Chapter 2- Accident

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Summary: Many envy Lacus. She's beautiful, smart, rich and can easily befriends with people. Many thinks she's perfect but for her, she's not. She lives a normal life with her friends but everything changes when her father decided to marry again and when she met Kira.

Chapter 2- Accident

After the dinner, Lacus goes upstairs and look outside the window. The sky is covered with dark clouds and the stars cannot be seen anymore, even the moon. Heavy rain started to fall, the stray cats and dogs can be seen running around and looking for a shelter for the night. The leaves from the trees are swaying. She opened the window but the strong wind blow into the room and she fell on the floor, good thing Cagalli was there and close the window. The room was somewhat wet and some papers from Cagalli's table were blown.

"What's wrong with you?" Cagalli said while helping Lacus to stand up. "If I didn't come here this whole room would have been blown away. It's a mess."

Lacus stand straight and look at Cagalli. "I'm sorry; I'm just out of my mind, really."

"Because your father is going to marry an unknown woman?" Cagalli said. Lacus didn't answer. She picked the papers on the floor and wipes the wet areas in the classroom. She looks at Cagalli and realizes that Cagalli is still waiting for her answer.

"Yes, it was depressing to hear something about my father's marriage from other people. Well, I don't consider Mrs. Athha as another or just someone but I do wish things like this can be told to me personally by my father."

Cagalli sit on her bed. "That can't be help; your father isn't always here so he cannot update you about what's happening to him."

"He can." Lacus said seriously.

Cagalli stop and didn't speak. She can sense that Lacus is right.

"What's the purpose of telephones or even cell phones if he, my father, cannot even call me to say something like that?" She again looks outside the window. "I'm going home tonight."

Cagalli look Lacus ridiculously "Are you out of your mind?" Cagalli stand up and stand beside Lacus. "I won't let you, it's raining heavy outside. Besides, Ledonir is sleeping."

Lacus stop and look Cagalli then laugh quietly.

"Why are you laughing?" Cagalli asked curiously.

Lacus get her towel, robe and pajamas from her bag then look at Cagalli still laughing. "If you're going to make an excuse, make sure it's realistic. Ledonir wouldn't be sleeping at a time like this. He just ate with us this dinner and he ate heavily. I'm sure he knows that it's bad to sleep after eating."

Cagalli's blushing and is trying to make another excuse. "Well…"

"Besides Cagalli, he doesn't look that weak to be easily tired." Lacus walk to the door. "Thank you for making me smile, I'm going to take a bath." And went to the bathroom.

"My excuse isn't realistic?" Cagalli said quietly feeling ashamed. She lay on her bed while thinking again and again what Lacus had told her.

It was Saturday morning. Lacus woke up early and dressed to go home. She thanks Mrs. Athha and Cagalli for letting her sleep there last night. Ledonir was about to drive her home but she refused because he wants to go home by herself. Cagalli hug her, they'll not be seeing each other for a week because of the spring break.

Lacus ride in a bus and went down in a cake shop. She bought her favorite cheese cake and walk home. Though she walked far, she didn't feel that tired when she was in the front of her house. She's feeling nervous and continues to think that what Mrs. Athha told her wasn't true.

Lacus nod, hold her hands together and closed her eyes while saying. "Father isn't here because father isn't going to marry. Father isn't here…."

"Ms. Lacus, you're here." Said a voice coming inside the gate.

"Ha?" Lacus looked inside the gate and saw Erica. Erica was opening the gate for her.

"Good morning Ms. Lacus." She saw the box of cake. "You bought a cake! I love cakes! Did you buy it because you knew Mr. Clyne is here?"

"I didn't know he'll be coming, I just heard that he's already here."

Erica escorted Lacus inside the house. "Did you know that he's going to marry? I'm in a total shocked when he told me that." Lacus is listening to her though she's looking around. "I've asked him why? And he just told me that he found the right woman. He met the woman two months ago in his business trip and I was like ooohhh."

Lacus stop. "Ms. Simmons, where's father? I would like to talk to him."

"He's on his library." Said Erica trying to escort Lacus again.

"It's alright Ms. Simmons, I can go by myself." Lacus remember the cake. She went to the kitchen and put it in a refrigerator and went to her father's library.

Outside the library, Lacus knock. Mr. Clyne was looking for a book when he heard the knock in his door. He knew that it was Lacus because Lacus knock lightly. "Come in, Lacus."

Father's here. Lacus thought. She went inside and saw her father standing looking for books. She went near Mr. Clyne and hugs him.

"I'm so glad father that you were here." Lacus said

"And so do me." Said Mr. Clyne letting go of Lacus. "How's your study? I haven't talk to you for almost four months."

"I wrote two letters to you, didn't you received it?" Lacus said happily.

"I read it. You wrote wonderfully. I'm glad you're growing smart and a kind person. I heard that whenever you have a free time, you and Cagalli and some other friends go to orphanage to help the kids there.'

Lacus smile again. "Yes, we do. That's the least we could do to help those who are in need." She holds her father's hand. "I bought a cake, would you like to try some?"

Mr. Clyne suddenly became serious. "Lacus, I have something important to tell you."

"Don't tell me father, I know it already." Lacus said not looking to her Mr. Clyne. "Mrs. Athha told me yesterday. Who is she? Do you really love her?" Mr. Clyne didn't speak. "I guess if you really feel like marrying, there's nothing I can do but to accept it."

"She's Natarle Badgiruel, I met her two months ago." Lacus feels like crying but controls her feeling. "We're going to marry this coming summer after my trip."

"I guess I need to leave you now father, I'm going to my room, I need some rest." Lacus smile though she didn't feel like smiling.

"Don't you want to meet her?"

"Maybe later." She went to her room feeling ill about what she heard. When she opened the door in her room, she saw a lady arranging her things. "Excuse me." The woman looks at her. "What are you doing? And why are you putting my bear in that box?"

The woman didn't speak instead she put the bear on the box and some other stuff animals. Lacus get the bear out of the box and some of her stuff animals. "Don't put Mr. Bear there." The woman didn't speak; she stands up as if she heard nothing.

"Are you Ms. Badgiruel?" the woman look at her. "If you are I'm Lacus, Lacus Clyne, the daughter of Mr. Clyne."

"So what if you are?" She said in a snobby manner. "I'm marrying your father and not you. I don't need to be nice to you.

Lacus didn't speak and hold Mr. Bear tightly. She saw her father coming in the room. "Natarle, this is my daughter." Putting his hands on Lacus' shoulders. Natarle went near her and smile.

"She's pretty. I'm Natarle Badgiruel. How are you?"

Lacus was surprised. She knows that Natarle was faking her smile. Why is she doing this? Lacus thought. Natarle suddenly kiss Mr. Clyne as if Lacus wasn't there. Lacus was really shocked that she runs out of her room.

Lacus, almost crying, runs out of her house. She was really shocked of what she has seen. She did accept her father's fiancée but didn't see that her soon to be stepmother is acting like that and it feels that Mr. Clyne is alright with that. Still crying, Lacus didn't realize that she was already near the street.

On the other side of the street, a guy was walking with his friend. "So what do I need to buy after work?"

"I don't know, what do your parents want for their anniversary?" Said the other guy.

"You just bring the question back to me." Feeling a little pissed, he look on the other side and saw a girl crossing the street. "What is she doing?" He saw the traffic light and saw it on color green and saw a truck going on the girl's direction. "NO!" He run towards the girl immediately but it seems the truck is going faster like trying to kill the girl.

CRASH….

The truck crash on the other side of the street where the guy's friend is standing. He looked scared but came running to his friends. "Kira!"

Kira, the boy who save the girl, Lacus, are both unconscious and filled with blood. Everyone was looking at them. The truck driver was crying.

"Kira! Somebody call a doctor!" Shouted Kira's friend.