Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed, its characters, or its main plotline. I don't own the character Kai. He's happily owned by fellow writer, JC-Titans143.

I don't own the totally beautiful song, "Heaven". It's owned by, originally anyway, Bryan Adams, and now DJ Sammy and their people. I must say, when I heard this song on the radio, I died. And when I heard the song live at a Bryan Adams concert at Hershey Park, I couldn't help but take someone's lighter and wave it in the air. It's such a pretty damn love song. If you heard the DJ mix, I suggest you get the Candlelight mix. It's sooo romantic. xD. This is another download must.

Well, here we are. At the end. I have to thank every single one of my reviewers from the start and the ones that just started. Ya'll have been very, very supportive and I love you all! But not as much as my boyfriend! xD But I want this out before this ends. I really pray that ya'll won't be mad at me for how this ends…alright? I hope we can all still be close friends.

Now sit back and relax as Aki-productions bring you…

Chapter 19 - Heaven


Baby you're all that I want

Before he entered the corridor leading him to his fate, he decided to glance over his shoulder. She might've just been held up by the unusually large crowd.

When you're lying here in my arms

Yeah. That's all. She really was coming back to him.

I'm finding it hard to believe

He felt a tap on his other shoulder. The attendant had a quite stern face on. "Sir, you're holding up the line. If you continue to delay, you will be asked to leave."

We're in heaven

No damn sign. I guess this was goodbye.


Oh, thinking about our younger years

She ran as if her life depended on it. And truly, her love life was on the line, leaving on a train to the PLANTs. She couldn't let him get away this time.

There was only you and me

She wasn't going to be weak. She wasn't going to let Kai's sacrifice die in vain. All his efforts were not going to go just like that. She wouldn't allow it.

We were young and wild and free

"Get out of my way!" she screamed as the once empty streets of ORB regained their bustling on goers, people crowded around, walking here and there getting to their destinations, wherever they may be.


Now nothing can take you away from me

"Well…I never thought I'd use you ever again," one man claimed as he looked up proudly at his M1 Astray, a duffle bag at hand. He smiled. He never would trade this machine for anything…ever.

We've been down that road before

He climbed into the cockpit, placed his bag behind his seat, and through his screen, he found his former fellow soldiers standing before him, saluting. What a way to make an exit.


But that's over now

Not caring whether or not she'd arrive at the train station in one piece, she dashed across the streets even as cars passed by, all of them stopping right before they even touched her. Yeah, she used the fact she was an important figure to stop traffic to get to her destination. I mean, come on. You wouldn't want to be responsible for killing the Head Representative, right?

You keep me coming back for more

At one moment in time, he was the magnet that was pulled closer to her through attraction. You know, opposites attract? Yeah. Now it was her turn to be pulled in through that same emotion. What a strong emotion is was. Pulling her in without mercy, pulling her persistently through the bustling streets and sidewalks, risking her life as well as endangering the lives of others. But what did it all matter if she wasn't alive with her love?

Baby you're all that I want

Life would be downright worthless if that were the case. She was sure that this is how that boy felt when she left him. Alone, cold, miserable. Yeah, she got it down. Unfortunately, there was more at stake than just love. Actually, she'd kept this from almost all her board. But another war was on the verge of rising. People needed to be reminded that peace between Naturals and Coordinators was possible.

When you're lying here in my arms

She knew it was a risk, but even Kai thought that this would guarantee a stable relationship with Naturals and Coordinators. A symbol, if you will. Kai had whole heartedly agreed with her decision.


I'm finding it hard to believe

He knew there was more to this than mere infatuation between them. It was hope.

Inside his cockpit, he smiled and with tears in his eyes, he saluted back to his fellow comrades, as he would never see them again. Ever.

"Well, Cagalli…I do hope I'll see you once more. Maybe, once in a blue moon we'll reunite."

He started things up inside, and he flew away.


We're in heaven

She was closer. Just a few blocks away from the beach was the station.

And love is all that I need

She was losing her breath, and the burn she felt in her chest was overwhelming and painful.

And I found it there in your heart

But she couldn't let that stop her; at least her feet wouldn't, as they tenaciously kept on running beneath her.

It isn't too hard to see

There goes that Athha determination again.


We're in heaven

As he took his place by a window seat solo on the train, he placed his bag on the empty seat beside him, and found his wallet had slipped out, some cash rolling along with it.

Now nothing can change what you mean to me

He bent over to pick up the wallet, never mind the cash, as a photo came into his view.

There's a lot that I could say, but just hold me now

He smiled. A complete replica of his photo he abandoned back at home. The one with him and Cagalli.

'Cause our love will light the way

"And I thought I got rid of you…"


Baby you're all that I want

For the benefit of the world, for peace, for hope, for love.

Dammit, she didn't care anymore of the pain she felt. Her chest was throbbing unbearably, and her feet kept aimlessly stomping against the hard concrete.


When you're lying here in my arms

Lacus looked outside her window, a worried expression hidden from her husband as he read on the morning paper.

Without once looking up, he asked, "What's the matter, Lacus?"

"Cagalli…will she make it in time?"

I'm finding it hard to believe

And Kira laughed, causing Lacus to pry her eyes away from the scene to her husband. "This isn't a laughing matter, Kira."

We're in heaven

"Of course it isn't, but, have a little faith in my younger sister. She can run faster than any damn train out there. She'll catch up."

And love is all that I need

Lacus smiled and went back to her station by the window. "I'm telling her you called her younger."


And I found it there in your heart

She dashed through the inner halls of the station, finally making it. She knew the station, heads to tails. Being a traveling politician, it was easy to track down a certain area when you knew where every single bathroom was located. I mean, come on. She knew the place, thick and thin.

It isn't too hard to see

"Train149, train 149…" she muttered breathlessly as she pushed away the bundles of people before her, ignoring the nasty comments left. But hey, she did need them.

We're in heaven

At last. She had found the area, and by the looks of it, just on time.

That's what she thought.

Now our dreams are coming true

Taking no time to catch her much needed breath, she asked the attendant, "Did I make this train in time?"

Through the good times and the bad

The attendant frowned and bowed in respect of royalty. "Sorry, Miss, but…the train left 10 minutes ago."

I'll be standing there by you

Cagalli choked up. "No…it's a lie! You're lying to me!"

She was making a scene.

"Don't tell me that I'm late! I didn't miss the train!"

We're in heaven

The attendant was backing away nervously. "I'm sorry, Representative…but you just missed it. You can check, if it makes you feel better. Just down this corridor," she said timidly, pointing an index forward down a hallway.

And love is all that I need

Cagalli needed no second warning. She ran down that hallway like a mad dog, hoping and praying that that lady was not working here.

She finally saw a light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. She heard sounds of trains.

He was still there! It was all a lie! He was still there to greet her with open arms!

But no…

And I found it there in your heart

It wasn't there. The attendant was right. She was too late.

She fell to her knees, her head buried in her hands, as she cried pitifully, defeated. No hope, no reason, no love. It was all gone. All in one day.

She had lost Kai, her perfect ex-spouse, she had lost her lover to a damn train, she missed the train…

She missed her last chance at love and peace. But what did it all matter now? Her tears couldn't bring anything back. It just led to more sorrow…and a life all alone.

She felt a hand on her shoulder, and she took her hands away from her eyes to find…

"ATHRUN!"

She jumped to hug him, tossing him down below her in the process. She held on tightly, not willing to let go, not willing to give up. "I th-thought y-you left!"

It isn't to hard to see

He rested his head on the crook of her neck, taking in the fragrance that he couldn't live without. "I couldn't leave, Cagalli, I just couldn't…I love you too much."

And she cried on and on. He wasn't going to stop her.

"By the looks of it…things were settled between you and Kai?"

"Yes…we divorced…and I want to be with you…"

"When I was on that train, Cagalli…I saw a picture, with you and me. I couldn't get over the fact that I was losing. I hate to lose, especially someone I already lost six years ago. I wasn't going to lose you again…"

He pulled her up, and they both stood, not knowing the many eyes watching them from the inside. Camera crews, video shoots, interviewers…all stood in suspense as they were about to catch the moment of a lifetime.

Athrun pulled a small square box from inside his pocket and bent down on one knee.

"Even before that second war, I was thinking long and hard about marrying you. I gave you a promise ring, and even now you're still wearing it. It means a lot, Cagalli. And since we were apart, a little part of me knew we'd come back. A little part of me had hope. And I'm glad I listened to that little part of me. When you went away, it gave me time to buy this" – He opened the little velvet box to reveal a golden ring with the best diamond, the largest she had ever seen, smack dab in the middle – "Cagalli Yula Athha…will you marry me?"

She looked down into his emerald eyes, and she could help but cry. "Yes, Athrun Zala…I would be honored."

He quickly placed the ring on her left fourth, and pulled her in for the greatest kiss of their young lives. They were finally together, and well, the media was there to catch it all.

And as the two no longer star-crossed lovers "made-out" before the cameras, they couldn't help but feel great.

They couldn't help but be glad that they had just missed the train.

We're in heaven


THERE YA HAVE IT FOLKS! Did I lead you off in my beginning authors note? I wanted ya'll to believe that I was going to make this a terribly horribly lonely ending. Yes, I was going to. I really was. But I can't stand that, not in this story anyway. And I figured, you guys had enough angst to deal with at the beginning, so why not have a happy ending?

Did you like it? Was it too cheesy? What? Come on, be truthful!

Also, before I go, there is an epilogue after this chapter, so we can have an even 20 chapters to this story. Yes, an epilogue. It's not over yet. It's far from. Thanks again for the reviews…BUT I WANT COMMENTS! BE HEARD! SPEAK WORDS! AND REVIEW!