A/N: So here's the last chapter of this fiction. Hope you all like the ending and review for this last chapter of mine. Thank you very much.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own GS/GSD.
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…There were tears in the eyes of both them.
"Let me check her…" Mia finally spoke, breaking the silence between them. The two turned to her with surprised eyes, but they gave way for her.
"I know a little about medication." She told them and kneeled down beside Cagalli. After doing her check, she turned to the two, her eyes saddened.
"I'm sorry, but that's right, she had passed away… I can't do anything." She announced as softly as she could as for the last hope of the boys were vanished. Kira looked away holding his mouth tight, but the crying sounds still escaped from his mouth. Athrun slowly kneeled down beside Cagalli, there were tears flowing down of his cheeks too, but he tried his best not to cry out loud.
"Miss Campbell… Thank you… But may you… leave us alone… for a minute please?" He asked Mia with interrupted voice. Mia only nodded; she knew that Athrun would never love her. Tears were falling from her eyes too.
"What should I do now? He never loves me, how sad that is. But… May I do something to make him happy? Besides… I have betrayed father… I'm so ungrateful for him… Should I…?" She asked herself mentally. When she was hesitating, she saw their tears and then looked at Athrun. He looked like he was dead half of himself. She couldn't bear it anymore and came near him.
"Athrun… I know a magic that can make her come back to life…" She told him weakly and slowly pushed him aside. "Although I will have to pay by my own life…" She thought and kneeled down again. Putting her hand on Cagalli's heart, she mumbled some unclear thing and suddenly a man wearing white robe and had white wings appeared in front of them. There was nimbus surrounding him.
"My child… Are you sure you want to call her back?" He asked with an indulgent smile. Mia merely nodded, tears were falling again, but she was smiling at the same time too.
"Even if you have to pay by your own life?" He continued, and she nodded again.
"Then…" He smiled and torn a feather out from his wing. He tossed it up and immediately it launched to the motionless Cagalli. It landed on her forehead and changed into a tiny Cagalli with white wings. It was her spirit. Cagalli's spirit then slowly got into her, and they saw her chest throbbing again.
"So for calling her from the death, my child, shall we start our trip now?" The Goddess asked the pinked haired girl.
"Please give me just a minute, sir." She replied smiling and turned to the two dense boys. "This is all I can do for her… Please take good care of her…" She told them smiling sadly.
"Wait! So you are going to have to take Cagalli's place, right? Then let me go for you!" Athrun yelled, tears were falling again, but this time was for the pink haired girl.
"Thank you Athrun, but I'm the one who call her back, so it will have to be me…And I don't regret this. Please don't cry… Please smile with me… This is the only thing I can do for you. I hope you will forgive everything I did to you… Athrun… This is the only time you cry for me, right? So I'm satisfied now… Besides, I have betrayed my own father I don't have any guts to face him again… Thank you very much for everything, and please take care of your true love, that's what I really want you to do…" She told him sadly and then slowly disappeared along with the man in white robe.
"Wait! Don't go!" Athrun wailed and tried to grab her back, but instead he grabbed nothing. "Mia!" Tears were streaming down his cheeks, but he didn't bother to wipe them away. Inside his heart, the pity was rising and sadness filled him with its darkness. Kira also felt pitiful for the ill-fated girl, but he took a hold of himself and came near Cagalli.
"Cagalli…" He called and held his sister up. Cagalli's eyes slowly opened and she stared at the two, tears were starting to fall from her amber eyes.
"Athrun, you are just a jerk… Why did you let her die for me? Why is it not me who has to die? Why didn't you just let me die?" She asked weakly looking at the bleary-eyed boy.
"Yeah, that's right, why didn't I die back then? Since he doesn't love me anymore?" She asked herself while sobbing loudly.
"Cagalli… Can't you see that Mia want you to live? It's not the problem whose turn to die, everyone has the same value and the same life. Why can't you see that she wanted you to value your own life?" Athrun said still choking in tears standing up unsteadily and looked at the blonde straight into her eyes. There was an awkward silence between the three.
"Let's go back to the castle." Kira suggested and the two nodded their heads. Kira helped Cagalli going back since Athrun was still tired after wailing and using up all his strength. At about 11:00 am, they were at the Castle. They went to meet the King with the Princess now was safe and was announced that the rebel was arrested and would be judged by the Highest Council in two days. However, instead of feeling relieved, they still felt that the atmosphere made them hard to breathe.
"You don't look so well. What's the matter?" The Pink Princess asked her bodyguards worriedly.
"Kira, please tell the Princess…" Athrun and Cagalli said in unison. But they didn't even bother to blush or look at each other.
"Ah, then please take a day off. Tomorrow we will return to the palace, okay?" The pink- haired girl smiled her famous smile although she was wondering what had happened to the two. "And Kira, please go to my room with me and tell me the detail."
So indeed the two bowed at her and a servant led them to their temporary rooms. They threw themselves on the beds and let their mind wander around. Especially Athrun was obsessed by the Princess's appearance. She looked like Mia very much and that hurt him when he saw her.
Meanwhile…
"Oh my God!" Lacus gasped and covered her mouth with her hands.
"Yes Princess, that's exactly what happened. But I just don't know why the two of them have been behaving so strangely since they returned." Kira answered and looked away.
"Err, maybe I will talk to them when we arrive home tomorrow. Poor Miss Campbell…" The Princess sighed and cried. Kira was puzzled when he saw girls crying. So he clumsily pulled his handkerchief out and clumsily offered the Princess. She looked at him with grateful eyes and gently took it. The two stared at each other in silence. The girl had stopped crying.
"Uhm, thank you for rescuing me…" The girl smiled and Kira blushed at her drop-dead cute smile.
"It's my duty Princess." He replied politely. Lacus just smiled at him and said:
"Well, let's talk to my father about Miss Campbell shouldn't we?" Kira nodded and they went out to head for the King's room.
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"Dearka! What are you doing with my precious flowers?" Yelled a furious young lady. Her blonde bodyguard was arranging the flowers in a vase. The yell made him startled and he dropped the vase he was holding. Crack!
"That's my favorite vase…" She growled and looked at the horrified bodyguard with flaming eyes, there were stream coming out from her ears.
"I…" He stuttered sweat-dropping. His eyes were forming the most apologetic puppy dog eyes.
"Don't think that you gave me a ride back to the King's Castle so that you can ruin my flowers and break my favorite vase… You are dead man…" She growled dangerously. "I will count to three… One… Two…" But she couldn't even say the 'three' when she was Dearka breaking her window and jumped down on the garden. It was better to be cut by the glass than to be skinned alive by 'his beautiful Milly'.
Well as for Yzak and Shiho…
They were on their way back to the Hahnenfuss's mansion. And guess what, Shiho refused to go by the King's carriage but on a horse with her bodyguard. Aww… How romantic!
"Err… Thank you for picking me up." She finally said blushing slightly. She looked really cute when he face became red, and Yzak couldn't control his hormones anymore, especially after the experience. He bent down and placed a peck on her cheek and that made her blushed deeper. But she liked it so she didn't give him any punch or smack or nudge like usual.
"Why don't you hit me, my Lady?" He asked her sweetly, but his deep blue eyes were still finding the road more interesting than the beauty right inches from his body, and his face was turning to bright red.
"Idiot!" She giggled and nudged him lovingly. They smiled along the way back to the girls' mansion.
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That night…
Knock knock knock.
There were gentle knocks on the door of Athrun's room. He was half sleeping, but opened his eyes when he heard the knocks on the door.
"Yes, what can I do for you?" He dragged himself to the door and opened it then asked sleepily.
"Athrun… Can I talk to you?" In front of him was the beautiful blonde haired girl. He hesitated and then nodded. They went into his room and he switched the lights on. (A/N: Kira was sleeping in another room okay?) They went to the balcony and sat down on the rail.
"I've finally made up my mind. My life is the result of Miss Campbell's noble deed, so I will have to live with all my might and make her proud, right?" She asked not looking at him. He stared at her in surprise and then smiled:
"That's right Cagalli. She said that she wanted to at least do something helpful, and finally the world will find her a lofty woman… Despite her father…" He said and sighed slightly. Cagalli seemed not understanding and looked at the blue haired boy questioningly.
"Hah, easy, I'm sure the Princess will tell the King to at least build some kind of statue of Miss Campbell and announce to the whole Kingdom about her sacrifice." He chuckled.
"Even if she doesn't, I will." Cagalli smiled back finally feeling relieved after realizing her life was prideful because of Mia's sacrifice. Athrun gazed at her smile and deep inside him, something was taken away, he felt strangely happy and his eyes softened.
"You know, I think that she sacrificed for me only because of you." Cagalli smiled sadly and bent down.
"Ah, yeah, finally she realized that I just like her as a friend. And maybe it's better for her to know the truth she didn't want to admit." He said and sighed. "Cagalli, don't you know that she wanted you to be at my side? I swear I will protect you, not only because I love you, but because of her too." He said mentally and looked at the blonde sitting beside him with profound eyes. It was as if she could read his thought, Cagalli turned to him and smiled:
"You once said that you loved me, right? I was happy about that, and now even you don't love me anymore, I will say that… I love you with my heart for eternity." As she confessed it, her face blushed in deep shade of red. Athrun was shocked at her words and he wanted to fall from the rail down to the hard ground. But just after a second, his usual calmness returned to him. He jumped on the balcony and stood in front of Cagalli solemnly.
"Cagalli, I swear that I will love you till the end of time and it will be only you in my heart. Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked her with flashing emerald green eyes. Cagalli's amber orbs widened and her face became as bright and hot as the sun. But she was really really really happy about that, and she wanted to squeal in no time, but she took a hold of herself and just nodded her head more likely to hide her face from his waiting eyes.
"Really?" He asked not believing in his own eyes. She held her head up and giggled at his dense face. She lifted her hand up and pinched him really hard on his cheek.
"This proves that you aren't dreaming, okay?" She said still giggling while Athrun yelped and jumped up.
"It hurts, eh?" She asked him playfully.
"Of course it hurts!" He replied frowning holding his sore cheek.
"So do you believe it now?" She asked laughing like a child.
"No." He replied mischievously.
"Huh?" She blinked in surprise. But then her eyes widened as big as the sauces: He leaned forward and kissed her, pulling her down the rail and hugged her tightly. She was surprised, but soon closed her eyes as she was quite enjoying it. After about two minutes, they broke the kiss for air.
"Only that makes me believe." He smiled at his blushing girlfriend.
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The next morning, they headed back for the palace which in a short time had become their home. Cagalli was sitting in the carriage with the Princess.
"Are you feeling better now?" The Princess asked.
"Ah, yeah, thank you." Cagalli replied with a smile.
"Well, I'm going to open an orphanage." The pink haired girl announced.
"Lacus!" Cagalli's jaw dropped. "What about your position?" She asked surprised.
"Oh, that. Well, I have asked my father not to make me his heir anymore, because I don't think I like a monarch's life, especially after this, and he has accepted. So now I'm not your Princess anymore, instead, Lady Haww is." She smiled. "And so you will not have to risk your life much, right? It's not that I want Miss Haww to carry my burden, but, well, she seems likely to be a good leader, not me. I believe Mister Elsman will do his job well."
"So, now?" Cagalli asked still finding herself clueless.
"I have already told Kira about this and I will tell Athrun when we arrived at the palace." She grinned.
"Oh…" Cagalli said and then nodded: "I also think that you are not good at arguing and turning people down…" Then she looked at the pink haired girl and smiled: "Can I ask you one question?"
"Oh of course. What is it?"
"Do you think you have any feelings for my brother?" The blonde asked winking.
"I… I…" The girl was stuttering at the sudden question. She was not good at lying, but telling the truth about her feelings was hard.
"You just have to nod or shook you head, my Princess-well you are always our precious Princess." Cagalli said and grinned. After a while, finally Lacus nodded her head with a face more likely to be a tomato. Cagalli laughed and nodded furiously.
"Oh how lucky my dear brother is!"
"Cagalli!" The blushing girl yelled.
"Okay okay, I won't laugh anymore…" The bodyguard said but still pursing her lips difficultly to prevent the laughing sounds from coming out of her mouth.
"You know Lacus… Sometimes I wonder why life turns out to this perfect thing. Every of us have our will fulfilled." She smiled and looked at the Princess who was nodding. The lights came in from the glass window of the carriage and filled it with warmth and happiness.
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Two years later…
"Lacus, where did you put Lara's dress? I can't find it anywhere!" Yelled Kira, now had become a father, through the glass ball.
"On the bed. Just hurry up, or else you two will be late!" Yelled back a Lacus, who used to be the elegant Pink Princess. "Remember you will have to arrive in thirty minutes for you are the groom's best friend." She recommended and threw the glass ball on the ground causing it to be shattered into pieces. (A/N: Wow that's strange.)
"Lacus, is anything wrong?" Cagalli asked with worried voice.
"Actually nothing, Cagalli. Just focus on your making up stuffs. It's only Lara's dress." Lacus answered and handed the blonde a lipstick.
"Aww, how I hate making up! Actually why can't I go to my own wedding without making up? After all, this will be the happiest day in my life, so why can't it be a little more without those stupid things…" Cagalli whined, but she sat still for Lacus to do the make up for her.
"Look, Cagalli, don't you want to look good on this day?" Lacus asked and put the transparent head cover on Cagalli's head and kept it there with the bride's crown. "Now look at yourself in the mirror. Aren't you beautiful?"
"I can't believe this is me…" Commented Cagalli as she looked at herself in the mirror. "I wonder how he will feel when he sees me…"
Somewhere else in the Magic Land…
"Do I look stupid in this thing? Is my hair decent? Is my rose okay? Are my shoes polished?" Asked the anxious groom, who was pacing around in the room.
"Look, buddy, why can't you sit down and rest a bit, eh? If you keep on pacing around, you will ruin your outfit and I won't be sure of your appearance later on." Yelled a furious certain blonde.
"But Dearka…" The groom protested weakly.
"No buts. Now sit down and rest. Just don't think that it's some kind of big deal." Demanded the blonde.
"Heh heh, I don't even think that our calm gentle Red Knight will have this day…" Teased a silvered haired man.
"Shut up Yzak!" Yelled the blue haired.
"Well, we'd better get going now or you will be late, groom." Dearka chuckled and stood up. The other two nodded and then went out, the groom jumped on the carriage and the others jumped on their horses.
"Well, I have to fetch Shiho, so see you later. Ah, and don't forget when you slip the ring into the bride's finger, it's her ring finger, alright?" Said Yzak and urged the horse to run at its full speed.
"Those two look like they are getting along well." The groom thought.
"Hey, I have to fetch the Princess too, so yeah, well, I'll meet you later. Good luck, hope you won't be kicked out of the church by your beautiful bride." Dearka joked, but the groom just patted at the horse's side and that made it ran at maximum speed.
"Whooaaa, help meee!" Yelled the horrified blonde.
"Serves you right." The blue haired laughed and got into his carriage again.
9:00 am at the church…
"Lacus… Why is the bride so slow?" Kira asked anxiously. He was her own brother after all.
"Ah, no need to worry; she will be in in no time." The pink haired woman tried to calm her husband's nerve and place a peck on his cheek.
"Mommy… what dus 'bridge' men?" The little girl with pink hair and crystal violet eyes asked her mother while sucking her thumb. (A/N: That's how the kid just said, not the spelling mistakes."
"Dear, it's bride, not bridge. A bride is someone that will marry a man in this kind of day." Lacus giggled and stroked her daughter's silky hair.
"So… I wanna be a 'bide' someday… mommy" The girl stated cheerfully and then turned to Kira: "Daddy… will it be ukie?"
"Lara, just wait until you become a full girl…" The young father giggled and kissed his daughter on the forehead.
"Oh Cagalli… What take you so long…?" The sweating groom mumbled under his breath impatiently and stared at the aisle. Suddenly, a figure appeared at the entrance, and the groom's heart skipped a beat. It was his bride, his pretty bride! The awaited moment finally came. The beautiful bride slowly walked toward the groom and the priest. She was wearing a beautiful white wedding gown and holding a bunch of white roses. And guess what, she was smiling sheepishly like the first time they met. Some old feelings filled the two of them, and Cagalli looked just like the day they had a masquerade two years ago. When she arrived at the groom's side, the priest started after the great bell rang.
"Today, under the grant of God, you two will be yours forever. Now Athrun Zala, my child, do you really want to marry Cagalli Hibiki and protect her till the end of your life?" He asked solemnly.
"I do." Athrun said, some unnamed feelings was rising in his heart.
"And my child, Cagalli Hibiki," the priest turned to the bride, "Do you really want to marry Athrun Zala and be at his side till the end of your life?"
"Yes I do." She said with a smile, still blushing in a deep shade of red. But the two of them were having the same thought, the thought of someone who had the noble deed so that they were together on their wedding day.
"Thank you Mia…Thank you very much…"
And from the white clouds of heaven, a certain pink haired woman looked down at the church and smiled sadly, tears were falling on her cheeks, but she was free and was praying for the new married couple. And she saw the man she loved slipped the diamond ring into the bride's finger.
"I hope you two have a happy family life… too…" She whispered, the breeze was caressing every in the Magic Land, and the sun was warming every thing with its graceful lights. Everyone is young and it only has just begun.
A long long time ago, there was a Pink Princess with her three bodyguards, and there the story begins…
The end.
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A/N: Thank you for reading this and supporting me. I really hope you will review for me for this last chapter. About Mia, I think sometimes I should change her into someone else, so if any of you don't like it, just tell me. Again thank you very much for reading this.