I'm sorry about this but there's a slight spoiler for GSD in the beginning…I warned you! I didn't want to put the other one because it should take place after GSD. Plus, that one was destroyed…(A/N You'll understand what I'm saying if you read it..and if you've watched GSD.)
Chapter 4 : Beautiful Places Are Made By Disasters
Kira looked up at his Strike Freedom Gundam.
He looked down at his watch.
"Noontime. Great. I still have time…"
Kira climbed into the SF and launched up into the sky.
I better do this with haste, or I'll have the Orb military after me and Cagalli won't do anything because she'll be wondering what the hell I'm doing!
Kira's mind quickly told him, "What the hell do you mean?!?!? They'll recognize you as the legendary Freedom at Jachin Due!!! This is just an even better Gundam!!! They'll all cower in fear before you!!!"
Kira hit his head with his hand to shut up his mind and got to work.
Now where exactly should the proposal take place?!?
Kira hovered over the whole stretch of the beach, but he was careful not to go near their house fearing that Lacus might see him.
No luck, there was no spot that caught his eye. Besides being a shopper paradise, Orb has bad tourist attractions…
He frantically searched the beach for hours. It was getting too late, he had to stop.
As he landed the SF in a large, black cove at the end of the beach, he noticed someone there taking pictures.
"Hey Kira! What the hell are you doing with that thing?!?" It was a girl.
She was all the way at the other end of the cave and Kira couldn't quite see who she was.
She came closer and waved, "Hello? Kira, are you gonna answer me?"
It was Miriallia.
"Oh hey Mir." Kira said uneasily while his eyes scanned the cove for at least one nice place.
"You seem distressed. Do you need any help from me?"
"Um…" Kira thought for a moment if she could help him.
Of course! She's a photographer right? So she can help me find a great spot! Yes, all hail Mir!
"Actually, you can help me out a lot! You see, I'm trying to find the perfect spot to propose to Lacus. I already figured out it's on the beach, and I have to find a spot by sunset!" Kira said.
"Oh gosh Kira. That's weird. I found a great spot where I was gonna take pictures at sunset to help Orb attract tourists! HEY! Can I take pictures of you proposing to Lacus?!? Please!" Miriallia said with her hands clasped together.
Orb really is desperate for tourists…
"Sure Mir, but just show me where it is!" Kira said with a newfound hope for the perfect spot to propose in mind.
"Okay okay!" Mir said as she grabbed his wrist and pulled him to a hidden stretch of beach on the other side of the massive cliff that was supposed to be the end of the beach.
It's perfect!
It was a hidden bay. It was closed off except for a small one-person opening between two giant rocks, and, well, the wet way, going around the cliff via shoreline.
There was a coral reef hidden under the calm waves in the bay. Many tropical fish swam around the shore too. The sun was in the center of the bay. There were also, strangely, roses growing like crazy around the back of the cove.
"Thanks so much Mir! I'm gonna go get Lacus and return the SF! And also..change.." He said while squeezing the seawater off his pants and wiping it off his boots.
He ran with his ultimate coordinator skills back to the SF. He climbed back in and returned to the hidden hanger in their house.
Phew! It all comes down to this.
Kira went around the building. While he was going past the back, he spotted Lacus in her room brushing her long, silky hair. He smiled. There she is.
He snuck in through the side door. Unfortunately for him, his boots started squeaking because they were still wet.
"Master Kira?" a maid said as she came around from the main entrance with a basket of laundry.
"Shhh." Kira said as he put a finger to his lips.
"Can I have an extra pair of this outfit?" He whispered as he pointed to his wet clothes.
"Sure." The maid said as she handed Kira the clothes from her basket.
"Thanks." He whispered again as he snuck upstairs to his room.
Kira took the blue velvet box out of his pocket and set it on his dresser.
When he was done changing he put it back in his pocket.
Here we go…
Kira swallowed the lump in his throat as he stepped outside into the hallway.
He walked slowly to Lacus' room.
He turned the knob, and opened the door.
"Hm? Oh hey Kira!" Lacus said as she put her brush down and turned around.
"Lacus! Come quickly, follow me!" Kira said as he took Lacus' hand and ran out of the house.
"Oh my, Kira? What's going on?" Lacus asked as she was being pulled by Kira.
Kira took her to the back of the building and they walked to the secret bay.
"Really Kira, where are we going? I—" Lacus said as they went around the cliff into the bay.
Mir got up from her sitting position and got her camera ready.
She gasped.
"Wow…It's beautiful Kira." She said as she walked up to the shoreline of the bay and gazed at the beautiful reef fishes, then she looked up and saw the sunset.
She smiled so sweetly that Kira had nothing to do but smile sweetly back, he had to admit though, it was a too fluffy.
He knelt down.
"What's going on Kira?" Lacus said, but she knew after a couple seconds exactly what was going on.
Kira took the blue velvet box out of his pocket.
"Lacus, will you ma—WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"
Lacus screamed.
A huge wave had engulfed the two.
Their heads bobbed up and down in the rough ocean.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" Miriallia freaked out as she frantically looked around for a lifeguard of some sort.
Lacus coughed up seawater as she came to the surface.
"KIRA! KIRA!! I CAN'T! SWIM!!!!!" Lacus said as she stuck her arm out of the water while she drifted farther away.
"LACUS!!!" Kira yelled as he grabbed her hand.
But it was no use, she drifted even farther away and sank a little lower.
By now, they were out at 20 feet, it was a bay after all.
Kira spotted something sinking down into the water below him.
He immediately dove down to grab it quickly before he got Lacus. For some reason Kira had an inkling that he would need whatever was going down there, more than Lacus needed help right now.
He got to the surface,
Gasping for breath, he looked at the thing he was holding,
His eyes widened,
"The ring!" He said as he put it in his pocket and zipped it up.
"KIRA!" Lacus screamed again.
Kira looked up.
"LACUS!!!!!" Kira sped like a motor to get Lacus back.
Just then, another huge wave came,
"Kira!!!!" Lacus said as they embraced each other and waited to go under the wave again.
They sank down.
Kira pushed hard against the currents while he had to hold on to Lacus.
When he got to the surface, Lacus felt heavier.
He pulled her up with all his strength.
Tears streamed down his face, and merged with the water...
Her eyes were closed…….her breathing had stopped……her skin had lost its warmth.
He cried out her name as he swam with all his heart back to shore.
Mir rushed in to pull Kira and Lacus up.
Kira layed Lacus gently on the sand.
"No..no…she can't be….no…not again…." Kira said as he thought of Flay.
Mir put her hand on Kira's shoulder.
He looked back.
She was crying too.
Kira laid his head on Lacus and cried,
His heart,
Broken.