POSTED: 10-04-05

EDITED: 07-03-06

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Destined To Be

-By HiddenNightmares-

Little Cagalli Yula giggled as she ran through the park as fast as her little legs could carry her.

"Calli, I'm gonna get you!" A cute little boy with black hair and a pair of striking ruby-coloured eyes yelled, running after the little girl, who could do little but try to push her little legs to move faster. Around the two young children, adults and young girls alike smiled as they saw the touching scene.

As they watched, the perfect picture was disrupted as the young girl suddenly ran into an alleyway. The boy had obviously given the girl a head start as he was far behind the girl. So he didn't see his little friend run into the alley, and, therefore, he ran right past it, not knowing that Cagalli thought that he was still right behind her. The small amount of people that had still been watching frowned slightly but shrugged anyways; the kids weren't theirs, after all. Their own parents should be taking care of them. They were probably watching, anyways. With that last thought, the people returned to what they had been doing.

But a pair of beautiful green eyes still watched, along with two lavender orbs. The eyes met, and they reached a silent agreement. They both knew something would happen. But they would be there to stop it.

If they were still alive then.

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Cagalli kept running, slightly out of breath, not exactly looking where she was going. For an 8 year old, she was a REALLY fast runner. Her short blond hair which was done up in pigtails at the moment whipped around her face, and her amber eyes flashed with laughter. She was wearing a dark grey t-shirt that said in bold letters: 'Stay away if you don't want your lights whipped out'.

As she ran, she thought. She was pretty smart for an 8 year old, too. She loved thinking. But school wasn't that great. It was the most boring thing on the planet for her, and she disliked every little bit of it. So she spent her schooldays day dreaming about what she and Shinn could play after school, what she should show him, what she should talk about… and then the teacher would tell her to pay attention. Typical teachers.

She always thought she would stay the same forever. That Shinn would always be her best friend, and that her life would never change. She thought it was perfect the way it was. Sure, she wasn't rich and couldn't get all the Barbie dolls she wanted (though she would never admit that she liked dolls, especially Barbies. Shinn would have a field day.) But it was probably as good as it could get. Shinn, however, lived in an orphanage ever since his family had died in a car crash. Cagalli comforted him through his grief, at the time in which he thought he was all alone. But he realized that he was welcome at Cagalli's home and that Cagalli wouldn't think he was a freak since he was the only survivor in a car crash that was so big, unlike most children.

Cagalli always understood. That was one of the reasons they were best friends. Shinn meant a lot to her, and she to him. They had known each other since Cagalli was one and Shinn was three. They met at the same park they had been playing in now. Cagalli smiled at the memory. She and Shinn had both decided to go to the swings at the same time, and, coincidentally, there was only one left. So they had both argued, Cagalli using her small vocabulary and Shinn saying anything he could get out of his mouth, while Kisaka and Shinn's father stood at the sides, watching helplessly. Then Cagalli had decided that she would teach the kid a lesson. She had whipped up all her little baby strength into a punch (she was pretty strong, too… wonder why?) and Shinn's nose had started bleeding, while Cagalli celebrated her victory by sitting on the swing smugly, watching Shinn cry like a girl. Kisaka had made her apologize though, and they had decided on a truce. Ever since then, they were inseparable.

She was roused from her thoughts when she saw that she had reached a dead end. She skidded to a halt, the never-ending smile on her face dimming slightly, but not leaving her face. She bent slightly, trying to catch her breath.

A few seconds later she grinned full force, still facing the wall. "Alright, Shinny. I know you're there. I give up." She pouted when she didn't hear her best friend reply. She finally turned around, getting impatient. "Shinny?" her eyes widened in fear and surprise when she saw that instead of Shinn, three incredibly mean-looking teenage boys were sneering down at her. One of them cracked his knuckles.

"Whoever "Shinny" is, he's not here to save you now, babe."

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