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"Baby Series 1"Written By: Karina
Pairing: Helen + Wu Fei Notes: Challenge 11 . #30 in the Baby Series. Takes place approximately forty minutes after He Has To Be Reasonable. Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Thanks to Dulin for her work as beta
Will You Take Responsibility Wu Fei turned from the stygian gloom of the tunnel. Maxwell had been gone an hour and time was running out. The stalled officials would soon find the diplomatic means to force their way through the gates and then it was a short drive before they would do their worst. "What is it?" He kept his voice low, aware of Zechs sitting against the near wall on a pile of old sacks with his son swathed in a nest of blankets. Even in the gloom of the wine cellar he could tell how flushed Zechs looked and beads of perspiration marked his brow. He appeared to be asleep but the firmness with which he clasped the baby to him defied that assumption. "We need to talk." Helen whispered. "Away from him." Wu Fei scowled but moved to kneel beside Zechs. "I need to check on things upstairs." "Fine." The husky voice sounded strained and Chang’s frown deepened. Greatly daring he lightly rested a hand on that damp brow, not liking the fever’s burning warmth. He tucked the baby’s blanket tighter about Stephan and took off his own jacket and draped it over the pair. "I will not be long." Helen followed him across the cellar and up the stairs and it was only when they were in the kitchen hallway that he paused and turned to her. "What is the problem?" "He will not make it through the tunnel." Despite the fact that they were alone her voice was low. "He will not see his son handed to Jackals who have no care for him, only for the power he can give them. Zechs is not weak and with Stephan’s fate at risk he will make the journey." "It will do Stephan no good if his father passes out in the middle of a filthy tunnel from fever. The man is ill. If the tunnel is more than a few hundred metres long he will not make it. He’s nearly out on his feet now." Wu Fei scowled but Zechs had been worrying him for the bulk of the day and while they had prepared what they needed for the baby he had watched. Zechs had seemed to falter on more than one occasion but the big blond was a professional and he must trust the man knew where to draw the line. "He was a soldier, an elite. He would know his limitations." "I see a father terrified of losing his son. Are you really going to permit that man to go into a frigid tunnel when he already has a raging fever? How far will you allow him to go?" "What would you have me do? He is not a child." "No, but he is acting like a frightened child. Will you be an adult, Chang Wu Fei? Will you take responsibility for that man or will you allow him to kill himself trying to get his son safely away?"
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