Title/theme: BIRTHDAY
Summary:
Today was his birthday
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November 29th.
The date circled in red on the kitchen calendar stared back at the former warship captain.
Today is the day.
She bustled around, trying to get everything ready and in order for the party starting soon. It was going to be just a small party with their closest friends, those who knew him best, but she wanted it to be perfect for him.
The doorbell rang as she was putting the finishing touches on the cake. Wiping her hands on her apron, she went to open the door.
"Oh, Kira-kun, Lacus-san! Welcome, please come in!" she gestured, smiling at the young boy and his date.
"Are you sure this is okay Murrue-san?" the young Coordinator boy asked, slight concern in his voice and on his face.
Murrue smiled softly. "Of course it is."
The teenagers entered and offered to help Murrue get ready, chattering idly while they waited for the other guests to arrive. One by one, they came and filled the house with their laughter. Murrue watched them, a serene smile on her face. It was good to live in peace. Ironically, even though the war had taken many lives and torn others apart, it also brought their lives together. Because of the war, they were able to meet and become friends.
Soon, lunch was served. They laughed and talked while eating, happily enjoying the company. Although the party was being thrown in his honour, it was also an excuse for friends to get together and celebrate peace.
The topic of the conversations ranged from how everyone was doing, to the latest technology and gadgets, to the food being served, to people's love lives—much to Kira's embarrassment—to news and current events. Finally, it settled on things concerning the birthday boy when the cake was brought in.
It was a beautiful and elegant cake, with white icing and purple trimmings shaped to look like feathers. A silhouette of a hawk in flight drawn in dark icing made up the background. In an elegant script written with purple icing, spelt the words "Happy Birthday". Twenty-eight candles stood to attention on the cake like soldiers lining up for inspection.
"Wow, twenty-eight, that's old!" Dearka remarked as the candles were being lit.
"For you guys maybe," Andrew Waltfeld chuckled, "Twenty-eight is not old at all!"
"That's because you're an old man yourself," snorted Dearka.
"Shh, stop arguing!" Miriallia held up a hand as Andy was about to retort, "The wax is gonna melt all over the cake."
And so, they all sang "Happy Birthday", or tried to, since Lacus was the only one who could sing on key, before all twenty-eight candles were blown out with the help of everyone.
As they devoured the cake, they talked about him and the good times they had. Kira smiled a bit as he remembered how the commander had guided the young boy and motivated him to fight, and how together, they protected the Archangel in its run from Heliopolis to Alaska. Murdock joked about the conversations he and the commander had in the hanger, some of which made the girls, and Kira, blush quite a bit. Andy remarked how the Hawk's tastes in kebob sauce was similar to his own, drawing a laugh from Kira as he remembered the Tiger's arguments with his sister. Dearka was made fun of for always getting picked on, and beaten, by the Hawk, despite the fact that he was using only a mobile armour and later, a fighter plane. Finally, it was Murrue's turn. She blushed slightly as she recounted how he had always cared and supported her, cheering the crew up with his carefree personality. And despite laughing encouragements from the others, she refused to share the juicy details of their more personal relationship.
The house echoed with the laughter of friends, and for that day, it seemed that the chair at the end of the table wasn't empty at all. The memories of friends floated around and surrounded the table. For that day, it seemed that Mwu La Flaga was there, laughing and joking with friends.
AN: You guys probably hate me now --;;, but this in another one of those stories that wanted to be written down. I checked the official website, and the second battle of Jakin Due ended on Sept 27, well before his b-day.
this one, like chapter 17 "Illusion", had part inspiration by that 10 sec scene in the after SEED OVA, where we see Murrue sitting in her house drinking coffee, and a ghostly Mwu sitting across from her, smiling and raising his cup. that scene just broke my heart...