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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. Pairing: Milliardo Notes: Challenge 58. Baby Series 2 #169. Takes
place at the same time as Reflection On The Past.
Fox And Hounds There was one gala event of the season to come. He must tolerate being considered prey only a little longer. Parliament had intended Christmas Day to be a Gala function but he had prevailed. Traditionally Christmas was the people’s day and he would not be moved from restoring that tradition to its rightful place. He had permitted them to turn the New Year’s function into their precious gala event. The Grand Ball would be a Masque and behind the costumes he could find some brief anonymity. Pagan had protested the idea but he had quieted the old man’s security concerns and preparations were underway to make the event both memorable and safe. He could sympathize with the fox on hunt day. The hounds were baying at his heels, intent on bringing him down in bloody ruin. This fox had teeth and could bite; claws that could rend. It was a mixed pack that dogged his tracks. Parliament harried their figurehead and had yet to learn how far he would permit their liberties. Reality was drawing nearer but like the fox he must be cunning. The ESUN government were poised, watching and waiting for any excuse to pounce. They nipped at his heels, biting and testing, seeking their opening and then they would go for the jugular. It would likely be the power station that set them for his throat. Alarm bells were ringing but he would not be moved, Sanc needed the power and employment. The ESUN could not deny it. Though it was not her fault Sanc had been falling into decay under Relena’s rule. She had sought to do too much too soon whilst distracted by her duties as Vice Foreign Minister. His taking the reigns freed her to pursue her political career and gave him opportunity to fortify the decayed foundations. He had not wanted to be King but it was too late to cry foul now. For better or worse he was at the pinnacle of this particular pyramid and from this lofty perch he needed to shape a strong Sanc. These women seeking the throne were merely a distraction. A necessary gambit and he would have words with Parliament over breaking their agreement. He had stated clearly he would not be forced into marriage and intended they understood him. There were only two women in this group who might make an acceptable Queen for Sanc and neither stirred him; one would have the ESUN reaching for their guns in feral panic. He would not wed. His eyes strayed to midnight hair and exotic features and skimmed to a chestnut braid before moving on. No, he was not interested in any of the women present. With one exception. Their meeting had been in Relena’s presence and he would not upset his sister. Neither, it appeared, would her mother. He shivered delicately. She was not their mother and he would never think of her as such, but they had to talk. Soon. End
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