Chapter 4: Regrets

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Kira and Cagalli stopped listening, they went back to their car and drove back silently and heartbroken. They got back to the house.

"I can't believe that they kept this from us!" Kira was no more heartbroken but angry.

"I thought our kiss mean't something but...shes getting married to Athrun!"

"Kira, I know how you feel, I like Athrun as well..." Cagalli broke down in tears, something Kira never saw before. He calmed her which helped him calm down then they went to sleep.

"How can Lacus do this to me? I gave my heart to her a few days ago. She kissed me back. I thought there were no secrets! But...shes already in engaged...how can I face her now? I should call this...relationship to an end." Kira shut his eyes and went sleep.

Yamato Household

Kira woke up from a nightmare he had, really tired. He looked at the time to see it was still early. He couldn't sleep anymore because of his nightmare.

Ugh! It's only 5am! Why did I wake up so early...Oh right, yesterday...It might be a dream! Yeah, a dream...only, it feels so real.

Kira sat up on his bed frowning on what happened. He sighed and got off his bed walking towards the bathroom to bath and brush his teeth. He hopped in the shower looking up at the water running down his hair and face. He was now staring at himself in the mirror whilst brushing his teeth filling his eyes with misery.

What's wrong with me? I've never been this glum in my life! Snap out of your sadness Kira! Being like this won't change a thing.

After that, Kira walked back into his room drying his hair with his towel. It was now 5:30 and Kira had time to do something before he woke up Cagalli. Kira got changed then walked into the living room to see letters and forms, he went to look at them.

"Hm...This is from our company...maybe I'll spend my time on this..." So Kira read and filled out the letters, he was half way through the reading and filling when a certain sleepy blondie walked into the room.

"K-Kira..." Kira turned to his sister.

"What's wrong Cagalli?" He said with concern.

"I-I'm kinda scared...Did it really happen yesterday?" Kira went to Cagalli.

"I think you should get ready, we'll talk about this later." Kira then looked at the time. It was now 6:45.

"Come on Cagalli, go take a shower and brush your teeth. I'll make breakfast." Kira smiled at her and she nodded slowly walking to the bathroom on the girls floor.

"Right, time to make breakfast then head off to school..." Kira was smiling for a moment then saddened as he walked off to the kitchen remembering yesterday. Kira finished off cooking and set out the food wondering where Cagalli was.

"Hm? Why is she taking so long?" Kira walked up to the girls floor, he heard sobbing coming from Cagalli's room. He knocked on the door to hear no response, instead he heard the sobs getting louder. Rarely thinking, he opened the door to see his poor sister on the floor surrounded in tears. Kira ran over to her comforting and hugging her.

"Cagalli, it's okay."

"I-it's not okay!" Kira was shocked, he had nothing to say, his never seen Cagalli in this state before. He wished he could do something but he was hopeless, the only person who he could think of that would calm her down was Athrun.

"Come on Cagalli, you should eat breakfast." Kira lifted his sister up slowly and lead her to the dining room. Fortunately, she stopped crying after taking a bite Kira's delicious breakfast meal.

"Kira...Can I stay at home today?" Kira looked up at Cagalli saddening his face as she looks down at the table.

"Okay but...What about your education?"

"I'll manage it somehow but...you sound like dad." We looked at each other then laughed.

"Alright, have a healthy lunch okay?" She nodded as she packed away her dishes. Kira did too then cleaned up the table. It was now 7:15 and Kira packed up his bag.

"Cagalli! I'm going now!"

"Okay! See you after school!" Kira walked out the door and sighed.

"I can't believe Athrun can cause Cagalli to become this weak." Kira spoke to himself with sadness in his voice. He then walked to school mentally slapping himself trying to put on a happy and normal face. He walked through the park looking at his phone to see if Cagalli texted him but she didn't.

On the way to school

"Yo Kira!" Tolle tapped Kira's shoulder.

"Oh hey Tolle, how's the work going?"

"Ugh! It's complicated! Who knew that PLANT has such complex...stuff!" Kira smiled at him.

"Come on, it's not that hard. You've experienced it before at PLANT."

"Yeah but they gave me easier tasks!"

"You'll manage...I've been wondering, have you talked to Mirialla yet?" Tolle shook his head and frowned.

"I think shes avoiding me."

"Oh. Well then you have a mission! To try and talk to her. Go my trusty friend and accomplish your mission!" Kira pushed Tolle's back forward as they entered the school. Tolle looked back at Kira then forward again running off to class.

Kira let out a big sigh and continued to walk to class still trying to get the thought of Lacus and Athrun's engagement out of his head. Why couldn't they have told me? My best friend and what seems to be engaged girlfriend hid this from me. What's worse is that Athrun caused Cagalli to be in a state where she won't come to school! Yesterday should be a dream, I heard that twins can have the same dreams...yesterday was a dream! That's right, it was a dream...Just to confirm, I'll have to ask the two but I don't feel like talking to them today...maybe tomorrow, yeah tomorrow is a perfect day! Kira thought. It calmed him down for a while. He reached the classroom without bumping into the two, he was quite glad not to see them but also forgot that they were in his class.

Classroom

Kira opened the door to see his friends talking to each other near his desk. What made him feel uneasy was that Lacus was there. Kira tried to quietly walk out and go home when one of his friends saw him.

"Oi Kira! Come here!" Dearka screamed. Kira wanted to cry when they spotted him, he walked up to them trying to look cheerful.

"H-Hey guys!" Lacus and Athrun looked at him weirdly.

"Wheres Cagalli?" Athrun putting on a happy expression.

"She's ill, got the flu."

"Is she okay? Want us to drop by?" Lacus said with concern. She was now holding onto Athrun's arm which hurt Kira's heart.

"She's fine, she'll come back to school later on. No need for visitors, she doesn't want to give you guys that flu too." His friends sighed in relief then they talked, Kira wasn't the one to speak much, he just kept a plain expression.

Time flied by so fast for everyone else except Kira. His face was plain, his answers left no emotion and he avoided contact at lunch. This got Athrun and Lacus worried, they left early and so did everyone. Kira just finished off packing his stuff. He walked out the door and to the gate to see the last people he wanted to talk to; Athrun and Lacus.

"Kira, we need to talk." Kira nodded not being interested in anything his friend said. They walked towards Kira's home.

"We're worried about you Kira! You stopped talking to us all of a sudden." Lacus said.

"You shouldn't be concerned about me."

"Yes we should. We're your friends, we want you to tell us what's been on your mind." Athrun said making Kira stop walking.

"Friends huh? Well, do you guys have anything to tell me? We're best friends right? Best friends tell everything to each other. Do you guys have a secret?" Athrun and Lacus looked at each other more longer than 2 minutes then face Kira.

"N-No, we don't have any secrets that we haven't told you." Lacus said trying not to look at Kira's face. Kira knew Lacus too well, they've been dating for only a couple of days but have been childhood friends for years. He knew that Lacus was lying, he knew now that what happened the night before was real. Now he doesn't even consider Lacus ever liking him, shes just dating him for population.

Kira froze, eyes widened staring at the two who were looking at the ground as if there was something interesting on the floor. Heartbroken and teared apart, lied to by his best friends and regreting ever even meeting them.

"Liars..." Athrun looked up and so did Lacus.

"Pardon?" Athrun said.

"Y-You guys are LIARS!" Kira shouted.

"What are you talking about? We would never lie to you!"

"I don't believe anything your saying! I know you guys are secretly engaged! Why would you hide that from me?" Athrun and Lacus gasped.

"H-How did you know that?"

"Answer my question first. Why did you hide it from me?"

"We didn't want to hurt or let you know Kira!"

"Well, you chose the wrong path because you already did. You two hurt us." Kira said with hurt in his voice, then ran to his house feeling tears roll down his eyes.

Yamato Household

Kira opened the door to the house panting as he got inside. He was running quite fast, he did that because when he ran off when he was speaking with Athrun and Lacus, they followed after him trying to explain. He didn't look back, didn't want to hear and blocked them from him. I lost them halfway through the run but carried on running trying to take away the pain in his heart. It was still hurting, even now.

Kira walked over to the couch, dropped his bag and threw himself on the couch looking up at the plain white ceiling. Just then Cagalli came in eating a sandwich she made.

"Kira!"

She swallowed her sandwich whole.

"Welcome back!"

Kira turned his head slightly to face her

"Ah...Yes, I'm back." He put on a forcing smile.

Cagalli saw right through it.

"Did something happen today?"

Kira sighed, he had to tell her.

"Athrun and Lacus lied to me...They lied and hid a secret from us." Kira sat up and Cagalli went to sit opposite.

"...Oh...S-So, it is true...About yesterday."

Kira looked at her and nodded.

"T-They lied to us...they hid it from us...It's hurting too much!" Cagalli said now forming tears in her eyes.

Kira ran over to her and embraced her trying to comfort his sister.

"W-Will y-y-you b-be able t-to go to school?" Cagalli now wiping her tears as she said it.

"I'll only go if you go." She nods. Kira then stood up and walked over to the homephone.

"Kira, what are you doing?"

Kira dialed a number.

"I'm negociating with the Allster company."

"Why? I thought you hated them!"

"I don't know why! I just...need to do this...I can't come together with Lacus' and Athrun's company anymore. It'll hurt too much so now I have to go with Allsters even if I don't want to. That's the only way we can live and become a more powerful group." Cagalli ran up to him and shaking her head.

"No Kira! You don't like them! I'll...Marry Yuna...I don't mind, I don't want you to force yourself into their family."

Kira turned and smiled at her.

"Thank you Cagalli but...We need their help."

"Fine, I'm going to marry Yuna as well! It'll help the company right?"

"Of course! Having a well trained and smart company of Orb is a good option. Do you want to marry him though? I feel like I'm pushing you to your limit, you and Yuna are only childhood friends."

"You're not pushing me to the limit Kira. I'm doing this on my own free will. Don't worry Kira, Yuna makes me really happy." Kira smiled again and patted Cagalli's head.

"Thank you for being so caring Cagalli."

"Well, this is for our family, we worked hard to get here. I don't want everything we worked hard on to disappear...When I get married to Yuna, I want it to be in 5 days."

"Huh? Why?"

Cagalli put her hand to her arm

"Because...I want to forget about Athrun."

"Okay. If that's what you want. Will you be able to go school tomorrow?"

She nodded.

"Well, go to the dining room and set out the table, I'll make a call to Yuna and the Allsters."

Cagalli nodded again then went off.

~Time Skip~ After Dinner

Kira looked at the time, it was 8:37.

"We should get ready to go to sleep."

Cagalli agreed.

"I'm going to take a shower then sleep." Cagalli dismissed herself from the table and left.

Kira stood up and cleaned the table and dishes then went to take a shower as well.

Cagalli and Yuna getting married huh? This isn't what she wanted, she wanted Athrun. I don't want this wedding to happen! Me and Flay...I don't know what's wrong with me! I'm living a nightmare, joining forces with Allster's company is insane! Kira walked to his room collasping on the bed.

"Maybe if I just sleep, all the bad dreams and nightmares will...go...away." Kira drifted off to sleep like a soundly lion cub.

Meanwhile Cagalli was still up.

"I'm getting married to Yuna in 5 days, I should be happy...I'm not! Why is it! Why can't I just forget about him!" She throws a pillow at the door. She was obiviously angry.

"Why can't I just have want I want? Why can't I just have...Athrun..." Cagalli layed down on her bed turning to the side to see a recent photo of her, Athrun, Lacus and Kira smiling and laughing. That moment was the most peaceful moment she has ever had. She silently cried herself to sleep.

Yikes! Turn of events now. Looks like Cagalli is soon to get married to someone Kira doesn't like.

What will happen? How will Athrun react? What will Kira do? What evil things will Flay try? What does Lacus think of Kira's situation?

A very devastating chapter this is! Finally becoming couples a few days ago but now is split up.

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