"We'll meet again some day, on the battlefield or off it. I'm sure of it." The last words she had spoken to him resounded in Mwu's head. Had it really been three years? Yes. He still remembered everything that had happened that day.
"Mwu, are you alright?" The woman's voice, so much warmer than the previous one had been, pulled him out of his reverie.
"I'm fine. Just a little tired." With a nod and a smile, Murrue walked back to her own work. They had been in Orb for a day now and the ship was still badly damaged from the battle at the Alaska headquarters. Everyone was exhausted and a little on edge since the Archangel had been declared a runaway ship. Maybe that was the reason why his mind had wandered to Azumi and the last time he'd seen her.
They had eventually made it to an Earth Alliance base and ZAFT had been informed that one of their soldiers was being held prisoner there. The two sides had quickly worked out a deal and Azumi had been traded for an EA soldier ZAFT had captured. Mwu hadn't seen her since.
Thinking about her didn't leave a bitter taste in his mouth anymore. No, he didn't regret the girl. He missed her company, but his heart belonged to Murrue now and he was happy. He wasn't certain if he had ever even loved Azumi. It was so much easier with Murrue. He knew from the way her touch made him feel, the way their gazes sought each other out in a crowded room. He had never been sure with Azumi. He knew it had been more than lust, but had it been love?
At first, Mwu had mourned her absence. He had felt empty and alone. He had spent every moment thinking of her. Eventually, however, the pain had subsided. The details of her face had become slightly less clear, as if a dream. The exact shade of her hair, which had so fascinated him at one time, began to escape him. Her eyes and her voice were forever burned into his memory, but everything else had become faint. The effort it took him to recall Azumi's image frustrated Mwu. She had given him a lock of her hair before leaving as a token of what they had shared and he had promised to keep it forever, but eventually he had lost it. He thought of her less and less, until her memory had drifted to the very back of his mind, resurfacing just once in a very long while. Despite that, Mwu hoped Azumi remembered him better.
"We'll meet again some day, on the battlefield or off it. I'm sure of it." Her words rung ominously through his mind once more. He shuddered at the thought that they might have proven true and that he had killed her in battle, not knowing it was Azumi. Mwu shook his head at himself. 'Fate couldn't be that cruel and ironic, could it?'
Thinking about it now, Mwu knew it would never have worked between Azumi and himself. Neither one would have been willing to give up their morals, beliefs, and values for love. They had been lovers, it was true, but essentially, they were both soldiers.
Still, Mwu couldn't help but wonder how things would have turned out had they not been separated by war, had their love not been made forbidden by their nations' enmity. Things would have been different, he knew that. They could have been together, happy. How he hated this war…
Author's note: Sorry for the long delay. Heh, I was kinda lazy. Well, I was pretty busy too. I mean, it's not like I don't have a life or anything. shifty eyes Anyways, this is it. The End. Azumi and Mwu don't end up together. Was it a letdown? I don't know, but that's the way it is. It's kinda like a modern Romeo and Juliet, where they part ways rather than commit suicide. Ok, so it's not really like Romeo and Juliet, but you catch my drift. I also realise it's sinfully short, but it's all drabble and memories, so there'snot much to write. Another thing I'd like to address is the lack of the promised lime. Well, knowing my writing style, I decidedit would be disastrous, so I stayed away from it. So, did Azumi and Mwu ever do more than whisper empty promises in the dark? I don't know, you decide. I'd like to thank everyone who read and/or reviewed this. You guys are great and I got a much better responce than I thought possible. Tell me what you thought about the end and stuff. Well, this is about it. Bye.