The Hands of Fate

Summary: Cagalli's never been to school before, then her parents died and her guardian decides to send her to school. She then meets new friend and new enemies. Will she survive school life? AxC, KxL.

A/N:This is my very first fanfic and I'm kind of nervous…hehehe. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed nor Gundam Seed Destiny...sigh.

Chapter 1: First Encounter

A blonde girl is standing in front of the school building peering cautiously at it. 'This is it! My first day of school!' She crossed her fingers and closed her eyes. 'Please, please, hope I don't mess up.' Cagalli giggles to herself. She was excited. Well she was terrified actually but she can't help but feel a bit excited. These are all new to her. She was like a pre-school kid on her first day of school, terrified but excited.

She then glances at her watch. Ooops! She was supposed to be at the principal's office five minutes ago!

So she quickly enters the building but stops as soon as she saw the scene before her. With her mouth gaping open, her eyes grew huge as she watched the school corridors packed with bustling students. She was more terrified than ever.

Cagalli gulped and wove her way through the sea of students.

"Ah shit!" that's when she remembers that she forgot to ask Mwu for directions on how to get to the principal's office. She glances around her and asks the person closest to her, which happens to be a girl with pink hair.

"Ummm….excuse me…." Cagalli shyly asks stepping in front of the girl.

"Watch it bitch! Get out of my way!" she then shoves Cagalli aside.

Cagalli on the other hand was surprised at her action and stumbled back. Luckily there were students behind her, preventing her from falling completely which would have been embarrassing.

Cagalli's temper rose 'What's her problem?' Cagalli was furious and was about to give the girl a piece of her mind when the girl suddenly squealed in delight and ran off to the right shouting "Athrun sweetheart! Oh Aaaathruuun!"

Cagalli rolled her eyes and was about to go to the opposite direction she suddenly had the urge to look back. Cagalli followed the pink-haired girl wit her eyes ans gasps a little when her amber eyes met with the most gorgeous emerald eyes she's ever laid eyes on. They stared at each other for a few seconds. Cagalli broke the contact and looked down with a slight flush on her face.

'Geez! What the hell is wrong with me! It's just a boy! Why am I blushing! Hope he doesn't notice it'

But too bad for her, he did notice it. Athrun smiled a small smile when he saw her look away and blush.

'Cute' he chuckles to himself. He was oblivious from the girls that clung to him and around him, calling out his name and cooing sweet words to him. When the girl broke the contact, he took the opportunity to examine her.

'Hmmmm….new girl? Probably. I'm sure this is the first time I've seen her. She looks kind of lost though' Athrun observes as Cagalli was now looking around contemplating whether to ask around for directions.

He couldn't help but laugh when he saw the different emotions that crossed her face.

'She looks so adorable.'

It was really amusing just watching her. Then he realizes that he'd been staring at her with an idiotic smile.

'Sheeesh! I must stop staring at her! She'll probably think that I like her. Do I? No!'

Then their eyes meet. Again Cagalli looks away with a blush.

'Hmph! I'll just have one more crazy fan girl chasing me around.' With this thought, Athrun untangles himself from his clinging fan girls and ran towards his first class hoping that his best friend Kira was already there and would help him get rid of these pesky girls.

Cagalli on the other hand was contemplating whether she should ask another student for directions. She was kind of having second thoughts now since her encounter earlier.

Then she notices the pink-haired girl approaching her with a smile on her face. Cagalli backs away a bit as to get out of her way. But instead, the girl stops in front of her, still with a smile.

"Are you lost?" she asks

"Ummm…huh?" Cagalli asks confused.

"You're new here right? Do you want me to show you around? What's your first class? Maybe I could help you get there."

"Errrr….principal's office?" Cagalli manages with a squeak.

"Oh my! That means you don't have your schedule yet. Well we can't have that. Come on I'll take you there now.

"My name is Lacus Clyne by the way." Lacus introduces herself as the

Two of them heads for the principal's office.

"….." Cagalli still couldn't believe that this was the same girl who shoved her earlier.

"Oh my! You are definitely one shy girl! A small giggle escapes Lacus' lips.

"Well here we are!" Lacus clasps her hands together in delight as if something wonderful just happened.

Cagalli just stared at her. She was still confused about this girl, first she was horrible then the next she's an angel. She still couldn't figure this girl out.

(A/N) The students wear a school uniform which explains why Cagalli couldn't distinguish Lacus from Meer.

"Well….Uhhh…Thank you very much…errrr…Lacus?" Cagalli asks, unsure if she could call her by her first name.

"You're welcome." Lacus replies with a huge grin on her face. Then she turns around and went her way but then she suddenly stops and looks back at Cagalli.

"Would you like to sit with me and my friends during lunch? I'm sure they would love to meet you."

"Well….I…ahhh…yeah sure..I guess."

Lacus giggles at Cagalli's response. "Great! I'm sure we'll be good friends! See you! Umm….?"

"Cagalli. My name is Cagalli."

Okay Cagalli. See you at lunch." Lacus then takes her leave.

Cagalli sighs as soon as she was left alone. The corridors were almost empty now since classes were about to start.

'Weird morning.' Cagalli then remembers a certain haired boy that she saw earlier.

'Such gorgeous eyes. I've never seen such mesmerizing eyes. Hmmm, emerald eyes and blue hair…suits him.' Sigh. Cagalli smiles as her mind wanders.

'Whoa! Why am I suddenly thinking of him.' Cagalli shakes her head slightly erasing the image in her mind.

She looks at the door in front of her and knocks.

Nothing.

She knocks again.

Still nothing.

She knocks again and this time enters the office.

Silence.

Nobody was there. She was expecting a secretary but the table in front of her was empty.

"Hello? Mwu? I'm here!"

Silence.

'Geeez. Where could he be?'

Then she hears weird sound coming from the inner office.

Curiosity got the better of her so she enters the office without knocking. Cagalli's mouth hangs open as she saw the scene before her.

There in front of her was the principal Mwu La Flagga with a woman on his lap making out.

"Ahem."

But the two were so absorbed on what they were doing.

"Ahem!" Louder this time.

Two heads snaps at the direction of the sound.

"Oh shit!" the brunette quickly scrambles off Mwu's lap and looks at Cagalli with a scarlet face.

"Uh hi. Sorry to interrupt" Cagalli apologizes to the woman, with a blush on her face, avoiding her eyes, feeling embarrassed herself on what she just witnessed.

"I guess I should be going. I'm late for my class." The woman excuses herself but smiles at Cagalli as she passes her on her way out.

"Whoa! Cagalli exclaims as soon as the door closed behind the woman.

"Making out with a teacher in your office! Tsk, tsk, tsk" she shakes her head with an amused smile.

"Here's your schedule and locker number. And next time please be on time. You may go now. You're late for your class already." Mwu looks at her with one eyebrow raised and a stern look on his face, ignoring her outburst and hoping that she will be intimidated. Then he gives her a forget-what-you-saw-earlier look.

"Yes Sir!" Cagalli playfully gives him a salute and leaves the office with a huge grin on her face. She'll let it pass this time, but not later….Cagalli then smiles an evil smile as she thought of ideas on how to tease Mwu later.

Mwu lets out a huge sigh as soon as Cagalli closed the door behind her. This guardian thing is not as easy as he hoped it would be.

FLASHBACK

Mwu La Flagga was sitting on the lawyer's office. He just learned a few days ago that his best friend Uzumi and his wife Lara(sorry I don't know the name of Cagalli's mom) died from a rare disease a year ago in Brazil. They were both archeologists and traveled a lot, taking their daughter along with them.

Their lawyer informed him earlier on the phone that they were doing some research about the Aztec civilization in the Amazons, and that's where they probably caught the disease, Uzumi, Lara and even their daughter, Cagalli, was not spared.

Cagalli's parents died two months after acquiring the disease. Cagalli on the other hand did not die but was hospitalized for six months, three months of these, she was in a coma.

The Attha's Lawyer had difficulty in locating him. And now that they found him, he couldn't help but wonder why they would fly all the way here just to meet him when they could have just talked on the phone.

His thoughts were interrupted when the Attha's lawyer entered. He nods at Mwu and sits opposite of him.

"Well, lets get down to business." The lawyer looks at Mwu, hands clasped in front of him on top of the table, with a serious look on his face.

"You see Mr. La Flagga, Mr. and Mrs. Attha made a will two years before they left for Brazil. They're leaving all their money and properties to their only child, Cagalli Yula Attha. But if she is still unmarried at the time of their deaths, then all these will be managed by her guardian until the day of her wedding." The lawyer pauses looking at him.

Mwu was confused after hearing all these. "What does this have to do with me?"

Well Mr. La Flagga, it seems that Mr. and Mrs. Attha has chosen you to be their daughter's guardian."

"WHAT!" Mwu exclaims leaping from his chair.

END OF FLASHBACK

So here he is now having a hard time figuring out this bundle of a girl. Sigh.

A/N: Well thats it folks. Hmmm... this is my first multi chapter fic. I already finished chapter two but I want some reviews first before posting it. Suggestions and comments are highly appreciated. R & R!