A/N: Ohayou minna-san! I'm back! Here's another fic. Well, it's dedicated to a special friend of mine. It's his birthday todya. Hope he's not mad at me anymore. Well, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed and the quotation above the chapter. It's actually a text message from a classmate…

"The only true painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and explained."

Chapter 1: Without Explanations

"She looks so… beautiful," he thought as he watched her. She had dazzling eyes of pure cobalt. Her face was adorned with a pretty smile, making her face glow. Her long pink hair flowed smoothly with the breeze, moving along with her as she danced. When she turned to face him, her innocent smiling face took his breath away. All that was missing was her soft, angelic voice speeking to him.

"Kira…" his breath caught. "Sayonara."

His world shattered. He watched her back, retreating away from him. She was going away.

'No. This can't be. No, Lacus. Lacus. Lacus.'

"Lacus!"

He jolted awake. He was breathing rapidly, panting, with sweat dripping from his face. He stared out the open window.

'Lacus…'

It's been six months since Lacus left him. He didn't know why but she just left without any reason at all. He was so confused; he was almost out of his mind.

Flashback

"Kira… how long has it been since we first met?" she asked. They were walking by the seashore, hand in hand, staring at the bright moon in the night sky. It was such a beautiful sight. The sky adorned with stars like gems in the night, the moon, full in all its glory shining light on them, the waves like music to their ears. They were alone, the two of them. It was almost a perfect night.

Kira was thinking of an answer when Lacus faced him, looking intently, waiting. He smiled then tucked a jasmine flower behind her ear. She was startled.

"Four years. It's been that long. We first met during the first war, right?"

She smiled in return. "Yeah. I didn't even notice how time passed by. It's been too fast," she hugged him.

"Yeah," he hugged her too.

"Kira…. I have something to tell you."

He looked at her. "What is it?"

"Kira… I'm sorry," tears dropped form her eyes as she looked away.

He was taken by surprise.

"Hey, what's wrong?" he asked, holding her by the shoulders. "Tell me."

"Kira…" she said, looking up at him. "I have to go."

"Wh… what? Hey, tell me your problem first," he said.

"Kira, you don't understand. I have to leave," she replied, tears flowing now.

He was, so to say… shocked. "Where are you going? I can come with you." He grabbed her hand.

"It's not like that, Kira. I have to leave… without you," she said, almost like a whisper.

He stood aghast. "Why? You don't have to leave Lacus." He couldn't believe. He didn't want to believe.

"I'm sorry Kira. I have to. Sayonara," she said, her hand slipping from his grasp until it fell from his. She turned around without another word and started walking away, leaving him stunned and speechless.

The next day, he woke up, thinking it was all a bad dream. He stood up and went to Lacus' room only to find her… gone. It was only at that time that he realized it was reality. She really was gone. She left him without explanations. He couldn't understand. That's when he felt the weight of the world on his shoulders. He fell down on his knees… and cried.

End of Flashback

Ever since that day, Kira was a changed man. He was still the kind, gentle person that he is but there was something different about him. He was a lot stronger and firmer with his decisions. Her departure made him build up walls around himself, making him more cautious of everything. Because of this, he was respected more by the people. They saw him as a man, capable of leadership, asides from the fact that he was the one who fought for their freedom. However, nobody ever saw through his façade, into his suffering soul, mourning the loss of his love.

Moreover, he was truly trusted now by the people, though being a coordinator that's why he was assigned to accompany the Orb representative, his twin sister, to the meeting of the nations. They were to have the yearly discussions of their nation's current status then planning on the possible solutions to them. The people included in the meeting are the representatives of the United Nations, Earth Alliance Forces, Orb and Plants. The meeting will be held at the United Nations' Court of Assembly. It is a day of celebration for the people for this was also the day that the war finally… ended.

The representatives were coming in —the representative of Orb, Cagalli Yula Attha, for the United Nations, Prime Minister Kyle du Barbon and for the Earth Alliance Forces, Frederick Williams. The only one missing is the representative of Plants, Lacus Clyne.

Everyone was waiting patiently. It was understood by all that the Plants representative will be late due to the long travel that she had. Plants is very far from Earth so it will take about 2-3 days to travel between the two places. But some people were starting to worry for the missing representative. News of her departure from Plants was made known four days ago. These people knew the dangers in traveling in outer space, especially if there were still some restless men seeking for revenge. These concerned people were Cagalli, her fiancé, Athrun Zala and, though unseen, Kira Yamato.

"Where could she be? She couldn't be in danger, right?" Cagalli asked.

"I doubt it. Yzak (is it the right spelling?) is with her. It's impossible for her to be harmed," Athrun replied, trying to calm her down.

"Don't worry Cagalli. She'll be here," Kira suddenly spoke.

They both looked at him knowingly. They knew how hard it was for Kira to come here and have the chance to see Lacus again after she… left. They even asked the advisers not to force him to come. But they failed. And Kira also agreed, saying it was his job, even though he knew about the… situation.

As they were pondering their thoughts, footsteps were heard outside the hall. People were murmuring. Curiosity got the better of all of them but they waited. They knew they would soon find out. And they did. Standing there on the big oak doors was none other than Lacus Clyne. She did arrive safely, to the relief of some. But there was something… wrong. And Cagalli realized the utter mistake. She gasped.

"Hey, who's that with her? Her bodyguard? Where's Yzak?" Athrun said. Then he noticed Cagalli's shocked expression. He didn't have to ask anymore the problem. He noticed it too just by looking at where her eyes were directed to.

"Athrun… Look at her finger!"

To be continued…

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