Last chaper. I love the reviews pleading with me to tell what happened to Athrun. Oh that makes me sound evil but it helps to know thw cliff hangers work. So Enjoy!
Disclamer: Do not own Gudam SEED/Destiny- Or the song Beilieve by Yellow Card.
Think about the love inside the strength of heart
Think about the heroes saving life in the dark
Climbing higher through the fire, time was running out
Never knowing you weren't going to be coming down alive
But you still came back for me
You were strong and you believed
Cagalli and Lacus spend the next week talking and picking out things for the wedding. But Cagalli cringed as she knew that today, two days before the wedding they where picking bridesmaid dresses. Lucky Lacus's dad saved her mothers wedding dress so Lacus was going to wear that. Cagalli walked in with Lacus and saw Mir and Stellar standing there. Cagalli smiled knowing that they were there for the same reason.
After they looked threw a few dresses Lacus picked ones that matched with her own dress. It was a very light green color. Cagalli was glad it wasn't pink, knowing how much Lacus loves pink. It was a see through top that went down arms that stopped at your wrist. It was a light green that wrapped around under the armpit. Cagalli actually liked it too.
The day of the wedding came and Cagalli was nervous for Kira. Her brother was sweating bullets and looks like he was going to be flooded out. "Chill out Kira." Cagalli said placing a hand on his shoulder. He nodded and smiled at Cagalli.
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Be strong. Believe.
Be strong. Believe.
So the wedding went on as planned. Dearka and Yzak waited with Kira as Cagalli, Stellar, and Mir came down the ale. Then came Lacus, holding on to her fathers hand. Her wedding dress looked almost like the brides maid's dresses but it was white and had a fuller bottom.
When Lacus's father let go and Kira grabbed her hand both of them smiled. Cagalli smiled at them as well. And then they were married. Cagalli hugged them before they left in there limo. She smiled sadly as they drove away. Cagalli went home and changed her cloths into that same outfit the was wearing when she and Athrun met. The black top and faded jeans.
"I know they just got married but I man to not stock up the refrigerator is a crime." Cagalli muttered as she went into the store looked for some food to eat.
Think about the chance I never had to say
Thank you for giving up your life that day
Never fearing, only hearing voices calling out
Let it all go, the life that you know, just to bring it down alive
And you still came back for me
You were strong and you believed
"You at a loss for food too?" a man asked when Cagalli picked up some food. "Yeah, pickled radish just isn't going to cut it." Cagalli mumbled filling more of her basket. Cagalli check out and walked home. Each step she took was heavier because of the food.
"That's not good to carry all those foods by your self." an old women on her porch said to Cagalli as she slowly passed. "No it's okay. I can do it." Cagalli with a small smile. "No dearly let my grandson help you." the women said. Cagalli didn't want to turn her down so she stopped and nodded. The old lady went into her house for a minute and then she sat back down.
"He's coming. Young people this days. Thinking they can carry the world on there shoulders. It's just no fare." the old lady said placing glasses on her face and started to read a book. Cagalli blinked at what she said. "Grandma, where is she?" a man asked and walked out the door. Cagalli's eyes grew wide. There in front of her was him.
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Be strong. Believe.
"Oh hi there." the boy said walking down the steppes and grabbed some of Cagalli's bags. "I'm Athrun Zala. Who are you?" he asked taking another bag. "C-C- Cagalli. C-Cagalli Yula A-Attha." Cagalli mumbled as tears formed in her eyes. "What's wrong? Did I do something?" Athrun asked placing a hand on Cagalli's shoulder. "N-No. Nothing you did. . . Just me." Cagalli mumbled.
Athrun watched as the tears fell from the girls face. "Umm . . I think we should get this food to your house." Athrun mumbled not knowing what to say. Cagalli numbing nodded. The old women watched the two leave with a smile on her face. "Way to go. This may work." Dearka said coming from a bush. Mir pulled off her wig and glasses. "I can only hope." she mumbled looking at the two turning the corner.
"You know, for some strange reason you seem very familiar." Athrun said walking down the street. "Yeah?" Cagalli asked with a little laugh. "Yeah, this may sound bad, but for some reason I have a strong urge to hug you." Athrun said looking down the street. Cagalli gave a sad smile.
"Here we are." Cagalli said and opened the door. Athrun entered the small house and saw her brides maid dress but Athrun thought it was a wedding dress. "So you are getting married or already married?" Athrun asked sounding more sad then he thought it should be.
(Again today, we take into our hearts and minds those who perished on this site one year ago, and also those who came to toil in the rubble to bring order out of chaos, to help us make sense of our despair)
"Huh?" Cagalli asked turning around and saw Athrun staring at the dress sadly. "Na. I was a bride's maid at my friends wedding." Cagalli said walking back to Athrun and grabbing the bags he had. Athrun's heart suddenly fluttered when he felt her hand brush his.
The contact was electric. Her hand felt like it was on fire. Cagalli stopped in her tracks, her plus hammering. She raised her eyes to his. 'Does he feel this to?' she wondered 'Does he want to touch me as badly as I want to touch him?'
Her unspoken questions were answered in the next instant, as Athrun slowly reached out to her. Cupping her face in both hands, he bent his head and began to kiss her.
Wanna hold my wife when I get home
Wanna tell the kids they'll never know how much I love to see them smile
Wanna make a change or two right now
Wanna live a life like you somehow
Wanna make your sacrifice worthwhile
Cagalli felt as if she drowning. Her pulse roared in her ears. Every inch of her skin tingled, so that she shivered as if chilled. In response, his arms came around her waist and he pressed her into the warmth of his body. His hands roamed up and down, stroking her hair, caressing her back.
The kiss went on and on. She was the one who finally broke away, her breath ragged. She stared at him. 'I've never been kissed like that before.' Cagalli thought 'Never. And I don't think he has, either.' Looking at Athrun he looked pretty dazed.
'Can I be falling in love with her?' Athrun asked himself looking at Cagalli.
Suddenly things were moving to fast for Cagalli. "I-I think you better go." she whisper.
"Ah, no, Cagalli please don't. Okay-" Athrun broke off. Then he nodded. "Alright, but can I see you tomorrow?" Athrun asked turning a bit. Cagalli nodded in response. Athrun turned with a smile and walked out.
"What am I doing?" Cagalli asked holding her head sitting down on the couch. "Cagalli is something wrong?" Stellar asked sitting down next to her. "Oh no, nothing." Cagalli mumbled and placed the rest of the food up. "I saw Athrun you know." Stellar said. That made Cagalli drop the glass she was holding as it shattered on the tile.
"You have to tell him Cagalli." Stellar said as Cagalli bent down and started to pick up the glass. "I-I can't. But how can he remember everything but me." Cagalli mumbled. "You know the doctor said that sometimes you only forget the most important things." Stellar said bending down to help pick up glass. "Fine I'll tell him tomorrow." Cagalli mumbled and threw away the glass. "Good Stellar said with a smile.
The next day Cagalli took a deep breath and got up. She dressed up in a short white skirt and a light blue shirt. She called Kira and Lacus who didn't answer not surprising Cagalli. And then she called Stellar and Shinn, to her surprise didn't pick up but in the background in the answering machine she heard moaning and quickly hung up. A blush covered her face.
'Never call there again.' she said to her self. Cagalli walked out the door and quickly to the store again. She had to go get another glass so Lacus and Kira wouldn't know the other one broke. With a blush still covering her face she walked into the store.
She quickly went to the section where cups and other things where at. She wasn't looking and bumped into someone. "Sorry." Cagalli quickly mumbled and went to find the glasses when something, rather someone stopped her. "If you have a cold you shouldn't go out now, with your face all red." the voice said.
Cagalli turned and saw Athrun there holding her hand, with a smile that made her heart ach. "H-Hi Athrun." Cagalli said turning now as Athrun let go of her. "Why didn't you tell me Cagalli?" he asked her holding onto her hands. "T-Tell you what?" Cagalli asked with a blush knowing full well what he meant. "You should have told me sooner." Athrun said pulling Cagalli into a hug. "I-I couldn't, after what happened." Cagalli closed her eyes and cried into his shoulder.
"But still Cagalli why then?" Athrun asked. Cagalli closed her eyes tightly.
(Flashback)
"Cagalli he's alive! Go to him." Lacus yelled and pulled Cagalli in her car and drove her to the hospital. "Athrun Zala's room?" Lacus asked the girl at the front desk. She told them and they ran off. "Athrun. Athrun!" Cagalli called out. Athrun was laying in bed with his head wrapped up, a giant bandage on his left cheek, and both arms where wrapped up.
"Athrun, I would never, ever tell anyone this on a first day, but I love you. I love you so much. So please wake up." Cagalli said hugging him. "Miss your wounds are bad too. Let us treat you." the nurse said pulling Cagalli out.
After a day or two Cagalli sat next to Athrun wearing her same cloths and having her own bandages on. Athrun quietly woke up and looked at her. "Who are you?" he asked softly as Cagalli stood over him. Her eyes widened as Lacus entered and Athrun greeted her. And Athrun remembered everyone but her. He forgot all about Cagalli.
So with Cagalli didn't visit because she didn't want him to remember the pain.
(endflashback)
"I didn't want to make you suffer." Cagalli mumbled crying more. "Cagalli what made me suffer is knowing that somewhere out there someone was holding my heart, and I couldn't find her." Athrun mumbled deepening the hug. "If I say I'm sorry will it make up for it?" Cagalli asked pulling back a bit.
"No." Athrun said taking her hand and leading out of the store. Once again her hand felt as if it where on fire. She tinged throughout her body as he stopped at her house.
"W-What are you doing?" Cagalli asked looking at Athrun with a confused look. "I want to tell you the truth my way, so if you want to change do it now." Athrun demanded. Cagalli shook her head no to change her cloths. Then Athrun took her head again and lead her to the docks. "Why here?" she asked looking around.
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Be strong. Believe.
Athrun didn't say anything and lead her to the Farris wheel. Cagalli blinded a few times as she sat down in the cart across from Athrun. "A-Athrun, this is where it all started right?" Cagalli asked looking at him. "Well I think not, but this is the first place I kissed you." Athrun said smile looked out the side to the sky.
"What is that suppose to mean?" Cagalli asked looking pissed. "There's something I have, no need to tell you." Athrun said turning to Cagalli. "What?" Cagalli asked blushing a bit. "I only took this blind date because of a bet. And I'm sorry I tricked into thinking I saw doing this because I wanted to, in the end I really enjoyed it." Athrun said looking in her honey brown eyes. "Well Athrun, so did I. At a café Lacus, Mir, and me made a bet that I could make a boy fall in love with me with in two weeks." Cagalli mumbled looking at the carts floor.
"Well I lost my bet." Athrun said with a smile. "You?" her questioned. "Well I think I won my bet." Cagalli said with a sad smile. "What did you win?" Athrun asked smiling at her. Then Cagalli's face fell. "Nothing!" Cagalli said getting pissed. "Those jerks!" Cagalli yelled standing up. The cart rocked though and she fell on Athrun.
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Everything is gonna be alright
Be strong. Believe.
"A-Ah." Cagalli mumbled blushing looking at Athrun. Athrun smiled at her and Cagalli began to tingle a bit. "You know when ever I touch you I feel like I'm burning." Athrun said moving closer to her face. Suddenly the door of the cart swung open. Cagalli fell back from Athrun.
"Well looky here." Lacus said with a giggle. "L-Lacus?" Athrun asked confused. "We had to make sure you guys got together, and you remember Cagalli." Kira said holding on to Lacus's shoulder. Kira had a chill through his spine as he looked over to Cagalli glaring ice picks at them. Kira looked away with a scared face.
"I don't need anyone's help. Leave me alone." Cagalli screamed and ran out of the cart. "Cagalli!" Athrun called out after her but she didn't stop. "Great." Athrun mumbled with a sad face. "I-I'm sorry Athrun." Lacus mumbled and touched his shoulder. "Na it's alright. I know you wanted to help, but I can take it guys." Athrun said walking out of the cart. And with that he left and Kira and Lacus watched him leave. "Plan complete." Lacus said with a smile. "Yep." Kira said as the two walked off.
Think about the love inside the strength of heart
Think about the heroes saving life in the dark
Think about the chance I never had to say
Thank you for giving up your life that day
"Cagalli." Athrun muttered looking for her. There he saw her on a swing moving back and forth slowly. He came behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. She leaned into them. "Cagalli I have to tell you something." Athrun said into her ears. Goose bumps cover her skin at the breath on her ear.
"Yeah?" she asked staying very still. "Cagalli, I love you. I love you so much." Athrun said pulling her closer. Cagalli closed her eyes and nodded. "I'm happy Athrun. With you I am really happy." Cagalli muttered. She turned and kissed him on the cheek.
A month later Cagalli walked down the street her arm wrapped in Athrun's. A ring sparkling on her finger. "I love you." she mumbled and snuggled into Athrun's shoulder. He smiled and kissed her head. "You know something?" Athrun asked giving her hand a squeeze. "What?" she asked playfully. "I saw this really cute burnet the other day-" Athrun started but stopped when Cagalli stepped on his foot.
"Owww. I was just kidding." Athrun said with a hurt face. "Well-" Cagalli started but got covered up by Athrun kissing. "hey no tonguing in front of her brother." Kira said pulling the two apart. "Well what are you going to do when they get married Kira?" Lacus asked playfully tapping his shoulder. "Well she will belong to Athrun then." Kira said with a wink.
Athrun blushed and Cagalli kissed his cheek.
(The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here)
Well the last chapter, with one of my favorite Yellow Card songs Beilieve. So it's a Yellow card song. And I hope you all enjoyed my story. Read and Review the last chapter please.