Things Aren't Always What They Seem

Summary: Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Attha never believed in magic. That is, before a frightening encounter and a fateful discovery plunged them into a world they never knew existed. X-over with Harry Potter.

Pairings: If I put any romance in at all, you can vote on the pairings. Athrun and Lacus won't be in this fic, but I may be able to write some very slight implied romance if you want me to.

A/N: I know, I should be working on my other Gundam SEED fanfic, but I have a horrible case of writers block, so I decided to write this one. I hope this idea is a new concept. Takes place in Harry's 6th year, and just before the war in Destiny begins, so Kira is 19 and Cagalli is 18. Also, as with all of my crappy writing, they may be a little OOC. Now that that is cleared up, I think you want to read the story, so I'll stop babbling now.

It was a particularly nice day in Orb, the birds were singing, the sun was shining, and the temperature was perfect. But nobody really cares about the weather, so we'll skip right on over to Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Attha. The twins were currently enjoying a nice, leisurely walk through a small forest, chatting mildly about anything that came to mind.

Little did they know, just the simple act of going for a walk would change their lives forever. Whether that change was for the better or the worse, nobody really knows, but one thing is certain: they would never again say the words "I don't believe in magic".

The two of them were in the middle of a light conversation about nothing in particular, when Kira suddenly noticed something. Footsteps. Normally, he would have dismissed this as nothing to be concerned about; it was undoubted that he and his sister wouldn't be the only ones enjoying the day in this forest. Except for the fact that the footsteps appeared to be following them. He sped up his pace a little, in order to confirm his suspicions. Sure enough, whoever it was behind them sped up as well, proving that someone was indeed following them.

Kira glanced over his shoulder, attempting to catch a glimpse of the one who was pursuing he and his sister. There was nobody there. Now slightly worried, he motioned Cagalli to cease talking and sped up their pace even further, wishing that they were out of the seemingly endless forest.

"What's the matter?" Cagalli asked, a slight tone of concern etched into her voice as she looked into her brothers amethyst eyes. Kira simply put a hand over her mouth to stop her from speaking.

"Listen!" He hissed, ignoring her angry demands and struggles to get him to remove his hand. Soon enough however, the two of them became aware of somebody whispering, obviously unaware that they could hear.

"So, are you sure that's him? That's the boy the Dark Lord needs us to bring him?" A first voice asked, obviously male with a very gruff tone to it. There was a short pause, and then a second voice, also male, answered him.

"Yes, that's him. 'Kira Yamato,' I believe his name is." There was an air of superiority and sophistication to the second voice. Both Kira and Cagalli's eyes widened slightly at the mention of Kira's name. Who was the 'Dark Lord'? What did he want with Kira? A pool of questions rose in the twin's heads as they contemplated what had just been said. However, their thoughts were interrupted when the first man spoke again.

"What about the girl? What should we do with her?" He asked, causing Cagalli to shudder slightly. Kira glanced over his shoulder again, trying desperately to see the owner's of the two voices. Once again, they were completely alone.

"Incapacitate them both. The Dark Lord said he needed the boy alive, he didn't say that he couldn't be injured." The second voice hissed so quietly that Kira could barely hear, apparently aware that twins had been eavesdropping. Suddenly there was a loud shout that Kira didn't understand and a bright red light sped past his left shoulder, missing him by less than a millimeter.

Kira instinctively pushed his sister behind him as he turned around, now aware of two cloaked figures standing in front of him. They were both holding oddly fashioned sticks out in front of them, as if they were weapons. Though their faces were hidden, it was obvious that they were both adult males, approximately in their 30s or 40s. One of them was rather tall and thin, Kira guessed about 6 feet, and the other was about average height and rather bulky.

The taller of the two raised his stick, shouting in a language that Cagalli thought to be Latin. The same red light shot from the end of the stick, heading straight for Cagalli. It hit her straight in the chest, causing her to scream as pain filled her entire body. She was knocked backwards, thrown against the hard ground, unconscious.

"Cagalli!" Kira's eyes widened at the sight of her crumpled body, anger welling up inside him. It was the same feeling he got right before he went into SEED mode. However, instead of entering SEED mode, he felt an odd sensation wash over him as the shorter of the two strangers suddenly burst into flames. The taller one cursed under his breath at his fallen comrade's corpse as he raised the stick again, pointing it this time at Kira. Kira could feel the strange sensation washing over him again, however this time the man simply doubled over in pain, eventually falling to the ground, obviously dead.

Kira blinked, completely dumbfounded. Did he do that? But how could he have done that? How could anyone have done that? And what exactly was that? Hundreds of questions filled his head as he thought about what had just happened. His eyes narrowed as he glanced at his unconscious sister, remembering what they had said about the Dark Lord needing him. Gathering up Cagalli's body in his arms, Kira quickly ran from the forest, the day's events still haunting him.

A/N: There's the first chapter, I hope you people enjoyed it. And even if you didn't enjoy it, please give me opinions! I need to know if I should continue, or if I should just give up now. Please tell me! So push the purple button. Come on, you know you waaant to.