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Breaking Point
a hermit junction project

Chapter 4: Looking Back

'I hate everything here, I hate the fact that wherever I go, I'm reminded of the past I've been running away from for the last two years!'

'Oh my God! Oh my God!' Flying down the hallway, Jeryn Kalik had her arm in the air as she rushed towards Orsic who was standing in front of the huge panel that looked into the dark Cruzball stimulator. 'You will not believe it!'

'Believe what?' Orsic asked flatly, still staring into the stimulator.

'I got into the qualifying round!' Jeryn cried, throwing her hands into the air. 'Can you believe it? I'm going to the Olion Games! The Olion Games baby!'

'Yeah, great.' Orsic muttered absently.

'Hey!' Jeryn gave him a big slap on the back. 'Just because you got into the qualifying without actually having to compete doesn't mean I'm no better than you! Give me some enthusiasm here man! Where's the energy? Give me some energy!'

'Let me partner…' another voice slurred from behind Jeryn. 'Someone you like is in the stimulator.'

At that, Orsic turned and glared at his cruzeball partner Alix Hodgekins. 'Shut up.'

Alix rolled his eyes. 'Oh come on, everyone knows that you like Yula, everyone except probably Yula. I doubt that though dude, she's smart, she's probably playing dumb.'

'One more word and I'm gong to change partners.' Orsic threatened before turning back to the panel, just in time to catch Cagalli scoring a bull's eye.

'Wait a second.' Alix's blue eyes narrowed slightly.

'What?' Jeryn looked back and fourth in confusion and watched as Alix faced the panel completely.

'Oh yeah.' Orsic muttered.

'It can't be!' Alix's eyes widened. 'She's using our program!'

'And you know what's even more scary?' Orsic sneered, turning to Alix. 'She's beating our program.'

Alix sighed. 'I don't understand, why isn't she in the Athlete's program?'

'Oh, you think I don't want to know?' Orsic muttered. 'You think people want to see her bury this talent in sports?'

'Well, she is a very good sports physician.' Jeryn argued. 'In fact, rumors say that she's going to be the Olion team intern physician.'

'You ever wonder why she always has a cap or headscarf?' Alix asked, turning his back to the glass panel. 'I mean, I always imagine her being a hot chick, but uh, I also fear she's actually bald on the top of her head.'

'Pervert.' Jeryn muttered. 'And she's not bald on the top of her head.'

'Hey!' Orsic held his hand up when the doors slid open with Cagalli stepping out, a towel wrapped around her neck.

'What are you guy's doing here?' Cagalli asked, whipping her face.

'You got some speed and power there dude.' Alix shook his head. 'You can easily beat anyone on the girl's cruzball team and qualify. Why… just why are you not in the athletics division? We can use one or two more golds in the Olion Games.'

Rolling her eyes, Cagalli turned around and headed down the hallway with the three following her. 'I get that you three have qualified?'

'Oh yeah.' Jeryn nodded with a big smile on her face. 'If I win, I'm going to be rich and famous and be the heroine.'

'Yeah, you barely made it.' Alix sneered. 'You do know you were almost listed as a backup right?'

'Okay, did I hurt you in some way?' Jeryn demanded, grabbing his shoulder. 'Why do you always have to diss me?'

'Because you're an airhead?' Alix suggested in a taunting voice.

'Okay, that was just mean.' Orsic laughed.

'Hey, if I'm not mean I'm not me.' Jeryn sneered, giving Orsic a high five.

'Yula!' Jeryn cried.

'Stop it!' Cagalli suddenly turned around, making the group stop in their tracks. 'Why do you guys have to argue all the time? For once, can I have a little peace and quiet around you guys?'

'And for once will you open up to us?' Orsic suggested. 'It has been two years. You do know that we've been roommates for two years right?'

'Yeah.' Alix reached out one hand and fiddled with the rim of her headscarf. 'Are you like bald at the top or something?'

Narrowing her eyes, Cagalli grabbed Alix's wrist and gave it a hard squeeze, making him yelp in pain. 'Don't tempt me.'

'Okay, you really should change divisions.' Alix muttered, snatching his hand away. 'And ouch!'

Cagalli sighed just as the elevator doors behind her opened. Stepping in, she quickly held her hand out when the trio followed her. 'What do you think you're doing?'

'We're with you.' Jeryn said.

Cagalli crossed her arms. 'Where? This is the restricted elevator.'

'Oh yeah.' Alix nodded, then paused. 'Then why are you in it?'

Cagalli flashed her student card out and swiped it through the indicator. 'Because I've been summoned.'

'Ooo…' Alix muttered.

Cagalli shook her head. 'Congratulations on qualifying, and now will you excuse me, I'm almost late.' With that, she closed the elevator doors before the three could make another noise.

Leaning against the wall of the elevator, Cagalli shook her head and sighed heavily. Sticking her index finger under her headscarf, she scratched her forehead in frustration..

'Why is running away so frustrating?' Cagalli muttered, grabbing at the huge bun at the back of her head. When the elevator doors opened, she sighed heavily and pushed herself from the walls and trudged down the hallway until she saw the double doors that were labeled 'Armon Matope – Sports Director'.

'Come in.' Cagalli heard a deep voice call from the other side of the door.

'You wanted to see me Mr. Matope?' Cagalli asked, stepping into Matope's huge office.

'Ah yes, of course.' Taking off his bifocals, Matope smiled up at her. 'Have a seat Yula.'

'Yeah, have a seat Yula.' Another voice snarled. Blinking, Cagalli watched as the chair facing her turned, revealing a woman in her early thirties with orange eyes that were identical to Cagalli's.

'Why Ms Quint, how nice to see you.' Cagalli muttered, flashing her a big smile before sitting down on the empty chair beside her.

'Well, I get to the point straight.' Matope said, leaning back. 'Yula, you are an exceptional student of sports medicine and from the information that I have gathered, you are extremely trusted by our athletes.'

Cagalli shrugged. 'Well, I do my job and I do it well. I'm on scholarship, I'm a poor kid and I need it.'

'Because of this exceptional talent you have,' Matope continued, 'I have put on the Team Scandanavia list for the upcoming Olion game.'

At that, Cagalli couldn't help but widen her eyes. 'What?'

Matope nodded. 'Yes.'

Gritting her teeth, Cagalli sprang up. 'How could you? I don't have a full medical license yet!'

'You will be listed as intern.' Renya said quietly, looking up at her. 'A much needed intern since we are an educational institution and the Olion committee has already approved it. In fact, a lot of other teams have registered an intern as well. It's a great opportunity to gain experience.'

'No.' Cagalli shook her head.

Matope raised his eyebrows at that. 'No? Do you know what you're saying? Do you know that this is an opportunity of a lifetime and if you don't do it, tones of people out there are waiting for this chance to come.'

'Then pick them!" Cagalli snapped. 'I'm not going, I'm not going to Aprillius One.'

'I'm afraid you don't have a choice Yula.' Matope said, narrowing his eyes.

'What do you mean?' Cagalli demanded.

'If you refuse, the academy reserves the right to withdraw your scholarship completely.' Matope said flatly.

'What?' Cagalli cried. 'You can't do that! How could you do that?'

'She'll go.' Renya said quickly, standing up. 'I'll make her Armor, she is, after all, my pupil.'

'Of course.' Matope said after a pause. 'We will head for Aprillius One in April, the details will be sent to you soon through Professor Quint.'

Cagalli shook her head. 'There's no way I'm going to – '

'Let's go!' Renya interrupted, giving Matope a smile. 'I'll take care of her.'

'You better.' Matope muttered, eyeing Cagalli. 'It's a one in a life time opportunity, it's an honor, embrace it.'

'I can't believe you!' Cagalli cried as Renya pulled her out of Matope's office. 'What the hell was that?'

Ignoring her, Renya dragged her down the deserted hallway and pushed her into a conference room. Slamming the door shut, she gritted her teeth and didn't even bother to turn on the lights, the rich sunset rays shining through the blinds. Turning around, she found herself staring into angry orange eyes that were often seen in herself during the war.

'What?' Cagalli spat. 'They can't do this, no way will I let them force me by taking away my scholarship!'

'You're going.' Renya said in a dangerously quiet voice. 'Cagalli Yula Attha is going to leave this god damn friggin' place and face her past.'

Starring into Renya's eyes briefly, Cagalli threw her hands up in the hair and gripped at the headscarf on her head, ripping it off. 'You were the one who suggested that they put me on the intern list.'

Renya nodded. 'Yes.'

Putting both hands on the shiny conference table, Cagalli took a deep breath. 'Why? Is it not enough that I left everything behind, my life, my family, my country to forget about him, to forget about the past… why are you making me do this Renya?'

Sighing loudly, Renya took her glasses off and sat on the armrest of the chair. 'It's been two years, two years Cagalli. Are you honestly telling me that running away has worked for you?'

'I – '

'No it hasn't.' Renya interrupted sharply. 'I understood your pain and your past and the pressure you've been put into. When you came to me two years ago telling me that you were my sister's birth daughter and my best friend's adopted child, I was more than happy but at the same time, my heart was aching for you. You dragged yourself around like a rag doll, not wanting anything, not wanting anyone… you were not the Cagalli Yula Attha I knew from television, you were the not leader of a Nation that had to go through the painful process of growing up during the war. You were the result of constantly blaming yourself for not doing better. I gave you a chance, you took it, you did well here. I thought you'd get another life, away from Orb, I thought you succeeded but I was wrong. If you had, then you would have agreed with Matope right off.'

'I have another life now.' Cagalli said through gritted teeth. 'I have another life away from Orb, away from Cagalli Yula Attha's past.'

Renya shook her head. 'Screw you Cagalli, oh no, wait, Yula Caitir. If you've built yourself another you then you wouldn't be living like a corpse now! Face it! If you don't go to Aprillius One and face your past, never are you going to know if you have indeed made a new life away from the past you've been running away from for the last two years!'

Taking a deep breath, Cagalli shook her head. 'I'm scared Renya, I don't know if I can…'

'You've got to take chances Cagalli.' Renya said quietly. 'You have to realize that nothing is for certain, but either way, you've got to face them.'

'What if I can't?' Cagalli whispered. 'What if I fail? I'm too weak now I – I don't know if I can stand another hit, another blow.'

Giving her a small smile, Renya walked up to her and wrapped one arm around her shoulders. 'If you get shot down, you attend your wounds, wrap em' up and let them heal over time again.' Sighing, Renya ran one hand through Cagalli's soft blonde hair that had grown past her mid back over the past two years. 'You'll just have to keep trying and eventually, you'll get glued back together.'

'Really?' Cagalli whispered, biting her lower lip.

'Yeah…' Renya whispered back. 'And don't forget, you're cool Aunt Renya's going to be there too.'

Raising her eyebrows, Cagalli pulled back. 'Cool Aunt Renya? Seriously?'

'Hey!' Renya put her hands on her hips. 'I'm not that old. You're birth Mom Via was ten years older than me.'

Cagalli laughed shortly and sighed. 'If you see Kira, will you…'

Renya shrugged. 'I don't know, he seems like a moody fellow though.'

Cagalli couldn't help but laugh. 'Yeah, he was… moodier then him.'

Looking at Cagalli, Renya threw one arm around her shoulders. 'Come on, today, we celebrate our future trip to Aprillius One eh?'

Cagalli couldn't help but give out a snort of laughter. 'On some levels, you are my cool aunt Renya.'

Renya winked. 'You see? Oh by the way, those yahoos you call roommates came to me again for the cabin. Are you ever going to tell them that it's actually yours from your Mom?'

Shaking her head, Cagalli let her aunt lead her out of the conference room, knowing that in two months, she'd be stepping on a shuttle and head to Aprillius One where all media will put focus on the Olion Games and it's initiator Athrun Zala.

'Good morning everyone, this is Eneta Toulon and welcome back to APN Specials. The most anticipated event of the years is probably the revival of the Olion Games since C.E. 68. Tonight, we have invited the Directing chairman and initiator of the Olion Games to talk to us about this event and why he had insisted on reviving the games. Please welcome Mr. Athrun Zala, also a war veteran of the previous two wars and the son of the late chairman Patrick Zala.'

Sitting on the comfortable white sofa with his legs crossed elegantly, Athrun gave Eneta a polite smile. 'Thank you very much for inviting me.'

'Thank you for taking your time.' Eneta smiled. 'With the Olion Games opening in four days, you must have a lot on hands.'

'Well, planning's have started long ago and everything is well rehearsed for the opening ceremony.' Athrun replied. 'Our biggest issue now is not the programs itself, but security.'

Eneta nodded. 'So, tell us about the Olion Games. The last one I believe was twelve years ago, C.E. 76.'

Athrun smiled. 'It's been some time and surprisingly, no one ever thought of reviving the Olion Games after the first war.'

'Why were you so keen on doing so then Mr. Zala?'

Athrun sighed lightly. 'I used to be a huge Olion fan, especially the track and field events. I was never an athlete but former ZAFT training has done me good. I remember it was the four months after the agreement was signed and I was appointed the ambassador of Orb in Aprillius One. I was flipping through the channels in my hotel room in Aprillius One, wandering what I could do as an ambassador. I knew achieving peace was my ultimate goal, but how was the tricky question. That was when I saw this old documentary about the Olion Games history.' Athrun paused briefly. 'It was the C.E. 36 games and it was the marathon. This athlete was in the lead the whole time and at the last check point, two kilometers away from the finishing line, this crazy man comes out from the crowd and pushes him off the track. How absurd. Of course the athletes from the back caught up and this athlete finished third.'

Eneta nodded, willing for Athrun to continue.

'The presentation ceremony was at the closing ceremony.' Athrun said. 'He held no grudge and even kissed his bronze medal. He looked happier than the guy who came first. He said later that it wasn't about winning, it was about reaching the finishing line and knowing that he had done his very best and all his training had paid off. He didn't care about wining and he was grateful. I was soldier and I knew that in battles you aimed to win, it wasn't about sportsmanship, there was no sportsmanship. It hit me how precious that kind of spirit was and it was lost ever since the war…'

'And you want to revive it through the Olion Games.' Eneta finished for him.

Athrun nodded. 'In a way, yes, and in a way, building relationships through friendly competition between regions and nations has proved in the past to have worked, we just never had the chance nor ever thought of doing so in the past.'

'Very insightful indeed Mr. Zala, it's really hard to believe that you are just twenty.' Eneta said.

'Well…' Athrun's voice trailed. 'It's a weird thing, sometimes I wish I could actually act like a twenty year old and not have to grow up so fast, on the other hand, I treasure my experience the wars gave me.'

'I'm sure that goes for all who have participated in the war.' Eneta said. 'You mentioned about security, do you expect anything happening?'

Athrun shrugged. 'You never know, I mean, it is probably the first international event that will be executed on such a large scale involving so many people from different backgrounds with different ideals.'

'Do you expect any terrorist attack attempts?' Eneta asked.

Athrun shook his head. 'I personally don't think it will happen though I doubt terrorist groups not wanting too. However, I have appointed one of my former comrades during my ZAFT days and I believe he is the best of the best and is most suitable and capable of protecting the Games.'

'About Lacus Clyne, she will be the special guest performing in the opening ceremony, correct?'

Athrun nodded. 'Of course, she is, after all, the modern symbol of peace.'

'Please don't mind me asking some questions that are slightly personal oriented.' Eneta said carefully.

Athrun shook his head. 'Go for it.'

Eneta nodded, scanning the notepad on her lap briefly. 'It's a known fact that you and Miss Clyne were engaged, at the age of fourteen, correct?'

Athrun nodded. 'Yes, that is correct, our Fathers Siegal Clyne and Patrick Zala arranged it for us.'

'Was it a pure parent decision?' Eneta asked. 'Please don't mind me saying this, but did you two have any affection towards each other during your two year engagement and now that everything is in relative peace and your Father has passed away, are you two together at last? We do know that you spend half your time at Orb where Clyne currently resides.'

Looking up, Athrun paused briefly. 'Lacus is a very special person to me, she's a very special person to everyone in PLANT, I'm sure no one will deny that, even after her apparently betrayal four years ago when my Father was still alive. I don't know, it's possible that I really liked her back then, who wouldn't? Lacus Clyne was everyone's dream girl, unbelievably beautiful, has the voice of a nightingale. She's just… everyone's dream and probably just a dream to me.' Shifting, Athrun leaned forward. 'You want to know a secret?'

'What?' Eneta asked eagerly.

Athrun gave out a short laugh and reached for the cup of tea on the elegant white coffee table in front of him. 'When I first met Lacus, I blushed like an idiot. I really didn't expect much from our first meeting, after all, we were just two people who've never met each other but seemingly bound for life. Imagine my surprise when she said "Athrun has blue hair, our children are going to have purple hair then, right?"'

At that, Eneta laughed. 'Really?'

Athrun nodded. 'She was so innocent back then, like a blank piece of paper. She looked fragile too, always talking softly, great with kids, very polite, graceful, elegant… everything a man could dream of in a woman, including me. Imagine the shock I took when I knew she was the commander of Eternal back then. She's extraordinary woman, she possesses the mental strength greater than any soldier out there fighting for their life. She's collected even gun point, my gun point.'

Eneta looked at Athrun. 'But…'

Athrun laughed softly. 'Things change. To her, I guess it's more of admiration now than affection. She knocked a lot sense into me when I was in despair, when I didn't know what to do. She'll always be my friend and will always have my blessing. In a way, she calms me down a lot, makes me think, makes me collect myself, even now.'

'It does seem like a very intimate yet innocent relationship between you two.' Eneta smiled. 'Is there anyone else then?'

Athrun looked blankly at Eneta, blonde hair and sharp orange eyes flashing through his mind. After a long pause, Athrun managed a smile and shook his head. 'No, unfortunately.'

'Unfortunate for you, but fortunate for a lot of hopeful souls out there.' Eneta said lightly. 'Okay, another question.'

'Please.'

Leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, Dearka Elthman couldn't help but yawn loudly as the interview drowned on. He was about to fall asleep when he suddenly heard clapping. His eyes flying open, he watched as Athrun and Eneta stood up and shook hands. Rolling his eyes, he pushed himself from the wall as Athrun walked up to him with a bunch of people trailing him.

'Thank you so much, this program will be aired in two days.' Eneta said, a big smile on her face.

'And the unedited copy…' Athrun's voice trailed.

'It will be sent to your office and soon as possible.' The producer said quickly, a handkerchief in his hand.

'Excellent.' Giving the crew one last nod, he turned and walked past Dearka, who gave them a curt nod before following him. They stood in front of the elevator in silence and stepped in quickly, letting the doors close behind them.

Once safely inside the lift, Athrun sighed and pulled at his tie.

'Yeah.' Dearka snorted. 'That was one hell of an interview.'

'I don't do a lot of those, whatever.' Athrun muttered.

'Why do I get stuck with you?' Dearka muttered, gritting his teeth.

Athrun eyed Dearka. 'Because you're in Yzak's team, that's why.'

Dearka made a face. 'You are total liar Athrun Zala.'

Athrun raised his eyebrows. 'How so?'

Dearka held his hands up. 'It does seem like a very intimate yet innocent relation between you two. Is there anyone else then?' he lowered his voice. 'No, unfortunately.'

Narrowing his eyes, Athrun turned his back towards him. 'Leave me alone.'

Crossing his arms, Dearka leaned back against the wall of the elevator. 'Is there really no one now?'

Athrun paused and watched as the elevator doors opened. He stood there for a split second, as if contemplating an answer before opening his mouth.

'Just leave me alone.'

Slapping a towel across her shoulder, Ulkrika squirted water all over her face as the doors to the lounge slid open. Blinking, she saw a figure with long blonde hair lying on the couch.

'Yula?' Walking up, Ulkrika gave Cagalli's stiff figure a poke on the shoulder. 'You okay?' Looking up, she cocked her head at the TV. 'Is that Athrun Zala? Wow, he's really young.'

'Yeah.' Sighing, Cagalli rubbed her left eye. Sitting up, she twisted her hair in a loose bun and put on her cap. Reaching for her glasses she had set down on the coffee table, she put them on carefully.

Watching Cagalli, Ulrika couldn't help but roll her eyes. 'What is it with those ridiculous hats and pulling your hair up and all that crap? Sometimes I wonder if you really need glasses, it makes you look so nerdy.'

'Thanks.' Cagalli said. Looking up, she stared at Athrun on the screen.

'Wow, he's cute.' Ulrika said, leaning over the sofa. 'It's a shame he and Lacus Clyne didn't get married. With their genes, their kids are so going to get laid…'

Looking over her shoulder, Cagalli raised her eyebrows. 'That's an interesting theory.'

'But seriously.' Ulrika sat down. 'Look at them, they just look good together, it's a shame really. They're smart too, and have a very successful career, plus, Lacus Clyne is just beautiful, flawless.'

'Do you like her?' Cagalli muttered, glaring at Ulrika.

Shrugging, Ulrika eyed Cagalli. 'If I were a guy I would.'

Rolling her eyes, Cagalli sat up and stalked out of the lounge with Ulrika following her.

'What is it with you?' Ulrika asked. 'I've barely seen you smile since we got here two months ago.'

'I'm just under a lot of stress taking care of you yahoos.' Cagalli muttered.

Ulrika sighed. 'Yeah right. What is wrong with you?

Stopping in her tracks, Cagalli turned around abruptly and ripped off her glasses. 'Do you honestly not think I look like someone?'

Ulrika's eyebrows furrowed. 'Who could you look like? You look like Yula Caitir, who else could you look like?'

Cagalli narrowed her eyes under the cap. 'Really? You don't think I look like a certain someone who was on television a lot during the last war?'

Ulrika cocked her head and was about to say something when someone suddenly called her name. Looking up, her face lit up. 'Asuka!'

At the name, Cagalli's eyes widened and she scrambled with her glasses. Pulling the cap further down, she turned, gulping as Shinn came down the hallway.

'Please, call me Shinn.' Shinn smirked and cocked his head. 'Who's this? I've never seen her before.'

Grinning, Ulrika wrapped one arm around Cagalli's shoulders. 'This is my bud, Yula Caitir, our sports physician intern.'

Nodding, Shinn held out one hand. 'Nice to meet you Miss Caitir.'

Lowering her head, Cagalli ignored his outstretched hand and kept her mouth shut.

'Don't mind her.' Ulrika said. 'She's a little compulsive when it comes to meeting strangers.'

'I'm sure she is.' Shinn said, his eyebrows furrowed as he lowered his head slightly, trying to catch a good glimpse of her face. 'Have I seen you somewhere before?'

Cagalli shook her head, lowering her voice. 'I don't think so.'

Shinn nodded and turned to Ulrika. 'How's it going? Ready for Saturday's big opening?'

'I'm ready dude.' Ulrika said. 'Second day man.' She turned to Cagalli. 'We met during one of our morning runs, Shinn's in the marathon.'

Cagalli nodded. 'Good for him.'

'Well, hope I'll see you during the opening then.' Eyeing Cagalli, Shinn gave them a wave and headed down the hallway.

'You could be a little more open.' Ulrika muttered.

'I'm compulsive around strangers.' Cagalli sneered, looking up at Ulkrika.

'I don't get you gal.' Ulrika sighed. 'Don't think I ever will.'

'I'd make that conclusion if I were you.' Cagalli muttered.

'Hey, where are you going?' Ulrika asked, grabbing Cagalli's arm.

'I still have some reports to finish.' Cagalli said.

'Oh no you are not.' Ulrika said, dragging her down the hall. 'We're going grocery shopping with Alix and Orsic.'

'What?' Cagalli's eyebrows furrowed. 'You do know all of you have diet control now.'

'I know.' Ulrika gave Cagalli a sweet smile. 'That's why our diet petrol has to come and check out what we buy.'

'Yeah, nice excuse.' Cagalli muttered.

'Oh, so you really won't care if I buy a big fat chocolate bar?' Ulrika asked smugly.

Cagalli exhaled loudly. 'You guys will never let me rest in peace and quiet will you?'

Ulrika shrugged. 'You need to get out of your shell gal.'

'Right.' Cagalli muttered, pulling her cap down again.

For the first time since they arrived Aprillius One, Cagalli was dragged out of the Athletes village by the three to the city center where people actually hung out, a place Cagalli had been avoiding for the past two months. She didn't want to see anyone, just wanted to do her job, survive the next four weeks as an invisible person and leave as soon as possible. She didn't want anything to do with Aprillius One, of PLANT. Most importantly…

'She's just beautiful…' Alix sighed as they looked up at the huge screen. They were just passing Lolklore square where people were gathered.

'Why are there so many people over there?' Ulrika asked, motioning her head towards the crowd.

'Lacus Clyne is giving a speech here today with Athrun Zala.' Orsic rolled his eyes. 'That's why we're here in the first place.'

'What?' Cagalli grabbed Orsic's arm. 'You said nothing about watching a speech by Lacus Clyne.'

'Hey, don't be so touchy, so we forgot…' Alix rolled his eyes. 'Come on Caitir, don't be so uptight.'

Gritting her teeth, Cagalli turned on her heal. 'I'm getting out of here.'

'Hey! Wait.' Rushing forward, Orsic grabbed Cagalli by the arm and turned her around. 'What is wrong with you Yula? Two whole months you've been nothing but cold and distant towards your friends and the other people on the team, you're making us very uneasy and you are making your friends worry! You won't get out of the village, you hide in your room whenever you can, you don't come with us to the city… what is wrong with you?'

'Let go.' Cagalli whispered.

Orsic was about to open his mouth again the crowd afar erupted in an applause. At that, Cagalli flung his arm away, almost hitting him in the face as he backed off a few steps.

'It's none of you're business!' Cagalli shouted over the noise as Orsic stared at her. 'It's none of your business but I"ll tell you why, I'll tell you why I hate this place so much, why I want to leave, why I just want all this to be over with! I hate seeing that woman on the screen! I hate seeing Lacus Clyne's face wherever I go! And I hate seeing Athrun Zala whenever I turn on the fucking TV!' Taking a step back, Cagalli glared at Orsic's bewildered face, her eyes watery. 'I hate everything here, I hate the fact that wherever I go, I'm reminded of the past I've been running away from for the last two years!'

Closing her eyes, Cagalli bit her lip, trying to calm herself down over the noise. When she looked up again, she saw Orsic staring at her. Just staring at her.

He was trying to piece her out, trying to match her with someone he had seen before on TV during the bloody war.

'Help!'

Gulping down a lump in her throat, Cagalli looked past Orsic and saw Ulrika and Alix rush towards them.

'What's wrong?' Orsic asked, his eyebrows furrowed.

'Someone's gone into an epileptic fit!' Ulrika cried, pulling Cagalli forward. 'You've got to help him.'

'What?' Cagalli tried to pull back as Alix and Ulrika dragged her towards the crowd. 'I'm not doctor!'

'Well I'm thinking you're more of a doctor than all of us here since you are an intern!' Alix snapped.

Cagalli couldn't help but protest as she was pushed through the crowd and found a man in his mid-thirties lying on the ground thrashing.

'Oh God what happened?' Cagalli demanded.

'I – I don't know, he just…' the lady who was with him stepped back, her hand over her mouth.

'Give me something soft!' Cagalli shouted. Turning around, she pointed at a man who had a thick coat on. Rushing towards him, she made him take it off. Oblivious of the surrounding crowd, she yelled for Alix. 'Come over here and grab his legs!'

Reacting quickly, Alix slide forward. 'What do you want me to do?'

'We need to roll him over.' Cagalli said while folding the coat and sliding it under his head. 'If discharge comes out of his mouth, let it drip. Are you ready?'

Nodding, Alix rolled the man over at Cagalli's count of three. 'Dude, he's still…'

'It's already been three minutes.' Cagalli muttered, turning around. 'Has anyone called the paramedics?'

'They have Cagalli.'

'Good.' Turning back, Cagalli couldn't help but grit her teeth. She gasped when the man's arm suddenly swung forward, knocking her glasses and hat over, letting her long golden locks flow over her shoulders.

'You okay dude?' Alix asked.

'Yeah.' Cagalli muttered, rubbing her red face briefly. She looked up at the sound of an ambulance.

'How are we doing here?' A paramedic asked with his team carrying a stretcher.

'Seizure.' Cagalli said breathlessly, still holding onto the man's shoulder. 'My guess epilepsy, regurgitation.'

'You a doctor?' the paramedic asked.

'An intern.' Cagalli said.

The paramedic shrugged. 'Good enough, we'll take it from here.'

Letting the team of paramedics take over, Cagalli took a deep breath and let it go. Reaching one hand over her head, she widened her eyes as she felt for her hat and then touched her face, realizing that her glasses were gone. 'What the hell?'

'You got great hair, why hide it?' Alix asked, handing her the cap and glasses that were tossed on the ground a few moments ago.

'Mind your own business.' Cagalli said. Snatching the hat from a smirking Alix, she was about it pull it on when a voice made her freeze in her tracks.

'It's you! You are Cagalli! Cagalli Yula Attha!'


End of Chapter 4
Next Update: 12th August, 2006

A/N: Very very sorry for the late update, I mixed up the updates with 'Mr. and Mrs. Jule' which will be updated, by the way, this coming Friday. If you've been kind of following my fanfics on Gundam Seed, I'm happy to announce that two more fanfictions will be launched after 'Breaking Point' ends in late October 2006. They're both side stories of 'Breaking Point' by the name 'Fools in Love' and 'When Parallels Meet'. For brief synopsis, you can go to my authors page.

On another note, I'm in the process of planning a sequel for 'Breaking Point', what kind of a sequel? It will be announced when 'Breaking Point' ends since I don't want to reveal any details of the story right now. 'Breaking Point' has 9 chapters by the way, so you can do the math.

Enjoy.