Title: Jamie
Author: Karina
Rating: PG
Pairing: Milliardo + OC
Notes: Challenge 228. Baby Series 4 #141. Takes place immediately following Never Ending Cycle.
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Extended length
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: Jamie
"What are you doing?"
He had either forgotten who he was talking to or conquered his fear. Milliardo resisted the urge to smile and glanced briefly at the boy.
"Sorting out documentation. There was so much to do before the storm hit that not everything was attended to. It's really quite important, so I have to play catch up when I can."
A lengthy pause ensued, in which he turned his attention to another preamble on the... What the hell was it rattling on about anyway? He had been too distracted watching the boy inching ever nearer that nothing he had read had actually sunk in.
Deplorable. He would have to read it again.
"Are you... They say you are..."
One almost silver eyebrow arched regally, the barest twitch of his lips betraying his amusement to anyone watching them. "Am I...?"
"Don't King's get to do nothing all day?"
He would not laugh at such a seriously couched question. Young Jamie was watching him intently, eyes like jewels, too wide and innocent for the serious manner life had left him with. After a long moment he set down the papers he had been holding on the unsorted stack. They had waited this long, they could wait a time longer.
"I wish that was how it was at least a dozen times a day. Some days more than others. Unfortunately a King's paperwork never stops. Then there are meetings to attend, social functions like charity events, grand openings and sporting events. It is a busy job and not one I would recommend to anyone."
"Then why do it if you don't like it?"
"Because someone has to do it. Someone has to read the paperwork, go to those events, encourage people to continue on; tell them that things will get better in the dark times. In the good times, sometimes people need reminding of the bad times, and that if we are not careful the good times will not last. Knowing what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, is not easy. That is why I have other people to help me."
"But if you are King doesn't that mean that everyone has to do what you want them to do?"
"Being King means too many people want me to do what THEY want, not what is actually needed for the good of everyone. I have to be careful to know what is actually Needed, not simply wanted."
"Isn't that what Par... Parli... The elected people are for?"
"Parliament? Politicians?" Milliardo shook his head slightly. "Sanc is a constitutional monarchy, but unlike most governments that claim the same, Sanc's monarchy retains a greater hold on the decisions reached by Parliament. Here the King has the right to refuse passing an act into law if I feel it is not in the best interests of the people. I can tell them it is inadequate and they need to work on it a bit more, until I feel they have covered the best possible outcomes for everyone. Of course, you have to remember that you can never please everyone. No matter what you do, someone will be upset with you. That is simply the way it is when you are either a politician or a King."
End
Karina Robertson 2014