Title: Frustration

Author: Karina

Rating: PG

Pairing: Relena

Notes:  Challenge 233.  Baby Series 4  #155.  Takes place shortly following Observations of Frustration.

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:  Frustration

It was infuriating!  The world seemed to be against her.  She had just about succeeded in getting Heero to weaken and go a little further than chastely kissing her!  What utter misfortune to be interrupted by none other than the Dowager Duchess Anastasia herself!

Frustration did not adequately cover her current mood.

The old biddy was sitting there, rugged up to the nines against the cold and no doubt smirking beneath all those layers of furs!  She could feel the old woman’s gaze on her and the amusement oozing from her had nothing to do with the children having the time of their lives.

Yes, she was indeed frustrated and rather worried that the old woman might say something to her mother.

Not that she was a coward and afraid of her mother’s disapproval, nor was she ashamed of what she had been trying to do.  Heero could be so... so... frustrating!  He was so very, very proper that it made her teeth grate.  When they were alone they should take advantage of the opportunity to actually BE together, not sit there like a sack of potatoes and just stare at each other.  

Yes, she was in a prominent public position.  How could she possibly forget her position?  Yes, it was not done to behave in a scandalous manner.  As if she ever got the opportunity to indulge herself!  Yes, it was expected for her to be the proper public representative of their country... But she was flesh and blood and she had feelings and...

Taking a steadying breath Relena squashed her thoughts before she let out a very undignified scream, venting her frustration for all to hear.  It took so long to get Heero to respond to her advances whilst they had the opportunity.  They had run out of time before she was satisfied with the re education of her intended.

And he was her intended!

She had had her fill of mealy mouthed ‘proper’ courtiers and gold diggers out for position and power.  She knew Heero was not like that and it had been years since the war ended... And he was so bloody frustratingly slow to make his move!

A girl only had so much patience.  Getting him to move their courtship forward was like pulling teeth with tweezers!  And Milliardo was a factor in her intended’s reluctance.  She was well aware of the protective brother syndrome, but she was also assured that Milliardo actually approved of Heero.  Even her mother was not set against her preferred choice of mate.

Reluctant, maybe, perhaps... but not against the match.  She had a bit of work there to do too, admittedly, but she would succeed in getting her mother truly onside.  Her mother and the Dowager... together... but... dare she hope? 

For the moment it appeared the Dowager would maintain her silence and she would just have to be a little more... discrete.

End

Karina Robertson  2014