JC: Okay, this is the final chapter of High School Life. Miriallia will be playing an important role here. I hope you guys enjoy reading this story. R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed but I own Jean and Kai.
High School Life
Previously:
Because the room was locked, Cagalli had no choice but to sleep in Athrun's room. That night something happened between them and Kira found out the next morning. It made him completely angry that he strangled Athrun. Lacus and Cagalli tried to stop Kira but to no avail he was blinded by his rage.
Suddenly Fllay made her appearance...
"I didn't expect things to turn out this way..."
Final Phase: Belief in the Heart
Fllay smiled mischievously at the group who seemed confuse. She let out a small but sinister laugh.
"What's the meaning of this Fllay!" Kira asked her sternly. His fists were clenched as he stared intensely at the red head girl.
"Okay, okay... Hear me out will ya?" said Fllay who just raised her hands up in a form of surrender. "Let's talk in my room." She told them. She directed her sight at the door beside her. She reached for it and slowly opened it. The group glanced around the room. It was indeed spacious, enough for a group of people to party. Fllay seated herself on the couch. "Come on sit..." She pointed at the couch. Lacus seated beside Fllay while Kira forced her sister over to her side. Athrun felt hurt by this but Kira was freaking mad at him. Cagalli wasn't really happy either. Fllay could notice that their mood was so down so she started telling them her little plan.
"I'm sure you guys are going to be mad but here goes..." said Fllay, "Last night, Miriallia served Kira and Lacus tea right?" She glanced at Lacus and then to Kira. The brunette nodded his head. He did remembered drinking tea before he became so sleepy. "Okay Fllay, I'm guessing that you placed something on our beverages." Kira told her. Fllay smiled, "Of course! While Cagalli and Athrun were out, I took the chance of tricking you guys first... So there, Kira and Lacus drank it and fell asleep. After that, I locked the doors to make Cagalli and Athrun think that you two well you get the idea." She was about to finish when Kira stopped her.
"So Cagalli went over to sleep with Athrun and they actually did that thanks to your brilliant plan!" Kira yelled over the top of his lungs. To think that his anger for Fllay had disappeared completely, yet it was all coming back to him.
"Well I can't say it was brilliant..." Fllay smirked. She eyed Cagalli naughtily which made the blonde blushed madly. "You had fun with him last night, didn't you?"
"Shut up, Fllay!" Kira told her.
"Excuse me? I already did your sister a favor." Fllay countered back.
Kira and Fllay continued arguing like a couple of children. Even though Kira was in rage, the red head girl didn't seem to be intimidated. She looked so calm. Fllay was used to arguing with her sisters and other people all the time so it's just natural for her. Kira was seriously losing his cool. Cagalli held him back by wrapping her arms around his so tightly. Kira demanded to release him but the blonde didn't budge one bit. Suddenly, tears started flowing out from her eyes. Kira paused as he heard his sister sobbed. He turned around to see his sister crying. Somehow his heart felt like it was going to break.
"Cagalli loves Athrun very much..." said Fllay who just placed a hand of Kira's shoulder.
The brunette turned to Fllay. She had a calm yet cute expression on her face. She was trying to make him understand the whole situation. Fllay did that because she just wanted to strengthen their relationship more. She really didn't anticipate that Kira would run wild. "Note to self... Never provoke Kira ever again..." Fllay thought which made her smile. All of a sudden, Fllay bowed her head and stated her sincerest apology for tricking them like that. "I'm sure you guys are mad at me but I will still say I'm sorry."
"Fllay..." muttered Kira, "no don't be... I just carried away."
"Good!" said Fllay, "You should apologize to Athrun and Cagalli now!"
"I know..." Kira replied. He faced Cagalli with the kind look the he usually has. "I'm sorry, Cagalli."
Cagalli immediately hugged her brother. She gazed at his face with a smile on her lips. "Kira, you're just care for me so much and I understand that perfectly!" said Cagalli.
"Now, apologize to Athrun..." Fllay reminded Kira.
Kira nodded his head. He stared at Athrun for a brief moment. A smile came to his face as he said, "I'm sorry".
The best friend approached the brunette. He patted his shoulders and smirked at him. "You're forgiven." Athrun plainly said.
Surprisingly, Lacus clapped her hands in extreme happiness. She was glad that everything worked out fine. She immediately hugged Kira, at the same time giving him a light kiss on the cheek.
"Lacus," muttered Kira who just blushed.
"When it comes to Cagalli you really get carried away sometimes..." said Lacus. She glanced at Athrun and Cagalli. She grinned at them in a playful manner. "Athrun, I'm sure you went gentle on her." She giggled.
Athrun and Cagalli flushed up instantly. They stared at each momentarily. Both of their faces were so red. Suddenly, they just burst to laughter as they've notice how silly and cute they look while blushing.
"Is everything all right in here?" asked Miriallia who just came in with a tray of cookies and tea.
Fllay nodded her head, "Everything is fine now Miriallia." Fllay walked towards the door. She stopped briefly and glanced at Kira. "He's happy with Lacus now and I should be satisfied with that." She thought. Her eyes almost came to tears. She held it back so she could face them confidently again. She turned around and said, "I'm going to leave you guys now. I have more important things to do. See you later!" In a flash, she went out in a hurry.
For a while, silence came to the room. Everyone was now busy eating the snacks that Miriallia served.
"I love these cookies!" Cagalli said. "Did you make them?" She asked Miriallia.
"Yes, I did." Miriallia replied. "I'm glad you like them."
"I can't help thinking that I've seen you somewhere before." Kira suddenly said while staring curiously at the honey-brown haired girl.
"I seem to recognize you too Yamato but I just can't put my finger on it." Miriallia added.
She glanced at the time. It was time for her cleaning duty again so she needed to rush. "I better go now... Please excuse me..." She said. She opened the door and went out.
"This has been a terrific day... I spent the night with Cagalli and I almost got killed by Kira." Athrun said. "I swear you twins give me a lot of trouble." He joked.
"I'm sorry!" Kira and Cagalli both said at the same time.
Athrun just laughed at them causing their faces to turn light pink. What's more, Cagalli got pissed with him that she actually gave him a punch on the arm.
"What did you do that for?" Athrun asked.
"Shut up..." Cagalli said.
She glanced at him with a calm expression. Her golden brown eyes never ceased to amaze Athrun. Staring into them, made Athrun warm inside. Her eyes held a deep meaning that he clearly understood. He felt the urge to hug her again, and indeed he did so. Cagalli was now in his arms. She could hear the pounding of his heart that was screaming his love for her. Cagalli smiled as she slowly closed her eyes to enjoy the moment.
"They look so cute together," said Lacus who was staring at them.
"I know." Kira replied.
The pink-haired girl leaned her head on Kira's shoulder. She held Kira's hand securely. She moved a bit closer and kissed his cheek. She looked at him with those clear blue eyes that were calm and warm. Her hands made their way around his neck. She took pleasure of staring into his deep purple eyes. She slowly leaned forward and kissed him.
After a while, they broke for air but neither of them took their eyes off of each other.
"You're a bit aggressive today, Lacus." Kira said.
"I guess so..." She giggled.
Minerva High
All of the students were gathering at the gym for the entrance ceremony.
Athrun was looking around for Cagalli. He couldn't find her anywhere. He sighed, "I think she's going to be late again."
"Cagalli's not here yet, huh?" asked Kira who suddenly sneaked up behind him.
He shook his head. "I hope she makes it on time." He knew that Cagalli isn't really a morning person so if she's going to be late then he should expect a very cranky Cagalli. He just laughed at the thought of her.
"Athrun!"
A familiar voice called his name which brought a smile on his face. He turned around to see Cagalli approaching him while waving her hand.
"Cagalli, I'm glad you made it." Athrun told her.
"I overslept but mom woke me up." Cagalli said.
Suddenly Kira placed his arm on Cagalli which caused her to bend down a little. Kira had a smirk on his face. He was putting some weight on his arm. Cagalli was having a hard time standing straight. She showed him a pissed look as a warning. Of course Kira wasn't intimidated by this. Instead, he hugged Cagalli with full force.
"Kira!" she yelled. "Let go of me or I'll kill you!"
"I'm your brother so I can hug you whenever I want to." Kira teased.
He had a point there but still it was so embarrassing to be hugged that way. It was just plain weird to do it in public.
"Kira, let go of her before she suffocates." Athrun told his best friend.
Kira noticed that his grip was too tight that caused Cagalli to have a hard time in breathing. He instantly released her. He scratched his head in a goofy manner while apologizing.
"You're going to get it this time, Kira!" Cagalli exclaimed.
"Is that any way to talk to your older brother!" Kira countered.
Cagalli was losing her patience fast. Any more bragging from Kira means that Cagalli had to kill him! But what annoyed her most that Kira said that he was the older one! She couldn't accept that ever!
"Who told you that you're older? It's perfectly clear that I'm older than you." Cagalli added.
"Do you think so?" Kira teased some more.
Lacus and Athrun burst in laughter. A sibling fight is usually seriously among siblings but to others, it just seemed so funny. Like now, Lacus and Athrun were laughing at them. The twins immediately paused. They look at each other in a grumpy manner. Soon, smiles crawled up to their faces and they started laughing.
"Hehe... But I still say that I'm older." Kira continued.
"Who cares... You're twins so does it really matter who's older or younger? I mean both of you were born under the same star, date, and place." Lacus explained.
"You're right." Kira agreed.
Dominion High
Stellar was heading towards the gym. When she passed by the girl's changing room, she noticed that the door was slightly open. Curious, she peeped inside to see a girl with short, honey-brown hair.
"She looks familiar." Stellar thought.
Without hesitation, Stellar went right in. She greeted the girl with a simple hello. The girl turned around to reveal her blue-green eyes and innocent look. At that moment, Stellar recognized who she was. It was none other than Miriallia Hawe from the Onsen.
"Hawe?" said Stellar, "What are you doing here?"
"Didn't you know? I'm also a student here." Miriallia replied.
"No... That's strange since I don't see you much around the campus." Stellar said.
"Well as one of the Student Council, I'm always busy with activities." Miriallia told her.
"What section are you?" Stellar asked.
"I'm in Class 1-A."
"Wow! That's the honor class so that means you're very smart!"
"Not really... Well we better go now."
Miriallia stood and approached the door. Before she opened it, she turned to Stellar with a smile.
"From now on, let's be friends okay?" Milly asked Stellar.
Her face lightened up. Her magenta colored eyes were filled with surprise. She briskly nodded her head, meaning that she's fine with that or better yet overjoyed with that.
Dominion Gym
Shinn was waiting at the entrance for Stellar. His back was leaned against the door. His eyes wandered around the gym. Constantly, he glanced over at his two friends, Kai and Rey who were having a talk. He smiled at the sight of Kai's blissful face. He found out that he confessed his love for Jean. What's more is that Jean loves him too! Shinn couldn't be happier for his best friend.
"Kai, I never want to see you in a sad state." Shinn thought.
"Shinn!" called Stellar.
The red-eyed boy turned around to see his blonde girl friend with a familiar girl. He looked at her confusingly until he realized that it was Miriallia from the Onsen.
"Stop staring at me like that." Miriallia told him.
"Sorry, but I've never would guessed that you actually go to school here." Shinn replied.
"She's in Class 1-A." Stellar added.
"I see so you must be very smart." Shinn said.
"No, I'm not. I just study hard that's all." Miriallia said.
The teacher went up the stage. He called the student's attention and told them to line up by class. All of the students obediently did so.
Minerva High, Class 1-D
Lacus walked up to Kira who seemed to be daydreaming about something. She noticed Kira sighing so much. She was getting worried so she asked him.
"Kira, is something the matter?"
The brunette glanced at his pink-haired girl friend that was looking at him with those crystal blue eyes that were full of concern for him. He just gave her a smile of assurance meaning that he was all right. Although he had to lie for that matter because in his mind, a certain girl troubled his mind.
"Miriallia Hawe," thought Kira, "Who is she anyway? Why do I seem to know her?"
Kira crossed his arms in front him as he tried to remember more about Miriallia. Suddenly, memories of his childhood days flowed into his mind.
Flashback
A 7-year old Kira was playing on the slides. He kept going at it until a blue-haired boy came. It was the 7-year old version of Athrun. He greeted the brunette who was up the slides by waving his hand. Kira smiled and went down immediately. He instantly tackled Athrun to the ground.
"Get off, Kira!" Athrun demanded.
They rolled around the sand, getting dirty as usual, but both of them were having fun. They stopped to catch their breath. Kira started laughing all of the sudden.
"What's so funny?" Athrun asked.
"I'm just happy that we're friends. We always have so much fun." Kira replied.
"You're right." Athrun added.
When they stood up, they heard a girl crying. They glanced around the area but not a person was even around. Kira followed the sound, which lead him to the bushes. He scanned the bushes and found a little girl with honey brown-hair. She was sitting beside a tree, her face was buried in her hands and tears flowed down from her eyes. Kira felt sorry for her so he walked up to the girl. He knelt down to her level. He placed his hand on her shoulder. The girl first stared at his hand and then at Kira. Tears were still forming in her blue-green eyes so Kira pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and cleanly wiped her tears away. She was a bit surprised at this. Her face flushed up but she felt happy that someone was comforting her. Even though she didn't know the boy, she didn't hesitate to give him a big hug.
"Thank you!" she said.
His eyes widened in surprise while his cheeks turned red. Unexpectedly, Athrun popped right behind him. He eyed on his best friend with a grin. Kira tried to explain that he was just consoling her but Athrun started teasing him.
"It's not what you think!" Kira said.
"Sure, whatever... You seem to be comfortable in that position." Athrun chuckled.
"Athrun!" Kira yelled.
"Please don't fight..." the girl told them.
She released Kira from her arms. She faced them with a cheerful expression. She showed them a peace sign and introduced herself.
"I'm Miriallia Hawe, but you can call me Milly!" Miriallia said. "Thank you again for cheering me up, purpled-eyed boy..."
"I have a name you know and it's Kira Yamato." Kira said.
"So can I call you Kira?" She asked him.
Kira nodded his head, "Sure! Oh yeah by the way this annoying little brat here is unfortunately my best friend." He pointed his finger at Athrun.
"Excuse me! I'm not annoying at all." Athrun exclaimed.
"Just kidding," told Kira. He looked back at Miriallia. "His name is Athrun Zala but just call him Athrun."
Miriallia smiled widely as she took the boy's hand. "Kira and Athrun... You're my friends from now on right?"
Kira and Athrun looked at each other. Both of them simultaneously nodded their head when they glanced back at the Milly.
"Sure, why not." Kira said.
"Wow! Thank you very much." Milly said.
After a while, Miriallia told the boys why she was crying. It was because some bullies picked on her and even took her doll away. She tried to get her doll back but she ended up getting hurt in the end.
"I want to make them pay," said Milly who just clenched her fist.
Athrun grabbed her hand and slowly brought it down. "Don't worry if you see those bullies again, Kira and I will take care of them."
"That's right... How dare they pick on a cute girl like you?" Kira added.
"You guys are the best." Miriallia giggled a bit. "Hey, want to come over at my place tomorrow?"
"Where do you live?" Athrun asked.
Miriallia pointed at a house beside the playground. "That's my house..."
"Okay, we'll be there by 9 AM." Kira told her.
"I'll be expecting you guys." Miriallia then took off in a hurry. She paused for a brief moment to wave goodbye to her two new friends. "See you!"
End of flashback
Kira leaned his head on his right hand. He sighed at the memory of his first meeting with Miriallia. His heart was right, he does know her... Miriallia was a very important friend to him.
"I better tell this to Athrun." Kira thought.
Meanwhile, Cagalli was talking to Stellar through her cell phone. Stellar couldn't help but gossip about Kai's feelings to Jean. Cagalli keenly listened to every word she said. Shortly, their talk shifted to Miriallia Hawe...
"Miriallia Hawe?" Cagalli uttered her name.
Kira heard this. He rudely grabbed the phone from his sister. Thinking that it was Miriallia, he placed the phone beside his ear and said, "Miriallia, I remember now!"
"What are you doing!" asked Cagalli. "I was talking to Stellar!"
"Stellar?" Kira muttered.
"Yeah, this is Stellar but if you want to talk to Hawe then I'll gladly hand the phone to her." Stellar said.
"Please do Loussier..." Kira replied.
Stellar put the phone on hold by pushing a button. She hurriedly ran towards room 1-A, where she found Miriallia quietly reading a book on History. She approached Miriallia and showed her the cell phone. Miriallia stared at her confusingly. Her eyes blinked several times before she said something. Stellar grabbed her hand and gave her the phone.
"Yamato wants to speak with you." Stellar said.
"Yamato?" thought Miriallia. Suddenly, her heart pounded faster. She could feel her hands shaking in uneasiness. "Why do I feel nervous?" She questioned herself, hoping that she could come up with the answer. She sighed as she placed the phone near her ear. "This is Miriallia Hawe..."
"I remember you now!" said Kira. "You're that girl that I found in the playground. You're that girl who cried because some bullies picked on you. You're that girl that I comforted."
Miriallia gasped upon hearing that. Sudden flashbacks of her childhood were pictured in her head. She could see brown-haired boy wiping her tears from her eyes. She could see herself hugging the boy while thanking him. What Kira said was all true... She realized how important Kira was to her before. Kira was a friend. One of her good friends she had when she was still little. She felt so stupid to have forgotten him and also Athrun. Her eyes were close to tears but she stayed strong.
"I can't believe it's really you." Miriallia said. "I'm so glad."
Kira smiled at the sound of her voice. "Why don't we meet after school so we can talk much better?" He suggested.
"Okay, you decide on the place and time," said Milly, "expect me to be there."
Kira told her to meet at the Ice Cream Shop. Milly agreed to that and hung up. Kira sighed in relief. He glanced at his sister who seemed to be still angry at him for taking away her cell phone. Instead of avoiding Cagalli, he suddenly hugged her so tightly.
"Kira, what the hell are you doing!" Cagalli yelled at him.
"I'm just happy that I get to see a friend of mine again." Kira said.
"Let me go!" Cagalli demanded.
"No way," replied Kira, "I'm not letting you go."
"I swear that I'm going to murder you after this." Cagalli threaten.
Athrun, upon seeing the twins, immediately separated them. He grabbed Cagalli so she wouldn't try to pounce on Kira. On the other hand, Kira just laughed out loud. He patted Cagalli on the head and smiled.
"You're so adorable." Kira teased.
"All right that's it... You're going to get it this time." Cagalli tried to reach for her brother but Athrun held her back. "Let go! I want to make this guy pay." She demanded.
Athrun sighed, "I won't let go." Then he looked at the brunette who was grinning. "I heard you talking to Hawe. What was that all about?" Athrun asked.
"It seems that Miriallia Hawe turns out to be our old friend from childhood." Kira told him. "Remember the crying girl from the playground when we were still 7 years old?"
"What!" exclaimed Athrun. "Milly? After all these years... That's great!"
Cagalli raised an eyebrow, giving a "what are you guys talking about?" look... She had no idea who Miriallia was to them but she seemed to be important. All she knew was that Miriallia was the one who tended them at the Onsen and that's all.
Ice Cream Shop
Athrun and Kira entered the said place. They saw Miriallia at a table near the window. She was already eating a strawberry flavored ice cream. Her eyes caught sight of the boys at the entrance. She waved her hand to them.
"Come and sit with me." Miriallia said.
The boys took their seat across her. She eyed on her two childhood friends with admiration. She gave out a small laugh and said, "You two have really grown a lot. I never thought that you two would grow to be so handsome."
"Not really..." said Kira who was already blushing.
Miriallia glanced at the blue-haired guy, who had his eyes locked on her. "What's the matter Athrun?" She asked.
Athrun seemed to snap back to reality and quickly shook his head. "I'm just happy to see you again after for so long."
"I know what you mean." Miriallia said.
The friends began thinking back the happy memories they shared when they still kids. Everyday they would go to school together, study together, and play together. They treated each other equally. They promised each other that nobody gets left behind no matter what. They wanted their friendship to last forever but when they turned 10, an unexpected turn of event happened.
Flashback
It was a fine Monday morning. Athrun and Kira arrived at Miriallia's house but they found out that nobody was home. They noticed a letter hanging on the door. It was a letter addressed to both of them. Kira grabbed it and started reading it out loud so Athrun could hear.
Dear Kira and Athrun,
I'm moving away. My father got a job in a foreign country so my mother decided that we should move there to be together with my him. I'm so sorry that I wasn't able to tell you personally. I don't want to see you guys sad that's why I wrote this letter. By the time you finish this I already have left. Goodbye guys...
Miriallia
"She's going away! We better go to the airport now." Kira said.
He was about to run but Athrun grabbed him. Kira told him to let go. Athrun wouldn't listen to him.
"Let go!" Kira told him.
He glared at Athrun but to his surprise, Athrun fell to his knees. Tears formed in his emerald green eyes- he couldn't bear the fact that Milly was gone... He cried out loud to release all his sadness and pain. Kira didn't want to cry. He tried his best not to but his heart was too fragile to handle it.
"We didn't even say goodbye to her." Kira sobbed.
"I know... but she didn't want to see us like this..." said Athrun, "That's why..."
"Will she ever come back?" Kira asked.
Athrun shook his head for he was not sure about that. He could just guess that Miriallia was gone for good. Although Kira believed that she would come back someday... He promised in front of Athrun that he will wait for her.
End of Flashback
"I was right... You have come back now..." Kira said.
Miriallia lowered her head. She didn't want them to see her tears she shed. Kira's words touched her the most. She waited for her all these years. She always thought of Kira being a good friend and she was right. Kira was a friend that she couldn't forget. She regretted for leaving him without even saying anything. She could have explained things well for him but she had to go leave a letter because she was too afraid to confront her him. She knew that Kira was a crybaby... Athrun could take it but not Kira. She knew that Kira would be hurt so much... She doesn't want to see his sad face. Still, she should have spoken with him. She looked up at her two wonderful friends who were smiling back at her. She could just hug them at that moment but she refrain herself from doing so since both of them had girlfriends now...
"Girl friends?" thought Miriallia... She remembered something very important. "Do you guys still remember the promise I made?"
"Promise... We made a lot of promises before..." Kira said.
"I got it! It's those things." Miriallia exclaimed.
Miriallia gobbled up all her ice cream in an instant. She stood and paid at the counter. She went back to table for Kira and Athrun. Immediately, she pulled Athrun and Kira away.
"Where are you taking us?" Athrun and Kira simultaneously said.
"You'll see." Miriallia replied.
Clyne Mansion
Lacus invited Cagalli and Jean over for a slumber party. Once there, she served her two guests some cake, cookies, and sodas. Cagalli was enjoying her time with the food. She couldn't resist sweet things. Jean, on the other hand, was reading a comic she borrowed from Kai. Lacus was arranging Jean's stuff when a picture fell. She looked at the picture of Kai holding Jean. Lacus smiled at this. Jean noticed Lacus holding it. She quickly swiped the picture away. She told Lacus to keep out of her stuff but Lacus smirked at her. It was because of the fact that Jean's face was red.
"It's not what you think!" Jean said.
"You don't have to be embarrassed about that." Lacus said. "I think you and Kai make a cute couple."
Upon hearing the word couple, Cagalli immediately gave Jean a headlock. "You and Kai, huh?" said Cagalli, "Jean, consider yourself lucky since Kai's a real nice guy!"
Jean couldn't answer because Cagalli was squishing her neck.
"Cagalli, let go of her or she'll be killed." Lacus told Cagalli.
The blonde released the red-head girl. "Sorry about that." Cagalli said.
"She's strong..." Jean silently thought.
Lacus helped Jean up and made her sit on her bed. She took a seat right next to her, while Cagalli at her left side.
"We want to know when and how you two got hook up." Cagalli demanded.
Jean felt a little nervous but if they want to know then she had no choice. Besides, Cagalli might wrestle her if she stayed silent about it. She first glanced at the picture of her and Kai. She could feel her cheeks heating up again as she thought of the blue-eyed boy that made her heart ran wild. She held the picture near her heart. At that moment, she saw Kai in mind, telling her that he loves her very much. She slowly closed her eyes to remember her precious time at the Onsen. She remembered it clearly. She glanced at Lacus and then at Cagalli with a cheerful smile on her face. She could tell that they were eager to her story so she stared telling them.
Playground
Miriallia brought Kira and Athrun to the old abandoned playground, where they all first met. It sure brought back a lot of happy memories to them. They would always come there to play after school.
"Why did you bring us here?" Athrun asked Milly.
"I made a promise to you guys here." Milly replied.
She walked up to the place where she cried. It was the spot behind the bush and under a tree. She leaned her head on the tree. She could still sense the warm feeling that she first had when Kira comforted her. It was still present at that place. She turned to her friends with a calm expression.
"The promise I made..." started Milly, "lies under here." She pointed at the ground.
"What do you mean?" Kira asked. "Do we have to dig?"
"Yup!" Milly replied.
Athrun grabbed a shovel near the construction area. He started digging at the said place. He made a shallow hole, in which a small box was revealed. Miriallia grabbed the box and caressed it in her arms.
"What is that?" Athrun asked.
"You guys don't remember do you...?" Milly said.
Miriallia sighed. She was hoping that Kira and Athrun would remember that promise. She figured that the only thing to knock some senses into them was to show them the contents of the boxes. She placed the box down. Slowly, she lifted the cover. Athrun and Kira could see something glittering from inside. They took a closer look and found out that there were two pairs of silver pendants.
"I remember now." Kira exclaimed. "You gave us these pendants."
"When you've found your true love, open this box and gave these pendants to the girl you desire." Miriallia said.
"I'm sorry that we've forgotten all about it." Athrun told Milly.
"It's okay... I promise that these pendants will be yours if you two found the girls you love." Milly explained. She gave on pair of pendant to Athrun. "You give this to Athha." Then she gave the other one to Kira. "You give this to Clyne."
Kira and Athrun smiled, "Thank you Milly."
"No problem..." Milly replied.
Next day
Athrun was driving his car to the beach with the blonde girl seated right next to him. Cagalli was staring outside while her mind drifted. She felt relaxed as the cool wind blew pass her face. Athrun kept taking short glances at his girlfriend. He smiled at the sight of her cheerful expression. He turned his eyes back at the road. The beach came into a sight which excited Cagalli. Athrun pulled over when they reached the place. Cagalli immediately got off the car. She removed her slippers and ran through the water. She waved at Athrun, inviting him to join her. Athrun grabbed his camera and started taking pictures of his girl friend.
"You look good, Cagalli." Athrun said.
"Can you please stop taking pictures of me?" Cagalli told him. "Join me!"
He shook his head and sat on the sand. "I have something to show you Cagalli."
Curious about it, Cagalli went to him. She sat down right next to him. Suddenly she was pulled into a hug. Athrun was doing it again... Making her blush like crazy but she always liked being close to Athrun like that. As they parted, their eyes met. Athrun brushed away some strands of hair away from her eyes. He touched her cheek that was so red. Athrun felt his heart pounding louder and louder. Cagalli held his hand as she closed her eyes while feeling the warmth of his love. Athrun realized that it was a perfect time to give her the pendant. His other hand reached for it in his pocket. He started trembling. Cagalli noticed his hand turning cold. She looked at him but at that time Athrun held up the pendant in front of her.
"What is this?" Cagalli asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" replied Athrun, "It's a pendant."
"I know what it is. What I meant was is that for me?" Cagalli said.
"Of course..." Athrun replied.
The pendant was in a form of a heart. Athrun broke the heart into two. He wore the other half around his neck. Then, he hung the other half around Cagalli's neck.
"It's beautiful... Thank you." Cagalli said.
"This pendant is a sign of our eternal love for each other." Athrun told her.
"Athrun..." She hugged Athrun.
"Don't lose that pendant okay?"
"I'm going to kill myself if I do..."
"Cagalli... I love you." He whispered into her ear.
"I love you too." She replied.
They faced each other again. With a gentle pull by Athrun, Cagalli's lips were pressed unto his. She closed her eyes as she held the pendant in her hand.
Clyne Mansion
Lacus was standing gazing at the stars by her window while singing 'In the Quiet Night'. The stars reminded her of Cagalli so much. Of course Cagalli was her best friend who seemed to brighten every moment of her life. The best part is that because of Cagalli, she met Kira.
"Kira... I wonder what you're doing right now." Lacus thought.
Suddenly a mechanical bird flew to her. It perched on her finger. Lacus recognized it to be Tori, Kira's robot pet bird. She also noticed that it was carrying something in its beak. It was a pendant.
"My, what a wonderful pendant," thought Lacus, "Did Kira..."
She glanced outside to see Kira standing in front of her mansion. He was smiling at her. She took the pendant from Tori and examined it carefully. She looked back at Kira and noticed that he was wearing one too. She quickly wore it around her neck. It looked beautiful on her.
"Thank you!" She said.
She immediately went out to meet him. When she opened the gates, she hugged Kira right away.
"Lacus..." Kira muttered.
They've face each other with warm smiles. Lacus placed her hands on his chest. She could feel the loud beating of his heart. She gradually leaned forward and kissed him.
At that moment, Cagalli and Athrun happened to pass by. Cagalli giggled at the sight of the two.
"Ah, they look so sweet." Cagalli said.
Kira and Lacus parted. By that time they noticed Cagalli and Athrun standing across the street.
"Oh my, it seems that they saw us kissed." Lacus said.
"Hey you two!" yelled Kira, "Don't you know that it's rude to stare."
Cagalli and Athrun approached them. The blonde patted Kira's back hard that made him coughed. Kira grabbed hold of her hand and eyed on her angrily. Cagalli gave him a grin. She reached for his shirt and pulled it upwards. Then she started tickling him.
Kira laughed hard, "Stop it... Ha-ha... Stop..."
But Cagalli wanted to make him suffer more so she had no desire to stop. Athrun decided to pull her away from Kira before things could get worse. He knew how the twins fought so he tried avoiding that.
"Thanks." Kira told Athrun.
Cagalli got away from Athrun and went over to Lacus. She smiled at her pink-haired friend who was staring at Kira. She noticed that Lacus was wearing a pendant around her neck.
"Did Kira give that?" Cagalli pointed at the said item.
Lacus nodded. "Yes," she said. "I believe that Athrun gave that as well." She glanced at Cagalli's pendant.
"Yeah... I think it's sweet for the boys to do this for us." Cagalli said.
"I agree. I'm so glad to have met them." Lacus added.
"I know what you mean." Cagalli said. "A lot has happen which include me, meeting my brother... You hitting off with Kira and me with Athrun... We met so many friends... Fllay Alster has changed and... And..."
"Let's just say that a lot of wonderful things have come to us." Lacus told her.
"You're right." Cagalli giggled.
Unexpectedly, the girls were suddenly hugged by their boyfriends.
"Athrun?"
"Kira?"
Lacus and Cagalli muttered their names. Their cheeks burned in crimson red as their hearts screamed their love for them. It was a wonderful feeling. After a while they released the girls... It was getting late so they had to go home now. Before they took off, the group bid each other good night.
As they went their separate ways, they thought of the days to come in their life. From the day they all met, it was the start of a wonderful friendship and the start of their love. They would never have guessed the high school could be so fun for them.
End of High School Life
JC: That's the end of this fic. So how do you guys find it? I hope I get good reviews from this. No flaming please because I will just ignore them. Thank you for those who have reviewed! Check out the preview of my new fic.
Preview: Love Fulfilled
Phase 01: The New Bodyguard
She was the princess of ORB, the blonde, stubborn girl who could be so selfless most of the times. No matter how tough she acted, her girlish charms would always come out. Whenever she wears an elegant dress, she always managed to make the boys drool in admiration. Her golden brown eyes that shimmered in the bright light were full of sincerity and courage. Nonetheless, she was the girl of his dreams, the girl that he always wanted and cherished deeply in his heart. She was the girl that Athrun Zala desired so much and she goes by the name of Cagalli Yula Athha.
JC: This is an AsuCaga fic so fans better watch out for this...