"Borrowed Time"

A Kira and Lacus Fanfic

Summary: Wish that I had more of this borrowed time...if only it would last a lifetime K&L.

Chapter 1: New Student

"You idiot!" a hand flew to slap her face and she was sent flying to the floor. Blood was dripping from her mouth, her legs were numb and bruised, eyes fearfully shut and hair so untidy.

"Oh no...I'm going to be late..."

"I don't remember giving a damn to what you say!" the man shouted again. He reached for the vase beside him and threw it the wall near the squirming girl. "Father please, that's enough!" she shouted.

"First day of class and I'm dead!" She entered the gate of their school and realized that she had just reached... the garden! "What...? How many acres of land do this school own anyway...?" Her sweet and gentle voice asked the wind. She paused from running and saw some students walking too.

The girl heard the man snort, "Father...since when did you become my daughter?!" he shouted. The girl wasn't surprised but it hurt to hear him say that. "You're just a child from the foster!"

"Aren't they worried that they are going to be late?" she asked herself. The other students were just laughing, talking to their friends. "How far is this school anyway?" She breathed in and out and calmly walked slowly. It would be her first time in a private high school since she was given a full scholarship here in Woodland State University.

"Because of you...everything went so wrong!"

She shook her head and lazily sighed. "I've got to concentrate..." she murmured to herself.

"Hey Lacus!" a very familiar voice called out to her. She stopped, turned around and saw her old friend running towards her. Lacus couldn't believe what she was seeing from her old friend. Her sleeves were brought up to her shoulders and she wasn't even wearing the required necktie. 'So much for the student's code...' Lacus thought.

"Hey there Mir..."

The girl named Mir was still panting. "Hey..."

"Is this how you people really wear your uniforms...?" Lacus managed to ask though she too wasn't wearing the proper code, her first 2 buttons were loose and her sleeves were brought up to her elbows. "Look who's talking..." Mir replied sarcastically.

Mir took in a few deep breathes before joining Lacus in her walk. "So new student...you look a bit informal today..." Lacus' friends spoke. Mir received a slight giggle from the pink-haired girl and a sweet smile graced her lips.

"I guess your rights...students here in this top university don't seem as formal as others had said..." Mir got a chocolate bar from her bag and quickly opened it "this school...is just as the same as any other schools..." she said as she munched the chocolate all the way.

"I seem to see that people here are not worried if they would get late..." Lacus cheerfully stated. Mir stretched her body before yawning, "Senior Year...sure is pretty boring if you ask me..."

Suddenly loud footsteps were heard. Mir stopped Lacus from walking as they both turned around to see who were making the loud entrance. "What's that?" Lacus asked as she saw a group of senior boys walking slowly to school. Mir's mouth dropped wide open and to Lacus it seemed like she was drooling.

"Oh-my-GOSH! It's the hotties!" Her friend shouted.

There were as many as 10 boys but what caught most of Lacus' attention was the one at the center...he looked more like the leader of the gang. "The one at the center...man...that's Kira Yamato...school heartthrob; sizzling hot body, sexy hair and...Basketball star!" Mir exclaimed happily.

Lacus looked at him especially at his eyes...they looked so dull yet...filed with something so mysterious. His polo shirt wasn't tucked in but it was kinda fit on him and it revealed his virility. His first 2 buttons were loose and it revealed his muscular chest. His necktie was on his neck rather than on his collar and it was also loose; and his sleeves were folded up to his elbows. "Don't mind looking at his eyes. It makes him look so emotionless. But people say he's kind and they even say he can sing! Man that guys is hot yet he's not courting any girl at school..."

Lacus looked in disbelief at her old friend, "You sure know a lot about him...who are the others behind him?"

"The blue-haired guy is Athrun Zala and that's his girlfriends beside him, Kira's twin. The other boys are basketball players. Hmmm...Let me see...that's Shinn Asuka black hair, Dearka Elseman blonde hair, Sting Oakley green hair, Sai Agryl light brown hair, Auel...his last name is hard to pronounce but he's the one with the sky blue hair...that's mostly everyone I know in their group."

Mir turned to lacus but it seemed like she wasn't listening. Her eyes were focused on Kira. "His eyes are very dull..." she blurted. Mir nodded in agreement, "yeah...very dull indeed...don't know what's going on with that kid."

When Kira's group almost reached the two girls, his head slowly turned to Lacus and stopped walking. She was a bit scared at the way he looked at her. He wasn't smiling nor was he frowning, she couldn't understand his facial expression...but it was dull and emotionless.

His friends wondered why he stopped. "Kira...? What's wrong?" Shinn asked.

"New Student..." was all Kira had said. His friends turned towards Lacus and Mir and it made the both of them move back a bit. "Uh...she's the new student..." Mir pointed to Lacus. Without her noticing it, Kira's friends were smiling at her. "Hey...welcome to the school!" Athrun's girlfriend greeted. The other boys all agreed and said their simple "welcome" and "yeahs".

"My name is Cagalli..." the blonde girl said as her hand reached for Lacus which she quickly received. Kira's eyes were still fixed on her and it made her look at him too. "My name...is...Lacus..." she muttered before averting her gaze from the brunette.

"Hey...see ya around Lacus..." his friends all said but not in unison. "Let's go...we're gonna be late for our classes..." Kira said. His voice was soft yet dark and it felt like it made a great impact on her hearing. His peers continued to walk leaving the two girls, with Mir's mouth still on the floor.

"Did they just talk to us?!" she said in disbelief. Lacus nodded but her expression showed that it was just an ordinary encounter. "You're right...Kira is pretty nice..."

Mir suddenly burst out laughing! "Oh...well if he got you then he has a stalker everyone is dying to kill!"

Lacus sent out a soft giggle again. "Oh Mir...we're gonna be late for class..."

They continued to walk and finally reached the school.

The first week was successful for Lacus and she even found herself in Kira's class! She often found herself staring at him staring blankly at the window. Yet she always felt like he too was looking at her.

The second week was again successful for her. She managed to talk to Kira since they were seatmates...she always found him asking questions especially about English related subjects. But she found it a bit surprising why he was always doing so well in math related subjects. "I guess men do specialize in math..."

The third week and she was struggling with her physics class and geometry. Kira still kept on asking a lot of questions especially when it was time for "poem translation" in English class. What she wondered the most was that she always blushed when he asks or talks to her.

"You're a worthless human being!" the man told her. The girl was squirming on the floor again, trying so helplessly to get up. Her wrist was bruised and so was her left arm. She couldn't stand...she was all alone now...

"Than you for staying Lacus dear...students like you are so diligent..." the old lady said. Lacus placed the books on the exact corner of the book shelf before climbing down the ladder. "Don't worry Mrs. Peach, I enjoy sorting books in library..." Lacus calmly replied. "But wouldn't your family be really worried? It's 9 pm dear..."

The statement brought Lacus to a sudden frown.

"It was your fault! My wife died because of you!"

"I think they will understand Mrs. Peach" she lied. "Well then...there are a few more books over there...I'll get going now okay?"

Lacus bade her good goodbye and quickly finished the work. "So much for curfew..." she murmured. Her head turned to the huge clock... "10 pm... I'm sure I'm the only student walking in the dark corridors today..."

She got her bag, closed the lights and made her way down.

The corridors were dark and gloomy but they were clean like every private school in town.


"You're a demon of this house!"

Her hand flew to her head, "He's gonna be home tonight..." she sighed mournfully before passing entering another dark hallway. "This school sure is pretty big..." her footsteps were the only sound she could hear but lacus never felt fear.

"You bitch! How many times will you ever bring bad luck to me?!"

The voice inside her head seemed to echo on forever! "I wonder what he'll do to me tonight...good thing it's Saturday tomorrow. She looked at the small band covering the bruise on her wrist. She sighed again and turned to another hallway.

Then...

She stopped, her right hand on her chest; her other hand clung for support on the cold wall. "Not now please..." she told herself. She walked further, ignoring the pain but it brought her again to a stop. Her knees were failing her and slowly her eyes blackened.

'No...I don't want to go back there anymore!'

'I want to open my eyes...'

'Someone...help me...'

'I...I don't want to go back...'

"Lacus dear..."

"Bitch!"

"Why won't you let me protect you?"

'Stop...'

'I...don't want to remember...'

"Father no!"

'Stop...please...stop...'

She was falling slowly into the darkness.

'Mother...'

Her head was so heavy and now she was really falling...falling into the darkness once again. Then...

She stopped.

She felt...warm.

'David, are you there?'

Arms swiftly engulfed her body whole and she stopped falling. Her cold skin clashed with warmth and it sent electrifying sensations.

'Don't let go...please...whoever you are...'

Tears came to view at the end of her eyes and her strength dispersed from her body leaving her asleep in this person's arms.

"Lacus..."