Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own Gundam Seed or the sequel Gundam Seed Destiny. The small blurbs at the beginning and end are from the Original London Soundtrack of Evita. The song is entitled Lament for all those who are interested (Ignore Madonna's version though).

Yes, I'm back from the dead, and have I must apologize for my sudden disappearance. Please though do not be forceful about updates anymore. I understand you enjoy my writing, but I only write when I have free time which is sadly becoming less and less as time passes. Anyways enjoy this small one-shot I wrote.

Lament

The choice was mine, and mine completely.
I could have any prize that I desired.
I could burn with the splendor of the brightest fire.
Or else, or else I could choose time.

Dear Athrun,

Words cannot explain how much I am sorry for betraying your trust. We had made a promise on that small ring that we would make it through all odds. You held in strong despite the fact that there must be plenty of gorgeous woman willing to kiss the ground you walk on. I, on the other hand, could not keep up to my end of the deal.

I understand why you are angry with me for my betrayal of your trust, my betrayal of your love. So in return you turned your back on me, and returned to ZAFT. I can't say that I believe I deserved it, but I understand your decision. The people on the Minerva were wonderful people, and at the time Orb was being run by people who weren't as kind as they should have been.

Days pass by and everyday I miss you just a little bit more, and I realize each day that I love you just a little bit more than the day before. My heart beats just hearing your soft voice that use to calm me when I felt like breaking down. My soul calls out for you Athrun. Does your call back for me, or have you already forgotten me?

Please understand that I never meant any harm to you. Orb was in need of hope, and I believed at the time what they needed was a royal marriage to calm their fears. Do you understand the turmoil my country went through? Can you step aside for one moment, and realize that Orb had burned in the brightest fire when the colony shards smashed into my country. Oh Athrun, I only wanted to protect them from that fear that ignited from that bright fire.

The choice was mine to marry him. I understand that marriage is a union that must be honored especially by someone as important as I am. Still even with that on my mind I knew the moment I climbed those stairs to say my wedding vows that my heart would never belong to my groom. I knew that my heart would always belong to you Athrun.

Love,

Cagalli

Setting the pen down, the blond princess finally let the tears slide down from her cheeks. This letter, no matter how deep the message, would never reach Athrun. She would have to learn to live without him, and learn from her worst mistake.

The choice was mine, and no one else's.
I could have the millions at my feet.
Give my life to people I might never meet.
Or else, to children of my own.

The End

This was a rather short blurb for me, but I'm quite pleased with it since I did intend to write an angst fic. If you could possibly leave a review I'd be grateful. Thank you for reading.