Gundam SEED Fan Fiction / Gundam Seed Destiny Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny of Love ❯ longing ( Chapter 10 )

A soft tune escaped Lacus's mouth as she sung for her baby. She rocked little Shiro in her arms as he slept with a peaceful expression upon his face. Just to see that was all it took for a smile to come to Lacus's own.

 

“Sleep my precious little boy,” Lacus whispered as she placed a small kiss to his forehead. “I'm here so you have absolutely nothing to worry about,” she said before she started to hum another soft tune for him.

 

It hadn't even been a month yet since Shiro was born. Lacus was disappointed that Kira never did come to see his son. She knew that he didn't know that but she still wished that he could've just been there. She wanted more than anything for him to at least be able to see his child.

 

Looking into the room with a glare, Trent let off a small growl that went unnoticed by the room's occupants. He just couldn't stand how close Lacus kept herself to that child. How she seemed to be making every decision possible when it came to the kid.

 

`That little whore sure is asking for it!' he thought angrily as his hands tightened into a fist. He wanted nothing more than to give her what he felt she deserved, a good hit. `She's nothing but a disobedient little wench who needs to be taught a lesson,' he thought but held back.

 

The sight of the baby in Lacus's arms was a constant. She almost never let go of the child. Trent knew there was nothing he could do about it. If he was to hit her than there would be a good chance that he might seriously injure his heir and that wasn't something he needed.

 

`I bet that bitch knows that too and that's why she keeps that child on her twenty-four seven. She's doing nothing but using my heir as a shield to avoid getting what she deserves!' he thought as his eyes darkened considerably.

 

Trent knew that he would definitely hurt her so badly the first chance that he got. She stole his decision away from him by naming the child herself. She knew he wanted to name it after himself yet she refused to allow him to do that. That was one of the things that was pissing him off the most.

 

The biggest problem he saw in his revenge was that he could never get her to leave the baby. She slept while he was at work during the day and stayed up all night with the baby.

 

`This is just great! My heir is going to pick up all of her weak points if she spends so much time with him! My heir needs to be strong! He needs to know that there is nothing that can't be his!' he thought with a grin. He wanted his heir to be just like him but that would be impossible if Lacus didn't just leave the kid alone.

 

Turning around angrily, Trent stomped towards his room and slammed the door shut. He wished there was something that he could do to get Lacus away from his heir. `Then I'll show her why no one ever disrespects me!' he thought with a nasty grin.

 

Lacus knew that her husband had been standing there a few moments before. She was only alerted to it when she heard him growl angrily and knew that it was directed towards her but she didn't really care.

 

Lacus was well aware of the source of her husband's anger. It was that she never left her son alone. She was well aware that in other people's eyes that she was using her son as a shield. `No one knows what I'm really doing,' she thought with a frown but couldn't help the smile that came when she saw her son happily sleeping.

 

The truth was that Lacus wasn't using her son as a shield, she was being the shield. She'd gladly take a thousand punches for her son. She just didn't want him to have to witness it and grow up thinking that it was ok for him to do that. She wanted him to grow up to be just as kind and honest as his real father. As long as Trent couldn't hit her, the idea couldn't be put in her son's head.

 

`I hope that never happens. That will be my worst nightmare if that was to come true,' she thought shifting her baby in her arms so that he would be more comfortable. `I want to get him away. I want to be able to send him to Kira but I don't know how. Trent keeps too close an eye on him,' she thought sadly.

 

`The wedding is in two weeks. Even if I can't escape from Trent, I can at least try and talk to Kira. This is if he wants to talk to me. I guess I can't blame him if he won't,' she thought hoping that it wouldn't turn out like that.

 

Somehow Lacus managed to get Trent to grudgingly agree to let her go. She knew that he was only doing it for business purposes. Her father was going to be there since he was on such close terms with Athrun.

 

Trent had been working for years to try and make a merger with her father's company. Such an act was sure to increase the profits of his company several times. Unfortunately for him her father was very cautious about Trent because he didn't trust him. So it never happened. Trent had been doing everything possible since then to make it seem like he was a good person to Siegel Clyne despite what he did to the man's own daughter in private.

 

A grin came to Lacus's face at her next thoughts. Her father also wanted Lacus to bring Shiro as well. Lacus could remember just how furious Trent was at the thought. He of course wouldn't be coming since he hated both Kira's and Athrun's guts but knew he couldn't deny her father if he planned to get his way.

 

`Hopefully I will be able to talk to Kira and let him meet his son as well,' she thought not managing to contain the fit of giggles that erupted from her throat. `Although, Knowing Trent, he'll have far too many guards on me while I'm gone. There's much more at stake for him this time compared to my vacation. Then again, he can't lose something that was never his,' she couldn't help but think with a smile.

 

Lacus was well aware that she wouldn't be able to use this to escape. It was a very disappointing thought. He'd have a lot of people watching the hotel as if he expected her to run away which in all likelihood probably would happen if he didn't have all these men looking after her.

 

Probably the one good thing though is that he can't have that many inside the hotel. Most of them would be outside of it just watching the entrances ready to follow her around for as long as she was out.

 

This meant that she wouldn't be able to go out with Kira like last time but it did give her the opportunity to talk to him and also to let him meet his son. That was probably the one weakness in Trent's plan. She hoped that nothing bad happened before that could happen.

 

`To think, you might actually get to meet your father. You'll also get to meet your grandfather,' she thought lovingly stroking the soft skin of her baby's cheek. `I promise you that someday I'll do whatever it takes to give you that true family that you deserve no matter what the cost,' she silently promised her little boy.

 

*****

 

Kira couldn't help but feel aggravated with his current situation. Standing just a few feet away from him was Fllay. `Why now?' he asked himself since he was just about to leave to meet up with Athrun.

 

The wedding was the very next day. It was to be held at a very luxurious resort that was a good distance away. Cagalli had gone down the day before to make sure that everything was in order and him and Athrun were supposed to follow them this morning but there was one delay after another that was keeping them back. It was already the afternoon and they had yet to leave.

 

After zipping up his suitcase, Kira turned around and faced Fllay with in impassive look on his face. “What are you doing here Fllay? Make it quick because I'm in a hurry,” he said lugging his suitcase towards the door.

 

Frowning, Fllay followed after him out of the room. “Is it so wrong for me to want to see you?” she asked but he ignored her. “I just want to see if we can try again Kira. I know you love me still and I feel the same way,” she said with a pout that used to have any man she wanted bowing at her feet.

 

“Forget it,” Kira said not even looking at her. He knew Lacus was beyond his reach now but there was a still a part of his heart that felt like there was still hope even if his brain knew it was hopeless. It just didn't feel right for him to get into any sort of relationship with anyone because of that. As long as his heart was loyal to Lacus, he would never be with anyone else.

 

“But why Kira? We were together for a while! You just then decided to break up with me! I know you feel the same that I do,” she said approaching him but he just walked a little farther away from him.

 

“Then you should know the reason. You never loved me and I know that now. I only realized that before I broke up with you,” he said setting his suitcase by the door before heading towards the kitchen.

 

“That's not true Kira!” Fllay yelled running after him. “I always did. I was always just so afraid to say it!” she lied through her teeth but figured that Kira wouldn't realize that. She refused to leave someone who'd make sure that she lived in luxury for the rest of her life.

 

`And yet you still don't put words to it,' Kira thought rolling his eyes. “Even if you did say it, I still won't come back to you. It's over and you need to realize this Fllay,” Kira said softly as he headed towards the door after making a quick snack.

 

“Please don't say that Kira!” Fllay said desperate as she ran behind him and wrapped her arms around his chest. “What we had was special. With all these talks about a wedding, it really made me think. I feel like I'd also like to do that. To have you there with me as husband and wife for the rest of our lives,” she said looking at him with hopeful eyes.

 

“It's not possible Fllay,” Kira said looking towards the ground pulling himself out of his arms. “I have to go,” he said grabbing his suitcase. He left the house with following and after he locked the door he headed towards his car only to have Fllay grab him again stopping him in his tracks.

 

“Can't we at least talk about this some more? There's no reason to make such a decision so quickly. We can take it a step at a time. Just please don't say it's over!” Fllay said seeing her dreams of a comfortable and extremely rich life slipping away little by little with each step that Kira took.

 

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Kira pulled out of her grasp again. “It is,” he said throwing his suitcase in the back of his car before getting in. “I'm sorry Fllay but I just can't,” he said before driving away.

 

“I refuse to give up Kira. You belong to me and no one else!” Fllay growled out darkly. “You're just denying the inevitable. You will be mine again whether you like it or not!” she growled before heading to her own car.

 

*****

 

Looking around the room, Cagalli sighed in relief knowing that everything was set up the way she wanted it and ready for the big day tomorrow. The only problem now was that the groom, best man, and maid of honor had yet to arrive.

 

`Those three better not miss out or I'll kill each and every one of them!' Cagalli thought with a demented laugh. `I know I don't have to worry but I can't help but wonder what's keeping the three of them,' she thought looking around when the sight of flowing pink hair came into view.

 

“Lacus!” Cagalli yelled out glad to see her friend there and was even happier when she saw a tiny bundle in her arms. She ran over with a smile. “It's good that you're finally here and I see you brought this little cutie with you,” she said as she looked at the brown haired kid in Lacus's arms.

 

“Yes, since my father was going to be here. He didn't get to spend much time with his grandson when he was at the hospital so he wanted me to bring him. Trent hated the idea but I still got to in the end,” Lacus said shifting her sleeping child in her arms to get him more comfortable.

 

“So how has he been the last month? I didn't exactly get to see him that one time we met up to get our dresses fitted,” Cagalli said since Lacus wasn't able to bring the child with her.

 

Turning her eyes to look at her son, Lacus smiled a bright smile. “A little angel while I'm around. Trent says he's a devil the rest of the time. But I know he could never be. No one else can hold him without him breaking out in tears though,” she said watching as the child's eyes opened and looked up at his mother tiredly.

 

Cagalli couldn't help the small chuckle the came out at the sound of it. She could just imagine Trent going crazy with a wailing child in his arms. “Sounds amusing,” she said while carefully stroking the small child's cheek.

 

“I guess,” was Lacus's simple response. She looked around and noticed that Athrun was nowhere in sight at the time and the same for Kira much to her dismay. “So where's the groom?” she asked hoping that it might tell her where Kira was since the two were best friends.

 

“No idea, him and Kira have yet to arrive yet. Athrun better not have run away scared!” Cagalli yelled holding up a fist as she shook in anger at the mere thought of it. She didn't want to be one of those women that was left at the alter.

 

“I wouldn't worry about it then. You and I both know that Athrun is an honorable person. He wouldn't do anything like not showing up to his own wedding,” Lacus said in an optimistic voice. She knew that Athrun loved Cagalli too much to pull a stunt like that the day of their wedding.

 

“I guess you're right. I really shouldn't have anything to worry about,” Cagalli said putting on a bright smile. “By the way, I think your father is already here already. At least I think it was him walking around earlier,” she said with a look of thought.

 

“Oh, ok. Thank you for telling me. I'll have to go look for him then,” Lacus responded turning around only to have a hand placed on her shoulder lightly in order to stop her. Lacus turned around and looked at her friend. “Is there something else?” she asked with a smile.

 

“Well yeah, you might want to try on your dress first though. It might need a few modifications but I have the best here so it should be done by tomorrow. We'd better do it right now in order to be sure about it,” she said directing Lacus into a different direction.

 

Pushing Lacus into a room, Cagalli walked in right afterwards and picked up address shaped bag hanging in a closet. “Here you go. Wished we had time to do this before but it would be really hard to do so with how far away you live,” Cagalli said placing the bag in Lacus's hands.

 

“Ok. Do you mind holding onto him for a few moments. I know he'll whine a bit but he was better with you than anyone else that tried at least,” Lacus said with a smile which Cagalli nodded to and Lacus handed her son over to her who started to whimper a bit almost immediately but that was about all he did.

 

Walking into a bathroom, Lacus hung the dress on the door. She started to breathe a little hard but was relieved that Cagalli didn't realize that anything was wrong. She'd hate to have to explain what had happened to her. Why it was that she was hurting the way she was.

 

Lifting up her shirt, Lacus winced almost immediately but didn't stop. Once it was off she got to admire the brand new bruise located just below her ribs. Trent finally caught her without Shiro and let her have what he said was a less amount than she actually deserved.

 

Lacus thought she was safe at the time but she was seriously wrong. Trent came home from work a lot earlier than expected and she was caught off guard. This bruise was the result of that event and it hurt worse than any other he had given to her before then.

 

`Luckily it's nowhere that is visible while I am still wearing my clothes,' she thought with a wince as she touched it. `It's also lucky that Shiro wasn't around to witness such an event happen,' she thought considering that to be an even worse punishment.

 

She was well aware that her husband would've done much more if she wasn't going to this wedding. Yet he knew that if he hurt her too much that the pain might become pretty visible on her face and it will lead people to wonder what was wrong with her.

 

`I guess I should just consider myself lucky for the moment,' she thought getting completely undressed and then put on the extravagant looking dress on. She then took a few moment to admire it in the mirror.

 

The dress was a pail green color. It was sleeveless but had small straps to hold it onto the shoulders. It was scrunched up at the chest area but was decently modest. It fell down to the point that it was just about to touch the floor.

 

`It's definitely beautiful. I didn't think that Cagalli had such good choice in dresses since she hates to wear them unless you force her to,' Lacus thought as she turned around to get a better look at it.

 

She was also pleasantly surprised how well it fit already. It fit so snuggly like it was a second skin. “I don't even think it's going to need much modifying,” she mumbled to herself with a small smile.

 

A knock on the door brought Lacus out of her thoughts as she turned towards it. “Don't worry, I'm coming Cagalli,” she said with a laugh as she turned and walked out of the door where she saw Cagalli with her fussy son.

 

Looking at Lacus, Cagalli couldn't help but be amazed. “Looks like we don't need to have a modified even the smallest bit. Everything always seems to go perfectly for you,” she said with a laugh.

 

`Nothing has ever been perfect for me since I met Trent except for meeting Kira. That was the best and happiest day of my life. Shiro is the best memory I have of it,' she thought forcing a smile on her face before looking towards her son with a real one coming to her so easily.

 

“Well since you don't need to have anything changed, get changed and we'll go have a look around. I haven't had a chance to yet because there were a few things that I had to get in order. Not to mention that you have to see your father,” Cagalli said pushing Lacus back into the bathroom.

 

It was a few minutes before Lacus came out. After taking her son back into her arms, her and Cagalli left the room and went in separate direction. Lacus really wanted to see her father and Cagalli was going to see if Athrun arrived.

 

Walking around a bit while looking for her father, Lacus recognized many of people that were there because of business dinners that Trent had all the time. There were several of these high class important business men and women all around. Then there were also several friendly faces she greeted before being on her way.

 

“Lacus!” a happy voice said behind her causing her to turn around as a bright smile came to her face at the sight of her father. “You sure are looking well,” he said approaching her to give her a hug.

 

“Hello father. It's good to see you since we don't get to see each other much,” Lacus said hugging him in return before taking a step back. `That's my fault though,' she silently said in her head while keeping a smile on her face.

 

Siegel Clyne smiled as he looked at his grandson. “And how are you doing?” he asked putting a funny look on his face but the child just stared at him. `Strange, he doesn't look like Lacus except for the eyes but he doesn't look anything like Trent,' Siegel though when he got a good look at his grandson. He ended up just shrugging it off instead of thinking about to too much. “Can I hold him?” he asked politely.

 

“Of course, you are his grandfather after all,” Lacus said handing her son over with a smile. It was just like with Cagalli; he was very restless but didn't quite whine as loudly as he did with Trent and everyone else who tried.

 

Siegel smiled at the little boy in his arms trying to ease the child's restlessness. “Come Lacus, let's go for a walk,” he said to his daughter who just nodded and started to follow him as he started off in a different direction than she was going when he stopped her. “So, how are things going Lacus?”

 

“Ok, I guess,” she lied since they were anything but that. Yet she knew that if she was able to see Kira and talk to him that everything would be alright. She just hoped that things didn't turn out badly though because she felt that Kira would be angry at her for all that's happened.

 

Looking at his daughter, Siegel couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. He also felt it when he saw her at the hospital and he still saw it then. He saw the smile but found that little was behind it.

 

Siegel knew his daughter had always dreamed about having a child of her own. He thought that she would've been much happier now that her dream came true. He knew she was happy but there was still emptiness within her that just couldn't seem to be filled by her son.

 

“Despite what you say, I can't help but feel that there is something wrong,” he said deciding to speak his thoughts. He was worried that something was seriously wrong and wanted to make sure that she would be ok when he wasn't around.

 

Lacus turned and looked at him with a smile that was convincing enough to make anyone think that there was nothing wrong or at least anyone but her father. She knew that he probably saw behind it better than others since he raised her. “Whatever do you mean father?” she asked with a curious look.

 

Instead of not saying it, Siegel decided to just continue to speak his thoughts. “When you were young you always talked about your dream of someday having children and starting a family of your own. You always looked so happy at the thought of it. Yet now that you have a son of your own, you still seem like you're missing something. That you feel empty about something on the inside,” he admitted looking at her with worry in his eyes.

 

“What could I feel empty about? I have my son and he's my entire world. I feel nothing but happiness when I see and hold him,” she said knowing it was true even though her father was right as well. `I can live with my emptiness and be happy because this is Kira's son. I'm empty because he's not here to share this experience with me. That he can't even help me raise this child even though it is his own,' she thought wishing to scream out her pain at this fact but instead she just kept a smile on her face.

 

“I'm not saying that you're not happy with Shiro. I can see that he is everything to you just based on the way you look at him. It's just that I still see an emptiness within you about something else,” he said looking at his fussy grandson and then towards his daughter again. “Is there something going on Lacus? Why are you like that?”

 

“I really don't know what you're talking about,” Lacus responded getting rather uncomfortable with the situation. “I am fine, I'm really happy that I have Shiro and that is all that I feel. You don't have to worry father,” she said trying her best to look happy which only took a quick look in her son's direction.

 

With a deep sigh, Siegel gave up trying to figure out what was going on with Lacus. `Maybe I was just seeing things that weren't actually there,' he thought before putting on a smile. “Well as long as you're happy then I guess I really do have nothing to worry about. It's just that you are my only daughter and everything makes me worry but I see that there is no reason to for now,” he said smiling at his daughter and then towards his grandson.

 

“I guess so,” Lacus responded as the two of them walked into the room in which the wedding would be held the next day. “It sure is beautiful in here. I'm sure the actual wedding will be just the same,” she said with a smile as she took a seat in one of the chairs towards the back. She didn't show it but he injury made it hurt to be walking around like she had been.

 

“Yes, I would have to agree with you. I'd say that you're wedding was much better though,” he said remembering how the place looked at that time. About how beautiful his daughter looked in her wedding dress.

 

“I'd have to disagree. I think that this will be even better than mine,” she said figuring that any wedding would've been. She got married for all the wrong reasons and there was so much that happened that day to have made it much worse.

 

A frown came to Siegel's face at his daughter's words. “Are you still feeling bad about that? We apologized a long time ago. I was mistaken about what I said and I feel like I can never make it up to you. I'm trying though so can't you just put it in the past?” he asked looking just as guilty as she did.

 

The truth was that Lacus and her father got into a rather big argument before the wedding. Siegel didn't think that Lacus was really ready to get married. He also had his worries about Trent as well. Because of this him and Lacus got into the argument and said stuff that they both were feeling guilty about afterwards.

 

“It's not just that father. The more I think about it, the more I think that you were right. I wasn't ready to get married at the time. It's funny how things aren't always what you'd imagine them to be. I was just a foolish little girl,” Lacus said since she knew that her father knew of the trouble that her and Trent had. The only difference was that he didn't know just how bad those problems were. He just thought that the two of them argued a lot.

 

“Nonsense Lacus! I was just a foolish old man. I guess I just wanted you to remain my little girl forever,” he said reminiscing on the days when she was much younger. “I feel now that you really were ready and I was right. You're healthy and now you have a beautiful baby boy of your own,” he said not noticing how Lacus's hand subconsciously can up and started to rub her bruised stomach.

 

`No, I was a fool!' she silently screamed in her head. `I couldn't see what the world was really like and the lies that were always surrounding Trent. I was fooled into thinking that I could actually love someone like that and then tricked into marrying him because of it!' she yelled in her mind but couldn't quite put it into words.

 

“I've always been proud of you Lacus. I should just trust in the decisions that you make,” Siegel spoke silent but with a smile. `Even if I still don't agree to your marriage,' he said but didn't want another argument like the one they had that day.

 

Lacus couldn't help but smile at his words but also couldn't help but feels guilty. He was putting trust in her for something that she didn't deserve any for. Yet it still meant a lot for her to hear that. “Thank you father. That really means a lot for me to hear,” Lacus said giving him a brief hug.

 

Siegel was stopped from saying anything when him and Lacus noticed that someone was approaching them. They turned and both smiled when they realized that Athrun had finally gotten there.

 

“Ah! Athrun! It's good to see that you've finally arrived. Cagalli was beginning to worry that you'd run off,” Lacus said which caused Athrun to laugh. “So why are you so late? You're usually on time,” Lacus said looking at him curiously.

 

“Yeah well Kira was kind of held up and we came down here together,” Athrun responded scratching the back of his neck. He didn't notice that Lacus's face lit up a bit at his words and neither did Siegel.

 

`Kira's here? Right now?' she silently asked herself looking around but frowned when she didn't see him anywhere. She wanted to be able to talk to him so badly. To be able to say what she wanted to say since she first found out that she was pregnant.

 

“I see. Is that Allster girl still hounding him?” Siegel asked since it was a well known fact that Fllay Allster and him broke up and that she had been trying to get him back ever since then. Siegel couldn't help but feel bad for Kira though. He knew Kira was the type who only wanted to live peacefully but having Fllay on him al the time wasn't allowing for him to have that.

 

“Yeah,” Athrun said before noticing the fussy baby in Siegel's arms. “I see he's as fussy as ever in anyone else's but Lacus's arm,” he said approaching the baby. “Hey there Shiro, how are you doing?” he asked smiling bright down upon the baby.

 

“Father, you, and Cagalli are the only ones who he will remain relatively calm with,” Lacus responded confusing Athrun. “If Trent or any of the maids try to hold him he starts screaming his head off,” she answered his unasked question.

 

Lacus's hand unconsciously came up and rubbed her stomach. The only time they could try was when Trent finally got her. Despite her situation at the time, Lacus found it rather amusing how no one could calm her son.

 

Athrun couldn't help the chuckle that came to his throat at that. “Kid has good tastes then,” he couldn't help but answer with a chuckle. “So how is life as a mother treating you Lacus?” he asked turning his attention away from the baby and back towards Lacus.

 

“It's going fine I guess. I still find it so wonderful to know that this is my son though,” she said and Siegel and Athrun both just nodded their heads. Both of them knew just how much she'd been looking forward to that day for a long time.

 

“I know that feeling all too well,” Siegel said with a proud smile. “I felt the same way and still do when I know that you are my daughter Lacus. Even more so now that I know that this is my grandson. He truly is a beautiful baby Lacus,” he said smiling proudly at both his daughter and his grandson.

 

“Thank you. Listen, it's time for his nap so I better take him back,” she said and Siegel nodded as he handed to baby boy back to Lacus and like always, he immediately calm down and relaxed within his mother's arms.

 

Turning around, Lacus headed for her room. She looked down at her son and saw his eyes slowly closing. It didn't take long before the baby was completely asleep before Lacus could even reach the room.

 

Not too far away, Kira stood frozen on the spot when he noticed Lacus about thirty feet away. `I- I don't think I'm ready to talk to her yet!' he mentally yelled in his mind as he watched her walk away. It was pretty clear that she hadn't seen him at the time.

 

Despite his protests at not wanting to have to face her, Kira felt his feet moving on their own in the same direction that she was walking in. He kept a decent distance behind her hoping that he could avoid having her see him.

 

He followed her for a good five minutes before she walked into a room. He didn't follow her in but he did notice that she forgot to close the door. He wanted to leave but found himself rooted to the spot while he listened to her move around inside the room as she tried to put her baby down for a nap.

 

Unaware of the presence just outside the room, Lacus just smiled lightly as she placed her precious little boy inside a small crib that she brought along with her. `If he knew, I just know he'd be so proud of you,' she thought as she caressed the baby's soft cheeks.

 

Noticing that Shiro was a bit restless in his sleep, Lacus started to sing a soft tune to him. It was a technique that always seemed to calm him down no matter how restless her son could get.

 

The sweet melody that was Lacus's voice drifted into Kira's ears. He was instantly mesmerized by the how beautiful her voice sounded when she sang. He now knew why Athrun and Cagalli talked so highly of her ability to sing. To him, her voice was that of an angel's.

 

Hearing the beautiful music not only mesmerized Kira but also made him feel sad. `You once promised me that someday you would sing for me. I'm hearing you sing now but I know it's not for me; it's for your son. I guess I'll never be able to hear you sing that song just for me,' he thought as he stood up straight and finally managed to turn to walk away.

 

Kira nearly jumped out of his shoes when he saw that Cagalli was standing there right next to him listening in on the tune as well. “What are you doing here Cagalli?” Kira asked trying his best to slow down his rapidly beating heart.

 

“Same as you. I heard Lacus singing and came here to listen,” she said assuming that was the reason which Kira was here. She was still completely clueless about what really happened between Kira and Lacus since Kira never wanted to talk about it since it just brought him pain when he remembered what happened between them.

 

Kira barely heard the words that she said. He was too mesmerized by the music once again. He then shook his head to bring himself out of the dangerous thoughts of love he was having about the woman he loved so much yet couldn't be with. “She… has a very beautiful voice,” Kira said slowly and hesitantly.

 

“I know. I always told her that she should consider becoming a singer. I'm surprised that she never did,” Cagalli said quietly since she didn't want to disturb Lacus's singing and she knew that was what Kira was doing as well.

 

Kira felt the same way as Cagalli. There was more to him being quiet though. The first reason was the same in that he wanted to just listen to her beautiful voice a little longer. The second reason was more out of fear. He was afraid to talk to her. If he talked to her, it would mean that he'd really have to say goodbye.