The new semester arrived at the exclusive and opulent school for the rich, intelligent and famous. It's just the start of the class and Lacus Clyne is bored listening to the teacher's discussions. She's really not like this. She's popular for being the most responsible and focused on everything, but now it seems like she's pretending that she's listening to her teacher, pretending to write notes, and pretending to nod when the teacher is making her point, but she can't fool everyone, someone tapped her side. It's Miriallia Haww, her best friend.
"Hey Lacus" Miriallia whispered to her
"Oh Miriallia, Is there something wrong?" She asked
"Well, I just noticed that you look unusual today…"
"It's nothing…I'll talk to you later, Ms. Ramius might notice us" She whispered
"Ok"
Miriallia looked again to the teacher and said to herself, "What's wrong with Lacus? She's really weird today, well I'll know it sooner or later but for now I need to focus"
Then after three hours of discussion about politics, answering few questions from the recitation and a seatwork, the bell rang and everyone stood up and went outside to enjoy their thirty minute break. Lacus stayed in the room fixing her things before leaving. Suddenly Miriallia approached her. And looked at her straight in the eyes
"Lacus, you owe me an explanation" Miriallia demanded
"Miriallia…" Lacus looked at the floor hesitating to answer
"You never act like that before, I know there's something wrong and you can tell me everything" Miriallia assured her
"The truth is…I don't really know myself…" Lacus answered still looking downwards
"What do you mean?" Miriallia confusingly asked
"Like what I've said before, I don't know" Lacus said, now looking straight at Miriallia's eyes. She's smiling but she is serious.
"I think it's just a new-semester- sickness you got there, If that's it then, I guess there's nothing to worry about, but it's weird, of all people here, you are the one to catch it, the responsible and …"
"Let's just eat Miriallia, I'm starting to get hungry" Lacus said cutting off Miriallia
"Ok…I am hungry as well"
Usually they eat with their friends but because they're not here Lacus and Mir are the only ones who went to the dining area. Then they walked towards the canteen. On the other side of the hallway there's a very beautiful garden. Lacus greeting everyone with a warm smile while Miriallia was still curious about the sudden change of her best friend, she tried to convince herself that's it's only because of the New-Sem-Sickness. Miriallia just shrugged her head trying to remove those thoughts.
They entered the canteen, unlike other canteens this canteen is huge. It's like a hotel dining room, round tables with cloth and attendants everywhere, the only difference is, it doesn't have very glamorous chandeliers. They sat on one of the tables then an attendant approached them.
"What's on the menu today?" Miriallia asked
"It's free day my lady, we will serve anything you like" the attendant politely answered
"That's great!" Miriallia exclaimed "I would like to have a burger and large fries" Miriallia cheerfully ordered
Miriallia was about to ask Lacus on her order when someone unexpectedly covered her eyes with hands.
"Hey Lacus did…What the?! Hey cut it out whoever you are!" Miriallia shrieked
"You never change don't you?" A familiar voice said
"Wait, I know that voice…" She said then whispered the last word "…Dearka"
A boy with a blonde hair and tan skin removed his hands on Miriallia's eyes. Miriallia stood up and was about to turn around, but before she could turn around Dearka hugged her and placed his lips near her ears…
"Did you miss me?" He whispered and slightly kissing Miriallia's cheek
Miriallia couldn't speak, and she's looking down trying to hide her deep blush.
"Well…umm…yeah kind of" She whispered under her voice, inaudible
"UH…UHMM…" Lacus cleared her throat a little too loud so that Miriallia and Dearka could hear it, she grinned at the couple and said "I don't like to disrupt the two of you but we don't like to make Ms…" Lacus looked at the attendant wearing a her elegant smile, trying to ask her name
"Umm…it's Stellar…Stellar Lousier…my lady…" Stellar answered smiling at Lacus
"We don't like Ms Stellar to wait, do we?" She asked beaming at the couple who just sat, looking away from one another because of embarrassment. Then she looked towards Stellar
"Ms. Stellar, I would like to have club house sandwich and red tea please" Lacus politely requested smiling back at her
"Ok…how about you Mr. Elsman?" Stellar asked Dearka
"Umm…I would like to have a large soda please"
"I'll be back in a minute, if you'll excuse me" Stellar bowed as a sign of respect then walked towards the kitchen
Lacus looked back at the couple whose still looking at opposite directions.
"I'm sorry about that" Lacus apologized
Miriallia hurriedly looked at Lacus raising her hands in front of her defensively
"W…Why are you apologizing?"
"It seems like I disturbed you"
"Lacus, it's nothing, I just got a little surprised because of Dearka" Then she elbowed Dearka's side making him groan
"Ow…yeah, it's Miriallia's fault, she's so happy to see me that she forgot…" Dearka didn't have to finish what he's saying because Miriallia stepped hard on his foot
"Oww…Honey you don't have to do that I'm just…Ouch!" Then this time Miriallia elbowed him and stepped at his foot at the same time
"Just ignore him Lacus" Miriallia smiled
Lacus giggled while looking at the couple who's still having a small fight
"The two of you look so cute" she said
"What are you talking about?" Miriallia asked
Then Stellar arrived with the food on her hands. She placed the burger and fries in front of Miriallia, the sandwich and tea in front of Lacus and the oversized soda to Dearka. They smiled at her as a sign of thanks and she smiled back at them. They finished their meal and went back to their classrooms. Lacus was walking behind the couple avoiding to disturb them again.
While walking Lacus unconsciously looked at the tree in the garden and saw someone sleeping under the shade of the tree. The tree is a little far but she can see a brown messy hair and casual clothes so she tried to get a closer look but Miriallia called her attention.
"Lacus come on we're gonna be late" Miriallia said
"Umm…" Lacus glanced at the tree and saw no one there "ok…" and walked towards Miriallia
"What happened, why did you stop?" Miriallia asked
"I thought I saw an outsider near that tree"
"Lacus, you know that's impossible, the security here is tight"
"I know…maybe you're right, maybe I'm just seeing things"
Lacus walked towards Miriallia and walked with them. But before they pass the hall, Lacus looked back at the tree. "I swear I saw someone…wait what's wrong with me…maybe I need some rest" she told herself. She then joined their conversation
"Dearka, I thought you're going to orb to sign papers for a partnership with other companies" Lacus asked
"Yeah, I did, I finished it earlier because the representative seems to be in a hurry herself"
"Oh…so how's Yzak, Shiho and Athrun"
"They will arrive tomorrow, Yzak and Shiho had another meeting to attend to and Athrun said that he needs to visit an old friend"
Then Lacus and Mir entered their classroom. Dearka have a different class so he bid goodbye to the two. Their blonde teacher then entered the classroom.
"Good morning class" The teacher said
"Good Morning Sir La Fllaga" The students answered
"I have good news and bad news, which do you like to hear first?"
"Good…bad…good…bad" the students answered in chorus
"I can't tell you people both at the same time, I know I'll ask the class representative, Ms. Clyne?"
"I guess we would like to hear the bad news first"
"Ok…the bad news is…we will have…a long, mind-popping quiz!"
"What?! But it's just the start of the semester!" the students answered
"I know that's the point! …ok, now the good news is…you will go home at lunch time because there will be a teachers meeting, oh and before I forget, class…"
Then the PA rang and a voice spoke from it
"Attention, to all the faculty members, the meeting is rescheduled and will be held ten minutes from now, thank you"
"Geez…I think you people are lucky…well, you can all go home now"
"Yay!" The students cheered
Mr. La Fllaga went outside. Lacus tried to approach him but she saw him stop near the door. Lacus walked closer she peeked at the side of the door and saw that Mr. La Fllaga talking to a boy she can't see who the boy really is because Mr. La Fllaga is on the way but she can still see a brown messy hair and casual clothes. Then she looked downward trying to remember something.
"I get it now, I think he's the boy I saw earlier at the garden" she said to herself
"Oh, what's the problem Ms. Clyne?" Mr. La Fllaga asked
Lacus looked up at him and glanced at his back but to her dismay the boy already left
"I just want to inform you about Mr. Joule, Ms. Hahnenfuss and Mr. Zala's absence"
"I know about that already, no need to worry, anything else you want to say?"
"Well…umm…may I know who that boy you're talking to earlier is?"
"Oh…you just have to wait 'till tomorrow or I guess later for you, it's a surprise"
"I think I have an idea about him, anyway, thanks for your time, that's all. I'll take my leave now, if you'll excuse me"
"Take care"
She then went to her seat and arranged her things. Then Miriallia and Lacus walked on towards the waiting area. Miriallia's car arrived first. Miriallia was about to enter her car when Dearka appeared on her back. He talked to her driver and then he pulled Miriallia to his own car, a cherry red Ferrari. They bid goodbye with each other and left. Lacus smiled at them then her car arrived, a black BMW. She entered it and talked to her driver.
"Mr. Kyle, will you please drop me at the park"
"Is there something that matter my lady?"
"I just want to relax, that's all" She assured him with her smile
"OK"
"And can you just drop me there and you can go home"
"But…my lady it's dangerous for you to walk alone"
"Everything's alright and it's only three blocks away from the house and I want to walk" She smirked
"As you wish, my lady"
Then after a long drive they arrived at the park. She climbed down the car and entered the park. There's an island in the middle of it filled with flowers, there's also trees on the side walk providing shade at the bench under it. There are a few people at the park because it's noon and the sun is so hot. She walked a little and sat on her favorite spot near a lake. She smiled at the wonderful view in front of her, she then closed her eyes leaning her head on the bench.
"It's so relaxing here" She inhaled air and then exhaled. And then smiled at herself.
Then she heard a low rustling of the grass on a nearby tree. She glanced at it but saw no one. "Maybe it's the wind" She said, then returned to her curtailed slumber. And then again she heard a sound, this time it's like a broken twig and she knew that someone's approaching her. She turned to see who it was but someone grabbed her mouth and pulled her behind a tree.