Family

"Normal speech"

'Thoughts'

"Speech over phone or terminal"

Feldt

Feldt rubbed her eyes as she walked home from her job at the library. She was in a polo shirt and khaki pants, with her hair in a ponytail, which made her feel like an office drone sometimes. It had been a long day and she had to deal with a few people she had to explain step by step how to use the search function, two people she had to do it twice. She had even gotten out an hour late on a what was supposed to be her day off, so she just wanted to get in bed and sleep. Setsuna had said he might be busy today, so he probably wouldn't be available to play. 'I can't believe it's only been a month.' The relationship had begun to settle in her mind more and now it felt…more real to her. Like this wasn't a fluke. She blushed slightly, reveling in the feeling.

Seeing the park she normally passed by on her walk home, she turned to face it and walked in, seeing that it was only six o'clock or so. 'Why not? Maybe it might make my day a little better.' As she walked down the path into the park, she could see people walking pets, some couples kissing and holding hands, families watching children play. She smiled slightly at the sight, mood picking up at little.

When she reached about halfway through the park, she saw something that caught her attention. Sitting on bench was Setsuna and next to him was an older man with blonde hair and green eyes, casual smile on his face. He couldn't have been more than forty. She made her way over to the pair, both of them noticing her when she was a short distance from the bench. Setsuna gave her a smile and called out to her happily, "Feldt!" He got up and walked over to her, pulling her into a quick kiss, "You look good. What are you doing here?"

Feldt blushed at the compliment. Normally at work she wore her hair in a ponytail and she hadn't taken it out of it yet. 'I guess he had never seen me in my work uniform'. She responded to the kiss and intertwined their hands, "Thanks! And I was just getting back from work. Who is that man you are with?"

Setsuna was about to speak when the blonde man stood up, approaching the two of them and spoke boisterously, "Is this that girl you were talking about, young man?"

Setsuna rolled his eyes at the tone, "This is my father, Graham Aker. And Graham, this is Feldt."

Graham offered out his hand, "It's nice to meet you! My son only had praise for you."

Feldt blushed at that, shaking his hand. 'Oh god he talked to his father about me! What did he say?' She smiled warmly, "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Aker."

Graham shook his head, "Call me Graham! Mr. Aker was my father." His energy and attitude were exuberant, causing her to smile at him. 'It's very different from Setsuna. Though both of them don't look the same, so maybe Setsuna is adopted?'

She nodded, "Ok." She looked at Setsuna, "So is he why you said you would be busy today."

Setsuna nodded at that, "Yeah. I didn't expect you would meet him so soon. I was just starting to explain how we met when you showed up."

Graham gave her a smile in confirmation, "I would love to hear your side of the story. Come and join us!" Some exhaustion left Feldt and she wrapped her arms around Setsuna's right arm, him smiling at her.

Feldt unconsciously began to look between the two men, wanting to ask the question, but not wanting to be rude. Graham caught the look and smirked, "You are wondering why we don't look alike despite me being his father?" She nodded her head bashfully. Graham chuckled then answered her question, "He is my adopted son. He wasn't exactly the most…open child, but eventually he opened up, even though he still says I'm embarrassing in public."

Setsuna rolled his eyes but smiled appreciatively. Graham smiled back at him, an equally appreciative look on his face.

The three sat down on the bench and the two began to cover the story of how they met and got together, both swapping in and out, adding detail as it went on. Both of them smiling and blushing at the other talking about their feelings and how they felt before they met in person. Feldt could see Graham giving her looks of approval.

As the story finished, Feldt saw a lot of time had passed. In a sheepish voice, she spoke, "It's been thirty minutes! I'm sorry if I got in the way of you day together."

The blonde man shook his head, "No worries, young lady. I would have wanted to meet the girl that stole my son's heart. And I think he chose well." He looked at Setsuna, who was blushing, as well as Feldt, who began looking down at the ground. He gave Setsuna a mock stern look, "Now go escort this young lady home! I'll talk to you tomorrow."

Setsuna nodded, "Love you too, dad."

Graham nodded at him and saluted Feldt, "I hope I see more of you in the future."

She responded happily, "Me too." Graham's phone began to go off and he began to talk on his phone. Taking this as the cue to leave, Setsuna began to walk with Feldt as they exited the park, their hands intertwined. Feldt giggled a little, "You didn't tell me your father was so…energetic."

Setsuna sighed, "Sometimes a bit too much, but I've gotten used to it. I love him, but it can be a bit much at times, especially in public."

"I can see that. But he does love you, so that's gotta count for something. Also is he military? He just seems…soldier-like?"

Setsuna nodded, "Yeah. He's a mobile suit pilot. He tried to get me to join, but I never really had an interest."

She tilted her head slightly, "Was he disappointed?"

"A little, but he came to accept it quickly. For all of his energetic tendencies, he's an accepting man."

She looked down again, a thought going through her head. 'Should I ask him? Is it too soon?' She pursed her lips. 'I might as well ask.' Letting out a deep breath, she looked Setsuna in the eye, "So next week, my…aunt who helped raise has a scheduled call that we do monthly. I was wondering if you would…like to…join me? She's heard all about you and would probably…like to meet you?"

Setsuna saw her nervously looking at him and pulled her close, "Of course I would." Feldt grinned as he pulled her close. 'I hope she doesn't tease him or me too much.'

Feldt looked at him curiously, "Now how did Graham come to adopt you?"

He took a deep breath and began, "When I was a kid, I was rescued from Krugis by the Union forces after my friends lost our parents in the Krugis-Azadistan War and the Union intervened." He let out a deep breath, Feldt noticing a frown on his face, "I was taken to a military base along with my friends and Graham adopted me. I wasn't happy at first, but in the end, he proved to be a good father and I got a happy life."

She looked at him pensively, "You were a war orphan?" He nodded, and her voice had a chord of sympathy, "I'm sorry you had to lose your parents."

He frowned slightly, but then he lightened up, "I…dealt with that as a teen, so I'm as good as I can be about it. I've had happy memories with Graham, so it wasn't all bad."

She looked at him curiously, "Like what?" He smiled at her and began to tell her stories as they walked, both of them laughing and smiling.

Setsuna

Setsuna was nervous. The week had passed faster than he expected and now he was standing in Feldt and Christina's apartment kitchen, waiting for the call to Feldt's aunt, who was actually a family friend. She had explained that her parents were in the Union military and had died when she was a teen. Neither of them had family, so Sumeragi officially became her guardian. She had been an old friend of her parents from the military and she had been made Feldt's godmother. It was tough at first, Feldt having difficulties getting over it, but she had mostly come to accept it and loved Sumeragi as her second mom. Setsuna immediately connected with her over losing a parent and finding an adopted one, which he found relieving and brought them closer together.

He really wanted to impress his girlfriend's second mother. This woman was central in his life and he wanted to make sure there was no conflict. 'Who knows, maybe she knows Graham?' He could see Feldt was pacing a little. 'She must be nervous too.' Feldt looked at him suddenly and motioned him to follow her. He began to follow her and asked curiously, trying to hide his nervousness, "Is she ready?"

Feldt nodded, her nervousness very apparent, "Yeah. We usually do a video call over the computer. She just got out of work. She might be a little drunk, so be careful what you ask. She likes to tease."

The raven-haired man chuckled, "I'll try." They both entered her room, Setsuna noticing the anime paraphernalia, Haro being a central one. She looked at him, expecting to be judged and she saw him smirking, "So Haro, huh?"

Feldt blushed brightly and looked down at the ground, "He was my favorite toy as a kid. I really liked robots."

He put a finger under her chin before he raised her face up to look at him. He tapped her on the nose and gave her a warm smile, "I think it's cute. Do you have a Haro shirt?" She looked down again in embarrassment, answering his question for him.

She looked away from him at her computer, desperate to avoid more embarrassment, "I'll start the call up! Just give me a second!"

As she went on her computer, he noticed the was a tab for a pair of cat ear headphones, which he saw for a few seconds before she changed to a chat service. He noted it down in his phone, specifically mentioning the brand and color scheme. 'I'll keep that in mind for the future.' She then called out, "And she should be…live!"

On her screen was a mid-thirties woman with wild brown hair that went down to below her neck, playful brown eyes and a tank top that showed a bit of her ample cleavage. Setsuna also noticed she seemed a bit drunk. Setsuna blushed at the sight and Feldt frowned slightly, "Ms. Sumeragi, you knew my boyfriend would be on the this call and you chose to wear that?"

Sumeragi smirked at her, slurring slightly, "It's my day off; I can wear what I want. And it's not like you lack in that area." Setsuna's eyes unconsciously focused on Feldt's chest and before he had a chance to look away, Feldt saw his gaze and once again looked away in embarrassment. Sumeragi smirked at both of their reactions. While he felt crass at looking, he wouldn't lie and say he didn't appreciate her body. 'I hope I didn't make her uncomfortable.'

Feldt face was bright red, "Why do you always tease me like this?"

Sumeragi continued smirking, "Because it's fun. And it's not bad if your boyfriend thinks you are hot. Would you rather he didn't think you were attractive?"

Feldt sputtered, "Well I… it's just…can we please talk about something else?" Setsuna quietly chuckled at her reaction, finding it cute. And Sumeragi wasn't wrong about that. 'I don't think Feldt realizes how tempting she is.' He pushed his mind away from that. He could talk with Feldt about that later.

Setsuna stepped up, appearing on the camera feed, "Hi there. I'm Setsuna. I assume Feldt talked about me?"

Sumeragi gave him an extended look before smiling, "Yes, she gushed about you sometimes. She didn't say you were so…handsome." Setsuna looked down slightly, cheek pink at the praise.

Feldt sighed, just looking exasperated, "Ms. Sumeragi…"

The brown-haired woman let out her own sigh, "Fine, fine. A woman can't have her fun, can she. But in all seriousness, she has had nothing but praise for you." Sumeragi gave him a glowing smile, "Thank you for being there for her. I was so worried she would find a bad boyfriend, but as soon as I heard it was you, I felt better."

Setsuna rubbed his left arm, "No problem. And she's the most amazing girl I've ever met, so I'm treating her like she deserves. You and her parents raised a wonderful girl." Feldt blushed as she looked up at him, squeezing his arm in appreciation. He smiled down at her, leaning down to kiss her forehead.

Sumeragi happily laughed at the display, "You two are a pair of love birds. And I can't say it was always great with me. I only tried my best."

Feldt shook her head, "You've been wonderful. I don't know how I would have gotten over my parents' death without you."

Sumeragi flushed at that, "I owed it to you and them to help you grow up into a good person. I was just doing the right thing." She then looked at Setsuna, curiosity in her eyes, "I've heard her side of the story meeting you, but I would love to hear yours."

Taking a deep breath, he told the story, covering when he first met her all the way up to today. His voice noticeably softened when he walked about Feldt, which didn't go unnoticed by the older woman. As he finished up the story, he felt his girlfriend intertwine their hands, happiness shooting through him.

The older woman smirked slightly, "So you really do care for my daughter."

Setsuna looked at her, pride on his face, "Yes. And I hope she's as happy as I am."

She stood up for a second, kissing him on the cheek, "I am." She then sat back down in her seat.

Sumeragi frowned for a second, before perking up immediately, "Well Feldt, you found a good one. Don't let him go, even if that means dragging him into your bed." She smirked at the end of it, and Feldt immediately let out an embarrassed noise, but Setsuna detected a hint of sadness at her saying not to let him go. 'I wonder what that is about.'

One question came to his mind, "Ms. Sumeragi, do you know a man named Graham Aker?"

Sumeragi rolled her eyes at that in a friendly manner, "Not personally, but I know he's a skilled pilot, if very eccentric. Apparently, he's hard to work with at times." Setsuna closed his eyes at that. 'Yeah, that sounds like him.' Sumeragi looked at him curiously, "Do you know him?"

Setsuna sighed, "He's my father. Well, adopted father."

The brown-haired woman chuckled, "Well he raised a decent son, so he's not all bad." Her smile became mischievous, "Now Setsuna, do you want to hear some embarrassing stories about your girlfriend?"

Feldt's eyes widened at that, "Please no! I'll do anything to have you not do it!"

Sumeragi smirked at her, "Too late!" Feldt rested her face on her desk as Sumeragi told story after story, Setsuna laughing and rubbing the pink-haired girls back, trying to give her some comfort.

Author Note

Family is cute. Graham was a fun choice for Setsuna's father and I hope you enjoyed it. In more detail, Ali was caught and captured by Union forces before he could really train Setsuna and his friends. And the Krugis war was slightly better in that some of the powers kept the war from escalating too badly.

As for Sumeragi, she's a happier season 1 Sumeragi who fled and joined the Union military after her failure in the AEU. Feldt's parents also joined the union military under her command, so that's how they met.

Ages-

Graham- 40

Sumeragi- 35

Thank you for reading and I hope you guys are enjoying it so far! Please review, like, etc. and I'll see you guys next week!