A/N: Hey! This is my first fic. But don't go easy on me. Insult my writing/me all you wish and I'll try my absolute best to improve. Though it may not reach your satisfactory level. So yah. Read and review alright? If you can't stand the corny or cheesy-ness of the story then drop me a hate mail alright? my sister says it's corny and cheesy. That's why I put it there. I kinda agree with her. You'll see later this story takes place four years after gundam seed. Destiny characters will be included. But don't count on the accurate-ness of the personality. I've been living of summaries on the net cuz where I came from, the last episode of gundam seed will only be played on Saturday.

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own gundam seed and gundam seed destiny. I'm just borrowing the characters from Bandai to be the actors for this fic.

I do own one major character though. She'll be mentioned in this chapter. There are other minor characters.

So… on with the story! xD

Promises: Who?

Four years after the first war...

Flashback

"Tolle… No… It can't be… TOLLE!"

End Flashback

Miriallia Haww was standing in front of her table. In her right hand was her bag strap, her left arm hung loosely beside her. Her free hand moved up slowly to touch the face of a special someone who she was staring at in the picture in front of her.

"Why did you have to leave? Why couldn't you still be here to help me?"

The two questions she asked every morning since that fateful day the one she loved and cared for dearly passed on. She then turned to another picture placing her left arm by her side again. Her mournful demeanor turned to that of an infuriated one.

"You promised. You promised to come back! I can't believe I trusted you…"

Flashback

A First Kiss between two. More so that of a powerful one, promises one of great care and understanding in a relationship to come. The kiss ended and the two embraced tightly.

"You promise to come back soon?"

Breaking away from the hug, a certain individual looked into the other's eyes, raised his right hand to his face level and said-

"I, Dearka Elthman, promise to return to you, Miriallia Haww, to be at your side to share you times of joy and pull you through when you are troubled."

He then moved his right hand to rest on his heart and with the index finger, drew a cross over it. They embraced again. Seeming to never let go…

End Flashback

Inhaling deeply, calming herself down slightly, she swung her bag over her shoulder exiting her room. She walked down the stairs. Upon reaching the living room, she greeted her parents with a "Morning Mom. Morning Dad", placed her bag down on the sofa facing the television then proceeded to the dining area to have her breakfast.

"You're going back to the war-destroyed sites again, aren't you Mir?" her mother's melodious voice rang out, etched with worry.

"Of course," the young lady replied.

"I know your mother and I have repeated this over and over again but please take good care of yourself among the ruins. We don't want to lose you." Her father's resonant low tenor vocals resounded with as much worry.

"I know." She replied indifferently. 'I know how to take care of myself…' she walked towards the dining table and put down her bowl of cornflakes with milk and began eating quickly. After eating, she out her bowl in the sink, took her bag and walked out the door saying quick goodbyes to her parents.

Miriallia's POV

I don't blame my parents for being worry-warts for my well-being but could they just give it a rest for a while? I mean, they're beginning to sound like broken tape recorders!

I really can't believe it. I know the second war just ended a while ago but is it still necessary to send me back to the sites to take pictures? And it's not as though it's a new site or something, they sent me here just two months ago or so. I seriously doubt it would have changed much.

I walked for half an hour before seeing traces of the destruction on the clear plain I was walking by for the past ten minutes. I walked on for a while more. Upon reaching my destination, I saw what I never thought possible. Children hundreds of children. Under rubble and over it. I felt so much sympathy. Their clothes were torn; some had large cuts on their bodies. Dried blood covered their otherwise beautiful faces. After staring a while more, I became frightened. I had just realized they were staring back at me. Not all of them but as each second passed by, more and more of them turned to look at me.

The next thing I knew, I felt a light tugging on my right jeans leg. I looked down and saw a young girl looking up at me. She had lovely light brown eyes, slightly tanned skin, dark brown looking like black shoulder length hair and wore a tattered shirt that was covered in dirt but one could still see traces of its original pink shade.

When she saw me look at her, her eyes widened and quickly let go of the material as though she just realized she was touching fire. I knelt down on my right knee looking at her and said, "Hello! Would you and your friends mind me taking your pictures?"

The girl cocked her head to one side for a few seconds before smiling then nodding eagerly at me. I smiled at her then took out my camera.

Normal POV

Unknown to her some of the children, upon seeing her, ran off to find their "jie-jie" elder sister in Chinese. They found her soon enough sitting on the ground, her eyes closed, as if meditating.

"Jie-jie Daph." Said one in the group. "There's someone on our grounds. A female."

Upon hearing this, Dash's eyes shot wide open and got up. "Take me to her."

They made their way.

Miriallia's POV

I got so far as to putting the film into my camera and setting up for the perfect candid shot. My finger had even pressed the button halfway to take the shot when I was interrupted.

"Hold it there."

I looked up and saw a young lady like myself walking towards me led by a group of four children.

"I'm sorry. Is there anything you'd like me to do for you?" I asked politely, getting up.

"As a matter of fact, yes. Clear off this ground and never ever come back."

I raised an eyebrow and had a better look of her. She had light tanned skin, piercing orange eyes and dirty blonde hair. I couldn't quite put my finger on it but I seemed to remember her from somewhere but I'm so ready to bet I haven't met her before.

"Why?"

"This land belongs to me as well as to the children who have lost their love ones and you're intruding."

YOUR land? What are you? A squatter?

"Intruding? As far as I know, this land hasn't belonged to anyone since the buildings standing on it were destroyed."

"Whatever. Just get lost, alright?" she said bitterly.

I sighed, packed my camera into my bag, got up and left. What's her problem? Ok, fine! Intruding. But it's not as though I was going around killing people. All that hostility…

I took my handphone out of my pocket and called Lacus. I haven't seen both Kira and herself for quite sometime. Let's hope I can go over to the orphanage. After a few rings, she picked up.

"Hello. Lacus speaking."

"Hey Lacus. Milly here. I was just wondering if I could go over?"

"Sure! That is, if you don't mind playing with some of the children and getting bullied by them."

"Bullied?"

"Yup! I think some of Cagalli's personality might have been rubbed onto them from all her visits here."

"Lolx! I'll be over in about ten minutes alright?"

"Sure! See ya!"

I terminated the line. I walked on further away from my house. I was moving at a much faster pace compared to before. On my way to the orphanage, I pondered long and hard on the girl's attitude. I tried recalling what she wore and after a while, I remembered everything clearly. Her clothes weren't tattered or torn in anyway. Infact, the outfit looked as though it were brand new. I can't seem to find a reason why she would be among the children. She looked typical of a rich brat.

I was thinking so hard that I didn't even know that I was standing outside the gate of the orphanage. I called out Lacus' and Kira's name and in five seconds, I could see them walking towards the gate. Lacus was jogging. She reached the gate, opened it, let me in and hugged me.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe it! It's been too long…" Lacus remarked after letting go of me.

"Yeah. I can't believe it either!" I laughed.

"Hey Milly." Kira greeted, hugging me.

"Hey Kira. Long time no see."

He just nodded in response.

"Come on!" Lacus said, grabbing onto my left arm, pulling me inside the house. "The children are eager to see you again."

I laughed at her spirit and ran with her. Once I got in… ok. I didn't get a chance to walk through the doors. As soon as the children saw me, the rushed out the door, pass Lacus and the first ones clung onto my legs while the rest just raised their hands in the air as though wanting me to carry them. I laughed some more.

Ok. I know this is a lousy end of chapter as it was a lousy first chapter. But bear with it. It'll get better soon. I think. Well at least I hope so. Please review for me kayz? This is so not my time to be starting a story but what the heck. I'm trying to get rid of my depression by writing.

Till next time! xD