A/N: I'm so sorry for updating really really late! I was so busy these months.. Well, on with the fic! (I hope you like this chapter even though it's kinda hurried)

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed/Destiny. I don't own the title because it belongs to redpilldeath in devianart. (so sorry for not putting it there earlier.)

Warning: Don't read if you don't like.

"Athrun! Wake up! Wake up!" screeched a blonde headed girl as soon as she went through the door. Lacus and a brown haired boy came soon, watching the girl get the covers off and jumped up and down on the bed.

"Cagalli can be like a child sometimes." The brown haired boy mused out, sipping his tea.

"I know Kira." Lacus replied, smiling as Cagalli shook Athrun's shoulders furiously.

"Athrun! Wake up! It's eight o clock already!" Cagalli yelled. Athrun slowly opened his eyes and yelled, "Whoa!"

"Yes! You're awake!" Cagalli grinned and pulled him out of his bed. Athrun shook his head wearily, his heart pounding in his ears. "You shocked me, Cagalli." He muttered.

"That should get you awake then." Lacus said, smiling. 'Let's go to the Dining Room, shall we?"

"Alright." Cagalli started to pull Athrun again, but he let go of her. "I'll be right down."

Cagalli nodded and smiled, following Lacus and Kira down the stairs.

Athrun sighed as the water beat down his back. 'What are Cagalli and Kira doing here? Aren't they supposed to be in Orb?'

Athrun grabbed a bar of soap. 'Things aren't gonna get easier now that their here. In fact, they will just complicate things.'

He rinsed himself and felt the water chase down the soap away.

'Last night had been pretty good. After all, it was Lacus whom I spent it with.'

He turned the faucet and the water stopped. He got out from the shower and got dresses, thinking of Cagalli and Kira's decision of coming here in PLANT.

Sighing wearily, he finished changing into a new outfit and headed downstairs.

"So I said to Kisaka angrily, 'I'm going to leave here for a while' and he panicked a lot…" Cagalli's voice echoed past the hallway as the dining room came to view. Athrun went inside. Cagalli stopped talking and happily stood up and kissed Athrun on the cheek. Athrun smiled at her, and sat down on the chair she patted as he glanced at Lacus, who had turned away when Cagalli kissed him on the cheek. She gave a sad, hopeful smile, which lasted for only a minute, when her beautiful face turned into a mask again, laughing with Kira and Cagalli on her topic of entertainment. Composing himself, he let out a laugh and joined in their conversation, promising himself to talk about it to Lacus as soon as they have time.

"Lacus…" Athrun asked, as soon as they were left alone. Kira and Cagalli had gone out to buy food for dinner. Athrun had requested to stay. Lacus decided to stay as well. Cagalli, a bundle of energy she was, got off dragging Kira who didn't feel the least hyper about the fact that he went off to somewhere he didn't know.

"Lacus…" Athrun tried again. Lacus did not face him, but merely said, "Yes, Athrun?"

"Why did you invite them here?" Athrun said through clenched teeth. 'Just as everything was going so well between us.'

"You don't want them here?" Lacus finally faced him, raising an elegant brow.

"Not that! I just wanted to ask you why they are here, all of a sudden."

"They surprised me, when I woke up they were already in the living room."

Athrun started to open his mouth, but closed it, seeing nothing to snap at. He saw nothing to bent his anger on.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have some things to attend to."

She stood and brushed against him.

"Maybe, this was always meant to happen. Is this a warning from the gods, Athrun?"

He fell silent, and averted his eyes, refusing to think about it.

She sighed heavily. "Maybe… it is."

"Hey, you two, what have you been doing while were gone?" Cagalli said, pushing the door open, her hands full of packages. Kira came wobbling soon, with a mountain of packages in his arms.

"Dammit, Cagalli, do you have to buy so much stuff?" Kira said wearily, dropping them as soon as he went through the door.

Lacus and Athrun stood up, startled, from whatever they had been doing. Kira noticed that Athrun refused to look at him or Cagalli for long, and he wondered what was wrong. Perhaps they came at a bad time? What was happening to the both of them that made them so tense, obvious from the squaring of Athrun's shoulders and Lacus's too cheery smile. He had known them both for long, and it was so easy to determine their emotions from their actions. But what had gotten them so uptight? Perhaps…

"Kira!" Cagalli yelled from the kitchen doorway. Kira blinked, and glanced at her.

"What?"

"Hurry up with the rest of the food… I'm starving!"

"Alright, alright already. Stop fussing like you're my mother, will you?"

Kira brought the packages to the kitchen as Cagalli had requested, but promised to look deeper on Athrun and Lacus's situation.

'I'll find out what's wrong.' He vowed.

Sunset. It was beautiful; the skies were in tones of blue, orange, violet and pink. The sun's radiant glow hovered the sky for a minute like a bright ball of smoldering flames, then slowly descending from its reign in the atmosphere to its rest behind the mountains.

Athrun sat on the ledge, pondering his current situation. It was hard enough to talk to Lacus without Kira and Cagalli interrupting, it was even worse now because Lacus herself was distancing from him, and his heart clenched at the thought. She was doing it for their own good, to make sure that Kira and Cagalli don't get hurt or let their friendship be at stake, but even with this knowledge… why did it hurt so much?

The pain was almost physical, hurting so much that he was unable to breathe. He felt tears sting in his eyes, tears that he was certain he had let go of, and wondered, that perhaps, this was better…

Kira watched Athrun from his own bedroom windows, wondering what was wrong. He vividly remembered Athrun's habits; Athrun had told him once, when they were little, that when he had problems, he always watched the sunset, feeling the warm breeze on his skin, and it was in the sunset where he always found the answers.

Kira sighed, rubbing his temples. For all his intelligence he was unable to find out what was plaguing Athrun so much and it hurt him to see Athrun suffering. He wanted to tell Cagalli, but his sister was always so impulsive, she might make things worse.

There was a knock on his door. Slowly he padded over there, sensing the silence in his own room, in this house where before it was constantly filled with laughter and smiles. It was Lacus.

"Kira? Dinner's ready." She said, smiling slightly. Kira noticed, with dismay, that there were dark circles under her eyes, and idly, he wondered if their decision to visit Lacus and Athrun was bad for her.

He was about to ask her of this, to reassure himself that Lacus was only feeling tired, Lacus had brushed him off, saying, "I'll go and tell Athrun too. Please, go on ahead, Kira."

She brushed past him, going to the next room. Determined to talk to Lacus when it was possible, he did as he was suggested, but making sure that he could be able to talk to Lacus later.

" Athrun?" Lacus knocked hesitantly.

She was seemingly ignored. Wondering what was wrong she tried to open the door and found it opened easily. Athrun was not in his room. Getting slightly worried, she wondered where he was, and to her eternal relief and dread found him sitting on the window ledge of his room's balcony.

She reasserted her thoughts. Why was she dreading him now? She wasn't so sure, but it might have to do with what she was feeling, with the nervousness with Kira and Cagalli in their house.

She sighed, feeling annoyed with herself. She was a capable of facing her own problems and chose instead to run away… she wondered where the courage to face the war head on had gone, and why it left her, broken and afraid.

"Athrun?" she walked over to him. She knew he had heard her, exceptionally good was his hearing, but all the same, he seemed to ignore her.

"Lacus." He said softly, not looking at her. "Why?"

Lacus cringed mentally. It was a simple question, so simple. But there was no answer now, no answer because she had no idea what to say. But she wanted to hold him in her arms, soften the lines that furrowed his forehead, silence the questions with her kiss. But she couldn't do that. Not know. Maybe… not ever.

But-

"Athrun." She said, just as softly, voice almost pleading. "I can't.

He whirled his head so rapidly toward her that he felt a muscle twitch in his neck. He drew down from where he sat.

"WHY?" He cried out, saying it louder, wanting to frighten her, to force her into saying the reasons why she, he, why everyone was doing this.

Lacus pulled him into her arms, burrowing her head into his chest. "Athrun…please. Don't do this to me."

I can't say no… but I can't lose you either.

Slowly, Athrun's arms went around her, enclosing her in warmth as he lowered his head to rest on top of hers.

Where does this take us?

After a few minutes of staying in place, she looked up, tears swimming in her beautiful eyes. Athrun brushed them off with feathery light kisses.

It doesn't matter, as long you're with me.

Athrun pressed his lips to hers. She looked up even more, meeting him in a desperate, passionate kiss. Her tears had stopped, and Athrun had stopped asking too. It was hard, but maybe, things will get better.

Let destiny take us where she wants. As long as you're by my side. Nothing else matters.

Unknown to them, a figure wheeled away.

Even if I might not say it, I love you and will always be loving you.

I'll love no else but you.

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