"Borrowed Time"
A Kira and Lacus Fanfic
Chapter 4: Together
Kira looked around and saw that the cleaning was done. Though he couldn't familiarize the setting of the house, with the couch on the right and the weird grandfather clock on the left near the TV, Kira still tried his best to help her. The broken porcelain was placed on the black paper bag; the plates too were disposed and the torn curtains were replaced. Know wonder Lacus doesn't like to go home early on weekends. "I wonder if...any of her friends know..." Kira mumbled as he mopped the floor.
He looked at the clock and realized it was nearly 7 in the evening- Lacus was still asleep. A weird force made Kira's head turn around and stare at the sleeping figure of Lacus inside the slightly open door. It stung him seeing her uneasiness. Kira continued to mop the floor until he heard a weak shriek from Lacus room.
He dropped his mop and went inside to check on her. Lacus was already sitting up in bed with her injured and bruised hand massaging her head. She made silent shrill sounds that made Kira really nervous.
His hands flew to her shoulders and forced her head gently to look up. Her eyes were very teary, her face was pale and her skin was as cold as ice. From the looks of it, she looked like a living dead!
"Kira...?" she said, in a whisper only he could hear. Her face almost looked like she was pleading him to embrace her. She was shaking in fear in his touch and he was left with no choice.
Slowly his arms engulfed her body in a loving and warm embrace. Her tears flowed freely there and she just melted in his arms like they knew eachother for so long. "Are you alright?" he asked in that tone where she thought he didn't care; but his warmth told her otherwise.
"I'm fine..." she weakly told him. He snorted because he couldn't afford to believe in her statement. She pulled away and looked at him again with a small smile painted on her face. His eyes looked cold and very strong, emotionless and still but she knew better or in fact he was letting her know better.
Upon staring closely into his eyes she remembered a moment that made her gasp and blush.
"You don't need to..." he raised her head and gazed into her blue orbs, "stop yourself from seeing..." he inched his face closer to hers, "what is just in front of you..." and he placed his forehead on her bleeding one.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
Her eyes closed and all she felt that time was a pair of lips on hers.
Kira noticed the sudden blush on her tear-streaked face and it made him wonder. Lacus looked away and touched her lips, 'could it be...?' she thought. She could hear her heart pounding out aloud every time she thought about it.
"Are you alright...?" he asked again. This time she gave him a nod in response. Kira's hand few to the sides of her face and caressed it. She felt herself calming down so instantly then and there. His touch felt like sleeping pills but then again, it wouldn't be right.
"Kira..." she whispered. He sat down beside her and she found the courage to lay her head on his shoulder. "Thank you..." she said. He didn't say anything for his eyes were focused on the couple on the picture frame hanged on her wall- the most ironic thing was that they were on the same position as the couple on the frame.
Her eyes fell closed while his still observing the man who owned the shoulder Lacus was resting on in the picture. Blonde hair, purple eyes and Kira thought he saw himself in the picture. The only difference was that the blonde had spiky hair and a much more lightly personality!
"David..." Kira whispered.
"Pardon" Lacus said.
"Nothing..."
Then silence.
"So...he beats you..." Kira blurted.
Lacus flinched but didn't answer. Her grip tightened on his arm.
"Does he beat you everyday?"
Lacus shook her head, "I don't want to talk about it...please"
Suddenly his free hand took hold of her face again. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw Kira's face descending upon hers making her heart skip a beat! He stopped when their noses touched and he breathed upon her. Her heart was racing and beating like wild fire!
"Do any of your friends in school know about this?" he asked again. His voice making her shake and the most awkward thing is that this distance is tempting her to kiss him!
She brought her face down, trying to avoid his eyes that had the ability to pierce through her thick walls reading her like the way she could read him. Sadness then overcame her in an instant.
"Starting tomorrow...I'll pick you up here and we'll go to school together" Kira sternly told her. Her back straightened and she looked at him with bewilderment. "Huh...but Kira..."
He silenced her with a finger on her sweet lips. "If you don't tell me everything...then I won't stop getting involved" Kira assured. He looked deeply into her blue eyes and he knew, she could not do anything but agree.
She turned away, again a loser. "I...I just don't want you to get hurt because of me" she said in a low and shrill voice. Not soon, she found herself being embraced by him again, this time tighter than before.
"Better me than you..." he whispered.
Those words brought her to instant tears!
David only looked at her with a smile. "Better me than you..."
She tried to force them back but Kira's embrace made her very... readable...and open.
She burst into tears in his arms like a battered child all over again, weak and fragile and needed to be protected. "Why do you...why are you doing this?" she asked him as she cuddled closer into his arms clinging for support. He didn't answer anything but pulled her closer. He inhaled the scent of her long and silky hair; savored the feel of her soft yet cold skin and keeping her secure.
"Answer me, please..."
Lacus closed her eyes and felt her being pulled away from him gently. She was weak right now from all the exhaustion. Kira looked at her sleepy form and found him self softening quickly. No girl has ever done this to him.
"Just sleep...I'll take care of the rest..." he told her. Kira gently placed her back in bed and placed her under the covers. He was about to move away but a hand grabbed his wrist and put him to a stop. He turned around only to see Lacus sitting up in bed once again.
"I really don't want to trouble you..." she tried to get out of bed "you can go home now Kira..." she stood up and walked towards him but she tripped...and fell into his arms.
"Hmm...you like this don't you?" he humored. Lacus quickly pulled away but found her self falling back! Kira grabbed her shoulders and stopped her from falling. He looked into her eyes again, "stubborn aren't you?" he told her.
She blushed; this whole, weird encounter with Kira was giving her this feeling again. Without her permission, he tilted her head up and placed his lips upon hers.
THE NEXT DAY
"Okay...maybe last night was just a dream..." she told her self. Her hand flew to her face then to her lips where she dreamt that Kira had kissed her last night- she doesn't even know if it was all just a dream!
Her head turned side ways- it was 6:30 in the morning. She bandaged her bruised wrist and dressed ready for school. "If I'm not mistaken..." she mumbled.
"Starting tomorrow...I'll pick you up here and we'll go to school together" Kira sternly told her.
"No...it can't be true..." she said. "but then who cleaned the house...?" She shook her head... "ah...never mind..."
She wore her tie informally, took her sling bag and was ready to go! "Maybe he did come last night but...about the kiss...oh...never mind that Lacus!"
She ran to the door and when she opened it, she stopped dead on her tracks!
"Kira, Kira!"
He looked at her, emotionless as usual. She couldn't believe what she was seeing! Unruly yet sexy hair doe, sleeves folded up to his elbows, tie hung around his neck and not on his collar...yes...it is THE Kira Yamato waiting on her doorstep!
"C'mon, we'll be late for school..." he stretched out his hand for her to grab but she was still in a great shock.
'Wait...if he's here...well that's what he promised to me last night...maybe...he was really there last night!' Lacus thought, her thoughts floating into space!
"Kira...you're here..." she stammered.
"I told I'd be here...remember last night?"
Her eyes widened.
'So he was here...so then I did...' she touched her lips 'I did kiss him...'
Her thoughts were disturbed when Kira instantly grabbed her hand and they went on. At first she was hesitant to go with him but his presence convinced her enough. Her grip was smooth and gentle, very opposite to his physical personality.
All she could do was smile at him and rest her head on his shoulder as they walked together.
Students who saw this were surprised. Even Kira's friends were at a shock when the 2 of them shared the same table alone! But only three people kept their eyes on the 2 so-called "couples": Fllay and her other 2 friends, Jamie and Allison- the mean girls.
"Why are they together all the time?" Fllay asked. Jamie shrugged her shoulders, "she's not a cheerleader and definitely, if she were, she wouldn't be as good as you Flay!"
The red head smiled and laughed, "yeah...well...I'll be getting him back in no time sooner."
"It won't be that easy, I heard she's Kira's tutor and I believe they need to be together everyday for school purposes or something..." Allison blurted while flirting with the guys sitting next to her. "I need to know...who this Lacus Simons is..."
After some days...
"Pass the ball!"
Shinn stopped running and passed the ball to Auel who was on the three point line. He was about to shoot but Kira appeared before him, scaring him by his height. 'This is going to be a disadvantage...' Auel thought. He dribbled and tried to get past Kira but he couldn't.
"Over here!"
Auel looked right and saw that Sting was free so he passed the ball to him.
Sting ran for the ring, easily penetrating through Athrun's defense. "You need to do better than that!" the 14-year-old shouted. Only a few steps away from the ring and to make the score a tie!
He continued to run then someone stole the ball from behind. Sting looked from the corner of his eyes, "Sai..."
Sai grinned and grabbed the ball as quickly as he can and passed it to Kira.
Kira was about to run but Shinn was able to steal the ball away from him. The crowd instantly was shocked at the sudden assault from the sophomore!
"They're pretty good players..." Lacus mumbled. "Yeah they are...but without Kira on the court, there is no motivation..." Cagalli said as she licked her lollipop.
Kira ran after Shinn who was now in fast break.
"That black head sure is good..." Lacus again mumbled. "Shinn Asuka...said to be the next captain if Kira and the other seniors would graduate."
Shinn ran as fast as he could. He saw Auel on the left and sting on the right with only Kira and Athrun behind them.
When Shinn turned his head straight towards the ring, he was put to a stop at who stood in front of him.
"Dearka!"
Shinn instantly stopped, 'How did he run so fast like that?' Shinn thought. Dearka was reaching for the ball until...
"SHINN!"
Shinn got back to his composure and passed the ball through Dearka's legs and Sting received it, who jumped and passed it to Auel who also jumped for a dunk!
"and the score is tied!" shouted Vino.
The crowd cheered and whistled; the gym is really a roaring lion during gym practices!
"Okay...nice work kids!" shouted the coach.
"Mr. Waltfelt, when is the first game?" Shinn asked as Youlan gave him his towel and water. "Well, the first game will be this Saturday against Guardian University..."
"Guardian...Michael Damon is there..." Kira said.
"Yeah...do you remember Mr. Damon? He entered top 5 in the best player ranking last season...lower than Kira if I may say it proudly..."
The team giggled at the humor.
The next day...
"WHAT!?"
"Believe me Mr. Yamato; a D- isn't even enough to put you in your team..."
"I thought we had a deal about this...no grades below F!" Kira exclaimed.
"F is the lowest grade and I'm sorry...If I'm not mistaken I am the teacher here and not you...If I say you can't join the game this Saturday then you can't join the game this Saturday!"
"But Mr. Gideon!"
"I will have no more of this Mr. Yamato!"
"Yeah...and I bet you don't even know what cliché means...since you're doing it right now..."
"What did you say?!" Mr Gideon stood up, feeling insulted.
"Mr. Gideon please, that's enough...you too Kira!" Lacus said as she got in between the two.
"Pathetic, a teacher disciplined by a student..."
"Kira! I said that's enough!"
"Mr. Gideon I'm sorry but..."
"If you're trying to defend this tutee of yours then it'll never work! You've done your part and now he has to do his part as well!"
"I know but...I realized that the team really needs him this Saturday...please I beg you, give him a make-up quiz tomorrow..."
Mr. Gideon looked at Lacus then at the mumbling Kira beside her.
"Alright but this will be the last time he insults me in my office!" Mr. Gideon exclaimed.
"I promise sir...he will have the proper disciplinary acts from me..."
This made Kira glare at her in anger but she returned it with a weak smile. "Very well then, I trust you can do something about this BARBARIAN'S BEHAVIOR!"
Lacus bade her goodbye and led the both of them outside Mr. Gideon's office.
She stopped and looked at him in disbelief. "You could have gone straight to the Prefect of Students, ending in disciplinary probation and worse: expulsion from this school!"
"Look, he lied to me okay?" Kira defended.
"Actually he was right, F is the lowest grade!"
Kira rolled his eyes, "Oh so you're on his side now aren't you!"
Kira angrily walked past Lacus.
"Kira wait..."
She managed to grab his hand and forced him to turn around, which he did.
"Look, I'm neither on his side nor yours..."
He was about to say more but her eyes pleaded him to just agree...
"I'm sorry...I just...I couldn't stop myself..." he told her. "I didn't mean to shout at you Lacus..."
He inched closer and pulled her to an embrace. "Kira...? it's really okay..."
He pulled her closer and she found her self surrendering into his arms, which she did. "I'm sorry I got you involved in this Lacus..."
She shook her head in the embrace.
Behind them was a red head, glaring angrily at the two.
"This is getting on my nerves..." Flay mumbled as she walked away.
She got her phone and dialed a number.
"Hello Zeke...?"
"Hey there baby...!"
"I don't need kids talk...I got a job for you..."
"Sure baby...anything..."
"Lacus Simons..." Fllay uttered.
END
So sorry for the late update...it was exam week and it just ended yesterday...and yeah I am Filipina...NOYPI's rock!
Anyway...I really appreciated the reviews guys...hope more will be coming...GOD BLESS and TAKE CARE!
