Authoress Notes: Welcome to yet another Athrun/Cagalli story! This one is 500 little stories concering their relationship! It can very from meeting to separating to marriage to children. Don't flame me. I will ignore you.
Disclaim: I do not own Gundam SEED/Destiny. If I did, well...Nicol would still be alive. :)
Summary: "I hope you forgive me someday."
Setting: Post SEED.
Soundtrack: Shizukana Yoru Ni [Instrumental]/ Namida no Theme
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She stared at the photograph. It was of a woman holding two infants. The woman was her mother, and the baby boy was her brother Kira. It hadn't been until recently that she'd even known she had brother, much less that he was a Coordinator. It had been a shock for him too.
Father...how could you keep something like this from me? she thought, gaze lowering. Her father had waited until the end to give her the photograph. She had so many questions - ones that would never be answered.
"Cagalli?"
Her gaze never left the photograph. "...my mother. Father never told me about her. Or Kira."
"Cagalli..."
She shifted, turning to look at Athrun. "First the Mobile Suits and then this...what else wasn't he telling me?"
Green eyes softened, and he placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure he had his reasons, Cagalli."
"Father was a traitor," she said bitterly. "He lied to me. Was he afraid I wouldn't understand?"
"That could have been it," Athrun said slowly. "Or he could have been waiting for the right time to tell you."
"...maybe. It still doesn't change what he did."
"Your father made some bad choices. But I'm sure he had your interests at heart. He loved you, Cagalli."
"...Do you think I'll get to see her one day? My mother."
"I'm sure you will. But for now, think of the present."
Glancing over at him, Cagalli's expression softened. "You're right."
