A/N: Yay! Another Chapter! Thanks everyone for reviewing! I know this fic isn't as good as some others I've read, but I'm not a good fic writer and this is my first fic, so oh well. XD. Here's another discovery for Cagalli to find out.

Disclaimer: Would you believe me if I said I owned Gundam Seed/Destiny? I don't think so, so no I don't

Chapter 21: Another Discovery

Cagalli laid awake in her bed. She had just found out that Ulen Hibiki was her father. But how? How did he end up with Kira's mom? And why did he leave us? Is Kira my step-brother? She could not sleep at all. Cagalli knew if she really needed to know something for sure, she needed to talk to her mom. But clearly, Nyra did not want to talk about it. Cagalli went over to her closet and pulled up the cargo pants that she wore earlier. She fished the locket out of her pocket and turned on the table lamp. Mom's probably asleep so I shouldn't disturb her. Cagalli took a tissue and gently cleaned the heart-shaped locket. "Oh mom.." Cagalli murmured quietly.

Nyra Amelia Athha and Ulen looked really happy together, so what went wrong? It was clear that they loved each other very much and yet they broke up. Mom must have really loved him with all her heart since she still has this. Cagalli sighed. She decided to get some sleep and worry about it in the morning.

Later: Cagalli got up to found that her mom was already gone to work. She had the house all to herself. I think I need more information on both mom and Ulen. I'll go check Mom's room. Cagalli got up and went to Nyra's room. Before going in, Cagalli hesitated for a moment. If mom knew what I was doing, she wouldn't be happy to find me investigating her room. But I have to know. Cagalli went inside and looked around. Nyra's room was neat and tidy, unlike her own. There was a large oak table with many drawers and a wooden chair. In the room, it smelled sweet, like her mom's perfume which was lavendar. A large shelf contained many photos and books. Cagalli went over to the shelf and saw a large leather photo album that read, "High School Years"

 Cagalli got up to found that her mom was already gone to work. She had the house all to herself. . Cagalli got up and went to Nyra's room. Before going in, Cagalli hesitated for a moment. Cagalli went inside and looked around. Nyra's room was neat and tidy, unlike her own. There was a large oak table with many drawers and a wooden chair. In the room, it smelled sweet, like her mom's perfume which was lavendar. A large shelf contained many photos and books. Cagalli went over to the shelf and saw a large leather photo album that read, "High School Years"

Cagalli decided to pick it up and looked through it. It contained many pictures of teachers and events. Jeez, there's nothing in here. No Ulen...Hold on! Cagalli flipped to the last page which contained a three person photo. There was a younger version of Nyra and the other guys. Cagalli recognized Ulen, but who was the other person? As she looked closer, she saw a familar face. That face resembled Athrun's face, even though this man looked nothing like him. Cagalli took the photo out of the slot and flipped it over. On the back, it read, Nyra Amelia Athha, Ulen Hibiki and Patrick Zala, friends for life,"

Cagalli stared at the man who was Patrick Zala. "Patrick Zala... could he be Athrun's father?" she questionned outloud.

Cagalli quickly placed the photo album back in place but pocketed the photo. She went back into her room and got online. On the Tokyo search site, she typed in 'Patrick Zala' and there was only 1 result. Cagalli clicked on it and up came another window. She quickly skimmed it and brought out the important information.

'Patrick Zala attended Rakuyou High and got married at the age of 23. He had loved a woman however, she did not return his feelings. Several years later, he fell in love with another woman named Lenore. And together, they had a son named Athrun Zala. However, Lenore Zala was assassinated when there was an attack by the terrorist group that contained the Blue Cosmos, an anti-coordinator group. Patrick works at Genesis Corp. and had mysteriously disappeared when his son, whom he loved very much had died in a car accident. He has not been seen since. (A/N: The Patrick Zala in this fic is a fatherly one. Unlike the cold and heartless Patrick in Gundam Seed).

"So, Patrick is Athrun's father. But how did he disappear? Was it suicide? He disappeared when Athrun died. But how can that be?" Cagalli mumbled.

Everytime I think I found out something to my questions, I get even more questions! I need some air. Cagalli thought and she quickly erased the computers history of her searching for Patrick. Cagalli decided to go to the Town Square as her mind was too crowded. It was only a ten minute walk from her place.

As her mind was filled with thoughts, she didn't realize where she was walking and walked onto the street on a green light. Cagalli only looked up when someone shouted and saw that there was a car speeding her way. The lights blinded her and she stood there frozen and could not move. Cagalli quickly shut her eyes tight but someone had pushed her out of the way. She opened her eyes and saw a boy with black hair. "T-takeshi?" she blushed.

Takeshi opened his eyes and sighed in relief. "You okay?" he asked as he helped her up.

Cagalli nodded, too stunned to speak. "That's good. You should watch where you're going," said Takeshi.

Cagalli lowered her gaze. "I-i'm s-sorry. I was just thinking," she said.

Takeshi shrugged. "As long as you're safe. What are you up to anyway?" he asked.

"Just finding out some stuff about my past," said Cagalli. "And you?"

Takeshi smiled. "I'm going to my father's café. It's near here. You wanna come? He'd be pleased to meet you," he offered.

Cagalli nodded. "Sure," she said and Takeshi took her to his dad's café.

As they entered, a sweet smell that consisted of food entered Cagalli's mind. However, the place was empty. "It's closed until lunch," said Takeshi as he saw what Cagalli was looking at.

They went to the back of the café. A man passed them and Takeshi ran up to him. "Hey, dad!" he called.

The man turned and smiled. "Hello Takeshi," he said warmly.

Takeshi turned to his side and introduced Cagalli. "This is Cagalli, dad," he said.

Cagalli blinked. There was something familar about this man. And no, it was not that he looked like Takeshi. It was something else. Takeshi's dad held out his hand. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Cagalli. I've heard a lot about you from Takeshi," he said.

Cagalli took his hand. "The pleasure is mine, Mr. Izutawa," she said as she kept her eyes on him.

They spent sometime talking before Cagalli said she had to go home. During the whole time, she felt Takeshi's Dad's eyes on her. Jeez, first it's Ulen and now it's Mr. Izutawa! What is it with these people? She went home and went to bed. Before she slept, she suddenly knew why Mr. Izutawa looked familar. It was because he had the same face as Patrick Zala. I need to speak with him privately tomorrow. And with that, Cagalli dozed off.

Next day after photography class: Cagalli went to the Towns Square and into the café where Mr. Izutawa owned. It was quite popular and many people were there. Cagalli saw Mr. Izutawa walking away from a table and quickly ran up to him. "Mr. Izutawa!" she called.

Takeshi's dad spun around. "Why, hello there, Miss Cagalli. What can I do for you?" he asked as he smiled.

"I was wondering if you had a moment," she said.

Takeshi's dad nodded. "Yes, we'll go into my office," he said and led here there.

"Now, what would you like to speak to me about?" he asked as they sat down.

"Mr. Izutawa-" said Cagalli.

Takeshi's dad nodded once. "Or should I say, Mr. Zala?"

Mr. Izutawa's eyes widened at the name. Cagalli almost smiled. She was right; it was him. But then, was Takeshi Athrun then? "I knew it. It is you," she said.

Mr. Izutawa blinked rapidly. "I-i t-think you're mistaken, I'm Takesh-" he got cut off by Cagalli.

She held out the high school picture that she found in her mother's photo album. "You ARE Patrick Zala, aren't you? The one in this picture," Cagalli said accusingly.

Mr. Izutawa blinked sorrowfully. "Nyra... Ulen.." he murmured quietly as he held the photo.

It was silent for a few moments as Takeshi's dad knew his cover was seen through. "Yes, my real identity is Patrick Zala. But who are you really and how did you know?" he demanded.

Cagalli smiled. At least I got one thing cleared up. "My full name is Cagalli Yula Athha, daughter of Nyra Amelia Athha," she said.

Mr. Zala's eyes widened. "Athha? Nyra's daughter?" he asked.

Cagalli nodded. "Yes, I'm Nyra daughter. And I found out when I looked up your portfolio. Your face is the same as Athrun's face," she said.

Mr. Zala blinked again. "Athrun... you knew him?" he asked.

Cagalli nodded once more. "He was my boyfriend. And he still is, if my suspicions are correct and my suspicions are that Takeshi Izutawa IS Athrun Zala," she said.

Mr. Zala sighed. Man this girl was one extraordinary natural. "Why did you change your identities?" Cagalli demanded knowing that she was right once more.

"I needed to change Athrun's identity to protect him from the assassins that took the life of my wife and part of my heart away from me. Athrun was all I had and I couldn't bear to have him taken away from me either. My family has been targeted by the Blue Cosmos for generations and Athrun was still too young to remember the death of his mother and I told him that she fell into a deadly diease. It was much easier to tell it that way. The sooner I changed his idenity, the better. And the chance came when Athrun got in the car accident, only that he wasn't killed. He was just badly injured. I was able to erase his memories and thus Takeshi was born. I also changed my idenity aswell so that Takeshi wouldn't be alone with no family. But how did you know that Takeshi was Athrun?" Mr. Zala asked.

Cagalli stared. His explanation made sense, since Lenore Zala was assassined by the Blue Cosmos. "When I had though Athrun had died. My heart broke. I loved him more than I have ever loved anyone else. I had never really lost hope that he might still be alive and kept an eye out for any mention of his name and well, the first time I met Takeshi, I had mistaken him for Athrun since his voice especially his laugh was the same. But I was mistaken and lost hope once more. But Takeshi was very much like Athrun and I fell in love with him once more. You should tell Takeshi- I mean Athrun who he really is, since he told me that his past was a blurr and spends most of his time trying to remember," she said.

Mr. Zala looked at the ground. "I do regret doing what I did. Maybe I was just selfish because I think Takeshi would rather be Athrun even if he died but the potion that contained memory loss was quite powerful. Only the person that Athrun cared for the most before he took the potion would be able to help him remember. And I take it, that the person he cared most would be you. So you're the only one who can help him regain his memory," he said.

Cagalli's jaw dropped. "Wow.." she said.

"But you can't just tell him that his idenity is Athrun Zala. You have to help him remember the strong memories that you had with him when he was still Athrun," said Mr. Zala.

Cagalli nodded. "I see. I also have one question," she said.

"What is it? I guess after all of my foolish mistakes that hurt both you and Athrun, I'll do anything for you two," said Mr. Zala soberly.

"Did you know my mother and Ulen HIbiki well?" Cagalli asked.

Mr. Zala nodded. "Yes. Your mother was my first love. You see, the high school we went to, consisted mostly of coordinators and she was one of the only naturals. She got bullied and scorned, but she didn't care; Nyra was proud to be a Natural. Ulen, my best friend stuck up for her and I did as well. Eventually, the insults decreased and I fell in love with her. To me, your mother was a strong woman. She did not care of what others thought of her and she was different. However, Nyra fell in love with Ulen, not me. I was unable to get over her until I met Lenore who helped me in every way to heal my heart," he explained.

Cagalli nodded slowly. "I see. So then, was Ulen my father?" she asked.

Mr. Zala blinked. "You mean you don't know if he's your father or not?" he asked.

Cagalli shook her head. "I've never known my father. All I know is that Ulen loved my mother, but he's with another woman now," she said.

Mr. Zala frowned. "That is peculiar. Why would Ulen leave Nyra? He loved her with all of his heart," he said, more to himself than to Cagalli.

"I don't know. My suspicions are that Ulen IS my father, but I don't know why he left us," said Cagalli. "I was wondering if you knew, since you were their friend,"

Patrick sighed. "I'm sorry, but I don't know. I lost contact with both of them and haven't seen either for many years now after I went travelling around the world with Lenore," he said.

Cagalli nodded and gave a smile. "Well thanks anyway, Mr. Zala. Talking to you helped me out a bit. I'll do my best with Takeshi- I mean Athrun," she said as she stood up.

Patrick stood up too. "I should be the one thanking you. You made me realize that I cannot run forever and that if you could realize who I really was, then others would be able to as well. I'll just have to accept my fate," he said.

Cagalli smiled. "I'll see you later then," she said.

Patrick nodded. "I hope you find out more about your parents. I'll try and see if I can hitch up with Ulen and learn more," he said.

"Thanks. Mom'll be waiting for me back home. Bye," said Cagalli and went out of the café.

That girl is exactly like Nyra. Both brillant and kind. I really do hope you find out more about your past. Good luck, Cagalli Yula Athha. Patrick thought as he smiled.

At home: Cagalli held out her notepad and started noting things down.

1) Mr. Izutawa is acutally Patrick Zala

2) Takeshi is Athrun but he doesn't remember anything from his past

3) Ulen is supposedly my father, but what happened?

4) There must be someone else who is pulling the strings because if Ulen loved my mother very much, he wouldn't have left her.

5) Kira might be my step-brother

She sighed. The only problem is, when could she meet Ulen? He's always busy! More and more problems. But at least, she solved a few of them.

A/N: More stuff will be revealed in the next chapter and then I'll work things out between Cagalli and Athrun. Thanks for reading!