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Hey everyone! I'm back with chapter 6. I hope you all enjoy it! I am finally going to start introducing some of the main haracters from the orgonal series.

Enjoy!

That night, a certain blonde with golden brown eyes visited Dearka's dreams. She was standing very proud and confidant like. She was beginning to say something when Dearka awoke from the dream shouting her name, "Cagalli!" He quickly got out of bed and flew over to his desk.

He turned on the computer counsel and a Woman with dark green hair asked, "What can I help you with, Mr., Elsman?" said the ZAFT operator on the other line.

"I need you to patch me through to ORB. I need to talk to Representative Atha."

"Very well, sir." The screen blinked and then he saw another woman appear on the screen.

"How can I help you sir?" said a very pretty Natural with long black hair, and lavender blue eyes. She also had purple streaks through her hair and wore a sweet purple lip gloss.

"I need to speak to Miss. Atha. It's an emergency." Dearka said impatiently

"Yes, well, representative Atha is asleep right now But, I would be happy to leave a mes….." She started in her fun cheerful voice.

Dearka interrupted her before she could get any further. "I said it's an emergency!" He shouted at the screen.

"O…K… I'm patching you through, now." The secretary said with a blank look of surprise upon her face.

The next thing Dearka knew, he saw the screen blink and show a room, an empty room. It had furniture and stuff, but he couldn't see anyone. The room seemed to be completely devoid of life.

Just then, though, he heard someone scuffling around, probably Cagalli getting dressed. Then, she appeared in front of the screen saying, "This had better be good! I was taking a perfectly good snooze when you woke me up. By the way, who are you?" apparently she didn't recognize him.

"I'm Dearka Elsman. I was onboard the Archangel for a time…"

"Oh! I remember you now! You are one of Athrun's friend, am I correct?" A look recognition spread across her face.

"Yes. We were part of the same squadron." Dearka said entirely unenthusiastically.

"Oh, in that case, what can I help you with?" Cagalli became entirely professional like.

"Do you remember Miriallia Haww?" Dearka started out his explanation for waking her up.

"Yes… she is a war photographer for ORB and a friend of my brothers. Why?" Cagalli looked curious.

"Well. Lets just say that she saw something ZAFT didn't want her to and so they have her prisoner and they plan on executing her tomorrow, actually today, now that I think about it." He said looking over at his alarm clock that read O four thirty three a.m.

Cagalli jumped back in her seat with this proclamation. "They are going to kill her? Man, they have gull! They would kill an innocent ORB civilian? That is just like ZAFT, killing those who are innocent."

"Hey! I'm with ZAFT and I'm not trying to kill her, I'm trying to save her." Dearka was offended but, he really knew that that was not what she meant.

"Gosh, I'm sorry! Jeez, you'd think you knew I was just upset…" Cagalli paused for a moment, thinking about something. "Hey, why are you trying to help her, anyway?"

With that, Dearka bowed his head, unsure of how to explain his feelings for Miriallia and ashamed that she might think him weak if he told her that he thought he was in love with this particular ORB citizen.

But, this was all the answer Cagalli needed. "Boy, he's really got it bad. Doesn't he?" " Never mind. I understand." Cagalli knew that it wouldn't have been the wisest of things to do of she pursued it, even though that was really what she wanted to do. She loved to tease guys, especially Athrun. But, whether it was due to maturity or her being an ORB representative now and having to rule a country, she knew that it would not have helped.

He was obviously hurting. She knew she would be if Athrun was about to be executed. So, she let it drop.

"Can you think of any way that we can help?" Dearka pleaded. "Maybe you could talk to ZAFT and get them to release her."

"I might. What time is her execution for?" Cagalli looked like she was pondering something.

"It's at O fourteen hundred, today. Why?" Dearka didn't seem to realize why this was of any importance.

"It let's me know how long I have. Don't worry, Mr. Elsman. I will save her." Cagalli thought she sounded very noble.

Dearka was relieved. "Thank you Miss. Atha." Dearka was about to turn off the screen and so was Cagalli, when he added, "Oh, and make sure that your secretary knows what an emergency is."

"Oh?" Cagalli raised her brows.

"Never mind. It's not important." Dearka cut off the link and went back to his bed.

He still had a couple of hours that he could sleep. He felt tremendously better now that he was ninety-nine percent positive that Miriallia would be rescued. Buy then there was that one percent chance that Cagalli would not be able to come through for him. This worried him greatly. He laid down in bed once more, but couldn't bring himself to close his eyes, not while she was sleeping with the dread of, once she woke up for the day, of never being asleep again.

Dearka didn't go to sleep again. He just lay there, looking at the ceiling and thinking about Miriallia. "She is the most beautiful woman I have ever met. I don't know what I would do without her." He thought and then out loud he said, "I...…I…..I love her." Dearka almost forced himself to utter those three words as a small crystal like tear crept from his eye. He knew they were true, but it was still hard for him to say them, especially since she was facing death that day. He loved her so much that he didn't think he could live without her by his side. In fact, he knew he couldn't. She had become everything to him. And all he wanted was for her to feel the same way about him. But, he didn't think she cared. She may have liked him as a friend, but somehow, he didn't think there was anything more to it than that.

He lay there, contemplating these things for the entire time until he had to get up for work, when his alarm went off, for it did because he had forgotten to turn it off. He sat up and slowly and unthinkingly got dressed.

He had a busy day in front of him. Hr had to regulate the shield barriers, scan the debris field, work on one of the GUNDAM's OS, and, to top it all off, he had to save Miriallia from a gruesome and horrible death.

After getting dressed, he left his room, not even eating breakfast, and headed towards the bridge. When he got there, he saw Yzak, sitting in his chair as usual, only he looked a lot more contemplative than usual.

Upon entering the bridge, Yzak noticed Dearka's mournful face. "Poor guy. I hate to do this to him. Dearka's my best friend and I'm going to kill the only person that he has ever loved. What kind of friend am I?" Yzak was truly sorry for what he knew he had to do. "It's not that I like the girl or anything, because she seems to be an utter brat and she seems to have made Dearka fall for her and she's not even returning the feeling in the slightest. But, I don't want to hurt Dearka. He's like my brother."

Yzak couldn't imagine how Dearka let himself get tangled with a girl, no less a Natural girl. "Girls are nothing but trouble." Was Yzak's personal view point on the matter.

"Hey Dearka! Come here a second." Yzak commanded his best friend.

Dearka walked over with a very mournful face that looked as though he could cry at any moment. This made Yzak feel even worse.

"Dearka, I'm so sorry for what I have to do today, you know that don't you?"

"Yeah I know it." Dearka said that but Yzak didn't think he really meant it, probably out of is own gilt.

"And you know that, if I could, I would do anything to help Mir… Miri…Miss Haww, right?" Yzak stammered over her name. "God Yzak! You are trying to make amends with your friend and you can't even say the stupid girl's name!"

Dearka rolled his eyes, ever so slightly, but answered, "Yes, Yzak, I know you have to do this. It's your job. You can't disobey orders. I understand. You don't have to explain yourself to me."

Yzak was much relieved by this. "Thank you Dearka." He said and he dismissed him.

Dearka went back to his station and continued pondering and thinking over the situation his girl was in. "Cagalli, please come through for me!" he prayed. At first, he was practically positive that Cagalli would help. But, as time passed and the time of Miriallia's date with death neared, he started to get concerned that she wouldn't think she was important enough to help, that Miriallia was just a person and another casualty of war. He was afraid that the only reason Cagalli said she would help was to get rid of him so she could go back to sleep. He hoped to god that this was not the case.

Time passed rather too fast for Dearka. The time was now O thirteen hundred forty two, only eighteen minutes till Miriallia's execution. He tried thinking up another plan, just in case Cagalli didn't come through for him. But, every other plan, he realized, would mean that they would both, most likely be killed and where would that get them. No. He would have to wait for Cagalli to take action. But, He also realized, that if worst came to worst, he would, in all likely hood, try to save Miriallia, even if it meant his own death because she was everything to him and he couldn't live without her.

It was now ten minutes before Miriallia's time of demise and Yzak thought it was time to get ready. "Jubin, go get Miss Haww. It is time for her execution."

Jubin left and returned a few minutes later with Miriallia, hand cuffed and frightened. Dearka couldn't stand the sight of his beloved in balls and chains, so to speak, with that frightened, dreading, look upon her face.

Jubin put Miriallia in front of Yzak and awaited his next order. Yzak watched the clock till it reached the time.

Then he stated loud and clear, "Ready".

Jubin got his gun out of its holster.

"Aim"

Jubin lifted his gun and aimed it for Miriallia's heart.

Miriallia straightened herself up in a proud brave stance, ready to face death.

"Fire!"

TO BE CONTINUED...

HAHA! I left you with another cliff hanger! I felt like leaving you all with a real cliffhanger today. And I do believe this is a real cliff hanger, Yun Fei.

Anyways, as for next chapter... Will Cagalli come through?...Or will Dearka have to go to drastic measure to save Miriallia?... And will Miriallia live to seechapter 8?... All these questions will be answered inchapter 7 "A Life Saving Proposition"

I hope to update soon and relieve you of your missery! See you next chappie!