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Summary: Many envy Lacus. She's beautiful, smart, rich and can easily befriends with people. Many thinks she's perfect but for her, she's not. She lives a normal life with her friends but everything changes when her father decided to marry again and when she met Kira.
Chapter 13- Crushed
"Kira Yamato." Repeated Mrs. Athha staring strangely at him.
"Ma'am?"
"Oh sorry, I was thinking of something." Explained Mrs. Athha. "Well I'd like to thank you for what you've done." She gets money from her wallet and gives it to Kira. "Take it, that's my way of thanking you."
Kira back off and didn't accept the money. "I didn't help you ma'am because I need money I just help you, I purposely help you." Putting his hands behind him as a sign of refusal.
"Don't you have any expenses? Take it as a sign of my gratitude." Insisted Mrs. Athha pushing the money to Kira but he keeps refusing until she stopped insisting. She's a bit proud of his attitude towards her. Only few people are like him that doesn't ask for payment or prizes for what they've done.
The two decided to leave Mrs. Athha, he walk fast followed by Tolle who bow at Mrs. Athha as a sign of respect and went to Kira."You're unbelievable Kira. You save people without asking for something in return." Said Tolle proud at Kira's good doing. "You know that women, she's staring at you like she's looking at someone special to her." Observed Tolle. Kira stop and looks at him curiously. "Well, you can see… It's like you're her long lost son."
In the restaurant when Kira and Tolle arrived. "Kira!" called a man. "There's a call for you." Waving his hand. Kira moved to the man and get the phone. "Finish your conversation immediately, we have many customers."
"Hello this is Kira."
"Kira, this is your mother. Miki is brought to the hospital just this afternoon. Don't worry, everything is alright she told us how you saved her with your friend. Your father and I won't be coming home tonight so we'll leave the house to your responsibility."
"Yes mother but how is she?" asked Kira worriedly. "Can I go there after work?"
She's alright but you can't visit her now, the doctor doesn't allow her to accept many visitors. I'm going now, Take care Kira. She then puts down the phone. Kira stood on the telephone and can't help worrying about his sister. He thought that everything's alright and she'll get better but he was wrong.
When he gets home, nobody was there so he locked the door and went straight to his room not minding his hunger. He's thinking of Miki so much. He heard the door from the kitchen opened and footsteps running towards his room. Since his door wasn't locked someone opened it. It was his father, he grabs Kira from his bed and punches his face which made Kira's back touch the pointed side of the table and fell on the floor together with his books.
Though hurt, Kira tries to stand but his back hurts. He's looking at his angry father with angry burning eyes on him. "What did…? I… do?" Asked Kira now standing weakly holding in the wall for support. His father didn't answer and again grab Kira trying to hurt him again. "What did I do?!" cried Kira angrily. His father didn't continue to hurt him; he instead pushed him hard down to the floor.
He looked Kira meanly "Why didn't you looked after Miki?!" shouted Mr. Yamato. "She's convulsing because of high fever when we came and you know that her heart can't take that. She's dying when we brought her to the hospital."
"Miki? Dying?"
Mr. Yamato points his finger to Kira. "The next time this happens, don't show your face here anymore or I'll kill you!" threat Mr. Yamato. He looked around Kira's room and moved out shutting the door hard leaving Kira on the floor hurt and in pain feeling guilty for Miki.
Kira didn't sleep all night. He's still sitting in the same place where his father has left him. He wants to cry but controls it. He's angry, he wants to fight back his father the moment his father was hurting him but he's still his father that's why he didn't dare to. The dawn came; he stands and opened the window. The cold wind blew inside his room and had blown the calendar hanging on the wall. He looked at it and saw the date May 18th. He didn't mind to pick it he just looked at the sky now then he burst into tears.
Days have passed and Miki's still in the hospital. Lacus sometimes call him and vice versa but he couldn't tell her anything about what he's feeling. He also doesn't speak to Tolle and his other friends though they know that he's having a problem.
One night, Lacus was waiting on Kira's gate when he arrived. "Lacus? What are you doing here?" Asked Kira upon seeing her.
"I'm worried about you." Said Lacus.
Kira doesn't know what to say. He kept silent, but she's waiting for a reply. "Don't worry about me, you shouldn't be. Go home, it's already late." He replied coldly as if he's not concern of what she's going to feel.
"I'm very lucky, my father and Ms. Badgiruel isn't here until summer so I don't follow the curfew they've given me. After that, I can visualize the life I'm going to have that's why I try to have some fun now with my friends. I doubt she'll let me do things I used to when she become my stepmother."
Surprised at her sudden confession silence starts again. Lacus have said something which made Kira think. He doesn't doubt her instead he trusts her. He doesn't want to tell anyone about he's very secret, that he's father's hurting him. Knowing that no one will be with him on his birthday except Tolle (who's always available) he asked Lacus. "Do you have a free time?" he nods.
"My friend Cagalli is going to celebrate her birthday on Saturday after their game so if you need someone to talk to, I'm free on Sunday. I'm a good listener so you don't need to hesitate if you're going to confess a problem. It's always better to let those feelings out rather than keeping them inside." She looked at the sky and Kira whose still nodding. "Good night." When she's about to leave Kira pulls her bag. "Kira?"
"Thank you for always helping me during hard times. You don't know how much it means to me." Said Kira staring down. "I hope to see you on Sunday; I'll be waiting in for you."
She was glad that he trust her, she walks but Kira followed her and decided to walk her home though her house is a little too far from his. They walk peacefully under the starry sky. While walking, Lacus told Kira that Miriallia and Tolle met each other again before she went to his house that's why she became worried.
The next day on a mall after class, Miriallia was looking for a gift for Cagalli together with Lacus. She's holding a big teddy bear; she looked the price and saw it was too expensive so she put it back. "What can I give her?" asked Miriallia to herself as she looks at Lacus who is buying sewing and decorative materials like beads and thick fabric.
Lacus pay the cashier and went to help Miriallia. "Miriallia!" shouted a guy. Miriallia knows already who's calling her so she didn't look back anymore. "Buying gifts for Cagalli?" Asked Dearka.
"Yes but I don't know what to give her. How about you?"
"It's a surprised; it's a big party that's why I prepared for it ever since I received her invitation letter." Miriallia loses hope on looking for a gift. They go home late and are waiting now for a bus. "Cagalli sure is a good leader in her team. Last year's team didn't even get a single win." Dearka said. "Maybe that's the reason they throw a huge birthday party for Cagalli."
I didn't think of it, why is Mr. Athha giving her a huge party? He seldom comes to her birthday and seldom talks to her. He's not that close to Cagalli either and she always tells me that her father's always mad at her though she did small trouble. Lacus thought suspiciously.
For the passed days all Lacus did was to sew a sweater. She always goes home early and even when she's in the student council she continue to sew but she doesn't do it in the presence of Cagalli. Only two weeks to go and they'll be having their vacation and Rusty is becoming busy in preparation for graduation making Yzak with the help of Lacus do Rusty's work. Miki's still in the hospital. Kira isn't allowed to visit her. Her situation is unknown to him but he knows she's severe.
He does always go home alone and the only thing that makes him excited about his birthday is his "date" with Lacus on Sunday. Their monthly salary will be given to them tomorrow so he'll have money to help in Miki's hospital fee and treat Lacus.
End of the Chapter
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