IN A LITTLE WHILE
First Chapter: Dropping the bomb on him
Disclaimer: I do not make any money out of this story, nor does Galactik Football belong to me. (If it did, I obviously wouldn't be writing on FANfiction! ;P)
It had been going on for quite a while now, maybe a little over two months. They decided to keep it a secret because they knew the League Association would never allow such a thing to be going on.
They were rock-solid. Their relationship had never been this strong (or fulfilled), not even when they were playing for Team Akillian years ago when they were still young. It's easy to say that Aarch and Adim make the perfect match. Their job positions, however, do not quite allow it.
How COULD it be allowed? She's the President of the Galactik Football League, and he's the coach of the two-time Cup-winning team! One could smell preferential treatment just from the thought of it! Luckily both of them were well-aware of the situation.
But, it wasn't like that between Aarch and Adim. All was truly real.
The Snow Kids were during training when the door alert started beeping, indicating someone's at the door of the training room.
Clamp went out to answer the call. Aarch continued giving instructions and exercises to the team, while Simbai was assessing Rocket's leg, who had come out of the Holo-trainer because of an injury.
"Aarch. It's Adim she says she wants to have a word with you outside. She sounds worried too.", the short technical genie of the staff said while re-entering the training area. "Worried?", Aarch asked in confusedness. He jumped out of his seat and hurried out of the room. Simbai and Clamp gave a look to each other, both wondering what was going on.
With a first glance at Adim, Aarch immediately noticed her worried look. It wasn't a look that would come out frequently in Adim as she tends to not show it when she's having a difficult time.
"Hey, are you alright love? Clamp said you sounded worried", he said in a soothing voice as he greeted her. She lifted her look up to him and said, "Aarch, we need to talk, it's important." She was hesitant in her words. Wondering what was it she wanted to talk about, he asked her. But she just repeated that it's important. Aarch was confused with her behavior. And even as much worried.
"I can't talk now I'm in the middle of training", he said in disappointment. "Here, go to my room, I'll finish training now and come as soon as possible," Aarch told her while handing her his room card.
Adim needed him, and he could sense her struggle - "Don't take long, please Aarch!" she muttered. Aarch wanted to comfort her but he coldly pulled his hand away remembering not to show any intimacy in public.
Adim headed to his room slowly. He rushed into the training room to cut the session short.
As he entered the room, his two staff members and injured nephew looked at him trying to find some clues on what was it Adim was worried about. Aarch didn't yet know, let alone did they succeed in finding out from looking at his face.
Was she going to break up with him? Did someone find out about their relationship? Was someone of them going to lose their job because of this affair? Was this scandal out on the news already? Or was it some Snow Kid getting suspended for something? But she wouldn't have been that worried if this was the case; she wasn't THIS worried when she broke out the news to him that Rocket had used the breath outside of football. It was definitely something else. Something to do with them.
"Clamp, prepare to get the kids out of there and close down the Holo-Trainer for today," Aarch demanded. Clamp didn't ask a thing, he just did what he was told, sensing Aarch's confusion. The ball quickly disappeared after a shot by D'Jok, and the rest of the pitch started to dismantle. "Kids that's all for today, something's come up and this session will be dismissed. Go and hit the showers", the silver-haired muscled coach explained.
Aarch left without saying bye to anyone, not even checking how Rocket was doing with his injury. He fled quickly to his room.
Adim had left the door partly open for him to get in without having to ring her to open. He entered only to find an empty living room. She was upstairs in his bedroom. Sitting on the edge of the bed, in tears.
He got up the stairs and sat beside her, arms around her, trying to comfort her. Almost making it worse for her to speak.
"Adim, what's wrong? It kills me seeing you like this!" He said while trying to wipe a tear from her face.
She did not speak a word.
"Please, tell me! Is it about the League? Did someone find out about us? Has someone reported us? Has someone hurt you? Was it something I did?-" When he said the last part she looked at him and he cut his own sentence. "It's something I did isn't it?" he said in disappointment and complete surprise at the same time. Although not knowing what he could have done for her to be reacting this way. He begged her to tell him. Even almost pressuring her to some extent.
"I'm pregnant." She muttered in a voice that required complete silence and attention to hear.
The bomb dropped on him. He froze. Eyes widening and lips parting, as he slowly started to lose grip of his hands around her.
He dug his head into his hands. "It's all my fault. I should have been more careful." The voice that was capable of filling a whole hall with it's tenderness was now broken into pieces that could only be present in the coldest atmosphere.
This was the ultimate shock. Their relationship was planned to be a secret, and now they were having a baby together! The media are going to go crazy about this news, as well as the official GF League.
"Don't blame yourself Aarch. We were both in for it. It's nobody's fault." Adim tried to ease it on him.
He sighed. Got up and leaned on the railing of the internal staircase leading up to his room. His head down in slight despair. He didn't want to lose Adim, nor his job. The two things he's worked for all these years couldn't work in parallel with each other. He had to give one up in order to have the other.
"How long have you known?" he asked her while still not facing her.
"Two weeks.." She muttered.
"TWO WEEKS? YOU'VE KNOWN FOR TWO WEEKS AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME? I can't believe this!" He was now really mad.
Adim fell into tears again, she'd never seen Aarch this mad, or even shouting at her. His gentlemanliness could never be assumed if a stranger had to see him in this state.
"Sorry.. Sorry for shouting.." he said as he saw his love crying in fear of himself.
He retreated back to leaning on the railing. His hands gripping it hard as his head went down even further. He wasn't the man he thought he was.
A complete silence fell into the room. One could even hear Adim's tears falling as they rolled down from her eyes.
"Aarch, I'll make it clear with you. If you don't want this child, we're finished." She said with a broken heart.
Aarch exploded. "You seriously think I'd abandon my own child? YOU SERIOUSLY THINK I'D ABANDON MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD ADIM?"
"YOU ABANDONED ME BEFORE! Why wouldn't I think you'd abandon our child?" She got up in anger, her mascara all smudged down to her cheeks, got her handbag and left. Even bumping into Aarch's shoulder in frustration on her way out.
"Adim, wait, don't go." He did little effort to say it however. With one hand on his hip, the other one covering his eyes.
The sound of her tears and her high-heel shoes rushing out of his place were the worst sound that he had ever heard, one that would echo on him forever. He was too weak to stop her from going.
Author's Notes: So, this is the first chapter in my fanfiction regarding my favourite couple in Galactik Football. Hope you like it! :) Chapter 2 coming soon!
Title inspired from U2's lovely song 'In A Little While', following the lines:
"In a little while,
Surely you'll be mine,
In a little while... I'll be there.
In a little while,
This hurt will hurt no more.
I'll be home, love."
Thanks for reading!
(C) Nicole Pace 2011
