Sure Thing

by Virginia

Disclaimer:  Wow, I have many things to say about this.  First of all, the characters from Gundam Wing are not mine (sadly), and neither is the main idea, which comes from the plot of "The Princess Bride."  Second, I have no money at the moment as I am currently what they technically call…well…broke.  So, please, no suing.  Thank you very much. 

PG-13, well, for now.  Bear in mind, this is a 'children's book' being read to a young girl.  Nothing too racy, except for maybe I'll write some nice little lemony tasting scenes at the end ("deleted" scenes, on might call them ^_~).

A/N:  As mentioned before, this is mostly from the story of Princess Bride.  Big warning, YAOI ahead, so move onward at your own risk.  Don't like relationships between two males, don't read.  If this sort of thing happens to tickle your fancy, please do read and review.  Oh, and another thing, part of this is set in Gundam Wing time, that is to say, with the technology (as "vids" are mentioned as are Gundams) but the wars never occurred.  Also, Mariemaia is Relena's daughter, not some maniacal mastermind set on world domination, and Relena, having a daughter, is much older than when we saw her in Endless Waltz.  Pairings, quite simple and forward: 3x4, 2x1.  Ahem, that is all for now, and without further ado, I present to you:

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"So how are you feeling today, Maymay?(1)"

The small redheaded girl pulled her attention from the vidscreen where her Gundam smashed two smaller MS into oblivion.  "Better, Mom, thanks." 

            The woman shook her blonde head slightly, reaching out her hand to check the little girl's temperature and tut-tutting, "Still a bit warm," before moving away to whip open the blinds.  The little girl squinted bright blue eyes against the sudden invasion of sunlight as Relena turned back and smiled at her small daughter.  "I have a surprise for you, Mariemaia."

            "What is it?" Mariemaia asked, perking up immediately. 

            "My brother has decided to pay you a visit."  Relena flinched a bit as Mariemaia squealed enthusiastically.

            "Uncle Zechs is visiting?  Really?  I can't believe it, he hasn't been here for so long!"  It was at this moment that Zechs chose to sweep into the room in his usual show of mysterious grandeur that Relena teased him about, calling him the closeted prince.  She hadn't realized just how closeted he had been until the day he'd chosen to come out of it and reveal to her that he in fact that he preferred men and had moved in with a special someone.  Whoever that someone was he refused to reveal to her, making her feel both elated and annoyed.  She was happy her stoic brother had finally found someone to settle down with, and exasperated that he wouldn't share with her who it was.

            "Zechs!" Relena had to practically restrain Mariemaia from leaping out of bed to give Zechs a hug.  "It's so good to see you!" The little girl cried, beaming joyfully up at him and holding her arms out for a hug. 

            The tall man with blonde hair sweeping down his back bent over and embraced her gently.  "Mariemaia, my favorite niece, how are you feeling today?  Fever not too bad, I hope."

            "Oh Zechs," Mariemaia giggled, "I'm your only niece."

            "All the more reason for me to worry about you."(2) He murmured in his soft baritone. 

            "Well," Relena interrupted, "I think I'll leave you two alone to catch up."  With that she left the room, shutting the door quietly behind her.(3)

            "I have a gift for you, little Maymay." Zechs said, causing the tiny redhead to perk up even more if it were possible.

            "Oh really?  Tell me what it is!"  Her eyes grew wide as two china blue saucer plates as he handed her a small rectangular box wrapped in gold foil paper. 

            "Open it up."  He barely finished his sentence when there was a shower of gold paper as she ripped through it to reveal…

            "A book?" Mariemaia stared up at her uncle in near incredulity.  "Uncle Zechs, all books are on the vids now, you know that."

            "Yes, I do, but before the vids, when I was really young, we had books.  This happened to be my favorite book of them all.  And now, I am giving it to you."  Zechs explained gently.

            Mariemaia looked dubiously at the book then up again at her uncle smiling for him.  "Would you read it to me?"  She asked sweetly. 

            It was Zechs' eyes' turn to widen as he gazed with slight uncertainty at his hopeful niece, before finally melting under the "Bambi" eyes as only a doting uncle could melt.  "It you want me to."

            "Yes, please." 

            Zechs sighed and pulled a chair close to the invalid's bed.  Mariemaia was nearly bouncing in excitement as she handed the worn leather-bound novel to Zechs. 

            "Alright, let's see.  Ah, Sure Thing, by V. Williams (4).  Chapter One…"

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(1) Okay, Maymay is just a little nickname I gave the girl the first time I saw Endless Waltz.  I just couldn't help myself.  I wondered how she would've reacted if someone dared to call her something sweet like that during her delusional period. 

(2) Pop quiz:  Name which movie that this is taken from.  If you said Dinsey's, The Lion King, then you are correct. 

(3) Yay!  No more Relena in this entire thing!  (I hope)  I apologize; I just don't like the girl.  Why, you ask?  Well, it could be her frightening stalking of Heero, her turning to the ocean and telling Heero to come kill her out of the blue, or the pink limo.  Take your pick.  Oh yeah, and she makes her poor servant do everything for her.  Here's my favorite quote from little miss genius: "Those are torpedoes, aren't they?  I can tell!"  Way to go, Relena, you figured it out all on your own!  This is the one time I could picture Heero turning to someone and just saying, "Well, duh."  Bitter, me?  Nah.  ^_^

(4) V. Williams (part of my penname), in full the name of the first character I ever created, one that has never been published because she is too much like me, and is most definitely a Mary Sue.  But, hey, she gets a small spot of fame here.  **sigh**  Oh well.