Desperate Wives

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED nor Destiny.

Chapter Two: Meyrin

Summary: Athrun Zala and Cagalli Yula Athha were happily engaged, until a young girl enters their lives claiming to be Athrun's fiancée.

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"Athrun's fiancée?" Cagalli repeated in disbelief. Was he having an affair? Did he propose to another woman without her knowing? Cagalli shook her head furiously and glared at Meyrin.

"I'm sorry. You can't see him," she stated rather firmly. Meyrin stared at her in disbelief.

"B-but I came all the way from the PLANTS to see him!" she exclaimed.

"That isn't my problem. Goodbye." Cagalli slammed the door in Meyrin's face. Cagalli walked away smiling, she wasn't gonna let any other woman take Athrun, and she was going to make sure of that. Before she can walk away triumphantly, she heard someone banging on the door. Don't tell me it's her again….

"Hey," Meyrin shouted. "You're being very rude, Cagalli! This isn't a way to treat your guest!"

"Who said that you're a guest?" Cagalli shot back and continued walking.

"My sister won't stand for this!" Meyrin screamed.

"Tell your sister I don't care," Cagalli muttered to herself as she laid on her sofa.

"Come on! My sister paid a thousand dollars for this trip! It took her a really long time!" Meyrin continued. Cagalli just laid down on her sofa, ignoring every word she said.

"Cags?" a voice entered the room. It was Kira.

"Oh, hey Kira. Where's Athrun and Lacus?" she asked as she sat up straight.

"They're talking about some stuff. I can't help but hear that someone is screaming outside." Kira walked to the door and reached for the knob. Cagalli gasped as she ran straight to him and stopped him.

"Don't you dare open that door!" she warned.

"Why? Who's on the other side?" This made Kira curious. What would Cagalli want to hide?

"Some wacko that thinks she's Athrun's fiancée."

Kira couldn't help but laugh. "What? You're Athrun's fiancée! Unless he's a pimp."

"Kira! Don't say that about him!" she gasped as she kicked him in the knee. Kira yelped in pain. He then glared at her. "Cags, I'm going to open that door and see for myself who it is on the other side."

"Kira, don't!"

He opened the door, making Meyrin fell face-first to the ground. She was leaning and banging on the door that when Kira opened it, she fell! "Oww…it's about time you opened up!" Meyrin whined as she rubbed her head. She looked up at Kira in curiosity. "Who are you?" she asked.

"I'm Kira. And you are?" Kira asked as well as he was wondering what was happening.

Meyrin stood up and brushed the dirt off her shorts. When she was done, she faced Kira. "My name is Meyrin Hawke. I'm Athrun's fiancée!"

"Stop saying that!" Cagalli screamed as she turned her head to face Meyrin from the sofa. Meyrin gave Cagalli a bewildered look. "I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?" she asked innocently.

Cagalli stomped up to her. "Who do you think you are, calling Athrun your husband!"

"I didn't say anything about him being my husband, he's my fiancé! We're not even married…yet." Meyrin sighed happily as she imagined what their wedding would be like.

"Whatever! Whoever you are, please get out! I'm Athrun's fiancée and he hasn't mentioned anything about you!" Cagalli demanded as her face was an inch away from Meyrin's. Cagalli then backed away. Meyrin pouted as if she was hurt. "He…hasn't said anything about…me?" Did he forget?

Cagalli shook her head furiously. Meyrin hung her head down, obviously trying to hide the fact that she was depressed and about to cry. She clutched her bag tightly and faced the twins, forcing a smile. "I see, it's alright. I just wanted to see him again." Meyrin reached into her pockets and pulled out a card. She gave it to Kira. "Please…please tell him to call me. I wan to make sure that he didn't forget The look on Meyrin's eyes was a bit sad. Out of pity, Kira nodded and gently took the card from her. Meyrin smiled. "Thank you Mr. Kira. Don't forget." Meyrin faced Cagalli and smiled as well, "I'm sorry if I started any trouble. Please forgive me." She bowed and walked away.

"She seems sweet," Kira complimented as he looked at the card.

"She's just playing," Cagalli scowled as she headed upstairs.

"Sleeping already?" Kira exclaimed. Cagalli didn't sleep so early; it was only 7:23.

"It's been a long day, goodnight." She shut the door. Kira sighed, wondering who the 'Meyrin' girl was and why she thought Athrun was her fiancée.

"Kira?" Kira glanced at the doorway and saw Lacus walking inside with Athrun.

"Who was that at the door?" Athrun asked as he sat on the sofa, waiting for Kira's reply.

Kira shrugged, "Just some girl named Meyrin."

Athrun jumped a bit from shock. Meyrin?

"She said that she knows you, do you know her?" Kira continued.

Athrun thought about her for a while. He closed his eyes and tried to focus. Meyrin…Meyrin…why does she sound so familiar…? All he could remember was an image of a six year-old girl with shoulder length hair smiling. She wore a yellow summer dress and played with some of her toys. 'Asuran!' she called out happily.

Athrun snapped back into reality. 'Was that girl…Meyrin?' he asked himself. He couldn't really remember, since it was nearly ten years ago.

"So, do you know her, or not?" Kira repeated his question.

Athrun sighed and shrugged, "She sounds familiar…but I can't put my finger in it."

Kira sighed as well, "Whatever. She told me to give you this card; I guess it's where she's staying." Kira handed Athrun the card. He stared at it for a while, then nodded. "I…guess I should call her…"

Kira narrowed his eyes at him, "If Cagalli finds out, she'll murder you before your wedding. She did seem pretty pissed after meeting Meyrin…after she said that you were her fiancé."

Athrun sputtered a bit from shock, "What! I would never cheat on Cagalli! I proposed to her because I love her!" he defended.

"That's good to hear. Man, when Meyrin said that you were her fiancé, you don't want to know what I was gonna do to you," Kira laughed a bit, then stopped. "I'll go see Lacus, she must be wondering where I am. I did promise I'd help her watch the children outside. See you later, Athrun." He waved 'bye' and went to the backward. Outside, Lacus was watching the children play with her Haro's.

Athrun slouched a bit on the sofa, still holding the card. Sighing deeply, he placed it inside his pocket and walked upstairs to see Cagalli.

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Cagalli was laying on her bed, hugging a pillow. She was thinking about Meyrin and Athrun, also about how Meyrin knew him. "Why did she call him her fiancé…?" she asked herself as she hugged the pillow closer. While trying to sleep, Cagalli heard the door open. Footsteps came closer to her until she felt someone sit on her bed.

"…Who is it…?" she asked sleepily.

"Cagalli…it's Athrun," the voice replied calmly.

Hearing his name, she sat up, crossed her legs, and glared at him. "Alright mister," she began. "I want to know who Meyrin is and why she says you're her fiancé!"

Athrun sighed, "I don't really know her myself, but her name sounds so familiar."

Cagalli narrowed her eyes at him. "Don't play innocent with me, Athrun!"

"But I'm not lying!"

"…really?"

"Yeah," Athrun said as he held her hand. "I wouldn't have proposed to you if I was seeing someone else. I love you, Cagalli."

Cagalli felt like crying, that was so sweet of him to say! She gave him a light kiss and hugged him. "I'm sorry…it's just that I'm so freaked out by that girl…I guess I got a little bit…crazy."

Athrun hugged her back. "It's alright. But…"

Cagalli released herself from him and stared, "But what?" she asked.

"…I think it's best for me to call her, just to clear some things up."

She nodded in agreement, "Alright."

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"Thank you, miss," Meyrin said as the woman guided her to her room.

"If there's anything else you need, please don't hesitate to call us," the woman informed sweetly.

Meyrin nodded, "Thank you…miss…" she looked closer at the nametag. "Ah! Thank you Aisha."

Aisha nodded and gave a sweet smile, "You're welcome. Please enjoy your stay at 'Holiday Inn.'" Aisha walked down the hallway to return to the lobby. Meyrin entered her room and looked around. It was a small room with two full-sized beds, a t.v., and the bathroom with all the things she needed. "Luna should be satisfied with this room, I can't wait 'till she comes and visits," she said to herself as she placed her bags on the floor. Meyrin jumped on the bed near the window and stretched. Its been a long day! She was a bit depressed that she couldn't see Athrun today, she wanted to make sure that he still remembered her.

'I doubt he remembers,' she thought to herself. 'It was like…nine years ago.' Yawning a bit, Meyrin decided to watch some television. Grabbing the remote on top of the side table, she turned on the t.v. Spongebob was currently on.

"Aren't you, Patrick Star?" Man Ray asked as he held up Patrick's ID.

"Yup," Patrick replied bluntly.

"And this is your ID?"

"Yup."

"Well, I found this ID, in this wallet, therefore it must be, your wallet." Man Ray assumed as he placed the ID in the wallet.

"Makes sense to me!" Patrick said.

"Then take it!" Man Ray shouted.

"It's not my wallet!" Patrick exclaimed.

Meyrin chuckled a bit. At least there was a show on that could lift up her mood.

Ring! Ring!

The phone rang. Meyrin got up from her bed and picked it up.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Hi. Is this Meyrin Hawke?"

"Yes. Who's this?" Meyrin asked in a suspicious tone. She was hoping he wasn't a stalker.

"My name is Athrun Zala."

Meyrin gasped. 'Asuran?'

"Asuran, is it really you?" she exclaimed.

"Uh…yeah. I was wondering if you would like to join my friends and me for dinner, let's say…tomorrow night at the Athha mansion?"

"I would love too!" she replied happily without thinking. "Asuran, I can't wait to see you again! I'll see you tomorrow, 'kay?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Bye!"

They hung up.

Meyrin squealed happily. She couldn't believe that Athrun called her and invited her for dinner! "I guess he does remember me!" she squealed as she looked at her hand. She smiled warmly as she stared at the ring on her finger. 'Asuran…'

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Athrun slouched on the armchair beside the phone. He couldn't believe that he just called a supposedly stranger. "Asuran?" Athrun wondered why she called him that. Sure, he knew that it was his name in Japanese, but if she knew him, why not just call him 'Athrun'? And why did her voice sound so familiar?

"Well, what's done is done," he said to himself.

"Did you do it?" asked Lacus as she entered from the kitchen. She heard Athrun talking on the phone.

"Yeah, I have to figure out who the girl is anyways." He sighed.

"Are you sure you don't know her?" Lacus asked in a curious tone. Athrun shrugged, "I don't know. She seems so familiar…like I met her before."

Lacus frowned a bit. "Cagalli is not going to like this."

"Don't worry, I'll tell her later on."

"You better."

End of Chapter Two

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A.N.: I just decided to let Meyrin call Athrun 'Asuran' sometimes. It sounds cute. Cagalli gets a bit crazy over the whole 'MeyrinxAthrun' thing. I mean, who wouldn't be? BTW, the 'Spongebob' episode is when the two try to teach Man Ray how to be good. It's one of my favorites. :)

I also want to say thank you so much for reviewing this story! I'm so happy that a lot of you guys like it! So, please tell me what you think of chapter two, I hope all of you enjoyed it:)