At The Hands of Fate

A/N: Phew! Finally! I was able to write this update before I leave for my vacation. Thank you so much for all the reviews!!!!! I am sooo happy that you guys still read my fic eventhough it has been a while since I last updated.

To meowmeowtheblackcat...thanks for the review...I uhhhhh...kinda forgot to thank you when I sent you that reply...sorry(bonks my head on the keyboard)...it's really embarrassing.

Well anyway...here's chapter 7 from me to you!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed or Gundam Seed Destiny.


Chapter 7: Visiting Cagalli


Cofee Shop, next day

The group gathered at the cofee shop after class.

"I swear Lacus! If you sigh one more time...I'll" an annoyed Yzak tells her, slamming his palm on the table.

"Sorry, I wasn't aware that I've been sighing quite frequently." Lacus interrupts Yzak with an apology.

"Well, you've been sighing a lot the whole day. What's wrong Lacus?" Kira asks with concern. He asked her earlier during class, but she didn't answer, either she didn't hear him, or she didn't want to answer. He didn't want to pry so he just let it be. But since he got her full attention now...

"Sigh. It's just that" Lacus looks out the window... "If I'd known what was happening to Cagalli...I just feel so guilty that's all. If only..."

Kira places his hand over Lacus' "Hey don't blame yourself okay. It's not your fault, Don't you ever think that." Kira gives her a reassuring smile.

Lacus looks at Kira's solemn face. Sigh. 'If only I wasn't so jealous...This isn't me. I love Kira. If he's happy...then I'm happy.' She gives Kira small smile and looks back out the window.

"But I failed Mr. La Flagga. I promised him that I would look out for Cagalli... but I've been so selfish lately thatsigh"

"Did you just say 'failed Mr. La Flagga?' What do you mean?" Dearka asks her one eyebrow arched.

"Sigh. You see..."

FLASHBACK

Lacus sat inside the principal's office. Curiousity clearly on her face. Wondering why the principal summoned her here.

"Good day to you Mr. La Flagga." Lacus quipped as soon as Mwu enters his office.

"Oh yes. Miss Clyne, you're here already." Mwu smiles at her and sits on his chair, opposite from her.

"Well you see, I called you here because you're the friendliest student in this school and besides, I saw Miss Athha with you and your friends today." Mwu looks at Lacus, stands up and paces back and forth behind his chair.

"As you know, Miss Athha is a new student here." He stops and looks at Lacus, she just nods her head, wondering where this conversation was headed.

Mwu stops pacing, scratches his head and looks at Lacus sheepishly. "I know you might think that it's rather odd for me to ask you this and I may be out of line here"

Lacus was about to say something but Mwu held up his hand, silencing her.

"Sigh. I know how the other girls, especially Mr. Zala's fan club, could be harsh and would do something drastic if there's a new girl around...they would think of her as a threat."

Mwu saw the surprised look on Lacus and chuckles "Yup. I know what's going on around school. I might be a cool and lax principal but I definitely know what's going on among the students in this school." Mwu pauses, as if thinking.

Then he ruffles his hair in frustration. "You see Cagalli is the daughter of a very good friend of mine. Her parents died a yaer ago and she was left with me. I I don't know what to do. This guardian thing is new to me. Sigh." Mwu stops talking and thought of an incident in which he accidentally walked in on Cagalli, who was covered only by a towel. He unconsiously touches the sore spot in his head, where Cagalli's bottle of lotion hit him. A small smile escapes his lips. His eyes wandered over to the girl sitting in front of him. 'What the? OH!'

"Ahem. Uhhh...Where were we? Oh! Yes Cagalli! So you see if I tell Mr. Zala's fangirls to stay away from Cagalli, they'd hate her more, thinking that i'm giving her more favor. But I just couldn't help but worry." Mwu looks at Lacus, who is listening to him attentively, waiting for him to continue.

"Cagalli don't have much friends. Actually, she doesn't have any close friends...I think." Mwu pauses and thinks. 'Hmmmm...I never really asked her that. Actually, I never asked anything about herself. What an idiot!' Mwu smacks his palm overhis forehead. 'STUPID!'

Then he remembers Lacus. "Ahem." Clears his throat to cover his embarrassment. "Where was I? Oh! See her parents were both archeologists and travelled a lot taking Cagalli along with them. Cagalli never really went to school. This is her first time." Mwu noticed the surprised look on Lacus' face.

"Her parents were her teachers. Soooo...you see, I kinda need your help. I'm not saying that you should get close to her, you know, become her best friend, all i'm saying is to just watch out for her a bit. These are all new to her, and she's probably scared and confused. She would never admit it though. Her parents once told me what a stubborn girl she is." Mwu chuckles, remembering a certain brunette teacher who could also be very stubborn.

"So that's it. I'm sorry, I know it's my responsibility but... I just don't know how to approach her regarding stuffs like this" Mwu sighs and looks at Lacus with a pleading look on his face.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Wow! Cagalli's probably been around the world! How cool is that!" Dearka exclaims, dreaming of travelling around the world someday.

"Never been to school huh? That's probably tough." Shiho tells the group thinking on what she'll do if it was her.

"Look everyone. Don't worry too much about her...kay? I promised Cagalli that I would protect her and i'm keeping that promise. As a matter of fact..." Kira looks down at his watch "I'm going to her house right now. I called her last night and promised her that I would visit her today after school. Bye then. See you all tomorrow." Kira stands up and leaves the cafe.

Silence.

Nobody said a word after Kira left. 10 minutes passed. 15...20... nobody was still talking. The atmosphere on the group was so thick one could cut it with a knife.

"Hey this is good!" Dearka exclaims after sipping his cofee. No reaction from the group. Sweat drop on Dearka. "Come on you guys"

Dearka was cut off as Lacus stood up, her chair scrapping the floor as she did so.

"I need to go to the washroom. Excuse me." All eyes were on Lacus as she left for the washroom.

"II think I need to go too." Athrun too stands up and heads for the washroom. All eyes shifted on him as he left

"Sigh. What the hell's going on?" Shiho asks the group, not really expecting a reply.

"Well there's nothing we can do about it." Yzak replies, draping his arm around his girlfriend, trying to comfort her. Shiho rests her head on his shoulder.

Silence.

"Shouldn't you go after her Mir?" Dearka asks his girlfriend.

"I think she would prefer to be alone this time." Milly answers, looking at the direction of the washroom.

10 minutes passed.

Athrun shows up and returns to his seat, glancing at Lacus' empty seat.

20 minutes...

Lacus finally shows up with a cheerful face. Everyone knew she was faking it. "It's getting late. I think I should head home now." Lacus tells the group, picking up her things, heading out of the cafe.

"Hey wait!" Miriallia grabs Lacus' arm. "Why don't we all visit Cagalli too." All eyes turned to her.

"Are you craOW! Hey what did you do that for?!" Yzak glares at Shiho, as she stomped on his foot under the table.

"Hey that's a good idea Mir! I'm sure Cagalli would be glad to see us." Shiho exclaims, looking at Athrun.

"II don't know. Why don't ...you ...guys go without...me." Athrun nervously tells the group, not looking at them. Truthfully, he really wanted to see Cagalli. He missed her already...but he was afraid of what he might see, with Kira there. He'd feel a construction in his chest everytime he sees the two of them together.

"No way Athrun. We're all going...besides, Dearka didn't bring his car today and Yzak's car is only a two seater." Mir looks at him with a determined look on her face.

"Sigh. Okay. Okay." Athrun gives in. He hasitatingly stands up and heads out of the cafe after his friends. 'I have a really bad feeling about this.'


Athurn drove in silence towards Cagalli's house. Lacus sat beside him, Dearka and Mir on the backseat.

"Ummmmm...do you know Cagalli's adress?" Mir asks Athrun, since he never asked any of them for directions.

Athrun blushes. "Errr...yeah... Mr. La Flagga sent me on an errand before, asking me to drop by his house to pick up something."

"Oh."

'Phew!' Actually, Mr. La Flagga never did such thing. He hacked into the school records and took out Cagalli's address. He drove by last night and early this morning, hoping to catch a glimpse of his angel.

"Hey! Isn't that Kira?" Mirialllia points to a figure standing in front of an apartment, his back to the door.

Athrun stops the car from a distance. He didn't know why, but his gut feeling told him to stop. Yzak followed suit. All eyes were on the lone figure standing in front of the apartment. Suddenly the door opens, Cagalli came out. Athurn's heart did a flip-flop. Finally! She still looks breathtaking as ever.

Cagalli then tells Kira something. Kira turns around and beams at her. He looked so happy. He grabs Cagalli's hands and grins. Cagalli too grins. The two were now facing each ather, holding each other's hands.

A gasp was heard from Lacus. She cover her mouth, stiffling a sob. Athrun grips the steering wheel, knuckles turning white.

Kira then tells Cagalli something...then to everyone's horror... Kira leans down and kisses Cagalli on her left cheek.


A/N: That's it!!!! End of chapter 7. Waaaa...don't kill me please! I'll make evrything better for Athrun and Cagalli in my future chaps...kay? Patience... :)

Ummmm... by the way... do you guys want Kira and Cagalli to be sibling here? I was planning on making them siblings but...I'm not so sure...what do you think?

Sorry but my next update will probably be on the first week of December, since I'll be leaving for a long vacation. I'll also try and update 'Stealing His Heart'.

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