A/N: Here's the update since I finally got seven reviews for this fic! ; Even if it did take a bit of a while. Thanks for the reviews!
Disclaimer: I don't own it, gomen!
Notes: If you think I'm bashing, I'm not. I'm not bashing Meyrin here, in fact, I'm starting to like Meyrin. And also, no flames please!
"Love IS Stupid"
Chapter Two: When You Get What You Want...
"Meyrin, wake up!" Luna yelled from the kitchen. Lucky for her their parents weren't around to scold her for being so loud in the morning. "Mey-rin! Wake up! MEYRIN! WAKE UP!!! GET YOUR BUTT HERE!"
Luna sighed after her umpteenth try. She closed her eyes to think as her index finger was tapping on her lips, "Ah! I got it!" She snapped her fingers together. "Meyrin!" She called once more, this time with a smirk "Athrun's at the door! Should I answer it?"
And in less than a second, she heard a loud bump from her sister's room. Then sounds of fast footsteps, then she saw Meyrin dash past her to the door, tying up her pigtails in her underwear and spaghetti shirt.
Meyrin opened the door, forgetting what she wore but placed a big grin on her face "Good mor—What?!" She slammed the door shut and stomped over to her sister.
"How could you trick me!" Meyrin yelled at Luna as she pointed her index finger at her accusingly. "I really thought Athrun was at th door! Did you know that you pulled me out of a wonderfully perfect dream?!"
"Dreams are always perfect, Meyrin" Luna replied with a sigh as she heated some of the food they were bringing "Anyway, get ready since Rey would be here any minute"
"What time is it anyway?"
"It's already six thirty—and you very well know that the beach is four hours away." Luna sighed "We have to get there early, you know. Rey and Shinn are going to grill us lunch"
"Ah… Why is the nearest beach resort four hours away anyway…" Meyrin whined as she went to her room "It was a great dream too"
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And like Luna, another early bird woke up being loud and annoyingly noisy… at least to Murrue.
Athrun was up by six and it took him thirty minutes to take a good bath. When he got out of the bathroom, all the hot water was gone and he smelled like a garden. He walked on the hall wearing only his light blue bathrobe with a yellow towel on his head, letting him towel dry his hair.
"La… la… la… la…" He sang as he walked to his room with a grin.
"Athrun Zala, why are you awake so early in the morning?" Murrue asked as she got out from her room and saw Athrun.
"Secret" Athrun replied playfully then laughed to himself lightly.
Murrue rolled her eyes and smacked her hand on her forehead "Fine, do whatever you want—Just don't be noisy. It's still…" Murrue checked her watch "It's still 6:36. Many people are still resting"
"All right" Athrun replied and went in his room.
"I should've just went into the baking business but no… I just had to have a fetish over big houses and being a landlady!" Murrue told herself as she went back in her room.
Athrun got dressed and finished a few minutes later. Then he went down the kitchen and made a few snacks. He placed them in a small container and brought them in his car. Once then after, he left.
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A loud honk was heard from the outside of the Hawke household…
"Meyrin, Rey's here" Luna called as she opened th front door "Get down here now!"
"Coming! Coming!" Meyrin replied from in her room "I just have to choose which swim attire I would bring—Ehh! No, I can't take this! It won't match my hair! Ah! This one's perfect! It matches my hair!"
Then Meyrin got up from the pile of swim wear and ran to the front door where Luna was waiting for her.
"Sorry, sis" Meyrin apologized and stepped out the house.
"You could've prepared the night before" Luna told her sister as she locked the house "But then, at least, it didn't take you an hour. Let's go"
"Okay!" Meyrin smiled and followed her sister to Rey's car.
Meyrin waved at Rey "Good morning, Rey!"
"Morning, Meyrin" Rey replied then slowly his thoughts crept back to his mind and he fought it away immediately as Luna sat beside him in the front. He gave her a peck on the cheek "Are we ready to go?"
"Uh-huh!" Luna beamed at him "We're going to met Shinn and Stellar there, right?"
"That's right" Rey said with a small nod "We'll go quick, so we'll get there before Shinn and Stellar do."
"Hey, sis, did you bring the volley ball?" Meyrin asked and popped her head between Rey and Luna's.
Meyrin's innocent and childish act got Rey nervous and back to his thoughts. How could he feel that way for his future-sister-in-law—that is, if ever he would marry Luna. But it was what he had planned, now, he's just plain confused!
What is wrong with me? He asked himself mentally as he started to drive to th beach resort. And restraining himself from slapping his face. Instead, he tried listening to the two girls with him.
"I did" Luna replied with a teasing smile and poked her sister on the nose "And I'm going to win"
"That's not for certain" Meyrin pouted "I'll be sure to beat you, just you wait!"
"We'll see, Mey"
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Three hours later, Athrun arrived at the Artemis Airport. He parked his car near the exit and got out. He placed on his pair of sunglasses and went to the waiting area to await her arrival.
As he waited, there were many girls who stared at him and giggled afterwards. He paid no attention to them, or else they would gossip even more. He hated going out alone, he'd be the center of attention to the girls! And he'd get into fights with other guys because of that. He led a wonderful life, yeah right!
Soon, he heard someone call his name. He looked around, looking for that someone who called his name. Then he saw her, his sunglasses slipped down to expose his bright emerald green eyes.
"Ca-Cagalli!" He called back and waved at the blond who waved back at him with a smile.
"Athrun!" She repeated and walked towards him as she pulled her HUGE stroller. She had another traveling shoulder bag that was hanging on her shoulder and another big bag she held with her free hand!
And that was when Athrun noticed the very big difference about her.
Her hair was longer now and it made her look girly. Now, no one would be able to mistake her for a boy. She was wearing a blue denim skirt, it wasn't long too! It was just a few inches above her knee. She wore a lime green spaghetti shirt under her white long-sleeve that only cut under her chest. She also wore brown boots—that didn't look like it came out from her closet, but from a girl like Lacus' closet!
Now, Athrun concluded as he continued to watch her, no one will ever be able to call her a tomboyish kid.
That girl walking towards him—in other words, Cagalli—has transformed from 'that-boyish kid' to a 'that-girl-took-my-heart woman'.
"Huh?" Cagalli blinked as she was standing beside Athrun and snapping him out of his weird conclusions "Where's Kira?"
"Oh, Kira couldn't make it" Athrun lied, he didn't even show the letter to Kira. "He was still sleeping."
"I see" Cagalli replied "Have you been waiting long?"
"No, I just arrived, in fact—Uh, let me help you, there" Then he got all her bags and walked with her to his car. "How was your flight?"
"Uneventful. And I am just full of energy now!"
They reached his car and he placed her bags in the trunk. "Now, Kira's gonna have a problem with that" And Aunty too, he thought.
"But," She raised an index finger to him then winked "If I find a way to waste all my energy then, he won't have a problem"
"You have a point, as always" Athrun joked and laughed a little then he placed a hand on her head "I know a beach resort an hour away from here—and I also brought sandwiches we could eat there"
"Really?" Cagalli beamed at him "It's been a long time since I've been swimming! Athrun, you're the best!"
Then Cagalli gave Athrun a tight embrace and went in the car. Athrun stood there amazed that she gave him a hug! She never showed affection before, and if she did, she'd have to struggle.
"Cute…" He murmured breathlessly as he got in the car. Then started for the Lohengrin Beach Resort.
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Rey, Luna and Meyrin got out from Rey's car and went out to pick a cottage they would stay in. Rey left Meyrin and Luna to do the choosing, anywhere would be fine with him.
They chose a cottage near the ocean and they started setting things up. A few minutes later, Shinn and Stellar arrived. The girls prepared everything on the cottage while the boys prepared the coal the needed to use to grill the fish.
"Oh my, it seems we over packed the food" Stellar told Luna and Meyrin "There's too much!"
"Don't worry, Stel" Meyrin told her "We eat then we play, then we eat, then we play some more. Besides, it's summer"
"For once, Stellar, Meyrin's right" Luna added "W eat now, then we play or swim, whichever, then we eat again. That way we'd be sure to finish all the food before going home"
"Okay"
"Should we start now, Shinn?" Rey asked Shinn.
"Sure, it's fine with me" Shinn replied and threw his phone in his bag. "Where's that fish?"
"Make sure you don't get that much burnt" Stellar reminded "It can cause cancer, you know"
"Uh-huh, whatever you say, Stel" Shinn said, without even hearing a word she said and just got the raw fish from one of the containers and went with Rey away from the cottage.
"How did I ever fall for him anyway?" Stellar sighed as asked herself aloud.
"Uh, that's because he fulfilled your dream way of being asked out on a date" Luna and Meyrin chorused "It's very surprising how that boy managed to snag your heart"
"It's true" Stellar nodded.
"Let's play a bit of volleyball while the boys are making lunch" Meyrin suggested and tossed the ball to Stellar who caught it.
"Let's go!" Stellar cheered and they went to the net and played volleyball.
"I suppose we're not allowed to join them" Rey joked as he saw the expression Shinn wore on his face.
"Those-Those—"
"Girls" Rey suggested as he got one of the raw fish.
"—Girls! I can't believe they made us their slaves!"
"It's not their fault—you wanted to show off your grilling skills—if there are such things" Rey told him then slapped the fish on Shinn's face and laughed "Don't just stand there, grill boy, and start showing your skills"
"Hey!" Shinn glared at Rey for a moment then grabbed the fish from his hands and started grilling "I can't believe they're having fun while we cook"
Rey sighed, now the show-off was whining. Great.
A few minutes later, the food was ready and the girls went back to the cottage to eat. Shinn placed the last fish on the table with a cocky grin.
"And there, Ladies, is the Asuka-style grilled fish!" He boasted. Then made a mental note to teach his successors the Asuka-style grill fish.
"Whatever" Meyrin told him and stuck her tongue out. "There's no such thing"
"Of course there is!" Shinn argued back "It's a family style! Taste it and you will be awed! It tastes just heavenly!" Then he made another mental note to perfect his skill.
Rey sighed "Just shut-up and eat, Shinn. You're really loud"
"And you didn't even bother to help me grill!" Shinn pointed Rey accusingly.
"Because you said you'd do everything, so I watched. Anyway, let's just eat"
"Rey's right, Shinn!" Stellar grinned and took a bite off his fish "Hey, it tastes good! Never knew you were good in the ways of cooking, Shinn!"
"Yeah!" Luna agreed "Since Kira's bad, too—he can't even fry eggs!"
The girls laughed at that.
"Let alone use a microwave" Meyrin added and a new wave of laughter erupted, this time Rey joined in.
"Uh-huh!" Stellar nodded "I mean, even Kira's sister, Cagalli, is bad in the kitchen! She blew up the oven!"
And that got Shinn laughing maniacally "That tomboy's never gonna learn I tell you!" This was Shinn's paradise. Hanging out with friends, spending time with Stellar and being able to backbite his younger cousin without getting hurt was the best!
"Geez, Shinn… Don't you think you're being mean?" Meyrin asked as she took more of Shinn's fish.
"I agree… Cagalli is capable of learning how to cook—you even managed to cook!" Stellar said and got their friends laughing.
"That's low! God, that's low!" Rey laughed.
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Athrun and Cagalli just arrived at the Lohengrin Beach Resort. Athrun went to the counter first while Cagalli went to choose one of the cottages. Soon, Athrun followed her with the sandwiches he brought.
"I'm amazed how this beach resort's big!" Cagalli told Athrun, she was now only in her spaghetti shirt and Athrun just CAN'T stop staring at her. "It's so peaceful here! Let's bring Kira here next time! And if Lacus comes to visit, her too! I'm sure Kira would love it!"
"Okay" Athrun laughed. Okay, so the boyish kid had turned into a 'girlish-kid-that-took-my-heart'. "I ordered some stuff—that okay?"
"'kay"
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By now, Rey was alone in the cottage. Finally, he wanted this time alone for so long. He had to gather his thoughts, settle them, unwind them until he fully understood them.
Shinn went to play volleyball with the girls since he wanted to show off his skills again. He was teamed up with Stellar against the Hawke sisters. As they played, Shinn continued to backbite his cousin and Stellar would always contradict him.
Rey closed his eyes in deep thought. But he would end up with Meyrin's face plastered on his head. Then memories of her smiles, her laughs, her cute pouts and more! He tried snapping out at first, but got caught up in his thoughts.
Then his eyes shot open and his head shot up when he heard Meyrin yell. Panic surged within him, making him stand up and run to her, to Meyrin.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: Next chapter would come when I get seven reviews… Again. I already wrote this fic until chapter four and I'm working on chapter five on my free time. Though, in three days, I would be leaving the city which means NO INTERNET. Hehehe… Newei, I'll update when I get back. And I might not be updating that much because school is less than a week away! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, well… It was fun while it lasted.
Please also read and review my other fics: Baby Bare Chest, Backfire!, Cagalli's Birthday Present, Caught, Deadly Love, Don't Leave Me Alone, Falling, French Bread, He Dares To Cheat, I Love You, Jokes and Harmony, Kira Knows, Lies in Love, Love IS Stupid, Loved, Maybe, Moodulator, Mother's Rival, Mushrooms, Mushrooms Strike Back!, Never Follow These Two Couples, Only Friends, Sick Day, Snowflake, The Truth, Valentine, Vampires, Waiting and Zala's Witch.