LOST

She was like a piece of glass – hard yet fragile at the same time. She tried to act tough but tears kept on rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm okay," she said with her shaky voice. "Just dust in my eyes."

She smiled a weak smile. The tips of her lips quivered as she smiled at him. He looked down at her apologetically. His heart ached as he looked at the state she was in. He did not want them to be like this. They just…had to.

With the sunset as the background, her amber eyes glowed from the tears she shed. Birds were dancing freely in the sky. Both of them looked up, longingly at the sky.

I hope we could be like them…

"I'll be back-," he said diverting his eyes at elsewhere other than her face. "-when the time comes."

Her eyes reflected sadness and sorrow, his eyes showed pain and guilt.

Through her tears, she shook her head. "No, it's okay, really," she said in her low tone.

"No, I will come back, here," he insisted.

"Athrun."

"I'll come back and-"

And? What is he going to say? "Hm?"

"-and be with you," he finished with a determined look on his face.

She looked at him, eyes half-widened. Her face was now dry from tears, still with the lines on her cheek. A smile touched her lips.

"Be with me," she repeated his words. Those words kept on echoing inside her head. A bigger smile plastered on her face.

"Y-yeah," he said, nearly stumbled with his words. His eyes darted away from her face.

She looked at his face, as though trying to carve his handsome feature in her mind. "Em," she replied. Her eyes closed with delight.

He turned his head to face her. He smiled as he saw her smiling.

She could see his face fully now. "Athrun, your face is red," she said with a tiny giggle.

"E-eh? I-it's because of the sunset, Ca-Cagalli," he stammered in embarrassment. "Really," he said in his deep tone.

She was still smiling.

He was indeed glad that she took it positively. Relieved, he took hold her arms and he crushed her petite body in his strong arms.

"I'll come back-," he repeated. "-to be with you," he whispered in her ear as he hugged her closer.

"Em," was her only reply.

They stayed like that for a few moments until half of the sun was gone behind the line of the horizon.

"I have to go now," he said, pulling away. He looked at her face once again. She was still smiling with her eyes glistened in the amber light.

"Em."

"I'm going," he said again.

"Em," she responded, standing at the same spot where he hugged her.

He turned around and walked away, slowly towards his Gundam, the Infinite Justice. As he arrived at his cockpit, he took his last glance at Cagalli.

This will be the last time we meet, like this, Cagalli…

For a long time…

She was still at the same spot when she waved high at him. He smiled, looking at her direction as he flown towards the darkening amber sky, to the space, to the PLANT.

She stared at his path as he took off. The smile was still on her face. She clasped her fingers together, placed the on her chest and hoped.

I hope…

That someday…

Fate…

Will permit us…

To meet again…

Athrun…

I actually got my inspiration to write this fic out of my glasses. Just somehow, it turns into this!

I really dunno what to say about this one. It's rather…boring and confusing, I think. Anyway, this is my 1st time writing a fic. So, yoroshiku onagaishimas'!

Well then, give me your thoughts about it. I'll try to improve it.

Uh, I'm not studying for my PMR exam… sigh

I've fix some typing errors and wrong words, thanks a lot to my best friend and herGREEN ink…