Author's Note: I Hate You 2 will be coming out very very soon. (: Await.

Well, enough of the blabbering. Read on!

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed Destiny, nor do I own both songs mentioned here, DUH.

Athrun Zala. One of the most respected gundam pilots in history for events at Jachin Due, member of FAITH, perfect soul-mate, righteous, charming, blue-haired, emerald-eyed peaceful son of loony Patrick Zala who tried to destroy the world of Naturals. Women at ZAFT would throw themselves onto him. Just getting his attention alone was deemed an impossible feat. One woman accomplished this feat, and damn, she didn't even like him initially.Words could never describe his potential and ability. Yet now, he had lost his wife, and his children. He was separated from them, the most important people in his life.

He stared tiredly at the ceiling of his bedroom, pondering on past events. He recalled. He and Cagalli went through so much just to be together, yet now, the marriage was in ruins just because of a misunderstanding? It was too hard to accept. Athrun sighed despondently. It was all his fault. He was the antagonist of this relationship, with women lusting after him even after the huge wedding ring on his finger was flashed.

It was unbelievable. Misunderstood love? They were the perfect couple after they got married. Match made in heaven, some said of them. There was only one thing differing between them. Athrun wanted kids, she didn't. Contraceptives, Athrun's worst-ever enemy. He ended up with a bashed-up eye when he tampered with her pills. Cagalli soon gave in to him, seeing how desperate he was for children of his own. He practically drooled at the little angels at Kira's orphanage. It was kind of like Kira lusting after a brand-new laptop. The only difference was that it wasn't Kira, and the kids weren't laptops.

He suddenly snapped out of his thoughts. Something was bugging him. Something really bad. He needed to go there. Something was terribly wrong.

Cagalli's humble abode.

Why must Cagalli be at work at THIS time? What do I do?

Shinn looked around anxiously. Crap. This was really, REALLY bad. Aaron was having a really high fever, and our dedicated baby-sitter had NO idea what to do. He screamed profanities in his head, praying that someone, just someone came along and helped him. He didn't know what to do, whom to look for, how to even look for anyone to help him.

In a moment of his panicky state, he rushed out of the house to run to the nearest pharmacy for fever medicine.

Little did he know, he left the twins alone at home, doors and windows unlocked.

ORB Council meeting.

Dammit. Why does my bloody eyelid keep twitching? Something's wrong with the twins. I need to get home now. Cagalli cursed mentally.

How was she going to get out of the meeting without Kisaka threatening to strangle her for the 12th time for walking out of meetings based on her supposed excuse. Motherly instincts, she told Kisaka.

" Kisaka, would you please come outside with me for a while?" Cagalli suddenly blurted out, oblivious to glares she got for cutting a board member's long-winded speech off.

" Yes, Chief Representative." Kisaka bowed humbly and followed Cagalli out of the meeting room.

" Kisaka, I have to go. Something's very wrong. I can feel it in my bones." Cagalli stammered.

" Yes. You ALWAYS feel it in your bones. Do you want to know what I feel in my 206 bones? The last time you fled a meeting just because some stupid 'motherly instinct' you felt, I had to clear your mess up, and your twins were fine. Who do you think you're fooling, Cagalli?" Kisaka sighed.

" Look, I know this is really hard to believe, but I know something's wrong. You're not a female, and not a mother, definitely, and you wouldn't understand. Now would you PLEASE let me go before something very wrong happens?" Cagalli said sternly.

" No." Came the reply.

With that, Kisaka dragged Cagalli by the arm into the conference room.

" I NEED TO GO NOW, AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY ABOUT THAT. MY CHILDREN NEED ME MORE THAN ANYONE RIGHT NOW, AND I KNOW THAT THE BEST!" Cagalli suddenly wrenched her arm from Kisaka and hollered.

" WHO WILL TAKE OVER YOUR DUTIES FOR TODAY? STOP BEING SO IMMATURE, CAGALLI. GROW UP! DO YOU THINK YOUR FATHER WOULD BE PLEASED IF HE SAW YOU ACTING THIS WAY? " Kisaka retorted.

She paused.

" ASK THAT PURPLE-HAIRED APE TO DO IT! HE'S ALWAYS BOASTING ABOUT HOW HE SAVES THE DAY! WHERE THE HELL IS THAT MONKEY?.!" Cagalli shouted, her voice echoing the whole office.

" He's not here today. He said he had something important to do." Unato smirked silently.

Cagalli's expression changed, and she ran off, heading back home.

" Aaron, Natalie…Athrun…" Silent tears fell from Cagalli's eyes.

Cagalli's house.

She ran in hurriedly, shouting for Shinn and her two kids. As she approached the room, she saw Shinn sitting in a corner. As he looked up, he could hold it in no longer. Tears spilled from his eyes.

" I'm so sorry…Cagalli…" Shinn said in a raspy voice.

" No… It can't be…" Cagalli stood there, motionless.

As if on cue, Athrun ran into the room, nearly crashing into Cagalli.

" Where are the kids, Cagalli?" Athrun asked, panting from all the running.

" Athrun…they're gone…they're gone forever…" Cagalli sobbed pathetically, crumbling into Athrun's arms.

He stared into space. It couldn't be.

Cagalli saw the look of confusion on his face.

"…Yunna did this…I'm so sorry, Athrun… I didn't mean for this to happen… I really didn't…" Cagalli spoke, her words muffled by Athrun's shirt.

Athrun felt her agony, and he was confused himself.

" I'll get them back. I swear." Athrun said, eyes turning a dangerous level of dark green.

" Athrun… I've lost them… I don't want to lose you too…" Cagalli sniffled.

Finally, Cagalli showed her true feelings. She didn't want to carry on with the lies and deceit. She loved Athrun, and that was that.

Shinn approached the door, feeling like a fish out of water.

" I'm sorry…"

" I don't blame you, Shinn… You've done so much for me and the kids…I know you didn't mean for it to happen either…" Cagalli spoke.

Shinn disappeared into the winds, never wanting to be seen again.

He just caused her kids to be separated from her, and he hated himself.

The phone rang. Cagalli ran over and answered the call.

" Meet me at Minerva warehouse. You and you alone, Cagalli."

Faint sounds of Aaron could be heard.

" No…" Cagalli covered her mouth with her hand in shock, as the caller hung up.

Athrun hugged her tightly, assuring her with soothing words.

" We'll get them back, Cagalli. We will. "

Cagalli and Athrun rushed over to Minerva warehouse.

" He said I should go alone. Stay here." Cagalli said, her teary-eyed face facing Athrun.

" I'm not going to lose you again, Cagalli. I've lost you once, it won't happen again!" Athrun broke down.

"Athrun…Do you trust me?" Cagalli looked sincerely up at his face.

Athrun nodded, unable to get words out.

Cagalli smiled weakly.

" Then let me go alone. I can't risk our children's lives. "

Without warning, Athrun pulled her into a passionate kiss, signifying his love for her.

They broke apart for air, a slight blush on their faces.

" I love you, Cagalli. Be careful. I'll be here in case you need me." Athrun hugged her tightly.

" I love you too, Athrun." Cagalli said as she prepared to walk in.

" Wow… what a touching scene. I'm impressed, Cagalli. Never thought that you would really love Athrun that much." A sinister aura surrounded the area as the mysterious stranger walked out from the shadows.

" Yunna, damn you…lay a finger on my children, and I'll personally castrate you!" Cagalli shouted.

" Feisty as usual. Fine. Maybe…I should free THESE two instead?" Yunna said, smirking.

Pulling out two figures from the shadows, the figures that emerged shocked both Cagalli and Athrun greatly.

" Meyrin…and Shinn?.!"

Yunna laughed a cynical laughter.

" This idiot thought that he could save your kids. How touching, your twins calling him DADDY." Yunna said, emphasizing the last word, obviously directing it to Athrun, whom he knew was standing somewhere.

He knew Athrun would never feel safe to leave Cagalli alone.

Athrun's heart broke. It shattered into many irreplaceable glass pieces.

Athrun took the chance to get his kids back and brought them back to safety while Cagalli distracted Yunna. Cagalli frowned. Shinn's body was pushed up against the nearest wall, alongside Meyrin, his head looking down sadly at Cagalli. Tears flowed down his cheeks.

" I love you, Cagalli." Shinn closed his eyes, as Yunna drawed his gun, pointing it to his head.

Meyrin looked calm, and very unlike she was kidnapped. She looked more like an accomplice, there to stage an abduction. Athrun frowned. She planned this all with Yunna.

" YUNNA. DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THAT TRIGGER." Cagalli shouted with all her might.

" I'm sorry, Cagalli." Shinn smiled weakly, closing his eyes awaiting his fate, letting his last tear drop to the ground.

On cue, Yunna smirked evily and pulled the trigger.

Meyrin looked shocked at his actions. Only now, did she realise that she was in a vulnerable position. Yunna could do anything. He broke his promise of no deaths.

Shinn lay there.

Time seemed to stop.

Tears fell from her eyes.

Author's Note: Shinn sacrificed himself for the kids, yes. He knew Cagalli loved Athrun and he shared a particularly close bond with Aaron and Natalie, which explains why he was willing to give up his life to divert Yunna's attention from Athrun so the latter could get the kids to safety. He thought that he was the cause of the kids' abduction, and hoped Cagalli would forgive him if he tried hard enough to get the kids back.

( SNIFFS )

I hate myself, honestly. Shinn shouldn't have to die.

-asucags