A/N: Okay, the last chapter wasn't that great, but I wrote most of it on Saturday and then I just decided to put it up and write what I was going to put in it in this chapter, so, yeah. I know it was kinda confusing, there are so many different going through her head at once, and the words just flow and I don't see anything confusing about it because I wrote it, I might go back and edit it one day, like with everything else I write…I'm so lazy…

It's all in Cagalli's point of view; everything is going to be, except the last chapter, I think, when it will be Athrun's point of view.

I'd like to say thank you to the people who have reviewed to far, I like reviews. #Smilie face#

Omg…I just read the summary again…and I have just realized that it makes no sense…hehe…go me…rambling…

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam SEED.

Chapter Four

Our Relationship

I sat on the swing for ages. I didn't keep track of the time. Time didn't seem relevant to me anymore. The days ran together, the nights were endless, I just continued on, unnoticing, indifferent to the world around me. I was stuck. Stuck in my own little world of troubles which, to me, seemed so important. For I was forever deep in my own never-ending thoughts. Trapped within my mind, unable to let anyone in. Reluctant to let anyone see the feelings I harbored inside.

The sun began to descend on the horizon. Its last golden rays, illuminating the trees in its rich colour. The chill of night began to sink into my skin, giving me goose bumps. I hugged myself tightly, trying to keep some of my warmth, though I made no move to leave. I just continued to sit there, rubbing at my arms absently, staring off into the ever-distant sky, watching as the stars started to appear in the sky, replacing the colourful sunset.

Soon I was enshrouded in the darkness of night, except for the streetlight across the road, and the light of the moon and stars. I swung my legs, the movement seeming so simple, so graceful. I tried to drive the thought of the cold from my mind. I was beginning to wish I had brought a jacket with me. A good lesson in future.

My mind seemed to have gone blank. Suddenly I wasn't in the park. I wasn't anywhere. I was lost in a black abyss. My mind. My eyes were staring, and my legs had ceased all movement. I was detached.

Faintly, as I was hearing this from a radio, its sound turned right down, I heard the footsteps. There was no mistaking that pace, the carelessness in which he walked. It was him. Athrun.

My trance snapped. I was back in the park, sitting on my favorite swing, watching silently as he walked into view and started walking towards me, acting as if I being here was as natural as the grass growing. He sat on the vacant swing beside me.

"I thought I'd find you here." He said conversationally, observing the beauty that was the night sky.

I said nothing as I became accustomed to his presence. I studied him as he continued to gaze into the sky. He was wearing a thick jacket, obviously he had thought before coming out here, but why had he come out here? It must be quite late. But still he came out to be with me. What did he want? He had been observing me that afternoon in class. Maybe the worry I had seen on his face was why he was here. Maybe he was concerned about me? He was my friend. He had every right to think about me.

Though, a part of me wished something else. I tried to place it. He was my friend, and he worried for me, did I want him to think of me as more than a friend? Did I want him to concern about me as someone who was more than a friend did? It seemed absurd to want that. I tried to push the thought from my head, though it continued to return.

"I was watching you in class today." He said, somewhat hesitantly. He looked as if he thought I might not want to discuss anything with him. I stayed silent. "I understand if you don't want to talk about it, but you just seemed so sad, so distant, not your usual self. I couldn't help but wander, is all."

I was touched. He seemed so genuinely worried for me. But it was surprising how much he saw in my face. I could tell that he saw more than what he had said. He could see so much more, but he hadn't let on. He hadn't said all he wanted to, but he wanted me to talk to him. I didn't know if I wanted to talk about it, though. I wasn't sure if I ever would want to. It could make me feel better to share my burden, but, then he would be weighed down by it, constantly watching me, worrying for me. I didn't want that for him.

"I know." Was all I said, in truth, I didn't know what I wanted to say, I didn't even know why I didn't try to deny my behavior like I did with Miriallia, for some reason, I didn't want to lie to Athrun, I don't think I could.

"What is it Cagalli?" he asked me, he leaned in closer to me, appealing to me with his eyes, so earnest and caring. How could I ever deny him anything? How could I not tell him with the look he was giving me? "What's wrong?"

"I…I-" For some reason, I couldn't say anything. I knew I could trust him. I did trust him. I trusted him more than any other person I knew, and we had only been friends for two weeks. But, I couldn't speak. I just couldn't tell him. Not now. Not yet. "I…don't know." Was all I said, I could feel tears welling in my eyes. It seemed as if my emotions were welling up and spilling forth. I hadn't lied; I didn't know what caused me to be sad, why she was punishing me.

I squeezed my eyes shut. Everything was wrong. Wrong with me. In that moment, I felt like I was being overcome by some unspeakable darkness, overcome by the velocity of my pure emotions. I couldn't breathe. I could barely keep myself seated on the swing, the cold bearing down upon me from every direction.

I felt alone. Isolated on an island, with no-one in sight and I'm sitting there, crying in despair, unable to comprehend my situation. Then I felt something warm on my cheek. It was him; he was wiping away my tears. I saw a truth. I wasn't alone. Not anymore. He was here, with me, when I need him, even if he doesn't know what is going on, he is still there. He saw that I was in need, and he came to me.

I leaned into his touch. The feel of his hand caressing my cheek was soothing. I wanted him to always be there. I wondered if that could even be so. When he was not around, I missed him. When I wasn't talking to him, I found I had nothing to say. In his presence, everything was okay, everything seemed more right, all my troubles didn't vanish, but I was handed a kind of peace. A contentment. I wasn't lonely around him.

Because I loved him.

Love? Is that really how I feel? How could I love him? I know so little about him. But I can see so much in him. I feel so different around him. Yes, I love him. It is as simple as that.

"You know you can tell me anything." He said softly. His nose was centimeters from mine; I could feel his breath on my face, warm on my chilled skin.

"I know, Athrun," I said, just as softly. Just being this close to him made me feel warmer, made my heart beat faster, made my stomach flutter.

He reached out and brushed a stray strand of hair from my face, and smiled slightly. He stood up and took my hand, forcing me to my feet, making me realize even more just how cold it was. I shivered.

Athrun saw me shiver and took off his jacket, placing it around my shoulders. Its warmth encased me instantly, banishing the cold from my bones.

"Thank you." I said gratefully. "I should have known to bring a jacket with me." I muttered apologetically.

"Well, a lesson well learnt?" Athrun said with a small smile.

"Yeah." I said idly.

Athrun came back to my house, my dad was out with my mum, business or something, and I wasn't really listening when he told me, but they wouldn't be back till tomorrow. Athrun and I decided to sit around and watch movies, we have a really big collection of DVDs, all the best. I made popcorn and everything. Which is a big thing for me.

Halfway through the first movie, I lost interest. It kept going on about something that I wasn't interested in. I sighed and leaned further back into the couch, stuffing a handful of popcorn into my mouth.

"Man this is boring…" I complained for the millionth time. Athrun just smiled, obviously amused. "What?" I snapped.

"Nothing…" he said innocently. I glared at him. Then I glared at him some more.

"Let's put a different movie on, I don't know how you convinced me to watch this crap…" I suggested.

"Nope." Athrun said decisively. Man he could be stubborn. But he had the DVD remote. Damn. The buttons on the DVD player didn't work. I kinda broke them one day. Not my fault that it wouldn't listen to me. But the remote still worked on it.

"Please…" I begged him, clinging to his arm and giving him my famous puppy-dog eyes, no-one could ever resist my puppy-dog eyes.

But it seemed that he could. He shook his head, focusing on the television screen once more, absently reaching for the popcorn bowl. I scowled at his profile. No fair. My eyebrow twitched. I lunged for the remote, tipping the popcorn bowl from my lap, scattering popcorn everywhere, pouncing on an unsuspecting Athrun. We fell to the floor, crunching the popcorn beneath us. I reached for the remote in his hand, but he held it out of reach.

"Gimme the remote!" I said angrily.

He just smiled and said "Nope." Damn him.

I was on top of him now, leaning over him for the remote control, which he still managed to keep from my reach, why did he have to be so tall? Somehow he managed to turn us over so that I was lying beneath him, and he was looming over me, a huge grin on his face.

"You will never get the remote!" he whispered playfully.

It was only then did I realize just how close we were. Our faces as close as they had been in the park, so close that his breath made my skin tingle. I felt myself blush. I found myself looking into his eyes, the anger ebbing away, losing myself within the emerald depths. I could feel something in the air. I hadn't noticed it before, but it had been there for a while, sparking between Athrun and I. It ran through my veins, electrifying every inch of my body, making me quake with anticipation. I saw the same thing in his eyes. The desire, the lust. Our lips met.

A fiery passion had erupted, simmering beneath the surface, dormant until now. Our tongues met in a battle of our lust, exploring their new freedom. I clung to his frame, feeling his skin, firm beneath my grip. One of his hands rested on my cheek as our desire increased.

I wanted more, I needed more. My hands slipped under his shirt of their own accord, running over his smooth skin. I lifted it over his head, forcing us to break from our kiss. I discarded his shirt, and crushed my lips to his once again, our kiss deeper, more urgent. Never had I felt like this before, never had I felt like I needed someone more than I needed him right then. My hands ran down his naked back as his hand found its way under my shirt, he began unbuttoning it slowly, revealing my bra underneath. His fingers lightly ran along my skin, sending shivers through my body, making me gasp with the sheer sensation of it.

He pulled away and looked deep into my eyes, our breath coming in short gasps.

"Cagalli…" he whispered. "I-I need you Cagalli…I want you…"

I brought his face closer to mine, my body singing with anticipation. "Then take me." I breathed.

A/N: I guess I'll leave it there. Could have been better…I can't think of anything else to put in the chapter. Shame they're all so short. I can never really manage to make 'em long. I think I just wanted to put some romance in this one. I was never one to procrastinate with stuff like that. Get straight to the point, that's what I say. Plus I always have to leave a chapter a particular way, and this was a good ending (to me).

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