Okay, I lied. I know I said half and hour, but still... an hour isn't too much of a difference rightt? xD

Okay, this song is "Falling slowly" from the Once soundtrack. I really really really like this song :3

Disclaimer: I don't own GSD, cuz if I did, I wouldn't be sitting here...typing... D:

Chapter 15 [Falling]

So…in short…we were finally on the Moon. I twirled a strand of hair with my left hand, while I sat on top of a bed in Athrun's room. I was currently with Kira and Athrun.

"So it was that kid Shinn who beat me." Kira said, while looking up at me. I shrugged quickly and changed the strand to another. The strand I just twirled turned slightly curly, making me look at it. I disregarded it and looked at Athrun, awaiting his response.

"Yeah, that's right. And now he's the one flying the Destiny." Athrun answered back.

"The Destiny…" Kira's face was kept onto the ground now, looking away from us.

"His new machine…his new weapon…and our…enemy." I managed to mutter out quietly, adding onto what they were talking about. I could see Athrun flinching as I said this.

"Frankly, I was quite surprised, I never thought Shinn could actually beat you." Kira stopped looking at the ground, and smiled towards Athrun. Athrun had given off a small chuckle.

Kira sighed. "I was confused about whether I should be fighting against ZAFT, so I hesitated. Cagalli was there too, and I was hoping we could escape the situation."

"The Archangel also went down, that was quite a day." Athrun added.

"Yeah. But, at least not completely right?" I smiled at the both of them, hoping to perk them up. "I mean, look! We're all still alive, and the ship is finally finished being repaired. All we gotta do now is some maintenance and we're good to go! So don't say that Athrun!"

Athrun bowed his head down, looking sad. Kira looked up with a puzzled look at Athrun, as if questioning him. Athrun decided to speak up. "Maybe that's when it was clear to me, that this just isn't right."

"Athrun?" Kira asked.

Athrun ignored him. "It's what makes dealing with the Chairman and Rey so difficult, when you talk to them, the things they say sound perfectly reasonable."

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Kira answered back. "And perhaps they're right, in a way."

"They have good intentions, at the very least, although knowing their true persona, it's completely different now, our opinions on them." I let go of the strand of hair and sighed quickly, then proceeded to brush out the strands of hair, making the messy curls straighter. Then, I ran my fingers through the ringlet's at the ends of my hair.

It was Athrun's turn to sigh. "Shinn can't see past the words, to the truth. Even through Arisa's words, that I know. That's because he has his own dreams, and he'll try his hardest to fulfill them. He'll do whatever it takes to let those dreams come true."

"I see." Kira said back simply.

"But…even so, we all have dreams. Like my own. If I didn't know you guys, and I was still on that ship, I'm sure I would be captured by Durandal's words too, because of the way he says them. It sounds so perfect, so right, that you can't not believe his words. It's like he really will fulfill all our deepest wishes." I added.

"But even so…" Athrun tried to say. I cut him off.

"If you have a dream, you'll do whatever it takes to make it come true. That's because that's what a dream is. A desire, like what we were talking about days ago. Our dreams control us to do what we want. That's why…Shinn can't see it. There's a cloud over his eyes, and that cloud is Rey most likely. He won't let Shinn reach any of our words, let alone listen. That's why…"

"That's why it's important to stop Rey." Athrun muttered. "Not just Rey, but the Chairman. We can't let anyone be controlled by the Chairman's words. We can't let the world become their dream."

Kira nodded. "We have to stop their dream."

"No matter what it takes." Athrun added.

"Even if our life counts on it."

xxx

"Guns…check!" I took a gun and stuffed it under the skirt I was wearing, on an inside flap to conceal it. We had planned to go shopping today, to take a break and relax. The gun was taken for caution, in case something happened to either of us. All of us had a gun on, except for Lacus, since she wasn't so keen at holding something like this. Foxy followed behind me, trailed as quickly as it could. I decided to pick it up and I held it with my arms wrapped around it.

"It's been such a long time since we've gone outside!" Lacus said happily. I walked alongside both her and Meyrin. "I've been inside ships for months." Lacus wore a green dress, and a white jacket over, with brown heels adorning her feet. Mr. Pink (Haro) followed. Meyrin had a brown jacket, and blue shorts, with brown shoes.

"I can only imagine how long…" I chuckled slightly to myself. I smoothed the pale yellow and orange skirt out. I reached to the middle of my thighs. Underneath, I had worn white tights to cover myself up. On top, I wore a lace sleeveless yellow shirt, as well as a white cardigan that I left open. I had pulled my hair into a sleek ponytail, some hair also framing my face. Lastly, I stuck on a bow, oh, and a lot of makeup. I had kinda relied on the make-up to hide me today. I clacked my white heels on the ground, as the three of us waited for Athrun and Kira to hurry.

"Oh really?" Meyrin asked her.

"Oh yes! I was in space just until the other day, and then before that, we were underwater."

"Wow." Was all that Meyrin could say. Haro suddenly have a small beeping sound. We all turned the direction it was facing and saw Kira and Athrun. Birdy sat on Kira's shoulder.

"I know it can't really be helped, but it does wear on you after a while." I could distinctly hear Kira and Athrun having their own conversation.

"Ouch Lacus. It has got to be boring though, sitting on a ship all day? Just being inside kills me. I've been yearning to go shopping for weeks!" I giggled out, amusing the others. Meyrin and Lacus gave a slight nod back. Athrun walked towards us and pressed the elevator button. The doors opened with a swish and we all entered in. There were five of us and luckily, the elevator was spacious enough.

We went into another room and found a shiny blue car. Kira and Athrun took the front seats, with Athrun driving, while us girls sat at the back. Kira turned on the monitor to speak with Ms. Murrue. "We're just heading out now captain Ramius."

She stood next to Mr. Mwu, who had his arms crossed. "Okay, but be careful when you're out there."

"We will." Kira said simply back. And with that, Athrun started the engine and began to drive. It was a nice and quiet ride, as we all make small talk, barely enough to hold a conversation. We finally exited that dim tunnel and we released into the sunlight. Having the sun blaze down was nice, as actually having sunshine was a change slightly. I nearly nodded off to sleep in the car, I was tired. Before I even knew it, we had arrived in the city.

"Let's go." Athrun opened the door on Meyrin's side and I got out, after her. Athrun and Kira shut the convertible's door and we began to walk into the large shopping mall. It was nice and big, just the way I liked them. This meant we could do a lot of shopping.

"This is my first time in Copernicus. How about you?" Lacus commented, as she looked at the many stores we passed by.

"Yeah, me two." Meyrin gave a small laugh.

"Not me. I've been here once. Mom took me here once to meet a co-worker of hers. I followed along with the rest of the family, for a vacation. That was 6 years ago however." I sighed quickly. I saw for a split second, a sad expression on Lacus's face. I decided to ignore and keep walking.

"You got a problem? I won't accept it!" Haro chirped as we walked. Foxy followed par and began to mew quietly. I laughed silently in my head. As we continued walking around, we wandered into a jewelry store. There were a lot really pretty necklaces.

"Ooh! That's so cute!" Meyrin chirped, pointing towards a pink necklace in the shape of a flower. It have red gems all over it. It was cute I had to admit. "Oh…it's so expensive." She added with a pout. I looked over at the price. It shocked me. Such a small necklace for such an expensive price. It was $329.99. I blinked quickly.

Then again, I had a necklace even more expensive at home. It was from my foster family, that I treasured. I never wore it since I was afraid to lose it, and kept it in a special drawer. I should remember to put it in my music box when I go home. The three of us continued looking at the endless rows of necklaces, rings, and earrings. Kira and Athrun stood at the back, chatting quietly, and tapping their feet. I rolled my eyes to myself, knowing full well that both of them, especially Athrun was angry of some sort.

Finally, we left. Just as we exited the door, I saw Lacus's face move back, looking to a row of jewelry. I turned back myself, looking at where he eyes darted. It was towards the ring area. That's when I understood, Lacus wanted Kira to propose to her one day. I giggled silently to myself. She was already thinking so far into the future. When that day comes, I'm going to force my way to be her bridesmaid! Athrun was probably going to be Kira's best man.

"Arisa?" Kira's face looked over at me. I snapped my head up, waking myself up from the trance I was in.

"Huh? Oh! Oh...umm... sorry. I was thinking about something." I placed a hand on my head and ruffled it, embarrassed. I quickened my pace to catch up with the others.

"Let's go there next!" Lacus pointed out to a clothing store. We walked in and saw the rows of clothing. Kira and Athrun stood in the background, watching the three of us do what we wanted. Lacus's face suddenly perked up. She ran towards to a hanger and grabbed a purple dress, placing it in front of Meyrin. Meyrin took it and looked at it as the two of them smiled. It was cute, I'm sure Meyrin would've looked nice in it.

She decided to run into the change room and try it on. I chatted with Lacus while waiting.

"Today's fun isn't it?" I asked her. I was starting to feel better now, not all torn between war, and have to think so hard about troubling things people our age shouldn't be worrying about. This is what we were meant to do. To be free.

"Yeah. It's been so long. You know, it's been two whole years since the two of us spent any time together. I've been missing it." Her face fell slightly as I smiled back in return.

"Yeah. I've been missing it too." The curtain to Meyrin's clothing stall suddenly opened, with her coming out. I was right. She did look good in that dress.

"It looks good. You should buy it." Lacus told her.

Meyrin looked at it and twirled around. "I wish I could. I don't have enough money." She sighed quickly. I could hear the sadness and distress in her voice. I gave a slight sigh also. I could technically pay for it too… if I had my credit card with me. A dress like that wouldn't be anything to my foster family, as they had a lot of money. Plus, even though they were dead, money was still coming in. As long as I was their "child," as well as him.

She went back into the stall and changed out. She put the dress back onto the hanger and we left once more.

Next, we had wandered into a music store. The rows and rows of CD's made me have a slight longing to sing once more. I skipped around, following Lacus and Meyrin. As we wandered, looking for a CD to listen to, the music played in the store changed. A song that I recognized well.

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

All four of them put their eyes on me and stared with very wide eyes.

"Arisa…" Kira murmured.

"That's…" Meyrin started to say but stopped.

"….your voice." Athrun finished. I chuckled nervously. I looked over at Lacus and saw that she closed her eyes, listening to the song.

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now

"I've never heard this before. When did you sing this?" Athrun asked, his eyebrows raising. I chuckled nervously again.

"Last year." I said quickly. Everyone else became silent and listened to the song.

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Meyrin trotted over to a stack of CD's and picked one of them up. She ran back to us, her hands holding it in front of them, ignoring me. Curious, I decided to go closer to take a look. I realized what it was.

It was my new CD. "Falling slowly." Sure it was from last year, but still, it was the most recent.

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

The song had finally ended. I sighed in relief. Athrun grabbed the CD and stuck it next to my face, making me stare at it. Okay…so there I was on that cover, green leaves covering the background, my face smiling brightly. It was almost sickening to look at. Even though the CD wasn't exactly my choice to make, I did it anyways. I did it for him.

Then again, it was more like I was "forced" to sing the song.

"So… it's a brand new CD? I thought you said…you quit singing already." Athrun mumbled out, catching my attention. I scratched the back of my head.

"Err… I did. But it just kinda happened…."

"Well, it's a nice song." I heard Lacus mutter silently under her breath.

"Huh?" I looked at her with a curious look.

"I like the song."

"Oh… Thank you Lacus!" I thanked her. They all gave me a nod before we had split up into two groups again. Lacus went and grabbed headphones to a band that I hadn't heard of. Kira and Athrun were whispering about something. She passed the headphones to me. It was a nice song. It was some kind of pop song by some female artist.

Suddenly, I heard someone shout, someone that had a voice like Athrun. "Think about it! It's Lacus and Arisa!" Both Lacus and I turned our heads at the same time.

"Yes?" Lacus asked.

Kira waved his hands in front of him, gesturing that it was nothing. Lacus and I both nodded back, and continued listening to the song. But, hearing it was very soothing. It made me forget that I was even in the midst of a war right now. Music…was very powerful, that's what I could conclude. This made me feeling like singing a new song again. If music had such an effect on me, shouldn't I be doing the same towards others?

Finally, we decided to leave the store. We went to a nearby clothing store, where we found a lot of cute clothing. Lacus found two outfits that she really liked, the first one very sophisticated and elegant. It was a tight purple dress that reached right above her knees. It was long sleeved. Around her neck, tied a ribbon. She looked really pretty in it.

"So…what do you think Kira?" She asked him, a smile on her face.

Meyrin and I both clapped our hands, while Kira responded with a "Looks good." She went back into the changing room and put on another. This time, it was more towards a rock style. It had a short black dress, and on top, she put a red jacket. It looked good on her too.

"How do you like this one?" Lacus posed quickly.

Kira nodded. "It looks fine too." I frowned quickly, and gave Kira a quick nudge. He looked at me with a confused look. I groaned quickly.

"That's not exactly what she wanted to hear dummy! You really suck at complimenting a girl don't you." I turned my face towards Lacus's and saw that she had an angry expression on her face also.

She pouted quickly. "You don't seem to care about what I wear." As if making Kira seems worse, Haro suddenly jumped in and said something robotic. Kira's face started to flush a really light pink, proving he was embarrassed.

"What? Of course I care! Yeah, no, you know, It's just…" He gave a nervous chuckle. Meyrin and I both giggled in unison. Kira really needed some proper training on how to please a girl! Jeez, even I was a bit disappointed in him.

I heard something quickly talk and bounce behind us. "Hello? Excuse me? Do you understand?" It was a red Haro. It bounced into Lacus's hands and looked at her. Both Foxy and Mr. Pink made some soft sounds. That red Haro seemed really familiar to me. I placed a finger on my chin while tried to figure out who's it was.

As if being the savior to my questions, Athrun jumped in. "This is Meer's!" Ah hah. So that's who it was. How could I not have figured it out before? Athrun looked around, hoping to find her. I noticed that there was some strange note attacked to it. Lacus in response, grabbed it and flipped to the back. There was a note on it.

"Help! I'm going to be killed Ms. Lacus!" It was signed Meer. Beside it, also laid a quick map as to where she was. She was going to be killed? The first thing that popped into my mind was:

"This has got…to be a trap." I muttered out. Everyone else nodded at me.

"Yeah…but we just can't ignore it." Athrun sighed.

"No way! I won't accept it." Mr. Pink added. He began to bounce around along with Meer's red Haro.

"Damn! And they set this trap knowing…." Athrun began to say before Kira cut him off.

"Is this that girl?"

"Yeah. Meer Campbell. The Chairman of ZAFT's Lacus." I felt my eyes sadden at the thought. It made me recall of all those memories of her. Sure maybe I didn't really like her and all, but in a sense, it was all Durandal's manipulation that caused her to be…well…her.

Athrun's face looked more serious now. "Get Lacus out of here! You go too Arisa! Return to the ship at once. If they're targeting Lacus, they're probably also targeting Arisa too!"

"Huh?" Kira looked up at him confused.

"No...never mind. I'll call for backup!" Athrun began reaching for the cell in his back pocket. "Just wait. We have to find out why they're after her."

"I'm going to go with you." We all gasped at the soft voice. Lacus…wanted to go? Sure maybe it was about time, but if this really was a trap, wouldn't she…well die? I shoved those thoughts aside and thought about my own personal position. Like Athrun said, if Lacus really was a target, I would also end up as one too. After all, I belonged to one of the most prestigious families in all of ZAFT. My family…having status as powerful as Lacus's.

But…was this really necessary?

"Are you not-" Athrun began to shout at her.

"The person who sent this note is asking for me."

"So what?" Athrun continued to shout.

"It's something that we're going to have to address and deal sooner or later. Right Kira?" Lacus turned her pink head towards her love interest. He understood what Lacus was trying to get at. He said nothing.

"Kira!" Athrun turned his shouts at him this time.

"I would like to meet her and talk to her." Lacus added once more.

"What?" Athrun and Meyrin shouted in response. I was starting to get a mild headache, from all this shouting in my ear. Too much shouting brought me back bad memories. To end this charade, I decided to speak for all of them.

"If she wants to go, then let her. Like she said, this was bound to happen anyways. Besides, maybe…we can find out more about the truth in why she's Lacus, and more about the Chairman's intentions."

Kira was the next one to speak. "In any case, we should contact the ship."

"Arisa! Kira! Are you…-" I could tell that he was boiling with anger.

"It's going to be just fine Athrun. We already know this is a trap. And we're all together…right?" He smiled quickly. Kira was back to his happy-go-lucky self….sorta. I could tell that he was no longer confused now. His head was much clearer. Athrun groaned angrily.

"Thank you…Kira." Lacus smiled towards him. Kira responded back with a smile. "Aww…it's nothing. But you got to be careful. You too Arisa." He looked behind to me.

"Yeah yeah, let's all just shut up and go. How about that for an idea?" I asked as I began to walk away, my hands behind my head. I could hear Athrun curse under his breath as he trailed behind me as we all began to walk back to the car.

Finally, we left. Kira told Athrun the directions as he drove, while we all looked for the right signs as to where to cross and so on. The place wasn't actually that far. When we found the place, we realized that it was a large stadium of some sort. Kinda like one of those stages we would sing on for a concert or a TV filming. It was quite deserted, as we could hear every footstep we took.

Athrun peered over one of the columns, while we all were behind her. We had planned to keep quiet, and keep a lookout, before a certain annoying ball decided to ruin the silence.

"Hello hello!" The red Haro bounced up towards a figure sitting on the stands. For where I saw, it was the figure of Meer. She had spotted Athrun.

"It's Meer!" He announced to the rest of us. I heard her gasp and look at him with wide eyes.

"Athrun? Athrun! Athrun! You're alive!" She sounded so relieved as she said his name over and over again, as if trying to believe what she was saying was true. I decided to walk in too, alongside Athrun. Her eyes widened again. "Arisa! You're…" She shut up over the point of Athrun's gun at her.

"Hold it right there!" He commanded. She stopped quickly, shocked.

"Athrun?"

"We got your message, and we know this is some kind of a trap. I'm giving you one last chance Meer. That's why I'm here." He walked down the steps as I pointed my gun up also, looking around for any suspicious individuals. It was quiet…too quiet.

Another figure walked into the picture, however, it was from behind me. "Athrun." It spoke. The real Lacus took off the hood from her cape and looked towards Meer. Meyrin and Kira followed, also pointing their guns around.

"Ms…Lacus" Meer's face showed slight agony.

Lacus decided to be nice and smile at her. "Hello Ms. Meer. It's nice to finally meet you." Meer's eyes began to water slightly. "You said in your note that you needed my help, that you were going to be killed. If so, then you're more than welcome to come with me."

Meer began to back away, shaking her head, before letting out her own frustration. "I should be the one! It should be me!"

"Meer!" Athrun called her name as she finally looked up. I began to be angry and pointed my own gun towards her, irritated maybe. "Take it easy Meer! It's all right so just relax!" Athrun gestured his hand towards her.

"But I'm the real Lacus! Aren't I? I am!" Meer was really angry. She was so desperate to believe that she was the real Lacus. "I mean, I have her voice, and her face. When I'm Lacus, there's nothing wrong with me!" She pointed a gun that came out of nowhere and pointed it towards Lacus. Athrun shot it away from her hand. It twirled far away from her.

"Meer, just cut it out. Just calm down!" Athrun tried to soothe her, although I could tell it wasn't really working that well.

"Well, if you're the real Lacus, then I'm the real Durandal." I rolled my eyes sarcastically. Athrun looked back and glared at me quickly.

"You're not making things any better." I rolled my eyes again, ignoring him.

Lacus finally decided to say something. "If its' my name you want, you may have it. Take it all." She walked down beside Athrun. "But even then, you and I will still be different people. And that, cannot be changed." These words finally hit Meer hard as she slumped down. We had finally got her to cool her head. "None of us can never be anything but ourselves. But, that's why you and I exist in our standing here. Isn't it?" Lacus took a step closer towards Meer. "And that's how we're enlightened, about people, and ourselves." Meer began to cry this time. "You're dreams are yours and yours alone, so please, when you sing, do it for yourself. They're your dreams, don't let others use it for their benefit."

Meer finally broke down, many tears streaming like a waterfall from her face. As if on cue, Birdy flew into the picture. "Birdyy!" It chirped. I looked up at it and realized another thing.

"Lacus!" Athrun and I both called out in unison. Athrun got to her first and pushed her away. A gun was fired from where she just stood. We all ran behind the columns of the building. Someone had targeted her. This time, a gun fired at me. I dodged it quickly. Looks like Athrun was right, I was targeted too. I looked over to the other side, seeing Kira hold Lacus close to him. I peered out, looking for the people.

"Kira! Arisa!" Athrun shouted towards us. I looked over Kira's and Lacus's shoulder to see him.

"Over here." He answered back. Another gun was fired. I could hear footsteps fast approaching us now. They ran down the steps of the building and pointed their guns towards our general area. I turned to an empty window side and shot outside, then coming back under the protection of the column. It was really loud now. I could barely hear anyone talk. I could hear loud muffled sounds coming from Athrun and Meer.

Athrun shot me a quick look and I understood. He meant for us to jump out there and kick ass. Since, we were the best people at shooting guns around. So, in unison, we both jumped out form the large door like thing and began to shoot our guns towards the bodies that stood out there. He ran towards protection on one side of the staircase, while I went the opposite direction. I could hear his gun firing as I fired my own. We had shot down a couple of people.

As much as I hate killing. Saving both Lacus and myself was more important right now.

Another gun fired. It whizzed past me, tearing a little of the cardigan that I wore. "Shoot…" I swore under my breath. I looked over the Athrun and saw that he mouthed something. I could make out that it was an "are you okay?" I nodded quickly, and continued to fire. Finally, I saw the body of a lady come out. She was different from the rest, as she carried a different gun. She fired towards me section, before switching to Athruns.

I shot her gun out of her hand, and Athrun hit her arm. It started to bleed. She ran off, trying to save herself. I looked behind me and saw something fly towards the building. "No! A grenade!" I tried to yell as loud as I could, hoping Kira could hear me. Luckily, they all escape the path of it and was alive. The explosion however wasn't going to get us out unscathed. It prevented us from seeing what was around us for those few seconds.

Athrun decided to play the hero and jumped out, shooting the man. He fired his guns towards Athrun, and luckily missed. Athrun fired back in response and killed him. He landed to where I sat.

"Nice job show-off." I grinned at him sarcastically. Well, I guess it did have its good points, about him jumping out all epically like that.

"Thanks." Athrun began to reload his gun once more as I look up. I saw another grenade explode towards the female assassin lady now. I began to shoot at some other people, before ducking down and reloading my own gun. After it was done, Athrun and I resumed, and managed to bring down another load of people.

Luckily at last, the Akatsuki had finally arrived, saving us. I heard Mr. Mwu talk from the speakers. "You kids all right?" He asked.

"What took you so long Mwu? Get Lacus and the girls outta here!" Kira shouted. Athrun and I walked closer to the group together. Lacus and Meer was huddled together, Meer probably clinging onto Lacus.

"Are you okay?" Athrun turned towards Kira.

"Yeah, and you?" Kira turned towards me this time.

"Just peachy" I managed to smile back. Athrun turned around, looking at Meyrin this time.

"I put you in danger, Sorry about that." He apologized.

"Yeah…but thank you." She thanked back. She was probably thankful that he risked his life to save her even. I was glad too, that she was alive. The Akatsuki lifted a hand down, gesturing for us to leave.

"Come on Princess!" Mr. Mwe said over the speakers. Kira took Lacus by the hand and began to lead her onto it. She accepted and walked up. Next, Kira stretched a hand out to Meer. She looked at him, before finally accepting it. She gasped quickly as I looked at where she looked. It was already too late.

"Watch out!" Meer screamed as a gun fired. We all stared. Meer twirled around as blood flew out of her body. Lacus ran towards her, and took her into her arms. Athrun, Kira and I all reacted by shooting at whatever laid there. It was that lady from before.

"Ms. Meer!" Lacus cried out. Finally, an end was put to that blonde lady. She died with a thump on the ground. "Ms. Meer!" Lacus continued on. Meer's body shaked heavily as her eyes drifted open sadly.

"Pl-please remember my songs, and m-my life." Meer reached into her hot pink bag and pulled something out. I kneeled down to look at what it was…it was…a photograph. I looked it at. On it, stood a happy smiling girl, with black hair, small eyes, and lots of freckles. She wore an orange shirt. But the smile she wore, seemed so true, so alive. It was hard to believe it was the real Meer.

"She has a kind and cheerful face. Is this your picture?" Lacus asked as Meer nodded weakly. Athrun ran towards us this time and called her name. She turned towards his face.

"I wish…I could…get to know you better. All of you." She was so frail now. Her voice was becoming quieter by the moment. Her eyes scanned from face to face.

"No Meer!" Athrun tried to shout. I also attempted to say something, but nothing would come out of my mouth. It was too sad of a moment.

"Hurry Mwu! Get her to the Archangel!" Kira shouted behind all of us. Meer turned towards Lacus once more, tears flooding out of her cheeks.

"I'm…so sorry." And with that, her head fell back, and her eyes closed. She…was dead.

"Ms. Meer!" Lacus shouted.

"Meer… NO!" Athrun yelled. I could feel tears stream down my cheeks also, as I recalled memories of her. Thinking now, I never did hate her that much. It was in all, Durandal's doings to her that made me so angry. "Dammit!" Athrun pounded his fist onto the ground as Lacus hugged Meer's dead body. I grabbed one of her hands and held it. It was so calm now, and so cold. The tears kept falling down.

It was too late to bring her back.

Hey, this chapter is actually longer than normal. That makes me proud =]

Anyways, I actually cried the first time I watched this...though I wasn't that fond of Meer.

Anyways, thanks for reading, and R&R :D

This is Misha, signing out! *peace*