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The moon had just come out, and the snow was still falling, covering my hair with flecks of snow. I shook my head, and looked at the plain of grass, and the tree on the end. It was an old tree and had just lost its last leaf. It bare branches stretched out looking like it had touched the sky. My footstep created a crunching noise as I stepped into the snow, wrecking the plain of milk, sparkling in from the light of the moon.

I could feel my head swirling in thought, and the smile on my face just grew.

This was the place, intact and still as beautiful as last time.

There was a fountain behind the tree, and t was spraying water from the top, higher that the tree, making the scene looks like the entrance to heaven. I let out a tear unconsciously.

I remembered this place…this tree…that fountain.

This was the place where we first proclaimed our love for one another.

Yes the second war was over. After all the pain, deaths, fights peace once returned to this world…this time for good. I had just signed the peace treaty and most of my heart was at peace. Orb was still here and growing. People were starting to accept that there Natural and Coordinators were simply human, and nothing to it. We were taking small step, and I knew gradually this world would maintain its beauty.

Kira and Lacus had joined me in these steps, but there was someone special missing.

I shook my head from going to think about the blue haired prince who stole my heart and left it hanging in confusion. What did he want?

I let out a breath, as someone snapped me back to reality. I was currently in a meeting.

"Ms. Cagalli want do you think about the repairs globally," a person said

"It won't happen all at once. We need to slow down and take small steps to complete repairs. Even Orb is in a state of destruction, but we are stop and think about our consumption of the resources we have, and try to make we send as much of our goods to other places in need," I said

"Very well, but where are you sending your resources," the same person asked

"Firstly to places were it is severely needed," I said, "Places that have high status in the world and are damaged much less than other places, shouldn't be first to take care on our to do list. If they are of high status, they should be able to mend themselves, unlike other place."

Everyone agreed with my notion.

"Anyways we try our best, Orb can't save the world. We are a small nation, but our power is only separable after we look after ourselves. If we can't do that, then how can we help others," I said

"This meeting is dismissed," I said getting up to leave, when a person spoke,

"Ms. Cagalli will you be attending the peace treaty ball this evening?"

I turned in dismay, hoping no one would ask, unfortunately if they didn't ask I didn't have to go, but since they did, I was stuck

"Yes," I said sadly and left the room.

I went to my office and quickly looked after my paper work. Kisaka was a huge help with all this junk, by reading them over and placing them into three piles: Sign, read over and make sure before sign, and not to be cared for until later. My life was pretty easy with his help, but it took a lot of his time, and he had his own life. Maybe I would appoint someone, but the only person I even asked for advice was…him.

I had to swallow my breath. Ever since that day, I wanted to say three simple words, but never got the chance.

I wondered if he had the same feelings…anymore.

I had been dying to catch a glimpse of his face, hear his voice, be near him, but it seemed as if he just vanished. I missed him terribly. I sat down, wondering where he was. How was he? And was he happy?

I wanted to hate myself for having these feelings for him, but I couldn't stop my heart, even at the island. I smiled at the memory. That must have the oddest meeting of my life. Meeting an enemy, shooting him, getting tied up by him, almost shooting him again, he saves me from getting hurt, and I meet his again at gunpoint. I give him an amulet, which he wears to this date and we hug and kiss later on. I save him from killing himself, because that was just plain mad, and he becomes my bodyguard, and technically proposes to me before leaving. He becomes my enemy yet again, things went downside from there.

I saw him and Meyrin. They were close together. It hurt my heart a lot seeing those two, yet I prevented the green eyed monster form invading. It was wrong. I wasn't much, unlike Meyrin. Heck people think I am a boy by looks, which Athrun did. Not to mention Kira as well. My life was so complicated. I had no clue one to do? My heart was exploding with a confession. I needed to tell him what I felt, or I would never go on in life. I knew I wouldn't. It would be too hard.

I didn't know if I lost him. Was he still mine? Did he have the same feelings for me now?

I felt tears jerk up my chest. I stood up and rushed off of my office and ran to my car. Starting it up, I drove quickly to the manor. I wanted to get away from everything. I wanted to forget my life. This pain in my chest of emptiness, I just wanted it to go away. I grabbed a chain from my neck. The very ring he gave which held so many promises had disappeared, all those moments, feelings, emotions, where had they gone?

I stopped at a red light, thinking at how many times I wanted to chuck this ring the garbage, melt it in the fire place. I never did achieve, since it never came out of my neck, after many tries. I didn't have any heart to take it off, because I was crazy in my love.

How could I love a boy this much? I thought in my mind.

I shook my head again. As a car honked and I realized that the light was green. I pressed on my accelerator and drove until I reached my home. I had a stupid ball to go to.

I entered the driveway and stopped it in front of the manor and came out.

"Miss Cagalli, lunch is served," A maid said coming in

"Umm…I don't feel like," I started them remembered him and said, "Never mind, just bring it to my room, I'll eat there," smiling politely.

She nodded and knew that because of a boy's happiness, a promised me made to him, she'd force herself to eat.

I looked up into quiet manor. There was no life in this place. I felt so alone here. So many times, I tried to leave it all, go away somewhere far, but I couldn't think how I'd never be free, with this confession unsaid. She wanted to scream it all out to him, but she feared of the reaction.

I sighed and trudged upstairs. Maybe he'd be there tonight.

I stepped into my room and saw my lunch placed neatly on a tray, ready to be eaten. I quickly washed my hands, and ate the food in seclusion. I left the tray and went to take a shower, before changing.

I wrapped a towel around my body and looked at the dress I was to wear tonight. I was disgusted at it, but I knew I had to wear it, whether I like it or not. I was in a stunning gown which could have been described as a liquid organza that flows beautifully throughout the entire design. The bodice is accented with shirring along the center seam detailed with crystal embellishments as the liquid organza gathers around the dropped waistline. A beautiful circular train completed this look.

"Why me?" I moaned, as I wore the dress.

Merna came in late and did my hair, which reached right below my shoulder. She curled it and clipped it so half was and the other half was down. I hated balls. They made me look like a princess.

I pushed away from the make-up and she smiled saying, "It would matter that much."

I frowned and knew she was right and she put a little bit on.

After she was finished, I slipped on my shoes and sat down a while. The ring was still on my neck, but hidden so people couldn't see it.

I didn't look in the mirror, afraid to see what I looked like.

I looked at the time, which read five in the evening and I knew I couldn't avoid staying in this manor any longer. I had to go.

Lifting my feet off the ground, I went downstairs to waiting car. I slipped in the back, as the driver drove me to the huge estate where the ball was being held. I swore knowing that I had to dance with total strangers. Maybe I would vanish in the middle, no one would notice. The car stopped, snapping me out of my thoughts and I noticed that it was snowing outside. I was amazed the grey clouds realising such crystals.

I went inside and was disappointed that I had to leave the snow. I was met by old politicians and the same old boring stuff.

I heard my name being called out and I turned to see Lacus with Kira. I smiled at them and they complineted my looks.

I blushed and said the same to them and said as well, "I really want to run."

Lacus told me Murre and everyone was here: Dearka, Yzak, the Minerva Crew and even Athrun, and I froze at his name. She smile and said, "You should talk to him."

I nodded and quickly left, knowing I needed to escape. I couldn't face him, let alone let him see me like this. I was unfortunately blocked by a disgusted person, Yunna

"You," I growled

"Why isn't it a surprise as well Cagalli," he said

"Aren't you suppose to be in jail, or how about dead," I said smirking

"Money can do a lot of things, plus I have business to settle," he said smirking as well.

"Well, I have power, and thankfully I can do this," I said slapping him, punching him on the nose, bleeding him and last but least. I pulled the purple monkey by the hair and dumped his face in the punch bowl. When I was satisfied, I turned to see the front of the crowd looking at me.

I took a breath to calm myself and said, "Make sure he's sent to a life time in jail, or I'll send him away for a lifetime to hell."

The guards took him away and the ball went back to normal. I was offered a glass of fruit cocktail and I took it in my hands.

I sat down on the seat and noticed people started to dance. I groaned mentally looking around and making sure, that I was at the farthest table away from everyone. I didn't want to deal or talk to anyone. If there was someone I did it was to him, but I was afraid to even do that.

I looked at the couples on the dance floor.

Lacus and Kira

Miriallia and Dearka

Yzak and Shiho, who looked both red in the face

Luna and Rey

Stellar and Shinn, I made sure to stay away from him

And…

Athrun and Meyrin

I felt my heart stop seeing those two. They looked so perfect. I felt my heart stop and the glass in my hand shattered, tearing both of my hands, disturbing the peaceful music and serene atmosphere. I saw people look at me and I just went blank. I stood up and my hands pooled in blood, and I closed them, stinging me and tried to hide the accident, by placing my hands behind.

I looked down and I heard the music start and everyone go back to what they were doing expect the couples I noticed. They headed towards me, instantly panicking me. I stood up and walked away, until I heard my name being said in shock by the blood. I squeezed my hand some more and ran for it.

I opened the door, and noticed that it was quiet cold. I shivered and ran a bit more into the light snow falling, which had already created a layer in the ground. I looked at my hands, which were still bleeding and I took out a piece of glass out of my hand. I winced at the pain, and decided that I'd rather choose blood, then pain. Seeing the truth in my heart again today, had been enough.

I placed my hands at my sided as the blood dripped staining the ground. I was in a clear plain; where there was a tree with bare branched and a fountain on the other side. The moon was out as well. I sat on the ground staring at the huge tree in amazement.

My body was becoming white and I placed my bleeding hands on the layer of snow and pulled out five shards of glass and letting out a few tears of pain.

Taking out as much as I could, I looked at the untouched snow.

I touched my bleeding hands into my dress, staining it in blood. I used my figure and wrote the words I had been dying to say, write and think.

I love you Athrun.

I released my confession and felt a strange warmness, as I saw a jacket placed on my shoulders. I took out my hand destroy the message I wrote, but I had caught my arm. The warmth that spread though my hand I knew was only of one person's. I felt his hand trace my arm from my shoulder to the place where my hand was placed about to wreck the snow.

"Athrun," I whispered still looking down at the snow. I heard a tear and felt a piece of cloth wrapped around one of my hands, and soon the other one.

"I hate to see you in pain," he said, "Next time be a bit more careful."

I nodded, still afraid to look up, I noticed that my ring was dangling out.

"You still wear it," he said

I nodded again

"Why?" he asked

I pointed to the message

"Why me?" he asked again, "I don't deserve someone like you."

I stood up in anger and grabbed his shirt, "How dare you say that?" His jacket now in the snow.

He smiled saying, "I missed you voice."

I blushed and said, "What do you think of yourself? Just go and run away after, you make me feel loved, give me a reason to smile, another day to live. How can you say that after all that we've been through you jerk?"

I stared into his emerald eyes, which were twinkling by the moon's light.

"You shouldn't say that," I said letting go of him "In fact it really should be the other way around. Looking at you I know I don't d-"

A finger silenced my sentence, "How can you say that? Have you taken a look at yourself? You're beautiful, inside and out with a fiery heart full of passion, love and hope."

I blushed

"You believe in yourself, even when it doesn't seem that way, and you're just. Cagalli words can never describe you alone," He said finishing off.

"What about you?" I whispered

"Me?" he said, "There really isn't much, compared to y-"

"Another words and I'll," I said raising a fist shutting him off, "You the most gentle, sweetest guy I've ever met in my life Athrun. Your smart, risk for the good, and the only person who makes me, me," I said

I felt him pull me in an embrace. I let out a breath and melted into his arms.

"I missed you," I said

"More than you can imagine," he said after

"Meyrin," I said to him pulling him away.

"What about her?" he said in confusion

"Athrun, what do you what about her? You like her don't you? That's the whole reason you didn't come back to me right. I think you should go back…to her. I know I am nothing like her, so maybe you should go back to her," I said looking away from him, trying not to cry.

I heard a laugh and turned around. Athrun held my hand in love saying, "Cagalli, Meyrin is nothing more than a little sister to me. She's already seeing someone."

I blush a million shades in and was speechless.

"Even if that was the case, I'd never have those feelings for her, because my heart already belongs to someone," he said pulling me closer

My breath was hitched and I looked down saying, "Who?"

I could hear him smile, he lifted my chin up me look into his swirls of jade, and said simply, "You Cagalli, I love you."

I was so happy that I hugged him pushing us to the ground with me on top of Athrun. I blushed and said, "Sorry."

He smiled and placed his lips on mine as we shared on of the most beautiful kisses of my life. He held my waist and pulled me closer and I felt a fire ignite.

I also felt a tingling feeling in my nose. I opened my closed eyes and quickly got off him, leaving him confused and I sneezed.

I looked at him who started laughing and I punched his shoulder.

He controlled his fit of laughs and said, "Sorry."

I held his cheek and whispered in his ear sweetly, "I love you too Athrun, but I wanted to say that first," pouting.

"You did," Athrun said pointing to the message still on the snow.

I smiled as he pulled my hand, pushing me off the ground. I felt so warm whenever I was near him.

"It was a good thing I came to this ball," I said

He nodded and pulled me closer, "I want you to meet some people. And dance with you."

"But, my dress," I said

"There some dresses upstairs, why don't you change into one of them?" he said

"Am I supposed to go into this big estate alone," I said looking up.

He chuckled and said, "Of course not."

I smiled and said, "Thank you Athrun…for everything."

He kiss temple and said, "I'll always be here to protect you."

I hugged him and said, "Never leave me again."

"I promise," he said

"My hands hurt," I said

"We should really fix that as well," he said

We headed to one of the rooms, and I saw a closet and said, "Am I allowed?"

He nodded

I turned to the closet, then back to him saying, "What should I wear?"

He smiled and chose a dress out, "What about this?"

I took it from him and said, "Maybe you should do your magic on my hands first?"

I saw him flush and he took out a first aid box. I sat down in front of him and placed my hands on his knee, he unwrapped the cloth from my hands. He ran a cotton ball dubbed in alcohol down each little cut, and oddly I never felt any pain. He first used a liquid Band-Aid to seal the blood from coming out, and I couldn't help but look at him.

"What's the matter," he said snapping out of my daze

"Etching your face into my mind," I said

He smiled and said, "Done," finishing the wrapping of my hands

I got up and said "Uh oh."

"What happened," he asked

"How am I supposed to change?" I asked

He blushed and said, "I'll go call someone."

He left the room and in no time Lacus came in and helped me change into the other dress.

"Thank you Lacus," I said

"Your welcome, what between you and Athrun?" she asked

"I love him, and he loves me," I said

"Took you long enough," She said

"What you and Kira," I said

"I think he needs a push," she said sadly.

"Don't worry, you'll probably go down the aisle before me," I said

"You think," she said

"I do," I said, "I'll give Kira the boost."

We left and I was met by Athrun, who was with a group of people. He saw me and grabbed my arm.

I looked at the group in front. I immediately tried to run away.

"Athrun let go of me," I said softly so he could here

"Just wait will you?" he asked silently

I nodded and said, "Hello, I'm Cagalli Yula Attha."

"Of course who wouldn't know you, Ms. Cagalli," a girl with pink-purple hair said, "I'm Lunamaria Hawke."

"Nice to meet you," I said remembering my time in the Minerva. She was pretty close to Athrun.

"And this is my boyfriend Rey," she said grabbing his arm

"Rey, Rey Za Burrel," he said simply.

"Pleasure," I said

"You know Meyrin, and that is her boyfriend Auel," Athrun said

I nodded and already met Dearka, Yzak, and Mir, but I was introduced to Shiho. We got along pretty well. I was introduced to Stellar and she told me who her boyfriend was.

I looked at the raven haired boy and immediately tried to flee again. I didn't want to be near him, worried he'd say something bad about my father again.

I gulped and saw Shinn walk up to me.

I saw guilt in his eyes and I calmed down.

"Umm…I'm sorry Ms. Attha for all I had said to you back then. I realized that I was wrong," he said looking down.

I smiled and said, "It's okay, and it's not Ms. Attha, Princess, or just plain Attha. For my friends it's just Cagalli."

He looked up at me in shock, and said, "How can you be like that?"

I had no answer, but Athrun held me close saying, "Because she's Cagalli."

And that was the day I met my family.

That was the day Athrun and I proclaimed our love for one another.

That was the day, I started my life.

Done Doen Done

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if not tomorrow

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Samera