Well before you all kill me for not updating in ages hear me excuse.....

Sniff the end is coming soon and im gona miss all you guys. Thanks so much for supporting this fic and encouraging me, it's been great I promise to write more fics after this one.

I don't own Gundam Wing even though I should. :P

And now my excuse...OH HEY LOOK THE FIC IS STARTING!

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'Mmm hungry… now I know what Duo feels like all the time.'

Heero's mind groaned. He was glad to be back in the mansion, sheltered in the comfort of his cozy room but his sleep had escaped him.

His eyes rolled lazily towards the clock that was mercilessly surrounded by at least 5 medications cases..

'6:12 AM …that's 10 hours of sleep, must be a record.'

They had brought him back the night before and the second he reached his bed he was out in a flash. And here he was at 6 o'clock in the morning, eyes wide open, glued to the dimly lit ceiling. You'd think that after being attacked several times in less than a week his body would be craving more sleep. He watched the slow figures move sluggishly on the ceiling, morphing into different colors now and then.

He stubbornly rubbed his eyes to shake away the hallucinations, but seeing as this failed he slowly inched himself up out of his laying position. Careful as to not agitate his numb wounds he slowly shifted himself finally managed to get out of bed, grabbing on to various objects for little support.

He wobbled his way to the living room and froze in his place, taking in the sight that he was sure he would never ever see again.

There in the massive living room lay all his friends, sprawled on the floor fast asleep. Some were covered in blankets, other were covered in each other… the most amusing were Zechs and Wufei who looked like they were cuddling.(AN hm how did that happen? snicker snicker!). They must have stayed with him just to be on the safe side. He smiled softly as he looked over his friends, and for once actually felt the true value of their friendship.

Everyone was there, even Charlie and Anna who had fallen sleep behind one of the couches. Heero's gaze wandered around to Catherine with her one arm strangling her little brother as he had his armed rapped around Middie. To say the rest were in more amusing forms would merely be an understatement.

And so the mischievous side of him took control, playing a smirk across his face. He limped back to his room and dug out the camera Relena had left from a few days back (A.N. remember Duo's little prank that backfired? Chapter 5 if you're lost…). Within no time he was up and around snapping pictures of everyone in their interesting positions; taking different angles and combinations. It was just too amusing and he found himself having to muffle his snickering a few times. Now blackmail could be added to his many methods of getting the job done…

There was only space for 1 more picture left before he realized someone was missing…

'Where's Relena?'

Heero couldn't seem to locate her in the pile of bodies, so he continued roaming around as steadily as his limbs could take him. His paranoid side was about to take control when he came across a sleeping figure huddled on the large sofa chair in front of the fireplace. The fire was still burning, and there was Relena snuggled under a blanket, sound asleep on the massive squishy chair.

Heero smiled. She was pretty damn cute when she slept.

He stood there staring at her face, as it was lit by the glow of the fireplace. It looked sooo cozy…

The Japanese pilot felt a sudden drowsiness overcome him just by looking at Relena. He crept beside her under the blanket, careful as to not awaken her. She reacted almost immediately to his warmth and snuggled into his arms, nuzzling her head under his chin. He held her firmly, one arm draped around her shoulder, holding her to him, while the other injured one rested on his side.

Taking the camera in his free hand, he raised it up a foot or two away from them. Resting his cheek on her head, he looked at the lens from the corner of his eye with a light sleepy, smirk.

CLICK!

No more picture space left. Letting the camera fall gently to the carpeted floor, he looked at the sleeping beauty in his arms and placed a kiss on her head. He couldn't imagine what he would do without her, now with them finally free of their barriers, he could finally express his feelings for her without having to ever hold back. If it felt this good to be in love and be loved in return, then there was nothing more in the world that he could ever ask for…

(AN. Come, all of us together….AWWWWWWWWW!!!)

Duo: Shhhh! The next scene is starting!

CrimsonDragon010: Oh sorry!…..How did you get in-

Duo:SHHH!

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The living room was silent, now lightened by gold, and all were asleep except…

"Heero?"

Relena's whisper was hardly heard by the pilot, who remained in his sleeping state with his arms around her figure. She never recalled him being there when she fell asleep last night, after everyone decided to stay in his room to keep a close eye on him. He must have woken up and come there.

She smiled gently at him, bringing her hand up to move away the brown locks that curtained his eyes. She wasn't surprised when he began to stir, there was little that could escape this soldier even when he was asleep. Prussian eyes slowly opened and gazed upon Relena's glowing face.

"Hey."

"Good morning Heero. Sleep well?"

"For the past hour or two, yes."

She smiled at him and snuggled closer.

"How are your wounds?"

"Numb. Hope it'll stay that way."

She looked up at him as he rubbed his eyes slowly and stopped to lean his head back.

"Heero…"

"Hn-"

She cut of his thoughts as she leaned up to place her lips on his. He was slightly startled, but melted into her as he tightened his hold on her and kissed her back with increasing passion… 'sigh' that is of course until…

"CAAAARRREEEBBEEAAARRRSSS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!GEETTT THEM OFF OF MEEEE!!!" Yelled the lovable braided baka, springing up like a jack in the box and running around the whole living quarters.(AN. 4 U IVORY G)

Heero and Relena immediately broke apart from the outburst and Heero had to grab onto her wristto keep her from falling off his lap. The others were sprung out of their sleep in shock, looking around frantically to find the source of the noise.

Hilde fumbled around in her spot, moving random limbs out of her way. "What the hell was th-"

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Duo ran back into the room and stopped to catch his breath, panting heavily. Violet eyes looked up to meet the annoyed glares of others.

"Whew! Just a bad dream. Whoa! Haha that was a close one, darn carebears almost had me i-."

A massive bombardment of pillows knocked the poor Duo off his feet. Everyone moved sluggishly in their waking moments and slowly got up one by one.

"Someone wake up Heero he has to take his medicine." Groaned Sally while she watched with confusion as Wufei and Zechs move apart with amazing speed. Strangely enough, both seemed to be blushing.

"You mean that medicine cabinet you emptied on the table?" Heero called from his snuggly spot by the fire, being noticed for the first time.

"Hey, he's up!" Duo bounced over to his friend, grinning sheepishly at the blushing woman in his lap. They crowded around him, pleased to see him recovering in good time.

"Stay right there I'll go bring your pills."

He groaned with annoyance, but was silenced immediately by Relena's warning glare.

"Heh heh check it out, your little sisters already taking him by the leash!" Duo punched Zechs' arm playfully, giving him his best wink.

Zechs: "Don't do that again."

Duo: "K. Sorry."

…..

HUUGGG!!!

Zech's yelled in fury as he tried to wrench off the braided pilot.

"What's wrong with you?! Get off of me!"

"Ah man! This is just the best trip ever!"

The rest couldn't help but laugh at the two. Even Zechs was starting to get hysterical…

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Sadly, the last day of their vacation arrived and the gang decided to take a submarine tour of the nearby coral reefs. Thanks to Charlie's connections and the Scuba Diving agency's thankfulness for catching the men who broke into their supply room a few days ago ( you know who), they got a free submarine tour.

They were all gathered in the main lobby room where the walls were lined with thick glass, allowing the view of the outside marine life to show.

The scene was dazzling. Different sea creatures of vibrant colors swam near with great curiosity before returning back to their place at the glistening reefs. Hilde and Duo bounced merrily from one side of the window to the other, pointing at the strange looking fish that floated by. Heero wondered which couple was more fascinated, Duo and Hilde or the big eyed fish that were now looking at his two friends in a strange fishy way.

'That's it. No more medications for me.'

Heero rubbed his temples and continued looking around from his seat in front of the window. Trowa and Middie stood silently surveying the surroundings, hands intertwined in another. Dorothy was clinging on to Quatre's arm as they walked down the hallway. Wufei was busy boasting about his homeland's famous seafood dishes, but in Heero's opinion Sally looked way too engrossed in the scenery to be paying any attention.

Feeling the seat shift beside him, Heero turned to where Relena just sat down.

"Enjoying the tour?" She smiled brightly.

It actually took some effort to refrain from saying one of the many a sarcastic retorts swimming through his head. So instead he just nodded.

"That's good to hear."

She gently leaned onto his shoulder resting her head at the crook if his neck. Her arms snuggled around his waist. Draping his arm around her petite figure, Heero relaxed into his seat. The two sat there in comfortable silence, watching the fish float by.

Within an hour, everyone was called into the main dinning room where the warm dinner was waiting.

"Oh boy! Mmm smells really good. Must be seafood."

"What else would they serve on an island you baka."

"Aw, why so mad Wuffers? Did the little fishies make fun of you?"

"Shut up Maxwell, before I throw you off this submarine and watch you swim your way back."

"Oh yeah? I dare ya!"

"Why you-"

"SHUT UP ALREADY!"

The two men flinched. Pure fear ran down their spines upon hearing their womans' voices. Hilde grabbed Duo by his braid and practically dragged him to his seat. Wufei resisted any physical force, but Sally's glare was enough to shut him up. Well for the moment anyway.

The dining room was extravagantly designed; a real beauty. But what caught Heero's attention were the endless rows of large silver platters being brought onto the massive table. Various fish, lobster, crab, salads galore, and even chicken? His stomach did a somersault in glee, he was starving. Ever since he was out of the hospital and onto several medications ( which Sally had to stuff down his throat) his appetite almost reach Duo's.

'Almost' he thought, watching Duo pile globs of globs of food onto his plate.

"Ahem before we begin," Quatre stood, a glass full of sparkling white wine in his hand. " I would like to propose a toast."

They all reached for their glasses, which had somehow 'magically' filled up with wine.(A.N. Yeah yeah, I know they're not past the drinking age but WHO CARES? Oh wait, I have to stop Heero form drinking he's on drugs ah! NO HEERO!)

Quatre smiled at his friends and continued, "To our vacation, which has been one of the best experiences of my life. I can't think of any other group of friends I would have rather spent my time with, and I am hoping we'll be back on another adventure like this one very soon,"

'Yeah sure, you and me both buddy-OW!'

Seeing the sarcasm in Heero's look, Relena was quick to elbow him. He returned her playful glare with one of his own, before returning his attention to Quatre.

"I think you'll all agree that this has been one crazy experience, so I'd like to thank my sister, Anna, and Charlie for their hospitality. Everyone here for all the memories we've shared…and of course Heero, who has once again proven how amazingly heroic he can be,"

"And some what destructive." Charlie added in with a mischievous smirk.

"And a lady's man." Duo winked at Relena, switching his gaze to Heero with a flashy smile.

"And conniving." Zechs glared from Heero to Relena.

"And in desperate need of another vacation after this one." Heero responded to all the looks.

Heero couldn't help but lighten up, as the others laughed out loud. Damn right he needed another vacation. Maybe he could get Relena to join him too…

"But honestly, this toast is for all of us. To an everlasting friendship and to many more enjoyable, happy times like this one. Cheers!"

"Cheers!" The voices echoed and the glasses chimed.

It's safe to say, that the last meal of the trip was the most satisfying. Not only because the food was exquisite, but also because for once, everyone felt content.

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Maui Airport, 9:00 AM.

"Oh! Goodbye you guys! Please come back really soon, you know you're welcome here any time."

Anna was close to tears as she bid her new close friends goodbye. She knew it would be a while before they would all be together again. Charlie stood beside her, bidding his goodbyes to Zechs and Noin.

"Keep in touch old friend, it's been a pleasure seeing you again." Zechs smiled naturally, shaking hands with his old comrade.

"You too Zechs, Noin. I'll call you up now and then. Take care you two!"

Anna hugged her little brother tightly, and she couldn't keep the tears back.

"Don't cry Anna. Hey, I promise to visit soon ok."

She smiled her tearful smile and nodded. Charlie enveloped her in his arms as the two watched the gang head into the plane. Trowa stood behind, watching his sister bid farewell to Ray. He felt a prickling pain in his heart to see her so upset about leaving. Ray was smiling and hugging her. Trowa noticed him whisper something in her ear, making her lighten up immensely. The two stared at each other before Catherine hugged him tightly and kissed him goodbye.

Middie came up to Catherine as she entered the plane, and hugged her comfortingly. Trowa walked behind the two most important women in his life, and brought his arms around both of their shoulders. The mood immediately lightened and the two girls laughed wholeheartedly.

Despite his injuries, Heero managed to store his luggage rather easily. Thanks to some help from Relena. Ok maybe a lot of help from Relena. He made sure they were locked safely and securely, arguing that if there were to be an emergency then it would be a potential health hazard of they were to fall out of place and block the walkway. Relena rolled her eyes and dragged him down into the seat.

Feeling the plane lift off and ascend to its cruising height, Heero relaxed in his seat, tired eyes roaming to where the stuartist was covering safety procedures. Naturally this became utterly boring so he turned to the passenger to his right. Relena was too busy gazing out the window to notice him staring straight at her. It was her God-given talent to sense his eyes on her but at the moment she was totally oblivious. This could only mean one thing…

"Relena?"

"Hm?" Her gaze remained unbroken.

"Is something wrong?"

"No. Everything is fine."

He could sense a dreaminess in her tone. He still didn't have all of her attention.

"Hey…" He brought his hand to the side of her face, gently brushing the loose strands behind her ear. His touch did the trick. She turned to him, a mild inquiry in her look. "Something's bothering you."

"No Heero it's fine really."

She was about to turn her head back to the window when his fingers caught her chin, bringing her face closer to his. His eyes did all the talking. She sighed. The concerned look in those Prussian blue orbs melted her immediately.

"It's silly really. You'll think I'm being paranoid."

"Try me."

She gave him a final look before dropping her head to look at his hands, now caressing hers gently.

"I've just been thinking about how it'll be when we go back to the same old routine. Our relationship I mean. Same old meetings and procedures and publicity an-"

She was immediately silenced by his finger covering her lips. Moving his hand slowly, he caressed her soft lips with his thumb before proceeding to bring his face inches away from hers.

"Nothing will ever change between us. I won't let it."

He pressed his lips to her gently, engaging in a tender kiss. She sighed against him, bringing her arms around his shoulders where they ran through his chocolaty brown hair. Within seconds he was wanting more, savoring her sweet taste as his tongue battled hers. She moaned as the kiss became more passionate, feeling his hands crawl behind her back and pull her to him. He broke the lip lock momentarily to plant sweet kisses down her neck. Nipping at the skin beneath her jaw, he heard her giggle at his newfound ticklish spot. He returned his attention to her lips and was about to capture them once more when suddenly everything went dark.

He fought the muffling object that had suddenly attacked him. Bringing his hand up to force it away, Heero was surprised to find himself holding a dark navy blanket.

"Heero! Hey Heero!" Duo was hoping he had finally caught their attention.

Though disappointed from the sudden interruption, Relena tried very hard to hold back her laugh from the expression on Heero's face. He began fumbling with his seatbelt, desperate to open it.

"Heero no! Don't kill him! Heero!" Relena laughed as she struggled to restrain him from getting up.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to kill him, that would be way too merciful."

Getting up, despite Relena who tried desperately to remain latched on to his arm, he proceeded down the walkway to Duo's seat.

"Ah finally man! I was trying to get your attention forever. I had to ask you something."

Heero grabbed Duo's collar, bringing him dangerously close to his frustrated face.

"And what is this extremely important question that you had to ask me." Heero's voice was at a deathly low tone, barely escaping through his gritted teeth.

Duo had a blank look on his face before finally remembering his question.

He smiled sheepishly.

"Are you eating your peanuts?"

vvvvvvv In the control room.

"Captain Captain! One of the passengers is strangling someone!"

"What?!"

The stuartist screeched in panic.

"He's crazy. He's strangling the man with his own braid! What should we do?!"

"Knock him upside the head I don't know!"

vvvvvvv An hour and a half later.

Heero was back in his seat, giving the head rest of the person in front of him a most deathly glare. His one hand was resting at his side, while the other one was becoming sore from holding the large ice pack on his head.

Relena put down her Cosmopolitan magazine, and turned to check up on how the bruise on Heero's head was healing.

"Let me see."

He silently lifted the icepack. The ice had prevented the swelling, but it still had a taint of blue.

"Does it hurt?"

"No."

"Liar."

He looked at her smiling face from the corner of his eye. Grumbling something inaudible, he lowered himself into his seat with a heavy pout.

An adorably, cute heavy pout.

"You know Heero, since your not fully healed yet Sally said you'll need someone to take care of you for the time being."

"I can take care of myself."

Feeling a little disappointed by his emotionless response, Relena opened up her magazine, thinking that it would be best not to bother him any more. Heero looked at her from the corner of his eye.

"Unless…" He suddenly continued with a playful smirk. "You insist on taking care of me."

Relena caught the mischievous glint in his eyes. A sly smile spread across her face.

"In that case, you better start cleaning up your apartment when we get back. You'll be needing room for two."

His smile made her fall in love with him all over again. She snuggled under his arm, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"I love you Heero."

He looked down at her. She had made a good pillow out of him and was now breathing softly with her eyes closed. He leaned down and gave her head a lingering kiss.

"I love you too."

And with that he finally closed his eyes.

'Always have. Always will'

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THE END

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A.N. AAAWWW SNIFF, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE THE END!!! SNIFFLES! Oh wait, im the author , it doesn't have to be!! Well as fun as that sounds every good story has its end. This one's is very close heh heh. Yup.

EPILOGUE COMING SHORTLY. And then you can all mope and cry and miss me until the next fic.

I might also have a bonus chapter with a surprise event, (Vash the Stampede you better watch out for that one. I think you'll like it )

Anyhoo, epilogue coming up, until then my friends.

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