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"Baby Series 2"Written By: Karina
Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the
Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Notes: Challenge 44. Baby Series 2 #105. Takes
place approximately one hour after Ambrosia "Baby Series 2" Rumour Has It “Well? Have you learned what is happening?” Quatre was beginning to hear some ugly rumours circulating and was uncertain how long an unpleasant scene could be avoided. The problem with the investigation thus far was there were so many attendees at the celebration and it took time for the police interviewers to process them. “I believe a threat was made against the King anonymously and the local constabulary are intent on finding the instigator before sunrise.” //Not so bad as some of the other speculation I’ve overheard in the last hour.// Quatre mused. “No, no. Nothing of the sort, I assure you. Much more dramatic than that, Anne, I heard it was murder.” The small cluster of women leaned in closer to each other and Quatre had to strain to hear more. His empathy was almost swamped by the rising wave of irritation coming from the mass of humanity contained within the ballroom. He wanted to run from the building and deep into the fields surrounding New Port City, or better yet into the forests bordering the fields where there would only be the animals to contend with. He needed to escape this atmosphere of suspicion and irritation rising to indignation and approaching outright anger. “Who was murdered?” “I’m not sure who but I believe it was one of the contenders for the throne.” “Oh, tell me it was Catalonia!” Quatre arched an eyebrow and settled his back against the wall, keeping a floral arrangement between himself and the group huddle in progress. “That is not nice, Anastasia.” “You saw her working on the King. She’s worse than her grandfather ever was and has more talent for intrigue. What is worse, she enjoys intrigue and gossip and plays up to her reputation. If the ability to excel at sly games are a requirement of wearing a crown then she is streets ahead of every other contender for the King’s hand.” “She also has the advantage of knowing the King from earlier days, if the rumours are true.” “If the … Anne, she was a part of White Fang and on the Libra when Earth was attacked. Of course she knows the King. I heard there was something between them and a shared past would give her the advantage. The advantage of already having been in his bed.” “Really? Well I never.” “Oh, of course you have.” A delicate laugh, filled with innuendo, sounded from the group. Quatre dropped his head into his hands and moaned softly at the sharp spike of emotion from the group. Rumours were running rampant and he had a headache. “And just what are you implying, Lady Sandra?” Quatre tensed at the spike of irritation bordering on exploding into potential violence. With the atmosphere in the ballroom he knew there would be ugly incidents and this might well be the first. “I imply nothing. We all know what went on in London three months ago.” End
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