Epilogue

"Trinity Raquel Maxwell! Get you're ass in here!" Duo's angry voice echoed through the small house.

From around the corner poked the very uneasy head of a beautiful young woman with auburn hair and vibrant violet eyes. She walked cautiously down the hall and into the study where her very irate father sat on the couch with a mountain of paperwork in front of him. She bit her lower lip as she stood in front of him with her fingers laced in front of her.

"….Yes, Daddy?" She asked sweetly.

He glared up at her and clenched a sheet of paper in his hand. "What's this?" His voice was eerily calm.

Trinity leaned forward slightly to read the heading on the paper. It said: "Preventor Contract".

"It's…a contract for the Preventors." She said softly.

Duo nodded. "Yes it is…and why does it have your signature on it?" He asked placing the paper down on the coffee table.

She swallowed and stood straighter. "I wanted to surprise you. I've joined the Preventors." She said, trying to keep her voice from shaking.

Duo looked up at her with a raised eye brow and stood up, towering over her much shorter frame. "And when were you planning on letting me know?" He glared.

"Umm…now?" She ventured, looking up at him.

In a flash, Duo's glare was gone and he was grinning from ear to ear before he lifted her in his arms, giving her a bare hug. "I am so proud of you!" He exclaimed.

Trinity laughed as he father twirled her and playfully slapped him when he released her. "You scared the crap outta me!" She shouted with a grin on her face.

"That was the point!" Duo countered with a chuckle.

She glared at him just as Catherine came into the room. "What's all this?" She asked.

Duo chuckled and wrapped his arm around her daughter. "Trin's joined the Preventors."

Cathy's face lit up and she smiled. "Really? Oh Trinity, honey that's wonderful!"

Trinity blushed slightly and nodded. "Thanks Mom."

"So that contract says you're shipping out at the end of the week. What do you say to a little celebration?" Duo asked with a smirk.

Trinity smiled. "Yeah, that sounds great!"

"I'll call everyone." Cathy smiled and left the room.

Duo chuckled and crossed his arms over his chest as his wife left. "So how many people actually know about this besides me?" He smirked.

Trinity laughed. "Odin and Katrina. It was their idea."

"Humph. Figures." He chuckled and hugged his daughter again. "What happened? We used to be so close! Why oh why wouldn't you tell them over me?" He cried in mock sadness.

Trinity laughed and pushed him off. "Oh, I don't know; maybe because they happen to be my best friend and fiancé?" She winked at him.

Duo chuckled, a mocking gone from his face. "Oh, that. Well why didn't you say so?" He winked.

Cathy came back into the room with a smile and wrapped her arms around Duo. "Quatre and Wufei will be here at seven, but Heero and Relena have a press conference so they won't be here till eight." She explained.

"And Odin, Katrina and Sally?" Duo asked.

"Sally's already on her way, she just wouldn't take no for an answer." Cathy giggled. "As for the kids…"

"They're already here."

The three turned at the deep and steady voice of Odin Yuy as he stood in the doorway with a smirk with Katrina Mei Chang-Winner stood behind him with a smile on her face.

Trinity smiled and walked over to him, giving him a soft kiss on the cheek. Duo smirked at them. He still couldn't get over how much Odin looked like Heero. The same dark and messy hair, the same eyes, even the same body type. The only thing that was different was his height. Heero had never been gifted with height, standing only an inch or two over Relena. Odin, however, was a solid six foot three inches. Duo always assumed it came from the Peacecraft blood, since Millardo was just as tall.

"You didn't think we'd miss this, do you?" Katrina giggled.

She mostly took after Quatre, with long blond hair that waved beautifully around her face. But her body was far leaner, much like Wufei, and her eyes were dark and narrow. All and all she was a very beautiful young woman.

"I expect nothing less from the daughter of a Winner." Duo chuckled.

Katrina laughed. "But what about the daughter of a Chang-Winner?" She winked.

Duo smirked. "Well that's a different story. I'm surprised you're not more introverted with a father like Wufei." He teased.

"Me too." She laughed, clinging onto Trinity in a hug.

"So, you're both joining Preventors as well?" Cathy asked.

Odin smirked and nodded. "How could we not with parents like ours?" He joked.

Duo laughed. "Yeah, I guess you were all doomed from the start, eh?"

"What is Quatre going to do with Winner Enterprises if you're joining the Preventors?" Cathy asked the blond girl.

She smiled and walked further into the room, letting go of Trinity. "We've talked about this a lot. He wants me to take over the company, but I know that I can't lead a life of business without earning my place in society. I've promised him that I'll take over when the time is right, but until then, my life will be with the Preventors."

Duo chuckled. "Yup, you're Wufei's kid alright." He joked and she glared, though she couldn't remove the smile on her face. Duo smirked and looked up at Odin. "So, what's your story?"

Odin smiled, pulling Trinity into the room with him. "Both my mother and my father have fought long and hard for peace. I know now that peace can not exist without sacrifice. I also know that most people aren't willing to make that sacrifice. If no one takes a risk, we'll never have peace." He shrugged. "My father taught me that peace really is worth risking everything you have."

Duo smiled darkly and chuckled, the God of Death emerging for a slit second. "Yeah…you got that right."

"What do you're siblings say about all of this?" Cathy asked, sitting on the couch with Duo while the kids gathered around in various arm chairs.

Odin chuckled. "Hailey's jealous. She wants to join Preventors too. But Dad said she's too young."

Duo laughed. "He's one to talk! She's the same age he was when he blew up his first OZ base!"

Odin smirked. "That's what she said. But Dad wouldn't bite."

"Fei wants to start his own temple." Katrina smiled. "He wants to be able to train the next generation of fighters in the ways of honor. Fù Qīn (1) is going to help him."

Cathy smiled. "That's wonderful! I'm glad he's gotten past his insecurities."

Kat smiled and nodded. "Me too. It too him a while to accept being a test tube baby, but once he realized that Fù Qīn and Dad had no other choice in order to have a second kid, he felt special."

Duo chuckled. "You really are Quatre's kids." He shook his head and shrugged. "Anyway," he stood up and clapped his hands together. "Let's get this part started!"

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Later that night, after all the guests had returned home and Odin had just finished saying good-night to Trinity, the auburn haired girl entered her bedroom with a sigh. She walked over to her table top and picked up her brush, running it through her hair a few times before taking a seat on the edge of her bed. She looked over at her bedside table, at the many picture frames that scattered across the top; the first was of her family. Duo and Catherine were in the back holding her little brother Matthew, who was only four at the time, and Trinity was in the front holding the keys to her new card, which was in the background. It was her sixteenth birthday. The second was a group picture of herself, Kat and Odin. They were twelve and decided to step into a cheesy photo booth at the mall. All of their tongues are sticking out and they're faces are squished together. She laughed softly at the memory. Next was a picture of herself and Odin just after he purposed. It was the same picture they sent out in the wedding invitations. Fourth was a picture collage that she created when she was 14. It had a picture of Duo and Catherine on their wedding day (she was only two years old at the time), a picture of Quatre and Wufei on their wedding day, a picture of Heero and Relena at their reception (with a seven-month-old Odin pulling Relena's hair), a few pictures of Sally, Millardo, Noin and some of scattered children of the group. But the one that seemed to mean the most to her, was the one she placed in the very center. It was a picture of the man she never had a chance to know, but knew he was her father. She lifted the picture into her hands with a smile on her face.

"I hope you're proud of me, Dad." She said with a hint of sadness in her voice. She stared at the picture of Trowa Barton for a few more minutes before she set it down and crawled into bed.

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(1) Fù Qīn – Chinese for "Father".

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