Irresistible Enemy
Summary : Cagalli felt depressed when her fiancée died and her aim is to get the revenge on the man that killed her fiancée, Athrun Zala. But after she met him, will she be able to fulfill the revenge? AU and the setting around 18th century, not a modern life.
AN : The story based on novel I read, maybe some of you know this, the title is "King's Shadow" by Judith Polley , and I changed some parts from original. And sorry for the characters OOCness.
Disclaimer : I don't own the story also the characters
Special thanx for asucaga4ever for correcting my grammars
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Chapter 10
At the midnight, Cagalli was woken up by Dearka, and they prepared everything for the plan. Unlocking the door, Cagalli went to the corridor. She only carried one candle for light, it was enough to guide her to Connile's room, but also it would prevent the guards to see someone a foot away.
"May I go in? I am worried about Connile," Cagalli asked the guard who stood in front of the room.
Then he did what she had told. He opened the door. Cagalli put the candle on the table and she said to him, "It's so dark in here, can you help me bring some candles?"
Before he could turn away, Dearka hit him at the back of his head, and made him unconscious. Connile prepared to stand up.
"I will tie him, now get yourself dress, and be quick we have no time." Dearka informed Connile.
With Cagalli's help, Connile dress herself quickly. The unconscious guard was tied up on the chair with something covering his mouth, preventing him to scream for the help when he regained conscious. Then they went to Cagalli's room again to carry Athrun.
"Now this is the hardest part, he is kinda heavy." Dearka mumbled.
"I will help you Dearka along with Milly." Connile offered the help and Milly nodded her head to him.
"Okay then." Cagalli took out Athrun's gun, and made sure the way was clear. "Then we will come and follow you." Dearka told her.
She went to the garden, she checked the surrounding, one soldier in front of the house, but where was the other one? She wondered.
"What are you doing out here at the midnight Miss Cagalli?"
Cagalli was shocked when she saw the sergeant standing in front of her. But she managed to calm herself from the sudden shock.
"I couldn't sleep" she spoke calmly as one of her hands held the gun tightly behind her back.
"Come Miss Cagalli I will escort you back to your room, Sir Uzumi will be angry if he found out her daughter is missing."
His voices had told her that he suspected her, bringing her hand from behind her back, she lifted the gun to him.
"Please don't make me shoot you."
"You are a damn fool, give that to me.'
"No!"
"Don't be such a fool, the voice of the gun will bring them."
"I don't care about that right now, I can shoot you, I assure you." The man cursed, Cagalli motioning him to go upstairs, and Dearka tied him on the chair the same as he did with the other one.
They then went to the garden, the road was on the far side of the garden, but Dearka felt tired from carrying Athrun, so they decided to rest for a while. Then they continued again, reaching the gate they saw a horse drawn that was arranged by Dr. Amagi.
"Thank you so much for what you have you done." Dearka knelt, took her hand and kissed it with his lip in a gently manner.
"Don't - ", Cagalli whispered, "Go now before someone catches us, and please take care of Athrun for me."
"Don't worry about it. As soon as he is capable to listen he will know the truth."
"No, you mustn't tell anything to him. You must promise me that you won't tell a single word about me until you reach PLANT safely." Cagalli whispered, "I don't want my effort failed, I have risk my life to help him, and it will be wasted if he came back for me and be captured."
"So, you think he will come back and then he must care for you, if he doesn't have the same feeling's for you, he won't risk his life to come back for you. And if he does, nothing can prevent him from returning to you."
"Yes, you can, by remaining silent. Give me your words Dearka."
"Very well, I promise. God bless you Cagalli."
"And to you too, be safe."
She freed herself from him then Milly came to her side, "Cagalli what will happen if your father knows about this, you can't take the responsibility alone."
"Yes, what will happen if he knows about this Cagalli?" The familiar voice behind her startled them. They saw Conrad lifting the gun at Dearka and the others.
"You, I remember you, you are the one who killed my aunty and led the attack." Dearka muttered and his eyes were full with anger, Cagalli feared that he would do something stupid.
Still holding the gun, Conrad glanced to Athrun, "So he is Athrun Zala, he is wounded, so what protection can he give to you Cagalli?"
"Please let them go."
"Don't talk with him," Dearka cursed him. "You can call your men and we can have a good fight. Athrun is in need of help."
"Don't Dearka, " Cagalli moved away from Dearka and stared at Conrad as she spoke ,"Conrad if I say I accept your offer about marriage, will you keep silent?"
"What on earth did you say Cagalli?" Dearka interrupted.
"Conrad understands me perfectly," Cagalli sensed that he would agree with this, "Let them go and I will be grateful."
"No! How come you speak like that when you love Athrun?" Connile cried out.
"It is because I love him that I would do this. Well Conrad how about that?"
"You will marry me?" He said with no emotion, but she could see that his eyes were filled with excitement.
"Cagalli, for Athrun's sake - I forbid this." Dearka told her.
"Yes, Conrad. I will marry you, if and only if you will allow my friends to go and promise me that you will not send the guards after them."
"Very well Cagalli I agree with your terms, but I only give them tonight, tomorrow I will chase them again."
Cagalli felt a relief when he agreed with her, "Take Athrun and go now."
"Into the drawn now or I will change my mind!" Conrad came to Cagalli and gripped her wrist. Without a word Dearka obeyed, but his expression showed that he wanted to murder him. Within minutes they were gone.
"We will make a good pair you and me." Conrad said to her, pulling Cagalli into his arms, "But if you look to another man as you looked at Athrun, I will punish you and make you suffer."
He was jealous, but she never knew and disbelief that he capable of such an emotion.
"I doubt that I will look at another man again, " she said without emotion. She won't love another man except Athrun.
"But you will look at me, " Conrad thrust his mouth to hers. In desperation she began to fight but he tightened his grip.
"Conrad, please take me back to the house."
"Very well," Conrad turned his head to Milly, "And you don't say any word to anyone else or you will get what you deserve."
The next morning her father called her.
"Where is he?" Uzumi demanded an answer.
"Who?"
"Don't try to be a fool. Connile where is she?"
"Gone, has no one told you?" Cagalli stood up from the chair, "Did you catch Kira?"
"We caught the men who pretended to be him, but I didn't see Athrun, Kira or Dearka." Uzumi continued, "Do you realized what you have done?"
"Yes, I know perfectly well about my actions."
He stared at her as if she was insane.
"I an so ashamed, betrayed by my own blood. You must know I need to inform it to the ORB court, I can't shield you any longer."
"I didn't ask you for your shielding, and don't worry I will never regret my actions."
About an hour after the arguments between them, Uzumi called Cagalli again. Upon reaching the room, she wondered, Conrad wasn't present in the room, what had he told her father before he left? She was puzzled. Cagalli noticed that Dr. Amagi and also Milly were present in the room.
"Sit down Cagalli, you must know why we are all gathered here."
She obeyed him. She clenched her fists together in her lap.
"No, father, I don't know. What more do you want? Dr. Amagi came here only to treat her wound and Milly, she knew nothing about what I have done. I don't want them to be involved in such danger."
"Obviously you weren't afraid about yourself. Tell me your involvement with Athrun Zala, he was here last night, wasn't he?" Uzumi demanded the answer.
"He came to you because he knew you would help him!" He snapped, "What is he to you?"
"I love him." Cagalli decided to tell the truth about her feelings. She could tell that Milly was shocked by her statement, and her father looked at her disgustingly.
"So - you are a lovers heh!"
"I said I love him, I didn't say he loves me back. And he doesn't." Cagalli said with a sad tone.
"Yet you gave him help and freed his sister."
"He also helped me, he had saved my life. What I did in return was only a small thing."
"I see," her father turned to Dr. Amagi, "Doctor you can go now, it seems you didn't have any involvement with this." Dr Amagi looked at Cagalli, she motioned him to go and he did.
"And you Milly, you must get be punished for helping Cagalli." Uzumi glared at her.
"No father, she is innocent, she didn't know about my plan."
"She didn't? The sergeant told me that he saw her at the library."
"I have already said this father, she knew nothing about my plans, the sergeant must have mistaken her with me. She was in her room when Athrun and Dearka broke into the house, and I was the one who led them to the garden and distracted the guard. She didn't even see them."
"She wasn't seen last night doesn't mean she wasn't there."
"I swear she was not!" Cagalli cried.
"You dare say that? Then give me your words to God now as he witness all the scenes."
She knew she lied, but she didn't have any other choice, she managed to erase the nervousness from her body, "I swear, that I - I am alone to be responsible for the escape of Connile. Are you satisfied father?"
They faced each other, daughter and father, challenging each other. Then with a brief nod, he ordered Milly to leave the room. Cagalli was returned to her room and locked in. At night her father came to her with the document in his hand.
"What is that father?" Cagalli asked.
"All the stories are here. From the moment you met Athrun till your involvement to help Connile. This will be sent to ORB court, your fate is in God's hands now."
"No, I am in yours." Cagalli stared at him," But I won't ask for mercy."
"You are not sorry about your actions?"
"Why should I? I have done nothing wrong."
"You have been tricked! That man and his family had contaminated your brain and mind. And now I understand, he has seduced you. Is that what happened Cagalli? Confess now and I will tear this document apart."
"Seduced me!" Cagalli cried, her face red with anger, how dare you to be thinking about that?"
"Don't be ashamed, you and him had been together for months, and you are so young and inexperienced."
"Stop it! I will not confess to such a lie, I don't care if you send that document to them, but I bet you will lose your face. Your own daughter has betrayed you. You didn't want to accept it because you are so ashamed with me right? That's why you spread a lie about me helping you to trap Athrun. And no, Athrun never seduced me. He is a gentleman not an animal. The soldier, but not a coldhearted person that you wanted me to believe. You lied to me about him, and I almost killed him."
"So that's it, think about it Cagalli, I will not send this document till morning."
"Send it, I have nothing to say to you." She gave him the final answer.
It had been a week since the escape of Connile and others. During that day Cagalli felt a strange behavior from Milly. It seemed she was hiding something, but she didn't want to ask. At dinner, Cagalli joined Conrad and her father.
"Cagalli how are you today? Heard from your father that you refused to cooperate." Conrad asked her during dinner.
Cagalli ate in silence, she didn't care for anything at this moment and she wanted to go away from him and his father as soon as possible. She was glad when the meal was over, then she said:
"I am sorry, can you allow me to return to my room, I feel a bit tired."
"Don't you have any interests for your future Cagalli?" Conrad mocked her.
"Do I have one?" she replied him.
"Don't underestimate me Cagalli, do you think I will sit here and see my future wife go to jail?"
"Wife! What is the meaning of this? Cagalli is to be sent to ORB court, you said that yourself," Uzumi questioned him.
"You get my words messed up, I said Cagalli is to accompany me to ORB court as my wife not, not as a prisoner."
From inside of his pocket, Conrad showed the document and put it on the table. Uzumi and Cagalli was shocked.
"How come you have this?" Uzumi asked him.
"You should thank me, I save your good name."
Cagalli looked at his face, he smiled at her. Soon she will be his, she thought. She shuddered with the idea, but she promised him, didn't she? Her father was still standing, it seemed he lost for words.
"Why do you want to marry me Conrad?" Cagalli asked.
"You will know the depth of my feeling for you soon enough. At first I must admit, you amused me Cagalli. I enjoyed teasing you and making you angry."
"So, you are willing to take her from here and wed her? Are you insane? Have you forgotten what she has done? One wrong word from her and you will end up in jail with her, have you considered that?" Uzumi spoke.
"I have considered everything," he answered him with confidence.
"When is the wedding to take place?"
"I thought the day after tomorrow."
After a moment Uzumi nodded, the day after tomorrow - so soon. But perhaps it would be best also for her, she didn't have to think or remember anything. Coming to her, Conrad held her chin up and saw there were some tears on her face.
"Wipe your tears, I don't want to see it if you become my wife. And you will soon forget 'him' and go to your room now."
"Very well then." Cagalli didn't argue. She went to her room immediately.
In the middle of night Conrad came to her room.
"What do you want Conrad?" she glared to him.
"Well well, it seems you have that acid tongue. Can't I check on my future wife?" He answered and mocked her. "And Cagalli, I want you to open your eyes, forget that man, perhaps he is dead now. Don't you know that his wound was serious? And my men saw that they abandoned the drawn carriage not too far from here. I wonder why? Did they contact you that they have succeeded from running away?"
"No." Cagalli wondered, what did he mean? "What are you implying?"
"Well, you can think he is still alive, but I doubt that, with his wound? Would you like to see him again Cagalli?"
"Stop it! Why do you like to torture me, I am going to marry you is that not enough?"
"No, it's not. I want you to forget him. Goodnight Cagalli." He kissed her once on the mouth and he left. Dazed by his words, she sat at the edge of her bed.
She was awakened by the housekeeper early next morning.
"Where is Milly?"
"I don't know miss, I am doing as Sir Conrad told me. Breakfast is downstairs. He said you must eat before you go out." The housekeeper replied.
"Out? Where?"
"I don't know miss." with that the woman already went out.
Cagalli trembled, what did Conrad mean? Did he know something about Athrun? Cagalli ate alone in the dinning room, as she went out she saw Conrad waiting for her.
"What do you want?" Cagalli asked him as she climbed the horse.
"Patient, my girl."
Cagalli decided to drop that topic, knowing that he was making fun of her.
"Where is Milly? Why didn't she come to me this morning?" she asked as they were riding.
"She has run away."
"What? How and where? Why didn't someone tell me?"
"She has relatives in another town. Why do you care?"
"She is my friend, and yet she ran away maybe because you are mean to her." Cagalli replied him bitterly. She prayed that Milly was safe and she could meet her again someday.
Cagalli realized that Connrad brought her to Athrun's house, she remembered the road and environment. Questioningly she looked at him
"I think you remember where we are."
"Yes"
"So what are you thinking now Cagalli? Your thinking about him right?"
True, she was thinking of him, where she got shot. Athrun had nursed her all night, wrapped her in his cloak and pulled her to his chest, then kissed her forehead.
"What a sentiment woman." He said, but Cagalli ignored his sarcasm.
They then arrived, Conrad asked her to follow him and she did. She stared at the garden she had once walked before. What was Conrad's intention? Conrad brought her to the lodge where she and Athrun had an argument before, and beside it was the lake. Then Conrad helped her down and showed the grave. She saw there were two graves there, once belong to Lenore Zala, whom did the other belong to, she wondered.
"Why have you brought me here?" her voice so quiet.
"I bring you to him Cagalli, why don't you pray for him?"
Cagalli eyes widened in horror, she almost sank on the ground but Conrad held her wrist.
"No, it's impossible..." Her mind refused to accept it. "No, it cant be true, he was badly hurt, but - but he isn't dead, he isn't..."
"Then who else would be buried here? When the drawn was found I suspected that they will go back here so I ordered my men to patrol this area and then they found this. Why can't you accept that he's dead, who else would be buried here? Dearka or Connile? I thought Dearka brought him here and buried him before they arrived at PLANT."
"No!" Cagalli cried Athrun died. She couldn't believe it.
"I wish I was born as a man." she muttered in despair.
"So you could avenge him?"
"Yes I will kill you, for Athrun, his mother and all the people that you have killed. You are inhuman an animal."
"Your spirit really amazes me Cagalli, I will be looking forward to our wedding night when I can prove to you that I am truly a man."
She was caught in his arms before she could move. She was in his arms unwillingly, and he kissed her roughly.
"Conrad, let me go!" Cagalli struggled.
"Yes, Major Conrad, let her go!" Came the familiar voice.
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AN: Hope you enjoy this . Maybe you guys can guess that voice belong to whom xD, Thanx for the entire reviewer for the last chapter.
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