Dedicated to turntofacethisway, for the plot on how to get Duo and Heero together. Huggles!

And now for the conclusion to All The Right Reasons!

If Today Was Your Last Day

"Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind..."

"Heero!"

It was a strangled sob that tore itself from Duo's throat. He threw himself forward, tearing at the rubble of the stone columns, blinking back tears. A few fell, leaving tracks in the dust that coated his skin.

"Oh, God! Heero!"

It was useless. Duo fell to his knees, staring at the rubble and not holding back the tears anymore.

"God! Oh. I don't care! Let him love Marina, Quatre! Oh, whoever the hell he wants to! I don't give a damn. Just take it all back. Don't let this be the end. I... just wanted a chance to say 'I love you.' And now it's too late. Oh, Heero, I love you." HIs voice trailed off as the true impact of what just happened hit him.

Heero. Was. Gone.

All during the war, Duo hadn't shed a tear. But for some reason, after the war... tears seemed to come naturally. They'd come when he thought Quatre was going to die. And they flowed down his face as he stared in silence at where Heero Yuy had been standing minutes before.

"Duo?"

He blinked, hearing his name being called, but he didn't look up.

"Duo?"

He raised his head, looking up at the familiar figure clamboring over the stones. The late afternoon sun was streaming down, and for a moment Duo thought he was seeing things. An angel, perhaps.

But angels weren't covered in dust. Their clothes weren't scuffed, ripped, and torn. And they wouldn't be calling his name in a soft, sweet, confused voice.

"He..." Duo stared in awe before launching hiself straight into Heero's arms.

"Heero!"

The 01 pilot staggered back as the weight of the braided 02 pilot hurtled into him.

"Duo?"

"Oh, Heero! You're alive! I thought you.... I thought... I didn't see... Oh, Heero!"

"Duo?"

"Huh? Yeah?" Duo pulled back just a little to look at his comrade and friend.

"Ow."

"Huh?"

Duo backed up, only then realizing that he'd been squeezing Heero quite tightly around the chest.

"Oh. Sorry. Status?"

"Cracked rib. Sprained shoulder. Duo?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you mean that?"

"What?"

"What you just said a moment ago. Did you mean that?"

Duo flushed.

"Um... eh... I, um... I...he, um...."

"Duo?"

"Ya?"

"I'll take that as an affirmative."

"Huh?"

But before Duo could articulate any more than that confused 'huh', Heero's lips were pressed up against his, effectively cutting off any further mumblings or stutterings.

Marina frowned as she stood up, brushing dust off her dress.

"I take it that's the 'dedicated, loyal, and beautiful' one he was talking about?" She asked Quatre.

The blonde Arab shrugged, but Trowa could see the smiling little glint in her teal eyes.

Releena panted as she and a contingent of guards skidded to a stop.

"What happened?" She demaned, before she caught sight of her two top guards standing upon a mountain of rubble, lips locked in a quite torrid kiss.

She raised an eyebrow.

"Huh," she said. "Well whaddaya know?"

"Quatre..." Trowa said sharply. "You wouldn't have had anything to do with all of this would you?"

Quatre's mouth opened in shock.

"Wha...? Trowa? The capital building just got bombed!" Quatre stared at him with horror written on her face. "You think I did that just to get those two together? I... wha... How could you!"

Thoroughly chastized, Trowa wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her cheek.

"You're right, mon ange'. That was kind of stupid of me. Stay here with Releena while I go see what happened."

She nodded, and watched her lover's back as he left. She caught Releena's gaze and gave a little smile.

A smile that was returned.

Marina's eyebrow raised. "Somehow, I can't beleive he fell for that."

Quatre shrugged... and her reply was as follows.

"Actually... this wasn't part of the plan- the whole explosion and everything. Me and Releena didn't get a chance to play matchmakers. Oh, well. Cest la vie."

Marina nodded, seeing the logic... but she didn't notice two pairs of crossed fingers. Or two knowing little smiles.

But then again... cest la vie.

~Owari~

AN: YAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finished! The end. Done. Fine.

I'm finally through! Yipee! It's been one heck of a ride, but I'm finally done! Huggles to all my reveiwers, and thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. I really loved writting this, and I really loved all the reveiws I got. And yeah, this song is Nickleback, too... but it's from the new CD, DarkHorse.

So... thoughts on what I should do next? I've got a 2xOC ready to go. And a pretty long 1x2, 3x4. Leave me your thoughts! And any thoughts for a new, completely different fic. Who knows... maybe my bunnies can get rabies again.