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"I didn't spoil it."
"Hmm?" Lacus turned to the man who was standing beside her, his hand around her waist, holding her lovingly and when she looked into his eyes, she knew that she had made the right decision in marrying him.
"I mean, I didn't do anything embarrassing when I was saying it." said Kira as he grinned widely to the woman whom he was holding and caught her with her usual gentle smile, a smile that was dedicated for him, not for anyone else and that sort of feeling had made him wanted to lock her in full embrace, expressing his sincere feeling towards her.
"Oh, the vow exchange part?" finally Lacus realized what Kira had meant before, and then she giggled a little and continued, "Actually I don't mind even if you spoiled the whole wedding and made the EO black out in disappointment and shame."
"Huh?" raising one of his brows, he replied to her, saying, "What did you mean by that, Lacus?"
Giggling again, Lacus hold one of his hands as she replied, "No, I mean, your mistakes won't change anything between us."
"Thanks a lot, then…" He responded as he took her hand and led her to the place where they should be, the wedding venue. "Shall we go now?"
Lacus smiled at him as she held his hand and leaned towards him.
"Thank you, Kira." She murmured, probably just to herself because she did it so softly and to be honest she hoped that Kira didn't hear her saying that.
"What for, Lacus?"
Lacus seemed a bit startled, she didn't expect Kira to hear what she had said before and she completely forgot that Kira was no ordinary coordinator. Kira was the ultimate coordinator so he had better senses, even better than ordinary coordinators. She would like to tell him the reason why she thanked him before but unfortunately she couldn't. She didn't know why she thanked him, she felt just like saying it. It seemed that Kira had given her everything that she needed, even more than those.
"Everything." She answered.
"Wasn't I the one who should say it?" Kira grinned and said. "Thanks for everything, Lacus."
"Oh, well, I think we both should say it to each other." Lacus chuckled and then said, "You're welcome, Kira."
Kira walked for a few steps as he held Lacus' hand. He took a glance at her right hand and when he saw a ring on it, he suddenly smiled for no reason; perhaps he was just expressing his blissfulness.
"By the way, Lacus…" Kira said as his eyes looking into the crowd and examining them one by one because he was looking for someone, "…have you seen your maid of honor? I think she left right after the ceremony ended."
"Oh, I don't know. Why don't we ask Athrun about it? Perhaps she's with him…"
"Athrun is with his ZAFT comrades." Kira said as he pointed at a certain direction. There were Dearka, Yzak and Athrun. Beside Yzak there was a girl whom Kira took as Shiho Hahnenfuss, his fiancée. Dearka was alone as usual and he seemed to be looking for someone in the party. Dearka knew that Miriallia had been invited to the party by Lacus but until that moment, he still hadn't found her.
"Let's ask him, then." Lacus smiled as she walked to their directions. At the same time, Athrun saw them walking towards his direction and he immediately excused himself from the group because when he saw Kira's expression he knew that Kira wanted to talk about something with him and he thought it would be better if he had left the group before they started talking.
"Hey Athrun." Kira greeted him and then he quickly went into the details, "Have you seen Cagalli?"
"Uhm, she's went to the restroom." He said as he pointed to his left.
"Surely Athrun, are you pointing to some random direction?" Kira grinned sheepishly at his best friend's behavior, "The toilets are in your right"
"Huh? Really? But she just ran to the left."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, she even confidently said that the bathrooms were…" Athrun stopped for a while and for some reasons he had found himself dumbfounded, "…were in the left. She couldn't be lost, could she?"
"I doubt it."
She walked towards the corridors with her handgun fully loaded in her hands and if she wasn't mistaken, she heard someone walking down the silent corridor. She wanted to shout, asking who it was to reduce her stress was but she would save that for forever since doing that was totally unwise and she would gather a lot of attention.
She was also curious about what was happening outside. She was sure that the guy was really Akio Moriyama and also, 'dead'. However she couldn't imagine how he could survive and appear at the wedding. The security was very tight and he wouldn't be able to break in unless someone from the ZAFT army betrayed them and told the technology and secrets of Clyne Faction to him. If it did happen, why he would want to break in? He couldn't just want to say 'hello' to the Princess of Orb, couldn't he?
She took a deep breath and walked at a steady pace while she tried her best not to be heard by anyone. Concentrating on her surroundings, she kept herself at siege so she could avoid being attacked suddenly.
'I feel sorry for them.' She thought as she walked slowly and silently to make sure that she couldn't be heard. 'Athrun and Kira, of course. I guess I have had enough lying to them'. But then she shook her head to get her concentration back on her combat state.
The corridor was not very long but the pace at which she had been walking made it seemed so. Aside from the corridor there were some rooms beside it and when she tried to open one of them she found it to be locked. She glanced at the small opening above it and she saw that all the lights inside it had been turned off and so did the others. She sighed, 'If just one of the rooms were opened, I guess I could come in and watched the situation from inside it as well as trying to keep myself as safe as possible…' She thought.
She began walking again, then she crept against the wall to avoid a dangerous encounter with anyone. She wondered what was happening at the wedding reception as she crept. She imagined Kira and Lacus would be talking with the guests and perhaps Athrun would be having a nice chat with some members of the Archangel since he rarely met them and the opportunities for hanging out together were very scarce.
Trying to concentrate again, she thought that Athrun might be angry at her if he found out that she had been out all by herself just to chase a mysterious guy who happened to be someone who had survived the war at Orb. 'If he ever finds out…' she thought with a naughty smile on her face. She used to be like this during her childhood days; sneaking down the kitchen trying to find sweets and goodies with, 'If father ever finds out' thinking inside her head. Heck, Uzumi always found out.
But that mysterious guy wasn't really an ordinary mysterious guy. Akio Moriyama used to serve the family of Seiran and she didn't really know him well. The one who's in charge for the family of Athha was Ledonir Kisaka and he didn't really know about Moriyama either. All he knew was Moriyama started his career in Orb Navy. Kisaka was from the Orb Army and Cagalli didn't really bother whether her guardian had come from Orb Army, Orb Navy, Orb Air Forces or Orb Space Forces. All she cared about was their work performance and loyalty.
She wondered if the Seirans had left Moriyama some unfinished task or whatever for he had showed himself right in front of her nose that night. If so, she had to find out what it was for it might concern her country. If something bad did happen to Orb, she would probably put all the blame on herself even though the blame wasn't hers.
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of someone walking and if her eyes were not deceiving her, she was sure the person that she had seen at that time was Moriyama.
She tailed him, trying to satisfy her growing curiosity. Her gun was fully loaded and she was ready to shoot whenever she wanted to but she hesitated, afraid of the probability of gathering lots of attention. She had promised herself not to shoot abruptly and she was doing her best to keep calm no matter what the situation—
"Hh?"
Suddenly a pair of strong arms grabbed her so tightly that she could barely breathe and when she tried to struggled to free herself, she found her efforts were futile for the one who was holding her was too strong for her to handle. For the first time in her life, she cursed herself for being a natural.
"Don't shout, your highness."
She recognized the cold voice from behind her and knew that he was undoubtedly Moriyama. He covered her mouth with his hand and she knew that he didn't need to be strong just to shut her. He was doing it with no efforts at all while she was struggling desperately trying to save herself and shoot him in his leg, which would happen if she was lucky enough to do it.
"I didn't expect you to turn up in this party… My, you're the maid of honour… It's beyond my expectations, your highness."
She kept struggling for a few minutes but finally she realized that she couldn't overpower him, she was a natural for heaven's sake and he was very tall. It must be hard for her to break free from him and if she did try, she would just waste her energy. Knowing that she had to find another way to escape, she stopped struggling and she just stood still, breathing steadily so she could keep herself calm during that kind of situation. She held her gun with full awareness and tried to keep it safe from his hands. She didn't want to be disarmed for sure.
His hand still covering her mouth, preventing her screaming for it would gather a lot of attention and he didn't want to get caught. He had his own purposes for showing up in the party. He realized that she had stopped struggling so he loosened his grip upon her mouth so she could speak but he was very careful not to let her slip out from his grip.
Realizing that she was able to speak again, she said, "What are you doing here?"
"That's none of your concern, your highness." He replied with the same cold voice. "I've died already, remember?"
"I do remember, that's why I'm asking you what you are doing here, now, at this very place!" She raised her voice unintentionally, expressing her curiosity and impatience.
"My, you're not really a patient leader, are you?" He cackled as he said those phrases and then continued, "My death means that you no longer can use your authority against me. And don't even think about it…" he snapped her with his words. At that time, she was about to pull the trigger of her gun and shoot him in his legs but he grabbed her hand so she couldn't move her limbs. She was still lucky enough that he didn't get her gun. Perhaps he wanted to take it but he decided to leave her holding her gun for he thought it would be interesting to watch her take action with it.
"You!" He had driven her angry but she couldn't find the words for expressing her anger and she recalled that he had actually died, at least according to the data of Orb's Navy.
"You can't ask me anything, your highness…"
"Stop calling me 'your highness'!" She shouted with anger.
"Oh, are you the one who has the control?" He asked as he pulled something out from his waist. She had no idea about what that was until she suddenly felt the sensation of cold, sharp steel against her neck.
"Now, do as I say and I'll let you go." He pressed the knife harder to her skin but she knew that he hadn't hurt her, yet. She took a deep breath to calm her self and think about another way to get out from him. She was a bit panicked, who wouldn't be if someone was holding knife against their neck? One violent move meant her death, which was why she tried not to move too much. She was a bit afraid but she snapped her fears away; she had to take care of this guy.
"What do you want?" She asked him coldly as she stood still, his knife still at the same position as before.
"I've told you that you have no right to ask me questions."
"Then I don't have to follow your will either." She retorted as she glanced at her surroundings, nobody was around to help her.
"But I have this useful thing against your neck, your highness. And if I lost my patience it will pierce your skin, straight to your blood veins."
"Why did you fake your death?" She asked him again, quite ignoring the fact that she was in no position to ask him so.
"I've told you it's none of your business." He turned more and more impatient as she inquired about him continuously.
However she knew that by the time she drove him to his limits that he was no longer aware of her movements and realizing that she had planned a sudden escape, but after she asked him one more question…
"Is Yuuna alive?"
"Huh? Weird question. Why would you care about him?" He asked in return with curiosity written all over his face but suddenly he understood it and then he chuckled in an unpleasant way, at least it was unpleasant according to her opinion, "Oh, I see… you're worried that someday you'll have to marry him again, right? I remembered it very well, your highness."
'Is this just my imagination or he's trying to make me mad?' She thought as she took a deeper breath to calm down, she didn't want to lose herself, not at that moment. All she needed was more patience but that was beyond her. She was a very rash person and being treated like that, she actually was surprised that she could hold her temper until that stage.
"Just answer me. Did Yuuna survive?" She asked him again but this time, although she seemed straight, she tried to gather her remaining patience and tried her best not to sound demanding.
"Answer me first. Why do you want to know about it?" He smirked as he moved the knife a bit lower, as if he was toying with her in a threatening manner, and then continued, "Are you so scared about that arranged marriage?"
"Don't…" She tried to cut his words off but he kept on talking.
"Oh, I remembered it very well… You and your bodyguard boyfriend… I knew both of you tried desperately not let anyone know about your secret affair-"
"I don't care about that damn arranged marriage. Now answer me!"
"He's dead. Yuuna-sama is dead." He replied unwillingly as he saw her intense look now had softened up a bit. Knowing that Yuuna is dead, she could breathe the way she usually did but somehow Moriyama didn't let himself be caught off guard so he suddenly secured his grip upon her, made her yelp silently even though her hand still held her gun steadily.
"What do you think you're doing!"
"Isn't it obvious? We need to negotiate something with you, and you have to cooperate with us unless…"
"Unless what?" She asked as she felt the tip of the knife being drawn closer to her neck. He did it very slowly as her heartbeat began to race more and more rapidly. She couldn't just stand there and let him hurt her that easily. But on the other hand, she was totally overpowered by him because he was a coordinator and he was much taller than her. She couldn't struggle anymore, her struggling had proved to be futile and if she did struggle, she would stupidly let the knife pierced through her skin.
"Unless you want someone die." He was about to continue but suddenly they heard a foreign clicking noise from their back.
"Don't move." Athrun stood behind them, his gun fully loaded and he had already pulled the trigger, in other words, he was ready to shoot. His voice sounded cold and calm.
"Athrun?" She whispered curiously as she caught a glimpse of him carrying the gun and pointing it at Moriyama's direction which actually was her direction too since Moriyama was holding her, still with the tip of the knife against her neck. Athrun saw the glittering end of the knife and figured how it could turn really dangerous if he had taken the wrong decisions.
"Ah, I know you very well…" Moriyama chuckled as he turned himself so he could face Athrun directly now while dragging Cagalli so she would remain in the same position as before, "…yeah, you are the son of Patrick Zala…"
Athrun raised one of his brows in an annoyed manner. He never liked being called 'the son of Patrick Zala' for he didn't like the way his father took actions and he used to live under his father's shadow during his times at ZAFT military.
"…known as Alex Dino." He smirked as he said Athrun's alias, hoping that it would raise his temper and he would act recklessly. However Athrun was a calm person and he couldn't be provoked easily. Athrun just kept his eyes looking straight at Moriyama's as he tried to catch a few glimpse of her, hoping that Moriyama wouldn't choke her or pressed the knife until warm blood flew out from her skin.
The image of Cagalli being hurt by some random person had suddenly lit the unknown fire in his heart. He could kill him, he knew it very well that he could kill anyone who tried to hurt her but killing is the last thing he would do. He had promised himself that he wouldn't kill anyone again, for his own, and everyone's, good.
But now there he was, standing in some hallway, in front of him was the woman he treasured the most, being held by a random guy who tried to threaten her for something. He wanted to shoot but—
Cagalli made a sudden move that had startled Moriyama. She suddenly break free from his grip using all her might and with her quick movements, she managed to grab his arms and twisted them backwards. She used her gun to hit somewhere in his body so he bent himself a bit lower and she used that opportunity to hold him against the floor, 'the best way to secure a psycho', she thought.
Athrun, who sat there still with his gun pointed at Moriyama, now started to realize who it was. He had never met him before; he would be surprised if he hadn't. He saw him guarding the Seirans but actually they never talked before.
"Moriyama, you lost." She said as she put some of her weight to him so she could resist his movements.
"No, Cagalli-sama. I haven't, even though you've got my arms and legs tied."
"What did you mean by that?" She inquired forcefully as she put her gun at the back side of his head. He didn't appear to be scared even though she had had her gun at the back of his head.
"You're not going to shoot me." He smirked in an unpleasant way and it had driven her mad. She couldn't control her emotions anymore so she pressed the gun even firmer than before.
"Why not?" She replied with anger in her voice. "I can shoot you. I know how to shoot."
"My mistake, Cagalli-sama." Even though he called her in honorific terms, she knew that he was just using it to mock her, "You do can shoot. However, I doubt that you can kill."
God forbids us to kill each other… But now look at the world…
Hehe. I'm a murderer too actually. I always kill mosquitoes and flies :P
Btw, in Indonesia, the hand for the marriage ring is right not left! In America and UK they put the ring in left finger... but in INdonesia (and... yeah in GSD, in Orb) they put it on the right hand! I've just checked it and yeah... So... Sorry SamuraiGirl7... and thanks for your help... :)
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