I saw someone who I never thought to be seen again in my life. My eyes widened at that face. I felt someone cover my eyes. I moved them in a rush to see that person gone from where he was sitting. I turned around to see Athrun grinning. I laughed, and turned back to the spot. Still empty, I psychologically gave myself a slap on the face. I must be hallucinating again. Turning back from the spot Athrun wrapped his arms around my waist, pointing towards the evening sky, the sun was setting. One my favourite things to watch, I sat down on the sandy shoreline, my fiancée's head gently on my lap. I heard a yell, which meant Shinn just woke up with sand inside his mouth. I saw him walking angrily towards me. However he was stopped from getting to close, since Stellar came gave him a quick peck on the lips, turning him into a shade of tomato.
I laughed and looked down to see Athrun's calm face sleeping, his breath going in a rhythmic pattern. I yawned and laid my head on a blanket we were sitting on, the face I saw earlier forgotten. I quickly fell asleep.
I woke up later, at the night sky, to see everyone around a fire talking and roasting marshmallows for fun. They most likely let me sleep because of what I had to face today. I kept my mouth closed, and my body still, so they wouldn't be interrupted. I looked to see the vast blanket of sparkling stars above. I stared at their wonder. I heard them all laughing, so I sat up and was unnoticed. I saw a familiar figure, one which was supposed to be dead. I saw him look at me straight in the eye, he got up and walked up towards me, my eyes were wide open, and my brain trying to register what the hell was happening.
He kneeled down and said "Cagalli, is it really you,"
My mouth opened, but nothing came out.
I turned to and instead looked at Athrun; he gave me a confused look, and I looked into his green eyes, which told me he was on his way. I looked back at the person and just said "Yes,"
I gave me an embrace that turned my face cherry. I broke away and asked, "Weren't you suppose to be up there,"
"That is quite a long story," He said
I sniffled and cried that my friend was alive and well.
I stopped and looked towards everyone, they all had look that yelled out something, plastered on each of their faces. I said "This is my friend Ahmed; he was with me during the first war. I was in Africa, in a group called the 'Desert Dawn', where I met him. He died in front of me, and now he's back, and I have no clue why?"
He laughed and I asked him, if he knew everyone. He replied "Just their names, I was playing my flute actually."
"Okay I'll introduce you to everyone properly," I said
I grabbed his arm and started off, "This is Rey Za Burrel: quiet, polite has a great aim with a gun, good polite as well; Lunamaria Hawke: Quiet, but open-minded, fun, cheerful and a great person to be around, also she is engaged to Rey; next we have Meyrin Hawke: Sister to Luna: she is shy, and very friendly she is engaged to Auel, who'll you see next; Auel Nieder: very impatient like me and enjoys taking up challenges; Dearka Elsman: arrogant, not as cocky and before, very annoying and knows when to act smart though; Miriallia Haw: thoughtful, caring, sweet and somehow feel in love with Dearka and is his wife, but they look okay together; Yzak Joule: very aggressive, best friend Dearka who got his arrogant attitude, and mature; Shiho Hahnenfuss: serious, carefree, aggressive when needed, and somehow ended up with Yzak; Shinn Asuka: Impulsive, good pilot, umm very strange…; okay next we have Stellar Louisser: my twin, calm, caring and is engaged to Shinn; Lastly we have Athrun Zala: he is calm, quiet, and excellent pilot, very good with a gun, gentle, mature, not best around people, loyal, disciplined and my wonderful fiancée."
The last part seemed to have made Ahmed off. He grimaced and said "You have a fiancée?"
"Yes, Why" I asked
"But what about us," He asked
"What about us?" I said confused
"Cagalli, I love you. I'm the one you're suppose to be with," He said holding my hand
"Ahmed, I don't have those feelings for you," I said breaking away from him
"But why," He asked
"Because I love Athrun," I said, trying to get him to understand.
"What does he have that I don't?" He asked
"I don't know, but I fell in love with him, not you," I said
"Oh I get the case, it's because he's a Coordinator," He said tauntingly
I walked up, and slapped him. Tears started falling down and I broke down. I felt someone, hold me, and I just sobbed on him.
"Just leave," I heard Athrun say soothing me.
"Wait, I'm sorry Cagalli, I didn't mean it. Please forgive me," I heard Ahmed say.
I looked and saw that he meant it,
"It's okay." I said
"I'm sorry. You and Athrun look nice together. I was just late." I heard him. I looked up at saw an approval in Athrun's eyes. I gave Ahmed a hug and we made up as friend. I asked him if he needed a place to stay, he said no that he was living with his mother. I asked him if he was coming to my wedding, He said he wouldn't miss it for the world, and left.
I saw Athrun skipping stones with Yzak and Dearka. They were competing, and for some reason Dearka was wining. I sat down a bit away, the wave splashing along my legs. I felt someone sit beside me. I saw Meyrin.
"Rough day for you wasn't it," She asked
"Let's see, I almost died, I saw my future I think, my friend proclaimed his love for me and now I think Athrun is ignoring me because of Ahmed, even though we are friend that guy still never did say he didn't love me." I said sighing
"You know, Athrun will always put your happiness before his own," She said
"I know, I just don't want Ahmed coming between us, or Athrun thinking I'll be happier with Ahmed, because I'd kill myself if he'd say that," I said
"We all know how much you love Athrun, but you have to let him know what your feelings about Ahmed are," She said
"He's just my friend, and I said that clearly in front of him," I said
"Just clarify it with him, trust me, it'll make a huge difference, I you say it to him personally." She said
"Thank Mey," I said giving her a hug.
I got up and went to look for Athrun, It was late and I still didn't see him, I heard everyone saying we were leaving. I walked up to the car and I saw him there sitting on the driver's seat. I walked up to him, only to be blocked by Mir
"Hey Cagalli, we all decided to have a girl's night out today at your house," She said
"That's nice," I said not really hearing
"Oh yes the boys will be at Shi's house after dropping off everything at the manor," She continued.
I was still not hearing her, just looking at his face.
"Okay," She asked
"Okay!" I said
"Good now change out of your bathing suit," She said pushing into the change room I was once in before, this time with Luna and Stellar there.
Grumpy I sat down and changed into what I was wearing before; I put everything into the duffel bad and headed out to an empty car. He was gone; I sat at the hood of the car and heard the crickets chirping in the night sky. I would tell him in the morning. No, I would tell today. I waited and everyone came out. We stuffed the truck with our bags and headed home; I opened the door, and met our beach stuff, nicely put into a pile and the side. We changed into our sleeping attire and had a blast until midnight, where everyone all fell asleep after the day's excitement, everyone except me.
I wore and hooded sweater over tank top, landed above my bellybutton and my silk bottoms, I quickly wrote a note on where I would be, and left to see my beloved.
Driving in the empty streets for about ten minutes I arrived at the Joule estate. I quietly went out and parked made sure my headlights were off. I sneaked out of my car, and using a pin I opened the door. Athrun had taught me the art of silence, which worked really well. I made no noise and enter inside. The living room was quite clean and I walked upstairs, taking off my shoes, leaving my socks on. Passing by quietly with a house of Coordinators and a natural was going to be difficult. I came and checked all the doors, and found no one. I headed to the third floor and reached the home theatre, and there on the floor was Shinn Rey and Auel sleeping soundly, on the couch was Dearka snoring and Yzak was on the single couch. And Athrun was no where. Confused I quietly closed the door. I sighed and looked some more around the house. I came to a door opened and I went inside, to see it empty. I saw that the balcony door had been opened, and the curtains blowing. Curious, I went and stepped outside. The wind felt so good, I decided to take my sweater off embracing the cool breeze.
"Cagalli?" I heard my name being called
I turned to face my fiancée gently leaning on the railing. He was wearing pyjama bottoms and his shirt was opened, so you could see his chest clearly and his shirt blowing in the wind. I smiled at him and squeezed into his arms so my back was leaning onto the rail and I could see his face.
He looked down at what I was wearing, and seemed impressed. I smiled and said "Still thinking about today,"
"I want you to tell me what you want," He said
"That's why I came," I said "I want you, and only you,"
"Ahmed is just my friend. You're the one my heart holds, not him," I said
"That's a relief to know," He said
"Good, I just wanted to make sure you knew that, and if you dare say, I'll be happier with him, then I swear kill you," I said
He chuckled and pulled my forward into his warm embrace. I heaved a sigh in content.
"What were you doing up, anyways?" I asked
"Just thinking about you, as always and how much problems you went through today," He said, "And I couldn't do anything but watch,"
I frowned, "Watching is more than enough, especially with your eyes, just looking into them makes me feel better,"
"Why didn't you tell me about the stomach aches, or that you were feeling bad," He asked
"I was, but when I came, I just kind of collapsed, and that thing came and…" I said pausing
"It's okay, he's gone from the world, so you don't need to worry about him," He said
"Yes, I never did tell you about the flowers I chose," I said changing the topic.
"Want to tell me now," He asked
"But look at the time," I said yawning.
"Then how about tomorrow, after leaves," he suggested
"Why can't they stay, till our wedding," I mumbled dozing off against his torso.
"Sure, I'll ask," He said lifting me up and placing my on the bed of the room I entered to find him, and slipped inside beside me. I turned and snuggled against him and he placed a kiss on my forehead falling asleep after me.
I woke up the next morning in a state of bliss; Athrun was actually beside at the moment. I saw his face and brushed some of the bags that blew onto his face away. I took my finger and rubbed his cheek, making him stir a little and squint his nose. I decided to wake him up in a cruel way. I brought my mouth near his nose and bit the tip of it. He reacted and pushed me down laughing and him rubbing the pain of his nose away.
"That wasn't funny," He whined one arm on his nose, and the other holding me by the shoulder.
"I'm sorry; your nose is so cute when it squints. It is just so hard to resist it," I said giggling.
He blushed and frowned getting of me and folding his arms, cross legged. I was standing on my knees and placed a quick kiss on his nose, making him turn red. I laid my head in his lap and looked up. His blush away and he diced to tease me now.
"You know you have a very cute bellybutton," He said this time making me turn red. I pulled my shirt down and stopped my hand
"Same with your anger, when you get all fired up, it makes me want to take you at that moment, and when you're hair is all went after you shower, Wow! And…" He tried to continue on and with his interests about me, until I shoved him to the ground, with face between, anger, embarrassment and a pout.
"You're just beautiful, aren't you," He finished
I stopped and gave him something he deserved at the moment. I leaned down and placed a kiss upon his lips, at which he replied and we enjoyed the early morning with kiss and bite and embarrassing moments.
I was at the breakfast table, the girls and the boys together, No of girls changed because I was at Shi's house, two the other were in a rush to look for me to care. After they found me on top of Athrun, they relaxed and went to fetch their own boy. They all loved what each of their own girl was wearing and we all headed down to breakfast. We had waffles, made by Athrun and I, and egg salad by Stellar and Mir. We had a great breakfast and the boys changed, as we headed back to the manor. I came inside to hear the ringing sound of the phone. I picked up and said "Hello Cagalli speaking,"
"Cagalli, guess where we are?" I heard Lacus say
"No, where are you," I said
"Well, turn around," She said
I did and turned to face and meet her blue eye. I went and hugged her.
"Oh my god I missed you so much," I said to her.
"Is only Lacus going to get everything, or are you going to give a hug to your brother," I heard Kira say.
I broke away form him a run and greeted his opened arms. As we broke both of them were feasted by everyone's greetings.
We all sat down and Kira starts of the conversation with "So how's everyone,"
At which everyone replied the they were fine,
"What did I miss," He asked again
I laughed and said "Oh nothing, we went to the beach yesterday, these people came, I died almost twice and my one of my supposed dead friend asserted his love toward me,"
Let's just say if Kira's eyes widened any more, they would pop out,
"WHAT!" he screamed, Lacus mouth was opened and we explained everything in a matter of couple hours.
"Wow! Are you okay sis," He asked
"I'm perfectly fine, nothing more than the memory is left and a few scars," I said
Everyone sat down to eat lunch when Athrun asked his friend if they could stay until the wedding and the happily agreed. We had a happy, quiet and peaceful day.