24-Aug-2000
I have a little free time where I'm totally exhausted, so I thought I'd write a little to relax.
Warnings: Yaoi, though no lemon planned, AU, possible OOC, and I'm cooking dinner tonight, so don't touch that cookie jar!
Duo: Should we be a little worried about putting our lives in this guy's hands?
Heero: Hn...
Heero could feel that Duo was still awake. Gently, he let his arms wrap gently around his lover's shoulders, reassuring as much as inviting.
"Another nightmare?"
"Not exactly."
"Mm?"
"I've been thinking about the kids in the Maxwell church lately. Remembering. Wondering."
"Wondering what life would have been like for them if they'd lived?"
"Wondering what life would have been like for them if they'd found a home the way I did with G, Howard, and the Sweeper group."
"So ka. And?"
"I think...I mean...have you ever considered being..."
"A father?"
Duo nodded, and Heero was surprised at how his usually sure and collected partner was near floundering as he tried to communicate the thoughts that had been running through his mind.
"I'd be lying if I'd never considered the possibility. But adoption agencies usually aren't too quick to place children in same sex marraiges. Even with all the children displaced by the wars."
"That doesn't mean we shouldn't try. I think we'd be good parents. And maybe a gentle suggestion from the head of the Preventers on behalf of some war heroes could speed things up?"
"Hn..."
"Well?"
"You're sure?"
"Yes." No hesitation here. Shinigami had made up his mind, and no-one would change it for him.
"Then why don't we make call an adoption agency in the morning, and if they block us, talk to Une."
"You mean it...you really mean it!"
"Hai. Ai shiteru, Duo."
"Ai shiteru, Heero."
The first meetings had been awkward at best. A same sex couple? Even with the endorsement from the World Nation and the Preventer organization, it was highly irregular.
But the same determination that got them through 2 years of hell on the battlefield also carried them through endless bureaucracy and bigotry. 6 months after the initial request was made, it was time.
"So, they say they've found a child for you?"
"Yeah. Quatre, could you and Trowa cover our shift for the next week or so? I know you two are up for a 2 week R&R, but..."
"Trowa thought we should offer, if you didn't ask, Duo."
"Thanks. It means a lot to us."
"If you hadn't noticed, I think everyone in the office has been rooting for you two."
"Well, you'd know, wouldn't you?"
Quatre's smile reminded Duo of the angels in churches. Beatific, and almost omnipresent. "Yeah, I suppose I would."
"Mr. Yuy? Mr. Maxwell?"
Both men who had walked into fiery death without hesitation on countless occasions now locked eyes with each other before standing. This was one of the most important things they'd ever do, and they both knew it.
"Ready, love?"
"Nimyu ryoukai."
"Duo, that just doesn't sound right when you say it."
"Heh."
The Adoption Agent was sitting at a smartdesk, with a display hovering at about forehead level with both their pictures on it.
"The child matches your primary criteria almost perfectly. Colony born, lost her parents recently, no living relatives, etc."
"What's the almost, then?"
"Well, Mr. Maxwell, the age is a little younger than you put down as ideal."
"That's not a problem. How old is she?"
"6 months."
"When can we meet her?"
"Just sign these."
"What's her name?"
"Tara."
Three days later, Heero parked in the garage, and opened the door for Duo and their newest addition.
"Welcome home, Tara. It's not much, but we hope you'll like it here."
A soft cooing noise that sounded pleased made both men's hearts melt. They were surprised however, to find people waiting for them.
"What are you all doing here?"
"Well, Heero, since my office helped push through the adoption papers..."
"And my ministry attached a glowing reccomendation with it..."
"We all decided we wanted to see the baby!"
As the two new parents looked at the smiling faces of life-long friends, former enemies turned allies, and well wishers, tears began to cloud their vision.
Duo broke the silence softly, and with a glowing smile, as he gently shifted his daughter in his arms so her little face, framed by soft wheat colored hair, because visible.
"Well, this is Tara, everyone. She's a little sleepy right now, but once she wakes up, I think she's going to like meeting all her new aunts and uncles."
END!
Well, how did you guys like that chapter?
I tried to make it longer and a bit more fleshed out that the usual, since I hadn't written one in awhile.
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