Orb had never been so busy in all its existence.
A month passed by quickly and all the countries participant in this competition where starting to show up.
'Where are we going to accommodate all these people?' Kira had asked.
'We'll manage somehow.' Cagalli had stated more confident than she really felt.
Why had she accepted to host the first ever mobile suit competition? Orb was a small country that had never really had much tourism, and suddenly it was being swarmed by people that had not even know it existed before all this.
Entering the country was fairly easy.
With all the buzz about the mobile suit competition, they had made it easier for anyone to enter.
To them, he was just another spectator.
'Ok, now to look for him.' He thought, his eyes and ears open, but he was so focused on finding him, that he forgot to watch out for anyone else.
Smack.
He had bumped into a redhead.
He had thought of just walking way without saying anything or even acknowledging the fact that he had even crossed paths with her, but the girl made him acknowledge her.
"Are you ok?" she asked.
He looked blankly at her, but she was expecting an answer, so he shook his head and quickly walked off.
That was the first time anyone had shown even the slightest concern for him, and it made him feel confused.
"Meyrin there you are!" Athrun exclaimed as he found his estranged girlfriend among the crowds.
"Sorry, it would seem I got lost."
"Are you ok?" he asked concerned.
She shook her head, "I am except…"
"What?" Athrun asked really concerned now.
"Oh…it was nothing, it was just that somebody bumped into me and he gave me this strange feeling."
"Strange, how?"
"I don't know how to explain, like he was lost maybe?"
"Lost like you?" Athrun joked.
"Ay, I already apologized!" said Meyrin, the stranger forgotten.
"Lunamaria is worried, so let's get back to them."
"Yes, besides aren't the opening ceremonies about to start?"
Athrun left Meyrin with Lunamaria and Shinn and headed towards the other pilots.
He joined the general crowd to see the opening ceremonies.
A blonde came up to center stage and took the microphone.
"I thank you all for being here and may the best one win! Now I will be introducing each and everyone of the pilots participant."
The crowd cheered.
And there he was.
The first to be called.
Brown hair and purple eyes.
His brother.
Kira Yamato.
After the opening sermon the pilots dispersed to enjoy the party thrown in their honor.
Kira found his girlfriend, Lacus accompanied by Athrun and his girlfriend Meyrin, and a couple of other people that he didn't recognize.
"Hey Kira I want you to meet a couple of people." Athrun called out to him.
"Oh hey." Kira said upon arrival sliding his arm around Lacus' waist.
"This is Lunamaria Hawke and her boyfriend Shinn Asuka." Said Athrun.
"Hello pleasure to meet you, I am Kira Yamato." Said Kira extending his hand out to the new comers.
'Why is he happy? Why did he get that right, the right to be happy?' he kept thinking as he saw him smiling and laughing with his friends.
"So where's your sister?" Athrun asked.
"Eh who knows? Since she is the Princess in charge of ruling this country, she's probably going around greeting as many diplomats as she can."
"Must be hard." Was all Athrun could say.
"Yeah but it keeps her from thinking…and that is a good thing."
Nobody knew how to respond to that, so instead the conversation moved to another topic.
Sister, he had a sister?
That blonde that had spoken was his sister.
Things were not going the way he had planned.