The Heart Doesn't Lie

Disclaimer: Don't own. Never will. Such is life.

Notes:

XiAoZRayZZ- yeah I really thought he needed to die. I really can't stand the guy, so I loved what happened to him the show.

Kc-animegal- You're welcome, for killing him. Thanks for your kind words, I am glad you liked the chapter.

Darkmoon Fleur- Thanks. I wanted him to seem a little possessive of Athrun, I think I did that. Yep almost the end. It has been fun though, but I never thought it would end up this many chapters.

Furin-a- I'm glad you enjoyed, this chapter has more goodness. I think I like this chapter the best.

Chapter 23

One month later

Kira had been good. Not wanting to cause Athrun further pain, he had been patient. And it wasn't easy. Not when Athrun was still staying with him, in his room. He would see him all day long at school, and see him in the evening as well. At night Kira was sleeping on the floor, allowing Athrun to use the bed. He would not mind them sharing the bed, but Kira was afraid he would roll over or something and hit Athrun's injury. But now Athrun was better, the doctor had cleared him to resume normal activities. And Kira could not be happier.

X x x

"So, how is your back?" Shinn asked Jet. They were at Jet's house watching television.

"It's okay. Still hurts a little, but the doc said that should go away soon." Jet answered.

"And your parents? Are they still bugging you to come home?" Jet's parents had wanted him to come home after he was released from the hospital. He had told them he need to stay, to make up for what he had done. Although Athrun and Miguel both understood his reasons and forgave him, he still felt it was necessary. They told him not killing them and getting shot was enough to atone for his deeds.

"No, they have finally decided it is alright if I stay here. And I promised them I wouldn't do anything like that again." Jet said.

"So you are going to be a good boy now?" Shinn said, slightly smirking. "Somehow, I just can't see you being a 'good' boy."

Jet put on a fake innocent smile, "What are you talking about Shinn? I am an angel, didn't you know?"

"Yeah, maybe some kind of angel of doom or mischief. And don't give me that smile, I'm not buying it."

"So you doubt my innocence?"

"Absolutely."

"Your cruel words wound me. Oh, I forgot, my dad told me today that daddy Seylan has finally agreed

not to close the company. They agreed to drop the charges against him for his involvement in what happened, if he kept the company open. Seems he knew what his son was up to."

"Why was he after Cagalli though? She said they were never engaged." Shinn asked.

"I don't know. A case of first love gone bad maybe. My dad thinks his father went along with it because he hoped the two would marry. Cagalli's family has a lot of prestige that the Seylan's don't being connect to that family would be good for them." Jet said.

"Well, I know her family has been running our school for generations, but that's about all I know about them."

"Her father, our headmaster, has a lot of important connections. The school itself is considered one of the best, if not the best in the country. Then you can look at who they keep company with as well."

"Yeah, I see what you mean. They wanted to marry into that family for selfish reasons, not caring how she felt about it." Shinn said.

"Unfortunately that kind of thing happens all the time. And they paid the price for their selfishness." Jet said.

"Yeah, but they weren't the only ones. You and Athrun did too." Shinn said.

"Are you still not over him?"

"I am. Things were a little weird for a while, but it is starting to get better. We are talking like we use to now. He's with Kira now, and he looks happy, so I can be happy for him. Took some time, but I'm getting there." Shinn said.

"Good. So now maybe you can find someone else." Jet said.

"I'm not in any hurry." Shinn said. Jet just smiled. He knew Shinn had been in pain after Athrun rejected him. And he didn't like seeing his younger friend in pain.

X x x

Athrun and Kira sat on the couch in Kira's living room. They were watching a movie that Kira had rented. Cagalli was on a date with Miguel, they had officially started dating after the incident. Kira's parents had gone to a dinner party being thrown by Nicol's parents. So it was just the two of them.

Kira scooted over closer to Athrun and wrapped his arm around his neck, he adjusted their positions so that Athrun was leaning on him slightly. He held Athrun close with his arm around his neck and his fingers on the other hand were running up and down Athrun's arm lightly. Kira was enjoying this. Just holding Athrun close to him.

But the temptation was too great. He could not resist going a little further. Kira got closer and placed light kisses down Athrun's ear, licking at it as he went along. His hand that had been rubbing Athrun's arm moving up to the other side of Athrun's neck tilting his head a little to give Kira better access. He nipped at Athrun's earlobe then licked it as well. He heard a small moan that wasn't from him.

Pleased with the results he continued, adjusting slightly so he could reach Athrun's neck. He placed butterfly kisses down his neck reaching the bottom, he nibbled a little then licked the area. This earned him another moan. Kira noticed Athrun had closed his eyes. He kissed back up Athrun's neck until he came to the jaw. Kira kissed and licked along the jaw line slowly turning Athrun's head to face him.

Once he had Athrun facing him Kira place a small gentle kiss on his lips. He kissed him again pulling Athrun closer to him. Kira bit softly at Athrun's bottom lip. Athrun moaned again and parted his lips slightly to allow Kira the entrance he sought. Kira's tongue swirled against Athrun's as the two fought for dominance. Athrun finally conceded to Kira, giving him the control he desired. Kira ended the kiss when the need for air became to great. The two sat there panting, watching each other. Kira smiled softly the made his way back to Athrun's neck.

"Ki...ra" Athrun whispered. Kira loved the way Athrun had called his name. He wanted to hear it again. He worked his way back to the ear treating it the same way he had before.

"Say it again." Kira whispered in his ear.

"Ki...ra. Kira." Athrun again whispered. What Kira was doing to him was driving him crazy. "I love you Kira."

Kira was still playing with Athrun's earlobe. "I love you too, Athrun." he whispered.

X x x

Heine looked thoughtfully at the girl in front of him. She sat with her side to him talking to another. They were discussing somethings related to school that Heine was not interested in. He was content to sit there watching, not joining in on the conversation even though they turned to him every now and then to invite him to join on. He would say a brief comment and the two would continue their talk.

It wasn't that he did not like to talk to her, he did. She was beautiful and kind. Cheerful and friendly. Heine enjoyed watching her as she talked. He enjoyed the expressions that appeared on her face as she spoke. He was happy just to be around her.

Heine and Milly had started dating a couple of weeks ago. But tonight was not a date between the two of them, it was a group thing. Although not all of their group would be coming. Kira and Athrun had declined, as did Cagalli and Miguel. Jet would not be coming either, he decided he was not up to it yet.

Rusty and Sting would be there, with their girlfriends. Nicol was bringing Mia. Yzak and Dearka had said they would be there. Lacus was already there. And they even talked Rey into coming, he said he didn't have anything better to do.

They had decided on a little club where they could dance, play some pool, or darts. It was not normally as crowded as the other clubs, so they would actually be able to have fun together without worrying about a crowd.

"Hey, ready to get your butt kick at pool?" Sting said as he walked over to the table.

"No, but I try not to be to hard on you." Heine answered.

"Wanna play teams, let the ladies play?" Sting said.

"Sounds good to me. Come on Mil, we're going show Sting and Fllay how it is done." Heine said.

"No way, Sting and I are going to win." Fllay said, smiling.

"Dearka, $10 on Heine and Milly to win." Yzak said.

Dearka looked at him and smiled, "You're on."

The game went on for a little while with Heine and Milly winning. Fllay accidentally hit in the eight ball.

"Here." Dearka said, handing Yzak the money he owed him.

"Sorry Sting. I was trying not to hit it." Fllay said.

Sting smiled, "Don't worry about it. Want to go dance?"

"Sure." Fllay said and led Sting to the dance floor. They were followed by Rusty and Luna.

"Hey Nicol?" Mia said.

"Hmm?" he answered

"Will you dance with me?" Mia asked. Nicol nodded and the two went after the others.

Lacus and Rey teamed up to play a game of pool against Deark and Yzak. It turned out Yzak and Lacus were not all that good at pool, but Dearka and Rey were. Lacus and Rey won the game, much to the horror of the competitive Yzak.

X x x

Athrun laid on the bed waiting for his boyfriend to finish his shower and come in the room. He thought back to what had taken place on the couch earlier. It had been similar to his dream with Kira being aggressive and even the effect it had had on him. The two had made out for a little while longer before Kira had stopped and just pulled Athrun to him. They had sat like that, cuddling, until they decided to come get ready for bed. Athrun had enjoyed being in Kira's arms and feeling his warmth.

Kira walked into the room wearing a pair of pajama bottoms and no shirt. Athrun looked over at him taking in the site of his exposed chest. Drops of water from his wet hair ran down his chest, Athrun followed one of these with his eyes until he felt Kira's eyes on him. He looked up to see Kira slightly smirking at him. Athrun turn away his face a light shade of red from being caught staring. Kira made his way over to the bed and laid down next to Athrun. He reached over and turned off the lamp then pulled the covers over the two of them. Athrun felt an arm snake under his neck and pull him to rest by Kira. His face in the crook of Kira's neck. Then he felt soft lips on his forehead.

"Good night love." Kira whispered to him before placing his other arm around Athrun's waist, turning on his side to face him.

"Good night." Athrun whispered back.

Athrun woke up to find himself tangled up in Kira's bed. Between Kira and the covers he could hardly move. He did not want to wake up his boyfriend so he attempted to free himself by untangling the covers. After deciding he was fighting what appeared to be a losing battle, he stopped and just snuggled up next to Kira again. The brunette turn into Athrun and pulled him closer. Athrun had to wonder if Kira was really still asleep.

Athrun was so preoccupied with listening to the sound of Kira's heartbeat that he did not notice he had starting running his fingers up and down Kira's exposed chest.

"Mmm... Athrun. That feels nice." Kira said, startling Athrun.

"What feels nice?" Athrun said, confused.

"You're fingers on my chest. Are you trying to seduce me?" Kira said.

Athrun blushed, "No. I didn't realize I was doing that."

"So your subconscious is trying to seduce me?" Kira said, laughing softly.

"No part of me is trying to seduce you." Athrun said, embarrassed by what Kira was saying. Moving quickly, before Athrun had realized what was going on, Kira had changed their positions so that Athrun was pinned under him.

"Why not?" Kira whispered.

Athrun stared up at him. He was at a loss for what to do. What was Kira going to do? They had just gotten together this past month and Athrun was not ready to take the relationship further than they already had. Kira must have sensed Athrun's feelings. He leaned down and placed a light kiss on Athrun's lips, then moved off of him, laughing.

"Relax Athrun. I wasn't going to go there yet."

Athrun blushed and turned away from Kira. He was a little upset Kira seemed to be making fun of him.

X x x

"Stellar? What are you doing here? I thought you weren't coming until next week?" Shinn said, pulling her into a hug.

"Plans changed and I decided I wanted to surprise everyone." Stellar answered, smiling at him.

"Well, I am certainly surprised. It's great to see you."

Shinn, holding Stellar's hand, led her into the living room of his house. Stellar was suppose to be coming in next week to spend the week at Meyrin's. Since she had moved away the two had kept in contact. She already knew all about what had happened with Athrun, and had been a big help to Shinn. It was because of her that the pain had started to subside. Well Jet had helped him too. They were both there for him to talk to, offering encouraging words and support.

"So, how are you?" Stellar asked.

"I'm good. How about you?"

"Good too, but I miss being here. I miss my friends here, always spending time with them. And I miss you."

"I miss you too." Shinn said.

"I know I can talk to you all on the phone, but it's not the same. I would really like to move back here, and then we could maybe try again." Stellar said.

"Try again? You mean being a couple?" Shinn asked, Stellar nodded. "We can still do that, even if you don't live here. I would really like it if we did try again."

"Are you sure? Even if I don't live here?" Stellar asked. This time it was Shinn turn to nod. Stellar smiled and hugged him. "Then let's do that."

x x x

"Come on Athrun, look at me." Kira said. Athrun just laid there facing away from him. He wasn't upset with Kira anymore, he just thought he would let him suffer some for laughing at him. Kira sighed realizing his boyfriend wasn't going to give into his request. Kira moved closer to Athrun so that Athrun's back was against him, he ran his arm under his neck. The other arm he draped across his waist and tighten his hold so that he was embracing him.

"I love you, you know that don't you?" Kira whispered in his ear, causing Athrun to shiver slightly.

Athrun nodded, "Yeah, I know and I love you too."

"Forever?" Kira asked.

"Forever." Athrun answered.

TBC

Hope no one minds I decided to make Kira the more aggressive one. In most stories I read it is Athrun, so I wanted it to be Kira. Guess it doesn't really matter as long as they are loving each other.