fanfic_name = But Love, Hate On / Coincide

chapter = Chapter 4

author = Clo

Rating = AP15

Type = Romance

fanfic = Lisa

The battle was like all other battle, a bittersweet combination, Rick just confessed he loves me, but during Khyron’s suicidal attack against the SDF-1 I lost once again a father, Admiral Gloval gave his life for ours… thanks to him the lose but not bitter tongue of the trio, Claudia’s wisdom and whatever my best trade is survive, as the father he became for all of us, he sacrificed his life to allow the next generation lead the survivors… when we saw Khyron’s ship coming right straight to the SDF-1, Gloval order the retreat.

The trio were the first to leave the ship in an escape pod, in the second Claudia was waiting for me, and I assumed she was also waiting Admiral Gloval, when I turned and saw him so calm taking out his pipe, I yield but Claudia just pulled me in the pod and closed the hatch, she always has been smarter than, always… the only I could think was that I was saving my life, but losing the second most important men in it.

Rick

Battles are nasty stuff, but in each one of them I feel I have to give 100% of me, people depend on me, but in that battle, I didn’t care about my squadron, or the civilians, not even Minmei, my muse in so many battle, in my mind and heart was, and continue being, that gorgeous woman I just recently found out was the woman of my life. We couldn’t lose, that battle above all, I just found a woman that offer me all in one package: friendship, companionship, challenge, support and above all love, and the best of all that she has the same things in return… I love her.

Everything happened so fast, I was still in shock for the SDF-2 destruction, thinking that maybe I’d just lost Lisa, when I heard her voices, giving order from the SDF-1.

I knew she was to rude and stubborn to be defeated, listened her asking me to retreat because they were about to fire the main weapon was delightful; I was celebrating, as I supposed all were, when that dammed Khyron, with his wrecked ship, put it in course to direct impact with the SDF-1, and all I could do was watched… watched how I was loosing again the woman of my life, my friend, my inspiration, my everything… all I could do was watched how Khyron was taking all I’d just found.

Lisa

While we were running from the SDF1, the only I could do was crying, Claudia hugged me as in so many occasions, and said, with tears in her eyes

- Don’t you understand, it was his time, the Admiral always sinks with the ship, besides there was no time for him to take the pod, he knew it and sacrificed himself for us – I saw her with my eyes full of tears, I surely looked as one of those Japanese cartoons, she smiled the second saddest smile I’ve ever seen in her, the first was when Roy passed away – let him go Lisa, he gave us the opportunity to live, he gave the opportunity to be happy with your Rick or whomever - she winked her eye as always, and one lonely tear run through her cheek.

- I don’t understand, there was time, there is always time

- There was not, and don’t want you to feel guilty, he would forget that, Rick Gloval didn’t emotionally adopt stupid girls, and I think none of us are – she hugged me as a mother – don’t you understand he knew he was lost, I did understand it.

- He was a father for me – I interrupted her

- He was a father for all, silly, do you think it is not painful for me to lose him; he was as much our father as it was yours, for all those women he fought side to side during so many battles. It hurts me as much as you do, the difference is that I’m letting him go and you should do the same.

When we left the pod I could avoid seeing the wreckage of the SDF1 and SDF2, but only one of the them was the grave of my, well as Claudia wisely said, our father, I thought of how much I would liked him to walk me trough the ail, acting as my father giving me to Rick Hunter, “oh Rick, please be alright, I couldn’t handle lose you too” I pray inside my head.

Claudia gave me one last hug and after asking if I was alright, she left me to help the trio, she understood I wanted to be alone, while saying good bye to the man that was more my father than Admiral Hayes himself.

- Farewell Admiral Gloval, bye dad and mentor, I promise that wherever you are now, you’ll be proud of me.

I heard a noise behind me, a VT landing, I turned begging to be the unmistakable Skull 1, that Roy Fockker inherited to his air head pupil, whom I love more than anything, I was heard….

- Thank you dad, I see you are as efficient there, than you used to be down here.

Rick

“Good let her be ok” it was the only thing I could repeat in my mid, while I was trying to established communication with the destroyed SDF-1, static was all I got.

- Rick – I heard Max’s voice – I’m sure Minmei is ok – he knew she spent the night at my place – there was not so much damage in the shelters.

- The SDF- 1 – I said – have you heard anything from the SDF-1?

- Not yet boss, they haven’t confirmed if there are survivors, but if some could survive that kind attack, are Gloval and his team

- That’s right Rick – Miraya also was trying to comfort me – those women are tougher than a Zentraedi, and Gloval is even more

- I only wish one of them to be ok – I answered with a not in my trough, and now that I think about it I was so dam selfish – please let her be ok – I said without thinking and more for myself than for the rest of the world – she must be alright – while I change cursed toward the remaining of the SDF-1

- I’ll take the command of the squadron Rick – I heard Max and it was the last thing, because I turn off the radio.

From the highs the panorama was not very promising the ship that saved us in several occasions, was a bunch of junk. “Roy, brother from wherever the hell you are, please let her be alive” I guess Roy has some influences where he is, because I was heard, a lonely figure was in front of the ruins, her beautiful red hair moved with the wind, and my soul, returned to my body “thanks big brother”.

Lisa

I stayed standing in front of the remaining of the SDF1 watching how Rick descending as a knight in a shiny armor from his white horse with that unmistakable skull, looking so handsome, I felt as a heroine from those fairytales my mother used to read me before she passed, I couldn’t move, I was just standing waiting for him, waiting him to rescue me. He ran towards me and hugged me so hard, so hard that I thought he would hurt me, but I did not mind, because there he was, my knight in shiny armor, rescuing the toughest and coldest woman in the UNYSYS forces, the only thing not letting me enjoy that happiness was Gloval.

- I was so afraid, I thought I lust you, just when I found out what do you mean for me – he said staring my eyes, while he was holding me so tight, near him

Rick

I landed my VT, and there she was looking beautiful, she looked as a she slide in a chimney, but for me she was, she is the most beautiful and hot woman on the face of the earth. All I could think was that she was alive, I didn’t care much for anyone else, she was in front of me, and I knew she was me, only mine and didn’t have to share with no one, it was my job to taker care of her, even she didn’t want to.

I ran to her, and she was as stuck in the floor, then I realized her eyes were so sad, mixed with that little spark I ignored so many times, I hugged her as hard as I could, fearing it was all a dream, that I wasn’t her in arms, she hid her face in me, while she said very gentle with a nut in her throat

- Admiral Gloval, he saved us in the last time… he didn’t make it – he started to do something I’d only seen he to do in a few occasions, she started to cry.

- Calm down, I’m here – I tried to comfort her – he wouldn’t like to see you like this, he always knew how strong you are

- Claudia said the same thing – she said, “Roy brother you really had influences”, I thought when I heard Claudia’s name – that Gloval sacrificed himself for his daughters.

- It was what happened, love, he gave his own life for you to carry on with his work, because he knew he was passing everything that matters in the best hand he could find.

Lisa

Jus the word Love melt me; I never thought the day will come in which Rick Hunter, leader of the Skull Squadron Leader, forever in love with little star Lyn Mimei, called me LOVE. I rose my face, trying to understand the word, and I just adored the way I saw myself in his eyes, he kissed me very tender, as fearing I could break, with an adoration I never thought that spoiled brat could have for another human being besides Minmei.

In that kiss, Rick and I made so may promises, and I gave him my soul, that kiss made me forget for an instant the lost of Henry Gloval, and that our scenario was the ruins of the SDF1 and SDF2.

Rick

I got lost in her green eyes, she was staring in an strange manner, as she couldn’t believe what I just said, and I did something I always enjoyed, even under command, I kissed her as tenderly as I could, even what I really wanted to do was to showed her all that I hid, specially from me, because of my fears, my teenagers fantasies, for being an ass, and couldn’t stop thinking that I had to protect her, to compensate all I put her trough.

I wanted to show her that I felt her pain that she could depend on me, that I was going to be her support when she needed, as she was mine for so long. That I wouldn’t let her down again, not as a friend and specially as her couple.

Lisa

Minmei approached us very quietly, while Rick and I were kissing each other, when we broke the kiss and I saw her there standing, I felt so sorry for her, I used to be in that side of the street for so long and I knew, perfectly what she was feeling, I knew what it was to see the love of your live in someone else’s arms and to wish with all your heart to be that person. But the start, the woman I always considered as a bimbo and a selfish, gave one of the most important lessons of my life…

Rick

I didn’t notice when Minmei arrived, I felt a mixture of strange feelings, I felt ashamed, and that maybe I made a mistake, the person I always thought I was in love with, was standing seeing us with those blue eyes, smiling but she was sad, I thought “Hunter you are wrong, you only thought you were loosing your best friend and panic, and you are really in love with Minmei” but in that moment I remembered the feeling of loosing Lisa and my body was in hold again...

- Rick, Lisa – she said – I’m glad you are ok

- Minmei – I answered with Lisa by my side – there something I have to tell you

- That you are in love with Lisa, I kind of knew it

- I… I’m sorry, can you forgive me

- I will with one condition, if you forgive me for trying to force to be someone you are not and pretending to be someone else

- Explain – I was shock how Lisa behave, she was next to me, without showing any ownership, only letting me be

- I’m not ready to be married, the truth I was not excite about, I realized my music is very important for me

- We wish you the best – finally Lisa said and it didn’t bother me that she spoke for both of us – I will take care of Rick while you pursue your career, and we know for sure that when we return you will be a bigger start.

- I also wish you the best, promise me Rick you wont’ forget me – she said at last and kiss me on the cheek and just like that left your lives forever.

Lisa

Rick hugged and we saw our beloved earth sky, and how even after the battle, the sun was shining, while the snow started to fall and the only thing I had in my mid was, that I was in Rick Hunter’s arms, that he left his dream go, he was letting who I thought was the love of his life go, when I remembered who we were, and what was our mission in life, besides loving each other of course…

- They destroyed everything, how would we reach the starts – I said hugging him

- We will build the SDF3 and together we will reach the starts and beyond

And with that promise he kissed me again

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