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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 #136. Takes
place immediately after An Archaic Tradition. Many thanks to ShenLong for her work betaing
this fic.
Saints And Sinners Relena looked to her brother with a soft smile. "Milliardo was not supposed to be your name? Really? I rather like it. Sounds Italian and has a nice roll to it. It's quite romantic sounding." "A roll to it?" Milliardo arched a regal eyebrow. Wu Fei snorted softly and rose to pour more water into the kettle. Maybe, he decided, he should stick around for a while; the King looked amused and Wu Fei knew Duo well enough to know he was only just warming up. "Well... Yes. You have to admit that few of us have what you could call common names. Think about it. That I know of there is no Saint Relena on any calendar, though I think my mother once said my name did appear in the bible. Maybe... I was sick at the time and running a high fever. I haven't found it in any baby books and I am the only Relena my age or older that I know of. Then you have Duo. Now that, you have to admit, is so not a common name." "I was Solo's second." Duo looked distant, eyes soft with memories and a small smile, reflective and sorrowful, stretched his lips. "Maxwell was named after the Maxwell Church. I don't know what my birth name was, if I even had one. Don't particularly care either. I'm Duo Maxwell and proud to be me." "And Heero." Relena continued. "Now I know there are Hiiro's aplenty in Japan, but he's Heero, not Hiiro. Different." "To hear many of the colonists talk you would think the original Heero Yuy is a Saint." Wu Fei commented. Milliardo choked on the mouthful of hot chocolate and Relena thumped him soundly on the back causing him to gag and wince in reaction to her enthusiasm. "Is something wrong? Are you alright, brother?" "Fine. Nothing wrong." Duo was watching the King with narrowed eyes. "That kind of reaction had to stem from something you know that we don't. So when did you learn someone is pushing for Heero Yuy to be canonized?" "Heero Yuy was not Catholic," Wu Fei snorted, dismissing the question with a wave of his hand. "You have to be Catholic to be canonized, Duo." "You think I don't know that? I did spend time in a Catholic orphanage you know, but stop and think, Fei. Do the colonies have any Saints?" Relena considered Duo for a long moment. "You know, that is quite true. There are no saints from the colonies two hundred years of existence. I suppose you might consider it time they thought about it, but really you can't just make anyone a saint. There are criteria to be met." "Being Catholic would certainly help," Wu Fei turned his attention to making a fresh cup of tea. "Does it really matter if the Colonies do not have any home grown Saints? There are so many now that there are not enough days in the year to accommodate them all as it is." Relena sighed. "You can bet when they start talking sainthood there will be some fancy dancing going on in the halls of power." "It's a colonial pride thing." Duo settled into a seat. "Why do all our religious figures have to originate from Earth, that sort of thing. " He stared long and hard at the King and quirked an eyebrow aloft. "So, has someone floated the idea of having a Saint Heero?" Wu Fei snorted, shaking his head as he returned to the table, mug in hand. "Really, Duo." Milliardo sighed and looked anything but comfortable. "It's a simple enough question." Duo prodded. "Yes or no? I'm beginning to think it's yes the way you are squirming." "Yes." "Yes what?" Milliardo rolled his eyes and sipped his drink, wrinkling his nose at how cold the chocolate had become. "Yes, yes." "Yes there is a move to canonize Heero Yuy?!" Wu Fei looked scandalized. "You have got to be shitting me!" "So eloquent, Duo," Wu Fei snorted. "However, I do echo the sentiment. It is wrong. The man was not of the religion and while he should be recognized for his actions a bought sainthood simply is not honourable." Relena eyed her brother carefully, rolling her mug between her hands slowly. "So how come you know about this and I don't? I'm still the Vice Foreign Minister and I haven't heard anything about a movement to canonize a colonial saint." Milliardo shrugged, remaining mute for a long moment and then sighed. "I suppose it is a sign of the times. No, he certainly was not of the Catholic faith. Yes, he is revered on both the colonies and on Earth. Yes, there has been a miracle attributed to him, but that alone is not enough, there has to be at least a second miracle and the first is still under review. I think it is more that the church is hoping to assist the peace along a little by recognizing the efforts of the man to attain peace." Milliardo watched the three exchange looks and set down his cup quietly on the table, shifting a little to one side in his seat. Duo scratched his head for a moment and suddenly snorted, slamming both hands down on the table, leaning across Relena and towards the King, his expression intense. "You ARE having us on!" Milliardo snickered as he bolted for the kitchen door.
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