Faint memories from the past

Summery: The story centers around a confused young girl named Cagalli Yula Atha, throughout her whole life she has been bitter and bad tempered but until a certain someone came into her life and changed her destiny completely, she saw life in a whole new perspective but little did she know this special someone was someone that was their watching from the distance but she had been to blinded to notice him. I see love blooming in the air don’t you? Ha-ha, there’s a lot of scary action and adventure.

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Chapter 1 (It happened so sudden)

It was just like a typical teenager to boss everybody around thinking that you know everything well for Cagalli Ella Yamato it was nothing new to her by all means.

Cagalli was just a young sixteen year old girl living with her mother and her younger brother Kira Yamato as though she thought, they lived not too far off a deserted freeway in a humble cottage deep in the a valley amongst vast evergreen tress. Everyday Kira and his sister would travel to school by bus just fifteen minutes away from where they lived.

It would be cagalli’s seventeenth birthday in a couple of months time and her brother wants to throw her a special surprise party but the only thing was that their mother would never allow them to have any close contact with friends from the city of Orb [you will understand why very soon] because she would she say you cannot trust anyone that is from the outer city limits. Both would never question her judgment but respected it because they knew not to.

The school holidays came much quicker this year and as usual Cagalli would have no friends to spend it with. Most of her friends she did make at school would probably be leaving to visit one of their parents from another country or would be busy leaving for a vacation not that it would matter anyway. Though Cagalli had a funny feeling these holidays was going to be very different from the rest and that it would change her life completely.

BOOM! Kira jumped out of bed with fright, it was dam early in the morning to be disturbed.

‘Who in their right mind would be up early hours in the morning making a heck of a racket?’ Kira said aloud rubbing his eyes making sure his vision wasn’t a blur when he heard it was coming from cagalli’s room next store.

Kira marched right into his sister’s room mumbling and cursing only to be surprised of her shocking actions.

‘‘Cagalli what the---’’Kira’s jaw was wide open in disbelief.

‘‘What’s the big idea jack ass? Haven’t you ever heard of using the door before you barge in where you’re not wanted!’’

‘‘Cagalli look at your room, what are you doing?-oh no, you didn’t!’’

‘‘What! Oh that…uh nah that’s just a stinky old vase that was on top of this shelf…you know this place could sure need some dusting now please help me down from this ladder before I fall and wake mother up.’’

‘‘You do realize you just woke me up from my slumber and to add to that you scared the hell out of me doing so, what are you doing up so early on a ladder? You never seize to amaze me Cagalli…’’ Kira ‘Sighs’.

‘‘Ha-ha oh so terribly sorry, I was just looking around for some uh what’s it again! Oh yeah that jewelry box mother gave me when I was small…you do remember right? I think I left it up their somewhere’’ -cagalli was pointing to the shelf where she was searching on the ladder for.

‘‘Oh yeah that’s right but what is so important about it that you had to wake up the KING of the house so early in the morning and it’s not like you to be bright and early’’ Kira teased his sister.

‘‘Well today I thought I might go down to the lake for some fresh air to clear my mind and then I remembered my amulet chain I would always wear but I put it away yesterday because I was painting the back of the house oh and it’s your turn so you can do the front of it’’ Cagalli said with a smirk on her face.

‘‘Great I am so looking forward to that! Kira said sarcastically, well I guess you better get a move on before we spend the whole day in your room talking about other things and I think there’s some snacks left over from yesterday… I left on the kitchen counter so don’t forget to take them on your way out and don’t come too late!’’ Kira said aloud when he was on his way down the stairs to the bathroom.

‘‘OH THANKS KIRA I WONT FORGET!’’ Cagalli shouted before slipping into a pair of black shorts with a green and white sleeveless shirt matching her white sneakers along with her hair carefully clipped in a messy summer style ponytail.

Cagalli quickly raced down the stairs grabbing the snacks Kira had said he left for her on the kitchen counter and silently went out the back door closing in with the out most care because it was still early in the morning and importantly taking care not to disturb their mother.

The view was remarkable, the air had a fresh sent to it and the wind was light and breathtaking. This place had eased her mind and soul, it was a place to escape from the world and there would be no one to bother or disturb her. Cagalli took a small stroll along the river that meandered down to the bottom of a small lake not far off and she carefully placed her small basket of goods down beside her. Slowly she sat down bending forward and leaning her body over the edge of the lake, she placed her hand swiftly through the water and it was cool to the touch .Cagalli could see her reflection in the water so she pulled so many ludicrous faces because she possesses so much childlike innocence inside her.

The sky had begun to darken and the sun was peeping over the horizon saying it’s good night. Cagalli laid back onto the gentle grass with her arms crossed behind her head gazing up into the nearly night sky. Something was making her uneasy for some reason and at that moment strong painful thoughts struck her head like lightning hitting the tallest tower over the top on the tallest hill.

Flash back

‘‘MOm…DAd? Where are you? Help I’m stuck!’’ Agony cries were herd from cagalli and then from the corner from her eye she saw a blurry image of her mom and dad lying down unconscious about three meters away from her outside the upside-down wrecked car that she was in, unable to break free from the seat belt strapped around her weak body. Then seconds later , Cagalli saw nothing but a blank vision as she drifted into a deep solemn sleep of unconscious.

End of flash back

Back at home , Kira and his mother Mrs. Yamato were preparing a delicious chicken home made sweet and sour stir fry for dinner and shockingly Kira was learning a thing or to on how to prepare a dish for three.

‘‘Kira my dear don’t you think it’s getting late, shouldn’t Cagalli be back by now I’m getting a bit worried’’ Mrs. Yamato said with concern written all over her face.

‘‘Yeah I know but you know how Cagalli can look after herself and you know it’s pretty safe out there and I feel sorry for anyone who tries to attack her or get in her do not disturb me attitude way’’ Kira said trying to reassure his mother it was alright with a slight of laughter in his face.

‘‘Ha-ha yes you can’t go wrong with that statement, Oh Kira…you sure know how to make me feel at ease and make me laugh a lot.’’ Kira’s mom said drying her tears of laughter with a tissue he offered kindly to her.

‘‘Well let’s dish out the food shall we, I’m starved aren’t yo---’’When a hand was intentionally covered over Kira’s unfinished words.

‘‘Sshh!!!’’ Kira’s mother held a finger on her lips.

‘‘What’s going on?’’ Kira said in a low voice trying to figure out what was going on with his mother.

‘‘Kira, listen to me’’ Kira’s mom said placing her hands firmly on his shoulders looking at him straight in the eye. ‘‘I need you to find Cagalli and get out of here!’’

‘‘But mom why…huh I don’t understand?’’

‘‘Kira just listen to me, Cagalli’s life has been threatened since the day she was born and she has been a big target ever since’’ Kira’s eye’s widened, he couldn’t believe what he was just hearing. “and promise me you will protect her no matter what- I can’t tell you all of the details right now but what you need to know is that she needs all around protection until it’s safe for her to be free again because she Isn’t just any normal girl she’s the Parents of --- here take this, it might come in handy but be careful how you use it ,there’s enough loaded for the moment ” When Kira’s mom was cut off wasting no time pushing her son out the back door with the weapon in his hand.

“KIRA!!! Get Cagalli and get out soon…”Kira’s mom manages to shout as she saw her son disappear into the darkness of the night.

Kira’s mind was spinning with words of what his mother had just told him. “Keep well mother, be safe and I won’t let you down…I’ll protect my sister no matter what…I’ll promise you that.” Kira said with determination fisting his hand into

a ball by his side as he turned to have one last look at his home, he hopes he can return someday but he has a promise he has to keep so he turned away and started running and didn’t look back.