Disclaimer-It may seem like I own or copied from the movie and book 'Face on the Milk Carton', but this story has nothing to do with that copyrighted work so don't sue me o.o. I just used the title because it fits this story's beginning. If you've seen the movie-which I will shortly and later read the book, I am not taking anything from the rightful author Caroline B. Cooney and claiming it as my own. So basically I don't own the title 'The Face on the Milk Carton'. I don't own Gundam Seed/Destiny either. I do own my characters like Julia and etc others that will be shown later in the story.
(Did I mention this is an AU sort've story…)
Author's Note: WOW! I got 6 reviews ...That was the best present ever, really. I hadn't expected to get any reviews but this was a dream come true, now to continue to keep your attention, I'll post the next chapter and fix up my summary.
cherryheart: Ah, thanks so much for the first review and glad that you liked the first chapter! D
mohxo: Thanks a lot for the 2nd review and don't worry, Cagalli will be okay for the most part… P Just keep reading and thanks again!
Lamu: Thank you Lamu for the 3rd review and especially that you noticed I tried to put at least a little effort in describing Athrun's character. You'll see more of it once the story picks up and progresses…And as for if they will be stuck there, let's just say you don't know how right you are.
Rosegirl18: Your review was nice and I think I will take up on your advice for making my summary a bit more detailed. The after effects of writing such a chapter, I became a bit lazy and disoriented but I'll fix that soon. ; Thank you for the 4th review!
moi: I promise to keep you and the other readers hooked-as long as I don't get writers block :3 Thanks for the 5th review!
Maryam Khanoom: Thanks for the 6th review and I'll try to fulfill your requests as for the 'fixed and updated' summary to the front page and to keep you occupied with a few newly loaded chapters.
And of course I equally thank everyone who clicked on the link and read the story even if they didn't want to review or whatever. If you review, I'll make sure to add you in my thanks list. Now for the story, scroll down!
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Summary: It all started with the face on the milk carton. Athrun Zala, future chairman of PLANT, finds himself in quite a predicament after finding a golden haired person that he had seen on the milk carton! What's worse is that she has amnesia and does not remember a thing! As a caring person, Athrun does what he thinks is right but what really waits for Athrun Zala when his story unfolds?
The Face on the Milk Carton
Chapter Two
The rain pounded all through the night and the weather seemed to have worsened by the minute after Athrun had gently layed her on the comfy looking king sized bed. He nonchalantly then started a fire with some wooden logs conveniently already placed in the extravagant fireplace and raised the temperature on the thermostat. Athrun knew that if this young woman were to stir anytime soon, her body heat would need to return to what its normal temperature was. Apparently raising the temperature of the room would give an effect that would work in the body's favor. He of course did not want to give her a fever but she would need to be warm until he understood how fast her temperature would jump back. That was not the only problem though. She was in a deep unconsciousness and it seemed that not more damage could have been done to her. There was always a possibility that she would forget her memory and then… "No." Athrun thought aloud hoping that his worst of fears weren't confirmed when she would awaken.
He did not want this woman to forget her memory at a time like this, a time during a dangerous storm which could break ORB and leave many devastated. If she had any family here, he prayed that they wouldn't be affected and then they wouldn't need to resort to post a missing picture on a milk carton to find her… Then it hit him harder than a pile of bricks. "Could this woman be that missing woman I saw on the milk carton?" Athrun pondered while digging a hand in his hair.
The great Athrun Zala was having an anxiety attack, something that only struck when he had to read the speeches Meer Campbell wrote for him earlier while he was first deciding to run for Chairman of PLANT. The speeches weren't bad but they sugarcoated too much information to the public, and he wanted to explain things his own way, the hard truth and nothing else except a bit of optimism. Meer's speeches held too much covering up and guaranteed success for the peoples of PLANT in an unpredictable future. That was not the least bit realistic and Athrun hated it. If he were to be the Chairman of PLANT, he would lead them with the whole truth and a sense of support that provided optimism and a hope for an uncertain future. Sometimes though, he wished the future was predictable but he deemed that selfish and quickly replaced with an 'I'll do my best to make things right in this world" attitude. This man was not the type to sit back and watch what he most treasured to be crumbled up as a wad of paper.
Meanwhile, the golden haired beauty stirred a little and mumbled two words only loud enough for Athrun to hear. "Too hot…"
Athrun jumped at the sudden hearing of words other than his occasional thinking out loud style. It seems the figure sprawled on the bed was starting to stir and was 'too hot' because of the room temperature. He had to admit that he agreed with the blonde and just to make sure she wasn't running a fever he put a hand gently on her forehead. Her head was warm but not enough to be life threatening whatsoever. Athrun found himself extremely relieved and hurriedly removed his hand from her warm forehead leaving to go turn off the thermostat. Only the fire was now on and roasting. It was quite warm and comforting. It almost seemed to envelop the room in a kind of motherly embrace, protecting whatever was in its company.
As a respected doctor, a noble politician, and a sympathetic judge at PLANT he dealt with people almost every minute of the day. If something troubled someone, he would try to share their burden with him or her and comfort them as much as he could and as much as they would allow. They were just too kind to let him share their pain completely. It gave him a strong unexplainable hurt inside as if he had tried this before in some lifetime or alternate universe but this other person had let him go to deal with his own problems… Athrun shook his head and returned back to the woman's side. He stood there and gently watched her for any other signs of awakening on her part. She didn't need to do anymore to please Athrun with her recovery rate. He was just glad she, a fellow human was okay and that he had prevented her demise.
A small smile appeared on the woman's face as Athrun turned to gaze at the works of the hurricane. She seemed content with her eyes closed and the room's heat controlled. Athrun on the other hand had a look of worry upon his handsome face.
This situation was quite serious. A storm was going to hit and he knew that they wouldn't be able to escape for a while even if the hotel was suited to survive such hurricanes. So it was clear, Athrun Zala and a seemingly unconscious woman he did not know a thing about would be stuck in a hotel room together till the hurricane blew away. Just great.
What would he do if the press found out about this? He could just picture what the headlines for the tabloids would say. "Mr. Athrun Zala, the future Chairman of PLANT hopeful, Was Seen to be rushing to a Hotel room to spend a few days with an unidentified woman!"… Athrun groaned silently to himself and soon fell asleep on a nearby chair cursing the weather. He would end up drifting off into a nightmarish slumber imagining about the possible outcomes of this ordeal. The heavy rains continued hitting the window and soon drowned out any idle noises throughout the hotel including Athrun's fitful snoring for the next few hours.
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A/N: Ah sorry I had to cut it short! I have to go do homework and help do my chores around the house but I'll try to make the next chapter especially long and juicy and post it in a couple of days along with a new summary and all. I have lots of tests this week and therefore need to study for them. I really am thankful for all what you guys have done, I mean you guys read it and even reviewed. You guys are my motivation and light, Thanks so much. Oh and if Athrun seems a bit OOC its just for the moment, he'll become more like himself later on in the story. Well thanks and see-ya!
- I'm looking for an editor as I mentioned earlier, if anyone wants to do it you can email me at and be sure to label the title with something along the lines of 'I'll be your beta reader!' or something like that. ) Thanks again!