Chapter 27 In The Eyes Of A Baby
A/N This chapter likewise, may not be very lengthy, however, I hope you will enjoy it! Sad to say, this is the last chapter for this fanfic! Though, there will be a sequel, read my note at the bottom for more details.
Athrun pushed past branches, through the thick undergrowth that led to the top of Mount Fuji. "Athrun, you've been rather stoned for the entire morning, I'm sure Cagalli's fine, it's not yet noon." reassured Kyo, although on the inside she really wasn't sure.
"There it is, the cave they told us they'd be in!" said Dearka, pointing at a cave just ahead of them.
Athrun broke into a sprint, the others trailing along behind him. The sound of water droplets splattering onto the rocky ground of the cave could be heard, and Athrun's voice echoed throughtout the cave as he called out.
"I knew you'd come," said a voice, as the bunch walked further into the cave.
"Father," whispered Athrun to himself, as he paused in his tracks.
Sure enough, Patrick Zala emerged out of the darkness. "If you think I'm going to spare your girlfriend, forget it. She's only bait to lure all of you here, I'm going to have all of you eradicated." snarled the senior Zala cruelly.
Cagalli let out a muffled scream, as an official restrained her about two hundred metres from where the foursome stood.
"Take my life, just spare all of them." said Athrun pleadingly, looking at his father, whose expression just hardened even more.
Athrun peered to his right, where Maiaya lay on the four tied up with ropes. "All of you are nothing but pests," hollered the senior Zala signaling to his men to surround them.
Within seconds, the foursome was cornered, blocking off any means of escape. Athrun unexpectedly charged forward, knocking over two guards.
Her brother's bold action seemed to have stimulated Kyo to carry out the rest of her brother's duties, she kicked her leg backwards hitting the guard behind her, squarely in the jaw, making him stumble backwards and finally topple over.
To Athrun's horror, he had to come to a halt at the edge of a 4 metre wide crevice in the cave's ground, where below was a river leading toward a waterfall not far up ahead.
Cagalli screamed again, struggling to break free from the official's grasp. Kyo seemed to have gotten the hand of fighting with her bare limbs, as she took on two guards easily, knocking one out and throwing the other over her back and onto the ground.
Yzak tackled the other three as Kyo joined in the frenzy, punching one guard who was trying to strangle Yzak.
Dearka meanwhile, was trying to knaw through the ropes that bound Maiya tightly. After some good effort, the ropes finally loosened and Maiya was able to wriggle free of the ropes.
"Athrun! I'm warning you," growled Patrick from behind Athrun, whose teeth and fists were clenched silently.
But to his horror, his father ordered the guard to throw Cagalli down the crevice into the river!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" yelled Athrun, tears welling up in his eyes.
Kyo seemed to have come up with a bright idea and she quickly tied the rope used to bind her mother, round Athrun's waist before gesturing to him to dive down after the blonde girl, who was struggling to keep her head above the water's surfaceas the current swept her away.
Dearka, Yzak and surprisingly Kira, helped Kyo to tug at the rope when Athrun had caught hold of Cagalli.
Cagalli was swallowing gulps of water, as she let out choked screams and whimpers. Athrun soon caught up with her, he wrapped his arms around her and propped her higher up so she could breathe.
"Why you!" hollered Patrick Zala, taking out a dagger and attempting to cut the rope, and as Ryoko joined in to help him but Maiya lunged forward and stopped them.
But just as Maiya threw her husband and Ryoko over the crevice's edge, Patrick plunged the dagger deep into her stomach.
Maiya's eyes widened before she fell backwards, and blood began to leak from her wound.
"MOTHER!" said Kyo, feeling her eyes flood with tears, as she watched her mother's life waste away with each second that went by.
Kyo, Yzak and Dearka tugged with all their might, and finally, with a sigh of relief managed to pull Atrun and Cagalli back on dry ground.
However, Cagalli seemed to be in pain, as she clutched her stomach and fell back onto Athrun's chest.
"Kyo," Maiya called out, Kyo crawled over ot her mother, silent tears falling from her eyes. "Promise me, that when you become a mother, you'll have a beautiful baby girl, one that will be as beautiful as you. And take care of your brother Athrun, he'll be the only kin you have left after I die." whispered Maiya, as her eyes slid shut.
"Mother, don't say that! You're going to make it! You will! Don't leave me!" wailed Kyo pitifully, as she broke down in tears.
Yzak cradled Kyo in his arms, burying his face into her hair, and inhaling her sweet scent.
Maiya's chest finally stopped heaving up and down, and that was when Kyo realised, that her birth mother had passed on.
"Aaaaaaaaah! What's happening? Why does it hurt so much?" cried Cagalli clutching her stomach, as she shivered and shook in her drenched nightgown.
"She's not in labour is she? It's only been five and a half months!" said Dearka frantically.
"She could be, I remember my mother telling me something about co-ordinators being born earlier than naturals." said Yzak, still attempting to soothe Kyo.
"Thing is, the baby isn't a co-ordinator, it's a mix!" retorted Dearka, waving his hands about frantically.
"AAAAAAAAARGH! OW! I CAN'T DO THIS! I'D RATHER DIE!" waield Cagalli clutching her stomach, as she felt the contractions go through her stomach.
"Don't say that! I've been such a jerk lately! I know I deserve to die, after making Lacus suffer like that! I don't need you to die, it will only add to my misery!" said Kira, looking terribly upset with himself.
"Push! Come on! You'll pull through this! 1, 2, 3! Push!" Kyo encouraged Cagalli, who did as she was told and started pushing as hard as she could, ending with loud cries of exhaustion.
"It's coming! One more time, come on!" urged Kyo, looking from in-between Cagalli's legs.
Cagalli gave one last push, as the sound of a baby's cries echoedthrough the cave.
Kyo guided a baby boy out from in-between the blonde girl's legs, before using a bit of her shirt to wipe the baby clean from all the blood.
Kyo handed the baby to it's parents who cradled it lovingly. Kyo knew very well, that it wouldn't be long before she was going to be in Cagalli's shoes.
(If you know what I mean)
The foursome buried Maiya's body somewhere near the cave, before heading back to the bungalow.
The moment they entered the bungalow, Kira was the first one to burst into Lacus's room. Lacus turned to face him, her cheeks pale from her fever.
Kira threw his arms around her, and hugged hre tight. "I'm so sorry for not believeing you! I can understand if you don't want to forgive me!" said Kira, tears leaking silently from his eyes.
"Nonsense, I'm just glad that you're alright, and that you're back to yourself!" said Lacus kissing him, her eyes glowing with happiness.
Miriallia looked dumbstruck at what had just happened, but her eyes lit up even more when she saw the little bundle of joy in Cagalli's arms.
The next morning, the bunch woke up to a new day, hoping that they could forget the past and get on with life, especially now that there was a new member in the family.
Cagalli kissed her newborn son, as he suckled contentedly from his mother's breast, his tiny fingernails scraping against Cagalli's skin.
"Any ideas on names?" asked Lacus, sitting beside Kira, still looking a little peaky, however, feeling loads better than before.
"Yeah, Aaron Zala." said Cagalli smiling up at Athrun, who just kissed her lovingly as he peered down at his son.
"Oh yeah, Kyo. Sorry about your mother, and your father. That goes for Athrun as well." said Miriallia softly.
"We'll just have to put the past behind us," said Athrun sadly, stroking Aaron's head, where there was some blue-hair like his growing.
"Talking about my mother, you know that she told me to promise her that I would have a baby girl, right?" asked Kyo, turning to face the others before turning to Yzak and smiling up at him, a tint of pink hitting her cheeks.
"What about it?" asked Athrun perking up, and eager to listen.
"Well I think I'll be able to fulfill that wish of hers," said Kyo, blushing deeply, and pulling out a pregnancy test kit and handing it to Yzak.
Yzak swore he could faint right then, the test showed positive! He just wished that the ground would swallow him there and then, and the others burst out laughing and congratulating Kyo.
"Looks like there'll be more babies for me to ogle at!" said Miriallia joyfully.
A/N Oh, the end of the fanfic! I really wish to thank those who have reviewed this fanfic, really very grateful I am! And look out for the sequel of this fanfic, it will be called, "A Second Generation". Once again thank you!