Good Bye

By: kdpcat

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed.

Author's Note: ok, this is my take of the last segment of episode 45 of GSD. I don't really know why I made this. I wrote it right after I saw that episode. There are some spoilers, so don't say I didn't warn you. Oh yeah, some characters are very OOC, especially Cagalli.

Athrun stared at Cagalli's finger. Why wasn't she wearing it? Did it mean that whatever that was between them was over? No, Athrun didn't want to believe it. He and Cagalli have faced a lot, they've overcome trials and it all came down to this? It couldn't be. It just couldn't.

'Cagalli… please, give me one more chance…'

Cagalli spoke confidently, encouraging her fellow men (or women… um… lolz) to support the Archangel. However, she felt HIM staring at her. She knew it was him, and she knew why he was staring. 'I didn't think he'd notice…'

There was nothing to be done. It was over. She loved him, of course she did. But they had to face facts. They couldn't be together because she was the Princess of ORB, and he was, or used to be a high-ranking official of ZAFT. And right now, with this turmoil, they couldn't be together. It showed when they were fighting against each other when he was still with the Minerva. She knew that he had been poisoned by Dullindal's words, but that didn't give him a reason to go back to ZAFT.

After giving Neo the Akatsuki, she left, heading to the docks. She gave Neo the Akatsuki because she knew that he would be able to utilize it more than she could have ever done. As sad as it was, Cagalli admitted to herself that she wasn't as strong as she thought she was. She couldn't stop this war by being out in the battlefield, so she would just stay back and let them handle it.

Walking in the corridors, she met up with Meyrin, the girl that Athrun had brought back with him. She couldn't deny it; she was jealous of Meyrin. It seemed as though she and Athrun were made for each other. She cared for him and he for her, shown by his taking of her with him. The normal Cagalli would have just fought for Athrun, but she knew she couldn't do that this time. She was important to Athrun, Cagalli acknowledged that. Smiling softly at Meyrin, she proceeded to the docks, unable to stop the tears that escaped from her amber orbs. 'Please take care of him.'

Arriving at the docks, she watched as the Archangel launched. Saluting, she wished the Archangel good luck and whispered to a certain someone:

"Good bye... Athrun..."

A/N: After I read this, i really wanted to like, delete it and erase it. But i don't know... i feel as though they've given up... both Athrun and Cagalli. Techinically, there isn't a lot of episodes to show them making up and at the same time finish GSD so yeah... gah... I'm so downcast by the turn of events...

Wheee! However, thanks to the avid support of my reviewers, I've decided to continue the story so that is has a... happier ending. hehe, enjoy!