Chapter 10

Athrunette already arrived in PLANT together with Mirialla, Lacus and Cagalli. After checking in the hotel Athrunette and Lacus waited in the lobby for Athrun, while Cagalli and Mirialla are having a talk in the garden.

"Mirialla what does it feel to be separated with Dearka?"

"Why did you ask?"

"I just want to know. It's okay if you don't want to answer my question."

"It's quite painful at first. I asked myself why he has to be a coordinator. I realized that we are living in two different worlds. If we really want to be together one of us should give up everything but of course none of us is willing to do that. In the end as time passes by the pain also fades away."

"Is that so?"

"Are you thinking about Athrun?"

"Well yes. The things that you said might be true. Our worlds are really different that one of us should give up everything. Maybe we are not really meant for each other."

"Cagalli stop thinking those kinds of things."

"Yuna also told me that I should give up on him because we are in two different worlds."

"Don't give up on him Cagalli. I'm sure that Athrun is not yet giving up on you. He might be the one who broke up with you but maybe it is his way of telling to wait for him."

"Miriallia…"

Cagalli was interrupted by Athrun and Athrunette who are about to play in the garden. Lacus is left with Dearka and Yzak, who came with Athrun to visit them, in the lobby.

"Okaa-sama!" Athrunette called.

"Now Cagalli, there they are. You better not make them wait for you." Mirialla whispered and pushed Cagalli forward.

"Miriallia!"

"Why are you surprised, Athrun?"

"I'm not expecting that you will come by the way I'm with…"

"I know Athrun. Dearka is with you. I don't have intentions on hiding from him."

"You're still the Mirialla I knew before. You didn't change one bit."

"I'm going to leave you guys. I better greet him now."

"Good luck with that, Mirialla!"

"What's going on with Mirialla-san and Dearka-san?"

"They were former lovers but Mirialla is a natural and Dearka is coordinator. Mirialla chose to be a photographer rather than to be with Dearka so they broke up."

"Like what happened with you and Daddy? Daddy is a coordinator right?"

Cagalli is surprised that Athrunette will ask that kind of question. She thought that Athrunette had already forgotten that her father is a coordinator, the only fact that Athrunette knew about her father.

"Well in a way you can say that we're on the same situation. Oh, look your Aunt Lacus is calling us for lunch."

Athrunette is excited about having lunch. Playing with Athrun made her hungry. She forgot what she wanted to ask more about her father. Athrun is also distracted, his focus is on Athrunette and having lunch not what Cagalli told them earlier.

The seven of them are having lunch at the restaurant near the hotel. Mirialla noticed that Athrun had been with them for a long time now instead of doing his work.

"Athrun, don't you have any work to do?" Mirialla asked.

"I took a day off from work today."

"He left all his work to his secretary, Meyrin. Poor girl, she is now alone in the office finishing the work that she should not be doing because her master left." Dearka butted in.

"Quit it Dearka. The other members of the High Council are already scolding me because I rarely have my day off from work and if I take a day off what I do are do some paperwork at home. They are saying that I'm such a workaholic for my age."

Athrunette didn't care on what they were talking about. She just continued eating as if once she stopped eating the world will also stop. Cagalli was laughing at her daughter on what she is doing. Athrun looked at her and she just smiled at him.

"It' has been a long time since I saw her smile like that. I really missed those days."

The day passed by very fast. They didn't notice that it's already getting dark when they are about to return to the hotel. Before Athrunette ends the day she asked Athrun if he could tell her a bed time story.

"Good luck with that Athrun. Every time that we tried to tell her a bed time story she had already fallen asleep." Lacus warned.

"I won't fall asleep this time!" Athrunette swore.

"Just come down to the bar once you're done with it Athrun." Dearka called.

Before Athrun starts he first asked Athrunette a question.

"What do you know about your father?"

"He's a coordinator. That's all I know. Every time I ask mom about him, I could tell from her face that she doesn't want to talk about it, so I never tried asking her again."

"Okay."

Just as Lacus predicted Athrunette had fallen asleep shortly after Athrun had started. Athrun went to the bar section of the hotel.

"Where's Yzak?"

"He went home already. Shiho was looking for him already."

"How about Lacus?"

"She's sleeping in her room already."

Cagalli didn't expect that it will be the four of them who will drink. What she is expecting that only Mirialla will be her drinking partner. Everybody except for her has already taken their drink in.

"What's wrong Cagalli? You haven't drunk anything yet. Here have some."

"Thanks Miriallia."

"Afraid to get drunk?" Athrun provoked.

As a response to this question Cagalli drink the wine Mirialla gave her and asked for more. She knew that she is bad when it comes to handling her liquor unlike Athrun but she won't let Athrun defeat her. Miriallia is the first one to go back to her room. She is already very sleepy since she hasn't taken any rest since they arrived. After that Dearka also left. He forgot that he has a date with one of his chicks that night. Now the only ones left are Cagalli and Athrun.

"Maybe you should go back to your room now."

"I'll drink when I want to!"

"Cagalli, you're drunk."

"Shut up! You won't care if I got drunk anyway!"

"You know that is not true."

"Whatever bastard!"

"Let's go back to your room. You're drunk."

Athrun carried Cagalli like a bride. On their way to her room Cagalli kept on talking about things that Athrun didn't understand. Athrun laid Cagalli in her bed but Cagalli refused to let go of him and started crying.

"Cagalli, let go of me."

"I really missed you, Athrun."

Athrun decided to stay beside her until Cagalli fall asleep but he himself also had fallen asleep.

The next morning…

Cagalli woke up; she is very surprised that Athrun is sleeping beside her. She remembered the things that happened last night.

"I'm such an idiot! Why did I allow myself to get that drunk?"

Athrun moved a little that made Cagalli stare at him and touch his face.

"He is handsome as always."

Athrun's phone rang in his pocket. Not fully knowing what she is doing Cagalli took the phone and accidentally touched the answer button. Before she could even say something the caller interrupted her.

"Athrun how are you? I've been calling you the whole time but you are not answering. I'm worried. You didn't tell me where you were going yesterday when you had your day off and when I checked you at your house you were not there. Where are you anyway? I really wanted to see you…"

"Ahh…"

"Athrun?"

Cagalli decided to end the phone call. Cagalli is suspicious about the person who called. The caller sounded as if she has a relationship with Athrun and it sounds familiar. Cagalli checked who it was. It is Meyrin Hawke.

"Are they together?"

Before she could think of anything else she remembered to wake Athrun up and return his phone in his pocket.

"Athrun, wake up."

"Cagalli!"

"Don't you have any work today?" Cagalli tried to act as if she knew nothing about it.

"Shoot!"

A.N.: I hope you enjoy. School is about to start but I'll try must best to update. For the next chapter it is an athrun and Meyrin chapter...Please stay tuned.