Gundam SEED Fan Fiction / Gundam Seed Destiny Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny of Love ❯ giving in ( Chapter 5 )

Staring up at the ceiling for the rest of the evening seemed to be the most interesting thing Kira could seem to do. He was able to forget for a little while during the time that Cagalli chased him around the mall but he no longer had anything to do to occupy his time.

 

His hand came up and touched his lips. He could still feel the touch of her lips upon his and it was driving him crazy. “Why did I act like that?” was the ever present question that he'd been asking himself over and over that day.

 

`I'd only meant to confront her, to talk to her, to find out the truth. I never meant for it to go that far,' he thought finally breaking his staring contest with the ceiling and turned onto his side to stare out of the open window.

 

He knew that if it had been just a few years sooner that he'd probably jump at the chance to be with someone like Lacus. `It's too late for that. Fllay will be back in a few days and Lacus is leaving shortly before that. I shouldn't even be thinking about this,' he thought with a groaned as he sat up and threw his legs over the bed.

 

“It's pointless to think about this!” he muttered to himself angrily before standing up completely and started to get changed. “If I don't do anything then I'll just keep remembering it. I need something to keep my mind occupied,” he told himself before running out of his house.

 

Kira had to admit that Lacus was pretty much perfect. She was kind, unselfish, beautiful, and smart. Fllay seemed to almost be completely different from Lacus in Kira's eyes. He really cared for Fllay though and he knew he betrayed her because of this incident. He never wanted anyone to get hurt because of him and he just knew that his actions would do just that.

 

“I just won't talk to Lacus. Yeah, then I'll just forget about all of this,” he muttered to himself while running his hand through his messy hair. He felt like he was about to go crazy if he didn't get this off of his mind.

 

He walked to a nearby park and took a seat on one of the many benches that were found towards the center. The stars shined brightly above him as he stared up at them. It was peaceful there and he enjoyed going there to clear his mind when he used to have troubles but it didn't quite seem to be helping him as much as it used to.

 

Kira had to admit it to himself, he liked Lacus. He wasn't sure how much but she was the type of person he enjoyed spending time with. He knew that there was something about her that seemed to draw him in every time she was around. He just wished he could figure out what it was.

 

What frustrated Kira the most out of the entire mess was the fact that he actually liked kissing her. He'd kissed plenty of women in his time but never had he felt such a strange connection like that with any of them. Even Fllay's kisses didn't have the same feel to them.

 

“Damn it!” he yelled out slamming his fist down upon the bench. He heard a gasp of surprise afterwards and he looked at the source and his eyes widen. `You hate me, don't you?' he looked up at the sky and asked mentally when he saw that it was none other than the woman that haunted his thoughts, Lacus.

 

“K-Kira!” Lacus gasped in surprise. This was definitely not something she expected to find when she decided to go for a walk in the park. She was trying to avoid him yet it seemed like they just kept running into each other one way or another. “What are you doing here?” she asked in as calm a voice as she could manage.

 

“W-w-well,” Kira stuttered suddenly finding that he couldn't talk. He cursed this strange attraction he had towards Lacus even more at that point. “I just wanted to go out for a midnight stroll,” he finally managed to say looking at the ground as a blush rose up in his face.

 

“Y-yeah, same here,” she said with a smile that masked the nervousness that was behind it. “I better get going,” Lacus said turning around and started to walk away before she had her wrist grabbed by Kira. She turned around and faced him nervously. “Is there something you want?” she asked not able to look him in the eyes.

 

Kira didn't even realize that he did anything before she asked that question. “Um… well… we… need to talk,” he finally managed to say and saw her look away with a pained look on her face. He just wanted to get things sorted out right then and there so that he might actually be able to sleep sometime that night.

 

“I know,” Lacus muttered with her back to him. She didn't know if she could face him while they talked about this. “I'm sorry, it was a mistake for that to happen,” she muttered and he nodded his head silently in agreement. “I don't even know why I kissed back,” she said with a sigh.

 

“I don't even know why I started it. I thought I was happy with Fllay and I just betrayed her trust in me,” Kira admitted angry at himself. “Why did it feel so good though?” he asked without realizing that it came out until she looked at him in surprise. He'd only meant to think it, not say it.

 

Lacus couldn't help the blush the came to her face at his compliment. Her husband made it his job to insult her a lot and talk about how lousy she was. So she wasn't really used to such compliments since she never really had a real boyfriend before Trent to tell her if she was good or not. She was engaged to Athrun but they never actually kissed. It was usually just on the cheek most of the time.

 

Kira really seemed to be panicking with his words at that moment. “I-I'm sorry! I never meant to say that out loud!” he said blushing like a tomato which actually caused a giggle to erupt from the pink haired woman.

 

“Did you mean it though, that you actually thought it was good?” she asked hesitantly. She knew she shouldn't be asking such questions about a forbidden thing between the two of them. She suddenly didn't care about that. She was confused by such a thought.

 

Kira blushed and looked towards the ground and just nodded his head. “Even if it was, it was still a mistake. Something I don't wish to have to dwell on for the rest of my life,” he replied as honestly as he could.

 

“I understand what you mean. Even though I have no wish to remain in my marriage, I'm still stuck. I also don't have any wish to ruin your relationship with this Fllay. I'll be gone by the end of the week. You won't have to worry about me after that,” she replied looking towards his eyes which were downcast at that moment.

 

“I would still worry. You're a good person who's living a painful life. I wouldn't want you to get hurt. I guess I could consider you a friend, which is why I will worry while you're with him,” he replied looking up into her beautiful blue eyes. He felt like he could get lost in them if given the chance.

 

Lacus was really touched with what he said. He barely knew her and he worried about her. There were lots of people who would worry about themselves before worrying about others. “Thank you,” she said walking up to him and gave him a tight hug. “That actually makes me feel good to know that someone worries for me like that,” she said with a bright smile upon her face.

 

“Um… yeah,” Kira muttered with a blush. There was something about her smile that seemed much different from any he'd seen before that moment. It almost seemed natural compared to the ones he knew she forced herself to use before that moment. “I… just don't want to see anyone get hurt,” he continued to mumble while rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

 

Lacus was silently cursing herself at that moment. The more she talked to him, the more she wanted to kiss him like she did earlier. `I can't! It wouldn't be fair to him for me to do that!' she mentally yelled to herself not even thinking about her husband in those few moments. “Then that is why this should be forgotten even more, people are bound to be hurt emotionally because of it,” she said putting her fake smile back on her face.

 

“Lacus,” Kira said taking a few steps closer towards her. He just had this gut feeling that there was something wrong with her at that moment. He felt some sort of need to help her. `Why can't I just leave?' he asked himself when he came to a stop in front of her.

 

“Kira,” Lacus responded looking up into his violet eyes. Next thing she realized, despite her words, she wrapped her arms around Kira's neck and leaned up and kissed him again. The feelings she was getting from it were unlike any she'd had before. It just felt so right and made her forget all about her problems and any other worries that she had.

 

Kira was shocked by her actions but even more shocked when he found himself wrapping his arms around her waist and kissed her back. His mind didn't even think of his girlfriend at that moment.

 

Kira found himself enjoying the kiss more than he thought he would. It sort of made him feel loved. With Fllay, he got the feeling that there wasn't that much love in their relationship. He couldn't remember one time that Fllay ever said that she loved him. Fllay was also anything but gentle with how she kissed. Lacus's kisses were gentle and welcoming and it made him feel warm inside.

 

The two of them parted with a blush on each of their cheeks. They were rather speechless at that moments and had no idea what to say or the courage to be the first one to speak. Instead they did the first thing that came to their minds; they leaned in again so that they're lips met once more.

 

Kira pulled Lacus tightly against his chest. At that moment, he didn't care how something that felt so right was so wrong. He wanted to just enjoy that moment no matter how much it would hurt him later.

 

Lacus could feel Kira asking for entrance to her mouth and she opened it and they're tongues laid havoc on one another. The feel of this sent shivers down her spine. She just wished that this moment could go on for eternity. She cursed her luck that she hadn't met Kira a few years sooner. `Maybe this could've worked if only I was able to meet him just a little sooner,' she told herself.

 

The two of them separated a few minutes later and were even more speechless than before. Kira looked at Lacus and watched as silent tears started to fall down her face. He felt like the biggest screw-up in the world at that moment. “Lacus?” he questioned wiping away a few tears.

 

Lacus's hand came up and felt the tears running down her cheek. She didn't even notice them before that moment. “Why?” she asked silently which just made Kira give her a confused look. “Why now? Why couldn't I have met you before I was married?” she asked in a raised voice before collapsing to her knees and giving into the tears. She didn't know what it was about Kira that pulled out emotions that she tried so hard not to show to anyone.

 

Kira kneeled down and placed his hands on her shoulder before pulling her into his embrace again. “I- I know what you mean. I know I can't, but I… want to be with you. I barely know you. I want to though. Meet me tomorrow,” he said before he could let his hesitation set in.

 

Lacus head snapped up and she looked at Kira's violet eyes. “But we…” she said but was cut off when Kira placed his fingers over her lips to stop her from saying the words he was sure that neither of them wanted to hear.

 

“Let's just not talk about that. Please,” he begged and saw her just nod her head silently. “I don't know what it is about you Lacus. I have this attraction for you that I've had since I saw you at the airport. I don't care if it is wrong. At the moment, I just want to be with you,” he spoke the words that his heart was yearning to say.

 

It was hard to believe what she was hearing but she still ended up nodding her head. She too felt this strange attraction towards Kira that she just couldn't deny. She just knew that it would cause her pain in the future but she just wanted to live for these moments right then. “When and where?”

 

*****

 

Kira didn't even feel tired when he walked back into his house several hours later. He'd spent most of the night talking to Lacus and just getting to know her a lot better. The more he heard from her, the more it seemed to cause this attraction he had for her to grow.

 

`What will I do when she's gone?' he asked himself and ended up thinking about Fllay. `I technically cheated on Fllay tonight. I have no regrets though. Lacus is the type of woman I always dreamt about being with for most of my life. I need to figure out what I'm going to do about this mess,' he thought falling onto the couch.

His eyes glanced over towards a picture that was sitting upon a table next to the couch. It was one of him and Fllay that they had taken nearly a year before then. She was standing to the left of him in the picture and was grabbing onto his arm rather possessively. `Fllay,' he thought with a sigh. `Can we really remain together after this? I'm putting a lot on the line with what is going on with Lacus,' he thought before standing up and headed towards his room.

 

Kira had to admit that he was pretty scared of having to face Fllay. She could be really scary when she was mad. He cheated on Fllay by kissing Lacus. Now he had a choice to make. He knew he had two choices. One, he could break of with Fllay and get it over with quickly. Two, he could remain with her when Lacus left his life for good and prolong his death before she finds out on her own.

 

`I hate having to make such choices. Maybe I should wait. I don't know what is actually going to happen between me and Lacus. It still makes me feel guilty though,' he thought and fell onto his bed and stared up at the ceiling. `I just wish I knew what I should expect from this hectic week.'

 

*****

 

Lacus fidgeted nervously on a bench the next morning waiting for Kira to show up. She kept wondering why she was doing things she wouldn't normally do when she was around Kira. He had a strange effect on her that she just couldn't seem to control or care about when he was around.

 

When she was younger she once promised herself that she would keep to her vows when she got married, no matter how tough things got for her. That she wouldn't become like the women that she always saw on the TV who were cheating on their husbands.

 

Looking down, Lacus saw the outfit she was wearing. It was the same one that Kira bought for her just a few days before. The bruise healed enough so that she could hide it with a bit of makeup. She didn't normally use makeup but she found the need to when she needed to hide the evidence of her husband's abuse. Besides that, she normally only used lipstick and that was it; even then she didn't use it unless under special circumstances.

 

She just had an urge to look really good for Kira and knew that he would be happy if she wore this since he was so insistent on buying it for her. She really liked the idea of wearing it for that reason. It was beautiful but it also had sentimental value to her. `I wonder what he'll really think,' she thought finding the seat rather uncomfortable in her uneasiness.

 

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching her, Lacus looked up but frowned when she saw that it wasn't Kira. `I wonder where he is,' she thought looking around but she couldn't find any sign of the man.

 

Suddenly, a pair of hands enclosed around her eyes and she just knew in that moment that it was Kira. “Funny,” she said with a laugh and he let go and took a few steps so that he was now in front of her. “H-hi Kira,” she mumbled suddenly feeling shy since he was admiring her.

 

Kira looked Lacus up and down. “I just knew that sundress was made for you,” he said with a bright smile. He couldn't help the smile when he saw how shy she suddenly seemed. “I mean it, you look really… beautiful,” he said with the gentle smile never leaving his face.

 

“Thank you. You look really nice yourself,” she said looking him over as well. He was wearing a pair of dark blue jeans and a black, silk, button up shirt. “So… where are we going?” she asked him curiously.

 

“I… don't know. To tell the truth, this idea just came to me all of a sudden last night,” he said chuckling nervously while rubbing the back of his head. “How about this, I'll just let you decide,” he suggested before grabbing her hand.

 

Lacus looked down at their entwined hands and smiled before grabbing a hold of his hand as well. “Since it's almost noon, why don't we just go and get something to eat?” Lacus suggested glad that she at least had some options. Trent never gave her any options when she dated.

 

The more she thought about it, the more she realized that things weren't even good between them before they got married. He was possessive, wouldn't let her talk to her friends much, and a bunch of other things. She could no longer even remember why she decided to stay with him in the first place, let alone accept his marriage proposal. “Why… are we doing this?” she ended up asking before she could stop herself.

 

Kira looked towards Lacus with his normal soft expression. “I don't know. I just know that I have this urge to want to be with you. I know you live far away but I just know what I want to do and plan to do it,” he said gripping her hand a little tighter just to reassure her.

 

It was a few moments before Lacus nodded her head and turned to him with a smile. “What about when this week is over? I'll be gone. I don't have any choice when it comes to this marriage I'm in,” she said softly. She just didn't want to be hurt when this week was over and she'd have to part with everyone.

 

A pair of lips came down upon her to prevent her from continuing any such thoughts. He had the same worries but he didn't want to have to think about it. He pulled away a few minutes later and stared into her blue orbs. “Let's just not think about it. Let's just think about this moment,” he whispered which she just nodded to since she'd pretty much lost the ability of speech.

 

Kira gave her hand a slight tug and she followed him silently. `I've never felt so comfortable around anyone like this before. Why do I feel this way about him when I still barely know him? Yet it feels like I've known him most of my life,' she thought looking towards his face.

 

He could feel her eyes on him but he didn't say anything about it. “Lacus, I have a question and you don't have to answer if you think it's rude. But… what's with the pink hair?” he asked her and got lost in her beautiful voice when she laughed.

 

Lacus giggled slightly and saw him turn his head towards her. She just smiled at him kindly. “I actually get that a lot. It a strange genetic trait my mother's side of the family has. She had it and I ended up inheriting it from her. I like it though,” she said and smiled more when he just nodded his head.

 

Kira scratched the back of his head a bit embarrassed but glad she answered it. “I agree. The color just seems to really suit you. I just found it weird since most people don't normally have naturally pink hair. It makes you stand out though,” he said and she just nodded in agreement.

 

“I think it's only fair that I can ask you a question since you asked me one,” she said and just smiled when he smiled. “Um… What did you like to do most when you were growing up?” she asked since she was very curious.

 

Kira thought it over for a few moments before he gave her his answer. “I was always really good and liked to program. Athrun was good with mechanics and I was good at programming. That's how we started this business,” Kira explained looking proud of himself. “What about you?” he turned the question around towards her.

 

Lacus didn't even hesitate before she answered him. It was almost as if she was expecting him to ask it and had her answer ready. “I was always really good at singing. My father hired an instructor when I was really young and I just loved the hours I could spend practicing,” she said with having a fond look at those memories but then a disappointed look crossed her face.

 

“I'd like to hear it sometimes. I think I remember Cagalli mentioning to me once just how good you were. Maybe you should become a singer,” he suggested but she just shook her head. “Why not?” he asked her looking a bit disappointed.

 

“It's not that I don't want to try. It's just that Trent won't let me. I guess he doesn't like the idea of other people seeing me that way. Maybe even just so he could hit me without worrying that the entire world would see. He tries to keep me locked inside all the time. I had to beg just to come on this vacation. He only let me go since he wanted to have some fun with his whores,” she said bitterly.

 

The more secrets Kira learned about her husband, the more he became infuriated with how this man could treat his wife like property. Kira knew that he'd never treat anyone in such a way. “I'd still like to hear it sometime,” he said deciding to just forget it for that moment and put a smile on his face.

 

“Maybe,” Lacus said returning it. “My turn,” she said putting on a serious expression. “What is it about me that made you want to do this?” she asked leaving the rest up to him to understand. After being insulted by her husband a lot, she couldn't help but wonder.

 

Kira was thinking for several moments. He was basically making a list of all the things that he found wonderful about her. “You're smart, beautiful, nice, and you're not selfish. I could really just keep going on,” he said and chuckled a little at how she blushed from his compliments. It was clear that she didn't heard stuff like that very often from anyone.

 

Lacus now wished more than ever that she'd met him before Trent. He was the nicest guy she'd ever met. She could just tell that he was being honest. It was almost like she knew what he was feeling. “Thank you,” she said smiling towards the ground.

 

“It's the truth. I feel that your husband doesn't know what he actually has. You deserve to be treated so much better than how he treats you,” he replied honestly and noticed how she became a bit happier after his confession.

 

Lacus couldn't help herself after his confession. She just gave in at that moment and kissed him with all she had. That was another thing in the long list of what made Kira and Trent different. Lacus never had this type of reaction from anything Trent said before or after they were married.

 

They separated several moments later and with left breathless. “L-lets go. I-I'm getting kind of hungry,” he said and she nodded in agreement before they turned and headed to the nearest restaurant that they could find.

 

*****

 

“Kira!” Cagalli yelled knocking on his bedroom door. She became confused when she didn't hear a reply and carefully opened the door. The room was silent and the bed was neatly made as if no one had slept in it all night. “Where… is he?” she questioned looking around but didn't see anything.

 

“Where's Kira?” Athrun asked walking up to the door. Cagalli had gone to get Kira for him but he just decided to tag along shortly afterwards. “It's unusual for him to not be sleeping in this late on his day off,” he continued to say looking into the empty room as well.

 

“No idea where he is. I wasn't aware that he left before now. I just assumed that he was sleeping in like he normally does,” Cagalli replied with an annoyed look. “It's no wonder he hasn't been getting any sleep lately, it's like he isn't trying!” she continued angrily before turned and started to walked down the hall with Athrun following shortly behind her.

 

Athrun couldn't help but chuckle. At that moment, he had an urge to know where Kira was at that moment. “Have you tried calling his cell phone?” he asked as if it was the most logical thing for anyone to do.

 

Cagalli didn't reply. She just picked something off the table and threw it at his head. It was a good thing that Athrun had good reflexes or else it would've hit. Instead, he was able to catch it without much trouble. Looking at what was in his hand, he saw that it Kira's cell phone. “Why'd he leave it here?” he couldn't help but ask himself.

 

“I don't know. Fllay's been calling every five minutes though. Maybe he did it so that he wouldn't have to answer. I can't deal with her so I just let it ring,” Cagalli explained looking through the fridge for something to eat.

 

“He could've turned it off though. Kira's not really one to forget to bring his cell phone in case there's an emergency at the office. I wonder what he's doing that made him leave it on purpose,” Athrun said placing the cell phone down and grabbed a cup and filled it with water.

 

“Maybe he's having an affair behind her back,” Cagalli replied with a grin spreading across her face. “Unfortunately, I don't think Kira is the type of guy to do that,” she continued as her grin turned into a frown. “Probably wanted to be alone but felt that he'd be compelled to check his cell phone every once in a while,” she said and Athrun hesitantly nodded his head.

 

It was silent for a while after the two of them walked back into the living room and sat down on a sofa. “Why did you want to talk to Kira all of a sudden?” Cagalli asked finally breaking the unbearable silence that had been going on between the two of them for several minutes.

 

Athrun suddenly felt a bit nervous about something. “It's nothing. I… I just wanted to ask him a question,” he said looking a bit embarrassed about something. Kira was his best friend but he didn't know how Kira would react to the question Athrun wanted to ask him since it involved his sister.

 

“Oh really? What exactly do you have to talk to him about?” she asked moving a little closer to him but she grew annoyed when he didn't respond. “Athrun? What are you keeping from me?” she asked him giving an accusing stare that made Athrun squirm in his seat a bit.

 

“I-it's nothing,” he lied growing a bit more nervous as she approached him. He squirmed a bit more when she was sitting directly in front of him. “I-is there a problem with that?” he asked sweating bullets at the glare she was giving him.

 

“I know you're hiding something from me and I don't like it,” she said finally backing away from him. “Is it about that?” she asked him and he slowly nodded his head. “I don't see why you want to keep it a secret from him. I'm sure he'll understand. So why are you so nervous? Are you ashamed?” she asked him with another annoyed look but for a different reason.

 

“NO! It's not that! He's my best friend and I'm just worried about how he'll react if he found out about us,” he said looking away from her as a blush stained his face. “I don't exactly like lying anymore than you do. I just can't seem to be able to face him,” he said with a sigh.

 

Cagalli growled in annoyance before grabbing the collar of his shirt. “Damn it Zala! If you don't get over this fear and tell him that you and I are going out than I'm going to seriously hurt you and tell him myself!” she yelled at him which just made him shrink in fear.

 

Athrun just knew he was signing his death warrant with this. If he told Kira, he felt like Kira might try to kill him. If he didn't, than Cagalli would be the one to kill him. `Maybe I have been putting it off for a while. It has been a year since we got together,' he thought feeling that the secret might just make it worse now. There was a lot more to it than just what Cagalli wanted him to talk to Kira about.

 

“I'm starting to think that you really are ashamed to be with me,” Cagalli pouted crossing her arms over her chest. She suddenly felt herself being grabbed and pulled into a deep kiss from her secret boyfriend.

 

They pulled away a few minutes later and Athrun sighed. “Fine. I'll talk to him about it the next time I see him,' he said falling backwards on the couch. Just the idea of it was mentally exhausting for him. `I guess the sooner the better,' he thought rubbing his forehead.

 

“Good!” Cagalli said happily before she stood up and started to walk towards the door. “I'm going out. You're welcome to come along if you'd like,” she said and smiled when he nodded and stood up to follow after her a few seconds later.

 

*****

 

Lacus looked at Kira curiously but didn't say a word as he led her to some unknown place. The day had been great just being able to be around him. She felt like she actually was falling in love with him. `This is way too quickly. How could this have happened when I still just met him recently?' she asked herself with a blush. `Was it love at first sight?' she asked herself before shaking her head rapidly. “Where are we going Kira?” she asked since she had no idea where they were in the first place.

 

Kira turned his head towards her and just smiled. “Just be patient,” he said making her heart flutter a little more. “Trust me when I say that you're not going to regret this,” he said leading her through a crowd of people in what appeared to be a upward climb in the middle of the city.

 

There was a small hill in the middle of the shopping center they were. There were also beautiful trees spread out on it and around the hill. Even with the shops and such, the area appeared to be very natural looking and beautiful.

 

Lacus looked towards the sky and saw that it was darkening since the sun was starting to set. `Time sure does fly when you're having fun,' she told herself with a smile trying to keep up with Kira's fast pace. It appeared that he was in a bit of a hurry for something but she couldn't tell what it was. She was getting really anxious and excited when she thought about what it was he was planning to show her.

 

The upward slope of the hill suddenly came to a stop and a new place was revealed to Lacus. It was a small circular area. In the direct center there was a beautiful fountain that had water shooting into the air from it. It was a little lower with several steps leading downwards towards it. Tall pillars shot up from the ground around it and were connected by one long one on the top extending around on top of all of the pillars in a full circle. There was no ceiling or walls besides those. The entire place was a beautiful white color.

 

“Amazing! It's beautiful,” she said and was glad when Kira finally slowed down and then came to a stop. “This is the place you wanted to show me?” she asked him and he just nodded his head. “Why the hurry then?” she asked him curiously.

 

“I figured you were one of the people that could appreciate stuff like this more than others. It's peaceful up here so I like to use it to relax. I was in a rush because there was something else I wanted to show you,” he said tightening his grip in his excitement and gently pulled her to the side and out of the small circle.

 

Lacus eyes widened at the sight before her. She saw that they were much higher than she thought they were. Most of the city was in front of them. She could see the ocean in the background glistening from the light of the setting sun. The sky bled a beautiful crimson color since the sun was already setting on the horizon.

 

Lacus couldn't believe what a beautiful sight it was that she was seeing. “This is beautiful. Thank you for taking me here Kira,” she said giving him her sweetest smile. “Do you take all of your dates here?” she couldn't help but tease him a little.

 

Kira continued to face forwards for several second before he turned his head towards her with a bright smile. “No, only the special ones,” he said and couldn't help but admire her beauty in this light. The blush that was crossing her face just brought out the beautiful appearance even more.

 

“I… I don't think I'm that special,” she said finding herself getting a bit more flustered. It was something she was becoming more and more used to doing with all the compliments that she'd been given by him that day. “Have you ever taken Fllay here?” she couldn't help but ask.

 

Kira shook his head no the next second. “Fllay doesn't appreciate stuff like this like you and me do. She prefers comfort and anything that will convenience her. She knows of this place but has never come here. To tell the truth, I'm kind of glad about that,” he said with a smile before turning his head towards the sky once again.

 

Lacus turned towards Kira and wondered what he saw in this Fllay if they didn't have that much in common. “Sorry if I sound rude, but by the way it sounds, the two of you have very little in common,” she said looking outward over the now darkened city. The lights were popping up one by one which made it glow in the night.

 

“Everyone says that and I have to agree with them. I still care about her. But… by meeting you it made me wonder if I ever cared for her as much as I thought,” he said turning his head once again to face her with a heartwarming smile. “I know we've only really met each other a short time ago but I feel as if I've known you forever. It feels natural to be with you. As if I belong there,” he said wondering where such words came from. He knew that was the way he felt though.

 

Lacus couldn't help the tears of happiness that came to her eyes. She wiped them away with a smile before quickly wrapping her arms around his neck tightly and pulled him down for a passionate kiss. She admitted to herself that she felt the same way. She'd worry about the consequences later. She just wanted to enjoy her time with Kira right then and not have to worry about anything.

 

The two of them broke the kiss several minutes later and Kira took her hand in his and led her towards one of the benches found all around the fountain area. Nothing seemed to matter to him at that moment. He just enjoyed it as the two of them sat there staring at the fountain while discussing anything about themselves intent on learning everything there was to know about the other.