Gundam Seed Destiny Fan Fiction / Gundam SEED Fan Fiction ❯ Light of the Heart ❯ time together ( Chapter 6 )

Kira and Lacus continued to walk around in search of any possible form of transportation that would get the two of them home. Little by little they both started to lose hope of finding a chance to get home that night.

 

Kira groaned as he collapsed on a bench after a while of searching. “My stupid sister sure did a good job covering any possible escape route. Now what are we going to do?” he asked as he leaned back in his seat and looked up at the dark sky whose stars were shining brightly down upon them.

 

Lacus quietly sat down next to him. “I don't know. I only came because I was interested in meeting Athrun's wife. I never intended to do anything other than that,” she said as she too turned her head up to look at the bright stars.

 

“I swear that I'm gonna kill her once I get my hands on her,” Kira growled out as he sat straight up and looked at the ground. He then looked up at the restaurant that was right in front of them. He then looked towards Lacus and sighed. “If it's not too late do you want to see if we can still make that reservation? I'm hungry and you look like you are as well,” Kira said holding his now growling stomach.

 

Lacus blushed a bit in embarrassment when she heard her own stomach growling. “I guess it's better than letting it go to waste. It's not like we have anything else to do until your sister lets us out of here,” she said and Kira nodded his head as they stood up before walking into the restaurant.

 

*****

 

Cagalli grinned when she saw the two of them finally go into the restaurant. “Just in time for the reservation too,” she murmured looking at her watch which showed that it was about the same time that she had actually set the reservation for.

 

`How does she do that?' Athrun asked as the three of them stood up. “So now what? There's not much we can do right now,” he said looking at his watch just wondering how long it was going to be till either Kira caught them or Cagalli finally decided it was finally time to stop playing around.

 

“Now we wait. There's no way that I'm going to miss any of this,” Cagalli said much to Athrun's annoyance as she stared at the entrance to the restaurant with Midori doing the same right at her side.

 

“When am I going to be able to play with Miss. Lacus? Daddy's the only one who getting to play with her,” Midori said with a pout wishing that she could be in there with her father.

 

“You need to have some patience Mi,” Cagalli said with a laugh at how Midori had such a one track mind. “Tell you what, since it will be a while before they come out of there why don't we go and get an ice cream?” Cagalli suggested and Midori's eyes brightened up immediately.

 

“Yay! Ice cream!” she yelled as she got up and started to jump around excitedly. She then grabbed her aunt and uncle's hands and started to drag them even though she honestly didn't have the vaguest idea where it was that they were to go.

 

“Ok, chill out,” Athrun said with a laugh as he took the lead while keeping a tight grasp on Midori's hand. `I pray for all our safety that your plan works Cagalli,' he thought with a sigh as he led them to nearest ice cream parlor.

 

*****

 

`This place feels so stuffy for me right now,' Kira thought wishing Athrun and Cagalli could've just decided to go to a fast food joint instead of this place. `I really wish we could've gone some place simpler. Then again, knowing my sister, she probably did it to set up an atmosphere for me and Lacus. I wish Cagalli would get it through her head that I'm just not interested,' he thought growing annoyed at his sister once again.

 

Looking across the table at the pink haired woman, Kira couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked in her outfit today. He then immediately blushed and turned his gaze away telling himself that he didn't think what he just thought.

 

Looking over at Kira, Lacus saw him turn his head and couldn't help but notice the light blush that stained his cheeks. “Is something the matter Kira?” Lacus asked looking straight at him with a smile that made him feel flustered just by looking at it. “Am I making you uncomfortable?” she asked a bit worried.

 

“Oh no! That's not it at all!” Kira said a little louder than he meant to. “It's just that's it's been a while since I've been out alone with anyone other than family or business. So forgive me if I say or do something stupid,” he continued which elicited a giggle from Lacus that Kira couldn't help but think sounded beautiful.

 

“There's no reason for you to feel uncomfortable around me Kira. After all, this isn't a date,” she pointed out with a smile before taking a sip of her water. “Why not think of it as talking to your sister,” she suggested but he shook his head while chuckling a bit. “Why not?” she asked a bit confused.

 

“Because you're much more feminine than she is. Sometimes she acts more like a guy than anything else,” he said and smiled again when he heard Lacus laugh slightly. “She's impulsive, loud, and a tomboy. Athrun's the only one that can keep her in line at times and she can get him to do things he wouldn't normally do. It's a weird match but it works,” he said and Lacus nodded in agreement.

 

“She seems like an interesting person from everything I heard. I wish I could've met her tonight,” she said as the waiter came and gave the two of them menus. “Oh well, I guess it will have to wait for another time,” she said picking up the menu before flipping through it trying to find something she liked.

 

“Interesting? She's that at times. However, I find her annoying all the time,” Kira joked for the soul purpose of getting Lacus to laugh and he was rewarded by the sweet sound that he was looking for.

 

Though she was still giggling, Lacus tried to put on a serious face. “Oh that's not nice. She is your sister after all so you shouldn't speak of her like that,” she said though she couldn't stop giggling for a few more seconds.

 

“As her twin brother I know her the best and have all the right to say such things. Besides, she says the same thing about me anyways always calling me her annoying little brother. Though the truth is that I'm the older one and she just doesn't want to admit that she's younger than me,” he said getting another laugh from Lacus.

 

“Sometimes I wish that I could have a brother or sister. The problem is that I'm an only child and both of my parents are dead. My mother died giving birth to me and my father died several months ago,” she said as pain crossed her face at the memory.

 

“Though I didn't know your father personally, I could tell that he was a good man. He was probably one of the few that wasn't so concerned with money above all else. I guess that was why he was so successful though,” he said and Lacus nodded her head.

 

“Midori and I are a lot alike that way. Both of us lost our mothers but were raised by great father,” she said making Kira blush a bit in embarrassment. “What was her mother like?” Lacus found herself asking while looking into Kira's shocked violet eyes questioningly.

 

“She was an old friend of me and my sister. Her name was Lily and she died giving birth to Midori,” Kira said finding it shocking that he was talking about it. He never talked about her with anyone outside Athrun and Cagalli. “She was the type of person who always lit up any room that she was in with her outgoing personality. She was a really good friend,” Kira said with a fond smile on his face.

 

Despite the smile, Lacus could tell that there was a deep sadness within him while thinking about it just by looking into his eyes. “She sounded like a wonderful woman. You must've loved her very much,” she said but didn't receive a reply from Kira so figured that it would be best for her not to talk about it anymore.

 

The conversation was broken up when the waiter came over and took their orders. It was silent for a while as the two of them just sat there waiting for their meal to arrive. The silence was a bit uncomfortable for the two of them as each tried to think of something, anything, to say.

 

`Man, this silence sure is uncomfortable,' Kira thought as he pulled at the collar of his shirt feeling like it was trying to suffocate him. “So… um… why did you and Athrun break up?” he found himself asking if only to end the silence that had fallen between the two of them.

 

“We simply felt that it just wouldn't be right if the two of us were to get married when we simply didn't have those kinds of feelings for one another. It took some time and a lot of confrontations with our father before we were able to get them to call off the engagement,” Lacus said glad for the fact that they were talking once again.

 

Though Kira had heard something similar from Athrun before, he found himself breathing a sigh of relief at her words. He wasn't sure what made them so different from Athrun's words but they just seemed to mean more.

 

“It was quite a relief to be freed from our father's control but at the same time I started to feel a bit lonely since I had no one. Athrun found your sister and they got married and must be very happy. Yet I was left with sudden proposals over the phone by guys who just want money and sex,” Lacus said looking upset.

 

“I'm sure that you'll find the right guy someday,” Kira said though the thought seemed to give him a great deal of annoyance. “It's just a matter of time if it's someone like you,” Kira said giving her a smile. After he said it though an image of him and Lacus together popped up in Kira's mind but he just shook it off.

 

Lacus felt herself blushing as she looked directly at Kira. `Maybe… I already have,' she thought before shaking the thoughts out of her head. `What am I thinking? Kira's a great guy but…' she thought while trying to think of a reason why it wasn't possible but groaned when she realized that she didn't have many to go against her thoughts.

 

In her mind, Lacus was already beginning to realize that she just might have actually started to have feelings for the violet eyed man. `Kira is a very nice guy. The only problem is that he's not interested. So I guess it's no use thinking about such silly thoughts,' she thought with a sigh as their food finally got there and the silence passed over them again as they quietly ate.

 

`Damn it! Why the hell does the thought of her with someone else bug the hell out of me?!' Kira screamed in his mind as he looked at his food for a second before digging in. `It's nothing! Sure she's beautiful, smart, kind, and has Midori completely infatuated with her…' he thought before realizing that his thoughts weren't helping his situation any.

 

`Would it be so bad to date such a wonderful woman?' Kira's brain teased him and for a reason he refused to admit, he simply couldn't think of a reason why what he was thinking was wrong.

 

`In short, she seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend,' Kira thought with a frown when he realized that the defensive that he had put around his heart in order to avoid getting hurt by being involved with anyone romantically were slowly starting to break down the more he was around the pink haired beauty.

 

The two of them finished their meal and then left the restaurant after finding that Cagalli had already paid in advance for all the food that was eaten. The night air was cool and comfortable as it hit their faces when they first stepped outside.

 

“Maybe all that will be enough for her and she'll let us leave,” Kira said looking around for any sign of a taxi or anything similar. He admitted to himself that he had a great time with Lacus but he hated how they were set up. He just wanted to get home right then and fall asleep before he killed his sister tomorrow.

 

Lacus let out a slight yawn as she too looked around. They spotted a taxi at the corner of the street and made there way over but just like earlier that day, it suddenly took off without the least bit of warning and with no passengers inside the car. “She's not letting us go… is she?” Lacus couldn't help but ask.

 

“What does she want from us?!” Kira growled as he ran for another only for it to do the same thing once again. “We had dinner like she wanted! So why won't she let us go home?! I bet she won't let us go unless we kiss or something!” he growled out not realizing just how red Lacus got at his words.

 

“K-kiss?” Lacus asked blushing a deep red. It's wasn't like she never kissed a guy before since she was engaged to Athrun and it was expected of them by their parents despite their wishes. Yet the idea of having to kiss Kira made Lacus rather nervous and yet at the same time full of anticipation at the same time.

 

“Come on, we'll have to find a different way or hunt down my sister. I bet she's probably hiding somewhere around here watching us anyways,” Kira said looking around but he didn't see any sign of his sister anywhere.

 

The two of them started to walk with no destination in mind figuring that it would be better to try other places rather than just stand in the same place and filing to get home in the same way.

 

The two of them walked side by side trying to find some way for them to possibly get home. Lacus walked quietly next to Kira but stole the occasional glance at him. `If we did kiss, would we be able to go home?' she asked herself finding that she probably wouldn't mind.

 

The two of them walked for about an hour without any luck before the collapsed on the grass in a small park. The place was very beautiful at night and they both found it to be a rather relaxing place to just sit down and rest at for a while.

 

Kira laid back on the grass with his hands behind his head and just relaxed. “The more she makes us wait the more painful I plan to kill her so I better save up my strength,” he joked a bit as he admired the stars like he used to do with Cagalli and Lily when they were younger.

 

Lacus looked at Kira's face and noticed the frown that he now had on compared to the smile he had on only a few moments ago. “Is something the matter Kira? I'm willing to listen if you want to talk about it,” she said because she didn't like seeing him sad like this.

 

“Just thinking about the past. I used to just lie around like this and watch the stars with Cagalli and Midori's mother back when the three of us were younger,” he said frowning even more when he thought of what he had done to Lily. “Sometimes I feel like it's my fault that she died,” Kira found himself admitting to Lacus. He didn't like talking about it but for some reason he found himself trusting her enough to tell her. He also hoped that it would show her just why he didn't want to get involved with anyone.

 

“I don't understand Kira. I don't see how this could possibly be your fault. She died giving birth or at least that's what you told me. Those things happen so how can it possibly be your fault?” Lacus asked seeing a side to Kira that she hadn't seen before. A side that obviously haunted him.

 

“There was nothing between us. There was no love. At least not that kind of love. What happened between us was nothing but a drunken night. At the time I was going out with Fllay Allster and we had a fight. I went to a party that night and just had too much to drink and it was the same with her. Things just happened and she ended up pregnant,” Kira said as he sat up and ran a hand through his hair.

 

Lacus listened to the story without saying a word. She figured that it was probably hard for Kira to talk about it with anyone. So she figured that it was better to listen without interrupting him. She felt happy that he was confiding in her though so she just kept silent and let him talk.

 

“The thing is that she was weak. Since she was born she had a heart problem. Doctors knew she wouldn't live to an old age but I know she still had years ahead of her. Yet the strain of giving birth was simply too much for her and she ended up dying. I knew of her heart problem and yet I couldn't do anything. She disappeared for a while after that night and I didn't find out about Midori until after Midori was born and she was dead. I put her in that position though and it just makes me feel like it was my fault that she died. That she would've lived longer if only I hadn't been so foolish,” Kira said finding it rather refreshing to be able to tell Lacus about it.

 

“I don't think so,” Lacus said making Kira look at her. “I think… that she was very happy. If she wanted to live longer then she could've chosen not to have the child. She probably knew what might happen to her yet she chose to go through with it. She probably wanted to leave a legacy upon the world. Proof that she actually existed since she knew she was probably going to die in a few years anyways. I probably would've done the same thing in her position,” Lacus said with a smile as she looked up at the stars which shown brightly above them.

 

“A legacy huh?” Kira quietly said as he continued to stare up at the stars. “You know, that sounds like something she would do,” he said before looking at Lacus to see her nodding her head. “I wonder what my legacy will be. What will I be known for when I die?” he asked out of curiosity.

 

“More than likely one day it will be that you start a big family when you find the woman that you love enough to settle down with. I see you being most known for your love and devotion to them,” Lacus said gracing him with a bright smile.

 

Kira looked at her again and blushed a bit as his heart pounded wildly within his chest. “I… would like that,” he said before noticing that she was blushing a little bit as well. “Why don't we get looking again?” he suggested and she nodded.

 

Standing up, Kira turned towards Lacus and offered her his hand to help her up. She grabbed a hold of it and tried to stand up but she missed a stepped and fell back down. The thing is that she was still holding onto Kira and he ended up being pulled down with her.

 

After Kira finally realized what happened he then noticed that he was lying on top of Lacus. He immediately started blushing when he realized just how close their faces were at that moment. They were so close that he'd only have to lean down and it would be all too easy to claim her lips with his own.

 

Lacus laid sprawled out in the grass staring up at the man on top of her. She was blushing profusely when she noticed the short proximity between their lips. `He's so close,' she thought feeling very tempted to close that short distance between the two of them.

 

As if possessed, Kira felt his head start leaning down but then came to a stop when he noticed something. He smirked and leaned his head to the side so it was next to Lacus's ear and said, “Do you want to see a magic trick?”

 

*****

 

“Damn it! Where the hell did the two of them go?!” Cagalli asked afraid that her plan may have failed and that they somehow managed to find a way to get home. Since Midori was getting really sleepy they decided to quickly take her to a friend's house before coming back only to find that Kira and Lacus were no longer in the restaurant like they hoped.

 

“Just chill Cagalli. If you had your way than I doubt that they found a way. Plus Kira probably would've called to brag about it to you that your plan failed,” Athrun said and Cagalli nodded her head even though she thought bragging might be a bit much for Kira. “My guess is that they're just walking around trying to find some way home. So let's just quietly go and find them,” he said and she nodded her head.

 

The two of them just walked around for a while looking for the would-be lovers as Cagalli liked to think of them as. It wasn't until another fifteen minutes that the two of them finally saw Kira and Lacus.

 

“Damn it! Nothing seems to be going on!” Cagalli quietly growled as the two of them hid behind some bushes. From where she was they were just sitting on the grass staring at the stars while talking.

 

What surprised Cagalli most was that they appeared to be talking about Midori's mother of all things. “He never talks to anyone about her. I knew there had to be something special about that Lacus,” she said with a grin as Athrun slowly nodded his head in agreement.

 

Cagalli was a bit upset when she heard Kira suggest that they start looking again. She watched as he stood up and offered a hand for Lacus only for her to stumble and fall bringing Kira down right on top of her.

 

A grin crossed Cagalli's face when she saw what position they were in now and how close to kissing they were. “Yes! Yes! Go for it!” she said much louder than she had meant to say it.

 

Much to Cagalli's annoyance it didn't happen. She instead saw Kira lean his head down next to the flustered Lacus's ears and whisper something. Cagalli strained her ears to try and hear what he was saying but she couldn't make it out. `What are they saying?' she asked herself mad that she didn't know what just happened.

 

*****

 

“Magic?” Lacus murmured trying to figure out what just happened. She felt a bit of shame and embarrassment at the thought that for a second there she had been so willing to let him kiss her.

 

“Yeah, a magic trick,” Kira said quietly as he pushed himself off the ground like he knew he should've done earlier. He was kinda embarrassed that he didn't do so faster but all he could think about at the time was Lacus and those lips that were so close to touching his own.

 

Lacus saw him reach out his hand again and grabbed it before he pulled her to her. Unlike last time there was no problems and she managed to get to her feet easily. She then watched as he reached down and grabbed a few random round rocks. “What do you plan to do with those Kira?” she asked curiously.

 

At this Kira grinned and showed the handful of smooth round rocks that he'd picked up. “Like I said, magic. I will turn these rocks into humans,” he said and saw the weird look that Lacus gave him. “Just watch,” he said with a grin as he threw the rocks.

 

Lacus watched the small rocks fly through the air before landing in some bushes. She heard some people yelp in a bit of pain before they quickly stood up without thinking. Lacus's eyes widened when she immediately recognized Athrun. Then she looked at the woman that was next to him. She took in the blonde hair and the amber eyes and somehow had the feeling that this was Kira's sister Cagalli.

 

Realizing that she had eyes on her, Cagalli looked in the direction of Kira and Lacus and saw that the two of them were watching her. “Um… uh… hi,” she said nervously realizing that there was nothing that would stop Kira from killing her now. She hoped that if things went well between Kira and Lacus that Kira would end up being more grateful but apparently the look on his face told her otherwise.

 

“Well what do you know, just the person that we wanted to see,” Kira said staring at his twin sisters with eyes that promised her the worst punishment that was imaginable. “Very nice of you to join us Cagalli,” Kira said before looking at his watch, “a good three hours late,” he said glaring at her.

 

“Well… um… something came up. I thought I told you that,” Cagalli said but the look on his face clearly told her that it was useless to use that excuse. “We finished up what we needed to and came to make sure neither of you were having any problems getting home,” she said though the looks on both Kira and Lacus's face told her neither of them believed her.

 

“Well if that's the case then I don't suppose that the two of you would mind giving us a ride home, would you?” Kira asked approaching his sister and brother-in-law causing the other two to take a few steps back.

 

“N-not at all. In fact, that was just what we came here for,” Cagalli stuttered since she forgot just how intimidating Kira could be when he was angry. “So why don't we head back,” she said before turning and walking rather stiffly in the direction that they had parked their car.

 

Kira then turned a glare towards Athrun which caused him to swallow nervously while turning his eyes away from Kira. He then turned his body and started to follow after his wife.

 

A giggle escaped Lacus's mouth at the way that Kira handled the situation. “So that's your sister?” she asked and Kira nodded his head. “I'm kinda surprised since you said you were twins and yet neither of you look or act anything like each other,” Lacus said as the two of them followed behind Athrun and Cagalli.

 

“We're fraternal twins. She looks like our dad and I look like our mother. We never actually knew them though. It surprised me when I was suddenly put in control of this big company formerly run by a man I knew nothing about,” Kira said with a laugh which Lacus joined in with as well.

 

“So you were adopted when you were younger?” Lacus asked and Kira nodded his head. “What were your adopted parents like?” she found herself asking since she was very curious about Kira's life.

 

“They were great. Even though I know that I was adopted I never thought of them as anything but my real parents. They always loved me and did everything they could to make me happy. Proves to me that family isn't about blood, it's about the feelings that they have for each other,” Kira said with a fond look on his face. They don't live in ORB anymore but they come by whenever they get the chance to see me and Midori. They simply adore my little girl,” he explained with a proud look on his face at the mention of Midori.

 

“That sounds really nice. I really want to have a family like that someday. But I guess I'm alone for now. At least I have my memories of my family even if it was only my father,” Lacus said as they approached the restaurant again.

 

It was silent after that as they walked to a parking lot that was a few blocks away from the restaurant. “So… um… you're Lacus? It's nice to meet you,” Cagalli finally said coming out of her silence.

 

Lacus looked towards Cagalli and smiled. “It is very good to meet you as well Mrs. Cagalli,” Lacus said giving her a big smile. “I really wanted to meet you when I heard about you from Athrun and Kira,” she continued to say.

 

“Is she always this proper?” Cagalli couldn't help but ask which both Kira and Athrun nodded their heads to. “Look, skip out on the Mrs. part and just call me Cagalli. None of us like being very formal about that sort of thing,” she said with a chuckle.

 

“Very well then Cagalli. I now see something the two of you have in common. I would really like to talk with you more sometime if your brother doesn't kill you before then,” Lacus teased which caused Kira to burst out in laughter.

 

`The two of them are definitely perfect for each other. I can't remember the last time that I heard Kira laugh like that. I wish Kira would realize that. Though I get the feeling that she already has,' Cagalli thought looking towards Lacus who was happily talking to Kira about something.

 

The four of them finally got to the car and they started to climb in. “Where's Midori?” Kira asked as he got in the back seat with Lacus getting in right beside him. “I haven't seen her tonight and I thought she was with you,” he said looking at his sister though he knew that she wouldn't do anything irresponsible with Midori.

 

“She was getting tired so we dropped her off at one of our friend's house. We'll drop by and pick her up before we take you home. Where do you live Lacus? We'll drop you of first,” Cagalli suggested and Lacus gave her the directions and they were off.

 

The drive was made in silence. Cagalli kept looking in the rearview mirror and saw that Kira and Lacus occasionally stealing glances at one another. She grinned know that her plan might have actually work a bit. She wished they hadn't been caught though because it seemed like Kira and Lacus were so close to kissing.

 

The four of them pulled up to Lacus's house not too long after that. “Hey Lacus, I'll call you sometime. Maybe we can have lunch and talk,” Cagalli suggested and Lacus eagerly nodded her head as she said her goodbyes and walked to her door before disappearing behind it. The car then pulled away from the house shortly after that.

 

Lacus leaned against her door as she listened to the sound of the car pulling away from her home. Though she didn't show it, her heart had been pounding all night since that accident with Kira. Even after they interrupted it didn't stop pounding. She was afraid it would burst out of her chest soon.

 

“Is it wrong for me to be feeling this way?” she silently asked herself as she placed her hand over her heart. Then it came up and placed her hands on her lips. “Is it wrong for me to have hoped that maybe we would've kissed?” she asked herself blushing at the mere thought of it.

 

Lacus walked over and turned on her answering machine and quickly deleted most of the messages that she already knew were there. “Kira Yamato. For the first time in my life I think I'm actually interested in a guy. I want to know more, I want to see him more,” she muttered to herself as a smile crossed her face.

 

Lacus then groaned realizing that might not be possible. “He's been through so much in his past though. It's no wonder he doesn't want to get involved. Especially since he's been with Fllay Allster,” Lacus said with a slight chuckle.

 

Walking into her room, Lacus fell down onto her bed and stared at the ceiling. “I wonder what he thinks of me. My guess is that I will be just a friend to him since he's not interested in anyone. I'll be that for him though since that seems to be what he needs the most,” she said with determination before she changed her clothes and went to bed.

 

*****

 

Kira walked into his house carrying the sleeping Midori after Athrun and Cagalli dropped the two of them off. He used the utmost care in order to carry her without waking his little girl up.

 

Kira walked to Midori's room and carefully placed her on her bed. She was already changed into proper sleeping clothes so all he had to do was tuck her in. He gently kissed her forehead before heading out the door.

 

Instead of going to sleep himself, Kira headed towards the living room and turned on the TV for a little while. “Why is it that I can't rid her from my thoughts?” he asked as he looked at his clock and saw that it was only around ten thirty at night right then. `It's a lot earlier than I thought it would be,' he thought with a sigh.

 

Drowsiness fell over Kira and he yawned. He figured that it would be best to go to his own bed to sleep but the couch he was lying on felt so good right then that he laid down on it and closed his eyes before falling asleep.

 

*****

 

The sound of someone walking around woke Kira up. He looked towards the clock and saw that it was one in the morning right then and yawned. “Go back to bed Midori!” Kira yelled out before standing up to walk to his room and do the same.

 

Yet the sounds didn't head in the direction of the bedrooms but headed towards him. Then suddenly much to Kira's surprise, Lacus turned up in front of him. “L-Lacus?! What are you doing here? Kira asked very shocked to see the young pink haired beauty standing in front of him.

 

“I'm sorry but I just found that I couldn't stay away,” she said as she slowly approached Kira making him take a few nervous steps back. “Are you… not happy to see me?” Lacus asked looking a bit nervous that he might say yes.

 

“What? That's not what I meant!” Kira said still surprised that she was standing in front of him. “But why are you here so late at night?” Kira asked feeling himself hit a wall which stopped him but she kept coming forward.

 

“I couldn't stop thinking how we almost… kissed,” she said looking bashful. She saw Kira blush a bit at that memory and smile as she approached till she was standing right in front of him. “Almost isn't enough for me,” she said as she stood up on her toes and moved her face slowly towards Kira's.

 

All Kira could do was stand there and watch those lips of her as the last of his resistance slowly broke down. He wrapped his arms around Lacus's shoulders and leaned in as well. There lips kept getting closer and closer in a kiss that both of them knew that they needed.

 

*****

 

Kira jumped up on the couch with a start. He groaned when he realized that what he had just seen was nothing but a dream. `It felt so real though,' he thought before realizing that the source of him being woken up was standing right in front of him in the form of his daughter Midori.

 

Sleepy eyes looked at her father. Her blanket was clutched in one of her hands as she yawned. “I'm thirsty daddy,” she said since she was too small to be able to reach the cups and needed her father's help.

 

Kira couldn't help but think how bad her timing was right then. “Very well then,” Kira said with a yawn as he stood up. He immediately looked towards the clock and saw that only thirty minutes had passed since he had originally fallen asleep assuring him that the dream definitely did not happen because of the time difference.

 

Kira got Midori some water before walking with her back to her room. “Now it's time to get back to sleep,” Kira said as he tucked Midori in for a second time that night. He saw her close her eyes and quickly fall asleep once again.

 

A smile crossed Kira's face before he stood up and walked out the room. He looked back once to make sure she was asleep again before walked towards the living room again. He turned off the TV before sitting down on the couch to think about the dream that he'd just had.

 

As much as he hated it, Kira found that he could no longer deny that he was attracted to Lacus. He actually found that it was rather hard to think of anything that he wasn't attracted to. “What am I going to do? I never thought that this would happen,” he groaned before looking at the phone.

 

He was seriously tempted to call Lacus with the number Cagalli had so loudly stated after they dropped Lacus off with the obvious intent on making him do just this. She was pondering when she was going to call Lacus to set up a lunch date or something to get to know her better. Then she loudly said the number to confirm it with Athrun but Kira knew from the beginning that the only reason she did it was to let him know Lacus's phone number since he didn't know it before then. `Even when she knows she's in trouble she refuses to quit,' he thought with a small chuckle,

 

He knew that it was late and that she was probably already asleep but something within Kira told him that Lacus was awake right then as well. Before he realized it the phone was in his hand and he had already dialed the number that he'd memorized the moment he heard it.

 

*****

 

Lacus groaned as she rolled over in her bed realizing that she simply wasn't tired and knew that she wouldn't be getting to sleep anytime soon. It was then that the phone next to her bed rung.

 

Looking at the phone, Lacus couldn't help but wonder who it was that would call her at eleven at night. Knowing that she didn't have anything else to do, Lacus picked up the phone and placed it to her ear. “Hello? Lacus Clyne speaking,” she said in a tone that sounded very much awake.

 

There was silence for a few second before a voice that she didn't expect to hear came through the phone. “Hey Lacus, it's me Kira,” Kira's voice said making her heart suddenly speed up like it had earlier that night. She wondered how he got her number but figured it was probably Athrun or Cagalli that gave it to him since she gave her number to Athrun when he came to pick up Midori. She was actually kinda glad if they did give it to Kira.

 

There was silence on Lacus's side of the phone this time before she smile and broke the silence. “K-Kira? What a surprise. What might I ask has you calling me at this time of the night?” she asked sounding happy despite how nervous she felt.

 

“Um… yeah, sorry about that if you were already sleeping,” Kira voice said timidly hoping that she wasn't angry at him for maybe calling and waking her up at eleven at night. Something told him that wasn't the case though.

 

“Oh no, not at all. I was actually having trouble sleeping anyways. So I don't mind talking for a little while,” Lacus said finding it a bit hard to contain the happiness she suddenly felt just talking to Kira once again. “So is there something that you needed to talk about?” she asked happily.

 

“Well… I was just wondering…” Kira said and that struck Lacus's interest. “Um… never mind,” he said which disappointed Lacus a little bit. She kinda hoped that maybe he wanted to ask her out but she then realized that it was nothing but a silly thought since as far as she was aware he didn't want anything to do with relationships at that moment.

 

“I'm sorry for bothering you,” Kira said before he hung up the phone much to Lacus's disappointment. She couldn't help but wonder just what it was that he wanted to talk to her about that obviously made him a bit nervous. “I guess I won't know,” she mumbled as she laid down on her bed and closed her eyes. For some reason she suddenly felt really tired and this time she was able to fall asleep quickly.

 

*****

 

Kira felt like a bit of a coward as he hung up the phone. `What was I thinking?' he groaned as he stood up and walked to his room turning off all the lights along the way. At first he'd just called to be able to hear her voice and talk to her a little but then he was overcome with the sudden urge to ask her out on a date.

 

“I guess I just couldn't do it,” he mumbled as he prepared for bed. He couldn't understand what it was about her that would suddenly make everything he had always tried to avoid become so appealing.

 

“I won't do it over the phone. I find that I actually want to go out with her. Yet I'm no good at asking people out. It's strange hearing myself say this but I'll ask her out in person next time I see her,” he said as he fell onto his bed and laid his head on his pillow. For the first time in a long time Kira liked the idea of that and swore to himself that he would give it a chance. That it wouldn't be so bad to go out with Lacus. “Yeah, next time I see her,” he mumbled as he yawned and slowly drifted off to sleep.