Title: Daddy

Author: Tira Yuy

Edited by: Scarlet Diablo and Bryony

Genres: Comedy, Romance, and Sap-Fluff

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter two~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sitting at a table with Trev to her left and the stranger on her

right,Ona ate her omelet thoughtfully, looking back and forth between

the two males who were talking- well Trev was talking and the kind

man just listened,asking questions every once in a while.

"So then..." Trev stopped to munch on bacon before going on in his

story, "we went to this rodeo where Mama met Slater and they dated

for a while so we followed the rodeo for three months." Stopping long

enough to stuff a large bite of toast in his mouth Trev then grabbed

his glass of milk and gulped some of it down. "But before Mama broke

up with him I got to ride on a bull!" As he set his glass of milk

down he lost his grip and it fell right onto Trowa's lap.

"Trev!!"Ona exclaimed. Jumping from her seat she grabbed a handful of

napkins to soak up the mess. "How many times have I told you to be

more careful?"

Turning red Trev whispered,"I'm sorry."

"Calm down, no one was hurt." Taking the handful of napkins from

Ona,Trowa cleaned himself and what had dripped onto the floor. "I

need another trip to the bathroom." Standing to leave he turned to

Trev, as though it were an afterthought, and patted him on the

shoulder. "Don't worry."

Sitting back down in her chair, Ona propped an elbow on the table

than held her face up with that hand.

'He's perfect for us,' she thought, and then she sighed thinking of

the reality of the situation. 'But how do I get him to see that?'

For her age she knew what was right and wrong and also the truth of

Trev'sand her own life. 'We're abandend, if I can't get Trowa to keep

us the orphenage might sepperate us,' Ona thought with agany. She had

lived through a lot of hard times, but Ona did not want to even try

to live with out her little brother. He was what kept he going every

day.

"Heehe, he's funny."

Turning to see what Trev was talking about she saw him watching a dog

outside the window. The dog was large, shaggy, and covered in mud,

and trying to get a cat. The calico alley cat was hiding behind a

flower pot in the window sill, just barely out of reach from the Dog.

"Oh, the poor kitty."

Seeing how thin the cat was Ona grabbed a piece of bacon and headed

outside.

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Coming out of the bathroom Trowa expected to see the two children

eating quietly at the table. Instead he found it empty. About to

panic he caught a glimpse of Ona's navy blue sweater outside of the

window. Running outside for the children he noticed they were running

after a dog.

"HEY YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR BILL!" the shop owner shouted out of the

door shaking his old fist at the runaways.

"I'll come back!" Trowa called over his shoulder,trying not to lose

sight of the youngsters.

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*In the Preston Hotel*

Standing in the bathroom of her rented room for the conference Relena

rehearsed her speech to her reflection in the mirror over the sink.

"There are many people who I owe a great debt of gratitude, a debt

I'm afraid I may never be able to pay back in full, however I shall

try. These people have given me much more than money but rather their

time, loyalty, devotion,and trust. If I were to break that trust I

could never truly pay them back. And since I value them as

individuals and also their undying trust I cannot vote with Senator

Ishino."

Staring blankly into the depths of her own eyes, Relena, tried to

imagine how the others would react. Did she list all of her reasons

clearly?

"Errgh," she growled. Leaving the bathroom and her reflection Relena

kicked off her shoes. "What is wrong with me?" she asked out loud.

No reply.

Tossing her notes onto the nightstand she flopped down on her

bed. "This isn't even a difficult decision, or conference," she

stated to the empty room.

Rolling onto her side she plucked at some blanket fuzz. "Perhaps Noin

is right," Relna said softly as she recollected the last time she'd

been in contact with her sister-in-law. "I'm burning out and it's my

own fault."

Sitting up Relena stretched her arms above her head trying to

remember Noin's exact words "If all you have is work... but no

fun..no.... what was the last part?" Shrugging Relena decided she'd

rather not think about it.

Relena spotted a glass cup on the end table. "I'm thirsty," she said

aloud and decided to get some pop from the machine in the lobby.

Not bothering to put on her shoes she headed out the door and down

the hall. Just as she was down the steps and in the lobby a calico

cat came straight towards her. The alley cat jumped up onto her

shoulder and then down behind her and kept on running. Then there was

a huge, shaggy, muddy dog. The mutt was chasing the cat, and headed

right for Relena.