Chapter XIX Memories (I)
It all started in a warm little morning. He recognized how he had met her. Since their school days, they had always met and play out. It was long before the Lylat wars. When he and she are still young people. Ready to paint their skies with colorful rainbows ahead.
Where he had met her the first time. He still remembered. At the pool. Near his home. It was summer. The time when everyone has no motivation in doing anything. It was their summer holiday-they are still students.
When he wanted to jump from the high jump board where he can perform the stunts he had learned, someone accidentally pushed him in the back. Which made him lost his balance. And he fell into the water. Another splash was heard too. Right after his.
"God bless me!" Thought he. "Who would do such things like that?"
Turns out, the crowd laughed when he was with a girl. Who is just the same as himself.
"I'm sorry. But I kinda slipped..."
They gazed upon each other. She could not even finish her sentence. Under the warm sunlight, where he was supposed to get training and she should get her chance for fitness, an almost full chemical rewrite occurred in his body. His brain cells panicking for he had discovered a new feeling. A feeling for the oxytocin that produced from his brain spread his whole body. The water reflected the light that was shone from the sun. Glistering. It was first love. Cheeks went rose. Their body temperature heated. To a point that the water is cool no matter how it was boiled by the sun's heat. They stood there. He grabbing her arms. Both looking at each other.
"What's your name?" Is the first thing they had asked.
The scene then changed to the autumn. An occasion that the city of Coneria was free from the tempest that day.
"Don't go so fast!" Said he. Running and chasing her in a park full of trees with golden yellow leaves.
"That's what lovers do in Maple Leaf Valley park!" Said she
They laughed and ran. The footsteps are light but fun. In a running pace. He trying to catch her hand, which seemed like she had expected it all the time.
Unknowingly, they had already run to the ancient Sycamore tree, which stood high up. They are at the center of the park. Where everyone gathered. Friends, family, lovers. Enjoyed season where trees have blossom of their leaves.
It's a cliché that when she was facing him, who stopped, suddenly slipped by a leaf and he grabbed her but ended up tumbling down. He was on her. Lying down. Most of all, he was kissing her.
Everything was accidental.
"I don't think it's a good idea." Said he. Blushing all over again.
"Relax. We all went here because of we lie to be sick. No one's around."
"You reminded me about the result if we were spotted truanc..."
She deeply kissed him. Longing in for a deep, French kiss. Her head achieving close proximity with his. They felt the chafe between their bodies and their souls. All was like a dream. A wonderful dream coming true.
The scene switched that they are in the subway. Where they chatted, facing each other.
"Have you ever heard of a story?"
"What story?"
"One day a pair of lovers went out and held hands. It's clandestine love."
"What about a month?"
"First love."
"A year?"
"Friendship."
"Twenty years?"
"Love. Family love."
"Thirty years?"
"Love."
"Fifty years?"
"True love."
"Will we be together for fifty years?"
"We will." Said he. As they cuddled each other. "Our love may only be beginning. But I can always promise you that we will always find true love. Among all the people who live here, dear."
The Venom Capital City subway system was no so advanced those days. And errors always occur. They were having the last train at 1am Earth Federation time. When it suddenly stopped.
"Uh, what happened?"
"It stopped. Well, we're going to spend the night here."
"Here?"
"Yes."
The scene changed again.
He needed to go to war. Meet his adversaries. Most of all, protect his planet.
It was almost the next bomb raid. And he needed to take out the bombers. His squad was ready and was already in Combat zone. But even as the leader, he could not leave. For he could not let his love away from his arms.
They hugged each other.
"Will you be alright?"
"As long as I know that you are fine, I will too."
They were at the airfield. His ship is flight-ready. The sky was filled with gray clouds. Speakers everywhere shouted: "All fighter pilots ready! We are detecting numerous ships at Local airspace! Please proceed your fighters and frigates immediately!"
He wanted to stay a while more. But he couldn't. He had to go. Going to be a hero of the ones who is loyal to his general and being the shinigami of his adversary.
He then ran to the ship after he slowly released himself from her. He then started the engines. And went off at maximum speed. His engine forming a tail of smoke. Going to the unknown future.
When he came back, he found her everywhere. But she was gone.