Just so you guys understand - I no longer have all the stuff I had written. And though this new version will be a little different, we can only hope it'll be better. I'm thinking it will be. -pray- I'm trying to remember to write it, but I'm under a lot of pressure right now. I haven't forgotten about it! So please be patient with me, ok?
Chapter 4 - Mental
'Kira!' he heard a moment before the voice called to him. "Kira!"
"Lacus." he let out a smile that only a young boy should be able to make and she frowned.
"Kira…." she said aloud. 'I'm worried about him…'
'I know.' he thought, and she blinked in surprise and then lightly hit herself on the head. It was adorable.
'That's right.' she giggled. 'You can hear me too.'
Kira nodded and then Lacus got a slightly more serious look on her face.
"Kira, I think we should get around to teaching you some more words." 'So far all you know is my name…' she thought almost sadly.
Kira nodded and then took on a faraway look.
'Kira!' it was a female's voice, but not Lacus's. 'Kira you there?'
'C-cagalli?' he asked. He was used to her high pitched young voice, so he was still getting used to this older voice. 'What's the matter?'
'Huh? Oh, nothing. I just wanted to call to you. It's been so long, I'm almost afraid I'm dreaming.' she said, her voice light.
'You're telling me.' he sighed. 'How long has it been Cagalli? I don't remember anything.' he glanced at Lacus and realized with some shock that he couldn't read her mind while he was talking to Cagalli. This fact made him smile.
'Around ten years now.' Cagalli said almost hesitantly. Kira gasped and Lacus seemed concerned.
'Ten years!?' he found it hard to breathe. 'What about mom and dad? What's happened and where have I been?!'
'Kira! Calm down!' Cagalli ordered worriedly. She could feel how startled and scared he was. 'Mom and dad are fine. They moved to a new house.'
'But then…How am I supposed to find you?' he asked pitifully.
'I stayed behind. I'm still here Kira. So just….just come home and I'll be waiting.'
Kira smiled lightly. 'Thank you onee-chan….'
'Kira?' Lacus's voice penetrated his thoughts and he blinked, losing connection with Cagalli in favor of Lacus standing in front of him.
'Oh sorry.' he blushed in embarrassment. 'It was my sister….' he smiled brightly and Lacus gasped.
"I didn't know you had a sister! Where does she live? I'll look her up." she offered. Kira had learned that Lacus usually said what she was thinking, so he didn't have to pay as much attention to her thoughts as he normally would.
'Heliopolis.' he said simply, daring to hope.
Lacus smiled. "I'll see what I can do." and then she ran off. Kira looked to the sky again and closed his eyes.
'Cagalli? Cagalli!'
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Cagalli was knocked to the floor. She had been walking around her house, wondering why Kira had suddenly cut the connection, and going to get a snack. She shook her head to clear it and sat up. Kira had so much psychic power…..
'Kira?' she asked almost dazedly.
'Yea. Are you alright? You sound weird.'
'No, I'm fine. I just….fell down…' she looked around her at the kitchen floor.
'Are you ok?' he asked fretfully.
'I'm fine. I'm fine.' she insisted, standing up with the help of the counter top. 'What's going on? You suddenly cut the connection.'
'Oh. Lacus, this girl who's been helping me since I escaped, was talking to me. Um…' he paused. 'Oh yea, she said that she'd try and find you. I'm coming home Cagalli!' he sounded so happy and she smiled too.
'Oh Kira, that's great!' she closed her eyes.
'Isn't-' Kira didn't finish his sentence, and the connection was suddenly cut. Cagalli got worried after a minute and called out to him, with no response. It was as if he'd vanished.
"Kira!?" she called out loud, feeling a bit hopeless.
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A man dressed all in white and wearing a mask smiled. 'I see I've got your attention.'
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Kira glared. 'I know you.' he growled mentally. 'You're the man that mommy brought to take me away! Why won't you just leave me alone!'
He heard the laugh the man gave him. 'Because you stupid boy, you have an abundance of psychic energy. We need to study you to learn how you came to possess such power and how to harness it. In the future, maybe more people will have this same ability.'
Kira glared. 'It's not going to happen! I'm not coming back!'
'Oh but you may have no choice.'
Kira shivered as the man's laugh echoed in his mind even after the conversation was over. He looked at Lacus's house, he was standing in the garden, with a sad look on his face.
'I may not have time to learn to speak Lacus….' he frowned deeply.
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Three days later, Kira had taught himself some words. He was learning as fast as he could, because he knew that dangerous men were coming for him. He was sure that he hadn't gone very far from the institute, so he knew they'd be here soon.
"Lacus." he called softly as he entered the study. Lacus closed her book and looked up at him as if embarrassed. The book's title was 'Psychics.' he managed a laugh. "I leave." he motioned behind him.
"Oh no, stay. It's alright. I'm not doing anything important." she was lying but Kira ignored it. She believed what she was doing was important, but didn't want to burden him with it. Instead, Kira shook his head.
"No. I leave." he pointed dramatically towards the door behind him. "Leave leave." he emphasized.
'I have to go. They'll be coming after me and I can't stand to put you in danger.' he said to her mentally. Lacus's eyes widened and she gasped.
"But you can't speak!" she tried. Kira heard a lot of petty arguments run through her head, none of which she believed to be good enough to make him stay. He shook his head.
'I'll get along just fine. Just give me directions to my home and I'll get there.' he smiled. 'I promise. I'll be ok.'
"Ok…..but try to not let others hear your thoughts. You have trouble with that." she sounded like a mother. Kira frowned at the thought of his mom. "And promise me that you'll bring your sister to visit once you get settled alright. Ok?" Kira nodded. "I'll give you my address and the directions. Come on." she motioned for him to follow and walked out of the room.
Ten minutes later found Kira with a bag over his shoulder full of things Lacus had given him and a piece of paper in his hand that had Lacus's address on it. Another paper was in his other hand, his left, and it held directions to Heliopolis. Strangely, Kira found he could read quite well, even though he'd never really learned how. He smiled at Lacus, who started to cry. Kira frowned and hugged her tightly to him.
Lacus was afraid that she'd never see him again. He was afraid of that too. But only because he feared that the bad men would come and hurt her, not him.
'I can outrun them.' he thought, and Lacus heard it. Kira knew she had and inwardly berated himself.
"I hope you can." she gave him a small smile and then pushed him lightly towards the road about 100 feet down a walkway from her large house. Kira looked at her strangely and then smiled.
'See you later Lacus!' he waved and then took off walking down the road. He wasn't ready to try running yet. Lacus's thoughts trailed after him.
'Good luck and be careful.' she placed her hands together. 'Oh dear lord, protect him.'
End.