Fanfic Name / Nombre del Fanfic: Resignation

Chapter / Capitulo: 1

Author / Autor: LTjg_GT_RDF

Dedicated to / Dedicado a: To those of us who wish we can get a second chance at love. 
 

Rating / Clasificacion: AP (All People = Todo espectador)

Romance

Alternate Universe / Universo Alterno

Angst / Drama

Fanfic: DISCLAIMER: ROBOTECH and its associated characters are registered copyrighted trademarks and are the property of HARMONY GOLD USA, Inc. Copyright infringement is for storytelling purposes only and is not intended. Other characters and situations are of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidental and is not intended. Story can be downloaded and printed for the reader’s enjoyment. The cutting, copying, pasting, quoting, plagiarizing or changing of this story is prohibited. Any publishing of this story in any magazine or fanzine without the author’s permission is strictly prohibited. 
 
DEDICATION: To those of us who wish we can get a second chance at love. 
 
BACKGROUND OF THE STORY: After a misunderstanding with Lisa, Rick decided to resign his commission from the RDF instead of talking things out with her. This story takes place in the timeframe of the Macross Saga episode: “Private Time”, “Season’s Greetings” and “To the Stars”. 
 
PERSONAL NOTE: Many of the stories I’ve read have Lisa doing something extreme whenever she is confronted with a problem with her relationship with Rick. I decided it was time to turn the tables and to give Rick’s perspective on his relationship with Lisa. For us guys, whenever we are faced with a problem, it’s real easy for us to try run away from it. It takes a real man to turn around and face it. While most of the information of this story was taken from the episodes itself, some information was taken from the Jack McKinney novel adaptation of the ROBOTECH series.  
 
 
RESIGNATION 
 
CHAPTER 1 
 
Outside the Monument City Amphitheatre 
 
Minmei was sitting on a tree stump looking out over the lake. She had her knees up to her chest and had her head down. It was getting dark, windy and chilly. But the chill she felt was more in her heart. She heard footsteps coming up from behind her. She didn’t have to around to know it was Kyle. 
 
“This is your entire fault, Kyle. Ever since I’ve been with you, I’d lost touch with the things that are important to me.” 
 
Kyle blew out a snort of disgust. “You haven’t changed one bit, Minmei. You know that? You’re still acting like the selfish little brat you always been. I mean, ever since we were kids, you always thought about only yourself. Don’t you think it’s time you’ve grown up? You disappointed a lot of people when you refused to sing. You should have seen the look on their faces. They’re your fans and you let them down by refusing to sing. That’s just like you, Minmei!” 
 
“I just…I just can’t do it anymore, Kyle, the constant touring and the press conferences, the questions and the paparazzi. I can’t keep doing it all the time.” 
 
“Why didn’t you tell me you needed a break? I would have agreed to it.” 
 
“No, you wouldn’t Kyle. You would have forced me to continue.” 
 
Kyle knelt in front of Minmei and let out a sigh of exasperation. “I have really worked hard for you these past 3 years, Minmei. But I see that all my hard work hasn’t paid off for you. I’m taking some time off. I’m going to take a long vacation and I will not see you again, at least not for the time being. I think you should take some time off also.” 
 
Kyle then took off his suit jacket and draped it over Minmei’s shoulders. 
 
“I hope one day you will find happiness for yourself. I always loved you and I will always will. Take care of yourself Minmei. Good-bye.” Kyle then leaned down and kissed Minmei on the forehead then walked away. 
 
“Good bye, you creep. I hope I will never see you again. Now what am I going to do? Where am I going to live? I can’t go back to Uncle Max and Aunt Lena. The paparazzi will be hiding in wait for me there. I don’t suppose Rick will let me live with him for while until I can get back on my feet. I need to think.” 
 
She then remembered that she have some money in her purse that she left in the dressing room. She walked back to the empty amphitheatre where a janitor was waiting for her to let her in her dressing room. She used the telephone in the dressing room to call for a taxicab. She decided to wait in the warm dressing room instead of waiting outside in the chilly autumn air for the cab. Several minutes past by before the janitor told Minmei the taxi was outside. She grabbed her purse and coat and threw Kyle’s suit jacket in the trash on her way out to the cab. 
 
When Minmei opened the taxicab’s back door, the driver had a surprised look on his face. 
 
“I don’t believe it! Minmei in my cab! My friends will not believe this!” The driver then recovered from the shock. “Oh excuse me. Where do you want to go, Miss Minmei?” 
 
‘Where does Rick live? I can’t remember. I have an idea of where he lives.’ “I’m going to Macross City, but I do not know the exact address.” 
 
“Oh, that’s ok Miss Minmei. Do you have a general idea of where you’re going in Macross City?” 
 
“Yes I do.” 
 
“That will be good enough. What are doing waiting for cab? Isn’t your cousin driving you around or you at least being driven around by a limo?” 
 
“Something happened between my cousin and me. Look, I’m not trying to be rude but I really don’t feel like talking with anyone. Can you please just drive?” 
 
“Ok Miss Minmei.” 
 
It had taken Minmei some time before she and the taxicab driver was able to find Rick’s house. Minmei reached inside her purse to get money to pay for the fare. 
 
“How much is the fare?” 
 
“You don’t have to pay me, Miss Minmei. It was an honor to have you in my cab.” 
 
“No please, take the money. I don’t want to be treated any differently just because I’m a celebrity. Don’t give me a discount either.” 
 
“Ok, Miss Minmei. The fare is $40.” 
 
“Thank you. Oh, and please, do not tell anyone I’m here at this house. He doesn’t know I’m here and I want to keep his privacy.” 
 
“Yes, Miss Minmei. You have my word.” 
 
On a highway outside Monument City 
 
Kyle drove his sports car down the highway at a frightening, blinding speed in the fast oncoming darkness. 
 
“Why Minmei why can’t you do what I tell you to do? Why can’t you see that I love you? What do you see in Rick Hunter? I’m only doing what is best for you Minmei!” 
 
Blinded by tears, sadness and rage, Kyle wasn’t concentrating on driving or on the road. He inadvertently drifted onto the wrong side of the road. An oncoming car started honking its horn furiously. Kyle fearful he would crash and with his body filled with adrenaline sharply turned the wheel to get back on the right side of the road. He overcompensated and went too far off the road, clipping the lip of gravel shoulder and the edge of the road. Because the car clipped the shoulder and the edge of the road and he was going at a high rate of speed, Kyle began to lose control of his car. The car started to spin; Kyle tried to regain control of the car but because he was driving too fast, he couldn’t regain control. After spinning, the car then went airborne. The car then started to roll over on its side numerous times before resting on the roof. The whole top of the car was crumpled in. Even though he was wearing a seat belt, the thin skinned sports car couldn’t handle the kinetic energy being released by the violence of the crash and Kyle died almost instantaneously. Several minutes later, the scene of Kyle’s car accident was filled with police cars, ambulances and fire trucks. The sounds of wailing emergency vehicle sirens and radio calls filled the air. 
 
At the same time 
 
Inside his house, Rick Hunter was going over what had been a total disaster of a day for him. What suppose to be a day of fun with Lisa turned out to be a day he wanted to forget. After agreeing to meet Minmei in Monument City and if running into her cousin Kyle in a restaurant and for him to cause a scene wasn’t bad enough, what made it worse for Rick; it made him miss his picnic date with Lisa. Then to top it all off, after dealing with some insurgent rebel Zentradi, he was finally to meet up with Lisa. Problem was, Lisa had to discover that he had been with Minmei by smelling the scent of Minmei’s perfume on the flying scarf Minmei gave to him as a gift. ‘Boy, you really screwed things up this time, Hunter. I won’t be surprised if Lisa will never want to talk to you ever again. After what you did to her, can you blame her? I certainly can’t blame her.’ “Me neither.” Rick said to himself. 
 
Just then, he heard the sound of a car door being closed. Shortly, he heard the door bell to begin to ring.  
 
‘Who would that be? It certainly can’t be Lisa, as if I can only hope.’ 
 
He opened the door and outside stood Minmei with her head down and fore lone look in her eyes. Rick threw his head back in exasperation and frustration. 
 
‘Oh great, just what I don’t need.’ 
 
He then noticed the sad look in Minmei’s eyes. 
 
‘Good grief, I have never seen her look this sad.’ 
 
“Hi Rick. I don’t want to intrude but can I come in for a while? It won’t take very long.” Minmei said with her head still down. 
 
“Sure Minmei, come in. Get inside out of the chilly night air.” 
 
“Thank you, Rick.” 
 
“Minmei, I ate dinner a while ago and I don’t have much in the way of food, but I’m sure I can find something for you to eat.” 
 
“I’m really not all that hungry Rick. But do you have tea for me to drink?” Minmei said as she was sitting herself on the couch. 
 
“Yes, I have tea. I’ll put a cup of water in the microwave oven to boil. It should only take a couple of minutes.” 
 
“Thank you, Rick.” 
 
After several minutes, Rick gave Minmei a cup of hot tea. Rick sat down in a chair and looked at Minmei who was still sitting on the couch. 
 
“Minmei, where’s Kyle? What happened to Kyle?” 
 
“Kyle and I have split up, professionally and personally.” 
 
“How long ago did it happen?” 
 
‘Just before I came to your house.” 
 
“How did it happen, Minmei?” 
 
Minmei began by telling Rick about how her relationship with Kyle has been tense since the SDF-1 returned to Earth. The situation reached its boiling point when he barged in at the restaurant and yanked Minmei out of her seat when she was eating lunch with Rick. She didn’t want to sing at the concert at Monument City because of what happened at the restaurant and the general decline in her relationship with her cousin. Kyle left Minmei at the amphitheatre and drove off without calling for a limousine or even a taxicab. Rick grew increasingly angry as Minmei was telling her story. 
 
‘Why that jerk! He left Minmei alone without the decency of calling for a limo or a taxi.’ “So where are you staying?” 
 
“That is why I came to your house, Rick. You don’t have to say yes but can I please stay with you for a while, just until I can get back on my feet and figure out my next move?” 
 
Something in the back of Rick’s mind told him no, but the gentleman in him was saying otherwise. 
 
“Can’t you stay with your Uncle Max and Aunt Lena? I’m sure they will be more than happy to have you live with them again.” 
 
“That was the first place I thought of going to but the paparazzi has staked out my uncle’s restaurant, so I can’t go and live with my aunt and uncle without turning his restaurant into a zoo.” 
 
Rick nodded his head in understanding sympathy. ‘It’s the downside of being a celebrity. It makes me glad that I’m an unknown pilot in the RDF.’ 
 
“I could stay in a hotel for a while but Kyle had such a tight control on my finances, I don’t know if I have any money in my business account, so I don’t know if I can even pay you for my stay. But I can clean the house for you and cook your meals, if that will help.” 
 
Rick then started waving his hand. “No, don’t worry about that, Minmei. I’m not really concerned about that. Just let me think for a moment.” 
 
‘It’s against my better judgment and I may regret this later. But she is my friend and I can’t turn my back on her. But can I handle her being in my house knowing that several years ago I wanted her to be girlfriend and she wouldn’t give me the time of day? God, I don’t know. Should I do it? Should I let her stay in house?’ 
 
Rick was in deep thought for several minutes. He then bit his lower lip and told Minmei his decision by slapping his hands on his thighs. “Okay Minmei, I made my decision. I suppose you could stay with me for a while. It is getting close to the holidays. Tell you what Minmei; I will let you stay with me until after the holidays are over. Once New Year’s is past, I want you to find another place to live. No matter if it’s with a friend or your aunt and uncle.” 
 
“I’m fine with that, Rick.” 
 
“Good. Another thing I want you to do, is not to go out anywhere by yourself. I’m not sure of it, but I’m sure the paparazzi tried to follow you here to my house. I won’t put it past them to do something like that. So when I’m on duty, stay in the house. Also, don’t answer the door, don’t answer the telephone. If you need anything from the grocery store, you let me know when I’m home. If you need to make phone call, you can do it. You can watch TV; you can play music as long it’s not too loud. Just don’t answer the doorbell or the telephone.” 
 
“I won’t.” 
 
“You can sleep in my bedroom and I’ll sleep on the couch.” 
 
“Rick, you don’t have to do that. I’ll sleep on…” 
 
Rick interrupted her. “Don’t worry about that, Minmei. I don’t mind. You’re my friend, you’re in trouble and you need help and I’m here to help you.” 
 
“Thank you, Rick.” Minmei said as she wrapped her arms around Rick’s neck and hugged him. 
 
“You’re welcome Minmei.” ‘I just hope I’m not making a big mistake by doing this.’ 
 
30 minutes later 
 
Minmei was watching the evening news on TV while Rick was in the kitchen preparing a light dinner for Minmei. While he was preparing Minmei’s dinner, Rick heard the shrieking scream of Minmei from the living room. Rick ran into the living room fearful something bad has happened to Minmei. 
 
“Minmei what’s wrong?” 
 
“Kyle...Kyle…Kyle.” was all Minmei can say as she was pointing at the TV screen.  
 
Rick looked at the TV and couldn’t believe what he is seeing. ‘That car looks familiar. That looks like Kyle’s car. Oh my God, it is Kyle’s car.’ The news anchor on the TV, was telling the news story in a flat monotone voice. 
 
“Repeating this breaking news story, both sides of the Monument City Highway are closed due to a one car roll-over accident. The driver has reported to has been killed. Monument City Police has refused to release the name of the driver of the car pending notification of next of kin, but there are rumors that the driver of the car is Lynn Kyle, manager and cousin of singer and entertainer Lynn Minmei, but that rumor has not been substantiated by the police. Monument City Police is in the process of clearing the accident scene and opening the highway to traffic. The accident is currently under investigation. 
 
While we’re on the subject of Lynn Minmei, the music and the entertainment world are abuzz with the news that Minmei abruptly cancelled a concert in Monument City earlier this evening when she refused to sing. Stunned concert goers who told reporters afterwards said that when the curtain went up and the orchestra starting playing, Minmei was standing at the center of the stage with her head bowed, a microphone dangling loosely in her hand and she not singing a note. After the audience started to chant her name trying to encourage her to start singing, she then was rumored to say that she can’t perform when quote “my heart is breaking.” She then ran off the stage and disappeared and has not been heard of or seen of since. Angry concert goers then tried to storm the box office demanding their money be refunded but calmed down when the concert promoter said tickets will be refunded 
 
In other news, insurgent Zentraedi activity was reported today...” 
 
Minmei broke down and cried, blaming herself for Kyle’s death. Rick couldn’t do or say anything except to sit down next to Minmei and comfort her. 

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