JC: Thanks a lot for the reviews in the last chapter. Rey is having his concerns now and he just went to Cagalli to talk. Please read on…

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed.

Gundam Seed: Mythical Legends

Phase 41: Never an Enemy, Always a friend

Cagalli tapped her foot as she observed Rey keenly. She did not know want he want or what he was doing in her house in the first place. All she knew was that he was taking a lot of her time by staying silent.

"Hey, are we waiting for a bus here?" she said sarcastically. "You said you wanted to talk so start talking."

He looked a bit concern, a bit hesitant to speak out his mind. He was not the type to share his thoughts and problems to others. He believed that he can handle problems by himself, but he was wrong. There were just some things that he could not understand like the mystery of his missing eye. Due to Auel's words, he was beginning to think it was Shinn who attacked him 20,000 years ago. However, he was not sure.

"Tell me, Freya, how much do you know about Loki?" he finally spoke.

"Shinn? Well, one thing for sure, he's my best friend. I know him from head to toe."

"Are you sure?"

"What?! Are you doubting me?"

"No…" He slowly turned to face her. "Forgive my doubts."

Something was up, she thought. It was not like Rey to ask for an apology from her. "Rey, err-Heimdall, what do you want to know about Loki?" she asked.

"As I've heard, you have recovered your memories."

Cagalli nodded. "Yes, I remember everything now, including your friendship with Loki." She smiled.

"What?!" he gagged. From all the things she could say, he had never expected that from her. There was no use denying it, for his friendship with the mischief god was all so true. "But our bond as friends was broken due to his assault on me."

"He attacked you and stole your precious eye, right?"

"I'm wondering if it was really him."

She was beginning to understand him now. Rey was trying to find out the whole truth to what happened 20,000 years ago. He was trying to seek out answers from her.

"Freya, you were my friend before and you know I've trusted you too," he said, sitting down beside her. He stared seriously in her amber eyes. "I'm so confused."

"Heimdall, you are still a friend to me and you can still trust me." She gave him a warm smile as she held his shoulders. "And I'll have you know that Loki was not the one who stole your eye."

"Many have already tried telling me that and I refuse to believe it." He turned away and clasped his hands together.

"Would I lie to you about this?"

He looked back at her again and noticed how sincere her eyes were. This is when he realized that she was telling the truth. "But if Loki didn't do it then who did?"

"I have a pretty good hunch who."

"Who?"

"Odin, who else?"

"I would like to think it is him, but there is no proof that my eye is with him."

"We'll see about that," said Cagalli, grabbing her telephone on the bedside drawer. She dialled in the numbers on the phone and placed it on beside her ear as she waited for someone to answer.

"Who are you calling?"

"Can give a good guess?" She winked a playful eye at him.

Rey grimaced and sighed. "I don't think I can face him." How could he? After all he has done to him, how could be possibly face him properly?

But Cagalli assured him that everything will be fine. She herself will personally explain to Shinn.

Clyne Mansion

Lacus opened the doors to her mansion for Kira and let him in. The brunette was so amazed to see such a magnificent place. The mansion was nothing like he had ever seen. The floors were marble and shined, the ceilings and walls were decorated with alluring carvings, and the carpets looked very expensive. As he stared up, he noticed the diamond and gold chandeliers hanging about and some paintings on the wall. He could get used to living here if it was possible.

"Your home is lovely, Clyne-san," Kira said, still staring in amazement.

"I'm glad you like it," the pink-haired girl replied. "Let me show you the living room." She walked on ahead, telling Kira to follow her, and turned left at the entrance. She introduced Kira to their fancy living room where there was a flat screen TV and full stereo equipment.

"Oh man, do you have everything here or what?" Kira asked with a smile.

"Not everything," she giggled. "Please make yourself comfortable while I prepare dinner."

"Do you need some help?"

"Thank you for the kind offer, but I can handle it, Yamato-kun." She politely bowed her head and made her leave.

He sat down, making himself comfortable as Lacus said. He took hold of the remote control and pressed on the power button to turn on the television. He flipped through channels to see if anything good was on. He stopped at a particular channel where Fate/Stay Night was being shown. He found it to be interesting and started watching it quietly.

Suddenly, Meer came in and greeted Kira with a hug. "Hey there, Kira Yamato!" She pulled him even closer until his arm touched her breasts, making him blush like crazy.

"Meer-san, let me go!" He slowly pushed Meer away. "What were you thinking?" His face was still red as he faced her.

"It's just my way to say 'Hi!'" she replied, winking an eye at him. "I'm sure you liked it anyway." She leaned forward and poked his chest with her finger.

"No way!" he retorted, growing redder and redder. He stood and backed away from Meer. He did not know why Meer was acting this way towards him. She was completely flirting.

Meer let out a burst of laughter as she pointed at Kira. "You should've seen the look on your face, Kira!" she said.

"Huh?" He raised an eyebrow.

"You were so shocked!" She continued laughing as her stomach started to hurt. "I should really stop now." But as she looked at Kira again, she laughed again.

"Hey, stop that!"

"I can't help it, Kira! Ha-ha!"

Kira snapped at her and crossed his arms. "You're getting pretty annoying."

"I do what I can," she said, flipping her pink hair.

He narrowed his amethyst eyes at her, thinking absurdly of her behaviour. "You sound like you're proud of it." He snorted.

She was actually. She does not care if people call her annoying or flirty. She has her own personality and she does what she wants. She always has her own way. "I didn't become popular by being quiet."

"It's because you seem to be the type who never shuts her mouth."

"Whatever, Kira…" She rolled her eyes away from him to the television. She managed to see a blonde knight fighting with a lady with long purple hair blindfolded and dressed in black. "Woah! The one with the purple hair is pretty hot. She can fight so well—even with a blindfold."

Kira turned to the TV as well and started watching. "I think the blonde is a better fighter than the purple-haired one."

"What makes you say that?" she asked, not bothering to remove her eyes from the screen.

"If you judge them by power and vitality, I have to say the knight has the upper hand."

"Oh really?"

"Yes."

"But she's wearing a blindfold and she's fast. She totally has speed advantage over that knight."

"Speed is an advantage, but it can't be totally useful in a battle." Kira examined the two characters on the screen more thoroughly. "She uses her speed and agility to outrun the knight. She also uses some tricks to further her chances of winning. Nevertheless, the knight is smart enough to see through those tricks and block her every move."

"So the purple-haired girl will lose?"

"I'm afraid so."

The final move was unleashed by the blonde knight. She wielded her sword and sent a blinding flash of light towards the purple-haired girl. As the light dispersed, the knight's adversary was gone. The knight has emerged victorious.

Meer sighed at the result of the battle. "I was so rooting for her. What a waste. She was so hot and all."

"You have to analyze these things before your make a judgement, Meer-san."

"Well, SORRY about that!" She crossed her arms and grumbled. She hated being told by somebody, especially if it was a boy.

"Hey! I'm just saying." Kira giggled.

She eyed him suspiciously as she leaned towards him. "You seem to be knowledgeable about battles, Kira."

Of course he was knowledgeable. He was a god and he has been living for thousands of years. He had witnessed and experienced all kinds of battle during the old days. "I just know, okay?" he said.

"Hmph! I bet you're one of those guys who likes fighting."

He immediately shook his head at what she said. "No way! Do I look like a violent person to you?"

"Looks can be deceiving, Kira!" She slapped both of her hands on his lap and leaned even more until her face was just a few centimetres away from his.

What is she doing? This is too close for comfort. He was starting to blush and staring to get irritated. He had never seen a girl so aggressive and perky in all his life.

"Ah-ha!" She pointed a finger at him.

"What?!"

"You're blushing! Don't tell me you have a thing for me?!"

"Eh! No! There's no way!" He gestured his arms into an X-mark, looking serious.

Meer got up and placed her hands on her hips. "Then what's with the blushing? You've been doing that a lot since I got here."

"You were too close to my face and you were flirting."

"So what?"

"Don't you think guys will feel uncomfortable?"

"No. In fact, I do that to lots of guys I know and they don't mind. They're comfortable with it. But most guys like my fan club are just head over heels for me."

He slumped down as he slapped himself on the forehead. This girl is unbelievable. He looked up at her and saw the big smug on her face. She's proud of everything she says. She's somewhat interesting. He was about to retort until Lacus came in.

"Excuse me, Yamato-kun, dinner is ready." She announced happily in her mild manner.

"It's about time. I'm starving here," Meer said absentmindedly.

"Huh?" Lacus looked at Meer strangely. "I didn't know you were here."

Meer almost tripped down at what her sister said. She could not believe her sister just noticed her only now. "You practically ignored me because Kira was here," she said, looking irritated. "I understand." She sighed deeply and walked away from the room to head for the dining area.

Lacus stood stiffly and quietly with a blush on her face. She really did not notice her sister in the room. Her eyes were all focus on Kira the minute she entered. "That was unlikely of me," she muttered.

"Forget what she said, Clyne-san," Kira told her. He approached the pink-haired girl. "So where's dinner?" His stomach started growling, which was kind of embarrassing.

Lacus just giggled. "Follow me, Yamato-kun."

Cagalli's house

The two blondes stood on top of the red roof of Cagalli's house. It was already dark so nobody would mind them being up there. The two of them were waiting for Shinn to arrive and he was already late.

Cagalli stomped her foot hard as she grumbled some curses about Shinn. "I called him ages ago! Where the hell is he?!"

"Settle down, Freya. It's just like him to be late," Rey said coolly. He was standing at the edge of the roof, while staring down on the street to see if anyone was passing by.

"You haven't changed a bit." She sat down, hugged her legs, and lowered her head. She started making imaginary doodles on the roof with left hand as she thought about Rey in the old days. She would usually see Shinn going around to pull pranks on Rey just to annoy him. But Rey does not get annoyed too easily. His patience proved to be a challenge to Shinn.

Rey smirked and turned around to look at her. "But you have and I mean a lot." He sat down beside her. "You were once a gentle and warm-hearted goddess."

She looked up at him and smiled. "Really? What do you think of me now?" She was hoping for a compliment.

"But now you're just a stubborn, fiery, and ruthless girl."

"Hey!" She showed him her fist of fury. "I'm not ruthless!"

"In addition to that, you're a tomboy."

Was he really testing her patience? Cagalli was known to be a hot-tempered one and she does not let anybody insult her. But wait… She noticed something wrong. She never actually heard of Rey saying those kinds of stuff to her before. It was weird, but Rey would always treat her with grace and respect before. And now he was telling her that she was a tomboy!

"I guess you have change," she grunted.

Rey wondered what she meant by that, but he decided to put that aside. He looked up to see the stars that filled up the night sky. It was so beautiful. The stars sparkled so magnificently. "We used to stare up in the sky during night time when we were still young."

Cagalli looked up as well and sighed dreamingly at the stars. "Yeah… We always like the stars." Then she saw a shooting star flying through the sky. "Oh! Let's make a wish!" She tugged on Rey's shirt and urged him to join her.

"Just like old times, huh?" he replied. "Okay then…"

The both of them were silent as they make their fruitful wishes upon the star.

To be continued…

JC: Okay, that's a wrap. Rey and Cagalli are officially friends. I like the Rey and Cagalli moments here as friends. It was something unexpected, but I enjoyed it. I have to say I love blondes in the anime. Hehe! The Meer and Kira moment here was just a teaser. No way am I pairing them up! Please do the review and do no flaming. I'll update soon.