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Chapter 18

"Cagalli!" Athrun sat up so quickly that his vision blurred. "You're here."

Cagalli hovered over the foot of his bed, radiating yellow, a smile on her face.

"Of course, I came," she said, drifting closer to him.

He crawled over to her, meeting her in the middle of his bed.

If only I could reach out and just…

"It's been a week, I was worried," he said.

Cagalli smiled warmly at him; his heart skipped.

"How much can you worry about a dead girl?"

Cagalli meant it as a joke, but Athrun's face was stern.

"I worry that I won't be able to see you anymore…if that happens, then I failed."

Cagalli frowned and neither said anything; sitting in silence for a while, avoiding each other's gazes. Athrun was trying to get a hold of the trepidation he'd been feeling for the past week, Cagalli was wondering what to say next. She wanted to ease his mind, explain why it took so long for her to return, but, if he was to succeed, she needed him on his toes.

But, is that fair? She thought.

Suddenly, Athrun was closer, his face to hers. His eyes were pleading, yearning…sad. Her yellow was becoming white and the room was growing colder.

"I really missed you."

"Athrun…"

"No…I miss you. I miss you so much. I want you here…mind, body and soul. I want to touch you. I want to feel your warmth…I don't want to go so long without seeing you. I meant what I said back then: I am lucky to have met you. I…" he took a breath in, his face turning red. "Cagalli, I…"

Cagalli's being started pulsating with such vigor that it nearly sent Athrun flying backward. A strong gust ran throughout the room, causing his things to rattle, sway, fall. The aura around her was once again yellow, no gold. Athrun had to squint to see.

"Wha-what's going on?" Cagalli asked as she frantically looked around.

Athrun reached for her, but, only centimeters from her, quickly drew back his hand.

She's hot? Athrun's eyes widened.

"Cagalli!" he was shouting. He was shouting, and he didn't understand why. It was only them. It was night and all was calm. He knew he didn't want to disturb the other residents, but there was a buzzing, a buzzing in his head, a buzzing that came with the pulsing. Cagalli looked at him with the most frightened look. A look that reminded him of the day she died.

"Cagalli," he said again, but more strained—weaker.

She just continued to stare. Could she even hear him?

"Ca—"

The glow interrupted him. The light from her had illuminated the entire room—blanketing everything in white. It was too much; he had to close his eyes. Once his eyes were shut, the buzzing slowly faded out, and, even behind his eyelids, it was becoming darker…and cooler. His eyes fluttered open. Cagalli was gone.

What is ONE of your favorite episodes from Gundam Seed? One of mine is the original episode 30. That episode was intense!