Note:
Hi guys It's been sooo hot these days I could hardly think > Im soo glad they invented the AC.

xxlilvietgurlxx: yup thx for the suggestion, I'll try to calm her down lol

Yun Fei: Yah that's what I thought. I remember quoting you in the GSD relationship thread. Too bad it kinda died…

Asga: eh… talking about cat! I guess it's bcause I have a crazy one lol. It's still young and scratches everything that moves.

Jojo: for the grudge part. Well I'm still developing the story… U'll see more clearly why he's like that in the coming chapters. It'll be stupid to make him pissed over something like that right? There's more there's more, all I can say for now.

Mariad: My sister too… u'll never imagine the stuffs she does… make me worry if she'll find a bf in the future TT

athrun X cagalli forever: thx Romance will appear but slowly. Sorry. If you have any suggestions I'll gladly take it. e-mail me if you want.

Chapter 3

Conditions

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"Yzak Jules" called out the short scarlet haired girl, saluting the boy who was in the middle of a conversation with Dearka.

As he turned back to face Luna, he noticed that she was accompanied by a brown haired girl, also in a red Zaft uniform.

"Shiho!" he panicked in his mind, stunned at the recognition of the girl who simply smiled back to him.

"I was asked by commander Zala to introduce you this new member who's joining your team." Continued Luna glaring at Yzak's abnormal facial expression, wondering if he has met the girl before.

Also recognizing her, the blond coordinator mocked. "Ha, he got you well Yzak" then as if he could read Luna's mind, he turned to her and explained. "We all know her… she's the fiancée his mommy arranged for him" pointing at the embarrassed Yzak.

"Dearka you bastard" inevitably cursed Yzak's inner voice. If his furious glances could kill, his partner would be dead long time ago and despite his burning wish to voodoo doll Athrun at this precise moment, Yzak's current priority was to un-mystify Shiho's appearance in ZAFT.

Narrowing his eyes, he grabbed Shiho by the arm and led her to a corner, some meters away from the other two. The "big mouthed" Two, that were trying their best to gather information for their upcoming gossip.

"What are you doing here?" he finally questioned the girl after releasing her arm.

"On order of Commander Zala" responded Shiho professionally with a smile.

"For what? And that uniform…Since when you-"

"Commander requested me to show you those documents in case you were to ask us that question" cut in Luna as she approached them and handed him the papers.

After few glimpses of the documents that he was now holding with trembling hands, Yzak's face faded with disbelief.

"Wow" whistled Dearka who took a peek from Yzak's back. "She scored better than you in nearly all simulations… Could she be a husband beater?" he teased before bursting into laugher.

Finally releasing his anger from loosing face, the demon eyed Yzak sent his partner flying into a wall with all his strength. After telling him to shut up, he reminded him that he was in no position to mock him with his even-nicol-could-beat results.

Turning suddenly toward the girls, Yzak threw the documents back to Luna, and eyes fixed straight into Shiho's, he imposed with a serious tone. "Battle field isn't a play land for Women. You should go home and stay with your mother."

"My, my, here he goes again" Dearka glared at his irrational partner who's stubbornness really surprises him sometimes.

"Yzak! You Idiot! I'm here becau-" riposted Shiho who couldn't take his sexist attitude.

"The place for women is at home. Get ready to go back." he insisted, ignoring completely the offended girls.

"Objection" suddenly voiced Athrun, walking in their direction.

"She's a very important asset to ZAFT." He smiled to the girls who after saluting him, began to blush nearly immediately.

"Yzak, Dearka. You will assist Shiho in her missions starting tomorrow."

"Yes sir" obeyed Dearka eying his partner's reaction.

"But how come?" opposed Yzak puzzled with questions.

"No but… It's an order" imposed Athrun with a smile.

"…Yes… sir" forcefully accepted the silver haired coordinator who cursed his superior silently in his head.

With a satisfied nod, Athrun departed accompanied by Shiho leaving the others to wonder what kind of sadistic plan their commander was having in mind.

Having observed the blushing girls, Dearka couldn't help but to share his thoughts.

"A womanizer." He stated as he saw the two leaving "You should be worried about Shiho" he teased his partner.

"Who cares about her…" coldly replied Yzak, departing with a fast pace in the opposite direction.

Entertained by watching his friend's face distorting with different emotions, Dearka slowly followed him with Luna by his side. He could swear he could smell a bit of jealousy in the air.

At the remembrance of the blush, Yzak couldn't help but to curse again Athrun and his demonic plans.

"War's dangerous…" he silently mumbled at the thought of the girl, but after few steps and further efforts in trying to understanding her reasoning, Yzak finally shout out loud as he walked down the hall way…

"DAMN IT WOMEN! WHO CAN UNDERSTAND THEM!"

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"So, you got what I wanted?" questioned Athrun to the person walking by his side.

"Yes sir" obeyed Shiho as she reached for a diskette in her pocket and handed it to him.

"All the suspicions Chairman Zala requested me to verify have been confirmed" she continued.

"I see…" Athrun's face became rigidly serious, but after noticing the questioning Shiho, he changed the topic. "How do you feel at the idea of working with your fiancé?"

"That idiot…" she blushed "Are you sure it's fine like this? I mean, you know Yzak's ego… He'll never accept to work under me."

"Well, you're part of the secret service and have more experience than him. It's a fact he doesn't need to know. Maybe you prefer me to assign you to another team?" he teased.

"…No.. it's.. fine" blushed the girl.

Amused by how this typical elite soldier who totally lacks of emotion on the battle field, but all of a sudden becomes so embarrassed due to a simple mention of her fiancé. Athrun couldn't help but to question the power of love.

Love. What is it? He seriously wonders. Despite his interest in defining it, he always considered it as a weakness.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to pay a little visit to an old friend" he smiled as he walked down the stairs, leaving a saluting Shiho in the back full of questions.

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"Did she eat yet?" Questioned Athrun to the soldier who was guarding outside of the cell.

"No sir, everything has been done upon your request" answered the soldier with a salute.

"Good…" he mumbled with a smile as he entered the room.

The prison in which Cagalli was transferred was surprisingly luxurious. The room was well lit and very comfortably arranged. Everything ranging from shower to entertainments were there. If the transparent wall wasn't present, the cell wouldn't look any different than Cagalli's bedroom. However, the wall was there, making everything looking superficial and laboratory like.

On the queen sized bed, laid the blond princess, immobile among the fluffy animals that were surrounding her.

"Ahem" Athrun cleared his voice as he approached the glass wall.

Slowly lifting her head without moving the rest of her body, half of the girl's face appeared, toping the teddy bears

"What do you want…" she asked with a lazy voice.

"I'm here to visit my honorable guest" he smiled "how do you like it here"

"Feel like guinea-pig in the middle of an experiment" commented the girl in a whisper-like voice before landing her head back in the pile.

"Do you need anything… like food?" sarcastically asked Athrun, knowing very well that the poor girl hasn't ingested anything for the past 20 hours.

"I'm not hungry…" replied Cagalli trying to convince herself that she really wasn't.

"GurRRuUu"

Suddenly a stomach growling sound echoed in the room causing the princess to blush like a steamed lobster. The only consolation she had was that HE couldn't see her cherry-red face among all those plushes.

Athrun whose ears captivated the sound perfectly, observed with amusement this stubborn princess.

"I'm surprised you have no questions for me" he finally asked.

"No I don't… I know my father or brother will send someone for me soon" she mumbled.

"Oh, Lord Uzumi Nalah Attha that disappeared 2 days ago?" he intently questioned.

As if she has been bitten by the plushes surrounding her, the blond princess suddenly sat up, her wide open amber eyes fixing straight into his.

"What have you done?" she asked coldly.

Satisfied with her reaction, Athrun gave her a little smile.

"Not me, not ZAFT… I'll be glad to tell you more… if you cooperate that is."

"In what." Cagalli suspiciously looked at her host.

"Later, someone will come and get you the necessaries for tomorrow's event. All you need to do is to prepare and attend"

"What event? What are you talking about?" questioned the confused princess who was running out of patience.

"The ceremony that will be held in your honor, my princess." Athrun smirked. "to celebrate your engagement to Yuna Roma Seiran."

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ok… so what you guys think? If you think it sucked, pls tell me how to improve T.T

thx a lot