THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT GUNDAM SEED/DESTINY

The Case of Missing Cake

Based On: SEED Club Comics, Saiyuki's Son Goku

Disclaimer: Gundam Seed/Destiny belonged to Bandai, Sunrise and anyone who have the rights to them. Saiyuki belongs to … I'm not sure, Backgammon? And Minekura Kazuya

Time: 7:30am

Location: Kitchen, Zala Mansion, previously known as Attha Mansion

Mana is putting the last touches to the cake. The cake made especially for Cagalli's congratulation's party looked heavenly; chocolate cake with pure high-quality Ghana chocolate, laced with fresh homemade whipped crème and just-picked-from-garden strawberries.

Cagalli-sama would have loved this, Mana thought. As she finishes with the cake, Mana then left the kitchen to supervise the whole household for the party.

Time: 7:40am

Location: Still the kitchen

The figure walks slowly to the cake. Although there is no one in the kitchen this present time, he still took some extra precaution. Luckily, his soldier reflexes are still useful and not rusty. Carefully, he took the cake, looks around, and left. As he opens the door, the smirk he's been putting on turns into a ridiculously hyena-sounded laugh.

Time: 7:45am

Location: The garden, Zala Mansion

Mana heard the laugh; along with some 20 maids, gardeners and other personnel in the garden. At first she thought it was Cagalli, angered by her decision (along with Athrun) to host the party. But then, the laugh is too manly to be hers. Then she thought it was Athrun, but then, Athrun was not around the compound as the newly appointed representative is busy handling paperwork at the Defence Ministry and only will be back before the party starts.

"Now who could that be?" Mana said as she went to the source of the laugh. As it turns out, the laughter came from the kitchen. Hmm, whoever is laughing couldn't go off far, I wondered what he is laughing about…

…And this time, a gasp, before a very long, shrieking scream could be heard around the compound, louder than the laughter before.

Time: 8:11am

Location: The scene of crime

"I am telling you, the cake was there, I've left it for just a couple of minutes and now it's gone" Mana cried in Athrun's arm, who happens to be just arriving when he heard Mana's scream. Tired and hungry, all Athrun wanted was just a glass of water and a little nap when one of the maids came and asked him to calm her. With a sigh, Athrun went to the kitchen, and tried to asked her to calm down and talk, only to be silenced with her incoherent words of 'Cagalli's cake', 'My special present' and 'The babies are really looking forward to this'. Babies?

"Mana look, I'm sure it's there, somewhere. No one would be stupid enough to steal a cake" Athrun said, in attempt to calm the mother figure of Cagalli. In his mind really, all he wanted to do is sleep, but Mana's arms around his neck is tightening, and his mind kept thinking about the word 'babies' Mana uttered. How does she know that it's going to be twins? Cagalli's just got pregnant for about 6 weeks, he thought.

"But it was a LARGE cake, with frosting and all. Cagalli would be very disappointed"

"About what?" Cagalli, with her messy looks and still clad in pyjamas enters the kitchen, hoping to get a glass of milk and a piece of fresh croissant, along with what food she could get when she heard Mana's sobs. Although the maids tried to tell her what has happened, but Cagalli's mood swings could hit at any moment possible; which actually caused the maid to back off and shuts her mouth instead. Once, she throws a very expensive porcelain tea set when her tea she made for her husband (or the truth, husband-to-be) tasted like shit (Cagalli mistakenly puts salt instead of sugar). There is at least 3 times where Athrun actually slept at the other room, because she plainly told him she hated him and wanted him to go to hell and the food she consumed, could be fed for 3 more persons. And she is just 6 weeks pregnant. Who knows what would happen in the next 8 months?

"Cagalli, dear. Would you be kindly enough to calm your dear caretaker? She's like this for about 30 minutes, I guess" Athrun pleaded.

"Hmm, about what?" Cagalli asked as she put some butter onto her croissant and eats it.

"Well, she have made a special cake for your congratulation's party, and now the cake is gone" As Athrun said the word "GONE" Mana's sobs turns into a cry, again.

"Now, now Mana, I'm sure the person who took the cake must've still been here somewhere. Let's look for him and bash him in the head" Cagalli said, while munching a vanilla frosting donut, yesterday bought.

"Huh, how do you know that it's a HE? And how do you know that if HE stole the cake, that person would still be here? And how come that you aren't worry? The babies really would love my cake"

"Hush now Mana, I don't know who stole the cake so I'm using general prefixes and calling that person who stole your cake HE. Or HIM" Babies? I'm gonna get double mini Athrun?

"Yeah, HE must've been here somewhere. Everyone, let's look for him, shall we. And Cagalli, please dress up. You're lucky that the entire household is used to seeing you like this. Remember that you have a party to attend…" Athrun said; he really is tired holding Mana like that, his uniform is crumpled and wet form her tears, and his legs are almost entering it's sleeping mode.

"Huh? What party?"

"The congratulating party. You know, the one where you will announce that you are pregnant"

"Wait, shouldn't we hold an engagement party instead of a baby announcing? And why should I go to that party. This is all your idea. You attend that party yourself!!" Cagalli is now entering Mood Swing Mode; a more dangerous mode than a SEED Mode.

"Well, because your brother haven't approve of me marrying you yet due to his lack of trust in me taking care of you. Kira is sometimes so plain annoying like he used to be. And this is your party; YOU are the one that is pregnant. I'm just following the plan Mana planned. And although I'm taking YOUR responsibility little by little, you really shouldn't BLOW your own party" Now Athrun is also entering Mood Swing Mode; maybe expected parents do experience such a weird emotion. Either the angry expected mother became more and more angry, or the calm-in-certain-situation expected father became more and more angry, matching his wife's. Pity the Zala Mansion household, previously known as the Athha mansion, for having such a perfect-for-each-other master and mistress.

"WHAT!! Why should I do that? Even if I am now a bottomless pit for food, I am eating for your babies! And how could I finish a large cake with frostings and all in a mere minute?! Maybe the one who stole that cake is you!!"

"Now see here. I never said anything about YOU eating the cake. But then you've said it yourself, maybe you did STOLE and ATE the cake!! After all, you are the one that is pregnant!!" Athrun yelled, releasing Mana, who've sat down on the nearest chair, and continued crying.

"Listen here, mister. I didn't get pregnant by myself. It takes two to tango, and you are also responsible. If I STOLE and ATE the cake, I would've said it!! I was after all my cake. Poor my babies…"

"Your babies? That's my babies too!!"

"I'm the one carrying it, Mr. Pink GUNDAM!!"

"Oh yeah? Well you are a bottomless pit for a food. You'll get FAT by the end of the month, Mrs. Anger Management!!"

"Two timer!!"

"Tomboy!!"

"Cheater!! Liar!!"

"Dress hater lying princess!!"

"Asshole fool!!"

"Arrogant woman!!"

"Mr. Fast-in-bed!!"

"Ah, so I'm bad in bed? So who is the one that is moaning and screaming my name every night?!"

"Last night you begged me to tie you up on the bedpost and asked me to dance only in my underwear and bra!"

"Hell Cagalli, you were the one that said 'Faster', "Deeper" every time I fucked you!!"

"So what if you were that good? You were that damn good I wondered if you have been experimenting with other woman. A red head, I wonder…"

"Now see here Cagalli, I never slept with other woman than you. I am a very honest, and a very loyal man. I would never betray my own wife!!"

"Fiancé!! We are not married yet"

"That's because your brother wouldn't allowed it. The only thing he allowed is to change this house's name from yours to mine!!"

"Do not involve my little brother in this!! And I am the one that allowed this house name to be turned into your name!!"

"He's your older brother"

"No!"

"Yes!!"

"Shut up, womanizer!!"

"You shut up, tomboyish princess!!"

As the two 'lovebirds' arguing towards each other, unwillingly telling off secrets including the ones that involves their daily sexual life, Mana's cry is getting louder over a missing cake, drowned by the arguing couple. The maids, who are nearby, could only stay quiet, each of them desperately trying to erase their fantasy image of Athrun Zala being tied to a bedpost. The gardeners and other household who are in the garden are still doing their job, knowing that the party will go on despite the fact that the host and hostess are arguing. Most of them know that in the coming months, their master and mistress will get more and more troublesome, due to their Mood Swing Mode. The cake is gone, the couple are arguing, and the party must go on.

Time: 8:35am

Location: Kira Yamato's room

"It's so damn loud downstairs. I wonder what's going on…" Kira mumbles, as he ate a piece of chocolate cake with pure high-quality Ghana chocolate, laced with fresh homemade whipped crème and just-picked-from-garden strawberries.

Author's note: In case you're wondering, Son Goku and Kira Yamato have the same seiyuu, Seichirou Hoshi (he's so cute, with that cute voice; too bad, he's so short). And the SEED Club comics do parodies this; making Kira eats a lot until he's fats!

PS – I hoped that they never fight like this…