A Matter of Heart: Heirs to the Legacy
By: Andrea Readwolf
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Rating: YA/Mature
Families: YMC Fam (Yuy-Maxwell-Chang Family: Trinity, Mara Jade,
and Dylan);
Winner Fam (Quatre + Trowa, Triton&Tristan, and little sis
Calista)
Peacecraft Family (Zechs Marquise/Milliard + Lucrezia/Noin
Peacecraft,Kit/Katarynna, Adrian, and Nicolette/Nicole)
Mazzolla Family (Mariemeia + Jake Mazzolla {OC}, Julian)
Catalonia-Dorian Family (Dorothy Catalonia + Relena Dorian,
Regina)
Une-Po Family (Lady Une + Sally Po, Marie Une*, Michael Braddocks,
Mark Braddocks, Matthew Braddocks)
Pairings: Trinity + Adrian, Mara Jade + Tristan, Kit + Triton (hoped
for), Calista + Dylan (hinted at)
plus: 1+2+3+4+5
Archive: Yes-- www.gwaddiction.com
Warnings: The following story contains scenes that are humorous,
sappy,fluff, with Incoherence, random PoV switching, and
Sexual innuendos abound.
Original Characters are presented; all characters are IC according to
the author's interpretation of them. Mainly heterosexual
situations, with hints of YAOI and YURI.
Spoilers: Previous Matter of Heart Series Arc stories: "Dance of the
Heart" Arc and "Oh Baby, Baby" Arc. Built off of "Traditions".
Feedback: C&C is always welcomed and adored.
Acknowledgements: There have been some wonderful people who have
made my sojourn in GW-fanfiction more than just enjoyable and have
inspired me to write, write, and write some more. Thank you.
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and its characters belong to Bandai, Sunrise
and Sotsu Agency and are only being used for non-profit entertainment
purposes. References to printed texts, films, sitcoms, musical
pieces, and/or other fanfictions don't belong to the author either.
Original Characters, including but not limited too, the Berh
Siblings, Jake Mazzolla and "the chibis", are original and hence, the
author's own creation.
Notes: This is the story of the children, the nine children of the 6
gundam pilots (Heero--Zechs) plus the grandchild of Treize
Khushrenada. This story will not focus primarily on the characters
from the series, but rather, the generation after them. This story is
not for all die-hard fans, but runs along the lines of a more
original piece.
Additional Note: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 often times refer to each other as
"husband"; please refer back to "Promise of the Rings" Part 15 if this
causes confusion.
Additional Note 2: The chibis often times refer to their parents'
friends and partners as "Uncle" or "Aunt"--in this case, the
term is used simply as one of respect since, with the exception
of Kit & Adrian's relation to Relena and all of Quatre's sisters,
none of the parents have siblings.
***These stories and the ideas contained within are copyright of the author. No reprinting or posting without permission of said author. ***
~ November 227AC~
Eighteen year old Dylan Maxwell and sixteen year old Julian Mazzolla were doing anything but acting their age as they chased a nine-year old blonde whirlwind in and out of the trees. Finally Dylan caught up the laughing young Miss Peacecraft around the waist and swung her around into the air.
"I sure hope you don't go trying to run away from me at the wedding!" the coffee-haired teen teased, toting the youngest bridesmaid back towards the picnic spread.
"It's a shame it's not snowing," Julian commented, trotting up behind the other teen. "I mean, I was right well looking forward to some snow."
"Don't worry," Kit replied as the trio approached. "It'll snow and then you'll be waiting for it to go away."
"Oh, I don't know," Triton returned, handing the dark haired Peacecraft a plate. "There are some good things about snow."
"Like what?"
"Sledding," Triton replied.
"Skiing," his sister supported.
"Snow boarding," Dylan offered.
"Hot chocolate," Tristan chimed in.
"Warm fires," Mara Jade suggested.
"Cuddling," Trinity sighed.
"Snuggling," Calista giggled.
"Sex."
Everyone paused. Everyone looked. Tristan looked back. "What?"
"Is sex all you ever thing about?" Mara Jade snapped, taking his plate for herself.
Tristan grinned and moved up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "When such temptation is around me?" he asked. "You bet." He nipped her ear before stealing his plate back.
It was a nice time for everyone to just relax and enjoy each others company as a group. Adrian's presence was missed, over course, but they all knew it was something they'd have to get used to.. Trinity would be leaving soon, too.
Six days later, however, cram study sessions for finals prioritized their time and thoughts. In ten days Tristan would graduate. In fourteen days, Trinity and Adrian would be married. But before that could happen, they had to survive finals.
"What do you mean 'classes for next semester'?" Tristan asked, frowning at his girlfriend across the battle zone-a.k.a. final exams table.
Mara Jade Chang looked up at him, her pen in mid-stroke. "What do you *mean* 'what do I mean'?" she returned. "You're the one who's graduating this semester-finally. I still have one more to go."
"But-I mean, you can't! You're pregnant!"
Slowly, the dark-haired girl across from him sat up, clicking her pen off. Fierce blue eyes stared back at him. "Excuse me?"
For a moment Tristan sputtered. "Think about this, Mara J-the baby's due at the beginning of April; Spring Semester doesn't end until the end of April! You'd miss a month of school!"
"Didn't you hear what I just said?" the girl return. "What do you think I went to talk to my next semester professors for?"
"You can't go to school and take care of a baby at the same time!" Tristan cried.
"Why the hell not?"
"Oh, don't be unreasonable about this, Mara J."
"Who's being unreasonable? You're the one implying that just because I'm a woman and I'm pregnant that I shouldn't continue my education! If I didn't know better, I would think you wanted a dumb woman for a wife!"
"A dumb woman would probably have said 'yes!' when I proposed the first billion times!"
They paused, glaring at each other, panting angrily across the table. Mara Jade broke first, her face breaking into a smile and snorted laughter rocked her shoulders. Tristan was soon to follow and the two sat, in the middle of the library, oblivious to the stares from the surrounding tables.
"Okay, fine," Tristan was first to recover. "You want to finish out school. Fine. What did your professors say about it?"
"That's what I was trying to tell you," Mara jade sighed, recovering her own breath. "They agreed that I could finish off the semester via the distance learning program, so I wouldn't have to leave the baby. if I didn't want to," she added, daring him to challenge her again.
"Sounds good," Tristan replied. "And I'll be able to stay home a lot more, too."
"Oh, gods forbid!" Mara Jade mocked, still grinning at him.
Tristan was smirking back at her. "You know what?"
"I know a lot of things but tell me more," she shot back.
"I love you," he answered. "How 'bout some ice cream?"
"Oooh. Belgium Chocolate with Cherry Vanilla?"
"Anything you want."
End Part 30
Andrea Readwolf
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