Hey there! Since I love Athrun so much and am a big fan of the AC pairing, here we have Athrun Zala, a 21 year old detective who solves different kinds of crimes. It's set in the Seed universe, but certain meetings, events, and deaths have been changed to serve a purpose later on. It's mainly AC, KL, and SS pairings, but you'll see others appear as well...so stay tuned.!

Genre-Mystery/Romance/Comedy/ Angst Athrun Style

Rated PG-13 for kissy scenes and potty mouths. Lol

Disclaimer: I do not own GS, GSD, or the deliciousness that is Athrun Zala...much to my dismay. (sighs)

The Zala Files: Chapter 1 – The Ides of March

The Country of Orb, Athha Estate: 11pm March 1st , CE 75 -

A very exhausted Cagalli Yula Athha steps into her father's study to look for him only to find no sign of the Lion of Orb and the shutters wide open. A cold breeze blows through her short golden hair, forcing her to shiver under her flannel pj's. She carefully closes and latches the fluttering shutters and sighs heavily. She'd thought she'd get a chance to talk with her father in private about a personal matter before she and her brother were to talk with him...but it would obviously have to wait. She pauses for a minute, staring intently at the shutters...then, shrugging; she closes the study doors behind her.

In her exhaustion, she somehow manages to make the stairs up to her room where her father and brother would be waiting to talk about their futures, and the future of the Athha family. She enters, and instead of her father's smiling face, is met by horrified gazes from her twin brother Kira and his fiancee' Fllay Allster, who were both knelt next to a still and cold Uzumi Nara Athha. Kira's face was stained with tears as Fllay desperately tried to comfort him. Cagalli, her face sickly pale, nearly collapsed to her knees. Her amber eyes filled with tears as she tried desperately to wake up..convince herself that this was all a nightmare...but in her heart she knew it wasn't.

She knelt down next to her brother, tears flowing freely as she became more and more aware of the reality beginning to set in around her. "What's going on Kira?"... "Fllay?"... "Father?"... "Please...wake up...come on...please...FATHER!" She sobbed violently against Kira's shoulder as she gently touched her father's cold hand. She whispered: "Get up...please get up."

Kira, wiping the tears from his eyes, gently stroked his sister's hair. He now realized the full weight of this tragedy...he would be left responsible for the care of not only himself, but of the estate and his sister as well. It was as if the weight of the world had suddenly been left upon his fragile shoulders...and this scared him. He slammed his fist angrily against the soft carpet, the tears still visible within his violet eyes. "I knew I should have kept a closer eye on him...I mean...with all the assassination threats recently...I should have been on guard...if only I...!" His voice trailed off as he felt a new wave of tears coming, he tried to suppress them, but to no avail.

Suddenly, Kira felt the gentle caress of Fllay's lily white hands upon his face as they brushed his tears away and then lovingly stroked his hair. He settled into her comforting touch and rested his head on her shoulder, letting out all of the sadness he was feeling once again.

Fllay gazed into her beloveds tear filled orbs and whispered words of comfort to him: "It wasn't your fault Kira...everything will work out...we will see to it that justice is served for this heinous crime...don't you worry." She watched as Cagalli raced to the phone and dialed the number for the police. She nodded as she continued to stroke Kira's soft brown hair and whispered: "Don't you worry."

Cagalli, her trembling hands managing to dial the number for the police, and trying desperately to remain calm, but failing miserably as she uttered the horrible words that would confirm her worst childhood nightmare: "H-Hello...this is Cagalli Yula Athha...it's my father!"... "Come quickly...please...he's...he's...!"

Okies. End of first chapter. If there are any questions about anything, please feel free to ask and I'll gladly answer. Remember...this is my first fanfiction ever...so please regard me kindly. - HotaruZala