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This is it! The epilogue of The Broken Soldier, enjoy! Comments are much appreciated!

Same warnings.

This is going to be pure fluff, just so that you know.

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It's been three years since my rescue from that evil bastard that called himself a doctor. Everyday has been filled with more happiness than I could have ever thought possible for me. Sure me and Duo would have stupid little spats every now and then, but even those I wouldn't give up for the world. I had finally gotten a job, for the preventers, but not as a field agent. I was on the research and development team and loved every minute of it. Basically I got to hack into computers, banks, or anything else every day, and I even got paid for it! I've been working for them for two years now and had been living in Duo's condo the entire time. Although, all of that was about to change. I found a house almost identical to the one from my dream. In my free time I've been fixing it up and slowly furnishing it. I was going to present it to Duo when I asked him to marry me. It was a kind of engagement gift, just a really big one I guess.

All I want now is to be with you
Cause you know I've been everywhere else
Looking back at what you got me through
You knew me better than I knew myself

I'm so grateful to Duo, not just for loving and supporting me, but for getting me through the worst times of my life. Even during the war I could always depend on him to back me up. Everytime I questioned what I was doing, or felt lost, I would just think of him and regain my strength and direction. During the war he had told me that he would always be there for me. At the time I just took it as a comrade in arms, a good backup, and nothing more. It wasn't until the middle of the second war that I realized I was falling for him, or had fallen for him.

When I feel lost and I can't find my way
When words are at a loss I can hear you say

I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around oh and I, I'm still on your side
When everything's wrong, I will still be around
By your side

Even though he couldn't be with me when the "Doctor" abducted me, I still always remembered him. I thought of nothing but him and that gave me hope. Because of him I was able to fight my way back. It was the hardest, and most painful, thing I have ever gone through; but, I would do it again in a heartbeat. It wasn't until I made it back that I realized the only place I've ever been able to call home, was by his side. I never wanted to lose that feeling. Duo was, no is, my family. I would still do anything for him.

Fighting my way back to where you are
The only place I ever felt at home
Stumbling backwards through the dark
I know how it feels to be alone
And where we go is where I wanna be
And in the silence I hear you say to me

I am interrupted from my musings by a tap on my shoulder. I turn around and see Trowa smiling softly at me. "You ready for this?" he asks me in his deep monotone voice. "Yes, more than ready" I say standing up from my seat and moving to follow him. We were at one of Quatre's mansions celebrating. What were we celebrating? Everything: Me being home and healthy for three years, Duo's birthday (since we didn't know exactly when it was), The lack of any wars for the past three years, and here in just a minute it would be changed into another celebration. I snuck a glance over to Trowa who was walking silently beside me as we made our way to the center of the room. There was a lot of people there. Everyone from the war it seemed had shown up for this lavish party. There was Sally and Wufei of course, Zechs and Noin, Dr. Perkins and his young wife, Most of Quatre's sisters and their husbands, Of course Quatre and Trowa, Duo and I, Lady Une and her newest obsession, Marimaeia and some of her friends, the Maguanacs, Relena and her new husband plus all of her body guards, and then some other good friends to everyone that they had met in the four years I was gone.

I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around, oh and I, I'm still on your side
When everything's wrong, I will still be around

I can't wait another day to show my space between
Your heart and mine, and you're all that I need
You say

I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around, oh and I, I'm still on your side
When everything's wrong, I will still be around
By your side, by your side, by your side, by your side, by your side

My eyes scanned the room looking for that one person that could always make my heart skip a beat. It didn't take me long to find him, his height alone makes it easy to spot him. Our eyes met from across the room and I took that moment to motion him over. He was talking to some young newcomer to preventers, probably sounding like an old man again with his war stories. He got a real kick out of telling stories to anyone younger than him who would listen. He really did sound like an old man to when he told them.

Once he reached my side I wrapped an arm around his waist before holding up my glass of champagne and asking for everyones attention. I looked next to me to find Trowa and silently handed him my glass. "Everyone, can I have your attention for just a moment please?" the room quickly grew silent as all eyes turned on me expectantly. "First off I want to thank everyone for being here today on this very special occasion." Ok ok, I know your thinking 'there's no way Heero Yuy would ever say anything like this' and your correct. Quatre wrote the speech for me and I easily memorized it. "We're here today celebrating a great many things; the end of the wars, life, and of course love. I would like to again offer my congratulations to Sally and Wufei on their pregnancy." I nodded in their direction and watched as they smiled and gave a nod in thanks in return. "I also want to congratulate Miss Relena on her recent marriage. Congratulations again." She also smiled and nodded her thanks. "Beyond that I would also love to say Happy Birthday again to my wonderful lover, Duo Maxwell." I turned back to him and smiled warmly before dropping down to one knee. His eyes grew wide and round as saucers as he watched me. I reached into my pocket then and pulled out a tiny box. "Duo Maxwell, you have been there for me when times were at their hardest. You saved me in every way possible. I love you will all of my heart and soul and would like to be by your side until the end of time. Would you do me the honor of marrying me?" I pulled opened the box to reveal a shiny tungsten carbide ring in black with a silver line going through the center. In middle was a small picture of a diagonal sythe with angel wings. Duo gasped when he saw it and I could see tears silently flowing down his cheeks. "Y-yes…" he choked out obviously trying not to lose it. I quietly pulled the ring out of the box and slipped it onto his ring finger before standing up. He did lose it then and started crying in earnest before throwing himself into my arms. That's when the clapping started, softly at first and soon became a full on roar complete with cheers and all. I leaned down and kissed my new fiancé and soon all the other sounds in the room were drowned out.

After the party I drove Duo to the house that I had bought and asked him what he thought of the place. He was confused at first since there was no for sale sign up. "I think its great Heero, but its not for sale." I smiled, "No its not, because it's already been bought" he quirked his eyebrow in question, slowly catching on. I laughed softly and pointed to the front door, or lack of one. "What happened to the door?" he asked noticing that it was just a piece of plywood in its place. "That spot is being reserved for a very special door with some very unique carvings on it". His smile blossomed then. "Heero… do you mean it?" I pulled him into my arms and placed a kiss to his cheek. "Yes, I mean it. It's already fully furnished and ready to move into. We can leave the condo at any time. Welcome home Duo." He practically jumped on me in his excitement and started to lavish me with kisses. We moved in the next day.

Everything worked out perfectly. A few years after moving into our house we adopted a baby boy and named him Hideki Maxwell-Yuy. The three of us lived happily together until he got old enough to join the preventers, as a field agent none-the-less, and left us. We're proud of him though, even if we wished that he could be something other than a soldier. We're old men now, the both of us. Close to ninety years. Hideki is married and we have two wonderful grandchildren; Helen and Solo. Duo cried when Hideki told them the names he'd picked out, it was a beautiful moment. My life has been complete, filled with happiness, love, and laughter.

Hideki strolled into his old house. At 63 years old even he wasn't a young man anymore. The house was still beautiful, just as it had been when he was born. Even the front door still looked new. Growing up he had a hard time believing some of the stories his Pa used to tell him, that is until he saw some old footage of the Gundams and even got to watch a video of the end of the first war. He was proud of his parents and wanted to be able to live up to his name in any way possible.

"Pa? Dad?" he called looking through the house. The sound of silence was the only thing that greeted him as he look. He quickly made his way to the back of the house where their bedroom was knowing that it wasn't beyond them to take a random nap in the middle of the day. He knocked a couple of times on the closed door first and when no response was given he slowly opened the door. Peeking inside he saw both his parents curled up together on the bed, arms wrapped around each other. After watching for a minute he quickly realized that there was no movement from the bed what-so-ever. He sighed softly knowing this was going to happen eventually. As he took stock of his parents condition he noticed Heero clutching a book in one hand. Gingerly he picked the book up and looked at it, it was a journal and it told of Heero's entire life from start to finish. He read only the last few paragraphs and laughed lightly at the part where he chose his childrens names. 'Pa had indeed cried…' he said softly. Looking his parents over once more he smiled sadly. "Congrats Dad, be at peace; you too pa." with that being said he turned around and slowly strode out of the room, the sound of the door clicking shut holding a strange finality to it.

The END!

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