Children Of War (Prologue)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Gundam Wing characters or any other characters from another TV show that I mention. Just characters that I made up.
A/N: Well, this is the sequel to "A Pilot's Only Weakness" where you get some insight on who those two characters were at the end. This story is set seventeen years after the other one.
For the record, after the wedding Trowa and Heero wanted to make sure that there were no more underground associations so with the Preventers' help they completed that mission. On the way, Trowa met up with Midii again, they fell in love and got married. Wufei married Sally, Heero married Relena (after some threats from Zechs) and Quatre married Michelle. *Exhales* Hoo boy, that was a doozy!
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"Mmm, how long has it been since we've had this much peace and quiet honey?" Hilde asked her husband as she sighed contentedly.
"Not for a long while." Duo said as he changed the gear stick. "But that's all going to end now."
"Couldn't we just ask Quatre and Michelle if they could keep the kids for a few more days?"
"Babe, I'd love to but they've already stayed there for two weeks. Besides, we're almost to Quat's now anyway." Duo said. "In fact, there's the driveway."
"Well at least we've got ten more minutes before we get to the house." Hilde remarked. Duo chuckled softly.
Meanwhile…Quatre sat on the sofa with an ice pack on his head. Not only did he have four kids already, but also Duo's three kids had come over. Now separated these kids were tolerable but when they all came together…
"BONZAI!!" Six different voices yelled as they all ran into the living room and hid behind the sofa that Quatre was sitting on.
"What's up now?" Quatre asked.
"Sorry Papa, but Mom's chasing us again." Nadia said. Quatre's face fell.
"Again?" Quatre asked as all six faces nodded. Quatre looked at them again. "Where's Leanne?"
"She said she was too old to play with us." Lizzie said frowning. Just as Quatre was about to say something Michelle came into the room with a big water gun.
"I found you!" Michelle said as she cocked the gun into place. The six kids all got their water pistols out and aimed them at her.
"FIRE!" The kids yelled as they soaked Michelle to the bone. "SCORE!"
"Okay, okay. You got me good." Michelle grinned. "Now go and get changed kids. Duo and Hilde are on their way." The Maxwell children all ran upstairs to get changed and the Winner kids ran to the kitchen to get some food.
"Sometimes I wonder who influences our kids." Quatre muttered.
"Am I in trouble Mr Quatre?" Michelle asked pouting. Quatre laughed.
"I'll forgive ya after this headache goes away." Quatre replied. The doorbell rang. "I'll get that shall I?"
"You're too kind sweetheart." Michelle said. Quatre opened the front door and let Hilde and Duo inside. They both looked at Michelle.
"What happened to you?" Duo asked.
"We were playing." Michelle stated. Duo just gave her a look. "Don't give me that look!" The Maxwell kids, Lizzie, Leanne and Jason, all came downstairs. Leanne had a particularly bored look on her face.
"Hey kids," Hilde said. "Ready to go home?"
"Yah!" The two younger kids said. Leanne remained silent.
"Well, let's get in the car." Duo said as his kids and wife went out the door. "Thanks you guys, we had a really nice rest this fortnight."
"No problemo dude!" Michelle laughed as Quatre and Duo made a face.
"Good luck Quat," Duo said as he left.
"Ahh, he's gone!" Michelle said as she flopped down on the couch. "I am so tired."
"You are?!" Quatre asked, bewildered.
"Yes, I'm just better at hiding it." Michelle smirked.
"Mamma, can we play some more?" Nadia asked.
"What do you think?" Michelle asked. "It's way past your bedtime anyway. And Julian, stop making your sister ask me everything for you! I don't fall for that puppy dog-eyes ok? I invented that!"
"Really?" The four kids asked.
"Yes, now all of you to bed!" Quatre said.
"Ok…" They all sighed and trudged upstairs.
"If I here one computer game sound effect Kurt, I'm gonna confiscate that console!" Michelle scolded.
"Aww Mamma…" Kurt sighed from upstairs.
"Don't you think you're being a little hard on them?" Quatre asked.
"You always were a soft one Winner." Michelle smirked.
"Oh am I? Miss I invented the puppy dog-eyes." Quatre said. "You fell in love with my puppy dog-eyes Hun."
"Oh I did, did I?" Michelle laughed. Quatre kissed her.
"Yes you did." Quatre replied as he kissed her deeper. He stopped. "The kids are on the stairs aren't they?" He whispered. She nodded. Quatre laughed softly and then raised his voice. "You're right! We can't keep it a secret any longer! How are we supposed to tell them that we're going to cut off the cable?" The couple heard gasps from the stairs.
"Well dear, we have to. Since the kids never seem to go to bed on their own anymore. I blame the TV." Michelle said, trying her hardest not to laugh. They heard the pitter-patter of tiny feet and the 6-year-old Nadia looked up at them with puppy dog eyes. She looked like a mini version of her father except with her mother's hair.
"You're not really gonna cut off the cable, are you?" Nadia asked.
"Of course not!" Quatre said as he embraced her. "But aren't ALL of you supposed to be in bed?" The other kids came down and stood in front of their parents.
Kurt was the oldest of the Winner kids being fourteen years old. He was a carbon copy of his mother and could easily be mistaken for Duo's son Jason. A prank they had pulled many a time until Michelle had decided to cut Kurt's hair. Standing behind Kurt was the shy 12-year-old Julian. He looked like his father but had his mother's eyes. He was a lot like Quatre in behaviour as well and tried to stay out of mischief. Then there were the girls Iria, who was eight, and Nadia. Iria looked exactly like her father but had the character of her mother. She was very loud and had an amazing sense of humour for a young child. She had her father wrapped around her pinky finger, something Michelle always teased him about.
"Since you can't be trusted to go to bed by yourselves I guess I'll have to tuck you in just like when you were babies!" Michelle grinned.
"Mamma!" Kurt whined.
"Hmm, he only ever calls me Mamma when I'm punishing him. That's charming. C'mon, upstairs all of you!"
"Yes Ma'am." The kids sighed as they went upstairs with Michelle following them. She came back down after fifteen minutes and sat back on the couch.
"If they behave like this then it's gonna be hilarious to see all the kids get up to mischief." Michelle grinned.
"Well I think they'll behave. I mean, it is Relena and Heero's wedding anniversary we're going to. All the kids are scared to death of Heero." Quatre commented.
"Hmm, I can't possibly think why." Michelle laughed. "Besides, Nathan and Matthew have a big rivalry just like their fathers do."
"Oh yah, I forgot about Zechs…" Quatre said. "Great, I just had to be the peacemaker didn't I?"
"It's the job that suits you best." Michelle said giving him a kiss on the cheek.
In a hotel not too far away…"Perfect, they're all going to Europe. We can target them easier when they're all in one place. Isn't that great sis?" A male in his forties said as he looked over to a younger woman. She nodded.
"After seventeen years, there is no way that they'd be expecting anything to happen. And now, they're ten times more vulnerable that they were then. Whoever said that children weren't useful?" She laughed sinisterly.
Back at Quatre's…"C'mon, are you trying to tell me that Heero provokes Zechs?" Quatre asked. "Heero hardly talks!"
"He talks with his eyes Quatre, even you can't deny that." Michelle pointed out. Quatre sighed. "You'll just be lucky if Wufei doesn't start with Duo…or anyone for that matter."
"Why would he?" Quatre asked.
"I don't want any Maxwell children playing with my children. They are not strong enough in character! I don't want them going anywhere near the Peacecraft children since they will pick up a personality disorder!" Michelle said mocking Wufei.
"Don't do that in front of him! He might sock you." Quatre laughed.
"Oh he knows what happens if he tries that again. Not all Maxwells are easily open to punches." Michelle said getting up.
"Again?!" Quatre asked.
"Goodnight darling!" Michelle said running up the stairs.
"What do you mean again?! He tried to punch you before?!" Quatre yelled as he bolted after her.
To Be Continued…
This is just the prologue. The next chapter will show how much the GW gang have changed and who their kids are, where they live etc. This was just an insider to the Winner family.