Prompt: "And the wanting comes in waves"
Jade's name isn't Izumi because this fic is old, like high school old. But I found it again and it is Angsty April so it's getting put up anyway.
Kyoshi gripped the picture frame as he listened to his daughter's laughter and his wife's light voice. They looked so happy in the picture, with Aiko sitting in her mother's lap on the swing and him standing behind them gently pushing. He didn't remember who took the photo…but that was what started this whole mess. Remembering. Why did this have to happen? Couldn't he have gone and lived his life without ever finding out about his other life- his other lover and soul mate?
"Daddy? Daddy!"
Kyoshi looked down at his daughter. She climbed onto the couch and he pulled her into his lap. She leaned forward to touch the picture with a child's innocence shining in her young face.
"Daddy! That's me! That's baby Aiko! And Mommy! And Daddy!"
Kyoshi tightened his hold on her and placed a kiss atop her head. What would this innocent child think if she knew the truth? What would his wife think of him? Would they think he was a liar? Or a cheater? His wife would be angry and probably cry. That much he was certain of.
But what would she do? She would become even angrier than his wife, but she would not cry. She would yell, threaten him, bring up all of his faults and past sins…but then what? What would she do after she threw any and all objects at him? Would she forgive him? Was she even alive at all?
And what would he do? Forsake his soul mate and stay with his wife and child? Or would he abandon them and take up his duty- His duty. Dear Lord, he had forgotten about that too. He had to find the others- fast. They would help him. Together they could get out of any mess.
"Say goodnight to Daddy, Aiko."
Kyoshi was pulled from his thoughts. His little girl wrapped her arms around his neck, called out her good nights then scampered back to her mother.
A part of him wished that the woman who joined him on the couch was not his wife, but his dark-haired angel. A part of him wished for the woman who he held to have a touch that sent a burning flame though him. A part of him that was not Kyoshi but Jadeite wished that Minako were Mars.