JC: Okay, Chapter 38 here! Reviewers, thanks for the reviews in my last chapter. Hehe! This chapter will focus on a little Kira/Lacus and Meyrin/Auel. I hope you'll enjoy this one.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED.

Gundam Seed: Mythical Legends

Phase 38: Hearts at Wild

Rooftop

Auel kicked a can of empty soda away, trying to release some anger. "Why did Odin give the job to Heimdall? I could've done a better job asking Hel for some information." But then again he thought that talking to Fllay would not be a good idea, considering the fact that she hated him.

He leaned his back against the fence and looked down at his feet. He truly regretted what he did to Fllay way back. It was an act of selfishness, not love. He was so foolish.

He became alert the minute he heard somebody opening the door to the rooftop. He directed his eyes to the door to see who it was. To his surprise, the person was a familiar pigtailed girl. "Meyrin Hawke?" he muttered, placing his hands inside his pocket.

Meyrin froze at the sound of his voice. She stiffly turned her head at him and smiled nervously. "Auel-san, fancy meeting you here," she managed to say.

"Just call me Auel, okay? Auel-san sounds awful."

"Uh-okay!" she answered, blushing. She motioned herself over to his side. "So, what are you doing here?"

"Nothing," he replied. "I just like hanging out here."

"You're not a student here, but you like hanging out in this school."

"That's right."

"Why is that?"

"Do I need a reason for doing the things I want," Auel said sarcastically.

"Nope, I guess not."

Meyrin felt really good to talk to him like they were close friends. She was nervous at first, but she started to get comfortable around him. And Auel does not seem to mind her company at all. He seemed to be enjoying himself in a conversation with her.

"Do you have a boyfriend, Meyrin?" Auel asked her all of the sudden.

"Uh-eh…um… No!" She was blushing madly again.

"Oh really?" Auel raised an eyebrow at her. "But I'm sure you have a lot of admirers out there."

Meyrin shook her head. "Boys don't really go for a bookworm type of girl like me," she said sadly.

"So what?" Auel retorted, placing a hand on her shoulder. "You're a cute girl, you know."

Her heart skipped a beat. It was the first time Auel complimented her. She was so thrilled that she wanted to hug and thank Auel. "Why, thank you, Auel…" she said humbly, her cheeks turning red again.

Auel managed to catch a glimpse of her red cheeks. He wondered if she blushed because of the compliment or because of something else. In any case, whenever he looked at Meyrin he imagines Fllay. They could be twins if it weren't for those pigtails.

Music Room

"Is your sister really like that?" asked Kira, seemingly enjoying his time talking to the pink-haired girl right before him. Lacus was talking about the way her sister reacts on things and how she hates some girls in school. He was surprised that Meer hated his sister Cagalli.

"I'm sorry that my sister despises Cagalli-san. She's just jealous." Lacus hoped that Kira won't be offended and she does not want him to think horribly about Meer either.

But Kira was just cool with it. He understood Meer's feelings for Athrun and how she couldn't accept the fact that Cagalli was his girlfriend now. "Girls are just complex, I guess." He giggled.

"I have to agree with you there," replied Lacus. "By the way, do you want to go to my place for dinner?" She was doing the cooking later and she wanted Kira to try her meals.

"Well, sure… If it's okay with your parents."

"Don't worry; my parents are away on a business trip."

"How about Meer?"

"She won't be a bother, I promise."

"Okay, if you say so. I'll meet you after class."

Lacus was so thrilled with this. She could just imagine herself dining with Kira in her mansion. It will be just the two of them sharing a moment together. She couldn't help but giggle. "I'll see you then," she said, smiling.

As Kira was about to leave the room, the door slid open in a flash and revealed a pissed off Meer. "Oh…um…Hi!" he greeted, looking a little shock.

Meer raised an eyebrow. "Kira Yamato? What are you doing here in the Music Room?" She glanced over Kira's shoulder and saw her sister smiling. "Now I see… I didn't know you and Lacus are close friends." She narrowed her eyes in suspicion.

"We are friends, but I'm not sure we're that close." Kira looked back at Lacus with a perplexed expression.

"Whatever…" Meer rolled her eyes back and crossed her arms. "Hey, Yamato, you know Cagalli Yula Athha, right?" she questioned.

Lacus had a bad feeling about this. Knowing Meer, she will surely say something mean about Cagalli. "Meer, don't bring this up now," she told.

However, Meer just ignored her kinder sister and went on with her question. "So, you know her or not?"

"Yes, I know her," Kira finally answered.

"Is she a friend of yours?"

"She's more than a friend to me."

"Then can you tell her to lay her hands off of Athrun? Tell her that Athrun is mine and mine alone!"

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that."

"Why not?!" Meer burst, clenching her fists.

"Look, Athrun and Cagalli are in love with one another. You can't just butt into their relationship just because you love Athrun. It's a pretty selfish thing to do." Kira tried explaining as mildly as he could. He didn't want to cause any uproar.

Meer simply could not let him say that and get away with it. Calling her selfish was okay, but telling her about Athrun and Cagalli's feelings with one another was unacceptable. "I won't give up until Athrun's mine! Can't you understand? I love him!" she nagged until a striking pain came to her face.

"How dare you hit—" She stopped when she saw it was Lacus who slapped her. "Lacus, why did you…"

"Please, sister, get over yourself. No matter how hard you'll try, Athrun Zala will never love you. He loves Cagalli-san." Lacus held Meer's shoulders and looked sincerely in her eyes. "Meer, you're chasing after him for nothing. Why don't you move on and find another guy."

Meer turned around and leaned on the door. "How can I? Athrun means everything to me. He's the guy I've always dreamt of." She was close to tears.

"Don't be so obsessed over a guy who doesn't even want you," Kira said coldly. He didn't want to sound harsh, but he figured it will be good for Meer.

"But…"

"According to your sister, you're a kind and caring girl. You can be stubborn and irresponsible at times, but you're always determined and strong. Clyne-san sometimes feels inferior to you, because you always seem to have your way in life." Kira glanced back at Lacus and smiled, making her blush a little.

Meer was surprised to hear that. She never knew Lacus always thought about her that way. She slowly turned to look at her sister, feeling a bit drained and sad. "Lacus, is this true?"

Lacus nodded and showed her warm smile—the smile Meer always adored.

"She had wanted to tell you this before, but she was afraid to." Kira placed his hand on Lacus' shoulder, sending some chills into her spine. "And you know what? She hates seeing you getting hurt all the time because of Athrun."

Meer now knew how wrong she was all this time and how stupid she was for not realizing her sister's feelings. She was blinded with jealousy, obsession, and love, because of one guy.

She sighed deeply. "Lacus, I'm sorry for everything," she said honestly. "I didn't know. I was just…"

"You were just in love that's all. I know, Meer, you don't have to tell me," Lacus replied.

"Oh yeah… You are my sister." Meer laughed a little. She approached Lacus and gave her one short hug. Then she turned to Kira and winked an eye flirtingly. "Maybe I'm gonna set my eyes on you now."

"Uh—what?!" Kira backed away, looking afraid and shocked, as Meer gave him a flying kiss.

Lacus laughed and said, "Yamato-kun, she's only joking."

"Well, it didn't look like a joke to me." He shrugged, trying to regain composure.

Meer struck her long pink hair and placed one hand on her hip. "So, what were you two doing here?" Her voice sounded eerie as she motioned herself to Lacus' side. "You can tell me right? Don't tell me you two were dating in private?!"

"Eh—no!" Kira and Lacus shouted at the same time, making Meer laughed.

"Geez, I was only kidding! My, you two are quite feisty." With one last wink of an eye, she marched out of the room with a chary expression.

Kira sighed in relief. "You weren't kidding when you said your sister was perky."

"I can hardly imagine how she'll handle you later at dinner." Lacus reminded him of her invitation to her mansion.

And it seemed Kira was hesitant to answer. He surely didn't want to spend the whole dinner with Meer, but it was an offer that was too good to be refused.

On the other hand, Meer overheard them talking from outside the door. She did not want to leave them just yet, because she liked being snoopy. She began thinking of some plans for Kira later at dinner, plans that would surely make Kira fall for her sister.

"This will be sweet," she snickered, walking away from the Music Room. "Kira doesn't seem to be the aggressive type, but I have ways of dealing guys like that. Just you wait, Lacus, Kira will fall for you in no time." She said it out loud with a clenched fist and a proud expression.

At that time, Athrun happened to pass by and saw Meer. "Not you again…" he said roughly. Until now, he never really liked Meer for always flirting with him.

"Hi there, Athrun! Nice seeing you!" She waved her hand sweetly. "Where's Athha-san?" she asked.

"Why do you wanna know? I thought you hated her." Athrun looked at her coldly.

Meer shivered at the sight of his cold emerald green eyes. "Don't look at me like that, Athrun… I was just asking."

"Well, I don't know."

"Hey, I'm being nice here. You could at least reply nicely as well." Meer crossed her eyes in front.

"No thanks…" Athrun was about to walk away when Meer suddenly said, "I've given up on you." This made him turned his head back at her.

Meer smirked. "Didn't you hear me? I've given up on you." She gestured her hands in a form of surrender as she shook her head. "There's no point in chasing a guy who doesn't even love me," she explained.

"Is that really you or are you just sick?" he questioned, thinking if she was only lying.

"I'm not fooling around!" she uttered. She lowered her head and clasped her hands together. She thought back what Lacus and Kira said to her, knowing how true their words were. If it weren't for them, she would still be blinded by obsession. Although she still had feelings for Athrun, she already accepted her defeat over his heart. "I won't waste my time anymore with you. You can go on with your life together with Athha-san now."

"What did you say?" Athrun couldn't believe what he was hearing. After all these years, Meer was finally letting him go. Athrun should be happy about this, but he felt something wrong about her. "You're really serious?"

"Believe me, I'm serious. Lacus, my sister, made me realize how foolish I was. I've always wanted you since the first day I saw you. I really love you, Athrun, and I thought you were the only guy for me." She placed a hand on her heart.

"Meer…" Athrun was beginning to see that she was telling the truth.

She turned around, not wanting to show her sad face, as she maintained composure. "Hey, Cagalli is actually lucky to have a guy like you! I hope she doesn't do anything to hurt you or she'll have to answer to me," she said in her usual perky tone of voice.

Athrun smiled. "Thanks and sorry…"

"No need to apologize, okay?" she replied. "Now, if you'll excuse me…" She took her leave without ever attempting to glance back at Athrun.

To be continued…

JC: This chapter was just a treat for the Kira/Lacus and Auel/Meyrin fans. Meer has finally given up on Athrun. Isn't that great? Though I feel sorry for her… I also did this by a request of friend of mine. Next chapter will involve some fights and more Athrun and Cagalli. Okay, see ya soon! I'll update next week.