Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed.
Summary: Love is never easy. And war makes everything harder. But taking someone else's place makes it even more complicated. Part 5 of 5 drabble; dedicated to the women of GS/D, those we love and love to hate. (Post GSD)
Meyrin: Accepting
Meyrin longs for a simple life.
She wants a small pleasant house with white fences and a nice garden. She wants two dogs and one cat. She completes her little dream with a husband to share her life with.
To Meyrin, he doesn't have to be everything, as long as he will love her and treat her well that will be what matters—that is what will make him perfect to her.
And maybe later on in their blissful married life, Meyrin will have children, one boy and one girl.
Meyrin is not asking much. She only wants a simple life.
Though it may seem to others that she is quite naïve, she understands many things.
And she understands that her simple life is not that simple to achieve.
She already has the small house, though it is smaller than expected, and lacks both the white fences and the nice garden; she is content. She already has her two dogs and one cat, though they do not get along as well as she had hoped them to be. And she already has a man who stays with her in her little house, though they are not married, she is content; but she is not sure if he is.
She knows that he cares for her.
And she also knows that he cares for her too.
From where she seats, she watches him linger at the corner of the room watching her.
Her heart twists at the scene, but in all honesty, she is not surprised.
His feelings for her are far stronger than his feelings for her.
And she understands.
She looks up from her plate and finds him approaching her, a small smile in his lips. She feels uplifted because she knows it is genuine.
He is, after all, a nice young man. Everything about him, Meyrins find to be perfect.
As they glide in the dance floor, she cannot shake the feeling that someone is quietly watching them.
She peers from his shoulder and is met by a melancholic pair of amber eyes, its owner stifling her emotions and determinedly smiles softly at them.
Her heart falters, feeling the weight of his hands on her shoulder and waist to be heavier than expected.
It reminds Meyrin of a single truth. Yes, he is perfect. But, perhaps, not for her.
She returns her smile shyly and ushers her dancing partner to the other woman, who seems flustered at the gesture.
Athrun glances questioningly at her, before returning his gaze to the Orb princess.
Before he lets her hand go, he squeezes it lightly. For a moment, she thinks of it as a good bye. And perhaps it is. Or perhaps it is not. But nonetheless she accepts it, quickly returning the gesture as his hand slips away from hers.
Because sooner or later, she knows that only her two dogs and one cat will keep her company in her tiny house.
Meyrin longs for a simple life.
Even though try as she might, her life will be anything but that.
Because Meyrin knows for a fact that we can't always get what we want.
And she accepts it.
a/n: In case of confusion the her in the earlier part of this chapter is referring to Cagalli. I hope there is not a lot of confusion in that. And that is the end of this 5 part drabble. Hope you enjoyed reading this (as much as I had fun in writing it), or at least understood it. This is truly a fanfiction dedicated to the young women of both series; with the intention of showing their understanding on the true nature of their relationship with their respective partners (though it seems 3 out of 5 is in reference to Athrun). It seemedto me that all these female characters were similar in the sense that they were trying to take someone else's place, and oddly enough their relationship embodied different stages. Hoping, then waiting, then clinging, then losing/realizing, and then accepting/letting go. That's the only reason I couldn't add Mirailla, though I was tempted to put in Dearka. But well…haha…he might feel a bit out of place.