Author's note: Okay so now we move ahead in the story. In all honesty I haven't thought up anything past last chapter so I've had to contemplate what to do next and it hasn't exactly been easy either. I'll apologize in advance for the short chapter. Thanks to everyone who reviewed last chapter.

Kira walked alongside his hotheaded sister, discussing the trouble they were faced with. It hadn't been easy returning to the safe house where Cagalli's demanding questions couldn't be answered without spilling out the truth. He was afraid for Athrun's sake, even if he had sworn to shoot him the next time they met.

There was nothing that wouldn't point to the opposite side or even hint to somebody in the PLANTs, causing Kira to fake being ill from all the fighting. It has worked wondrously for the brown haired mobster, allowing him to slip past Cagalli's questions and his father's strong words.

"Where do you think we'll end up being in a couple of weeks?" The blond asked before she took a large bite out of her chocolate ice cream cone that had already begun dripping down her hand. "Since we can't stay at your friend's house forever, you know what I mean?"

"Well-"

"I can't stand this," Cagalli cut him off. "First they burn down our house and now they're after you."

Kira faltered, almost tripping forward. There was no way that Cagalli knew several members of the PLANTs were after him, why it was impossible. At least he hoped so.

"How did you-"

"Kira, it isn't that hard to figure out."

"We just have to be more careful," he stared ahead and watched as a group of men walked by. It was nearly impossible to not know that they belonged to Orb's side. "So you shouldn't try to get yourself killed all the time by taking so many risks either."

"The 'risks' that I take are nothing compared to some of the things you do, so don't tell me to be careful."

They passed a pole sporting hundreds of taped on papers, most advertisements. Kira stopped here often and read the faded print, always looking for something interesting. Today, however, there was a fresh one nailed into the pole with a picture of a woman on it.

'Lacus Clyne', the yellow colored paper said in black, bold print. Under that in a slightly smaller print were the words: 'Wanted For The Possession Of Illegal Fire Arms By The City Police'. Kira ripped the paper off the pole so he had no problems reading what had been printed underneath the rather large headlines.

'Lacus Clyne is suspected to have taken part in the manufacturing of illegal firearms. She is to be treated with extreme caution as Lacus is a deadly woman who will shoot innocent people. If you have any information on Lacus Clyne, please contact the police.'

"Sounds like a real lovely person," Cagalli commented sarcastically. "Wouldn't want to come across her."

"Is she a part of the PLANTs?"

"Lacus? No. She isn't on their side or ours. Last thing I heard was that she was planning to leave the country."

"How do you know her?" Kira asked, suspicious as to why his sister would know these things. Of course he should have know why, she did travel around quite a bit.

Cagalli gave him a 'do-you-really-want-to-know' look and walked off, finishing her ice cream cone. Kira followed after her, still looking over the piece of paper and wondering how somebody that looked so kind could apparently act so cruel. But he had been told numerous times that you never judge another person by what they looked like and this was a perfect example.

"Um," Kira walked in sync to Cagalli, "Where are we going now?"

"We need to find a new place to live."

"In this neighbor hood?"

"No."

They walked several blocks until the main street that they had been walking on was no where to be seen. By then it was well into the afternoon. Kira's legs couldn't move properly anymore but he continued to follow Cagalli anyways.

This area looked completely different than the one that they had just been traveling through. Kira was itching to ask if this was the place that Cagalli had in mind but missed his chance to ask when they both stopped in front of a massive house, larger than the one that they had lived in.

"You're joking," Kira stared at the impressive building in awe. "Is this the place you were talking about?"

"No I was talking about that one," Cagalli pointed to an extremely small house with paint peeling from every direction. "Of course I was talking about this house."

"But how are we going to afford a house this big?"

"Don't worry, I've looked into it and there's enough money for us. We'll be fine."

"Were you stealing again?"

Cagalli looked away and watched as a car rode by. She instinctively reached for her gun when the car slowed down as it passed. Someone in the backseat lowered their window and a skinny black object was placed outside, aimed towards them.

"Duck!" Cagalli shouted as several bullets peppered the ground where they once stood, creating small holes in the cement sidewalk.

The smell of burning rubber filled Kira's nostrils as the car spun its tires on the road. From their hiding place behind the wall of their would be house, Cagalli ignored Kira's protests that she stay where she was and jumped out, firing two bullets into the back tires of the car.

"Take that, bastards."

Coming to a complete stop, the car ended up at the end of the road. Four doors were flung open as seven figures jumped out, guns drawn. They quickly advanced on the two siblings and wasted no time in showing them that they were meant to die. Kira didn't take it too easily and withdrew his own gun, pulling Cagalli back to safety before she got shot.

"This is PLANTs territory!" One of them yelled before Kira took him down with a single bullet to the stomach.

"Cagalli," Kira spoke in a serious tone, warning her that this better not be a place within the PLANTs area.

"Don't listen to them, this place is on neutral ground."

"Then why-"

"They're idiots," she shot down another man who was trying to sneak up on them. "That's why."

The sun was slowly setting and it was becoming dark outside, making it nearly impossible for Kira to see where everyone was. They wouldn't be safe out here at night, not with the Mafia gone wild. Even a neutral area wouldn't be able to keep them out of danger.

Frustrated and afraid that he would get his sister killed, Kira jumped onto the front lawn of the massive house and tucked himself between the small space where the house went in further to reveal a wooden door. He dropped his empty clip on the group and replaced it with a new one, making sure nobody was close enough to get a cheap shot.

In a matter of seconds two more men had fallen. Kira darted away from the house and to the other side of the street, taking down another man in the process of doing so. With their attention directed towards him, Cagalli came out from behind the house and felled one more, leaving only a single man to fend for himself.

"Come on," Kira said once he returned to his sister's side. He spotted a narrow back alley to the left of him and darted towards it, dragging Cagalli along with him.

It wasn't that dark out for any gangs to be lurking around and they couldn't afford to be out in the open, least they want to get shot. What better than a dark alley to take shelter in?

As they ran headlong towards the small break between two large buildings, footsteps could be heard from behind them. Kira quickened his pace, knowing that Cagalli could easily match it without any problems whatsoever.

Before the darkness consumed them, a shadowed figure emerged from within the back alley, causing Kira and Cagalli to stop as fast as they could. Not taking any chances, they both aimed their guns at the person who was blocking their way and prepared to fire.