| Gundam Wing: Legend of Mystiks Epilogue Halcyon slapped his hand away. � Dame da!� Zechs laughed. � What�s the matter? Ticklish?� She grabbed his hand and twisted it this time, eliciting a yelp from him. � Iie. You�ll give the baby hiccups.� He narrowed his eyes in calculation. � I will?� � Hai, and that�s not good for it right now, so stop.� With a pout, he did as he was told. � Where are they, anyway?� � They�re always late. Why did you expect this time to be any different?� Heero asked. � I don�t know.� � They probably forgot,� Seraph said. � Guess we should check on them, right?� Airia inquired, bouncing her two-year-old son, Saren, on her knee. � Hai,� Terestria sighed. � I don�t think we should!� Wufei growled. � Their problem with punctuality is evidently unchangeable!� � Injustice?� Pyre teased. Quatre sighed. � Don�t get upset. They have a good excuse. The last time I talked with them they were having a load of trouble with some new recruits talking back to the older ones and it was a big mess. I could hear the arguing in the background.� Trowa, who�d been spending quiet time in the noisy room with his four-year-old daughter Evra, looked up finally. � What do they have, anyway?� � One, as far as I know. I could see her running around behind them. Actually, she was doing a lot of the disciplining.� Wufei snorted. � Their daughter is controlling everything.� � Hai, she�s his little princess. But believe it or not, she�s quite well-behaved in company. That�s what he said, at least.� � I�ll believe it when I see it.� � Then let�s go,� Pyre suggested. � If they really did forget, there�s no point in waiting here.� The others agreed and they all slipped to the Seventh Dimension where they were greeted by a strange sight. Well, strange for those who didn�t think it possible. Both were in their black robes, but they were quiet. Cosmos stood still, her right hand holding her crystal-bladed scythe tightly to keep it up, her head down. Duo stood partially behind her, his arms around her waist and his head over her shoulder. His scythe, identical to Cosmos�, was held loosely in his left hand, which allowed the blade to rest on the floor. All that could be seen was the tops of their heads. They were obviously asleep. If the others hadn�t known the pair as long as they had, they never would�ve been able to guess who was who until they had lifted their heads and opened their eyes. The most obvious hints were Duo�s height ( his six-two to her five-eleven), broader shoulders, and somewhat larger hands. More discreet hints were the sensed breathing patterns, sleepy thinking patterns, and pulse. The others watched this silent moment for a long time. It was broken by the abrupt appearance of a three-year-old girl. She ran over to the sleeping pair and tugged on Duo�s robes. � Otousan! They�re fighting again!� Duo�s head rolled to the right a bit, bumping Cosmos� gently. He looked down at the girl. � . . . What did you say, sweetie?� � They�re fighting again!� the girl repeated patiently. Duo sighed. � All right. Could you wake your Okaasan for me?� He disappeared. The girl moved forward and tugged on Cosmos� robes. � Okaasan, wake up! They�re fighting!� Cosmos groaned and acted as though she was going to settle down again, but she yawned instead and blinked. � Okay. I�m up.� She finally took in her surroundings. � Oh! I didn�t see you all come in! How long have you been here?� Seraph gave her a knowing, sisterly smile. � Long enough.� Cosmos allowed a faint blush to color her cheeks, then winced at the clearly audible yell from somewhere else. She listened a little longer, then became quite alarmed. She dove to the floor right after the little girl did, covering the back of her head with her hands. The mists closed around them as if to shield them. The others stared at her for a second, then ducked as a bolt of black lightning came through the wall and hit the floor by the little girl, who squeaked and crawled under Cosmos� arm. Cosmos lifted her head and looked in the opposite direction the voice and bolt had come from. � Otousan! He�s doing it again!� The newly-retired Shinigami appeared and sighed heavily, then frowned and looked around. � Cosmos?� � I�m on the floor, Otousan.� � Oh.� Another sigh. � That boy . . . He�s going to kill one of them one day and the whole place�ll go straight to Hell.� � It�s too late for that, Grandpa,� the little girl said, peering up from under Cosmos� sleeve. A third sigh. � True, Lara. Next time, you take care of it, Cosmos. He might respond better to you than me.� � Might, Otousan. Might.� *~*~* � What is your problem, Maxwell?� Wufei spat. Cosmos just laughed harder and pointed at Seraph and Pyre, who were both blushing. � I can�t help it! It�s just too funny!� Duo leaned toward her slightly. � Tell me tell me!� Cosmos raised her hand so the others couldn�t lip-read, but she began to giggle again before she could speak. After several more false starts, she finally got it out. Duo�s eyes widened and he laughed. He told Lara, who was sitting in his lap, and she tittered in amusement. � You better tell them before I do!� Cosmos told Pyre and Seraph. The two immediately turned to their husbands, who gave them quizzical looks. � Nani?� � I�m pregnant,� the two said quickly. � Nani?!� Quatre fainted after that and Wufei sat shocked. Duo and Cosmos just laughed. � Oh man! Priceless! Priceless!� |