CHAPTER 6: All's Fair in Love and War

Lacus POV

Kira: Lacus, we've arrived.

Lacus: Have we? So soon?

Kira: If you call 9 hours soon then yes.

She quickly unbuckled her seat belt and then turned to Melody to undo hers. Kira was already up and heading towards the space shuttle door. Melody was sleeping soundly and as Lacus carried her up into her arms she could feel her soft breath against her cheek. She hurried after her husband who was thanking the pilot and the crew for their efficiency.

The shuttle door then opened and sunshine hit her eyes. It blinded her slightly but she could feel warmth return to her face and the smell of the Earth's fresh air hit her lungs. Kira walked out first and when he took the first stair down he held out his hand to lead her down the rest. Only when they had reached the ground did Lacus notice the huge procession of people in the ORB army uniforms surrounding the shuttle. Kira looked equally surprised but saluted them all the same.

A black limousine pulled up and out stepped Cagalli. Forgetting all public appearances she needed to keep up, she charged at Kira and jumped up to hug him. Kira responded by lifting her off the ground and spinning her before putting her back down again. Cagalli came up to Lacus and gave her a gentler hug squeezing Melody together like a sandwich in the process.

Cagalli: It's so great to see you guys again! How long has it been?

Kira: Almost a year now so we thought we'd give you a little visit since we would've came here anyway.

Cagalli: -sarcastic- How nice of you to think that.

Lacus: -gives a small giggle- You've been doing well then?

Cagalli: -shrugs- If you call 'well' being stuck looking at 4 walls for months on end.

Both Kira and Lacus: -laughs-

Cagalli: -big grin- Come on, your luggage is being taken in another car to my mansion, you're riding with me.

Kira POV

It had been a while since he'd last seen Cagalli but he thought she seemed much better. Maybe Athrun was finally off her mind and she was focusing more on her political career. Either way, she was looking in better spirits.

On the way back to the mansion he looked out the window to see the people, the cities and the scenery in which he hadn't seen in over a year. The last time he had seen the beach, it still looked like a graveyard for Gundam, Naturals and Coordinators. The sand was not even yellow but instead a reddish brown. The sea had not looked blue but it was blackening. However, due to Cagalli's efforts to rebuild a better country for tomorrow it had returned to it's natural beauty. Many of the fallen buildings had been restored as well and people did not look so fearful anymore. To think, just 5 years ago, ORB would have been destroyed simply because it did not want to obide by Chairman Durandal's wishes.

He looked across to where Cagalli and Lacus were chatting enthusiastically over the success the treaty had brought to both colonies. He leaned back on the car seat and relaxed. He hadn't even realized his phone had been ringing until Melody started poking him on his arm. Kira opened one eye and then the other. Melody held his phone up to him in her tiny little hands and he patted her on the head before he answered it.

Kira: Hello?

Athrun: Hey Kira, it's me, Athrun.

Kira: Athrun, it's been too long.

Athrun: Yeah, I was hoping you were free tomorrow by any chance?

Kira: Hang on, let me ask Lacus.

Athrun: Sure.

Kira: Athrun wants me to go meet up with him tomorrow. Are you and Melody going to be okay without me?

Lacus: -smiles- We'll be fine. We'll have a girl's day out with Cagalli instead.

Kira: -takes Lacus's hand and squeezes it- Hey, Athrun? Yeah, I'll be there tomorrow. Where do you want to meet?

Athrun: I'll drive my car round to the Cagalli's mansion.

Kira: Alright, see you. Tomorrow. –hangs up-

He looked back to see Cagalli's face but she showed no emotion or even a sign that she had heard who he had been speaking to.

Cagalli POV

He's nothing to you anymore she thought. She constantly wished she had never fallen in love with Athrun in the first place. They had both just been children in the first war. Maybe she was destined to be with him but seeing as how they turned out…

She felt Kira and Lacus both staring at her trying to decipher her emotions but she portrayed no change in the effect of the call. A few minutes passed by and thinking that their intuition had passed by she continued on a cheerful conversation with Lacus. However, she knew Lacus was not paying full attention due to the fact her eyes looked like she was still calculating something in the back of her mind.

That was the thing about Kira and Lacus. So different, yet so similar. They were just two pieces of a puzzle that fit perfectly together especially when you would tell them everything without you actually telling them about yourself. When you thought you'd caught them they would turn another corner. Lacus was the most dangerous one out of the pair. With her bright pink hair, sweet purple grey eyes and armed with a charm you couldn't resist she would make you question yourself at every corner. Were you doing the right thing? Even now, she still asked herself that question contantly.