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"Baby Series 2"Written By: Karina
Pairing: Heero + Relena + Pagan Notes: Challenge 22. Baby Series 2 #11. Takes place approximately ten minutes after Missing. Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the
Characters from the series but the baby is mine.
Of Tea and Memories “You know, we have to stop meeting like this.” Relena purred. “The staff might get the wrong idea.” Heero chuckled and poured tea into her cup. “Does it bother you? You have a reputation to uphold.” The Princess Royal wrinkled her nose delicately. “Let them talk. I trust you and the regard you have for my reputation.” Heero inclined his head in acknowledgement. He would do nothing to hurt her and he knew that her brother understood that. Milliardo had been explicit in what he did NOT want happening during this courtship and Heero had assured him he would treat Relena most gently indeed and her reputation would be safe from scandal. To that effect a chaperone attended on each occasion they met. He knew Relena was not pleased by that formality but she was a properly reared young lady who knew the value of an unspoiled reputation. They met for morning or afternoon tea every day. Soon enough the guests for the Christmas Gala would begin arriving and there would be no private audiences with the Princess as social obligations would demand her attention. Milliardo had given him this chance but the courtship was not to exclude others from trying to interest her. “Ten days before the Season begins. I was hoping Milliardo would refuse the traditional Christmas Season and come up with something less formal. I can always hope the storm closes in and keeps everyone away.” “He treads a fine line and perhaps he wants to see that tradition above all others retained. It must have been a sight to behold before the attack.” Relena sighed softly. “I have no memories of that time and I am glad of that. There are days he gets a certain look and I know he’s remembering the past. Most of the time I can tell they are not pleasant memories.” “He saw terrible things at a very young age.” Heero returned. “You and the others witnessed worse.” “I think he saw thing’s I would not want to witness. I have no memory of family. He remembers your parents perhaps not as well as he would wish but he recalls what it was like and remembers only too well the attack.” “Duo remembers the Maxwell orphanage. That was not so different.” “I remember killing others from an early age but I have no memory of anyone close to me dying except Odin. He wasn’t an ideal father figure. Quatre and Chang had privileged upbringings. There was family surrounding them, supporting them before the war.” “Trowa is silent about his past.” “I think you could say it was stormy. He was with mercenaries but I don’t know if he remembers a time before that.” A tap on the door and Relena’s chaperone admitted a serious looking Pagan. “Forgive my interruption, Your Highness. Master Yuy, Masters Maxwell and Chang request a moment of your time. We have a problem they feel you can assist us with. End |
