Chapter 15

Delusion

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"Well that was certainly a very long flight." Ulen said.

"Yeah, it was really long" Kira said. Kira and Ulen walked out of the gate they were in and entered the airport. Ulen noticed a person when they entered the airport. He was wearing a black suit; he actually looked like a limo driver. The man was holding a sign to his chest. It said 'Kira Yamato'.

"Kira look over there." Ulen said, pointing.

"Oh that must be my escort to U.C.L.A." Kira said.

"Oh yeah I forgot. Well Kira I'll email you when I'm finished setting up. You can give me a call or send an e-mail if you need to talk before then."

"Alright" Kira said. Ulen put a hand on Kira's shoulder and smiled. "Well good luck. We'll see each other soon enough, but for now its goodbye." Ulen said.

"Yep I've got it. I'll see you later old man." Kira chuckled just knowing how Ulen would react.

"Damn it Kira!" Ulen yelled. Ulen walked off soon after that. Kira went up to the man that was holding up the sign. The man saw Kira approaching him.

"Kira Yamato?" the man asked.

"Yes" Kira answered.

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Kira was brought to the district area of U.C.L.A. just like when he went to George Peters in Orb; they supplied Kira with his own residence, a top of the line computer, and they're even going to pay him to go to school. Can you imagine getting paid to go to school! There must've been something really special about Kira, U.C.L.A. and even George Peters in Orb expected big things to come from Kira Yamato. But Kira never knew why. Kira always saw himself just like another person. What was it about Kira that made him so special?

Shortly after, Kira was escorted to his new residence.

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Kira's eyes widened as he walked into his new place. It had to be at least twice as big as his home in Orb. Kira took quick notice to how much had been packed into it 'Shouldn't be surprised after what happened the first time, something doesn't feel about it'

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Kira had finally gotten everything the way he liked it. All of his boxes had been completely unpacked and everything was set up.

Kira dropped down on the couch in front of the television. He looked at the phone that lied in front of him.

"I better tell her fast…" Kira grabbed the phone and dialed a number. It took awhile to get through all the long distance settings but he finally he got through to Orb.

"…Hi" Kira said.

"Yeah, I'm not in Orb anymore."

"I'm sorry, I had a lot on my mind, I wasn't thinking clearly."

"Yeah, I guess."

"Bye Serena" Kira hung up the phone and took in a deep sigh. It's not if they were anywhere near serious anyways.

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"Have you found her yet?" Siegel demanded. He was on the phone, his apparent expression becoming more desperate with every passing moment.

"Don't call back until you've found her!" Siegel screamed out as he slammed his phone down, near breaking it off its hold. After a while he sat back down and starred at his computer screen.

"Damn it Lacus!" 'How could you do this to me…?'

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Something has to be wrong; Lacus would never do such a thing like that. She could be hurt, or maybe kidnapped! Shawn thought. Shawn drove through the streets of Orb consistently. He refused to give up until he found Lacus.

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"Cagalli..." Lacus whispered softly. Lacus spotted her quickly enough at the place where they had arranged to meet. Lacus was wearing a pink coat with mixes of violet over her shoulders; it had a hood attached to it.

Lacus noticed Cagalli approaching near her but didn't think she had spotted her so she called out her name. "Cagalli…" she whispered again. Cagalli instantly recognized that voice.

Cagalli took Lacus' arm and dragged her outside of the place they were currently in.

"Don't say anything just get in." Cagalli said as she unlocked her car doors with her remote device. Lacus got in just before Cagalli started the car and drove off.

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They arrived at Cagalli's apartment. Cagalli locked the door just as they arrived.

"Lacus are you okay?" Cagalli asked.

"My father is going to send everyone looking for me soon Cagalli… I don't know what to do. My father must be so angry by now. Kira's gone too Cagalli, god… what have I done?" Lacus spoke as she began breaking down in tear struck sobs.

"Lacus its okay, I'll help you. You just need to calm down." Cagalli said.

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Kira walked down the streets near the area he now lived in. It was completely different from what he is used to. Everyone here seems to be glaring at Kira; Kira couldn't help but feel a little insecure. Kira had always had a strong will though, he was a fighter. He wasn't about to let a few angry glares and first-hand insecurities get him down.

Kira walked a little further, Kira was careful and made sure he retraced his steps. Kira walked until he saw a beautiful lake on the hillside of a street. It was under a bridge. The scene was breathtaking. He'd always loved nature; its boundless beauty and everlasting miracles that gave birth to where they lived.

Kira sat along the top of the hill viewing the lake; his amethyst eyes drinking in a reflection of sunlight dipping down on the water. There was something magical about Kira and his ability to see these things that not many else could. Maybe it was this part of Kira that stole Lacus' heart away more than anything else.

The area there was quiet. The section of the road was closed off for some reason. The sound of the wind was all there was. It was an unusual wind that Kira had never herd before, but at the same time it was relaxing. The wind made his hair flutter like crazy.

"This is so perfect…" he said out loud. Kira unzipped his black leather jacket and watched it flutter gently about his shoulders. The wind was really picking up now, Kira loved it. It was getting a bit chilly out, so Kira pulled his jacket back around him. He wasn't used to it since it was usually much warmer back in Orb.

"NOOOOOOO!" Kira's peaceful thinking was interrupted by a loud scream. It was kind of distant from where he was, but the silence of the area caught his attention. It was coming from under the bridge. Kira quickly jumped up and ran as fast as he could to the source of the scream.

Kira took a quick look at the tip of a big cemented wall under the bridge. Kira watched intensively at the scene. There was girl tied up on a chair. There were ropes tied securely around her arms and legs; Kira saw she had no way of escaping. There were a lot of men around her; about six of them that looked like a gang.

"You insulted Yoko-chin in public. You're going to pay for that" one of the thugs said. The girl looked extremely terrified. She looked like she was about to breakdown any second.

"Just tell me where you want it and then just maybe I'll forgive you" Yoko said as he ran his fingers over her lips. The girl's eyes widened as words couldn't express her disgust; she bit down hard on his hand.

"OW…You…Bit…c…h" Yoko was about to slap her hard when he noticed a beautiful medallion hanging around her neck. You could tell it was valuable just by its looks. The girl was starting to shake in fear; she was expecting a beating now. But all Yoko did was snatch the medallion off from her neck.

"No, give it back!" the girl screamed. She had tears falling down her cheeks.

"You should have taken my offer when I offered it." Yoko said as he took out a metal clipper from his jacket. Yoko smiled in delight.

The other five guys could only smile at what Yoko planned to do. He would never let anything and anyone get in the way of having a good time; perhaps that's why they all admired him so much.

"Please don't!" the girl screamed. Yoko put the metal clipper to the medallion and was about to cut it in half.

Before Yoko could realize what happened to him he felt a strong kick strike him directly in the face; Yoko went flying a good ten feet away as he immediately figure someone on top of him. His other thug friends questioned the young man's figure.

"Huh, who the hell is that?" One of the men questioned. Kira had the medallion hanging in his head as he glared down at the man they called Yoko.

"I don't know I've never seen him before" another man said. Yoko was on the floor unable to get up. Kira had landed a direct hit at the side of his face. Yoko winced in pain as he could still feel the stinging in his face.

"He hit Yoko-chin" a man said. Kira began searching Yoko's pockets in his jacket.

"Hey what are you doing to Yoko-chin!"

"Yoko-chin!"

"Are you okay Yoko-chin!"

Kira finally found what he was looking for. He grabbed Yoko's cell phone; giving the man he was on top of a hard punch in the face so he wouldn't be getting up anytime soon.

'Who is this person?' the girl asked herself.

"How dare you touch Yoko-chin's phone!"

"Yoko-chin!"

"Yoko-chin…!" Kira was still standing over Yoko's body. Kira flipped open his phone and dialed 911. Yoko painfully bright his head up and looked over at his minions.

"…Damn it! How many times do I have to tell you! Stop calling me Yoko-" Yoko was cut off as Kira stomped on his head lightly. Yoko was silenced instantaneously as Kira shouted "Yoko-chin!"

Someone on the other end finally answer Kira's call. "Excuse me but I'll like to request an ambulance." Kira said.

Yoko's thugs shot deadly stares at him; Kira could only smile faintly as he took quick notice to them.

"What how dare he think about this girl before dealing with us!" one of them yelled. Kira looked directly at the other five guys.

"The Location is…? Under the east bridge near U.C.L.A." Kira said

"Number of bodies to …treat? Let's see" Kira glanced over at all of the men and took a count.

"Be ready to treat as many as five wounded men; bring stretchers too, I doubt they're going to be in any condition to move" Kira said before he spoke out "Listen, I don't want anymore trouble then has been done. If you promise to give up, we won't have to get into anything we're going to regret."

Yoko's minions hadn't even bothered to listen to Kira's words as they all rushed him at once. Kira gave a small sigh before he tossed off his jacket and the cell phone to the ground. He was meeting them all head on.

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"Ugh.." Kira managed to gasp out before he clutched at his ribs for a moment. Kira fell down on a single knee as he took in a few minutes to catch his breath. All five guys had been knocked out and were lying unconscious a few feet from Kira and the girl.

Kira slowly walked over to the tied up girl as he winced.

"Are you alright?" he asked with a concerned look in his eyes "They didn't hurt you did they?" The girl was surprised at Kira's ability to fight off all five of those guys at once. And he did it for her.

"I should be asking you that" the girl said. Kira quickly untied the ropes and set the girl free. "Oh yeah… this is yours, right?" Kira said as he pulled out his hand and handed her back her medallion.

"Thank you" the girl said. She grabbed the medallion and put it around her neck. The girl had a white hat on and she managed to tuck in her hair within the hat. Kira noticed that she was wearing a white hat on; she was still very beautiful though. And she had bright blue eyes, just like Lacus.

"They didn't hurt you did they?" he asked. "I'm fine, thank you. The girl walked over and handed Kira his jacket. The strong winds from before were signs from a storm that was nearing the city. Almost as soon as the girl handed Kira his jacket, dark clouds gathered overhead and a faint drizzle started pouring down. They didn't get wet though; they were still under the bridge after all. Kira noticed that her clothes were messed up and some of them were even ripped. What were those guys doing to do to her? "Do you live by here?" Kira asked. The girl nodded. "Not exactly, I go to school here. I was on my way home when I started to feel a bit dizzy. Next thing I know, I'm tied up under a bridge and surrounded by all these guys." She said. "My place isn't too far from here, plus you must be freezing. Do you want to stay at my place until it stops raining?" Kira asked. "Umm…sure" the girl said with a faint blush staining her cheeks 'What's going on…? I just met this guy' Normally she wouldn't accept such an offer but for some reason she felt like she could trust this brunette that had saved her from whatever those guys would do.

"What about them" The girl asked when she pointed over to the still unconscious men laying on the ground; their clothes a bit wet from being out in the faint drizzle. Kira stayed silent for a moment before he calmly walked over and pulled them under the bridge.

"What're you doing? Don't you remember what they tried to do to you and me?" The girl asked with a shocked look on her face. Kira turned around and gave her a smile "I know… but they're still people after all. The hospital will be by soon and they'll be sure to help them. I doubt they'll be in much of a mood to talk with you to tell what really happened after all" "…." She really didn't know what to say to that; she'd never met anyone before who'd still want to help these monsters after what they'd done.

The girl was shivering a lot so Kira put his jacket over her shoulders. Her blue eyes widened for a minute as she could still feel heat rising in her cheeks. This wasn't something she was used to.

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Kira entered his residence with the mystery girl. They were really wet now; it'd been raining much harder now. "Wow, its really gotten crazy out there" "Yeah…" "Good thing I have a change of clothes" the girl said, clutching her bag closer to her chest. Kira hadn't even seen that before. "I didn't even notice you had a bag" Kira said. She only smiled at him. "I'll go get you some towels you can dry off" Kira said. "Well actually, do you mind if I take a shower?" she asked. "Sure, that's not a problem" Kira said. Kira led her into his through his residence. Her eyes widened as she let herself wander around his house, it would be a perfect place for anyone to live. "This is a really nice place" she said. Kira picked up a towel from a nearby rack and handed it to her. "The shower's right over there" Kira pointed over to his bathroom. "Thanks" Kira said. The girl went into the washroom and quickly undressed herself. She leaned out by a crack and placed her wet clothes on the nearby hamper. Closing the door behind her; she turned on the hot water and stepped into the shower. Kira went to his room and changed out of his wet clothes. Picking them up along with the girl's clothes near the washroom, he set them in the dryer. Kira went over to sit himself down on his couch and flipped on the TV. ------------------------------------------------------- Lacus stood just behind the door to her father's office. Flashback "Lacus if you really love Kira, you have to tell your father." Cagalli said, "You ran away from a wedding that he spent a lot of money on, and he's gotta be hurting if he doesn't even know why you did it." "But…" Lacus felt guilty for doing what she did. But she knew in her heart that she couldn't go through with this wedding if she wanted Kira to be hers again, even if that meant going against her father's wishes. "Okay…I'll speak with my father." Lacus said. Cagalli nodded her head and smiled. Even though Cagalli and Lacus have been apart for the past few years, it still seemed they knew exactly how to help each other out, just as true friends should. End Flashback Lacus knocked on the door before entering. Siegel eyes jerked up at his daughter, he had been spending so much time on a search for her, and here she was walking through his door? "Lacus" Before Siegel could say anything else Lacus spoke up. "I'm sorry father. I hope you'll be able to forgive me but… I couldn't go through with the wedding" Lacus said, her lips trembling. "You couldn't go through with it? You decided on that, thirty minutes before the wedding?" Siegel screamed out. He'd stood up from his desk, a look of anger and disappointment on his face. Lacus backed up some; she'd never disappointed her father… not once in her entire life. "What am I supposed to tell Shawn's parents? This marriage was going to combine our companies into one! Do you know how many people we would've helped?" "What about me!" Siegel looked shocked; Lacus had never once raised her vice towards him. "I've always tried my best to be the best daughter I could be! I've never once disobeyed you and I've always tried to do whatever I could to make you happy. I was so happy before you started arranging my life three years ago! And now…" Lacus cried out. She collapsed on the floor; her hands raised up to her face as anguished sobs escaped her. "And now it's too late! The one person I love… Kira isn't here anymore! The man I loved with all of my heart and soul has left and I'm never going to see him again!" Lacus spoke through her sobs. Siegel could only stand in disbelief and shock as he watched his heart-broken daughter vent her undeniable heartache. ----------------------------------------------------------- The girl had finally finished taking a shower. She quickly got changed into her dry clothes and opened the door. Kira heard her come out of the washroom; he didn't bother to turn his head though. Kira's eyes were fixed on the television. He was watching a documentary of the theoretical possibilities of the stars and life among other galaxies. "I've completely forgot to introduce myself. I'm Kira Yamato." Kira said with his eyes still fixed on the television. The girl sat on the couch next to him. Kira glanced at for a quick second and then looked back at the television. Kira's head jerked up at her like he had just scene a ghost. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. This had to be some sort of delusion, he rubbed his eyes hoping that this delusion would go away, but this wasn't a delusion, it was real. Her long pink hair went down past her waist. It was as if she was a clone sent to haunt his dreams. "Lacus…?" he said. The girl giggled. "It's Meer, Meer Campbell" she said. Kira continued to look shocked. There was definitely a striking resemblance to Lacus Clyne. To be continued…