A/N: omg! You guys are the best! All great reviews and enuff delicious
comments to make even me happy! ::giggles:: I AM INCREDIBLY SORRY FOR NOT
UPDATING! You must all hate me. ::sniff, sniff:: It's just I've been sick
for a while. It's January and my butt's finally back to the computer desk.
So, with all that done, letting you all know now that this is the final
installment of 'Recalling the Past'. I don't wanna sound mean, but its just
that I hate disappointing those people who were all like 'more!' I'm just
writing this now to finish the story and start my new one. Not sure what it
is yet but you know. So on with the show.! ::bows and runs away::
Recalling the Past
Chapter 3: I'll Wait for You
~.~ = Rain's thoughts '.' = Domon's thoughts +.+ = Domon's conscience MysticalElfGoddess
About a half an hour later Rain was asleep in front of the fire she had created. Domon stood over her wondering if he should pick her up and put her into the tent or just leave her.
'A bit absent-minded isn't she?' He knelt beside her.
Then he looked at the soft curve of her face, the way her body looked all curled up like a child, and he couldn't resist stroking the side of her face.
'She's really not that bad. Kinda pretty when she's asleep like that. She'll make a great mother one day, knowing that she's so much like her mother.'
He smiled, that rare smile he saved for children and people he cared about.
+I knew it! I knew you'd fall for her! Look at the mighty Domon! Thinking about Rain and children: not a good thing for the brave mighty fighter, nope, definitely not a good thing! +
'You again? Aw, shut up. I wasn't thinking about it in that way! Just because I said Rain was pretty, and that she would make a great mother doesn't mean... Wait. Where was I going with this?'
His conscience started doing little cartwheels and flips. +Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.! + {A/n you get it right? Hopefully.} He then sat down crossed legged and said + Ahem, now Domon, you have to sort out your feelings for this girl, this Rain whom you love.DON'T HURT ME!+ He said this as Domon looked ready to pounce on him.
'Listen to me; I'm going to take care of this now. And I want no interruptions on your part. So if you want to see me settle this, you'd better find a good hiding spot so I can't find you. Understand?'
+Hee, hee. I'm out like a light! + With that he disappeared.
'Now that that's over.' He lifted Rain up, cradling her neck and under her knees. {A/n wedding style! Nyah ha ha! Ok shutting up} He carried her over to her tent and laid her down on her sleeping bag. 'This is it.'
"Rain, hey Rain," he said quietly. She stirred, "Come on Dad! I can sleep five more minutes, right?"
Deciding to play along he said, "Rain, how long did you stay up last night?"
Even in her sleep Rain knew exactly what to tell her father to turn her into the Daddy-goo that all little girls can do. "Daddy, that special was on until 10, and I had to watch that other program for school, you know, to help my grades...I don't know 1, 1:30 this morning...?
Domon chuckled, Rain loved to stay up late, and then sleep 'til noon the next day. Since she was 10...
"Rain, come on wake up. I wanna talk to you." Domon carefully prodded her side.
She finally opened an eye. "Domon...? Oh right. Domon." She sat up slowly.
"Well that's a welcome greeting" Domon said with a mock indignant accent. "Oh!" She said and covered her mouth with her hand. "I'm sorry, I thought you were my Dad for a minute. Isn't that funny? Can't imagine why... So, what's on your mind?"
"Well, I um...I wanted to...I..." Domon stuttered. She placed an arm on his shoulder.
"Hey Domon! It's me, Rain. You can talk to me about anything. You are my best friend." She said concern written on her face.
He blushed and stood up. "I...forget it. We'll discuss it at another time." He began to walk out then heard the voices of the Shuffle members...
"Hey bro! What gives? You have to tell her eventually..." Sai Sici
"You're such a chicken, Neo-Japan. Just tell her you idiot...!" Chibodee
"You win the prize for most bullheaded I believe..." George
"You do care for her. Such an amateur when it comes to emotions..." Argo
And then another voice, a voice he hadn't heard in a long time, it sent him back a few years actually...
Flashback
12-year-old Domon sat at his desk. The desk under his window that looked straight into Rain's that is. He was watching her study for a midterm the next day. He heard someone enter the room and recognized the footsteps, cautious and slow.
"Hey Kyoji. What's up?" He said disinterestedly. He'd pick Rain over his brother any day.
"Well aren't you a barrel of fun! You know you can't watch Mikamura all night."
Domon finally turned around to face his older brother.
"Shut up. I'm not watching her. I'm just trying to figure out what I'm going to do tomorrow. You know, when I have to go with Master."
"Tell her how you feel." Kyoji said as though it were the most logical thing to do.
"Yeah right! I'm just going to tell her that I like her." Domon got up and sat down next to his brother who was sitting on his bed. "I don't see the why not..." Kyoji trailed off.
Domon sat down at his desk again only to see Rain shutting off her light. She didn't forget, as she did every night to wave to him and mouth 'goodnight.'
"Maybe I will." Domon stated as he waved back.
"Just keep it short. Short and sweet. Now go to bed. No one should be up this late except me." Kyoji said with a smirk.
Domon climbed into his bed like he did every night as Kyoji pulled the blankets up around him. The same routine since Domon was 5. "'Night Kyoji."
Kyoji rubbed his messy hair and said like he always did, "'Night kid, don't make me pummel you in the morning." He said this sadly, though Domon missed it, because the next morning would be the last he'd have to pummel his little brother.
Flashback
'"Short and sweet", huh? Maybe I will.' Domon thought as he looked back at her.
"Wait Rain, I'm sorry. Let me start over, okay?" He sat down next to her.
"Sure..." Rain said puzzled "What's on your mind?" she repeated.
"Well, I've been thinking about you and I lately and the recent events with the Dark Gundam and your safety and I have to tell you something." He waited for her prompting to go on.
"Okay, talk to me." She said sitting forward a little.
Inwardly he sighed with relief. Rain made everything easier for him. He started talking again.
"I want you to know that you are my best friend, and something else, something special. Understand?"
She nodded, her blue eyes watering slightly. "Go on," she said weakly.
"I have something else to tell you. But I can't tell you now. I need to finish my mission and then I can tell you everything. I need you to wait for me though, just a little longer. I'll try to make the road a little less rocky, but I'm not sure I'll be able to. You just got to trust me now. And wait for me. After all this is over I swear I'll tell you what I've been meaning to tell you. That's a promise. And you..." She ended his ranting with a single finger on his lips.
"I understand Domon. And, well, I'd be happy to wait for you. Just as long as you come back to me okay?" Rain said quietly.
"I will don't worry Rain." And then in a daring move, wrapped his arms around her in what he hoped was a comforting hug. She stroked his hair softly and hummed quietly to him. He recognized the old song from when they were children, a song called 'Yubiwa' or 'You're Not Alone' {A/N: check this song out! It's soooo good! My fave Japanese song, it's from Escaflowne actually. Well anyway...}
He pulled away from her and she smiled at him. She kissed the scar on his face and pulled away again.
"I'll wait for you." was all she said. And then,
He was gone.
A/N: what did u think? Good? Give me a medal? Bad? Threaten my existence? Anyway review please. Because you KNOW you want to! Oh, and thanks to Erin, who practically FORCED me to finish this. Thanx bestie!
'I fly to my dreams, even on broken wings'
Recalling the Past
Chapter 3: I'll Wait for You
~.~ = Rain's thoughts '.' = Domon's thoughts +.+ = Domon's conscience MysticalElfGoddess
About a half an hour later Rain was asleep in front of the fire she had created. Domon stood over her wondering if he should pick her up and put her into the tent or just leave her.
'A bit absent-minded isn't she?' He knelt beside her.
Then he looked at the soft curve of her face, the way her body looked all curled up like a child, and he couldn't resist stroking the side of her face.
'She's really not that bad. Kinda pretty when she's asleep like that. She'll make a great mother one day, knowing that she's so much like her mother.'
He smiled, that rare smile he saved for children and people he cared about.
+I knew it! I knew you'd fall for her! Look at the mighty Domon! Thinking about Rain and children: not a good thing for the brave mighty fighter, nope, definitely not a good thing! +
'You again? Aw, shut up. I wasn't thinking about it in that way! Just because I said Rain was pretty, and that she would make a great mother doesn't mean... Wait. Where was I going with this?'
His conscience started doing little cartwheels and flips. +Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.! + {A/n you get it right? Hopefully.} He then sat down crossed legged and said + Ahem, now Domon, you have to sort out your feelings for this girl, this Rain whom you love.DON'T HURT ME!+ He said this as Domon looked ready to pounce on him.
'Listen to me; I'm going to take care of this now. And I want no interruptions on your part. So if you want to see me settle this, you'd better find a good hiding spot so I can't find you. Understand?'
+Hee, hee. I'm out like a light! + With that he disappeared.
'Now that that's over.' He lifted Rain up, cradling her neck and under her knees. {A/n wedding style! Nyah ha ha! Ok shutting up} He carried her over to her tent and laid her down on her sleeping bag. 'This is it.'
"Rain, hey Rain," he said quietly. She stirred, "Come on Dad! I can sleep five more minutes, right?"
Deciding to play along he said, "Rain, how long did you stay up last night?"
Even in her sleep Rain knew exactly what to tell her father to turn her into the Daddy-goo that all little girls can do. "Daddy, that special was on until 10, and I had to watch that other program for school, you know, to help my grades...I don't know 1, 1:30 this morning...?
Domon chuckled, Rain loved to stay up late, and then sleep 'til noon the next day. Since she was 10...
"Rain, come on wake up. I wanna talk to you." Domon carefully prodded her side.
She finally opened an eye. "Domon...? Oh right. Domon." She sat up slowly.
"Well that's a welcome greeting" Domon said with a mock indignant accent. "Oh!" She said and covered her mouth with her hand. "I'm sorry, I thought you were my Dad for a minute. Isn't that funny? Can't imagine why... So, what's on your mind?"
"Well, I um...I wanted to...I..." Domon stuttered. She placed an arm on his shoulder.
"Hey Domon! It's me, Rain. You can talk to me about anything. You are my best friend." She said concern written on her face.
He blushed and stood up. "I...forget it. We'll discuss it at another time." He began to walk out then heard the voices of the Shuffle members...
"Hey bro! What gives? You have to tell her eventually..." Sai Sici
"You're such a chicken, Neo-Japan. Just tell her you idiot...!" Chibodee
"You win the prize for most bullheaded I believe..." George
"You do care for her. Such an amateur when it comes to emotions..." Argo
And then another voice, a voice he hadn't heard in a long time, it sent him back a few years actually...
Flashback
12-year-old Domon sat at his desk. The desk under his window that looked straight into Rain's that is. He was watching her study for a midterm the next day. He heard someone enter the room and recognized the footsteps, cautious and slow.
"Hey Kyoji. What's up?" He said disinterestedly. He'd pick Rain over his brother any day.
"Well aren't you a barrel of fun! You know you can't watch Mikamura all night."
Domon finally turned around to face his older brother.
"Shut up. I'm not watching her. I'm just trying to figure out what I'm going to do tomorrow. You know, when I have to go with Master."
"Tell her how you feel." Kyoji said as though it were the most logical thing to do.
"Yeah right! I'm just going to tell her that I like her." Domon got up and sat down next to his brother who was sitting on his bed. "I don't see the why not..." Kyoji trailed off.
Domon sat down at his desk again only to see Rain shutting off her light. She didn't forget, as she did every night to wave to him and mouth 'goodnight.'
"Maybe I will." Domon stated as he waved back.
"Just keep it short. Short and sweet. Now go to bed. No one should be up this late except me." Kyoji said with a smirk.
Domon climbed into his bed like he did every night as Kyoji pulled the blankets up around him. The same routine since Domon was 5. "'Night Kyoji."
Kyoji rubbed his messy hair and said like he always did, "'Night kid, don't make me pummel you in the morning." He said this sadly, though Domon missed it, because the next morning would be the last he'd have to pummel his little brother.
Flashback
'"Short and sweet", huh? Maybe I will.' Domon thought as he looked back at her.
"Wait Rain, I'm sorry. Let me start over, okay?" He sat down next to her.
"Sure..." Rain said puzzled "What's on your mind?" she repeated.
"Well, I've been thinking about you and I lately and the recent events with the Dark Gundam and your safety and I have to tell you something." He waited for her prompting to go on.
"Okay, talk to me." She said sitting forward a little.
Inwardly he sighed with relief. Rain made everything easier for him. He started talking again.
"I want you to know that you are my best friend, and something else, something special. Understand?"
She nodded, her blue eyes watering slightly. "Go on," she said weakly.
"I have something else to tell you. But I can't tell you now. I need to finish my mission and then I can tell you everything. I need you to wait for me though, just a little longer. I'll try to make the road a little less rocky, but I'm not sure I'll be able to. You just got to trust me now. And wait for me. After all this is over I swear I'll tell you what I've been meaning to tell you. That's a promise. And you..." She ended his ranting with a single finger on his lips.
"I understand Domon. And, well, I'd be happy to wait for you. Just as long as you come back to me okay?" Rain said quietly.
"I will don't worry Rain." And then in a daring move, wrapped his arms around her in what he hoped was a comforting hug. She stroked his hair softly and hummed quietly to him. He recognized the old song from when they were children, a song called 'Yubiwa' or 'You're Not Alone' {A/N: check this song out! It's soooo good! My fave Japanese song, it's from Escaflowne actually. Well anyway...}
He pulled away from her and she smiled at him. She kissed the scar on his face and pulled away again.
"I'll wait for you." was all she said. And then,
He was gone.
A/N: what did u think? Good? Give me a medal? Bad? Threaten my existence? Anyway review please. Because you KNOW you want to! Oh, and thanks to Erin, who practically FORCED me to finish this. Thanx bestie!
'I fly to my dreams, even on broken wings'