Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed, its characters, or its main plotline. I also don't own the UBER AWESOME CHARACTER Kai. He's happily owned by JC-Titans143. I don't own the song "Thank You". It's owned by Simple Plan (again) and their people.

The first few parts are from the unedited chapter and are italicized. I thought, "What the hey…some people won't have the balls to read that lemon…so I'll just post the kid-friendly part here…" And I did, so there.

For the slow and ignorant: I did post that lemon on my Livejournal. Wanna know how to get there? Well, it's really easy. Go to my profile and click "homepage". Then it should be the first thing you see on the right, alright?Good… With that settled….

Chapter 7 – Thank You


She lay in his arms, a smile on her faces clear even in the dark. He smiled and he knew he had her for sure. "I love you, Cagalli, and I know you won't leave me again…" He snuggled up close, pulling the blanket over their sweaty selves, and allowing sleep to take them over.

As he was doing so, her eyes flickered open. She felt his arms wrapped around her and she knew what she had just done. She just slept with Athrun Zala, all the while being engaged to be married to Kai. Once realization had taken full impact on her, she pushed the boy off her bed.

He stared at her from the floor, stuck in a state of confusion. "C-Cagalli?"

She wrapped the blanket around herself and stood next to him. "Athrun…I can't believe you. I'm engaged, you bastard! Engaged! Get out of my house! I don't ever want to see your face ever again!"

"But…"

She glared and threw him his clothes. "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, BASTARD!"

He stood there, his clothes piled up before him. He stared at her, completely dumbfounded. He thought he had her for sure, he thought she loved him. "Cagalli…"

"Get out!" she screamed, tears forming in her eyes. "Dammit, Zala! Get out!" She was on the verge of tears, and so was he.

"I love you…" he whispered, gathering his clothes in his arms, reaching a hand towards her cheek.

She swatted his hand away. "I don't want to hear it, Athrun. Get the hell out of my face and don't ever think of coming near me again!" She pulled him up, and led him out the door and slammed it in his face.

He sighed sadly, put his clothes on, and walked out the Athha door. As he walked outside, it began to rain. Stuffing his hands in his pocket he promised himself one thing. "I won't stop loving you…."

She tightened the blanket close around her. She was just raped by the one she used to love. But she ended up loving it. "Dammit. I'm such a bitch…Kai…I'm so sorry…" She looked out the window to find it raining and her lover was out there, walking away. For good she hoped. It was only for the best. He should never have came in the first place. He knew, but he was just stubborn. She loved Kai….didn't she? She stared out the window and found Athrun staring back at her. "…I…I…I love you, too…."


I thought that I could always count on you

Finally, being the only people left in the restaurant, which currently was open way past its closing hours, they finally decided to go on home. Kai was able to talk Miriallia out of driving Yzak, Dearka, and Shiho home and he insisted upon driving them in her place.

Of course, Kira with his nagging feeling thought that that would be excellent and he could just walk home later, in case what he felt with Cagalli did indeed happen. Lacus was kind of in enough of a sober state to be worried about her children and her sister-in-law.

I thought that nothing could come between us two

Kira was eager to get home, and Kai and Lacus could not figure out why. Sure, he could've been worried about his sister, who didn't even call to say she got home safe and sound, but this was too much. It started to worry everyone around him, especially Kai. Once Kira got his head into something, Kai would jump right along beside him and stick his head into that something as well. I guess it was normal for him, as well. He was, after all, her fiancé.

We said as long as we would stick together

Kira drove off ahead with Lacus, leaving Kai alone in a car of drunken friends. Oh well. Some things were more important and right now, that something was his sister.

We'd be alright/ We'd be okay

Lacus became concerned with his rough driving. He had barely taken a sip of his twenty-times ordered beer and he was still driving like a drunk man.

But I was stupid/ And you broke me down

Lacus, in her worry, placed a hand on his shoulder. He immediately slowed down his driving as they reached a red light and he looked at her.

"Kira…she's fine."

I'll never be the same again

"Lacus..." he started, as he placed a foot on the gas and began driving at a slower rate. "I want to believe that…but…I just have this feeling…"

So thank you for showing me

"I know, Kira…"

He looked at her. She had that same concern as well. I guess being married had its effects on you.

"I have that same feeling…"

That best friends cannot be trusted

"We never should have let her go…." he said in a hushed voice, his grip tightening around the steering wheel.


And thank you for lying to me

"Good night you guys. You're going to have one helluva hangover tomorrow. Just try to catch some sleep. And Dearka! No sneaking in to Miriallia's room!" Kai demanded playfully as he closed their apartment door, finally ready to get home to his love.

Your friendship and good times we had you can have them back

Jumping out the exit door, he walked home. But that feeling Kira gave him all night, came back to haunt him. Concern. "How are you, Cagalli?"


I wonder why it always has to hurt

He parked the car, slammed his door closed and banged the entrance door open. Rushing up the stairs in the dark almost guaranteed him a head on collision with the floor. Surprisingly, he didn't trip. He just had to make sure she was alright.

For every lesson that you have to learn

He slowly opened the door to her room. She was there, as he expected. And to his shock, she did do what he feared most.

I won't forget what you did to me

Gripping the sheets beside her stripped, sleeping body, he noticed the red marks that tattooed her body and the tear stains on her face.. "No…."

How you showed me things

He gritted his teeth in anger and took in deep, harsh breaths. As he cooled down slowly, he reached for her disheveled and forgotten clothes on the floor. Pulling the blanket slowly away, he lifted her gently and put on her shirt and slowly slid back on her panties.

I wish I'd never seen

Lacus was at the door, watching. She couldn't believe it herself. Stepping up beside her husband, she held on tightly to his arm. "Kira…he can't find out…"

But I was stupid

"I know…" he whispered and led themselves out her door.


And you broke me down

Now stepping inside the Athha mansion, Kai did his best to dry his clothing, as drenched as they were.

I'll never be the same again

He noticed Kira and Lacus stepping down the central grand staircase. "Hey guys. Just got home. Is she alright?"

So thank you for showing me

Kira smiled. His innocence and baffled mind was just not ready for the truth. "She's fine. But, can you wait until tomorrow to greet her? She seemed really tired."

That best friends cannot be trusted

Kai smiled. "Yeah, sure. Shouldn't you guys be heading off to bed? It's midnight."

And thank you for lying to me

"We will," Lacus said, her grip on Kira's arm tightening. "Just after some coffee. Would you like to join us?"

Your friendship, the good times we had, you can have them back

"I think I'll pass. I'll be hitting the hay now. Way too tired to even walk. Seeing Cagalli tomorrow will make everything alright, though."

Kira frowned and turned his face away. "Poor Kai…"

"Well, say goodnight to the kids for me, and sweet dreams," he wished, a small yawn escaping him as he walked up the steps to his room right next to Cagalli's.

"Yeah," Kira mumbled. "Sweet dreams…"

When the tables turn again

Lacus placed a cup of coffee in front of Kira. She sat beside him, concerned with him as well. "Kira…"

You'll remember me my friend

Taking the cup in his hands, he allowed the warmth to be soaked up by them. "I can't believe she did…"

You'll be wishing I was there for you

"Kira…I doubt she wanted to…"

I'll be the one you miss the most

"I agree," he responded quickly, his grip tightening around the mug. "It was all his fault…"

But you'll only find my ghost

"Kira, you can't possibly mean that…"

As time goes by/ You'll wonder why/ You're all alone

Kira growled and looked at her angrily, causing her to jump back in his sudden reaction. "Of course it was! Lacus, it was obvious! He's to blame for everything that's happened to her! He's the reason why she's sad! He's the reason why she's…she's...she's like this now…"

Rubbing his arm in comfort, Lacus hushed the boy. "Kira…"

So thank you for showing me/ That best friends cannot be trusted

"I hate him, Lacus…He should never have showed his face to her…not now…not ever…"

And thank you for lying to me

"Kira…"

Your friendship and good times we had, you can have them back

"I'll never forgive him, Lacus."

So thank you, for lying to me

"But Kira…"

So thank you, for all the times you let me down

"But what, Lacus!" he yelled, his breathing harshening with each word. "Do you think I want to go up to him, give him a hug, and say all is forgiven? No Lacus! No! He raped my sister, Lacus! He called me his best friend, and so did I. I thought I could trust him, Lacus, I really did! And what did he do in terms of that trust? He raped my sister! You saw it didn't you! Do you really expect me to go ahead and say it's alright? Do you really think I'd let him get away with what he did?"

So thank you, for lying to me

"I understand Kira, but you don't have to take it this far…"

So thank you,

"Don't have to take it this far, huh?" he asked, chuckling shortly after. "Lacus, I will take it this far, farther even. What he did…it can never be taken away. It will stay with him, it will stay with her, and it will stay with me. Lacus…Athrun doesn't deserve to live after this. I have to deal with him….personally…"

Your friendship, you can have it back


FWAHAHA! Kira's wanting major revenge! Fwahah! Pity Athrun and Cagalli for all I care! It just gets worse from here! FWAHAHA! hack hack hack Um, yeah, Kai's really oblivious, again, but forget it. Things will change for him, I promise. He's gonna be the reason why Cagalli becomes happy all over again and once more forget about Athrun. FWHAHAAH! Review if you dare!