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Chapter Four

Explanations

Onogoro Streets

Kira continued to ride through the streets it was now morning, he really needed to return before anyone found him missing in the castle. He quickly returned the horse to the stables; He went through all the secret entrances until he reached his chambers.

"It seems I made it in time." Kira told himself as he heard a knock at his door.

"Your Majesty, your morning meal is ready," One of the maids told him.

"Thank you, you may leave." Kira told her through the door.

"Yes Your Majesty," the maid replied.

Kira quickly changed into his castle garments. All the time he couldn't get Lacus out of his mind.

"I just knew she was the one, I can't wait until dusk." Kira told himself as he walked out of his chambers towards the dinning room.

Allster Estate

Lacus was still watching were Kira left, putting her hands on her heart. She couldn't be happier. She kept thinking how wonderful that night was. She knew that he was the one; she couldn't wait until dusk, so she could see him again.

She could have stood there for hours thinking about him, but a pull on her arm distracted her.

"Lacus, Kira told me I could be a knight if I trained hard," Bill told her excited.

Lacus stared down at him and just smiled.

"Now Bill we still must address him properly when he is not in our presence." Lacus replied to him.

"But why, he said he could call him by his name, and he was really nice." Bill told her.

Lacus kneeled down to him, and gave him a real serious look.

"Bill for now you must not tell any one you saw the king," Lacus told him seriously.

"But, I don't understand Lacus," Bill replied.

Lacus sighed sweetly. "Listen Bill, if people were to find out Kira rides in the streets at night, it could endanger his life."

"Oh, alright," Bill responded.

Lacus smiled, "Good, now let's get home Mom, and Dad must be worried."

Lacus and Bill turned around to get the biggest shock of there lives. There whole family and all of Lacus's friends were staring straight at them.

"Oh god, just how long have they been there?" Lacus asked herself.

They both arrived at there house, Bill didn't really understand what was going on, but Lacus knew perfectly what was on there minds.

Lacus walked right to her parents, Mear had a huge grin on her face, because she knew of Lacus's crush.

"I am very sorry, for not coming home last night mother, when I returned the gate was locked so I…," Lacus couldn't finish; she was cut off by her parents.

"We were worried sick about you, we should have never have let you go last night." Eileen told her.

"Lacus what in the world were you doing with the kin…," her father blurted in, but he received an elbow from his wife.

Siegel took that as a sign to let his wife do the talking.

"Please continue now dear," Eileen told her with a smile.

All of her friends just watched with great interest. As she explain this.

"I understand mother, but first I am really glad you allowed me to go last night." She said with a blush starting to form.

Eileen noticed, and just smiled.

"When I got near the other side of town I noticed Bill was following me, I was two far away to bring him back so I just allowed him to come with me." Lacus replied.

"What are you talking about that for, get to the good stuff?" Mear shouted over to Lacus.

Eileen glanced at her, which made Mear stay quite.

Lacus smiled then she continued, "After I dropped off the package, we returned home to find the gate was locked," Lacus told them.

"That's strange, the gate is supposed to be open at that hour." Eileen thought to herself.

"When I was trying to figure out what to do, I was attacked by these two men that looked like bandits." Lacus explained.

"Your both fine right," Eileen asked concerned.

"Yes mother, When they tried to hit me, he came out of nowhere, and got rid of them both." she said while blushing.

Eileen looked at her, and tried to play dumb.

"Just who was he Lacus," Eileen asked.

Lacus hoped that they weren't there to see Kiras face. She didn't want anyone to know just yet, but then she realized it was a trap because her mother told her that she never lied to her.

"He is someone who is a true hero, someone who putts others before himself, someone who saw me for who I really am." Lacus replied to them.

Eileen noticed when Lacus said that she seemed happy, it was the first time she saw her oldest daughter truly smile out of happiness.

"My god, he is the king Lacus!" Her father shouted.

Everyone turned to see Siegel, Eileen gave him a very fierce gaze.

Lacus decided to not hold anything back now.

"I know father, he is a king, but he is also just Kira. Lacus replied to her father with a very serious look.

"K…, Kira you called him by his first name?" Siegel shouted.

"That is what he asked me to call him father." Lacus replied.

"Yeah me too," Bill finally broke his silence. "Kira even told me if I train hard I can be a knight." Bill shouted happily.

"Not you two," Siegel replied shaking his head.

Mear now decided to break her silence.

"I just can't believe you actually met him Lacus, but after all you did stare at each other forever at his entrance the other day." Mear said.

"What! You mean this has been going on?" Siegel replied.

Lacus just remained silent, though she didn't want to make anyone angry over her; she started to think about Kira. She knew she wanted to be with him, and that was all that mattered to her now.

Mear noticed Lacus start to space out.

"See what I mean father, the girl is in love, I don't even think she hears us now." Mear told them.

"Mear that is enough," Lacus said blushing.

Siegel continued to shake his head.

Mear smirked, "Let me guess your imaging staring into his blue eyes right?"

Lacus quickly turned her head to Mear, "His eyes aren't blue they are violet," Lacus responded angrily.

"HA! See what I mean," Mear told her with a smile.

Lacus turned even redder.

Eileen decided it was enough for the question to Lacus today.

"Alright people, Lacus and Bill are back safely, so there is nothing more to worry about." Eileen told them all as she hurried Lacus out of the house.

"Thanks mother," Lacus told her.

Eileen smiled at her, "Don't listen to your father he is just freaked out, I hope that everything works out for you." Eileen replied as she went back inside the house.

Lacus stood there until her friends came out of the house.

Miriallia was about to say something when Lacus looked at them all.

"I know what you're going to ask, but I have to do my work now." Lacus told them as she started walking away.

Miriallia wasn't going to let her go that easily.

"Just one quick question Lacus, Will you see him again?" Miriallia asked.

Lacus turned to her friend, "Yes, I will be seeing him sooner than I thought I would."

Miriallia smirked, "You're meeting him later I see, and I will expect full details tomorrow." She said, as she ran off grabbing Tolle and Kuzzy, so they wouldn't bother her with questions.

Lacus smiled at this, she loved the way her friend understood her. Lacus wanted to get everything done as quickly as she could so she could be done by dusk.

Inside Allster Main House

Flay witnessed everything, the part that really had her steaming was the kiss after ward.

"DADDY!" she screamed.

George heard his daughters scream and ran into the room.

"What is wrong?" George asked concerned.

Flay angrily turned to him.

"That stupid slave girl came back unharmed with the king." She replied.

George looked out the window. "Flay your paranoia is really starting to disturb me."

"What! You're saying I'm making this up?" she screamed.

George started walking out of the room.

Flay knew the only way he would believe her would be to tell him the truth.

"Wait daddy," Flay told him.

George stopped, and turned to his daughter.

"I sort of tried to do something to slave girl yesterday." Flay told him.

"I had a feeling you did Flay." George replied.

Flay was now confused.

"I saw His Majesty return the girl," George told her. "Now I want to know everything that happened."

Flay lowered her head.

"I ran into these two rough looking men yesterday, I told them I was sending her on a delivery, and then I told them to hurt her." Flay explained.

George shook his head.

"So somehow the king found these men attacking the girl, and brought her back." George said sounded disappointed.

"I really don't know daddy, I am just as shocked as you." Flay replied.

"YOU FOOL!" George now yelled.

Flay jumped at her fathers voice.

"Do you know how hard it will be to get him to accept your marriage now?" George told her.

Flay just remained quite.

"We can not even get rid of that girl know," George continued.

"But why daddy, we should just make her disappear," Flay softly replied.

"Idiot, The king will order a full investigation, what we have to do now is wait, and see if this is just a short fling for him." George replied.

"I saw the way he looks at her daddy, it is no fling," Flay told him.

George just looked at his daughter.

"From now on you just leave everything to me, we are going to have to play our cards carefully now." George responded in a very serious tone.

Flay nodded, and walked out of the room.

George just stood there looking down at Lacus doing her work.

"For your sake girl, you better hope he gets bored with you." George told himself as he left the window.

Outside Onogoro

Rey and Shinn were leaving the capitol heading back to ZAFT. They could no longer continue there mission since they were both very injured.

"I swear I will kill that guy," Shinn shouted in pain.

"Quiet down Shinn, We have bigger problems to worry about," Rey responded to him.

"How can you just give up that easy, he beat you too you know," Shinn angrily told him.

"There was just something about that guy, I could easily tell he was well trained," Rey replied.

Shinn just remained quiet.

"We will have to report this to Rau as well." Rey told him.

"Fine, do whatever you want," Shinn responded.

Rey knew that he saw that fighting style Kira used somewhere, but he just couldn't remember. The two didn't say much more to each other as they made there way back to Messiah.

Onogoro Castle

The castle was slowly returning to normal. After Kira's breakfast he returned to the throne room. He had breakfast with both his mother and sister, but it was clear to them that something about him has changed overnight. He didn't act unusual; he just had an aura about him that made him seem happier.

Dinning Room

"Cagalli, has your brother talked to you today," Via asked.

"No mother, but something about him seems different," Cagalli responded.

"I agree he seemed much more cheerful than usual." Via replied.

"I think I will speak to him later," Cagalli told her as she got up, and walked away.

Via sat there in the dinning room, wondering what happened to her son.

"Murrue," Via called out to her assistant.

Murrue entered the dinning room seeming a little bit annoyed about something.

"Yes, My Lady," Murrue responded.

Just as Via was about to speak Mu came running through the doors.

"You know you can't ignore me forever…" Mu paused as he saw Via also there.

"Very sorry My Lady, I apologize for interrupting you I will come back another time." Mu responded to his former Queen.

"Please wait one moment Sir La Flaga," Via almost shouted out as Mu was running for the door.

Mu heard her speak, and stopped dead in his tracks.

"Yes My Lady," Mu replied.

Via smiled at his domineer, "Mu, do you know the reason for my sons change in personality?" Via question him.

Mu was first confused at her question. "How do you mean My Lady?" Mu asked.

"He seems much happier than yesterday, as if something happed yesterday." Via replied to him with a very serious look.

"Happier," Mu was thinking to himself, "He was only really happy when he saw that girl…, wait that girl that is it I know it." Mu just kept talking to himself.

He knew that had to be it, and without thinking he accidentally blurted something out.

"That must be it," Mu accidentally shouted.

Via and Murrue just stared at him.

"So you know what changed him then?" Via questioned.

Mu just stood there cursing himself that he blurted that out.

"Um… no my lady, I have no clue why he is happier." Mu replied.

Via watched him as she knew he was lying.

"Very well you are dismissed," Via said.

Mu bowed and walked out of the room.

"My Lady he just lied through his teeth," Murrue told her.

Via just smiled, "Yes I know, but there had to be a very good reason he did."

Murrue thought for a second, and then she came up with a real good plan.

"My Lady, if you will permit me I will get the information out of him." Murrue told her with a very small grin.

Via started to chuckle, "You just want an excuse for him to speak to you again don't you?"

Murrue had a small blush, "No of course not, I am just trying to ease your concern, my lady."

"Normally I would leave this alone, but I am very curious about this, so I will grant you permission to do as you see fit." Via answered her with another small chuckle.

Murrue also bowed, and went to find Mu.

Throne Room

Kira was sitting in his throne going over the documents from the last battle. He was very pleased that he didn't lose many knights, but he still lost people which made him a little sad. His only comfort was of his thoughts of Lacus. His thoughts were interrupted by some of his counsel members wanting to go over the town's expansion plan. Kira knew it was a great time to expand with the economy flowing well at this point. They went through the documents that took up most of the day; Kira finished the documents then ordered everyone out of the throne room so he could be alone for a few minutes.

Kira sat in his throne, and just sighed.

"I'm glad that is over, I can't wait for tonight I really hope she likes what I have planned." Kira told himself with a small smile.

"What are you so happy for brother?" Cagalli questioned him as she broke his alone time.

Kira looked at his sister very surprised. "I am just very pleased that the country is doing well," Kira replied to his sister.

Cagalli looked at him very serious.

"You know, you are not very good when you lie Kira," Cagalli told him.

"Are you trying to make a point here Cagalli?" Kira questioned her.

"I am simply saying that you look a lot more cheerful than usual, and I can tell it is not just about the country," Cagalli told him.

Kira started thinking that his sister knew more than what she was letting on too. Kira saw that dusk was fast approaching so he decided to get out of there quick.

"Well, I guess I am just a changed person then. I will see you tomorrow Cagalli," Kira responded as he got up to head back to his chambers.

"I thought so brother, I just hope it is not Flay Allster," Cagalli told herself as she left to find her mother.

Armory

Murrue knew right where to find Mu. Whenever he tries to escape something he always goes to the armory. She found him in there practicing his sword techniques.

"You really keep improving yourself Mu," She said to him.

Mu turned around, and saw Murrue there smiling at him. Normally he would be extremely happy, but something didn't seem right to him.

"Okay this is very weird, first she called me Mu instead of moron, Second she is smiling at me, what is going on?" Mu questioned himself.

Mu sat down on a bench, when Murrue came and sat right beside him.

"You just keep improving yourself I am very impressed," Murrue told him as she gave him a smile.

Mu loved every minute of that, but he couldn't take her playing games with him so he questioned her.

"Alright you can tell me what you really want now," Mu told her.

Murrue knew that she would have a hard time with this so she tried telling him the truth.

"Alright, I just want to know why the king is so happy." She asked.

Mu looked at her, "Ah…How should I know."

Murrue frowned at him.

"Okay if you tell me I'll go out with you once." She told him.

Mu heard that, and about jumped a mile high. He then thought that he would be selling out his king, but then again Kira never told him so he decided to go for it.

"Alright, I tell you I believe he is in love," Mu told her.

Murrue's head jerked up, "He's in love with who, the only girl that is ever near him is Flay Allster."

Mu shuck his head.

"No not that moron, He saw some girl in the crowd when he rode in the other day, Lets just say they never took there eyes off each other." Mu replied.

Murrue looked at him again. "You mean just some random girl, but whom."

"Well I could tell you by her clothes she looked like a servant, but she was very beautiful." Mu replied.

Murrue started thinking to herself. "I hope this doesn't cause trouble, I better inform Lady Via right away."

"What else can you say about her?" Murrue questioned again.

Mu started getting annoyed.

"Look I had to keep my eyes on him, but I could only see she had pink hair, and skin as white as snow." Mu replied.

"Now when do we go on our date?" Mu asked, but noticed Murrue was gone from the room.

"I hope I just didn't cause trouble for you Kira," Mu told himself.

Murrue was hastily walking towards Vias chambers; she knew this could be trouble if most nobles found out about this.

Kira's Chambers

Kira saw dusk fast approaching he decided he wanted to go now. He already informed the maids he didn't want to be disturbed the rest of the night. He put on his royal garments, sword, and quickly grabbed his cloak. He got ready, and headed down the secret path.

Via's Chambers

Cagalli came through the door to see her mother. She told her mother she would speak to Kira. Cagalli had a pretty good idea of what happened to her brother, but until she could confirm it she didn't want to say anything. They just talked about normal things until Murrue knocked at the door. Via told her to enter.

"My Lady and princess, I have the news you requested about his majesty." Murrue told her.

"Kira," Cagalli said.

"Yes princess, I saw my lady was curious, so I asked to investigate the matter." Murrue responded.

Cagalli then stood silent.

"Very good, what did you find out," Via asked.

"After talking with Mu, it seems his highness is in love." Murrue told them.

Via looked a little bit shocked, Cagalli knew she was right.

"That is what I suspected when I spoke with him today, but I wasn't sure," Cagalli told them.

Via looked over to her daughter then back to Murrue.

"He is in love with whom?" Via questioned.

Murrue looked at her, "Mu said she was a girl he saw when he came back to the castle yesterday."

Via looked at her.

"She's just some random girl?" Via questioned.

"Well Mu said, they couldn't keep there eyes off each other, He said, She looked like a servant." Murrue told her.

"A servant, you mean a former slave?" Cagalli asked.

"Yes, Mu said she was very beautiful, with pink hair, and skin as white as snow." Murrue replied.

"At least it's not Flay," Cagalli told herself.

Via smiled at what she heard. "It seems both my children are growing up so fast."

Cagalli looked at her.

"My Lady doesn't this concern you, that girl is a servant?" Murrue asked.

"No it doesn't concern me Murrue, The times have now changed," Via said.

"I understand that My Lady, but most nobles will not take this lightly." Murrue replied.

Via smiled again. "As long as both of my children are happy I don't care what her social class is."

Cagalli looked again.

"Why am I being brought up in this?" Cagalli questioned.

"You know exactly why Cagalli, Do I have to bring up his name?" Via replied to her.

Cagalli blushed, and then excused herself from the room.

Via and Murrue laughed at this.

"Well he will probably never see that girl again, so we may be having this conversation for nothing." Murrue told her.

Via smiled at her.

"No if Kira really wanted to meet that girl he will find a way," Via said.

Allster Estate

Lacus finished all of her work when she noticed that dusk was fast approaching. She smiled, than ran to her house to get ready to go. Her family couldn't afford good clothes, or products. She also knew though that Kira accepted her for just the way she was. Her mother had a feeling she was going out, so she decided to keep her husband busy, so he wouldn't bother Lacus. Lacus finished getting ready, and then noticed Mear by the door smirking at her.

"Where are you going Lacus?" Mear asked with a smile.

"I…ah…I am just going out for awhile Mear," Lacus replied.

Mear starting laughing, "Lacus even Mom knows your leaving so there is no need to beat around the bush."

Lacus blushed, "You mean she knows I'm going to see him?"

"Yeah she is keeping dad distracted so you better get going, or you will get a lecture about the whole king, servant, and routine." Mear told her.

Lacus thanked her sister, and practically ran out the door; she wanted to get to that fountain fast.

Eileen and Siegel watched from the window.

"You see dear our daughter is glowing, just let her be." Eileen told him.

Siegel looked at the expression on Lacus's face.

"Very well, I will give her my blessing." Siegel replied with a smile to his wife.

As Lacus ran out of the estate she knew the gate would be locked again, but she didn't care. Unknown to Lacus another Allster maid was watching her very closely under the orders of Flay. When she left the maid went right into the house to tell Flay.

Messiah Capitol of ZAFT

Arriving from there lands were the two leaders of the squads, Duel, and Buster. Yzac and Dearka arrived under the orders of the emperor.

To be continued…

(AN): I hope you like this chapter, the next chapter will take place mostly in ZAFT, and I hope to have it up by Wednesday, bye for now.