"Cursed Maidens"

Chapter 9: "Just Remember"

Night has come and now ruled the dark color at the sky. Everything was talked just as they said when Lacus and Athrun had their sort of vision on the picnic; they were all stunned, but specially Kira, hearing that his best friend also had some kind of connection with these particular girls.

Call it luck or destiny, but thank God, one of them now could al least remember who she was. Cagalli. Although she now remembers she could not just tell them everything, they needed at least have some kind of introduction of this matter but time was not with her, not this time. She wasn't sure how they would react, she wasn't worried about Lacus but for Kira and Athrun… It was late when she remembered how she met the azure haired boy, a really close friend of her brother's and a very important person for herself. It was funny now that she recalled the meeting.

She was still young, free and with no problems to take care. Being a princess was priceless but it also had it sacrifices, but until now it was OK, if she was with him, with them.

A smiled appeared on her face, a warm one, just like when you think of your family, the people most precious for you. As the situation she was now to face, she could be patience and rush at the same time, if they didn't go back, it would be a mess. Who is the one taking care of everything now? When she thinks about it, who is facing their responsibilities?

Her thoughts were interrupted by a male voice. Distracting her, she turned to see her supposed boyfriend and supposed husband to be, soon.

"You are not going to sleep?"

"I'm just thinking about everything, you know, now that I kind of remember about-"

"You shouldn't think too much about it, you might overstress yourself" Athrun just as she remembers, always caring for her, so alike his past self.

He saw her beamed at him sweetly, since they all four talked the situation, she looked more concerned. He too was now involved, he was not sure if to be happy or to be worry, however the voice that called him…

He was sure it was his mother. His mother has called him to go back.

Go back to where?

According to Cagalli, it was something called Alminith, the name sounded foreign and somewhat familiar to his mind. And the image of Cagalli worried gave him an uncomfortable feeling.

It hurt. It hurt her, that he could not remember her. The moments they spent together, how they fell in love… but she was not the only one suffering, he also felt a void inside his heart. Something was missing in his life.

Unconsciously he turned to face her, finding her eyes on him, he flushed cutely at Cagalli's golden orbs. She smiled and went to him, posing her right hand on his shoulder.

"You still don't remember do you?" she asked staring at him. He noticed her golden orbs glowing with a nostalgic light; it seemed that it hurt her.

"I'm sorry"

"It's ok, we should go to sleep, now" she brushed the subject and went to her bed. Athrun looked at her as she settled down on her bed. She was staying at his guest room, since his father gave no objection; everything was arranged so she could be comfortable. Walking slowly she saw him getting beside her bed and stand there for some seconds. She saw him taking her blanket and raises it to cover her. Her eyes looked at him quizilly. He smiled.

"I don't want you to get cold" The flushed showed a reddish color on her cheeks.

"Mm… thanks"

Cagalli thought that with that we would leave but she was proofed wrong, instead he sit beside her bed. His head bent closer to hers, stopping right before their noses touched. Normally Athrun would be blushing just as Cagalli was deep red now, but did not move. Guiding his right hand, he cupped her cheek. A warm feeling went to her body.

Athrun himself was astonished by his instinct but did not show it, his body moved by itself nevertheless he didn't complain the results he was receiving.

The little blond blushing was too cute. Mentally he had a big grin. 'I love to do this to her' he heard his own voice say those words. He took his own hand to rest aside the bed. He began to get closer to her, feeling her breath on him, his mind, body and heart told him to kiss her…

The girl sitting on her bed was having a wild fight against herself. One side told her to follow the lead but the other one was confused. He was not her fiancé…

'He is not Athrun!'

'Yes, he is!

'Ok, he is Athrun but at the same time he is not! At least he is not the same…'

Her mind surrenders, that part of her psyche was right, he was Athrun but at the same time he was not him… he was not the same boy she met when she was little at her house because her dear brother wanted her to meet his best friend and from that time she got the chance to know more about him, later fall in love with even without realizing it quickly and then fight the truth and the path their parents had decided without their real consent… He was not the same man that proposed to her against his father wishes… He didn't know nor remember her for the longest time as they spent time together… He had none of the memories she treasured so dearly in her heart.

Unexpectedly she felt something soft on her lips and slender fingers holding her chin warmly. Noticing this, she quickly came back to reality and found his friend kissing her with his emerald orbs shelled by his eyelids. Her eyes grew wide by the sudden action. Her mind started to quarrel again about what to do but he started to get more serious with the simple peck, his hand was behind her back, pulling her closer to him when her heart was about to explode.

She was tired of thinking so hard and burning her neurons, tired of deciding if he was Athrun or not, but one thing was sure, she would always follow her heart not matter what…

While her heart was beating hard and fast; she felt like melting in his arms in this right moment, his warmness kept her away from coldness, his company, away from loneliness, his words, away from insanity… She had the feeling to jump into his strong arms to hug him and stay by his side forever…

Brushing away all the annoying thoughts, she gave herself to her heart and his…

She closed her eyes in a slow motion; his kiss was just like those she always received from the other Athrun, filled with affection and care, the Athrun she remembers and loves with all her heart… in this brief moment she could swore they were the same person, with the same memories, with the same emotions, with the same personality, with the same feeling he shared with her.

Time seemed to stop for her, it was like that time when she was at her real bedroom at her home, he was to stay that night to work with Kira about some papers and he was there to wish her a "good night" ending it with a tender kiss.

The special moment ended when they fell apart, the kiss was not done with passion but with a caring-loving feeling, those that you would always want to receive from the one you love the most.

Now both were blushing, not really expecting that it would turn that way neither think it would end so tranquil with both smiling happy.

"I really wish we could go to Alminith, so I could show you everything" she said looking to his shining orbs.

"I know you do and I have this feeling I can't really describe, I want to go there." She beamed again.

"I should let you sleep now" he said with a mid laugh.

"If you say so" answered playing a little with her tone of voice.

He left her room but before closing the door he said, "Sleep well," with a smile and went to his room to slumber, it was around ten thirty, he bet to himself that his friend would be already asleep.

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Slow and quiet breathing was being heard in his room, his hair was a mess as he moves his while sleeping peacefully, somehow he manage to sleep although he knows the situation they were going through was not in any way, normal.

Inside of his mind, in his dream land, he lay resting under a very familiar tree, he sometimes see when he dreams. A giggle called his attention.

It was Lacus voice. He stood up to look where was she but he could see her anywhere around.

Suddenly the leaves of the tree began to glow bright, but not enough to make him blind. The big plant was silently chanting words he could not comprehend at all. The whole situation was strange and he could not understand what was happening…

"My dear son…"

He heard a voice awfully familiar coming from the tree, though he could not remember from where. Then he spoke involuntary.

"Mo-mom?"

'What was he saying? That feminine voice didn't belong to his mother!'

"I'm glad you remember me, my dearest Kira…"

'What's going on! I must be hallucinating!'

"Do you recall something else? My son?"

"No" he responded with calm he didn't know where he got it.

"What about your beloved sister?"

"Sister?" He blinked at the question; he did not have a sister, although he felt something very special for Cagalli, he was not sure.

"And about your dear fiancée?" the voice of the woman sound like she was somehow amused.

"Fiancée! Now I really don't know what are you talking about Ma'am" He was not sure why he added the Ma'am…

"My son, why are you being so formal towards me?"

"Mm… sorry it's just I'm not sure what is happening" he excused himself at the situation. He now felt really awkward speaking to a big and old tree, but to his surprise its glow grew intense and a figure started to form in front of him.

A beautiful woman appeared to his purple eyes shocking him with a memory when he called her "mom." Her face was fine and showed kindness, her gentle eyes resemble a lot those he saw before and knew.

"Let me help you my child, your sister already has her memory back and now is your turn"

"My me-memory back? My sister? What do you mean?" She beamed again and spoke. "That's why I want to help you, so you can be at her side and fulfilled your destiny"

"But-"

"No buts my son, the time has come and you should have your memories back"

§

"Fa-father? Is that you?" she asked disbelievingly at the voice that was speaking to her with a calm and mature voice.

"Of course my dear Lacus, did you think I would abandon you?"

"Father, help me! I don't know where I am… this is another world I can't recall from my memories and I can't seem to remember them completely"

"It's fine, I'm here to help you with your memoirs" as he said his figure became visible in front of her. Her beloved father was now with her, his presence was calming her as always, her dad, as she called inside her heart.

"Honey, close your eyes and think of your past, that you belong"

§

"Cagalli" her name was called by someone she knew well. His eyes shoot open feeling the cold floor of the ground to realize that he was alone at the ocean. The waves came and go to meet the horizon but there was no sound of the usual birds flying on the sky keeping the usual image of the water joined by the white-winged animals. He looked around it was surrounded by a wide extension of white-cream sand. The view was peaceful enough to spend a nice day realizing just watching the waves as they played.

"I see you still care a lot for the girl"

"Who is there?" he asked to the sudden intrusion.

"I'm hurt that you don't recognize my voice, Athrun" the female voice joked sweetly.

"Mother?" he inquired unsure, now he was dreaming about his mother.

"Hello my son," she stopped watching him. "If you turn you'll see me, my dear."

"Mother" he called her with his nostalgic voice mixed with happiness. He could finally see after long time. "This must be a dream."

She smiles with her eyes softened, "you are not dreaming, honey"

"I'm not? What do you mean?"

Her lips formed a grin, "you called her didn't you?"

Athrun frowned confused, "who?"

"Cagalli." His mother saw him blushed and laughed. "I can't believe you still flush when I say name her"

His pink shade turned crimson at her comment, which she giggled happy.

She spoke again with soft eyes, "I'm happy to know you love her so deeply, my son, I think you made the right decision."

"What are you talking about mom?" he asked full of her confusing sentences.

"If you have no clue of what I'm saying, why don't you find out its meaning?"

"How?"

"Just try to remember, be calm"

"Wait a minute! You said I love Cagalli!"

Now Lenore was laughing out loud at his son's slow way to understand her words. Athrun's heart was in pure joy hearing his beloved mother laughing, this was such a treasured moment that he had since his early memories of childhood. Though he was a little embarrassed.

"Why don't you let me lend you a hand, so you can remember and know what I'm talking about?" she offered holding her hand in the air waiting his son to reach it while the cool breeze of the ocean played with her short dark purple-blue hair.

Hello everybody! Hope you enjoy this chapter I wanted to have it a little longer, I like the part of their past x3 I'm thinking of making some one-shots about their past that are not going to the written here, I really want to finish this fic soon so I can write another Asucaga fic that I have some ideas, tho is another AU sweats

But don't worry there are still some chapters to read... any ideas or suggestions about the evil things that Mia and Flay can do? help me...

Thanks all the ones who reviewed me and take their time to read this, until next time!

Eternally Asuka

T.T C'mon I want at least 7 or 8 reviews as always, I was somehow depressed to receive only 5 i'm sad…bye take care.