Athrun and Cagalli's attempts to challenge the powerful forces at play while trying to prevent their relationship from coming apart. Chapter 2: Pretend - At her age, Mana's found it's easier to pretend she knows nothing. For example, she pretends she does not know that the boy Cagalli's smitten with sometimes spends his nights in her bed. Post-GS.

"Will you wait?" "Always" She feels like telling him that she loves him, but then she thinks that it will ruin things, so she does not.