Disclaimer: I don't own MS Gundam Seed/Destiny series.
Pairing: AxCxS.
Warning: AU, Grammatical errors, OOC-ness, Typo(s), Un-beta-ed.
Warning part 2: If you hope that this will be an AsuCaga's happy ending one. Please do not read it. You've been warning!
A/N: Actually, this is last part of Return? Honest, it was so hard to make a first person POV especially Athrun with his 'hamterbrain'. Lol. I just want to make him not so OOC. This is a little longer than the previous one. Well, I hope you'll enjoy this.
Many thanks: for Lezala, TheHouseofAthhaZala, Cyaaz and Barai no Jubai for the review, also the silent readers. Lastly, for my sister. ^^
Summary: I would love to meet her… again, but I was too afraid. Did she miss me? Did she still remember me? I still haven't forgotten you. After all it was my fault from the beginning. I was the one who've left her.
I'm Return
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Today was just another routine day at work. But the differences, I wasn't at my usual office, the central office in metropolis city of PLANT.
I'm here at the place which I thought I never been come back again. This was just a small town with high development there and there. That was why the company decided to open branches since three years ago.
So here I am, after taken over my father late position as CEO, I began to organize and fully take a charge of everything. This was included check out or a visit inspection for a branch to another branch and at least, monthly meeting.
This wasn't like I dislike my routine. But honestly, this was actually…boring.
Sigh…
That was not the only cause. Each time back to this town I always reminded her.
Her, who always laughs. Her, who always makes me, laughs. Her, who I broken her heart. Her, who remain still in my heart.
Slowly turned my head around, looking out from the glass window's elevator. Being the tallest building in this town would definitely give the benefit to see all around. I glanced outside from inside the glass window, the town from the top as the elevator's number being decreased. "Beauty..." I murmured as let out a small sighed and closing my eyes.
Suddenly, her image flashed out and wide smile slowly across my face.
I met her on a bright day. I forgot whether that spring or summer. As I known she was always glowing under the sun ray. Her amber eyes were reflected of passion, always full of spirit of life. Her blonde hair was always looked like a shinning gold in my emerald eyes.
I chuckled when I remembered our first met. The true was I never slept in our 'meeting' place. I was just resting my eyes and my brain after my 'regularly argument' with my father.
Almost all night we had arguments. It began since mother pass away when I was twelve, then father became a workaholic one, since Junior high school I moved around to another city, town even country.
Because of that I never had been closed to anyone else…anymore. I was afraid when I being closed to anyone it would end with me hurting them. Like what I did to her.
My first…
I didn't remember since when I became attracted to her. I always watched her from the corner of my eyes while she drew whatever object that laid in her amber ayes, I supposed. It became my regularly lunch's activity after all.
"Cute," I laughter lightly when I remembered I caught off that she was secretly drew me. How was she so shock when I tried to corrected them. Her face was hilarious back then.
'My hair is navy blue isn't it?' As I run my fingers through my hair.
That was the first time too I realized how closed we was and she has the beauty amber that I've ever seen. Maybe I would end to stare in her beauty amber eyes forever if she never broke our gaze, looked away with pink tint in her cheeks.
Encouraged myself, I extended my hand to her and introduced myself, Athrun. How she looked cute when she blushed and hesitantly accepted my hand and gives her name. Even now I could still feel how little and warm her hand was perfectly fit in my hand.
Since that we became more closed.
She was a good talker and great listener. I found that she has twins' brother whom studies at all-boy school; she loved draw when she got bored, she loved chili foods especially kebab, she despised skirt and all-girly looked, she was great at sport, and she never had… boyfriend.
My new delight activity was 'annoying' her. She cute when she pout that the reason I always loved to teased her.
Until one day, I decided to move permanently in PLANT when I found my dad was sick, but wasn't that all. The truth was the night before I decided to moved, I took a peek my father in his study clutched hard my mother's pictured. He said that he was sorry for what he did during this time for her and…me. He promised to be a better person and he…cried. I wasn't realized that I had been cried too.
I know we always had different of thought in many ways but he still my father after all. The only one family I ever had.
So I made a request to her for the first time, maybe…the last time. We met in our usual meeting but in unusual time. I remembered how hard to say goodbye, how hard to looked straight into her pure and questionly eyes.
True be told I never been closed to woman before. Well, except my mother and my pink haired childhood friend. But what I've feel about this blonde girl was different and deep.
This is my last day at school and sorry, Which was I could say. I even hugged and kissed her.
I really want to meet her… again. But I was too afraid. Fear of everything.
After graduated from college and focus to continue my father's step, how I would love to find out about her. But the flurry kept me forgetting the pleasures of life and everything; it became worse after my father passed away. I felt so alone, so to kick out the loneliness' I had buried my self with tons of works. When I realized it I was afraid that I had probably already far too late.
Did she miss me? Did she still remember me?
I like you, which were the last word which I gave her before I left. As I hugged her I could feel how she was so perfect in my arms.
Could I take it if she were already moved on? Could I? After all it all was my fault.
Ding!
The voice of the open of elevator's door interrupted my thought. How long I've been lost with my daydreaming to did not realize it's already reached my destination. Shook my head, I started walking toward the open door.
"Yo, Athrun."
Before reached my car, somebody called out my name. Turn around I saw the grinned tanned blonde haired man who was also my childhood friend and raven haired man following behind him.
The raven one gives me a small nod and smile. "What took you so long buddy? We almost rusted of waiting," said the blonde one.
"We?" I asked curiously.
"Me and one of your secretaries behind me, was waiting so patience for our boss! You were here, didn't you? Why you're back to the building?"
I just rolled my eyes at his blurt out. "Did my secretary not tell you? I forgot my cell phone. That's why I'm back," I replied him lazily.
"Honestly… it was, but – never mind. Let get going, I starved and that was your entire fault, Zala." If he wasn't one of my friends, I swear I have already slapped his annoying mouth with my briefcase.
Raised my eyebrows quickly I answered him, "Dearka, why does that become my fault?! You could just go away first with Yza – where is he?"
Narrowed my eyes, I looked over his shoulder and found no one but the young raven haired man. I didn't find any single clue about my silver haired friend.
"Chil out man, as usual our grumpy man had no patient so he goes first... with Shiho, of course!" Small smirk appear on my face when remembered our blockhead slash my other childhood friend with his new wed wife.
I almost forgot, our pink haired childhood's friend was invited all of us for dinner. I though it was obvious that she reunited all of us together to announced something. A wedding ceremony… perhaps. If it was true then I would really happy for her.
"How is Nicol?" I asked. "Already there. FYI mister they're all waiting for us." Dearka sighed boringly. Rolled my eyes, I asked him.
"And, why are you still her –"
"I'm not brought a car, Yzak leaves me, and the boy behind me had a 'surprise' appointment. You the one who only option and I could be your free driver for a day!" smirk across his tanned face. I sighed and rubbed my temple when he said that.
"Hey, who you call a boy, huh!?" scowled the raven hired man who had been quiet during me and my blonde friend's little conversation as stepped aside beside Dearka.
"Dearka" I warned him. He pouted and mumbled some that I couldn't catch it.
True be told that Dearka loved to tease the young one, because the raven haired man had remained him to his best friend, Yzak. Both of them were too easy to blow up. Both of them share same similarity of hot headed temper but I had to admit that sometime Yzak could be wiser than any of us.
The raven haired man began to open his mouth "Mr. Zala… I'm sorry for this. I've already told him but he was insist to –"
I cut him off. "It's alright Shinn. It was not your fault. Dearka apologize to him."
"Alright you win. I'm sorry boy err,,, Shinn. There. Happy. Now, let's get going." He apologized to the ruby eye man and he scratched the back of his head.
I sighed relief and continued eye-ing the ruby orbs one. "Why are you still here, Shinn? You can go now. I'll take care this creature, you have an appointment isn't it?" as a pointing my finger to the tanned man.
"Thank you Chairman." He straightened himself and He gives me a small bow. And I returned his act with my smile and nod. Then he turned around. I chuckled while I saw him running like there no other tomorrow.
'I'll guess must be an important person,' I speak to my mind.
Suddenly the tanned man interrupted my thought, "Geez guys, you two need to get laid! First, you Zala." Took a heavy breathe while my emerald eye turned around to the purple orbs.
"You really need a girl and kaboom… married her." I glared him as he pointing his finger to the lad who already far now. "Then… the boy's there. Who had a long-distance relationship maybe should married his bride soon before turned into another Yzak."
I tried to suppress my laughter and I shook my head while walked toward my car. He was following behind.
"I envy him. He's the youngest of all us but he was the first to ring the wedding's bell." Came another sighed from Dearka.
Raised one of my hand to my chin, "Now you're mentioning it. He never talks about it. He just said that he had a girlfriend."
"Huh!? Of course you didn't know! You always being stuck with your lovely paperwork!" he said with sarcasm tone. "You always absent during Christmas, thanksgiving, bla-bla-bla… at Lacus's place. Shinn's fiancé is from this town, she's blonde, she's cute but… hot! Damn lucky Asuka…!" lowered my head ashamed when he mentioned my pink haired childhood friend and the entire event that I never went to.
But… Blonde? This town? Cute? Twin? Could it be…?
I shook my blue locks lightly. There are a lot blonde from this town. But there is always a possibility. Who've know?
"Did you know…?" Suddenly he asked.
"About what…?"
"Shinn's fiancée is Kira's twin sister." He answered.
My head snapped out as my emerald eyes grew bigger. "What!?"
Kira was one of our friends. I've know him because of Lacus, but we were really not so closed. He was so talented and smart, I had offered him one of important position in my company but he refused. He said he just want to go back to this small yet peaceful hometown.
Because of that, years ago Lacus decided to follow him and they were lived together. They decided to open a small restaurant near the sea. I didn't know their reason, why after live together for years, they didn't married yet?
As the matters of facts, Kira or Lacus never mention that he has a sister, twin to be exact. And the more surprised, her fiancée was Shinn.
What a small world we have?
Destiny?
"I forget her name. Ehmm... Wait a minute… Argh… damn my limited memory!" we already reached my Lamborghini.
Sigh…
"That's strange you always remember when it's come to hot chicks." I raised an eyebrow at his strange behavior while reached the knob.
Rolled his purple eyes. "The point is…taken, Zala. I don't date someone's wife." As he enter the car and took a sit in passenger's seat.
"Hmm... let see, Stellar, nope. Flay, she's not blond. Abby, not that one. Rey, hell no he is a guy. Uhmmm... Talia-san, too err,,, old and married. Calli, almost... Caggy… bla-bla-bla…" while he crossed his arm in front his chest and leaned comfortable at the seat.
I just chuckled when he blabbering the name of the entire woman he has met before.
Suddenly he said, "Cagalli." My head jerk up, my smiled disappeared after hear a name which was never to be mentions it for long time ago.
"W-what did you say?" I asked with slight nervous, I would hope that I was wrong.
Looking straight into my emerald eyes, the blonde haired man looked at me questioned. "Kira's twin sister and Shinn's fiance, her name is Cagalli Yula Athha."
My orbs widened, my face becomes paler, my mouth hanging and I dropped my car's key and briefcase while the name echoed in my head.
'Cagalli Yula Athha'
END
Author's Note: It's cliffy, isn't it? Well, I should just left your imagination works to guess what would happen next... He-he-he… My brain got stuck, there were a lot conflicts across in my mind but they were just made more complicated. Sorry for the Grammatical Error and my English. Please read and review.
Many Thanks,
Nel. ^o^)9
