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All Gundam Wing characters belong to Sotsu Agency Sunrise and Bandai. I do own this little
fanfic though.
Author's Note:
This ends 'The Bridal Conference'. I really enjoyed writing this story (this is my first
complete story!), and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Thanks for bearing with me and please tell
me what you think! ^__^
God bless everone~:)
~Handsome Puppy~
One week passed by without anything exciting happening. Zechs Merquise was sitting in front of his large oak desk in his office inside the Pacific Enterprise Building when a cheerful braided individual walked in.
"What brings you here, Duo?" Zechs smiled quietly. He had been busying himself since the bridal conference to keep him from remember a particular person, and he hadn't really smiled for almost one week now.
"I brought you the file on the fifth bride candidate from King Peacecraft." Duo handed him a folder. "And Hilde is giving me a day off so I can go visit my cousin in Luce."
"Hilde's giving you a day off?" Zechs arched one eyebrow. "She's not going with you?"
"No." Duo replied with a pout. "She said maybe you'd come with me to Luce."
"Why's that?"
"Perhaps you'd like to meet your future bride?" Duo smiled slyly, pointing toward the folder with his chin.
Zechs picked up the folder and opened it with a sigh. However, his expression changed from an annoyed one to a shocked one then to an amused one within a few seconds. "And Hilde's right. I do want to go with you." Anticipation flashed in his eyes.
"Lucrezia dear, Duo's here to see you." Queen Eclair called out softly. The front door opened to reveal a grinning Duo.
"Ah, Aunt Rosalina, you look beautiful!" Duo gave her a hug.
"I'm immune to your flattery, Duo." The graceful lady winked. "Lucy is in her room."
Duo entered the room to find a bored Noin sitting on the window sill, staring out. "Aw, sis, aren't you happy to see me?"
Noin had been in bed for the past week because of the poison and was extremely annoyed that she couldn't leave the palace. She was very bored, and very lonely. The image of a certain handsome man with beautiful blond hair kept calling her in her dreams. She was glad at the distraction and beamed at the sight of her cousin. The two chatted a good three hours before Duo took his leave to 'attend to some other important business'.
Not long after Duo's departure, the Queen knocked on Noin's door again. "Dear, the Prince is here."
King Eclair told Noin that they would resume their former proposal of entering her as a bride candidate for a Prince of a certain kingdom, and they were expecting the Prince any time after the submission, which was one of the reasons why she couldn't leave the palace. Noin was unenthusiastic throughout the process and had no interest in finding out which kingdom her potential husband came from. She was content enough that the Prince had not show up until now, though she'd like to have more free time still.
Still looking out the window at the fascinating scenery outside, Noin put up a weakly voiced reply. "I am not feeling very well at the moment, could you please apologize to the Prince and ask him to come back tomorrow?" She hoped her mother got the message.
"But I've waited so long to see you, I don't think I can hold it off for another day." A deep voice quietly answered her.
The startled Noin immediately recognized the voice as Miliardo's and jerked her head toward the entrance of the room. There he stood in full grace and radiance, smiling lovingly at her.
"Zechs?" she could hardly believe her eyes. "How did you..."
Zechs walked up to her and took her hand to kiss it. "It appears that we are destined to be together, my dear imperial guard."
"Huh? Wait, you don't mean..." Noin said with wide eyes.
"Yes. You were the missing fifth candidate for my bride conference, and I am the one arranged by your parents to meet you." Zechs cupped her blushing face and whispered softly in her ears. "I am sorry, Lucrezia. I shouldn't had allow any danger to come to you. Will you forgive me?"
"You silly." Noin smiled and placed her hands on top of his. "I never blamed you."
Prince Miliardo smirked and withdrew his hands to put them over his heart. Under Noin's quizzical eyes, he kneeled down before her. "Lucrezia Noin Eclair, will you allow me, Miliardo Peacecraft, the honour and pleasure to stay by your side and love you from this moment on until the end of time?"
Noin covered her mouth with her hands to hide the gasp. Tears of joy formed in her eyes as she took his hands and place them over her own heart. "Yes, I will. And I promise you that so long as this heart keeps beating, I will never stop loving you."
"Thank you." Miliardo whispered looking at Noin's bright deep blue eyes. He drew her nearer and sealed her lips with his for the first time in the many days to come. "I love you."
