Author's note: I do not own Gundam Wing or its characters. Both Zechs and Noin are nineteen years old. This is set during Episode 11. Some of these chapters have been posted before as part of This Kiss.
Things That Don't Change
Noin shook her head and let out an exasperated sigh. Men. They never seemed to change. Especially hers. Zechs had once again gotten into a one track mind set. While part of her could understand why Zechs was so set on a rematch with the gundam pilot, Noin was also well aware of the potential for trouble this had. Besides, it wasn't like they didn't have enough going on right now. She had no doubt that they were both going to get into trouble over this, but she also knew just how hard it was to talk Zechs out of something when he set his mind to it.
So she was just going to have to go along with this and hope it didn't land them in too much trouble. It was hard to tell at times just what Zechs could get away with. Noin sighed again. Things had started to move faster than she liked. They knew that Relena's foster father had been killed. What they didn't know was just how much Relena knew about things. But Relena could potentially be in danger, and Noin knew that she herself couldn't be in two places at once. Zechs was likely to send her to deal with any problems in regards to Relena.
It made sense. Zechs had always been extremely carefully not to let any smidgen of information out that might link him to Relena, and Noin knew that she was one of the very few people he would trust with his sister. However, Noin herself was also rather torn. As much as she was pleased that Zechs would trust her with Relena and knew that protecting Relena was important, Noin also didn't like to leave Zechs on his own. She worried about him, especially now that the Sanc Kingdom was free. Zechs had lost his purpose, even if he hadn't realized it yet. And Noin knew it was only a matter of time before that began to really affect him.
But all she could do for now was her best to support him. Noin just hoped it would be enough.