[Location: Space, Side 4]

A fresh breeze passed through the air and flower petals fell to the concrete when Asuna looks outside the window of the bakery. Her scarred hand raised up to brush aside a strand of her hair with a grace of a woman and the control of a soldier. It has been nearly two weeks since the end of the Gryps War and the Titans. Asuna had fled from the Warfields and ended up on the Side 4 Space Colony following the AEUG's victory.*

The bakery she now ran near the suburban area was a small reprieve from the endless skies of space where battles fought and beam fire rained down. "What's taking em so long?" Asuna inquired softly, mostly from herself as she looked at the bakery's door. Her heart felt slightly heavy and anxious when you were absent, making her feel alone and by herself again. Though she knew you wouldn't leave. Not after all you two had been through following the Gryps War, she had convinced you to flee with her to side 4.

Customers came in one by one, attracted by the smell of fresh baked goods and tender sweets. Occasionally, Asuna's eyes would leer back to the back of the house, to the basement door where the Le Cygne and your mobile suit were stored. Can't exactly walk around with giant mechs among civilians, can they? But the thought did enter her head, specially considering...

Bakery patron: "Have you heard? They say Haman Karn, the Ghost of Zeon herself, is declaring war! The Gryps Conflict just ended and she's already pinning with her new Neo Zeon!"

The patrons conversed among themselves and while they weren't necessarily quiet, a Newtype of Asuna's level heard more than most. And the news of Neo Zeon's rise send shivers down her spine she thought she long overcame. A shaky breath left her as she handed out some bread to more customers.

But that small anxious feeling in her psychic heart slowly faded away when she you entered through the door of the bakery, the Newtype pilot turned baker's eyes lighting immediately and a small smile crossing her gentle lips.