Author's Note: How did everyone like the rewrite of Chapter 12? I hope it explained a little more on the questions you asked. If not, then please review that I didn't and I'll add those reasons in future chapters. Until then, here's chapter 18!!
Chapter 18
Peanut Butter
Kira woke up that morning alone, he searched for the body next to him that had been there last night. But Lacus Clyne was nowhere in sight. Wearily, he got up and out of bed and laughing from downstairs perked up his ears. Stretching as he headed for the bathroom across the hall, he looked downward to the living room and saw that it was empty, it must've been coming from the kitchen. After brushing his teeth, he walked into his room and changed into, this time, a white shirt with a dark green loose unbuttoned shirt and dark green khakis. He rushed downstairs to find the most unexpected thing he could ever see. He gaped at the bright smile on Lacus' face and the person beside her.
He was boiling with anger.
Lacus looked toward him and her face brightened up even more. "Kira! You're awake!"
"Is that bad?" Kira raised an eyebrow as he put his hands in his pockets and as casually as he could, walked toward Lacus and sat next to her by the table. The man on her other side was currently occupying the space in the corner of Kira's eye.
"Well, no…" Lacus began when she looked toward the person next to her and she laughed. "Oh! Kira, this is someone … err … well…this is Lan."
Lan had an extraordinarily shiny forehead along with jet black hair, dark brown eyes, light skin, and he was currently wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. Kira hated him at that very moment. It was the man from the picture! The man that Erika said smelt like fish! She was…right. Kira coughed a little at the scent engulfing his nose. How could Lacus sit next to him with that kind of scent?
"It's nice to meet you," Lan said placing out his hand toward Kira. "Lacus has told me all about you."
"She has, has she?" Kira said as he shook his hand and gripped it tightly only receiving an even stronger grip back. Kira glared at him…and he glared back. Great.
Kira looked toward Lacus, and although regetting this move entirely, he had to leave. It was Friday.
"Lacus, I have to go…" Kira said as he stared around the room for the keys to the car.
"Huh? Kira, wait, where are you going?" Lacus jumped out of her chair and began following him around the house as he searched for the keys.
"Where are the car keys?"
"Hanging by the door, why?" Lacus said as she continued to follow him, forgetting that Lan was even at the table.
"I have something to get at Fllay's place…" Kira began.
"Wait, you're going back?" Lacus stopped moving and Kira trudged toward the grab and swiped the keys, stuffing them into his pocket.
"I'll be back soon," Kira said hurriedly. "There's something I forgot."
"But…Kira…what about breakfast?"
"I'll pick up something on the way!!" Kira called out as he ran out of the house and a car starting was heard.
Speechless, Lacus watched the car leave from her view from the door and sighed heavily until Lan came toward her.
"He said he'd be back, Lacus. Nothing to be worried about," Lan said comfortingly as he patted her on the shoulder.
"I know. It's just…" Lacus stared toward the empty place where the car once was and then looked away.
"It's just what?"
"Nothing, come on. I'll start breakfast."
"Alright!!" Lan cheered. "Eggs and bacon it is!!"
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Kira took deep breaths, very deep breaths as he stopped the car in his own reserved parking space and prayed to God that Fllay was not home. He looked around for any sign of anything and hurried up the stairs, only to be welcomed by the Yzak Jule. Kira froze.
"Sneaking in on the mistress, are we? You wouldn't happen to be cheating on her, now would you, Mr. Yamato?" Yzak's voice drawled as his lips became a smirk and he only welcomed Kira inside. "Thank God."
Kira sulked. "W-What?"
"She needs to be taught a lesson or two once in awhile. While you're at it, could you try to get me out of Allster Enterprises? I hate this maid work!" Yzak groaned.
"But you are pretty good at it," Kira blinked.
"Just get me out of this job!!" Yzak stomped his foot as he rushed Kira inside and looked around for any sign of Fllay. Kira sighed.
"She hasn't left yet?!" Kira whispered as Yzak, as if there was about to be a sniper for a shot at Kira, he motioned him toward his room.
"It's the ring, right? Go and get it! Hurry up!" Yzak pushed him toward the direction of his room and as he saw Fllay pass by he stood up straight and gave her a slight bow. She only looked at him and then continued on to grab her briefcase in the living room.
"Yzak," she called. Yzak looked behind him only to find Kira awaiting the command. Yzak cursed under his breath as he gave a fierce glare and Kira froze in his spot.
"Shit," Kira muttered quietly.
"Yes, mistress?" Yzak sighed as he walked over to her as he bowed his head. "Is there something you need?"
Fllay sighed as she stared around the living room. "I'll be off now and please tell Mr. Zala that I will not be able to have tea with him today as planned. I've found myself in quite a mess with the company. Press is coming in and out and we're having trouble keeping track of who's who," Fllay paused a moment and then stared at the pictures above the fireplace. She approached it slowly and then grasped it. Her hands began to shake violently. She screamed as a clatter of glass thumped against the wall and Yzak only stared in …fright?
"M-Mistress?" Yzak stuttered.
Fllay held her head as she continued to tremble. "Damn that Lacus Clyne…damn her!!" Fllay laughed maniacally. "She should die…just as her daughter ….she should just…" Fllay soon swung her head up and a psychotic grin spread across her face. "Yzak!"
"Y-Yes?" Yzak said as he picked up her briefcase and slowly handed it to her. She swiped it from him.
"Cancel any at all dates I had planned today…I have better things to do…send them gift bags or something…" Fllay giggled. "Tell them! Tell them!!" she continued to giggle as she ran out of the room, her heels clacking against the marble floor.
A rumble of a car starting and leaving the premises in haste was heard as Yzak sighed and looked for Kira crouching by his door.
"Come on," Yzak walked toward him and grabbed his shoulder so he would stand up but Kira looked almost…petrified.
"Oy…what's wrong with you now? Don't tell me you're having second thoughts about the ring!" Yzak exclaimed with his arms in the air. Kira shook his head and looked at him.
"Of course not," Kira stated ever so plainly.
"Then what the hell is it?" Yzak raised an eyebrow as he crossed his arms.
"I-I thought Athrun's father was dead," Kira blinked. "Athrun t-told me…that he had died in a car crash."
"And you believed him? Athrun's father has an underground network working for him. He also has his own company above the ground, but after Athrun declined his inheritance, that nut went out and left Athrun to himself."
"Wow…" Kira's slowly went to a droopy state as he placed his hands in his pockets, clutching the light box tightly. "Well, then…I'll be going."
"Yeah, you better hope that she didn't notice your car," Yzak rolled his eyes. "You left in the wide open!"
Kira felt like he had just shattered to pieces and slapped himself in the face as he pushed Yzak to the side and rushed out the door. The biggest mistake ever.
A rush of kisses were planted on his face as Fllay threw her briefcase to the side and Yzak was forced to look away and walk out of the room.
"Kira!!" she said in a high shrill excited voice.
Kira groaned under weight. He had never realized how heavy she was with all her cell phones, palm pilots, and other electronics she was holding. "Hi, Fllay."
"I saw your car and …wait…how come you didn't say hi?! You're not hiding something from me, are you?" Fllay glared at him. "Don't tell me that Lacus put you up to this!"
"N-No! Of course not!" Kira laughed nervously. "S-She's innocent!"
"Innocent, huh?" Fllay said with a raised eyebrow as she wrapped her arms around his neck and Kira felt sweat run down the side of his face. "Well, I'm just glad you're here!" Fllay's left leg slowly rose up excitedly behind her as Kira could see. He gulped. He knew what was to come next and there was no way of getting out of it. What she said next made it official…
"I missed your morning sessions…" Fllay groaned as she dragged him away from the open living room and into her room as she slammed the door behind her.
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Erika gasped as she walked into her home. Cagalli's plan was partially ruined since the relatives had decided to go out on their own vacation without telling them. But of course…Erika was the one who felt the right to be mad…because…
"IT'S FISHMAN!!!" she shrieked as she dropped her belongings by the door and ran to hit him until Lacus came in the room with a tray of a pot of tea and two cups.
"Erika! That's not very nice," Lacus began as she slowly placed the tray down and Erika crossed her arms angrily.
"Where's Kira?!! I told you not to kick him out!!" Erika said with her hands on her hips as she continued to stare in fury at 'Fishman".
Lacus bent down and placed her hands on Erika's shoulders. She continued to puff her cheek.
"Where's KIRA?!!" Erika demanded once again. When it came to Kira, Erika was nowhere near controllable.
Lacus scratched her head as she took a deep breath and was about to say something when the doorbell rang. Erika jumped out of her mother's grasp and sped for the door opening it without looking. She shrieked with girlish excitement.
"KIRA!!!!" Erika inched for him to carry her and he swooped her up in his arms with the brightest smile on his face.
"You weren't supposed to be back until tomorrow," Kira laughed as he placed her back down but she only wanted to be carried more as she kept jumping up and down, up and down. Kira rolled his eyes and with a grunt got her back in his arms again.
"Yay!!" she shrilled.
Lacus walked over to her slowly and smiled halfheartedly at Kira. "Did you get what you needed?"
Kira nodded as he sneeked a look past her shoulder and saw Lan staring at him with the smuggest look Kira had ever seen. Kira looked toward Erika and thought to himself …at least the daughter likes me … and I have a history with Lacus…he thought slyly…
"Kira-sama, why did you leave?" Erika blinked cutely at him. Kira placed her on his shoulders and walked more inside.
"I had to get something," Kira sighed as he walked around with Erika on his shoulders as he found himself being eyed closely by the slowly angering Lan. Kira smirked as he took Erika off his shoulders and took a seat at the bottom of the stairs with Erika on his lap.
"What did you have to do, Kira, if you don't mind me asking," Lacus said as she stood in front of him and Kira looked up at her.
Now everyone knows that when you want something, you'll do anything to have it, especially if it's practically the love of your life. If there was someone in the way, what would you do? Well…let's just say being with Fllay Allster had its perks. Kira was way beyond the point of shyness these days…
Kira slowly raised an eyebrow. "Actually, I do mind."
Lacus stepped back a bit and sighed. "Sorry."
Kira slowly raised his arm over his head and rustled his hair as if he had an itch and got up. "Soo…Lacus…who's your date for that party on Saturday?"
Lacus paused before answering. "Actually, Lan was going to take me. He even bought me a dress already."
Kira looked over Lacus' shoulder in horror as Lan looked as if he was about to burst out laughing, "You loser!!" Kira hunched over his back and kept on his smile.
"Wonderful," Kira said through gritted teeth as he picked up Erika off the stairs along with her backpack and took her by the hand. "Got any homework, Erika?"
Erika shook her head. "She just said that we should eat good food tonight! A health person came today!!"
Kira laughed. "That's good, come on…you can tell me all about it. Your mother is busy at the moment."
Erika nodded as they turned a corner and disappeared. Lacus stared downward, that was a mistake. She looked back at Lan who shrugged at her and came over, placing a hand on her shoulder. "They'll be fine, come on…let's talk a little more about…"
"No, actually," Lacus interrupted, "Maybe you should go home now, Lan. Erika's here now…so I want to be able to spend time with her after all this time."
Lan glared at her and violently snatched her arm. Lacus winced at the sudden pain. "You just want to be with that Kira, isn't?!" he growled. "I won't allow it! He already has Fllay Allster! So why don't we…"
"Lan, let go of me! You're hurting me!"
He only squeezed tighter. "Make up your mind woman! You can't be with someone who doesn't love you!"
Lacus became frightened of his sudden behavior. This was also one of the reasons she wanted Lan out. He had an anger disorder and he was currently under therapy. She wondered why she had allowed him here in the first place…
She wanted to scream, scream so badly. But she found herself being dragged to her bedroom and this time ...she was unable to make no sound as the door locked behind Lan and that was it.
The house was in complete silence as Lan left, no one seemed to notice, Kira and Erika had fallen asleep while Kira told had told her another story. But Lacus…
Lan pulled up his pants and rebuttoned his shirt. He slicked his hair back and looked back at the bare back of Lacus Clyne. "Remember what I said. You can't love him. He has someone else."
Lacus wasn't sobbing. She was … horrified. She stared at her bare wall, her eyes wide and as she heard Lan leave and a car start and drive away … the tears suddenly came. But Lacus didn't make a sound. They just fell from her eyes…they fell and continued … until they put her to sleep …
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She woke up in a weary daze. But she felt … safe. Lacus slowly tried to get up, but she could not. Someone was holding her back down. Frightened it was Lan again, she did not open her eyes and began fighting against the person holding her down. "Get off! Get off!" she screamed.
"Shhh…Lacus, it's me! If you don't quiet down, you'll wake up Erika," Kira's voice said calmly as Lacus stopped fussing with her arms and she stared up at Kira surprised.
"K-Kira…" her eyes looked at him, completely relieved. She looked down at herself, she was fully clothed again. Kira stroked back loose strands of her hair behind her ear and she softened her expression. "W-Who dressed me?"
Kira looked away, dark red, and stuttered out words. "I-I c-called Cagalli … but she made me do it … and well…uhhh…" Lacus froze in her spot and felt like she was about to shatter to pieces. Kira returned to look at her. "B-B-But Nanny came in the nick of time and did it for me!" Kira laughed scratching the back of his head. "D-Don't worry I didn't see anything."
Lacus turned toward him and gripped the sides of her arms. She gripped herself tightly and looked downward to her lap and controlled her tears. She began rocking and forth. "He—He…"
Kira stared at her pitifully and he reached for her again but pulled his arm away when Lacus reached out for his arm and she placed his palm against her cheek. Kira's eyes widened but lowered his view of her. She looked so … sad.
"Kira…how …I mean … "
"Why did you let him? Why? Why didn't you call me …? I could've…" Kira cursed under his breath.
Lacus looked away from him. "I didn't want to … I mean … he said … he…"
Kira pulled her towards him and held her in his arms. "He's gone…everything will be fine…everything …"
"No … I have to … I mean … he's … I …."
The mumbles and jumbles that were coming out of Lacus' mouth were symbols of confusion and fear. She wanted to just … to just ..die…she couldn't have Kira…she couldn't be with Lan unless she wanted to die…and she couldn't die because then she Erika wouldn't have a mother or father growing up … and she wanted Erika to have a father as well as a mother.
"Kira … if I … if I …"
"If you what, Lacus?" Kira whispered softly.
"If I were to ask you … to…to…" Lacus stopped and then shook the thought out of her head. "Nevermind, Kira."
Kira decided not to push the matter as she had just had the worst experience possible. He only was glad that she was safe. "I'm sorry I couldn't be there, Lacus…maybe if I…"
Lacus pushed him away. "Stop blaming it all on yourself! Nothing's your fault! I told you … if anyone's to blame…it's my own fault. I should've never let him in anyway. I already knew he had problems."
Kira stared at her becoming slightly angry. Without even knowing it, he started yelling at her. "What?!! Then if knew why the hell didn't you tell me to stay?!"
Lacus turned away from. It only made Kira angrier. He began to shake her violently.
"Lacus, that's dangerous! He could've killed you for all we know! Why do you have to so reckless?!"
Lacus continued to stay silent.
Kira sighed heavily as his shoulders lazily relaxed and he stared at her, trying to be calm again. "I don't want you to do that ever again."
Lacus looked at him strangely. "Why?"
Kira blinked at her. "Because I don't wanna lose you again, Lacus…I just don't," he responded plainly.
Lacus' eyes slowly widened at him. "But … "
"If anything were to happen you…I'd kill myself for it…Fllay … she doesn't matter right now…so please … whatever I had said …whatever I'm saying now .." Kira wanted to just hold her soooooo badly. .. when he heard the door swing open and there stood a very sleepy Erika with her teddy bear in one hand dragging it behind her. She rubbed one of her teary eyes and sniffed.
"I-I had a bad dream," Erika spoke out and Kira and Lacus looked at each other with a shrug as Lacus motioned for her to come onto her lap. She came running and plopped in her place between Kira and Lacus. Lacus began slowly stroking her head as Erika cuddled her teddy bear. Kira looked at her fondly and hesitantly reached out as he Lacus' gaze on his hand. Kira tenderly took one of Erika's palms and stroked it with his thumb. He saw Erika smile and Lacus saw it, too. A smile slowly appeared on her face. She looked up with Kira and giggled lightly.
"Mommy is happy," Erika mumbled softly as she stared toward Kira and gave him a sleepy wink.
"Erika? Did you say something?" Lacus blinked.
Kira heard and he was very happy to hear it. "It was probably thank you or something like that. Let's bring her back to her room now."
"I want to stay here…" Erika licked her lips. "Can I?" Kira and Lacus looked toward each other and suddenly lost their gazes into each other's eyes. After a couple of seconds, it took Erika to get them out of staring at each other. "Mommy? Kira?"
Lacus blinked speedily and looked toward her daughter with a nervous laugh and slight blush across her cheeks. "O-Of course, Erika…"
Kira didn't look at them, he was a bit embarrassed as well.
"I …ummm …" Kira began and Erika sat up slightly as she looked toward Lacus who was tucking her in.
"Where are you going, Kira? You're not leaving, are you?" Lacus said instead, knowing what her daughter was thinking. Kira stopped and turned around to her and pointed at himself.
"Me?"
"Of course, Kira, I'm sure Erika…" Lacus looked over to her and found that she was fast asleep. Lacus laughed and looked back at Kira. "Nevermind."
A sudden growl was heard and Lacus blushed a pure dark red. She gagged. "Uhh…"
Kira took her by the hand and led her out the door. "Come on, let's get you something to eat."
Lacus looked at the link between their hands and she tried to push away the thought that this meant anything as it was …the last night …
Kira, still holding Lacus by the hand, led her into the dark kitchen as he searched for the light switch and Lacus turned it on for him. Kira looked back at her and found that her gaze led to their hands. Kira flushed as he suddenly pulled away and Lacus muffled her giggles as Kira hastily raided their refrigerator for something for Lacus.
"Kira…why don't you go to sleep? I can fend for myself," Lacus laughed.
"I don't trust you," Kira stated plainly.
"Eh?"
"If Lan comes back and you don't tell me, then something could happen to you again. I'm not going to allow that little …" Kira coughed, "…turd…to come and hurt you again."
"Kira, that isn't necessary, now, come on, I can do it myself," Lacus walked toward him and was about to grab the bag of whole wheat bread, when Kira only pulled away.
"Don't even try," Kira glared at her and then closed the ref door with his foot.
Lacus relaxed at the side of the counter as she watched him making the obvious peanut butter sandwich. She wondered where the jelly had gone. She suddenly remembered that Erika had finished it all just last week.
"There's no jelly…" Kira sighed. "Two creams make the better sandwich…" he sighed again. "One without the other is just bland…plain … boring …."
Lacus laughed. "It sounds like you're comparing something else…and not the jelly and peanut butter."
Kira smiled and looked at her. "And if I am?"
Lacus blinked at him innocent and confused. "So you are?"
"Do you think I am?" Kira looked back as he spread lots and lots of peanut butter on his own. It was obvious he liked it better than jelly.
"I don't know I can't read my minds. So … well?"
"I don't know either. Maybe that's something you should tell me, Lacus," Kira sighed.
"What?" Lacus' eyes widened slowly. "Where are you getting to with this, Kira?"
"How come you never told me that Erika was my daughter and made me have to find out for myself?" Kira glared as at the two slices of bread as he put one on top of the other.
Lacus began to tremble. "S-She's is not your daughter!"
"We're beyond the point of denial, Lacus. Answer me. Answer me now!" Kira yelled out as he, somehow, calmly placed both sandwiches on separate plates and gave the other to Lacus. Lacus became silent and Kira tried his best to continue to be calm and lowered his voice. "I just need to know, Lacus…I want to know why…why couldn't you share your suffering with me like we used to? In the old days …why …why did you have to hide it from me…?" he looked at her with pained eyes. "I would've done anything…everything…"
Lacus turned away. "You were with Fllay and Fllay needed you. So I gave you to her. It's simple. I can take care of Erika by myself as I have done so for the past four years! She doesn't need a father anymore! I can handle it on my own!" Lacus spoke in a very shaky voice.
"Lies!" he growled. "Erika even said you to her because you can't provide her for a father and yet you, w-with your lies, continually tell me that she doesn't need one! Which one is true, Lacus?"
Silence.
Kira stood up straight and continued to stare at her in fury. "Which is true? Am I that father? If I'm not the father, then who is?"
Silence again.
"Or…is it that Lacus Clyne has forgotten to tell the truth?"
Lacus began giggling under her breath and Kira began to approach her when she looked up at him with tears streaming from her eyes and her face looked like she had just won the jackpot. "Truth? Lies? What are you to tell me about lies and truth? You've lied to yourself this whole time! Strutting around along with Fllay Allster! Going to bed with her and having sex whenever she wishes! Doing what she wants! Kira, you're nothing but a lapdog to her!"
"At least I don't lie to the press about my own daughter! Everyone thinks you adopted her when she's really your own flesh and blood! That's worse than anything! You've lied to Erika, too!"
Lacus finally let loose. She stomped her foot and pointed a finger at him. "WRONG!"
Kira backed up a bit as Lacus began to advance toward him. "What?"
"She knows I'm her real mother! I've told her a thousand times! I told her, her father…that her father … that her father would come back to see her! And he did! I didn't lie, Kira! You did come back to see her and for that I'm thankful. Even when you didn't know it that time …when you came … three years ago … to see us. It was the happiest moment of my life. You were still the same then…you were Kira, my Kira. I'd never seen a baby smile so wide."
Kira stared downward. "So…she is my daughter?"
Lacus, forgetting that she was at all angry, continued to pursue the lost thoughts within her mind that had tortured her for nearly five years. "Yes! And Erika would know it, too! I thought …I thought you would recognize the similarities sooner or later … and yet …it came later than I thought it would! But you recognized her! And that's an accomplishment itself! I thought! Even if you didn't, you would come by and visit and Erika would be happy! That smile would come across her face every time! Every time you were near! Just like today and you read her stories…she tells me that you're a father just by being here. And for that I'm thankful. You can still be with Fllay and still make your own daughter happy even though she has a different mother! You can come and go as you wish unlike other fathers … unlike Athrun, unlike anyone!" Lacus began laughing maniacally. "I don't even know why I cried all those nights wishing you would come back and reconsider your decision. I must've been a fool."
Kira began shaking his head right to left, slowly. No…this wasn't…right. "Lacus, stop—"
"I should just think of it … as something good. Everyone wins. I get to see my daughter happy, you're happy, Fllay's happy, I'm happy!" Lacus continued to laugh. "See, Kira? You can go and come see your daughter anytime you want! You could even go to Fllay right now and go put her to bed! And then you could come right back or stay there…Ha…Ha…"
"Enough!" Kira yelled, interrupting her maniacal words and clutching her by the shoulders. "This isn't right! Stop thinking like that, Lacus! It's not doing you any good! You couldn't be possibly be happy with the way things are now! It's not possible! The Lacus I know would be wondering what she could do to fix this!"
"That Lacus…that Lacus was foolish…she's gone now…Gone…Gone!!!" Lacus continued to laugh. "G-Go home, Kira…Go to your beloved Fllay…she wants you …she's probably wanting you in bed right now…Go…GO!!"
"Lacus! Snap out of it! I hate to see you like this! I loathe it!"
"Precisely! You need to loathe me…that was the plan…that was … how …it was supposed to be! You don't want to know someone who's crazy and stupid and has a kid…right? You want someone beautiful like Fllay! Hehehh…Just like every man around!"
"Don't you see what this experience has done to you, Lacus?! It's turned you into someone you're not! And it's my fault! No, please…Lacus…I'm sorry, but please…just don't …"
"I can't turn back…you can't change four years. Only God can! Hah…and not a word you say can stop it! So stop-LET GO OF ME!"
Kira had instantly grabbed and wrapped her in his arms. He pressed the side of her head against his and held her tightly. He felt himself trembling, but he didn't care. He wanted his friend back…his … his … true love back…
"Bring Lacus back…please…" he continued to cry.
"Don't cry on my shoulder…don't even try!" Lacus laughed forcing herself to push him away. In her mind, she wanted to accept his apology and take him back. But she couldn't. She had to do it for Erika's sake, no matter how many lies she spoke of now …but now that she thought about it more, some of what she had said is true.
"Lacus…I-..I …"
"The I love you trick won't work now, Yamato! Say that to Fllay…or at least to someone who cares for someone like you!"
"NO! LACUS, THAT'S IT!" Kira pulled away and held her tightly by the shoulders. "I can't leave you like this! If I did, I'd regret it forever!"
"So go ahead and regret it! I could care less!" Lacus' eyes were wide as she continued to talk and look up at him like everything was alright.
"Stop talking like that!"
"Talking like what? I'm only implying things the way they actually are!"
"No, it isn't. Lacus…I know …"
"You know nothing! So stop talking and just get out!" Lacus continued to fidget out of his grip. "LET GO!"
"I know … I know you're still in love with me!" Kira yelled out as tears continued to flow.
Lacus paused before speaking. She wanted to say it's true…but she couldn't. But her voice came out shaky and hesitant. "Y-You…."
Kira wiped his tears and stared at her hard. "And I'm still in love with you."
Lacus took a step back, but after that she lost all control of her body. Words…they were so strong …
"I've wanted to tell you for so long …this whole week…I tried…I wanted to tell you the reality…"
Lacus continued to stay mute.
"I've been wanting…I've been wanting to stay with you, Lacus…for a really…really…long time. I just never…never could grip with myself…that it was the truth. And I'm sorry …that I couldn't tell you sooner," Kira finished as he looked at her. He let his hands droop from her shoulders and Lacus' shoulders relaxed as she sighed. She looked toward the peanut butter sandwich still in its place.
A smile formed on her face and her eyes grew sincere. She took the plate and handed it to him. She shrugged. "Peanut butter sandwich?"
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Author's Note: I hope everyone liked it. Teehee. Next chapter will be the dinner party and other events …cough I'm sure there's still many questions … but the story will continue to answer those, too! Teheheheh!! And if there's still some unanswered questions…then well, we'll see.
Oh, and if others are wondering what's up with the Dearka and Milly in and out of chapters, you'll see soon. Very soon. Heh-heh.
