A/N:

Hey, sorry for almost not updating? Hehe…School work and ent exams just burden my brain that I don't have anything reserve for my fic :D Anyways, I did update, so please forgive me :D But as promisee, I'll finish this fic, so please stay tuned always? This chapter is a little bit confusing and have a lot of grammatical errors as always, so please bear with it. Anyways, please read and review:D

Disclaimer: I do not own and will never own GS and GSD unless there's a miracle and a falling star heed my sorry wish…


Chapter 12: A Play of Fates 1

Athrun's POV

"Cagalli…?"

"Athrun…" Her voice was mellow yet frail. Her amber eyes are quite sullen and empty. She is there in front of me with presence that had intrigue me since the first time I met her, a kind of gut that kept crawling in me when she is there. But her nature right now is like a mixture of cold and warm sensation in my body that I couldn't even distinguish if it was out of guilt or something else.

I felt so unease with her presence that I couldn't quite muster to look at her directly. She is just standing there looking at me, but the things that she wanted to say were like haunting me already, without even opening her mouth yet. My hands were sweating madly and the pain in my back started to fade, for it was replace by an ominous feeling inside, quite restless and guilt-ridden.

Knowing that my body is backing down uncontrollably, I clenched my fist to fix my composure and straighten my sight at her figure. She is now walking densely towards me, with those eyes seemingly had a fine grip in me. So then, I dared to speak. "Cag-"

But before I can speak, she was already right in front of me, and with a swing of her hand, I know what she was going to do. So reflexively, I closed my eyes and readied myself for a slap on the cheek, when oddly, I didn't receive any... Then, bit by bit, I opened my eyes again to secure myself

She didn't slap me. Her hand was a few centimeters from my cheek but she didn't do it. 'But why?' I asked myself.

Then, I directed my sight at her face. Her sullenness faded and was replaced with a strong-willed stern face, once again. "Why?" She asked firmly, with hands so stiff, like compressing her anger. "I've trusted you, Athrun." She said bitterly, and then, gradually puts her hand away from my face, before any force could attract her in doing what she ought to do so long ago. "Of all the people I felt this secured and honest, you have deceived us all!" She accused me.

"I-I'm sorry…but there's nothing I can do." I muster to say as I evaded her amber eyes that was burning immensely with resentment against me.

Her eyes could have widen in great anger, and then, glared at me piercingly. "That is all you can say? YOU FOOL!!!" She held my shoulders and tightened its clenched on it. "You have destroyed a friendship! Me and Lacus! Are you this ignorant?! Are you this cruel? Are you not the Athrun that I have once… " It's as if her voice faded away dreadfully, and her body weakened that she loosened her grip on my shoulders, and frowned.

"You may continually accuse me, but never did I directly ruin your friendship" I said plainly, looking at her, compressing my feelings, and only showing her only the coldness in my gesture. "What you heard that time…You should have just kept quiet. It would have been better." I've almost mutter my words that was so heavy in my heart.

"Keep quiet?" She said sarcastically. "She is damn my friend!"

"Before." I corrected. "But you have ended it yourself. And I thought it would be a bit later, but here you are, doing it a lot sooner."

If she had halted before, now, she really did it. A painful slap landed on my pale cheek. "You dare speak of me!"

I was not shock at all to what she did and I immediately grasp her wrist, and tightened my grip on it, though she tried to struggle by its tightness. "You're suspicion of me was right after all, Cagalli? Aren't you proud of that?" I said ironically as I cut her loose from my grip.

"You've finally blow your cover." I heard her say in laughter of agony. "You're scheme was well planned…Very well planned to deceive even the persons whom you cherish, unknowingly…" She said in melancholy, and then tilted her head to look at me with those empty eyes that saddled me with sympathy, but it was not me to be driven by it. "This time, I truly lost…and you've clearly won…" Then, she slightly pushed me and looked at me with tears draped on her stern face. "But, you'll never be happy, Athrun, unless you do something of your own wit." She faced me with a slight smile of sympathy.

"It's easy for you to tell, for you have never experience an accursed life." I've manage to say plausibly. "Lacus' family is not what they seem. You should take note of that."

"So is your family."

"Yes, so is ours."

She frowned as I just looked at her blankly. "I may condemn you for all eternity, but you'll never change. Am I right?"

I know what she was trying to imply, but I just couldn't let her see my weak side. I'm after all not that person to be reckoned with. "Roughly" I shrugged. "But then" I cupped her chin. "You may be able to." The words just slipped from my mouth nonchalantly.

I have felt the heat of her face and noticed her amber eyes widen by my words, but instinctively, she slapped my hand off her face. "Don't toy with me."

"I am not." I said hoarsely. And as if an uncontrollable urge emerge from me upon setting my eyes on her lips. Then, without knowing it, I suddenly cupped her chin again and raise it near my face as I gently lay my lips on hers. But the softness of her lips unto mine didn't last long, as she countered with a bite on my lips and a slap to match it. Third attempt, second hit. And the same cheek- sore from her slap.

Her slap really shook me out to the reality, as for now; I touched my sore lips, bleeding from her menacing bite.

"You! How dare you!" She said. Then, she immediately wipes her mouth, and afterwards, glared at me fiercely. "I am not someone you could just fool around, Athrun Zala!" She said quite flustered.

"I know." I said seriously. "Unbeknown to me, you are the only person I could never fool." I said bluntly.

"And you will never be!" She indicated. You may fool everyone, but not me! I hope your lips will bleed badly, for I can never forgive you of what you did! Your lips is sore to my soul that make me want to puke out of disgust!"

"You may hate me forever, but you still can't change our present situation." I said flatly. Like her words have a huge impact in me that I suddenly felt the tension in my whole body. "You'll never be."


As if my mind were crowded without any stillness, I just found myself with Lacus, all alone in my condo. She was telling me something, but I didn't mind any of it, for I was still contemplating of my last conversation with Cagalli. The last thing I remembered clearly is when Lacus and I went in a restaurant to eat, and I ordered some fine liquor, which I drank endlessly.

I don't even know if it was the dimness of the place that has blinded me with everything, for the situation is a little bit blurry and I just lie down on the mattress and savor the soothing softness it gave me. Then, I saw a face that smile at me with glee, as if her eyes is the same eyes that I saw a while ago. Without controlling things over, I just felt like kissing her, and I did. So it happened, the night that I have severely condemned.

Then, I heard her say things that I couldn't quite grasp. " Athrun, don't ever leave please?" I just nodded, didn't even know what she was saying. "Thank you for always being there with me…"


Normal POV

As he finished showering, he went out of the shower room, with a towel draped over his lower body. He was about to pick his clothes when he smelled the aroma of pancakes and hotdogs coming from his kitchen, and saw a pink-haired girl cooking breakfast. She noticed his gaze on her and looked back at him with a sweet smile to partner it. He thought of her gentleness and womanly figure and forced a smile on his face.

"Good morning!" She greeted enthusiastically.

"Uhm…Morning." He answered while he picks up his clothes. "You go take a shower."

She nodded. "Ok; I'll just finish cooking our breakfast." She then smiled again at him and resumed with her task.


She woke up earlier than anyone would expect of her, but instead of getting up, she just cuddled to her pillow and reminisced the things that happened yesterday. It's as if her world is breaking down and she has no way of regaining everything. 'He' was the one who caused all of her agony and her contemplating right now, but she just couldn't grow to hate more than she says. She always keeps in mind that she should be angry at him, but her heart always countered everything with missing him badly. And she doesn't know why.

Yes, she does hate him, but not as much as she wanted him to be near him. Yesterday was like a nightmare for her that kept haunting her for like eternity. Then, she touched her lips, upon remembering how his lips touched hers. 'It was...'

"I don't want to remember such thing!!!" She said to herself quite flustered. "And it won't happen again!"

But each moment she tried to forget 'him', his face will always haunt her, with his emeralds and genuine pale face. She cuddled more to her pillows and tried to erase that disturbing thought.

Her reminiscing would have been better if have not been disturb by a few knocks on her door. "Hey, sleeping beauty, you do know it's your grand show, so get up now." Her brother said informatively.

It's like a huge smack hit her head when she heard his brother said her 'grand show'. "It is the day of our play!"


Her blonde hair is now been remotely inhabited by sprays, flowers, ad extended hair with dread locks to partner it. It was neatly done with a strand of hair on her face, to put more style on it. She wore make-up beyond the thickness of her own skin- whiten with paleness. Her lips were turned redder than red and her eyelashes was curved upwardly. What she hated most, was the pestering of her eyelid that now contains a bluish green color, as if the eyeliner was not enough to strain her eyes from crying.

"Is it done yet?" She grunted boringly while she tilted her head to her make-up artist.

He smiled at her and put a finely decorated golden comb on her head to finalize it. "Yup, it is finally over. Now, look at yourself at the mirror!" He said proudly of his work of art.

Her eyes were struck beyond belief on what she beholds now. She was actually looking a lot like sleeping beauty, though she really doesn't like to comprehend it. She touched her face then her hair. Then, she looked again at the mirror disbelievingly.

The make-up artist looked at her with please. Then, he suddenly clasped his hand. "Oh, I almost forgot!' He then hurried to the back of the dressing room and picked up something. When he came back, he showed her a blue dress, tainted with a little bit white and decorated with laces and buttons. "Of course, a beauty deserves a nice dress!" He handed it to her.

After wearing the dress, she went out of the dressing room with her hands clutched at each side of the dress. And with great glee, the make-up artist commended her of how it looks good on her. She blushed a little, looked at herself on the mirror again. Her dress was off-shoulder and it fitted her quite well, as if the dress was meant for her.

"You really look like sleeping beauty, my dear!"

She gave an exasperating look and smiled at him. "No, it was all your doing that made me look like this."

He went beside her and faced her towards the mirror again. "Beauty will not be seen if it is not intended with you, my child." He cupped her chin and looked at her with a sweet smile. "You are beautiful. You are more beautiful than sleeping beauty herself!"

She let out a chuckle and looked at him with a smile. "Thank you, Mr. Rowan…"

"No. You deserve it."


"Where the hell is Cagalli?" Yzak fumed as he walks to and fro, restlessly.

"She should be here." Mir said while fixing her fairy hat. With a turn, her blue dress waved with her. "Why be so grumpy anyways? Athrun isn't even worrying and there is still 20 minutes left till the play starts." Mir pointed out as she turned to Yzak with a queery look.

"Well, it's just that, this play is really getting into my head! Athun doesn't deserve to be the director, and for peace's sake, she is the heroine! What in the world is happening anyway? Putting them both in the spot light when they are not deserving at all"

"Excuse me?" Mir just looked at him dubiously. "Cagalli is" She wasn't able to continue when they heard a familiar voice.

"Uhm."

As if the sound of her voice echoed throughout the place that caught all of their attention. They looked at her with astonishment or even awe-struck, wondering if that is really the Cagalli they knew. She draw their attention quite well, with her enchanting face and glamorous blue dress. It's as if they met sleeping beauty herself.

"Uhm…Guys…" She broke the silence.

"Cagalli!" Mir, who finally got her senses back, went by her side and held both of her shoulders. "Cagalli, you look great! So much great!"

"Oh, please Mir!"

"Don't 'Oh, please me Mir'. You look absolutely great, promise!"

Her comment made her cheeks burn with embarrassment. "Stop the ridiculous appraisal please?!"

"But you are beautiful…" Someone said with a grin on his face.


A/N:

Though, I have not updated for months, that doesn't mean I'm giving up on this fic so please stay tuned for the next chapter…It is actually the play part. After many chapters after the I announce the play, finally it is going to happen :D So for now, chao!