Author's Note: Back with another chapter, I'm trying to get the chapters longer…please enjoy!

Chapter 16

Restoration

"You're kidding me, right?" Lacus gaped toward the white wall as she sat in her black steel stool next to the kitchen counter. She had just received news that the school decided to open early moving the renovation to three weeks later since tests for the higher grades couldn't be moved.

"I'm terribly sorry, Ms. Clyne, but we were also surprised when we were given the dates for the tests. We wish to start tomorrow if possible, we're already a week behind the scheduled testing," the secretary of Erika's school said. Lacus ran her hand through her hair. She sighed.

"If it can't be helped, then I'll bring Erika tomorrow, thank you," Lacus sighed as she looked at the clock. It was ten at night and Lacus had decided to do a last minute check on her voice messages. She had found the school message at the very last…

"Sorry for the inconvenience once again, good night, Ms. Clyne," the secretary said as she hung up. Lacus groaned as she hung up and got out of her bed. It had been two hours since she had tucked in Erika and now she would have to wake her up again and tell her that she had school and then wake up nanny to also tell her the news.

But was worse was that …

She'd be alone with Kira Yamato who she wasn't supposed to be with because she would be killed if she didn't go through with Fllay Allster's plan.

She opened her door and she found that she wasn't the only one awake. Erika was sitting in the hallway in front of Kira's door. She blinked as she saw her daughter with her brown teddy bear and she was rubbing her eyes when she turned around to look at her. "Hi, mommy," she yawned.

Lacus, surprised, speedily walked toward her until the door opened and Kira stared at them with a confused look. It didn't look like he had been sleeping at all. She saw behind him an open and on laptop. He must've been working on another story. Kira smiled at Lacus and then looked down at Erika who looked up at him with her own sleepy smile. "Hello, Kira."

"Hello, Erika," he said as he bent down to look at the eye. "What are you doing awake? You know you have school tomorrow," Kira remarked.

Lacus widened her eyes and looked at him. How did he know? Did nanny know? Why didn't anyone tell her? "H-How do you know about that?"

Kira looked up at her until he saw Erika with one finger over her mouth. Kira laughed. "Secret," he winked at Erika and Lacus sighed. She glared at the door to her left and then turned back around to face Kira who was carrying Erika back to her room.

"I couldn't get to sleep…" Erika yawned and then smacked her lips. "I was lonely…" she looked sadly at her brown teddy hanging from her small hand. "Teddy didn't want to sing…"

Lacus laughed. "What's wrong with you, Erika? You haven't been able to sleep since last week…are you sure you're alright?" she walked toward her daughter and felt her head. She didn't have a fever and she wasn't coughing.

"It's probably just a small case of insomnia," Kira sighed as Lacus opened Erika's bedroom door and they both entered.

"Isn't she a bit young for that?" Lacus said raising an eyebrow as she helped Erika get into bed.

"She probably had some sugar or something then…the younger they are, the more sweets they eat," Kira shrugged as he stroked her dark brown locks.

Erika, seeming to be sleepy, yawned again. She took her small hand and took Kira's hand and feeling the lines on his palm. He blinked. "Erika?"

"Everyone tells me Erika looks like daddy…" Erika mumbled, but still loud enough for both Kira and Lacus to hear. She yawned again. "Everyone tells me that I act like mommy…"

Lacus tried to keep her smile, but was struggling to…it was as if she was going to break down crying at that very moment. Kira looked toward her and frowned. "Lacus…"

"But Erika is happy that Kira is here…" Erika mumbled again. It sounded as if she was about to die, but she was probably just mumbling random words out of tiredness even though she said she couldn't get to sleep. "It feels as if my real mommy and daddy are here...thinking like that…helps…Erika…get…to …" and she fell asleep. Lacus got off the bed and nearly ran out of the room. Kira looked toward the sleeping girl once more and found that her eyes were fluttering open. "Is mommy sad again?" she mumbled.

"Of course not, Erika," Kira laughed. But Erika only began to sit up again and stared at him with a dull look on her face.

"You're lying."

"Huh?"

"Mommy says to find a liar in Mr. Kira's face is to look if the smile is twitching and you are. You're lying," Erika glared. "Lying is bad, Mr. Kira."

"Erika…"

"Mommy says Kira has been doing that a lot lately…I told her Kira is a good person, but mommy says that he lies…Kira don't lie, do you?"

Kira stuttered for a bit until he began scratching his head. Erika sighed. "Mommy says when Mr. Kira does that it means yes but he can't say it."

"Yes, you're mother knows Mr. Yamato very well," a voice came from the door. Kira turned around and saw that it was nanny.

"Hello," Kira laughed nervously.

"Hello to you, too," Nanny said coming into the room. "I saw the light on, thought it would be best have a look see of what all the commotion was."

"Don't worry, I was just putting her to bed," Kira shrugged as he turned to Erika. "Come on, let's get you back to sleep."

"Kira is nervous. Kira's hands are shaky," Erika said looking toward his hands and then up at him. "What is Kira worried about?"

Nanny laughed. "Come on, dear Erika, sleep now," she cut in front of Kira and took a slight glance at him. "Go see Ms. Clyne, I'm sure she'll need someone to talk to right now."

"B-But…"

"Kira doesn't want to, Nanny, please let me…he's stuttering," Erika said dully but nanny shook her head.

"He's a big boy, now go, Mr. Yamato," she ordered and Kira turned around and walked down the corridor that seemed to go on forever to Lacus' room.

He was frightened at first when he came to the door, his hand barely reached the door knob when it swung open. Lacus bumped into his chest and mumbled a sorry. But before she could run off, Kira grabbed her by the wrist. "Lacus, you can't keep running away."

"I don't know what you're talking about, Kira," Lacus laughed with a smile.

"Utter nonsense," Kira said darkly.

"Oh, don't use that tone with me, Kira Yamato!" Lacus said, swerving around to face him, swiping her wrist away from him. Kira's eyes widened at the sudden fury in her eyes. "Why would I run away from you? How could I run away from you? You have a girlfriend with eyes at the back of her head that would tell you anything about me if she could. There is no way to escape her eyes never the mind yours."

"What the hell are you talking about? Why would Fllay be watching out for you? It's just idiocracy!"

"KIRA YAMATO! If you speak again, I'll cut your throat!"

"Hell you would! What's wrong with you?!"

"Absolutely nothing, Kira! You're my problem for the moment! So just leave me the hell alone!" Lacus said, attempting to turn around again when Kira pulled her back. "Let me go!"

"No," Kira said scornfully and unexpectedly quieted Lacus with a kiss.

She struggled to pull away, not wanting to allow herself to lose control just she had done years ago. Fussing and turning her head, she shoved him away as he faltered back and she stood there with rage written all over her. "Just what are you trying to pull? You have Fllay for that kind of stuff! Don't get me into this!"

Kira stared at her, confusion and pain plastered on his face. Lacus was becoming more violent again. "Stop this, Lacus!"

"Stop what? Am I not supposed to get mad when someone who I am not romantically involved with just happens to kiss me when he is already with another woman? Give me a good reason why I shouldn't get mad!" Lacus yelled.

"Because…"

"Because what?!"

"BECAUSE YOUR DAUGHTER IS RIGHT THERE!" Kira yelled as he pointed to a figure behind Lacus. Lacus, her eyes blank and crazy, turned to her daughter who was fearfully hiding behind her door, shivering, and tears slowly coming out of her eyes. She was dragging her bear with her.

"Erika…" Lacus paused.

Erika, confused and afraid, looked back and forth between the two and ran back into her room, slamming the door behind her.

Lacus turned around to Kira who gave her an angry look.

"Don't look at me. She's your daughter after all. You said so yourself."

"Go play with Fllay, you ass," Lacus said for the first time in her life. She marched off and opened Erika's daughter.

Fllay's words continued to ring through her mind.

"We will give you a week, Lacus. One week. You will make sure that Kira hates you…no…loathes you. I want him to think that you're the worst person alive. That's what I want him to think…you can no longer be friends."

She had to continue being vile and mean. It was the only way…

"…to save Erika," Lacus mumbled softly as she approached her shivering daughter.

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Fllay began to itch in her bed as she tossed and turned. She growled as she got up and headed straight for the bathroom, placing cold water on all the itches. She stared at herself once more and growled again like a wild animal.

"Someone's touching Kira! I just know it! It better not be that Clyne!" she muttered angrily.

Ever since she had decided that Kira was to be her husband, Fllay hadn't been able to get him off her mind and now she had a sort of sixth sense…actually seventh. Her sixth sense was when someone was lying and her seventh is well…Kira.

She stomped her way out of the bathroom and headed down the marble staircase to her kitchen where she found it was dead silent. She opened the refrigerator and looked around inside. She sighed. She didn't have an apetite. She missed Kira…where could he have gone…

"Why does he always leave at the worst possible times?" she groaned as she dragged herself back up the stairs and to her room once again.

She was…lonely.

She had been so used to Kira putting her to sleep and the smell of his hair in the morning and his scent left on the bed. It was something she looked forward to everyday, seeing him, welcoming her…saying good morning and good night.

But he had been missing for the past few days and it was awkward to not see him.

She turned on the light of her room and paced around the bed and stared at the pictures hanging behind the headboard of the bed. She touched the picture frames fondly and a small smile appeared on her pale face.

"Kira…" she moaned aloud and closed her eyes and opened them again. "Where has my writer gone to?"

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"ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!" Tsubasa shrilled as he played with Athrun and his newly-made airplane. Cagalli was in the kitchen, on the phone with Lacus at the time as she cleaned the dishes and Athrun came inside, hugging her from behind.

Cagalli looked at him from the corner of her eye and continued talking to Lacus.

"No, I didn't have anything to do with it…I'm innocent this time," Cagalli said sweetly. Athrun took a glance at her as he took a glass and a towel to dry it. Cagalli winked at him and he chuckled.

"Are you sure?" Lacus said as she leaned on the kitchen wall as she could hear the TV playing the news. Erika had already left for school.

"Yes, yes, I'm still waiting for someone to pick up Tsubasa. Did your driver leave already?" Cagalli said eying the window.

"Yes, he'll be there in five minutes," Lacus remarked as she took another glance at the back of Kira's head as he watched TV. She suddenly became nervous and closed the kitchen door. She hushed her voice. "Oh, God, Cagalli, what am I gonna do?? Fllay's got me on a line … and Erika wants him to stay…This is too much…" Lacus groaned.

Lacus knew she wasn't supposed to tell anyone about the blackmail, but of course, Lacus had to tell someone. So she told our dear Cagalli and frankly, she didn't take it as grave news, she took it as…a window of opportunity.

"Just be yourself, just think of it as those old sleepovers you guys used to have back in the old days…when we were young, wild, and carefree! Before we had kids," Cagalli giggled when she felt a sudden swing of herself and Athrun kissed her on the cheek.

"You still are," Athrun smirked as he slowly ….very seductively for a guy I might add…out the kitchen door. Cagalli rolled her eyes and took off her apron.

"Look, I gotta check if Tsubasa forgot anything…the wild teenager in my house wants something from me again. Talk to you later?" Cagalli said as she turned off the sink.

Lacus laughed. "Have fun."

Cagalli giggled again. "Do I ever not?" They both hung up and Lacus exited the kitchen to find that Kira was missing from his spot on the couch.

She scratched her head and looked around the room. "Where did he go now?"

Unusually, all Lacus could see was black all of a sudden and she tried to swerve around, but she couldn't move, another arm was holding her in place, touching the front of someone else. "Kira, let me go!!" she ordered, fussing around as Kira held her back closer to his chest.

"Who's Kira?" he laughed.

"I'm not stupid! Let me go, you jerk!!" she demanded, but he simply would not listen.

"Now, now, what's with the name calling?" Kira laughed. "We're friends, right?"

"NO!" Lacus wanted to scream as he continued to push her around. He led her somewhere, somewhere in the house, and then they both stopped moving.

The light came back to her eyes and Lacus gaped with a wide, bright smile at what she saw. She ran for the window and on the sill, there were the flowers she had not seen since she was fifteen. She was out of words…they were the rarest of the rare, the pink and white petals she had missed, during the rainiest season ever.

Cherry blossoms…

"H-How did you…" she turned around to face Kira who was grinning at her and shrugged.

"I happened to find them in a certain garden…"

"They look so … so … healthy! How did you … I mean … it's been so rainy … I thought all the trees and plants would've drowned by now!" Lacus said excitedly like a little girl.

"Well, this one was lucky enough to be saved, can't let everything go instinct, can you?" Kira said a he placed a hand on her shoulder. "I hope Erika will like it, too."

Lacus looked at him with eyes that had been long lost…eyes of true … bliss …Kira was happy to see those eyes again and he hesitated for a bit, but decided ….

"Kira, may I hug you?" Lacus asked as if she was reading Kira's mind. Kira sputtered for a bit and blinked twice.

"Uhh…well…wait…what?"

"It's alright if you don't want me to…I understand you're getting ready for an engagement, it wouldn't exactly be comfortable hugging someone who isn't your bethrothed…and I did yell at you … "

"No, no! It's not that!" Kira laughed nervously. "I-I was just …thinking the same thing."

Lacus smiled brightly, the way she used to smile. "So I can?"

It was like the old days were coming back … and they were simply…reliving those memories. Kira nodded and Lacus, slowly, wrapped her arms around him and as silently as she could, took a whiff of his scent and held in her sigh.

He smelled the same.

The way she always remembered him.

But what she found ironic, was that now….she wasn't uncomfortable with Kira hugging her back…as she felt the warmth of his arms wrap around her waist. The comfort that she had been missing was back and she loved it. She loved it all. It felt like Fllay had never interrupted their friendship and things were back the way they were.

They were. ..at least…good friends again…just the way …

It should be.

But both of them knew, there had to be more because they had gone through it once and it was very possible that it could happen again. But neither of them cared for the moment. They just wanted to be able to have a friendship again. A friendship…that this time … would always stay true.

No matter what would happen in the end.

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Erika paced around her Pre-K room, happily, with the brightest smile of all and her blue-haired cousin seemed to know it. So he stomped his way toward her, through another 20 something students and arrived at her from across the room. She smiled at him and he sat down next to her. He grabbed one of the building blocks from her.

"You never play blocks…you only play it when Mr. Yamato is around…" he said slyly.

Erika giggled and continued to hum a song. "Kira is staying over with us for a whole week! I think mommy's going to be happy again!"

Tsubasa rolled his eyes at his dark-brown haired cousin. "He's no fun! All he does is write stories!"

"Yeah, but he tells them better than you can!" she stuck his tongue out at him and he crossed his arms.

"No, he can't!" he growled.

"Yes, he can and you know it! See! You're turning red!" Erika said shaking her head around. Tsubasa turned away.

"What did you do to Tsu-Tsu-chan, Erika?" a girl with long dark violet hair approached the two. She was a little shorter than Tsubasa, but taller than Erika, and she had dark red eyes. She smiled at Erika.

"He doesn't want to admit that Kira is a better storyteller than he'll ever be!" Erika laughed as she stuck her tongue out again at Tsubasa, who did the same, when he noticed that the violet-haired girl was there. He stopped in his tracks and stood straight up, a dark flush on his boyish cheeks.

"No, he isn't!" he said trying to be 'mature'.

"You're right, Erika!" the girl laughed. Tsubasa turned toward her, shocked, he gaped as they both continued to talk about Kira. "Mr. Yamato makes funny stories!!" the girl continued.

"Yeah, and he makes ones about princess, too! You should hear them, Koko! He talks about princes, too!" Erika giggled.

"Really?" Koko laughed. "I wanna hear them! Can you tell me?"

"H-Hey! Wait a minute! I think he's a better storyteller, too! I wanna hear!" Tsubasa said rushing in, between both of them, nearly knocking poor Koko down. He accidentally hit her arm hard-he is Cagalli's son-on accident and she started to cry. The teacher came toward them and Tsubasa stared at her horrified.

"Tsu-Tsu!!" Erika said, rushing to Koko's aid, holding her arm.

"I-I didn't mean to! It was an accident!!" Tsubasa said looking at the teacher as she hovered over them.

"You must be careful with that strength of yours, Tsubasa, you might've hurt her even worse. Come on, Koko," she said gently pulling her away from Erika and Tsubasa and to her office across the room.

Koko looked back at the two while rubbing her eyes. She let her hand fall to her waist and smiled at Tsubasa with teary eyes. "It's okay, I know you didn't mean it. Erika tells me that you're just very strong," she laughed girlishly and Tsubasa waved quietly at her and he pouted.

Erika patted him on the back and with a bright smile, she gripped him by the shoulders. "Just think of what Auntie Cagalli always says!"

"If you knock them down, they'll knock you down, so run?" Tsubasa said dully. Erika shook her head with an unusual determination in her eyes.

"If true love hits you in the face, hit it right back!" Erika said trying to mimic her aunt.

Tsubasa stared at her darkly as he turned around to face her. "How is that supposed to help?"

Erika shrugged. "I don't know, I just hear it a lot." Tsubasa rolled up his sleeves and stared at his cousin. Erika stared at him in fear. "Tsu-Tsu…you're not gonna…"

Tsubasa suddenly showed his pearly white teeth and Erika began running and screaming. "ERIKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" his voice rang out as he ran after his frightened cousin.

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Holding both Kira and Lacus' hands, Erika pranced up and down as she looked around the crowded street and then stared straight ahead, finding the movie theater, covered in blue lights. She screamed in delight and ran forward, forcing Lacus and Kira to let go. Lacus sighed as she speedily ran after her excited daughter.

"Erika!! Come back here!" Lacus called out as Kira followed her and they found themselves inside the building at the ticket booth. Erika stared amazed at all the movie choices and looked happily at the man who smiled back at her.

"The usual, Ms. Clyne?" he chuckled as he looked down at Erika. But she shook her head cutely.

"Nope! Mommy's picking tonight!!" she giggled with a high-pitch voice as Kira picked up Erika and carried her on his shoulders. She laughed. "Oh, and Kira's with us, too!"

The ticket-booth guy laughed again and then turned to Lacus. "Finally decided to get a boyfriend, Lady Clyne?"

Lacus hid her blush as she pressed a button on the outside of the booth and handed him the money. "He's Fllay Allster's boyfriend, I remind you. Erika just happened to invite him tonight."

The man blinked. "Allster? Dragon Allster?"

Lacus looked up with a half-smile. "How many nicknames does that girl have?"

"With all the TV coverage she's been getting, there's no end to them. Well, enjoy your show, ma'am," he bowed as Lacus handed a ticket to Kira and he handed another to Erika.

"WEEEE!! Thank you, Mr. Ticket Man!!" Erika laughed as she fussed on Kira's shoulders.

"Erika, if you keep moving like that, I might drop you," Kira said as he held a tight grip on her small legs. She instantly stopped moving.

"Sorry, I didn't hurt you, did I?" Erika said peering down at him.

"Of course not," Kira laughed as the three of them handed their tickets to the women at the next booth.

"Not alone this time, Ms. Clyne?" she said brightly.

"Erika decided to invite him…" Lacus sighed.

"Good luck…" she whispered to Lacus and Lacus simply rolled her eyes at her and whispered back something else.

"He's already owned by the Fllay Allster."

The lady stepped back a little. "That's Kira Yamato?" Lacus nodded as the three of them passed and Kira and Erika smiled at the lady as they followed Lacus inside. The lady blinked at the back of Kira and a blush spread across her cheeks. "He looks so much cuter in person," she squealed.

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Rau followed Lacus to the snack machine as Kira and Erika walked away to the arcades and found the stuffed animal machine that you could never win at because of the stupid weak grapplers. He slyly, as if he was simply passing by, grabbed her by the arm. She gasped as she nearly dropped her wallet and stared at him, horrified.

"No…y-you…" she stuttered.

"I won't tell, Fllay…but…" Rau paused as he picked up the coins that were dropping from her hand. "If you don't be careful, she'll find out without me telling her…"

Lacus, as calmly as she could, pulled her arm away from him. "W-Why are you …You're not going to report to her about K-Kira?"

"I could…but…" Rau took a glance at Erika with unusually fond eyes. "A friend of mine happens to like your family…so…" he took a whiff of her hair. "If you be a good girl and don't come near Fllay…you won't die…"

"Rau…what…"

"It's simply his say of saying thanks…for protecting him," he said softly. "Of course…if it wasn't for him…you'd already be dead."

Lacus laughed nervously. "Thank you…well…I think."

He put his hands in his pockets and gave her the last coin as Kira and Erika came running toward her. He chuckled. "Have fun…and if it doesn't work out … I'm terribly sorry."

"Creuset…" she smiled and he walked casually past her again as Erika hugged Lacus, jumping up and down for her to carry her. She picked her up and Kira eyed the back of Rau's head with a suspicious look and then turned to Lacus.

"Who was that? What was he talking to you for?" Kira said, looking angry.

"I just dropped a couple of things, that was all. Why?" Lacus blinked as Erika began showing her mother the new stuffed bear Kira had won for her.

"Nothing," he said as he smiled back at her, heading to their movie.

"Kira?"

"It's nothing…really…" he sighed as they continued their silent walk into the movies.

The movie had already started and the three of them had found seats conveniently reserved for them and Lacus found Rau in the back of those three seats and she mouthed a thank you to him and he smiled.

Kira glared angrily at him. "What's he doing here?"

"Watching the movie, Kira," Lacus laughed as she let Kira go in first and then Erika and then herself.

"Wait, mommy!" Erika said before she plopped into her seat.

"What?" Lacus whispered.

"I want to sit on the edge!" Erika whispered loudly.

"B-But…don't you want to sit next to Kira?"

"It's okay! Mommy can sit next to Kira for me!"

"Erika…" Lacus hesitantly took the seat next to Kira as Erika joyfully plopped into her seat.

"Shhh…people might get mad if you keep talking!" Erika smiled joyfully as Lacus took a slight glance at Kira and then toward the movie.

It was simply a movie about a kid who was trying to get back home when the one place they were running from was home with a bit of humor here and there, a touching and funny story at the same time.

Of course nothing peculiar happened during the movie and it didn't seem that Kira wasn't trying to make any moves on her, that is, until they put Erika to sleep that night …

"Good night, Erika," Lacus whispered to her daughter, fast asleep. She got up and headed for the door, closing it behind her until she noticed that Kira still had not gone to sleep. She looked at him as he leaned on his door, as if he waiting for her. Getting off the wall, he walked toward her and she didn't dare move. "What is it, Kira?"

"Couldn't sleep," he said as he stopped in front of her.

"What do you want me to do about it? I have some sleeping pills in my bathroom…I could go get some for you, if you wanted… "Lacus started until she noticed an unusual look on Kira's face.

"Actually…umm…Lacus…" he scratched his head, scared of whether or not to ask the awkward question.

"Yes?" Lacus said cocking her head to the side.

"Well…I was wondering…could I sleep with you?" he gave her a nervous smile.

There was a slam of Lacus' bedroom door and Kira was left with a slap mark on his face. He groaned. He didn't mean it that way.

Sighing heavily, he knocked on her door and she opened it slowly with an angry face. "WHAT?!"

"I won't do anything, I promise. I just…I'm not used to sleeping without anyone by my side."

"Then grab one of Erika's teddy bears."

"C-Come on, Lacus, we're friends, right?" Kira gave her a crooked smile.

Lacus continued to glare at him. "Depends."

"Please? Just this one night?"

"It's not like you have to get up early tomorrow…so why the rush to get to sleep?"

"B-Because…"

Lacus' frown on her face suddenly turned into a grin and then she leaned back on the wall. "Oh, I see…you're afraid that Fllay's going to call and that she'll ask you where you've been for the past few days, right? This is probably the time when she gets home…"

Kira sulked and nodded. Lacus laughed. "Alright….you can." Kira immediately brightened up and walked inside…it was all pink.

He looked toward her as she grabbed her brush off the table and began combing her hair. "I see you still like pink?"

Lacus smiled into the mirror. "I expect that Fllay's room is much more…regular?"

"It's not as bright as this one."

Lacus closed her eyes and stretched out as she placed her brush down. "You can watch TV if you want…I just need to brush my teeth and then I'm heading straight for bed. It's nanny's break tomorrow, so it's my job to clean the house."

"Umm…which side do you want to sleep on?" Kira blinked.

"Don't worry about me, just sleep wherever," Lacus sighed as she disappeared into her bathroom.

Kira felt awkward at first as he stared down at the bed and a flash of Fllay in her nightgown welcoming him onto the bed came to him and he shook his head. "No, you idiot, bad thoughts," he hit himself as he slowly pulled the covers over him and looked to the side where Lacus would be sleeping in. Again, he saw Fllay pulling him in for a kiss and he turned around to the wall side. "Dammit," he muttered angrily.

He heard a creak on the other side and he forced himself not to look toward her as he wondered how he would get to sleep without visualizing Fllay next to him. "She's not Fllay, she's not Fllay," he continued to say over and over.

"Good night, Kira," Lacus sighed as she turned off the light. Kira responded with a grunt and he felt Lacus fussing as she pulled the covers over her.

Feeling unusually uncomfortable in his current position, Kira, regretting this move entirely, turned on his side and saw that Lacus wore a very loose pink nightgown that showed her naked back clear in his view. His whole face turned red and he was glad it was dark or else Lacus might've thought he was having perverted thoughts…

But then again…

Fllay kept coming back to him over and over and over and he shook his head multiple times. It was a couple of minutes but then he heard soft snoring and he peered over Lacus' head to find her eyes closed and she was asleep. He nudged her back a bit and she didn't move or respond. He sighed aloud as he sat up in bed. He scratched his head again. "How am I supposed to get to sleep like this? I can't sleep alone…but …I can't sleep…without …" Kira looked toward her and an idea came into his head. But he shook it out. "I can't do that…I promised I wouldn't …touch her…But then again…it's not like I'm …" he looked toward again to her sleeping form and he groaned. "But it's the only way…"

With his arms shaking and him acting like a nervous wreck, he slipped back into bed and with one arm, he wrapped it around Lacus' waist and brought her closer to his warmth. His face was centimeters away from her hair. He took a slight sniff. He smiled and snuggled closer to her.

"It's exactly as be…" he felt droopy all of a sudden and he was instantly out like a light.

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Lacus opened her eyes slowly to the sun coming from her bedroom window as she saw that she had partially left the curtain open. She took a glance at the clock, but felt that her vision was still asleep and she rubbed her eyes. Erika had already left and Lacus found that she overslept. It was already eleven in the morning. She attempted to get up and out of bed, but an unusual weight was keeping her down and it wasn't a pillow.

Stared toward her side, slightly turning her head and she froze. She turned around slowly and saw that she was in a kissing distance toward Kira. With a scream and a loud snap, Lacus jolted out of bed and stood, panting on the side as Kira got up, rubbing his cheek and eyes. "Oww…talk about a way to wake up in the morning…what was that for?"

"You said you wouldn't do anything if I let you sleep with me!" Lacus said pointing at him like he had just committed murder. He gave her an innocent look with one eye closed.

"Yeah, so? I didn't do anything. What's the problem?"

"Y-You…" Lacus growled angrily. "Nevermind! I'll be in the bathroom!" she said with a red flush over her cheeks as she slammed the bathroom door behind her. Kira sat up in bed as he checked the clock.

"11:10 already?" Kira groaned. He stretched his arms out and pulled the covers off him and he heard Lacus' shower running. He stared toward the partially opened door and took a slight peek when …

"Don't even think about it!" Lacus' voice rang out as Kira stood up straight and ran out the door.

Kira headed back toward his room across the wall and opened it to find that it was just the way he had left it. He opened his suitcase and looked at his set of clothes and found that a pile was on his bed. Nanny must've washed it for him and he decided that he would just wear a pair blue khakis, a white shirt, and a loose blue jacket. After changing and washing up, he headed downstairs and to the kitchen. To his surprise, there was no one there making breakfast and it was just as he had seen it last night. Another idea came to his head and he decided for the first time in three years, Kira Yamato would make his best friend his own specialty!

Scrambled eggs with your name spelling out!

Okay, so it wasn't exactly the best thing in the world but Kira had done it for Lacus every weekend before and he was going to do it again! Grabbing the eggs out of the fridge and getting the frying pan and oil, he began the surprise breakfast of the century…okay, for just that one morning.

"She won't know what hit her!" Kira laughed joyously to himself as he began scrambling the eggs.

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Fllay boredly played around with her sunny side up eggs as she stared at the TV with the dullest look ever. She switched it off and crankily turned toward Yzak who was cleaning dishes in the kitchen. It was uncanny how he was the best servant in the house and he was a guy.

"YZAK!!" she called out as she moved her plate to the side. Yzak groaned as he threw his sponge back into the sink and turned off the water. He, as politely as he could, marched off to Fllay and opened the door to her patio.

"Yes, Madam Fllay?" Yzak hated calling her that.

"Take my plate, I'm not hungry today," Fllay said pushing it away even further. Yzak grabbed it and stared at it angrily. It had taken him five tries to get it just the way she wanted! As he walked away, Fllay spoke again. "Oh, and Yzak?"

He paused in his tracks and tried to keep his politeness. "Yes?"

"Could you give me the phone? I'm going to call Kira."

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Lacus gaped at the meal in front of her as Kira sat beside her, a wide smile spread across his face. Lacus could give him all the hugs and kisses if she could. She hadn't seen this meal in what felt like ages!

She looked toward him with another bright smile. "I haven't seen one of these in ages!!!"

Kira chuckled. "I burnt myself twice trying to get the L right…actually…the A burnt me three times… "

Without much thought, Lacus wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thanks so much! It's like the old days again!" she said, becoming giddy like a little school girl.

"I'm glad you like it…"

"Kira, is that your phone?" Lacus paused before take a bite out of the L.

The distinct ringing of a cell phone rang out and Kira nearly fainted of fright. He had set a ring just for Fllay and now … he could hear it, but it sounded more like a wave of yells coming his way.

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Author's Note: What will happen to Kira now that he's finally reconciled with Lacus? What will Fllay say to him? What excuses can Kira come up with? Are they any good? Who's this friend of Rau's? So many questions…so little answers…Please review!!