Title: The Child of War and Peace
Author: Quality Paiges
Rating: PG-13 (For Swears, Violence and Sexual References)
Authors Note: This fiction has a lot of pairings and is really long. I hope you enjoy it and please R&R! It was inspired from a lot of things so enjoy the prologue and Chapter 1.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing but I will someday! So if you do own it you may as well just hand it over to me now because I will be buying it off of you soon enough! But right now don't even bother sueing me what ya gonna get out of it the 32cents in my pocket? Why bother?
Prologue
A.C. 197
She was speaking, speaking about the war that a young girl had brought. The daughter of Treize and a pawn in the Barton Foundation's plans for domination of the Earth. Now Marmmeia was at peace with her father's wishes but the rest of the world was confused. The Gundam Pilots has destroyed their Gundams in the name of Peace but now when the world saw how fragile the peace really was they felt the need of military power, a security blanket to ensure Peace. How forgetful they were that it was only two years a go that a War had started because of the military power and now there was nothing less they could accept. The entire Earth and it's colonies were watching her now, seeing what the once Queen of the Earth would say about Peace. She quickly glanced toward the side balcony. Her eyes widened for a moment. It was him, It was Heero watching her in the side balcony. She might be able to see him after he speech, she wanted to call out to him to tell him how he helped save the world once again. But no, now she had to speak to the world and tell them about the peaceful they could live in. The world that Heero helped create. Heero would not remain here long, he would not stay to talk with her. He would leave without saying goodbye the way he always did. The way he probably always would. She would meet him again. She would see them all again, those who created history and provided for the future. Not just those that were know but those who did the small unnoticed things that had played such a huge part of the peace they shared now and that what drove her on.
Chapter One
A.C. 205
She had been called many things but now she would be a mother. "Sigh, little one you are so beautiful. There could not be any one more sweet looking than you, you are a light in a dark room you glow with so much warmth and love." She told her newborn. This little one was the result of nine months to the day in hell, all the time working as Foreign Minister to the colonies right up until she went into labor for over twelve hours it was almost too much to bear. She never knew giving birth would be so hard.
"You make me so happy," She said speaking to the child again. "but I am also so said your brother didn't make it. He died and birth and with it a part of me but I can only think of you. You made it and you will be my light of peace."
She began to feel the water in her eyes and then slipping down her face. It felt salty and unclean and they the tears dripped down her face finally plopping on the bed spread. She gently lifted her hand from outside the baby's back where it had been resting to wipe away the tears from her check. They had told her if she had kept working while in the last phases of the pregnancy it would be a difficult birth, for her and the babies but she couldn't give up her job not while so much needed to be done. The world was so peaceful but that peace was not free, it had to be worked for and so she worked. The Doctors were right, even though there was so little disease and illness in this age of peace there was nothing they could do to prevent the death of her child and she mourned. She wiped the tears away quickly and told her now sleeping little one "You are why I work for peace now."
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"Your still mad at her aren't you?" Noin said on the hospital's pay phone.
"Don't I have a right to be? I'm her own brother and she won't tell me who the father is. Does she think I'll tell anyone?" Millardo replied looking angry.
"She lost one of them you know."
His face softened "Yes.... I saw it in the papers. You're going to check on her now?"
"Yes, I'm here and I'm going to go up and see how's she doing. The press is all over Relena, wanting to know about the baby that was lost and their father, this is hard enough for her do you have make it any more difficult?" She knew he wasn't really angry, only hurt thinking that Relena felt she couldn't trust him but she had to break him somehow make him speak to her.
He looked ashamed for a moment then looked away. "When you see her, tell her I send my love." The screen went blank.
"Yes Millardo, Over and out." She began to think. Relena's sudden pregnancy was so unexpected. There was no marriage, no father and Relena was so silent on the subject going on as if she weren't pregnant. It's no wonder the press is all over her. I know she always has had her reasons but why? Wasn't this making it more difficult, almost everyone who could be accused the father of Relena's baby was. She glanced through the newspapers she had picked up in the hospital gift shop when she stopped to pick up some flowers. The headlines read: Forgien Minister Has il Children, Former Queen Loses Child, Who is The Father. That was only the more respectable Newspapers, the trashy ones had worse titles; Wufei The Father of Queen's Children, What Former Gundam Pilot is It?, Head of Winner Family Having Extra-Marital Affair With Forgien Minister. She couldn't believe some of this. Didn't they have any regard for what Relena had done for them? Now all they were interested in were her children, even as questionable as they were. She had to talk to Relena.
As she came towards the door she dropped the newspapers on the ground outside, she didn't want to upset Relena. She knocked on the door not waiting for an answer. Upon seeing her she said "Relena, how are you?" Then pointing to the flowers " These are for you." Handing her the daises she picked up earlier.
"Thank you Noin, they're beautiful." Relena replied. She was glad to see Noin maybe she would hear something of her brother. Besides Noin had always been there for her and she knew she would be now.
"Here, allow me to put them in some water." She said grabbing an empty pitcher and heading towards the bathroom.
"I thought they weren't allowing visitors."
"They aren't."
"That's just as well, I was hoping to see you anyway. How's my brother, still mad?"
"Relena...... He was never mad at you, he couldn't be. He was hurt, you didn't even let him know before the press got a hold of the news. Did you think you could hide your pregnancy forever? You could at least have told him before he had to see it on television."
"I know...." She said sighing "but, it would just complicate things further. I don't want to get into it with anyone."
"Relena can't you trust someone, you shouldn't carry this burden by yourself. You're working yourself too hard. Can't you just tell me or even your brother who the father is? Do you think we would tell anyone if you didn't want us to? Does the father know?"
"Noin, who do you think I am. It's been all over the news, how many possible fathers do you think there are?"
Noin Blushed deeply. "Relena the way you act about this entire affair no one knows what to think. If you hadn't been pregnant with twins you probably wouldn't have told anyone till they were born."
Relena glanced down and was silent holding her only baby tighter to her chest as if she would slip from her fingers at any moment.
"I'm sorry Relena, I heard that you lost one."
"Yes, It was my fault I shouldn't have worked so hard. I just didn't want them to be born into a world of war. I couldn't live with myself if that happened. Now another person died in the name of me working for peace. And this time it was my own child."
"I'm sorry I brought it up. Forgive me."
"There's nothing to apologize for. You were right. But if it helps I forgive you."
"Good, then let's not talk about it. Have you given her a name yet?"
"No. So much is riding on her name. Her entire destiny is in her name. Your name is who you are."
"Don't you think your being a little melodramatic?" Noin asked questionably.
"No. No I don't. It has to be perfect for her."
"So then your not going to call her anything? What should I call her?"
"Just don't call her anything for now. She'll have an entire life with a name. There is no use burdening her with one now." Relena thought about her own past. Changing her last name from Doralin to Peacecraft and then back to Doralin had changed her entire life. It was all her last name. What last name would this child have. What would she be called?
Just then the hospital nurse walked in "Miss Relena, these were outside your door." She indicated to the newspapers Noin had dropped out side the door. "Mam, you aren't supposed to be in here Miss Relena needs her rest. You were supposed to sign in with the desk anyway."
"I'm sorry Mam, I'll leave right away." Noin replied.
"No Noin stay, Please Nurse allow her to stay for a little longer I need to speak to her for a little longer. I promise I'll rest right after she leaves. Just a little longer, please." Relena said pleadingly.
"Fine. You have fifteen minutes. I'll just take the baby to the nursery."
"No. No don't take her from me too. I don't want to lose her." Relena was next to tears.
The Nurse's face softened the sight of Relena's sad face. "I'm sorry, you can't keep her in the room while your sleeping. I promise I'll take the best care of her and take personal charge of her. The baby needs to rest as well."
Relena couldn't speak so she simply handed the baby in the gentlest way possible to nurse. Upon leaving her mother's arms the baby began to cry and Relena silently choked her tears unable to see her child in pain of any kind. As the nurse left Relena picked up the newspapers the nurse had dropped off.
"No Relena, don't read those!" Noin said all too late.
"Noin, I'm not so naive as you think. I knew this was coming. I simply have to know what they're accusing me of to defend myself. Besides some of this is so ridiculous."
Noin began to think. Some she said some not all. Does that mean that some of it might me true? She glanced at Relena. No, no it's not. Oh who knows? Relena knows, of course Relena knows only she and one other person know who the father of that baby is and they're not telling.
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A hospital Nurse walked through the corridors with a baby in her hands. She was virtually unnoticed, not being of superior height, beauty or recognition it's unlikely a Nurse in a hospital would be. She pushed her way through some doors market private. The room she entered was a small nursery separate from the one that was usually used for babies. The other one had a viewing window so new fathers and siblings could see their daughters, sons, brothers and sisters for the first time, this room didn't have that. It didn't have much of anything, there were the usual medical supplies and children's supplies such as bottles and dippers but it seemed to lack other children there was only one other baby in the room. The Nurse carefully lay the newborn down in one of the hospital cribs, right next to the other baby. A Doctor entered the room and asked "What's the status on the little ones?"
"Operation RB2 is underway. The operatives are in perfect working order. The chief doesn't suspect anything."
"Are you absolutely sure? This is of the utmost importance."
"Yes. All is in order."
"Have we discovered the operatives origins as of yet?"
"No, not any evidence we have gathered has been of any use yet."
"That's alright, for now anyway. We have created for ourselves a bit a time."
"Sir, allow me to say we have more than enough time."
"Yes, that we may but there can be never be enough precautions taken. This place has no security but for ourselves. Adding security right now would be much too risky."
"Yes, sir."
The Doctors warning had been more than correct. For at that very moment a young women walked in the door dressed as a nurse. Although it quickly became apparent she was not a nurse however when she pulled two guns from her lab coat.
"Doctor I think it may be best if you and your nurse back away from the children if you know what's good for you and I'm sure you're intelligent enough."
"Fool. It doesn't matter if we die our mission will go on without us. We are insignificant pawns in this game. Kill us you won't change anything."
"Oh but your wrong Doctor I'm not threatening you. I'll kill the children if you don't let me take the boy."
The doctor thought. This girl obviously wasn't in a superior physical shape but their overconfidence had secured their defeat. Since adding cameras or guns was too risky considering hospital staff might find them and discover their plan before it even was started they had depended on the secrecy of the project to ensure their safety. He had to bluff.
"Ha, It doesn't matter, kill them."
The doctor noticed the women had a slight smile on her lips. She was enjoying this. She looked like a ghost herself an albino with light blonde hair, pale skin and ice blue eyes. However she was far from pretty, the features of her face were far too prominent and that entirely ruined any beauty. Of course when she was pointing a gun at the most important thing in your life and that couldn't have helped her perception of her.
"Okay I will."
She knew her plan very well and had counted it going exactly like this. She aimed the guns and pulled the triggers. The first bullet hit exactly between the babies two head just barely missing them both. The second had hit the doctor in the eye.
"Shit." The doctor knew he was a lost cause, his blood was leaving him much too rapidly. Even being in the hospital the mission would be jeopardized if he went for treatment. For now the mission was lost but he could always go out with a bang right?
"Forget what your thinking pal, there isn't a thing you can do now." The mysterious women said. She picked up both babies and took them with her.
"How could she have?" The doctor thought as he fell to the ground in his own pile of blood.
The nurse went to her knees after him. Examining him she knew he was almost gone, it didn't take a real nurse to see that.
"I wouldn't bother, he'll be dead in a few minutes anyway."
"Bitch how could you?" The nurse screamed out.
"I don't need to justify my actions to a women like you. You tried to ruin more than one person life by doing what you did. Never stick your nose where it doesn't belong. It might get blown off." With that the women tucked her guns back inside the lab coat and took the babies out the door.
"Doctor, Doctor hold on!" The nurse cried out.
"No." The doctor said. "I'll be gone shortly, but what you have to do is finish the operation. Take what is in my pocket and use it to help you. That will give you the bang I wanted so to die with."
The nurse cried and nodded as she pulled out a vial of red color from the doctors pocket. "Don't worry." she said "In the infamous words of Heero Yuy, Mission Accepted." She let out a final sob as the doctor died in her arms and walked out the room. No need for anyone to know she'd ever been there.
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The blonde women walked into the hospital nursery and thought "It's amazing how many places you can access in a hospital with a simple Nurse's uniform."
All the babies in the room were sleeping peacefully. This is how it should be she thought. She glanced at both the babies now sleeping serenely in her arms. The bullet that had just missed them had caused them to erupt in tears but how quickly they were mollified. She glanced a the boy. There is nothing I can do for you not right now, not without drawing attention to myself and others. Then she glanced at the girl, but you, you can have a good life. She gently placed the girl into a crib and walked out with the boy in her arms. Only one thing left to do, she knew that this was the last resort.
"Who is your father little one?" She asked the child.
The baby remained quiet and sleeping in her arms.
"Eh, What's that you don't know either? It seems like a lot of people want to know the answer to that question, ne? Well pick one little boy and that's where you'll go."
The baby gurgled in it's sleep slightly.
"Oh there you say, well that's not where I would have chosen but that means your probably smarter than me. Okay then let's go there."
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