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A/N: In this chapter, I know you all want to find out about what happens to Lacus but first let me throw a bit of an explanation about where the AXC relationship stand.
Hectic love
By Nyteness
Cagalli continuously punched a worn out punching bag as she mulled over what to do about her best friend and little brother. Cagalli had wanted to do something about their situation for quite a while, though she still hadn't figured out why they broke up.
Now this Rykosu had to come in and ruin everything she thought angrily as she gave vicious punch after vicious punch to the poor punching bag. Rykosu was a playboy and Cagalli didn't like him at all. She couldn't believe Lacus had fallen for him and his sweet, condensing ways. Rykosu did bear a slight resemblance to Kira Cagalli noted.
"I didn't know you punched air." An amused voice came from the direction of the male change room. Cagalli blinked as she looked confused for the punching bag that had just been there a few moments ago only to find it sprawled over the floor with its stuffing everywhere. "And that was a new one, too," He grinned.
"What ever, Zala," She snapped at him.
"What happened to Athrun-kun?" He asked in a mocking tone of voice.
She moved to another punching bag and proceeded to work out before answering. "After what happened yesterday I forgot all about Athrun-kun. He's not here any more, I just know it." Her words pierced him like a bullet. He did love Cagalli but he too, like Kira, had his fair share of enemies. Dangerous enemies. Besides, he was still a friend, or so he thought.
"I thought I asked if we could still be friends." Athrun asked slowly, dreading the answer.
"And I said, no, it hurt too much." Cagalli answered, still refusing to look him in the eye. "Or do you not understand what a slap in the face means?"
"Well, I hoped-" Athrun started, desperately trying to salvage some of their friendship.
"You should have hoped for nothing." She said, this time looking him straight in the eye. "Athrun, this isn't like the other times. Rejection is hard to bear. It's hard to forgive and forget. It was painful." She said seriously. He could see the pain reflecting in her deep amber eyes as she recalled the painful memory.
o0o0Flash back0o0o
"Hi Athrun-kun!" Cagalli called out to the blue haired man who was working out in the gym.
"What took you?" He asked. She offered him a water bottle, "Thanks."
"I beat up my boss." Cagalli stated casually while looking at her nails.
Athrun choked. "WHAT!" he spluttered.
"He groped me for the 10th time today and I got sick of it." Cagalli shrugged. Athrun growled. "Hey Athrun?"
"Yeah?" He snapped out of his thoughts.
"What am I to you?" Cagalli asked
"Like a little sister" Athrun responded "Why?"
"Oh I understand." Cagalli bowed her head
"Well what am I to you?" Athrun asked playfully
"Honestly?" Cagalli whispered.
"Yes…" Athrun probed
"You are one of the people who mean most to me, One of my best friends and….Mylove" She said the last part in a near whisper.
"What?" Athrun didn't catch the last part
"My love." She said quietly
"Cagalli!" Athrun didn't catch it again
"I SAID MY LOVE!" Cagalli yelled. The words echoed around the gym, and the silence that followed was deafening. There, I told him She thought grimly, scared for the answer.
"I'm sorry, Cagalli," He bowed his head so she couldn't see his expression. "I don't feel the same. We can still be friends, right?"
Rejection hurt Cagalli felt as if her world was falling apart and the pieces with Athrun in them just vanishing. Sadness turned into anger as she scrabbled for the pieces of her heart.
"Cagalli?" Athrun sounded worried, slap the sound reverberated through the gym, the silence after was still and threatening. Athrun looked absolutely shocked while a single tear made it's way down Cagalli's cheek. Seconds, minutes, hours could have past and the two just stood there. Athrun was the first to recover.
"C'mon," He grabbed her hand and pulled her to the car. Cagalli didn't protest but for once in Athrun's life, he experienced a quiet car ride.
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The tense silence was broken by a ring tone on Cagalli's cell phone. She sprinted across the gym and flipped it on.
"Hello?" Cagalli's eyes went wide, "WHAAAAAT! Ok, ok, I'll be out in second with him… sure bye." She grabbed Athrun's hand, her voice worried and panicked, "Lacus has been kidnapped!"
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"Mmph!" was all the pink haired designer could say. Her legs and arms were bound by ropes and ironically enough she was gagged by her favorite toy since childhood: her pink plush ball named Mr. Pink ((sound familiar anybody?)). She struggled to get herself free as one of the men in black who captured her made talked though a walkie-talkie.
"Boss, bait is taken." He buzzed.
"Roger," The voice that came back was too distorted by static to recognize but it did sound familiar.
The man who held the walkie-talkie grinned at her. "Yamato's going to regret ever crossing us. Move out!' and everything went black.
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"DAMMIT!" Kira looked at the whole scene frustrated. "They took her."
"Lacus didn't do too much by the looks of it," Athrun was examining the apartment.
"They did break in, though." Cagalli muttered.
"Hm…" Athrun and Cagalli kept looking around but Kira's mind was in absolute turmoil. Why did they do that? Ending their relationship was one of the hardest things He'd ever done, and he did that just so she wouldn't be hurt. He even started dating Fllay to cover up his emotions but inside he still loved her. A lone tear made its way down Kira's cheek as he remembered….
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"KIRA!" Lacus waved to him through the window. He was standing outside her apartment, waiting for her.
"Let's go!" She smiled and tugged him along to a park close by. He followed, very reluctantly.
"What's wrong?" She asked, big eyes looking up at him in concern.
He looked away, "Nothing," and forced a smile on his face. In truth, every thing was wrong. Sure he had just gotten the girl of his dreams and his company was a rising star but everything in his so called life was threatening to fall down around him. One of the rival companies had gotten wind of his and Lacus' situation and threatened to harm her badly if his company didn't disappear. He was devastated and he couldn't call the police either because the company was VERY big and influential. The owner was the Mayor's son. After a sleepless night, He made up his mind to do the only thing he could do, and that was to end things with her.
"If you say so," Lacus glanced at him
They sat down under a weeping willow, the tree that the two had finally gotten together under and the same one where they spent special days together, too. How Ironic. Kira smiled sadly
"It's a lovely day isn't it?" She smiled at him. The smile broke his heart. He held her close, just one last time. She smiled and cuddled closer. Kira couldn't bear it any more. He roughly grabbed Lacus' chin and kissed her as if there would be no tomorrow, because there wouldn't. She melted and responded gently. Mmmm... She tastes like apples Something in Kira's mind awoke, the sensible part that said This isn't right. He pulled away roughly and shoke himself like a dog.
"Kira?" Lacus looked worried. Those eyes that I could drown in...
"Look, Lacus, We shouldn't be together," Kira said quietly. "I mean I like you but ...I just like you, I don't love you."
"I see." She got up slowly.
"I'm really sorry." He said desperately, "I mean you're a close friend and this just doesn't seem right and-"
"I don't think I can handle friendship." Lacus looked at him with a smile and tear filled eyes. "I'm sorry." She ran away.
This is for the best... Kira watched her run away, knowing that even though their hearts was broken, At least she would stay safe.
Lacus called in sick for a week after the incident. It was awkward meeting in the halls after that, but Lacus was always painfully polite. After a while, they started healing and forgetting, and came to acquaintances. They would never again to be close friends but perhaps just friends.
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A sharp gasp from Cagalli brought Kira back from his thoughts. "Look!" She held up a black cloth and embroidered on it was the word: "ZAFT"
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AN: How was that for a cliff hanger? So sorry for the really, really long wait... I'll try to be more efficient. I should warn you, this will go on for at least 10 chapters. Anyways I just want to get this up so no review replys... sorry. Please push that little blue button and leave me a review on your way out and thank you!