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Chapter 25: Break Up

The red-haired girl stirred, opening her eyes a little with a slightly blurred vision which cleared later. She sat up on the bed, scratching her head a little as she closed her eyes briefly for another short moment of rest. Fllay looked at the surroundings and realized, with much shock, that she was in her room; that she was at home.

"What the…?" Fllay wanted to curse but stopped herself when she saw a small slip of paper on the bedside table. She quickly swipes the paper and read it swiftly, increased tempo in her heartbeat causing her cheeks to flush bright red. She glanced at the clock; 30 minutes after fainting and all.

"Oh my." Fllay uttered softly, taking the piece of paper out from her face. "I can't believe I fainted because of some heat." Then, she burst out, "The outing! Those drinks!" She refrained her herself from shrieking and quickly fish out her handphone from her pocket but only felt a small flimsy piece of cloth. "Oh no." Fllay moaned desperately and frowned because she remembered that it had always been inside her pocket, even when she was caught be Kira while fainting…

"Kira!" She suddenly remembered the particular scene when she fainted. Her cheeks flushed again realizing that she must have troubled him. Suddenly, music sounded and Fllay immediately looked around the room after hearing the ringtone she had set for her phone. Finally spotting the compact phone, she flipped it opened and answered with a forced calm tone. "Hello?" She hoped she sounded pleasant; at least she found her handphone!

"Fllay, are you alright?" The voice undoubtedly belonged to Aisha. "Kira said you had a heat stroke and you are resting at home. Are you alright?"

"I'm okay now." Fllay assured her. "But I'm so sorry about the drinks! I'll…I'll pay back Lacus for those drinks."

"What are you talking about?" Aisha laughed at the phone after hearing the exasperation in Fllay's voice. "Kira got it for us already."

"How?" Fllay's puzzled voice took over.

"According to Kira said," Aisha explained, "He told us that some kind citizen found and took them to the police station and they labeled them "lost and found". So naturally, Kira went to claim it."

"I see." Fllay said, feeling somewhat touched by what Kira had did for her. Wait, this is not for you, idiot! It's all for Lacus because she organized that outing.

"Oh, and Kira returned Lacus her credit card too," Aisha informed. "So don't unnecessarily go apply a new card for her." She joked playfully

"I wasn't going to." Fllay scolded playfully.

"Anyway, rest well." Aisha said with a concerned voice.

"I'm fine now."

"Rest well anyway." Aisha repeated and after saying a quick 'goodbye', Fllay ended the call and flipped her phone close.

She flopped onto her bed and lied down, staring at the ceiling. All she could mutter was, "Kira, why?"

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The pink-haired girl was surprised to see him standing outside the entrance of the garden, looking collected with thoughts. The outing has ended and every girl had parted for their own ways. Lacus had been the last to leave, since she wanted to have a small walk all by herself, reflecting all that has happened.

Now that she was going home, she hadn't expect Kira to wait for her, since he just came an hour ago, delivering drinks to them plus her credit card. It would be an obvious choice to leave once the errands have been run. However, the case doesn't seem to be for Kira. Whatever it was, Lacus was joyful at seeing Kira, thinking that he had been waiting for her all those while and dismissing any hesitations she had before about him and Fllay. His sincerity moved her, if it was even any sincerity at all.

Lacus strolled towards the boy jubilantly and marveled at how collected he was when he didn't respond even when she was just standing next to him. She pout-smiled and snapped her fingers in front of Kira's face, making him jumped a bit and return to reality.

"Lacus." Kira muttered, blinking a few times before returning a small smile.

"What are you doing here?" Lacus asked cheerfully, although fully aware of the answer herself. However, the response Kira gave her was unpredictable and caused her to mentally gulp with dreadfulness.

"Lacus, we need to talk." Kira said, avoiding her eyes. And this usually isn't a very good sign to start off with.

Lacus stared at him shockingly but they nevertheless walked to a quieter place so that they could "talk" whatever was needed. The couple went to a spot rather far away from the playground and the happy laughter of the children. Standing still at the particular spot, Lacus's head was dizzy from all the negative possibilities and nervous skips beat in her heart. She looked at Kira standing in front of her, his back towards her he stood rooted there for a few short moments before turning to face her with a rather apologetic expression hinted of nervousness.

"Kira," Lacus forced her voice out, sounding hopeful that it would not be any of what she had been thinking about from Kira's expression. "What was it that you want to talk about?" She looked into Kira's eyes but saw that he made the effort to avoid them.

"Lacus," Kira started with a sigh, nervousness and fear filled inside his chest. Nervousness because he didn't know whether the things he said might be…"understandable", and fear because of how Lacus's reactions towards the whole thing. "I…please don't get all…hysterical after you heard what I told you, okay?"

Lacus could only manage a nod, and she instantly understood Kira's aim. Nonetheless, she wanted him to make it clear, to manage a clean and fast break up. That was all she thought about.

And her guess was correct.

"Lacus," Kira heaved another sigh. "I…I'm in love with someone else."

Uncomfortable silence past for what seems like hours. Kira was actually glad that he hasn't said something straightforward like 'I want to break up with you'. That would be too cruel and ruthless.

"I get it." Lacus's voice finally came after a few minutes of reality. Kira looked astounded at the pink-haired girl, as if expecting bombs of questions but didn't receive any.

Another silence lasted for a few seconds until Lacus continued. "I always thought you had something towards her." Lacus said emotionlessly, earning an extremely astonishing look from Kira.

"You knew," Kira paused. "Who I like?"

"Yes." Lacus replied simply. Then, she walked towards Kira, her expression emotionless but Kira stood still nonetheless. "Kiss me." She said with a flat voice. Seeing Kira's puzzled and shocked face, she continued, "I want to get over you. Kiss me."

The brown-haired boy couldn't understand any of this, but knowing that it was probably the last intimate request he would ever receive from Lacus, he leaned towards the pink-haired girl's face slowly. Without even waiting for his lips to be pressed onto hers, Lacus grabbed him and forced her lips on Kira's, conjuring a temporary shocked expression on his face.

After a while, they separated. Lacus surprisingly looked satisfied and when she looked up at the brown-haired boy, she smiled sadly. "Thank you, Kira." Then, she walked away, leaving Kira to stand on his same spot, looking her way apologetically.

Lacus smiled sadly to herself, a single tear sliding down her cheek.

As I thought, the kiss felt friendly. Not love.

Meanwhile, a red-haired girl was watching the whole scene. She didn't know what happened but was just sure that that kiss meant love or some sort, or so she thought. But then, she was just as confused. Didn't she already given up on Kira, understanding fully of his silent rejection towards her weeks ago? So why was she still so upset since she already knew the outcome?

Either way, she was too upset about it to think of other possibilities. Instantly, she fished out her phone and drummed her fingers over the buttons.

"Hello, Mrs Elyn?" The red-haired girl put on her strongest tone to mask her shivering voice. "I have decided to accept the scholarship and go to London for my studies."

A/N: I know I'm evil making another misunderstanding when Kira broke up with Lacus. But hey, it adds to the suspense. Yes, I know I'm evil. More unknown information in this chapter will be featured next chapter!

Oh, and HisaAngel, I'm so sorry to disappoint you with this unexpectedly-short chapter. I thought this chapter would be long but it doesn't turns out so and I ran out of ideas to add to this chapter. Sorry!

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