Dislaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed/ Seed Destiny

AN: Thanks to those who reviewed the 1st chapter^^ Somebody actually requested for this...^^ Sorry it took me so long...

Athrun and Cagalli stayed in the island for some more hours. They wanted to cherish the moment that they were together.

"So... why are you wearing a dress?", Athrun started another conversation.

"I... Uhmmm... Mana forced me to wear this because... because we just did the taping of my speech about my resignation. It will be aired probably... the day after tomorrow", she answered the question.

"Why didn't you do it live?", he asked again. Catherine stared at him and smiled sweetly before answering.

"I don't want to see the people's reaction", she said. Athrun frowned at her answer.

"I know you Cagalli, that's not the reason", he countered.

"Next time, do not ask if you will not believe with my answer", she snapped at him.

"Seriously, what's the reason?", Athrun asked again.

"Athrun Zala", she yelled.

"Fine, I believe you now. I'll no longer ask about it", he replied while smiling sheepishly. He shouldn't made her mad right after reconciling with her.

"Let's head back now", Cagalli said as she stood up from the sand and Athrun followed. They went inside the cockpit of the Infinite Justice and flew back home. When they reached Orb, Athrun walked Cagalli to her room in the Athha manor.

"Good night", he said as he leaned forward and kissed her on the cheeks which made Cagalli blush.

"Good night Athrun", she replied then closed the door of the room. Athrun stared at the door for a while while smiling like a fool. Then, he walked towards his towards his own room which was beside Cagalli's. He lied on his bed recalling the events that transpired earlier that day. He couldn't believe that Cagalli agreed to marry him. After a few hours, he finally fell asleep.

Athrun was greeted by the rays of light that entered his room through the glass window. He stood up and did some stretching then went to his bathroom and took a bath. After some time, he came out wearing a bathrobe and a towel on his head. He wore his civilian clothes and combed his hair. (He was given a week before reporting to work as one of the admirals of Orb.) Then, he went out of his room and headed to the princess' room. He knocked a couple of times but there was no response from the Cagalli so he thought that she was still sleeping. He decided to go back to his room and met Kisaka as he was walking in the hallway.

"Why are you so early, Admiral Zala?", the older man asked.

"I just thought that maybe we can take a stroll around Orb today, but Cagalli's still sleeping", Athrun replied.

"I see, good luck then, Mr. Lover boy", Kisaka said as he tapped him on his shoulder then walked away. Athrun blushed because of the nickname Kisaka gave to him then walked back to his room.

After an hour, Athrun decided to call Cagalli but her number cannot be reached. He started to worry about her so he ran towards the room and knocked several times but still there was no response. He tried to turn the knob but it was locked.

Mana was going to the princess' room and saw the young man.

"Is there a problem, Admiral Zala?", she asked.

"Can you open her room? I'm just worried about her", he said. Mana opened the door and Athrun sighed in relief as he saw a figure covered by the blanket.

"The princess is still sleeping, let's just leave her for a couple more hours. She needed to make up for those sleepless nights when she was working as the chief representative", Mana said as she ushered Athrun out of the room.

Although Athrun already knew that Cagalli was still sleeping, he still felt that something was wrong but he couldn't put his finger into it.

"Uhmmm... Mana, can I go back inside the princess' room? I just want to see her face", Athrun requested.

"She might be awakened so it's a NO!", was Mana's firm reply.

"But Mana, I just want to make sure that she's okay. There is something bothering me and I think that seeing her will kinda put me at ease.", Athrun insisted.

"She's fine, I assure you so please don't bother Cagalli's sleep", Mana replied then left the worried blue haired coordinator in the hallway. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He went to the veranda of his room. From there, he jumped towards the veranda of the princess. He could see the covered figure through the glass window. He turned the knob of the door and he was surprised to find out that it wasn't locked. Then he entered the room and went near the sleeping princess. When he removed the blanket covering her face, he was greeted by a pillow. He removed the blanket completely and there was no Cagalli underneath it. He ran towards Kisaka's office then knocked on the door. A smiling Kisaka greeted him.

"Is there a problem, Athrun?", he asked.

"Where is Cagalli?", Athrun asked in a dangerous tone.

"She's in her room", Kisaka answered calmly.

"You know that she's not there", he retorted.

"She's missing", he finally said.

"And you're just sitting there doing nothing about it", Athrun said.

"For your information Athrun, we are currently forming a plan on how we can find the princess and the reason why we didn't tell you earlier about the situation is because we already know what your reaction will be once you find out. Kira hasn't been informed as well. We need to be careful with our actions, we cannot risk Cagalli's safety. You undertand?", he explained. Athrun just nodded his head. They entered Kisaka's office and Athrun joined with the formation of plan.

Suddenly, Mana came and handed a letter to Athrun.

"I found that in the princess' room", she said.

Dear Athrun,

I just went out for a while, I'll be home later so don't look for me, ok?

Love,
Cagalli

Athrun raised an eyebrow. The handwriting was definitely Cagalli's but he was still worried about her.

"That stubborn brat. She could have just told us about it personally", Kisaka commented after reading the note.

"Yeah, but I still want to look for her", Athrun replied.

"Do what you want but don't include us to it. It's not that I'm not worried about Cagalli, I just think that it is unfair for the soldiers to look for someone who's not really missing", Kisaka said.

"Okay", Athrun said then left the room.

'So where do I start looking for her?', he was deep in thought while he was walking along the hallway of the manor.

"Athrun?", a female voice called his name. He instantly turned to look back and saw the girl he was suppose to find.

"Where did you go? I was worried about you", he said.

"Didn't you find my note in my room?", she asked raising an eyebrow and her hands on her waist.

"I did, but still you could have just told me personally", he said

"Can't I have some time alone? If I told you personally that I will go somewhere, you will insist to go with me that's why I just left a letter", she replied.

"Of course I will. What if something bad happens to you? It isn't safe to just go around on your own. You are not a commoner, Cagalli", he said reprimanding her.

"I can take care of myself pretty well. I'm not just a politician, I'm a soldier as well. I can protect myself", she answered raising her voice a bit.

"Why are you so stubborn?", he said placing his palm on his forehead.

"Athrun, I'm already here, right? And as you can see, I'm perfectly fine. So please let it pass. I don't want to argue with you any longer", Cagalli said placing a hand on his right cheek. Athrun let out a sigh.

"Fine, but please tell me, why are you wearing a dress again?", he asked. It actually bothered him. Cagalli stared at her outfit. She was wearing a sleeveless blue dress that reaches an inch below her knees.

"Oh, this?... I just thought that I should start wearing dresses every now and then", she answered smiling sheepishly at him.

"And why is that?", he asked again with half lidded eyes.

"Er... to prepare myself?", she said nervously.

"For what?", Athrun was happy to see her wearing dresses but, it also made him think that there was something wrong. She hated dresses and he knew it. So what made her think otherwise now? So many possibilities were running through his brain right now. He tried to shook away those thoughts but the way Cagalli looks made him think worse. She actually looked nervous.

"So?", he started again when she did not answer.

"Athrun, could please stop interrogating me, you're annoying me", she replied.

"So I'm annoying now? Cagalli...", he was silenced by Cagalli's soft lips pressed against him.

"Athrun, just trust me, okay. I will tell you everything, but not now", Cagalli said when she broke the kiss.

"But...", Cagalli place two fingers on Athrun's lips before he could speak more.

"Shhh... Just trust me Athrun. I promise, everything witk be fine", she said.

The nighttime came, Cagalli slowly slid out of her bed. She walked tip toed towards her veranda. She was about to jump to Athrun's veranda when a voice caught her offguard.

"Where do you think you're going at this hour of the night?", Athrun said from her back. She looked at him with shock written all over her pretty face.

"A... Athrun? What are you doing here", she answered with a question. "Uh... Nevermind, since you're already here, you should go with me now", she said.

"Where are we going?", he asked but Cagalli didn't not answered him. She just told me to go with her to find out. Cagalli lead him to the forest. Athrun continued to ask on their way but Cagalli won't answer any of it. Soon, they reached a cave. Cagalli turned on the flashlight she brought with her and entered it holding Athrun's hand. When they reached a dead end, Cagalli pushed something on the wall of the cave then a secret door appeared before them. They entered it and there, Athrun saw a headquarter-like place.

But what really surprised Athrun was the man he saw. There standing in front of him was the former Chief Representative of Orb, none other than Uzumi Nara Athha.

"Athrun Zala, long time no see huh", the old man greeted him but Athrun was too surprised to respond then Cagalli suddenly laughed out loud which made him back to his senses again.

"Hahaha... You look like you've seen a ghost", she commented.

"How do you think I will react after seeing someone we thought was already dead?", he defended himself. Aside from Uzumi, there were still a bunch of people in the place, those were the ones the Athha family trusted.

"So", Uzumi started catching Athrun's attention. "I heard you proposed to my daughter?", he continued which made Athrun and Cagalli to blush.

"Ah, yes sir", he answered nervously.

"Father", Uzumi replied seriously.

"Huh?"

"Just call me father. My daughter already agreed to marry you right? And I am not going to go against my princess' wishes. But once you make her cry, you better hide to a place where I won't be able to see you", he warned.

"Father", Cagalli retorted.

"I promise to love and protect your daughter until my last breath", he said seriously.

"You better be. So when is the wedding?", he asked.

"We haven't really talked about it, father", Cagalli answered.

"Why not? I'm not growing any younger, I wanna see my grandchildren before I die, oh and how many are you planning to have", he replied making the young couple blush once more.

"Father!", Cagalli yelled.

A year had passed, Uzumi Nara Athha was once again the Chief Representative of Orb. Everybody were surprised at first but they were glad that the former leader was back.

Uzumi was not really the one who pressed the self destruct button of the Orb Parliament during the first war, the Seirans held him captive for years. They were planning to use him as a back up plan if Cagalli did not agree to marry Yuna. After the Seirans were removed from their position Kisaka's group found Uzumi in the basement of the Seiran's mansion.

And the reason why Cagalli kept on wearing dresses was his father. He actually requested for it.

In one of the beaches of Orb, the blonde girl slowly walked towards the altar that they made. She was wearing a white dress and there was a veil on her head. Her now long blond hair was loosely tied on the side. On her right was her father who was also wearing white, in fact all of the people there were wearing white clothes.

A certain bluenette couldn't help but smile as he saw her marched towards him. It was the day that he was yearning for, the day when the most important girl to him will have to change her surname with his. The brunette beside him tapped his shoulder showing his support for the two of them.

The moment when their hands touched, the audience felt the spark between the two. They were really in love with each other.

All of their friends(the alive ones) were all there to witness the most special day for the two of them. Lacus was the maid of honor while Kira was the best man. Miriallia, Dearka, Yzak, Shiho, Sai, Murrue, Mwu, Andrew and all the other crew of the Three Ships Alliance yes present. Even Meyrin, Lunamaria and Shiho were there.

"Do you, Athrun Zala, accept Cagalli Yula Athha, to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?", the priest asked.

"I do", Athrun answered looking intently at Cagalli.

"Do you, Cagalli Yula Athha, accept Athrun Zala, to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?", the priest asked.

"I do", she replied staring at him.

Then they exchanged rings.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride".

Slowly, Athrun lifted Cagalli's veil exposing more of her beauty. Inch by inch their faces got closer to each other.

"I love you, Mrs. Zala", Athrun said before claiming her lips with his.

AN: Please forgive my errors in this fic…^^.., and please REVIEW…