#athrun

“Mommy, were not going to Aunt Miri’s wedding?” Arshan asked her mother.

Kira and Lacus both look at Cagalli. That day, the couple decided to stay at her house, for tomorrow will be 2 days before the said wedding and the schedule for their flight to PLANTS.

“Baby, mommy have to run an errand tomorrow, and I can’t go to your Aunt’s wedding.” Cagalli stubbornly said. Kira just shake his head in disappointment.

“But she said, I’ll be her flower girl,” Arshan said in teary eyes.

Cagalli looks at Lacus and Kira. “Maybe you should let her come, Cagalli.” Lacus said. “She’s right, we can watch over her.” Kira added.

“It wont hurt, if you let her out under your wings for a while.” Lacus smiles.

Cagalli just looked at her daughter, “Please Mom? Can we go too? I wanted to see PLANTs, Uncle Dearka said it’s much beautiful than Earth.”

Cagalli muttered unintelligible about something like, that bastard, Dearka.

Then she looks at the couple, “Can you watch over her for a day? I promise I’ll be at the wedding.” She asked.

“Of course, Cagalli!” Lacus almost jump in happiness.

Arshan jumps up and down too, “Thank you, thank you mommy!” she hugs her mother.

“Just promise me that you’ll be a good girl while mom is still not with you, okay?”

“Yes mommy, I promise!” she once more hugs her.

“You made a great decision, Cagalli.” Kira patted her shoulder.

“Kira, you know what you have to do,” Cagalli said, her worried face is very visible.

“I know, I know. We’ll stay out of his way.” Kira promised.

“Don’t worry Cagalli.” Lacus also assures her.

That night, Cagalli help her daughter pack her things.

“Mom, are you sure you’re not coming tomorrow with us?” Arshan asked her one more time.

“Arshan, mommy have to talk first to her boss so that I can file my leave and be with you.” Cagalli said as she holds her daughter’s face.

“But, it’ll be less fun if you’re not there.” She made a face. Cagalli smiles, then she hugs her. “Don’t worry, I’ll be with you after a day, that’s a promise.”

“Okay mom,” Arshan was now contented.

81 C.E / PLANTS January Colony’s Docking Point 9:30am

Arshan was so excited on her first trip at the colony; she enjoyed floating on the docking area while Lacus and Kira happily watch her play around.

The PLANTs is like no other, being colonies that stand out at the Earth’s atmosphere, despite the critics who opposed them. PLANTs stay quiet about it.

The docking area is much more like an airline on Earth, the difference is, the simple plane is a big, round shuttle with four large racket-like launcher. And the sky is like a never ending darkness.

The arriving area contains a long almost white corridor. With wide open window where you can see the whole docking point of PLANTs. A lot of people continue to chatter at walk thru the corridor.

“Arshan-chan, don’t move so quickly! We may lose you!” Kira repeatedly remind her. Lacus just laughing at her husband's remarks. “Just let her Kira, she’s enjoying herself.” She said.

Arshan happily runs around the docking area, until she bumps into someone.

“Awww,” Arshan said as she bounce and harshly sit on the floor, tears starting to flow until the man sat in front of her.

“Are you alright, little one? I’m so sorry I didn’t see you.” A man with a calm voice hushes her. He wears heavy dark sunglasses, and wearing a gray coat. This man has a blue, almost shoulder length hair.

Arshan open her eyes and look up. They are having an eye contact. The man on the other hand were stunned and unable to look away of the child’s staring eyes, as if he was looking straight into his own eyes. Her emerald eyes are staring back at him.

Then came rushing Lacus and Kira, now holding Arshan’s arm and searching for any signs of injuries.

“Are you okay, Arshan?” Lacus worried voice echoed to her; however, Arshan nods and hold back her tears.

“I told you, you’ll get lost,” Kira scolded her too.

Arshan just hugs Lacus’ waist and look back at the man who she bumps with.

“Sir, I’m really sorry for-,” Lacus started to say, and then,

“Lacus? Kira?” the man said,

Lacus and Kira both look at each other and then to the man in front of them.

And then, he removes his sunglass.

“Athrun???” Kira said.

“Athrun,” Lacus also recognized him.

“It’s been years, I’m so sad that I lost contact with both of you!” Athrun offer his hand to Kira.

Kira then shakes hand with him, “It is Athrun,”

“We’re happy to see you.” Lacus said as she briefly hugs him.

“So, what are you doing here at the docking area?” Kira asked him.

“Ah, I’m waiting for my girlfriend’s shuttle, it will arrive maybe 30minutes from now.” he explain as he pocketed his sunglass.

“So how are you both?” Athrun then noticed Lacus’ tummy.

“I can see that you two are having you’re second child, wow, not bad, Kira.” He smiles.

Kira started to say something to agree to him, but then Arshan speaks;

“Who is him, Aunt Lacus? Is he your friend?” she asked them both.

“Aunt?” Athrun questioningly look at Lacus.

The couple looked troubled on how they will change the subject, but they also know that there is no turning back.

“Athrun, she’s not our daughter.” Kira explained and letting a heavy sighs.

And then the next words made Athrun froze. “She’s Cagalli’s daughter.”

Lacus and Kira saw as realization hits Athrun, they both know that she looks exactly like her father; having his blue hair and his emerald eyes.

“C-cagalli’s??? I-I didn’t know that Cagalli had a daughter, much or less a husband?” Athrun can’t help but to think.

Kira and Lacus both stare at him.

“I guess we should get going, Athrun.” Kira said.

“Y-yeah, Kira.”

“It’s really nice to see you again.” Lacus smiles.

The couple starts to walk away.

“Kira, you two will go to Dearka’s wedding, right?” Athrun runs after them. “Ahh, yes. That’s why we came back here, to attend the wedding.” Kira said as he watches Athrun sits in front of Arshan.

“I’m Athrun. You’re Arshan, right? I’m so sorry about the accident, Arshan. Would you forgive me?” Athrun offers his hand to the child.

Kira and Lacus watches as Arshan takes Athrun ‘s hand and shakes with it.

Arshan smiles at him, “Yes, Mr. Athrun! And I’m sorry too,”

“You can call me Uncle, if that’s okay?” Athrun said as he smiles too.

“Okay, Uncle Athrun.” She smiles more too.

“We’re going now, Athrun.” Kira said as he lifted Arshan up.

“See you at the wedding.” Lacus said as the couple disappeared.

Few minutes later, Athrun is still occupied by his own thoughts. What Kira said still repeating into his mind. “She’s Cagalli’s daughter.” How hard he tried to think about it, Cagalli never marry any one. Or is that what he thinks. Is he an idiot thinking that the girl he hurt still waiting for him to make up things with her? That Cagalli is still waiting for him, for all those years?

Athrun suddenly being hugged from the back, by a girl with a short and red hair. “A-aww, Lu-luna, you startled me!” Athrun said as he steady his self.

“You really looks cool while in deep thoughts, Athrun.” Suddenly, she kisses him on the lips. “I miss you,”

“Lu-luna, you don’t have to do it in public!” Athrun tried to stop her from hugging him.

“No one’s looking. Don’t be so paranoid!” Luna just made a face.

“It’s not that, you know you’re situation, Luna!” Athrun scolded her.

“Yeah, yeah, I’m a super star, and I have to get away to the reporters out there, so come on!” she tugged Athrun and almost run thru the door.

Kira, still tapping his fingers on the table at their house. Still undecided what should they do.

“It’s no use hiding the truth, Kira. He’ll figure it out, as you said, he looks straight into her eyes, take note, his own photocopied eyes.” Miriallia said with a sour tone.

“I’m worried about Cagalli. She might freak out! You know her! She’ll going to snatch away her daughter!” Kira explained to them.

“Like Miri said, it’s no use now, maybe you should call her, and tell her what happened.” A platinum haired boy said.

“Yzak is right. Sigh, you know, I don’t know what will happened to us, once Athrun knows the truth.” Dearka said with worried tone.

“That’s another problem; all of us hide his daughter from him. He’ll be furious.” Miri said while fixing their tea.

“You should call Cagalli, Kira. It will be a best way for now.” Lacus said.

“I guess that leaves me no choice then,” Kira flip his phone, and dialed Cagalli’s number.

After a few more attempts on calling her, Cagalli still won’t pick up.

“I think she left her phone somewhere.” Kira announced to them.

They all look at Kira. Yzak was drinking his bottled water, Dearka just hold Miri’s hands, and Lacus look disappointed by now.

“Whoa, whoa! Sad faces little ones?” a guy with a slight curly blond hair entered the scene.

“Hey, Uncle Mu!” Lacus greeted him, and an echoes of hello’s and hi’s floats to the room. Mu la Flaga, is Lacus' adoptive father, and they all respected him, not because he’s an ex-military soldier, but because he’s the one who takes good care of them. Almost all of them we’re adoptive by their respective parents. Like Lacus, Yzak and Miri.

“We enjoyed fishing, Aunt Lacus!” Arshan started to say to them.

“That kiddo let the hell of sweat out of me!” Mu almost cried out. And then climb upstairs.

Lacus just smiled, “Come here, let’s wipe your sweat, little girl.”

“Okay!” Arshan reach over her.

Lacus and Arshan got upstairs too to change her clothes.

“So what’s the plan now?” Yzak asked them.

“Plan about what?” Kira asked too.

“Well, about Athrun.” Yzak talks about his best friend.

“I’ve been lying to him for over 5years, you know I can’t take it anymore!” Yzak complains.

“Hey, it’s not just you, Yzak. We all did that, out of respect to Cagalli’s request.” Dearka says with an annoyed look.

“It seems odd to all of you, but my sister doesn’t want Athrun to know about Arshan. We, still don’t know what happened to the two of them 7 or 6 years ago, and still refusing to tell the truth, right?” Kira explains.

“Yzak, did Athrun told you what happened?” Dearka pointed out.

They all look expectantly at him. He looks confused.

“That guy stills hide it from me, every time I bring up that topic, he always evades me. That’s why even a little bit information about the historical break-up didn’t spill up.” He said and walks away to the kitchen table.

Yzak let his self-settled on to the couch besides Dearka.

“Until now, he is very mysterious. I hate that kind of guy.” Miri commented.

“Well, that’s why you’re marrying a very transparent guy in the whole universe.” Yzak muttered.

The soon-to-be-couple only laughs at him.

“Aunt Lacus, I have a weird feeling today,” Arshan said as Lacus started to changed her clothes.

“What is that, sweetie?” Askes Lacus.

“About the man earlier, I think I know him.” Arshan said innocently.

“Athrun?” Lacus stops abruptly and look at her.

“Yes, Uncle Athrun, I think I saw him somewhere. Hmmm? Is he an artist?”

Lacus just stared at her, Arshan still wondering who is Athrun.

“And I saw his eyes, and I think we’re the same, same eye color.” Arshan looks excited about it.

Lacus just flinch on what she’s saying. “I-is that so, Arshan?”

“Yes. Uhm, can I see him again, Aunt Lacus?”

“Bu-but why you wanted to see him?”

“Because I like him, I think he’s kind and gentle, and good looking too. I think Mommy, will like him too.”

Lacus didn’t know what to do. The child makes a request that is out of bound. Considering she wanted Cagalli to meet Athrun, things will be worst.

“Kira, I saw your missed calls, why? Is something wrong? How’s Arshan?” Cagalli’s worried voice echoed.

“Don’t worry Cagalli, she’s okay, she’s safe. The thing is,” Kira cut of his sentence.

“What, what is it?” You can hear her nervous voice.

“While we are at the docking area at PLANTs, Arshan accidentally bumped into someone.”

“What? Is she okay, is there any injuries,”

“She’s okay. No one’s hurt.” Kira automatically cut her off.

“Thank God,”

“As I said earlier, Arshan bumped into someone, and it turns out to be Athrun.”

Long pause. . .

“What?!” Cagalli only said.

“Cagalli, please don’t freak out, it’s was an accident.” Kira try to calm her down.

However, Cagalli’s hold to her cellphone tightens, she start to annoyingly brush her hair thru her hands, out of frustrations.

“Did he saw her? What happened to them?” Cagalli asked her almost shouting at him.

“They talk a little, I’m going to claim her as my daughter, but suddenly Arshan calls Lacus as aunt. We can’t do a thing, so we said she was your daughter. I’m sorry, Cagalli.” Kira said apologetically.

Cagalli just remain silent for a while, “I-it’s okay Kira, you didn’t know in the first place that he’s there.” Cagalli didn’t want to be angry to her twin brother, instead she chooses to remain calm for now. Maybe it was the time for him to know about their daughter.

“I’m going to get on the plane as soon as I can tomorrow.” Cagalli said before she hangs up without saying goodbye.

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Chapter 3 will be upload tomorrow. ;)