Divergence chapter 4
I apologize for the long wait, I hope this makes up for the long wait. I own non of the characters aside from Tolle and Mira, now onto the fic.
In the neutral country of ORB, the citizens were gathering things together for the annual Kimono Festival. Despite the hussle and bussle of venders gathering together stuff to sell to customers and games being put together for the patrons to play and aura of calmness and serenity hung over the air with the evening sun beginning to set and the fireflies were close to arriving on the scene.
Calmness and serenity were not to be found at the household of Cagalli Yula Atha where Athrun and Cagalli were working to get the twins into their robes.
Cagalli was working her best with Tolle while Athrun was working on Mira's robes.
Athrun tied the sash above Mira's obi as best he could from what he remembered of a training video he had purchased. "There we go, that should about do it" Athrun said as he finished tying the sash. His joy was short lived when the bow came undone and Mira's robe fell open right in front of him. "Oops, sorry about that" Athrun said rubbing the back of his head as Mira quickly tied her robes together. "It's okay Uncle Athrun, I know you were just trying to help" Mira said keeping her robes closed. "I only wish I could be more helpful" Athrun said.
They were interrupted when they heard Tolle and Cagalli come out of the changing room with Tolle fully dressed in his kimono. "Finally I thought we'd never get that done" Cagalli said whiping the sweat from her brow. "that's good, I've been trying to help Mira get dressed in her kimono but no luck" It was at this that Cagalli sighed in frustration and bent down to help Mira when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking over she saw it was Kira. "Thanks sis, I'll take it from here" Kira said as he bent down and tied up his daughter's kimono. "So where's Milly? Isn't she supposed to be getting ready as well?" Cagalli asked. "She's at her mother's, she said that Elice found an old family video that she had to see. She'd meet up with us at the festival later" Kira explained. "Okay then, well I'm going to get dressed, we'll leave when I'm ready" Cagalli said excusing herself to the changing room where her Kimono was laid out.
Milly was seated in the couch of her parent's home waiting to see what her mother had called her down to see that was so important. "So mom why did you call me down here?" Milly asked. "Well I was going through the old home movies and I found one that I knew you had to see" Elice explained as she placed the dvd in the dvd player. Milly watched as the old video of her fifth birthday party played out. She couldn't help but laugh and roll her eyes at how immature she was all those years ago. She watched as she and some other girls giggled as some boys walked by and then an event occured that she thought she'd never remember.
She had misplaced her doll, her favorite doll she had brought to all of her favorite parties and now she couldn't find it. Her tears ceased as she watched a young boy come up to her holding the doll in question. Milly paid close attention to the face of the boy, and found out that it was none other than the man she wound up marrying only much younger. "Kira? Mom is that really him?" Milly asked of her mother.
"When your party was going on, his family was visiting and I invited them down to visit us and attend the party. This was almost forgotten about until I watched it" Elice explained. Milly watched on as her younger self threw her arms around Kira's neck which he nervously returned. "I'm glad to see he's still the same sweetie I married" Milly smiled. "Mom could I get changed here" Milly asked. "Of course dear, oh and please tell Kira thanks for making my baby happy for all these years" Elice asked of her daughter. "I will mom and, thank you" Milly said to her mother.
"Almost, almost, there I got it, I caught a goldfish!" Mira yelled happily. "That's great sweetie" Kira said happily as he put his hand on his daughter's shoulders for her success in catching the tricky fish. Kira and his family had been here for two hours waiting for Milly to arrive. Cagalli and Athrun had left for a walk around the festival grounds. "Come on, let's go see if we can find your brother" Kira said to his daughter. "Okay daddy" Mira said replying to her father. The two of them hadn't gone far when they found Tolle trying his luck at a shooting game.
Kira watched as his son fired off rounds unsuccessfully. Kira watched as his son only nailed three out of the eight targets set up in front of him. "Nice try son" Kira said placing his hand on Tolle's shoulder. "I thought for sure I could hit them all" Tolle said dejectedly as he hopped down from his stool. "How about you try daddy?" Mira asked of her father. "Yeah dad I wanna see how good you are too, mom, uncle Athrun and aunt Cagalli always said how good of a shot you were back in the war" Tolle said.
Kira considered trying to back out of this but seeing as how his children were eager to see him prove himself to them. "Okay you two I'll go, I'll go" Kira replied picking up a rifle and letting it rest against his shoulder. Taking aim, Kira fired off a few shots, hitting a total of six out of the eight shots set up in front of him.
"Sorry I guess it was easier when Freedom set the targets up for me" Kira said rubbing the back of his head at his bad aim. "That's okay dad, you at least you hit more than I did" Tolle said to his father. "Don't feel so bad daddy, I think you did great" Mira replied to Kira hoping to make him feel better. "Thanks Mira, that means alot hearing that from you" Kira said to his daughter.
"Would it mean any less if I said it honey?" Kira heard. Turning around he looked over to see his beloved wife standing there in an almost golden orange kimono with an image of flower petals flying in the breeze. "I hope you like it, Cagalli said you'd appreciate it" Milly replied.
Walking towards her almost in a daze, Kira wrapped his arms around his wife an embraced her. "Miriallia Haww Yamato you look sensational" Kira said tightening his embrace on her while taking in the scent of her cinnamon perfume and the softness of her skin. "I missed you too honey" Milly said letting her lips travel to Kira's cheek. "Not as much as I've missed you" Kira said letting his lips find hers and giving way to a passionate kiss. Kira was ready to let his tongue enter her mouth and perform a dance only they knew.
"Okay honey that's enough, we are in the prescence of impressionable minds" Milly reminded her very amourous husband. "Athrun and Cagalli?" Kira asked jokingly as he spied his sister and her long time boyfriend. "Oh hardy har har" Cagalli shot back at her smart mouthed brother. Feeling like he needed to be taught a lesson, Cagalli decided to go to a little known specialty of Milly's. "Oh Milly, I think my dear brother here needs to see that skill you were telling us about, the one your cousin taught you" Cagalli said to her sister in law in an attempt to punish Kira for his smart mouth. "I don't know Cagalli I'm not as good as her, it may not work as well as you like it" Milly said nervously.
"What's aunt Cagalli talking about mom?" Tolle asked."Oh you'll see big guy, once your mom agrees" Cagalli said placing her hands on Tolle's shoulders.
"Come on mom I wanna see" Tolle said eagerly. "Yeah mommy I wanna see too!" Mira chimed in. Seeing herself outnumbered, Milly relented. "Alright you win" Milly said as she walked over to the target range and picked up a rifle and placed it against her shoulder. "Alright here goes" Milly said to herself.
Within the next five minutes, the jaws of almost everyone in the group save for Cagalli were on the ground as they watched Milly nail every target in the range, she was soon down to one remaining shot left standing. "One left, almost..." Milly took aim and fired off her last round and watched as the target was taken down, with only one minor flaw. "Oh darn, no bullseye this time" Milly said dejectedly as she placed the rifle back on the stand.
"Honey, where did you learn how to do that?" Kira asked of his wife as he took her hands in his. "My cousin was and still is a crackshot with a rifle, and we would always practice at shooting ranges and she'd tutor me till I was almost as good as her" Milly explained. "I guess the teacher must have kept some secrets from the student eh?" Kira mused. "It sure seem that way" Milly said planting a quick kiss on Kira's lips. "Mom, did your cousin teach you that?" Tolle asked eagerly. "Yes she did, taught me everything she knows about shooting" Milly replied."Could you teach me mom?" Tolle asked. Milly hesitated at first but answered.
"We'll see sweetie, now let's go and enjoy some more of the festival" Milly replied, this earned her a high spirited response from her son.
Walking over to Kira and placing her hands on her daughter's shoulders. "How about we walk around the festival and meet back here in an hour?" Milly asked of her husband. "Sounds like a plan sweetie" Kira replied giving Milly a kiss on the cheek before setting out with Tolle.
"Is it just me or are those two somehow acting a little more affectionate than usual?" Athrun asked Cagalli. Walking over, Cagalli leaned in to Athrun and embraced him. "Well Milly's had that kind of effect on him she's helped him alot" Cagalli said to Athrun.
Milly and Mira sat down as they began to dig into the nori they had bought. Mira swallowed her piece when she spied her mother looking up at the night sky. "What are you looking at mommy?" Mira asked her mother. "Oh nothing sweetie, just thinking about your father" Milly replied. "Did daddy do something bad?" Mira asked of her father. "No, honey, I was thinking back to something that happened back when we were in college..."
Milly ran along the parking lot of the Heliopolis Community college with only a soaked newspaper as her shield from the pouring rain. She was in this state since her beloved boyfriend Tolle Koenig had been late in picking her up. "Damn you Tolle" Milly muttered to herself. Hoping to get out of the rain, Milly spotted a bus stop to take shelter in. "Oh thank goodness" Milly said as she breathed a sigh of relief. Taking her place under the glass pavillion, Milly stepped in and relaxed until she felt water dripping onto her head. Looking up, Milly noticed a fairly large crack in the roof of the bus stop.
It was then that Milly let the newspaper fall to the ground with an unsatisfying splat. Milly's tears soon mixed in with the falling rainwater. "Stupid, stupid Tolle stupid stupid..." Milly's tearful ranting was interrupted when she felt the rain cease to fall. Looking over she saw Kira standing there beside her with an umbrella in his hand, shielding her from the rain. "Kira" Milly whispered as she looked into his violet eyes.
"Hey Mir, what are you doing out here in this weather?" Kira asked as he held the Umbrella closer to her. Milly fought hard to keep herself from saying something despicable about Tolle, he was Kira's friend as well. "Tolle said he would pick me up from here and take me out to dinner, but I've been waiting out here for an hour already waiting for him" Milly replied.
Taking this into account, Kira couldn't help but admire how devoted Milly was to Tolle, as well as pitty him when he showed up. "I see, sorry I didn't get here sooner then" Kira confessed. They continued talking for a little while longer when a familiar vehicle pulled up. "Oh it's Tolle, here at last" Milly said relieved. "Here, take this" Kira said handing her his umbrella. "Oh but, won't you get wet too?" Milly asked. "I'll be fine now go on and let Tolle treat you to a good dinner" Kira replied to Milly. "I will and, thank you Kira..."
"He handed me his umbrella so I wouldn't get wet in the rain, I've treasured that memory ever since" Milly said to her daughter. "That was really sweet of daddy" Mira said finishing off her riceball. "Yes it was, and I'm glad he hasn't changed at all over the years" Milly said. "Let's go find your father and your brother" Milly said gathering up Mira, taking her hand and heading off to look for her husband and son.
Kira and Tolle walked along the path beside the many vendors of the festival. Tolle was finishing off some dumplings with some meat pieces inside while Kira finished off a helping of fried Eel. Taking a seat on a nearby bench, Kira and Tolle took in the sight of the full moon. "The moon sure is bright tonight" Tolle mused looking up at the sky. "Yeah, sure is big guy. You know, your uncle and I first met there at Lunar prep school" Kira replied by dropping a little known piece of info on his son. "Really?" Tolle asked. "Yes we did" Kira replied while nodding his head. "Where did you and mom meet dad?" Tolle asked of his father. "Well son, it happened a long time ago but I remember it like it was yesterday..."
..."Oh man, I'm late I'm so screwed" Kira muttered as he traversed the halls of the Heliopolis Technical College. "Let's see, my first class is somewhere around here, ah dammit I don't even havethe textbook for this one yet!" Kira moaned. "Let's see Professor Kato's classroom is somewhere down here, or was it there?" Kira asked.
Feeling upset, Kira sat down on a bench looking over his notes when a figure appeared over him. Looking up he saw a young girl in a white blouse with a knee length blue skirt standing before him. Her eyes were blue like the sky and her hair was a shade of brown a little lighter than his. It's style was parted in the middle while in the back it fanned out to the sides.
"Hi, you must be a new student here, what's your name?" the girl asked. "Kira, Kira Yamato I just transferred here from the moon" Kira said nervously. "You know a few dozen years ago it would have been odd to hear about people coming from the moon" the girl laughed. Her laughter rang to his ears like silver bells, her nice voice and gentle personality eased Kira's worries immediatley
"I'm Miriallia, Miriallia Haww, you can call me Mir or Milly for short" She said to Kira. "That's good, your name is kind of a mouthful" Kira joked, he stopped when he saw her face tighten up in a glare. "Oh sorry I didn't mean to it's just that, your name is I mean it's uh" Kira sputtered but was genuinely surprised when he saw her face change to an impish smile.
"You were just joking weren't you?" Kira asked the girl. "Well you made it too easy to tease" Milly replied to Kira. "It looks like you're having some trouble finding your way around campus, how about I guide you along and show you around?" Milly asked. "Sure I'd appreciate that. Thank you, Miriallia"...
"She helped me out without even knowing my name, and her smile helped me forget all of my troubles, like it does everyday, her smile" Kira mused with a smile of his own looking up at the moon thinking of his beloved wife. "So you were college sweethearts?" Tolle asked. "Not exactly, and where did you learn that term from anyways?" Kira asked. "From aunt Lacus, she and Mira talk about romance novels that uncle Andy calls trashy and pointless" Tolle said.
'From the mouths of babes' Kira thought, hoping no friends of the family were within earshot to hear that, or else he'd be getting it from a certain Desert Tiger. Spying the sight of his wife in question coming over to him with their daughter in towe, his smile returned. Behind his wife was his sister and boyfriend, they had obviously met up with Milly and made their way over here.
"Well the gang's all here" Kira said to the group. "Cagalli, could you and Athrun take the kids? We'll be along shortly" Kira asked. "Yeah we'll take care of them and make sure they get to bed on time" Cagalli said taking Tolle's hand while Athrun put his hand on Mira's shoulder. "Thanks sis, oh and Kira and I can have the big room in the West Wing right?" Milly asked her sister in law. "Sure sis, it's all yours just try to keep it down and not make too much noise, some of the maids sleep there too" Cagalli asked. "Sure thing" Milly replied walking over to Kira.
Kira let his arms close around Milly's waist while hers wrapped around his neck. Milly watched as Athrun and Cagalli lead the twins back and then turned her head back to her husband's eyes. "It's a nice night out isn't it?" Milly asked. "Yeah, nice looking full moon as well" Kira said.
Turning back, Milly saw Tolle running with Cagalli trying to catch fireflies in a jar while Mira and Athrun sat by coaching them on.
"Catching fireflies in a jar, and watching them shine from within" Kira said. "They'll always be the brightest little fireflies in my jar" Milly said, looking at her two children" Kira couldn't help but smile and silently agree. "Thank you Milly, for everything, for being my friend, for being there for me, and for giving me two wonderful children and for being the best wife a man could ask for" Kira said. Milly said nothing, she let her lips find their way to Kira's and kissed under the light of the full moon.
I apologize for the long wait, and I hope this makes up for it. Please read and Review