Hello, if you are reading this, let me clear up a few things. This story is in an AU or Alternate Universe.This means that the characters are the same from Gundam Seed, but the story and world they were in doesn't apply here. And there might be a few OOC scenes. OOC means Out of Character. Sometimes,characters in fanfics act differently than in the shows. The reason I wrote this is because the series was great, but it never really explored Lacus and Kira's romantic possibilities. This story is supposed to let people enjoy romance between those two love-birds that the show never had. I know there are many other Kira x Lacus fanfics out there, but I wanted to try my hand out there after reading quite a few good ones like Connections and The Transpiring Heart. Then there are those incomplete stories that are REALLY good. Sometimes, I spend days thinking about my own endings or the next chapter for that story. But here is my own story, so enjoy.
DISCLAIMER- I do not own Gundam Seed or Gundam Seed Destiny
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Kira Yamato was a 24 year old college graduate. He finished at the top of his class,and was able to earn his degrees several years earlier than his colleagues. He was an amazing athlete, smart student, but if you asked any of this friends what his weakness was, it was girls. During his years at Orb University, he never managed to ask out a single girl. All of his friends try to set him up, usually Miri or Tolle, but none of the blind dates worked. Most of the time, after a dinner or movie, Kira would end the date there and tell his friends it didn't work out or it didn't seem right. Eventually, it became a game, or a type of contest to get Kira a girlfriend. Bets ranged from money to favors, and Sai who usually stayed out of all these activities bet his prized Rolex that Kira wouldn't find a single compatible girl, within the next 2 months.Tolle bet against it and wagered a month of homework. Naturally, Tolle found himself at the coffee machine more and more then at parties and raves. The reason was unknown to himself and his friends. Whenever they ask what went wrong, or what didn't you like about her, he'd just say he didn't feel anything about them.
The college days were over and everyone went their own ways but promised to keep in touch. Kira had no parents but a large government check for his work at the Mobile Suit Factory. He didn't know why, but when it came to technology, he just became one with the machine. It only took him 5 minutes to hack into the old files and fix the bugs and errors experts took weeks to study and still couldn't fix. With a job and semi-large apartment, his life was going great or so he thought. Occasionally, he'd meet some of his friends and they tried to hook him up with a relative or contact. They just didn't fit the bill. Tolle majored in psychology and from his knowledge, he deduced that either Kira was too picky, or he was gay.
"No way! If he was gay, then why did he blush when Flay
fell onto him?" snapped Miri
Kira started to blush a bright
pink. Flay Allster was a former classmate of theirs, back in
high-school. She was a popular cheerleader who enjoyed seeing other
people being humiliated, especially if she was the one who did it.
Her hair was dark red and tied up in a different fashion each week.
It always changed along with the style in Fabulous Hair Weekly. She
was slightly taller then the average girl, but not all that tall. She
was skinny and always complained about how the school's meals would
kill her weight and appearance. Her appearance made her attractive,
but her personality was poisonous.
Tolle always joked that if she can get thinner then 'paper thin', he'd give the person who invented this new measuring unit, all his money. Kira had a small crush on her, but she was going out with jocks back then. Kira was just as good as the star player, but because he was socially challenged, he never really got to be on a sports team or become a jock.
It happened one day when Flay was crying and running down the hall. Justin Burtin just broke up with her... for the 8th time this month. By now, everyone was used to seeing this type of drama, and when Flay was running and sobbing, they knew that in a few days, they'd be making out and back together again. But once, she ran right onto Kira, and when they fell down, she was lying head-first on Kira's torso.
"Nghhh" Kira
moaned. He thought he was hit by a speeding car or something.Flay
got up and shrieked after seeing where she landed. " Oh my god!
You perv!
Kira looked and realized that she landed on him, and
she was sitting on his head.
And with Flay's short magenta skirt,
Kira was staring right at her panties. Kira quickly got up and he
blushed as everyone around them in the hall started laughing. Flay
secretly smirked and knew that she had humiliated him.
Kira stuttered
and apologized to her and then ran off.
Soon, Justin reappeared
behind Flay.
"Look, you alright? If that perv EVER tries to do
that again I'll..."
He was cut short when Flay gave him a
surprise kiss and she knew her plan had worked. Later that day, Flay
AND Justin weren't there for class. And the Janitor couldn't work
since someone had locked his storage closet.
Everyone was still concerned about Kira
especially Miri- "You should try out online dating services,
they say 25 of the time it works" "Pfft, get
real.
"Those things are BOGUS." retorted Dearraka
Dearraka was Miri's new boyfriend, he
had blonde hair and a tan that said he must've forgot sunscreen.
"Whatever the case is, you need
to hurry Kira, you gotta find someone before your too old" said
Kuzzey.
'Easy for you to say' thought Kira.
Kuzzey was another good friend, quiet like him, but he had more
friends than Kira. He was already engaged to someone, at the age of
10. Kira never met him, but the way Kuzzey described her, he sounded
like he was GLAD to be forced into a relationship he had no interest
initially.
It was still raining outside, and it
was getting dark, so everyone started to leave. 'The get together was
fun and brought back good times, but it was kinda painful to relive
those college years.' Kira thought. He remembered how everyone had a
date to the dances and parties the college had each holiday. Kira
never went to even one of them. At last Miri and her
boyfriend Dearakka were leaving. "You still staying?" she
asked.
"Oh yeah, I thought I'd finish my
newest project here." Kira replied as he sipped some coffee.
"Alright then, peace out!" Dearraka said as he was halfway
through the door. Starbucks was a 24 hours cafe, it was nice having
somewhere to go and work other then the factory or lab. And besides,
the espresso is very useful for a quick energy boost he thought.
It was getting late now, and the only
bar-tender left was wiping glasses in a cliche manner. This Starbucks
doubled up as a bar past 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM. No one was here though,
it was Tuesday. The rain was starting to show signs of clearing, and
Kira was almost done. After saving his file 3 times, once on the
laptop, again on the USB, and a third time on a backup disc. Being
careful was an old habit he had. It always made him late, which was a
easy thing Athrun could tease him about. When he was done shutting
down, he put it carefully back into the carrying case, and stood up
to stretch. Then he drank the last bit of his espresso, and looked
around. Aside from himself and the bartender, there was only another
person here, and it was next to him. The person seemed awfully short,
and was wearing a long jacket, all patched up and torn. And then he
heard faint crying. He turned around and asked him what was the
matter, and found out that it wasn't an adult it was a kid." I got loss... from..
th..e others... and.. now.. I.. do..n't know.. where to.. go."
Judging by the height and voice, Kira deduced he was around 5-6 years
old.
"Do you know where your family lives or where they are?"
Kira asked in a kind and teacher like voice. It took about a few
minutes before the kid replied.
"No.. bu..t I.. have this."
He handed Kira a small card.
Marriel's Orphanarium 132 Adam Road
Phone # - 952-221-4342
Please call if you find a child with
this card.
'An orphan huh?' Kira thought feeling
sad for the kid. Kira decided he'd help this kid. After all, he
didn't think the bar-tender was going to help this kid. As Kira got
his umbrella out, he noticed the rain stopped so he put it back.
'It
finally stopped' he thought.
Just when they went out, Kira asked the
boy- "what's your name?"
"Tyler" he replied
slowly.
"Well hello Tyler, my name is Kira" he said trying
to sound as friendly and nice as he could.
He was never good with
children.Kira thought about calling them first, but then he thought
it was night and he might wake up all the kids, so he decided to take
Tyler there instead.
The walk over to the orphanarium didn't take much time, only 15 minutes. The kid felt sleepy halfway there so Kira carried him the other half. When he arrived, he knocked on the door with his hands behind his back since he was using both hands to carry Tyler. 'Hurry up please...' he thought. When the door opened, Kira thought he entered heaven. He saw the prettiest women ever.She was about the same age as him, slightly shorter, had jet blue eyes, and an attractive figure.But the most striking feature about her was her long and wavy silky smooth pink hair.
'Was this a princess or fairy' he
thought for a second. Then he realized that she must be a coordinator
and had her genes altered to make her have pink hair
"Oh Tyler! Thank goodness!"
she said in a angelic voice that seemed to slowly drift into Kira's
years and seemed like a soft lullaby.
Then Kira snapped back into reality. "
I found him at a Starbucks on Ingus Drive.
"Why was he out there"
Kira inquired, hoping to get a reply and hear her voice again
"Oh, we were out on a field trip
today to the park across from there. When we got back we noticed he
slipped off with others. We found them all except him. Oh.. I was so
worried..."
At this time, Tyler woke up and Kira let him off
carefully. " Miss Lacus?"
' Lacus... Kira thought, such a pretty
name... '
Tyler rushed to her side and hugged her by her dress and
pinned it to her legs.
"Alright go see Revrend Malchio,
and then go to bed. If your hungry, ask Inez for something to eat."
" Ok" Tyler seemed to be
less tense now since he skipped away.
' Revrend huh? ' Kira thought.
That meant that this was a church orphanarium and she was a nun. But
it was such a shame to see someone that amazing become a nun.
Especially since she wasn't dressed like one.
' What am I thinking? ' Kira thought, I
don't even know her full name and now I'm thinking about her like
a... Then it hit him, he found the perfect person Kuzzey was talking
about. The person who fit the bill and could make Kira happy. The
person who Kira would feel like had a special connection to him.'But
she's a nun...' that seemed like life. Whenever you found something
that you truly wanted, it turns out to be something you still can't
have.
"Thank you for finding and
bringing Tyler back.. Mister..."
"Y..amato. Kira Yamato"
Kira stammered his face was blushing. He hadn't blushed since the
Flay incident.
" Well thank you very much
Mr.Yamato. I'm Lacus Clyne, nice to meet you."
"Call me Kira... no need for
formalities" the words barely made it out of his mouth, he was
so nervous, and wanted to get out of there, but somehow he wanted to
stay longer, and couldn't bring himself to leave.
"Come in then, I'll make some tea,
or do you want something else?
"
"Uhh tea would be nice. Thanks" He didn't get it. Why couldn't he leave? Why was his body accepting the invitation when it'd only lead to more nervousness. They sat down at a circular table in a fairly large kitchen. The walls were pretty old looking and made of old wood. There were a few creaky boards, but the house looked old and sturdy to him. They first started out talking about how Kira met Tyler at Starbucks and then they somehow hit off on their personal lives. Kira explained his time in college and a buncha embarrassing moments he went through, and Lacus told him about herself and he realized she wasn't a nun, but just a person who volunteered here. He didn't know why he kept on telling her about himself and his life. But the things he was embarrassed at only made her laugh, and when he heard that sweet melodious sound, he wanted to hear it again so he said more. And through the course of the conversation, he lost his nervousness, and was talking to her like he did to his close friends.
Then he realized he told her some of his most private stuff. Like the Flay incident and his nickname Mime. He usually only shared this information with his best friend Athrun, or his sister Cagalli.
Then he saw how late it was, it was
1:43 AM."I really gotta go now, if I don't
soon, there'll be trouble."
" Why? Your wife will chew your
head off" she joked
"Nope, I'm not married or in a
relationship" Kira laughed
"What's the trouble then?"
she asked
"Well, the street lamps at my
apartment are undergoing maintenance, and the weatherman said it
would be a clear night tonight."
"Then what's the problem? The
moon will be bright enough for you to see."
"Yeah, but the weatherman said
it. When is he ever right?"
They both burst out laughing and Kira
could've swore he heard here giggle. It was just so sweet, the way
she sounded. 'Snap out of it, even though she's not a nun, she might
already have a boyfriend, or could be engaged, even married to
someone.' He quickly scanned her fingers, 'No rings' he thought.
"Well, then Kira, would you like
to stay in our guest room tonight?"
" Alright, I guess, but you sure I
won't be imposing?"
"No, no! Of course not. Besides, I
wanted to talk with you some more." Lacus then smiled at him
directly.
'Wow such an amazing smile, and that pink dress goes so well with her hair too...' Kira's thoughts began to wander and he was about to daydream until he slapped himself awake mentally. 'Dammit Kira! Don't get your hopes up! Ask her tomorrow or sometime later.' he kept repeating this to himself, but it was just so hard not to think about the women of your dreams after so much searching.
He said thanks and good night and went upstairs to the right room as told. It was a pretty old room, and the blankets had a thin layer of dust on it. The mattress was hard and lumpy, but Kira didn't mind it. He was too consumed in his thoughts about Lacus to care about the poor conditions of the room. 'It IS an orphanarium he thought.
After a few minutes of lying on his back, twisting and turning to find a comfortable position to sleep in, he heard footsteps.
By the sound of it, it wasn't too far away. Maybe 5 feet. 4,3,2, the person was here.
" Kira, are you asleep yet?"
it was Lacus' voice.
"Not yet, why?"
" I wanted to thank you again, for
finding Tyler. I was so worried, that.."
" I just did what anybody would've
done when they saw a lost kid. You sure care about them..."
'Well maybe not anyone' Kira thought
about the bar-tender who didn't do anything.
" Well.. yeah. I knew them since
each of them came here, and since I don't have my own children, I
treat them like my own."
" I'm sure you'll make a fine wife
and mother some day." Kira turned around to face Lacus as he
spoke.
Lacus began to blush and tried to hide
it by moving behind the side of the wall.
" Thanks, sorry for the bad
matress. We don't have guests often." she said embarrassed
" t'ss ok." Kira was feeling
sleepy now and couldn't really talk properly.
" Good night then, Kira." and
with that she turned off the corridor and went into her own room.
' What DID I just say? Why did I say
that? Am I falling in love with her? Who wouldn't though?
She's kind and caring, plus she has
good looks too. The thoughts of Lacus helped Kira drift to sleep.
"Unghh..." where am I? Kira turned around to find a wisp of pink hair next to him and his pillow.
And beside him.. was.. LACUS?!
"Oh, your up already? So, where did we leave off last night?" The voice of Lacus had changed, she sounded so close and personal now to Kira. He just couldn't believe it. She grabbed him by the neck and pulled him closer. Then without warning, she pressed her lips against his in a romantic embrace of lips to form a kiss. Kira then wrapped his arms around her and the kiss turned out to be a make-out session. The joy he felt couldn't be expressed by mere words, it was a moment he would never forget.
Suddenly, he woke up.
' Sigh, I guess it was all a dream, but boy was it real. ' he thought. He would've gave a arm and a leg for that to really happen. The empty void he filled with focusing on work and studies over the years felt complete for once.
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Hoped you enjoyed this. It's my first fanfic so please review. If I had anything that didn't seem too good, please tell me, I will try to improve on that. Constructive critisism would be nice.
