Dandy's First Post
A Gundam Seed Destiny fanfic
Featuring Orb Princess Cagalli Yula Atha & ZAFT Prince Athrun Zala
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
Summary: "For ten consecutive years I've liked you, and now you're telling me you're engaged!" Athrun almost choked in disbelief. Apparently, Cagalli Yula Attha has the perfect answer for that, "You jackass, in the eleven years that I've liked you, how could you not tell me this sooner? Why only now Athrun Zala? Why only now?" Why you ask? Simple. He's her bestfriend and he's been a coward. Is there still a way to make things right?
Present Age:
Athrun 22
Cagalli 21
Chapter One
Cagalli's Return
Part I
It was a windy Thursday afternoon in Orb, perfect day to hang out. But apparently, two specific guys namely Yzak Joule and Dearka Elsman were stocked in their friend's, Athrun Zala's living room, impatiently waiting for him to get ready.
"Dude seriously, it's been an hour! What is he, a girl?" Yzak growled, standing up from the sofa hoping for any sign of Athrun being done.
"The dude's finally seeing his girl friend after three years, what do you expect? Of course, he's excited!"
"Correction Dearka, it's his best friend, just his best friend!"
"Well, now you get it. The more he has to look good to actually make her his girlfriend."
"Oh come on, what kind of dude would take three hours, forty minutes, and twenty seconds of preparation?"
"You know who." His friend exclaimed, sighing as he told him straight in his face.
"Athrun Zala."
Meanwhile, in the second floor, just above the living room of his apartment, the dark blue haired goofie has been busy standing staring at his own reflection in the biggest mirror in the house.
"What's wrong Athrun?" he murmured, aware that as of the moment he's the only one in the room.
"You know she likes you in green, but why does it not feel right? Should I change to blue or white perhaps?"
He breathed, opening his closet which is equivalent to a room revealing the most expensive and coolest outfits of the present, all arranged and organized by brands and colors, styles and even by length.
A clean freak, he was indeed one. Ever since, he like seeing things in order. It was like his number one rule, cleanliness. And to do that, he keeps throwing his old stuff, those unneeded and unwanted.
Good thing or not, for every rule there's an exception. For if you look closely, in the very middle of the closet/room, there lies an antique gigantic box which was probably even older than his great grand mother.
Athrun Zala slowly walked towards it, knelt down and opened it.
His eyes immediately caught the green cap, worned out by time. Even in that state, he took it, rubbed off the dust, and smiled to himself as if she's standing right in front of him, the owner of the worn out cap. And as he smiled, he reminisced the past, of how in the first place did he change from a clean freak to one that would keep someone else's cap even for years.
*~flashback from twelve years ago in Joule Mansion*~
It was a Monday and all rich kids were invited in Yzak's birthday. He was a good friend to Athrun, exactly why they were busy playing chess when...
"Athrun! Athrun!" Miriallia called. "Lacus is..."
"What happened to Lacus?"
"She's being bullied by two guys. Help her, now!" the poor girl said in between breathes.
Athrun, being the usual Athrun we know immediately came to the rescue. Lacus Clyne, the only daughter of Seigel Clyne was his fiancee. Even at the age of ten, he was made aware of that and of the consequences that goes with it. Not that he has anything to complain about either, for Lacus was indeed the most beautiful girl their age, and besides...
"Didn't you say she's being bullied by two guys?" Athrun asked and Miriallia came in his front to see why he stopped.
Apparently, the situation was reversed. Lacus was now trying to stop the boy in green cap, plain white long sleeved shirt and jeans who was kicking two huge boys to their death.
"Stop it! Cagalli!" Lacus pleaded.
"Lacus, what's going on?" Athrun came in, amazed by what he's seeing, a boy his age fighting two huge guys probably two or three years older than them and actually winning.
"Cagalli, she's..."
But before the pink haired princess answered, the boy came to him, pulling off his collar and started a fight, their first fight.
"And you call yourself his fiancee? I'm better off being Lacus' protector! Don't you know she could've gotten hurt had I not arrived on time?"
Athrun was left in shock. His admiration to the boy now turned to irritation.
"Excuse me, but who are you to judge? I know I was late." He sighed, looking at Lacus and said, "I'm sorry Lacus."
"It's okay." he heard her say. By this time, the two huge boys beaten ran off as they were no longer the center of attention.
"Still, who do you think you are to say you're better off as her protector?" He grimaced, facing the boy again.
"I'm Cagalli, Lacus' classmate and best friend!"
"I see. So Lacus picked a lame guy as best friend."
"Guy?"
"Why you-!" She jumped, landing on top of him and was about to punch when...
"Athrun! Cagalli! What do you think you're doing?"
The two were invited to the living room and got some scolding from Yzak's mom. Finally, she was stopped when Athrun's dad came in.
"So I see you've already met Mr. Attha's daughter." Mr. Zala commented, to which Cagalli blushed.
"Daughter?"
"You mean, you haven't been introduced?" He asked his son.
"In that case, let me do it. Athrun, meet Chief Attha's daughter, Ms. Cagalli Yula Attha."
"You're a-, a girl?" He asked in disbelief, facing the young girl who definitely didn't look like one.
"What did you think? Let's hear it!" she demanded, once again in battle mode.
That ends one of Athrun Zala's biggest mistake, mistaking her as a guy.
~*End of fashback~*
"Finally, the royal highness has arrived!" Yzak commented in dismay.
"Dude, what took you so long?" Dearka jumped, arm wrestling Athrun's neck.
"Sorry. I just got..."
"Is that Cagalli's cap?" Yzak asked, pointing the green thing in Athrun's hand.
"Yeah."
"I can't believe you're still keeping that."
"What can we do? The guy's hopeless."
"Huh?"
"Lovesick, man. That's what you call it."
"You two morons, just go get the car ready!" Athrun finally shouted, more like ordered as he can no longer take the embarrassment his two friends are putting him.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever!" Yzak said, leaving first.
"You coming Zala?" Dearka asked, seeing as their friend's mind seemed in another world.
"Of course."
Two words, that sounded an Athrun more determined than ever.
_eNd.
A/N: Dear readers, I did the revision with the alignment you suggested. You can alwats inform me if you have so more suggestions. I'll gladly think about considering them. ^^ Thank you so much for your reviews! I asked God for at least 10 before second chapter, but as I see, He gave me more! Praise be to Him!