answer but instead changed the subject. Relena shook her head, aware that though Hiiro was changed, he was still uncomfortable with most intimate emotions and relationships.

"Innocence's prospective future is great."

Relena tilted her head to the side and studied him. "And so is yours."

…………………

"Hiiro Yui, recently promoted to top agent under Treize Khushrenada, is currently on vacation and was last seen somewhere on the beaches of Cancun," Artemis read aloud. Usagi looked up abruptly as the silver-haired man appeared noiselessly and stood leaning against her doorframe.

"Well, what do you know?" she laughed softly. "Hiiro, on vacation…"

"But getting down to business." Artemis came into the room and sat down opposite of her. "Do you want the McKinley case? It's a quick two mil."

"Lord, missions sure are piling up. Put it on the list, okay?"

There was a short pause in the conversation as Usagi twirled around in her chair, silently appreciating the New York scenery, while Artemis studied her fair features – golden hair, light blue eyes, and pale skin. Usagi's appearance hadn't changed much over the years he had worked with her.

"He misses you, y'know."

She twirled back around. "And how would you know that?"

"Relena talked to him recently. He's changed."

Her eyes looked past him as if peering into the distant future. "And so have I."

Artemis nodded, agreeing absolutely.

Usagi Tsukino was back. She was bold. And she was still as beautiful as ever. [1]

But like she herself had said, Usagi had changed.

Even before, Usagi Tsukino was a name to be appreciated, but after she had come back, Usagi's name attained immortality and divinity. This time around, Usagi was no longer afraid of tears, of relationships, of love. This time around, she was completely invincible.

"We have a safe line to him. One time use only."

Her eyes widened as a smile lit up her face. "Really?"

"You can e-mail him."

"E-mail him?"

Artemis nodded towards her computer. "You can do it right now, if you want."

He watched her silently as she pulled up Outlook Express before walking over behind the desk, entering an address for her and typing in a security code. For privacy, he walked back so that he was opposite of her.

Usagi thought, head tilted backwards, staring at the ceiling. Finally, grinning, she leaned forward and tapped out one single sentence before clicking send.

Artemis didn't need to ask. She beamed at his puzzled face and explained, "It says a whole lot more than anything I could ever write."

She didn't see the e-mail as a locking of the door but rather an entrance to the future. Turning back to the skyline, Usagi closed her eyes and welcomed it with open arms.

…………………

You've got mail.

Hiiro started and stared skeptically at his laptop. The only person who would e-mail him for any reason would be Treize but even he didn't know his private address. Getting up, he clicked on the mailbox icon and gaped at what was in it.

Frowning and breath abated, he double clicked on the dark blue, highlighted text and read the brief line from Innocence, New York City. Blinking, he reread it, and slowly, a smile stretched over his face.

If you love something, let it go, and if it comes back to you…

Hiiro Yui looked out at the bright morning sky and waited impatiently for the future.

…………………

Notes:

1.Got it from Diana Crescent's She's Back! She's Bold! … and She's Finally Home. Was browsing, saw the title, and used it. :D

Oh goodness … it's over. :D It was over a long time ago … but now is when the sense of completion kicks in. Lovely feeling, really. :D

Serena Yuy: rofl … yep! Hiiro and Usagi are going to be separated for more than five seconds. xD Whether or not they're going to be together … depends entirely on the sequel. :D [though the thought of writing a sequel kind of makes me queasy because … sequels have a habit of not living up to the original … not that this is much to live up to but … !! I'm blabbering. :D] No Kleenex box needed! Lol … it's just all … hopeful-like and stuff. :D I hope this was posted early enough for you! [it's Tuesday-Wednesday … that's considered early in the week, ne? :D] Lol … and I got tired of Treize being evil. xD

CrystalGem2003: "Not really interesting; I'll just skip it" Lol … my thoughts exactly when this was at four chapters. xD [which lead to the long, long hiatus … :D] Thank you so much for your comments! Heh… :D

Lady Artemis: Lol … call this an experiment then, eh? :D Well … it's not depressing at least! So … there's definitely hope that they'll end up together [which is … I suppose … typical of my writing … --;] Sappy endings are great, ne? :D [that was random…]

Crazygurl: Lol … well … "cheesiness" works with this fic. xD [you formatted the review in a soap opera episode preview … rofl] And, yes, I feel your pain. Lol. xD

Vixen: …!! ::has died and gone to heaven:: Ahhh … I feel like I can't live up to that at all! Lol … and I'll hold you to your promise to update more now that you're back. :DDD

Naiad: The boys in Cancun … lol … just like that beach-type picture with them all wearing Hawaiian-type shirts! :DDD And I didn't realize until you pointed it out…!! [that there were no GW/SM couples in the end … or rather … there weren't any couples at all in the end … lol. :x] ::hands you Duo's leash:: Have fun! :D

The Desert Fox: How do the Outers honestly feel about Serena … hmmm … honestly, I can't say I have any right to answer that. Lol … [I haven't seen but a few episodes past R season and they were all random and unconnected… :x] Maybe … maybe it started out as their seeing her as the "Queen" and then slowly warming up to her…? [wild guess…xD] Robin Hood … heh heh … I've kind of made the connection but never really thought it through and when you connected each character to another character … lol … it was almost scary/funny how accurate it was. :D And your PS … rofl! :x Urk … twelve kids…? How will Hiiro ever manage? Rofl … ::imagines each kid running around with one of Hiiro's guns:: o_o!! Hmm … I should read into the Pluto planet controversy … sounds interesting. :D

Sere Star: Heh heh … me too, me too! :D And thanks by the bunches. :D

Gackt Camui: Depressing? Lol … [I've never been depressed by any of my fics…:x] But, ::ahem::, I'll tell you what's really depressing! You're not writing H/U anymore! [But you updated Fear Me, right? Need to go review … hmm…] Write, Gackt-san, write! :DDD

Pyro-Girl: Lol … one fic that I'm actually going to kind of miss. :D Thanks for sticking with me throughout all of this! ::luffs::

Purple Hotagi: Sequel … Lol … hopefully! :D It was nice having you drop in. :DDD

Question: Sequel vs. no sequel. Like I mentioned to Serena Yuy-san, I don't want to fall into the typical sequel trap … and truthfully, most sequels don't live up to the originals [because the freshness is gone…] But … there's a general idea in my head … with a very, very tentative summary [which needs to be shortened…] like this:

Five years from the pivotal moment in her life when Hiiro left, Usagi fakes her death to take a small break from Innocence. But it isn't as easy as she'd thought and when a strange new organization nicknamed Eden appears, she's in for another round of dodging the bad guys. But this time, Hiiro is by her side ... right?

It's vague and definitely sounds a bit dull … ["bit" might actually be quite flattering … lol] But … lol … I've grown attached to this fic. :x Your opinions! … please? :D

Great big thank yous to everybody who stuck with me throughout this whole fic, which has spanned over … two years-ish? Or actually … two and a half years-ish? o_o!!! You guys have a lot of commitment. XD And great big thank yous also to those who came and went but still … urk … sampled it? :DDD Anyhow. I'm grateful to everybody in the entire world. Ahhh … good night, world. ^^ Yours, Angel.