Hello ^^, I just want to inform you that we will have to leave Kira's mystery for now and go on with the other side of the story. I hope you will still enjoy reading it.
At Lacus'…
Lacus was woken up by the sound of her alarm clock. She glanced at clock and sighed. Still lying she let out a long yawn while gently rubbing her eyes. Then she stood up and stretched her arms when she unconsciously saw the beautiful garden. She remembered the past events and smiled at herself then did her morning routine. She was about to exit the mansion when she noticed that she left her phone. She hurriedly went back to her room and took her phone when she saw Kira's jacket. She folded it neatly and immediately went down. When she reached the car, she saw Kira leaning at it, arms crossed at his chest, staring at the garden's direction and he seems to be thinking deeply. Lacus approached him, "Good morning, Kira" she greeted, smiling. Kira was startled at Lacus' sudden greeting but he managed to smile back at Lacus and greeted back, "Good morning, Lacus" then he opened the door for Lacus. Lacus sat on the back seat while Kira hurriedly went to the driver's seat and drove the car.
At Cagalli's…
Stellar was already ready for the day. She wore her school uniform and fixed her things. She sat at the living room waiting for her cousin, glancing at her watch every minute. Then Stellar grew tired of waiting and went to Cagalli's room. She knocked at the door but no one is answering. She opened it and saw Cagalli sleeping soundly. Stellar approached her and woke her up but Cagalli doesn't seem to notice. Stellar did all she can but it seem like Cagalli won't wake up. While thinking, she heard Cagalli talking in her sleep saying, "A…Athrun…". Then something came in her mind. She whispered at Cagalli's ear, "Nee-chan, Athrun-kun is waiting for you down stai…" Stellar didn't have the time to finish because Cagalli immediately sat up and stared at Stellar. Stellar smiled at her and greeted, "Good morning nee-chan, how's your dream about…Athrun-kun?". Cagalli blushed and turned her head sideward then answered, "What are you talking about?". Stellar just smiled "I'll ask about Athrun-kun later. Nee-chan, you need to get ready for school now" Cagalli glanced at the clock and then dashed to the bathroom. Stellar went down and waited again at the living room. After 15 minutes Cagalli is ready to go. Cagalli wasn't wearing her uniform yet because she's new and it take 2 days before a transfer student can get a uniform. While riding the car she asked Stellar, "Stellar, why is the color of your uniform different from my classmates?". Stellar's uniform is the same as Lacus' the only difference is the color. Stellar explained, "There are 2 sets of colors, Maroon for seniors and Cobalt Blue for juniors. The school used color coding so that it would be easier to identify the year level of the students". Cagalli just nodded and stared outside.
At Miriallia's…
Mir woke up and fixed herself. After taking a bath she wore her uniform and went to the dining room to eat her breakfast. She was about to leave when she heard one of their maids call her. The maid bowed her head and greeted Mir, "Good morning my lady, your father wants to see you right now." Mir immediately went to her father's study. She opened the door and saw her father talking to someone. She walked towards them and was shocked to see Mr. Elsman early in the morning. Though she knows that her father and Mr. Elsman are business partners, it is pretty rare to see them talking about business this early. Her father noticed Mir and called her. Mir approached them and greeted Mr. Elsman. Her father said, "Mir I have a news for you" Mir gave her father a confused look and asked, "What is it father?" Her father smiled at her and walked beside Mr. Elsman and said, "You know Mr. Elsman's son right?". Mir nodded and her father continued, "Mir, I know it's a little early but I want to tell you that he will be your fiancé". "What, Dearka?!" She suddenly shrieked. She is in bad terms with him because of the previous events. Her father and Mr. Elsman was shocked at Mir's reaction and Mir noticed it so she said, "Oh, sorry, I'm just a little shocked at the news" Her father smiled and asked, "He's your boyfriend right?" Mir blushed and nodded then someone knocked on the door. Her father allowed that person to enter and saw Dearka. Dearka walked towards them and stood beside Mir and he greeted, "Good Morning, father will you excuse us, we will be late if we stay here any longer" His father nodded so is Mir's so Dearka grabbed Mir's hand and they walked outside and rode the car.
At Athrun's…
Athrun was silently eating his food when his father suddenly arrived. He greeted him and asked, "Father, did you give Kira a new assignment?" His father nodded. Athrun stopped eating and stared at his father "Then what is his new assignment?" His father glanced at him "To guard Siegel Clyne's daughter, why, do you have any problem with that?" Athrun returned his gaze at his food and said in a low cold voice "But why at time like this?" His father gave him an unconcerned looked and said, "It's better if he is busy". Athrun gazed back to his father, "Does he know anything about 'them'?". Athrun's father slammed his hands at the table and glared at him "No, and don't you dare tell him! He might loose his focus, and we might loose a very important client". Athrun shouted back standing from his seat "But…he needs to know it!" His father glowered at him with very dark and cold eyes and said, "I don't give a damn about those minor things. Athrun if you say a single word about 'them', I'll make sure you'll regret it!" Then his father stood up and went to his room not bothering to touch his food because of the previous encounter he had with his son, on the other hand, Athrun didn't finish eating because he lost his appetite at his father's dire attitude so he just went to his car and drove towards the school.
At Yzak's…
Yzak was annoyingly waiting at his car in front of a mansion. He's tapping the steering wheel while looking at his watch. Then he noticed that someone was walking towards his car. She sat at the front seat and fastened her seat belt. "What took you so long?" Yzak asked with an annoyed tone. "Sorry, I overslept" the brunette answered forcing a smile at her face. Yzak let out a deep sigh "Next time, don't overwork your self ok?" Yzak said with a very sad and calm voice, "Yeah sure, hey what's with the gloomy face, the Yzak I know isn't like that" the brunette answered back while pulling Yzak's cheek. "Hey Shiho cut it out! It hurts!" Yzak cried. Shiho let go of his cheek and giggled. Yzak smiled at her and placed his hand at her cheek, rubbing it with his thumb. Shiho blushed and was about to look at Yzak when he suddenly pinched her cheek. "Oww!" Shiho shrieked. "That's for pinching me, you always-late girl" Yzak jokingly said. Shiho smiled at him and whispered in an inaudible tone "Thank's Yzak", Yzak gave her a puzzled look but Shiho just looked at him and said "Let's go now, I don't want to be late for school". Then Yzak drove his car towards the school
At School… (everything that happened here are happening at the same time)
Kira and Lacus arrived at the school grounds. Kira was about to drop Lacus at the front of the school building when suddenly Lacus spoke, "Kira, why don't you park the car first." Kira glanced at her through the rearview mirror, "But why?" Lacus sweat dropped and gazed downwards, "Well…umm…because…" She was having hard time thinking for her answer because she's shy to tell Kira that she just want to chat with him again. Kira glanced at her for a little while then returned hid gaze in front. "This is a good time to talk about the second condition…" Kira said and continued driving towards the parking lot. Lacus just sighed as a sign of relief.
After a quick turn at the corner Cagalli could now see their school. The driver entered the school grounds and parked at the front of the building. Stellar and Cagalli stepped out of the car and walked towards the entrance when Cagalli saw Kira driving Lacus' car towards the parking lot. She followed them and Stellar saw Cagalli so she called her. Cagalli glanced at Stellar and placed a finger in front of her lips telling her to keep quiet. Stellar sighed and followed Cagalli towards the parking lot.
Dearka parked his car and turned the engine off. He glanced at Miriallia who is already going out of the car. Dearka grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her inside. Miriallia frowned and pulled her wrist from Dearka's hold but Dearka was only tightening his hold. "Let go of my wrist, Dearka" Miriallia demanded. "I will let go if you will listen to me…please Mir just listen" Dearka pleaded. His eyes were staring downwards and his grasp at Miriallia's wrist is starting to loosen up. Miriallia sighed and glanced at Dearka, "Fine, now what are you going to say?" Dearka let go of her hand and gazed at Miriallia's eyes. "I'm sorry, Mir. I really didn't mean to upset you, if you don't like the arrangement, I will tell father to cancel it, just…just" Miriallia placed her hand on Dearka's face and smiled at him lovingly "It's alright, I'm not really mad at you" Dearka gave her a confused look "What? Then why are you acting cold towards me? It's because I always give you surprise kisses right?" Miriallia removed her hand and her attention at Dearka's face "It's normal for a couple to kiss, it's just that…I feel like…your not serious" Dearka's eyes widened then he chuckled.
Dearka's attitude suddenly changed from serious and poignant to cheerful and lively. Miriallia glared at him "What so funny?!" "You are, you think I'm not serious? For your information, I'm dead serious every time I kiss you, and all of those are true and from the deepest part of my heart" Dearka said with a cheerful but sincere tone. Miriallia couldn't help but smile at him "That's good to know, and next time don't kiss me in public" They both laughed when something caught Miriallia's attention. She saw Lacus' car and there she saw Kira. "Why are they together?" she asked herself. Dearka noticed Miriallia's sudden change of expression "Is there any problem?" He worriedly asked. Then Dearka saw Cagalli and Stellar running but before he can say it to Miriallia, he noticed that she's following them. He sighed and followed her.
Yzak is just one block away from school when he suddenly stopped. Shiho stared at him in confusion and asked "Why did we stop?" Yzak smiled at her and drove past the school "I decided to skip school today" Shiho's eyes widened "What?! Why?" She asked with curiosity and annoyance in her tone. "Well, I just want to have fun today and go somewhere else" He answered carelessly "Then let me down, I can't skip school" She commanded "Sorry, I can't because you're coming with me" Then he drove faster and the enormous school is nowhere in sight. "Jeez…" Shiho sighed and stared outside.
Athrun was driving towards the school when he saw Yzak's car drove past the school. He stopped for a while then continued towards the school. He parked his car at the empty slot. He got off of his car and saw Dearka following Mir and when he gazed at Mir, he saw her following someone too, he examined the person she's following and saw a blonde hair. He thought for a while and when he glanced back he saw the blonde's face and identified it as Cagalli and he noticed that she seems to be spying on someone. He walked a little to see who the person she's spying then he saw Lacus' car not too far away and then he remembered that Kira is working for her. "Maybe they're having suspicions about him, but they can't know the truth yet" He thought. Then he hurriedly ran at the other side of the parking lot to catch up with them.
"Umm…Kira, why aren't we parking yet?" Lacus confusedly asked. "Sorry, I'm just looking for a nice spot to park the car" He reasoned out though his true reason is to make those who are following them stop. He noticed that Cagalli is following them the time he was waiting for Lacus' answer earlier. "Is that so?" Lacus worriedly said because she knows that the bell will ring soon. Kira glanced at the digital clock and saw the time. He knew that they're running out of time. Kira stepped on the gas to increase their speed; he's desperately trying to get his pursuers out of his back. He's thinking of a way to loose them. And when he passed a certain spot he saw a familiar person. That person nodded and ran towards the other direction. Then Kira knew what he's about to do so he immediately parked the car at the next open slot he saw. He hurriedly stepped out of the car and rapidly but gently grabbed Lacus hand and towed her inside the school building.
Athrun caught up with them and nodded to Kira to signal him that he will take care of Cagalli. He ducked and waited till Cagalli was near to his hiding spot and when he noticed her, he suddenly stood in front of her. Cagalli bumped at him and was taken aback when she noticed who the person she bumped is. "Good Morning Cagalli" Athrun cheerfully greeted. Cagalli glanced at him then tilted her head a little to the left to see the retreating figure behind him. Athrun noticed her and bend a little to the left to get her attention again. Cagalli then turn to her right side, trying to see Kira, but then Athrun tilted his head to the right, blocking Cagalli's view yet again. Cagalli got annoyed and glared at Athrun, "Good Morning Athrun, will you please move out of the way, I'm in a hurry" She said with an annoyed tone and a forced smile at her face. Athrun found her expression cute so he planned on teasing her more but then Stellar arrived. "Nee-chan…" She called out then noticed the guy in front of her and asked "and Athrun-kun?" Stellar asked looking directly at Athrun. Athrun examined her intently "I think I saw you somewhere" He said with suspicion on his tone. Stellar sweat dropped "Umm…sorry but you might be mistaking me with someone else" she reasoned out. "Ohh, sorry my bad" then he glanced back at Cagalli "Cagalli, do you want to walk with me?"
Then Miriallia and Dearka arrived. They saw Athrun with Cagalli and Stellar and walked towards them. "Hey guys!" Dearka greeted. Cagalli noticed them and glanced back at Athrun's back. She didn't saw the persons she's after. "You got away this time Kira" Cagalli whispered to herself. She sighed and then gave Athrun a deathly glare. Athrun noticed Cagalli's glare, he forced a smile at his face and thought to himself "if glares can be harmful, I'm sure I'm dead by now…" Then Miriallia approached Cagalli, "Hey Cagalli, what happened?" She asked in a confused tone. Cagalli panicked for a while. She doesn't want Miriallia to know about what she's doing. She's thinking for a reason when Athrun suddenly spoke "I think we need to get going now, it's almost…" Then they heard the bell rang and they hurriedly went inside.
Inside the building
Kira and Lacus were walking fast towards the school. "Kira, will you please slow down a bit?" Lacus protested. She is having a hard time keeping up with Kira. Kira glanced backward and then he started to slowdown. "Sorry, I just don't want to be late" Then they we're at the school building. The halls were filled with students chatting, some are running and others are just hanging out. Kira then let go of Lacus' hand and continued walking towards their classroom alone. Lacus saw Kira walking away so she followed him and went to their classroom. Lacus opened the door and saw Kira sitting comfortably at his chair. The moment Lacus stepped her foot inside the room the bell rang and her other classmates went to their respective seats.
Athrun, Cagalli, Dearka and Miriallia arrived 10 minutes late at their classroom but they're still lucky because their teacher is not yet there. They went to their respective seats. Cagalli and Miriallia panting after running while Athrun and Dearka breathe evenly it's as if they didn't run at all. Most of their classmates are chatting while the others are just sitting silently at their seats. Cagalli was so bored. She sighed and rested her chin on her arms which are folded on top of her desk. She glanced at her watch and let out another deep sigh. She felt like the seconds hand of her watch was moving too slow. Athrun was reading a book and was constantly taking a glimpse at his very bored seatmate. On the other hand, Mir and Dearka were cheerfully chatting with one another; they didn't notice the time passing by, the exact opposite of Cagalli.
30 minutes passed and none of the teachers returned to the classrooms. Cagalli couldn't handle her boredom and stood up. She walked towards the door when their teacher arrived. She let out another deep sigh and returned lazily to her seat. Ms. Ramius entered the room with a delighted look on her face. She held a stock of papers and placed it in her desk the she glanced around the classroom, scrutinizing if there are any missing or absent students. After inspecting the room, she smiled and was pleased that all her students are present. She distributed the papers and after receiving the paper, the students started chatting with one another. Ms. Ramius clapped her hands to get the attention of her student.
"Ok class, as you can see on the papers, the school is celebrating its anniversary next week and you are given the chance to choose which activity would you like to do" the teacher explained
"We have to choose between a school fest and a field trip?" A student asked
"That's right" Ms. Ramius nodded
"If we choose field trip, what are the places that we will visit?" Another student asked
"It's listed there"
"But we visited these places before" A student said. He is the son of the vice president of a huge and well-known pharmaceutical company
"You did, how about me, I haven't even heard about some of these places" Another student protested
"That's enough; you're given a chance to choose right? We will follow the decision of the majority so all you have to do is place a check on your choice and submit the paper tomorrow" Ms. Ramius insisted
Miriallia glanced at the paper and noticed something that really shocked her. Cagalli noticed her and asked if there were any problem but she just shook her head and smiled at Cagalli, trying to hide her worried expression. "How would Lacus react if she knew this, I just hope that this field trip thing will not be voted…" She told herself
While on class 1A…
Mr. La Fllaga entered the room and immediately distributed the papers. Upon receiving it, Lacus scanned its contents and something caught her attention. Mr. La Fllaga looks annoyed and his mood became worse when he saw Yzak and Shiho's empty seats then he called his students attention.
"Where are Mr. Joule and Ms. Hahnenfuss?" He agitatedly asked
The students looked around and gave him an I-don't-know kind of look. He glanced at Lacus who's currently reading the announcement given to her. Kira saw Mr. La Fllaga looking at Lacus so he gently nudged Lacus elbow. Lacus glanced at him and she noticed his eyes glancing at the front then back to her. She gave him a confused look and then turned her attention forward and saw Mr. La Fllaga getting more annoyed. She immediately stood up.
"I'm sorry, will you please repeat what you said?" She requested
He sighed then repeated his question, "Where are Mr. Joule and Ms. Hahnenfuss?"
"What?" She was puzzled and glanced at their seat and saw no one there. She returned her gaze forward and apologized "Sorry sir but I haven't heard a word about them" She explained.
"Alright sit down, I'll discuss about that announcement now, and Ms. Clyne make sure to inform them about this" he said
"Yes sir" She said then sat down. She returned her gaze at the paper and placed it under her desk then glanced outside.
Mr. La Fllaga explained everything just like what Ms. Ramius said. After explaining everything Flay raised her hand…again. Mr. La Fllaga sighed; he knew that he is obligated to listen to the students' opinion so he hesitantly pointed at Flay. Flay smiled and then stood up.
"Sir don't you think it's better if we all choose the field trip?" Flay asked but her tone is more like forcing
"Sorry Ms. Allster but I can't force something like that; every one of you is given a chance to choose so everything depends on the decision of the majority of the students at this campus." He explained
Flay glanced at her classmates. It seemed like she is forcing them to vote for the field trip. Her reasons unknown to them.
"Is there anything you want to add?" Mr. La Fllaga asked
"No, that's everything" Flay seated
Lacus was too occupied with things that she just ignored Flay because she knew that Flay was uttering useless things again, complaining about everything, giving ideas that are not connected to the topic and sometimes she just wanted to get the attention of everyone and that's when Lacus will speak to cut her off and finish the discussions. That's one of the reasons why Flay hated her.
But this time it's different, Lacus ignored Flay and she didn't even listen to Mr. La Fllaga. She just stared outside and she looked really bothered by something and Kira didn't fail to notice her actions. He glanced at the paper and read it. Lacus' sudden change of attitude started when she read the paper given to them. After reading it he didn't find anything bothering. The places for the field trip seem to be just normal although he knew that most of these places were already visited by the students except for a certain place. He tossed that idea aside and looked at the next option. The school fest maybe a little risky because the school will be opened for public and a lot of people will be coming. "Maybe Lacus is afraid of interacting with outsider because of the previous events but I think there are other reasons, but as of now that's what I think is bothering her…" He thought then returned his attention to the paper and he again noticed the unfamiliar place. He raised his hand and Mr. La Fllaga noticed him and let him speak. Kira stood up
"Sir, I have a question, what is this 'RFW' in the list of the places to be visited during the field trip" Kira asked then at the corner of his eye he saw Lacus cringed after hearing that place.
"That is…" Mr. La Fllaga was cut off because Flay stood up
"Allow me to explain, it's a place where they rehabilitate anomalous women, right Lacus?" Flay glanced at Lacus giving her a mischievous smile.
Kira glanced at Lacus and noticed that Lacus was still looking outside, she didn't seem to notice what Flay said but when she heard Flay called her, she gazed at Flay, her eyes showing melancholy and irritation. She said nothing and returned her gaze outwards.
Kira got confused and asked Flay, "Why do we have to go there?"
Flay smiled at him and answered back "Well, I thought that because it's the school's anniversary, helping and interacting with other people would be nice and at the same time it's like promoting how great our school is" her tone filled with haughtiness.
"But why there? Why don't you try going to a nursery for abandoned children or home for the aged?" Kira asked with a puzzled look
"We've been to those places already, I want to try something new, and by the way that place opens to public every three years so I took this chance to personally help them" She explained proudly
"So, you are the one who proposed for this place?" Kira asked
"Yup, the truth is, daddy really liked my idea that's why he approved it" She cheerfully answered
"And one more thing, you really wanted to help the women there?" Kira asked with suspicion on his tone
"Well…of course, there could be no other reasons" She smiled confidently
The students got a little shocked and at the same time happy at Flay's explanation and reason. Flay noticed her classmates reaction and smiled at herself. She knew that her classmates were going to vote for the field trip. She glanced at Lacus and saw her paying no attention at all. She got a little annoyed and said, "And by the way Lacus, if ever the field trip will be our activity, will you please sing a song at the RFW. I know they will really appreciate it, especially her and what if your song might bring her back, you can never tell" She teasingly said to Lacus and then sat down. Lacus just sighed "So it has already been 3 years, time really flies so fast…" she told herself
Kira can't help but notice Lacus' gloomy expression and began to wonder who really Lacus Clyne is. Kira is doubting if what Flay said and if that really is her only purpose.
Sorry if it took me too long to update, I made this chapter longer than the usual for some reasons. And please tell me what would you prefer a long chapter that takes a while before updating or a short one that will take not longer than two weeks to be updated? And another thing, you can ask me anything about the story and if ever you have any problem with it. Anyway thanks for reading ^^.