Anam Cara - Amor Meus
Chapter 2
Revelations
The next day...Cosmic Era 76. February 2
"KIRA! Open up the door baka!" A 20 year old blonde woman knocked on the apartment door of her 20 year old twin brother. "I'm breaking through the door now!" She said while raising her foot up high to kick down the opposing aperture. When she was just about to connect full force with the cherry oak material, the door surprisingly swung open causing her to become imbalanced and stumble inside the room. She was about to hit the floor hard until a pair of strong arms gathered her up into an unceremonious hug.
"Ohayou Cagalli." The brunette replied while smiling at her baffled expression.
Cagalli's POV
Just as I am about to smash Kira's door in two, it opens swiftly causing me to tip over and lose my footing. 'Damn that floor isn't looking too inviting' I say to myself while closing my eyes to brace for the impact. An impact that never came surprisingly as I feel someone grab me into a tight embrace and steadying my stance.
When my eyes open up, I notice Kira grinning practically from ear to ear. I eye him carefully, he is too freakishly happy looking today. I wonder if Mwu was right about him being out of control just the night before...
"Who are you?" I reply questioningly while eyeing him half interrogatively and half amused. He's wearing an apron for Pete's sake and smiling like a madman no less.
He mock gasps and places his hand over his mouth, "I'm appalled that you don't even recognize your own brother, sis." He replies sarcastically while grinning even more dumbly.
...What the hell?
I'm so surprised at his actions that it doesn't register in my mind that he led me to the dinner table until I smell the sweet syrup dabbed over the pancakes along with the rest of the breakfast brunch.
"Alright. Who the hell are you and what did you do to that baka?" I reply smugly while eyeing him in confusion. He just chuckles heartily while grabbing a plate for me.
I know he knows how to cook and he's a good cook at that, well practically the Renaissance man where he's good at anything, but it has been awhile since he has ever used all of his skills no less taken the skillet in his hand.
Still eyeing him confusingly while stuffing the food mock angrily in my mouth, he finally regards my question and shrugs it off. Meanwhile, Mwu enters and happily sits down to feast on the breakfast that Kira made so I believe that all is well. I am actually welcoming the change, from how Mwu sounded yesterday, I thought I should have cut that meeting yesterday...But I still wonder, so I don't let my guard down.
After we finish the food, Mwu fills me in the story after Kira made his way to the shower.
I am intrigued and relieved by what Mwu says. Apparently, my brother has gotten out of that self-loathing stage while perhaps finding something that can possibly melt his icy facade. Maybe that's a little too wishful, but I sure hope that happens. I've never seen Kira truly happy, but he deserves so much more. I need to find more about that person...
Just then, baby bro walks out of the bathroom half-naked and I blush a little. What the hell is wrong with me? He's my brother for crying out loud. Still, I have never had a boyfriend or see the male body no less the frame of the ultimate coordinator.
"Mwu-san, please take the day off." Kira basically ordered.
"Eh? But--" Mwu objects while being cut off by Kira.
"I have some personal matters I must attend to Mwu-san. I'll be fine."
"..Okay." Mwu replied, succumbing to Kira's orders while trusting in him.
Kira then walks into his room while Mwu bids me farewell. A few minutes later, he emerges with a slight grin and motions me out the door. I am further surprised to see that he leads me to the McLaren that I bought him the previous Christmas that he hardly used except that one time when I demanded him to. I guess something has happened. I smile happily as the jovial mood commands me to.
Kira's POV
I get in the cobalt blue car that Cagalli had bought me seeing as how my errands today will be by far too far to walk.
In my rush, I had forgotten something very important I had ordered for under Mr. Hibiki, which came instantly, and had Mwu discreetly pick it up for me this morning. I sheepishly ask Cagalli to wait for a second in which she gets angry at me for my clumsiness, but nods to let me go. I smile appreciatively as I dash back inside.
Cagalli's POV
That clumsy baka. Ultimate coordinator or not, a baka is a baka. I smile at that thought. I'm sure Kira's figured out by now that despite what he is, he is what he is and that's a baka.
I'm not much of a fan for waiting, so I press the push button to start up the car and turn on his stereo system. He's lucky that his choice in music is similar to mine, so I tune up the T.M. Revolution and sing song accordingly. To my surprise, he comes back with what appears to be a small present wrapped around hastily. Men. Still, I wonder who it's for.
He plops back inside with the biggest grin I have ever seen him have. "Here Cagalli. Happy Birthday." He says happily while giving me the small thin box.
"It's not my birthday baka." I reply in mock disappointment, I can't believe he'd gotten me something materialistic because I for one am not that type and often tell him not to do so. On our birthdays or the other usual buy something for your loved one days, he'd usually raise another Freedom World theme park for me and the kids, or given me some other well-though present indirectly to show that he cared and loved me. Which I do know that he does very much, but never anything materialistic for me to hold. Material values aren't everything and though money makes the world go round, love is what makes the world exist. I'm not complaining though, whatever it is, I'm glad he is showing signs of that innocent boy he once was.
Despite all the things that man put him through, he had always remained happy and jovial until that day. I no longer even regard the man that is biologically my father as a father after what he did to my brother, he birthed his life as a scientific experiment for crying out loud! He put him through so much even when he was young, while mother had done all she could to help him. I have to blame that man for what he did to Kira, even though I know that mother's death pushed him nearly too far, it was the gradual deterioration caused by that man. I never knew the lengths of what he did to Kira, but I could always see the scars on his body and his eyes whenever he would leave from that man's care. I didn't need a twin's hunch to know what was happening. And even despite that, he always tried to remain happy, even if it was just a facade through the years I've been with him. He was the only one to ever play with a tomboy like me, and accepted me for who I am, that's why I was so sad and lonely without my brother when that man formed the barriers toseparate us.
"Open it Cagalli..." I hear him say ripping me away from my thoughts, I guess he saw what I was thinking and decided to stop me before I got too far. I believe he forgives that man just out of his pureness, but that is something I cannot do.
My eyes begin to focus on the task at hand as I tear through the wrapping easily, seeing as how it was wrapped quite poorly. Men still are men. After unwrapping it, I notice that it's some sort of jewelry from the case it was in. Opening it, I am happily surprised at the delightful sight of something I've always wanted but never dared try to buy, seeing as how it would of been girly of me to do so. Kira probably saw me long for them on the many times he had spent time with me surveying his business, and decided to buy them for me, I'm really happy. It was two identical silver necklaces with a particular green gemstone as the pendant.
"Arigatou Kira." I reply happily.
"It's demantoid because you like green." He said simply while smiling dumbly, I knew he just didn't want to tell me the real reason why I liked this particular jewelry. He was always smarter than he led on.
"But this costs a fortune, and that's a very rare garnet mineral."
"Ah don't worry about it, I am Mr. Hibiki after all." He replies with mock arrogance while he salutes to nobody in particular causing me to chuckle at his antics.
I smile appreciatively and give him a nice suffocating hug. After a few moments, I realize that there's two of them. I put on one of them while offer the other one to Kira, but he indicates to me that it's not for him.
"It's for your boyfriend." He says smugly.
"I don't have one baka!" I reply in mock anger, I knew that Kira only intended for me to get one so I wouldn't have to be forced into that arranged marriage that he knew I really didn't want, but wanted to do it for the sake of Orb...
Kira's POV
"Cagalli, do you have work today?" I ask her while snapping her from her thoughts, I guess twins are really alike in that we both can get aloof in another world a lot. I know she was thinking about that arranged marriage, and I really don't want her to get married to that guy Tuna or whatever. He has always tried to pry me away from Cagalli because he didn't know I'm her sister. He tries to make Cagalli do things not of her own will like wear a dress just for his perverted reasons, he doesn't even accept the fact that Cagalli is Cagalli. He's such a coward too, he soils himself whenever I get glare at him, I bet he sleeps with a pillow at night. I can't see him with my sister at all but I know she only wants the best for Orb, but he's not exactly the best for Orb, at least in my opinion. She can do so much better.
"Ah." She replies softly, too softly if you ask me.
"So desu ka," I reply sounding almost sad, but I didn't want her to worry so I put on a cheerful mood and try to change the subject. "Then I'll drop you off, okay?"
She nods while I drive off speedily to the Orb headquarters building. We arrive in no time as several groups of people admiring my blue speeder, I am glad that the windows are tinted.
"Ja Caggy-chan, I'll see you later, k?" I tell her before she goes off, pecking her on the forehead that snapped her out of her thinking. It's been a long time since I've done that but I'm glad to see her change expression as she nods happily while she makes her way inside.
I speed off after seeing her retreating form vanish. As I head off to my second destination, I am nervous for the first time in years.
Normal POV
A brunette nervously made his way into the doorstep of a middle-class two story home. He is greeted by two adults that at first sight, did not believe who they were seeing, but soon after recovered and graciously bid him inside.
Kira's POV
"Ohayou gozaimasu, Okaa-san, Otou-san." I say to break the nervous tension. My adopted mother and father happily hug me.
"Where have you been son?" My adopted mother asked me concernedly.
"Gomen Okaa-san...I just had to get my life straightened out..." I reply honestly.
My adopted parents just nod apprehensively.
"Gomen ne...I have been such a spoiled kid." I say clearly, trying to get out the guilt within me for not being appreciative of my adopted parents. They had always treated me as best they could and warmly accepted me. I had just built barriers around them unfairly seeing as how I had felt that my mother was irreplaceable, so I had refused to accept a new set of parents. It just took me awhile to see that my mother would have wanted me to live on, and that even though she's irreplaceable, I should love the family that wants and accepts me for me. Only recently have I seen the genial concern that my new parents have for me and for that, I am very grateful. Biological or adopted, good parents will be good parents and their value is not something to be judged by DNA or material, rather they should judged by the amount of love they exhibit.
I have often tried to give them money to move into a bigger and better house, but they always had refused. It was just another testament to them seeing me as me, I was just too blind in my own misery to ever see it. So before I am too late, I figured I try to bring down my walls for them, just like Haha-ue would want me to.
"Kira...that is not of your own fault, the only fault you've ever had is that you haven't been given the chance to be a kid..." Okaa-san replies with tears brimming into her eyes while she hugs me.
Haha-ue.
Arigatou.
Normal POV
After a few hours of catching up chit chat, the brunette decided to bid farewell after having made up with his parents. He had also given them, despite Caridad and Haruma's objections, a check for 5 million dollars before he parted for his next destination.
He stopped by the Orb Grocery to buy some snacks for his next destination.
As he arrives at the orphanage that Kira funded by the seaside, he is greeted by a rush of familiar children that tackle him while raiding the goods that he was known to always bring in every one of his visits.
Unbeknownst to him, another visitor had recently dropped by and decided to remain unknown.
Kira's POV
I smile at the kids reactions to my presence as they lead me inside to play with them. I am greeted by a familiar family friend.
"Konnichiwa, Kira-san." He says despite his blindness, he had always surprised me of his keen perception.
"Konnichiwa, Malchio-sama." I say to the mysterious but kind man.
He leads me to sit down on one of the chairs as he tells the kids to go off and play for awhile while he attends to my questions. Again, I am surprised at his inhuman senses and directness, but nonetheless relieved a bit to know that I would not have to beat around the bushes.
As the children exit, I begin to worry a little because I feel as though someone else was listening to our conversation. Reverend Malchio smiles at me reassuringly though, gesturing me to speak my mind.
Gathering up my wits and neglecting the feeling, "Malchio-sama, do you think it's time for me to..."
Normal POV
The children were playing on a beautiful day. Many of them had played around with their Oniisan and became very contented and decided to take their afternoon nap. Soon afterwards, Kira decided to go pay a visit to his 'older sister' and bid farewell to the Reverend and as soon as he left, the figure that lurked in the shadows the whole time had emerged.
Reverend Malchio smiled at the person's reappearance, "You are falling for him, are you not?"
Kira's POV
"Where you should go and what you should do will present themselves to you in time."
Malchio-sama is right.
But I wonder what that feeling was back there. Eh, no matter.
Making my way to Murrue-san's location, I had almost forgotten that it would be kind of dangerous seeing as how her work is, but oh well. I haven't seen her in awhile, I guess I will just surprise her.
Normal POV
A gun fight has erupted near one of the secret Blue Cosmos bases. Many lay dead, some wounded. It was a dreaded ambush planned by Zaft's supreme chairman, Patrick Zala. An Orb undercover agent has been injured by a young Zaft special ops member. Fortunately for the Orb agent, the ammunition has ran out for the intruder but nonetheless the soldier charges to attack the wounded agent in close combat.
The Orb agent is surprised by the guest appearance of another youth but familiarizes with the person and is somewhat relieved. The Zaft youth approaches wielding the standard issue soldier knife as the civilian youth tries to help up the agent, the two teens meet in a bewildered gaze.
There eyes finally register the identity of the other as there minds simultaneously yell out the others name while both have the same flashback.
'Athrun!'
'Kira!'
Kira's POV
"Athrun! Is that you?" I ask.
"Kira! Why? Why are you protecting Blue Cosmos?" He asks me.
"She's not Blue Cosmos." I tell him with finality, even though I am still quite surprised at seeing him here. It has been so long since I've seen my best friend. Why is the owner of Infinite Justice Inc. here anyways?
"Nani?"
Gunfire and an explosion erupts before I am able to talk clearly with my old friend. Soon I remember that Murrue-san is wounded so I decide to bring her to my car as Athrun makes his getaway as well.
I drive back towards my apartment because I can treat Murrue-san better there while keeping her name anonymous from the hospitals who would inquire medical records that would blow her line of duty.
Murrue's POV
"Kira-kun! What are you doing here?" I ask him, not having seen him in awhile. I am glad that he came when he did though, but I wonder how he knew that Zaft soldier, Athrun was it?
"Never mind that Murrue-san, your wound isn't life threatening so I'm driving you to my house so your cover won't be blown. By the looks of things, the .454 Casull bullet shell only nipped through your scapula without damaging any ligaments so you will be fine as long as you keep the wound suppressed. Wrap this around it tightly." He tells me informatively while giving me a white cloth as a substitute bandage.
I can only comply feebly, my eyes questioning him of how he knew such information so quickly. I knew he was apprehensive and intelligent, but a diagnosis like that is inhuman.
He smiles at me, apparently reading my mind as he just points to his eyes where his violet irises have dilated, I had almost forgotten that Kira-kun was in a way, inhuman.
But, did he just smile? He does seem a little happier rather than his usual mellow self. Something must have happened while I hadn't seen him.
Oh well, there are more urgent matters to discuss.
"Kira-kun, Blue Cosmos have already found out my identity...They had me there for bait, I didn't know but they knew that Zaft was going to attack them so they didn't bother with me. It's even more dangerous then we have thought, they are planning something big!" I tell him urgently.
"Ah. So desu ka." His demeanor is as calm as usual even at the dire news that I've told him. "Then you won't have to work there anymore Murrue-san, it was already dangerous, and you have tried your hardest." He smiles at me genuinely. I am still quite shocked at his demeanor, but I need to press on.
"But my research and data reconnaissance are still back there!"
"I will go get them then." He replies without a care in the world. I think his head has gotten a bit loose since I've met him.
"But, you will be in danger and if you're harmed, then your business will fall and without you and if that falls, Orb will fall as well, along with the rest of the worl--"
"Daijoubu. Murrue-san." He says to me with an invigorating reassurance that demands my faith in him.
"After all, I am the Ultimate Coordinator ne?" He replies back firmly. Without leaving a chance for me to argue.
Ah so desu ka...How could I have forgotten?
We arrive at his place and we are greeted by him. He sees that I am injured and takes me away from Kira-kun swiftly after getting the prescribed treatment from him. Not that I can argue much, I must admit that we have gotten close and he seems to take a genuine interest in me...But...
I don't like bodyguards...
Normal POV
The brunette that came zooming by the streets of Onogoro to his destination arrived stealthily at the scene. His special edition McLaren held more tricks than it seemed as it had a cloaking device connected to the brunette's deceiving Rolex watch. Easily, he avoided all the guards and news teams that arrived to investigate the scene by using the confusing chaos. Half of the building that used to be a secret base lay in ruins, decimated from the C4 that crumbled its walls. Making his way discreetly to the remaining portion of the building to find what he needed to find. He was relieved to spot the terminal from which his friend had often times worked at. Gathering the belongings, he proceed to exit as discreetly as he came in.
Driving away from the scene, he felt a jolt of urgency within his soul to get to a particular location. As if by natural reaction, his body took over as his hands moved to turn the wheel to that place. The boy had reached the beach alongside the coast where a particular orphanage was settled. Looking by the beach, he noticed a distinct and familiar figure that laid unconscious on the sand.
Kira's POV
That unmistakably unique pink hair. There's only one person who has that kind of hair.
Carefully, I run towards the protruding figure in the sand. I do not know for sure who it is, but something inside me tells me otherwise. When I reach the body, I am then proven correct.
Baka-na...
It's her again...
It's Lacus Clyne.
Kuso...she's unconscious, though she's still breathing. I look up at the dark sky, and I notice that it's going to rain hard pretty soon. The salt water invading the beach has dampened her light pink locks and casual white dress. The drenched dress clings to her body snugly, accentuating her voluptuously perfect figure. Her sumptuous buttocks showing ever so erotically without even trying, while her firm and round breas--Kuso! What the fuck am I thinking?
This is no time to be getting perverted and taking advantage of such an innocent angel like this. Get it together Kira! You've seen more cleavage thrown at you by those money grubbing whores for Pete's sake!
But she's different, she seems so familiar and I vaguely remember...a long time ago...an important event...but it seems as if I cannot exactly tell what it is or remember that scene clearly...Besides, the past is the past and going back into the past is impossible.
She's so sweet and pure, she smells like fresh strawberries mixed with lilac and a hint of vanil--Whoa, whoa, whoa! Just hold the fucking phone there, how the hell do you know that?
Enough of this shit, she's getting married, to your best friend who probably wants to kill you for 'helping Blue Cosmos' no less.
I take off light windbreaker I was fortunate enough to be wearing and wrap it around around her. But not before I could get a better view of her...assets...though. 'Dammit, I'm goina need a long icy cold bath after this' I say to myself as I delicately pick her up.
She stirs a little and surprises me by snuggling tighter to me, which just adds more time for me to spend in the bathtub with ice cubes while eating an ice cream and frolicking with penguins...Ah yes, frolicking with penguins.
I place her gently inside my cobalt colored car and tearing my hungry gaze away from her...assets, I start up the car and roar my way through the streets towards my apartment. I hope Murrue-san and Mwu-san aren't there and finally decided to get together, it's obvious to see that there's something between them. Besides, I wouldn't want them to think I just kidnapped the famous songstress, heir to the richest company in the universe that is the Clyne Faction, and daughter of the Supreme Plant Chairman Siegel Clyne, right? Right?
As I near my destination...One thought that I have seemed to overlooked prevailed through my mind.
Holy shi--
Kira's POV
Miraculously, I get in my apartment without anyone noticing the woman in my arms. I place the fallen angel (When the hell did I become a romantic sap?) on my couch as I contemplate on what to do next. Maybe have my fun with her or something, I smile wickedly--...Of course, I would never do such a thing, especially with her, nope that was out of the question.
Feeling the need to stop all my newly found pervertedness, I begin to walk to my bathroom to take that icy bath. Suddenly, Lacus-san shifts uncomfortably and I realize why. I mentally smack myself once again for overlooking the fact that her clothes were soaked. I know I have to attend to her though, so I begin to prudently make my way to her side.
Then I finally realize that somebody has to change her before she catches a cold from her damp clothes. I try to come up with possible suspects to do the 'horribly terrific' deed, and I panic for the first time in years.
Murrue-san? Iie...She'd discipline me if she found out I took a soaking wet girl to my home.
Okaa-san? Iie...She'd be displeased if she found out.
Cagalli? Iie...She'd kill me if she found out.
Much to my dismay, she sneezes from the her damp clothes, snapping me from my musings. Just as I feared/relished?
It would be up to me.
Now, I do not know how I will manage, but I hope I can...I've never backed out of any responsibilities in my life, and I'm not about to start now.
So, I get up and head to my drawer to find the smallest t-shirt I can find along with the smallest pajamas I have and proceed to do the deed.
I can only pray that her underwear is still dry.
May the divine spirits guide me if they are not.
I bring her head closer to me in a sitting posture so that her dress will slip off smoother. As I tug the dress over her shoulders, I can feel her chilled silky skin. I gulp at the sight of her half naked form, wearing lacy pink bras and a matching pink--Argh damnit, penguins...penguins...Antartica...penguins...penguins...I quickly place my medium size t-shirt to cover her upper body while thanking the spirits for their mercy of her having dry undergarments.
She shudders in the cold and latches on to me more firmly, trying to gather warmth from my heated body. Of course, I have no arguments for my plight.
I gather my remaining control and put on the pajamas to cover her lower body.
Sighing in relief, I am glad to not have taken her right then and there. I smile at her awe striking cute sleeping form as I lift her up to take her into my room and place her in my bed (Not that I would do anything). Gently laying her on my king-sized bed, I pull up the covers for her so that she can warm up a little more. Seeing her sigh in content, I try to break free from her grasp in order to get that well-deserved, but well needed icy cold bath.
Before I can leave, she pulls me back gently as if she didn't want to let go. Something inside me is happy at her actions but I knew spending more time in here would just increase the risks.
More firmly this time, I pull away from her hands while a smile frown dances on her all-natural and luscious lips--Argh! Quickly, I pull up her covers until her frown turns into a neutral stance and I begin to make my way towards the shower room. Where I will probably be spending the night, after something like this, but hopefully not or else my skin would get too wrinkly.
Reaching the showers, I think about all the penguins. I know it's childish, but hey, if it helps, than why not do it? Stripping of my lightly wet clothes, I turn the shower full blast on cold. I fight a losing battle against the sleep that rushed through my veins as I drift off in wonderland in no time, the easiest time I have ever fallen to sleep since...since Haha-ue was around.
Normal POV
Two young adults had drifted off to a wonderful sleep that night. Each satisfied in their respective places. While they were off dozing, the two youths were unaware of the fact that they shared the same flashback, hidden in the deepest of depths beneath their conscious minds.
The beautiful dawning sky was accentuated by the fluorescent streaks of mellow turquoise in the forested park. Almost all, but two of the children were laughing and playing. One was gifted with chocolate brown hair, while the other had a strikingly odd color of light pink. One was crying their eyes out, while the other watched in sincerity. One was filled with gloom and despair, while the other was filled with worry and concern.
It was a beautiful day regardless of the sadness seeping out from the brown haired child. Yes, it was a beautiful day indeed, on the risen earth that formed the grounds they treaded on. The little pink haired girl, with worry overriding her unfamiliarity with the grieving brown haired boy, approached the child carefully.
A tiny pale hand was placed on the lamenting boy's shoulder, snapping him from his intrinsic battle with the sadness that threatened to consume him. A small reassuring smile curving on her lips had captured the full attention of him. He gasped at the alluring beauty of innocence that the girl had emanated. A part of his soul relaxed by the mere touch of his 'guardian angel'.
To him, she was beautiful, even at a young age of eight where cooties plagued the minds of almost every boy, except him. With her, he felt at peace, despite the tragic events that traumatized his young mind that had recently happened.
He was snapped from his trance with the girl, as a couple of young bullies approached causing an uneasiness in his guardian angel.
"Heh heh, look at that girl, isn't she so uggggly?" sneered one boy, but that did not even faze the angel. 'She's strong...' the brown haired boy thought.
"Yeeaa, she's got pink hair, how weird is that?" snickered another boy, this time the girl had twitched in annoyance a little.
"Hey you kid, why don't you play with us, that little ugly girl is goina give you ugly cooties," added another, causing tears to brim to the shy girl's eyes.
She hadn't had much confidence in herself. Her long wavy pink hair wasn't actually desirable, in fact it was particularly weird in the eyes of many. She was often picked on by many children who were unaware of the fact that she was the daughter of the Supreme Chairman of Plant, Siegel Clyne. She often cursed herself for having been born naturally with the unusual hair color, and now, she had thought she was going to lose possibly what could of been her first true friend that was not given to her by her father. How wrong she was...
"Iie." The boy said firmly, surprising those within earshot.
"Nani?" The 'leader' of the group said, just as bewildered as the little girl.
"Iie. My angel is not ugly!" Roared the boy louder so that he would not have to repeat himself again. The little girl beside him blushed a rouge pink, flattered by what the brown haired boy said. 'Angel? I'm not ugly?' she asked herself.
"Haha! Your hear that guys? Lover boy here says that this ugly girl here isn't ugly!" The leader said comically while grasping the girl's pink hair to the comic relief of his crew. The girl squeaked in pain, it had hurt to be called ugly, but it had hurt worse when her hair was pulled.
"Let go of her!" The boy said in a protective yet firm voice.
"What are you goina do about it, Mommy's boy?" The leader mocked while tightening his grip on the girl's hair. She yelped a little louder from the obvious physical pain she was suffering.
Within an instant, the brown haired boy snapped from the terrible insult, as two jewel-like Seeds, one of violet hue while the other a dark ebony burst into tiny fragments in his mind. His newly enhanced awareness and surpassed peaked physical ability that bestowed upon him heightened reflexes and blazingly quick information processing allowed him to use God-like speed to knock out the leader with one blow. He had never felt the rush to protect like this before, but the girl was already something important to him. The leader, beaten with one blow, released his vice-grip on the girl's hair as he trembled in fear when he gazed upon the darkened eyes of the enraged boy.
With one swift move, the boy threw the leader to the equally surprised and equally scared bullies, of whom, two had abruptly used the toilet in their pants. The side effect of the darkened state of the boy had caused his rash mind to declare wickedly, "You have 5 seconds." Crunching his knuckles to show the remaining conscious children what exactly he had planned to do. Consequently, the children all scrambled for dear life, crying and wailing while they scurried away.
The still enraged boy was going to chase and hunt down the thugs until a pair of arms encircled him in an embrace. Turning around, he found two baby blue hues peering up at him worriedly. His dark eyes not even fazing the brave little soul that clung onto his. After a while, the boy returned to normal and whispered apologetically, "Gomen nasai..."
The girl had inadvertently let the tears that brimmed her eyes fall down. They were tears of relief believe it or not. The tears were then subverted by a small but firm and calloused hand, irregular for a child his age, but yet gentle on her velvety skin. His touch was unusually alluring to her, she could describe the strength and the warmth radiating in them. After a few more moments, the two reluctantly broke the embrace.
"A-ano..." the brown haired boy stuttered, regaining his shyness at the beautiful girl's presence. "You're not ugly..." He said plainly, as his mind could not register something more...romantic.
The girl had relinquished the frown she had and traded it for a neutral expression, with obvious insecurity still evident in her pretty blue eyes. The years of being picked on took its damaging toll on her confidence, however, the boy could see right through her soul and saw the unconfidence inside of her, much like how the girl saw right through his soul to find the piece of humanity in him.
"You're beautiful, angel." He said more assuredly this time, surprising the girl while a pink blush arose on her cheeks, almost the same pigment as her hair. The boy found it to be extraordinarily cute as he blushed and sheepishly looked away.
"Arigatou." She said, more jovially with building confidence inside her from knowing the boy was being honest.
Soon afterwards, the boy realized he had a small gift that he had bought for his mother. Unfortunately, the boy was not given the chance to give the gift away. He had bought it with the money he gathered in his own pink piggy bank just for his mommy, and seeing as how he had no use for it other than bringing back painful memories, he decided to hand it over to someone who could use it.
"Ano...Here...I think you're hair is very pretty." The boy said sheepishly, placing the golden double crescent shaped hair clip in her hair. The girl brightened with a newly found unbreakable confidence at the thoughtfulness and sincerity of the boy and gave him a very happy hug that lasted for over half an hour. The two just liked the feel of being in each other's arms as time flew by. She was sad that she hadn't had anything to give back, but the boy assured her that her friendship and happiness was more than enough.
The marvelously delicate moment was abruptly ended with a very dismal important information he had momentarily forgotten. He was set to move that day, move away to Copernicus after being adopted...Dreadfully, he told his angel of the news that clearly hurt the girl to know that her first true friend had to leave the day she found him.
Tears fell down her eyes again, rare tears that she had hardly shed even for a girl of her age, something about the boy moving just cut her to the core and laid her bare and fragile. Perhaps it was his sincerity and kindness that attracted her like a moth to a flame, but whatever it was, she did not want him to leave. Her tears were swiftly wiped away by that same gentle hand once again, and she looked up to see him smiling a smile that was directed only for her, begging her to not weep for him.
She asked softly while tilting her head down, "We can meet again, right?"
Raising her chin up with his curled index finger and thumb to meet his violet gaze, he simply whispered audibly, "Hai." Her light blue eyes danced in happiness at his affirmation, she hugged him with pure mirth for several minutes. The two were shrouded in a blissful silence, enjoying the other's presence greatly.
With the sun coming down, the boy than began to part ways. Before he left, he felt a very funny feeling in his chest. He remembered twelve words he had recently heard and affected him greatly.
"When the time comes, you will know who to give this to."
He knew right then and there, that it was that time and the person in front of him was that person. He had pulled out a box, where one of the two of his most precious belongings lay safely stashed away. He pulled out the whitish silver ring, which caused a jovial squeak from the girl. He tried to put the ring around her finger, but unfortunately it was too small. The girl saddened a bit, wishing her fingers grew that instant until the boy handed the velvet raven box to her tiny pale hands.
The little girl grinned from ear to ear with joy written all over her soul, and surprisingly kissed him with all she had. The boy was surprised at first but then decided to kiss back much to her delight. The affectionate kiss was broken a few minutes later, and both were mutually glad to have given the other their first kiss.
He smiled and bid her a farewell as his ride had arrived. She smiled and bid a 'see you later' as her father had arrived, the man was oblivious to what had happened, but nonetheless happy to see his daughter in such a happy mood that he longed to see her be in.
As time passed, the young girl began to lose the precious memory she had thought she would always remember as she steadily grew into a bodacious woman. It was understandable to forget, even such a memorable moment, but she had always wondered of what the promise was whenever she would look at the promise ring she held on her finger. It was her reminder that she was forgetting something or someone, that was very important to her soul's happiness. Soon, her memories eventually simmered out, being replaced with being betrothed to a handsome emerald eyed boy along with the duties she had to undertake.
As time passed, the young boy unfortunately did not grow up with fond memories nor a happy transition into young adulthood. His dreadful past ever so insistent on replacing his few happy and precious memories with horribly realistic nightmares. Even his reality became painful as he realized his unwanted separation with his beloved sister, loss of his mother and father, and the science experiment that was his birth. The empty and melancholy feeling prevailed throughout his life ever since. Though, he had recalled missing a treasured sister jewelry to a particular jewelry he had always kept safely stashed away.
However, the passage of time is ever unrelentless though as it has never ceased to stop, always carrying the flow of everyone and everything ever known.
Waking up from his deep slumber, the brunette known as Kira faintly recalled the events of yesterday, missing out on the important parts such as the lady that lay in his bedroom. He just remembered he had to get dressed while forgetting the fact that his clothes were in the room where he placed the girl. He mentally slapped himself for forgetting another important matter, which was having clothes in the bathroom and falling asleep in there no less. His skin surprisingly wasn't wrinkly though, 'Must be the Ultimate Coordinator thing' he thought sarcastically.
Drying himself off and wrapping the blue towel around his waste, he made his unsuspecting way over to the 'scene of the crime'. Upon entering the room, he was shocked to see a protruding bundle sticking on his bed. It was then that he fully remembered the whole escapade with Lacus-san and he began to turn around to leave until the said woman turned around.
Caught dead in his tracks, Kira froze in terror.
Kira's POV
Kuso!
What will she think? I hope she doesn't think I raped her or anything, even though that would have been nice--errr what the hell...I mean...I didn't. Yea, I didn't.
I then realize that her eyes are still closed...
For freaking out like that, I slap myself physically this time...but as I look at her insanely cute angelic sleeping face, I am dragged over like a moth to hell. Dammit, who is she to make me like this? I'm not like this...Not at all and it can't work...she's engaged to Athrun remember?
Nearing her, I once again succumb to that feeling of wanting to be near her. It's as if my efforts are futile, but I need to try at least...A few strands of her hair drop in front of her nose and I am all but forced to gently swipe it away and tuck it behind her ear. I sigh dreamily, wishing I had someone like this as my wife...--
'Oh hell no I just didn't think that...'
'Oh yes you did.'
'You can't be serious.'
'You can't be serious.'
When did I have two consciences?
Deep in my own thoughts, I fail to notice that a pair of light blue eyes are gazing questioningly at me.
Then, I hear the most melodious morning voice ever to snap me back to reality and greet me in the wee hours of the day.
"Ohayou gozaimasu."
(A/N) Gomen ne for the cliffhanger? I like this story more than my other one right now, but I don't know when I can get the updates up. They might just come sporadically for either one, whenever I get interested or inspired I guess. It might not come in awhile though, I unfortunately have a week-long trip to attend to. (hehe, sarcasm there) Anyways, hope you guys liked this chapter.
Ja ne