Disclaimer: I do not own the series or the characters. Though... I wish I did. I hope I portrayed Kira and Lacus correctly. They were one of the hardest. Um... Yeah, it seems a little bit KiraxFllay but trust me, Kira loves Lacus, he just doesn't know it yet. The only reason Fllay is a part of this fic is because KiraxLacus is such a perfect couple and the only thing I could write about was the LacusxKiraxFllay triangle.

Lacus watched the young brown-haired Coordinator from the corner of her eye. She didn't know how it happened, she didn't know why. But Lacus was never one to question feelings and she had accepted her love for Kira.

Gently, she placed her hand over his.

"What's wrong, Kira?"

Kira looked up to face her. And she knew. One look at Kira's tortured expression told her that Kira was once again, thinking of her.

"I-I could have saved her!"

"You tried your best, Kira. You always did."

"But... But she depended on me! I promised to protect her!"

"And you did."

Kira shot her a confused look.

"When she was alive, you protected her not only from the war, but from everything bad. Now, she's in a safer place. No one will hurt her anymore."

Kira bit his lip.

"It's just... I miss her so much."

The hand that Lacus had placed on Kira now found its way to his cheek.

"I know you do. Remember what I told you? Don't hold back your tears. She wouldn't have wanted you to be so sad."

"I need to be strong! I need... to protect."

Lacus smiled.

"It takes strength to cry."

"I-I don't have the strength!"

Lacus reached over and held Kira in her healing arms.

"Then I shall be your strength. For now."

Slowly, Lacus heard Kira beginning to fall apart. She held him tighter, and tighter until their bodies were entwined. Lacus was glad that she had been able to save Kira from his darkness, because after all, fate was a funny thing. She and Kira were bound together by the chains of destiny.

"Thank you, Lacus. Thank you so much."

Lacus smiled. Truly, that was all she needed to hear.

She kissed his forehead, just like a mother would.

"Shh... It's okay, Kira. It's okay."

Lacus was not a very strong person, but she would share whatever she had. And along the way, she could only hope that when the day comes where she loses everything, Kira would be her strength.