"A story is told as much by silence as by speech."
(Susan Griffin)
Prologue
As morning came about, a young lady slid out of bed and looked over to her alarm clock. Instead of creating a loud noise, the device simply had two red lights flashing on and on wildly. She let out an immense sigh and walked over to her desk, turning off the alarm.
"I heard you the first time," she said quietly.
Then the young lady quickly got up and began her day. Now this girl went by the name of Lacus Clyne. She possessed beautiful, silky pink hair and radiant baby blue eyes. Her beauty could only be compared to a goddess, and even that was far from an equal comparison. Aside from her gorgeousness, she was also highly intellectual, a filial daughter and a talented singer. She was every man's dream woman except for one minor detail.
Lacus Clyne was born with impaired hearing since birth. Her mother was physically weak at the time and all of the doctors had warned her it would be safer to get rid of the baby than to strain herself during labour. However, Lacus' mother refused to give up on her child and had the baby anyways. The woman was determined to give this baby a chance in life, and succeeded in doing so. Sadly in the end, she died after childbirth, leaving the enfant without a mother. Before the woman passed away, she was able to give birth to a beautiful baby girl. Sadly, she was born with a defect and ever since the minute she was born into this world, Lacus Clyne has always been partially deaf.
However, this didn't stop Lacus from living her life. Even without her mother, Lacus' father, Siegel Clyne always cared for her and supported her throughout all the hard years. Though Siegel was a very successful businessman with an enormous company, Lacus' chose not to work in her father's company. She figured that her disability would only make it troublesome for her father at work and didn't want to get in this way. Instead, she applied for work at a local noodle stall. All the customers were incredibly understanding. The regular patrons would never rush her and were patient enough to wait when she was unable to get their order right. The owner, Uzumi Nara Athha was equally as understanding, even treating her just like his own daughter, Cagalli. In time, Lacus and Cagalli had grown to be sworn sisters and helped each other whenever either of them needed something. Lacus was fortunate enough to be surrounding by such loving people in her life. She never asked for anything more and never thought about anything else. Until one day, someone walked into her life and changed it forever.
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