Knight and Princess
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Athrun Zala
Cagalli Yula Athha
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Athrun and Cagalli first encountered one another when they were both marooned in an island and both of their transportations were shot down. At first Athrun has mistaken Cagalli for being a male. Appalled, Cagalli couldn't believe what she was hearing since this was not the first time, since Kira has also mistaken her for being a boy back when they first met in Heliopolis. Athrun then ties her up and takes her as his prisoner since they are enemies.

In their time together, Athrun eventually sets her free, but tries to keep a close watch on her, since Cagalli can be very stubborn and continues to argue with him. They end up discussing about the war and their beliefs and views. Athrun tells her that he lost his mother in the destruction Junius 7 and it's impossible for ZAFT to not do anything. Cagalli counters back saying that nothing would have ever happened to Heliopolis if his team did not invade in the first place.

Realizing that their arguments would lead them no where, Athrun took the initiative decided that they should give it a rest. While sleeping, Cagalli got hold of his weapon in attempt to kill Athrun, since she cannot stand the fact that if she lets him go now, he'll only continue to kill innocent people on Earth with his GUNDAM. Tears in her eyes, she gives up and throws the loaded weapon in the air giving Athrun a minor injury. Feeling guilty of what she's done, Cagalli does what she can and helped Athrun with his small wound and it's her thanks to him for everything he's done even though they are from opposing sides.

They meet once again when Cagalli and forces from Orb find an unconscious Athrun by the beach shores after a battle that appears to have killed Kira. Cagalli points a gun at Athrun once he had regained consciousness and demands to know what happened out there and to Kira. Athrun tells her that he killed Kira because he killed several ZAFT comrades and his friend Nicol. Cagalli also learns that Kira and Athrun were best friends and was shocked since he would kill his own friend. This brings both to tears and Cagalli tells him that there's no use for vengeance since it will only bring never ending suffering and more deaths. Cagalli ends up giving Athrun a necklace with a red stone pendant since he always ends up in trouble and doesn't want anyone else to die.

With such close connections to Kira, Athrun and Cagalli have several more encounters and meet again when they find out that Kira was alive. Athrun was ordered to destroy the Freedom (a GUNDAM that Lacus has given to Kira), but instead aids him in battle to fight off enemies. Since then Athrun and Cagalli come to a deeper understanding with one another as they further discuss the events and the causes of human kind hatred towards one another.

Athrun and Cagalli both develop feelings for one another as they spend more time together when they notice that Lacus and Kira were getting pretty close themselves. Before another battle in episode 48, Cagalli swears that she will protect Athrun and Kira and join them on the battle field. Touched, Athrun gives her a hug and they share their first kiss.

When Athrun was on the verge of sacrificing his life while destroying GENESIS (an elite weapon of ZAFT), Cagalli was there to remind him to not be a coward and instead have the courage to keep on living. They both escape the explosion and Athrun boards Cagalli's Strike Rouge mobile suit and find a damaged Freedom and an injured Kira in space. Both are in tears of joy at the sight of him being alive.

Since then after the war Athrun has always been by Cagalli's side when she became the new Representative of Orb as her bodyguard.