~*~ Gerry's Café ~*~
~*~ 7:23 AM ~*~
The Ciccone family sat down to their first meal together in some ten years. Ronnie took Carmen and Lucretia out for breakfast. Despite it being a Tuesday morning, Lu and Carmen were dressed in their "Sunday Church" clothes. Noin felt herself blush as her husband spoke to her.
"Lucy, you are going to be queen of the whole world," Ronnie said. He laughed and swallowed a bite of pancake.
"What do you mean?" Noin asked. A big smile grew on Carmen's face.
"We're attacking the Cinq Kingdom, Ma!" the boy said happily.
"The Cinq Kingdom! Why the Cinq Kingdom?" Noin questioned.
"Easy. They have no retaliatory forces. They are weak. And besides, the country falls once, they rebuild it. Falls twice, they rebuild it again. Third time's the charm," Ronnie said. A waiter walked over to their table and handed Mr. Ciccone a phone.
"Hello, Big Ronnie here. Yeah. What? Why didn't you stop them? I don't give a damn about King Peacecraft! Goodbye!" Ronnie shouted into the phone. Lucretia looked scared, and Carmen just continued feeding his face.
"What was that all about Father?" Carmen asked. Ronald looked furiously angry.
"Diplomats! The Cinq Kingdom is sending diplomats," Ronnie yelled.
"Can't we just reject them?" Carmen asked.
"No! They were sent on the orders of King Peacecraft." Ronnie stabbed some sausage with his fork.
"Isn't King Peacecraft dead?" Noin asked absently.
"Lucy! Where have you been? King Milliardo Peacecraft is in rule now," Ronnie scolded her. She had forgotten that Zechs was now in his rightful place among his people. Lucretia hadn't spoken of or to a Peacecraft in quite some time. Carmen was only two years old then. Noin had felt the need to call a friend, and Relena ended up on the other end of the line.
They had spent hours on the phone together, talking about where they were in life. Relena told Noin about her marriage to Heero, and about her baby Kiro. Just the same, Noin told Relena about her marriage to Ronnie, and her son Carmen. Then the subject of Zechs came up. Suddenly, Relena had to go. She said they'd talk later. Relena never called Noin back, and that was the last time they'd spoken.
"Oh, I had ties with Cinq Kingdom in the past. I can't shake the memory of King Peacecraft as the rule of the Cinq Kingdom," Noin apologized. Ties with the Cinq Kingdom. That was an understatement. Lu used to be in love with the Cinq Kingdom's current ruler. Come to think of it, she still was in love with him.
"Well, Lucy... What do you think?" Ronnie said.
"I think it'll be great. Just do me a favor, Carmen," Noin asked.
"What now, Ma?" he rudely replied.
"Drop Noin from your last name," Lucretia told him. She was formulating a plan.
"Sure thing Ma," Carmen said.
Noin smiled to herself. If this plan worked, she'd end up the Queen of the Cinq Kingdom, and wife of Zechs Merquise. Lucretia Peacecraft. Noin loved the way it sounded in her mind. Repeating it over in her mind, she happily finished her breakfast.
~*~ 7:23 AM ~*~
The Ciccone family sat down to their first meal together in some ten years. Ronnie took Carmen and Lucretia out for breakfast. Despite it being a Tuesday morning, Lu and Carmen were dressed in their "Sunday Church" clothes. Noin felt herself blush as her husband spoke to her.
"Lucy, you are going to be queen of the whole world," Ronnie said. He laughed and swallowed a bite of pancake.
"What do you mean?" Noin asked. A big smile grew on Carmen's face.
"We're attacking the Cinq Kingdom, Ma!" the boy said happily.
"The Cinq Kingdom! Why the Cinq Kingdom?" Noin questioned.
"Easy. They have no retaliatory forces. They are weak. And besides, the country falls once, they rebuild it. Falls twice, they rebuild it again. Third time's the charm," Ronnie said. A waiter walked over to their table and handed Mr. Ciccone a phone.
"Hello, Big Ronnie here. Yeah. What? Why didn't you stop them? I don't give a damn about King Peacecraft! Goodbye!" Ronnie shouted into the phone. Lucretia looked scared, and Carmen just continued feeding his face.
"What was that all about Father?" Carmen asked. Ronald looked furiously angry.
"Diplomats! The Cinq Kingdom is sending diplomats," Ronnie yelled.
"Can't we just reject them?" Carmen asked.
"No! They were sent on the orders of King Peacecraft." Ronnie stabbed some sausage with his fork.
"Isn't King Peacecraft dead?" Noin asked absently.
"Lucy! Where have you been? King Milliardo Peacecraft is in rule now," Ronnie scolded her. She had forgotten that Zechs was now in his rightful place among his people. Lucretia hadn't spoken of or to a Peacecraft in quite some time. Carmen was only two years old then. Noin had felt the need to call a friend, and Relena ended up on the other end of the line.
They had spent hours on the phone together, talking about where they were in life. Relena told Noin about her marriage to Heero, and about her baby Kiro. Just the same, Noin told Relena about her marriage to Ronnie, and her son Carmen. Then the subject of Zechs came up. Suddenly, Relena had to go. She said they'd talk later. Relena never called Noin back, and that was the last time they'd spoken.
"Oh, I had ties with Cinq Kingdom in the past. I can't shake the memory of King Peacecraft as the rule of the Cinq Kingdom," Noin apologized. Ties with the Cinq Kingdom. That was an understatement. Lu used to be in love with the Cinq Kingdom's current ruler. Come to think of it, she still was in love with him.
"Well, Lucy... What do you think?" Ronnie said.
"I think it'll be great. Just do me a favor, Carmen," Noin asked.
"What now, Ma?" he rudely replied.
"Drop Noin from your last name," Lucretia told him. She was formulating a plan.
"Sure thing Ma," Carmen said.
Noin smiled to herself. If this plan worked, she'd end up the Queen of the Cinq Kingdom, and wife of Zechs Merquise. Lucretia Peacecraft. Noin loved the way it sounded in her mind. Repeating it over in her mind, she happily finished her breakfast.
