Chapter 7: Sacrifices in the Name of Love
"Damn it Cagalli open the door!" Athrun shouted after pounding on the wooden door to the girls room for over an hour.
"Athrun," came a sweet voice from beside him as he felt a small hand rest on his shoulder. Athrun looked back to see Lacus smiling reassuringly at him.
"Lacus I forgot you were here…" Athrun paused and remembered that she was there when Nicol flew in. "You must have a lot of questions but right now I cant answer them. I have to get Cagalli to a safer location."
"You're right I do have a lot of questions for you but I agree right now probably isn't the best time. Everything in the past hour has been a blur but the thing I can see clearly is the love you have for Cagalli. I think she can't see it right now because she's depressed. She thinks that she has been living. Her family, the ones she called mom and dad from what you are saying were fakes," Lacus took a breath and though for a moment before continuing. " Kira's her brother isn't he?" Athrun nodded. "That probably hurt her the most like how is she to explain that to him and all this time she has had a brother and she wasted eight-teen years of her life without knowing it." Athrun nodded knowingly.
Just then a shadow crawled through the window catching Athrun's attention. Athrun pushed Lacus behind him. Athrun lunged at the shadowy figure knocking him to the ground. Athrun looked down to see blonde wavy hair.
"Ow, what was that for Athrun?" A mans voice called.
"Dearka?" Athrun questioned.
"No it's Santa Claus and from the looks of things you have been a bad boy. Trying to kill your friend just because he's more sexy and more popular with the ladies then you," Dearka said.
"You're Dearka all right," Athrun said getting off of Dearka.
"Yeah I am and Yzak is not far behind," Dearka said getting up. "Hey who's the pink haired girl…" Dearka got a mischievous look in his eye. "Athrun you devil," Dearka laughed.
"No it's not that get your mind out of the gutter," Athrun said. Lacus was once again pulled into the background as everyone else ignores her. "So where is Miguel?" Athrun asked.
Dearka looked at the ground. "I'm sorry Athrun, Blue Cosmos got to him before we did."
Athrun's eyes also met the ground. "Oh I see," Athrun said on the verge of tears.
"So here is where the bastard has been hiding," A shrill voice came in the direction of the window.
"Nice to see your alive and well to Yzak," Athrun laughed. A Silver haired boy climbed through the window.
"So what is going on with you?" Dearka asked turning back to Athrun.
"You wouldn't believe me if told you… oh well here it goes," Athrun explained everything that has happened to him since the moment he jumped into Cagalli's bag to the conversation he and Lacus had ten minutes ago.
"Wow that's deep," Dearka said grabbing a tissue and blowing his nose.\
"Oh Dearka grow up!" Yzak shouted. "So where is the other one?"
"Other one, what do you mean other one?" Athrun said.
"The other twin you know it takes two to make a twin?" Yzak said.
"Oh shit I forgot all about him!" Athrun said jumping up.
"Don't worry Athrun I'm sure he's fine I'll go get him right now," Lacus said.
"Ok but take Nicol with you, you might need him," Athrun said motioning to the forgotten lizard. Nicol nodded and flew over to Lacus.
"I'm not even going to ask," Lacus said. "I'm sure everything will be told in due time." With that Lacus walked out the door with Nicol following close behind.
"I know they're out there right now looking for me and her, I can feel it," Athrun said looking depressingly out the window. "I've got to do something about it," Athrun said getting up.
"What are you going to do?" Yzak asked. " You don't even have a plan, do you?"
"I'll lead them away, you guys go tell my father you saw me heading south with the girl I'll make them go far away before they realize anything is amiss," Athrun exclaimed.
"You have got to be kidding me that's suicide," Dearka said.
"It's just something I've got to do," Athrun said. "Who's with me," Athrun stuck his hand in the canter of the group.
"I'm in… what can I say I'm a sucker for romance," Dearka said putting his hand on top of Athrun's.
"Aw what the heck I'm in to," Yzak said doing the same.
"Ok lets go," and with that they all jumped out the window as they turned into birds.
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Lacus entered Cagalli's room closing the door behind her.
"Cagalli, Athrun's gone," Lacus told Cagalli.
"So, Athrun's gone," Cagalli said with a smile full of pain.
"Why did you do that Cagalli, I know you knew he left so why didn't you stop him?" Lacus scolded Cagalli. Cagalli had never heard her sound like this before.
"He'll be safer away from me that's all that matters to me now," Cagalli cried.
"Cagalli he loves you, he wont be safer away from you his father is out for his blood to…" Lacus stopped not knowing how Cagalli would react if she told her the truth. "Besides he didn't go back home he went to leave his fathers troops away from you," Lacus explained.
Cagalli's eyes shot wide open. "He's doing what!" Cagalli screamed and the whole place shook.
"He's doing it to save you," Lacus finished.
"That stupid good for nothing moronic bastard if he dies I swear I'll kill him!" Cagalli got out of bed now fuming mad. Cagalli stormed out of her room to where Kira was sitting. She threw him his coat. "Get your coat on Kira we're going out!"
"Not until I know what's going on " Kira demanded.
"Just get your fucking coat on, get your ass up and out the door, I'll explain on the way!" Cagalli screamed.
Lacus stopped Cagalli before she headed out the door. "What are you going to do?"
"If Athrun says we have unbelievable power then lets put it to the test," Cagalli said closing the door.
Lacus stood there looking at the door. "I think she cares about Athrun a little to much."
Cagalli and Kira ran out of the building and into the street.
"Do you have any idea where they went?" Kira asked.
"They said he was heading south," Nicol said. They started running south.
"Cagalli, who's the flying lizard," Kira asked a bit scared.
"That's Nicol, anyway Nicol why are you here?" Cagalli asked.
"I'm worried about boss he's not far but he's hurt I can feel it," Nicol said.
"Damn, we have no time, Nicol transform," Cagalli commanded.
"What here? Where everyone can see?" Nicol said.
"What are you guys talking about?" Kira asked confused.
"Do you want to save Athrun or not." Nicol nodded. "Then transform now!"
The ball of fire again consumed Nicol's body as he transformed into a dragon. Cagalli ran and jumped on Nicol and pulled a stunned Kira up.
"Fly as fast as you can Nicol."
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"Athrun Zala you have been charged with being a traitor and aiding the enemy, how do you plead?" A man in a soldiers uniform said troops behind him had there guns pointed at Athrun.
"If Cagalli is an enemy then by god I'm guilty and I'd do it again if I had the chance," Athrun said in a heroic way.
"You still have a chance to redeem yourself, tell us where the girl is," the soldier said.
"I'd rather die then put Cagalli in harm's way," Athrun screamed.
"So be it… ready men…aim…FIRE!"
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"Something bad has happened to Athrun I know it," Cagalli said.
"I know I can feel it too," Nicol said.
"There is something down below," Kira pointed out.
Nicol flew down for a closer look.
"It's him!" Cagalli yelled jumping off of Nicol. Cagalli ran to Athrun's body that was lying in a pool of blood. "Please be ok!" Cagalli leaned down and put her head on his chest to listen for a heart beat… Nothing. She felt for a pulse… None.
Athrun was dead and the world fell silent.
Authors Note: I am so evil I like how this chapter ends and don't get mad at me. Well if you want to stop reading go ahead but in case you want to continue here's a little preview of what's to come in the next chapter.
"then so be it I'll die here with Athrun"
"Ah so you're the one that Athrun called Cagalli, the one who made a once brilliant soldier forget his duties, the one who stole his heart, the one he sacrificed hid life for."
"Looks like Athrun's efforts were for nothing because both of you die along with him."
"I'll kill you"
"I feel like a bus just hit me"
"Oh yeah about Athrun, he's glowing…"That's all for now please read and review and I will get the next chapter up as soon as possible.