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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: Relena + Mrs. Darlian Notes: Challenge 75. Baby Series 2 #236. Takes
place a little before and during Heads Up.
The Perfect Time She could hear running in the hallways, voices shouting, horribly reminiscent of another time, long in the past, when the night had come alive with the sounds of massacre. Alice Darlian shivered delicately, reminding herself this was not the fall of Sanc. She had not been thrust back in time, to face that sorrowful night again. “Mother?” The young woman embracing her was not hers, but the daughter of her friend. Relena’s presence was like a guiding star, her light shining gently and steadily to guide her out of the bloodstained past. Her young arms were strong and she was warm in the chill of the night, a welcome, grounding influence. “I should be the one holding you.” Relena chuckled softly. “Why? Are we not two grown women biding our time, waiting to be told it is safe for us to venture out? I really must have words with Pagan. Being thrust through the door and told to stay was not exactly enlightening. It rather made me feel like a dog being punished.” “He had other things on his mind, Petal.” At the endearment Relena snuggled into her arms and they sat in silence for a few heart beats, listening as the palace gradually quieted. “I think it’s over.” “Probably nothing serious.” Her mother murmured. “Oh, it was probably quite serious, no need to try to cover it, Mother. Possibly someone out to get Milliardo. Pagan and I have discussed the probability of someone trying to reach him, even here. I think, tight as security is, we might need to tighten it a little more. If they actually made it into the palace proper, then we are not secure enough to keep Milliardo safe. I’ll not have my brother placed at needless risk because of quibbles over security. He has too much to do to need to constantly look over his shoulder.” “He will, unfortunately, need to keep looking over his shoulder. It is unfortunate, but given the past there will always be someone out there who will think they can reach him. We cannot seal ourselves up in a box, Relena, and your brother would be the last to wish it. If we did, they would have won, because nothing constructive can be accomplished living like that.” “He’s not a bad man, far from it, but there are some people who are afraid of him.” “The whole world is afraid of him, Dear.” “I’m not. You are not, are you Mother? I was so hoping you might like each other.” “We do not dislike each other, we merely do not know each other. That will change in time. I have had the feeling for a few days now you have wanted to talk to me. This is as good a time as any to discuss it, don’t you think?” Relena froze, her head pressed to her mother’s breast. It was the perfect time. They were hardly likely to be disturbed until the emergency was over. ~ * ~
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