Standard disclaimer: I don't own any
of the Gundam Wing characters that are used in this story.
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Marimeia's Engagement
By West Wind
Chapter 2 ~ The Car Trip Home
Marimeia sat behind the steering wheel of her car. Her
eyes mostly on the road before her that would take her home. Occasionally,
she would glance over at Heero stretched out in the passenger seat with
eyes half hooded. She knew he was probably not asleep since they had only
got up a few hours ago before heading home. No one knew they were coming.
Marimeia did not want to talk to any of her family until she got home for
fear of giving away their announcement. She was sure that they would ask
the same questions her friends had, but this time she would like to have
better answers for them.
"Heero," she said breaking the comfortable silence that
filled the car. "Do you have a preference when we get married?"
Heero opened his eyes, looked over at her and answered,
"Some time after you graduate. Beyond that, I don't have a preference."
Marimeia mulled his answer over. That would give them
over a year to plan the wedding. Maybe the first of June. That would give
her close to a month after graduation to tie up lose ends and maybe start
job hunting.
"How does the first part of June sound?" she asked.
Heero pulled out his laptop and pulled up a calendar.
"The first Saturday is the fourth. That sounds good, but
keep in mind a final date will depend on availability of the desired facilities."
"True. I guess we should start thinking about those things.
Maybe we can start making inquiries this afternoon."
"If there is time," he added.
"Heero," she said glancing over at the passenger seat,
"have you ever thought much about what you want in your wedding?"
He sat there quietly for a few moments before answering.
"Not until recently and then not in great detail. Just
the usual things, I guess."
Marimeia had been asking herself what she wanted since
she got up this morning. As a child, she dreamed of the huge wedding with
several bridesmaids and groomsmen, a large church, hundreds of guest, etc.,
but also when she was a child, she thought she would be ruler of the world.
Just as ruling the world did not appeal to her anymore, neither did a over
done wedding. Maybe something small - only their friends and family, a
couple wedding attendants, someplace cozy like Trowa and Relena's house.
She would have to talk it out with Heero. The decisions they would have
to make made her head spin.
"Are you feeling alright?" asked Heero who was watching
her with concern.
"Just a bit overwhelmed with the thought of all the decisions
we have to make."
"One decision at a time," he reassured as he placed a
hand over her right hand that was dangling off the armrest, "and we have
plenty of time."
She let out a sigh and smiled at him knowing he was right,
but she knew that plenty of time had a way of vanishing quickly.
"What kind of wedding do you want?" he asked while stroking
the back of her fingers with his thumb.
"I was thinking of something small and maybe not real
fancy," she stated. "Maybe like Trowa and Relena's. Maybe a bit bigger…
or smaller. I am just not sure," she admitted frustrated.
Heero nodded his understanding.
"Well, let's start with how many attendants you want and
who they will be," said Heero as he systematically broke down the choices
that needed to be made into categories and ranked them in order of importance
and difficulty in his head.
Marimeia mulled that over for a bit while Heero pulled
up a program on his laptop and started entering wedding details.
"Definitely Jen," she started. "Nikki and maybe a third."
Heero typed in the names with a question mark for the
third possibility.
"What about you?" asked Marimeia.
There was no doubt in Heero's mind that his attendants
would be from the group of former gundam pilots, but which three to go
with her three.
"Duo," which was a given, "Trowa,"
"Not Trowa," interrupted Marimeia. "I would like him to
give me away."
Heero nodded at the logical choice. Trowa had become the
closest thing Marimeia had to a father figure in her life, and of course,
she would want him to escort her down the aisle. That made his choice easier.
"Duo, Quatre, and Wufie then," he listed.
"Then Catherine as my third."
"Do you have a preference for flowergirl and/or ringbearer?
We have nine children to chose from."
The number of offspring produced by the gundam pilots,
which she and Heero considered part of their family, shocked Marimeia.
Nine just sounded like a large number. She ran through the number of children
in her head. There was Duo's four, Trowa's three, and Quatre's two. That
made nine.
"It sure does not take long for them to add up with
a new one here and a new one there," she thought.
"Gretchen is a bit old to be a flowergirl, but we will
have to find something for her to do. John or Kevin are possibilities."
" No," said Heero, "I will not have any of Duo's sons
as ringbearer. They are to much like their father."
Marimeia laughed at Heero's argument. He was right. All
of Duo's sons had a tendency to be gregarious and trouble makers, even
the youngest, Seth, but he was not as bad as his brothers since he was
only two currently. With Duo and Hilde's crew out, Marimeia focused on
the remaining children. There were three girls, Chrisy who would be seven,
her sister Olivia who would be three, and their cousin Kate who would almost
be two at the time of the wedding. Then there was two boys, Nathan and
Jacob who would be somewhere between four and five.
"Chrisy or Olivia for flowergirl and Nathan or Jacob for
ringbearer," stated Marimeia.
"Chrisy and Jacob, if they will agree to do it."
"Sounds good to me. That takes care of the wedding party,
at least tentatively," said Marimeia as she pulled into her driveway. "Now
to inform Mom of our good news," added Marimeia nervously.
She did not know why she felt so nervous. Lady Une had
accepted her and Heero's relationship long ago and this had always been
a logical end to them dating. She knew Lady Une would be happy at their
news, especially since they would be waiting until she finished school
to get married. Heero could read the nervousness on her face.
"Everything will go just fine," he reassured in a monotone
voice.
"I know it will, but it does not keep the butterflies
out of my stomach and me from pondering how to tell her. Let's go!"
The two got out of the car and headed for the house.
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TBC… Next chapter ~ Telling the family
Author's Notes: I hope you did not find it too
boring, and yes, another short chapter. I wanted to get something out this
week so you did not think I fell off the face of the earth. ~_^ As always,
I appreciate feedback.