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Sorry.

The Worst Timing

"I don't care. I want that and I want it now."

"Cagalli, be reasonable!"

She looked him in the eye. "I am reasonable, Dearka. It is you who is not. I made it clear to you from the very start that I want my way in this relationship. And I want what I want now."

"Look, love, your father said that-"

"I don't give a damn what my father said. This is my life- he need not control it."

"But he strictly forbad me to-"

"I don't care. I want to get that ticket to Bahamas. And you can't stop me. However, if you continue persisting, then, I see no reason for this relationship to continue."

"But, Cagalli-"

She looked at him and smiled, her glittery amber-gold eyes looking straight at him.

"I'm so sorry, Dearka. But it's over."

One year later…

The day was quite good for an autumnal season rush hour. The great infallible company of Akatsuki Insurance was in its peak of business. It was eleven in the morning, and the workers were already finished with their thirty-minute coffee break.

The workers are happy that day, especially since that day was one of the very few days that were marked in their calendars. What else? Pay day.

The office was one big buzz that day. It was September thirtieth.

Even thought the floors are having a normal working day, the topmost floor where all the executives are, is becoming heated and heated by the second.

Why? Who will forget the underage heirs of the Akatsuki Empire? The twins who were both fifteen. And they were their father's biggest headaches.

Especially now.

"Kira, will you please call your sister and inform her that I need her finance report this very instant?" Ulen Hibiki told his son, who was also his vice- chief executive, who looked at him with those big amethyst eyes.

Kira sighed. "She's late again?"

"Waaaayyy past the dead line."

Kira sighed, stood up, fixed his powder-blue tie, and proceeded to his twin sister.

Cagalli Yula Athha, the head financer and the ultimate vixen.

As he navigated the huge hallway to his sister's office, he could swear he heard those muffled groans and he groaned. She had done this again. No way. It had been two years.

He knocked softly, and then he realized it would be stupid to knock. Cagalli will be too busy to notice that he was knocking. And it was working hours, for God's sake! This young girl needed to know when to act as stupid as she is already doing right now.

He opened the door, and it took all his manly strength to keep from gawking at his twin sister. This young girl was making out. And not just making-out. She was almost naked, and she was kissing her employee, Genesis Watts. The poor guy seemed surprised, too, but he can't free himself from Cagalli's unworldly grasp.

"Ahem."

Cagalli looked up, clearly annoyed by the disturbance, while Genesis started to breathe more easily, knowing that Kira was a merciful one, and he wasn't going to fire him. But he also quivered and trembled and shaken, most especially because this was Cagalli Yula Athha he kissed, and this was her brother that had just walked in on them. And it was unethical to kiss your boss, wasn't it? Especially if you are a father of three and you love your wife very much.

"Genesis, please attend a psychiatric therapy. I know this has been traumatic for you. And please leave me and my little sister alone, will you?" he asked the man kindly. The man nodded and scurried away.

After the door had been closed, Kira shook his head and face her. "You've got an awful lot of explaining to do, Cagalli. And please, put on your clothes, you look so obscene."

Cagalli grabbed her shirt and put it on. "Kira, you are such a major loser."

"So, I don't care. And you are becoming a slut. Cagalli, you are not like this."

"Oh? Really? Are you sure?"

"Cagalli, listen to me, have you had a good reflection when you were in rehab four months ago?" Kira grumbled. You've been there for almost a year. Did you learn anything?"

Cagalli sighed. Things were getting darker and darker. Kira had reminded her of one of the things she never wanted to be reminded of.

"So? Even Drew Barrymore had spent time in rehab." She had told herself when they got her admitted. Drew Barrymore had, in fact, been admitted to rehab maybe younger than she had been. She thought it was okay. She convinced herself that it is.

"Answer me, Cagalli." Kira said in a firmer tone. She was his weakest spot. He cared for her. They had once shared navels with her. HE knows what she feels. She had been awfully depressed when their mother got divorced from their father, and when Via died in a car crash. It had been a great factor that Cagalli thought she was the one at fault, because before there had been a car crash, she was able to call her mother. She was begging her to come back to them, but Via disagreed. They had a fight, and she had hung up on her mother. And that was why she was depressed. She wasn't even able to say a final goodbye or an "I love you" to her dearest mother.

"How can I learn anything if they just let me stand there and try to be attentive? You are planning to admit me back? Kira, you know that I hate those guys. They are unsophisticated jerks who-"

"I'm not going to." Kira breathed. "Fortunately for you, I am the one who walked in on you and Genesis and not Father. If he did, you'd be toast right now, he could disinherit you. Do you want that to happen?" he asked, much softly now, looking tenderly at his younger twin sister who's now as quiet as a sleeping cat.

Cagalli sighed and said in a soft voice, "No."

Kira smiled. "That's my girl. Now behave and do the final recap that Father wants you to do. Else…"

Cagalli smiled and walked to her computer and printed an already-finished file. "Here it is, I wanted to pass this a little bit earlier, only that Genesis had walked in… and that happened."

Kira sighed. "Father wants you to give that to him in person."

Cagalli pouted. "You can't accompany me?"

"I'm afraid not."

She pushed her swivel chair under the desk and held the report carefully. She groaned. "And please, Kira, will you mind calling Doctor Laiden if I could be late for our appointment later? Thank you."

She strutted out of the office as Kira watched her go. The girl was beautiful and unpredictable. But so what? That girl was one of the women he loved. For she is his sister.

He walked around her desk and began dialing on her phone.

"Hello? Doctor Nouvel?"

---0-----0-----------

She sighed. The carpeted wide halls were as empty as ever. There were only four offices in the Executive floor, the one for her father, her brother, hers, and the surveillance room, where the movements of the whole establishment was monitored.

She walked past the first alley when someone bumped into her, sending her reports flying in the air.

"OW!" she cried out, feeling the unworldly pain attack her buttocks. The man who bumped into her looked at her as if she was the weirdest girl in the world. "Why don't you watch where you're going, you bastard?"

"And why don't you watch yours, you bitch?"

"The aisle is wide! Use your eyes!"

"And the same goes for you!"

She stood up and picked up her things. "The next time I see you here, I'm going to file you a resignation paper." She stuck her tongue out at him. "Loser."

He smirked and stuck his own tongue out. "Buh-bye, you ingrate."

Cagalli controlled the finger tha she wanted to flash him then walked away.