category: Gundam SEED
disclaimer: I don't own it.
NINE.
Meyrin did not love Athrun Zala, although perhaps she might have. Years later, she would reflect that she most likely would have, had she not run into Representative Athha so soon. But those two were always on a different frequency than anyone else. It made Meyrin so very hopeless every time she caught Athrun's eyes flashing down to Cagalli's left ring finger, a faraway half-smile on his face.
When Cagalli asked her to take care of him in space, she did not fool herself into thinking that she was being granted permission to pursue him. When Athrun walked her to a taxi after their meeting at the memorial at Onogoro with Shinn and Lunamaria, she did not jump to false conclusions. He was a gentleman, and only that. She never went to any of those Sunday dinners, even when her sister pushed and prodded her to. She did not wish to observe even more signs that Athrun was never hers.
Meyrin struggled at her new position in diplomatic relations after the war. Her days were constricting and painfully-dull repetitions of each other. She spiraled downwards for months before she applied for formal discharge from the military on a whim. Her resignation was granted, and just like that, she was free. Lunamaria was baffled as to why she would do such a thing. She simply told her that her path was elsewhere.
Day one, she walked out of her job and into her new life.
Day twenty-three, she put castles in the sky in her past and started a sincere effort to move on.
Month eight, she no longer jumped when someone with blue hair and a strong jaw stepped into the room.
Year one and seven months, she ran into Cagalli while on a sightseeing trip to Orb, and congratulated her genuinely on her engagement to a wonderful man. She was not bitter.
Year two and three days, she met a man who made her happy. His eyes were not green.
notes: I like writing Meyrin, if only it's to clear the air about the debacle of the Final Plus ending. She seems sweet and a nice match for someone – just not Athrun. I quite like this one; hope you guys did too. Let me know!
NEXT PHASE: Kira and Cagalli speculate about their biological parents over ice cream on a summer day.