Title: Ice Paradise
Author: Nekocin
Type: One-shot, Alternative Universe, Drabble
Words: 376
Warnings: OoC, cliches, fluff
Pairings: Mild Lacus+Kira
Additional notes: HETero, side-fic to "Hear the Beating"
Dedicated to: moi (because you asked for some side-stuff and I couldn't get your request out of my head while I'm brainstorming for the new chapter of "Hear the Beating" :3 Hope you like it... if not, I'll try better next time)
Disclaimer: Gundam Seed doesn't belong to me.
Summary: Lacus gives Kira a taste of her self-made ice cream.

Her eyes shimmer expectantly as she watches him take his first bite, slipping the spoon filled with the soft, cold substance into his mouth.
It has been her first try making ice cream, that is, and hopefully, it will taste as good as it looks.

She has done her best following the guide book's instructions and tried to be a bit creative too; like using chocolate chips instead of plain mocha, mixing it with walnuts and exotic mango flavor.

She has put her heart into it just like Cagalli has suggested some time ago (if Lacus ever wanted to confess without attempting foreplay- or whatever Cagalli means).
She has paid extra attention to the frosting stage. She has even worn the cute soft pink apron she had bought the other day just for the special occasion.

"It's a bit bland," he comments at last.

Bland? Her hopeful look crumbles. It's bland?

"It's as if someone has messed up the frosting, making it taste a bit like frosted yogurt or something like that," he continues thoughtfully as he scoops up another spoonful of ice cream from the bowl, extended the spoon to her lips and silently offering to test it herself.

She blinks in surprise and obediently opens her mouth to accept the spoon.

He pulls it slowly out of her mouth.

It... didn't taste as bad as she has thought it would be... in a matter of fact, she could have given this a three-and-a-half on a scale of one to five.

"And?" Kira asks, looking down at her with curious eyes.

"It was all ri-," she stops abruptly when she notices that he is having a hard time keeping a straight face—putting two and two together-

Her eyes instantly widen, realization dawning upon them.
"KIRA!" She accuses, but did not have the heart to squash the feeling that threatens to make her smile.

"You're the one who made this, am I right?" he chuckles softly. "Thank you. Thank you for going through the trouble to make this for me,"

Her cheeks redden immediately, when he looks down at her with the most earnest eyes—she then feels the flush deepen, when she realizes something very important.

Oh dear... we just shared an indirect kiss.

END

TheNekoTalks:

Finally! After breaking my writer's block for most of the part, I've finally gotten the inspiration to continue writing :cries buckets of water: I apologize for being away way too long.

GYAH! Too much fluff and it's too... corny.
The guidebook is called "Ice Paradise", hence the title. It's really a book filled with recipes on how to make creative ice cream.

Thank you for taking your time reading this! I apologize, moi, it didn't came out like you probably want it would be.

.:Nekocin:.