The next day Domon and Rain sat in a small restaurant talking. "So
how have you been?" Rain asked Domon.
"Well if having a beautiful little girl is any indication I would say not to bad," Domon told her.
"What happened to your wife?" Rain inquired.
"She died when Lilly was born," Domon said quietly. "There were some complications and the doctors said that we could either save her life or the baby's. Rachel chose with out a doubt to save Lilly. She wanted for Lilly to grow up and have a life of her own."
"I'm so sorry," Rain told him.
"Don't be," Domon assured her. "It wasn't your fault. There's nothing that you could have done. That was the way it was meant to be."
"So how did you two meet?" Rain asked him.
"We met at a grocery store," Domon told her. "We accidentally bumped into each other one day while shopping. I guess that we just hit it off. Several months later we were married. This all happened about a year after the Gundam Fight. Two months after we were married Rachel found out that she was pregnant. Unfortunately she died when Lilly was born. So how have you been?"
"Well not long after we split up I went back to medical school," Rain told him. "I became an emergency room doctor specializing in pediatrics. I work the most with children. I completely threw myself into my work. Seitt and I went out on several dates, but I knew that it would never work out between us. I have a one-bedroom apartment somewhere in the city."
"Somewhere?" Domon asked jokingly.
"Let's just say that I'm not home much," Rain told him. "I have just thrown myself into my job. I work a lot of extra shifts at the hospital."
"Well I give martial arts lessons to kids after school and on weekends," Domon said. "I can't really throw myself into my job."
"I always knew that you would make a good teacher," Rain told him. "You were always great with kids."
"Yhea, they kind of grow on you after a while," Domon said. "They are all so egger to learn and so happy when they do something right."
"Daddy!" Lilly cried as she ran to her father sniffling.
"Lilly?" Domon asked surprised. "What are you doing here sweetheart? How did you get here?"
"Timmy pushed me off the monkey bars and I broke my arm," Lilly told him holding up her left arm that was in a purple cast. "Grandpa came and took me to the hospital. He tried to reach you but then he found your cell phone on the kitchen table."
"Oh that's where I left it," Domon said scratching the back of his head.
"Domon, Prime Minister Karato called for you earlier," Dr. Kasshu told his son. "He wants you to call him as soon as possible."
"What did he want?" Domon asked as he picked Lilly up and set her on his lap.
"He didn't say," Dr. Kasshu told him. "He just said for you to call him as soon as possible."
"That's funny," Rain said. "He called me too. He left a message on my answering machine. I didn't get a chance to call him back because I was paged."
Domon looked down at Lilly. She was fast asleep on his lap. "Lilly will fall asleep anywhere," Domon said gently stoking her hair.
"It's probably the pain killers that she was given at the hospital," Rain commented. "They'll make a grown man sleepy."
When Domon got back to the house with Lilly and Dr. Kasshu he laid Lilly down on the couch and went to go call Prime Minister Karato.
"Ah Domon just the man I wanted to talk to," Prime Minister Karato said when he answered the phone. "I need a favor. This years Gundam Fighter quit the other day. We need you to do it."
"I can't do it," Domon told the older man. "I've got Lilly to take care of and my job to do. I can't just leave Lilly some where and take a whole year off from my job."
"You will be well compensated Domon and did I mention that we have asked Miss Mikamura to be your partner."
"I'll think about," Domon told him. "I'll have to talk to my dad and Lilly about it."
A few minutes after Domon and Prime Minister Karato hung up Rain called. She was told the same thing.
"I don't know," Rain said biting her bottom lip. "I'm not sure if I could leave the hospital for so long. I have several regular patients. I can't just pack up and leave."
"I understand completely Ms. Mikamura," Prime Minister Karato told her. "We will arrange it so that you will get your job back when you return."
"I'll think about it," Rain assured him. "I'll think about it."
"Well if having a beautiful little girl is any indication I would say not to bad," Domon told her.
"What happened to your wife?" Rain inquired.
"She died when Lilly was born," Domon said quietly. "There were some complications and the doctors said that we could either save her life or the baby's. Rachel chose with out a doubt to save Lilly. She wanted for Lilly to grow up and have a life of her own."
"I'm so sorry," Rain told him.
"Don't be," Domon assured her. "It wasn't your fault. There's nothing that you could have done. That was the way it was meant to be."
"So how did you two meet?" Rain asked him.
"We met at a grocery store," Domon told her. "We accidentally bumped into each other one day while shopping. I guess that we just hit it off. Several months later we were married. This all happened about a year after the Gundam Fight. Two months after we were married Rachel found out that she was pregnant. Unfortunately she died when Lilly was born. So how have you been?"
"Well not long after we split up I went back to medical school," Rain told him. "I became an emergency room doctor specializing in pediatrics. I work the most with children. I completely threw myself into my work. Seitt and I went out on several dates, but I knew that it would never work out between us. I have a one-bedroom apartment somewhere in the city."
"Somewhere?" Domon asked jokingly.
"Let's just say that I'm not home much," Rain told him. "I have just thrown myself into my job. I work a lot of extra shifts at the hospital."
"Well I give martial arts lessons to kids after school and on weekends," Domon said. "I can't really throw myself into my job."
"I always knew that you would make a good teacher," Rain told him. "You were always great with kids."
"Yhea, they kind of grow on you after a while," Domon said. "They are all so egger to learn and so happy when they do something right."
"Daddy!" Lilly cried as she ran to her father sniffling.
"Lilly?" Domon asked surprised. "What are you doing here sweetheart? How did you get here?"
"Timmy pushed me off the monkey bars and I broke my arm," Lilly told him holding up her left arm that was in a purple cast. "Grandpa came and took me to the hospital. He tried to reach you but then he found your cell phone on the kitchen table."
"Oh that's where I left it," Domon said scratching the back of his head.
"Domon, Prime Minister Karato called for you earlier," Dr. Kasshu told his son. "He wants you to call him as soon as possible."
"What did he want?" Domon asked as he picked Lilly up and set her on his lap.
"He didn't say," Dr. Kasshu told him. "He just said for you to call him as soon as possible."
"That's funny," Rain said. "He called me too. He left a message on my answering machine. I didn't get a chance to call him back because I was paged."
Domon looked down at Lilly. She was fast asleep on his lap. "Lilly will fall asleep anywhere," Domon said gently stoking her hair.
"It's probably the pain killers that she was given at the hospital," Rain commented. "They'll make a grown man sleepy."
When Domon got back to the house with Lilly and Dr. Kasshu he laid Lilly down on the couch and went to go call Prime Minister Karato.
"Ah Domon just the man I wanted to talk to," Prime Minister Karato said when he answered the phone. "I need a favor. This years Gundam Fighter quit the other day. We need you to do it."
"I can't do it," Domon told the older man. "I've got Lilly to take care of and my job to do. I can't just leave Lilly some where and take a whole year off from my job."
"You will be well compensated Domon and did I mention that we have asked Miss Mikamura to be your partner."
"I'll think about," Domon told him. "I'll have to talk to my dad and Lilly about it."
A few minutes after Domon and Prime Minister Karato hung up Rain called. She was told the same thing.
"I don't know," Rain said biting her bottom lip. "I'm not sure if I could leave the hospital for so long. I have several regular patients. I can't just pack up and leave."
"I understand completely Ms. Mikamura," Prime Minister Karato told her. "We will arrange it so that you will get your job back when you return."
"I'll think about it," Rain assured him. "I'll think about it."