Author's Note: Yes, Yes. I know many people are wondering why Meyrin could be pregnant in such a short time. It's a giveaway, really. XD
Do you think meyrin-hater aka me, would let Athrun have a child with her? XD
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed.
The scenes flashed once again in her mind. It had been one day since the incident with Athrun and Meyrin occurred. She just stared at her wedding album, opening it, and flipping each page, letting her indulge in memories of better times with Athrun. Lying on her bed in the orphanage, she reminisced about her past with Athrun, and how they both wanted 5 kids. She recalled Kira's reaction when he heard about what she saw in her bedroom.
" Sleep, Cagalli. Stop looking at the album. Looking at too many past happy memories can hurt." Kira said, appearing at the door of her room.
" Kira.. I never thought that he would do that to me… I genuinely thought that he was serious about getting this problem solved again… It hurt so badly when I saw him with…her…"Cagalli choked on her tears, plastering a fake smile on her face, but her tears and actions totally betrayed her.
Kira walked over, loathing himself for letting her go to confront Athrun when he could sense something wrong was about to happen.
" Cagalli…I'm sorry…I never did my part as a brother to you…when my best friend hurt you, I couldn't do a damn thing. Now that you're hurt, I can't do anything either…I'm sorry…" Kira looked down, tears welling up in his eyes. " I feel so useless…"
Cagalli looked up. As a child, Kira always bullied her, but was nonetheless protective. She recalled once, when one of her admirers tried to kiss her, and of course, on seeing that she was unwilling, he rushed over to her aid. As usual, the princess would always insist that she could handle it, or give daring remarks like ' I'll shove a doughnut up his ass' or 'I could have taken him down and kicked him into kingdom come!' (wow. That rhymed.) But deep inside, Kira knew something. Something Athrun, too could feel. He always knew when she was afraid, when she needed protection, when she was weak and needed comfort.
" Kira, you're the best brother in the world…" Cagalli said, hugging her brother closely.
There was no need for words. Kira knew what she meant, and that was more than enough. He placed his arms around her, and she never felt better.
" Lacus and I will always be here for you, no matter what…Even if the whole world turns against you, I'll still be your little brother. Even if Athrun leaves you, I'll still be your little brother, and I'll protect you. Even if this world ends, I'll still be your little brother who loves you, and will sacrifice anything just to see a smile upon your face." Kira smiled warmly to her. " Here's something to cheer you up. Lacus is pregnant!"
Cagalli smiled weakly and nodded.
" Huh? You knew?" Kira asked.
" Duh, Lacus told me if she should tell you now." Cagalli said sleepily, yawning and stretching like a lazy cat.
Kira frowned. He was the father of the child, but not the first to know.
" Cagalli…" He stopped when he saw his sister deep in slumber. She looked so peaceful and child-like. Even her infatuation with sweets further proved his point. One thing he knew, he was proud to have a sister like her.
She stirred.
" Meyrin's pregnant with that moron's child?" She suddenly sat up straight, opening her eyes to face a startled Kira.
" How…how did you know?" Kira stammered.
" So its true…" Tears fell from her eyes as she gazed at the photograph she brought back with her. One which held precious memories of her blue-haired husband. The pain was too much to bear, and she collapsed into her brother's arms. All went dark, and all she heard were the faint sounds of Kira calling out her name.
When she awoke, all she saw were Lacus's and Kira's faces staring worriedly down at her.
" CAGALLI!"
" You're awake! All of us were so worried about you!"
" Sleeping beauty's awake. FINALLY."
" Cagalli? Are you okay?"
" Where am I…" Cagalli asked, still frail from her shock.
" You're in hospital, Cagalli. You fainted, don't you remember?" Kira said gently.
" Oh…why did I faint?" Cagalli asked innocently, wanting Kira to spill the truth to her.
" Because that asshole, Athrun, got Meyrin PREGNANT!" Dearka emerged from behind Kira, and answered Cagalli's question, smiling and grinning like a little boy getting his first question correct. All he received weren't what he expected. He expected people nodding and agreeing with what he said, but all he received were cold stares and a 'shut your trap if you don't have anything good to say.' from Yzak.
Cagalli looked dazed.
" So, finally, you're telling me the truth?"
All of them cast silent looks of guilt around the room.
Cagall's eyes teared slightly.
" Thanks for visiting me, guys. I need to be alone for a while, if you don't mind?" She murmured, on the verge of tears.
" Sure. Take care, Cagalli, We'll come back to see you another time, all right?" Miri asked.
She waited for a reply, but she never got one.
Oh shit. Cagalli's really in a foul mood now… we'd better scram. Dearka thought.
It's all Dearka's fault for blabbering… It made Cagalli so sad. He's gonna die when we get home. Miri pouted.
What a blabbermouth. Should seal his mouth up for eternity, if you ask me. If there's extra thread, seal his butt too. Yzak snorted.
" Cagalli, if you need me, just call me or Lacus, okay?" Kira said, clearly concerned about her state of mind.
Cagalli was trying so hard to hold back the tears. She needed them to leave. She didn't want to worry them by crying in front of them. Mustering all the strength left in her, she nodded, and forced a smile onto her face. They nodded, wished her all the best, and left.
The moment Kira, the last to leave, disappeared from her sight, she broke down. She cried like never before. She wanted to pour out all her sorrows, pain and frustrations. Never once in her life did she imagine that Athrun would actually do that to her. She lay down on her pillow, letting the tears flow down her cheeks, as if all her troubles were in her tears, and she just cried her heart out, leaving all the troubles to be evaporated and never thought of again.
As Kira stepped into the car, he felt a pang of hurt and guilt surge him.
We know you're hurting, Cagalli. Why won't you let us help you?
Unknown to the people around, a shadow hiding behind Cagalli's ward door looked through the glass window, and the faint sounds of tear drops could be heard.
" I'm sorry for hurting you, Cagalli… I never wished for this to happen…"
With that, the shadow disappeared into the darkness.
3 days later
Cagalli asked for an early discharge, and was granted her request due to her fast recovery. She knew what she had to do, and she hailed a cab.
" Where to, miss?"
" Minerva Law Firm." Cagalli answered in a raspy voice.
Athrun's home, One day later.
" Mail." Athrun muttered and walked outside the mansion to the letterbox.
I have a bad feeling about this…
'Minerva Law Firm' read the return address. Ripping open the letter for access to its contents, he scanned the page.
" Signature: Ms Cagalli Yula Attha. ( Cagalli's signature next to it)
Signature: Mr Athrun Zala ( An empty space, for Athrun's signature.)"
A tear rolled down Athrun's cheek. Cagalli declared the relationship over. This was the end. She walked away from him, she walked away from his love, and she walked out the door of his life.
He returned to the mansion, staring into space. Blinking a tear down onto the dangerous document, he took up a pen, and muttered a sentence before sealing his fate.
" I still love you and the kids, Cagalli."
On the streets
Cagalli was shopping for some baby clothes. The doctor told her the genders of her baby on request. ( Nonono, my dearest readers, you'll have to read on to find out the genders, only when the babies are born. Hehehe. )
A part of her was hoping he would sign the papers, another part was hurting as she thought of the possibility of Athrun leaving her forever.
" May I help you?" An assistant said, snapping Cagalli back to reality.
" Oh, yes please. Where's the section for baby clothes?" Cagalli smiled gently.
" This way please. You look like a very happy expectant mother to me! I'm sure you'll be a great mother." The sales assistant smiled warmly at Cagalli. " So, who's the lucky guy?"
" Huh? Oh…"
On realising that she must have hit a sensitive spot, the sales assistant apologised profusely and her face reddened.
" Oh no. I didn't mean it that way. I mean, my husband isn't with me today, that's all." Cagalli explained.
(Technically, she thinks Athrun hasn't signed the papers, so she states that he's still her husband)
Saying 'husband' again hurts.
As the sales assistant sighed in relief, thankful for not having offended her customer, Cagalli was hurting deep inside.
Not here with me today? He'll never be with me again...
She bought the baby clothes she wanted and walked out of the store, smiling to herself, for some reason.
" Ow! " Cagalli crashed into someone rushing in her direction.
" Madam? I'm so sorry! I didn't mean it… I was rushing and I didn't see you in time… I'm really so sorry!" The male apologised profusely.
" Er… apology accepted. Don't worry, I'm fine." Cagalli stammered.
Why am I feeling this way?
The male smiled and offered his hand for a handshake.
" My name's Cagalli." She smiled.
" Shinn. Shinn Asuka." The male replied.
From a distance, the very same shadow stood behind a tree, observing Cagalli's and Shinn's every move. And damn, he wasn't happy at all.
Author's Note: Yes, when I first uploaded this story, people asked why Athrun didn't have a hangover.
:p I DON'T KNOW EITHER. (smiles sheepishly)
lol. I figured that he wouldn't be that prone to a hangover as a natural would be. Yes, I know he's still human, but if I had waited for him to snap awake from his hangover, Cagalli would probably have run off without him noticing at all! LOL. Well yeah, I get the point. Sorry if I made you guys confused!
Wow, this is really getting interesting. ( I need to find more new words to express myself. HAHA.)
I'm bored. .
- asucags
