Injustice
Prologue
Athrun flipped the screen on the desk upright. The blue background and a dozen or so icons flickered on. He touched the one labeled "Communications" and then searched for the picture of Cagalli.
He glanced at the time displayed on the top right of the screen. It was 8:00, ORB time. Doubtless she'd be out at a dinner meeting, a late-session meeting, or a board meeting...
As she had been for the past week.
He wondered why he even bothered.
The truth was that he and Cagalli lived two separate lives. She had her duties and responsibilities as head of ORB, and he was a Gundam pilot for the Eternal Peace Security Administration.
His finger hovered over the picture of Cagalli's smiling face. She wore the blue, white, and gold of jacket of the Representative.
He closed the laptop. She probably didn't have time for him anyway.
"Is this finally...Freedom?" Athrun asked himself. The katana hovered above his chest, silver and silent.
"That won't help you," Kira told him softly. He gazed at Athrun from Lacus's side, the gaze that only Kira could give. "I'm sorry your choices led you here," Kira's eyes said.
"See?!" Shinn yelled, half-obscured behind Lunamaria. "I'm not the only one!"
The sword plunged in, and as Athrun's hand slipped from the hilt, he realized one thing.
Cagalli was at that meeting... he had forgotten to tell her...