A/N: It's Niso and Abelle! Since we didn't like the fact that Stellar died in Destiny, we thought, how about writing a fic where she survived or something like that. We were thinking of making this a kind of prequel for another story. This is some kinda AU of the Final Plus and the happenings after that. We hope you'd like this. Oh, and we apologize in advance if you find the characters a bit OOC and for any grammatical errors.
Pairings: The primary pairing for this one is Shinn x Stellar but it won't happen at the beginning. But it will happen eventually. There will also be slight Kira x Lacus and Mu x Murrue. A teensy weensy bit of Asucaga we guess also will be featured here.
'blah' –thoughts
"blah"- dialogue
Disclaimer: We don't own anything/anyone from gundam seed/destiny… Coz if we did, then Stellar would've not died and would end up with Shinn, and ASUCAGA would prevail! No offence to Luna supporters.
What tomorrow brings
By Aries9394
Chapter 1
"How is her condition doctor?" Cagalli asked the doctor as soon as he left the operating room.
"Lady Cagalli, the operation had been somewhat successful. We managed to flush out all the chemicals and drugs that they injected into her body. But I'm afraid that by doing so, she had slipped into a coma. She also lost a huge amount of blood. We're not sure when she'll wake up" the doctor informed her.
"But she will at least wake up right?" Cagalli looked at the doctor.
"We hope so" the doctor stared at her sympathetically.
"Thank you" Cagalli replied. "Umm… what about the test results?" she continued.
"Lady Cagalli, since the test was only conducted today, it needs to have twenty four hours at most to get the results. Just come back tomorrow for the results" with that he left the hallway.
Cagalli stared as the doctor made his way through the corridor. Just then, a figure came walking towards her.
"Cagalli, the doctor just spoke to me about her condition. You've been here for almost eight hours. C'mon, we need to get you home" Kira then took her hand and started to lead the way out of the hospital.
"But Kira, what if she wakes up? What if she's really our relative? I don't want her to wake up alone." Cagalli stopped walking.
"Cagalli, don't worry about her, okay? Mu and Murrue are on their way here to stay with her throughout the night. I'm sure that they'll call us if anything happens." Kira assured his sister. "Besides, we'll come back here tomorrow for the results." Kira added.
"Okay, besides, I'm needed in the Parliament building anyway." Cagalli agreed. They continued to walk towards Kira's car.
"No, you will stay home and sleep." Kira told her. "Kisaka's doing fine handling the council. I'm sure with him taking over the remaining of today's work won't hurt."
"But…" Cagalli objected. "Fine" she finally complied as she went into the passenger seat. Kira started the engine and drove away.
"Kira, what if she's really our relative? What if… what if she's our younger sister or even our cousin?" Cagalli broke the silence.
"Cagalli, I'm sure it won't matter whether or not she's our relative or maybe even our sister. Even if she's not related to us, she'll have Mu and Murrue and even us to take care of her."
A comfortable silence filled the car. Cagalli stared into the sunset. She remembered all the times she had with Athrun. 'Cagalli, snap out of it! This is no time to think of him. Not when he left you'. They arrived at the Athha mansion where Kira was temporarily staying at the moment. When they went inside, they were greeted by Mana.
"Princess Cagalli, Master Kira welcome home." Mana greeted them taking their things.
"Thank you" the twins replied.
"Dinner will be ready in an hour" she informed them as they headed up to their respective rooms.
Dinner went by without any interruptions. After that, Cagalli was about to go to her study to continue some of her work. "Cagalli, go rest, I'll do that for you." Kira intercepted her.
"Kira…" Cagalli complained.
"Don't worry, I know what to do. Just go to sleep. You look like you're about to collapse." Kira pleaded.
"You're right. But if anything happens, wake me up okay?" she told her brother. "And tell Lacus I said hello" she added winking at him.
"Sure" then he turned red as he realized what she was implying. "Hey!" But Cagalli didn't hear him as she walked towards her room. He smiled at his sister's retreating figure and went inside the study. He stared into the piles of documents sitting on top of his sister's desk. 'I'll go talk to Lacus first then I'll start with these documents'. He then turned on the videophone. Lacus' beautiful visage stared back at him.
"Hi Kira! How's our patient doing?" she asked cheerfully.
"She slipped into a coma. We don't know when she'll wake up" Kira replied miserably.
"Don't worry Kira, have faith. I'm sure that she'll wake up in no time… Umm… have you found out the results?"
"Nope… it will be presented tomorrow."
"Oh… How's Cagalli?" she asked him.
"She's doing fine. She said hello by the way. I'm making sure she's not overworking herself again. I sent her to sleep already. She looked like she was about to collapse." He informed her. "Lacus, I'm worried about her. She keeps distracting herself with work and other things. Right now, she's distracting herself with our patient's condition" Kira sighed. "What am I going to do with her?" Kira asked her miserably.
"Oh Kira, we know that only Athrun can get her back to her old self"
"Yeah… It's his fault in the first place. How is he anyway?
"Same as Cagalli" she asked him.
"Hey Lacus," Kira started.
"Hmm… Yes?"
"I miss you" Lacus' face immediately brightened.
"Oh Kira, I miss you too."
"I have to go now. I still have to get started with these files" Kira looked at the piles of papers and grimaced.
Lacus giggled at his antics. "Good luck with that. I guess I'll see you in two weeks?"
"Yes. I'll come back in two weeks."
"Okay, bye Kira. Don't overwork yourself. I miss you" Lacus waved through the screen.
"Yes, don't worry. Bye Lacus. Miss you too." He smiled then watched as she cut off her line.
"Well then, I guess I better get started." He told himself. He took a folder and started to read through them. 'It's going to be a long night' he thought.
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They were in the hospital again. This time, aside from waiting for their patient to wake up, they were now waiting for the results of the DNA test. They were gathered in the doctor's office. Cagalli looked around the people around her. Aside from her and her brother, Mu and Murrue were also there.
"Good morning Lady Cagalli, Master Kira, Commander La Flagga, Captain Ramius" the doctor greeted as he entered the office.
"Good morning doc" Mu greeted back cheerfully. The others smiled at this. They all had the same thought running through their mind. 'Even if he lost his memory, he's still the same Mu'.
"I'm sure you're all waiting for the DNA test result. I won't leave you hanging any longer. The patient, Ms. Stellar Loussier, is indeed your relative. She is in fact your younger sister." He informed them.
"What? How did that happen?" Cagalli exclaimed.
"Doctor, please explain" Kira told him.
"Lady Cagalli, Master Kira, the moment you saw her, you cannot deny the fact that her physical attributes are almost related to yours. Also with Lady Cagalli agreeing to donate her bone marrow when we found out that it was closely compatible to hers to avoid infection in her blood-" the doctor was interrupted.
"Yes, yes, we know that, that's why they took the DNA test." It was Mu who interrupted him.
"Mu, don't interrupt him" Murrue reprimanded him. "Please continue" she said looking at the doctor.
"Yes, well… we actually don't know how exactly she became your sister with your biological parents' history. But we have a one theory. And that is that they might've faked their death and eventually had Stellar." The doctor proposed.
"Yes, that might be a possibility." Kira went on and faced Mu, "Mu, what do you know about Stellar before she became an extended?"
"According to her profile, she was born somewhere in France. She was adopted because her biological parents died in a vehicular accident. Then the EA kidnapped her and other children" Mu supplied. After hearing Stellar's brief history, silence filled them.
"Hmm… she really is our sister then Kira" Cagalli said to break the silence. Looking around the room, she waited to see the others' reactions.
"Yes, I guess she really is. Welcome to the family then Stellar" Kira said aloud. The others chuckled at this. Kira continued, "We'll just have to wait for her to wake up then."
"Yes, we'll wait, c'mon, let's go see our new sister." Cagalli took her brother's hand and went out the room with Mu and Murrue following their trail.
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They stopped in front of Stellar's hospital room. Cagalli hesitated as she held the doorknob. "You guys go in first. We'll come back later" Murrue told them ushering them in.
"Thanks." Kira told them as Cagalli opened the door. When they entered, they saw Stellar, their new found sister, from an outsider's point of view they would've thought that she was just sleeping peacefully.
"Stellar," Cagalli said as she strode towards her bed. She looked around the room and noticed that there were many machines surrounding her. "Umm… Hi Stellar." She started talking as she felt Kira's presence beside her. "I'm Cagalli, your big sister and this guy beside me is Kira, your older brother." she fumbled with her words. "I really don't know what to say. I guess, welcome to the family sis" Kira chuckled beside her.
"Stellar," Kira started, as he held her still hand, "I'm really sorry for almost having you killed. I didn't know that you were the pilot of the Destroy" he continued as tears welled around his eyes. "I'm really sorry. I hope you can forgive me."
"Kira," Cagalli said, making a move to comfort her brother. Just then, Kira felt Stellar's hand move subtly under his own.
"Cagalli," Kira gasped. "I felt it. I felt her hand move"
"Are you sure? Maybe you just imagined it" Cagalli said looking at him doubtfully. She then turned her attention to the machine beside the bed. "The sensors haven't noticed any movement from her. Her brain waves are the same as ever."
"But I really felt it" he insisted.
"Kira, maybe it's because of your ultimate coordinator abilities why you felt her subtle movements" Cagalli said consolingly.
"Yeah… maybe" Kira agreed
They stayed in the room the whole afternoon. They continued to visit her for two months with Mu and Murrue till another movement was made.
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"Hurry up Kira!" Cagalli yelled at her brother from the car.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Sheesh! No need to be in a hurry" Kira said as he went in the driver's seat.
"Whatever. Hurry up. We need to get to the hospital before the media hounds us again" The thing about them visiting the hospital regularly was why the media started speculating things. They wondered whether either the Chief Representative or the ZAFT commander has a grave illness. Kira started the engine and drove off to the hospital. When they arrived, they were grateful to see there was no sign of the media anywhere.
"Good morning Lady Cagalli, Master Kira." the receptionist greeted them as they went in.
"Good morning too. We'll go ahead then" Cagalli told her, being familiar with the receptionist as they had already become a regular in the hospital with them visiting Stellar almost everyday.
"Yes, go ahead, ma'am, sir" the receptionist replied. They went on to their way to Stellar's room. Inside, they found that Mu and Murrue were already there. With them was a boy of six year's of age. It was Talia Gladys's son, with her death, she asked Murrue, through Kira to visit her son. When Murrue found out, she, together with Mu, immediately searched for Talia's son and with the grandparent's consent, they became his legal guardian.
"Ms. Cagalli! Mr. Kira!" the boy greeted them as he was the first one to see them. With their charge's outburst, they saw the twins standing by the door.
"Hey guys" Cagalli greeted the adults and turned to face the boy, "Ken, how many times do I have to tell you that its just Cagalli, or maybe even Aunt Cagalli" with that, she started tickling the poor boy. "Yes, me too, just call me Kira or also Uncle Kira" Kira said as he joined his sister in torturing the boy.
Ken giggled. "Sorry Aunt Cagalli, Uncle Kira, I promise it won't happen again" he said in between laughs. They stopped their torture and Cagalli looked at him. "So, have you been a good boy for Aunt Murrue?"
"Yes!" he answered enthusiastically. "Really? Why don't I just ask your guardians then?" She then looked at the two adults. "Yes, he's been an absolute angel." Murrue informed her.
"Hey, what about me? Aren't you going to ask how he's with me?" Mu looked at her.
"Oh, that's why I asked how Ken is doing since Murrue is already taking care of to two children." Everybody except Mu laughed at this comment.
"Hey!" He protested.
"Oh don't mind him" Murrue joked.
Kira chuckled then went beside Stellar's bed. "How are you today?" He asked her sleeping form. Cagalli sat beside him and held her hand. Cagalli gasped. "Kira, there was a movement." She stared at her brother. Beside them, the machines made beeping sounds. "Quick, call the doctor." Kira ordered. Mu followed the command and went to fetch the doctor.
"Wow, it's been two months since we found you in the lake" Cagalli spoke to Stellar. Her hand moved again. Then, the door opened, Mu burst in, with the doctor and a group of nurses at his trail.
"Please step aside" the doctor requested to them. They complied and walked towards the other end of the room. Murrue brought Ken out of the room. The doctor and nurses gathered around the bed. They heard indistinct murmurs about her condition. Then, after a few moments, with the doctor in the lead, they went towards Kira and the others. "Her vital signs are stable, brain waves are normal. Just wait for a few more minutes then I think she's ready to wake up from her coma" he informed them.
Relief passed through them. "Thank you doctor" Cagalli said to express her gratitude towards them.
"Glad to be of service Lady Cagalli, I'll just wait here for a few minutes until she wakes up" with that, the other nurses left the room. Murrue and Ken went in.
Then, they heard Murrue gasp. "Cagalli, Kira…" she started. "Ms. Stellar is starting to wake up" Ken continued.
With that statement, they gathered around her bed just like what the nurses had done earlier. They waited, and then saw her eyelids open. They noticed that the color was a combination of amethyst and magenta. "Ugghhh…" she said. She looked around and saw a somewhat familiar face. "Neo?"
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a/n: So? How was it? Good? Bad? Anything? Don't forget to review! It would make us really really really happy! *stares at you with puppy dog eyes*