Second Realizations
Canon scenes happen like normal
"Regular speech"
'Thought'
"Video call or voice chat"
Feldt
As Wang Liu Mei's boat hit the shore on the island where the Dynames and Exia were waiting, Feldt rushed off the boat, wanting and needing to see Setsuna. To see he was safe. She didn't care if anyone saw her like this. She ran as fast as she could and as she got near the containers, she saw Setsuna and Lockon chatting as they stood next to one of the container walls. Breaking her stride for a second, she rushed to Setsuna, who only had a second to react before her arms wrapped around him and she buried her face in his chest. Fresh tears, this time of relief, came flowing out of her, soft sobs coming from the pink-haired girl. She then felt Setsuna's arms warp around her, pulling her closer. She looked up at him, him warmly smiling at her. He gently caressed her back, speaking softly, "It's ok. I promised I wouldn't leave you and I didn't."
Feldt smiled at him, her tears emphasizing her happiness at his survival. She pulled herself closer, resting her forehead on his chest. She heard Lockon cough, getting her and Setsuna's attention. She turned her head to face him, the brown-haired man smiling at both of them, "While I'm happy you two are happy, whoever was with Feldt is probably coming. If you two want to talk, you guys can go inside. I'll tell whoever is coming that you need some time alone." He winked at them, causing both of them to blush slightly, Feldt's tears beginning to slow down.
Setsuna looked at Feldt and both of them nodded in sync. Feldt looked up at Lockon, "It's Miss Sumeragi and Lasse that was with me. Christina, Wang Liu Mei and Hong Long are going to greet the other meisters."
Lockon nodded, "Ok. Now enjoy yourselves. I get the feeling this is going to be a stressful time for all of us with these new Gundams around." Feldt frowned at that thought before her and Setsuna entered the container, leaving Lockon outside on his own.
When they entered the control room of the container, Feldt once again wrapped her arms around his neck, though less tightly than before, putting her face in Setsuna's shoulder, "I was so scared you wouldn't come back and I would be all alone again. I don't know what I would-"
She was interrupted by Setsuna wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her close. Her heart raced and face went as pink as her hair as he held her, speaking softly, "I know. I was afraid of dying and leaving you alone as well. But we made it and I came back. We all made it back."
Feldt shook her head as she rested it on Setsuna's shoulder, "I feel so silly, worrying about you like this. But I can't help it. Am I being silly?"
She could hear Setsuna chuckle slightly, "No, you aren't. I would have been the same if the situation were reversed." Feldt could swear she could feel Setsuna's heart beating faster. 'Wow, he must really have been worrying about this.' Setsuna was still a bit frustrating to read and with her newfound feelings, she wanted to know how Setsuna really felt about her. 'No, that's not important right now. Right now, I just want Setsuna to know how much he means to me.'
Comfortable silence fell over the two of them as they rested their foreheads together, Feldt closing her eyes and smiling warmly and happily. She hoped her current reaction to seeing him would convey her feelings and she reveled in the private affection he showed her. Going so long without intimacy like this felt like an empty void. When Linda had first told her that closeness like this was amazing, she hadn't understood. 'Why would I have? I was a child who lacked the intimacy of parents or even friends.' But now it all made sense. Being in his arms made her feel warm and accepted. She didn't want to leave them. The world could be cruel and dangerous, but here, it was just the two of them. The world melted away, leaving this oasis of peace.
She opened one eye to see Setsuna with a peaceful smile, blushing lightly. 'He looks so cute.' Her blushed increased, finding herself being unable to resist giggling. Setsuna pulled back slightly, pulling his head back to look her in the eyes, confused, "What are you laughing at?"
Feldt shook her head, "It's just that you look strange blushing. Though you do look cute." She smiled at him, chuckling.
Setsuna pouted and looked away, seemingly not able to stop blushing, "I guess that makes two of us."
Feldt's heart raced at being called cute, "I guess it does."
Feldt's mini-terminal then went off, causing the two of them to break off their embrace. Miss Sumeragi's voice then echoed in the control room, "Feldt and Setsuna, we have received word from these new Gundams. They sent us coordinates to meet them, so we are all to head to the Ptolemy. Feldt, we need to get back to Wang Liu Mei's mansion, so head back to the boat. Setsuna, you are to head back to space with the Exia. Understood?"
Both of them chimed in, stating they understood. The voice call dropped and the two of them were left alone again. Setsuna spoke first, "Well I guess I'll see you back on the ship."
Feldt nodded, "I guess we will. I wonder what these pilots will be like?"
Setsuna replied evenly, "I know one is a girl around our age, but not too much else. I got a bad feeling about her, but I can't say why."
Feldt looked into Setsuna's eyes, "I hope you are wrong."
Setsuna frowned, "I hope so too."
Setsuna
Setsuna glared at the wall in his room, fists balled. The Trinities had shown up on their ship and that bad feeling he had about Nena had all but confirmed, along with the rest of them. There was something off about all of them. Nena was immature and Michael seemed to be violent, though he couldn't tell what was going on with Johann.
But his mind wasn't really focused on the brothers. He was hurt and frustrated with Nena. She had not only touched him, but also kissed him, leaving a gross taste on his lips. And she continued to flirt with him even after he made it clear that he wanted to do nothing with her. 'She is not Feldt. She does not have that right.' Feldt had worked to earn his trust and had even asked to touch him for the first time. And Nena thought she could just touch him without doing any of that.
He turned around at the sound of his door opening and Feldt floated in, holding orange Haro. She gave him a worried look, undercut slightly by Haro repeating mournfully, "Big brother. Big Brother."
Setsuna looked at him, a bit confused and directed his attention to Feldt. He unballed his fists and let out a deep breath before speaking to the pink-haired girl, "He's still going on like that?"
Feldt nodded, smiling slightly, "He hasn't gotten over that purple Haro it seems. But I'm here to see you. I saw what happened in the hallway with Nena. How are you doing?"
Setsuna frowned, looking away from Feldt, "I'm fine. I just wanted to relax a bit."
Feldt floated closer to him, moving to where he was facing, having let go of the orange robot, placed a hand on one of his arms and gave him a comforting smile, "Setsuna, it's ok. It's only us here. You can tell me how you feel."
Setsuna tried to give her an even look, to try to hide what was going on in his mind. But she persisted, placing her other hand on his face, "Please, Setsuna."
Setsuna let out a sigh, realizing Feldt was not going to let this go. 'Shouldn't I trust her?' He gave her a weak smile, looking into her eyes, "I thought Nena kissing me would be something that wouldn't bother me, but I can't get it out of my head. It just feels so wrong and I just feel so…off. And then she kept flirting with me, not helping at all. Normally I can get over things like that, but not that for some reason."
Feldt replied comfortingly, "That's ok Setsuna. She made you feel uncomfortable and did something nobody should do without permission. Your first kiss should be with someone you care about, who you want to be with. I would be just as angry if someone did that to me."
Setsuna felt a surge of anger and jealousy at her mentioning that. 'Someone hurting Feldt personally like that wouldn't be able to escape my wrath.' Setsuna then blinked a few times, wondering where that thought came from. 'Does that mean I like her? Is this just because she's my friend? Ugh, why is this so confusing?'
Haro's voice brought Setsuna back to reality, "Setsuna ok? Setsuna ok?"
Setsuna took in a deep breath, "I'm ok, Haro." He looked at Feldt, placing a hand on top of the hand that was on his arm, "If someone ever hurt you like that, I would make them regret it."
Feldt blushed, "Thank you. It's nice to know I have a protector in you. If you want me to give Nena a piece of my mind, then just say the word."
Setsuna shook his head, really smiling for the first time in this conversation, "We shouldn't antagonize her. I don't know what she or her siblings would do if you got them angry. I'm certain that it's not worth the effort." He hugged her, pulling her close. She wrapped her arms around his waist, moving out from under his hand and smiled cutely, "Thank you for coming to visit me. I think I needed to talk with someone about this. I don't know what I would do without you."
Feldt poked Setsuna's nose with one of her fingers, her voice teasing, "You would probably be an emotionless brick."
Setsuna gave her a warm smile, "Probably. And you would be a quiet nerd."
Feldt chuckled then spoke softly, "We are here for each other. We have to have someone to lean on when things happen. Neither of us are an island."
"I used to think that way. But you are right." Setsuna took a second before speaking, his voice thick with emotion, "Feldt, you are my best friend. It took me awhile to realize this, but I wanted you to know what you mean to me. I knew this after you told me about your parents, but it was hard to put into words until now."
He could see a few tears running down Feldt's cheeks as her eyes shined with happiness, "And you are my closest friend." She then rested her head on his chest, giggling slightly before she looked up, "Just don't tell Christina. I think she will get jealous."
Setsuna nodded and resisted laughing when he felt the pink-haired girl try to tickle his sides. He looked down at her disapprovingly and she stuck out her tongue at him. He then grinned, poking her side, which she flinched at, causing her to mock glare at him. The two broke their embrace, and Haro chimed in, sounding happier, "Setsuna happy? Setsuna happy?" Setsuna nodded at the robot and it spun in a circle, chanting "Yay! Yay!" It then collided with a wall, letting out the closest thing to a robotic cry of pain.
Suddenly Setsuna remembered something he had wanted to do for a while, but had never had the time to do. He looked over at Feldt, who was comforting Haro, "Can you wait here for a minute? I got something for you."
Feldt looked at him, curious, "What did you get me?"
Setsuna turned and floated towards where he kept the box with the kimono, "You'll see."
Grabbing the box, he let out a breath to lessen the weight he felt in his chest. 'I hope she likes it.' He hadn't given a gift in a long time and he hoped Lockon had actually given him good advice, as well as Christina giving him accurate measurements. He moved towards Feldt and when he got close, he offered the box, "I got this on Earth when I was in Japan and thought you might like it."
Feldt cautiously opened the box and gasped when she saw the kimono, her eyes widening. The kimono was a dark pink that had white and light pink five petal flowers weaved throughout it. Feldt's eyes began to water again and she looked up at him with a wide smile, "It's beautiful! And you got it for me?"
Setsuna nodded nervously, his cheek as pink as Feldt's hair. He saw Feldt approach him and then he felt her lips on his cheek, making him blush even more. His heart raced, and he had no idea how to react or what to do. He tried to speak, but nothing came out and Feldt giggled at that. She then blushed bright pink and looked at him, sounding nervous, "Should I try it on?"
Setsuna nodded, his voice finally coming back, coming out a bit squeaky and nervous, "Yes? If you want to?"
Feldt just nodded at that and looked away, asking, "Can you please…you know…turn around?" Setsuna complied and he could hear the rustling of her clothing and quiet swearing in frustration. While she was changing, his mind reflected on the kiss that Feldt gave him. Unlike with Nena, he felt happier, more energized and completely comfortable. 'It even caused me to blush wildly.' Is this what romantic affection was like? Was that kiss more romantic? Just friendly? Once again, his frustration at being unable to tell the difference between annoyed him.
Feldt's nervous voice broke him out of his thoughts, "How do I look?" He turned around the see the most beautiful sight he had seen in a long time. Feldt was blushing bashfully as the kimono wrapped around her frame, the dark pink of it complimenting her hair and eyes, the sea-green color drawing him in. It hugged her figure, her bust being emphasized along with her hips. He could tell she still wore her track suit pants underneath it, but at this moment, he didn't care
He could come up with no words, the air seemingly knocked out of his lungs, his mouth dry. He just stared at her, in awe of her beauty. He had never seen her dress like this before and he noticed she only blushed deeper at his appraisal of her. She swayed nervously, probably waiting for him to respond. He recovered a bit, quietly stating, "You look beautiful." Her hand came to her mouth and happy tears came from her eyes. That nervous pressure in his chest turned to elation and a dawning realization washed over him.
All of those weird feelings he had around her, all the blushing her did around her, the happiness he felt holding or seeing her smile at things he did for her. The private affection that she gave to him. He liked her. Romantically liked her. 'Shit.' Lockon had talked to him about this, but never what to do afterwards. But he would figure this out. And he would make sure she knew how he felt when she did. 'I can only hope she returns the same feelings.'
Taking a breath, he took out his mini-terminal and took a picture of her, her hand still over her face, the hint of a smile behind her hand. He wanted this memory to be preserved, to remember the pure happiness on her face. Feldt didn't seem to question it, smiling at him widely, "Thank you, Setsuna! Thank you so much!" She rushed to hug him, some of her tears staining his shirt. He pulled her close with one arm, wanting to hold onto this moment. Even if everything went to shit after this, they would always have this moment. 'Just give me time Feldt. I'll figure this all out.'
Author's Note
I was anticipating this chapter and am happy how it came out! I hope you guys enjoyed it and I'll see you guys next week! Please comment, review, like, kudos, etc.!
