Time of
Ages
( Epilogue )
"Hurry,
hurry!!" Hilde exclaimed. She couldn't stop smiling.
"I can't find it!" Relena wailed, rummaging through her
dresser drawer.
"Again?" Hilde said, exasperated. She pulled open
another drawer and started looking.
"Aha!" Relena cried triumphantly, holding up the silver
chain. Hilde sighed.
"Okay, so put it on and let's go!" The sound of a trumpet
sounded. "See??! We're going to miss it!" Relena quickly latched the
chain around her neck and they sprinted out the door. Relena looked down and
gulped.
"I don't think I'm ever going to get used to this..." she
said shakily and Hilde grabbed her wrist and pulled her down the spiraling
staircase.
"Why? It's so fun!" Hilde cried back as they practically
flew down the stairs. Relena pressed her hand against the tree bark for
balance.
"Hilde! I live in a tree for goodness sakes! And this next
part..." They reached the end of the stairway, about 7 feet off the
ground. Relena gulped again.
"Chicken," Hilde teased, jumping agilely from the bottom
step to the ground below. Relena sighed. At least Hiiro's home wasn't quite
as far off the ground as Trowa and Duo's. She hopped down, landing somewhat
clumsily, and ran after Hilde.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" the tall elf cried, standing on
the balcony of the house. "Unicorns and dragons, fairies, and all others
gathered today! I bring you good news!" A shout went up from the crowd.
The elf held his hands up for silence. Hilde and Relena sprinted up the stairs
to the large dwelling, home of Wufei and Sally.
"The baby has been born! Healthy and happy!" Small cooing
sounds came from within the home as Hilde and Relena entered. Everyone else was
already there. Sally held a small bundle in her arms. Wufei knelt next to the
bed, staring at the bundle in disbelief.
"And..." the man continued. "It's a girl!"
Wufei cringed slightly and Sally laughed. She kissed his forehead first and
then the little one's.
"Your daughter, Wufei," she said, holding the baby so it
was looking into his face. He stared at her, and the little girl looked back at
him.
"Um..." he began. Sally gently took his arms and eased
the baby into them. A look of peace and tranquility came over his face as he
gently rocked his child. He smiled. "My daughter," he said.
"She's darling..." Hilde said softly. Wufei held up the
baby. "What's her name, Sally?" Hilde asked.
"Merian," the new mother replied. Wufei's eyes glazed
over and he kissed his wife. Sally laughed again and asked Hilde if she'd like
to hold the baby. After Hilde came Relena, Catherine, Dorothy, and Lucretia.
The girls giggled and discussed which boy should hold the little one first.
After careful deliberation, Hilde handed Merian to Duo.
"Erm, Hilde? Are you sure you want to give her to me? I might
break her or something... and I don't know what to do," Duo said, holding
the baby gingerly. Taking a step back, Hilde put her hands on her hips.
"Well you better learn fast then!" she said with a glint
in her eye. Hiiro took Merian from Duo before he really did drop her.
"Um, Hilde? What does that mean?" he asked hoarsely.
Hilde put a protective hand on her stomach and blushed.
"You're gonna learn soon anyway," she said to him,
smiling. The girls exclaimed in delight and Duo almost fell over. Wufei came up
to him and gave him a pat on the back.
"Welcome to the world of fatherhood," he said to his
braided friend. Looking over at his wife and child he smiled. "There's
nothing like it."
Elves, unicorns, dragons and fairies rejoiced outside, for the new
elven princess had been born. Gems sparkled on the girls' fingers, while the
cords around the boys' necks were left bare. Trowa and Quatre put on a
preformance for little Merian. The sun glistened in the clear blue sky, and the
waterfall, the sign of life, ran free and clear into the forest.
:. *~*~* .:
Owari
It was short! It was rushed!
;_; Sumimasen!!!! Don't kill me though, I had another idea for another fic!
Look for "Chained to You" comin soon! ^.^