Chapter Five: Found and Found Out
Zechs walked along the seemingly endless corridors. He turned left and heard a shrill scream and went to investigate. A door at the end of the hall was left ajar and through the crack he saw the three Maxwell's and a man approaching Aries.
"Honey the doctor has to pull them out or it might get infected and you won't heal correctly. Then if it gets infected you might have to have surgery. You don't want that do you?" Tears were streaming down the little girl's face, clutching her injured hand in a vice like hold. Despite the doctor's plea Aries wouldn't let him get near her hand. She screamed again as the doctor tried to get to her hand with the tweezers. As Zechs saw the frustration on the doctor face he opened the door and stepped inside the room, eyeing the doctor suspiciously.
"Daddy!" the child exclaimed her eyes brightening.
"You all right?" he questioned.
"I'm sorry daddy I just wanted to see what the Earth looked like and then I didn't float and fell and couldn't get back in the ship so I went inside and then these people that knew you found me and then brought me here." She began to sob even harder
"Are you alright?" he repeated slowly
"Yea but I got these things stuck in my hand and they really hurt." she held out her hand for her father to see. It had swollen up around the wound and puss and blood kept forming in little bubbles.
"Calm down. Let me see." He looked at his daughter's hand and then grabbed the tweezers out of the doctor's hand. One by One, without a whimper or hint of protest he picked out the thorns. When he finished he looked at his daughters hand then took her into his arms. With a quick nod of appreciation to Duo and Hilde, Zechs left the room for the conference room. He entered the conference room silently immediate catching Noin's eye. Lady Une who was conducting the briefing stopped until Zechs sat down with Aries and everyone did a double take in bewilderment that there the two children were identical. However when Zechs cleared his throat the briefing continued.
"Over the past few years rebels have been growing in number and strength. They have committed several robberies. Now they threaten the peace of the Earth and space colonies. The gundam have all readied for battle and we intend to hit them in their base. If this situation worsens any further we might have another interstellar war on our hands," Lady Une took out a box containing ten sets of matching card keys. " You have all been given a room on this base. Now if you wish you may come with me and see the gundam but I must ask that young children be kept in the upper base for their own safety." Une spoke almost directly to Noin and the two shared a tense glare.
Everyone rose either to go see the gundam or to retire to their rooms. Aries had fallen asleep in her father's lap and woke with a start when Zechs got up.
"Come here honey." Noin beaconed to Aries.
"Lucrezia what are you doing?"
"Don't you want to go look at your gundam? You haven't seen it in a while."
"It will still be there later. Let's go to the galley."
A frustrated Noin emerged from the galley an hour later. Aries had refused to eat anything on her plate and when Noin tried to feed it to her she just made even more of a fuss and refused even more. After fifteen minutes of trying to force her Noin gave up. Just as they had entered there quarters Aries came up to Noin and asked if she could have sandwich. She contained her urge to scold the child besides now that Aries wanted to eat that was a plus no matter when it came. Noin made her way back to the galley and stole behind the counter to the refrigerator.
Once done Noin placed the sandwich into a plastic bag and made her way back to her quarters. As she was walking down the hallway past the infirmary noises caught her attention. Voices were coming from the half open infirmary. One of the voices struck her as familiar. Creeping closer to listen Noin stood by the infirmary door.
"Is he ok?" The lady asked. Noin could see thought the crack in the door the Lady Une was on a bed with, the doctor that she had seen at the meeting looking down at her. The doctor was moving the cursor that was attached to a huge machine across Une's stomach.
"He seems fine, although he is a little small for three months but that may still correct it's self. Midii I have to tell you being cramped in that corset doesn't help. Why don't you just tell everyone it'll be much easier than going thought this?"
"Peter I can't. They would ask how I got pregnant. And I couldn't bear to tell them." Noin didn't see it but the young mans' face darkened.
"How did you become pregnant?" he asked timidly. Une hesitated then spoke
"I was raped." Une still remembered that day clearly. She had been coming home from work and was surprised from behind and the man was so large that she didn't have any chance in fighting back and once he hadn't taken what he wanted from her he left her lying on her living room floor.
"Oh. I'm so sorry."
"See that's exactly what I didn't want. I don't need anyone's pity. Now imagine what the others would say, especially Noin she'd have a field day with this."
"Who?"
"The wife of the man who came in with the little girl. She and I don't get along too well."
"Well you know Midii you could have aborted the baby once you found out." Peter got back to the subject he wanted to know about.
"How could I? I've always wanted a child, and after Treize died I didn't think I would ever get that chance. I'm angry about what happened to me but I didn't have the heart to get rid of him just because of the way he was brought into this world."
"Well you can't keep this up forever."
"I know I'm just hoping that this situation will be resolved by the time I'm that much further along."
"I'm sorry to tell you but you need to stay off your feet more. Those lectures like the one these afternoons aren't helping any." The doctor handed Une a small towel and shut the machine down, afterwards helping Une sit up. Une grabbed the corset at the side of her and began to put it on.
"Why don't you just leave it off until you get to your quarters?"
"No, what if someone sees me?"
"How about I walk you there." Une began to fasten the garment.
"Then just don't fasten it so tight." Peter took the strings in his hands and loosely tied it.
"But now I look like I just gained ten pounds."
"You did. Midii which is more important to you, your vanity or your baby's health." he leaned over to Une brushing his lips on hers." Ever since we met I've realized I care about you a lot."
"Peter please, let's not have this discussion again."
"Why not, I.... love you and your baby and I would be honored to take care of you."
"I don't need taking care of I can do it just fine myself." He handed her shirt and she slipped it over her head. As Peter helped Une off the bed he didn't let go. Leaning in slowing he pressed his lips to hers. Since the first time they had kissed Une could never resist the sweet taste of the good doctor. She responded by parting her lips, granting him access to the inside of her mouth. As they broke for air they were both breathing heavy and disconcerted.
"I have go to my quarters." Une stepped away from the young man. He walked beside her to the door. Noin stopped listening stole around the corner. She listened as the pair walked down the opposite hall then walked quickly to her own quarters. On entering Noin went into her Aries' room and handed her the sandwich.
"Thank you mommy."
"Your welcome, now after you eat that go straight to bed." The little girl nodded as Noin left the room. Entering her room she dressed for bed and then climbed in next to her husband. She was just about to settle in when Zechs rolled over and put his arm around her waist.
"What did you have to do bake the bread?"
"No I did not. I was coming back from the galley when I pasted the infirmary and heard Lady Une talking to the doctor; actually they were doing a little more then talking. Only he wasn't only her doctor. Did you know she's three months pregnant?"
"That's nice." Zechs began to kiss her neck, sliding her shirt up her firm belly.
"The thing I don't understand is why wouldn't she tells us and try to hide it?" Zechs groaned and continued with his ministration. He began to move downward with his kisses trying to cover her mouth.
"I mean why go through the pain of having your stomach shoved in a corset and then trying to hide it. I thought something was a miss earlier on but I couldn't put my finger on it." However when he looked into the eyes of his wife he saw that she wanted real answers.
"Lucretzia you and her haven't quite been the best of friends, maybe she didn't want you to see her pregnant. Remember when Relena offered to come to Mars and help you when the girls came, You said it was bad enough having me see you and you didn't want my sister pity or charity Or maybe she didn't want your emotions towards her to soften." Zechs lifted her nightshirt further up her torso exposing the soft flesh of her breasts beginning to nibble softly through the fabric of her bra.
"Yea, maybe but that still doesn't make sense why would she want us to continue with this animosity between us."
"Why does it bother you so much anyway?" he stop his kisses and guided Noin's head to his chest knowing that he would get response to his kisses.
"Well I can't go on being horrible to her when she's like this."
"Do you think she would have said that if she had seen you when you were pregnant?"
"That's not the point." She looked up at him ready to argue her case, but he was already asleep.
To be continued.
Zechs walked along the seemingly endless corridors. He turned left and heard a shrill scream and went to investigate. A door at the end of the hall was left ajar and through the crack he saw the three Maxwell's and a man approaching Aries.
"Honey the doctor has to pull them out or it might get infected and you won't heal correctly. Then if it gets infected you might have to have surgery. You don't want that do you?" Tears were streaming down the little girl's face, clutching her injured hand in a vice like hold. Despite the doctor's plea Aries wouldn't let him get near her hand. She screamed again as the doctor tried to get to her hand with the tweezers. As Zechs saw the frustration on the doctor face he opened the door and stepped inside the room, eyeing the doctor suspiciously.
"Daddy!" the child exclaimed her eyes brightening.
"You all right?" he questioned.
"I'm sorry daddy I just wanted to see what the Earth looked like and then I didn't float and fell and couldn't get back in the ship so I went inside and then these people that knew you found me and then brought me here." She began to sob even harder
"Are you alright?" he repeated slowly
"Yea but I got these things stuck in my hand and they really hurt." she held out her hand for her father to see. It had swollen up around the wound and puss and blood kept forming in little bubbles.
"Calm down. Let me see." He looked at his daughter's hand and then grabbed the tweezers out of the doctor's hand. One by One, without a whimper or hint of protest he picked out the thorns. When he finished he looked at his daughters hand then took her into his arms. With a quick nod of appreciation to Duo and Hilde, Zechs left the room for the conference room. He entered the conference room silently immediate catching Noin's eye. Lady Une who was conducting the briefing stopped until Zechs sat down with Aries and everyone did a double take in bewilderment that there the two children were identical. However when Zechs cleared his throat the briefing continued.
"Over the past few years rebels have been growing in number and strength. They have committed several robberies. Now they threaten the peace of the Earth and space colonies. The gundam have all readied for battle and we intend to hit them in their base. If this situation worsens any further we might have another interstellar war on our hands," Lady Une took out a box containing ten sets of matching card keys. " You have all been given a room on this base. Now if you wish you may come with me and see the gundam but I must ask that young children be kept in the upper base for their own safety." Une spoke almost directly to Noin and the two shared a tense glare.
Everyone rose either to go see the gundam or to retire to their rooms. Aries had fallen asleep in her father's lap and woke with a start when Zechs got up.
"Come here honey." Noin beaconed to Aries.
"Lucrezia what are you doing?"
"Don't you want to go look at your gundam? You haven't seen it in a while."
"It will still be there later. Let's go to the galley."
A frustrated Noin emerged from the galley an hour later. Aries had refused to eat anything on her plate and when Noin tried to feed it to her she just made even more of a fuss and refused even more. After fifteen minutes of trying to force her Noin gave up. Just as they had entered there quarters Aries came up to Noin and asked if she could have sandwich. She contained her urge to scold the child besides now that Aries wanted to eat that was a plus no matter when it came. Noin made her way back to the galley and stole behind the counter to the refrigerator.
Once done Noin placed the sandwich into a plastic bag and made her way back to her quarters. As she was walking down the hallway past the infirmary noises caught her attention. Voices were coming from the half open infirmary. One of the voices struck her as familiar. Creeping closer to listen Noin stood by the infirmary door.
"Is he ok?" The lady asked. Noin could see thought the crack in the door the Lady Une was on a bed with, the doctor that she had seen at the meeting looking down at her. The doctor was moving the cursor that was attached to a huge machine across Une's stomach.
"He seems fine, although he is a little small for three months but that may still correct it's self. Midii I have to tell you being cramped in that corset doesn't help. Why don't you just tell everyone it'll be much easier than going thought this?"
"Peter I can't. They would ask how I got pregnant. And I couldn't bear to tell them." Noin didn't see it but the young mans' face darkened.
"How did you become pregnant?" he asked timidly. Une hesitated then spoke
"I was raped." Une still remembered that day clearly. She had been coming home from work and was surprised from behind and the man was so large that she didn't have any chance in fighting back and once he hadn't taken what he wanted from her he left her lying on her living room floor.
"Oh. I'm so sorry."
"See that's exactly what I didn't want. I don't need anyone's pity. Now imagine what the others would say, especially Noin she'd have a field day with this."
"Who?"
"The wife of the man who came in with the little girl. She and I don't get along too well."
"Well you know Midii you could have aborted the baby once you found out." Peter got back to the subject he wanted to know about.
"How could I? I've always wanted a child, and after Treize died I didn't think I would ever get that chance. I'm angry about what happened to me but I didn't have the heart to get rid of him just because of the way he was brought into this world."
"Well you can't keep this up forever."
"I know I'm just hoping that this situation will be resolved by the time I'm that much further along."
"I'm sorry to tell you but you need to stay off your feet more. Those lectures like the one these afternoons aren't helping any." The doctor handed Une a small towel and shut the machine down, afterwards helping Une sit up. Une grabbed the corset at the side of her and began to put it on.
"Why don't you just leave it off until you get to your quarters?"
"No, what if someone sees me?"
"How about I walk you there." Une began to fasten the garment.
"Then just don't fasten it so tight." Peter took the strings in his hands and loosely tied it.
"But now I look like I just gained ten pounds."
"You did. Midii which is more important to you, your vanity or your baby's health." he leaned over to Une brushing his lips on hers." Ever since we met I've realized I care about you a lot."
"Peter please, let's not have this discussion again."
"Why not, I.... love you and your baby and I would be honored to take care of you."
"I don't need taking care of I can do it just fine myself." He handed her shirt and she slipped it over her head. As Peter helped Une off the bed he didn't let go. Leaning in slowing he pressed his lips to hers. Since the first time they had kissed Une could never resist the sweet taste of the good doctor. She responded by parting her lips, granting him access to the inside of her mouth. As they broke for air they were both breathing heavy and disconcerted.
"I have go to my quarters." Une stepped away from the young man. He walked beside her to the door. Noin stopped listening stole around the corner. She listened as the pair walked down the opposite hall then walked quickly to her own quarters. On entering Noin went into her Aries' room and handed her the sandwich.
"Thank you mommy."
"Your welcome, now after you eat that go straight to bed." The little girl nodded as Noin left the room. Entering her room she dressed for bed and then climbed in next to her husband. She was just about to settle in when Zechs rolled over and put his arm around her waist.
"What did you have to do bake the bread?"
"No I did not. I was coming back from the galley when I pasted the infirmary and heard Lady Une talking to the doctor; actually they were doing a little more then talking. Only he wasn't only her doctor. Did you know she's three months pregnant?"
"That's nice." Zechs began to kiss her neck, sliding her shirt up her firm belly.
"The thing I don't understand is why wouldn't she tells us and try to hide it?" Zechs groaned and continued with his ministration. He began to move downward with his kisses trying to cover her mouth.
"I mean why go through the pain of having your stomach shoved in a corset and then trying to hide it. I thought something was a miss earlier on but I couldn't put my finger on it." However when he looked into the eyes of his wife he saw that she wanted real answers.
"Lucretzia you and her haven't quite been the best of friends, maybe she didn't want you to see her pregnant. Remember when Relena offered to come to Mars and help you when the girls came, You said it was bad enough having me see you and you didn't want my sister pity or charity Or maybe she didn't want your emotions towards her to soften." Zechs lifted her nightshirt further up her torso exposing the soft flesh of her breasts beginning to nibble softly through the fabric of her bra.
"Yea, maybe but that still doesn't make sense why would she want us to continue with this animosity between us."
"Why does it bother you so much anyway?" he stop his kisses and guided Noin's head to his chest knowing that he would get response to his kisses.
"Well I can't go on being horrible to her when she's like this."
"Do you think she would have said that if she had seen you when you were pregnant?"
"That's not the point." She looked up at him ready to argue her case, but he was already asleep.
To be continued.