A soft and beautiful tune escaped Lacus's mouth as she was cutting up some vegetables. There was a smile on her face as she swiftly went about her tasks while preparing for the big dinner that would be happening.
So much had happened since her and Kira had finally got together. She couldn't help but smile as she placed her hand on her very pregnant stomach. She looked like she was about to explode. 'I'm due any day now,' she thought with a smile as the anticipation grew about finally being able to have the baby.
Shortly after her and Kira reconciled, they had gone back to everyone else to tell them everything. Much to Lacus's annoyance Kira conveniently forgot to tell her that he only told Athrun and Cagalli about her being there and them making up. So it was a shock with Athrun and Cagalli's reaction when she happened to let news of her pregnancy slip. Lacus felt like she'd go deaf with how loud Cagalli screamed in excitement at the news.
Her father's reaction to the news was pretty much what Kira and Lacus expected. He was rather upset that she happened to get pregnant when she wasn't married but at the same time they could tell he was happy about the news of his first grandchild.
Much to Kira's relief, Siegel wasn't as angry with him as he had originally imagined. In fact, Siegel said that it was actually a relief. He felt that since it was Kira he didn't have as much to worry about and was glad that it wasn't someone else who might've left Lacus afterwards. He said he felt that Lacus would be safe in Kira's hands. It was such a relief to both of them to hear him say those things.
Siegel understood their situation so with a little help from him Lacus was able to transfer schools like her and Kira wanted. She had the grades but needed help getting in since it was the middle of the semester. She didn't want to have to wait till the next semester and be away from Kira for so long. She knew he wanted to be there to witness everything that happened during the pregnancy. Her father agreed to help her on the condition that she promised to finish school even if she was having a child. Lacus planned on doing that anyways so she felt that it wouldn't be too much of a problem.
So with his help Lacus was transferred and immediately moved in with her beloved Kira. Everything had been perfect between them since then. It felt like nothing bad had ever happened and that they had been going out for years rather than just a few months.
At the moment Lacus was back home for the summer. Being so close to her due date she was glad that she could be here without having to worry about school. She wanted to share the occasion with all of her friends and family. 'Of course that won't mean as much if the father isn't here,' she thought in annoyance.
A few days ago Kira said that something had come up and that he needed to go back to the university. This worried Lacus so much because she was so close to giving birth that she worried that she might go into labor early and that he wouldn't be there with her when it happened.
'Luckily he's coming back tonight and I have yet to go into labor,' she thought as she went about making the food. She couldn't help but smile when she thought that she could finally be in the arms of the one she loved once again.
'I never knew that I could come to love a person as much as I love Kira,' Lacus thought thinking about all the things that they'd done the past few months. Besides the fact that she was pregnant they just went about doing what other couples in love do. They were hardly ever apart and that didn't bug them in the least.
The Lacus thought of their more intimate life and couldn't help but blush. The two of them could barely keep their hands off one another. Her hormones weren't helping her either since it felt like they were on overdrive.
Lacus couldn't help but blush even more when she remembered something that Kira never seemed to let her live down. For a while during her pregnancy Lacus had been extremely emotional. Like one time Lacus had gotten angry at Kira because he wasn't touching her when she wanted. He never let her live that down and used it at every opportunity he could find. 'Stupid hormones,' Lacus thought trying her best to stop blushing.
Satisfied with what she got done for now, Lacus let the food cook on its own and took a seat to get off her sore feet. She just couldn't wait for that night. All her friends and family were getting together that night for a big dinner and Lacus was insistent on being the one who made the food instead of letting the cooks do it. She always loved cooking so figured it would be nice to cook that night.
Lacus jumped in fright when she suddenly felt a pair of hands cover her eyes. The reason was that she was supposed to be the only one that was supposed to be there right then since everyone else was a bit too busy. Not to mention that she didn't even hear anyone approaching her.
A familiar chuckling calmed Lacus down and a bright smile crossed her face as she immediately turned around and wrapped Kira in hug. "Oh I missed you so much," Lacus said snuggling in his warm chest. "You're early," she couldn't help but mutter realizing the time.
"I just couldn't keep away from you so I found the earliest flight that I could," Kira said taking Lacus's lips in his own. "God I missed you so much. This last week has been so hard and I'm so glad to be back," he said holding her as close to him as he possibly.
"I'm glad to have you back as well. You've been a good boy haven't you? I'm sure there were a lot of temptations without me around," Lacus said deciding to tease him for scaring her like that earlier.
"There were none at all. Fllay did her normal thing but I ignored her. I just went down there and finished my business and then came back as soon as I could. No one could ever replace you in my heart my love," Kira said kissing Lacus once again who was all to glad to reciprocate it.
"So what were you down there for? You still haven't told me what that was about," Lacus said with a pout hoping that he'd cave in. He'd been sure to keep whatever it was a secret from her but she knew that it was nothing bad.
"That… is a secret," Kira said with a teasing grin as he placed his hands upon her swollen stomach. "So, how's the baby doing?" Kira asked before he felt the baby kick. "I see he's as active as usually," he said feeling a second kick as if the baby realized that it's father was there.
"How do you know it's a boy just from kicking? My dad mentioned once that I used to kick a lot when my mother was having me. So it could very well be a girl as well," Lacus said placing her hands over his.
"I didn't know you were capable of kicking," Kira teased before he suddenly felt a small sting in his ankle. "Ouch! Ok, I take that back," he said looking at Lacus who was grinning at him mischievously.
Despite being so far along, Kira and Lacus decided that they didn't want to find out the gender of their child until it was born. This always led to amusing situations where they try to come up with reasons why it's either a boy or a girl. It seemed like every time they did this they kept changing their decision.
"So… what did Miss. Allster have to say this time?" Lacus asked even though she was reluctant to. Nothing good ever came out of Kira talking to Fllay. Each time Fllay did nothing but try and find ways to seduce Kira and it annoyed the hell out of Lacus more than anything. Lacus was a patient woman but Fllay pushed just about every one of Lacus's buttons.
Kira didn't answer for a second before he carefully rubbed Lacus's swollen stomach. "That there was no way that this child could be mine. That two months was a long time and that anything could've happened in that time and that I shouldn't believe you," Kira said without any emotion since he knew he'd only show anger otherwise that such accusations would be made again Lacus.
"It's not true!" Lacus said in a low voice as she grasped a hold of the counter. She didn't know why it was that Fllay had to go about saying such ridiculous things. Lacus and Kira both knew that trying wasn't trying to be in a serious relationship Kira. She just wanted him as a bed partner and nothing more. "Why does she insist on trying to take you from me when she isn't even looking for a real relationship?" Lacus said quietly as Kira tightened his hold on her a little more.
"She's just jealous that I chose you over her," Kira suggested knowing that it was probably the truth. "She doesn't know you like I do. I know you would never lie to me about this sort of thing. Not to mention I got the story of everything you did during my absence from Athrun and Cagalli. It was a rather short story," Kira said with a chuckle as Lacus did as well.
"Nothing felt right without you around. I was a fool to not realize how I really felt sooner. I'm just glad that you took me back," Lacus said resting her head on his shoulder while Kira smiled at her.
The two of them just remained like that before Lacus remembered that she was still cooking. "I better get back to work for tonight since everyone is coming over," Lacus said reluctantly pulling away from his embrace.
Kira smiled and nodded his head. "I have to go and put my stuff away anyways. Be back shortly," he said giving her a quick kiss on the lips before he turned and headed towards the room that they were sharing at her father's house. They could tell when they decided to share a room that her father wanted to disagree but they guessed he figured it would be pointless to stop them anyways.
Walking into Lacus's old room, Kira couldn't help but chuckle as he looked around it. He remembered how amazed he was the first time he stepped into the room years back. He'd always imagined Lacus having this overly girly room. He was really surprised when he saw that it was actually much different. He imagined pink and she had blue. He imagined the place filled with stuffed animals and there were really only a few of them. Probably the one thing he expected and got right was that she had a large bookcase filled with romance novels. He knew how much she loved reading those. After his initial surprise, he couldn't help but think that it fit her pretty well.
Setting his bag on the floor, Kira began to unpack his clothes. In the middle of it, Kira's hand came in contact with something. He smiled as he pulled out a little velvet case. Opening it up, Kira stared at a beautiful diamond ring that he'd bought. 'Tonight,' he thought with a fond smile as he hid the ring so that Lacus wouldn't accidentally find it before he had the chance to do what he wanted to do for a long time.
He knew that they had agreed to wait until after the baby was born before they decided on anything like marriage. Being so close to the due date he had been getting restless and found that tonight might very well be the perfect night for him to do what he's wanted to do for such a long time. He wasn't doing this for the baby or any other reason except that he truly wanted Lacus to become his wife.
He had to admit that in the beginning he was rather doubtful about her feelings because of what had happened between them before he left. She had proven many times over that she really was in love with him over the past few months. He no longer had any doubts about what she really felt with him and that just made him want to marry Lacus even more.
It was an absolutely beautiful night that night as everyone started to show up for the dinner. There were really only three other who didn't live in the house who were actually coming. Kira's adopted mother Caridad Yamato and his adopted father Haruma Yamato, and then there was Athrun and Cagalli. There weren't that many people coming but they were the most important people to them.
"It's been such a long time since we've had everyone together like this," Lacus said to Kira who was standing right next to her. "It's so nice to have our entire family here together," she said with a smile as she made last minute adjustments to the food that she'd prepared.
"Yeah it is. We've always gone to visit them but it was always separately since everyone has been so busy," Kira said with a smile as he looked at Lacus's beaming face, something about it seemed off though. "Are you ok Lacus?" Kira asked thinking that she looked a little paler than usual.
Lacus turned towards Kira and smiled lovingly at him. "I'm just fine. I've been working all day on the food so I'm a little tired. I just need to sit down and eat something," she said reassuringly as she finished the food after hours of preparation in which she didn't let anyone help her.
"If you say so. I still say you should've let someone help you. Don't forget that you need to take care of yourself as well as the baby," Kira said rubbing her swollen stomach. "Why don't you go out and have a seat? I take the food out," he said though it sounded more like a command than a request.
Figuring that it would be useless arguing with Kira right then, Lacus just nodded. Before she left she quickly stole a kiss from Kira before she turned and casually strolled out the door of the kitchen to the dining room to go talk to her friends and family.
A few minutes later all the food was neatly placed on the table. Everyone was sitting around the table chatting happily while also eating Lacus's delicious food. "You are definitely a great cook Lacus," Cagalli said as she happily munched on what was given to her.
"Why thank you. I don't think I'm really all that good though," Lacus said with a slight blush of embarrassment at the comment that was given to her. Kira always gave her compliments but she always felt so embarrassed by it.
"Don't be so modest Lacus. You're a better cook than most of your servants," Cagalli teased getting a darker blush out of Lacus. This just caused her to laugh. "I envy your child, it'll get to eat such wonderful food for a long time," Cagalli said staring at Lacus's stomach. "So how much longer till the little one pops out?" she asked since it looked like Lacus was ready to explode.
"A few more days hopefully. I kinda wish that it would come sooner because I want to be able to see and hold my baby with my arms," Lacus said as a dreamy look started to cross her face.
Siegel smiled at his daughter dreamy face. He couldn't help but think of how much she looked like her mother. The two of them were also a lot alike in not just looks but personality as well. 'It's a shame that she isn't alive to see this day. I know she would've been proud of Lacus,' he thought smiling proudly at Lacus. "So have the two of you thought of a name for the baby yet?" he couldn't help but ask.
"Not yet. We still don't know the gender so it's been difficult. We have a few ideas for both boy and girl names but we will wait until the baby is born before making anything definite," Lacus said as she tightened her grip on Kira's hand. Ever since he had sat down at the table she had grabbed it and never let it go.
"I see. Your mother and I did the exact same thing when she was pregnant with you," he said with a fond look on his face when he thought about his past and his dead wife. He missed her so badly. She'd gotten very sick about two years after Lacus was born and died shortly after that.
Lacus just smiled as she went back to her food and finished it up a few minutes later. About ten minutes later Kira stood up and Lacus looked at him. "Are you going somewhere Kira?" Lacus asked curiously.
"Actually I wanted to talk to you about something… in private," Kira said looking at the rest of the people there who were watching them curiously. It was pretty obvious that most of them wanted to know what was going on. Siegel was the only one who didn't seem curious since he already knew what was going on since Kira had talked to him about it already.
Lacus nodded her head as she stood up and walked out of the room with Kira and out of the house. Lacus couldn't help but wonder just what it was that Kira needed to talk to her that would take them outside on the warm summer night. 'Must be some secret if he couldn't just take it to another room. I wonder what it could be,' she thought a little amused.
The rest of the group watched them leave before Cagalli suddenly stood up. Everyone looked towards her. "What are you doing Cagalli? He said he wanted to talk to her in private," Athrun said since he had no idea what Kira was planning.
"Are you kidding?! There's no way in hell that I'm going to miss seeing this!" Cagalli said with a grin before noticing everyone's curious stares. "I was looking for something and I came upon a ring Kira must've thought he was hiding," she said and everyone's, besides Siegel's, eyes widened finally realizing what Kira really dragged Lacus out of the house to talk about.
"You should leave them alone," Siegel spoke up before everyone turned their eyes on him wondering why he obviously knew about it when Kira hadn't told anyone else. "Kira happened to come to me to ask for permission. Please just leave them alone for now and I'm sure they'll tell you about it when they get back," he said calmly as he took a sip of some tea.
"Siegel makes a good point," Haruma spoke up from his spot at the table. "How would you feel if someone was spying on you while maybe Athrun proposed to you?" he asked making both Athrun and Cagalli blush. "Isn't that right dear?" he asked looking at the spot next to him.
The thing was that the spot that was once occupied by Caridad Yamato was empty. They all looked towards the door and saw her already outside of it. They all couldn't help but wonder how she got there without anyone noticing.
Cagalli grinned as she followed after the older woman before anyone could once again tell her otherwise. The rest of them just stared at the spots the two of them were once in before sighing.
Athrun slowly pushed his chair out making the other men look at him. "I'm gonna go and make sure that the two of them don't accidentally disturb Kira and Lacus," he said though he had to admit that he was rather curious about what was about to happen.
The remaining two men just chuckled but remained seated figuring that they would get the information from the three that just left. In the mean time that got into discussing about the future of their children.
Holding onto Lacus's hand tightly, Kira led Lacus along the shore of the ocean that Lacus's house happened to be situated upon. He decided to do this away from everyone so that Lacus wouldn't feel pressured to say yes just because everyone would be watching the two of them. He wanted an honest answer that really came from her heart.
Lacus was following after him without saying a word. She looked up into the night sky and saw that it was a cloudless night and that the moon was shining down upon them in all its beauty.
"Beautiful huh?" Kira murmured as he too looked up into the sky as well. "You know, the way it looks right now reminds me of the night our baby was conceived," he said looking towards Lacus who blushed a bit at the memory of it. "Despite what happened for a while after that I wouldn't trade that night for anything in the world," he said smiling at her.
Lacus smiled back even though she felt a small pang of guilt at the memory of what she had done to Kira. "That night really was special to me Kira despite what I said after that," Lacus said even though she had already told Kira that several time before. "Not only did we get our baby out of it but it also helped me to realize just how special you were to me and just how much I loved you," she said as she leaned her head on Kira's should while he wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"I know," Kira said with a smile while his free hand was in his pocket holding on to the little case with the ring that he'd worked so hard for. Then suddenly Kira released Lacus from his embrace and stepped away. He heard Lacus moan in displeasure at the loss of his hold which brought a small laugh from Kira's mouth.
Kira smiled again as he stepped in front of Lacus. He leaned in for a kiss which she was all too happy to reciprocate. She whimpered when he pulled away and took a step back just out of her reach.
"I've… been doing some thinking these past few weeks Lacus. These past few months have been like a dream, one that I never want to wake up from. To know that you finally reciprocated the love that I have always felt for you made me so happy," he said as he looked at her watching him curiously. "I'm selfish though and I want to have more with you. I know we agreed to wait until after the baby was born but I don't think I can wait any longer. So…" he said as he pulled the ring out of his pocket and got down on one knee, "will you marry me Lacus?" he asked looking up at her with hopeful eyes filled with nothing but love.
Lacus just stood there silently looking at him with a face full of surprise. Seconds past but it felt like an eternity for Kira as he slowly started to grow worried. He knew Lacus wouldn't run away like before but he was getting worried since she wasn't answering him.
Over in some bushes a little ways off to the side, Caridad and Cagalli watched the scene with great interest. "What the hell is she doing?!" Cagalli yelled in a hushed voice. "Don't tell me that she's going to run again!" she growled at the memory of what had happened before.
Caridad looked away from the scene to look at Cagalli. She placed a hand upon her shoulder to quiet the younger woman down a bit. "She hasn't given an answer yet so just keep watching," she whispered even though she had a feeling she knew what was going on.
"Lacus?" Kira worriedly asked as he looked up in her face that seemed rather scared. "If you don't want to, all you have to do is say no. I'll be glad to wait as long as you want but please say something," he requested in a timid voice.
Suddenly Lacus collapsed to her knees with her hand clutching her stomach. 'No, not now!' she silently screamed in her head. "I think… my water just broke," Lacus said as her body shook.
Kira paled since he realized that Lacus was actually going into labor. He cursed at the timing of it after all the weeks he'd been spending planning the moment he proposed to her. He realized this was much more important though as he quickly grabbed Lacus to help her.
At that exact moment his mother and sister came out of the bushes with Athrun following shortly behind them. Kira noticed them there but didn't even bother to ask them why they were there. They had obviously found out what he was planning to do and were spying on him and Lacus.
Caridad, Cagalli, and Athrun immediately realized what was going on and immediately rushed from their hiding spot to help Lacus. "She's going into labor?" Cagalli said in a panic as she kneeled down on Lacus's side. She couldn't help but notice how scared Lacus looked right then.
Caridad saw her son nod. "Cagalli, run back and tell Haruma and Siegel. Let's carry her back and get her inside first before we take her to the hospital," she ordered and Kira carefully picked up Lacus as Cagalli and Athrun ran ahead to give the news to the soon-to-be grandfathers.
Kira easily carried Lacus the entire way to the house where Haruma was standing waiting for them with a worried face. He immediately led them towards the car that Siegel had immediately had prepared. It wasn't long after that before they were on their way to the hospital.
Everyone sat there and waited patiently in the waiting room. With the exception of Kira, they were all forced to wait. None of them knew what was happening at that moment. Every time a doctor came walking through the door they all found themselves standing hoping that he had some news but there was none as of yet.
Cagalli looked up at the clock and growled. It had already been a good five hours since they got there. "How long is this going to take exactly?!" she growled as she got up and started to pace around the room.
"Please calm down Cagalli," Caridad told the young woman. "The day you and Kira were born, your real mother was in labor for a good twelve hours before Kira was finally born. Then you cam ten minutes later," she said even though she knew Cagalli would immediately deny that Kira was actually born first.
"There's no way he was born first! You weren't in there so how would you know?!" Cagalli yelled confirming what Caridad had thought just a few moments. "I really hope that the baby doesn't expect us to wait for another seven hours for it to come out!" she growled getting really impatient.
"You know, it might be longer than that," Caridad said just to tease Cagalli. "I mean they will probably want some time alone with their new baby," she explained and saw Cagalli get even more frustrated.
"Oh come on!" she yelled since she was getting so anxious to be able to see the baby. 'Please let them have it. I don't think I can wait much longer,' she thought before she finally took a seat and closed her eyes. 'Maybe a little sleep will get the time to go by a little faster,' she thought as she slowly drifted off to sleep.
Kira sighed as he looked up at the clock. From his position next to Lacus's bed he saw that it was already ten in the morning after such a long night. 'How much longer will she have to go through this? I mean it's already been close to thirteen hours,' he thought to himself as he looked at Lacus who was in pain because of a recent contraction she just had.
"I'm so scared Kira," Lacus admitted as she breathed heavily from all that she'd been through that past night. "I mean I have no idea how to be a mother. I never had one growing up," she said sounding very scared and in so much pain.
"Don't say that Lacus," Kira said placing a hand upon her cheek. "I know for a fact that you'll be a great mother. We're both scared about not being good parents but I know that we can do this as long as we are together," he said which got him a small smile from her.
Lacus screamed in pain when another contraction suddenly hit her. This immediately brought a nurse over to her. Unfortunately she didn't say anything quite yet. She just took a few notes before she left the room. "Why is it taking so long?" Lacus said in a voice that sounded like she was crying.
Kira didn't say anything, he instead just placed a hand on top of her head. He then went down and grabbed her hand with his own. "Don't worry Lacus, I'm sure that this will be over very soon," he said reassuringly.
Though Lacus really wanted to protest, but she instead just decided to nod her head. "I hope you're right," she whined as the door opened and the doctor came into the room. "Is it time yet?" she asked in a pleading voice.
The female doctor standing before them went to check on Lacus. "You're nearly completely dilated. Just a little more and we'll get that baby out of you," the woman said with a smile before she did the same as the nurse a few minute prior and left the room leaving only Kira and Lacus as well as a few nurses.
It was nearly thirty minutes later before the doctors finally found that it was time to deliver the baby. Lacus had quite a few strong words that she wanted to say after they made her wait so long but then rethought it since they were just doing their jobs.
Lacus was pushing with all her might but it felt like a futile struggle. "That's it Miss. Clyne, you're doing great," the doctor said though what she said just weren't the words that Lacus wanted to hear.
Lacus immediately looked at the doctor with a glare that just didn't belong on her beautiful face. "Bullshit! We're not getting anywhere!" she screamed in pain which seriously stunned Kira.
In all his time that Kira had known Lacus, she had never sworn like that. 'She must be in a lot of pain if it's come down to this,' he thought before wincing when Lacus very painfully squeezed his hand. It was a squeeze so hard that it felt like his hand was going to break in her grasp. "It's going to be alright Lacus. You are doing great," Kira said though this just turned her anger on him.
"Don't talk to me! You put me in this mess! I'm never letting you touch me again!" she yelled out through her pain. She knew that if it wasn't for the pain she'd never say things like this but it was the only thing that came to her mind every time a contraction hit her.
Kira nervously chuckled as he passed off what she just said to the pain. He finally saw her relax for a few moments before he knew that she would have to start pushing even more. "Don't give up Lacus, think about what is coming," he said giving her a genuine smile.
This made Lacus smile back slightly. "Our baby," she said dreamily and he nodded before she was in a lot of pain once more. 'I have to keep going,' she thought as she pushed with all her might.
The doctor was right there between Lacus's legs ready to catch the baby when it finally came out. "That's it, I'm starting to see the head," she said to the soon-to-be parents. "You're almost there, just keep pushing!" she continued to say as more and more of the baby's head started to show.
"Just a little more Lacus," Kira said as his hand kept being crushed under the strength that Kira didn't know Lacus had. "We'll have a child of our own soon so just keep pushing," he said which just made Lacus squeeze his hand tighter. He endured it though because no matter what the pain his hand was feeling, he knew that it was nothing compared to what Lacus was going through.
After what seemed like an eternity of pain and pushing the doctor finally spoke again. "All right Miss. Clyne, you're almost there. Just give me one last big push with everything that you've got," the doctor said and Lacus nodded her head before pushing as hard as she could.
This was rewarded when just a few moments later the sound of a baby's cry was heard through the room. "You did it Lacus!" Kira said as proud as can be to hear the sound of his first child. He immediately kissed the now exhausted Lacus who just smiled happily back at him tiredly but happily.
"Congratulations you two. You have a beautiful baby girl," the doctor said as she wrapped the newborn in a blanket after they did a quick clean up of the baby before they brought her over for Kira and Lacus to see.
Despite how exhausted Lacus was, she held out her arms wanting so desperately to be able to hold the child that she had spent the last nine months waiting to see. She couldn't help but smile when the newborn was placed in her arms.
"She's absolutely beautiful," Kira said seeing an immediately resemblance between her and Lacus. He saw that what there was of the little girl's hair was the same shade of pink as Lacus's. The face was also the same. He knew he had the perfect little girl already. "I can tell already that she's going to be just like her mother," he said proudly as he lightly touched the crying baby's soft cheeks.
Lacus kissed the crying baby's forehead. This made the little girl calm her crying a little for a few moments as Lacus rocked her gently while humming a soft tune to soothe the newborn.
For a few short seconds, the baby slightly opened her eyes and took a glimpse at her parents. It was then that Lacus saw that she got the one wish she had for what the baby looked like when she saw beautiful Violet eyes looking at her.
The melody Lacus was humming had a soothing melody to it which slowly lulled the baby from a fit of tears into a gentle sleep. Both new parents could only watch and think about how beautiful their baby turned out to be.
The doctor quiet approached the touching scene and smile. "So what do you plan to name her?" she asked holding a clipboard ready to write whatever it is they decided for a name down upon it.
Both of them looked at the child for a few seconds to decide before Kira finally whispered a name. "Emily," he suggested since it had been one of the tops names him and Lacus had thought of. This earned a nod from Lacus who thought it fit very perfectly. She was even about to suggest it herself. "Emily Yamato," Kira said louder for the doctor to hear.
"I think that's a beautiful name," the woman before them said while writing it down on the chart. She then turned and walked out the door to go give the family the news and let the new parents have a little private time with their new daughter.
Cagalli was still sleeping despite how late in the morning it was. She groaned as her eyes slowly opened. She looked towards the clock and her eyes widened when she saw how late it already was. "What's going on?! Why didn't any of you wake me up?! What about the baby?!" she screamed as she looked at all of them.
"You were sleeping so peacefully that we just couldn't bring ourselves to wake you up. Besides, we saw no reason to since there hasn't been any word yet," Athrun responded from his seat next to her.
Cagalli groaned again as she looked up at the clock. "Fourteen hours is just too long," she complained before the door leading to the delivery room area opened and a female doctor came out.
Looking around the area, the doctor's eyes landed on the small group who were looking at her expectantly. "You wouldn't happen to be the Yamato's and the Clyne's would you?" she asked since she hadn't talked to them personally yet.
Everyone immediately stood up thinking that Lacus might've finally had the baby. "Yes we are. Is there any news yet on the baby?" Siegel asked calmly despite how nervous he was feeling.
"Don't worry, everything went perfectly," the doctor said and everyone's faces lit up since it meant Lacus really did finally have the baby. "No complications arose and Miss. Clyne had a beautiful baby girl," she said with a smile.
"I have a granddaughter," Caridad muttered looking to be on the verge of tears of happiness. "I'm a grandma now," she said before the tears were finally released as her husband held her in his arms. While doing that she was thinking of all the things that she planned to do with her new granddaughter later.
"We'll let the three have some time alone for a little while and in a few minutes we'll see if they wish to have any guests. So please wait patiently just a little longer," the doctor said before she turned and walked back through the doors that she had just come out of.
"Oh great!" Cagalli groaned as she slammed herself back onto her seat. "Now we have to wait even longer. Kira and Lacus seem to be enjoying keeping us in suspense!" she growled which caused a small laugh from the others. Cagalli then went about thinking what her new niece must look like.
Holding his daughter in his arms, Kira felt that overwhelming sense of pride once again. 'My daughter, my flesh and blood, made with the woman who means the world to me. Everything just seems so perfect right now,' he thought as he kissed his little girl's forehead gently.
Lacus stared at Kira with a smile on her face. The look on his face was something that she'd give anything to be able to see everyday for the rest of their lives. "Yes," she said making Kira look at her confused since he didn't ask her anything in the past few minutes. "You asked me a question last night and now I am giving you an answer. Sorry I couldn't give you an answer sooner," she said looking at him lovingly.
Kira's eyes widened in surprise since the birth of the baby made him completely forget what he had asked her last night. "You mean it?" he asked with hopeful eyes which she nodded to. There was no describing just how he felt right then.
Kira gently handed back Emily to her mother. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the case that he'd placed there on the way to the hospital the night before. "You know, even though you said yes I want to do this again without any interruptions," he said which caused Lacus to giggle a little. "So, will you marry me Lacus?" he asked again as he got down on one knee. He knew it wasn't the best place but he knew she wouldn't care. They had their daughter there with them and that made it even more special than proposing at even the nicest of places.
"Yes, of course I will," she repeated and supported Emily with her arm as she reached her hand out. She watched as Kira took the ring out of the case and slowly slid it onto her left ring finger. She looked at it for a second before showing it to Kira. "How does it look?" she asked with a bright smile.
"Absolutely perfect," he said as he leaned over and gave her a passionate kiss on the lips. "You better rest up now because don't think I'll let you rest on the wedding night. We'll work at giving Emily a little brother or sister… that is if you let me touch you," he teased causing Lacus to blush a deep red. "First you're hitting me for not touching you then you say you'll never let me touch you again. You need to make up you mind," he said making her blush even more.
"I swear to you that it was just the pain that made me say that Kira," Lacus said unable to get the blush to lessen at all. "But I'll hold you to those words," she said now smiling gently at him.
Kira smiled back at her as the door opened and the woman that delivered their child came walking into the room. "So, how are the two new parents feeling," she asked though just the looks on their faces was more than enough to tell her what she needed to known. "So are the two of you up for visitors because I'm sure your family wants to meet her," she said looking at the baby in Lacus's arm.
Kira felt it was fine but he also knew that Lacus was still very tired. "Do you feel up to it Lacus or would you rather get some sleep first?" he asked since he didn't want her to do this if she was too tired.
"I think I can handle seeing our family for a little while. I'm sure they all will want to see our beautiful little girl," she said kissing Emily's cheek lovingly. "I just know they will all fall in love with her at first sight," she said happily.
The doctor nodded at Lacus's words. "Just to be safe I'll just send in two at a time," she said as she turned and left the room to go and get the other. This left Kira and Lacus wondering who would come in first.
Kira turned his attention back towards his little girl and smiled before he heard the sounds of running coming down the halls. "That could only be one person," Kira said with a chuckle when he suspicions were confirmed when Cagalli came to a sudden stop right at their door. "It's not very polite to run in a hospital," Kira said looked at her like she had grown two heads.
"Oh shut up, I was getting tired of waiting," Cagalli said glaring at Kira as she walked into the room with Athrun coming in a few moments after. Unlike Cagalli he calmly walked there rather than ran. "So this is my new niece," she said looking at the baby in Lacus's arms while walking to the side of the bed opposite of Kira. "She looks just like you Lacus," she said getting a good look at the baby. "What's her name?" she asked lightly touching her new nieces soft cheek.
"It's Emily," Kira responded and then put his attention back on his and Lacus's daughter. He then watched as Cagalli gushed over her new niece. Athrun barely got any time with Emily before the two were kicked out so that the rest of the family could come in and see the new addition.
Everyone came and went a little too slowly after that for Kira's taste. He could tell that Lacus was tired and even though he was glad they could meet his daughter, he wanted them to give Lacus a little space so that she could rest though.
"Now that they're gone, you need to get some sleep," Kira said when the last of them stepped out the door. Lacus was in the middle of a deep yawn at that moment which only proved Kira's point.
"I'm fine," Lacus said trying to smile to reassure him. "I just want to spend a little more time with our baby," she said but it was clear by the look on his face that he wasn't going to take no for an answer.
"You'll have plenty of time after you wake up. She will be our daughter for the rest of our lives so I know that you'll get to spend a lot of time with her," Kira said in a stern voice as he placed a hand on her cheek. "So please just get some sleep," he said but this time rather softly.
Lacus looked at him a second. She knew he was right but she did want to see her daughter more right now. "Alright," she said hesitantly before Kira smiled and took the child from her arms. She then laid flat on her back and closed her eye. The sight she saw just before that immediately became imprinted in her mind as she watched her love holding their daughter with all the care and the love in the world.
Lacus took a deep breath as she tried to calm the nerves that were on end. Her hands went over the outfit she had on right then trying to get rid of the imaginary wrinkles. "I'm so nervous," she muttered as she kept taking deep breathes.
"You need to chill out Lacus," Cagalli said as she relaxed a bit before she had to put on her dress. She hated wearing dresses and yet here she was being forced to wear one. "It's your wedding day. Try to be a bit happier," she said grouchily.
"Easy for you to say. You're not the one getting married," Lacus responded as she started to pace around the room. "I'm just so worried that he'll think it was a mistake and that he'll no longer want me anymore," she continued before suddenly taking a seat.
"You worry too much. Kira adores you and Emily," Cagalli said as she thought about her now six month old niece. "He'd never want to leave the two of you," Cagalli said trying her best to calm her friend down. "Just don't give him a reason to regret it and he won't have a reason to," she said with a smile.
"You're right," Lacus said as she calmed down a bit. "Kira loves me and I love him. I'll go out there, get married to him, and then the three of us will go and live in that house he had built for us," Lacus said with a bright smile.
Shortly after the baby was born, Kira threw that fact at her. All the times he had disappeared on her he had actually been helping to have a house put together for them. Lacus could still remember the first time that Kira had told it to her.
Flashback
Lacus was actually glad to be back in the town that her and Kira had been living in since they got together. Their daughter was silently sleeping in her car seat in the car that Kira had diligently saved up enough money to buy on his own. It was used but still in pretty good condition. She couldn't help but wonder how he managed to save up for her engagement ring and the car at the same time because neither of them looked cheap.
Looking out the car window, Lacus couldn't help but notice that they weren't going in the right direction towards their apartment. "Um Kira, where are we going?" she asked turning her head to look at him.
"You'll know soon enough," Kira said with a secretive grin as he just continued to drive a little further out. It wasn't until another ten minutes or so that the car finally came to a stop in an unfamiliar neighborhood to Lacus.
Lacus saw Kira getting out of the car and did so as well. "What is this?" she asked looking around at a place that was under construction. She had an idea of what it might be and her heart soared at the thought but she wanted to hear the words come from Kira's mouth.
"This Lacus will be our new home once it's finished. Our apartment might be nice for us now but will be too small when we build on our new family," he said with a grin which caused Lacus to smile at the idea.
"I can tell that it will be wonderful," Lacus said before asking something that she couldn't stop herself from asking. "How can you keep affording all these things? The car, the engagement ring, and now a house. It's simply astonishing," she said in amazement as she looked at the ring on her finger.
"I've been saving up for a car for years. I had just about enough money when I came down here so it didn't take much more to get it. The ring I just worked hard for afterwards but I did hold off on buying the car until then. And the house I know I'll be paying back for the next hundred years," he said with a laugh as he looked at the place currently being built.
Lacus chuckled at what he said. She knew it wouldn't take that long since he was already promised a position at her father's company when he graduated. He would be starting out low but would work his way up like everyone else. She knew that he didn't like to depend upon others help to get by but this had been both hers and her father's idea. "I can't wait," she said with a smile as she grabbed onto his arm.
End Flashback
Their new home had just recently been finished so when they went back after the wedding they would be able to move in almost immediately. She knew then they would truly be able to start the big family that they both wanted.
"You're right, so why don't we just get this wedding done faster so you can have that," Cagalli responded though he motive was more so that she could get out of that annoying dress faster. This caused Lacus to laugh which brought a smile to Cagalli's face. "I'm gonna go look for mom then we'll get you prepared. Plus I'm sure she probably has Emily right now. She's probably crying without her mama with her right now," Cagalli said with a smirk as she stood up and walked out the doors.
Lacus relaxed a bit since they still had quite a bit of time before the ceremony actually started. Lacus felt herself getting impatient with all the waiting and yet getting more and more nervous the closer it came.
A sudden knocking on the door brought Lacus out of her thoughts. She turned slightly to look at the door. "Yes, come in," she said wishing that it would be Kira but she knew that it wouldn't be. 'That whole groom can't see the bride before the wedding thing is annoying,' she thought with a frown but quickly put back on a smile.
The door opened and Lacus's smile quickly dropped only to be replaced by a shocked look when she saw Derek open the door and come walking into the room. "Derek? What are you doing here?" she asked since she hadn't seen him in well over a year because of the fact that she had moved away.
"Hey there," Derek said with a grin as he looked at Lacus. He had to admit that she was just as beautiful as he remembered despite just having had a child. That thought made him sadden a bit but he kept a smile on his face. "I know it's been a while but I wanted to be able to talk to you," he said immediately.
Somehow Lacus had a feeling that she wouldn't really like what he had to say. He had always been a friend to her though so she figured that he deserved to at least be heard. "Fine, but not here. Why don't we go for a walk? I need to get out of this room anyways," she suggested and he nodded his head as she stood up and walked out of the room easily since she didn't have her wedding dress on yet. She heard Derek following after her and led the way.
The room Kira was in felt like it was suffocating him. Like there wasn't enough air to breathe. 'This is the day I've always wanted. So why am I so worried?' he asked himself with a growl as he paced around the room.
"You really need to chill out a bit Kira. She loves you, you love her. So stop questioning every little detail!" Athrun said in clear annoyance. He kept seeing Kira pacing around and saying all these negative things and it was really giving him a migraine.
"I can't help it!" Kira growled finally coming to a stop. "I know I love her and I know she loves me. I don't doubt that at all. I guess I'm just nervous. I just wish I could talk to her," he continued with a sigh as he fell in a seat.
"You know you're not supposed to see her before the wedding," Athrun reprimanded him which just caused Kira to sigh. It was silent for a little before Athrun saw Kira stand up and head to the door. "Where are you going?" he asked suspiciously thinking Kira might try to sneak over to see Lacus.
"I'm not going to see Lacus if that's what you're thinking. I just need to go for a walk. I promise I won't go anywhere near her dressing room," Kira assured Athrun before he opened the door and left the room to get a breath of fresh air.
As he walked through the halls, Kira immediately took notice of three figures. A smiled immediately crossed Kira's face as he walked over towards his mother. At that moment she was talking to his sister. In her arms he could see his daughter. Emily looked restless right then which made Kira smile again since she seemed to be that way in the arms of anyone but him and Lacus. "Hey," he said as he walked over to the three of them making them take notice of him.
Hearing her father's voice, Emily looked in his direction and smiled brightly as her arms waved around in the air asking him to hold her. Kira did just that as he took his daughter in his arms which caused her to immediately settle down. "And how's my little girl doing?" Kira asked his daughter before kissing her on the forehead.
"She's the same as always," Caridad said with a smile as watched the father and daughter. "What are you doing here Kira? Shouldn't you be getting ready? We were just about to go and put Lacus together as well," she explained as Kira gave his daughter one last kiss before handing her back to her grandmother.
"I was just going for a walk. I felt like I was about to suffocate in that room," he said and took a deep breath of air to make his point. This caused his mother and sister to laugh a bit as well which confused him. "Did I say something wrong?" he asked looking at the two of them.
"No, it's just that Lacus was feeling the same way," Cagalli responded which made Kira chuckle. "I hope that neither of you will go running off on us. It was a lot of work to put this thing together and you both better go through with it," she continued glaring at Kira.
"Don't worry, I don't plan on going anywhere. I better get back to my walk so I can start getting ready. I'll see all of you later," he said before looking at Emily. "Bye-bye sweetie. Say hi to your mommy for me," he said in a baby voice while kissing her forehead once more before heading off.
As Kira walked through the halls, he passed many of the guests. He simply smiled and greeted as many of them as he could before he finally managed to make it outside. Much to his delight it was a perfectly sunny yet it was cold since it was winter time.
With his coat wrapped tightly around him, Kira started to walk around for a bit before a familiar voice reached his ears. He immediately recognized it as Lacus's voice and panicked a bit while looking around for her. He found that it was coming from around a corner and was about to walk in the other direction when another familiar voice made him stop in his tracks and scowl when he recognized it as Dereks.
Against his better judgment, Kira hid around the corner and listened in on the conversation wonder just what it is that Derek was talking to Lacus about. He had a feeling and really hoped that it wasn't what he thought.
"Please Lacus; you don't have to go through with this. I meant what I said back then. I really do like you and I don't want to see you go through a mistake like this," Derek's voice said in a pleading tone.
There was an unbearable silence after that which drove Kira crazy. He anxiously waited for Lacus to respond to the statement. "Who said anything about me making a mistake?" Lacus asked in an angry voice.
"You're getting married to a man just because you had his child! I'm telling you that you don't have to do that. Give me a chance Lacus. I will make up for what I did to you. I don't mind becoming a father to your daughter," Derek responded which really pissed Kira off. There would never be any other father but him in Emily's life. "But you shouldn't force yourself to marry just because of a child," Derek continued.
"Is that what you think? That I'm just marrying Kira just because I had his child?" Lacus asked and a silence fell which Kira assumed it was from Derek nodding. "My choice to marry Kira was my choice. I didn't marry him because of what was right or because we had a child. I'm marrying him because I love him," Lacus responded sounding a bit indignant.
"Do you really believe that Lacus? One day you're telling me that you love me and then the next you're pregnant with his child. I am willing to give you the real thing Lacus and not this delusion that you have with Kira. Does a one-night stand really count as love?" Derek asked sounding desperate because he really wanted to be with Lacus.
"I admit that it was just that at first," Lacus responded which saddened Kira even though he already understood that. "I sought comfort from him for all the wrong reasons. I kept lying to myself afterwards though. I kept trying to tell myself that it was just a one-night stand and that was it. I had trouble admitting to myself that I was truly in love with my best friend. I meant what I said on the date though. That was when I first realized my true feelings. That was before I found out about my child. I love Kira with all my heart. I know with every fiber of my being that he is my soul mate. I can truly see myself being with him for the rest of my life. That is why I'm marrying him," she explained as a loving smile crossed her face.
Derek didn't know how to respond. The smile on Lacus's face was all that he needed in order to know that her words were the truth. He had been bested by Kira. "I see. You know, he's truly lucky to have you," Derek said giving Lacus a smile.
Kira smiled as he turned to leave but not before he heard Lacus's last words. "No, I'm lucky to have him," he heard her say before he completely walked away. He regretted listening in on her private conversation but at the same time he was really glad that he got a better understanding of her feelings. It was something he already knew but to hear it once again on this important day meant a lot.
When Kira got back to his room, he saw Athrun standing there waiting for him. Athrun noticed a change in Kira's demeanor. He no longer seemed worried about what he was about to do. "Come on, you need to get ready," he said deciding not to ask Kira what had happened.
Lacus walked back into her dressing room and saw Cagalli and Caridad waiting there for her. Emily was in her baby chair happily staring at her mommy which made Lacus smile. "Sorry about that, there was someone I needed to talk to," she said a lot calmer than she was before she left.
"You didn't happen to run into Kira, did you?" Cagalli asked and Lacus shook her head a bit confused. "Good because he was walking around for a while. As you know, it is bad luck for him to see you before the wedding," Cagalli berated Lacus as she ushered her over to her seat so that they could get to work.
'I wonder if he heard,' Lacus thought remembering her conversation with Derek. She knew that she wouldn't mind though. It was her true feelings and it was something that she felt Kira deserved to hear.
Caridad and Cagalli had several people brought in who helped put Lacus together. In reality though there wasn't really all that much for them to do. They worked a bit on her hair as well as gave her a manicure but that was it. They all saw Lacus as a very natural beauty so wearing makeup would do nothing but cover her true beauty.
Once Lacus was in her dress, she looked at herself in the mirror before her. 'Is this really me?' she asked while looking at herself in the mirror. She looked the same but there was definitely something different about her.
Her hair was in its usual style. The pink wavy locks just flowed down her back freely. She remembered Kira saying how much he loved her hair in that style so she decided to keep it that way.
The dress that Lacus was wearing was truly stunning. It was made of a very beautiful material which was very soft to the touch. Her shoulder were exposed but it was very modest when it came to cleavage.
"You look beautiful Lacus," Caridad said as she walked in circles around Lacus like a predator hunting its prey. "I'm sure my son is going to be absolutely speechless once he sees you," she said with a smile.
"I see that someone else agrees with her," Cagalli said picking up her niece who looked at her mother happily. "Don't you agree she looks beautiful?" Cagalli continued in baby talk which excited her niece.
"Thank you," Lacus said as Cagalli came over with Emily. Lacus kissed her daughter but didn't hold her for fear of Emily accidentally spitting on the dress before Kira could see it. "You be a good girl for your grandpa and grandma during the ceremony," Lacus said and Emily pouted before she smiled at her mother.
Caridad smiled at Lacus before she took Emily from Cagalli. "I'm going to go take my seat. Better find your wayward bridesmaids because we are going to start soon," she said looking at the clock since there were only a few minutes left before everyone had to start getting into place.
The wedding hall that Kira and Lacus had chosen was very beautifully decorated. Roses of every color were placed all over the place. Kira had chosen roses because he knew that they were Lacus's favorite flower.
From his place in the front of everyone, he surveyed all the work that everyone went through the past few months to make this possible. He felt that it was a wedding that was truly meant for Lacus.
Then Kira's heart jumped in his chest when suddenly the noise died down and the wedding music started playing. Very slowly everyone besides the bride came walking down the aisle. It frustrated him to no end because even though they were coming down, he still couldn't see Lacus.
After what seemed like years even though it hadn't been more than a few minutes, she came out. Being escorted by her father, Lacus finally started to walk down the aisle. She looked so beautiful in her dress that Kira simply couldn't take his eyes off of her. The fact that she was wearing it for him made him feel so good inside.
Lacus looked at Kira and blushed at how he was looking at her. It made her feel so loved and that was a feeling she knew she'd be feeling for the rest of her life. This caused a loving smile to cross her face since she knew she would love him just the same for the rest of her life.
The walk down the aisle just seemed way too slow for her. She wanted to be able to get to the end so that she could be with Kira. Since she was unable to see him the whole day, she yearned more than ever to be by his side.
Finally they reached the end of the aisle after what seemed like an eternity. Lacus saw Kira smiling at her while holding out his hand. She didn't take it immediately. She instead turned towards her father. "Thank you for everything," she said as she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. She saw him smile back at her truly giving his blessing before she turned and took Kira's hand in hers.
Even though there was a lot of people there watching them, when Kira and Lacus just stood there and listened to the priest, they stared into one another's eyes and it was almost like there was no one else there but them.
"And now, these two have decided to say their own vows," the priest said before he stood back to give the two of them space. Everyone watched as Kira took a ring and then took a deep breath and prepared to say his vows.
"I had… this whole speech prepared but now it just doesn't seem enough. I don't think that there is anything I could say to explain how it is that I feel about you. How can I? My feelings for you go far beyond words and actions. My feelings for you are engraved within my soul. I've loved you since I first met you. At times I began to lose hope that you would ever see me that way. Yet that never once stopped me from loving you the way I did. Through all the pain and all the hardships we went through to get here, my feelings have only continued to grow and grow. I've gotten more from you than I ever expected. Your love, our beautiful little girl, and a life soon to be filled with nothing but happiness. I promise to love and cherish you for the rest of my life," Kira said even though he felt that it still wasn't nearly enough to explain his feeling. He then slid the beautiful ring upon Lacus's finger.
Looking deep within Lacus's eyes, Kira saw a small tear fall down Lacus's face. He didn't worry about it though. He knew that they were tears of happiness just by the way she was looking at him. His hand came up and rested on her cheek while his thumb gently wiped the tear away.
Lacus leaned into his hand a bit as she smiled at him. The she remembered that she still had to say her vows and reluctantly pulled away. "I have done many things to you that I'm not proud of and each time it tore away at my soul. When I first met you I knew that you would become a person that was very important to me. I never realized just how important you were in my life until you were gone. Without you, my life just seemed so empty. There's nothing to keep me going from day to day. You're the reason that I live and breathe now. I ran from my feelings so many times. I denied what it was that my heart truly felt. I swore the night that you took me back that I would never hurt you ever again, that I would love you for the rest of my life. That's not enough though. I promise that I will love you for all eternity. I will make sure that you never regret loving me or being with me forever," she said as she slid the small ring upon Kira's fingers.
'I could never,' Kira thought feeling his own tears of happiness running down his face. Kira had a feeling that things weren't going to go so smoothly during this wedding though. Especially with what was going to come up next.
The priest smiled at the two lovers and took a deep breathe. "If there is anyone who feels that these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace," he said and looked around. He saw that there didn't appear to be anyone so he prepared to continue before the doors to the area opened.
"I do! She doesn't deserve him like I do!" Fllay Allster yelled as she ran into the room angrily. She didn't care how all of Kira and Lacus's family and friends were glaring at her. Her pride was damaged by Lacus coming back into Kira's life and she refused to lose to the like of someone like her.
'Right on time,' Kira thought rolling his eyes. He looked at Lacus and saw that she was angry that someone was trying to ruin their wedding. If he didn't know better, he'd say that she looked like she just wanted to turn around and punch Fllay in the face for trying to ruin their special day.
Cagalli looked at Lacus and saw the same thing. Cagalli never liked Fllay. She had the misfortune of running into her once when she went to go visit Kira and Lacus. The two hated each other on sight.
In order to stop Lacus from doing something she'd regret, Cagalli decided to save her the trouble. She glared at Fllay and wished that the woman would just die so that everyone else could live in peace.
"Don't do this Kira! Why would you want to be with some like her," she said looking at Lacus with contempt, "when you could be with someone like me?" she asked looking at him seductively. She didn't notice the anger in his eyes as he rolled them at her stupidity.
That was really a bit much for Cagalli. She immediately stepped forwards and before anyone saw what happened, she punched Fllay in the nose hard. She then watched as the red head fell to floor.
"Look at what you did to my beautiful nose!" Fllay screamed at Cagalli as she touched her now distorted nose which was bleeding. She tried to get up only for Cagalli to grab the back of her shirt.
Cagalli started to drag Fllay kicking and screaming towards the door. She then opened it and tossed the woman out with all her strength. She then stood guard by it to keep her from getting back in and so that she could watch the end of the wedding. "That felt good," she said happily.
"Um… is there anyone else?" he asked looking at everyone. "Better be careful because the maid of honor is vicious," he said which brought a laugh to everyone and a blush of embarrassment to Cagalli.
Even though Lacus didn't like violence, she couldn't help but laugh at what Cagalli did. She then felt Kira tighten his hand around hers since they were holding hands and she smiled at him and then looked at the priest silently telling him to continue.
Looking around once more to make sure there were no more objections, the priest smiled at the two of them and finished up the ceremony. "By the power invested in me I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride," he said giving them a but smile.
This was the moment that Kira waited for. He didn't waste any time in taking Lacus in his arms. He leaned down just as she leaned up and their lips touched for the first time as husband and wife as applause rang out around them.
The wedding reception was just a beautifully decorated as the wedding had been. It was peaceful there as everyone talked and had fun to celebrate the marriage. Luckily Fllay wasn't there to interrupt this time since, as Cagalli said, "She's probably off finding a plastic surgeon to fix her nose. It'd be better if they fixed her face period but I guess that's impossible," she said giving everyone a good laugh.
Kira sat at the main table next to his new wife with a smile on his face. He had taken off a few of the items that had been choking him through the wedding but was still dressed nicely for the occasion. They had just gotten through with greeting all of the guests and he was completely tired.
Lacus sat right next to him with their daughter in her arms. She was playing around with her little girl since it would be the last time for a few weeks that she would be able to. Her and Kira would leave her with Siegel for the night and then they would leave on their honeymoon first thing in the morning. So there wouldn't be much time for her to do so before then.
Everything was just perfect in Kira's life now. He had a beautiful and a beautiful daughter as well. Not to mention that he already had a job promised to him for when he graduated college. He simply didn't see how it could get any better.
He then stood up and turned towards Lacus. "Excuse me my lovely daughter but I need to steal your mommy away for our first dance," Kira said which caused the little girl to giggle. He then held out his hand to Lacus.
Seeing the hand, Lacus handed Emily over to Cagalli before she took it and stood up. She was led onto the dance floor where she quickly wrapped her arms around Kira and laid her head on his chest.
Seeing the bride and groom coming, everyone cleared the way and gathered around so that they would be able to watch the newlyweds dance. The way they saw the love in these newlyweds' eyes, they knew that their marriage would be one that would last until the day both of them died.
After a while, those that were watching started to join in until the dance floor was nearly completely full. None of that mattered to Kira and Lacus though. They were in their own little world where only the two of them existed.
Lacus relaxed and closed her eyes as she let her body move with the music. Her body just seemed to move on it's own with a lot of grace. "I'm so happy," she muttered with a dreamy sigh as her eyes closed and she listened to the music.
"You're not the only one," Kira said as he tightened his hold upon her waist. "So Lacus, how long do you think it will take for us to give Emily a brother or sister?" Kira asked with a small grin which made Lacus blush.
"That depends," Lacus said looking into Kira's eyes only to see confusion. "How long will it take you to get me to a room?" she whispered with a small grin on her own. "I'm not on the pill anymore either. So it might not take long to do it either," she said looking at Kira with a lot of eagerness in her eyes. She simply loved her daughter so much right now that she wanted to have more with Kira as soon as possible.
"That can be arranged," Kira said as the music came to a stop. Yet the two of them just continued to dance as a new song came on. "I have to admit something to you Lacus," Kira said since he knew that he just couldn't keep secrets from Lacus. He saw Lacus look at him and took a deep breath. "I kinda overheard you and Derek speaking earlier," he admitted guiltily.
Hearing the words from his mouth, Lacus couldn't help but smile. "You know, I was kinda hoping you would. Did you see me? Its bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding," she said looking at him suspiciously.
"No, no!" Kira said quickly. "I just happened to overhear. I didn't look. I made sure to keep out of sight so that I couldn't see you and you couldn't see me. I am sorry for listening in on your conversation though," he said even though he knew Lacus would forgive him.
"It's alright Kira. Like I said, I'm glad you heard. Those words I said are words that you should hear most. They are how I really felt. They're probably stuff that you already heard before but that doesn't matter to me," she said with a smile as she leaned her head back down against his chest.
Kira smiled at how forgiving she was of him. He swore to make sure not to give her a reason to have to forgive him though. He'd make sure they were always happy just like they were at that exact moment.
Kira gently brought Lacus even closer to his body and smiled. 'I know that this is how it was always supposed to be,' he thought feeling truly happy and knowing that it was going to be like this for a very long time.
That's it for the story. I hope you all enjoyed the epilogue. I have a few new ideas in mind for stories but I'll tell you all later after i get back to work on DoL and LotH. There will be a lemon for this chapter when i get around to making it since I'll be busy with finals this week. It will be on mediaminer when i finish it. Be sure to review in the meantime though.