Only In Your Heart

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Author's Note: Thanks for all you reviews from the last chapter! Oh and I decided to just reply to the reviewer's review without embarrassing them by me posting it every single time I update. Well, here this chapter is the longest I wrote but I didn't edit it well but plz bear with me. So, please enjoy it! Read and review! Love yah all!

Ch. 37: The rescue

"That address that Jun wrote must be around here…" a blue inky hair lad spoke looking left and right for the street sign. "Are you sure?" Kira asked leaning over Athrun's shoulder to also read the address written down. "Yes. Well, that's what it's written on the paper." Athrun said turning to the corner of the street.

The blue hair lad looked around and gasped, "Ah ha! It's that house over there!" Athrun pointed to a white painted house with a red-orange tiled rooftop.

Athrun started walking towards the house that might be keeping Cagalli but Lacus grabbed hold of Athrun's sleeve. The lad turned around to face Lacus with a confused look. "So how do we get inside?" Lacus asked Athrun.

Everyone stopped walking when they heard her question. They looked at Athrun. "…Uhmm…good question…" Athrun spoke. "Ok, let's check the house first and then I'll think of something. Two people can go and check, who wants to go? I know I do…Kira?" "Huh? Me? Oh alright…" Kira whined. "And guys can go back to the van. If something comes up I'll call you guys on the cell, ok?" "Ok."

Athrun and Kira walked quietly to the house. "Kira you check the back and I'll check the front, ok?" Athrun asked. "OK." Kira replied and headed towards the back.

Athrun started looking around for clues until he heard Kira faintly calling his name. Athrun rushed to the scene. "What's wrong Kira?" Athrun asked while gasping for air.

Kira pointed towards a window without curtains, the house was empty from the inside. Athrun's eyes widen and his mouth gaped. There was nothing, absolutely nothing inside that house, no people or furnishings.

Inside the blue navy colored van that Mwu owns'…

Beep. Boop. Biip. Buup. Baap.

"Hello? Mwu speaking." Mwu answered his weird ring tone cell phone. "Athrun? What's wrong? …WWWWHHHAAATTT? Are you serious? Ok, wait there we are coming over. (Beep.)"

"Mwu, what did Athrun tell you?" Murrue asked. Lacus was scared that something happen to the both of them.

"Athrun and Kira just found out that Cagalli isn't there or anyone. There's nothing inside. We have to meet them there fast. Hang on tight." Mwu said starting his van's engine and speeding to the scene.

Mwu, Murrue, and Lacus check out the empty house. It was true there is nothing inside. "What do we do now?" Lacus asked Kira. "I don--" Kira's talking was interrupted by an old lady's voice, who is living in the house next to Mao's. "Can I help you?" the old lady asked speaking behind the fence that separated each house's back yard.

Everyone looked at each other. "Should we ask her?" they whispered. "Is it about Inoue-chan?"

"Inoue-chan?" "How can you call her that when she kidnapped Cagalli?" everyone cringed in their minds while anime sweat dropping.

"Uhmm, Ma'am do you know Ms. Mao by any chance?" Athrun asked.

"Oh yes, she was such a nice girl. She used to live here but she moved away." The aged lady replied.

"Do you know when she moved away?"

"Uhm, I think about 4-5 days ago. When Inoue-chan moved away she was kind of angry for unknown reasons. I asked her but she coldly replied me with a 'none of your business'. My that poor girl…" the elderly lady kept rambling about Inoue Mao.

"With that recent movement date of her and the kidnapping day scheduled, that must mean that Mao definitely kidnapped Cagalli for her plan." Athrun said calculating the days that recently happen which are connected to publicity.

Athrun turned back to the elder. "Ma'am do you happen to know where Mao is staying at this moment? It's kind of an emergency."

"Sorry, Inoue-chan never told me where she was currently staying. I'm sorry again, I can't help you there." She replied sadly.

Athrun shook his head. "No, it's ok ma'am. You have helped us a lot. Thanks for your help. Bye now." Athrun and the others waved and turned to leave. They were heading back to the dark blue colored van.

Inside the van again…

"Damn it! So close! That Mao girl is starting to pinch my veins!" Kira yelled landing his fist on the van's door. "Kira calm down sweetie." Lacus soothed Kira's anger.

"Wowowo, Chill kid! If you keep landing your anger on my car I'm the one that has to pay for the damage not you." Mwu exclaimed. Kira looked at him with fire eyes. Mwu anime sweat dropped. "…Ahahah…nevermind…"

Kira was about to say something until something caught everyone's attention including Kira's. "…Yah, I know Mao is going to kill me but I'm walking the fastest I can. What do you mean get a car? You know that Mao isn't going to like so many cars parked in front of her home. Well, true, but…yup, I know…uh hu…ok, I know. I'm coming right now with the latest report. Just wait, ok? Keep her stall—Huh? She's on the phone? That's good then…" a man in a black suit spoke on his cell phone.

"That's one of Mao's minions…" Athrun whispered to the others. "He said that his walking so that means that she lives neat by--"

Lacus disrupted. "Athrun! He saw us seeing him."

The blue hair lad said, "what?" Athrun turned to the driver, Mwu. "Mwu chase after him!" "Roger that!" Mwu replied.

"OK, we haven't lost sight of him right?" Mwu asked. "Uh, Mwu, the guy is just in front of us." Kira and everyone said sweat dropping. "Yah I know but you know it makes it more exciting for the readers." "…Ok…" everyone sweat dropped again. (A/N: ok, don't mind that…back to the story…)

The blond manager sped off fast catching up to the man in black in no time. Mwu parked the van horizontally so the man couldn't escape.

"Ah! What do you people want with me?" the man in black asked the group. Everyone got off the van and grabbed him to the van.

Athrun quickly asked the guy. "You are one of the workers of Mao, aren't you? Answer me!"

"Please don't hurt me!" the guy answered shaking to the bones.

"Then answer me! Are you or are you not?"

"…Yes…I am…don't hurt me…" the man said once again. The man felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to it. "It's ok, we won't hurt you. We just need your help to find our friend that Mao kidnapped." Lacus said in her gentle voice.

"…That girl? Cagalli Hibiki?" the man asked. "Yes, her. We love her so much that we want her back."

"…I'm touched…but I can't help you, though I want to. It's either your friend dies or my family dies…" the man in black spoke. "WHAT?" everyone shouted with wide eyes and mouth gaped. "Why and how?"

The Man sighed. "Guess I have to tell someone anyways…at first, we were black mailed then she used our family members as targets if we don't do her dirty work…"

"All the worker's family members will suffer from her penalty if we don't listen to her. It's like murdering them in front of your eyes…I and everyone disgust this awful job but no one can't back out on Mao or else…we all suffer from her punishment…"

"That's horrible! How can she do that to you guys? Is she even human?" Kira exclaimed.

"…Can you guys save my families and friends if I help you save Ms. Hibiki?" the man asked holding his hand out. "Of course we can." Athrun replied shaking his hand.

"Call me Endo."

"Nice to meet you Endo. This is…" Athrun introduced Endo to everyone.

"OK, Endo tell me where is Mao's address." Athrun asked. "It's…(some address)"

Mwu sped off to the address, which was six blocks away.

Endo stepped out and said, "OK, so I'll go and give the files to Mao. And while I'm busy distracting her, you snuck up to the back door that leads to the basement and get miss Hibiki…but be careful there are guards in the basement guarding Ms. Hibiki, so you got to do something about them before you get her out. Ok, I'm going in." Endo/ the man in black explained to Athrun and the others then going in the old shanty house.

Athrun nodded and turned to everyone. "Ok, Mwu and Kira, you guys are coming with me. Lacus and Murrue, stay in the van. Also, if we don't get out with Cagalli in 10 minutes, then call the police, ok? Then let's go." All the men left the van and quietly headed towards the open front door that Endo left opened. They waited for a signal from Endo.

Inside Mao's so called secret layer…

"Where's that damn Endo? Don't tell me he is still there…what? He left minutes ago? Then where is h--?" Mao screamed on the wired phone to the other person on the other line.

Endo interrupted with a low voice. "Ma'am? I'm here with the files…"

Mao turned around and angrily hanged up the phone almost breaking it into pieces. "Where the hell were you? Huh, Endo? And you are fucking late you idiot!" she took the files that were held by him and slapped him on the cheek. Athrun and the other guys gasped at her action.

"…I…I was…walking the fastest…I could…I could…to react here…" Endo said with a shaky voice while holding his bruised cheek with one hand. He signaled Athrun and the others with the other hand to go inside. Mao didn't notice his movements because she only focus scolding Endo for his mistakes.

"OK, let's go guys. Quietly." Athrun whispered to the guys entering and closing the front door behind them. They passed Mao easily without making a noise. Athrun silently open the back door that led them to the creepy low candlelit basement. Then a strong man's voice spoke, "Ah, Miss Mao, the lady finished her eating." Then man who was speaking to not Mao but Athrun didn't clearly see Athrun and the other guys.

"Huh?" Athrun and the other guys were puzzled. After hearing a man voice that was coming from the upstairs, man 1 said, "Hey! You aren't Ms. Mao! Who are you people?"

"We are here to get the person whom Mao told you to guard. We are unarmed so relax." Athrun said in a calm voice.

"…Ath…Athrun?" Cagalli said unbelievably after hearing her Athrun's soft familiar voice. "Cagalli?" Athrun called looking around and surprisingly found his Cagalli sitting on the cold hard ground.

"Miss, you know this men?" man 2 asked Cagalli. "Yes, they are my family and friends. They came to save me." As soon as man 1 and 2 heard that they were family and friends man 2 untied Cagalli from the ropes that were bind to her.

Kira and Mwu hugged Cagalli first. "Everyone misses you so much Cagalli." Kira said. "It's good to see again kiddo." Mwu said.

After Kira and Mwu hugged Cagalli, Athrun ran to Cagalli and they embrace each other, as this should be the just and only time they will feel tear apart from each other and no more. "I miss you so much." Athrun whispered softly and warmly to Cagalli kissing her on the lips. "Me too." Cagalli replied shedding some tears while kissing Athrun.

"What a touching moment…" Man 1 & 2 cried wiping their tears with a hanky.

Athrun and Cagalli blushed. "…Athrun, I would like you to meet (Man 1& 2…some random name for them…). We need to get them out of here or Mao--" Athrun put a finger on her mouth. "I know. Endo told me. He is some one helping us to get you and his friends away from Mao. Enough talk, we need to get out of here first."

Cagalli let go of Athrun and turned to man 1 & 2. "You guys come with us"

They looked at each other. "…Well…we don't know…"

"You said that you wanted to get out of this hell hole, right? Then come with us, please? I can't stand you guys suffer from this." Cagalli persuaded. The two men discussed, "… Thank you so much." They hugged Cagalli then the other guys. "Uhm, Athrun it's almost time to go." Kira said looking at his watch which signal a minute left to go before Lacus and Murrue call the police for back up. But what Kira didn't know he set the timer too late and Lacus and Murrue already called the police.

"Right. Ok, everyone let's go. Walk up quietly or else that witch might hear us." Athrun commanded.

Back to Mao scolding Endo…

Athrun and the others quietly open the door from the basement and got out. One of them stepped on something making the floor creak. All of them panic.

Inoue pushed Endo aside and saw her prisoner, the prisoner's bf, the prisoner's…Her eyes flamed with darkness. She looked at the prisoner's guards. "You two should be shame for letting her go. Now to make both of your families burn rice." Mao was about to press the button on her laptop. But Endo pushed her and her laptop to the floor dropping it. Endo took the laptop and kept on dropping it to kill the processor and it's containment.

"NNNNNOOOOOOO! My Laptop!" Mao's face turned dark and cold.

"You guys go!" Endo commanded while he broke the laptop of Maos'.

"Right." Athrun led everyone to the front door.

"I won't let you go so easily!" Inoue shot another dagger towards Cagalli.

"NOooo!" Athrun sensed the dagger and pushed Cagalli away making him the dagger's target. The dagger grazed Athrun by the side. "Athrun!" screamed Cagalli.

Clunk!

The door opened wide with a group of policemen pointing guns at Mao. Lacus and Murrue came behind them. They all saw Inoue Mao's action.

End of chapter 37.

(A/N: Yay! Aren't you happy that Cagalli is finally saved? Well, I am. 0! OK, mina-san! What do you think will happen to the minions of Mao and her? Will Athrun die from the dragger? Find out on the next update!)

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By: Daisukiasu'n'caga