Waiting for Wings

A/N: hey! I got the idea of this fanfic with a little help from the show Ghost Whisperer and the anime AIR and Tsubasa R. Chronicle. This prologue is all Lacus' POV. She is telling the flashback, so the "I", "my", and "me" means Lacus okay?

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed or Gundam Seed Destiny...

Prologue: Falling

It was on that morning, that Sunday morning, that my sister, Stellar, smiled for the very first time. She came into the washroom when I just came out of the shower and said," Good morning Lacus," with the biggest toothless smile. I thought it was a miracle, my dad thought it was too. But after breakfast, we both exchanged worried glances. Something was wrong; she was way too happy, way too happy. Even so, after an hour, my dad and I both forgot about being worried. Which was the biggest mistake we had ever made. What was weird too was that on that same day, it was my mom's birthday.

We visited the cemetery, and surprisinglyStellarcame along with us. Usually right before we step out of the house,Stellar breaks down crying, and then she ends up staying at home. It's been a year then since my mom died, because she died on her birthday. She even asked for some alone time with her when we were there. My dad couldn't refuse to such a beautiful smile.

That night, I was reading a book in my room when I heard a noise coming from the hallway. My dad was in his study and Stellar was sleeping. I got scared so I went to check it out. I took a baseball bat with me just incase. I went out to see Stellar, standing there with that same smile again. She was wearing her favourite blue summer dress and my mom's hat with the periwinkle-coloured ribbon. I asked her what she was doing, but she just laughed and ran out the door. Of course I ran after her. I was surprised to see her running up the emergency staircase, because where could she possibly be going? In my heart, I knew, but I didn't want to believe it. She stopped at the door marked "ROOF" and waited for me to catch up. As I had climbed up that last part of the stairwell, she opened the door and ran outside.

"Stellar, what are you—," I froze in fear. Stellar was standing on the edge of the building, a millimeter away from falling. "Stellar, please get down from there," I said while walking slowly towards my sister.

"Mom talked to me last night. She flew by the window. Isn't that weird? She flew without wings. I was scared at first, but she told me not to be. The she started crying. And I didn't know what to do. She was crying so hard, Lacus, so hard, and I didn't know how to help her." I looked up to see tears falling from Stellar's eyes. I was about to say something, but she continued. "Mom was in pain and I didn't do anything to help her. Mom looked so lonely." I felt the wind blow onto the back of my neck. "Come on Stellar, let's go back inside, and we'll talk about it."

"No. Lacus, before she left, she told me something. She said to find her wings. She wanted me to find her wings," my sister said desperately. I wanted to understand so badly, but I knew where this was leading to. Before I knew it, tears formed in my eyes as well. "We'll find them Stellar, but just get down, please," I added.

"I'm going to find her wings Lacus, I decided that last night. I'll search in the sky for mom's wings. I'll go for her, for you, and for dad." Stellar took a step back.

"No Stellar, don't!"

"I promised to find them Lacus. Talk to mom, will you? While I'm gone? She's so lonely. I'll find them, and I'll come back. I promise," Stellar took off the hat, revealing her golden blonde hair that glowed in the moonlight, and placed it on her chest. With that, she fell.

"Stellar!"

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A/N: It was short, I know, but isn't that what prologues are? So review and tell me how you like it! Since there's probably no way in guessing what is going to happen in Chapter 1, I'll give you a preview.

It's a week since the tragic loss of Stellar Clyne, and Lacus can't get over what Stellar had said about the wings. She's still going to school though, but had distanced herself away from all her friends. Who's the mysterious boy down by the river? Why is Lacus suddenly able to see ghosts? Who's the girl singing on top of the town's clock tower? Her song is so sad...

Done doo! Review please!