Summary: Life, like the tides, is constantly changing…He loved her, she loved him. Everything was perfect, like a dream…but all dreams end, and this one ended with his disappearance. And when he is finally able to return, nothing is as he left it… KXL AXC other pairings later…maybe…
A/n: I was just thinking about how unfair life could be and how, though you may have everything, you can still be unhappy…
Changing Tides
Prologue
"I promise you, we will be together for all time."
Lacus remembered those words clearly, as if he'd said them moments ago…but the painful truth was the fact that he'd been missing for nearly two years, and all she had to keep her hope alive was a letter that had been delivered to her earlier that day.
She ran a hand through her long pink locks and let a rare sigh escape her lips. She wasn't sure this letter was something to be believed – it could just be a trick by some of the more unscrupulous press – but then again, the handwriting looked like it was his – Kira's.
Tears started to fall as she remembered him – he'd been her world for the longest time – he still was. She refused to simply forget – what they'd had was too special, too important for that. Unfolding the letter again, she reread the cryptic message written on it:
Lacus,
Meet me at our favorite place in the park – you know where – at 7 tonight. Please?
P.S. Please don't tell anyone about me just yet; not even Cagalli.
Kira
Lacus stared at the letter absently, her thoughts drifting back to another, much happier time long ago – when Kira was still by her side…
FLASHBACK
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" eighteen-year old Lacus Clyne asked, staring at the sunset.
"Yeah...but you're much more beautiful." her boyfriend, Kira Yamato replied almost shyly.
Lacus smiled at him then leaned up and planted a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, Kira."
Kira's amethyst eyes sparkled with rare mischief. "Is that all I get?"
Lacus looked up at him innocently. "Yes, what were you -"
Whatever she was about to say was lost as Kira's lips found hers in a sweet kiss that took her breath away.
"Uh, eew? Can you guys please stop that?"
They turned to see a smiling Cagalli standing in front of them. Kira sighed. "Cagalli…"
Back to the present
Lacus smiled sadly, the letter still clutched tightly in her hand. "What do I do? What if this is a prank? Maybe I shouldn't go…but what if it's Kira? There's no way this handwriting isn't his…"
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a cheerful male voice. "Lacus! What are you doing out here all alone? You really should mingle with the guests, you know, it is your party, after all."
She quickly put the letter in her pocket and turned, plastering a bright smile on her face. This was something she had grown accustomed to doing. "Oh, hello, Athrun."
He grinned at her. "Everyone's been looking for you. They're missing the celebrant."
She blinked a few times. Oh yes, the party. It was to celebrate her new album's going platinum. "Then I shouldn't make them wait any longer, right?"
With that, she let Athrun escort her back inside.
A/n: End chapter… so, what do you think? Good, bad, crazy, corny…?