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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: Wu Fei + Duo Notes: Challenge 89. Baby Series 3 #30. Takes
place soon after The Field Of Play. Many thanks to ShenLong for her work betaing
this fic.
Move On “It is not my intention to promulgate this issue. It must be voluntary on their part, as it is not… Maxwell? Why the look?” Duo blinked, looking bemused. Beside him the fire danced in the hearth and beyond the closed door the strains of a waltz lent a relaxing air. Beyond the study the palace was filled with the murmur of voices, the swish of expensive gowns and the whispers of the inevitable game of politics played in shadowed corners. They were on a ten minute break and had sought out the privacy offered by the study and had fallen to talking about the upcoming message to the members of the clan Wu Fei technically ruled. “Promulgate? What the heck does that mean?” Wu Fei smirked. “Promulgate. To make effective by means of an official announcement. To publicize or promote widely. To explain and proclaim, announce and declare. To clarion or trumpet. It means all of these things.” Duo blinked. “You sound like a walking dictionary.” Wu Fei blushed. “I try not to. I was reared to be a scholar, before becoming a fighter. Sometimes, words appear in my head and I give no thought to using them and I am accused of speaking with an apple in my mouth.” “Not a silver spoon then?” Duo grinned, blue eyes dancing. “Golden chopsticks, thank you,” Wu Fei snickered. “Perhaps ivory inlaid with gold?” At one time Duo had despaired of Wu Fei ever loosening up enough to joke with him, but it was real; it was happening. He was alone with the man he had long wished to court and Fei was honestly making an effort to relax his stiff and proper attitude. They had come a long way in a relatively short time and he needed to be careful not to move too quickly. He did not want to ruin what was growing by being too hasty. It was wonderful Wu Fei felt relaxed enough with him to joke and play the fool, but he was aware how far they had yet to go. A few exchanges of heated kisses were not enough on which to base a lifetime and Duo wanted a lifetime together. He also wanted a third body in their family and to accomplish that would require careful maneuvering. “Guess I’ve learned my something new for the day. Promulgate, eh? Big arsed word for make a proclamation.” “I do not intend to stand as a King would stand amid my people. In my opinion those days are long in the past. If the clan is to survive it must adapt to the modern way. There is room only for one King in Sanc and I will never stand to challenge Milliardo, even in the sight of my people. They must advance, move on and evolve. We will need to become a part of Sanc, not a group apart.” ~ * ~ |
