Kira walked out into the garden of the mansion in which he was staying in with Cagalli. After the battle at Jachin Due ended, Kira decided to retreat to ORB and remain with his newly discovered sister. The sight was breath-taking as he peered up into the sky and took in the vastness of stars gazing upon him. It's so beautiful.
He then averts his gaze ahead of him and narrowed his eyes in the darkness as he strolled along through the garden. He would have marveled at the beauty of it too if it wasn't too dark and if he wasn't already preoccupied with something else. Cagalli where the heck did you go?
As Kira stalked around the garden, scenes of previous events played over in his mind. In the past several hours in the day, they were acting as hosts to some guests of theirs; namely Athrun Zala and Lacus Clyne. The two had come from the PLANTS up in space in order to spend some quality time with himself and Cagalli.
This was a bit awkward to Cagalli since she barely knew the two. Athrun was Kira's best friend growing up. Sure they fought against each other in the war, but that somehow didn't ruin their friendship in the end. Kira had met Lacus aboard the Archangel when taken in as a prisoner. Kira secretly set her free and handed her back to Athrun. Still in that short time, he was able to get to know her as well as other times that he was able to stumble upon her later on in the war. Lacus and Athrun were supposedly engaged, but Kira heard rumors that the engagement was broken off. This made him feel unusually happy. He was quite fond of Lacus. He also knew that Cagalli was fond of Athrun, which is why she was highly nervous when she found out about his visit. Unfortunately, in her case, she doesn't know about the ending of Lacus and Athrun's engagement. This brings the scene back to why Kira was out in the garden in the middle of the night looking for her.
Now what kind of relationship did Kira had with Cagalli? It's quite complicated to describe it. It hasn't been more than a couple months since they discovered themselves to be twins. It was the day that Cagalli's father decided to destroy ORB in order to prevent its technology from falling in the hands of the Earth Alliance did he revealed to Cagalli the picture and the truth that she and Kira were twins. Once they had fled to space, Cagalli confronted Kira about it, but not much has been said afterwards. They had grown to love each other as siblings, but many unsaid words had been left between the two.
Left, left, right, and another left. Kira continued to walk through the enormous garden in search of Cagalli. His amethyst eyes becoming use to the darkness that engulfed his surroundings. He became frantic thinking that Cagalli must have run off somewhere outside the gates of the mansion. Would she really do something like that? He was close to giving up when he came to a small closure and noted a figure sitting peacefully on a bench gazing up into the sky.
Kira stood there for a moment taking in the scenery and then once more look at his sister. He took a small step forward in order to make his presence known, but she didn't budge. He then took another step forward, but just stood there like before. A moment later, he cleared his throat.
Cagalli's head jerked in his direction. Amethyst eyes met auburn eyes. Although it was dark, Kira's coordinator abilities allowed him to see the sadness in her eyes hidden beneath her blond bangs. Kira hesitated a bit. He was unsure of what to do next. Again it's only been months since they first met and even less since they found out that they were blood related. He didn't know Cagalli too well except that she had a short temper and was probably best described as a tom-boy. But when it came to trying to comfort her in her time of sulking, he was inexperienced.
Kira lowered his eyes and took a deep breath. He approached Cagalli and as he seated himself upon the bench she shifted her gaze in the opposite direction from him.
"Cagalli-"
"Leave me alone…"
He wasn't even given a chance to state his position and she was already rejecting his presence.
Kira sighed.
"No, I won't leave. Cagalli, what's the matter with you? Why are you out here?"
No answer.
"Are you even going to say anything to me?"
No answer.
"Is it about Athrun?"
Cagalli tensed. Kira noticed this.
He glanced over to the mansion and noticed the rooms that had light emitting from the inside. He could have sworn that one of the rooms belonged to Athrun. He's still up.
"You know if you really feel that way about him you should let him know."
Cagalli scuffed.
"I'm serious. Just tell him Cagalli. It wouldn't hurt to do it. For all you know, he could feel the same way about you."
Cagalli looked at him disbelievingly. "What makes you so sure of that?"
Kira was startled when she finally spoke. "Uh…hmmm…well that's just something that I just happen to know." He now wore a smirk upon his face.
His sister glared at him. Her temper was rising and it showed in her tone of voice. "Don't play games with me Kira. I'd prefer it if you didn't get involved with my personal life."
He had another dumb look on his face. This pissed Cagalli even more.
"Why not?"
"Because it just doesn't concern you."
"That was blunt."
Cagalli looked as if she was about to jumped him and choke him to death. She then took a deep breath and her face seemed to relax…a bit.
Kira studied her reaction. They were silent for awhile. Obviously they still haven't mastered the sibling relationship.
"I just want to see you happy that's all."
Cagalli stared at him blankly.
"Well, why wouldn't I? You deserve it and you shouldn't have to spend the rest of your life alone. The war is over Cagalli and you're overworking yourself. Have some fun for once." He paused to think for awhile. "Besides, Lacus wouldn't be in the way so it won't be difficult to win him over." Kira smirked.
Cagalli snorted at the name Lacus. Don't get her wrong. She had nothing against the pink-haired, pop star coordinator, but was just merely jealous of her. Jealous for having won the heart of Athrun. And at the same time, Kira's.
"He doesn't love her. It was just an arrange marriage after all. And besides, in case you haven't notice, Lacus and I have become rather close. I thought you should know that their engagement has been broken off." Kira stated this plainly.
Cagalli looked at him with wide eyes. "What?"
Her mouth hung slightly open for a second considering what Kira had just told her. Was it true? "How do you know all this?"
"Athrun told me."
Cagalli blinked. "And he's okay with all of this. You know, with the whole thing between you and Lacus?"
"Uhm…sure." Kira didn't look her straight in the eyes.
She gave him a skeptical look, but then lowered her gaze. "Well, even if it is true I don't see where Athrun would want a clumsy, selfish person like me."
Kira winced. He didn't expect her to say something like that. He looked at her uneasily and cautioned what to say to her.
"How would you know if you don't give it a try?"
She scoffed at his question.
"You're right Cagalli, you are selfish. You're so selfish that you haven't even considered Athrun's feelings about the situation. You're so busy thinking about yourself and how you'll get hurt. Did you even stop once to think about Athrun's situation? Do you even know what goes on in his mind? How can you sit here and just decide that it will never work when you haven't even asked him himself if he thought that it will work. I find that to be selfish alright."
Cagalli was shocked at what he said, but knew that he was right. So, for once there was no use in arguing with him.
"What am I supposed to say to him?"
Kira smiled at her. At least she's willing to try now.
"Just tell him how you feel and listen to what he has to say. Nothing that you'll say or do will hurt him much, unless you seriously struck a nerve."
Kira laughed at the stun look on his sister's face.
"Don't worry. He won't be offended no matter what you say to him. Besides I think you owe it to him to tell him how you feel about it. Or at least let yourself breath and get it off your chest."
Cagalli took a second to think about what her brother had told her. She might as well take the chance. Besides, since when was she ever afraid to take a challenge? She was no wimp. However, when it came to Athrun she hardly ever felt like herself.
She slowly got up from where she was sitting and started walking in the direction in which Kira came from. Kira's eyes followed her as she walked away. She then paused some feet away and looked back up towards the sky.
"I think you should talk to him now. I have a feeling that he may still be up in his room right now." Kira kept his gaze on his sister.
"Alright." Cagalli slightly turned her head to look at Kira. A small smile was playing on her lips. She waited until the brunette returned the warm loving smile.
"Thanks Kira."
She then turned on her heels and walked back towards the mansion.
"You're welcome." Kira whispered as he slightly lowered his gaze.
A slight rustling sound came from his left and Kira became alert. He tried to peer as hard as he could into the direction to see if anyone was there. He tensed his muscles in order to be ready in case someone was waiting to attack him.
"Kira?"
Kira sighed in relief. It was just Lacus. Lacus?
"Lacus, what are you doing here?"
"HARO-HARO"
Pink-chan, a round mechanical thing that Athrun had made for her came bouncing out of her hands and headed for Kira.
"Well, I wasn't spying but I just couldn't help but overhear."
Kira nodded his head in understanding.
Lacus smiled. Kira loved it when she smiled. It seemed that nothing could ever wipe that innocent smile off her face, not even war.
Lacus walked over to him and sat down beside him. She looked up to the stars and sighed smiling.
"It's so beautiful out here."
"I agree."
"That was nice of what you did for Cagalli. I hope everything works out fine."
"Me too."
Lacus slightly giggled as she rested her head on Kira's shoulder still gazing at the sky.
It was too dark to notice, but a blushed crept across Kira's face at that moment.
The light was on in the kitchen of the Athha mansion. Cagalli was sitting on a stool leaning on the island in the kitchen. It has been an hour since her talk with Kira and here she was wasting time drinking tea. It's not like she was heeding Kira's words, but she was feeling quite nervous about confronting Athrun. She had no idea what to say to him and was pondering the situation in her mind while sipping her tea.
She sat there in her usual attire of blue, green, and white sleeveless, buttoned shirt and white slacks. Her hair was also in its usual stance. It was hanging down a little below her shoulders and bangs covered her auburn eyes. She hardly looked any different everyday. Being the Representative of ORB meant not having the time to care about your appearances. Not like she would have anyway. Growing up as the princess didn't phase her tomboyish ways. She despised wearing dresses and was anything but girly.
Cagalli sipped some more of her tea thinking about what Kira had told her.
"For all you know, he could feel the same way about you."
Does he really have feelings for me? Or was Kira just trying to cheer me up?
"How would you know if you don't give it a try?"
I guess he's right. I should find out for myself. I mean how much could it hurt. I shouldn't be quitting before I even got the chance to try. But, what if it doesn't work out? What if-
"Did you even stop once to think about Athrun's situation?"
He's right. I'm being selfish. Maybe I should talk to Athrun. I should at least hear this from him. I don't even know the situation from Athrun. In fact why hasn't he or Lacus told me about their splitting?
"Just tell him how you feel and listen to what he has to say."
Cagalli sighed.
There was no way of avoiding this and she knew she had to face him somewhere along the line. She tapped the side of her cup and stared into the dark liquid that she was previously drinking.
Her mind then wondered to that morning when Athrun and Lacus had first arrived…
FLASHBACK
"Cagalli are you ready yet? They will be here any moment!"
It was noon and Kira was standing at the base of the stairs wearing beige slacks, a white t-shirt, with dark blue stripes running down the side of the sleeves, tucked into his pants, and a pair of plain white sneakers. His brown hair was practically hiding his face, but was combed in a very tidy fashion. He stood there very patient waiting for his sister to respond.
"I'M NOT COMING DOWN!"
"Ne?" Kira was taken aback by her yelling but then quickly rolled his eyes once it occurred to him why.
"For crying out loud Cagalli it's just a skirt. I took the liberty to make sure that it wasn't a dress and that it wasn't too short for you. So would you please just come down here and get ready to greet our guests?"
"NO!"
Kira bit his lower lip. This was insane. It was minutes until Athrun and Lacus would show up and here he was having a conflict with his sister over a skirt.
He clenched and unclenched his hands. He did this whenever he was starting to lose his temper. Kira wasn't the one likely to randomly assail on someone for lack of self-control. He stomped his way upstairs muttering cursed words under his breath. He walked down the hall and stopped in front of Cagalli's bedroom door. He knocked.
"Cagalli…come out of there."
"NO!"
"Cagalli, Lacus and Athrun would be here in less than ten minutes and you're not ready yet. So, stop acting like such a baby and come out."
"I'M NOT A BABY AND I'M NOT COMING OUT!"
Kira sighed. He had to drag her out of that room if he wanted to get anywhere with this. He slowly turned the door knob and was thankful that it wasn't locked. He snuck his head through the opening and noticed Cagalli facing towards the balcony of the room. He walked in and silently closed the door behind him.
As Kira stood at the door, he looked over his sister's attire. She was wearing a green, short-sleeved shirt that stopped right at her waist. If looking from the front, Kira would have seen the v-shaped neck line of the shirt reaching down slightly above her cleavage. How he knew this? Well he chose the outfit after all. Adjoining the shirt at the waist was a white, catholic school-girl like skirt that reached down to her knees or perhaps slightly longer. To finish off the outfit were a pair of white sandals with heels (Cagalli hated heels) of barely an inch high with straps around the ankles. As usual she was wearing her hair down, but today it was unbelievably neat with a small green hair pin that tucked some hair away from her face and hid it behind her left ear. Kira looked her over twice; she was quite beautiful in such a plain looking outfit. However it wasn't every day that he got to see her in a skirt much less anything girly.
Kira walked slowly towards his sister with her back still towards him. He was within two feet away from her when she spoke.
"Nothing you can say will make me change my mind."
He sighed. She's so damn stubborn.
"Cagalli what is your problem?"
No answer.
"Look, if it makes you feel any better…you look really nice in that skirt. Honest."
Kira blurted out the last word once Cagalli glared at him.
"Look I'm serious. Why are you so insecure about wearing a skirt anyway? You don't look bad in them. In fact it makes you look more feminine."
Cagalli's eyes widened for a mere second and then returned back to its original glare.
"Sorry." Kira was desperately trying to avoid eye contact with her.
"I hate skirts; that's all." Cagalli mumbled these words barely audible for anyone to hear, but somehow Kira still heard it.
Cagalli moved her gaze back to the balcony and peered over the railings where she was able to view the entire front lawn and its entrance.
As she viewed the scenery, a black limo approached the front driveway and stopped. Cagalli was confused about this until she remembered about the guests that were stopping by.
"They're here."
Kira came out of his stupor and rushed along side of Cagalli to see what she was talking about. A black limo stretched across the driveway entrance as the driver left its side and walked around to open the door for the arriving guests. Stepping first out of the limo was a girl the same age as Kira and Cagalli. She had long, flowing, pink hair with her bangs parted with a golden hair clip in the front. She wore a long flowing pink and white dress that reached the ground. She wore a very kind, heart-warming smile across her face as she thanked the driver for opening the door.
Kira's stomach nearly did flips at the site of her.
"Well, it seems that Lacus is happy as usual." Kira heard his sister comment on Lacus's smile. He gave her a side ways glance in order to glare at her but then noticed how she seemed to be holding her breath for some odd reason.
He followed her gaze and looked back towards the limo. Standing beside Lacus was a boy also the same age as the three and slightly taller than Kira. He stood in a most respectful professional way with his hands at ease along side his body and shoulders held back as if alerted for something. He looked like a typical soldier, that is what he is or used to be. Athrun Zala stood alongside Lacus also smiling at the driver and nodding his head in thanks. His blue, shoulder length hair was swaying in the slight breeze in the air. He wore a plain yellow long sleeve shirt with blue pants along with black shoes. No matter how plain he dressed, he always looked professional.
"Well I guess we should go down and greet them."
Kira was shocked at his sister's suggestion. Wasn't it just a minute ago that he was disputing with her about wearing a skirt and not wanting to leave the room? He swore that he will never understand her.
He pushed the thought to the back of his mind as he followed Cagalli out the room when he realized that she was no longer standing at the balcony. They reached the bottom step as soon as the two guests were ushered through the door.
"Athrun! Lacus!" Kira wore a huge grin on his face.
"It's great to see you again Kira." Athrun smiled at his long time friend as they shook hands. Cagalli was hypnotized by the sparkle in his green eyes as he smiled.
"It's really nice to meet you again Mr. Yamato." Lacus was still wearing the same smile across her face only it seemed to have gotten larger in proportion.
"Mr. Yamato? Uh…you can just call me Kira." He blushed at the formality of being called by his last name and at the smile that Lacus was giving him.
"Okay then, Kira." She beamed. "Oh my, Cagalli you look quite lovely."
Cagalli blushed. She wasn't used to being refer to as 'lovely'. And because of it she was reminded that she was wearing a skirt. "Yeah. Thanks."
She looked over to Athrun and noticed that he was staring at her, smiling. She loved it when he smiled, but it made her feel quite uncomfortable under his gaze. They just stood there for a split second not saying a word to each other until Cagalli broke the gaze and found it interesting to stare at a lamp on a nearby table.
Kira cleared his throat. "Well you two must have had a long ride down here from the PLANTS and I'm sure you both are tired. Since this is your first day here I figure that you two should just rest. Cagalli will show you two your rooms where you can unpack and you are free to roam around the mansion. If you want a tour, just ask anyone. It's probably best if either Cagalli or I do it, but I have something important to take care of and Cagalli…" Kira side glance her. "She may not be up to it." Cagalli glared at him. "So just spend the day resting and dinner is at eight." He beamed at them.
Athrun nodded while staring at something on the other side of the room that seemed to have caught his interest and Lacus just gave Kira a warm smile.
"Well, if you two will excuse me." He turned to Cagalli. "You know what to do." He was gone in a blink of an eye.
Cagalli sighed to herself.
"Something wrong?"
Cagalli looked up to Athrun and then quickly turned her gaze elsewhere.
"Uh…nothing. Follow me I need to show you your rooms."
Cagalli motioned them to follow her up the stairs. She walked down the hall and stopped in front of the fourth door to the left of the hall.
"I thought you should know that this is my room. If you need anything there is a chance that you will most likely find me here since my office is in here as well." She slightly glanced over to Lacus and Athrun.
Athrun gave her a smile and nodded as Lacus smiled trying to peer through any crack in the door in order to see inside.
Cagalli didn't wait for a response and just continued the walk until they came to the sixth door on the right. "And, this is Kira's room." Cagalli had to bit her tongue to keep from laughing or making any facial expressions when she saw the highly curious look of Lacus face staring at the door to Kira's bedroom.
Three more doors down and they stood in front of a door on the right. Cagalli opened the door to reveal a large sized room covered in a very light shade of pink. Obviously this room was meant for Lacus. The room was very bright due to the amount of sun that the windows were allowing in that overlooked the backyard.
"Oh my…" Lacus stepped into the room and marveled at its beauty. "This is quite a lovely room." She ran over to the bed in the center of the room that was cover with sheets, pillows, and spreads that were tinted in shades of pink, white, and purple. She did a little twirl and then plopped gracefully on the bed and lay on her back. Staring into the ceiling she wore a big grin on her face. She lifted herself from lying down and looked at Cagalli smiling in appreciation. "Thank you so very much."
Cagalli shrugged. "It was nothing."
"If you don't mind, I think that I will remain here for awhile."
Was that comment meant for Athrun, Cagalli or both? Cagalli didn't really care.
"Okay, then see you at dinner I guess." Cagalli turned her body towards the door and stopped when she remember Athrun's presence. "I guess I should show you your room as well."
"Well, if you didn't need to then I would have already been there right?" Athrun smiled at her kindly.
Cagalli slightly blushed but then glared at him for his use of sarcasm. "Come on." She pushed through him to get to the door and walked over to the next door over on the left side. She opened the door and looked behind her to see if Athrun had followed her.
After closing the door to Lacus's room, Athrun strolled across the hall and moved closer to Cagalli in order to get a peak into his room. It wasn't anything special, but Athrun didn't really care for special things. His room wasn't as bright as Lacus's (which he preferred) and it was tinted in a light blue color. His bed lay against a wall near the balcony. He was grateful.
Cagalli stood there staring at him wondering if he was even going to enter his room. She figured that he was just being polite and didn't want to push her out of the way to get inside, so she walked in herself. "This is where you will be staying…" She began, motioning Athrun to follow her inside his room. "I know it's not much, but Kira simply stated that you wouldn't mind."
She looked at him just as he nodded in agreement.
"Well, even if it's not all that fancy, there is at least a great view of the garden from the balcony." She walked over to the balcony and opened the doors to look at the garden. This was something that she rarely did due to increase amount of work she had to do. She had to admit it was breath taken.
Cagalli quickly remembered where she was once she realized that Athrun wasn't even on the balcony with her. She turned to see him staring at her as if she were more interesting than any garden. She blushed at this but quickly shrugged it off. As she walked back into the room her footing was caught in the long drapes as she tripped over and braced herself for the hard feeling of the floor.
That feeling never came. Instead she felt soft warm flesh under her. She looked up to see that Athrun was holding her from having preventing her from falling to the floor. Cagalli began blushing like crazy and tried not to make any eye contact with him.
Athrun only smiled. "You know you should consider long drapes as a safety hazardous."
Cagalli went an even darker shade of red. Was he mocking me? She then realized that she was still in his arms and jumped back regaining her composure.
'Uh, sorry about that. Yeah, you're right I should have that looked at." She spoke rapidly in an incoherent way. Before he could respond she was already out the door and down the hall in her room.
Cagalli shut the door behind her and lean against it trying to catch her breath. Why am I acting like this? It wasn't the first time that she had found herself in his arms. He had hugged her twice already when they were in space during the war. The second time they hugged it ended up turning into a kiss.
She had to admit it; she was quite fond of him. No, she really liked him and wished that it was possible to have a relationship with him. She didn't know much about him though. All she knew was that he was sweet, thoughtful, strong, honest, smart…the list rolled on in her mind. He was also a coordinator, but that didn't matter to her. What mattered was that he…
"…is engaged to Lacus Clyne."
END OF FLASHBACK
Well at least WAS engaged to her.
Cagalli now knew that her chances with Athrun had increased since, according to Kira, he was no longer taken by Lacus. At least she had a good chance, if he was interested in her.
Why wouldn't he be interested in me? He kissed me. He told me…
FLASHBACK
"I'm glad to have met you Cagalli."
Athrun smiled at Cagalli's confused looked as he put his arms on her waist and pulled her into a hug.
"Athrun…" All she could do was return the hug. She felt safe and happy in his arms.
He pulled back from the hug and looked her straight in the eyes.
Cagalli's cheeks become a rosy pink.
"We must protect each other."
He leaned in towards her and trapped her lips into a kiss with his.
END OF FLASHBACK
It was with that kiss that Cagalli knew that she wanted to be with him and would do anything for him. She made that promise to herself as they parted ways in order to prepare for the upcoming battle.
"Cagalli…"
She turned her head about and saw a figure lurking in the shadows beyond the door. She squinted her eyes to get a better look on who it was, but didn't really need to since she recognized the voice. "Athrun…"
Athrun strode across the kitchen and sat next to Cagalli. His eyes never left her. He smiled his toothy grin at her and she blushed.
"So, what are you doing up at this time alone drinking…" He leaned over her cup and sniffed it a bit. "…tea."
Cagalli looked down at her tea. "Just thinking. That's all."
Athrun raised his eyebrow. "Something the matter?"
"Well, no…yes, actually." She sighed. "It's nothing."
"Cagalli…" He held one of her hands. "If something's bothering you then you should tell me."
Cagalli stared at his hand for the longest time. Should I tell him? She was so unsure of herself. She didn't want to look like a fool in front of him declaring her undying love for him. He has Lacus. Why bother. As she argued with herself she felt something warm on her face. Her face was being pulled away from the cup and straight to Athrun with his emerald eyes gazing down upon her. Cagalli's heart skipped a beat.
"What is it Cagalli?" He barely whispered while his eyes searched for the answer in her eyes.
Cagalli had her mouth barely open trying to respond, but nothing came out. She couldn't do it. She couldn't bring herself to telling him. Her throat felt dry and her eyes were stunned from tears trying to make their way to the surface. She soon felt Athrun's hand move from her cheek to the back of her neck and wonder why when she noticed that the gap between the two of them was becoming awfully smaller.
Athrun was leaning in for the kiss. Cagalli's eyes widen once it hit her that she was about to be kissed by…Athrun. It seemed like eternity before their lips would meet. Cagalli could feel his breath on her face and his lips brush slightly against hers before…
"…and without looking he stepped on Pink-chan and the flowers went flying into the air as he fell backwards on the ground into the mud."
Kira bellowed with laughter at Lacus's story about Athrun's misfortune in the past.
"I wish I could have been there to see it. I've never seen Athrun do something so ungraceful." He forced out the comment through fits of laughter.
Kira and Lacus walked into the kitchen just as Athrun and Cagalli were on the verge of kissing. Oops.
Cagalli pulled herself from Athrun's grasp as fast as she could and stared back into her tea. The two intruders just stood at the door staring at the scene in front of them.
"Were we interrupting something?"
"No nothing."
"Sorry."
The silence was too heavy to bear with.
"Should we leave you two alone so…"
Cagalli jerked her head around and glared deadly at Kira.
"Never mind."
He began examining the ceiling. His eyes then drifted over to Athrun who was looking at the floor blushing. I didn't know Athrun blush.
Not being able to take anymore of the situation at hand, Cagalli stood up leaving her tea behind and walked out of the kitchen.
Everyone's eyes followed her as she mumbled something about 'turning in for the night' and stomped her way upstairs.
Athrun cleared his throat and stood up. "Yeah, I think I'll do the same if you'll excuse me." He slightly bowed his head and followed the same path as Cagalli.
Kira and Lacus were left alone standing in the door way. Kira looked in the direction of the stairs and then walked over to where Cagalli sat and took her cup and sniffed it. He took a sip of what was left of her tea. "I guess we walked in too soon. Knowing Athrun, I'd thought they would have already been upstairs. He sure has a way with girls."
"KIRA!" Lacus covered her mouth with the shock of what he had just said.
"It's true." He took another sip. "Well, at least they'd have done SOMETHING together. That is, before I kill him."
"Kira…" Lacus giggled a bit and sat where Athrun once sat.
Kira smirked to himself. What can I say? I have to look out for my little sister. He began laughing once more while making a mental note to strangle Athrun if for some reason he did get any ideas about his sister.