And here you go! Chapter 2! Well, I was a little disappointed when I saw no reviews but if and IF someone was actually reading this story, I wanted to let that person read on, so I uploaded it. But the next chapter is going to last longer than this one. Please leave a review, so that I may know that somebody on this Earth is reading this! Well, enjoy.

Disclaimer: Again GS and GSD are not mine. Except for this story and Yula.

Shard 1, Fragment 2: Their First Meeting (POV of Cagalli)

"I'm sorry?" I asked him. I was paralyzed.

"You heard me, you will be transferred there tomorrow." he said with composure.

"Tomorrow?! No way! I'm not going to do this. I don't want to!" I shouted. Was he really thinking he'd be able to do this!? "Why me!?"

"Because your intelligence level is far higher than that of an average kid. Our school won't be able to develop your abilities to the fullest. That is why we, as your teacher think you should transfer there. You will get a scholarship and will attend that school without payment. That school is rumored for training noble and elite students, so that they can develop a fair and good character and intellectual. I personally think it's best for you."

"How about my parents? I don't think -"

"I've already asked them and they approved you go there.", he answered. I was running out of excuses. I wanted to stay here with my friends, and enjoy my high school life, no try to be the best and go to some elite school for my own education. I mean, I had written an exam to that school but chose this school to be with my friends! If I were to go there, I would have to say farewell to all my friends, my CLOSEST friends!

"But I don't want to leave my friend, I want to stay here!", I yelled.

"I'm sorry but your friends will be able to live without you and by time, they will eventually forget you. This is reality. You will have to accept it. It's not like they would resign for you. I have seen them get along pretty fine without you when you were absent. Their smiles were just as radiating as they were when you were there. They will befriend you if it's convenient and exclude you when it's not. This is how this world works, Cagalli, it's not a fairytale, you know?"

I really wanted to cry hearing that, but not here, in front of this heartless principal. So I put on an emotionless mask and said: "Thank you for your offer. I accept." He handed me an envelope and I took it. After putting it in my bag, I exited the room, my head held high. Only then, when I was out of his sight, did I start running as tears streamed down my face. I really didn't bother stopping them. My heart was aching so much, for that school was known that if you'd go inside, you could never get out again until you graduate, like a caged bird. That would mean the five of us were going to be separated. I'd be a fool to stop my tears back then. To hell with my perfect façade, I really didn't care about that. I let my feet carry myself to my destination, without my brain controlling them.

I ran to … my secret place, the Sakura Tree. As I saw it, I could calm myself a bit. It was so peaceful; in my mind a peaceful hymn was playing and I managed to conceal my cries. I sat down at the base of the tree, resting my head at its stem. I really didn't feel like climbing into the tree so I rested there. Slowly, I felt myself sleepy and didn't resist any more. I welcomed the dream world as I dozed off.

Again. The same dream. The corpses, houses, the bloody full moon under the dark sky. So was the dream affecting me every slumber? Will I ever be able to sleep again? The same reaction, me running, crying blood into the pond and that hymn. Me turning around and screaming, waiting for the coldness and the world that would await me after death. But I didn't feel it at all. I felt blood being spilled on me (I could sense it, I needn't see it.) Scared, I opened my eyes to find … me?! The person facing me looked just like me! Flaming amber eyes, golden hair … the same face. But her clothing and her appearance … she radiated something I never could. It was sheer sense of duty and calmness. But her eyes were burning of determination. Her clothing … a dress, from my instincts a light one, not tight at all, made of cotton, which covered her well and her skirt … there was a sash and a cut underneath, was red. Everything was red. In her hands she held a katana, and from the looks of it, it looks like I'm gonna be dead. She then held up her sword to attack. She ran towards me and sprang and this time, I was sure, I would be dead. But … I wasn't. For the second time, blood was spilled on me, this time on my back. I turned around and saw a monster … so she saw it sneaking up on me and killed it. Now I was in her debt. After her stance with her katana, she knelt down on the earth and then stood up. Her back was turned towards me. After that, she turned around, looking into my eyes directly. Amber met amber.

"Are you alright?", she asked me.

"Yes, but … who … are you?" I uttered.

"I'm glad you are all right. My name is Yula Attha."

"Yula Attha? You've got the same name as me!", I stated.

"Yes, I have. It has been a long time, Cagalli."She replied, stretching her hands out for a handshake.

"How do you know my name?" I asked, surprised while shaking her hands.

"You don't remember me?" She looked at me, also surprised.

"No, I don't, for had I known, would I have asked your about your identity?"

"No, you won't. Well, you will know about me little by little." She chuckled.

"Wait … if you even know my name, can you tell me why I'm having this dream every time I sleep?" I asked her.

"You see, you were destined to see this dream, for this is … the future." She whispered the last part. "This dream is one of the futures which I couldn't protect. This is the path where I failed to save this world.", she told me with a very self-disappointed, sad face. So I was right about this being the future! I really couldn't believe this. I really didn't want this town to end like this … the scenery in front of me was just horrible, I didn't want THIS to be reality.

"I'm sorry I had to show you this … horrible nightmare, but you are the only one who can change this fate. You need help, which is me and I need your help also. Help me, help you." Again, that sad face. She really wanted to protect this world and she needed me. If I was the one who could change fate, so would I do it. I would help her change the world, come hell or high water.

"How can I help you? Please tell me.", I spoke firmly, determined to carry any burden.

"I would have to share your vessel. Two souls with the same essence in one body. Let me fuse with you.", she asked.

Fusing souls?! How would THAT ever save us?

"Don't worry and don't get dirty feelings. I'm not a human. Fusing souls is just a ritual, where my soul will leave my body and live within yours.", she chuckled.

I was shocked there. Wait, she could read my mind?!

"Now now, I have some abilities. After all, I am not human … Well can we finish this ritual before you wake up in a moment?" she then asked me.

I agreed.

She then closed her eyes. Pure light radiated from her. She seemed to be floating, in trance. And then with her half- conscious situation, she spoke those words:

Honoo yo! Yobidashi wo kike!

Keiyaku no you, watashi, Yuura ga meijiru!

Chikara wo tokihanashi, negai wo mitashite!

Hane wo nobasu tame,

Tamashi wo kaihou suru tame,

Ano basho he yasumaru tame,

Onaji karada de yuugou suru tame,

Onaji yougi wo kyouyuu suru you,

shimei wo shioeru you!

FUSION!

Even though I didn't know what she said, I could perfectly understand those words! It said:

Flames, hear my call!

Under the name of the contract, I , Yula command thee:

Unleash thy power, fulfill my wish,

to stretch out my wings,

to free my soul,

to rest at that place,

to fuse with the same essence,

to share the same vessel,

to fulfill my mission!

Fusion!

Suddenly I couldn't keep my eyes open as something glowed around me. Yula was disappearing. I hoped she knew what she was doing and closed my eyes. An itching pain stabbed through me, as I struggled against a force which was ripping my soul away from a part of my body. I wanted to scream, but I couldn't. But then, the pain was … gone. I dared not open my eyes. 'Well, It's not like it's gonna hurt', I said to myself and opened my eyes. Yula was nowhere to be seen.

'Looking for me?' Suddenly a voice rang in my head. I looked everywhere, but it seemed I couldn't find the source of the voice.

'Silly, I'm inside you! If you want to see me, you'll have to search me in your mind, not in your surroundings!'

"How?"

'Close your eyes and imagine your mind would be something you can see without opening your eyes … '

I did so. Suddenly, colors started to blend in.

'Right. Just like that. Concentrate and don't lose your focus.', it continued. I started to see something. It was the space. "So is this my mind!" I wondered.

"Yes. This is the manifestation of your mind. I am right here.' It said and that was when I saw the owner of that voice. I wanted to touch her, but she couldn't be touched. My hand, which I had stretched out went right through her, as if she consisted of light, as if she was just a hologram, a projection.

'So, you're inside me?', I asked her.

'Yes, Everything you see, feel, hear, think, … I'll be able to know. But I can neglect it. I don't have to know everything you know.' Oh. 'Well, you and I, we can hear each other's thoughts, so if you need something, I can help you, alright?'

'Ok, well, now can you tell me more about yourself?' I asked her.

'I will, just not right now … Just hold your eyes and ears open and you will understand who I am.'

'But-!' I wanted to protest but suddenly the world surrounding me disappeared into a blinding light and I had to shut my eyes.

"Cagalli! Cagalli! CAGALLI; WILL YOU WAKE UP?", I heard somebody calling me. Then:

"Cagalli!" It shouted at my ears and I jerked up. I swore I'd kill that person shouting in my ear. So I looked around to see … Kira? And behind him was Stellar.

"What are you doing here, sleeping? You missed two classes!", Kira said worriedly.

"Are you having a fever? Because it's not like you to just fall asleep.", Stellar then added.

"I'm alright, believe me." I replied, faking a smile.

"What happened?" Kira wanted to know, "I heard the announcement calling you to the principal's office - did something happen there? "

No, not this. Why did he have to remind me?! 'Don't cry', Yula said in my mind. 'Just explain them. It's going to be alright.'

No sooner said than done. My siblings were so nice to just shut up and listen to the story. At times, Yula would encourage me mentally when I wanted to cry, of course, Yula couldn't be seen by Kira and Stellar.

"Poor Cagalli", Stellar said sadly after I had told them what happened.

"So in a nutshell, you will be gone to Archangel Destiny High by tomorrow, right?", Kira asked. Somehow, Yula suddenly froze.

"Yes", I replied.

"And our parents approved of it."

"Yes."

"And that bastard of a headmaster said not to care about your friends."

"Yeah, Kira, can you just stop it, I really don't wanna remember that!" I practically shouted.

"Ok, ok, calm down", Kira told me then, "Let's go home."

"No I can't, I'm still waiting for my friends, they said they't get ice for me!" I pouted.

"You see, they've already gone. They told us to wake you up, and then we could follow them. It was at least 30 minutes ago. They're long gone", Stellar suddenly stated.

"No way!" I couldn't believe it. So what Chairman said was true, after all! I really wanted to cry and once again Yula told me to calm down. "Even if they are to leave, I will always be here, trust me."

There was no need to cry, I realized. But … Yula seemed so cautious and anxious hearing Archangel Destiny High. Something made her so unstable and , how should I say it, fragile? , so I asked her if she was alright. It seemed like she noticed I had noticed her being so unsure, because she then changed her expression and aura to a very suspiciously cheerful one, assuring me there was nothing going on. Strange … but nonetheless, tomorrow would be the day I depart from this place. Today was the last time meeting my friends and attending to this school.

"Come on, let's go home", said a voice, jerking me from my thoughts. Apparently, I was still sitting on the grass. I was extended a hand, and the owner was Stellar. With a very compassionate face, she pulled me up while Kira phoned our driver to pick us up. With a nearly-crying face, I reluctantly stood up and followed them to the car.

I took out the envelope and took a look at its contents, which was an invitation letter, the flight ticket and the transfer application for my new school. 'Look at the flight ticket more closely. You might want to know when and where to depart.' Yula suddenly suggested. So I did as she said. The ticked said:

Departure: Olofat International Airport 5:00 AM

Arrival: Onogoro International Airport 7:45 AM

5 in the morning? 'You will have to sleep very early today AND pack things. How about we switch bodies at home after dinner?' Yula asked me. 'Which leaves me with the question: when do you eat dinner?'

'at 6. I usually am the fastest.', I replied.

'Ok, by the time you arrive, it'll be 4:30, so I'm sure you'd like to have a conversation with your parents and say goodbye to your friends. After that, I think there'll be dinner and then we'll switch.', she suggested.

'But even if we switch, wouldn't I be awake?', I asked her.

'No. The moment you switch, you try to sleep mentally. I mean I could also sleep but I don't want to. Don't need it.'

'But-'

'I know what you want to pack to go there and after we switched bodies, I'll check up about that school in the Internet, so you just sleep. Don't worry, I know what stuff you like and which you don't.'

It was hopeless to argue against her. 'Ok.'

After I arrived home, my parents were waiting for me. They admitted they had approved it and I was supposed to be angry and frustrated, but I just couldn't be, looking at their faces. They seemed so sad to let me go, but they did it for my own good. In the end, after dinner I switched bodies with Yula and drifted off to sleep, trusting her with everything I had to do.

Kizutsuita yubi de akatsuki no DOOR o hiraku yo

'Ashita o kono te de erabitoru' to kimeta kara

kaze yo ima tsuyoku

kono mi ni matotta komura o sasaete…

tobira no mukou he

yasashii te wo kuri kazashite

namida wo ubau yo

"Mou ichido ai wo shinjiru tame ni ...",I sang and woke up.

'Rise and shine, Cagalli. It's already half past three and you need at least half an hour to get to the airport.' My eyes widened and I immediately stood up. I didn't feel sleepy any more. 'Wash your face and brush your teeth, dress up yourself and shoes at your feet … la-la-la-la-la-la-la … ' I hummed and started my morning routine. After I was ready to leave, I took a look at my luggage to find out it had been packed with everything I would've packed.

'Thanks, Yula!' I exclaimed.

"Cagalli, time to go!" Kira called.

"Coming!" I shouted and went to the car with my luggage. Kira and Stellar were there, waiting for me, all dressed up. My parents were also there, waiting for me, just they looked like they'd stay home.

"Good luck, Cagalli", my mom said, embracing me.

"Luck is something she doesn't need. She bright, after all!", my father exclaimed. "Have fun and enjoy your two years there."

The driver waiting for me took the luggage and put them at the car trunk. He then opened the door for me. I went in, so did Kira and Stellar.

"Goodbye!" My parents shouted and I waved them goodbye, as did Kira and Stellar. Why in the world would they do that? This was being fishy.

At the airport, my driver followed us with my luggage and one more bag, which was definitely not mine ... Was it my mom? And Kira and Stellar had bags at their backs … why? I felt Yula smirk to herself.

'What's so funny?', I asked her.

'Don't you realize it?' She then asked me. 'They are coming with you.'

"They're coming with me? No way!"

"Cagalli?" Stellar asked. Looks like I shouted out aloud. "What did you just say?"

"Tell me, Stellar, are you coming with me to Onogoro?" I asked her.

Stellar opened her mouth but Kira interrupted her: "See, Stellar? I knew Cagalli would figure it out. Yeah, Cagalli, I'm coming with you and so does Stellar."

WHAT?

And that was it. That should be enough for a while ... Please read and review! If there are any grammar mistakes or such, please tell me. And in F1S1, I misspelled Onogoro I know it now.