A/n: Hey, just to let you people know, this is Haley's cousin, Sarah (Kalypartemis) Updating this for her because her mom is being a REAL BITCH and not letting her on fanfiction. So in addition to this being me typing this up, the paragraphing may be different and sentence structuring may be different. The ideas are all Haley's, shewrites downthe story down on paper for me. Anyways, with further ado. Oh, and Haley, I'm putting up a disclaimer so stupid spammers, won't spam up your reviews. Also, I am SOOO sorry if I don't update this story for a month or two because I'm currently consumed in my writing, not to mention I'm a really LAZY person. Really lazy. I haven't updated my blog for a month now. But yeah, enough stalling

Disclaimer: Me and Haley do not own Gundam Seed. If we did we would be famous. Haley only owns Machai Pendragon, actually, didn't you burrow that name off another book Haley? O.O Well, she only owns the ideas in her mind.

Chapter Two:

"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Machai called out as she came through the front door.

"Hey honey. How was your day?" Her mother was the typical motherly figure. 'How was your day'? What type of flaws were there in that?

"Okay." Machai responded, entering into the living room where her family were gathered for their 'family hour'. Man, Machai seriously needed to check them into a mental ward. Alright. It was time for her to break the ice. "Well . . . actually, I have something to tell you all." She started, sitting on the arm of the large couch.

"What is it?" Her mother tentatively asked. She did not like the fact her daughter was keeping a secret. What could it be? There couldn't be anything worse then if she said 'mother, father, I'm four months pregnant.'. Oh how wrong she was.

"Erm . . . how to say this . . . well, you guys know how I went away for the summer for camp, right?" She looked around, earning a nod from her mom and dad. Steve, or Stone, just looked at her. "Well, I didn't go to camp. I went to training to become a EARTH alliance soldier." Machai cringed a bit, waiting for the yell but it never came. She looked up and saw her father looking away, fists clenched. Her mother look on the verge of breaking down and Steve looked like he was going to burst out and yell, 'HEY! NO FAIR! I WANTED TO!'. She continued, "Today I didn't go to school. I was called into the base. There I was told that they had a job for be as a pilot. I am to guard and protect the war ship, Archangel. I . . . I leave tomorrow." She waited and let it all sink in. They all, except for Stone, looked like this news had come alive and punched them all in the jaw.

"But . . . why? Why didn't you tell us? Why did you join the military? You know our views on it." Her father said in just above a whisper.

"I joined because you told me to make something of myself! I joined because I was sick of you and mom trying to make me into something I'm not! I'm not you! I'm not some . . . some prima ballerina! I'm me and only me and this is what I want! I want to be in the military! I want to live my dream! I want to help protect the people I love and hold dear!" Machai yelled

Machai waited for the 'no' that always came. Wait, did she just make it clear that she didn't care what they thought? So, who cares if they said no. Her mother and father had left the room.

"Mac . . . just don't get yourself killed, okay kiddo?" Steve said. It was the first time he had said anything since she spilt out her secret.

"OH! Thank you Stoney! Someone understands!" She clung onto her older brother.

"Hey, it's Stone to you." He laughed.

"Fine." Machai smiled. "So, have you heard from Kiki?" She asked, only to be answered by a shake of the head meaning 'no'. "I wish she would come back home . . ." Machai whispered.

"You know she likes it on Plants." Steve said, giving a half hearted crooked smile.

"How can anyone like it on Plants?" Machai wrinkled her nose at the idea.

"But, Kiki isn't just anyone, is she?" Steve laughed, earning a 'yeah' from Machai. "Well, how about we go out tonight for old times sake? You can pack later."

"Sure. I need at lest one good memory for today." Machai laughed, then gave a sigh. She felt slightly dizzy and she wished she didn't.

"Look then, mom and dad are probably gonna think the same thing and try to drag us to some fancy restaurant, so, we need to get out before then. You fallow?" Machai nodded, "Go up to your room and get dressed. Nothing formal but nothing trashy either. Then, sneak out through the window. I'm sure they taught you how to do that in training." He laughed.

"Well, they taught us how to escape from exploding buildings and stuff." Machai teased. "And it was sooo much fun Stoney. You would have loved it."

"Look, do you want to go to some boring dinner or something more exciting?"

"Exciting."

"Then don't push your lucky." Steve smirked. "Well, sneak out your window and start walking in the direction of the bakery. When you get there, I'll be there waiting. No, hurry up and get changed." He told her and with a nod, Machai ran up to her room. "Lucky little brat."

A/n:Cries: Sorry for the shortness. I usually write longer things, but this was all she had wrote down for me