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"Baby Series 2"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Many thanks to Dulin for her work as beta. Pairing: Duo + Wu Fei Notes: Challenge 30. Baby Series 2 #50. Takes
place immediately following I’m Waiting.
What Do I Want? //What do I want? What do I feel?// Maxwell stirred his tea and stared into the cup seeming to have enough patience to sit still and wait an eternity for his answers. The man was usually a live wire, unable to sit still for any appreciable time unless his hands were kept busy but the only thing his hands were doing now was cradling the mug. Chestnut lashes were lowered shielding his eyes and Chang wondered if there was still a violet tint to the blue. “I feel … I have known for some time what I want and it is Milliardo. I no longer think of him as Zechs though there are rare occasions when I see that man in the one who wears the crown. His reputation has been his armour and I wish … I feel I must protect him as that armour is stripped away. He did not desire to be King and I am angry at Winner for forcing this.” “Why?” “Zechs Merquise was available to be courted, won and wed. King Milliardo Peacecraft is not free to respond honestly as once Zechs Merquise might have. I feel anger toward Winner for forcing me to step back.” “He may be King but he’s still the same man.” “Kings do not have the freedom to live and love as you or I would. The crown weighs heavy and draws unwanted attention even when locked in a vault. He will forever be Milliardo Peacecraft, King of Sanc and be bound by propriety and custom. He could wed a female and be applauded but Kings may not wed another male. That is too radical even for Sanc.” “Is that why you have been holding back?” “It is a part of the reason. I have observed how he is watched and how it isolates him. I have determined he may force himself to choose a woman to give Stephan a mother and Sanc a Queen. I am hopeful he will not find one amidst those who come for the Christmas celebrations who will permit herself to be only a symbol for if he does … My dream breaks.” “We can’t allow that to happen. Not for Sanc nor Stephan but for Zechs. I have no doubt over time it would break him.” “I have found myself wondering if I could permit myself to play the part of the King’s lover and say and do nothing when he goes to some woman’s bed.” “And?” “I will not permit it to happen.” “If it was the only way you could have him?” Wu Fei glared at his cup. “He deserves better than a loveless marriage to please the sensibilities of the court. It is not my only dilemma but I think it my most important at this time.” “Yeah. It’s a question that has to be answered.” “Could you do it? Become a lover, unrecognized, frowned at by those around you? Looked down upon.” “If he loved me? Hell yes.” End |
