A/N: Chapter 8 here. Please review for me, because my situation now is: horribly depressed. Anyway, thank you and enjoy it.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own GS/GSD.
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… He thought and started to run back, using the fire to stop anyone who wants to get near him.
As for Mia, she waited and waited until her eyelids dropped. The shouting sounds were still echoing in her ears. "Is it wrong for me to betray father? Did I do anything wrong that I want Athrun to be mine and only mine? I know he loves someone else, but I…" She thought, but was interrupted by some running noises toward her. "Oh God! This is not good. They will find me!" She gasped mentally. Suddenly she couldn't hear the running noise anymore, instead, she heard someone jumping on the tree. Immediately she held her head up and gazed at the shade. Not very clearly could she see, but yes, she could see a male figure. And that one landed on the ground in front of her in less than a second.
"Athrun!" She gasped out loud, tears were falling again.
"Hush, let's escape from here." He said quickly and started to take his cloak off.
"Put this on." He ordered and then mumbled some magic words. "I call you, the Phoenix Spirit of the Fire."
And immediately, the sky was lit up by a huge bird heading toward the Campbell's mansion. It had magnificent long tail and beautiful multicolored feathers. The strange thing was it was as if burning. In less than a minute, the bird landed on the ground in front of Mia and Athrun.
"Get on." Again Athrun ordered quickly and held Mia up. She climbed on the bird still had Athrun's cloak on, and the cloak was protecting her from being affected by the phoenix's hot blasts. Then Athrun got on and the bird took off without difficulty, leaving the men on the ground yelling and chasing them. Some of them were shooting the water out and using the spirits of water to chase after the phoenix, but the distance was too high, and after all the phoenix was the King of all birds, so it was much more powerful. Compare to it, the small water spirits didn't worth a penny. The two flew off in the dawn. (A/N: Aww, I hate this too. Why wasn't Athrun flying with Cagalli? Bad cat!)
On the road, the teenagers were heading for the Castle at their full speed. Cagalli was still whining at Kira but she couldn't return. Also, Athrun's warn came back to her mind.
"Geez, so I guess I will just have to return to the Castle. I have to believe in him and his power. But… Why should I believe in him? He said he loved me, and yet he goes with Lady Campbell. Oh yeah he told me he was such a jerk, but why am I worried about him? I know that he had no other choices, but still… Why?" The questions tortured her, her eyes saddened and again tears were forming in her keen eyes. The sun was starting to fill the Magic Land with its warmth and lights, but for Cagalli, it was as if she was alone in the cold winter.
"Hey sis, what are you thinking about?" Kira asked his sister worriedly. Still she didn't reply, so he decided to yell:
"Hello! Earth to Cagalli!" She was snapped out of her thought as his words struck her mind.
"Huh? What is it?" She looked up at Kira and asked. There were still tear stains on her face.
"What are you thinking about and why are you crying?" Kira repeated his question. He was really worried about his sister's sudden sadness.
"Err, it's no thing." She denied it and urged the horse to go faster. But she couldn't lie to her own brother.
"You think you can lie to me? Don't forget that I'm your twin and so I know what you are thinking about. Aren't you thinking about Athrun? It can only be him who can make you cry." Kira said and caught up with Cagalli.
"Shut up Kira. None of your business here!" Cagalli growled and tried to punch her brother who was backing away from her.
"Heh heh, seems that you are now your usual self. Now tell me, because I'm not only your brother, I'm your friend. Your sadness will be shared a little of you tell me." He laughed and urged his horse to catch up with Cagalli.
"Well, why are you so nosey then? Would you like some more punches?" Cagalli yelled at the top of her lungs at the annoying brother.
"Did he do anything to you?" Kira continued to ask narrowing his eyes. He was suspicious of Cagalli's concealment. His brother instinct was rising uncontrollably inside him.
"Hey don't get the wrong idea. We don't even say that we like each other." Cagalli lied stubbornly blushing. But at the same time her sentence and her face was denouncing her.
"Hah, gotcha. So you are thinking about him. And you were crying aren't you? So tell me did he make you cry? If he did I would sent him to the hospital right away when we meet again." Kira grinned, but then he turned back with his brother things and growled silently in his throat.
"Well, I will tell you when we arrive at the castle." Cagalli turned away continued to think about what she saw in Mia's room the previous night. Kira saw his sister's state of mind and didn't ask anymore. They rode parallel toward the Castle. While they were at the top of a hill, they could see Dearka and Yzak not far away in front of them. But when they turned their heads, they saw some men still following them.
"Well, it will be of no help if we arrive at the castle now because the Princess knows what to do, so what about spending some times kicking those annoying bastards' asses? I really feel like fighting with somebody right now." Cagalli suggested stopping her horse not letting Kira to have any choices.
"Sheesh, Cagalli is always Cagalli." Kira grunted but stopped his horse too.
"Well, call your tigers or lions or anything you can, as many as possible." She demanded and got prepared with her watery things. Soon the men arrived at where the two bodyguards were standing.
"Ready? Let's go!" Cagalli shouted and immediately two long snakes launched out from her hands. They were really really really long I can tell you. Once they were out, they caught four of the men in no time and clasped them until their bones broke.
"I won't kill ya, but al least you can't move for about one or two month can you?" She said and ordered the snakes to let go of the four. There were about five men left and they were stopping their horses. But soon they realized their situation and got ready for a fight. Meanwhile, Kira was gathering all the beasts in the area for the fight.
"Ah, I forget one thing." He muttered and winked at the horses the men were riding. Immediately, they stood straight up on their hindlegs and the five were forced to jump on the ground.
"Shall we go now?" Cagalli asked with anxiety and the two snakes attacked the men in no time.
"Kill 'em!" Yelled the leader of the gang. The men started their counterattack. One was using the ice, two were using the wind, one was using the plants and the one left… was using the fire, just like Athrun. And it hit her scar on her heart. All of her misery and anger and sadness, she avenged on that guy. Both the snakes attacked the man mercilessly and he was obviously on disadvantageous position. But the others covered him by attacking Cagalli frantically. But on the other hand, the beasts of Kira had come and they were trying to attack them with their fangs and claws, and it wouldn't be easy to face a flock of beasts, really. So the fight lasted for nearly an hour, and the twin became disadvantaged compared to the five men because they were outnumbered.
"Shit, like if it goes on like this I will lose soon." Cagalli thought angrily. "What is the army doing?"
But right when she thought so, they heard horse steps heading for them. Cagalli turned her head to see and she gave a bi grin when she saw the King's army. But the men caught her off guard and the one who used the plants ordered the enormous lianas to hit her hard on her waist and Cagalli was thrown down from her horse. Immediately the man who was using the ice set an icy line toward her and it froze her feet. She could only stand up unsteadily, but couldn't move a little from her position. So in less than a minute, there was a lump of ice covered her and she fell into a coma. Before she totally lost her consciousness, she mumbled "Athrun…" silently. Kira could only knock the man out after Cagalli was completely frozen. Soon the army arrived and neutralized the men. But Kira was losing his control and screaming his sister's name all over and over. Suddenly a glint of hope lit his mind. He jumped at the one who could control the fire and growled dangerously:
"Release my sister from the ice now! Or else I will kill you!" But the man didn't seem flinch.
"Heh heh, then just kill me. But your dear sister will never be able to talk to you again. She will be a frozen beauty in the ice coffin of hers for ever. I will never betray Lord Campbell."
"D… you!" Kira growled and landed a punch on his face so that his jaw was dislocated. Tears were falling down on his cheek.
"Sir Kira, the Ladies are safe now." The leader of the soldiers group informed Kira. He was feeling sorry for Cagalli too, but that was all he could do. Then he bowed at the crying Kira and went back to the Castle leaving the twin alone.
"Cagalli… Cagalli…" He called unconsciously hugging the ice coffin that was covering his sister. Suddenly, the sky became brighter and brighter, then a huge bird appeared. It was carrying two figures on its back. I think you have known who they are, eh? The bird landed on the ground next to the twin and a blue haired boy jumped down.
"Cagalli…" He cried. The warmth of the phoenix woke Kira up a little. He turned to the boy standing next to him.
"Athrun… Cagalli…" He cried and letting go of the ice coffin. Athrun only nodded and called:
"Miss Campbell please get off the bird." Mia robotically did what he told her to. Then the phoenix flew up but not too far away from them. It held its wide wings up and suddenly fluttered its wings with its full strength. The flaming feathers flew out and hit the coffin perfectly. A thick layer of the coffin was melted. But still, Cagalli was inside it. Slowly Athrun walked to the coffin and hugged it.
"Please… Wake up Cagalli…" He mumbled under his breath and starting to melt the coffin with the heat of the real Goddess of Fire. In less than fifteen seconds, the ice was broken and Cagalli fell down. He caught her perfectly but then both of them fell backward. Athrun was exhausted using up all of his strength to free Cagalli from the ice. Kira ran to them and bent down.
"Hey are you okay?" He asked worriedly.
"I'm okay. But take care of Cagalli. Is her heart still beating?" Athrun asked back and Kira immediately put his hand on her heart, then he gasped. Cagalli's heart had stopping beating.
"What Kira?" Athrun yelled sitting up in surprise. It was a long while since Cagalli was trapped in the ice until Athrun came to help her out. And of course with a normal person's strength, that's impossible to survive. Although Cagalli was a bodyguard, she still couldn't stand it. Her body was as cold as the ice. The two boys looked at her with sorrowful eyes. There were tears in the eyes of both them…
To be continued.
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A/N: Wait wait wait! Please don't kill me yet your readers. I promise you I will set Athrun and Cagalli a happy ending. So please wait for the next chapter. And for you who want to kill me right after you read this, well just review and curse me to hell.