Just Speaking…

Hi! I just want to thank all those readers who took their time to send their reviews. It really inspired me. Now, I would like to present Chapter 2 of my story featuring Lacus' and Kira's lives. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Pain and Tears

"Reverend Malchio, isn't the night sky so beautiful?" spoke a girl with baby blue eyes softly to her butler.

"Yes it is, my lady. The stars are like tiny jewels in your quiet eyes," he replied admiringly.

Lacus sat back on her chair – still staring at "sea of darkness" through her glass window. She looked at a star outshining the others.

She was the only child in her very wealthy family. To maintain the family business, both of them decided to work abroad and left her in the hands of their loyal butler, Reverend Malchio. "I was only four years old when they left me," she thought, "Still, I don't understand why they need to leave me here."

Nine years have passed since her parents went away, and during those years she waited…waited…and waited. At the age of 13, she received a letter from her parents. The letter read:

Dear Lacus,

Please forgive us if we hadn't call nor send a letter to you for the past years, but we like to give you this beautiful pendant as a sign of our love to you.

With love,

Your father and your mother

When she took out the pendant from the envelope, she was mesmerized by its beauty. She wrote a letter back to her parents telling how she truly appreciates the gift.

A couple of years have gone by she hadn't received any respond, until…

"My lady! My lady!" Reverend Malchio shouted from across the balcony where Lacus was standing – breathing some fresh air.

"Oh, Reverend Malchio! Why do you have to scream so loud?" Lacus said calmly (as usual).

"My lady," Reverend Malchio spoke but still panting, "Mr. and Mrs. Clyne have been assassinated!"

After hearing those words, Lacus fell to her knees and her eyes just stared at the floor in shock. Her body started to tremble. She didn't know what to do.

That night, the bodies of her parents were brought to her. She then, immediately conducted a funeral for them -- inviting all the friends and business partners of her parents.

The police also organized an operation to find out who the killer was, but it was no use because no one had seen the killer's face.

"Reverend Malchio, tell the police to stop searching for the criminal. Even if they found him, he can not repay my parents' death," ordered Lacus coldly.

"Yes, my lady," answered Reverend Malchio.

"I'm already left all alone in this cruel world," Lacus thought sadly.

She stood up from her chair and walked closer to the window – still focusing her eyes steadily on the night sky. Tears then formed in them and slowly, one of them rolled down to her rosy cheeks, and another, and another, until she started to weep without a sound. "Mother…Father…I miss you so much," she spoke in a cracked voice, "Now that you're away, can you grant my freedom like ordinary people do?"

Reverend Malchio noticed this and gently patted her shoulder. "My lady, you're having too many thoughts inside your mind. You might as well go to sleep," he said softly. The young girl placed her hand lightly on his and answered in a nod.

Several knocks were heard loudly on the dressing room door.

"Kira! The show starts in 5 minutes. Hurry up if you're not yet ready!" a voice shouted from the door.

After hearing that voice, he continued to look at himself in a very large mirror. Suddenly, another voice – crying out his name in deep pain came into his mind.

"Mother! Father!" he cried softly to himself, "Why…why can't I forget what happened to you?" Visions of that day flashed into his mind. He still remembers it – that terrible day.

It was his birthday as well as his mother's. His father took them out in a very beautiful place in the mountains as his birthday gift to them. After a week's stay there, something unexpected happened.

They were going down the zigzag road that rainy night. He was sleeping until a loud honk was heard. His father tried to maneuver the car away from the truck that is heading straight in front of them; however, he lost control and the vehicle slammed to a big tree on the other side of the highway. Gas came out -- rapidly set the car aflame. It took minutes before he finally regained his consciousness. He tried to get himself out but a sudden pang in his left leg held him back. He cried bitterly as he urged himself to get out. When the time he was out, he thought of his parents who were still trapped inside. At the moment he struggled to get them out, the car exploded.

"Mother! Father!" he cried aloud over and over again. "I'm sorry…I wasn't able to save you," he whimpered to himself. Raindrops from above still continued to fall, so as his tears of sadness and sorrow.

After that unfortunate accident, all he could remember was waking up at hospital room.

"Oh, I see you're finally awake," a boy spoke who seems the same as his age, "You have been sleeping for hours."

"Umm…do I know you?" Kira asked as he tries to sit but felt a great pain all over his body that caused him to wince.

"You must be careful in every movement you make. The doctors said that your body is extremely hurt because of the accident," the guy with orange hair said back in reply.

"Oh, to answer your question, I'm Sai Argyle," he said in a friendly tone as he extended his hand for a handshake.

"Well, I'm Kira Yamato," he uttered while he extended slowly his hand.

"Sai, are you the one who brought me here?" Kira asked.

"Indeed, Kira. My driver was driving until he saw a car that is all burned up. When I took a closer look, I saw you lying unconsciously near the vehicle. I told my driver to look around the site until he told me that there were two bodies that were all burned up too. When I brought you to my car, I observed your face and found a tear coming out of your eyes. I could tell that you've been crying even before I came," Sai paused for a while when he noticed the sad look on Kira's face. "I'm sorry, Kira," he said in a low tone.

"It's alright, Sai. I'm fine," Kira spoke in cracked voice while he began wiping his tears away.

Just when Sai was about to speak, a blonde-haired man wearing a black suit stepped in. "Sir Argyle, we have to go now."

"Alright Astrael, just give me a minute ok?" Sai spoke out.

"Yes, sir. Sorry that I interrupted your conversation," the man replied politely before he walked out and left the room.

"Pardon me, Kira, if I have to leave so soon, but I could send Astrael to pick you up as soon as your condition is fine. You may stay in my house for a short while," Sai offered with a smile.

"I also have an offer for you," he then spoke seriously, "You're already all alone in this world. I want you to think about this offer over and over again. I want you to be a regular performer at my restaurant. I don't know what talent you have but I know you do. Don't worry; I'll pay you so that you can have your own place to live in. Think about it, Kira."

Kira stared at the window right beside him then finally at Sai's orange eyes. "Ok, I'll think about it. Thank you, Sai," he said with a warm smile.

Sai was about to leave until he remembered to tell something. "By the way, Kira, you don't have to worry about your hospital expenses. I paid them all," he spoke and also gave him a warm smile. Finally, he closed the door while Kira's lips formed a smile behind his parents' tragic death.

"Kira! Kira!" a loud voice disrupted his thoughts, "Kira! C'mon you're about to perform!"

"Coming!" he shouted back while he wiped his tears away. "The past still hunts me and tears my inside apart," he thought but put up a smile, "But life still goes on for me and that's the reason why I'm here."