Gundam SEED Fan Fiction / Gundam Seed Destiny Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny of Love ❯ meetings ( Chapter 2 )

Lacus sighed happily as she fell back onto her hotel room bed. After that several hour plane ride, she was exhausted but also at the same time she was too excited to even be able to rest. It was the first time in a while she'd been away from her husband.

 

Then reality hit her hard as she remembered what happened after she left the airport a little over an hour ago. It basically crushed her hopes of doing anything that could be considered even remotely fun.

 

`What's the point of even having a vacation if I can't even leave the stupid hotel?' she asked herself while burying her face in her pillow while remembering the events of earlier that day.

 

***Flashback***

 

Lacus crawled into the back seat of a cab that Tom was already waiting in. “Who the hell were you talking to in there. You weren't supposed to leave my sight and yet I find you talking to someone instead of staying with me!” he growled out annoyed that she was wasting his time.

 

Lacus sighed while looking out the side of the cab window as the cab started up and started to drive down the street. “It was an old friend from high school. It's your fault anyways for not waiting for me,” she said emotionlessly. She didn't even flinch when she saw anger flash in his eyes.

 

Tom really wanted to hit her hard for that comment but knew it would be stupid with the cab driver able to hear everything that happened. He'd get his master in trouble if he was seen hitting Trent's wife. People would realize that Trent was allowing it. Then not only would Lacus get in trouble but Tom would as well.

 

“Let's just get to the hotel,” Tom said through gritted teeth trying to avoid letting his anger out on her. Then we're just going to stay there and relax for the rest of the week,” he said even though he knew that was not what Lacus had originally wanted. `If I'm forced to go through this than she will do what I say,' he thought with an inward smirk.

 

Lacus couldn't believe what she was hearing. She wanted to get out and have some fun. “But there were things I'd planned to do!” she argued but was starting to see her fun vacation slipping away from her just like the last time.

 

Tom just smirked as he leaned back in his seat. “Well tough luck! I feel like just resting at the hotel for the rest of the week. I don't feel like hauling you around the city for the next week. So since you can't go anywhere without me that means that you have to do what I say,” he said not even looking the least bit remorseful about what he was doing.

 

***End Flashback***

 

Now she was stuck here in the hotel room or the rest of the week. She knew he was right. She'd get in trouble if she went off by herself. She knew that he really did plan to do nothing but sit in his room all week while drinking his precious alcohol.

 

`I guess the only thing I have to look forward to now is the fact that I don't have to worry about Trent beating me for a week,' she thought with a sigh as she closed her eyes and tried to get some sleep. Maybe she'd be able to think of a good idea when she'd rested up a bit more.

 

Suddenly a thought did come to Lacus. She sat up in her bed and had a look that easily showed her excitement. `Maybe things might just get better than I thought as she picked up the phone. She'd almost completely forgotten a key fact that she noticed on the plane.

 

After the quick call, she got off the bed and started to go around the room and get changed. She knew that if this was done right than he wouldn't care what she did for the rest of the week. `I hope this works,' she thought when she heard a knock on the door and her smile brightened.

 

A few minutes later Lacus had everything that she needed. She smiled at the confused attendant that brought her what she needed. She was too happy to be concerned about what he thought of her getting what she wanted.

 

Lacus got ready and walked into the hall and towards her bodyguard's room. What she was about to do seemed a bit more manipulative than she was used to doing but she was growing desperate for some freedom right then and was willing to do whatever was needed to get it.

 

She walked up to the door and gave it a light knock. She heard grunting on the inside and the door opened to show a very displeased Tom. “Just what the hell do you want and why are you dressed up like that? I told you I'm not taking you anywhere,” he said glaring at her.

 

Lacus just smiled a smile that she hadn't had in several years. His glares weren't even affecting her at that moment because of how excited she was. “And I don't expect you to. I was planning on going out on my own. You won't tell Trent will you?” she said putting on a bit of a pout.

 

Tom looked appalled at the mere thought of what she was doing. She was out to do his job though. “Like hell I won't. I ought to tell him you even attempted to do such a thing!” he yelled at her but she didn't even flinch.

 

People would say that Lacus was shy, that she was kindhearted, and that she mainly did things for others rather than herself. She had to agree that she was most of those things a great deal of the time. Yet right now she felt like she was none of those but she didn't care. A weeks worth of freedom was on the line and anyone would do anything to gain that after all that she went through these past few years.

 

Lacus pouted a bit. “That's too bad. And I had all of this to help you pass the time,” she said rolling a complete cartful of assorted alcohols. “I guess that you won't need it then,” she said as she turned around but a hand stopped her. She knew she had him right there.

 

Tom seemed like a kid who was being given a candy store. “I… I'm afraid I… can't. I was told to… watch you. I'll… get in trouble,” he stuttered out but he wasn't even looking at Lacus but at the cart full of his precious alcohol. It seemed to be much too tempting for him.

 

“If that is all you're worried about than I promise to tell him that you did your job just fine. He doesn't need to know about any of this,” she said with a bright smile and she intended to keep it even if she knew the guy was a bastard.

 

The guy didn't answer; he just grabbed the cart and went back into the room. Lacus knew that it was meant to say, “Fine.” It was just something he didn't want to say. It was good that Lacus could tell what his answer was just for that.

 

Lacus giggled as she ran back to her room and grabbed her purse before she ran out. After quickly locking the door, she ran down the halls and towards the elevator. She now had the freedom to do what she wanted and she intended to take full advantage of it and have the time of her life.

 

Reaching into her purse, she pulled out her cell phone and the phone number that Cagalli had given her earlier that day. She took a quick look towards the sky before calling Cagalli and saw that the sun was heading towards the horizon quickly but it was still early enough to have a look around before heading to dinner.

 

Lacus dialed the number in and listened as it rung several time before Cagalli picked it up. “Cagalli, it's me Lacus,” she said and heard Cagalli straighten up a bit. “Cagalli?” Lacus asked after a few seconds of silence.

 

It was silent for a moment before the familiar voice of Cagalli started to talk into the phone. “Sorry about that Lacus. It was my brother that picked up the phone. So what's up?” she asked happy to be able to talk to her friend again.

 

“I was just wondering if maybe you would like to go out and get some dinner with me. We can talk and get caught up,” Lacus said while looking at some beautiful necklaces in a store window that she just happened to be passing.

 

Cagalli thought it over for several minutes trying to think if she had any other plans but she couldn't think of any. “Sure, that sounds great. Do you think my brother can come with me? I want you to meet him,” she said liking the idea of getting caught up and having Lacus meet her brother.

 

`Trent won't be happy to know that I've talked to other guys,' Lacus thought with a grimace. Even having her come in contact with a guy makes Trent really mad. `Oh who cares, it's not like he'll know. Besides, it's just Cagalli's twin brother,' Lacus thought putting on a big smile.

 

“Sure, that sounds fine. Do you know where Main Street is?” Lacus asked and received a yes from Cagalli. I see a restaurant where Main Street crosses forth. Why don't we meet there in let's say… an hour?” Lacus suggested after seeing the beautiful restaurant on the corner of the two streets.

 

Cagalli thought it over for a few moments before giving her answer. “Sure, that sounds fine. I know the place you're talking about too. I'll see you then,” Cagalli said before the phone went dead meaning that Cagalli hung up.

 

After stuffing the phone back into her purse, Lacus figured that she could take a look around the area before she headed to the restaurant since she had an hour before she had to meet Cagalli. There were a lot of stores that looked interesting to her.

 

Lacus just walked around looking into windows when she came across a clothing store. Right there in the front window was what she thought to have been the prettiest sundress she'd ever seen. It was almost as if it was just calling out to her to buy it.

 

The sundress was a baby blue color and also sleeveless. It was long enough to just reach her knees or maybe just a little below. It had spaghetti straps and no sleeves. This was the only problem Lacus had with it at that moment. She'd probably get it without a second thought if she didn't have that bruise which was still fresh on her arm. Wearing a sleeveless shirt would only make it much harder for her to be able to hide the bruises that Trent always made.

 

Lacus was so deep in thought about this problem that she didn't realize that someone came up behind her. “It would look lovely on you,” a voice from behind her said which caused Lacus to jump slightly before turning around and taking a look at the person who just said that.

 

Lacus was shocked to see that it was the same guy that she ran into earlier that day at the airport. He had the same messy hair and the same piercing violet eyes. There was no mistaking this man. “Um… thank you?” Lacus said unsure of what to say. “Aren't you that guy I accidentally ran into earlier today?” she asked just to make sure.

 

“Huh?” Kira said before remembering the incident. Then he remembered and wondered how he could've forgotten this beautiful woman with her long pink hair and light blue eyes. They were so hypnotizing to him earlier that day and truth be told he couldn't get them out of his mind. “Oh yeah, sorry about that. I was running late,” he said scratching the back of his head.

 

“Oh no! It was my fault; I wasn't watching where I was going Mr.?” Lacus asked even though she knew she'd get in trouble if Trent ever found out she was talking to another guy. She was just being polite and apologizing like she should've done earlier that day.

 

“It's Kira, Kira Yamato,” Kira said with a slight blush. The woman before him had to be one of the most beautiful women he'd ever seen and what made it better was that she appeared to have a nice personality as well. “What's you're name since I gave you mine?” he asked her putting on a smile.

 

“It's Lacus, Lacus Clyne,” she said with a smile. Even though she was married, she wanted to keep her maiden name of Clyne rather than making it that of her husbands. The only reason Trent didn't object to the idea was because her father made it that she could only inherit the Clyne fortune if she kept the name Clyne.

 

Trent made it vocal many times that he found it insulting that her father would make her do that. Lacus didn't care. She liked her maiden name over the name Peters. Trent wanted it to be Peters though and Lacus knew that it was just his way of marking his territory; letting everyone know that she belonged to him and to stay away.

 

“Lacus?” Kira asked himself before remembering that Cagalli told him that they were going to be meeting a friend of hers named Lacus. “Oh! You must be that friend Cagalli was talking about!” Kira said with a smile.

 

Lacus was a bit surprised when she heard Cagalli's name being mentioned. “Huh?” Lacus asked wondering how he knew Cagalli. “How do you know Cagalli?” was all she could seem to ask.

 

“Oh, I'm actually her twin. As you can see we're fraternal but I'm the older one,” Kira said with a bit of amusement in his voice. “Just don't tell her I said that or she'll beat me up for such a thought,” he said which caused Lacus to break out in a fit of laughter. Kira thought the sound of it was music to his ears.

 

“I'm sure she would,” Lacus said calming down. She hadn't been able to laugh so freely like that for a long time. “It was nice meeting you Mr. Yamato. I guess I'll see you and Cagalli later,” Lacus said putting a smile on her face.

 

“Please just call me Kira. Mr. Yamato makes me sound old. By the way, I was just heading over to meet Cagalli, would you care to join me?” he asked politely after he took a quick look at his watch and noticed the time.

 

Looked at him and wondered if he was being truthful or not. Yet when she looked in his eyes she saw that he was being honest with her. She didn't know how she could tell but she just seemed to know it. “Um… ok,” she said quietly as they turned and started to walk in the direction of the restaurant with Kira walking beside her.

 

`I'm going to get in so much trouble if Trent ever finds out about this,' she thought cringing at the idea. `I shouldn't be thinking about that right now. He's just Cagalli's brother. It's not like I have feelings for him. Chances are I'll never see him again when the weeks over. I just won't say anything about it to Trent,' she thought as she continued to walk in silence next to Kira.

 

It only took them about ten minutes to find the restaurant on foot. Cagalli was already there and looked rather impatient. Lacus wasn't sure why though; they were actually a few minutes early. “Hello Cagalli!” Lacus yelled out to her effectively catching Cagalli's attention.

 

Cagalli looked up and sighed when she saw them finally coming towards her. She was early and ended up waiting for them for a while. “It's about time the two of you got here!” she yelled at the two of them before realizing that they came here together. “What are the two of you doing walking together?” she couldn't help but ask her friend and brother.

 

Kira walked up to her and gave a smile. “We ran into each other on the way. When I found out who she was we just decided to walk here together,” Kira explained as they entered the restaurant and were pretty much given a seat immediately.

 

“I see,” Cagalli said as she took her seat. She knew the menu of the place by heart from the last few times she'd been here to visit Kira which meant that she already knew what she wanted to order so she didn't even bother to pick up the menu.

 

Cagalli couldn't help but notice the looks that kept sending in Lacus's direction. `So he likes Lacus huh?' she asked herself with a sigh. `Too bad Kira you're just a few years too late,' She thought trying to stop her brother before he set himself up for a fall. “So Lacus, tell me about your husband,” she said just so that Kira could understand Lacus's situation.

 

Lacus knew she was going to have to lie through her teeth to tell them about him. `I can't tell them that he's pushy, possessive, abusive, likes to drink a lot, has a different prostitute every day, I could just go on naming all of his bad points. I wish I knew of them before I married him,' she thought with a mental.

 

“Well… he's… great?” she said hating how it came out as more of a question. She was saved from being questioned further when the waitress came by the table to take their orders. Lacus could only hope that wouldn't push it any further.

 

Kira didn't know why but he felt kind of disappointed at this news. `Why should I? I barely know her. Why should I be disappointed?' he asked himself as he placed his order without looking at the menu like Cagalli.

 

“So tell us a bit more about him Lacus,” Cagalli said not finding Lacus's one word answer appealing. She wanted some more details about this man that Lacus married. She couldn't help but wonder why it sounded more like a question as if Lacus was wondering what to say.

 

“Well he's about five feet ten, has raven black hair and is strong but not overly muscular,” Lacus said just deciding to go into physical details instead of what he was actually like. Yet she just knew that was what Cagalli was going to bring up next.

 

Cagalli nodded her head as she tried to get a mental image in her head. “What's he like?” Cagalli asked with mischief in her eyes. “He must be a great guy if you chose him above anyone else,” she said with a smirk.

 

`Hardly,' Lacus thought with a sigh. “He's possessive,” Lacus said figuring that was a decent word but not overly descriptive. She knew a lot of people that were like that so she didn't think it was a problem saying that.

 

`I would be too if I was in his place. Lacus seems like such a great person,' Kira thought before shaking his head to clear the thoughts. Kira couldn't help but notice that Lacus seemed reluctant to talk about it though. She stuck to the bare minimum of what she said about him.

 

It was silent after that as their food came and they ate. Lacus was glad that Cagalli didn't bring up the subject anymore. She wasn't sure what she might let slip by accident if the conversation was to continue.

 

They talked about several things after that until it started to get late into the night. No one really seemed to notice how much time had passed since they first got there. They only really noticed when they were informed that the place was closing. The people in charge didn't really mind them being there for that long because they knew Kira and Cagalli pretty well.

 

“Huh?” Cagalli asked before looking at her watch. Her eyes widened in surprise when she noticed that the three of them had been at the restaurant for nearly three hours. “Oh crap! I need to go!” Cagalli said grabbing her things quickly. “Kira, can you do me a huge favor?” she asked with a pleading look on her face. She saw him nod and continued. “I just remembered there was something I needed to do and I need to get back immediately. I was wondering if maybe you can take Lacus back to her hotel,” she said with a pleading voice before she turned and ran out the door.

 

Lacus didn't really see the need for an escort back to her hotel. “That's really not necessary. It's not that far so I'll just walk,” she said as she turned around and started to walk towards the door but stopped when a hand was placed upon her shoulder.

 

When she stopped and turned around, Kira removed his hand. “Cagalli is right, it isn't safe for someone like you to be walking alone this late at night,” Kira said in a concerned voice. “Cagalli is capable of taking care of herself. No offense, but you don't seem like much of a fighter,” he said giving his honest opinion.

 

Lacus sighed knowing that he was right. She always was more of a peaceful person. She hated fighting and tried to avoid it if it was possible. “Fine, but lets hurry, I'm not sure how much longer the alcohol I gave my bodyguard will last,” she said turning and walking towards the door.

 

Kira couldn't help but laugh at what Lacus said as he followed shortly after her. He couldn't help but admire how she was both beautiful and had a great personality. He couldn't help but feel jealous of her husband. `Too bad she's married.'