A/N: Sorry I've taken so long to update. I ran out of ideas for a
while. Plus with school and church I'm swamped. Well this chapter takes
place a few months later in the Guiana Highlands. I hope you like it.
Lilly sat on the edge of her bed holding a picture of her parents on their wedding day. She couldn't help but let out a little sigh as she looked at how happy they had been. Her mother was beautiful. She had long curly blond hair and bright blue eyes. Lilly looked a lot like her. She wondered how her life would be different if she hadn't died. Maybe her daddy wouldn't have left her alone up on the colony. Maybe she would have had brothers or sisters. She set her picture down on its place next to her bed and went into the kitchen to go get a snack.
Domon walked into the hotel room he was sharing with Rain. They were right outside of the Guiana Highlands. They would be traveling to Angel Falls the next day. Rain was already fast asleep. Domon couldn't help but wonder about Lilly. He hadn't been able to call her for about a month. He felt bad, but it couldn't be helped. Not everyone had a satellite phone, which was required to call the colony, accessible. They were expensive and hard to find. He stood out on the balcony watching the stars. He heard a soft sigh and turned around to watch Rain wake up and walk over next to him.
"Can't sleep?" she asked him as she walked over and stood next to him resting her arms on the railing.
"I was thinking about Lilly," he told her. "I can't help but feel guilty that I left her behind. She's my baby."
"I can't say I know what you mean," Rain said rubbing her eyes. "I don't have any family that I left behind."
Domon looked down at the busy street below. He didn't really know what to say. He felt a little guilty talking about missing Lilly when Rain didn't have anyone. Yet he couldn't help missing his daughter. "I'm still really sorry about your dad," Domon told her.
"Well I've learned to deal with it," Rain assured him. "It doesn't bother me as much as it did back when it first happened."
Domon nodded and turned to face their room, his back was now leaning against the railing. "Do you ever wonder how our lives would have been different if I had gone after you all those years ago?"
"Sometimes," Rain admitted. "I did a lot when I first left. Not as much since I met Lilly. She's a wonderful little girl Domon; you're lucky to have her."
"I am," Domon admitted smiling at the thought of his pretty perky little girl. She was one of the few things he considered worth getting up for every morning. She was his baby and he loved her more than she could ever know. Rain looked over at him and she could almost tell what he had been thinking. The look on his face completely gave away his thoughts about Lilly. She could tell just by looking at him how much he loved his little daughter.
"Well we have a big day tomorrow," Rain said after a long pause. "Goodnight. See you in the morning."
"Night Rain," Domon said following her back inside. This was one of the few hotels they had been to with separate beds. Most of the time Domon had ended up sleeping on rollaway beds or on the floor. Once he had even spent the night in Burning Gundam.
Later that night Rain tossed and turned in her sleep. She was having the nightmare again. She had the dream once or twice every year. She could feel herself break out in a cold sweat. The metal started encasing her body. She felt smothered. Suddenly she screamed and bolted upright. Domon woke up immediately and turned on the light. He rushed over to Rain's bed where she was sobbing uncontrollably. Domon sat down on the edge of her bed and pulled her into his arms. "Shhhh," Domon said softly rubbing her back. "It's okay Rain. I'm here. I won't let anything happen to you.
"You'd think these nightmares would have stopped by now," Rain chocked out. "It's been eight years but I still have these nightmares. I can't stop remembering what it was like being encased in that metal. Or watching my father be shot. I see everything clearer every time."
Domon sat with her gently rubbing her back letting her sob. "Rain everything's okay now. The Dark Gundam's gone. It can't hurt you ever again. I won't let it." His last words were spoken in a fierce whisper, his voice thick with emotion. He couldn't stand the thought of the Dark Gundam coming back. He never wanted Lilly to see that kind of horror and destruction. He was trying his hardest to help his daughter see the good in the world. He noticed Rain had finally stopped crying and was fast asleep in his arms. He laid her down gently and tucked her back in her bed. He impulsively planted a kiss on her forehead shocked at what he had done. He walked back over to his bed and thought of the first time he had kissed Rain eight years before.
**Flashback**
Rain stood there next to the railing of the boat. It was about four in the morning and the sun was just beginning to rise. She had another sleepless night. The little sleep she did get was filled with nightmares. She was beginning to find it easier to just not sleep.
Domon could tell something was wrong he just hadn't approached her about it yet. He had also not gotten a lot of sleep the night before. He heard Rain's door open and listened to her footsteps as she walked towards the rail of the boat. He got up out of his bed and decided to go join her. He walked up onto the deck and joined her standing at the rail.
Rain looked over at him and the stared back over the water. She hardly noticed as he draped his arm over her bare shoulders. She had her pink dress on but had left the blue jacket hanging up in her closet. She turned away so Domon couldn't see her face and let two tears trace down her cheeks.
"You're not very good at hiding the fact that you're crying from me," he told her taking her chin in his hands and turned her to face him. He slowly inched forward and let his lips brushed hers. Her lips tasted salty yet sweet at the same time. Slowly she started kissing him back. All to soon for both of them the kiss ended. Domon pulled Rain into his arms and they stayed like that watching the sunrise.
**End Flashback**
After thinking of that Domon couldn't help but wonder why he ever let her go. He finally realized exactly what he had lost.
Lilly sat on the edge of her bed holding a picture of her parents on their wedding day. She couldn't help but let out a little sigh as she looked at how happy they had been. Her mother was beautiful. She had long curly blond hair and bright blue eyes. Lilly looked a lot like her. She wondered how her life would be different if she hadn't died. Maybe her daddy wouldn't have left her alone up on the colony. Maybe she would have had brothers or sisters. She set her picture down on its place next to her bed and went into the kitchen to go get a snack.
Domon walked into the hotel room he was sharing with Rain. They were right outside of the Guiana Highlands. They would be traveling to Angel Falls the next day. Rain was already fast asleep. Domon couldn't help but wonder about Lilly. He hadn't been able to call her for about a month. He felt bad, but it couldn't be helped. Not everyone had a satellite phone, which was required to call the colony, accessible. They were expensive and hard to find. He stood out on the balcony watching the stars. He heard a soft sigh and turned around to watch Rain wake up and walk over next to him.
"Can't sleep?" she asked him as she walked over and stood next to him resting her arms on the railing.
"I was thinking about Lilly," he told her. "I can't help but feel guilty that I left her behind. She's my baby."
"I can't say I know what you mean," Rain said rubbing her eyes. "I don't have any family that I left behind."
Domon looked down at the busy street below. He didn't really know what to say. He felt a little guilty talking about missing Lilly when Rain didn't have anyone. Yet he couldn't help missing his daughter. "I'm still really sorry about your dad," Domon told her.
"Well I've learned to deal with it," Rain assured him. "It doesn't bother me as much as it did back when it first happened."
Domon nodded and turned to face their room, his back was now leaning against the railing. "Do you ever wonder how our lives would have been different if I had gone after you all those years ago?"
"Sometimes," Rain admitted. "I did a lot when I first left. Not as much since I met Lilly. She's a wonderful little girl Domon; you're lucky to have her."
"I am," Domon admitted smiling at the thought of his pretty perky little girl. She was one of the few things he considered worth getting up for every morning. She was his baby and he loved her more than she could ever know. Rain looked over at him and she could almost tell what he had been thinking. The look on his face completely gave away his thoughts about Lilly. She could tell just by looking at him how much he loved his little daughter.
"Well we have a big day tomorrow," Rain said after a long pause. "Goodnight. See you in the morning."
"Night Rain," Domon said following her back inside. This was one of the few hotels they had been to with separate beds. Most of the time Domon had ended up sleeping on rollaway beds or on the floor. Once he had even spent the night in Burning Gundam.
Later that night Rain tossed and turned in her sleep. She was having the nightmare again. She had the dream once or twice every year. She could feel herself break out in a cold sweat. The metal started encasing her body. She felt smothered. Suddenly she screamed and bolted upright. Domon woke up immediately and turned on the light. He rushed over to Rain's bed where she was sobbing uncontrollably. Domon sat down on the edge of her bed and pulled her into his arms. "Shhhh," Domon said softly rubbing her back. "It's okay Rain. I'm here. I won't let anything happen to you.
"You'd think these nightmares would have stopped by now," Rain chocked out. "It's been eight years but I still have these nightmares. I can't stop remembering what it was like being encased in that metal. Or watching my father be shot. I see everything clearer every time."
Domon sat with her gently rubbing her back letting her sob. "Rain everything's okay now. The Dark Gundam's gone. It can't hurt you ever again. I won't let it." His last words were spoken in a fierce whisper, his voice thick with emotion. He couldn't stand the thought of the Dark Gundam coming back. He never wanted Lilly to see that kind of horror and destruction. He was trying his hardest to help his daughter see the good in the world. He noticed Rain had finally stopped crying and was fast asleep in his arms. He laid her down gently and tucked her back in her bed. He impulsively planted a kiss on her forehead shocked at what he had done. He walked back over to his bed and thought of the first time he had kissed Rain eight years before.
**Flashback**
Rain stood there next to the railing of the boat. It was about four in the morning and the sun was just beginning to rise. She had another sleepless night. The little sleep she did get was filled with nightmares. She was beginning to find it easier to just not sleep.
Domon could tell something was wrong he just hadn't approached her about it yet. He had also not gotten a lot of sleep the night before. He heard Rain's door open and listened to her footsteps as she walked towards the rail of the boat. He got up out of his bed and decided to go join her. He walked up onto the deck and joined her standing at the rail.
Rain looked over at him and the stared back over the water. She hardly noticed as he draped his arm over her bare shoulders. She had her pink dress on but had left the blue jacket hanging up in her closet. She turned away so Domon couldn't see her face and let two tears trace down her cheeks.
"You're not very good at hiding the fact that you're crying from me," he told her taking her chin in his hands and turned her to face him. He slowly inched forward and let his lips brushed hers. Her lips tasted salty yet sweet at the same time. Slowly she started kissing him back. All to soon for both of them the kiss ended. Domon pulled Rain into his arms and they stayed like that watching the sunrise.
**End Flashback**
After thinking of that Domon couldn't help but wonder why he ever let her go. He finally realized exactly what he had lost.