Title: Waves
Theme: #15: Place to Land
Rating: PG-13 (for one strong word, and a few other mild swear words)
Word Count: 886
Characters/Pairings: Cagalli, Kira, Athrun, and a bit of Lacus; AthrunxCagalli
Author's Notes: it's angst! yay! i needed to write something angsty. can only take so much fluff. but there is minimal fluff in there, so dont worry. um, this is based of the spoilers for Gundam Seed Destiny 23, so if you dont want to know something about the spoilers, dont read. and sorry for any incorrect mecha details (not my strong point) and other tiny errors like that. i wrote this during my 1st class, after all.
"Strike Rouge, ready to go!" Cagalli stated, smiling at Lacus.
"You're clear Cagalli! Good luck!" Lacus chimed in reply as Cagalli took off from the Archangel, her thrusters kicking in as she leapt into the air in her mobile suit, the Strike Rouge.
She was seriously going to kill Yuna and Unota for their stupid decision to ally Orb with the Earth Forces! She wouldn't have to be out here fighting if it wasn't for them!
"Kira, I'm going to try to see if I can get the Orb forces to stop fighting!" she announced, trying to get her fury back under control. Deep breath. Deep breath, she repeated to herself, following her mind's instructions rhythmically.
"Okay, Cagalli," he replied. "But be quick about it!"
Cagalli nodded, even though he couldn't see her. She took another deep breath, and then opened up a general broadcast line.
"Attention all Orb forces!" she announced loudly. The battle before her halted suddenly as everyone stopped to listen. Cagalli gulped nervously, then continued. "This is Cagalli Yula Athha! I demand that all Orb forces retreat immediately!"
"We are under orders from the Ruling Council of Orb!" the Orb commander replied a moment later. "I'm sorry, but we can't do that."
"But you have to!" she exclaimed angrily, her fingers gripping her controls so hard that her knuckles were turning white.
"I'm sorry. I don't even know if you're who you say you are," the commander said, his voice showing no trace of regret despite his words. "Orb forces! Ignore this girl! Continue fighting!"
The battle picked back up again as though it had never paused as Cagalli groaned in annoyance. Okay, so she couldn't confirm that she was Cagalli, but the commander should have at least given it some thought!
"Cagalli, you tried," Lacus said soothingly, trying to calm down the furious princess.
"But that didn't make them listen!" she almost screamed back. But if they wouldn't listen, then the Archangel would just have to make them stop. "Kira, let's get them!"
She shot forward, cutting down two Earth Alliance mobile suits that were in her way and heading for a ship that looked suspiciously like…the Minerva?
Cagalli stopped as a red mobile armor—no, mobile suit—dropped in front of her, hovering with its gun pointed at her.
"Cagalli. I'm sorry that we have to meet like this…" a familiar voice said mournfully.
Cagalli gasped, startled. She had thought that he had gone back to the PLANTs, not the Minerva! And where the hell had he gotten that mobile suit? "Athrun? What the fuck are you doing out here, you idiot?"
He sighed. "I tried to contact you. I really did. But I never called when you were free to take my call. I'm now a member of FAITH, and I'm trying to stop this war."
Cagalli sneered. "Oh yeah. You're really stopping the war. More like causing it."
"Well, why is Orb with the Earth Alliance then, Miss Representative?"
She sputtered angrily for a second, unable to think of a good comeback. "You…why you…gah!"
Athrun laughed softly. "Calm down, my princess. No need to get so angry."
"No need to get angry? No need to get ANGRY?" she said incredulously, her voice rising as she spoke. "What is there to get angry about? Maybe the fact that Orb's joined the Earth Alliance and there's nothing I can do about it? Maybe the fact that you've basically betrayed me and gone back to ZAFT? Oh yes, there's nothing to get angry about."
"Cagalli, now don't start—"
"Don't waste your breath! I've started, just like this war has started, and it's going to take a lot to make this stop!" she screamed at him, unshed tears gleaming in her eyes. "I turn my back on you for one second, let you go on a small trip to the PLANTs, and you leave me without even a word! You idiot!"
"You were going to marry Yuna," Athrun replied dangerously. "How do you think I felt? The girl I…I loved…marrying that…that fancy, stuck-up, purple-haired pansy!"
Cagalli froze. "The girl you love?" she asked softly. "You've never…said that before…"
Athrun glared at her, his own temper finally flaring. "No, I haven't. But I just said it now, didn't I? And I'm sure it means nothing to you, since I'm just a betrayer who rejoined ZAFT to help stop the war that could destroy your country all over again. But no, you wouldn't care, would you?"
"Athrun—"
"Cagalli!" Kira shouted, the Freedom appearing besides her. "What the heck are you doing? You're a sitting duck out here! I'm surprised that no one's shot you down by now! And what are you doing, by the way? And who's the pilot of that mobile suit?"
"Athrun is. We were…talking," Cagalli said faintly.
"Athrun?" Kira asked, surprised. "Is that really you?"
"It is, Kira."
"I regret that we have to fight again, Athrun. I had hoped that we wouldn't, but destiny can't seem to take its hands off us," Kira said regretfully.
Cagalli sighed, turning away. The ocean sparkled beneath her, land nowhere in sight. It reminded her of her own life. She was lost in the middle of the waves of war, hate, and grief, with no place to escape, no place to land.
And thank you to those who reviewed! And just a note! prettynutter mentioned in her comment that she liked how i was posting other peoples stories. I just want to clear up that these are not other peoples stuff. that would be mean. no, this is my own writing. i dont want anyone coming after me because of this. -cowers- but anyways, thanks!
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