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Duo Fic!

Final Chapter!

Tears are not enough

"What?" Duo asked, "How is that possible?"

"How could he survive, you mean?" Sally asked. Duo nodded, so she continued, " It seems that his training as an assassin had changed his metabolism anyway, so he would never be normal."

"I live because I have to, Maxwell." Hiiro startled both Duo and Sally. Duo quickly switched off the com system and turned around.

"How long were you standing there?" Duo asked, nervously as Hiiro munched on a piece of celery. Hiiro's gaze hardened.

"Long enough." He said simply, "There's a light flashing on the controls."

"What?" Duo said, turning quickly. "Oh. It says that we're going to be docking in a few minutes."

Hiiro nodded, with no expression.

"Sorry for being so jumpy, man. There's been rumors of mobile suits attacking around here recently." Duo apologized to the man, who was already preparing for landing procedures.

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"Duo! Hiiro!" Relena yelled, running up and hugging them both as they walked out of the docking area.

"Relena…" Hiiro said, emotionlessly.

"What are you doing here?" Duo asked, hugging her.

"We knew you'd make it, so we all came to greet you!" Relena released Duo and waved to the other Gundam pilots that were approaching at a less than fast pace.

"So, you all knew that the great Duo would triumph!" Duo asked, laughing dominantly. To his annoyance, everyone ignored him and went to greet Hiiro.

"Nice you're back." Trowa said.

"I'm glad you're alive Hiiro!" Quatre exclaimed.

"Feh." Wufei scoffed, "You made it."

"Relena…" Hiiro said, eyes locked on her.

"Hiiro…" She blushed under his gaze, still clinging to Duo.

"We should all go to Quatre's house and reminisce there." Duo smiled nervously, keeping his arm around his wife.

"Why my house?" Quatre protested at that.

"Because!" Duo said mischievously, "Your house is the biggest and moreover, it's the cleanest!"

"But still…!" Quatre protested again.

"We won't have time." Hiiro said. Everyone turned to him. He had his eyes glued to a flock of dots approaching in the sky.

"Is that…?" Wufei said, unbelieving.

"Mobile suits! Run for it!" Trowa yelled, as they ran for the large building.

"Right now, I wish that we had kept our Gundams around here." Duo swore as they ducked inside the building.

"Actually…"

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"You brought our Gundams?" Duo smirked as they opened the launching chute, "I still can't believe it."

"Get ready!" Quatre shouted, "Here they come!"

They fought for a while. It seemed as though they were getting lost in the depths, and there were still more coming.

"Fool!" Wufei shouted, "What's he doing out here?"

The Gundam pilots turned to see Hiiro, sitting in the midst of the battlefield.

"Get out of there!" Duo shouted as he piloted for where Hiiro was sitting. Then he saw why Hiiro was sitting there. It was where the docking center had been. Now it was rubble. And Relena was injured. It was fatal. Even Duo could tell that from where he was in the Gundam. Panicked, he jumped from his Gundam and rushed to her side.

"Relena!" He shouted, falling to his knees by her side.

"Duo…" She said, quietly, trying to move so she could see him. She was facing Hiiro.

"No, Relena. Don't speak. It will be all right. You'll see." Duo tried to comfort her, grabbing her hand.

"Let her speak. It will not change her fate." Hiiro said, coldly. He was holding her other hand, with her head resting on his lap. Duo glared at him for a moment, but then Relena spoke, and he turned his attention back to her.

"Duo…" She strained to speak, "I'm sorry that we have to part. I had a good time with you."

"Relena!" Duo said, clasping her hand to his face, sobbing openly.

"Hiiro…" Relena whispered, "I……only……loved……you…" And she spoke no more. She had taken her hand from Duo and rested it over Hiiro's.

"I loved you too," Hiiro said, softly, almost with emotion, "Relena."

It happened so fast. In front of Duo appeared a blinding flash. It was a laser blast. It incinerated both Hiiro and Relena. The impact knocked Duo back against his Gundam. With tears streaming down his face, he fought

the mobile suits to his own death. His Gundam was never found.

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"We have lost three of the best." Trowa said emotionlessly, surveying the battle scene before they started back, "May the world weep over our loss."

THE END