IT'S NOT THAT EASY
Lacus-destiny: Hi… thanks to all those who reviewed. Okay, I know there are lots of unclear things here, and I'm sorry. Please, do accept my apology. Anyway, this chapter is yet to clear those blurry things and I hope it really does. However, I cannot promise that I'll be able to lighten the things that are confusing you. Of course you know well, you can email me anytime. I'll try to answer back (asap and all) if possible.
Notes: Hey guys, on the last chapter, When Sai met Kira, it was their first time seeing each other. But because of all the tension and stuffs, I really didn't make it a super big deal. Although, I have to clear something; Sai told Kira about Fllay's plan on taking Alex if the wedding will not take place, but he did not mention anything about Fllay's plan on killing the boy. Also, he did not say anything about him being Alex's true father. Hope I made clearance
Well then, here's chap25
Chapter 25: The plan
As Kira answered the call, all eyes were on him –even Lacus'-
Mentioning Fllay's name added up to the tension as Sai uncontrollably went pale
"How are you Kira?" Fllay teasingly followed
"Fllay, we gotta talk. There's something I need to…" he was then interfered
"Daddy!" a very familiar voice roamed over the other line. The voice of a little girl
"Kiara?! Kiara!?" Kira shouted, feeling his veins being occupied by larger amount of blood flows as his heart started beating harder, faster
Lacus stood up and ran towards Kira as Yzak grab hold of her shoulders to keep her down
"Well, her name is pretty…" Fllay then went back
"Fllay! What's going on?"
There was a moment of silence before Fllay replied. Then, Kira heard something that made his body rattle.
A gunshot
"Fllay!" he shouted out in alarm
"I'm serious…"
". . . . . . . . . . ." he silenced himself, hearing her cold and determined tone
"Anyway, I have nothing to explain… After all, you kept your mouth shut as well. Pretty good Kira, I have to compliment you… hiding your daughter all this time!"
"Kiara has nothing to do with this Fllay! Keep her out of this!" Kira's tension was bringing him to his limits. His hands were cold and shaking and his voice is solid but tensed
"I suppose her mother's name is Lacus Clyne… right?"
"Keep her out of this!" Kira repeated
"You're in no place to tell me what I should do, honey…" a hint of bitterness as she slangs her last word
Kira retorted and couldn't find his tongue.
'Darn… she's got a gun… Shit!' Kira thought furiously, paying more attention to his call
"Of course, I'm in charge and you are to listen, only to me…" Fllay spoke again
There was silence until one decided to talk
"I'll do whatever you say…" Kira uttered, hiding all that's nearing to burst inside him
"I want to see you and Lacus. A little reunion…" Fllay said, her smile growing wider "I'll be waiting for you… I'm here at my house… the abandoned one… The one my family used to live in when we were here at Orb… Do you still remember where you used to visit me?" continuing, Fllay gave directions as if she's talking to a guy she'll be having a date with
"Of course…"
"Remember Kira, I'll be waiting for you…."
"Where's Alex?" Kira inserted
"Oh, he's fine… I won't do anything to my son…"
Kira sighed in relief but Fllay continued
"Although, I can't promise any safety for the other kid… after all, she's not my blood…"
Kira's eyes widened and he nearly dropped the phone as Fllay cut the call after her last lines
As Kira put his phone down, people inside Clyne's mansion started asking questions but Kira answered nothing. He was too confused to even hear someone say something. His head is twirling wildly that he can't figure out what to think first. Kira sat on a couch and grab a handful of hair in both his hands.
Lacus gently took Yzak's hands off her shoulder, forced and was able to put a weak smile then walked towards Kira and kneeled to level her face to Kira's
Her face was still read and her eyes were soar, evidently she's been crying for a matter of time now
"Kira…" she whispered, trying to gain her real self back. The real Lacus- calm, sweet, always in control of everything
For a moment, she finds herself getting consciousness she lost a long time ago. She realizes the things she's done up to the moment and for a short while, all of those bad things disappeared.
Seeing Kira and his present state, Lacus just felt the urge to comfort him for they're both suffering the same thing. The life of THEIR daughter is on the line this time. There's no option but to work together to get through this
Another weird thing here is that all her anger suddenly suppressed and was replaced by more fear. She felt as if ten times were added to her load, carrying the fear of losing her precious daughter
"… Kira… look at me…" Slowly, she followed
Kira raised his head up, only to stare at Lacus' blue orbs that are nearly swollen because of being drowned by tears
"We have to go…" Kira uttered, his eyes strong, and firm
"Go where?" Yzak replied, while Lacus waited for an answer
"Darn Kira, just spit it out! Where's Alex!? Well then… what!?" Sai couldn't take it anymore and some of the officers tried to calm him down
"Fllay's got Alex… and he's okay… don't worry about him" Kira's answer was for Sai, though he did not look to his direction.
Kira then stared back into Lacus' eyes and saw nothing but pure fear
"And, she's got Kiara as well…" he finished
"What?!" Yzak exclaimed. While, Lacus' eyes widened, feeling heavy as she sat blank on the floor. Her eyes were then starting to develop tears once again, but she forcefully tries to stop them from coming out
"How the hell did that happen!?" Yzak continued
Kira started shaking his head in confusion. He knew those questions were to be asked. He also hated himself for not asking Fllay such important questions. He felt so foolish.
But then, he felt soft, cold, trembling hands, covering his
He then found out that those hands were Lacus'
"I'll go with you…" Lacus softly responded, catching Yzak's attention
"Lacus…" he uttered. For him, he'll do everything just to make sure everything's fine. Most especially, if it has something to do with Lacus
"I'll go anywhere, for the sake of Kiara…" Lacus added
Kira stood up and took Lacus' hand as they went outside.
"Let me come with you…" Yzak followed, as Kira and Lacus stopped
Kira smiled and nodded as Yzak smiled back
"I have to be there as well…" Sai added.
"I guess I'll come as well…" Siegel added, walking downstairs from his room.
"I'm sorry uncle, but I think it's best that you stay here" Yzak suggested
"But my granddaughter-!"
He was cut off
"We'll get Kiara… I promise we'll get her home, sir. You have my word" as Kira spoke
Siegel took quite a time before responding. He then sighed deeply, smiled and nodded
"I trust you" he ended and Kira nodded
"Alright then, we'll have back-ups for you…" an officer added as the four went on their way.
Just before Kira's car leaves the mansion's premises, another car arrived
It stopped in front of Kira's car as he saw her sister, Cagalli and his bestfriend Athrun, running towards them
"Kira!" Cagalli shouted, stopping near his window side
"We heard what happened… Uncle Siegel told us that Kiara's missing… What's the latest-" Athrun was cut off when Lacus suddenly spoke. They were surprised, seeing her beside Kira
"We're meeting Fllay… She's got Kiara…" her weak voice barely reached the couples
"Count us in!" Cagalli exclaimed as she and Athrun went back to their car and they all went on their way
Kiara kept on crying while Alex was asleep. Her sobs were forcefully quiet as Fllay momentarily throw sharp glares at her
'Destiny's on my side…" silently, she laughed at the back of her mind
Flashback
"Mommy, I wanna stop by the park… I want some ice cream"
"Quiet!"
"But I want ice cream… Daddy used to buy me, but you never did…" Alex muttered then pouted
As Fllay heard his reply, she stopped the car despite all the things she was thinking
She pointed out the ice cream stand and Alex followed her by sight
"You're a big boy, then buy your ice cream…" she said, giving her son money as he ran towards the stand
As she was impatiently waiting for her son, she again looked at Kiara's image on her phone
Grasping it tightly, her phone is near to its destruction
For some strange reason, her eyes spotted a certain pink haired girl, not far from where she parked
She looked back at her phone then her eyes widened.
Fllay got out of the car and approached the little girl
"Hello…" she greeted, her smile seemingly pure and real
Kiara just smiled at her but said nothing
Fllay's face changed for a while, showing a disgruntled expression but then regained her peaceful yet fake smile
"Mommy told you not to talk to strangers, am I right?" she said as the little girl nodded but again said nothing
Fllay was getting impatient and sat beside Kiara. Alex then came running towards her, as he looked at Kiara amusingly
"Mommy…" he spoke but Fllay paid no attention to him
"She's got pink hair…" the boy continued, taking a scoop from his ice cream cup
Fllay looked up at him and so did Kiara
"What's wrong with having pink hair?" Kiara spoke, catching Fllay's attention.
'Hmmm' she thought as Alex spoke once again
"I didn't say something's wrong with it. You know, I have a sister, but I haven't met her yet. You're the same, you have pink hair" he finished, taking another scoop
Kiara held little amount of her hair and looked at it, her face, frowning
"I have a brother too… like you, I haven't met him yet…" Kiara replied
Fllay was obviously happy on how the children's conversation is going and she chose not to interfere
'Just keep it going…' she thought
"Dad told me she was pretty" Alex followed
"Dad told me he's nice" Kiara responded
"Funny, but mommy, is it possible that she's my sister?" Alex innocently asked, smiling
Kiara frowned and answered "That's impossible, we don't have the same mommy"
"But you might have the same daddy…" Fllay joined
"Huh?" Kiara was confused
"Tell me then dear, what's your daddy's name?" Fllay asked
"Kira" Kiara answered
Fllay's smile grew wider as she took her phone and showed Kiara a picture of Kira
"Is this your daddy?" she asked
Kiara smiled and nodded, looking awed at her father's picture
"You're daddy's looking for you. He asked me to fetch you up" Fllay then made up her excuse so to have Kiara's trust
"Daddy was looking for me!? I knew it! I knew my daddy wants me! But…" Kiara felt excited hearing about her father but she remembered "I'm not sure…" she continued
"Come on, we'll meet daddy back home!" Alex happily held her hand
And after a while, Kiara was convinced and it was more on Alex's talking
End Flashback
"I want my mommy…" Kiara sobbed and said in the middle of her silenced tears
Fllay looked at her and smiled, looking devilish and scary
"You'll see your mommy soon enough…" she spoke, caressing her gun
On the way to the Allster's old house, Lacus was frighteningly quiet
Kira was tensed all throughout the drive but he can't help but notice Lacus' heavier load
But something was bothering him and he knows that Lacus was the appropriate person to talk to. After all, the subject has something to do with them
"Lacus…" he spoke as Lacus looked at his direction but carried her sight back to the road ahead
"Sai told me…" Kira continued
Lacus said nothing, but her ears were listening
"He told me that Fllay warned him"
On his last words, Lacus threw a look at Kira
"About this?" her voice was shaking as she replied
Kira shook his head and continued "He said that Fllay told him, something about the cancellation of the wedding"
"Your wedding with her being cancelled? That's ridiculous…"
"It's not like Fllay's the one who wanted to cancel the wedding…"
"What is it then? And what's that got to do with me?"
"Fllay said that if in any way, the wedding will not take place, she'll take Alex…"
"Take?" Lacus asked, feeling a bit confused
"I don't understand exactly what Sai meant but I feel it's something not simple…"
Lacus replied nothing for a while
"I don't really know how Kiara got entangled to this" Kira followed, his voice, down
"If its marriage Fllay wants, then deal with it. I just want her to leave my daughter out of this. Marry her, I don't care. Settle you're problems by yourselves… I see no reason of involving us"
"I told you, I don't love her and I don't want to marry her"
"Then that's your problem" Lacus voice was icy cold. Kira couldn't help but feel different
Once again, the cold and heartless Lacus came back
(Darn I hate myself for making Lacus like this! TT)
"What is it with you!?" Kira exclaimed, stopping the car
"What are you doing!? Get the car going!" Lacus shouted
"I don't understand why you're being like this… I see no good reason for your behavior"
"Oh really? Well, let me remind you that MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE IS IN THE HANDS OF A FREAK RIGHT NOW… A FREAK, desperately trying to get her man's attention. And I don't understand why we must be involved in this. So please, I beg you, GET THE DAMN CAR MOVING!" she ended
(OOC, I know… please, do forgive me)
Kira then stepped on the gas and went on
As he was driving and picking up the speed, he noticed that Lacus was crying. Her face is covered by her right hand
"We're almost there" Kira spoke but Lacus said nothing in reply
Sai, Yzak, Cagalli and Athrun, were the first to arrive for Sai knew the place well. It didn't take Lacus and Kira too long to cope up with the rest though
As the car stopped, Kira opened his door faster than Lacus was able to. But before he got out, he spoke
"I'll die if I have to"
Lacus eyes widened as she shook her head and went outside
"This place is creepy…" Cagalli uttered as she saw Lacus walking towards them
"We'll get Kiara… Don't worry" she tried to give her more confidence
"Thanks…" Lacus replied and smiled
Kira's phone then rang
"Fllay…" he quickly answered
"I didn't expect quite a company…"
"Where are you?" Kira's voice was strong
"Temper, temper… I want to be the center of attraction…"
After that, Fllay hung
"Where are they?" Sai asked
"Probably in the living room… that's the center part of this house…" Kira answered
"Let's get going…" Lacus uttered as she walked towards the house
Kiara was tied up and her mouth is also covered after Fllay hung up with her last call to Kira. Alex was still sleeping and was unaware of what's happening
Fllay was smiling as she caressed the little girl's face. The little girl was shaking and trembling with fear. Her eyes were red and teary
"There, there… mommy's on her way" she whispered as she glances at her gun
Lacus-destiny: Okay, okay… hehehe… I'm getting tensed as well… I don't know if I made this chapter right… I'm pretty scared because I don't want to disappoint any of you. Please, do review. It's crucial that I get your opinions especially now.
Thanks again for those who kept on reading and of course, on reviewing. Again, anything you want to ask, questions, comments, just email me, or simply review. I'll do my best to bring the best out of this story. It's near to its end, so please, continue reading
Also, I'm sorry if I made some OOC characters…
Hmmm, what else… okay, I guess that's it. We'll see next time! I'll be updating soon… hopefully….
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