The Difference

By Nareiya

Summary:

She feels that everyone is against her all the time. She feels that everyone despises her, even her own family but the moment he entered her life, everything became different. AsuCaga! Shinn Stellar!

Author's Note:

I kinda feel to write something worthwhile for now...

I kinda feel like this…crappy shit. (Sorry for the language) but I do feel like this and I am hoping that my someone would help me in time…

Please enjoy the first chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own GS or GSD.

Chapter One

The wind hardly blew by, the heat of the sun began to intensify, and nothing was happening in her pitiful life.

The blonde girl of the age of fourteen who is the rightful of astounding amber eyes gazed at the sky even though clouds were rare to be seen.

She closed her eyes and began to imagine. She tried to think of how it would feel if she could fly through that open sky! Oh wonderful that would be, wouldn't you agree.

She imagined herself flying and she stretched her arms, trying to feel the scarce wind around her. If only she can fly! Oh, if only she could, then she would like to go to Singapore where her best friend fled to.

If only Shinn wouldn't have gone, then she would be happy.

However, life is sometimes unfair.

Sometimes you thought you were on top of the wheel of destiny then within one spin, you found yourself at the bottom of the wheel.

This is quite true with this girl who is called Cagalli.

As the scarce wind moved away, she began to open her eyes and she rested her arms back on the soft grass underneath the Sakura tree.

This time, she hugged her knees near to her chest and sighed at the same time. Summer break would be near and that would be more predicaments for her. Yes, because without Shinn, her life would be more of a disaster now.

She then stretched her legs and propped her arms as her pillow as she lay on the soft green grass, she again closed her eyes, hoping for Shinn to come back. She yearns to hear his childish laughter and shouts. She would love to see him trip over a small rock or to slip while going down the staircase.

A smile became visible on her beautiful face. She turned to her right and stretched a bit even though her eyes were still closed. She kind of heard some footsteps but she ignored it, it just might be some sound collision with the wind and some insects.

She then sat up and yawned slightly and slowly, she opened her eyes.

Weird, she kind of saw someone coming but it just might be some kind of mirage since it was too hot for a person to have a walk in her 'territory'.

She slowly stood and her eyes were telling the truth after all. It was her nanny, Mana, along with her annoying and pesky younger brother, Kira.

She began to gather her things and placed it inside her old knapsack. She began to fix her hair and cleared her throat.

"Oh hello Mana and younger brother Kira, nice to see you here!" she feigned the enthusiasm in that greeting and Kira crossed his arms over his chest, "As what I've thought," he took her wrist and began to drag her away from her territory.

"What's with the rush?" she inquired although she knew the true reason behind this act of his younger brother.

As he literally dragged her, they were able to walk some meters away from her territory and upon the sandy fields was their car waiting.

She sighed and faced him, with that innocent look, "Brother," she tried her best to respect him, "I need to stay here." She tried to reason out but with the help of Mana, they were able to push her inside the car.

"What's with the frown, Ms. Athha?" their driver, Nicol asked the obvious, "Aren't you happy that you'll be home very soon?"

She wore her sunglasses and typically rolled her eyes, "Oh...it's nothing," she lied and sank on the seat a bit. Good thing, Nicol, by special request, asked for the car to have four separate seats for the passengers. Therefore, she is occupying the fourth while Kira has the first and Mana sat at the second along with Kira's bags and laptops.

"Miss," he said, "Your teacher told me to give you this card." Nicol asked Mana to pass it to Cagalli, which she received promptly.

She opened the envelop and a paper was saying that she did well during the fourth quarter and two other stationeries were from Shinn!

God, how good Nicol could get. In her life, Nicol is one of the good people, but the good people in her life are very limited. Thank God, she had Nicol. He understands her situation and helps her out.

She opened the two stationeries and she smiled a bit, she covered her mouth to hide it. If it was only she and Nicol riding the car, then she would cry by now but in reality, they weren't, there were other passengers riding the car at the moment.

She folded the stationeries and placed it quickly in the deepest part of her knapsack. She flexed her fingers a bit and as she gazed at the window, she saw that they were already inside the garage of the car.

Nicol stepped out of the car and opened the door for her first. She nodded at him and he smiled a bit in response. As she opened the door, she received an awful kick to the butt from her beloved younger brother, Kira. She looked at Mana but it seemed nothing had happened. As if, she saw nothing.

Sighing as she shook her head, a maid leaded her to the living room where her father was.

Cagalli went there at once and she bowed her head slightly, "Good afternoon, father." she greeted in a monotone and he looked at her as if she has a contagious disease. She ignored that and sat on the chair near her as he gestured her to sit.

"Why did you go 'there' again?" he asked.

She cleared her throat, "I left some things there, father." she replied at once.

He nodded slightly, "Very well then," he took out a paper, "Your teacher told me that you only got twenty five out of thirty-two in Computer. I am disappointed. It's very low, Cagalli."

She bit her lip and sighed silently, "I will try to study harder, father."

He did the tsk gesture, "What is done is done. You can't change it. Because of this, you will not be allowed to go out of the house without my permission, is this clear?"

She nodded her head.

"Go to your room now." He commanded and she obeyed.

She dive on her bed and hugged her favorite pillow, "Oh Shinn, what shall I do?" she asked and hugged the pillow harder, "God, why am I stupid." She released the pillow from her tight grip and laid flat on her stomach, "Wasn't mother the one who told, no, chose for me to study in that old school? Even though it is well known and I have no tuition fee, Kira gets to study in a private school while I get stuck for four years in a public school! Gah! It's so unfair!"

She then sat up and punched the mattress hard, "Lord, what I have done to receive these sufferings? Lord, answer me or maybe later…I might kill myself."

She the put her slippers on and headed to the bathroom.

Oh, how would she solve this dilemma? Would someone come and save this blonde girl?

"Athrun!" he heard his stepmother's awful scream once again.

He quickly tied the laces of his shoes back and headed as fast as he could to her location, which is at the living room.

"Athrun!" she shouted again and threw him the kettle, "Heat three liters of water in the kettle. Now go!" she then grabbed another cell phone and began to talk in a nice, sweet voice.

He sighed, even if he argues on how to boil the water, he wouldn't win that debate, after all, she is 'the superior' while he is her servant—I mean, stepson. Even though he ain't he real son, she doesn't deserve the right to order him around like a servant.

Didn't they have a servant? Oh yeah, she told her to scram and he replaced her. Didn't his father know about this? Yeah but he was blinded by this bitch's so-called beauty!

God, is the world going up side down? If it is, may God save him! Only him for he had suffered long enough.

His eyes widen as he saw some water vapor escape from the kettle. He quickly shuts the stove off, using the

potholder; he held the kettle and rushed back to the living room where Miss Perfect was chatting in her phone.

"Here's the hot water, Meer." He said but she was too busy. He cleared his throat once more, "Here is the hot water, Meer."

Again, no reaction. His temper quickly rose and thus, he threw the kettle right on her sorry face.

Realizing what he had done, he quickly rushes back to the attic, his room, and he hid under the cover of his bed.

"AATTTHHHHRRRRRUUUUUUNNNNNNN!" she yelled as she threw the kettle aside.

Ten minutes later…

"Athrun!" his father, Patrick Zala, yelled at his own son, "Why did you throw the kettle at your mother?"

"She didn't take it right away and I was quite impatient." He reasoned out and he received another blow from that deadly whip his father is using.

"Stupid! And you call yourself a coordinator? I don't know if you're my son!" he again yelled and another blow from that whip, "I don't know what your mother would say." He shook his head, "She would be very—" 'Very proud that she has a son who fights for his rights and who won't fall for women who has…over-sized chest!"

He shouted back as tears fell on his face.

With that, he received another blow and the lost thing he thought was his best friend…Stellar.

"Hey brother, mom said you should be back before dinner!" Mayu, his little sister, reminded him as she skipped off to the numerous clothes stores in the mall.

Shinn sighed as he strolled to the town's beach, it seemed more peaceful there.

He then sat on one of those benches and he gazed at the sea.

How beautiful it is! The sapphire color of it and the people enjoying themselves because of it.

His gaze shifted at the blonde girl who was making a sand castle. He smiled a bit before he left the bench he was sitting on. He kneeled next to her, "Do you want some help?"

The girl smiled back and they both worked on the sand castle.

After accomplishing it, they both went to a nearby ice cream parlor.

"By the way, I'm Shinn." He introduced himself.

She took a small scoop from her strawberry parfait, "Stellar." She extended her right hand, "Friends?"

He smiled back, and shook her hand, "Friends." He said and they laughed a bit.

This is a great start for an awesome friendship but would they forget their former friends? I hope they won't…

End of Chapter

Author's Note:

I hope you guys like this fic.

I promise to finish the other fics this summer.

I'll try to update more frequently.

Well, thanks for reading, and if you have questions, I'll gladly reply to that.

The Author,

Nareiya