Heero: No you're not, you just want them to believe that
Hotaru: Then where am I?
Heero: At your laptop
Hotaru/death glares Heero but fails miserably for Heero is immune/
Heero: I'm right
Hotaru: so what if you are they didn't need to know that
Heero: Whatever…don't you have to start the fic
Hotaru/thinking/ Oh yea…well can you say the disclaimer so we can begin
Heero: No
Hotaru: Come on, Heero, please /gives puppy dog eyes/
Heero: No way
Hotaru: Fine if you won't I'll get Relena to do it
Heero/stunned in to silence/
Hotaru/yelling/ OH REL…
Heero/yelling/ NOOOOOOO… I'll do it
Hotaru/smiles/ good
Heero: Hotaru doesn't own Gundam Wing, though no matter how much she wishes she did.
Hotaru: Thank you…I think we talked enough so now on with the fic.
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Chapter one: Birth and DeathIt was just a few years after the war and the King of Crispain was waiting outside the room he shared with his wife. She was due anytime now and the midwives were with her. He would be there himself but each time he tried they pushed him out saying he was better off waiting outside the room. That was about twenty minutes ago and with in that time he had paced up and down the hall a million times, played sit and stand with a chair a hundred times before finally sitting down when his two sons showed up. Well his one son and his adopted son which really didn't matter to him they were both his sons weather by blood or not.
"Dad, is mom going to be ok?"
The small voices shook King Milliardo PeaceCraft, now known as Zechs Merquise because of war, out of thought as he turned to his ligament son and saw the confusion and worry for his mother in those sad big eyes.
"Your mother will be fine, Heero, she is strong" said Zechs while giving him a true smile. Heero accepted the answer and went back to his thoughts. Zechs then turned to his other son and saw him staring at the wall. Zechs decide it was better to keep this silence up, so the three sat in silence until the doors flew open and one of the midwives came out. She turned this way and that searching for Zechs until she noticed the three sitting a little ways down the hall. She ran over to Zechs and the boys coming to a standstill in front of them. Standing up quickly Zechs stared at the midwife with worry in his eyes.
"Is she alright?" questioned Zechs hoping against hope that there was nothing wrong.
"S-She wants t-t-to see you n-n-now" said the midwife stuttering uncontrollably. Zechs instructed the midwife to stay with the boys and went to his wife. Zechs entered the room a few seconds later and the midwives all left. Zechs went over to his wife and saw she was holding a bundle in her arms warped in a pink blanket. Zechs' eyes widen at the bundle in his wife's arms.
"I-It's a-a-a g-girl" said Zechs stuttering uncontrollably.
"Yes" said Zechs' wife while giggling a little at his reaction. Zechs then looked down at the baby and saw it had a bit of light brown hair and big blue eyes.
"She's beautiful, Lucrezia" said Zechs who then kissed the top of Lucrezia's head. "Just like you"
"Oh Zechs" said Lucrezia looking up at her husband with sad eyes knowing what was going to come very soon. "You promise to take good care of her and the boys right?"
"Yes…with you of course" said Zechs as confusion formed in his eyes as to not understanding why Lucrezia was saying this. At that statement Lucrezia shook her head no and Zechs stared at her with wide eyes.
"W-W-What do y-you mean?" said Zechs stuttering again as the confusion remained in his eyes. Lucrezia stared at him for a few seconds with sad eyes before she turned away from him so as not to see his face when he heard what she was about to say.
"I'm d-d-dying Milliardo" whispered Lucrezia as Zechs stared at her wide eyed again and Lucrezia turned back to stare at Zechs for the last time. "I just have few more things to say"
"Y-Y-Yes Lucrezia" said Zechs as he grabbed her hand and rubbed it with his thumb.
"Tell the boys I love them…"
"I will" said Zechs as Lucrezia smiled.
"The baby's name is Shiori and can you hold her?" asked Lucrezia with that Zechs stooped down and picked Shiori up while releasing Lucrezia's hand. "One more thing remember I'll always be with you for I love you" and with a smile on her face Lucrezia closed her eyes as she fell back onto her pillows dead. Zechs' tear filled eyes finally released the water ready to fall at any moment of weakness. After what felt like hours Zechs came out carrying little Shiori with a blank star on his face. The midwife waiting with the boys saw Zechs and ran over to him with the boys on her heels. As Zechs saw the three stop in front of him he handed over Shiori to the midwife.
"Please look after her for a little while, while I speak to my sons about this" said Zechs as he turned to his' sons. "Boys come with me…oh and by the way the baby's name is Shiori" With that Zechs went off down the hall with the boys on his heels. He took the boys to their room and walked inside. When all three were in Zechs shut the door as the boys sat on their separate beds. Zechs sat in the chair in the corner the servants usually used to read the boys a bedtime story or even Lucrezia. Which at the thought made his eyes tear up but he wiped them away quickly. The boys stared at their father for a long while before either of them spoke.
"So what is it that you want to tell us, dad" said the adopted boy while his eyes showed confusion and worry.
"Well boys your mother gave birth to a girl but…." Said Zechs not wanting to voice the truth because he himself didn't want it to be true even though he knew was.
"But what, father?" asked Heero also with the same eyes of confusion and worry.
"S-She died b-boys" said Zechs as his face became grave. The boys looked at each other then Zechs not wanting to believe what they heard was true. "Your m-m-mother also t-told m-me to t-t-tell you t-that she l-loves you" Not wanting to hear anymore the adopted boy ran from the room.
"VLADIMIR!" yelled Zechs as Heero ran by him too to follow Vladimir. "HEERO!" The boys ran and ran till they came to their favorite hiding spot and hid there.
"Heero, I don't want that to be true mom can't be…" said Vladimir not wanting to say she was dead because he didn't want to believe it, as tears swelled it his eyes.
"I know Vladimir but not wanting it to be true won't help" said Heero trying to claim Vladimir down. "We have to be strong"
"Ok, I'll try Heero" said Vladimir wiping away his tears and standing up getting ready to leave the hide out. "Let's go see father"
"Alright" said Heero who followed Vladimir as they went to find their father.
Twenty minutes later
The boys found their father in the nursery the baby was suppose to use. The boys step inside to find their father standing next to a curb looking down into it.
"Dad what are you doing?" asked Vladimir curious to what he was looking at.
"I was looking at your new little sister" said Zechs who then turned to look at the two small boys. "Is everything ok now?"
"A little, it still hurts but not as much" said Vladimir feeling sad about his mom.
"Well that's alright the pain just means you loved your mother very much" said Zechs smiling as he said this. "Now do you two want to see your little sister?"
Both boys shook their heads yes and Zechs bent down and scooped them both up in each arm. Zechs then showed then inside the curb, where Shiori was. Shiori was still wrapped in the pink blanket and was staring up at them with her big blue eyes while making baby noises. The small boys stared in aw at the little bundle of pure joy and Zechs smiled looking down at all three of his wonderful children.
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Hotaru: Well how was the fic?
Heero: You killed my mother
Hotaru/rubs back of head with hand/ Well yea…she…ahhh…
Heero: There is no excuse that can make it better
Vladimir: Yes Heero is quite right
Hotaru: I'm sorry but must you both gang up on me?
Vladimir: No but I wanted to join in the conversation and that seemed the best way, plus I agree with Heero
Hotaru: Well I'm sorry but it's important to the plot for your mother to die…or maybe not, I'm not really sure
Heero: You're not sure!
Hotaru: Nope
Heero: Well that is reassuring
Vladimir: Very
Hotaru: Oh get over it, we have to go anyway
Heero: Fine/walks away/
Hotaru/looks at Vladimir/ can you tell the ending and stuff, please /shows puppy dog eyes for extra measure/
Vladimir/can't resist the eyes/ Fine!
Hotaru/smiles/ Thanks
Vladimir: Hotaru hopes you liked her fic seeing this is her first time writing a Gundam wing fic. She hopes to update soon and get many, many reviews. Good?
Hotaru/shakes head yes/ Very…well see all you lovely reviewers later.