Chapter 8: Prince Charming and Her Sleeping Beauty

Cagalli's eyes began to water as she gently lifted up Athrun's head. Kira got off of Nicol and ran to her side.

"He would have never left if I didn't lock myself in my room I would have stopped him," Cagalli cried.

"Is he … is he," Kira gulped. "Dead?"

Cagalli didn't say anything she only bawled her eyes out more. She felt that if she said yes or nodded she would go crazy. Kira fell on his knee's and hugged Cagalli letting her cry on his shoulder. Soon tears fell from Kira's eyes as well.

"Cagalli I know it's hard but we can't stay here whoever did his to him might come back, we need to leave," Kira whispered.

"Then so be it I'll die here with Athrun," Cagalli screamed.

"I'm sue Athrun wouldn't want that to happen," Kira tried to reason with her. "from what you've told me we have the power to stop that war, don't you think that's what Athrun would've wanted."

"Kira," Cagalli looked up to him with her tear stained face. "I'll be strong because that's what Athrun would've wanted me to be, we better take him with us."

"Yeah lets do that lets give him a proper burial when we get back we'll make sure he is treated like a hero," Kira said lifting Athrun's body onto Nicol who was also in tears.

"Come on Cagalli: Kira said holding out his hand.

"The people who did this to Athrun are near, I can feel it," Cagalli said fire now glowing in her eyes. She was right the same five men that shot Athrun appeared from the shadows.

"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 whom he sacrificed his life for," the commander of the group said.

"You murderous bastard!" Cagalli shouted, the commander didn't notice that Cagalli's eyes were now glowing red with fire.

"His last words he uttered were "I'd rather die then tell you where Cagalli is" what a sweet guy. I'll I did was give him what he wanted, is that a crime?" The commander asked.

"I'll kill you, you bastard!" Cagalli screamed.

Cagalli we need to get out of here right now," Kira said pulling Cagalli backwards.

"looks like Athrun's efforts were for nothing because both of you die here along with him!" The commander screamed.

"I'll kill you!" Cagalli screamed. Then it happened something inside Cagalli snapped and Kira felt it too. That's when the commander finally realized the glowing in Cagalli's eyes but now they glowed a different shade of red so deep it was the color of blood. Cagalli was hungry for revenge. Kira let go of Cagalli's hand and stepped back he had no idea to what was going on and he was scared.

Cagalli's whole body began to glow red as she was levitated off the ground. A burst of light came out of Cagalli and blinded kira.

Once the light was gone and Kira regained his senses he took a look around. The five men were on the ground not moving. Kira went over and checked them for a pulse they had none all five of them were dead. That's when Kira spotted Cagalli she wasn't dead only unconscious. Kira lifted her up and put her on Nicol's back.

"What just happened?" Nicol asked confused.

"I have no idea but right now we need to get back to the dorm," Kira said. With that Nicol took off.

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Nicol and Kira both made it back to the dorm room safely and luckily without being seen by any bystanders. Kira gently lifted Cagalli and brought her into the dorm room where Lacus was patiently waiting.

"Oh my god what happened!" Lacus asked jumping up out of her seat horrified.

"She became unconscious, I'll explain later," Kira explained walking back out the door to fetch Athrun's body.

"What happened? Where is Athrun?" Lacus questioned stopping Kira at the door.

Kira looked down at the carpeted floor to ashamed to make eye contact. "He's dead," With that Kira walked out of the dorm room.

Kira went back out to where Nicol had landed. He was about to put his arm around Athrun to lift him up that is when Kira realized something. Athrun was glowing a golden color from head to toe and not only that the body was warm as if blood was still running through his veins.

"What the hell?" Kira took a step backward almost tripping over his own two feet.

"He has been doing this ever since Cagalli killed those men," Nicol explained.

"I guess we can figure that out later right now we just need to get him inside before anyone sees him and thinks that I did something to him," Kira said lifting him up and bringing him through the door.

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"It's been an hour, Cagalli is still unconscious and Athrun's body is still glowing and we have know idea what is going on. What are we going to do Kira?" Lacus asked.

"I don't know Lacus I guess sit and wait," Kira answered looking not to sure himself. Just then Cagalli began to stir, Kira looked over to her.

"I feel like a bus just hit me," just then Cagalli remembered what happened. "What happened to those guys that killed Athrun!"

"You don't remember what happened?" Kira asked approaching Cagalli.

"What do you mean, the last thing I remember is that commander guy was pissing me off and then everything is a blur," Cagalli said putting her hand on her head.

"Well what happened next is kind of weird, your body was engulfed in a red aura and you levitated off the ground then a blinding red light came out of you and when I regained my vision the five men were dead and you were knocked out,' Kira explained.

Cagalli was speechless her knees became weak and she fell backwards onto her couch. "I … I ki… I killed someone?"

Kira gulped and nodded.

"I can't believe it… at least I avenged you Athrun," Cagalli said looking up and smiling.

"Oh yeah about Athrun… he's glowing and he's warm," Kira said.

"He's what!" Cagalli said sitting up.

"I don't know I guess the best word to use is glowing," Kira said. "I'm hoping those friends of his will come back soon then I can ask them what the hell is going on."

As If on cue Dearka climbed through the window with an angry Yzak trailing behind him.

"I felt it, Athrun is dead isn't he?" Dearka said on the verge of tears.

"Oh save your tears the moron brought this on himself and all for the love of an other-worlder," Yzak scoffed.

"You take that back!" Cagalli screamed charging at Yzak and shoving him against the wall.

"Just think if he had never met you he'd still be alive right now," Yzak said.

"You're… You're right. It's all my fault," Cagalli said as she backed off.

"Don't say that it is not Cagalli's fault!" Lacus shouted taking everyone by surprise.

"Whatever," Yzak scoffed. "He's dead and he's not coming back.

"Wait a second Yzak don't you remember that old prophecy, "If a women from blue cosmos and a man from Zaft were to fall in love if they were to be separated in an unnatural way only the light of love will guide them back," Dearka finished retelling the prophecy from memory.

"What does that mean?" Cagalli asked quizzically.

"It means show an act of love. Show that a you a women of Blue Cosmos wants him a man of Zaft back," Dearka said

"And what do you mean by show an act of love?" Cagalli asked dumbfounded.

"I can tell you one thing but it wont be much fun with him being dead," Dearka said with a hint of mischief in his eyes. Cagalli blushed upon realizing what he meant but before she could hit him on the head somebody else did it for her.

"You don't talk about my sister like that," Kira said protectively.

"I was just suggesting," Dearka said rubbing his head.

"Why don't you kiss him," Lacus suggested.

"Kiss a dead guy, no way," Cagalli shook her head.

"Then you don't want Athrun back do you?" Dearka asked.

"Well I cant do that while you guys are here it's to embarrassing," Cagalli said as she shook her head a blush forming on her face.

"Fine we'll leave, come get us later we'll be in the café getting something to eat," Lacus said getting up and dragging Kira out of the door.

"Hey we'll go to," Dearka said getting up.

"Dearka do you even know what a café is?" Yzak asked. Dearka shrugged and headed out the door.

Once they were all gone Cagalli headed to where Athrun's body was laying, he was till glowing.

"Well here goes nothing," Cagalli said hesitantly. Cagalli knelt beside him and caressed his cheek with her finger lovingly. His cheek glowed even brighter color then the rest of him. Cagalli quickly withdrew her hand. Maybe this could work. Cagalli slowly lowered her head and poured all the love she had for Athrun into one kiss. Soon Athrun's glowed a blinding gold and so did Cagalli's. Cagalli broke apart from him as his eyes began to flutter open.

"Cagalli," Athrun moaned. "what happened shouldn't I be dead."

"Just call me Prince Charming and you Athrun are my Sleeping Beauty," Cagalli laughed as tears of happiness poured from her eyes.

Authors Note: Ok I have nothing good to say so lets get to the preview. The next chapter is called Destined to Kill

"HEY YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HIT ON ME"

"Athrun, You alive?"

"What made her stop hating me?"

"But if you guys didn't come into this world we wouldn't have known about your world or our "destiny"

"What would happen to me and Cagalli,"

well that's it for now. Please review I'm hopping to get a hundred reviews soon.