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Chapter Twenty-Nine

Doubt

Onogoro Castle

Throne Room

Hours had past and Lacus was still no where to be found, her guards didn't even check in which only made him worry more. He was about to order a search when the doors opened revealing someone who could have the answers Kira wanted.

Outside the Castle

Mear arrived at the castle that evening; she had to drop off a few documents that needed Lacus' approval for her work. Mear arrived at the front gates and the guards stopped her.

"State your business," They told her.

Mear looked at them, "I am just her to see my sister, and I need her approval on a few things."

The guards looked her over and there was no doubt that she looked like Lacus.

"Forgive us, I didn't recognize you as Lady Lacus' sister, you may go through." The guard told her.

Mear found it weird to have guards address her sister like that.

"Thank you," Mear said as she entered the gate.

One guard looked at another, "Did you see Lady Lacus today?"

The other guard looked at him, "No I didn't that is a little strange."

The two looked at each other for a little while longer and said no more.

Mear was walking up to the castle entrance, and then she realized that she had no idea where she was going.

"You need something Lacus?" Mu asked as he couldn't see her face.

Mear turned around a little shocked, "Sorry I'm not Lacus, she is my older sister."

Mu looked at her, "The apology is mine, you just look a lot like your sister."

Mear smirked, "I hear that a lot, anyway I'm looking for my sister have you seen her?"

Mu looked a little confused, He knew that Kira was looking for her, but he assumed she had to be with her family.

"I think you should come with me," Mu told her as he started leading her into the castle.

Mear was a little shocked when he did that.

"Is their anything wrong Sir?" Mear asked.

Mu didn't answer her as he just led her to the throne room.

Throne Room

The doors opened and Kira immediately looked at the doors, he saw Lacus' sister entering and hoped she would have answers for him.

"Hey kid I found her by the castle," Mu said.

Kira stood up, "Mear tell me do you know where Lacus is?" Kira asked as he stood up.

Mear looked at him, "I saw her earlier today, but I figured she would be here."

Kira's face went to worry, "Tell me everything that had happened?"

The tone of Kira's voice sounded more like an order than a request, and Mear told him everything.

"Lacus left this morning to go downtown with some of her friends, and then she said she was coming back here, is their anything wrong?" Mear asked concerned.

Kira took that to thought, "Do you know what has been troubling her these past few days."

Mear knew exactly what he was talking about, "Your Highness, she was a little upset about something that happened, and she said she was going to tell you today."

Kira grew impatient, "Listen Mear, I want to know exactly what happened."

His tone of voice changed which Mear heard; Mear remembered this tone from when she was in the hearing from Flay.

Mear hung her head, "Angela died last night."

That hit Kira like a ton of bricks, "She died from her illness."

Mear nodded.

Kira sat back down to soak that in, it was not the answer he wanted to hear.

"Why didn't she inform me of this?" Kira asked.

Mear looked at him, "She was going to today, but she…" Mear was cut off.

"That's enough," Kira said sternly trying to regain control of himself, which Mu seemed to notice.

Mear started at him.

Kira held his head for a second regaining his composure, he then looked at Mear again.

"So the last place she said she was going was downtown?" Kira asked returning to his normal voice.

Mear seemed to notice, "That's correct Your Highness."

Kira thought for a second and the doors flew open.

"Kira you need to look at this," she told him, as all of them looked at her.

Outside of Onogoro

Yzac and the rest of them arrived at the spot where Allsters messenger left the money wagon for them. They got off there wagon and opened the back revealing the still unconscious Lacus.

"Should we head to Messiah now?" Rey asked.

Yzac looked at him, "Correct one of you get on that wagon, and we will offer the goods to the Emperor."

Shinn looked at him, "What should we do with her?" he asked.

Yzac looked at her, "Leave her there for know, when we get to Messiah she will walk behind our cart like a slave should, tie her up for know."

Shinn agreed and did what he was told. He then got on the money wagon and started riding it off. Rey controlled the wagon with Lacus, and Yzac rode a horse. First they changed back into There ZAFT clothing, and then started heading for the border.

"Think the border will give us any trouble?" Rey asked.

Yzac looked at him, "That fool gave us good information we should have no trouble."

Rey smiled, "How much time before the ORB King finds us?"

Yzac looked at him, "Hopefully soon I want my duel with him."

Rey nodded, but he also wanted a chance at this King.

They said very little as they headed to the ZAFT border.

Onogoro Castle

Cagalli's spot

Cagalli was with Athrun heading to there spot, they found it hard to keep their hands off each other.

They arrived at their spot and Athrun showered her with a passionate kiss, Cagalli melted into it as she returned it with more passion. Cagalli's hand fell to the table when she felt what seemed to be a letter.

They broke there kiss and looked at the letter.

"What is that?" Athrun asked.

Cagalli picked it up, "It's from Lacus she wants me to give it to Kira."

Athrun looked at her, "Why would she drop it here?"

Cagalli looked at him, "She found me here a few times, and I guess she figured I would find it."

"That's kind of strange," Athrun said.

Cagalli opened it up, "I agree."

Athrun stared at her, "If Kira opened my letter to you, you would kill him.

Cagalli smiled, "Correct, but I have a feeling something is wrong."

Athrun stood silent as Cagalli started reading the letter.

Cagalli read the letter and held a hand to her face.

"What's wrong?" Athrun asked.

Cagalli handed the letter over to Athrun who read it, and his eyes got big as well.

"I have to give this to Kira," Cagalli said.

Athrun looked at her, "I will go with you."

Cagalli stared at him, "No, I better do this alone."

Athrun nodded and gave her a small kiss, "I will see you later."

Cagalli smiled at him and ran off to the throne room.

Throne Room

"Kira you need to look at this," Cagalli told him as she entered the room, all of them looked at her.

Kira looked at his sister, "Can't this wait?"

Cagalli shuck her head and ran up to Kira.

"Read this Kira," Cagalli said as she handed him the letter.

Kira looked at her confusingly and started reading the letter.

Kira…

When you read this I will be gone, I know this is short notice and you're probably angry, but I can't take it anymore. I can't handle all the pressure, people reject me and even try to hurt me, which makes them hate you.

You will do much better without a lowly former slave like me; it was a mistake to think we could be together.

Please don't look for me; I will start a new life somewhere else. Please find someone who is worthy enough to be a Queen. I know you will rule well as a King with a much more worthy woman as a Queen. I'm sorry again and I don't blame you for hating me, but please forget about me.

Lacus.

Kira finished reading the letter and his body was stunned, all in the room seem to notice as well.

"Kid you alright?" Mu asked.

Kira didn't look at any of them as he started storming out of the room. The guards tried to open the doors for him but Kira knocked them out of the way and stormed down the hall to his study. This was something that didn't register in his mind yet.

Cagalli knew everything, but the others in the room didn't.

"What was that about?" Mu asked.

Cagalli looked at him, and then at Mear.

"Your Lacus's sister right?" Cagalli asked.

Mear knew her, "I am princess."

Cagalli's mind was elsewhere or she would have told her never to call her that.

Cagalli then told her what the letter said; Mear heard everything and stared at her blankly.

"She would never do that," Mear said.

Mu looked at her, "You're sure?"

Mear glared at him, "She loves him more than anything, she would not leave him or the rest of her family."

Cagalli looked at her, "I somehow know your right, I got to know Lacus well over the past month and I agree with you."

"What should we do?" Mear asked.

Cagalli looked at her, "Inform the rest of your family about this and see if Lacus saw any of them today."

Mear smiled and immediately left the castle.

"Is something on your mind princess?" Mu asked.

Cagalli looked at her, "Yes my brother, I have a feeling it will happen again."

Mu frowned he had that feeling as well.

Outside Jibril heard every word and couldn't help but grin widely, Jibril then decided to go and inform George of what has transpired.

Kira stormed down the hall and into his study slamming the door as he entered.

Kira's Study

Kira entered his study and quickly sat down at his desk staring at the letter. A million thoughts went into his head.

"It's a lie, she would not do this," Kira told himself.

"Wait…she has been distant the past few days…after what Flay did to her could I really blame her if she ran away," Kira kept telling himself.

Kira read the letter over and over, as thoughts kept going in and out of his mind he couldn't take it. Kira angrily stood from his desk and flipped it over, while cursing to himself. He backed himself to the far wall knocking over and destroying everything that was in his way.

The desk made a loud noise, and everything he did made the guards that were outside enter the room thinking something was wrong.

"Your Majesty are you alright?" The guards asked as they entered the room.

Kira instantly looked at them, "Leave," He told them a little sternly.

The guards looked at the room, "What happened in here…" One said but Kira angrily shouted at them.

"GET OUT!" Kira shouted at them.

The guards took one look in their King's eyes and knew they would be moments away from death.

"Yes My Lord," They said as they quickly left the room shutting the doors behind them.

Kira instantly slouched back down the wall, thinking of Lacus.

"She left…she lied to me she said… she wanted to be here." Kira told himself.

"No it was a lie, she would never do that, her eyes were always pure and beautiful, her heart was generous she would not just abandon her family if that was true." Kira debated to himself over and over.

His thoughts were torn between the trust and love he felt for Lacus, deep down he knew she would never do that, however he was not really thinking clearly at the moment.

Outside the study

The guards were struck in horror after what had happened to them in there. They heard three figures come to the scene. One was Mu and the other Cagalli and Athrun; they could tell by the looks in the guard's eyes that there was nothing good that happened.

"What happened?" Mu asked.

The guard looked at them, "Sir, we heard a loud noise in there and investigated it; we then entered and found the room destroyed."

The other guard finished the story, "We found the King against the back wall he told us to leave, and when we tried to see if there was a problem he shouted at us to get out, the look in his eyes was…that of a Diablo" The guard told them.

Mu knew what went on, but Athrun never saw his friend like that and was a little confused.

"Are you saying he tried to harm you?" Athrun asked.

The guard nodded his head, "No General, but he has it in him."

Athrun couldn't believe it; Cagalli knew that Athrun didn't know anything that went on so she filled him in. Athrun heard the story and was in a little shock.

"Maybe I should talk to him," Athrun said.

Cagalli looked at him, she really didn't want him to, Kira in this state would battle anyone, and the only one who ever return him to normal was missing. After hours Athrun couldn't take it anymore.

Cagalli looked at Athrun as he was about to head for the study doors, but the doors flew open revealing their King with the darkest eyes anyone has ever seen.

Messiah Castle

Gil was waiting for an important guest as he was waiting for Yzac to return, and that guest arrived on time.

"You sent for me Your Highness," Dearka said as he walked up to the throne.

Gil looked at him, "I have a task for you."

Dearka looked at him, "Whatever you want My Lord."

Gil smiled, "As soon as Yzac returns you will take your squad and do a full assault on the ORB city of Boaz."

Dearka smiled but was a little surprised, "Whatever you say My Lord."

Gil looked at him, "Make sure your squad is prepared to leave on a moments notice."

Dearka bowed, "I will make the preparations myself sire."

Gil smiled and dismissed him.

Onogoro Allster Estate

George and Flay returned that evening Flay had a huge grin on her face as she arrived home.

"Well is she gone daddy?" Flay asked.

George looked around as Jibril came into the room.

"I suppose we will find out," George told her.

Jibril stopped in front of them, "Your request has been taken care of Allster, and she is gone."

George smiled while flay had a huge grin on her face.

"Stupid slave girl is a slave again, this is a wonderful day Daddy," Flay said jumping up and down.

George looked at him, "Does the King know?"

Jibril smirked, "He has read the letter and from what I saw is now pushing everything away."

George slightly smiled, "Than everything will work out as I planned."

Flay smiled, "Now I get to be Queen right Daddy, the King really made me mad at the trial, but the way he used that power really turned me on, I think I should see him later."

Jibril glared at her, "It's to soon, give him a little time, if he sees you know you will without a doubt fall prey to his sword."

Flay frowned, "But I want to be Queen now," Flay whined.

George shuck his head he was hoping she would change her attitude, but it didn't.

"He is right Flay let us see how this plays out a little while," George told her.

Flay started pouting, but agreed with her father.

Onogoro Castle

Kira was still slumped against the wall, with the thoughts going into his head.

"She didn't tell me about Angela, why didn't she trust me that I could handle it…wait trust it means she doesn't trust me…she left and I will never see her again." Kira told himself.

Kira then stared at the wall

"No…she couldn't have written that especially after the time we have spent together…not after the love we found with each other…" Than it hit Kira, "She said she loved me she told me she loved me and she always would, and her eyes and her soul told me she was not lying, which means someone else wrote that letter, and I will find the truth. I will not stop until I hear the words from your mouth My Love. If you didn't want to be with me then you would tell me. I will find you." Kira told himself as he rose from the wall.

Kira then stood there for a second, and realized it was night, and almost morning. He had been thinking all night, and if Lacus didn't write that he knew who would try something like that. Kira stormed out of the doors his eyes the darkest so far and looked at everyone there staring at him.

Kira looked at Mu, "Bring me George Allster." Kira said as he walked past them heading to the throne room.

Athrun looked at Mu, "I guess your right."

Mu looked at him, "It will only get worse, but if he wants Allster than he doesn't believe she left willingly.

All stood their in thought for awhile and then departed to try and think of something.

ZAFT near Messiah

Yzac and the rest of them rode through the night; they were easily able to get past the border. When they were near Messiah Lacus woke up.

Lacus got up and looked around it was hard because she couldn't move. Lacus looked at the three figures and was horrified.

Yzac noticed, "So the slave is up, don't worry were almost at our destination."

Lacus looked at him, "Why are you taking me?"

Yzac smiled, "Simple our orders, you are good bait."

Lacus frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Simple, our plan is almost finished, all we need now is for the ORB King to arrive and we will get our war." Yzac told her.

Lacus felt horrible, "Why does ZAFT continue to want to fight us?"

Yzac laughed as did the rest of them, "We want ORB's land, and we will get it."

Lacus frowned as her thoughts went to Kira, she knew he would come after her, but it would cause another war and she believed her life wasn't worth it, that was what her mind told her but her heart told her a different story. She knew this would destroy him, and if ZAFT wanted a war so bad Kira would give them one, however it would destroy his spirit.

Yzac ordered the wagon to stop, he then made Lacus walk behind it. Lacus knew what this meant to well. She was no longer an equal, she was once again a slave, Lacus knew they would take anything of value she had, so she instantly hid the hairclip that Kira gave her so she could still have something that reminded her of him.

Luckily for her they didn't find it, Yzac got back on the wagon.

"You will soon see our Emperor, I suggest you stay quiet or else." Yzac told her as they continued to head into Messiah. Lacus had to keep up or the wagon would pull her, she struggled and kept up to it. A small tear went down her face as she kept her mind on Kira.

Onogoro Castle

Kira was waiting impatiently for George to arrive; Cagalli and Athrun watched him with concern as he never took his eyes off the door.

To be continued…

(AN): I hope you liked this chapter; the next one will be up by Wednesday later.