Love of a lifetime Chapter 1: Encounter, a gundam seed fanfic

Disclaimer : I do not own Gundam seed/destiny.

Love of a lifetime

A certain brunette was walking through an elevator. It's his first day of work in Eternal Corporation, he was dressed smartly. Apparently much smarter than how he would dress when he went out with his friends during high school.

Posh shoes, dress pants with collared shirt and a tie and finally finishing the outfit with a branded coat (A/N: apparently I don't know what the suit is called). Despite of his outfit, his hair style still remains the same. Messy brown locks which is what many girls in high-school back then loved about him. Coordinating with his soft violet eyes, he is simply irresistible to many girls.

He sighed knowing how time flies from the time he started high-school. Despite his 'girl-killer' looks, he wasn't able to have a single relationship during his studying years, reason being simple, he's too much of a nerd and tends to stay away from girls while he's studying. There are several occasions where his twin blonde introduced some girls for him to get used to. Somehow, they just disappeared into mid-air after their first encounter with the ever famous Kira Yamato. He's either much too shy to even talk to them, or he usually ends up saying the wrong things which ended up hurting them.

He could well remember one occasion where he scared away the girl he didn't mean to hurt.

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Kira was blushing madly while walking beside a midnight blue haired girl. She has beautiful magenta eyes which often find themselves lost in Kira's violet gaze.

Her beauty was beyond compliment and the brunette simply found it a torture not being able to stare at her for hours. Her beauty is simply captivating to many by-passers who were simply jealous thinking that Kira may be her boyfriend.

She was wearing a green tank top and black mini-skirt. Her slim white legs were the high-lights of the day to many guys who actually walked pass her. The magenta eyed girl might occasionally find it disappointing that Kira didn't even catch a glimpse at her attire. He only seemed to blush at the sight of her and totally failed to notice her outfit.

"Kira…" The girl suddenly called out to the young brunette who seemed to be staring into space.

"Erm…Yes Shauna?" He replied with a sense of nervousness in his voice.

She found it really hard not to laugh at his shy behavior. To Kira, beauty is just an outside to everything. Shauna is without a doubt, beautiful, but he wish that his sister would just stop organizing match making sessions. What he truly wished is to meet the girl he loved with all his heart himself. There are occasions where a beauty can be really devious. He remembered reading an article once that looks can be really deceiving. An innocent looking girl could actually be a monstrous killer behind the shadoes of the case.

"Kira, what do you think of me?" Shauna asked while blushing madly.

Kira just shrugged his shoulders "To me, you're just like any other girl. But you'll make a really good friend"

Shauna found it hard to believe. She couldn't detect any sense of dishonesty in his voice. She started to tear up.

"You mean…You don't have any feelings for me?" She asked in a somehow crying tone. Unfortunately, Kira failed to notice the sadness in her voice.

"You may be beautiful Shauna, but to me, looks don't count. What I wish for is a girl I truly love. Sorry but, I'm not interested in you." He said in a somewhat relaxed voice. It looks as if he's been waiting for a chance to say that for a long time through-out their little date.

"…"

Shauna was found speechless. Never in her life have she felt so rejected in her life, not to say, neither had she ever experienced a guy rejecting her. Countless of guys are queuing up to date her, but she gave that honor to Kira and here she is, rejected in the face. She knew he didn't mean to hurt her feelings, but those words just came out so true from his mouth. She did the only thing she could do, and that's to run away from the scene.

Kira saw her running away crying. He somehow knew that it must have something to do with his previous statement. He regretted ever hurting her feelings now, but he very well know that he's bad when it comes to confronting girls.

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Kira immediately shook those past memories out of his head while he head for his department. He walked to a point where he saw the word "Finance Department". He took a deep breath while pushing open the classy glass door and walked into the room.

The place was bigger than he expected. He awed at the sight of the place he would bound to be working at in future. Of course, environment has to be coordinated with friendliness. He proceeded deeper into the department to see another door. There, he walked through and saw a certain red-head standing and seemed to be waiting.

The red-haired girl seem to notice him coming. She took another glimpse in her file shes holding onto in her hands and starting walking towards him.

"You must be Mr. Yamato, am I right?" She asked in a somewhat emotionless tone. Kira sensed that unpleasantness and started to regret ever enlisted for this job.

"I'm Fllay Allster, the assistant Head-of-department of the finance department." She smirked with pride. Kira didn't like her attitude. Neither did he like the way she thinks that she's such a somebody and treating him like a nobody.

Kira frowned at the behavior of Fllay and followed her into the department and is surprised to see so many people working. He kept on walking till he came to a point where he was placed beside a midnight blue haired guy. A second look on him made Kira feel comfortable. He looked like someone easily approachable.

'This will be your seat and if there's anything you need help with, go to your colleagues AND DO NOT BOTHER ME WHENEVER IT"S UNECESSARY!" Fllay said and intentionally raised her voice at Kira to proof that she's serious from her point.Kira winced at her sharp voice and decided to ignore it as she walked into her office and slammed the door shut.

"Talk about a temper" Kira said to himself. The midnight-blue guy was just inches away from his face and his speech was easily audible.

"Yes, she's a witch in the department" Said the guy. Kira was shocked for a moment and wondered if he was heard by someone else. The guy seemed to catch his shock and decided that he must've scared him.

"I'm sorry for not introducing myself earlier, but that red haired witch can be really deadly if you ever get into the wrong side of her." He said while raising a hand "I'm Athrun Zala…Who are you?"

"I'm Kira Yamato." Kira said while raising his hand to shake his and using the other hand to shake the back of his head. "I guess you're right. She is fierce and there's something about her which I don't like a lot" He added on. Athrun could only laugh at Kira's honesty.

"You mean her bossy self right?" He asked again. Kira simply nodded in agreement. They seemed to hit off really well considering that it was their first meeting.

"Wanna meet some of my friends working in other departments during lunch?" Athrun asked. Kira knew that this could be a chance for him to know more people in the company and it could help him feel less tense around the environment too so he nodded without any disapproval.

Kira and Athrun decided to go back to work before Fllay catch them skiving away. Kira set up his desktop and uploaded his work. He began typing on his keyboard and concentrating really hard trying to finish his given assignments as quickly as possible.

He started to feel warm around the place when more people around the department start to open up to him. He felt welcomed here except for the fact that there are ample of girls in the department who seem to always crowd around Kira and Athrun's work corner.

Kira felt like he was surrounded by wild animals in a jungle. He couldn't help but feel really uncomfortable given the current situation. He too began to understand more and more about Fllay while hearing from the other colleagues. She didn't seem like a really friendly person to him. She looked more like a tiger ready to devour a prey whole if he or she doesn't protect themselves.

Lunch time seem to arrive pretty fast since he is constantly making friends and killing time. He was ready to leave when he saw Fllay dozing off on her desk through the window. He couldn't help but sigh "how did she even enlist in the company as the assistant head-of-department?"

Suddenly, a man came out of an office next to Fllay's except that it seemed more classy and larger. "Everyone, stop work for now, its lunch time already" He announced, everyone's face lit up. They needed this break especially after working for hours.

Athrun went towards Kira, "ready to go?" He asked. Kira nodded. Kira seemed to be deep in his thoughts. To Athrun, it seemed as though Kira was confused as if hes wondering whos the man who came out a second ago.

"He's the head of department Kira, Mr. Ulen Hibiki. He's actually one of our best boss here. He gives us breaks and totally despises Fllay. She's only placed at such a high position because her father is the company's CEO's friend." Athrun said.

Athrun could see that his speech justnow had cleared whatever doubts Kira had initially. They walked towards the elevator while talking about their hobbies and finally when they reached the canteen of their office building, Kira seemed to see Athrun wave to certain people from a distance away. They make up 3 people.

"Kira, let me introduce, this black haired guy is called Shinn, the blonde beside him is Stellar and lastly, our ever famous songstress, Lacus. And guys, this is Kira Yamato, a new employee of our department today" Athrun Continued. "there are supposed to be other two with us today, but I guess they are held back by their department manager again.

"Yea…I'm glad I didn't enlist in the marketing department. I really wouldn't be able to stand it if I have to face that Lacus imposter everyday." Shinn grunted.

"Lacus imposter?" Kira replied in a curious voice.

Lacus giggled "Ms. Meer Campbell, department manager of the marketing department. Shes known for her bossiness just like Ms. Fllay Allster from your department." She smiled.

Kira seemed to blush at her smile and tense. He couldn't help but get captivated by Lacus's beauty. To him, she's got to be the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. He loved her for her voice and character. It seemed as though she respected everyone. He could see that Lacus doesn't like Fllay too, but she called her with a 'Ms' which meant that she's really refined and polite.

"You don't have to use the word Ms. For their names you know, they don't deserve that" said disgusted Athrun. The rest of them laughed at his funny reaction while they had their lunch together. During their meal, Kira find himself constantly staring at Lacus's blue innocent orbs.

He couldn't control himself, neither does he understand why he's been acting this way around her. He'd feel warmth and relaxed, but at the same time tensed whenever she talked to him. Nobody in his life had ever have such an affect on him. He had never had so much attraction to someone in his life, not to say, a girl.

Lacus caught Kira staring at her. She constantly get the feeling of being watched while eating. She somehow had to admit that she loved the way Kira would look at her. It made her feel calm. Lacus snapped out of her trance and questioned Kira. "Mr. Yamato.."

"Mr. Yamato.." She called again. Kira awoken from his dreamland blushing in bright red. Lacus was about to say something when Athrun suddenly interrupted.

"I think its time we head back, or else that witch would start tracking us down." Athrun stood up and pushed his chair in before walking away with Kira tagging along behind him.

The two of them managed to make it in time back to their department before a furious Fllay stomp out of her office. Throughout work, Kira found himself constantly thinking about Lacus. Her voice, her scent, her hair color, the purity in her eyes her beauty.

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On the other hand, Lacus went to her desk to be seated, she found it hard to concentrate on her work now. Her mind was full of Kira. She couldn't put a finger on why shes always caught day dreaming on him.

Stellar and Shinn seemed to notice Lacus smiling to herself ever since she met Kira that day. "Something's definitely not right" Said Shinn.

"Its love at first sight Shinn" Said Stellar "I can tell from their eyes"

A/N: I guess I end my 1st chapter here. Sorry for writing this story instead of updating the other one but I already have plot for this story for quite sometime. It really bugged me not posting this up. So please R&R. Byex.