Chapter one. Roses meet violets

It was a cold chilly autumn day. The wind was blowing against her soft cashmere skirt. Her beautiful rosy blush coloured hair flowed harmoniously along with it. Her crystal clear cerulean eyes were painted with worry.

"Wait Ronan!" Lacus yelled. A little chestnut haired boy groaned as his mother was rearranging his collars.

"Mom! I'll be fine. I'm gonna be late if you keep this up!" He rolled his eyes.

"Ronan don't give me that and make sure you wear your jacket during recess, okay?" Ronan nodded then kissed his mother on the cheeks and waved goodbye as he ran over to his friends. Lacus smiled at her son as he began to tell a joke which resulted in a ripple of laughter from everyone around him. He reminded her strongly of…him. He used to cause her to laugh explosively unlike her usual calm and timid character. She shook her head and began to walk slowly over to her white SUV.

Lacus Clyne is a beautiful thirty year old single mother with a seven year old boy. Now this seven year old boy isn't your normal average kid. He has an IQ of over 150 and enrols n the country's most prestigious high school. Before Lacus could get into her car, she rummages the inside of her tote, digging through the contents in search for her keys. 'Now where did they go?' She thought to herself.

"Are you looking for this?" Lacus turned around and as she did so, her bag flew and ungracefully smacked the stranger.

"I'm so sorry!" She found herself gazing directly into a pair of most brilliantly dashing emerald green eyes she ever saw in her life. He was the most attractive man she had seen so far in her life considering the work she does.

"It's alright." He looked amused as he rubbed the side of his shoulder. "…But I have to ask, what do carry inside that small purse of yours?" He smiled with his eyes. "Anyways, I think these are yours. You just dropped it and I happened to be around the neighbourhood to come across it." Lacus' eyes grew round as she saw the familiar keys dangling in front of her eyes.

"Oh I don't know how to thank you!" Lacus replied as he dropped the keys into the palm of her hand.

"Hmmm…maybe you can start by telling me your name." He took a step towards her.

"Pardon?" Lacus was really confused.

"Pardon can't be your real name." He took another step forward. Why was this handsome stranger making her heart flutter like she just ran a marathon?

"It's Lacus…Lacus Clyne." He took another step. He was so close to her that now she could see the specks of gold scattered across his emerald orbs. His tall frame started bending towards her petite one. His face was gradually getting closer. To an innocent passerby, it would have looked remotely similar to scene in the movie where the boy would kiss his girl. Before anything of the sort could happen, the stranger came in contact with a leather bag.

"Men!" She yelled before getting into her car. She was fuming now. How dare he treat her like a onetime fling? She doesn't even know his name. As she was driving away, she checked her rearview mirror only to find his reflection laughing his eyes out. She glared at the navy blue haired man before speeding off the curb.

When Lacus reached her destination, she got out of her car to walk into a glossy building with a sign that said 'ALLSTER CO." Lacus walked into the office but she was confused when she saw a box filled with the stuff she usually kept on her desk. Lacus marched up to her desk and grabbed the box.

"What is this?" She muttered to herself.

"That happens to be your stuff." A red-headed woman walked over. "Lacus Clyne, you are fired." Fllay Allster smirked.

"What? Fllay, what do you mean I'm fired?" Lacus panicked.

"What I mean is you don't work here anymore. You knew this was coming to you when you refused to go to the Director's party as his date."

"I…I had to. You know clearly what it means to be his date." The anger flashed across Lacus' eyes. "You should because you obviously had first-hand experience." The whole office gasped. Fllay's eyes grew abnormally large.

"You…you bitch!" She yelled at Lacus. "Do you think you've been complimented for actually contributing to the team with your ideas? The director was only nice to you because he thought you had a nice rack!" She screamed. "Get out, Clyne! You're finished…When you refused him, you had no more use!"

"Actually, getting fired is the best thing that ever happened to me! Now, I don't have to work with the meanest, snobbiest and bitchest old hag, anymore." Lacus felt extremely hurt by Fllay's rude comments and she decided to give her a piece of her mind. The rest of the office cheered when they heard Lacus' comment. They were immediately silenced when Fllay's laser beams were directed towards them. Lacus grabbed her box and proudly walked out. As she took each step, person by person in the office stood up to clap for the brave woman who confidently spoke her mind every day. Lacus couldn't help smiling as she got into the elevator. She could hear Fllay's screams as she carried her stuff to her car. She couldn't believe how unlucky her day turned out after meeting that delicious hunky…gosh, she better stop thinking so dirtily. She took out her phone and called her father.

"Dad, when can I start working as the chief fashion editor?"

"Lacus, nice of you to say hello…" Her father replied sarcastically through the phone. "I was thinking why would you work here after getting a place at Allster Fashion Co.?"

"I just got fired."

"Sorry, Lacus. I only ask once and that's it. Come around for dinner with Ronan." Siegel Clyne replied.

"Yes, I'll come for dinner. See you then. Love you too." She said before hanging up. Gosh, could her day turn out worse?

Athrun Zala laughed like he hadn't in years. She was just too good to be true. Nobody ever refused him like her. He just happened to be irresistible to all women with his tall muscular frame, broad shoulders, soft sapphire hair and a pair of devilish green eyes. During the mornings, he usually got up early to go for a run but because of a hangover, he got a late start today. It was when he saw her pink hair, his heart started to do back flips. When he saw her face, he thought that his heart would stop. She looked like his first love. He had to go meet her. He knew it was impossible as his first love died but he couldn't help the strong feeling of hope that engulfed his senses. Without thinking he followed her to her car but when she dropped her keys, he knew that was his ticket for finding out if she was his first love. She wasn't her. When he got a close-up of her face, her features were softer and her eyes were bluer.

He decided to finish the rest of his daily routine of jogging around the neighbourhood. Lacus Clyne…a pretty name for a pretty girl, he thought. Athrun Zala has been with a lot of beautiful women. Models and actresses ready to give him his way but this woman that he just met wasn't what he would call easy. To be frank, she was quite the opposite. He ran into a luxurious condominium. He pushed the penthouse button. After punching the code, the elevator doors opened to reveal the plushest apartment you would ever see. As he was taking off his sweatshirt, a strong arm grabbed his.

"Athrun, what took you so long?" A gorgeous blonde pouted. She was wearing his box t-shirt which hung to her skinny frame like a potato sack.

"Look Cags, why don't you go shopping or do something you normally do?"

"Well, I can always do those things after sending time with you." Cagalli was an internationally famous model. She graced the cover of many fashion magazines and walked high-end fashion runways. However, that was never enough for this gorgeous bluenette that she trying with her life to impress. He only thought of her as a bedside accessory. She didn't care as long as she could be with him. From the beginning of their relationship, she knew it was doomed. They would only need the other to fulfill a desire of lust. Nothing more or less. However, it began to fall apart when Cagalli began to fall in love with him. She met him at a grand opening party for the premiere of the new Gundam movie in Hollywood. She was invited by the director, who was also her brother ad he was a close friend of the director. She began to talk to him about how she dislikes the industry because people would only see her as a dumb blonde and she had to pretend to be one to keep up the stereotype. Usually, most men would just pretend to listen so that they could get to whatever that was hidden beneath the beautiful Armani gown she was wearing but this attractive and gorgeous man felt truly different. He was nothing pretentious. He really understood her…but he never wanted her. That seduced her…and that was how they ended up in his bed in his luxurious penthouse for the first time. They met many times after at the same place. Until, she couldn't take it any further and confessed to him. Cagalli remembers him shrugging it off and saying that he won't leave her…unless she wants him to but that he can't promise that he will only be faithful to her.

"Cagalli, I really need to go take a shower. I have a meeting in about thirty minutes." He took off his undershirt to reveal a muscled six-pack. Cagalli couldn't help tearing up as she heard the bathroom door close. She still can't understand why she would put up with this. He made it clear that he doesn't love her after all these years but she just couldn't leave him. She sighed as she went into the kitchen to get a glass of water.

While being in the shower, he couldn't help but feeling sorry for Cagalli. He truly cared for her…but he could never love her. He couldn't bring himself to love anyone after what happened with his first love, Meer. Meer and his unborn son died from a car accident when they were only nineteen. He loved her and after finding out that she was pregnant, he was planning to get married with her but his father's strong refusal caused him to run away with her. However, on the second week of their getaway, Athrun and Meer got into a car accident when a drunken driver decided to speed through a red light. He rammed into the passenger doors causing Meer to die. After the accident, he went abroad to the US. He came back to Japan just a few weeks ago. The woman he met today, reminded him strongly of Meer with her striking similar features. He sighed as he heard glass smashing in the kitchen followed by a 'oh shit!' That was just like Cagalli. She was clumsy in the kitchen.

Lacus called Miriallia who was her best friend ever since kindergarten. She told her friend about how she ended up getting fired to what happened with her father.

"Lacus, how about I ask Dearka to ask his friend for a job?" Miriallia excitedly said through the phone. "My husband's friend flew in from America a few weeks ago and he needs a secretary!"

"Secretary?"

"Yup. His father is the owner of Zaft Inc."

"Really? What if he doesn't like me?" Lacus asked her friend who scoffed.

"Anybody would high levels of testosterone could never come close to disliking you. I'd be quite worried for you if you decide to work there because I heard he's quite a player and a ladies' man." Miriallia answered.

"Why am I not surprised." Both women laughed heartily.

In the morning, Athrun chugged a cup of water after his run. He decided to get ready early for the interviews. He needed a new secretary and he had a long list of accomplished women who were fighting hard for his attention. His phone rang and he hastily picked it up.

"Athrun, dude, it's me Dearka." For some odd reason, Dearka's high school antics never went away. He was still a boy at heart.

"Did your wife get mad at me for letting you get drunk that day?" Athrun replied without bothering to stop laughing.

"Milly was more than mad! Well, that's not what I called about. I just have a favour to ask. Milly's friend needs a job and I was wondering if you could schedule her for an interview."

"Why not. Tell her to come this afternoon around say…" Athrun looked at his Rolex. "…one o'clock?"

"Milly's going to be pleased. Thanks, Zala." His friend replied before hanging up. Athrun quickly followed his regular routine and shed off his hoodie to reveal his beautifully sculpted abs.

After dropping off her son Ronan, Lacus did some grocery shopping. When she came home, Lacus received a message from her friend Milly. She quickly called her Mirallia to find out that she needs to go to an interview in about an hour. Boy, she needed to act fast.

This is my very first fanfiction! I'm a real AsuRaku fan and there weren't many stories out there so I figured if I can't find one, I'll make one!

Teehee, read and review please!