Chapter 6

She's not flirting

Lacus led Shinn out to the Yamato's third floor patio, it was empty because that was Mr. and Mrs. Yamato's room. Shinn looked really nervous, he and Lacus had been holding hands the whole way up, and she wasn't as talkative as she usually was. On the patio there was a round table with two chairs, and one lounge chair, and to Shinn's dismay Lacus opted for the chairs at the round table. "There's something I need to tell you." She said finally letting his hand go.

"What is it Lacus?" Shinn asked as he sat down in the chair next to her.

"Do you love me?" she asked teary-eyed.

Lunamaria and Stellar plopped down on one of the many black sofas in the Yamato's larger than life living room. "Athrun's a dancing machine, I can't keep up." Stellar giggled.

"I know, I think those ugly sunglasses give him all his energy." Lunamaria went on and they both laughed hysterically.

"Who wants a lap dance!" Athrun called out as he proceeded to 'back-it-up' on Lunamaria and Stellar.

"Athrun get you ass outta my face!" Stellar laughed.

"Fine." He said turning around and trying to look serious, "I bit Lunamaria would dance with me though."

"Oh I couldn't—" but before she could finish her sentence Athrun had pulled her up by one arm and sent her right into his.

"Your boyfriend won't mind, I promise." He joked.

"My…Shinn! He's not my boyfriend, his not even boyfriend material." Lunamaria declared.

"Whatever you say…Lover." He said pulling her even closer.

Lunamaria blushed, "He really isn't my boyfriend." She said one last time.

While Athrun and Lunamaria just danced slowly, looking very 'boyfriend-girlfriendishly' (no that's not a word) Stellar got up to go look around. She walked into the kitchen were a lot of people were just talk and she got a lot of waves from people that she really never talked to. "Is this it? This is my life now? Being adored by people I don't even know, and not having a single person to talk to? I wish Shinn was here." Stellar sighed to herself.

"Hey." Kira's voice came out of nowhere, he was wearing one of Shinn's dark colored band tees and a pair of blue jeans.

Stellar's face turned red, she'd never had a conversation with Kira alone. "Where's your date?" she asked causally.

"She went to go get Lunamaria's sister, apparently you guys left her behind." Kira said with a charming smile.

"Well we were gonna be late, we didn't want to be late for your party." She replied.

"I'm touched, you guys really wanted to be here." Kira said putting his hand on his heart.

Stellar looked around, she didn't want to look at Kira because she knew that her face was on fire. "So what's the deal with Athrun tonight, he's acting strange." Stellar remarked putting some of her blonde hair behind her ear.

Kira slowly leaned towards Stellar's ear and said: "He's drunk."

"How! What! When! Why!" Stellar blurted out.

"Hey, before you start jumping to conclusions, it's not his fault, he didn't do it on purpose, some jerk spiked the punch, so I came over here to give you this bottled water, and ask you if you would accompany me to the grocery store to get some fresh punch." Kira finished, jiggling his keys in front of Stellar who gave him a 'do-I-look-like-I'm-stupid?' look. "N-No, I haven't had any punch at all." Kira reassured her, and with that he and Stellar were off.

"Lacus, I don't understand, what do you mean?" Shinn asked as he held a sobbing Lacus Cylne in his arms.

"Hawke…she…I see some much of myself in her…and you Asuka…I see so much of Kira in you…" she began.

"This still doesn't make any sense, what are you saying?"

"When Kira and I were sophomores, we were just like the two of you, it was only Kira and me, and then we met Athrun, which led to us meeting Mwu and Ramnius, the 'popular' seniors." She began.

Shinn's eyes widened.

"Kira always told me that no matter what happened I would always be his best friend…and suddenly, something did happen…that night after Homecoming…it's been almost two years now…" her voice trailed off.

"Oh…Lacus…" Shinn began, "Why would you let him take advantage of you like that!" Shinn demanded.

"He didn't…I was the one who said it was a mistake, we've never spoken of it since then, but every time I feel his skin, or his breath in the air, every time he looks into my eyes, I know that his memories go back just as far as mine do, back to that very night, which is why…you have to stay with Lunamaria." Lacus explained.

"Luna…Lunamaria isn't my girlfriend…" Shinn replied.

"Shinn, you're blushing, and I know that you truly care for her, and I know that she truly cares for you. I can see just by your bond how much you two have gone through together, just don't ruin things, like we did…" Lacus said warningly.

"Hey, if you know that Kira wants you, then why are you letting him stay with that Fllay girl?" Shinn asked.

"Because, after Fllay came into the picture, Kira and I haven't had the same relationship on the outside ever since, until now…things are finally going back to the way they were ever since we met you, and secondly, because our relationship became a bit awkward, I couldn't read Kira as easily as I could before, but now I can see clearly, I could see right through him, into his soul…with a blindfold…" Lacus began to giggle and wiped a tear from one of her crystal blue eyes.

"I can't really promise anything Lacus…but I'll do my best…"

"Yes…I'll be the one to save her…"