Mafia's Love

-Chapter 3-

"Hey Lacus."

Athrun gave me a very warm smile. The Red Avenue building was disappearing behind us; I felt that my face was burning. I didn't know why. I pursed my lips while I watched him drive. Wow~ I'd already seen him in pictures that he sent me through e-mail before, but seeing him in person was really, I meant super better than the pictures. His hair was a bit longer, and his face looked more mature and better-looking, his lips; well I didn't know what to think about it! I just wanted to kiss it! Kyaaa!~~ -.,- stop, you perverted girl! What the hell were you thinking? This guy wasn't your boyfriend, yet.

"Welcome back Lacus."

"Ohh,, yeah -/-."

"You're cuter, at first I didn't think it was you, it looks like you're not that cry baby like before."

If I was cute then hurry up and love me! Hohohoho!

"You never did tell me how you knew I'm back?"

"I guessed."

"I don't believe you."

"Hahahaha, Luna called."

Luna! Th…but it was good to know that she was still worried about me, unlike Meyrin who had a black heart and didn't worry about me at all. T_T.

"I'm really glad to see you again."

"I'm feeling the same way. -/-."

"Haha you're blushing Lacus."

Athrun laughed before bringing his hand up to stroke my head gently.

"And you coming here, do you have anything you want to go here?"

"Wel…well,"

"Well what?"

"I'm not telling you."

Because I'd put so much effort. I wasn't going to spoil the surprise. I wasn't going to tell him that I came here to celebrate your birthday and to tell you my real feelings to him, yet. I looked out the window to avoid him. He kept driving.

"Ohh, so now you have some secrets?"

"And you don't?"

"Me?"

"Yeah, you, you didn't even tell me that you had a girlfriend, the daughter of a jewelry owner. Don't think that because I'm in Plants I wouldn't know anything. Hmpt."

"NO, I didn't, I've never looked at any other girl except…"

"Huh?"

Athrun didn't say the name. He then changed the topic. Except who? Why won't you tell me? Please don't tell that you already have someone you like!

It meant I was going to be rejected. TOT.

After sitting in his car for about haft an hour. We arrived at the Black Avenue. This hotel belonged to Black Dragon. I knew that Athrun worked here and his boss name was Gilbert Durandal, he ran the Black Dragon, one of the strongest and biggest mafia organizations in all Orb. Athrun was his right hand man, as for his left hand man, it was Heine. He was my beloved and caring so-called-older-brother, he used to take care of me when I was still living with my mother here in Orb, and he was actually Athrun older twin.

The Black Avenue was just as grand as the Red Avenue. It was just that the concept was different. All the furniture and the walls were black. I followed behind Athrun who walked to the front desk at the lobby. He asked for a card key, the woman on the front desk smiled at him unnecessarily. Hmpt! What the hell was this girl smiling? -_-^.

We then walked away from the front desk.

"Heine!"

I called out loud when I saw Heine's tall body that was about to entered the lift. He opened his mouth to say something when he turned around then closed it out of the sudden. He just raised his eyes brows. We walked to where he was standing.

'Lacus?'

This was the word that came out from his gaze. I forgot, he didn't talk anymore since he was rejected in grade school. It was like 10 years ago. Who would believe that someone as handsome as him was going to be rejected by a girl who wasn't even as pretty as me? He actually confessed to that girl in front of the school. But that girl rejected him; he was so upset that he stood there for hours, until it started raining. The scene was like filming a music video, playing the part of the leading man who was broken hearted because of some girl… but after that no one ever heard him speak again. It was the most stupid reason I'd ever heard -_-.

"Yes it's me Lacus, your most loving sister."

I jumped up to reached for his neck and hugged him tightly, he gladly returned the hug. He hugged tighter than me, it meant he missed me.

"Ten years, since we last met. You're still as handsome as ever."

I broke the embrace and smirked at him then reached up again to kiss his cheek.

"My brother is so handsome, I'm sure he has many girls behind him." I said to myself but he knew that statement was for him.

"(-.- )( -.-)(-.- )( -.-)" he shook his head, annoyed.

"None? How come? I don't believe you."

"(-.-)" it meant 'I don't really have one'.

"Ohh, how about I find a girlfriend for you? I'll make sure to find someone as beautiful as me or similar to me, that way I'm going to be pretty sure you'll love her just the way you love me, how about that?" I grinned at Heine.

"-_-." (=no thank you, so please don't bother.)

"Are you sure? But someone as handsome like you wouldn't find it hard to find a perfect girl."

"-*-." (=Don't want to have one.)

It's like talking to a corpse. -_-^.

Heine stroked my head gently. He then turned at Athrun to give him a certain look. I was sure it meant he had to go to meet with their boss and he ordered Athrun to look after me for a moment until he got back. But to think about it, how was I able to understand what he just said with his eyes. -_- I was a total genius. He smiled at me one more time and kissed my forehead then walked away. I stared at Heine disappearing figure.

"Why didn't I get the same treatment as him?"

"What treatment?"

Athrun pulled his face near to my face and closed his eyes and pointed on his cheek, Kyaaa! You wanted me to kiss you like I did to Heine.

"You're crazy!" I blushed.

"You are so unfair."

I blushed bright red. I wanted to say 'sure why not? D you want me to kiss you on the lips?' but I couldn't say that.

"I've never seen that smile of his for a long time."

"He still not going to talk isn't he?"

"No, not at all."

"It's abnormal. It was just rejection from a normal girl, and not even pretty. Then he never spoke a word again."

"What could we do… it's his first love."

First love? I'd a first love as well, about 15 years ago. It wasn't Athrun, though. It was my classmate in secondary school. That guy was handsome but he made fun of me by pulling my skirt down, after he did it I ran after him every single day of secondary school. I vow that to who ever do that to me has to marry me in the end. It was more stupid reason than Heine. =_=.

I asked Athrun. "How about your first love?"

"My first love? Well, she holds my first memorable memory."

I wished I hadn't asked anything at all. It meant that girl was still holding Athrun's heart. I felt my heart quietly shattering.

"Who then?" I pulled my self together to have the courage to ask him who.

"Girl next door."

He answered with not putting much care about it before pulling me to the lift. T_T Girl next door, there was about 10 girls next door, including me. I must have known who stole his heart.

The room that Athrun arranged for was in front of his room and besides his was his boss room, then next to mine was Heine's room. But Athrun said they didn't really rest there, well he said they didn't rest much because they work almost 24/7 so they really didn't have much rest.

After he helped me to unpack my clothes, he said that he needed to leave. He had to finish his undone work. He ordered me to take a good warm bath and rest for a while then later he would pick me up and he would like to introduce me to Mr. Durandal.

I slowly unbuttoned my shirt before going in the tub. It was really warm, but tears flowed down from my eyes as soon as the warm water touched my skin.

My body was decorated with patches of blue and purple.

This was the worst. I felt dizzy out of the sudden. I thought maybe it was too hot in here, I tried to get up but I couldn't so I stayed in the water as long as I could remember…

I blinked my eyes for a few times. I slowly got up from where I was laying. How did I end up in the bed? I looked to my right and realized that I was in the room that Athrun let me stayed. Someone's hand touched mine. I startled. I looked to my left; it was Athrun's hand that touched mine.

"Are you okay?" He asked tenderly then touched my forehead with his warm, soft hand.

"You must have been so tired that you fainted while bathing."

"Athrun…"

"Don't worry it wasn't me that pulled you out of the water."

"…"

"I asked a maid to bring you food, but when she came in she couldn't find you, then she checked the bathroom and you were there, lying on the tub, unconscious."

"Ohh…"

I looked down at myself and pulled up the blanket higher to hide my bruises. Athrun stopped my hand the grabbed my arm to examine it more clearly. "Why do you have bruises?"

"I…"

"Did you fell down? You really don't change don't you?"

I couldn't hold my tears as I remember how I'd got those bruises. "Athrun…I…" the pitiful me started crying.

"Hey! I was joking, why are you crying?"

How would I not cry because every time I remember what happened I felt disgusted with myself.

"Okay, okay I'm sorry." Athrun apologized, why did he need to do that? He patted my head and tried to say anything that might encourage me so that I would stop crying but it wasn't working.

"Oh, please don't cry, you know that I don't like seeing you cry."

"Athrun…I…I'm…sorry." My voice broke three times.

"Why are you apologizing?"

T_T you didn't know what really happened last night. If I told you, you will surely hate and feel disgusted with me. TOT.!

"Stop crying little girl, please stop. If Heine comes in and find you like this, he'll shoot me in the head, for making his little sister cry." He pulled me into an embrace, I felt something touched my hair; it wasn't his hand because he was holding me, and maybe it was his lips.

"Did I mention to you, how happy I was when I hear you here in Orb?"

I raised my head to look at him, my eyes still had tears, but Athrun wiped them gently away, but they were still flowing.

"I was working day and night for the pass three months, I was working very hard, I really didn't have much time to rest and relax."

"…" I just listened to he had to say.

"But when I saw your face, all the tiredness that I fell seems to swipe away from my body."

"Athrun…"

"Just two more years… can you wait for two more years Lacus; I promise after that time I'll stay by your side, I'm never going to make you feel lonely again. I swear the day that comes, I will…"

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