A/N: Here is the newer version of chapter 4. Hope you will like it.
Summary: Dearka has gone missing on one of his mission. Miriallia has found out about these 3 months later, when Kira and Lacus come to Orb. How will Miriallia handle this news? Who is this blond hair man that looks exactly like him and also has the same surname as Dearka does? And why is Miriallia's name on the top five, must killed, list?
Main Paring: Dearka X Miriallia.
Disclaimers: I do not own Gundam Seed or Seed Destiny.
Chapter 4
"Are you sure you just want to visit the Central Park?" Liam asked for the tenth time and Dearka has also nodded for the tenth time. It's beginning to get onto his nerve. "You know your way back to the Morgenroete, don't you?"
"For the last time Mr. Liam, I have the map set in my mobile", Dearka said, feeling really annoyed. He took his mobile out and shows Liam the registered map. "If I'm really lost and unable to find my way back, I can still call the ReHOME hotline. So I'll be fine".
The blond hair coordinator quickly got out of the car before he's being asked the same question again.
Liam was about to say something but Dearka quickly stopped him before he has the chance to speak. "If you are going to ask about lunch money then yes. I have enough for lunch and I will remember to have lunch". Dearka could see that Liam is making a face. He sighs in defeat of his friend's mother hen behavior. "For God's sake Mr. Liam I'm capable of taking care of myself".
"I trust you do Dearka", he said, feeling pleased on his result "I'll be leaving then".
Liam drove out of the parking lot and into the expressway. Dearka stood there as until the car disappeared from his sight before walking into the park. He stretches his arms and back as he feels the cool breeze crossing his face. He has been stuck on the ReHOME for the past three days since they departed from the Europe Port and the nice cool breeze from the trees was what he needs to refresh him. And after what happen back at the Morgenroete hanger this is really the best way to calm him down.
What was wrong with that silver hair freak anyway, acting like he knows about me? He thought. Well, maybe I do know him but that was my past. He sighs as he continues his walk around the park.
Dearka did not know why but he really just wanted to visit the Central Park. He has a smile on his face as he walks father into the park.
"I can really see the difference between a natural park and an artificial one", he said. He took a seat on an empty bench and relaxes himself while enjoying the clear blue sky. "I wonder who or what I was before I lost my memories".
= Flashback =
A certain blond man is spacing out while looking out into the dark and vast space at viewing deck. He has been staying with the Junk Guild for a month now and he could not remember anything from his past. No matter how hard he tries, he just could not remember anything at all.
What am I? Why am I doing here? These were the only thoughts that kept repeating in his mind. Dearka look at his own reflection and thought, Where did I come from?
Dearka felt someone place a hand on his shoulder. "What are you doing staring out into the space Dearka?" Liam asked.
"Nothing Mr. Liam. I'm just … thinking about things", Dearka said in a hollow tone. "Is there anything I could do around the ship?" Liam shook his head as his reply. "I see".
"You don't really need to do anything other then rest more for now", Liam said with a frown. "We will be arriving at Copernicus soon. There, we can have you to have a proper check up from a doctor. Better get ready for the disembarking".
Dearka nodded and saw the black hair coordinator disappeared from the door. He turns and looks at the vast black space again. Copernicus, I wonder have my past self been there before?
Once Dearka saw the moon, he began his was into the Control Room where he could have a better view at where they are heading. An hour later, the ReHOME has finally made it into the Copernicus's landing bay. The crew began their landing sequence while Dearka just stand there and watch.
"Locking the arms around the ReHOME", Lowe said. "Lock completed".
"Good, shut down the thruster and begins the cool down procedures", Glenn, the captain of the ship, ordered. "Dock the bridge with the deck".
Kisato look confused and asked, "Shut down the thruster and begins the cool down procedures? How?"
"You first have to first disconnect the link from the main computer to the thruster. Once the line has completely disconnected then we can turn on the inner-cooler. The mother computer will deal with the rest once the thruster is at an appropriate temperature", Dearka said from the back.
Dearka felt that everyone was looking at him. He gave them a puzzled look and asked, "Did I say something that I shouldn't have?"
"No! Actually, what you just said was the right way to shut the thruster down", Glenn said.
Dearka was shocked. He, who has lost his memories, somehow managed to know the proper procedures of working a space shuttle. His head began to throb in pain. The more he thinks, the more painful he felt. Dearka hold onto his forehead as he endures the pain. The next moment the pain was gone. "What was that?" he asked.
Before he got any answer, Lowe and Liam took his out of the ship and into Copernicus where a car was already waiting for them. Kisato joins them along claiming that she would help to look after Dearka if needed. Lowe and Liam sigh in defeat and allow her to join them.
Dearka did not notice the way to the hospital nor did her care about it. He jest felt tired from the last headache he had felt and just went to sleep. The next time he was awoken, they have already reached the hospital. His mind was still in the clouds from his short nap and only remembers bits and pieces of what's going on.
"The scan has completed Mr. Elsman", Dearka slowly opened his eyes and saw a white ceiling. He looks around and found himself in some sort of room. "You can change back to your regular clothing. Please head towards the doctor's room for your result". Dearka slowly sit up and shake the rest of his drowsiness away.
Dearka came out from the CT scan room and went into the doctor's office where Liam, Lowe and Kisato are in with the doctor. They stop what they were discussing when they notice Dearka came in.
"Is it alright if we continue?" The doctor asked.
Lowe and the rest nodded. Dearka took his seat on the couch next to Kisato.
"Just like I have said before, what Mr. Elsman is experiencing an amnesia", the doctor said. He took up the report and said, "But his case is not that serious. Mr. Elsman would be able to remembers his memories in due time".
"Is there any way to have him to get it back faster doctor?" Liam asked.
Dearka felt weird from hearing Liam asked like this. Am I a burden to them?
"Well, we can try with medication, rehabilitation and some usual checkups", the doctor said, "But that also means that the patient has to be admitted into the hospital and that also requires a longer time".
"Not a god idea! We do not have the time and the money for this" Lowe said after hearing what the doctor said, "We need him to remembers within five months time".
Five months? Did something happen before this? He thought and smiled. I guess I am a used to them.
"Then how about this suggestion gentlemen", the doctor said. Lowe and Liam look at him with eager eyes. "You could try and bring him back to the places he had been to. It is one of the ways to heal his amnesia".
"That is really out of the question doctor", Lowe exclaimed suddenly.
After paying the consultation fees and collecting Dearka's medication, both Dearka and Liam exited the hospital where Lowe and Kisato were waiting for them in their rented car. Lowe took the driver's seat while Liam to the front passenger seat and Kisato and Dearka claimed the back passenger seat. All of the strapped on their seatbelts before Lowe drove out of the Hospital.
"Bring him back to the places he had been to", Lowe started. "Does that mean we have to bring him back to the PLANTs? What do you think Liam?"
Dearka, who pretend to not care, was earnestly listening to Lowe and Liam discussing on a ways to bring his memories back.
"I think that's a bad idea", Liam said without thinking. "We have received valid information that a certain Councilor has placed Dearka as MIA. But this is not official yet. So, I'm not too convinced that they will be using Dearka as a way to get rid of Yzak Joule and other councilors who are supporting Lacus Clyne's ideal if they were to found out that he's alive and is currently an amnesiac".
"I guess you have a point there", Lowe said.
"Can I asked something", Dearka asked. Liam turn and look at him. "Is this PLANTs a place where I come from? Why can't I go back there?"
"Its not that you can't go back but when you can go back Dearka", Liam said in a serious tone. "The PLANTs is not a place you can go back in your current state so you just have to be patient until the time is right".
Dearka knows what Liam was trying to say when he used this tone. I guess the case is a close then, he thought and looks at the outside sceneries. I wonder what at the PLANTs that I'm not allowed to know.
Lowe make a turn into the city area where they would be able to align back onto the expressway. The car has come to a stop right next to a giant television that is now broadcasting about some celebrities. Dearka did not bother with these gossips and just turn his head away from the television. But then something caught his attention when a certain brunette comes into the screen.
Dearka kept on staring at the brunette while feeling the tightness in his chest. What are these feelings?
"Awww! That's M.H.". Kisato broke through Dearka chain of thought. "She is currently the world famous freelance Photographer!" Kisato squealed when she saw her on the television.
"M.H.?" Dearka asked.
"Of course, she's the youngest and the most successful freelan-"
Dearka did not hear not care what Kisato was saying about this woman. Why does he care anyway? He does not know her at all but then why is he having a tight feeling in his chest. It is as if he had known her for ages. He saw her smile to the camera but he could see that happiness was not something she is currently feeling. Dearka knows that those were her fake smile, but how do he knows about that?
He felt something cold has fallen onto his hand. He looked down and saw that it was droplets of water and his vision began to get blurry.
"Dearka, are you feeling all right?" Kisato asked. "Why are you crying?"
"Crying?" Dearka asked. So it was not just droplets of water. It was his tears. "I… I don't know! The tears just-"
He tried to stop the tears from coming out but he could not. The tears seem to be coming out by themselves and he's beginning to feel sad and depress but why? Why is he feeling all these emotions? His silent tears soon turned into quite sobs.
Both Lowe and Liam knew the reason behind the tears. It is because of Miriallia Haw or M.H. Dearka had been in love with her before his accident and now he had forgotten about her. Although his mind had forgotten about her, but his body did not. They look at each other and concluded where they should go next.
"Our next destination will be Orb then?" Lowe asked.
Liam nodded and said, "She may be our only hope in reviving his memories".
= End of flashback =
Dearka shook his head, clearing whatever was in his thought previously. It's useless thinking about things that has already happened. He stood up stretches his body one more time. "Better get the best result out of this walk rather then thinking about useless things", he said. He began to explore the park and somehow this park made him fell nostalgic. It's as if I have been here before, he thought.
The things around this park seem familiar to him when he first stepped in. It's not just this park; the buildings around the areas, the streets and even the atmospheres in the city seem all too familiar to him. Even this country seems familiar as well. Dearka know that he has been to this country in the past but he could not recall any of those memories.
How I wish I could remember them. Dearka sighed as he pushed all of his thoughts behind him.
He smiled when he noticed the park was filled with families and children playing around. There are also couples having their private time with each other. He felt really peaceful when he is within this kind of warm atmosphere. But there seems to be something missing, something that he could not say it properly. Something that's very dear to him seems to be missing. But what is it?
At least they are having a peaceful life, he thought, as his smile grew wider.
"Please, someone stop that ball?"
Dearka looked up and saw a basketball was heading his way. Well, not exactly his way, it was aiming at the pond that was next to where he is standing. He quickly leaped into the air and caught the ball before it landed in the pond and landed swiftly on the ground without hurting myself. He looks at the ball and starts to spin it on his finger.
"Great leap you did there man", the owner of the ball said as he came running. Dearka stop the spinning ball and pass it back to him. "Thank you! Have you played basketball before? The leap you just did was a high one".
Those words seem familiar. The next thing he knows, he was seeing some images.
"Come on Dearka, let play some basketball by the court", a young boy with orange hair said.
"I'm going to beat you this time Elsman, I swear", another young boy with silver hair shouted.
"As if, you have to beat Athrun first before you can challenge me Yzak", Dearka said. "By the way, where is Athrun?"
"He's with a Professor right now", a boy with green hair said. "He said he will be joining us once he finish with his duty".
"Duty again? That guy is really a workaholic. He's going to wore himself out one day", Dearka said as he passes the ball to the silver hair boy. "Let's play ball fellows"
"Excuse me but are you all right?" The sound had brought him back to reality. Dearka look around before looking at the owner of the voice. "You seem to be spacing a moment there. Are you feeling all right?"
"Yah! Yah I'm fine!" he said. What were those images that I just saw?
Dearka was once again brought back to reality when he caught hold of the basketball. "You want to play shoot some hoop with us? We are short of a player right now", the ball owned asked.
The coordinator smiled and threw the ball back to the owner. "I'll pass", he replied. Dearka continued his walk around the park after he had said his goodbye to the ball owner. "Have a good game man".
Lately he has been experiencing some weird nightmare about piloting some mobile suits and fighting on a battlefield. When he woke up from those nightmares, he was in cold sweats. Dearka tried to ask for some advises but Liam and the others and they would always say that those were his past memories.
But I could never recall any familiarities in them? Are those really my past memories? He thought feeling frustrated.
Besides those nightmares, he had also dreamed of a brunette female dressed in the pink Earth Alliance uniform. She had never smile at him or talks much in his dream but he could felt that she was sad all the time. There were also times when she would talk but he could never hear her voice. The last time he had a dream about her was when she and him were out walking in a park and he was treating her chilidogs.
Come to think of it, Dearka thought as looks around, this park looks a lot like the park in my dream,
He came to a stop when he spotted a familiar junction where a food carts is selling some chilidogs. "I guess this is the place of my dream, or rather my past", he laughed in delights. He is finally looking at something he did from his past.
While he was enjoying his moment of happiness his stomach was asking for lunch. Dearka blushed slightly as he look around to see have others heard the growl. He sighs when no one was paying hi any attention. He walks up to the food cart and order one chilidog to go. He was surprised at how delicious the chilidog was.
It had never changed over the years, he thought suddenly. Dearka froze when he realize what he have just thought about. Have I eaten this chilidog before? Have I really come here before? Was I a citizen living in this country? He thought, looking around frantically. He was in mayhem when he could not answer his own question.
Dearka stops what he was going through when he spotted a female walking towards my direction. She seems familiar. The female had short brown hair just like the female in his dreams. Could this be just coincidence or…, he shook his head as he pushes those thoughts away.
Dearka looks at the female again and he could see that something was wrong with her. She was not walking straight; in fact, she is swaying around when she walks.
"Is she feeling all right?" Dearka mumbles to himself.
Dearka's mind froze when he saw the female because she tripped and begins to fall headfirst. The next thing Dearka know was that he sprints forwards and caught her before she fell onto the cemented floor.
"Miss, miss! Are you all right?" Dearka called as he gently shook her a bit. "Get a hold of yourself. Miss".
She did not respond but her eyelids a few times. It seems that she's still conscious. While he was holding her, he could feel that her body temperature was above average. Dearka place his hand on her forehead and was shocked to find that she was burning with a fever. People were gathering around them to see what was the commotion and some started to mumbles. This really pissed him off.
Don't they know what going on? We are in an emergency situation? "What are you people look at? Will someone call the ambulance already?" he shouted angrily.
The people around gave each other an odd look before they left the area one by one. Dearka was double shocked and furious to see this situation.
He looks back at the female and saw her mouth moved a bit. He could not hear what the female was saying nor did not bother. Dearka just wants to make sure that she gets treated as soon as possible. He carries her up and ran out of the park.
Dearka did not know where he was heading, he just wanted to get this female to a clinic or a hospital or even someone that could help her with her fever. Then a certain black hair coordinator came into his thought.
"Liam, he can help", he said.
Dearka began to run back to the Morgenroete where the ReHOME was docked. He does not care which direction he was going as long as he could get back to Morgenroete fast and it seems that his body was navigating on his own. Dearka did not care much as long as he could seek for some medical help from Liam.
Although he do not know this female, but he feel like he had once known her and Dearka do not want to see her suffer. He ran as fast as his legs could take him and the next thing he knows he was right in front of the entrance of the Morgenroete factory.
== Continue in chapter 5 ==
A/N: The two have finally met. What will happen from here on? Please you will like and please review in if you do not understand the story. Spelling and grammar mistakes were corrected. Hope you see you in the next chapter