Promises of War
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A/N: Okay this is my first GSD fanfiction but it has been on my mind ever since I saw the last episode. Hope you'll read and review.
Chapter 1: End of Dreams
The worst is over.
In the end, all I could do was wait.
I'm not a great commander like Lacus… and I know I'm not a great pilot like Kira. That's why when they're risking their lives out there in space… I sit here in my arm chair waiting for the news that had yet to come.
I can't protect them… I can't be by their side… I can't be by his side.
I can't do anything… nothing at all.
These were the passages written on a journal that lies open on the desk as the wind turned its pages.
A gravestone that remembers all that had died in the previous war, listens silently as a blond girl begs for apology.
"Gomenasai (I'm sorry) father, I couldn't help but think. If I was somebody else but a daughter of the ORB's representative… I could've been living a different life. I could've been by his side instead of staring at space wishing to that he was safe. A country's representative should place the people's safety and well being before anything else. Countless times I have made selfish decisions that put the lives of the people in jeopardy. I'm sorry father… but I think I'm not fit to be a leader after all," tears that had been welling up in her amber eyes trickled down her cheek and onto the cold stone.
Her trembling hands touched the engraved names on the black marble as her tears never cease to flow.
"WHERE IS SHE?" a man with shoulder length blue hair demanded as soon as he got off the Archangel. "We were so caught up in celebrating…" the soldier didn't need to continue. Athrun knew where she went. While still in his pilot uniform, he rode a car and drove off.
"Athrun, wait!" a pink haired girl called but to no avail. "Come on let's follow him," a coordinator with short brown hair said as he parked a military jeep in front of her. "Kira!" Lacus immediately got on the vehicle and then they followed suit.
"Cagalli!" a male voice she knew all to well called from a distance. Wiping her tears away, she regained her composure and turned her back. There she saw him… with his viridian eyes full of happiness but at the same time worry. Not long after, Kira and Lacus appeared.
From the side of her vision, she saw something sparkled. Slowly, she faced the source of the illumination. Her golden eyes widen in shock as she clearly saw a man holding rifle.
It happened all in a split second. One moment she was looking at him, the next her bloody body descended down the deadly cliffs. "CAGALLI!!!" Athrun and the others shouted. Athrun and Kira drew their handguns while Lacus ran to where Cagalli last stood.
The killer was out of sight and so was Cagalli. The pink haired lady yelled her name as the waves crashed on the sharp rocks below. Athrun and Kira immediately tried to find a way to get at the bottom of the cliff but when they got there, all they saw was a stain of crimson on the clear blue surface.
The two gundam pilots dove into the ocean in search for her. The waves must've swallowed her alive. Lacus knew this but she kept her silence as they tried and tried to look for the blond princess.
For days, they've searched for her. Even with the help of the Archangel and mobile suits, there was no trace of her.
Kira was not stupid. He knew the odds of living and dying but still he wanted to wish… to hope. That somehow she's okay.
Athrun stood at the edge of the cliff where she fell… he couldn't let her go. How could he? There was just no solid proof that she's already gone. But sometimes… hoping without knowing is the most painful feeling. Just when I thought everything was over… just when I thought I could finally be with you…
A month passed… the ORB council finally declared their noble representative to be dead. A funeral was held for Cagalli Yula Attha, the bravest leader of ORB. The title was given to her only on the day of her death. What good will a title do if she's already gone? The people thought as they stood and watched as the priest gives its final rites to an unoccupied coffin.
PLANT has established an alliance with the naturals. Peace was now at hand but still the people of ORB were still lamenting the death of their princess.
She was the one who wished this the most. She should've been here. He clenched his fist as he stared at a photograph of a smiling blond princess hugging his arm.
"Athrun… it's time to leave," his best friend said behind his bedroom door. Grabbing his gun, he wore his jacket then left his room.
Today, peace between naturals and coordinators will be sealed. Being the greatest war heroes, Kira, Lacus and Athrun were invited to witness the end of war.
In a command center…
"Captain! An unidentified aircraft is entering our airfield," a soldier said in panic as he stared at his radar. "The aircraft is trying to say that they mean no offence and asks for permission to land," another soldier said. "Have the mobile suits ready just in case. Give them the permission to land," the captain ordered as his forehead creased in thought. Who the hell are these people? From the looks of it… they're not from PLANT.
The spaceship landed in an airport nearby. The door automatically opened… the mobile suits surrounded the aircraft… a man wearing a helmet stepped out of his ship.
A/N: This is sort of like a prologue… read and review onegai…