A/N: This is a Cagalli x Athrun fanfic. Hi everyone, this is my first fic. I hope you don't mind if the other characters will be OOC. Please enjoy reading!

Disclaimer: I don't own any Gundam Seed/ Gundam Seed Destiny character or even Heero Yuy of Gundam Wing.

My dear prince was an evil!

Vicious, and ruthless, Prince Athrun Zala was engaged to Princess Lacus Clyne. But their marriage was cancelled after the king, ordered him that he'll have to find and married the one who possessed their ancestor's ring, none other than the girl named, Cagalli Yula. However, Athrun wasn't happy about the news so he had to find a way to get the ring or get rid of that girl. He ordered his coldblooded and unemotional soldier Heero Yuy to do the job, but the question is, can he?

Chapter I: The prince persuasive proposal

The presence around the area painted with midnight blue sky, appeared to be foggy and chilly. You can still see the pallid contrast of the moon guiding the five year old child, in a nightdress as she seems to be heading deep inside the forest. Her cold bare hands were grasps firmly like something was important hiding between those palms. Even though that girl's heart trembles with fear, she encourage herself not to give up and continue her run. It doesn't matter now where she was heading or when she's going to stop trailing, as she only knows that she have to keep her distance from that big black carriage pulling by a fierce horse before the only friend she has, who was captured would vanished forever. Along her way was now mud-covered, sided by the lake. Her sprint began to slow down as she was carefully trying not to slip in the mud, but, the carriage she's tracking to starting to lose her sight. As she began to sprint again she unnoticeably trips her foot on the root and was accidentally tosses off the ring she was holding. Her eyes widen as the ring slowly rolls down straight under the water. The girl began to weep but soon realized that it will never solve anything. She wasn't good at swimming but the ring was important to her.

Inside the carriage that the little girl trailing was the boy with midnight blue locks, after he heard a big splash outside, his heart beats fast. The boy alarmingly peeks through his little window and saw a girl with his sharp eyes wailing for help. His eyes widen as he suddenly realized the owner of that voice which belongs to his friend, he tried to bump the window and scream at the top of his lungs to stop the carriage. But the man pulling the carriage keeps running, mindless about his surroundings other than his mission to take the boy away from that girl. The boy was certain that the man outside heard him. Realizing that this pleading wasn't going anywhere, he started to get panic. He tried to open the two doors behind him but the thing is their both locked. He cursed it and screamed again, but it didn't help him. He was alone inside the carriage so no matter what he do, screaming or jolting no one will going to listen, no one was going to help her. He made a peek once more if somebody was there to get some help, but no one was around at that time and the body was not wailing anymore.

"Is she dead? No.. no.." The boy cried. He feels useless and hopelessly wasn't strong enough to blow off the carriage. He felt weak and scared as he cried for the only friend he has, drowning into the lake.

"Someone… please… somebody HELP HER!"

"Athrun, Athrun, are you alright?" Sounded like an angel waking him up. Seventeen year old prince Athrun slowly opens his eyes until a blurred pink and white figure came to a view. "Who are you?" He asked half awake.

"It's me Lacus. Oh dear Athrun, why are you…" But before she continued her worrying for her friend the boy's arms was now wrap around her.

"L-lacus… Lacus!" He tearfully whispered as he wraps around her petite body. "I'm so glad that you're still safe and alive!"

"Dreaming again? Don't overdo yourself too much Athrun. Your body needs to rest for sometimes." Lacus cautiously told him, worrying that her friend was stressing out again for having such a nightmare every day.

"S-sorry, I thought that you're gone like everybody else did to me." He sadly replied now releasing her.

"Don't worry Athrun, I'll always be right here." Lacus reassuringly smiled as she placed her left palm to Athrun's face. Then Lacus stand up and was about to leave when Athrun seized her hand while staring at the window. "Lacus, I wanted to know if you want me." He bluntly asked.

Lacus, as naively as she can be, thought it was still the same feelings Athrun want her to have so she answered it amusingly. "I always want you to be my friend, Athrun."

Athrun then realized that Lacus sure not catch his proposal so he notify her again but now in demanding tone. "I mean, Lacus, I wanted you to marry me!"

The lady bewildered at the king's son sudden proposal to her. She became confused and doesn't know how to react or respond that will not hurt him. Silence filled the area and Athrun didn't release her hand as he placed it again in his face and looked directly to Lacus eyes begging to accept his heart.

Lacus looked at him and tried not to give in from his depressing expression. Sadness filled her heart as well as he looked at her that way. "Y-you know Athrun, you don't know what you were saying… I mean, we're only seventeen and these feelings, we don't know if it will be forever. You need to think this first because I don't know how to answer you right now. It really confuses me and besides you don't really…" She finally confessed but discontinue when Athrun embraced her.

"I loved you since I know you! Please believe it!"

Lacus stop for the moment and tearfully released his arms. "I'm sorry Athrun… as if… I mean… your feelings right now are only confusing you… I don't think I could return your feelings. I have to think about it first and I hope you re-think it too, because I don't want anyone of us gets hurt, I know you could understand me."

"I don't have to think, Lacus. You're the only one for me!" He smiled reassuring and affirmatively to her but Lacus keeps her expression straight and leaved. "I'm sorry…"

Next day, Lacus was now ignoring Athrun, as if she's hiding from him. Athrun felt that something was bothering her so he began to ask, but Lacus only leaved him with a smile. On the following day was still the same, Lacus remained herself distant and avoided him, until the prince planned to corner her now inside her room before she get asleep.

That night, Lacus was only wearing her night gown and was worried after she observed and smelled, the prince who was standing in front of her. Athrun got himself drunk. She asked him to leave but Athrun didn't move as he watched her closely. He began to beg for an answer to his proposal but she remains her silence about it. The prince then became irritated about her long silence and ignorance. He made a moved and tried to kiss her on the lips but Lacus prevent him by giving him a slap that made Athrun out balanced and sit on the ground. Athrun become confused, he looked upon her who seems distressed. Lacus, after realizing what she have done, bent down and approached him, she asked for an apology, but Athrun shoved her away and leaved angrily.

After the drunken prince leaved her alone she suddenly thinks again about him especially his proposal to her. Indeed, they were really closed friend and she think she can't leave without Athrun by her side but the intimacy feelings were unsure. Yes, she liked Athrun, she loved and cared for him but only as a friend or a brother, not more than that. Her closeness with him felt her guilty for confusing him that loved and friendship was the same feelings as long as they weren't separated. Lacus knew from the start that his heart was unreal, since he's heart belongs to the one person, none other than with his childhood sweetheart long time ago. She knew this because he always told her about that girl and how he longed to see her. He draws her, paint her and even write a poem about her like it never withered his memories. But that was ten years ago and maybe Athrun already moved on and realized that it was a waste of time thinking over and over again about the past. Lacus think again about the offer and feel her heart deeply but Lacus can't hardly focus since her mind was occupied about the other guy who she had seen from afar at the party held last year. But one thing that she regrets about that evening was she never had the chance to meet him and know his name. She also learned to secretly admire that person and even fantasized about his kind and gentle looks but still, this was unrequited and she thought the longing will soon subsided.

Her dream was suddenly cut off when a fearful scream filled the whole place of the palace. "What happened?" Lacus run quickly to see what's going on until she found someone lying on the floor. It was the body of a third rank soldier. Her eyes drew widen after she saw his familiar face.

"T-Tolle… no…"

The young lady was stunned on what she saw as her eyes were overflowing with tears. Athrun slowly approached her and whispered evilly. "That will happen to the one who disobey my order and so is for you." He sneered.

The pink haired princess gulps and shivered down her spine. "Y-you… why?"

"I told you, what Athrun wants, Athrun gets. I don't want to force you since I love you. You just have to make your choice whether to disobey my order or end your friends like that corpse."

On somewhere place at Onogoro, five people were gathering to the little house of Hibiki near the forest.

"I think Tolle don't get any leaved from his duty." Suggest the golden blond, eighteen year old, guy named, Sai. He was beside with his girlfriend Fllay, the one with maroon hair who was sitting quietly while staring at the food they brought and prepared.

"I guess so but why didn't he even inform us, don't they have any phones at Zaft Kingdom? By the way, it was his only girlfriend's birthday!" The short blond girl bluntly or a little irritably informed. She really doesn't like people waiting her around.

"Cagalli, you don't have to say that! Sorry Miriallia, that little brat over there didn't mean to brought it out, right young guy, I mean gal?" Hushed the brown haired young guy named, Kira, as he nudges Cagalli's arm to say sorry. He was, seventeen and Tolle's best friend.

"Hmph! Sorry didn't mean it!" Cagalli angrily stormed off after giving Kira a dead glare that makes him shivered.

Miriallia burst a little laugh after seeing Kira and Cagalli's bickering again but faded since her mind was worried about her Tolle. "What happened to you Tolle, don't you see how worried we were for you? I hope you didn't forget about your promised."

Cagalli went off the house and looked upon the sky. "The moon it was large."

"Yeah, it was large, mysterious and very beautiful." Agreed the guy walking beside her.

Cagalli found that it was her best friend Kira staring at the moon too. "Like me?" She teasingly asked while pointing her finger to herself.

Kira became silent for awhile as he looked at the girl beside him smiling like an idiot. Kira then scratch his head while nodding his head for approval that made Cagalli's face jolt and blushed for his unbelievable compliment about her but quickly faded after she realized something wasn't right. "No way! You idiot brother comparing my face to the moon face! Come here and I'll give something you will never forget!"

Afterwards the gloom party started to become wild as they come and joined the two playfully.

'My dear prince I hope you still not forget. You told me, we will meet again here in this place where you entrusted me the one of your most valuable item. Here it is my prince, I still have it… Please do as you promise me! Come back here and take it from me.'

"Oh! Come back here you little brat!" Kira yelled furiously to the one who threw him a cake none other than Cagalli.

"That makes you look delicious Kira!" She teased as everyone laughed at the poor boy.

Two days have passed after the night Tolle get killed, a letter was sent to the Eternal palace.

Dear my Lord Siegel,

I, your daughter, Lacus Clyne, already decided to get married to the Crown Prince of Zaft Kingdom, Prince Athrun Zala. Please be advised, that our marriage will be held at Aegis ceremonial place, dated 28 February 74 C.E. Sunday, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I know that this event is so sudden but I hope that you could come and witness my eternal vow and tie and gave us your approval and blessings.

Lovingly Yours,

Lady Lacus of Eternal

"What is this?"

The count was really surprised about the invitation letter that he received. He didn't know if he will get excited or displeased about it. How could his daughter didn't talk about anything regarding her intimate feelings about the crown prince? He knew his daughter very well since he lived with him for sixteen years. He knew that Lacus was so expressive towards her feelings and honest towards him. If she likes someone, he's the first one who ought to know, right? Or maybe, his daughter had change a lot in two years living with the prince and became timid about her feelings? It was really odd and confusing to him since they always denied they're real relationship besides being close friends. The count decided to contact the king of Zaft Kingdom regarding this issue however he was out again due to the outer space meeting. All he could do now is to go to the Zaft Kingdom and talk to the princess. He supposed that something was fishy going around.

The news about the early marriage of the prince and the princess at Zaft Kingdom spread rapidly like a virus as it widely aired outside the space. All channels tuned on this big event two days prior after the announcement coming from the principal private secretary of the prince.

Beforehand, both sides of the royal family just ignored this kind of rumor that spreading throughout the monarchy besides this issue is constantly the hot topic of all media ever since the daughter of Count moved to the Zaft Kingdom. However, both parties were denying this relationship issue.

The king of Zaft Kingdom also received the nuptial invitation sent to him, by prince Athrun's messenger, after reading the message, the indistinct rumored was confirmed to be true. The king of Zaft who was in the middle of their conversation with the other nobles gets furious about this information. He immediately summoned and sent an order to his man to prepare their leaved.

"My son shouldn't be married to any woman without my approval! We need to go back to the kingdom at once!"

A/N: I know that this chapter was still confusing but don't worry all the answers will soon reveal on the next other chapters! I hope you like it! Please leave a comment. Thank you!