CHAPTER 1: Kira and Lacus
It has been 5 years since the second bloody valentine war has ended and everyone has begun leading their own lives. For Kira, he is now the Head of the ZAFT army and Lacus is the new chairwoman of the PLANTS.
The sound of birds chirping in the distance woke Kira. He looked outside the window to a tranquil scene of the sun rising slowly into the sky. There was a faint breathing on his arm beside him. Lacus was still asleep which was understandable. She had been staying up incredibly late finishing off paper work, seeing diplomats and overseeing the re-building of many of the destroyed areas in the PLANTS after the second war had ended. Work hadn't been too easy for him either. Even if the war had ended and the army wasn't needed as much, he had to oversee military training, have talks with the diplomats and other military chiefs in their respective nations.
Before he realized, he had nudged a sleeping Lacus just enough for her to give a big yawn and rub her eyes open. He gave her a big grin and stroked her head.
Kira: Morning sleepy head.
Lacus: What is the time?
Kira: Just hit 7:08, and anyway, today is the start of our week off remember?
Lacus: Mm…-gives another yawn- So, what was on our agenda then?
Kira:-smiles- Well, I was thinking maybe you and me enjoyed a little walk and a picnic in the park before we depart to ORB in the evening.
Lacus: That sounds wonderful! What colour dress should I wear?
Kira:-laughs- I think pink might be your colour?
Lacus:-blushes- Shh!
In the hallway of their mansion, a tiny sound of running is heard but Kira and Lacus are oblivious until the maid screams and there is a dropping of a tray and all the silverware it was carrying. A young girl with bubblegum pink hair and purple grey eyes bounds up onto Kira and Lacus's bed and hugs the two.
Melody: MUM! DAD! YOU FINALLY HAVE THE WEEK OFF! –runs into her mother's arms for a hug-
Lacus: - laughs free heartedly- Melody, you're so energetic this morning. Have you had your breakfast yet?
Melody: No, I was waiting for you and Dad to come down cause…we haven't had breakfast together in a while. Are we going to ORB to visit Aunty soon?
Kira: -kisses Melody on the cheek- Yes Melody, it's been a while since we've all seen Cagalli so now that we have a week free we should all go visit. First though, Mum and I are going for a little walk and a picnic because you have piano lessons this morning and you wouldn't want to be late for that.
Melody: -groans- Daaaaaaaaad, come on! –looks at Lacus for help-
Lacus:-sighs- I'm sorry Melody but your father is right. We promise we'll spend lots of time with you while we're in ORB later.
Melody: -looks down- Fine, I'll get ready for breakfast then. –runs out of the room with her shoulder length pink hair flying behind her-
Kira thought about Cagalli. It had been over a year since he had last seen his twin sister. He wondered how she was doing now. It had been 5 years but he knew she still felt sad over Athrun and her breaking up during the end of the second war. Every time he had seen her since then she put on a brave face but she had lost the fire in her eyes. Those gold eyes that resonated her determination to bring peace to both sides of the war were gone. In their place stood lifeless golden orbs. These days she was too busy being the Chief Representative of ORB to worry about her own personal life. In fact, he wondered if she had one at all now. Sometimes he would discuss his worries about his sister to Lacus but all Lacus would do was tell him he had to be patient and let her figure out the decisions she had made that day.
Athrun was a different story. After the war ended he had been with Meyrin for a month or so and then they broke up. The sad part was that it had not been Athrun who had broken up with her but the other way around. Meyrin had told Athrun that she knew he was still in love with Cagalii and she knew there was no place for her in his heart. After that, Athrun focused on keeping all of his life strictly work. He was now a Captain in ORB's army and even when he met Cagalli on the off occasion they wouldn't exchange as much of a 'hello' unless they were forced to. Kira knew that his best friend still loved Cagalli deep down but he just refused to tell himself that.
Well, he would be seeing both of them soon enough but for now, he would enjoy the time he had with his wife and let all his worries float away for the time being.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed/Destiny or any of it's characters. Also, I say that Athrun is a Captain in the ORB army because if you notice in the Gundam Seed Destiny special, Athrun is wearing an ORB military uniform that suggests to the audience that he is now in ORB's army. It also *hinthint* tells us he went back to ORB's army because he wanted to be with Cagalli! So for all the AsuCaga fans…3