Never alone

Freyris

A/n: First things first. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE REVIEWS. I really got soo overwhelmed that it makes me want to cry TwT. LOL yeah everyone hates Athrun right now. Poor guy. XD For further clarifications. The italicized parts are flashbacks (or if its words/phrases: I am emphasizing on it.) I don't really put the exact timeline like 3 years ago etc. It's not my cup of tea for this story. I do apologize for that but I hope you can bear with it. However, during flashbacks i do drop hints to where and when did it occur like their ages, or the setting which would give you guys idea when did it really happen... But feel free to ask me about the events to when it happened if you guys are really confused.

Don't worry guys more drama to come. LOL Anyway here's the next chapter.

FictionLover12: twitter is fine I guess;; but I do spam alot of sheninigans and what not or tumblr? Where can I send you the details? :D

Disclaimer: I do not own GUNDAM SEED/DESTINY, Sunrise, Bandai

"Aiden don't run or you'll trip"

"Mommy hurry hurry" Little Aiden dashed towards the sand to the crashing waves and waved at her. "Uwaa!"

"Aiden?"

"Mommy! Mommy!" He cried and ran back to Cagalli crying. Cagalli knelt down and welcomed her son to a tight hug.

"What's wrong baby?" She asked as she wiped the tears on his face.

He sobbed and pointed at the rocky part of the beach. "Something scary suddenly came out it scared me" He cried.

Cagalli chuckled and kissed his forehead. "Oh really?" She asked as Aiden gave her a vigorous nod in reply. "Let's see what appeared there shall we?" She asked as she carried her three year old son in her arms and walk towards the rocky shore. "Oh" She giggled and looked at what scared Aiden "Is this it?" She asked pointing at the red crustaceans crawling around.

Aiden looked down and bit his lower lip. He looked scared and hugged his mother again. "It's crawling"

His mother giggled and patted his back "Sweetheart, this is a crab! You know the little red strips of meat that you eat?"She explained "This is how he looks like when he's alive"

Slowly Aiden looked down again and watch the crab crawl on the rocks and fall on the water. "Ah, it fell" Aiden laughed.

Cagalli brushed Aiden's hair as he slept on his bed. It hasn't been that long since Aiden was cradled in her arms. Now he was slowly growing more and more to a young boy and more and more he resembles his father. Looking up close he really was a splitting image of him. She can't deny that. She may have her share on Aiden's appearance but his father's gene dominated it all and all.

Gradually, he was changing and it wouldn't be too soon to see the similarities. Just the thought of it scared and hurt her. Aiden would probably start questioning her about his hair, his eyes and so on. And she would probably tell him the truth. Something she wasn't mentally and emotionally prepared yet. Especially, now that Athrun had decided to walk in to her life again.

"Sweetheart, how am I going to tell you about your father and your sister" She sighed and held his cheeks.

As her thought drifted to Aiden's sister, her daughter. She felt a lump forming on her throat and she fought hard not to sob. She was closer to them even before she could realized it. The thought of Aiden and Cathleen playing and having fun together without knowing the truth pained her.

Silently,she started sobbing. It wasn't a coincedence when they met at the first day of classes. From the first time she tripped on the ground, she rushed towards her helped Cathleen up. She had this weird feeling that she wanted to protect that child...but she pushed them all away.

"Mommy!" Aiden ran to her as soon as they emerged from the gate. Cagalli stood by the waiting shed waiting for her son to come out.

"How was the first day of classes" She asked as she swept his midnight colored fringes away from his head.

"It was fun, I made a lot of friends and Cathleen and I got along really well!" Aiden exclaimed happily as he held the straps of his blue backpack. "We made a lot of friends and played a lot!"

"Cathleen?"

Aiden nodded his head and pointed at the young girl who had the same hair color as her son. "That's Cathleen. Cathleeen!" He called out and waved at her.

The young girl named Cathleen looked around and grinned waving back at them.

"Oh, she's Meyrin's daughter right?" She laughed as she remembered she was the child she met earlier with Meyrin.

"Ah, Cagalli!"

Cagalli looked back and found a red haired woman walking towards them and waving at her daughter. Cathleen slowly made it to them with her hands on the strap of her back pack. She looked up at Cagalli and smiled shyly.

"You must be Cathleen" She said bending down a little . "You have a pretty name" Cagalli smiled warmly at her. "I hope my baby isn't causing you problems, sweetheart"

Cathleen giggled and shook her head. "No, Aiden's really nice"

"Well, shall we go now? Daddy's waiting for us in the car."Meyrin ushered. "We'll go ahead Cagalli" She gave Cagalli a polite nod before turning around and leaving.

Cathleen and Meyrin bid their goodbyes and Aiden and Cagalli slowly walked to their car as well.

Meeting her was definitely not a coincidence. She just didn't realized anything at first. Looking back now, 7 years before she and Athrun were cuddled on the small couch of their apartment brainstorming names for their soon to be born children. In the end they ended up with Aiden and Cathleen.

No doubt about Athrun still fulfilling her wishes despite their 7 years of separation.

"Mommy?" Slowly, Aiden's pure emerald eyes opened and he gazed up to his mother who was sitting on the edge of his bed. She brushing his hair from his forehead with one hand and the other immediately wiped the tears on her cheeks.

She shook her head and gave him a small smile. "Sleep Aiden " She whispered and she hummed a song Aiden used to listen when he was a little younger.

The next morning Cagalli found herself asleep on Aiden's bed. Her son still curled up beside her. She glanced at her clock and gasped at the time.

"Craaap!"

She jumped on her feet and rushed towards her room. At the hallway, she bumped into Kira who had a toothbrush on his mouth. "Oh! You're back!"

Kira chuckled and gave his sister a quick hug. "yeah, We came home late and found you asleep beside Aiden. Lacus said we shouldn't bother you guys"

"I see" She nodded and quickly paced towards her room "I have a script to send" she screamed.

"Daddy?" A little blue haired child popped her head in her father's study and looked at him as he continued to type on his laptop.

Athrun lifted his gaze away from his paperworks and smiled at the sight of his daughter. "Yes, princess?"

Cathleen walked into her father's study and grinned at him "I have a question"

He raised a brow at his child and chuckled. "Alright what is it sweetheart?"

"Do you know how to make apple pies?" She asked as she crossed her arms on her fathers desk and rested her chin on top of it. She looked so cute and curious in her position. It reminded him of how much her personality resembled Cagalli.

"Apple pies?" Athrun blinked several times and shook his head "I'm sorry Cathleen but I don't"

"Oh" Young Cathleen's face fell and sat on the seat.

"What is it for?" he asked

"For Mama Meyrin's birthday"

Of course. Meyrin's Birthday. He glanced on his flip calendar and saw it was just a few days away. He mentally slapped himself for forgetting it. Well, who wouldn't when you have a lot of things going in your head? "Oh..."

"I want to make an apple pie for Mama" Cathleen pouted and looked at her father.

"Well, we can always buy a pie for her" He suggested lamely

Cathleen glared at her father and crossed her arms on her chest. "But I want to make pieees!" She cried.

"Mommy!"

Footsteps echoed along the hallway of their house as Aiden arrive from school with Kira.

"I'm in the kitchen, baby!" She replied.

Aiden darted in the kitchen with a grin on his face and Cagalli looked at him then to Kira who had just entered after him. "What's up?"

"Cathleen and her mommy's coming here tomorrow okay?"

Cagalli blinked several times and nearly chocked her tea. "W-what?"

"Cathleen said she wanted to learn how to make pies. I said Mommy makes the best pies and she asked me if you can teach her. I said yes" Aiden explained in one breath and grinned at his mother.

Okay. This was really uncalled for. She suddenly had the urge to scream out of frustration. She was to spend time with her daughter. Peachy. Just Peachy. Of course it would be fun and nice but how will she have fun when she knows her daugther is with another family. It will be hard for her emotionally.

"Aiden I..."

"Please say yes mommy?" Aiden pleaded. He had his hands pressed together in a praying position and his eyes glowed and pleaded.

Cagalli sighed and resigned to his plea. "Alright"

"Yeeesss"he punched his small fist in the air and hugged his mother. "Tomorrow's going to be fun!"

Oh yes it will.

DUNDUNDUUUUN. SO! we're going to have a lot of fun next chapter. I intentionally left Athrun and Cathleen's conversation hanging. It will be clarified next chapter (more flashbacks lol) YEY! A Mother-Daughter bonding? Maybeeee~ I apologize for the short chapter but I hope you guys like it. I have a lot of plans for next chapter. It will be funny, cute and a little bit hurt. The fun is just starting LOL. BTW thank you so much for the reviews It really melts my heart guys. TwT Please forgive my grammar errors.

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.

Freyris