I don't own Gundam Seed (although I wish it was)
It's just that I was bored and wrote this story in my mind and decided to put it online.
This is an AsuCaga Fanfic
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REVIEW!
I hope I could hear a lot from those who would be reading
If what I'm attempting on doing is good or bad ))
This is my first time so…
PLEASE BE KIND
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Cagalli Yula Attha, the only daughter of the deceased Uzumi Nara Attha. A female, a fighter, a princess. After her father died, she shouldered the responsibility of raising a country from its own ashes. She worked more than the hours in a day could contain. Sometimes, she doesn't eat in exchange for paying attention to a bunch of papers with a single deadline. This is how her life works now and she's pretty much been doing well on it. Attending meetings…
Listening during a conference…
Pretending not to fall asleep…
Asking during discussions…
But somehow, today…
"Admiral Zala, would you care to show me the military agendas for this month?"
"New Armaments and machineries would be arriving next week and the number of new trainees has increased twice the former, were planning to implement quality control and a new intensive training"
Indeed, today was also a meeting about the same old topics needed to be discussed again and again for the development of a single country. A day when such a young princess would be surrounded by a number of old men who all seem to have a fancy for reading papers with such small font sizes. But today was somehow different, because she was there and…
"Is that so..."
"Thank you for your report Admiral Zala"
"By all means, Representative Attha"
He was also there…
Certainly, they both knew these things were bound to happen atleast a hundred times in their lives. An admiral having a meeting with a representative with a couple of old geezers wasn't really something weird or uncommon. Both of them have their respective shoes to fill into and there was neither turning back nor saying 'no' to it. In the past, She didn't exactly have a choice. So, in the end, he made the choice to be with her. But no matter how much they try to put on that expected façade known as professionalism and work ethic, whenever they're together that mask of pretense seems to slip a tiny bit leaving her praying that it won't fall off in front of a meeting.
"So, I've heard that the representative refused the marriage proposal of the proud Roy Meitner"
The voice of the old jolly councilman Briggs began to introduce such irrelevance in the middle of a military conference which caught all of the people present by surprise. It was about that date session she had a week ago in which the council had expressed their disappointment about her rejecting such a noble man and her completely ignoring them.
A noble man…Atleast, that's what they think.
"Councilman Briggs, I believe that kind of topic should be dealt with outside or after the meeting"
"And why not, Colonel Huess? The representative's future is at stake here…Hahaha"
He was just joking around. Despite being an intelligent strategist, He was famous for being trivial and funny.
Both of them became witness to a new argument between two old councilmen. Suddenly the meeting turned itself into some ridiculous debate about whether her personal life must be opened to the public. It may not be a big deal among the council members and the military officers but to talk about it in front a number of people…it sure did felt awkward for the two of them just watching. For god's sake, it was hard enough that they were pretending not to be familiar with each other. And then this?
"Uhmm, It's just that were not compatible that's all"
She interjected to dismiss the topic as quickly as possible…
While the Admiral scans the papers and kept a demeanor of not caring at all
It was supposed to be an ordinary meeting after all when…
"We couldn't get on the single topic and I guess he was far from what I prefer"
"Oh? Is that so…well why didn't representative Attha say so? Maybe we could recommend another…"
"Mr. Keiser , Director Allen Reese, Mr. Lou's son or…"
All hell broke loose…
"Perhaps Admiral Zala"
"What?"
"What?"
It was just a joke for the Councilman but it did hit the right spot for the both of them to lose their cool.
Suddenly he stopped flipping the pages he didn't even read.
"Come again, Mr. Briggs?"
She had the guts to confirm what he just said, as if wanting another punch seconds after the first one.
"Why, don't you like him? I believe all women here on orb have taken a liking to this gentleman right here. Is the representative an exception to that?"
"T-That's not what I meant. It's just that I-"
"Hahaha…And why not? Admiral Zala is of the same age and a promising young man. I believe despite the number of women, he's currently not in a relationship. Am I right Mr. Zala?"
"Councilman Briggs, we should really dismiss this topic of yours"
"Hahaha…Well atleast let us hear what the admiral had to say"
All eyes began to focus on him. Unexpectedly everyone began to care of what his answer would be. Councilman Briggs was just doing this to amuse himself but it was turning into some serious situation in which both of them could possibly be caught. She glanced at the people once more and they looked more and more ridiculous about being curious into something trivial. While her being a canvass of mixed colors possible remained unnoticed to everyone. And then she began to think about it…
If he confirms then they're both screwed
But if he denies. She would definitely feel disappointed.
She knew the consequence of their hidden relationship. But it seems difficult for her to accept denial as one of the means to keep it as it is. Ironically, she found herself waiting for his answer, although she knew he would end up choosing the latter.
She looked at him, which is the first time that day.
In his every movement, what made her surprise, is to see him smile…
"You flatter me too much, sir"
"To be honest with you sir, I wouldn't want her to hear that"
"Oh? So you do have a girlfriend, …"
"For me she's the only one I want. She kept me grounded and she's the reason I stay in Orb. She's not ordinary though, that's for sure…"
"I wouldn't say 'girlfriend' but it goes without saying I'm in a relationship right now"
"And I refuse to be with someone else…"
"…"
"Hmm Oh well, I guess…That's bad news, right Representative Attha?"
She expected him to deny everything; she was prepared for it anyway. She was ready for the blow that it may cause in her heart but all of sudden, what she got was something else. She felt it for real. Her heart skipping a beat. The feeling that you matter to someone you love, the words that you wouldn't hear every day, at a single second, she saw how much she meant to him that he couldn't even lie about denying them. Again, he made her realize something which made her smile to everyone and say…
"It sure is…"
"Well I have to say, she may have been lucky to meet you admiral"
"That could have been the other way around Representative"
With words or just a single glance…everything is within reach
"That's it for today. Pls. do schedule another meeting, let my secretary know and please be informed that I expect no interruptions, next time. And Admiral Zala, may I speak with you for a moment in my office?"
"Sure"
"As for everyone, meeting adjourn"
Today was really supposed to be an ordinary meeting. With her dismissing everyone and going back home. Instead after the meeting, she was here in her office, a place she liked the least with the person she loved the most. People kept passing by the hallway and saw the representative and the admiral walk inside without even a hunch of suspicion but what remains unknown to them is that, behind a closed door everything was a different story.
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Hope you liked it…
I'm not really comfortable with the length of a drabble so I decided to make it longer
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