Title: Fairytale Monster
Author: Karina
Rating: PG
Pairing: Heero
Notes: Challenge 197. Baby Series 4 #49. Takes place following Training Session.
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: Fairytale Monster
There had entered in to his private fairytale a monster. Of course all fairytales had monsters, it was part and parcel of the story, but he had not expected one in this particular story as the protagonists were already 'monsters'. A Dragon and a Death God.
Heero eyed the Elder with a carefully neutral gaze. The man was attentive, all eyes and ears and discrete about it, but Heero watched and noted everything. Every glint in the dark eyes, every twitch of a thin eyebrow, every minute tic of the muscle just to the left of his mouth. It was the little things that he looked for, and found, that informed him the man would be trouble.
How, with the Elder around, watching, assessing and constantly re evaluating, could Chang make a move on either Duo or Milliardo? The fairytale had hit a snag; a big one. One that, for the sake of propriety, he was afraid they might not be able to counter.
Quatre had the right of it, when all was said and done, despite the fight Chang had put up against it. Such a prominent public position did not make for unconventional associations of an intimate nature. A King, a Clan Leader who might as well be called a King, and the Street Rat... And all of the same sex. How more unconventional a romantic triangle could you hope to get? It had had all the earmarks of a fairytale and now... Well, not all fairytales ended up 'happily ever after'.
Relena would not be amused.
She was all for the romantic entanglement to ground her brother, and he was uncertain exactly what she expected to become of the three. She was not a starry eyed teenager any longer but a young woman who had gained a wealth of wisdom not commonly associated with a person of her years. Being at the forefront of politics for so many years taught you quickly the differences between your ideals and reality. One never got exactly what one hoped for; an approximation, hard fought and cunningly negotiated was the norm.
Would Relena be willing to give up on watching the three work out the dynamics of a relationship that consisted of more than friendship? He did not claim to understand women, particularly young ones, but he was getting to know Relena better than most. That young woman could be outright scary when she determined how something would resolve... And she wanted a fairytale.
He had not had the chance to speak with her at the reception the night before, and he likely would not have the opportunity to do so this day either, but he wanted to learn her thoughts on the Elder. She was generally an astute judge of character and she was shrewd. He doubted she would miss much and that gave him cause for concern.
Relena with a 'cause' could be relentless.
End
Karina Robertson 2012