Title: Christmas Dinner
Claim: Kira/Yzak - Set 1
Theme: Set 1 #6 - A quiet Meal
Genres: General; Slight Romance
Pairings: Kira Yamato/Yzak Jule
Word Count: over 100
Rating: PG-13
Summary:
Kira Yamato was nervous, never in his life did he felt so nervous. Not when he'd first met the late chairman, Patrick Zala, and certainly not when he was piloting Strike for the first time. Yet, here he was feeling nervous over the idea of meeting the Jule's family for dinner.
He was drew back to reality when he heard a familiar voice telling him to calm down. Turning to his side, he found himself staring at one very calm and confident looking Yzak Jule.
"Don't worry too much, you know my mom adores you..." Yzak was saying.
"Yeah but..." Despite Yzak's soothing words, Kira couldn't help but felt nervous. Just the sheer thought of facing Yzak's mother and possibly, the rest of the Jule's family friends and relatives causes him to shudder involunteerily.
"Fear not...Kira, the worst is the presence of Dearka's family. They are our only family friends who's close to us, the rest of them could hardly care of what's been happening." Yzak interjected, sensing Kira's unspoken fears.
"Aa..." Kira responded, but was surprised by how well his boyfriend knew him. Directing a small smile towards his boyfriend's direction, he nodded in silent agreement. Yzak smiled back in response, and secretly thanked Athrun for telling him about Kira's traits for worrying over the slightest things. No one knows his boyfriend best than Athrun Zala, Kira's childhood friend. He couldn't help but wonder how Kira must have felt during the first war when Athrun was fighting against the Archangel. Instantly, guilt tugged at his heart but the determination of not ruining the day, allows him to push all strays thoughts to the very back of his mind.
Upon arriving on PLANT, several officers from the council greeted them both with respect. Although, Yzak had a suspicion that his mother had put them up to it. It's a well-known fact that the council held a grudge towards him when he gave up his position as a council members and leave for ORB, to live in peace with his boyfriend. His face took on a mask of indifference, not betraying any emotions, the way he'd behaved when he was still on ZAFT as he directed himself and Kira both towards the waiting car, where the chauffeur of Jule's family was awaiting.
The journey towards the Jule's family house was engulfed in silence, both men were wrapped in their own thoughts. It wasn't long before they arrived and both of them stepped off the car. They stood on the front porch for a moment to compose themselves, before Yzak knocked on the door firmly. Before long, the butler was at the door greeting them for their arrival and directed them both to the dining room where Eriza Jule was waiting.
Yzak was captured in a crushing hug of his mother when he'd first stepped into the room, he fought the urge to blush an interesting shade of red, knowing for a fact that Dearka was watching him from the corner, waiting for a chance to tease him mercilessly. Kira, who'd been standing behind him all the while was busily averting his eyes, trying to prevent a laugh from escaping.
It wasn't too long before Eriza let go of Yzak, but it seems like an eternity to Yzak. He couldn't help but shot a glare at both Dearka and Kira whom had been trying to keep themselves solemn and not breaking down into heaps of laughter, when he'd finally regained his cool composure. Nodding towards Dearka's father, he directed a silent greeting before introducing Kira to the Elthman's family. Dearka, was openly smirking at him, silently taunting him for bringing home the 'girlfriend' for his family reunion. Yzak, in turn, was trying his very best not to wipe that smirk off Dearka's smug face.
Meanwhile, Kira appeared not to be bothered by his boyfriend's antics and smiled politely at both Eriza Jule, and Dearka's family members. Before long, Eriza starts the dinner officially. Silence was maintained throughout the process, save for the clattering of plates, and eating untensils. The meal was taken in silence, which Kira was glad about, he would have dropped his fork and knife if anyone was to ask him any questions in question to his relationship with Yzak.
He had to admit he was worrying about the dinner, up until Eriza officially commerced the dinner without a word. Thankfully, Dearka had the insight to maintain silence about his relationship with Yzak, although the smug expression on the latter's face said otherwise. He would have dropped dead in embarrassment, if Dearka was to announce it openly to the others present for the dinner. Deciding to leave Dearka solely to Yzak, knowing the latter would be questioned by his boyfriend later on in time, Kira decided to focus solely on finishing his dinner in peace and quiet before any further interruptions could take place.
Sometime after dinner, and the Elthman's family had left. Yzak and Kira retreated to their room for the week and settled down in peace. Although, Kira knew the idea of them sharing a room was still rather uncomfortable for Yzak's mother to stomach, but Eriza had still lived it down and not questioned them of their current status. Kira appreciated the effort made by her, and the efforts on her part to make the dinner a quiet and peaceful one, touches him. He made a silent vow that he would try to avoid making any noise around while sharing a room with Yzak, partly to repay her of her kindness to make his stay around here as comfortable as possible, and also to spare her from any embarrassing moments on her son's prospective sex life.
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date started: 15/10/05
date completed: 15/10/05
date revised: 25/10/05