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Authors Note: Gomen minna-san! I'm soooooo sorry for not posting sooner. I meant to but I never got around to it. School started taking over there for a little bit… But anyway, here's the ending of Nothing's Changed. I decided that there's only going to be one ending and this is the only one that seems to fit… If later I decide that there's going to be a happy ending, I'll post it then, but for now this is it.

Dedication: This is dedicated to anyone who has stuck with this story (and me). Thank you all so much for your reviews and thoughts and prayers regarding my grandpa (who is doing much, much better). I won't keep you any longer, so here it is…

Nothing's Changed
Epilogue

I sigh as I stand in front of the gravestone. This is all my fault.

"Heero, it wasn't your fault." Quatre's soft voice comes from behind me. "Duo was feeling that way for a while. He didn't tell anyone… but I knew. I always figured he would get over it, or come talk to us if he needed help. It's just as much my fault as it is anyone else's. More because I could have helped him."

"I should have told him how I felt long ago." I sniff and wipe my eyes.

"Come on Heero. Let's go home," Wufei suggests gently. Our therapist decided it would be good for us to move in together for a little while to comfort each other better.

"You guys go on. I'll be right there." I hear a rustle among the dead and dried leaves as they leave.

"M-maybe someone should stay with you," Quatre says hesitantly.

"No, Quat," I murmur, realizing he must be feeling some really weird emotions from me. "I really need to be alone right now." I turn and see the look on his face. Realizing why he wants to stay, I add, "Don't worry, Quatre. I'm not going to do anything stupid. I-I need to keep going… to survive. For him."

Quatre nods sadly before turning and going to the parking lot and Trowa's waiting arms.

I wait until I'm alone before turning and facing the grave. "Hey, buddy. It's, uh, it's been a week since you… left. We just got out of your funeral. It was beautiful. You should have seen how many people were there. The church wasn't big enough to hold everyone. There were people standing in the parking lot. They couldn't even hear the sermon… they just wanted to show how much they love you. So many people loved you. If only you'd known." I take a breath, willing the tremor out of my voice. "I still expect you to walk around a corner, laughing and saying 'Got ya!'" I pause to wipe my eyes and laugh at myself. "Dumb, huh?

"I… I don't know if you could hear me when you were in that coma, but I know you can now that you're in heaven. Aishiteru, koi. I love you." I begin to hum the tune to Duo's favorite hymn as I laid black roses at the base of the gravestone. Duo's favorite flower. "And He will raise you up on eagles wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun. And He will hold you in the palm of his hand," I sing the chorus softly. "I love you, Duo." I wipe my eyes one last time and go to the parking lot.

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I sigh. Heero walks back to the parking lot and flashes Quatre a reassuring smile. I follow, standing next to Heero. But he doesn't know I'm there.

"You ok?" Trowa asks.

Heero shakes his head. "No. Not right now. But I think I will be."

Quatre smiles and rubs Heero's back while Wufei silently wipes tears from his eyes. I smile at him. He's trying to be strong for the rest of them. "Way to go, Wu-man."

I find myself rubbing at my own eyes. If I hadn't been so rash… I would be happy and he… Heero wouldn't be hurting.

"I'm sorry Heero," I whisper.

He stops and turns, listening hard and looking in my general direction. But he doesn't see me.

"Heero, is something wrong?" Quatre asks.

Heero shakes his head. "I just thought I heard Duo."

For once no one knows what to say. Silently they slide into a sleek black limo. At Quatre's signal, the driver pulls away from the church.

I sigh again and let myself float to heaven. "I love you, too, Heero. I'll be waiting."

My eyes look down and find my own gravestone.

Duo Maxwell

A beautiful spirit whose light shone

In a time when darkness reigned.

Owari

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