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GUNDAM SEED SPECIAL DRAMA SERIES

FIELDS OF HOPE

Written by Hayella Flavielle Louisse

Author's note: Care for something new about Lacus, Kira, Athrun and Cagalli? Why not check this out?

Narrated by Ms. Lacus Clyne

Separation

If I could have killed myself, I would. There's nothing more unreasonable than making yourself believe in a false truth. Truth because there's the possibility the two of you might really meet and false truth because even if you did you still can't be together.

I can guarantee I had special feelings for the man I'll eventually be marrying. He's kind. He's rich. He's gorgeous, polite, elegant, neat and wonderful. He's perfect! He's Athrun Zala for everyone's sake.

Girls worship at his feet. Some even took the courage to mess with me and gave themselves the little hope that they can even manage a princess of an entire faction like myself to be their rival. When I look in the mirror, even I get amazed by the beauty bestowed upon me. I might as well call myself a goddess. Yet no matter what happens, that's something I wouldn't do. Gods and goddesses live in immortality and I of most people despise that.

"Ms. Luna Maria Hawke." I called after hearing her ask her sister why in the world Athrun chose me.

If I only am not Lacus Clyne, I would have told her straight in her face, Whatever are the traits that Athrun sees in me, you have the least of all of them or even worse, you don't have them at all. Satisfied with my answer or do you want me to say more?

I am never a war freak but then I am also a human, one who knows how to defend what belongs to her. But I can't say all that, I'm me. "Is there anything wrong?" That's the least I told her.

"No Ma'am. We better get going, we are already being called. Excuse us." She grabbed her sister in the arm and pulled her to somewhere just to avoid me.

I may not be the best girl. But I can be Lacus Clyne, that's what I do best. When I think of things, like what I really want to do, sure it's a jackpot to be me. But trying something new is my impossible dream. Something people in streets call crazy stuffs, to someone like me, they are fun.

"Lacus!" Athrun called.

"Meet me at the soccer field."

"Alright." The kinds of things I mention, if there's one person I should thank, it's Athrun. Not only he does everything he can with all kinds of excuses just to make me experience all that I haven't, he also does that because he loves me.

Marrying him is a blessing, like a shooting star, he's the one in a million answers to my buried prayers.

I went to my father Siegel Clyne to tell him farewell before I return to PLANT. Earth is cool. I often hear the cheers of the crowd. They keep yelling "Lacus Clyne! Lacus Clyne!" They keep reminding me the kind of life I have, not imprisoned because I'm the one who chose to be a pop icon, just a little boring.

"Goodbye dad."

"Will you be returning with Athrun?"

"Yes dad."

"Then good. Tell him to take care of you or else I'll find you another fiancé." Dad teased, again with his protective daddy gaze that I'll miss.

"Dad! Athrun's the right guy for me, you know that! I won't marry any other guy aside from him." I got in his jokes. Seriously, he can't be thinking I feel being forced. I did, but only at the beginning.

When I left the Chairman's room (Chairman as I call him when we aren't the only ones around), I saw Athrun giggling as I realized he eavesdropped in our conversation. So that's why dad made sure he said his words out loud. It also meant Athrun heard me defending his rights as my fiancé.

"Shall I worry or not?" He chuckled. I always like that about him. He knows I'm childish and yet he loves me.

"Worry about what?" I asked as I returned his hug.

"About taking care of my list of rivals?"

"Rivals, well probably not." I kid as I gave him my thinking look.

"You love me that much?" He asked with all due concern.

"Not exactly, I just believe no one will win against you even if they try."

He smiled. And again, I became the reason why a man like him who often gives strangers the cold hearted impression of himself, smiled sweetly.

"Athrun Zala?" I went on.

"Yes future Mrs. Zala?"

That gave me a shot. Future Mrs. Zala doesn't sound bad…Lacus Zala…though I'm still not used to it, I should start calling myself that already.

"You told me to meet you at the soccer fields, so why are you here?"

"Let's just go there together." He murmured.

With his expression, I knew, he'll be leaving soon.

We reached the quiet place. As always, it's cold and quiet. In this part of the year, not every day different teams either public or private visit the place.

"Do you think people here on earth realize how much sacrifice teen age coordinators give?"

"Lacus, we don't have choice. You know that." He complied with my words knowing that I feel bad he'll leave again.

"I'll wait." I said.

"Thanks." He whispered and gave me a kiss. I do not want to call it a good bye kiss because I know, we'll meet again.

He stared at me for a while then I looked elsewhere. I wouldn't like to see his sad eyes or else I might cry in front of him.

"Remember when I asked you to play? You messed yourself up, totally messed!" He laughed at the idea. I remember, I looked like a fool in front of him after stumbling everytime I tried to snatch the ball from him despite never scoring a point. The field at that time is really muddy so Athrun even accompanied me to the nearest store just so I could change. But of course, he didn't let me humiliate myself alone. He made his shirt muddy as well by directly rolling on it. "Now we're quits." He said afterwards.

"Hey, why don't we play one last game?" Athrun called. His face tells me he's planning something but even then, I agreed.

We played again. Good thing it's not raining. Athrun always win when we play. I'm used to it. It remains a big challenge for me to score even just one point with him.

"Athrun!" I cried out when he gave me a difficult time playing.

"What, you tired princess?"

"Athrun Zala, you know I'm not!" I answered back. He only calls me princess to emphasize my weak spots. Soccer is one of them, no doubt.

It is eight o'clock already when the two of us got exhausted. We laid ourselves beside each other to rest in the field.

"Lacus." He murmured as he kept catching his breathe.

"Huh?" I glanced at him.

"You'll wait right?"

"Silly you, of course I will."

"Even if it took me a while?"

With that, I just nodded. "Just promise you'll come back."

"I do."

I know, deep inside, in every fight he joins himself in there's the probability that I force myself not to think, the very small one that can put his life in danger. He knows I wouldn't want that so he always assures me he'll be safe.

Here goes another war, another battle, another letting go, another good bye. The only string that connects the two of us is the red one knotted so that neither of us can break free alone.

I'll wait Athrun. I know, my words meant a lot to him.

He said he'll send me home, but I refused. The reason, Athrun knows why. Once in a while, I want to live a normal life as a human without responsibilities in mind.

He let me walk my way in the park with shades, my hair tied and hidden under a hunter's cap, and a long sleeved jacket to make me weirder. Whenever I look like this, I know how hard Athrun tries to restrain himself from laughing.

We both know this is the least possible way I can be someone else, a normal Lacus Clyne.

I tapped Athrun's head, something I always do to him when I'm pleased by his actions. This time, because I'll miss him.

He started his car and left. I also started walking. There are children playing kites, some paper boats, the others hide and seek. There is an ice cream vendor with the line of customers waiting to be served.

There are also grandparents with their grandchildren having picnic. There are group of friends hanging around enjoying their weekends. And to my heart's content, I also heard different conversations. Some people plan of secret surprises for their love ones, some talks about the war, and some … of the music industry where I belong.

I saw two girls who appeared to be hiding themselves while taking secretive glimpses of a brown haired guy who appears even younger than them. In my estimate, he's either near my age or the same. He's wearing a black sweater with white collar and some red stripes. I can tell he is a coordinator. He reads really fast.

I continuously walked around, as far as I believe, I didn't appear like a lost child. Still, some hand kept pulling the end of my really long jacket. I turned around and saw a child.

He's the culprit. "Can you please get the kite for me?" He asked courteously, the kind that I could not refuse.

"Okay." I smiled. I tried to keep my voice low enough so that only he can hear. Good thing he didn't recognize, or maybe he doesn't know who I am.

His kite got stocked between stems of a huge Cherry blossom tree. What a scenario that is for me! I actually am supposed to climb my way up there or I wouldn't be able to give him his kite back.

"Wait there boy, I'll do what I can." Lacus Clyne's tree climbing scenario happened. First, I removed my silver high heeled shoes and raised one leg so that I can take my first step up the tree. I grabbed one branch and held it tight so as not to lose balance. Whoosh Lacus, this is just a tree…obviously I am trying my best to calm myself. The Cherry blossom tree I am about to climb is hidden enough so if ever I fall and got my disguise uncovered, it wouldn't be a problem.

If anybody wants to know why I decided to help him myself and not ask any other stranger for help, I have two reasons. First, it's too risky. They might find out I'm Lacus Clyne and begin yelling. Second, I want to experience climbing a tree.

With all my strength, I climbed, about five centimeters in one step. Good enough for a first timer like myself. If I know, the boy I'm helping only found out I'm a girl because of my voice…huh?

If he knows I'm a girl then why did he ask me to climb a tree?

"Say boy, why ask me if there are a lot of muscular men out there?"

"Because you're the one who looks kind!" He shouted when I'm half way so I can hear.

I smiled on that. He really thinks I'm kind.

His answer is enough for me to climb my way up to get his kite.

Unlucky for me, the wind blew harder. My cap flew away and my long pink hair waved with the wind. I thought I could catch my cap before it actually fell but no!

I ended up not getting my cap and falling in the arms of an unknown stranger.

"You okay?" For crying out loud, his voice appears calm enough.

"Do I look okay to you?" I somewhat shouted but I immediately noticed my situation and kept my voice low again.

"Sorry about that." I apologized as I made myself stand.

"But I wasn't able to get your kite." I knelt to face the boy.

"Don't worry. I'll get it for him." The familiar voice said. I remembered. He's the brown haired guy the girls fantasized a while ago!

Honestly, he seems good enough.

Though we're both coordinators, it took me almost half an hour to reach half of the tree but for him, it only took less than a minute to climb up and down already with the boy's kite in his hand.

My genes made me clapped. The boy also did. Shame on me, how could I clap just because I saw someone climb a tree?

But he just smiled. "Here." He gave the boy his kite. "Thank you sir! Thanks as well Miss!" He waved and left.

"So you okay?" Again, he asked.

I just nodded, I saw my reflection in his eyes…and to my surprise, I woke myself up in the reality that my disguise is already uncovered.

"Uhm…cap, cap!" I kept acting a little strange as I tried to search for my cap.

"Cap? Isn't it that?" He pointed behind me then walked his way to grab my cap and return it back to me.

"Thanks." I said.

"You new here or what? You're not a familiar face. I often read books here every afternoon so I got to at least recognize familiar faces." He said.

He really doesn't have any idea I am Lacus Clyne. But there's also a chance he knows but he doesn't care. Whatever his reason is, it's a good thing.

I immediately put my disguise on before I answered him. I didn't want to make our conversation lead to who I am so I just continued whatever he got for me.

"Not really. This isn't my first time in this park, but it's also not often that I come here." I explained.

To my surprise he knelt down. How careless of me? I am not even wearing my shoes.

He got hold of my shoes for me and chuckled. "You really are a funny girl." He complimented, maybe it's one.

"So-rry." I wiped the dusts in my feet then tried to get my shoes but instead, he gestured to put them on me. How nice of him, I thought.

"Kira Yamato." He rose and extended his arm to handshake with me.

"Lacus Clyne." I murmured and shook his hand.

For the first time, I met a stranger who didn't get too overwhelmed after knowing who I am. For the first time, I became someone else.

Author's note: I just find the idea cute. Then I ended up planning the entire plot. So here's the first chapter, I sincerely hope you like it! Thank you so much for reading. I also hope you'll submit reviews. God bless!