DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gundam Wing no matter how much I wish that I did.
Such a cruel world we live in. I take credit for the plot of this story.
Even though it is likely that it had been done before. If it should closely
resemble someone else's work it is not intentional.
A small silence hung in the air uncomfortably as Hilde's family waited patiently for an answer. Heero wasn't really planning on getting married at all. But he saw that they needed an answer, judging by Hilde's look of inner conflict. Unsure just what to say.
They both opened their mouth to speak. "After the child is born." They both said in unison. They looked at one another skeptically, not expecting to get the same from the other. Hilde smiled at him.
A shame I'm not marrying him. Hilde thought sorely. She caught herself and blushed at the very thought. Where did that come from?! I don't want to marry him! Even if he is a sweet and caring person under that gruff handsome exterior.
DING DONG!
Hilde was shaken from her thoughts, thankfully on her part. She smiled at Heero. "There's someone at the door!" She stated cheerfully and nudged Heero in the arm.
He caught on quickly. Glad to be getting the subject away from them. He stood up from the table. "We should go get it." He motioned for the exit.
"Yes we should!" She grabbed hold of Heero by the arm and they made their way to the front door trying to make it look like they were not in too much of a hurry. Upon opening the door, unexpectedly, Sally walked in. And both Heero and Hilde paled slightly.
"Hey Heero! Hey Hilde! I thought maybe we could go out shopping or maybe, oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you had company." Sally looked unexpectedly at the stacks and stacks of people that lined up behind them to see who was at the door.
"Did someone say shopping?" Hilda, Hilde's mother spoke up through the crowd. Heero had a near impossible urge to roll his eyes along with the other males present in the room.
"Sally, this is my mother and father, over there are my brothers. . ." The four young men grinned and waved at the sight of Sally. "My grand parents, And everywhere else are my uncles, aunts, and cousins. They are visiting for a little while. Family, this is Dr. Sally Po. A good friend of mine."
Hilde's mother walked forward and shook Sally's hand. "Dr. huh? Are you the one who diagnosed Hilde? Well, when we found out she was pregnant, I just had to visit."
"YOUR PREGNANT?!" Sally just about screamed in exclamation. "Oh my god! Why didn't you tell me? Does Duo know yet?" She was going to continue when Hilde slapped a hand over her friends mouth.
"Excuse me while I calm my hysterical friend down." Hilde pushed Sally back out the door and closed it behind her. A few minutes later, they walked back inside, and Sally had a strange smile on her face. Heero figured that Hilde had told her what was going on.
"Congratulations, Heero. I'd give you a cigar, but I don't smoke." Sally shook his hand and Heero eyed her suspiciously. Getting the feeling that something was up with those two. But not knowing just what.
"Well I do. Come on, boy. Lets go smoke." Hilde's grandfather motioned to the door, Heero shrugged and followed him outside where they sat on the doorstep. He handed Heero a cigar. He really didn't smoke, but just to humor him, he took it anyway.
"Judging by the look on your face in there, you were not looking to get her pregnant, were you?" Heero shook his head.
"No. I didn't expect to survive the war, much less live to start a family." He gave a breath of chuckle. He still had a hard time believing it. Heero Yuy, the father. Something he thought he would never see. Something that he wanted to see.
"Yeah." He agreed with him. "I was just as shocked when I got word of my first born. Though I have to say that you are taking it better than I did at your age." He pointed his cigar at Heero as he spoke.
"Hn." Translated into, "Yeah, right." Sarcasm included. He only looked to take it better because he worked hard not to show his emotions. People wouldn't know how tempted his was to just scream right now. Followed by a mild panic attack of running around frantically in circles.
The front door opened again and most of the females present in the apartment along with Sally Po and Hilde all had their purses ready with slight manic grins on their faces. "We're going shopping. See you in a few days. Thanks for the car, Heero!" Hilde grinned at him and they all continued down the hall to the elevator rather quickly.
He thought about saying something about the car, but was smart enough to realize that it would have been futile to argue. He wasn't a suicidal as he used to be. And nothing short of a Gundam could stop them. Of which he currently didn't have on him. Why was she in such a hurry?
He thought for a moment and pulled out his wallet. Remembering the strange grin on Hilde's face. Looking through it to make sure nothing important had been borrowed by his recently acquired fiancé. A brief look of horror flew past his face as he noticed a certain card was missing.
He jolted up from where he was sitting. "MY CREDIT CARD! HILDE!"
At the mall, the large group of women had separated and gone their own direction. Divide and Conquer, as Hilda had described it. Sally and Hilde walked through a department store checking for sales and anything that looked nice. (I am not an expert on women's cloths so I'm not even going to try and describe them.)
"So do you know what you are going to tell Duo?" Sally asked quietly, in case any of her friends family were out and about.
"I don't know. Even if I wanted to tell him, I haven't been able to get a hold of him. He wont talk to me. Which is fine. He didn't want children. I don't need him, I have everything I need." Hilde spoke confidently, in fear of showing any weakness. In fear of showing that she still wanted Duo back, in some small way.
"Everything you need, huh?" Sally repeated in a slightly disbelieving tone as she inspected a dress she would never buy in a million years. Unless she were looking to give WuFei a nosebleed. Which is why she was inspecting it. "What about a husband and a father?" She asked.
Hilde hung her head slightly lower. Knowing that she could hide from the fact that she did need those. Not to mention she wanted those also just as much. If not more. "Duo should have known to trust me. This just shows that he doesn't, and wont. I know that when he was drunk and brought women home, the only thing stopping him from sleeping with them was me. He wouldn't lie to me, but he would break my heart."
"What about Heero? He seems to be filling the void rather well." Sally smirked at her friend. Who in turn instantly brightened up with a small smile.
"Yeah. Mom already refers to him as 'her son' as though he were always apart of the family. They all accept him. And I can see Heero's efforts not to be distant from them. In fact he seems to be fitting in rather well with everyone. I even saw him smile a few times. . ." She seemed to lose track of what she was looking at. Her mind wandering to something only she could see.
Sally looked curiously at her. When realization struck. "Oh my God, you like Heero. Don't you?" Sally looked at her with the up most seriousness. But it turned into a smile when Hilde began to blush like a school girl.
She could feel her face turn a variety of colors as she searched for something to say in response. Looking something like a fish, opening and closing her mouth. "I. . .I. . .uh. . . N- no. No! Um. . . H- Heero is nothing but a good friend! That's all!" Judging by the grin that grew on Sally's face, she knew that she was lying.
Her seriousness came back to her as Sally looked down at her friend. Knowing what a family reunion nightmare she must be in right now. Then add Heero and a child into that equation. . . "What does Heero feel about. . ."
Hilde placed the dress she had been looking at back on the rack and ran her hands through her hair, pulling a few strands out in frustration and worry. "Oh, I don't know. I kissed him in bed when I woke up this morning. I don't know why I did it, or what he thinks. . . I don't know what to do."
A small silence hung in the air uncomfortably as Hilde's family waited patiently for an answer. Heero wasn't really planning on getting married at all. But he saw that they needed an answer, judging by Hilde's look of inner conflict. Unsure just what to say.
They both opened their mouth to speak. "After the child is born." They both said in unison. They looked at one another skeptically, not expecting to get the same from the other. Hilde smiled at him.
A shame I'm not marrying him. Hilde thought sorely. She caught herself and blushed at the very thought. Where did that come from?! I don't want to marry him! Even if he is a sweet and caring person under that gruff handsome exterior.
DING DONG!
Hilde was shaken from her thoughts, thankfully on her part. She smiled at Heero. "There's someone at the door!" She stated cheerfully and nudged Heero in the arm.
He caught on quickly. Glad to be getting the subject away from them. He stood up from the table. "We should go get it." He motioned for the exit.
"Yes we should!" She grabbed hold of Heero by the arm and they made their way to the front door trying to make it look like they were not in too much of a hurry. Upon opening the door, unexpectedly, Sally walked in. And both Heero and Hilde paled slightly.
"Hey Heero! Hey Hilde! I thought maybe we could go out shopping or maybe, oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you had company." Sally looked unexpectedly at the stacks and stacks of people that lined up behind them to see who was at the door.
"Did someone say shopping?" Hilda, Hilde's mother spoke up through the crowd. Heero had a near impossible urge to roll his eyes along with the other males present in the room.
"Sally, this is my mother and father, over there are my brothers. . ." The four young men grinned and waved at the sight of Sally. "My grand parents, And everywhere else are my uncles, aunts, and cousins. They are visiting for a little while. Family, this is Dr. Sally Po. A good friend of mine."
Hilde's mother walked forward and shook Sally's hand. "Dr. huh? Are you the one who diagnosed Hilde? Well, when we found out she was pregnant, I just had to visit."
"YOUR PREGNANT?!" Sally just about screamed in exclamation. "Oh my god! Why didn't you tell me? Does Duo know yet?" She was going to continue when Hilde slapped a hand over her friends mouth.
"Excuse me while I calm my hysterical friend down." Hilde pushed Sally back out the door and closed it behind her. A few minutes later, they walked back inside, and Sally had a strange smile on her face. Heero figured that Hilde had told her what was going on.
"Congratulations, Heero. I'd give you a cigar, but I don't smoke." Sally shook his hand and Heero eyed her suspiciously. Getting the feeling that something was up with those two. But not knowing just what.
"Well I do. Come on, boy. Lets go smoke." Hilde's grandfather motioned to the door, Heero shrugged and followed him outside where they sat on the doorstep. He handed Heero a cigar. He really didn't smoke, but just to humor him, he took it anyway.
"Judging by the look on your face in there, you were not looking to get her pregnant, were you?" Heero shook his head.
"No. I didn't expect to survive the war, much less live to start a family." He gave a breath of chuckle. He still had a hard time believing it. Heero Yuy, the father. Something he thought he would never see. Something that he wanted to see.
"Yeah." He agreed with him. "I was just as shocked when I got word of my first born. Though I have to say that you are taking it better than I did at your age." He pointed his cigar at Heero as he spoke.
"Hn." Translated into, "Yeah, right." Sarcasm included. He only looked to take it better because he worked hard not to show his emotions. People wouldn't know how tempted his was to just scream right now. Followed by a mild panic attack of running around frantically in circles.
The front door opened again and most of the females present in the apartment along with Sally Po and Hilde all had their purses ready with slight manic grins on their faces. "We're going shopping. See you in a few days. Thanks for the car, Heero!" Hilde grinned at him and they all continued down the hall to the elevator rather quickly.
He thought about saying something about the car, but was smart enough to realize that it would have been futile to argue. He wasn't a suicidal as he used to be. And nothing short of a Gundam could stop them. Of which he currently didn't have on him. Why was she in such a hurry?
He thought for a moment and pulled out his wallet. Remembering the strange grin on Hilde's face. Looking through it to make sure nothing important had been borrowed by his recently acquired fiancé. A brief look of horror flew past his face as he noticed a certain card was missing.
He jolted up from where he was sitting. "MY CREDIT CARD! HILDE!"
At the mall, the large group of women had separated and gone their own direction. Divide and Conquer, as Hilda had described it. Sally and Hilde walked through a department store checking for sales and anything that looked nice. (I am not an expert on women's cloths so I'm not even going to try and describe them.)
"So do you know what you are going to tell Duo?" Sally asked quietly, in case any of her friends family were out and about.
"I don't know. Even if I wanted to tell him, I haven't been able to get a hold of him. He wont talk to me. Which is fine. He didn't want children. I don't need him, I have everything I need." Hilde spoke confidently, in fear of showing any weakness. In fear of showing that she still wanted Duo back, in some small way.
"Everything you need, huh?" Sally repeated in a slightly disbelieving tone as she inspected a dress she would never buy in a million years. Unless she were looking to give WuFei a nosebleed. Which is why she was inspecting it. "What about a husband and a father?" She asked.
Hilde hung her head slightly lower. Knowing that she could hide from the fact that she did need those. Not to mention she wanted those also just as much. If not more. "Duo should have known to trust me. This just shows that he doesn't, and wont. I know that when he was drunk and brought women home, the only thing stopping him from sleeping with them was me. He wouldn't lie to me, but he would break my heart."
"What about Heero? He seems to be filling the void rather well." Sally smirked at her friend. Who in turn instantly brightened up with a small smile.
"Yeah. Mom already refers to him as 'her son' as though he were always apart of the family. They all accept him. And I can see Heero's efforts not to be distant from them. In fact he seems to be fitting in rather well with everyone. I even saw him smile a few times. . ." She seemed to lose track of what she was looking at. Her mind wandering to something only she could see.
Sally looked curiously at her. When realization struck. "Oh my God, you like Heero. Don't you?" Sally looked at her with the up most seriousness. But it turned into a smile when Hilde began to blush like a school girl.
She could feel her face turn a variety of colors as she searched for something to say in response. Looking something like a fish, opening and closing her mouth. "I. . .I. . .uh. . . N- no. No! Um. . . H- Heero is nothing but a good friend! That's all!" Judging by the grin that grew on Sally's face, she knew that she was lying.
Her seriousness came back to her as Sally looked down at her friend. Knowing what a family reunion nightmare she must be in right now. Then add Heero and a child into that equation. . . "What does Heero feel about. . ."
Hilde placed the dress she had been looking at back on the rack and ran her hands through her hair, pulling a few strands out in frustration and worry. "Oh, I don't know. I kissed him in bed when I woke up this morning. I don't know why I did it, or what he thinks. . . I don't know what to do."