The first three chapters are the same as the M rating so if you already read that one you can skip to Chapter 4, however you might want to refresh your memory.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed, blah blah blah don't sue no money ya ya ya. I also do not own Ford Motor Company® (although I can dream right?) or the (or a for that matter) Mustang™.
Chapter 2
Regret
He walked up to the front door. Put the key in and turned. It unlocked with a click. He opened the door and stepped in. There was a package on the floor. How had it gotten there? The door was locked until now. Who had put it there? It had no name or return address. It was simply marked; Kira Yamato. He heard the look-a-like's car coming down the road again. He noticed that it slowed down.
He rushed outside. Cagalli was more important than a mysterious package that could possibly be a bomb. He got outside in time to see the car drive on by, again the look-alike didn't look in at him. He felt his heart sink in his stomach. "Either it's not her, or she's really mad." He thought. He reminded himself once again that "She was going back to Orb I had my chance with her, and failed, she deserved better."
He stalked back into his house, and remembered the package. "I should call the town Bomb Disposal Team". He said out loud. Then he remembered that he was in a community that had a population of 600, including pets. Forget the BDT then, he'd just have to find out himself.
He picked it up carefully and walked into the kitchen, he hadn't even looked at how beautiful the place was yet. It had an old staircase with its original railing, there were French doors leading to every room downstairs, the living room, dining room, even the patio. On his way over to the kitchen table he tripped on a rug, and fell, the package went flying through the air and landed on the hard, cold ceramic tiles. Kira covered his head and waited.
He waited a whole thirty seconds, nothing happened. He stood up and brushed his clothes off. He was glad no one had walked in and had seen him covering his head for no reason. He picked up the package and lodged it on the table. He carefully peeled the brown paper off. He thrust his hand inside and closed it on the first object he felt. He pulled it out and along with his hand came…a picture.
A family picture in a beautiful birch frame, it was of his adopted family, the family who raised him in the colonies. He smiled. Partly because he was thinking of the good times he had with his family, and partly because he had thought that it was a bomb. He reached into the package again and this time pulled out a note. It read:
Dear Kira,
Congratulations on helping to win the war, we are all very proud of you.
Please contact us soon, we miss you.
Love,
the family
Kira read the letter and started to cry. Why did he pick Canada instead of going back home? There had to be a reason for it. He decided to hang the picture up later. First he wanted to go back to the city and buy some supplies like groceries and things like that.
He got into the rental car, which reminded him that he had to get his own wheels too, and without locking the door he headed towards the city. "Why lock the door in a small town like this, no one knows I'm here." He reasoned.
He sped off in the direction of town.
When he reached the city he headed towards the ford dealership, he had always liked Fords, his adoption Dad had an F-150, very reliable and tough truck. He pulled onto the lot right next to a brand new silver Mustang convertible. He got out and walked over to it, ran his hand across the hood. He loved it. Not as much as he loved Cagalli he assured himself. He walked into the dealership, and 20 minutes later he was screeching the tires of his new pony as he left the lot. Not exactly practical for picking up groceries. Oh well.
His next stop was the grocery store, where he picked up at least a weeks worth of supplies. He headed back home easily getting up to highway speeds. He skidded to a halt in the driveway. "Brakes work." He joked to himself.
He walked in and dropped the groceries down on the floor. He almost broke the eggs. Standing in front of him, arms folded, was Cagalli.
"Cagalli, hi, I guess it was you I seen today, what are you doing here?"
"You left and didn't even say goodbye."
"I, I, I thought you were going to Orb."
"What does that have to do with saying goodbye to me?" She said, eyes watering.
"That's not what I mea…"
"Save it! I though you loved me?" She said, crying now. "After we found out that I was adopted I thought you would go back to loving me."
"But I, you, I just…"
"Bullshit!" She screamed.
He was stunned.
"Why did you leave me if you loved me?"
"Because I needed to relax and forget abou…"
"Relax? How come you couldn't relax with me? Oh I'm too much trouble for you am I?"
Kira could see he was just digging his hole deeper. "Because, I just thought that you needed time alone to…"
"You could have said goodbye." She said, calming down a little.
"I know." He said.
"Then why didn't you!" She yelled at him again.
She shoved him, hard, on the way out the door. "Jerk!" She called back as she got into her car.
Kira loved her, and he knew he did, but he couldn't bring himself to tell her. He grabbed the keys, locked the front door, jumped into his Mustang and sped off after her.