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Meer- Illusions
She was a nobody.
Meer Campbell was a nobody.
She was just a normal person.
Born with black hair,
Small eyes,
And freckles.
To everybody,
Meer Campbell was just Meer Campbell.
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She sang like Lacus Clyne.
Everyone commented that she sang as well as Lacus Clyne,
That she could be Lacus.
Maybe,
That could make up for her looks,
Her attitude,
And her normal life.
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She was Lacus Clyne number one fan.
She hoped that one day,
She could be like Lacus.
Her wish would soon come true,
But would not be the way she wanted it to be.
Instead,
It would become her nightmare.
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She never thought the chance would come early.
As she was getting ready to perform,
Two men suddenly came up to her.
They requested for her to sing a song.
She did.
The next thing she knew,
She was to go for a plastic surgery.
To have the looks of Lacus Clyne,
To have the power of Lacus Clyne as well.
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She woke up.
What did she see?
Not her ugly face,
But Lacus Clyne's face.
Lacus Clyne.
Her favorite idol.
And she was wearing her face!
Wasn't it an honor?
Wasn't it?
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She was just the substitute.
To her, it would be difficult,
But she would try her best.
She would do it to perfection.
She had Lacus Clyne's photos everywhere.
She would see how she sang and danced,
She would see how she was by her father's side.
Then she would try to understand what Lacus's mannerisms and way she spoke.
She would often ask for opinions,
And she would try her very best.
What Lacus Clyne never did,
She could do it.
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Then one day,
She met Gilbert Dullindal.
The Chairman of PLANTS.
And she saw him!
He talked for a while,
And she realized that Junius Seven had fallen on Earth,
And hatred was rampant.
She also realized that the Lacus wasn't on PLANTS.
So she would be her substitute and sing for peace.
She also met Athrun Zala.
He was cool and handsome.
And he was Lacus fiancé,
Was he not?
She didn't know his heart belonged to another.
And she thought that he was still in love with Lacus.
And she hoped that she could be friendly with him as well.
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The Minerva entered the Mahamul base.
And she was there,
The fake Lacus Clyne,
Singing a upbeat version of Shizukana Yoru Ni.
Holding a concert for the ZAFT soldiers.
She was happy while she watched the soldiers sing along,
And felt that this job wasn't that bad after all.
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The Minerva docked at the coastal city of Diocuia.
And the crew were amazed that she was there.
On a pink ZAKU.
When she had first seen the ZAKU,
She felt so proud and shocked.
She then vowed to work harder.
So that she would make ZAFT proud.
Make Dullindal proud,
So that she would not feel as if,
She was being used.
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After her concert,
She went to the building where Athrun and the others were at.
She called out his name and ran towards him.
She snubbed Lunamaria,
And the others were soon very disturbed by her appearance.
But she didn't care,
All she cared was her date with Athrun.
When his mind was on the Archangel and Kira.
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She tried.
She tried to gain his attention.
She tried to act like his fiancée.
But everytime,
She found herself turned down.
She had snubbed Lunamaria once more.
It caused plenty of misunderstanding,
And she still did not understand that,
Athrun was getting fed up with her.
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Then,
After her concert was coming to a close,
She was ready to return to PLANTS.
However, the fake Lacus was there before her,
And had hijacked the shuttle.
Furious as she was,
She could not help but realized she was dangerously close to losing her identity.
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She was in a happy mood.
At least, until she heard some bad news.
The shuttle mean to bring her to PLANTS had been hijacked earlier,
And ZAFT was dispatched and found the shuttle,
But there was no one inside.
Later, as she went to find Dullindal,
She spotted a photo of Athrun with Kira, Lacus and Miriallia.
Then she realized how much danger they were in.
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She told Athrun to stop acting suspicious.
He asked her what she meant by that,
And she told him about the conversation she had overheard.
She watched as he crushed up the photo she had given him,
Feeling afraid when the door knocked all of a sudden.
He commented that the Chairman was smart,
All the while trembling with suppressed anger.
He understands me very well.
Its true; I can't become the fighting puppet he wants me to be.
No matter how just his speech sounds to me…! Athrun snapped.
What? What is Athrun saying!
He shattered the glass window, and jumped out,
Luring the soldiers, who wished he would stop struggling,
And he knocked them out and told her to hurry.
She followed him.
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They ran down the stairs quickly.
Suddenly she stopped and called out his name.
She asked him why.
The Chairman only has use for those who will carry out tasks he approves of.
A Lacus that is convenient for him, and me, the mobile suit pilot!
But you can't possibly keep doing what you've been doing forever!
If it came down to that, you'll eventually be killed as well!
That's why you need to come with me!
All her flashbacks as Lacus Clyne came back.
And she hesistated.
I…I'm Lacus!
Meer! Athrun snapped.
No! I'm Lacus! I'm Lacus!
I want to be Lacus!
You…Athrun's face wore a look of shock.
Who cares if it's only a assigned task? You can just follow his orders! There's nothing wrong with living like that!
She tried to get him to return to ZAFT.
But he refused,
Ultimately running off without her, a shadow of disappointment and anger on his face.
She could do nothing,
Except to sit down and weep.
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Later she learned that Athrun had ran off with another girl.
And that the Destiny gundam had cut down the GOUF Athrun was in.
Without knowing it, she was losing her sense of direction.
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Meer's POV
I told him to come with me!
Wasn't it better to be a puppet?
Wasn't it?
I want to be Lacus, I want to be her!
I don't want to be me!
I hate the old me!
I want to be the Lacus Clyne everyone loves!
Why can't he accept that?
Why can't he?
Why can't he understand how I feel!
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The battle and hunt for Djibril was not over.
He had escaped.
And as Cagalli was having her broadcast, she broke in.
She said how children were being used in warfare,
And why Orb was sheltering people like him.
Then, all of a sudden,
A nightmare she hoped would never come true,
Lacus Clyne cut into her broadcast after speaking to Cagalli.
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She tried to talk,
But each time,
Lacus interrupted her.
Dullindal ordered her broadcast to be stopped,
And all of a sudden, Athrun's words came back to her.
A Lacus that is convenient for him, and me, the mobile suit pilot!
If it came down to that, you'll eventually be killed as well!
Why didn't I go with him went I had the chance?
Because I wanted to be Lacus Clyne.
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She was told to keep a low profile.
She never realized how much she was being toyed with.
She never realized that the minutes to her life was ticking away,
She never knew how she as a pawn would be soon out of the chessboard,
She never realized that she would soon,
Meer Campbell the fake Lacus,
Would no longer have an existence in this world,
Because she did not know who she was anymore.
Lacus Clyne, or Meer Campbell?
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Foolish Coordinator.
I gave you a last chance.
You refused my gift.
And Fate never forgives.
Now I want you,
To pay back twice the amount,
You made me put in,
For giving you a last chance.
Remember this,
Fate never forgives.
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Too late she realized her mistake.
Too late she realized that Dullindal sent her away so she would be killed.
Too late she finally accepted her identity.
As Meer Campbell,
As she died in Lacus arms after being shot.
She wanted to be Lacus didn't she?
But this wasn't the way she wanted it.
Now it was too late for regrets.
Far too late.
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A/N: Sorry for the lack of updates! My exams were really hectic, and I had a couple of breakdowns…anyway, here's Meer for you guys! Oh yes, I'll like to thank the following people for their reviews…
Alone in a new place: Thanks for reviewing! I will be taking up the suggestion soon, so look out for the chapter! Oh yes, I love your Mwurrue fanfics too!
Kageharu Kaco: thanks for the vote of support, my exams end on mon, so I should be able to update by next fri!
Mew Tatsu: No, Meer is the fake Lacus in Destiny. Miriallia is still onboard the Archangel, the last I heard…
Sana N: Yup, I'm doing one on Cagalli soon, but I need time to organize my notes because they are all over the place…sweatdrops
MoonStarDutchess: Thanks! I hope you'll enjoy this one too!
Wow, looks like the no. of reviews for Kira and Tolle are on a tie…well, who cares rite? Anyway…drumrolls…next character up (no more the word victim, I swear)…
Stellar Loussier!
The tragic lover of Shinn Asuka, aka mr angsty…( I still hate Shinn for forgetting about Stellar so quickly, becoz I'm a fan of the Reyluna pairing, and no no for asumeyrin( pls don't kill me!) and ShinnLuna(repeat- don't kill me! wails) )
Sheehz, I swear I havta cut my author notes short…cya on the next chappie!