JC: Here's the revised work of Chapter 2. I had my friend corrected my mistakes here so I'm sure it's better than before. Please enjoy this fic!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED.

Forever

Phase 02: The Unwanted Encounter

Athrun arrived at PLANT, his homeland. When he left the ship, he saw Yzak and Dearka standing beside a vehicle.

"Yzak! Dearka!" Athrun called out to his two former comrades.

"It's about time you arrive! I was getting tired standing here waiting for you!" yelled Yzak, the person with the silver-hair and blue-eyes.

Dearka, the blonde and purple-eyed guy sighed. "Don't mind him; he's been cranky since this morning." He said.

Yzak crossed his arms. "Say what you want!" he exclaimed.

"You're always a hothead, Yzak. You really remind me of Cagalli." Athrun told him.

Yzak looked at him. "You must be out of your mind. I'm not like that blonde." He said.

Athrun narrowed his eyes at him. "She has a name you know."

"So what?" replied Yzak, "I can say whatever I want…" He did not get to finish his sentence because Dearka suddenly covered his mouth with his hand.

"Why don't we head to Nicole's grave now before you two fight?" Dearka said.

Yzak brushed Dearka's hand away from his mouth and glared at him. "You bastard, I'm going to kill you if you do that again!" He yelled, holding a fist up.

"Come on let's go…" Dearka turned away and walked to the car.

Yzak calmed down after mumbling something about Dearka being an idiot and followed him to the car.

When the three of them rode the car, they quickly took off. As they headed to their destination, Yzak and Dearka argued about girls. Athrun just quietly listened to their argument since he found it interesting.

"I'll propose to Milly… Someday…" Dearka said as he blushed.

"I kind of doubt that." Yzak retorted.

"Don't say that…"

"Do you even know how to propose to a girl?"

Dearka shook his head. "No, I don't." He answered, and then he looked at Yzak. "Can you teach me?" He asked.

"Why are you asking me? I'm no expert at that."

"But you already proposed to Shiho and she said yes, right?"

"Well… um… yeah… but… um…" Yzak stuttered, while his cheeks flushed red.

"Ah! Yzak-chan is blushing!" Dearka pointed out, making Yzak turn redder.

"You asshole, I'm going to kill you for this!" Yzak threatened.

"Remember I'm the driver here… If you kill me now, then we will crash." Dearka calmly said.

"Then I'll just have to do it later." Yzak said, folding his arms.

Dearka and Athrun laughed.

"By the way, Athrun have you proposed to Cagalli yet?" Dearka asked the blue-haired coordinator who was silent for quite a while.

Athrun blushed as he shook his head. "No, but I'm planning to do it soon." He said.

"Good luck, you really need it." Yzak said.

"Thanks…"

"Nicole, how's it been? We've come here to visit you." Dearka said, while kneeling down and placing flowers on his grave.

"You know it's useless to talk to someone who can't talk back." Yzak told him.

"I know that but still..." Dearka said.

Athrun looked at the Nicole's grave, remembering him at the same time. For him, Nicole was not only a comrade in war, but he was also a very good friend. And Athrun really missed him so much.

The three soldiers saluted before they left. "We'll always remember you Nicole." Athrun, Dearka, and Yzak thought.

After that, Dearka dropped Athrun off at the hotel. Before Athrun went in, he thanked his two friends.

"If you need anything, just call us." Dearka said.

"But if you dare call me at midnight, I'll murder you." Yzak said.

Athrun nodded his head. "Okay, I'll keep that in mind."

When he went inside, he booked a room at the counter. He had a long day and he wanted to rest. After signing some papers, he got to his room and sat down on a chair. He glanced outside and found the view to be nice. He could see a small lake and a garden from his position.

"This place is great."

He pulled out a picture of Cagalli wearing a light-green sleeveless blouse and white mini-skirt from his pocket and looked at it. He smiled at this, while he remembered the time he saw her in those clothes.

"Cagalli really looks good in any clothes, despite that she's boyish."

He looked at the view again and sighed. "I wonder what she's doing right now." He thought.

Next day

Athrun was eating lunch at a café near the hotel. He was sipping his coffee when he saw a girl with blue eyes and purple hair. He nearly spitted out his coffee when he realized that the girl was Mia Campbell. (Purple? I just thought of Yuuna that's all.)

Mia managed to spot Athrun in the café. At that, she immediately went in and ran towards him. "Athrun, it's so nice to see you again!" She said as she hugged his arm.

"It's Mia all right… with her hair dyed purple…" Athrun thought, blankly staring at her.

Mia brought her face close to his and smiled. "How are you Athrun?" she asked.

"I'm fine and I'm sure you are too."

"Life's been dull since you left me." She frowned afterwards.

"I see… so what have you been doing lately?"

"Singing… dancing… and more singing…"

Athrun rolled his eyes away from her. "I asked a simple question and yet she gave me a stupid answer." He thought.

"What are you doing back here in PLANT?" she asked as she tightened her grip around his arm. "I know! You came here to look for me, right?!"

At that moment, Athrun really want to slap Mia but he restrained himself from doing so. He looked at Mia, rather pissed. "I came here to visit a friend's grave and not to see you again."

Mia frowned. "You're so cold, Athrun."

"Whatever... Now if you could please let go of my arm..."

"I don't want to!"

"Mia, I have to go now. I still have some things to do."

"Well..." said Mia, "All right... But tell me where are you staying right now?"

Athrun sighed. He was really getting annoyed with her. So he gently pushed away Mia from him and stood up. "I'm going now!" he told her. He immediately rushed out of the café, without even saying good-bye to Mia.

Mia sat in silence after he left. She just stared down at the floor, looking angrily as ever. As she clenched her fists, a smirk came on her face and her mind was in deep and evil thoughts that involve getting Athrun for herself. Her selfishness is beginning to overwhelm her heart as her love for him just grew and grew.

"I swear... you will be mine, Athrun," she murmured.

Next day

Athrun was now at the space port, waiting for his shuttle to arrive to take him back to ORB. While sitting and waiting, he looked at Cagalli's picture again that brought a smile on his face every time. With that, he was more eager to go back home so he could see and hold Cagalli again. He wanted to be with her more than anyone. Even though it was only for a short while, he has missed the blonde princess so much.

When the shuttle arrived, Athrun quickly hid the picture inside his pocket and went on board. The pilot, wearing an ORB uniform, came out to greet him. "Good morning, Commander Zala." He saluted. Athrun saluted him back and said, "Good morning to you too. Are we departing any time soon?"

"Actually, we're going to depart now." The pilot promptly answered Athrun.

Athrun smiled. "That's good." He spoke softly.

The pilot gave him a wide grin. "Commander, you're excited to see Representative Athha again... right?"

Athrun blushed and nodded his head.

The pilot lightly laughed at him. "Don't worry; I'll get you there ASAP." He assured him.

ORB

While Cagalli was resting, Kira temporarily took over the position of Head Representative. Even though Kira was not really what you call 'a great political leader,' he was doing his very best to run the country on his sister's behalf.

"I didn't know that Cagalli has to work this hard..." He thought, while signing report papers. In the past, he has always watched Cagalli working and he always knew that she was having a hard time. Although she was only 18, she still tries her best to fulfill the ideals of her father and of the country. She never gave up, which is one of her good traits. She was willing to give her entire life for the sake of her country. Kira felt bad for letting Cagalli endure all the suffering all by herself. He could've have helped her before and supported her. As he fixed his eyes on a certain report, he sighed, knowing that it will take him a day to finish all his work. But he has to keep going for his sister's sake.

Cagalli's room

"I hope Athrun gets back soon... I want to tell him the big news." Cagalli said as she looked at her pink-haired friend, Lacus Clyne.

"I'm sure Athrun will be very happy." Lacus replied.

"I know..." Cagalli murmured, while smiling.

Suddenly a soft knock came from the door. Cagalli thought it was one of the maids so she told her to come in. When the door opened, it revealed Miriallia, the war photographer.

"Hi! Cagalli! Lacus!" greeted Miriallia, while waving her hand.

"Miriallia, what a pleasant surprise..." Lacus said with eyes wide in surprise to see her Natural friend. "What brings you here?" She asked.

"I came here as soon as I heard the news." Miriallia replied as she sat down beside Lacus. "Kira told me that you were pregnant." She pointed at Cagalli.

"That's right, I am... And Athrun... is the father..." Cagalli slowly said.

"What I want to know is when and where you two did IT?" Miriallia grinned, making Cagalli flushed red like a bright red Christmas bulb.

"Um... should I be telling you that? It's really a private matter... And..." Cagalli stuttered, feeling nervous.

Miriallia giggled at her reaction. "I'm sorry... I was only kidding."

"By the way, Dearka called Kira last night..."

Miriallia immediately turned to Cagalli when she heard the name 'Dearka'. Oh, how she missed him. She hasn't seen him for quite a long time because of her job. She frowned and deeply sighed. Her heart skipped a beat as it screamed his name. She wanted to hear his voice again, to see him again, but especially to be with him again.

"Miriallia, are you okay?" Lacus asked, seeing that Miriallia was spacing out.

The photographer immediately snapped back to her senses and faced Lacus. "I'm... I'm okay!" She looked back at Cagalli. "So, what did Dearka tell Kira?" She asked.

"He told Kira to tell you that he loves you very much and he's going to visit you soon."

A burst of love and excitement overwhelmed Miriallia heart for her boyfriend was coming. Miriallia wanted to jump like a little girl at that moment, but she tried her best to control herself seeing that her friends were watching her. It would be a complete embarrassment for her. She let out a light laugh and sighed in relief to cover up her emotions.

"You really love Dearka, huh?" Cagalli asked her, noticing how happy Milly was with the news.

Miriallia turned to her and smiled. "Of course... I love him very much."

"That's good to hear..."

To be continued...

JC: Ahhh... glad that's over... Revision of chapter 2 is finally finished and I hope you guys like it! Please review and no flames... Onward to the next chapter! LOL!