Chapter title: Follow the heart

Discliamer: Waaah! I don't own it! But I do own my cell-phone wich the lawyers cannot sue me for... Ok i'll stop now!

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Cagalli was awake and watching the stars shine from her window. She always felt safe when she

looked up at them. Even though she knew all thier sectrets and had seen them much closer... She still

felt the same. They held the worlds truth so close to them and added a serenity to the world below.

She sighed as her leg once agian started throbing. The pain killers must've wore off. She thought to

herself. She sat up once agian feeling a sharp pain where her ribs were. She picked up a glass of

water from the side of the bed and drank it only to once agian feel pian. As she looked at herself in

the mirror she laughed. She had a bandage wrapped around her head and her jaw was purple with

bruises. What was going to happen to them now? She didn't know if she should trust her heart once

more. Last time it had only resulted in hurt. And now she was falling agian. She loved him so much.

But what if he had not the same feelings? Who could tell? But then she remembered the look in his

eyes. It was of love... Pure untianted love. A tear rolled silently down her cheek as she remembered

him leaving her. She had given the ring back. The ring in wich no words were eyer realy expressed

to. No words were needed at the time. For she was still young and believed that love was easy and

simple. And yet she learned the hard way. As she closed her eyes tightly she thought of the day he had

silently slipped it on her finger. That had been the happiest day of her life. And now she had been so

blinded by her own fear of being hurt.And so ceeply she had hurt Athrun. She should never have

given up on him. She had been so worried that he had some unfound curiosity lying in his head that

she had let him go. And yet he had still come back to her. He had still loved her. And now she was

going to prove her love to him. If he would let her that is.


Kyo threw the pillow at the wall and once more and sighed in exasperation. He was such a hot

head. And he was now threatening Shiho's job. She fell back on the king sized bed and wondered

why Yzak had bought such a 'huge' house in the first place. She picked up her cell phone and called

Tiada thier nany who was still residing in the house that she had been so eager to get away from. For

it held too many memories of the past. And too many memories of another time.. When

curcumstances had beeen so diferent. Yzak had grown up.. And even if he wouldn't admit it he had

excepted her... And he was definitely struck by the love bug. And Shiho was trying her hardest to

keep in mind that he was her higher up. Kyo wasn't going to let him ruin his only chance at love. She was going to make a plan. As the phone rang a smile graced her features as it was all coming to her.

Shiho stood qietly listening to him ramble on about how wrong she was and how stupid she had

been to come here. She rolled her eyes as he once more went past her. He was pacing.. He knew how

much she hated it and he was doing it just to get on her nerves. "Are you listening to me?" Yzak siad

and she umped startled. "Uh.. Y-yes." She siad and he looked at her with suspicion. "Then repeat

back to me the six violations to protocall you have made." He retorted. And she looked startled once

more. "Uh... Traveling without authorization... Comuning with my commanding officers family...

Un-authorized traveling expenses... Fialing to respond to calls 'from' my commanding officer...

Speaking out of term... And going agianst your orders." She siad and looked down at the tiled floor.

"One,correct.. Two,correct... Three,correct.. Four, i'll keep that one in mind... Five,correct.. Six,

Where'd that one come from.. That's not even in the protocall." He siad and she once more bowed

her head. "Well it should be the amount you say it." She mumbled and he stopped in front of her.

"What was that Hanenfus?" He siad looking at her. "Nothing." She siad and he smirked. "Now where

are you going to stay?" He asked calmly. "I-I well I never realy thought about all that." She replied

and he once more smirked. "Then I asume you'll be staying here." He siad and she growled. "And

what makes you think that?" She asked in anger. Her face was growing red and it only amused Yzak

all the more. "'Cause it's iether that or you sleep out in your car." He answered and she looked up at

him in difiance. "My car will suite just fine." She siad and he let her pass to the freont door. He

laughed as the door was closed. She's so cute when she's angry. He thought to himself. And made his

way up the stiars to unpack. It was very convenient to have a home on both Plants and Orb. And he

always had extra space. Just the way he liked it. He fell onto his 'huge' bed and whistled for Rox his

dog. When he didn't come he stood up and left the room. He walked down the halls. Normally Rox

would be nipping at his heels but for some odd reason he hadn't even greeted him at the door.


Kira was having a very long speech given to him by none other than Kisaka... His boss. "Sucurity

wasn't tight enough.. And now we have injured body-gaurds and a very badly hurt princess." He siad

raising his vioce at the last part. "I know but every time I try and hieghten security she protests it and

then she sends half the bodygaurds home without cunsulting me... I don't know what to do with

her?" Kira siad and shook his head once more. "Maybe being head of security was a bad idea.." Kira

siad and Kisaka sat down beside him. "You do your job well Kira. Don't doubt yourself." Kisaka

siad and patted him on the back. "Thanks... I think i'm going to see how Lacus and the baby are now."

He siad and Kisaka nodded.


Lacus and little Destiny were being released from the hospital tomorrow and she smiled as

Destiny looked at her with those big blue eyes. "Well hello angel." She coed and once more Destiny

looked up at her. She smiled and turned her head up to the tv on the wall. Kisaka had made the

announcements along with Kira earlier today and they were still running them. And talking of the

'princess' condition. Cagalli was doing better now. Lacus had been informed. Just then Kira came in

carrying a bag of take-out. She smiled as he entered and Destiny cried out. "She's definitly a dady's

girl." Lacus siad and Kira smiled. "You think so?" He asked and Lacus nodded. As she handed

Destiny to Kira she felt her body slump. She had hardly slept today thanks to all the drama with

Cagalli and everyone else. "You should get some rest." He said and she nodded he turned and picked

up Destiny's toy and by the time he turned back she was asleep. He smiled and looked down at

Destiny."I geuss it's just you and me now little one.


Kyo once agian shifted on the cold leather seat of her car. It was already early in the morning and

she hadn't got any sleep yet. She saw a light come on in the house and she was caught by curiosity.

'Who'd be up at this hour?' She thought to herself and opened her car door. She tip-toed to the front

steps and came in the front door as qiet as possible. The second she entered she was knocked to the

floor by a dog. She screamed not knowing at first what type of creepy animal had attacked her. The

dog was licking her face and she tried desperatly to make it stop. Yzak stood watching all this and

only laughed. "A little help would be appreciated!" She screamed at him. "Rox heel." He siad calmly

and the dog backed away quickly. "Rox sit." He siad and the 'very' large dog sat with a thump. "The

car not working out for you?" He asked and she sent him a warning glare. "For your information I

saw a light come on and I wondered who would be up in your house at this time of night... But

clearly the answer is you." She retorted and Yzak smirked. "And why may I ask are you up?" He

asked and she froze. "I-I uh... Well you see..." She looked at him with pleading eyes and he nodded.

"There's a room upstairs to the right you can use." He siad and she looked at him in gratfullness. But

she would not dare say thank you as to give him a big head. He came forward and extended his hand

and she took it willingly. As he lifted her from the cold, hard, tile floor she felt a pian in her ankle.

She must've twisted it when she fell. She told herself. She tried her hardest to not make it show but

Yzak looked at her and made a regretful look. "Did Rox do that?" He asked and she looked away.

"It's nothing." She said but before she could say another word he had picked her up and was

ascending the huge stiarcase.


Cagalli fell back into her pillows and finally was able to catch a few good hours sleep. For she

had promised her heart that never agian would she let it shatter and never agian would she deprive it

of the so desperately needed love.


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