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Lacus went to go find Kira and found in the bedroom.
"Kira" said Lacus
"Yes" asked Itachi
"I would like to give the two of us a chance" said Lacus
"Ok then" said Itachi smiling
"I was also wondering if you could train me like the other girls" asked Lacus
"So, she went with the second option" thought Itachi
"That's good" he thought
"What do you mean by that" asked Ginny
"I will explain later" said Itachi
"Are you sure this is what you want Lacus" asked Itachi getting up
"This is not just some self-defense training you can do for a few weeks then stop" he said
"Training to be a kunoichi is a lifelong commitment" he said
"You must lie, cheat, steal, and kill so much that your hands will become soaked in blood" he said
"Are you sure you can handle this" he asked
Lacus paused as she thought about what Kira said before her eyes harden.
"Yes" said Lacus nodding her head
"I want to do this" she said
"I don't want to ever be that weak and powerless ever again" she said
"I'm proud of you Lacus" said Itachi hugging her
"I knew you were strong enough to overcome this" he said
Lacus smiled a little as she returned it and snuggled into his embrace.
"Why didn't you give us that speech" asked Padma
"Because you didn't need it" said Itachi
"The four of you were already ready to do what was necessary" he said
"Lacus is different" he said
"While she isn't as innocent and naïve as people think and willing to against Zala, she has never personally been in battle" he said
"She does not know what it is like to truly fight someone with your life on the line or for the only reason being they are on the other side" he said
"I just wanted her to know what she was getting into" he said
They stayed like that for few minutes before Lacus broke away.
"It sounds like you seen this happen before" asked Lacus
"I have seen this happen too many times before" said Itachi sighing
"After they are rescued, one of two things usually happen" he said
"They either break down and never fully recover becoming scared of everything" he explained
"Or they become stronger from it and want to make sure it never happens again" he continued
"I'm glad you choose the second one" he finished smiling
"Are you ok with talking about it now" he asked
"Yes" said Lacus nodding her head
They headed into the living room and sat down on the couch.
"How did it happen" asked Itachi
"I wanted to talk to Athrun to find out what he thought about what happen recently and see if I could get him to join me" began Lacus
"So, I left my Haro in a very specific spot in my garden with a message only he would understand" she continued
"It said 'Come to where I first got these'" she continued
"That spot is where I grew the same flowers that I got after my first concert" she explained
"I knew he would be followed so that is why I brought some of the soldiers loyal to my family along with me" she continued
"But more came that we thought and you know what happened next" she finished looking down
Itachi put his arm around Lacus' shoulders and she laid her head on his shoulder.
"I'm impressed" said Itachi
"You are already thinking like a kunoichi just like my friends" he said
"I think everything would have gone fine if Athrun didn't betray you" he said
"What do you mean by that" asked Lacus
"If Athrun went right to where you were, the ones following him wouldn't have had enough time gather enough people to go after you so the soldiers you had would have been enough" explained Itachi
"But since he did and told them my location they were able to gather enough of a force to overwhelm us" said Lacus
"Yes" said Itachi
"Could you tell me how your friends impressed you" asked Lacus
"Sure" said Itachi
"Padma and Parvati used to switch places all the time" he started
"That was impressive since only the best and brightest teachers worked at our school and they both have completely different personalities" he explained
"Ginny was always aware of her environment and notices small things that other ignored" he continued
"That came from being the youngest of seven and the only girl and two of her older brothers being pranksters" he explained
"Gabrielle impressed me by keeping up with everyone else even though she is much younger than them" he finished
"What are we going to do now" asked Lacus
"We are going to go to Orb" said Itachi
"That is where the Archangel was going before I left to save you" he said
"How are we going to get there" asked Lacus
"Watch" said Itachi
He got up and changed into a phoenix. Lacus' eyes widen when she saw it.
"Wow" said Lacus in awe
Itachi changed back and sat back down again.
"How did you do that" asked Lacus
"It is a skill that I learned from the first place that I went" said Itachi
"It allows you to change into an animal you most represent" he explained
"Mine is a phoenix that allows me to go anywhere" he said
"Would I be able to learn how to do that" asked Lacus
"No" said Itachi shaking his head
"To learn it you have to drink a potion to see what your animal is" he explained
"Since I thought I was going home, I didn't bring any of the ingredients for it with me" he said
"Ok" said Lacus
"When do we begin my training" she asked
"After we get to Orb" said Itachi
"I need to check out something before we begin" he said
"What is it" asked Lacus
"I will tell you when we get there" said Itachi
"Fine" said Lacus
The next morning, they checked out of the hotel and Itachi led Lacus to an alleyway where there was no one looking. Itachi then changed into a phoenix and Lacus grabbed onto him before they flamed away.
The Archangel arrived in Orb and Cagalli ran onboard once it docked to find Kira. But she couldn't find him anywhere on the ship. Dejected, she left the ship only to run into somebody.
"I'm sorry" said Cagalli not looking up
"It's fine" said Itachi
Cagalli's eyes widen as she heard Kira's voice and looked up. She saw him standing there along with Lacus Clyne.
"Kira" shouted Cagalli hugging him
"Hello to you too Cagalli" said Itachi smiling
"You idiot" shouting Cagalli hitting him
"I thought I would never see you again" she cried
"I'm sorry that I worried you Cagalli" said Itachi holding her
They stayed like that for a few moments until someone coughed getting their attention. All three of them turned towards where they heard it come from and saw Uzumi Nara Athha along with the command staff from the Archangel standing there.
"Cagalli" said Uzumi
Cagalli quickly separated from Kira while blushing.
"Sorry" mumbled Cagalli
"Where did you disappear to Kira" asked Murrue
"I had to go rescue a princess" said Itachi putting his arm around Lacus' shoulders
"Is that why you took your machine" asked Mu
"Yes" said Itachi nodding his head
Uzumi led everyone to his office where he told them about what has been going on recently in the world. Once he was finished he asked them "What is it that you truly want to do"
"Take your time to think about that" he said
"I already know what I want to do" said Itachi
"I want to find out who is controlling the Earth Alliance so that I will be closer to ending all of this" he said
"How will you find that out here" asked Uzumi
"Orb will not be able to stay neutral for long" said Itachi
"The Alliance will soon attack Orb to force you to join them" he said
"Why do you think the Alliance will attack us" asked Cagalli
"ZAFT has been dealt a crushing blow to their forces on Earth and will try to do the same to the Alliance" said Itachi
"The best way to do that is to destroy Panama's Mass Driver" he said
"Leaving only two Mass Drivers left on Earth" said Uzumi
"Ours and Victoria's" he said
"Without a Mass Driver, the Alliance won't be able to send supplies into space" said Mu
"Meaning they will have to get a new one" he added
"Which one do you think will be easier to obtain" asked Itachi
"The one in a neutral country or the one in a fortified enemy base" he added
"Ours" said Cagalli looking down
"But if they do attack us we will show them we won't be push around so easily without a fight" she said looking up determined
"Good" said Itachi
"Is there a place where I can store the Freedom" he asked
"Yes" said Uzumi nodding his head
"You can store it at Morgenroete" he said
"Cagalli can show you" he said
"Thank you" said Itachi bowing his head
He left Uzumi's office and went outside to where nobody would see him and unsealed the Freedom. He got into it and flew towards Morgenroete where Cagalli showed him where he could park it. He then got out of it and put his hand on Cagalli's shoulder.
"We need to talk Cagalli" said Itachi
Lacus put her hand on Kira's shoulder as they all disappeared in a swirl of leaves.