Just Speaking…

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Chapter 6: Fallin'

"Kira! Kira!" Tolle's fingers were snapping – obviously trying to catch his friend's attention.

"Hey, Kira! Wake up!" Tolle's voice was louder than before.

"Huh?" spoke Kira who was finally out from "Dreamland", "Oh, sorry Tolle."

"Are you alright?" his friend asked. "Gee, I never seen Kira act like this before," he thought.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," Kira said with an assuring smile.

"Kira, you're not alright. What's going on?" Tolle asked – sounding more worried than ever.

Kira took a deep breath and then focused his eyes on the can of soda he was drinking. "Tolle, remember the red-haired girl I danced with when we went out?" he asked his friend solemnly.

"Hmm…" Tolle really isn't the type of person who could remember everything. "Yeah, I remember now. Her name is Flay Allster, right?"

"You're right. Ever since the night we first met…and until now," he paused and sighed heavily, "I just can't stop thinking of her."

"She's so beautiful," he added dreamily.

"Kira," Tolle uttered sincerely, "do you have a thing for this girl?"

"I…," Kira stopped and looked at his friend seriously, "What made you ask that?"

"You said that you can't stop thinking of her. My friend," Tolle patted his shoulder, "That is one of the symptoms that you're in love."

"I…I…I don't know, Tolle," he said hesitantly, "You see, we only met each other once and I only know her name. I really don't think that I love her already."

Kira then took a long sip of his soda and then breathed out a heavy sigh. "I don't even know when I will see her again."

Tolle stood up from his seat and turned his head to face his miserable friend with a smile to cheer him up.

"Don't worry, Kira. There will come a time that you and Flay would see each other again." After that he left.

"I hope Tolle's right," Kira thought as he pictured the girl of his dreams.

"Flay…"

"Flay Allster…"

At Lacus' mansion…

"Brilliant, my lady," Reverend Malchio applauded just when Lacus finished playing the piano.

"Thank you, Reverend Malchio," she bowed.

After a while, both of them took a quiet walk in the Clyne Family gardens. While they were taking a stroll, the family's loyal butler couldn't help noticing Lacus' eyes.

"My lady, can you guess how long I've been serving to your family?" he asked.

"Oh," Lacus replied being a little bit surprised, "Well…umm…all I know you took care of me ever since I was born."

"You see, my lady," he said as he gazed up to the night sky, "I've been a part of your family since your father was your age."

"That seems so long, Reverend."

"Yes, it is, my lady."

"That is why I know your family very well…even their actions and what they're thinking about," he said as stopped to look at Lacus' baby blue eyes.

"I see that you have observed my actions…especially my eyes, Reverend," she said in a sad tone.

"My lady, is there something bothering you?" he asked worryingly.

Tears suddenly came rolling down her cheeks. "Reverend, I don't know when I will see him again."

"There, there, my lady," he said as he hugged her for comfort, "You will meet each other again someday."

"My lady, I never thought that this moment would come so quickly. You are already growing up to become a young woman. My lady, you're already falling in love…"

Sai's Restaurant…

"Two days have already passed and I haven't seen the slightest of her," Kira thought and then breathed out a heavy sigh.

"So Kira, ready?" asked Sai who is leaning against the doorway.

"You know I'm always ready," Kira retorted.

"Ok. I'll just go back outside to see the crowd." Next thing, Sai was gone.

"Flay…will I ever get to see you again?" Kira thought again.

Outside…

"Hmm…where do you think shall we eat, Neil?" asked a red-haired girl as she laid her head to his strong shoulder.

"You're already hungry?"

"Well…yeah. Besides, it's already dinner time."

"Oh, alright," said the guy with black hair and matching copper highlights, "Anything for my girl." Then he planted light kiss on her head.

"Oh look, Neil! Let's eat there," she said as she pointed at a building across the street.

"Hmm…Archangel. Sounds fine with me," he answered.

"Take a look at this, Neil."

"Oh, a band is going to perform tonight. You do love bands, don't you?" he said with a wide grin on his handsome face.

"Yes. C'mon, I'm really excited," she said excitingly as she looped her arm around his and began dragging him to the glass door entrance.

"Excited for what? To eat or to see the band?" he joked that earned him a 'shut-up' look from his girl.

After searching for a good spot to see the band, Neil excused himself from his date because he needs to go to the restroom.

"I'll be right back," he said. Before he left, he planted a soft kiss on her cheek.

"Ok."

All of a sudden, the crowd began to applause because the singer has already come up on stage. Excited to see what singer looks like, the beautiful red-haired girl focused her eyes on stage.

"He certainly looks handsome," she thought.

"Alright, I better get this show on the road," the singer said. He then started strumming the first few chords of the song. "This song is dedicated to all the people who are…falling in love."

You sit there in my shadows

And you call it your relief

"Wait a minute, I recognize that brown hair and that pair of handsome amethyst eyes," the red-haired girl thought again as she leaned a little forward to take a closer look at the guy.

Don't be the one with bad eyes for

the things that I could see

(Don't give me that)

Kira's eyes looked around slowly at the audience as he sang. There was a group of friends having a great time talking, two guys who seem lovesick were drinking beer at the counter where the bar is located, and sweet couples in every side of the room.

After singing the second stanza of the song, his eyes grew wide when he recognized a girl with silky red hair and silvery blue eyes staring at him as if she knows him.

"Flay…" he thought as his heart pounded faster in his chest, "is…is that you?"

I can't believe

"It's him," she said in a low voice.

You're the one for me

She placed her hand to her mouth. "It's the guy whom I danced with at Blue Cosmos!" her thoughts screamed.

If it was this easy to find you

"It is Flay!" Kira's thoughts screamed as well. He wanted to run hug her and tell her how he misses her so much, but here he is -- performing on stage in front of a lot of people.

I should be ready for a fall

"I want to tell her that I've searching for her after all these days, but…" he paused, "What is she doing here? Is she waiting for someone?"

I should be ready for a fall

After Kira's Performance…

At last! Kira's performance has ended. He can't wait to talk to Flay. After packing his guitar quickly to its case, he immediately rushed outside. He even almost bumped into Kuzzey.

"Hey! Slow down, man," he said.

"Yeah…next time," Kira replied back.

As he watched his friend vanish from his sight, Kuzzey raised an eyebrow and scratched his head. "What's gotten into that guy?" he wondered.

When Kira was already outside, he began to search for his "beloved".

"There she is," he said as soon as he had spotted her, "she's still sitting there all by herself."

Slowly, he walked close to her table. He wanted to talk to her so badly. When he was finally at her table, Flay noticed his presence and then, they were both locked by each other's stares.

They were staring at each other like there's no tomorrow, until Flay tore away from his gaze and looked down to where her hands are.

Kira blinked twice when he finally realized how long they were staring at each other. His cheeks turned red when he thought about this.

"I…" they spoke in unison. Then, both of them gave out a soft chuckle.

"Alright, Flay, ladies should go first," Kira said like a usual gentleman.

"No, you go first," she refused.

"I insist."

"Alright," she then took a deep breath, "I was just wondering. So you're the star here?"

"Well…yeah…sort of…" he blushed – feeling kind of embarrassed when some people consider him as a star, "By the way, I forgot to give you my name when we last met. My name is Kira Yamato, the vocalist and lead guitarist of the band."

"No need to introduce myself. You already know me," she said, "Now, it's your turn to do the talking."

"Ok. I just want to tell you…"

"Flay," a voice cut him off.

"Oh, it's you Neil," Flay said when she knew the owner of the voice, "What took you so long?"

"Well…when I was on my way here, my classmates from elementary greeted me. They asked me to join, but I said that I couldn't leave you. Being stubborn pigheads, they pulled me to the other side of the room to join them. That time, I couldn't say 'no' to them, so I surrendered. I really want to introduce you to them, but I couldn't call you because of so many people. I'm sorry, baby, but I really tried," he said.

"What did he just call Flay? Baby?" Kira was surprised.

"Well…umm…it's alright. I understand," she uttered a bit nervously.

All of a sudden, Kira saw the worst nightmare he has ever seen since the death of his parents. Neil pulled Flay close to his body and gave her a sweet kiss on the lips. On the other hand, Flay was surprised with her boyfriend's action. And why the heck in front of Kira!

After breaking the kiss, Flay grew silent for a while, but managed to speak behind her boyfriend's sudden action. "Neil, you shouldn't have done that," she said.

"Why not?" he asked.

"Didn't you notice that we have company?" she retorted.

Neil finally knew what she meant. There was a guy seating on one of their chairs of the table. "Oh, now I see. So, who's the guy, Flay?"

"Neil, meet Kira, the vocalist and lead guitarist of the band. Kira, meet Neil Vonché (JS…: Pronounced as "VON – shey"), my…" she stopped.

"Flay, you don't have to be ashamed of it," he said.

"My…my…my boyfriend. Neil is my boyfriend," she uttered nervously – trying hard not to focus on Kira's amethyst eyes.

Hearing those words, Kira's heart shattered into pieces. For all this time while he was missing her so badly, here she is…with her boyfriend. All he wanted to do right now is to cry, but he shouldn't let Flay see this – especially Neil.

"Nice to meet you," greeted Neil with a fake smile.

"If you don't mind, Kira, me and my girlfriend would like to have our dinner…alone. I hope you don't mind," he uttered sarcastically.

"Kira…" Flay thought sadly.

"Sure, anyway, I was on my way backstage," Kira said as a crooked smile was on his face, "Enjoy!" After that, he ran swiftly away from the couple.

"I know that Kira-guy has a thing for my girl," Neil thought sinisterly as soon as he ran his eyes to look for something to eat. "I saw the whole incident." Flashbacks of Kira and Flay's eye contact were pictured in his mind. "The kiss wasn't an accident. I did it to get him away from Flay."

Alternatively, Flay couldn't stop thinking of Kira. "Kira…" – hearing his name just makes her blush. Unexpectedly, a loud thump was heard in her heart. She clutched her chest – shocked at what she just heard. Suddenly, another loud thump was heard from her heart, then another, then another, then another…

I should be ready for a fall

"No! This can't be! I think…I think…I'm falling in love with Kira," her thoughts concluded.

I should be ready for a fall

Just Speaking…

Sorry it took a long time to update this chapter. I was really busy doing schoolwork and other assignments; I barely have time for myself! Anyway, please continue to support my fanfic! Thanks in advance!

Featured Song: "Ready for a Fall" – PJ Olsson (Dawson's Creek Soundtrack)

Up Next: Chapter 7 – Heartbeats (I'm still thinking about the title…)

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Athrun and Cagalli will finally meet face to face!