A/N: Thanks again for all reviews and for the support you've given to my workmate. He's much better now and the driver that had got injured is now out of danger…Everyone at the office tells him he's 'Unbreakable' like Bruce Willis!

Special note for Sweetangel4: as per your request, I've decided to include Wufei's announcement. I hope you like it!

Chapter Twelve

Sally parked her car in front of the hospital where she worked. It had been Wufei to convince her to get back to her medical career after the war so she was now working part time in this hospital while still working for the preventers.

Wufei had been right, after all, he knew her well. She truly enjoyed helping others to feel better. Sally was grateful to her husband for many things. Even though the Chinese man did not show it very often, he was a really kind hearted person. He would do anything for her, just as long as she did not bother him too much about it later. 'A simple thanks would do', he said to her more than once. Wufei was a very straightforward man but again he could be very mysterious sometimes...

She smiled remembering how fast everything had been. Good to his word, the minute Quatre and Dorothy had got back from their honeymoon in the country formerly known as Egypt, Wufei announced their engagement.

Even the way he had done it was special. He had sent to everyone a message saying:

'Just wanted to share with everyone that, I have asked Sally to do me the honour of being my wife and the crazy woman has said yes. We'll be getting married in two months time so I hope everyone will be there to celebrate with us'.

And exactly two months after, in a traditional Chinese wedding, Sally became Mrs Chang. She actually like her married surname better. Sally Chang did sound better than Sally Po. Very unconventionally, she had even changed her professional name and, everyone knew her as Dr Chang now.

Now, after quite a long time thinking about it, they had decided to move to New Port city. Its hospital was well known for being one of the best on ESUN. Relena had made it possible by founding it with her own money. She had actually done a beautiful work rebuilding the city after the last time it was destroyed.

Relena felt a bit strange. She did not want to get paranoid but it was the first time in her entire life she was going out of the house without Paygan. Her most trusted employee was not feeling well and Relena had insisted he had to stay home at least this once. Paygan was definitely getting old but the poor soul would not admit it. Relena was very worried about him. Heero, seeing this, had talked to the man reassuring him that Relena would be safe. Heero had asked Lady Une for an extra bodyguard for Relena. She now travelled everywhere with the chauffer and two bodyguards. More than enough, according to the blond girl's opinion, nowhere near enough according to that of her husband.

She got out of the car as soon as they arrived at the hospital. It was strange because Heero had told her he would be waiting for her and he was nowhere to be seen.

In any case, not wanting to be outside for it was rather cold being almost Christmas, she decided to go inside. Heero knew where the obstetrics department was so, he could very well reach her there.

On her way to the waiting room she saw Sally coming out the staff's changing rooms.

"Hi girl…how are you two doing?" asked the Chinese doctor.

"We're fine…but we're also massive! I can't wait to give birth…at least I will feel lighter!" replied Relena putting her hands on her very swollen tummy just to emphasise her point.

"Ah…well, you're almost there…aren't you?" asked Sally.

"Yes…two weeks more…the due date is New Year's eve…" replied the blond girl, then looking at her watch she added, "I better go or I will miss my appointment…".

Saying goodbye, the young diplomat left, closely followed by her two bodyguards. Sally stared at her for a second before going to start her shift. She suddenly hoped she and Wufei would also have a child someday.

Relena, meanwhile seated as comfortable as she could on one of the waiting room's chairs. She did a mental note about those chairs. She would get new, more comfortable ones for the hospital…how could people sit here and wait for hours!

She looked at her watch again. It was really strange. Heero was never late for anything. What could have happened?

'Oh get a grip…he's probably on his way…stop being so bloody paranoid' she thought telling herself off.

She blamed everything on her erratic hormonal level. Even though during the first months of the pregnancy she had felt perfectly ok, it had been after that she had started getting horrible mood swings. She could be happy one minute and on the verge of crying the next. She had to make a huge effort not to crack up every time something went even in the slightest wrong.

Then it was the food. She used to adore cheese. Now she couldn't stand the stuff. It made her sick. Also she had had a huge increase in her sense of smell. The palace's staff had to remove half of the flowers from the vases. Relena also felt sick with strong smells.

Also the weight increase had driven her mad. The gravitational centre of her body had changed which meant that she was nowhere near as agile as she used to be.

Yet again, she only had to feel the baby moving a little bit and she forgot everything. She got reminded how lucky she was. She was finally crowning her dream. She was going to have Heero's baby. They were married and they were going to become a family. A proper family.

Relena was lucky to have Hilde around. She and the brunette had had so much fun with the baby shopping. It had been hilarious dragging Heero and Duo around the mall trying to decide whether this pushchair was better than the other. Hilde had discovered a way to get both men interested. She asked Heero and Duo to test the stuff so it would be safe for the kids.

"You never know…they may be faulty…what happens if the pushchair's wheels fall off while carrying your child, huh?" asked Hilde to Heero.

Their reply had been comical. Both Heero and Duo started checking every single piece of every single buggy and, finally, after an extensive examination, they gave their approval to one model of pushchair.

Relena smiled remembering this. Her bodyguard looked at her like if she had gone crazy. She could not care less. She was too happy to care.

Hilde had been very good to Relena. Having her best friend close to her while sharing the same experience together had worked wonders for both women.

She was happy that Hilde had settled so well on Earth. At first she had been worried because Relena knew how much the German girl loved living in the the colonies but, as soon as Hilde had seen Duo happy with his professional partnership with Heero, she had also relaxed and had started enjoying their life there. Also the fact that the pregnancy, against all odds, had gone ahead so well, had helped Hilde to feel happier with everything.

Duo had also been good for Heero. Duo's natural ability to brighten up even the darkest of the situations, had helped Heero to put things in the right perspective.

The two couples were almost inseparable. Even Wufei and Sally whenever they joined them, felt a bit out of place. In any case, Wufei and Sally had very much their own lives. Wufei still enjoyed being by himself most of the time and Relena knew that Sally's best friend was non other than Relena's own sister in law.

Relena was happy with the fact that, slowly, everyone had settled down and that, peace was there to stay. She had even allowed herself the luxury of taking her very well deserved maternity leave knowing that there were no immediate threats for the peace they had fought so hard to create.

Suddenly, a nurse came out one of the doors and called her name. Heero was still not there. Relena started feeling angry with him. How could he miss their last scan? This was the most important one…the baby was almost formed now so they would be able to see its little face and everything. During the last scan she had done, over two months before, she had not been able to see much. She was looking forward this one…and Heero was about to miss it.

She followed the nurse inside. Both bodyguards stayed guarding the door. Relena went to get changed so the doctor could visit her.

Meanwhile, Heero had ran back to the school. He stormed inside his and Duo's office. Duo lifted his head from the paperwork he was doing and looked at Heero very surprised.

"Hey man, what are you doing here? I thought you had an appointment with Relena…" asked the American man.

"Yes…I still do but someone has sabotaged my car…I need yours…" replied Heero looking tense.

"Are you sure…who would do something like that? And why your car?" asked Duo getting up, grabbing his jacket.

"The wire connected to the starting engine was cut…where do you think you're going?" asked Heero seeing Duo with every intention of coming with him.

"I'm coming with you…" said Duo opening the door not leaving Heero any option but to follow him.

Duo told the school receptionist to close the school for them and to cancel all lessons for the rest of the morning.

Soon, both men were travelling in Duo's car. The braided man knowing from experience that, when Heero was so tense, it was better not to speak too much, decided to stay quiet. Surprisingly, it was Heero himself that broke the silence.

"I have the feeling that something is going to happen to Relena…".

"What makes you think that?" asked Duo keeping his eyes fixed on the road.

"The car has been sabotaged and my instincts are in full alert…something is definitely going to happen…" insisted Heero.

Duo, instead of replying, pressed the accelerator further down and went as fast as he could breaking several traffic rules.

After putting on the hospital robe, Relena went to the doctor's room. She was about to sit on the hospital trolley placed in the center of the room, when someone with a white doctor's gown came in the room. It was a man but the blond girl could not see his face. Relena's gynaecologist was a woman.

"Excuse me…where is doctor Newman?" Relena asked.

"I'm afraid today doctor Newman cannot come dear…" the man replied turning around to face Relena.

Relena was about to scream having recognised the man when she felt someone putting a piece of cloth over her mouth. After that, there was complete darkness.

END OF CHAPTER TWELVE