Like the seasons
This is an AU... I don't own GS or GSD...
The ground dressed itself so gently in white and gray, mocking the color that the sky held at that moment in time. Glowing under the relentless gaze of the sun, the colorless sheet burned deep into souls, forever changing people. Reminding them of a bliss they never knew, and tossing them into a chaos that even the hells themselves rival. All of this from a simple piece of frozen water. All of this from a delicate thing that will melt away, maybe never to be remembered, but it existed. Like the lives of humans, a creation that was said to be in the likeness of a god...
Snow is cold, biting into the uncovered skin of anyone who is unlucky enough to leave it alone. A perfect face, covering the bones of the earth, making everything soft...
Yet snow cannot warm with tender kisses, and laugh at a stupid joke, maybe the best comparison for a person would be that they are like the seasons... forever changing, going, and living...
Athrun smiled at his conclusion; people where indeed like the seasons. His eyes drifted over the cold earth, not sure as to what it was that brought him here. He just knew that he liked it. Maybe when he found the perfect girl he'd bring her here, kiss her sweetly, and ask her a question that needed to be asked, and spend the rest of their lives together. Somehow he found that he just couldn't wait for that day, the idea that something so beautiful could happen to him was just unnerving, and we wanted it more. The smile that was pasted on his face never changed as he looked on. He was looking forward to today; he had been all week as Kira and a few friends would be coming up to this cabin. He could still hear the way Kira skeptically asked about this place in the mountains, half complaining that winter was over and he didn't want to go back to it, and half agreeing to if he could drag some unwilling participants along. Athrun was fine with it, the more the merrier, so Kira promised to bring 'more'.
Everything was set up perfectly; it would be warm inside, cozy, and a place of retreat. While they could go out and enjoy the comforts of winter when ever the need dug it's way into their minds. Basking in the joy that he was sure would come...
Only hours later did that highly anticipated knock at the door arrive, and at some point he was sure he was acting like a 5 year old at Christmas when he half ran down the stairs to open the door. Athrun grinned widely at a very unimpressed Kira; who ever so lovingly waltzed in wearing what one could assume was a parka. Athrun snorted lightly at his friends choices in clothing.
"Nice jacket..." Athrun pointed out, a smile graced his features
"Really, I thought so too, it's really warm." Kira responded, obviously not getting the sarcasm.
"I bet, so who else did you bring?" Athrun asked a curious look on his face as he helped Kira to the room he'd be staying in. Yes... Athrun's little cottage on the mountain top could hardly be considered 'little' by the average person, but then again, Athrun isn't average. Kira smiled smugly, the rim of his parka hiding it for the most part.
"Oh... just a few friends..." Athrun glanced at Kira, not sure he liked the tone he got.
Moments later a few more people, some who Athrun had never even met before, stood in his doorway, gawking at the size of the living room.
"I call this room..." an astonished pink-haired girl said, her large eyes looking at the TV.
"Ah... Hi..." Athrun found himself well ignored; Kira went all out when inviting people it would seem. His eyes scanned over the faces he didn't know, soon resting on a ticked off teen with black hair. He just stuck out like a soar thumb.
"Can we go home now?" he scoffed at the girl beside him who was currently eyeing the TV.
"No, and we just got here so calm down, I want to know if this 'Athrun' has a hot tube..." she waved the boy off with her hand.
"This 'Athrun does..." the said male piped up, gaining some attention "It's in the back, I could show you if you want." He offered a charming smile "I'm Athrun."
"I... umm... I'm Lunamaria..." she giggled and blushed, trying to hide it the best she could.
"I'm Meyrin!" another girl with pig tails chirped up, not taking her eyes off of him.
"Rey..." the tall blond said softly, Athrun was sure he was a girl...
"... And you?" Athrun asked, smiling at the only one who had yet to introduce himself.
"Tch, I don't even wanna be hear, so why should I tell you who I am!?" the boy snapped. Athrun was taken aback. Never in his life had he met someone with so much lip, he didn't even know the boys name and already it seemed that there was friction between them.
"Oh don't get your panties in a knot!" Lunamaria scolded, the black haired boy frowned.
"My name's Shinn..." he grumbled, just loud enough to be heard, he glared at Athrun to help reinforce the idea that he didn't like him.
"Well... I'll show you to some rooms, you can pick the one you want... except you Shinn..." Athrun had at some point decided that if Shinn wanted to be a prick to him, well, he could dish it back. The boys head snapped up once he heard this.
"What-!" a look of horror on his face.
"Yes, I will be choosing which room you get, so you better do something about that attitude of yours or you get the closet." Athrun smirked, god that felt good. Shinn looked stunned, this was probably one of the few times people have spoken up to silence him.
Of course those weren't the only people that came, Cagalli and Lacus had come along for the ride as well.
Once everything was in place and people got to know each other a little more, Athrun opted to pay attention to the person who wanted it the least.
Shinn, he just loved the reaction he got out of the boy, but it was strange being able to get so annoyed with someone the way he could with Shinn.
"So... Shinn, why don't you tell me about you?" Athrun asked, tilting his head lightly as if it would help him gain another perspective.
"Well..." the boy turned, he seemed to be thinking for a moment. "Well... I don't like you, and I don't like you, and I... oh! Don't like you." Shinn sneered, crossing his arms.
"... I... see..." Athrun tried to resist the desire to yell at him "So why don't you like me?" Athrun leaned forward a bit to intimidate Shinn. The boy glared and moved as far back as his small space would allow him.
"I just don't, something about you rubs me the wrong way..." Shinn glanced away for a second; anything would be better then looking into those eyes.
"That's not a good enough reason." Athrun mocked Shinn's answer with a dashing side order of waving it off.
"Any reasons a valid reason!" Shinn spat back, sure this would put a lid on the rich kid.
"As long as you can back it up with valid explanations!" Athrun retorted, Shinn glared at this, oh that sonofabitch dare prove him wrong... not only did he not want to be here, he was threatened by Athrun, and the room he's occupying is beside Athrun's, and now he's arguing with him.
'Let's go Shinn, it'll be fun Shinn, you'll have a blast Shinn!' anyone that said anything close to that should've be shot...
"I hate you..." that was the best he could come up with, pathetic.
"Do you want to sleep in the closet?" Athrun reminded ever so tenderly, almost soothingly in a low tone.
"Tch, I'll just go sleep in one of the other rooms..." Shinn smirked.
"No, I'll lock you in there all night long." A sly smirk crossed his face, the feeling of being able to put someone in there place like that was almost next to godliness.
Kira looked over at his best friend, a small smile played on his lips as he sipped at the hot chocolate. He had known Shinn for about a year now, and the boy's personality clashed so much with Athrun's that he had to convince Shinn to come along. Although he did feel bad for using the hot-headed boy for entertainment purposes, he just wanted a little fire in his life, and who else other than Shinn would be the match to get it all going?
Besides, he silently admitted to himself, someone like Shinn was exactly what Athrun needed...