Title: Something of a Legend

Author: Karina

Rating: PG

Pairing: Duo + Wu Fei

Notes: Challenge 188. Baby Series 4 #20 Takes place following Trumpets and Fish.

Spoilers: None

Warnings:

Many thanks to ShenLong Deb for her work betaing this set of fics.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine.

Title: Something of a Legend

"That one's a legend in his own mind."

Dark eyes widened and Wu Fei whipped his head around quickly to stare at Duo, lips parted though no words escaped him. The braided man was looking off to one side, his blue eyes narrowed and intent as he stared across the length of the reception room and Wu Fei followed his gaze.

A cluster of men and women stood at the far wall and he could not identify individuals from this distance, not with the constant movement of intermingling people obstructing his view. The reception room was crowded and he was uncertain who in that tight cluster of well dressed individuals might have drawn the comment from his friend.

"Duo?"

"Ah, don't mind me, Fei, I'm just a little tetchy, is all. Too many people wanting to make themselves known to be on speaking terms with you for their own selfish reasons. It sticks in my craw, you know? I hate these kind of do's."

He was not the only one, Wu Fei reflected.

It seemed that almost every person in the room had, at some stage during the evening, made it a point to be seen speaking to him. It was a blatant contrast to their first days in Sanc when he had been largely avoided. When first they had come to Sanc few had been concerned with their presence. They had initially presented as Preventer agents on a mission to protect the 'former' Prince of Sanc, and later Duo had become an engineer and Wu Fei the King's Liaison to Parliament. With his elevation to that somewhat prominent position had come a marked increase of attention and then with the news he was, in fact, The Chang of Chang and he would be taking up that ancient position, even more attention had been paid to him.

Having the King's ear was not only a draw card but a necessity for those movers and shakers climbing the ladder of Sancian society. Though neither former Gundam pilot had any personal time for such dealings, they acknowledged it was a cold hard fact of life in the King's Court. The news Wu Fei would be formally invested as a Duke was quickly making the rounds of polite society, and his quick rise to fame within the court was noted by all.

Before the evening was concluded every representative from his clan would be appraised of his rise to prominence.

"The evening has proven to be a little more elaborate and formal than I had thought it would be. The Master of Protocol is a demon."

Duo snickered, watching as the Elder of the Chang Clan was greeted by Milliardo as the circulation of socialisers brought them together again.

"I wonder what they make of each other?" Duo mused. "I don't know much about the Elder, but Milliardo has become something of a legend and that is very hard to ignore."

"Generally impossible to ignore, but He would manage it, I think."

End

Karina Robertson 2012