Title: Ghostly Wails
Author: Karina
Rating: PG
Pairing: Heero + Relena, Milliardo + Wu Fei + Duo
Notes: Challenge 20. Baby Series 2 #1. Takes place in early December of AC 200. Stephan is approximately six months old.
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.
Ghostly Wails
Heero watched with intent concentration as the shapeless blob rocked back and forth, before a giggle escaped from under the material. Relena answered with a snigger, before poking gently but firmly at the cloth draped rear end.
"Isn't he gorgeous?" She rested her head on the seat of the couch and looked up at the stoic young man.
"He is a handsome child."
The Princess Royal of Sanc huffed. "Heero, you don't have to be so … stiff you know. You can relax. It's just us and Stephen."
"Staff could walk in at any moment. It is not proper for me to …"
"Proper? Who cares what I do when I'm not in public? I can talk to a friend. You, a fellow human being, not a robot assigned to my security, especially when there is no one around."
"It's not … proper. Bodyguards have their proper place. It would not do to embarrass you should someone walk in. The situation might be misconstrued."
"Misconstrued?! I am permitted to have friends, Yuy and I don't see that having you for one is an embarrassment. Am I an embarrassment to you? You'd better watch Stephen while I go and scream in the southwest hallway. If I have to listen to this garbage much longer I'll forget I'm a pacifist."
Mouth agape Heero watched the door slam, and then his eyes zeroed in on the suddenly screaming Crown Prince of Sanc. The baby seemed to have gotten himself wrapped tightly in the cloth Relena had been using to play with him, and was now trussed up like a parcel. Heero dived for the child who was thrashing against the restraint and further complicating matters by wedging himself between the couch and a wing backed chair.
//For such a small person he has a very loud voice. He must take after his Aunt.//
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"Chang?"
"Sir?"
"Did you just hear my sister screaming 'Heero Yuy is a dumb prick' down this hallway?"
Wu Fei hesitated then nodded. "I do believe I did."
"Ah. I thought so." His serene Majesty, King Milliardo of Sanc, considered the situation and sighed. "What do you think I should do about it?"
"Perhaps you should have a talk to Yuy. While I am certain he knows about the birds and the bees, I am uncertain he knows how to apply this to the human condition."
The King scowled. "You want me to tell Yuy how to court my sister?"
"Yes, Sir."
"Why me?"
"You are King. Would you prefer visiting dignitaries be treated to future displays of the Princess' therapy sessions?"
"I suppose you have a point. It could be embarrassing for Sanc."
"It was." Duo joined the pair, looking more than a little amused. "Councillor Jefferies didn't know where to look. I told him the manor's haunted and not to worry about it. I'm not sure he believed me."
Milliardo groaned. "Wonderful. For Sanc then. Mission accepted."
End
Karina Robertson 2005