Gundam Seed Destiny Fan Fiction / Gundam SEED Fan Fiction ❯ Light of the Heart ❯ together ( Chapter 8 )

If asked why he gave in so easily to Lacus, Kira found that he could never come up with a proper answer. When he kissed her for the first time that night he simply found that he was unable to stop himself. He felt so compelled to do so and he had to admit that he didn't regret it.

 

`To think that it has been six months since then,' Kira thought with a yawn as he tried his best to straighten out his tie for work. He truly hated these morning routines. He liked it better when he was able to just work at home but he'd been swamped with meetings lately so he didn't have much of a choice.

 

With another yawn, Kira gave up for right then and figured that he'd get to it later. He really wanted to get something to eat right then. So he left the room and started to head towards the kitchen. Midori was already there when he got there waiting patiently for her breakfast as well. Kira never could figure out how she could get up early so easily. `No wait, probably has something to do with seeing Lacus,' he thought with a chuckle as he walked in and took out some eggs from the refrigerator.

 

Midori happily hummed a tune as Kira fried up the eggs that he'd gotten out. `She has the makings of a singer in her,' he thought with a smile before he heard the sound of his front door opening. This just caused his smile to grow.

 

A few moments later Lacus came walking into the room. “Hey there. Just in time like usual. Breakfast is almost finished,” he said showing Lacus the pan he was cooking with as she approached him.

 

“It looks very good,” Lacus said kissing Kira on the cheek which caused him to do the exact same thing. This caused Midori to pretend to gag which caused them both to chuckle. “I wish you'd let me do the cooking more often though,” she said with a pout as she walked over to the table and had a seat next to Midori.

 

“But you're our guest. Can't have you doing the work every day,” Kira said with a grin. That was the way it was. Every day Lacus would come over for breakfast and the two would argue over who makes it. Lacus usually insisted that she'd make it but Kira would usually get to it first since he lived there.

 

“Then maybe I should move in. That way I wouldn't simply be a guest,” Lacus teased since it was a joke that the two of them had going between each other. Athrun and Cagalli had took notice that Lacus was usually always over there and suggested it. Lacus simply found it harder to do than say though. She was simply too attached to her own house to leave it.

 

“I don't think either me or Midori would have a problem with that,” Kira teased back knowing that it wasn't very easy for Lacus either way. It had only been six months though since they started dating so Kira found that he wasn't in too big of a hurry to have her move in.

 

Sometimes Kira found it hard to believe that it had been six months since that day. Each day just seemed to go by so fast when he was with Lacus and he enjoyed each and every one of them. Lacus brought so much to his life that he hadn't realized that he had been missing before. He hadn't exactly told her that he loved her yet since he wasn't quite sure though. He knew that she was one of the most important people in his life though.

 

Things had been a bit slow between Kira and Lacus since they first started dating. Sure they did kiss and go on dates but that was about it. They hadn't gone any further than that. They never had sex or even slept in the same bed. Both were very satisfied though. They found it much better to take it at their own pace.

 

“So Midori, your birthday is next week isn't it?” Lacus questioned as Kira finished the food and brought it all to the table. Lacus chuckled when she saw Midori eagerly nodding her head in return. “So what do you want?” Lacus asked her.

 

Midori took on a look of deep thought. Even though she looked eager for her birthday, she didn't seem to give much thought to what presents that she would get.
“A pony!” Midori finally yelled out.

 

Her answer caused both Kira and Lacus to laugh. “I think a pony may be a little too much sweetie. It's hard enough to raise you,” Kira said and laughed even more with the pout that Midori immediately put on her face.

 

“Well you'll get cake at least,” Lacus said which made Midori's eyes immediately light up in happiness. “So Kira, there hasn't been any change in plans for tonight, has there?” Lacus asked since they had planned a date.

 

“Nope, everything is clear for tonight,” Kira said with a grin as he plopped a piece of his eggs into his mouth. “You up to going over to aunt Cagalli's and uncle Athrun's house tonight sweetie?” Kira asked looking at his daughter.

 

“I guess,” Midori said nonchalantly. She made it pretty clear several times that she wanted to be able to go with them. Kira and Lacus even took her with them several times but they did want to be able to just go out with only each other every once in a while.

 

“How about this, I promise you that we'll take you next time,” Lacus said trying to reason with Midori. It had been a while since the three of them really did something all together and she figured that Kira wouldn't have any problem with it. Looking at him, she saw that he agreed with her.

 

“I guess,” Midori repeated as she crossed her arms over her chest with another pout on her face. `Daddy always gets to play with Miss. Lacus. Why can't I?' she grumbled mentally though it was easy to tell what she was thinking by the look on her face.

 

The conversation was light and cheery after that as the three of them finished their meals. The three of them really enjoyed being together like that and just being able to talk. It seemed like they were one big happy family.

 

“Well, you two better get going,” Kira said once all three of them were finished. He found that it just became much easier if Lacus took Midori to the preschool since she would be going there anyways. Lacus didn't mind at all so that made things easier for both of them.

 

“Alright, are you ready Midori?” Lacus asked and Midori nodded since she was already putting on her shoes. She had improved quite a bit on tying her shoes because of Lacus. She had a way of teaching kids that seemed to make it so much easier for them to learn. Her tying was still a bit messy but it at least seemed to be a proper knot.

 

Lacus kneeled down and straightened it up a little before she stood up. “Come on Midori, I don't want to be late,” she said kindly and Midori nodded her head as she grabbed Lacus's hand and followed her out of the door.

 

“I don't want to be late either,” Kira muttered to himself as he quickly rushed around trying to grab as many of his things as quickly as he could. He then quickly put on his shoes before he rushed out the door to get to work.

 

*****

 

Fllay growled as she had a temper tantrum on her desk. “Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?!” she continued repeating over and over again. “Why is it still going on?!” she screamed as she repeatedly slammed his fists down upon her desk.

 

She simply couldn't believe it. When it first started she was sure that it would be nothing but a short fling. She couldn't understand why it was that it was still going on. She had even tried to secretly break them up several times but they were still together after everything.

 

`I may have to do something really drastic soon. If I don't break them apart then all of my plans will be worth nothing. It would've all been mine right now if it hadn't been for that little brat. Now it's not only the brat but that Clyne bitch that is getting in my way. I have to do something!' she mentally screamed as she continued to slam her fists on her desk.

 

“First she refuses to sell me then company! Now she's moving in on my man! She's nothing but a selfish little bitch!” she screamed as loudly as she could into her office. “Why can't things go my way like they are supposed to!” she screamed getting angrier and angrier.

 

A timid knock was then heard on the door. “Excuse me, Miss. Fllay, are you ok?” her secretary asked as she peaked into the room. “Everyone in the office is really worried with how you're screaming,” she said but it wasn't out of concern for Fllay but rather a concern that she would end up firing some of them with her bad mood. It sure wouldn't be the first time.

 

“Of course I'm fine! What does it look like?!” she screamed at the woman making her cower a bit. It was then that she had an idea. “Get me Asuka and Burrel,” she ordered and the woman nodded her head before disappearing out the door.

 

Shinn Asuka and Rey Za Burrel were hired help that she used to get what she wanted. They usually did her dirty work when she didn't want anyone to know that she was involved in the whole affair. They seemed perfect to use under these circumstances.

 

*****

 

Kira and Lacus walked along the sidewalk after they left the restaurant that night. The two of them planned to go see a movie but they still had some time to spare so they decided to go for a little walk before they headed over.

 

“So, what do you usually do for Midori's birthday?” Lacus found herself asking as she walked side by side with Kira with her hand entwined in his own as the full moon above shined down upon them.

 

“It's mostly been just a family thing up till now,” he said since usually it was just him, Cagalli, and Athrun that celebrated it. “This year we thought we'd try something different and go to that new amusement park that opened. It looks like something Midori would be able to really enjoy. After that we'll go out and have dinner at her favorite restaurant. Then we spoil her with lots and lots of presents,” he said which caused Lacus to giggle.

 

“It sounds like something that my father would try. He always loved to spoil me with presents on my birthday. It sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks for inviting me to it even though I'm not family,” she said and Kira responded by squeezing her hand.

 

“Nonsense, you're as close as it gets right now. Everyone thinks so,” he said which made Lacus blush. Kira couldn't help but think that how adorable she looked like that. `Well, more than usual anyways,' he thought with a grin as they continued to walk along.

 

At that moment something caught Lacus's eye. Her eyes lit up when she noticed a small photo booth. “Hey Kira! Let's get a picture taken,” she said pulling him towards it. The two of them didn't have many pictures of just the two of them together so she felt it would be nice to get one.

 

Kira didn't put up much resistance as he was pulled into the small booth. The two of them had quite a bit of fun as several pictures were taken. Kira got a little mischievous though. When one of the last pictures were taken he quickly kissed Lacus.

 

Lacus was stunned but quickly got into the kiss as the machine stopped. The two of them didn't stop immediately. The two of them pulled back a little later and smiled before they got out of the booth and picked up the pictures.

 

“Come on, we'd better get going. Don't want to be late for the movie, do we?” Kira questioned and Lacus shook her head as the two of them linked their hands once again and started to head in the direction of the theater.

 

*****

 

Not far away two figures watched the couple with keen interest. “I guess that they are the ones that we have been told about,” a dark haired man said as he looked at two pictures that were given to them to help identify the two of them. “What's so special about this guy anyways that the bitch would want us to tail them like this?” he questioned sounding annoyed.

 

“I only know a little. Apparently she wanted him for herself but he left her several years ago. Unfortunately he has refused to get back together with her since then. You can obviously see where things are now. We're being paid though so try not to question her motives Shinn,” a blonde haired man said as the two of them trailed after them trying hard to not be noticed.

 

“Seems like more trouble than it's worth Rey,” the man named Shinn said as she grudgingly followed behind Rey. `I swear, if we weren't being paid so well for this job I'd refuse to have anything to do with that bitch!' he thought angrily as he remembered the encounter the two of them had with Fllay earlier that day.

 

Fllay had the two of them dragged to her office and immediately started yelling out her problems. She wanted the two of them to follow Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne and find out just what the extent of their relationship was for starters. They didn't know anything else beyond that yet but since she was paying well they found no reason to argue.

 

The two of them watched as Lacus picked up the pictures from her purse and look at them fondly. However, when she went to put them back, she ended up missing and the pictures ended up falling to the ground without either of the couple noticing it. The two of them just ended up continuing to walk along without a care in the world.

 

Rey silently walked up to the fallen pictures and looked at them. Most were just of the two of them goofing off like they were still teenagers. The last pictures however seemed much more intimate since the two of them were kissing very deeply.

 

He just silently looked at the pictures for a few seconds before he stuffed them into his pocket. `This is just the sort of thing that I'm sure she wants us to find,' he thought taking a quick look at the two of them before turning towards Shinn. “Come on Shinn. Let's keep following them,” he said since he wanted to get more info first.

 

“Talk about troublesome,” Shinn growled as he picked up his pace so that he wouldn't be left behind. It wasn't long before the couple disappeared into the theater. Shinn really didn't want to because he was sure that it would just be a romance movie based on the posters on the outside but he ended up going in anyways.

 

*****

 

“This night has been fantastic,” Lacus said as the two of them got out of the car at her house at the end of the night. It would've been perfect if Lacus hadn't dropped the photos the two of them had taken. They went back and got more but it didn't seem to be quite the same as the first set that they took. “Why don't you come in for a drink first Kira,” she suggested and Kira nodded as he followed her into the house.

 

Lacus immediately headed into the kitchen as Kira got comfortable on the couch. As he was waiting, his eyes looked around the room and landed on a picture that he'd seen several times already.

 

According to Lacus, this happened to be one of her most cherished possession. Though it was worth basically nothing money-wise, it was very precious to Lacus. In the picture were two people. Only one of which he actually knew. It was Lacus's parents. Probably the only picture she had of them together. The picture also showed that her mother was already pregnant with Lacus.

 

The two of them looked really happy together just from looking at the picture. It was pretty sad though that the woman died only a few months later. She was almost an exact replica of Lacus with her pink hair and face.

 

Lacus came back into the room a few minutes later carrying two cups of tea. “You know, sometimes I wish that I had more pictures of them,” she said after catching Kira staring at the picture. “I've lost both of them but that's all that I really have to remember them by,” she said sadly as she took a seat next to Kira and handed him the cup.

 

“At least they were happy,” Kira said and Lacus smiled and nodded as the two of them took a sip of their tea. The two then just sat quietly sipping their drinks as Lacus snuggled up next to Kira.

 

While she was aware that Kira wasn't completely sure of his feelings just yet, Lacus already knew exactly what her feelings were. It was really only just recently but she knew that she had fallen in love with the violet eyed man sitting next to her. The problem though was that she just couldn't seem to tell him her feelings.

 

Kira finished up his drink and watched Lacus for a few seconds with a smile. He wrapped his arm around Lacus. He saw Lacus turn her head towards him and he leaned down and caught her lips with his own. He found that no matter how much he did this he would never lose interest in it.

 

Lacus's heart melted at the feel of his lips. She eagerly kissed him back once again but that was brought to a quick halt once she felt one of his start exploring in places she wasn't too eager to let be explored.

 

With a small squeaking noise, Lacus moved away from Kira rather quickly. Kira found himself disappointed but didn't force the subject. Lacus was rather afraid of the idea of sex which ultimately stopped them from taking that step in their relationship. Kira wanted it but at the same time he didn't mind taking it at Lacus's pace. “Um… sorry,” he murmured guiltily.

 

“It's… it's ok,” Lacus said with a deep blush on her face. Lacus sometimes couldn't understand herself. She knew she was in love with Kira and that she wouldn't mind if he was her first. Yet she always got very scared at the idea of actually doing it.

 

Kira stood up and tried to hide his blush. “I… um… I better get going,” he murmured and saw Lacus nod her head slightly with her deep blush. He then started heading towards the door before he felt Lacus grab his hand to stop him.

 

“Um… good night,” Lacus said before she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. She knew that he didn't mean any harm back there. Sure he would try once in a while but he would never force her. Even those tries weren't very often which she knew was Kira holding himself back for her sake which she was grateful for.

 

Kira smiled at her as he turned and left the house. Lacus watched as he left and got into his car. Never once did she take her eyes off the violet eyed man. `Someday I'll get over this fear of mine,' she told herself even though she had no clue as to when that would be.

 

*****

 

“I can't believe it!” Fllay screamed as she slammed her hands down on top of the files that Shinn and Rey had just given her. All the evidence was right in front of her and yet she refused to believe that this was really happening.

 

“It was bad enough that there was that one kiss but now they were making out so blatantly in a photo booth of all places!” she screamed as she picked up the small photos and crushed them within her hands and threw it into a burning fire place.

 

Shinn and Rey just sat there and watched her. Shinn was glad that he'd brought ear plugs with him or he was sure that he would've gone deaf with all of her screaming. He could see that Rey wasn't so lucky but was surprised with how calm Rey was managing to be.

 

This continued on for several minutes before Fllay started to calm down. When she started thinking about something Shinn felt it was safe to take out his ear plugs for a little while. Luckily she was looking away so he hoped she wouldn't see and start yelling at him for not listening to her rant.

 

“Ah-ha!” Fllay yelled at that exact moment making Shinn flinch. “I have the perfect plan and the two of you are going to perform it for me,” she said looking very happy and excited at the idea of Lacus Clyne going far away where she couldn't interfere with her or Kira ever again. She then went about explain her plan to the two men.

 

Rey and Shinn just stared at her stupidly for a few seconds. “Are you stupid?!” Shinn asked the one thought that both him and Rey had even though only he had the guts to actually say. He didn't care how mad Fllay looked right then, he just kept talking. “There's no way that this plan would work considering the circumstances. You see…” he said but was immediately cut off by Fllay.

 

“No you're stupid! That the difference between the two of us. I have a brain that I use compared to the two of you. That is why you merely do as you're paid to do and why I am able to make such great plans,” she said taking notice how the two of them started rolling their eyes and she growled angrily which made them stop.

 

`How immature,' both Shinn and Rey thought together. They both shook their heads and sighed as Fllay started to rant once again but this time about them and how they obviously weren't serious enough about her `noble cause'.

 

“How dare you not take me seriously! You are being paid to do exactly as I say. Now go and do it. There will be no questions about it!” Fllay screamed at the end of her second rant and the two men nodded there head and left quickly if only to get away from her and save their ears the pain instead of following her orders.

 

`I will not lose! Kira belongs to me and I will make sure that absolutely no one takes him away from me!” she thought with a growl before she started to laugh at the thought of what her plan was going to do. `There's no way she'll be in the way after this,' she thought before laughing madly.

 

*****

 

Lacus couldn't help but chuckle at the look on Midori's face. She looked so excited at all the sights in front of her. “Careful or you'll catch bugs in your mouth,” Lacus teased the now five year old girl who immediately shut her mouth quickly.

 

The park had all sorts of things for all ages. Sure it had roller coasters and stuff for the older people. But I had a ton of things for people Midori's size and age to go on which they could have a lot of fun with.

 

Midori looked up at the giant roller coaster with fear in her eyes. “I don't have to go on that do I?” she asked timidly as she watched a ride in progress taking the huge first drop at fast speeds.

 

“Of course not. You're too small to go on it anyways,” Kira reassured his daughter who breathed a sigh of relief. “You can go on any of the rides you want to though,” he said with a chuckle before leading the group of five into the park with Midori walking between him and Lacus holding both of their hands while Athrun and Cagalli followed right behind them.

 

Her father's words got Midori really excited as she started to look around very quickly. There were just so many fun looking places that she simply couldn't decide where to go. That was when a particular ride caught her eyes. “That one!” Midori yelled eagerly pointing in a specific direction. “I want to go on the one with all the horses daddy,” she continued tugging on his pants.

 

Kira looked in the direction that she was pointing and saw a merry-go-round. “Sure thing, if the birthday girl says that she wants to go on it then who am I to object,” Kira said with a smile which caused his daughter to jump for joy before practically running towards it. “Hey now, wait for us!” Kira said as he quickly ran after her so that he didn't lose her.

 

Lacus chuckled as she watched Kira race after his daughter. It was then that Athrun walked up next to her. “Is something the matter Lacus?” he asked seeing a bit of a distant look on her face.

 

“It's nothing Athrun. I just can't help but think that even though this is Midori's birthday, that there is still such a sad aspect to this day,” she said with a slight frown before laughing slightly when Kira caught Midori and she released a squeal that they could hear from there.

 

“I keep forgetting at times that you never actually knew her. She always knew she was going to die young. She told us one thing though. She said not to mourn for her. Instead she wanted us to party in her honor,” Cagalli said with a chuckle as she remembered her old friend.

 

Lacus couldn't help the small chuckle that escaped her mouth at what Cagalli said. Little by little she was really getting a good idea of what this woman was like. She had a feeling that she would've become good friends with her if she was still alive.

 

“This day is really no different than your birthday since your mother died giving birth to you as well,” Athrun said and Cagalli nodded her head in agreement. “Despite that, your father and everyone around you always celebrated it with real smiles on their faces,” he continued with a smile.

 

Lacus nodded knowing that this was true. Her father never saw it as the day that her mother died; he saw it as the day that Lacus was born. “You're right, I'm sure she wouldn't want any frowns on this day,” Lacus said as she continued forward to catch up to Kira and Midori who were already on the ride and waiting for it to start up.

 

Lacus waited next to the gate around the merry go round and watched as it started up. Midori was sitting on a pretty pink horse that was going up and down. She seemed to be really enjoying the ride. `Well since she's not able to get a pony, I guess that this is the next best thing for her,' she thought before looking at Kira who was just standing next to the horse. She waved to the two of them as the ride came back around and smiled when she saw both of them wave back to her.

 

“You know, I couldn't help but notice that the two of them have been smiling a lot more since you came into their lives,” Athrun said leaning his back against the gate while looking up at the brightly lit sky. “Especially Kira. It's like he found something that he lost when he broke up with Fllay,” he explained to her before turning around and waving to his niece.

 

“I'm sure it's probably nothing I did,” Lacus said and both Athrun and Cagalli rolled their eyes at her modesty. She was the same as always, never wanting to take credit for the good things that she did.

 

“You didn't see him in those 4 years since he broke up with Fllay until he met you. He was always so moody, never wanted to do anything whether it be going on dates, or just going out with friends. Midori was the only person important to him. He's been opening up more though since the two of you started going out and I'm very happy about that,” Cagalli continued on from where Athrun left off.

 

“Really, you give me too much credit,” Lacus said looking down with a slight blush on her face. “Things are the exact opposite in my opinion. He's brought out so much in me that I haven't felt in such a long time,” she mumbled as she tried to force down her blush.

 

“Ahh, my little Lacus is in love,” Cagalli teased Lacus like an adult would a child. She had been wondering just how long it would be before one of them realized it. Based on Lacus's words, she already had accepted that she was in love.

 

Lacus's face flared up in embarrassment. “Well, um… I… um,” Lacus stumbled over her words trying to find some way to deny it but she knew that it was no use and she just nodded her head gently.

 

“There's no reason to be embarrassed Lacus. Athrun and I both knew it probably before you did,” Cagalli continued to tease Lacus with a grin. Athrun merely nodded in agreement which just made Lacus blush more. “So tell me, have you given him your virginity yet?” Cagalli teasingly whispered in Lacus's ear.

 

Lacus was sure that her face was extremely red. “WHAT?!” Lacus yelled in completely and utter embarrassment. This attracted the attention of many people around them which just seemed to make things worse for her. “NO! I mean, I'm not ready,” she said wishing to just run and get away from all the embarrassment.

 

Cagalli chuckle at all the expressions that she had seen on Lacus's face in just the past few seconds. “You're so innocent. I guess it's for the best. Kira's never had any truly meaningful relationships in the past. Sex was about the only thing that was involved,” she said with a smile.

 

Lacus managed to calm down a bit by taking a deep breath. “Can I ask you something?” she asked Cagalli who nodded her head. “Did Kira love Fllay?” she asked a bit timidly. It was something that she was always curious about even though she never really wanted to talk about any of his previous relationships.

 

“Fllay was just a fling. Puppy love at best. She was his first girlfriend after all. I think with her he tried to convince himself that he was in love with her and eventually started to believe it even though it wasn't true,” Cagalli explained to her.

 

Lacus breathed a sigh of relief. She always felt awkward at times wondered how she compared to Fllay in Kira's life. “I'm guessing that Midori's mother really loved Kira though, didn't she?” she questioned since she already knew what Kira's feelings for Midori's mother were.

 

“Very much. Kira never could bring himself to love her. He always saw her as just one of his closest friends. She really did love him though,” Cagalli responded with a sad smile as she looked at her niece. “Kira always said that they were both too drunk to think clearly that night but I have a feeling that there was a lot more than alcohol involved on her part. No doubt alcohol was involved to help her since she was always to timid to tell him her feelings,” Cagalli finished explaining.

 

“She must've been really happy to be able to have the child of the man she loved,” Lacus said and suddenly wondered what it would be like if she was to be able to have the child of the one she loved. This caused her to look towards Kira and blush a little more.

 

“I guess. But if you want to be able to do that then you'll have to get over this fear you have and just give yourself to him,” Cagalli said going back to her teasing. She just found that it was so fun to pick on Lacus at times because she was much too innocent for her own good.

 

“Please stop,” Lacus pleaded feeling that she just couldn't take it anymore. She was very grateful when she saw the ride stop and watched as Kira and Midori started to walk over to join them once again. “So how was it Midori?” Lacus asked kneeling down to the child level.

 

“It was really fun. I want to go on another one with you Miss. Lacus,” Midori said as she grabbed Lacus hand and started to pull her in a random direction to find a ride that she felt that she could like.

 

“It must be nice for Midori have a mother figure in her life,” Cagalli muttered watching Midori pull Lacus away with the brightest smile she had ever seen. “Better hold onto Lacus or Midori will end up hating you,” she said with a grin before walked after the two other women.

 

*****

 

The sky was dark as the crescent moon shone down upon the group of five as they made their way out of the amusement park at the end of the day. Midori was already fast asleep in Kira's arms as he gently placed her in Athrun and Cagalli's car.

 

When he got her in her closed the door he turned to Athrun and Cagalli as they spoke with Lacus. “Alright, you guys take her home and I will drive Lacus back to her place,” he said going over the plan that they had again.

 

Lacus had come with Kira and Midori that time instead of in her own car. They figured it would be better to just take Midori right back home while someone dropped Lacus off at her house. Kira wanted to take Lacus back so Athrun and Cagalli were going to take Midori.

 

“Why not just let us take her for tonight? It's been a while since she's slept over and I think you could use the time alone. It would be more convenient for each of us anyways,” Athrun said and Kira nodded his head giving him a thankful smile.

 

The two groups went their separate ways as Kira and Lacus walked over to his car and got in. The two cars pulled out and started driving down the same road for a while before they finally split up and went their own separate ways.

 

The car was silent as Kira and Lacus traveled down a familiar road that was only a few miles from her house. “What's up Lacus? You're awfully quiet,” he said taking a quick glance at her before immediately turning his eyes back onto the road to avoid an accident.

 

“It's nothing, I'm just tired,” Lacus said with a yawn even though it was only the half truth. The whole truth was that something was bugging her. She wasn't sure what it was but she had a feeling like something bad was going to happen.

 

Lacus smiled when the car finally turned onto her street. However that smile didn't last as it turned into a frown and then into a complete look of horror when she saw what was going on at that exact moment.

 

Kira saw what was going on and immediately stopped the car. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. In front of the two of them was Lacus's house. Bu the thing was that it was up in flames. Her house was on fire.

 

“No!” Lacus said in complete horror as she immediate jumped out of the car before Kira had any time to react to stop her. She just immediately started to run towards the house as fast as her legs could take her.

 

“Wait Lacus! Don't go in there!” Kira yelled after her as he immediately got out of the car when he noticed what it was that she was doing. He had no idea that she was that fast as he attempted to run after her.

 

As of yet there were no fire trucks there yet to take care of the fire. Yet over the sounds of the roaring fire, Kira could hear their sirens blaring in the distance and quickly ran to get Lacus out of there before they got there.

 

Kira burst into the house but at first he didn't see any sign of Lacus. This really worried him but he didn't stop to ponder for a second as he started to race around looking for her as the fire around him started to spread quickly.

 

Kira coughed as the smoke continued to build up around him, he refused to be deterred though. `Damn it! Where are you Lacus?!' he thought with a growl before he suddenly heard the horrible sound of Lacus's scream. “Oh no!” he yelled as he rushed in the direction of the scream.

 

A few moments later he finally found her. She was just sitting there on the ground with a pained look on her face while she was rubbing her ankle. A large piece of wood was placed right next to her and it didn't take long for him to guess what happened. “Are you ok Lacus?” he yelled rushing to her side.

 

“No, my ankle,” she said with a wince as she tried to stand up before falling back onto the floor. “That piece of wood nearly fell on top of me. I managed to avoid it but I ended up twisting my ankle,” she explained pointing to the burning board next to her.

 

“You're such an idiot Lacus. Why the hell would you do something like this? You know what, never mind. I don't even want to know,” he said as he immediately kneeled down and picked Lacus up bridal style. He then turned and rushed towards the nearest door outside as fast as he possibly could.

 

Kira breathed a sigh of relief as the fresh air hit the two of them. Neither of them could breathe in there so that was a big relief. It was just then too that the fire truck arrived and the firemen got out and immediately saw to having the two of them checked as well as trying to exterminate the fire.

 

Since Kira didn't have any injuries he got off easy with the paramedics that came. Lacus wasn't as lucky though as they fussed over her sprained ankle and all that. Kira knew though that her ankle was the least of her problems. The mental damage was probably much worse than the physical damage. She's just lost her home. The place that held so many memories to her.

 

Kira then remembered something else that he happened to do while he was in there. All the fuss they went through when they managed to get out of there made him completely forget all about it.

 

“Lacus,” Kira said as he approached her. The medics finally finished up with her and she was just sitting there looking at the still burning house sadly. “I know it isn't much but here,” he said as he pulled something her had stowed away out and placed it before her.

 

Lacus's eyes widened when she saw that it was the picture of both of her parents. Small tears of happiness fell from her eyes as she reached out and took it. “I couldn't just sit there and do nothing. That place meant so much to me,” she tried to explain as she held the photo close to her chest.

 

“What were you going to do? Try and talk the fire into putting itself out?” Kira asked in a teasing voice and was glad that he did since it managed to get a laugh out of the sulking Lacus. That sound meant so much to Kira right then. It told him that Lacus would be alright.

 

“I'm sorry sir,” a paramedic said as she approached the two of them, “but we're going to need to take her in for a little. Nothing serious appears to be wrong but we want to get her ankle properly checked,” she explained to the violet eyed man.

 

“Alright,” Kira said since he just wanted Lacus to be alright. “If it's not too much trouble, I'll drive her there,” he said and the medic nodded her head before she retreated since there wasn't anyone else who needed to be treated. “Come on,” Kira said as he picked Lacus up bridal style again making her blush a little but she smiled and relaxed into his embrace.

 

*****

 

It was nearly two in the morning by the time that Lacus was finally released which was nearly six hours after she was brought in. Except for her ankle there was absolutely nothing wrong with her and Kira was really grateful for that.

 

Lacus yawned as she got into Kira's. The entire night had absolutely drained her. Now she had another problem that she had to deal with. Where will I go now? I have no place to live,” she said sadly wondering if she'd just have to rent a hotel or something for the time being.

 

Kira frowned hearing then but then instantly brightened up. “You're wrong. You're always welcome at my place. I'm sure Midori will love you living there with us. I would too,” he said gently to her.

 

“Live with you?” Lacus asked stunned since the thought hadn't crossed her mind. “I'll just be a burden to you Kira so I can't possibly…” she said before she was quieted by Kira placing a finger to her mouth.

 

“You won't be a burden Lacus. We'd love to have you there,” he said looking into her lovely blue eyes and smiled brightly when he saw her finally concede by nodding her head slowly with a small blush crossing her face. “You won't regret it Lacus,” he said as he drove off back to his house.

 

It was a little while later before the two of them finally pulled up in front of Kira's house. `I'll be living them from now on, huh?' she thought as she looked up at the place. She had always liked it here anyways so she found that she actually liked the idea of living here with the one she loved and his adorable daughter.

 

“We have plenty of rooms that are hardly ever used so it will be fine. Tomorrow we'll go out and get you some new stuff since you lost everything else,” he said as he grabbed a hold of her hand and held it tightly.

 

“I may have lost everything but at least I'm alive. I have you to thank for that,” she said smiling brightly as him while tightening her own grip on his hand. She knew that it could've been very different if he hadn't gone running in there after her without any concern for his own safety. She felt bad for putting him in that position but at the same time she felt her love for him growing because of the whole incident.

 

Kira showed her to the nearest empty room with a bed that she could use. He would've been glad to suggest that she use his bed with him but he didn't want to push it with how much crap she had been through that night.

 

After getting the bed set up, Kira turned to Lacus and smiled at her. “I'm sure that everything's going to be alright. You should get some sleep though. You must be exhausted,” he said and she nodded. “Then good night, I'll see you in the morning,” he said as he leaned and gave her a light kiss.

 

Kira then left the room but not before he took one last look back at Lacus as she laid down on the bed to get comfy. He then turned away completely and headed towards his room where he wanted to just sleep for a month. `This day is just full of bad memories,' he thought with a sigh as he walked into his room and got changed.

 

Once Kira got changed he crawled into bed. Despite the fact that he was completely exhausted he found it difficult to sleep. There was so much on his mind. After a little while he turned over and tried to get to sleep but felt very restless.

 

A few minutes after he first laid down there was a gentle knock on the door. He sat up and looked at it as it was slowly pushed open. Lacus stood there clad in one of Kira's old shirts that he had given to her to sleep in. “W-what are you doing here Lacus? Why aren't you sleeping?” he asked as she walked into the room.

 

“I couldn't sleep. Do you think maybe I can stay in here with you?” Lacus boldly asked. It had been on her mind ever since she had first laid down on that other bed. She found that she really wanted Kira to be next to her, to hold her gently as she slept. She had been kinda worried to try before then but something seemed so right about it right then.

 

Kira was a little shocked. When he looked into her eyes all her saw was a determined look. She really seemed to want to do this. He knew it wasn't anything like her asking him to have sex with her but it was a pretty big step for her.

 

Instead of answering with words, Kira merely moved over slightly. He saw Lacus smile as she walked over and laid down next to him. Kira pulled the blanket over the both of them before he laid down once again. He then hesitantly wrapped his arms around Lacus's waist. Instead of objecting to this, Lacus just leaned her back against his chest with a smile on her face.

 

Kira couldn't help but think how right this felt. This felt much more natural to him than anything else he had done in the past. He thought about how scared he felt when he saw her run into that burning house so recklessly. He then thought about everything else that the two of them had been through.

 

Right then Kira realized something that he had been trying not to for a while. It really felt so new to him and made him feel so happy. `I love her,' he thought as he held her close before he quickly drifted off to sleep with a true smile on his face from the realization that he had just made.