A/N: Well guys, this is the LAST chapter….I've already written the epilogue and I will upload it as soon as I finish editing it.

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Chapter Fifteen

Heero got off the carriage to see the reason why Wu Fei had stopped half expecting to see a cart toppled over with its contents spilled on the road.

His body tensed up seeing the two men standing in front of them. Heero started walking towards Milliardo.

"Heero don't!" Trowa suddenly said understanding Heero's intentions, he was obviously going to add something else but a feminine voice interrupted him.

"Milliardo…we need to talk…".

"Relena, we don't need to talk…you need to go back to Hanoi…" Milliardo started saying but he was interrupted once again by his sister:

"NO…Don't you understand? I love…".

"Relena…wait…" Trowa said closing the distance between him and the girl. Then, he lifted his right hand and placed it on Relena's left shoulder giving her a look that was trying to be reassuring.

"Milliardo, you've got to let them go…" Trowa said knowing he could no longer hide a truth he had tried to save for a desperate situation, just like this one.

"What are you talking about Barton?" Milliardo said looking confused.

"It is obvious that Relena's heart is someone else's. And, besides…I have another, stronger reason that prevents me from marrying her…I'm going to be a father…" Trowa said shocking everyone, even Heero, with this revelation.

"What? You mean…" Relena started saying…

"Yes, Relena…Midii is pregnant…she told me last night…and, it has made me the happiest man alive…" Trowa said with his green eyes shining like two polished emeralds.

"Congratulations man…" Wu Fei said sincerely patting lightly the French man's left shoulder.

"Thanks…" replied Trowa removing his hand from Relena's shoulder, seeing the jealous look that Heero was giving him.

Trowa diverted his attention to Milliardo, almost fearing his reaction, which, more than likely, would not be pretty.

The English man just stood there not knowing what to say. He needed time to think…but he did not have time, he needed to take a decision and fast.

Then, without any warning, Milliardo walked to where his sister was and, taking it by her right arm, said:

"You said we need to talk, then, let's talk…".

With this Milliardo lead her to a small barn next to the road that lead to the docks.

"Leave them alone now…" Wu Fei said seeing that Heero had every intention of following them.

"But…" Heero started saying.

"He's right Heero…we should leave it in Relena's hands…after all, she is his sister…I'm sure Milliardo will have to take that in consideration…" Trowa said decidedly.

"Guess you're right…in any case, I haven't congratulated you yet…by the way, where's she now? I believe she was a very important part of this plan of yours…" Heero asked.

"She knows that church very well and she's hiding in a secret compartment between the altar and the sacristy. They won't be able to find her and, by the looks of it, they're looking for her everywhere else but the church…" replied Trowa seeming proud of the girl's cunningness.

Meanwhile, inside the barn, that was clearly used to store the fishing nets and other sea related material, Milliardo stood there giving his back to a very nervous Relena.

She still felt a bit weak but she was prepared to face anything. The girl was about to speak when Milliardo, turning round suddenly, said:

"You really love him, don't you?".

"Yes brother, I do…" Relena replied looking directly at his brother's ice blue eyes.

"I see…" Milliardo said sadly.

"Brother…you know that upsetting you is the last think I would have wanted to do…but, you've been a big disappointment for me…" Relena said getting a shocked look by her brother, then, before he could say anything, Relena added "When father died and you sent to me that telegram saying that I was more than welcome in your house, I was the happiest girl in the world…my long lost brother wanted me to live with him…I left England reluctantly because for me it was home but I was looking forward to seeing you. Then, I arrive here and I find out that you've already decided something as important to me as my own wedding…Milliardo, while I am grateful you were kind enough to have me in your house, you cannot plan my whole life, not after being away from me most of it. I love Heero, he loves me back and I will be happy with him…and, even though we don't need it, I would be grateful if you gave us your approval…please…".

Relena had started crying half way her speech but, as she finished it, she started sobbing quite violently.

Milliardo, seeing this, could not cope with it anymore, he walked towards her and took her in his arms placing a hand on the back of her head.

Relena returned the hug and placed her head on her brother's wide chest.

After a few minutes, during which, the platinum blond man seemed to be considering his options, Milliardo said:

"I'm sorry…you're right…I've been trying to plan your life and I had not thought of how you might have felt…" Milliardo said and then, with one of his long fingers, lifted his sister's face up and added "Right then, I guess I will have to accept your decision and let you be with that ninja fighter…".

"He's a samurai not a ninja fighter…"Relena said smiling through the tears. She just couldn't believe her brother had finally given in.

"Whatever…he will need to be both if he harms you in any way…because I will kill him if he does…" Milliardo said hugging her again protectively.

"I'm stronger than I look, you know…and, besides, he won't harm me…he loves me…" Relena replied.

"I know you're strong my little one…you're a natural born fighter, just like our mother…" Milliardo replied proudly.

"We should go to them, shouldn't we?" Relena asked hoping she didn't sound as eager as she was of seeing Heero again.

"Sure…I just want to ask you one more thing…what are you going to do now?" Milliardo asked.

"Well, I have a friend in America and I was going to go to her…her husband is a business man and I'm sure Heero could work for him or something like that…and as for me, I would help my friend in the school where she works…" Relena said resolutely.

"And what about our manor in England?" Milliardo asked.

"I don't know…the lawyers said that is for you to decide…" Relena replied.

"Alright then…I'll think of it later…now, let's go…" Milliardo said starting to walk back to the road.

As soon as they reached the other three men, Milliardo said, looking straight into Heero's dark blue eyes:

"Seeing Barton's future paternity, and having listened to what Relena had to say, I have no alternative but to accept my sister's choice…I cannot say it makes me happy to see her with someone like you but…I will put up with it…I only ask of you one thing: you'll have to marry her before you go to America…".

"BROTHER!!" shouted Relena hearing Milliardo's words. She didn't want Heero to propose like that, if he ever had intentions of marrying her anyway.

"I am not having this man disgracing your good name…so, do you accept my conditions?" Milliardo insisted looking at Heero with a look that left very little options to the Japanese man but to say:

"My intentions have always been honest. I had no will to leave this country without marrying your sister sir. I had something else in mind regarding the way I would do this but, you're not leaving me any other option…" Heero replied.

Then, shocking Relena, Heero walked to her and dropping on one knee, took one of her hands and said:

"Relena, would you do me the honour of becoming my wife?".

Relena was speechless. She just could not speak…but she had to…

"Yes…" she said with such a small voice that no one, not even Heero, heard.

"Relena?" Heero asked confused.

"I said YES!!" Relena said dropping on her knees and hugging Heero. She was, once more, crying…she blamed the country's humid climate. She had never cried as much as she had cried in the past few weeks…

Milliardo interrupted them saying:

"We better go to the town's centre to find a church…".

The four men and Relena were about to move when they saw a group of horseman riding towards them. The leader's group was none other than the British governor Treize Khushrenada.

"Milliardo, Mr Barton! I see you caught them before they had the chance to leave!" the governor said getting off his horse.

Relena looked at her brother with a silent plead in her eyes. Heero was, once again, prepared to fight the enemy and Wu Fei was about to laugh out loud hysterically, this whole situation made him feel lucky his life was so simple.

Trowa just stood there silently. He just didn't know what else to do and was thinking really hard trying to have another good idea…

Then, Milliardo looked at him briefly before returning his gaze to Treize. Then the blond man said something that shocked everybody:

"Treize, I'm glad you're here…you will be able to assist to my sister's wedding…but not to Mr Barton but to Mr Yuy…".

"What are you talking about…Milliardo, are you out of your mind?" Treize said losing, for one second, his cool manners.

"Treize, my sister has been kind enough to let us know that she's expecting a baby and that, as you will understand, leave us with no options…" said Milliardo lying through his teeth.

Relena, at this point, just couldn't handle any more surprises and had to lean on Heero's chest grabbing his arms for support.

Heero himself was astonished at the lie but not entirely displeased…he hoped that, one day, Relena would announce something like that for real.

Trowa just smiled. Milliardo had saved him the trouble of making something else up while Wu Fei had to hide himself behind one of the carriage's horses to hide his huge grin. He enjoyed very much seeing Treize's shocked face.

"Now, if you don't mind, we're on our way to the church so, if you wish, you may follow us…" Milliardo said and, without waiting for a reply, the blond man got on his horse and asked Trowa to do the same. Then, Heero and Relena boarded the carriage and Wu Fei got, once more, on the driver's seat.

END OF CHAPTER FIFTEEN