Never alone
Freyris
A/n: Hi, since classes got suspended due to a tropical storm I decided to update. It's rather cold outside so I like sitting infront of the laptop with a cup of hot chocolate while trying to think about the fic. LOL Anyway I hope you guys like this chapter. And thank you guys for the reviews 3
Disclaimer: I do not own GUNDAM SEED/DESTINY, Sunrise, Bandai.
A ball of paper bounced off the wall and straight into the bin as a blonde groaned on her table and crumple yet another one and threw it over her head again.
"This isn't good" She sighed and dropped her pen down and slumped on her table, her chin resting on her folded arms.
"Talk huh?" she mumbled in a daze. Her fingers played with the pen on the table. rolling it away and rolling it back close to her with her fingers as she recalled the events that happened during her last grocery shopping with Aiden a couple of days back.
"No, I'm not mistaken. Cagalli. It's you, right? Y-You look so different now"
"Sir, please let go of me before I call the cops and sue you for sexual harassment"
"Can we talk?"
"I said, let go..."
"Just for a minute Cagalli please"
"No..."
"Cagalli"
"Don't make me scream here"
Cagalli buried her face in her arms and sighed. Never in a million years did she ever wish to cross paths with Athrun again. In fact she never wanted to see him again. She hated him. She hated him for taking advantage of her, crushing her heart, taking what's left of her dignity and taking almost everything that made her whole. She hated his very existence. The life she wanted to have with him was destroyed by him and she was left crumbling because of him.
Yet, she found herself standing in front of him that very day. Athrun asking her if they could talk as if they were long time friends who haven't seen each other in a while. He sounded the same, looked the same except he aged a little and became more mature. She wanted to kick him, punch him and beat the crap out of him but she wasn't able to.
"Cagalli?"
The stressed blonde raised her head and found her colleague standing at the door smiling at her." Don't over stress yourself with work now."
"Miriallia" She straightened up and smiled weakly at her.
"Just wanted you to know that the Chief gave you an extension for the next column alright?" She said as she approached Cagalli and sat on the chair situated in front of her desk. "Goodness, You look like you need rest, girl" She gasped as she finally took a good look at her friend.
Bags were slowly forming underneath the blonde's eyes, her lips were pale pink and she was pale as a sheet of paper. "Are you sick?"
"Hey, Milly do you believe in ghosts?"
"Huh?"
"Like a ghost from your past suddenly appearing in front of you?"
Miriallia blinked several times and stared at her friend. "Are you alright? I don't get what you're saying"
Cagalli sighed and shook her head "Nevermind, I was just thinking of the column. I'm fine."
Miriallia reached her hand out to her friend and gave it a squeeze. "Cagalli, whatever is bothering you, don't let it stress you out too much" She said "or else it would make you look older" She joked.
The blonde writer laughed and nodded her head. "Thanks Milly"
Kira mentally groaned as he leaned on the pole of the waiting shed. So much for his planned cuddling times at home with Lacus and their growing baby inside of his wife's tummy.
Cagalli called earlier saying she couldn't pick Aiden up from school and asked if he could instead. Obviously, he didn't have a choice. Lacus wanted to come along as well but she was advised to rest by self-proclaiming Doctor Kira. Even if Lacus was just entering her fourth month, Kira was already grown protective of their unborn child. Lacus wasn't bothered with Kira's overprotectiveness rather she found it really endearing and cute. She knew Kira would be the greatest father in the world when their child is born.
While waiting for his nephew, he started to recall the first time he had met Aiden. How fragile he looked in her mother's arm that fateful day. He and Cagalli weren't in good terms several years back. Cagalli suddenly became a rebellious sister and nearly defied all his and their Aunts orders when they entered college. He and Cagalli loss their parents in a cruel bombing incident in the hospital they worked for and she was all that he had left. They were taken in by their mother's sister, Caridad and their Uncle Haruma there after.
When they graduated from college, Cagalli ran off with a guy without any word. No letter or even a call from her, she just disappeared. It broke him and Caridad's heart. They were both not in favor of the guy and tried countless times to ask her to break up with him. But she didn't. A year later, Cagalli returned home but she wasn't alone, she came back with an infant and she looked like she had lost everything. He could still remember how his sister looked when she came home. It was painful for him and his Aunt to see her in a such a state. Lucky for Cagalli's so-called-good-for-nothing-boyfriend Kira couldn't remember his face but he did remember his name, surname at least. Kira never actually met him. He refused to. When Kira saw his sister state he wanted to kill him for what he did to his twin sister. Impregnating her and then leaving her all by herself. He wanted to beat the crap out him, pummel him, strangle him to death and throw him in an ocean full of hungry sharks.
Despite that, he had not heard to whole story to why the bastard left his sister and Aiden because it was a touchy topic for her and she felt uncomfortable with opening the topic. Kira understood that and gave her space. He let her be but Kira knew in the back of his head there is more to their story than her simple "He just left" phrase. No man, let alone this guy whom Cagalli loved and trust will leave her just because he felt like it. Cagalli always said her boyfriend was a really good person, a gentleman. Well, some gentleman he was.
His first nephew, Aiden was such a bundle of joy to the family. Kira and Caridad were thankful for Aiden. He was the light that kept Cagalli sane and stopped herself from crumbling. Aiden was the sole reason why Cagalli was able to reset her life. Meeting Aiden and becoming an uncle was one of his happiest moments of his life.
"Papa Kiraaaa" His thoughts were disturbed by a familiar voice. He looked back at the gate and found Aiden grinning at him as Aiden ran towards him.
"Hey there sport" Kira smiled and greeted his nephew and noticed a girl towing behind him "Oh?"
"Ah, Papa Kira, this is my friend Cathleen!" Aiden grinned introducing the young girl behind him.
Aiden's Uncle stared at the young child silently and knelt down on one knee "Nice to meet you Cathleen. I'm Kira, Aiden's Uncle"
Cathleen looked up and smiled. "H-Hello"
Aiden nudged her lightly and grinned "He is the best Uncle in the world you know"
Kira chuckled and smiled at her. "Are you going home too?"
She nodded and looked around as if she was looking for someone. "But I don't think Mama's here yet"
"Then me and Aiden will stay here and wait with you." Kira decided. "We can't leave a little princess alone right?" He looked at Aiden who nodded his head vigorously.
Cathleen giggled and sat down on the seat while she and Aiden started talking about their favorite super hero. Kira watched them talk animatedly. From a strangers point of view you'd assume that the two children are siblings. They both share the same hair color. It didn't surprise him though. It wasn't unusual to see kids these days with similar hair colors.
What makes the two different were their eye color. They were different from each other yet they hold the same feeling when you look at the both of them. Both of them can give you a look that will totally melt your heart away.
Aiden had a pair of serene emerald eyes. Cathleen had a pair of striking shade of golden brown eyes.
They both had beautiful eyes.
"Cathleen?"
The young girl stood up and grinned "Ah, Daddy!"
Kira pushed himself from the pole and watched Cathleen run towards the man who called her. He was holding the car door and removed his shades.
"Sorry I'm late princess. Mommy wasn't able to pick you up because of work so I had to skip my meeting for you." Athrun said patting her head.
Cathleen shook her head and smiled. "It's okay. Aiden and his uncle, Mister Kira waited with me" She said pointing at the two men in the waiting shed.
"Aiden?" He looked up and found the same child he saw a few days earlier and the brunette who was holding his hands. His eyes lingered at the young boy for a few seconds and sighed, giving his thoughts a rest.
Athrun shouted a thank you at them and gave them an appreciative nod before they hopped inside the black convertible.
"Bye Bye!" Cathleen stuck out her head out of the window and waved at them. Aiden and Kira waved back and watch them disappear in the corner.
The two of them stood in their place when suddenly Kira looked at Aiden "Alright. shall we go home too?"
"Yes!" Aiden beamed at him and led the way.
SOOO. There I bet you guys are brewing up theories again. |D I hope you guys liked this chapter and hopefully it wasn't boring. T_T Tell me if I'm going slow with the story phase or something. Everybody's been asking Cathleen and Aiden's eye color so I thought this was the best chapter to apply it. And I might stick with the Coordinator-Natural thing but keep it a little discreet I dunno. As for Athrun and Cagalli's past I'll try to squeeze in parts of their past per chapter or something. I'll figure out a way! XD
Tell me what do you think of today's chapter guys. So please do drop a comment just below this note.I'll be waiting.
P.S Fangirl Declassified second to the last chapter is updated! :D I haven't typed the last chap yet but maybe next week I might be able to update it...or earlier.
See you next chapter
Freyris
Edited: March 30, 2020 Freyris