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"Baby Series 3"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. Pairing: Duo + Milliardo + Wu Fei + Relena Notes: Challenge 122. Baby Series 3 #134. Takes
place immediately following Leading By Example. Many thanks to ShenLong for her work betaing
this fic.
Naming Day Duo dug his fingers into the tight muscles of Wu Fei's neck and considered the siblings. They looked depressed and for the first time he really took note of the resemblance between brother and sister. They were sitting side by side in remarkably similar positions, with long slender fingers wrapped around their mugs, heads bent forward slightly over the cups and both broad and slender sets of shoulders hunched against the world. Talking about the state of affairs in Sanc was clearly not going to lighten the mood and in his view someone needed to stir things up. Now that was a challenge he was not going to be leaving alone. "Enough with the doom and gloom, folks. Maybe you can tell me something about this Name Day celebration the staff is talking about?" Relena blinked and turned to Duo. "Name Day? Anyone's in particular?" "Ah, I think they were talking about Stephen?" Milliardo frowned. "I suppose it will be expected I cater to that particular archaic piece of fancy." Relena looked sideways at her brother, surprised by the tone of his voice. He sounded anything but amused. "Milliardo!" "Well...It's not as though we have nothing else to occupy us. Stephen is only a year old and he's not going to know the difference. We have enough budget problems, and traditionally it's an excuse for an oversized party for adults to get drunk at the expense of the treasury." Relena stared, her jaw dropping a little and her eyes growing wider as the silence grew. Wu Fei glanced between the two, uncertain. Name Days were not a part of his culture and he was hesitant to comment when it was clear Milliardo would prefer to let the matter drop. Duo snickered softly, well aware of the attention turning to him. "Don't mind him, Princess. Your brother is just a little tetchy because of something he let slip before you joined us." "That being?" Milliardo looked confused for a moment and then anything but amused, levelling a glare at Duo. "That has nothing to do with it, Maxwell!" "Of course it does," Duo grinned. "I think it was a happy circumstance. It's a nicer name after all. Has more of a ring to it. Flows better off the tongue, you know?" Relena blinked. "What? Tell me!" "Naming Day is not something we can realistically afford at this time, that's all there is to it." Milliardo insisted. "We have to cut back on spending and set an example for others to follow. While Stephen is young he can have a small, intimate and very private family celebration and we will save a small fortune better spent elsewhere." Relena glared. "Tell me. Now!" Wu Fei almost groaned, recognizing the evil gleam in blue eyes fast turning amethyst. Duo was enjoying himself and was not likely to let up soon. "Zechsy told us how he came to be named Milliardo," Duo grinned at the King. "Exactly how he got his name."
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