Together Once Again-Our Happy Ending
Author's Note: This is my first official Gundam Seed/Destiny related fan fic. This is MY OWN ending for the Gundam Seed Destiny series and takes place after the Special Edition 4; there may be some added stuff that wasn't in SE 4 (which are my own ideas). Please excuse any minor mistakes I may have missed during my edits. Reviews are welcome, but please no rude ones, and do not flame! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed/Destiny or any of the characters associated with this series.
Part 1: Reassurance
Lacus Clyne, the new chair woman and the supreme council leader of PLANTS, stood in front of her full length mirror in her room. She gazed at her reflection for a few moments and smiled.
"So the day has finally come; the time where Naturals and Coodinators can live in peace and harmony. Now there can be peace among both worlds," she thought.
A lot has happened during these past years; a lot of tears were shed and quite a few comrades had fallen as well. Her eyes softened and were filled with sadness at the thought of all those lives that were lost during the past two wars. She remembered the death of her father, which brought tears to her eyes. Her father, Siegel Clyne, had worked hard, trying to help bridge the gap between Naturals and Coordinators. Lacus walked towards her dresser and looked at the picture that was standing on it. She looked at it sadly, wishing that her father could be here to see this. She picked it up, wiped the tears from her eyes and gave a small faint smile.
"This is for you father. Your dream, our visions...They've finally come true. I promise, I won't let you down..I have to be strong, for the good of this world..for the sake of peace..."
There was a light knock at the door. Lacus awoke from her thoughts and looked towards the door.
"Ms. Clyne. It's almost time for the ceremony," came a voice from behind the door, "are you ready?"
"Yes," Lacus replied as she placed the picture of her and her father back on her dresser. She took one last look at herself in the mirror before she left to meet her friends.
Meanwhile, a space ship arrived at the main spaceport in PLANTS and the passengers onboard departed. Among these passengers were Kira Yamato and Athrun Zala, two former pilots and veterans from the previous two wars. They were both there to congratulate Lacus on becoming the new chair woman of PLANTS and to witness the "coronation" ceremony for the new pink-haired leader. Kira had plans of remaining on PLANTS. He wanted to help support and protect Lacus, but most of all, he wanted to be by her side. He loved her a lot and couldn't bear to be without her. Athrun didn't really have plans of returning to PLANTS. He wanted to remain in ORB with Cagalli and be with her, though he wasn't too sure where their relationship stood right now. He knew Cagalli felt the same way, but after all that had happened, no one really knows anymore. But he knew that after this ceremony, he will catch the next shuttle to ORB and return back to Cagalli's side.
"...Hey Athrun?" Kira asked.
Kira's voice snapped Athrun out of his thoughts. Athrun looked up and smiled.
"I never thought I'd see the day…the day in which you will be the one to wear the ZAFT white coat," Athrun said, as he chuckled lightly.
"Well, I am now the same rank as Yzak, maybe higher; it depends where Lacus will put me.." Kira responded.
"True," Athrun replied.
"It's too bad that Cagalli couldn't come," Kira said sadly, "with ORB recovering from the damages done from this war…she sure got her hands full."
"Yeah..." Athrun replied, "but it's understandable. After all, she is the nation's leader and everyone depends on her."
"But that's quite a big responsibility for her to handle all by herself though. I mean, with me and Lacus up here on PLANTS, everything should be alright. Lacus is a highly respected person here."
"Yeah, she is."
"But, I know Cagalli will be alright. She's a strong girl, especially with you by her side," Kira added.
Athrun blushed slightly at the comment Kira had just made.
"So…you know I'll be heading back to ORB then right?" Athrun asked after a while.
Kira nodded as he glanced at Athrun's ORB uniform that he was wearing.
"I know I screwed up in the past, and she did too, though not as big as I did...and we reconciled and everything," Athrun stated, "but...will she accept me again?"
"The better question is," Kira stated, "will YOU accept her again?"
Athrun looked at Kira, with a shocked look on his face.
"What do you take me for!" Athrun said angrily, "of course I'll accept her again. I understand why she did what she did and I know she didn't want to go through with it. Don't ask me why, I just KNOW. I trust her and I knew she didn't betray me on purpose either. I knew about her arranged marriage to that Yuna Roma Seiran. She even told me herself and she couldn't really do anything about it. With her father gone, there was no one to call off that marriage. Cagalli wanted to call it off, but she didn't want the ministers of the ORB parliament to question her decision. Those ministers are hard to convince sometimes. Believe me, I know; I've been to her meetings. It's not as easy as it seems. Yuna's father could have called it off, but I knew he had a hidden motive to keep that marriage on. Those damn power-hungry Seirans! It was their fault that ORB ended up that way, hiding Djibril within ORB-"
Athrun's little speech was interrupted by Kira's laughter. He was a little annoyed; first Kira questioned his feelings for Cagalli and now he's laughing.
"This isn't funny, Kira!" Athrun yelled, "when I first found out Cagalli was going to marry Yuna, I was shocked and hurt at the same time. But when I found out that you had kidnapped her, I was relieved; I was glad that you had done that. But at the same time, I realized that it was my fault for leaving her alone; it was my fault...for letting things end this way...But, I promised to myself, that when the war ends, I'll return to her."
Kira smiled; he felt glad that Athrun had realized the mistakes that he had made. He was glad Athrun had found the answer that he was looking for and will be going back to it: the one he loved and will protect no matter what happened. He felt bad for laughing earlier, but he couldn't believe that his best friend had taken that comment so seriously. He knew Athrun's feelings towards Cagalli and he knew how Cagalli felt about him, but he had to make sure that Athrun was back on the right track again. And the good news was...Athrun was.
"I'm glad to hear that," Kira said as Athrun looked at him strangely, "I know my sister will be glad to have you back by her side. After all, you two love and care about each other a lot right?"
Athrun nodded.
"Then your hearts will bring you two together again. I know how rough it was for her without you when you were gone. She kept looking at the ring you gave her; I knew she wanted you back, but she knew that it had to wait. Her country needed her more, which is why she took off the ring before we all left for outer space. But, I'm sure you already knew that right?"
Again, Athrun nodded. He remembered that exact day in which she gave her speech for the entire Archangel crew before she left.
Flashback
Athrun listened as Cagalli spoke. He couldn't help but notice that her ring was taken off. He watched as Cagalli told Neo that she was going to give him the Akatsuki. Kira and Lacus went up to him. Both Kira and Lacus had worried looks on their faces.
"Athrun..." Kira started to say.
Athrun knew he should talk to her, but he knew why she did what she did and he respected it. He watched as Cagalli left, but before she left, she gave one last look at Athrun. She gave him an apologetic look and then a reassuring smile that told him that everything will be alright and she'll be waiting for him when this is all over. Athrun smiled and nodded, just to let Cagalli know that he understood the message.
"It's alright," he said to Kira and Lacus, "we'll leave it for now. I was being impatient before. So there's no need to rush things. We all share the same dream. Everything will work out."
Kira and Lacus smiled; Athrun understood Cagalli's decision and was willing to wait.
End Flashback
Athrun smiled; he was glad to have Kira for a friend. After talking with Kira, he felt a lot better and was even more excited to go back to ORB.
"Thanks Kira," Athrun said before they entered to meet Lacus.
Athrun couldn't help but smile as he and Kira headed into the main lobby to meet Lacus. He knew how he felt about Cagalli and his heart was telling him to go back to her, which is what Athrun intended to do after the ceremony.
"Wait for me Cagalli…I'll be coming back, just for you..."
