Highschool Drama!

By Rosegirl18


A/N: Eeee… I was going to start this chapter immediately, really! But then I got a huge writers' block (which is totally understandable, considering the last chapter's ending), but then again, I've been lazy too long, and with midterms and final exams coming up, I should write anything that comes into my mind. Wait a sec, midterms? Heeey, that's what I said on the summary! Yeah! Midterm angst it is. Now if I can just get Kira to settle this Fllay/Lacus thing down without much fuss from the KiraLacus fans AND the whole plot…


Ch 11: The Triangle Begins


Cagalli sat up in her bed, angered by this whole situation. Her vision was blurry, and her head hurt like hell, but she'd had enough. This indecisiveness had dragged itself out for more than enough time. Lacus was weeping in her washroom, and Fllay was sniffling in Kira's bedroom. And Kira himself was between the two rooms, paralyzed in his own effort to choose.

She turned to Athrun. "Get Kira and take him for a long drive. And knock some sense into his head," she ordered her blue-haired companion.

He protested. "But your condition – "

"Shut up and do as I say. I know how to deal with hangovers."

Athrun reluctantly got up. He knew Cagalli was in a state that definitely needed help, but Kira's emotional need was much greater. He ran into the hallway and touched Kira's shoulder. "Kira, come on."

Seeing his friend in this state made Athrun sad. He went to Kira's room and grabbed a scarf, ignoring Kira's sniffling girlfriend.

"Lets go Kira, lets catch up on some things," Athrun said, handing Kira the scarf and leading him to the garage. Instead of wearing the scarf, Kira stared at the garment, holding it in his hands.

During the first few minutes of the ride, both of them were silent. They had had enough in their minds for the evening.

"Lacus gave me this," Kira said out of the blue, still holding on to the knitted piece of wool. Athrun did not speak, wondering why Kira would bring it up. "Before the party, I found something in the wool."

Athrun glanced sideways at his friend, who took something out of his pocket.

It was a gold locket.

Athrun stopped the car and took a closer look. "What is this?" Seeing Kira's dazed expression, Athrun took the locket out of his hands and opened it.

Inside was a photo of two people, faces so miniscule that Athrun could barely make out who they were. But he knew. The two were Kira and Lacus, back in time with their Academy of ZAFT uniforms, hand in hand.


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In her boyfriend's bedroom, Fllay stayed on the bad, muttering illegible consoling to herself under her breath. Was Kira truly still her boyfriend? Was that her last kiss from him?

"No!" she whispered, "Kira is mine. He will always be mine!"

She fumbled around her purse and pulled out a cigarette. This will calm me down, she thought, but just before she was about to light it, Cagalli burst in, limping slightly and hanging onto the wall for balance.

"No smoking in the house," the blond managed, "Get out."

Fllay burst into tears again. Today was going all wrong. I'm going to kill myself.

She hastily left, dropping her unlighted cigarette in the process. Yes, she would end all this pain. Kira would be sorry then.

Slightly startled by Fllay's abrupt leave, Cagalli walked unsteadily back to her room, when she called "Everyone's left, Lacus, come out."

Slowly, after a pause, the doorknob turned. Her eyes were red but dry, and to her friend she managed a small smile. "Everything goes wrong in Highschool, doesn't it?"

Cagalli gave her a hug. "Of course," her heart being torn apart at how an innocent array of friends became so anguished with their relationships with each other, she asked, "Will you sleep over today?"

Lacus nodded. She needed Cagalli, and Cagalli needed her.

"I'll just go and tell Stellar." Lacus left, and went down the stairs.

During the way down, she almost ran right into Kira, who was out of breath.

"Lacus!"

"Kira?"

A million thoughts ran in her head, but the bottom line was that she was embarrassed. Why did I run away like that? What would Kira be thinking?

Their eyes met for a second, but she broke away. "K-Kira…"

Kira grabbed both her arms, startling Lacus. "Lacus, I'm sorry!" he burst out. Lacus just stared at him, not knowing what to say. She didn't know what he was apologizing for. And she was just about to ask him what, when he started talking again. "I know I've been looking at the wrong person, because – "

Lacus suddenly felt air-headed. Because she knew exactly what he was going to say. But could it be true? Would it last?

" – the one I truly like is you." Kira finished. Lacus knew it was impossibly silly, but her surroundings blanked. The only thing she was Kira.

I love you too! She wanted to say. She wanted to say it to the whole world.

But Kira was leaning into her, and she decided that her statement should wait, and she leaned in for the climax of this year… her first kiss.

Rrrring, rrring.

Kira stopped.

Rrring, rrring…

Sending a very apologetic look towards Lacus, he asked, "Is that your cellphone?"

"No…" Lacus said in a disappointed tone. "It must be yours, Kira."

"Well, I'm sure it can wait." Kira said.

"No, you should take the call. It might be important."

"Alright then…" Kira took out his phone and clicked on it to receive the call. It had stopped ringing, but the caller had left a message.

The unstable voice burst out from the phone. "Kira! I'm going to kill myself. Everyone hates me, even you. I'm never going to come back, and then everyone will remember me. Ne, Kira? I'm going…"

The caller had been Fllay.


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Cagalli clutched her head and fell back on the bed. "Ugh… no more alcohol for me in this lifetime," she said to herself.

"You got that right," Athrun said, coming into her room. Cagalli sat upright again, eager to hear the details. "Kira seems pretty dazed to me. I don't think he's ready to choose anyone at this point."

Cagalli scowled. "That idiot shouldn't have involved himself with that witch in the first place," she said.

Athrun sighed. "I think he's in love with both of them."

"Not if he came to his senses," Cagalli grumbled. "It's a good thing I chased Fllay out today."

"That's definitely not good," Athrun told her, "I think she's going a bit cuckoo, so you shouldn't provoke her."

"Whatever," Cagalli gave in, "I gonna sleep. You can stay over, if you want."

"Sure, if your parents are okay with it."

Cagalli's eyes snapped open. "Oh no," she gasped. "Mom and Dad…"


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"Well, what did you guys think?" Yzak asked expectantly.

"I think it was too melancholy," Shinn said. "Are you gonna play Soul Calibur 3 or not?"

"I wanna play Tekken 5."

"I don't like Tekken! Besides, I don't have it."

Shiho fumbled around in her bag. "I have it."

"You carry games around in your bag?"

"Only Tekken 5."

The gaming group was chattering away when a flash of blue and yellow went in front of them.

"Stop!" Cagalli yelled," Shinn, we need to clean up!"

"Why?"

"Mom and Dad, what's why!" she screeched. "Off with all the shtuff!"

"Why? We didn't do anything illegal."

Cagalli went red. "Don't tell me I was the only person who got drunk today!"

"You got drunk?" Mayu coughed, "That's very bad."

"Of COURSE it's bad, that's why I –"

"Cagalli, stop yelling at Mayu."

"YOU SHUT UP SHINN!"

"Weren't you saying something about cleaning up?" Shiho asked.

"DAMN." Cagalli said. Athrun sighed.

"Stop it, Cagalli. Lets get Kira and Lacus and clean this place up." Athrun turned to the gamers. "You guys clean up the TV area and go home. Shinn, Mayu, pretend you're asleep."

"I'm sleeping over," said Ezra.

"Me too," said Stellar.

"And me," said Shinn.

"You live here," Cagalli glared. "Where the hell is Kira and Lacus, anyway?"

Athrun sighed again. "Please don't tell me they're together…"


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"You have to go," Lacus said, shocked. "We have to go save her."

Kira was shaking. "w-where is she?"

Lacus grabbed his hand. "Come on, Kira. Let's go."

Lacus would have been lying if she said she had gotten a hold of his arm because she wanted to save Fllay. But she knew. Kira could never see Fllay die…he wouldn't be able to live it through.

"Kira! Lacus!" Athrun and Cagalli's voices reached their ears. She hesitated, but pulled on Kira's arm again.

"Let's go, Kira."


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"Damn it, where are those two going?" Cagalli thought. The sliver of hope that had come into her mind passed quickly when she saw their faces. "Kira, Lacus!"

She turned to Athrun. "They're going to the garage!" she exclaimed. "What do we do?"

Athrun shook his head. "I have no idea."

Just then, they heard the keys jingling at the door.

Their parents had come back.


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A/N: I remember a person named IMHO telling me the summary was a lie when this story first came out. I didn't really feel much about it, because it was the only flame out of the 14 great reviews I had gotten. But now, I wish they could see this chapter. I'm happy that this fanfic is living up to its title – and the summary. Because what IMHO was pissed at me about was the fact I had written LacusKiraFllay on the summary when I was making the "LacusKira too obvious." If only they could see this now… And please don't kill me LacusKira fans! I must sacrifice my preferred couple to the good of my plot line. And as for the ending of Highschool Drama, I am planning to end it when Kira and Lacus graduate Heliopolis High. Hope you guys enjoyed this chappie. Even though it's short, I would say it's the beginning of an important climax in this plot.