Helu!
This is my first Galactik Football story, so be nice!
Aarch and Artegor both had a female teammate of which they both fell in love with.
They thought she died.
Now, her children enter their lives, soon leading them to her.
Will any of them win her heart?
Who will that someone be?
As soon as the doors are closed and she sits down on one of the armchairs , Aarch starts to launch his first question at her, ''How can you still look so young, you're supposed to be thirty-seven years old''
The violet haired beauty smiles and says, ''How nice of you to still keep track of my age, Aarch''
''Pan'' Aarch says firmly, knowing very well that the woman is stalling.
''Alright, here goes'' She says and sighs, ''I haven't aged since I was twenty-one''
''I can see that much, Pan'' Aarch says, irritated. How can the woman he once loved, still be alive? How can she still be alive and well, without coming to see him? How could she keep this from him? He thought he meant something to her.
Then the thought of the woman he loved, his one and only love, giving birth to someone's child. A child of which the father is not himself. The sadness makes him turn to gaze at the woman of his dreams. He moves to sit on his knees, right in front of her.
As he is down on his knees, he grabs a hold of both her hands and intently gazes into her beautiful cerise eyes. They still sparkle as much as they did all those years ago.
One simple word escapes his lips, ''Please?'' and that is all it takes.
Water starts to form in the corners of her eyes. The tears are slowly but securely starting to roll down her cheeks, ''I'm so sorry I had to leave so hastily. I... I... I'm really sorry Aarch... I...''
''Could you tell me? Please? Dora?'' Aarch pleads, not letting her eyes slip away from his.
She slowly whispers, ''It's a long story, Aarch''
''I have time, I always had time for you and I still do''
''I'll start from the beginning then'' She says and sighs, ''When I was thirteen at Genova, my mother and father gave me away to a man for marriage. My parents never liked to have a daughter. This man never intended to marry me; instead he used me for his experiments. He injected me with a virus. This virus didn't activate itself until I was fully grown, at that moment it stopped my body from aging. I was twenty-one by then''
The tears streaming down her face never stops coming. The woman is now shaking, her lip wobbling.
''For thirty-five years I haven't aged, Aarch''
His eyes widen more than he ever thought possible. He stares into her eyes, expecting her to be joking.
''I finally managed to escape when I was twenty-six. After that I travelled from planet to planet, making sure I never stayed anywhere for to long. I was on my way of falling in love with a man I met in the beginning, but he almost raped me. I never dared to let myself get attached to anyone after that. Not until I met you and Artegor'' She starts to giggle the slightest.
With tears still tinkling down her cheeks, she continues, ''The two of you got to me. You were both so infuriating. You both had the luxury of making friends, but none of you ever took the chance. I had already stayed in one place for too long. He finally realized it was me, when I was stupid enough not avoid the cameras in the cup finals. I saw him sitting there in the crowd, just watching me. I staged my death in the locker room with an explosion and ran. But he was never fooled, he caught me a couple of months later''
Aarch is about to interrupt when Pandora places two fingers on his lips and continues, ''Sixteen years ago, he inserted a second shot into me. This time he made me pregnant. Even though it was his semen, they were only my children and not his. I once again ran away, took a flight to Genova and gave birth to my daughters here. They're triplets. I started writing a novel, which ended up as a best seller. My writing carrier is a success and I can spoil my daughters rotten''
She looks straight into his eyes with seriousness, ''I kept track of the only two true friends I've ever had, watching proudly as the Snow kids won the cup twice. The reason I'm entering your life again, now and not earlier, is because my daughters wanted to play galactic football like I did. When I told them that Genesis Stadium doesn't have a team, they said that they didn't want to play for Genesis. They wanted to play for Akillian, as Snow kids''
''Pan, are you serious?'' Aarch chokes out with fury.
''I have never been more serious in my life'' She says firmly as she wipes away the last of her tears. They both let silence engulf them.
''So you came back, not to see me, but only so that your daughters could play football?'' Aarch suddenly asks, anger filling his mind.
This time she places both her hands on his cheeks, making him look right into her eyes, ''I honestly thought you had moved on. I didn't want to disturb your peace''
His eyes soften as he notices just how sincere she is, ''Does Artegor know you're alive yet?''
Her eyes widen with renewed guilt, ''No, I don't dare to go and see him''
The salty drops of fluid never stop to travel down her rosy cheeks. Her beautiful eyes shimmer in the light. Aarch finds it hard to control his emotions. More than anything, he wants to pull her close and kiss her, to express his love.
One simple thought is stopping him; he does not want to be a man who takes advantage of a woman's emotional vulnerability. He loves this woman more than anything, but he also knows that Artegor feels the same way about her.
Artegor is his best friend. He knows she has to be the one who chooses. Maybe she won't even choose between them, maybe she loves someone else. Aarch could never try to make that decision for her.
Pain starts to fill his heart. What if she doesn't feel the same way about him? Determined to receive some kind of an answer, he slowly takes a deep breath and then asks, ''What did you feel for me before you left?''
Widening eyes and mouth slightly agape, she slowly whispers, ''Aarch... I...''
He shakes his head and softly says, ''Don't give me that, Pan. I need to know. I fell in love with you back then. I still love you now. Give me a straight answer, I'll manage whatever the answer is''
Managing is one thing, recovering is another. If the answer isn't what he wants to hear, he doubts he'll ever be okay again.
Snapping him out of his depressing thoughts is her quiet, soft whisper, ''I love you too, Aarch''
Not wasting one single second, he jams his lips against hers, hoping she'll respond.
He can clearly see every silky smooth curve on her skin and every single bubble of water hanging on her eyelashes.
Feeling her lips slowly starting to move against his, he shuts his eyes close. Wanting more than just simple kisses, he nibbles the slightest onto her lower lip. Complying, she opens her mouth a little bit and his tongue almost instantly slips in.
Aching to get closer to the woman of his dreams, he slips his strong muscular arms around her thin waist and pulls her as close to his body as he can without crushing her.
Moaning with pleasure, she tightly wraps her graceful arms around his neck. She doesn't want to let him go, ever. Unlucky for them both, they both need air. They both need to breath.
Leaving each other's lips, but not each other's arms, they gasp for air. Staring intently into the opposite pair of eyes, they both smile.
''Aarch, I do love you, but my daughters need to love you to. They are my life. If they ask me to, I will leave you...'' Pandora slowly stats with regret.
Sadness fills Aarch's eyes, but he understands, ''I understand''
Slowly standing up, Aarch grabs a hold of her hand and helps her up. Not letting go of her hand he says, ''Strikers try-outs are starting soon, I need to go and talk to the team''
They leave the room, hand in hand, both hoping the three girls will like Aarch.
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In the training room, the team and the three sisters are already waiting for the coach. Clamp and Simbai are adjusting the last things for the try-outs. Chatting happily, everyone in the group suddenly turns to the doors as two figures step in.
Holding hands, Pandora and Aarch walks in with smiles. Clamp and Simbai both looks at the couple, wondering what they've missed. The team looks at their coach with shocked expressions. Never before had anyone of them ever thought that Aarch, their coach, had a personal life.
The three sisters watches their mothers every move and studies everything about Aarch. Then as they seem satisfied, one of the girls displays a smug grin while one other starts jumping up and down with glee. Velvet smiles softly and says, ''It's okay mom''
Their mother, curious as to what suddenly brought all this on, asks, ''What's okay, Velvet?''
Velvet giggles and answers, ''That you're together with Aarch now, it's okay. We all like him''
Their mother's eyes widen as she slowly digests her words. Turning to her other two daughters, she asks, ''Sattin, Silk. You to?''
The other two girls both nod. The unenthusiastic sister of the three looks at Aarch and calmly says, ''But if you hurt our mother, I'll make sure they'll have to identify your dead body by using your dental records''
Aarch, Clamp, Simbai and the whole team all stiffens. Even though the girl sounds completely emotionless, the seriousness this girl emits sends shivers down their spines.
''Silk!'' Pandora exclaims with a frown, ''Where do you have your manners?''
Silk looks at her mother, her eyes almost immediately softens and she says, ''Sorry mom''
''Um, mom?'' The third sister, assumed to be named Sattin, cautiously says, ''We kinda have something to confess...''
Pandora softly turns to Sattin and asks, ''And what's that, sweetie?''
Sattin looks down, seeming suddenly interested of her own simple black sneakers, ''We found your diaries in one of your bags. We were curious. We found out more about Aarch and Artegor. Your diaries clearly told us how much you loved Aarch, so we decided to make you confront him. The reason to why we absolutely wanted to play for the Snow kids, is because we want you to be happy and we really want a father-figure. We're really really really sorry mom, please forgive us!''
Velvet closes her eyes, while Sattin and Silk looks down onto the ground as they await their verdict. The eyes of Mei, Tia, Yuki and Simbai all tear up. Everyone in the room wishes they were a part of this family. What these three girls did for their mother is something anyone would want someone to do for you.
The love emitting from the Hale family is overwhelming, making many people in the room hold their breaths.
''Oh girls!'' Pandora finally bursts with joy, ''Why would I be angry with you for this? This is the sweetest, most wonderful and thoughtful thing you could ever do for me! Thank you, girls, thank you!''
She lets go of Aarch's hand and walks over to her daughters, embracing them one after the other.
As Pandora let's go of her, Silk turns to Aarch and says, ''Can we get going with the try-outs all ready?''
Aarch, amazed by Pandora's close relationship with her daughters and the girls love for their mother, snaps out of his thoughts and says, ''You're right. Clamp let them all in''
That's it!
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