Hi there guyzzz….. I ' m back with chapter 3 ……. For the recent reviews..thank you and don't worry this is still an ASUCAGA fic but since this storyline was set after Gundam seed and Gundam seed destiny ….so I'm planning to have the romantic moments at the later chapters…. Pls have patience ..

" I don't own Gundam seed not Gundam seed destiny"

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Last chapter……(chapter 2)

Once again Cagalli was alone, she lousily laid back on the bed and put her left wrist on her eyes to cover the tears that was now running down to her cheeks. But it was an insane act for she is laughing while in tears. She laughed , laughed and laughed sarcastically disgusted to herself , as her eyes continue to show her true emotions by releasing tears from her amber orbs. She gently touched her stomach using her right hand and then she said to herself………

"Lies, what a perfect way to compliment everyone" as she continued to laugh sarcastically.

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ZALA manor

At the hallway……

Athrun was not himself. He doesn't even know why but he feels as if he wants to go somewhere. A place where he can see her , a place where there's Athrun and her. He was now staring blankly into space as he leaned his back on the outside of the bathroom door. And then someone…..

"Care to join me?!" Athrun was startled about the sudden question as he sees Dearka carrying a bottle of wine and offering it to him. He walked nearer to Athrun and said "I knew you'd be here……this wine was offered to me by a wine seller. He said I should drink it with a company for wine drinking without a buddy is tasteless…" Dearka was pulling up a story again it wasn't just for the wine that he wants to talk to Athrun and Athrun was very aware of it so he complied as he raised his head and smiled to him like he was signaling him that he knows what he wants despite not being what the subject matter is.

At the balcony….

" hmmm…this wine really smells good , don't you think so Athrun?" , Dearka inquired him. Athrun can't help but look at him and release a deep sigh.

"I know your not stupid , spill it out Dearka" Athrun replied to him as begin to position himself to sit on the railings of the balcony. Now, they were facing the opposite direction. Dearka who was leaning on the baluster by using his arms and Athrun sitting beside Dearka on the same railing that he depended on.

Dearka took a glimpse of him with his eyes different as we always see. His orbs were very serious at the moment knowing that there was something wrong , not with him but with the man sitting beside him on the railings.

As silence still continues between the two people…Athrun thought it was forever but..

" you know……even if you meet her…it won't matter anymore" Dearka was now starting to talk in a dead tone. He was talking about something hopeless. It was rare for Athrun to hear him talk that way but upon hearing those words , he finally realized who the subject was.

"…even if you look at her, she won't look at you with sincerity. If you'll call her by name , it was expected she'll ignore you and no matter how great your love is for her , she won't love back anymore…" Dearka explained it to him.

Athrun was completely speechless. He can't find the words to answer back because he, himself knows that it was true and upon opening his mouth " I know…." Was the only words he could say back at his friend.

" you know?!" Dearka questioned him in a sarcastic tone like Athrun was talking shit with him. "for Pete's sake Athrun ,then why don't you just forget about her?!"

"Because I can't, that's why" Athrun shouted. Dearka couldn't see his expression directly but he was fully aware of Athrun's feeling right now. He was desperate and irritated at the same time.

" No matter how I try , it just always her and to be honest with you , when I got engaged I was thinking about Her and how she'll feel about me getting engaged and leaving her!!"

Athrun finally talked it all. After keeping it for two years after the war at the messiah , finally talked it all out.

Silence began to cover the atmosphere once more. After minutes of shouting at each other , after the exchange of words , dead air began to spread all over the place. But again , it didn't last for a long time for it was Dearka that started the conversation again……

"So what will you do if you'll get to see her again, you can't just kiss her in front of the people you know." Dearka was speaking with a calmer voice now. But despite being calm he was shocked by Athrun's reply

"if I she wishes to, I will" Athrun said while clenching his fist.

"Athrun, what the- "Dearka was really shocked about Athrun's answer. Knowing him he isn't a person who can bear doing such thing. But right now he was talking a whole new person and as Dearka began to talk again he was cut off by….

"Oh there you are" kira joyfully asked them as he opened the door leading to the balcony and saw the two. And from being serious Dearka once again pulled up a joker's face which made the atmosphere experience a great change

" kira…" Athrun said to him

" I think it's already late so me and the other are planning to go now…" kira said to them and smiled

" I think I better go to" Dearka replied too as he was now facing kira together with Athrun. And the three went inside. And soon they went outside the manor as Athrun accompanied them .

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Outside the manor

"I'm sorry, I wasn't able to keep you company tonight" Athrun said apologetically.

"No, were the ones who should be sorry. It was already late but we still went to your house." Lacus replied

But Athrun was not the type of person that could pretend that he's okay and as his friends start to walk away from the manor , meyrin looked back at him and saw a very serious Athrun that made her run back at him and say , " Athrun is everything alright?" with a worries tone.

Athrun suddenly remembered what he said to Dearka awhile ago at there talk at the balcony and suddenly realized that it was unfair for meyrin if he will do "that" when he finally gets the chance to meet Cagalli once again. Yes , it was truly unfair for Meyrin but then Athrun didn't regret what he said that caused Dearka to feel like he's a different person while talking with him awhile ago. Athrun was now pitying meyrin for he finally realized the truth that he used her to get over a certain someone but failed and although he used her , she was whole heartedly caring for him , putting him first before herself and sacrificing everything just for him.

Athrun's pity urged him to lean down and kiss her and as meyrin took notice of this , she closed her eyes and waited until his lips met hers. But while there lips were an inch away , a sudden glimpse of Cagalli popped on Athrun's mind , thus causing him to give meyrin a peck on the cheek instead. He didn't understand but when Cagalli popped out on his mind he realized he couldn't bear to kiss meyrin.

Meyrin was quite shocked, knowing that she's his fiancée. She wanted to question him but.

"Everything's fine, you can go home now and take a rest okay" Athrun said with a kind face pulled on him. And with that, with only that, meyrin held herself and tried to forget all her insecurities and doubts.

"Meyrin, c'mon let's go home!!" lunamaria said, as she was waving her hand to call for her sister.

"O…okay so I'll see you tomorrow…I guess" meyrin said .as soon as athrun shook his head , meyrin ran towards luna and the other leaving athrun all alone out side in the manor who keeps saying

" I'm sorry , I'm so sorry" as if meyrin could hear him.

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At PLANTS hotel…

9:00 pm

Cagalli was focusing on her laptop. Even if it was business or personal , she wanted to keep everything smooth for the meeting. She doesn't want anything to hinder her ways because for sure , the result of the meeting will greatly affect her plans

But as she was starting to continue signing on some papers. She didn't realize that she was slowly…

Drifting….

Drifting…

And drifting…

Into a memory…

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Cagalli's memory( 5 yrs years ago)

" Cagalli, I introduce to you , your fiancé" , lord Uzumi stated as he gestured Cagalli to meet him

" Please to meet you, I'm Sky Meitner from PLANTS" the son of Chaiman Meitner , the current chaiman of PLANTS said with a very formal manner. Indeed he was gentleman who came from a great family. With black locks and orbs with the same color as his name and not to mention his sincere smiles. He was surely an angel sent from above and for Cagalli……

"The pleasures all mine sir. I'm Cagalli Yula Attha form ORB" Cagalli said as she began to realize she got stuck with his orbs. Cagalli wasn't completely sure but she never experience this before, the feeling of happiness with a heart beating as fast as the train. This was all happening so fast making Cagalli blush.

"Oh please, don't call me sir we're at the same age" Sky told her as he also start to feel something deep inside but keeps ignoring it.

"Oh so… sorry" Cagalli felt embarrassed and started to feel nervous noticing that her fiancé was staring at her

Yes, Sky was staring at her making Cagalli froze like ice as she couldn't even look at him straight in the eyes. But while Cagalli was getting nervous and nervous and not to mention blushing, Sky noticed this and unexpectedly……

"hahahahaha…ha" Sky started to laugh.

Cagalli was confused at first but soon she also laughed with him and the two laughed upon realizing how stiff there first meeting is. This made their fathers confused but it doesn't matter now for Cagalli and Sky who don't notice the other people around them. This was the first time that Cagalli felt that way , the feeling of being able to laugh as hard as she wants and feeling that she was free even it only just for a short time . But once thing is strange though. A very nice feeling was given to her by an unfamiliar person? This was a question that came from Cagalli's mind but soon vanished they both stopped laughing and sky started to talk.

"I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable" Sky said to her smiling sincerely at her

"No it's okay, I'm the one who should be sorry" Cagalli smiled back at him.

And the two exchange glimpse and found interest on each other until….

"Cagalli" , her father called in a serious manner

"ye..yes father", Cagalli replied as she took off her gaze at the guy in front of him and turned to face her father

" it's a good thing you quite got close knowing that this is your first meeting , but before anything else I'd like to inform you that , you and Sky are going to be as one" lord Uzumi said facing Sky's father.

"Yes father", Cagalli willingly replied

"……and this will be done to promote peace within naturals and coordinators. Cagalli are you still listening?!" lord Uzumi asked when he started to notice Cagalli not listening anymore.

"yes…fa…ther" Cagalli was basically lying with her reply because while his father was talking she couldn't help but notice Sky from the corner of her eye and when she tried to return her gaze to Sky she noticed that……

"he was staring at me……when have I seen such eyes…" Cagalli' thoughts were suddenly running through her mind until her father noticed this and called for her.

"Are you sure, you want me to continue?" lord Uzumi asked Cagalli in an unpleasant tone.

" …uhm" , Cagalli couldn't speak any reply. She was feeling embarrassed now , but fortunately

" Why yes sir, please proceed.." Sky suddenly replied to the answer

Lord Uzumi raised his left brow but after a while he continued…

"as what I have said this marriage is to promote peace within two race , but knowing you two are both young , we will not publicize it for , instead you'll both go into the same institute and study there together for the time being. I do believe we both agreed on that Chairman Meitner?" lord Uzumi said as he was now asking his coordinator friend.

" yes , I do believe we agreed on that Uzumi , but I won't be pushing it if your daughter herself doesn't want to" sky' s father said. Indeed with his tone and gesture you can actually see that Sky got all his traits from his father. Kind and gentle, that's the best description that can be used to describe Chairman Walter Meitner , the ruler of PLANTS.

Once again the spotlight was back on Cagalli. She got tongue tied again and this time it was the Chairman turn to do it to her.

"Oh no sir…I'm willing to do it . If it's for ORB, I'll gratefully marry your son" Cagalli was shocked from what came out of her mouth. She sounded like she was dying to marry his son and she was sounding desperate when she said it.

"Uhm…uh…that's if you're son also agrees with it" Cagalli tried to take back her words but ended up being stared at again with the three gentlemen around her.

"!", Cagalli noticed the chairman laugh just like what Sky did lately , but it wasn't an insulting laugh it was like sky's laugh , it was…

"A laugh that can bring happiness to other huh!" Cagalli whispered to herself as all her embarrassing thoughts and shyness went down to the drain.

"You don't need to worry lady Cagalli, my son perfectly agrees with the idea, right sky?" chaiman Meitner said

"Yes, father" sky said while smiling back at Cagalli.

"and you don't need to be shy , even if its just a peace promoter , when sky and you are already married , you're very much welcome to our family" the chairman continued speaking.

Cagalli felt really happy that time, she knows exactly what she got herself into and she was perfectly informed about it being only a political activity with no love involved. But somehow with her first meeting she can't help but think that when she agreed at that moment, it wasn't only for Orb's sake, but for someone else.

"Thank you very much" Cagalli said very much pleased thinking that the conversation was over but then….

Sky suddenly walked up to her…closer …closer and said...

"Would you accept me as you're fiancé my lady?" he said as he reached his hand on her with a smile on his face.

Cagalli was shocked by the sudden gesture and quite hesitant at first . but soon she put her hand over his palm and he kissed it with respect.

" I accept"..

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Back to reality

A tear from Cagalli's amber orbs suddenly flowed to her cheeks as she was still staring blankly. The lady she remembers from that time has long blond hair that shines like the sun, always happy and never vengeful, sincere and was never dishonest. Yes , that lady was Cagalli , but she was different now. Still blond hair but not long and it was never the sun anymore. She was now unhappy and urges revenge.

"!" Cagalli suddenly went back to her senses as she heard her phone on the desk ring and an unfamiliar no. began to appear. She answered it…

"Hello, Cagalli attha of ORB, may I help you?" she said as an introduction

" So you don't even remember me? I thought I need not introduce myself" the man on the phone replied to him formal but proud manner signaling Cagalli that she was a person she knew very well.

Cagalli knew the owner of the voice was and it gave her a sly smile on the lips. She perfectly knows who he is for he was one of her allies in her game called "revenge"

"Oh so it's you then…I haven't got any contact with you for awhile now Albert Meitner or should I say, Gilbert Dullindal?! ……"

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Okay……so here's another one of my flashbacks. And for the others out their…yes, gilbert Dullindal is still alive after the war in messiah and his real name is Albert Meitner in my fic…wanna know why?...then wait for my future upadates of course!

Thank you very much and continue to RR!!