DISCLAIMER: I don't own GS or GSD.
AN: This whole chapter is written in Cagalli's point of view.
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Drawn closer
It had already been two months since my first day in school…School…Well the only word that I can use to describe it is…INSANE. It's driving me crazy for these past few days. The whole school had been very busy preparing for the upcoming school fair. The different clubs has already set-up their booths this early while others still hasn't come up with any idea of how they would make their booths interesting. No other organization had been as busy as the Student Council and since I happen to be the secretary I have my own share of these misfortunes. I don't know how I end up being a member of this organization but before I noticed it I already am. Even though how many times I object, I would be silenced by Miriallia's death glare because she was the one who nominated me for that position. It wasn't hard working with the other members because I knew all of them. And it was of no surprise that Athrun Zala was the president since most of those who voted belong to his fan's club.
Aside from the upcoming festivities, I had also been busy answering questions about my "relationship" with Athrun. A lot of girls had already pushed me on a wall and started bombarding me with questions about what he likes and how it is like being with him. Heck! How can I answer them when I don't even know the answer? Besides I haven't even made a move to ask him such questions. I simply don't care. What's more interesting is the nerve of some guys to ask me out. Some even proposed having a secret relationship with me. How was I able to survive all of these? Well, it's all thanks to the pile of books that I always carry. It makes it easier for me to pretend that I didn't see them.
Since we're already talking about Athrun and me, then let me expound a little about it. After the day that we made everyone believe that we're a couple, we went back to our old ways. I continued to wear the clothes that I felt comfortable in, specifically, my glasses, the big ponytail and the pile of books. As for Athrun, he was his usual self: cold. He still insisted on us coming to school together and since I don't find any problem in that, I agreed. We never acted like a real couple in school. We're just civil to each other. But I can say that we're friends. We often ate our lunch together on a bench in the school grounds, probably because we both didn't like the attention that we're getting in the canteen. We felt comfortable with each other that we even talked about our families and sometimes about problems. It was never too hard to talk to him; after all, he's a good listener. The only thing that I can't stand about him is his sense of humor. Sometimes he's really funny but some of his practical jokes are starting to scare me. Just like when:
Normal point of viewIt was their English class and everyone is eagerly waiting for the group presentations. Mr. Waltfield tasked them to role-play a famous story during the Renaissance era. One group presents each day and today Athrun's group will be performing and along with his group is Meer Campbell. Since Athrun had been very busy for the past few days, he allowed his group mates to plan their play without him. Unknown to him, Meer took this opportunity to draw him closer to her. That's why Athrun was very surprised to find out that he's playing the role of the prince while Meer would be the damsel in distress. There was even a marriage ceremony in the play where Meer stressed that the kiss should be real. And so the play proceeds smoothly until the part where Athrun would proclaim his undying love to Meer. According to the script, Athrun would tell his parents that he wanted to marry Meer and then hug her but Athrun did otherwise.
"Today, I would like to introduce to everyone the woman that I intend to marry," said Athrun as he recited his lines. Knowing that Athrun would then come to her and claim her hand, Meer was smiling triumphantly. But instead of going to her, Athrun walked around the class as if looking for someone.
He then stopped in front of Cagalli, who was not paying the slightest attention as she was reviewing for an upcoming test. He knelt on one knee and said, "Will you do me the honor of becoming my bride?"
"What on earth are you doing?" whispered Cagalli while everyone in her class urged her to accept. She looked at the group of persons presenting in front and saw that they were pleading for her to go with the flow. Mir also belongs to this group and she knows that if she won't cooperate, Mir would get a failing mark.
She looked at Athrun and said, "It would be my honor," she accepted Athrun's hand and then he lead her in front. The curtains went down and then the narrator's voice was heard. At the backstage, Cagalli was hitting Athrun for what he has done.
"What are you trying to do this time, Zala?" she said, not caring if everyone would hear her.
"Is it a crime if I try to save myself from the clutches of the evil Meer. Don't you want to be my knight in shining armor?" he was smiling mischievously. Meer then came to the room and said, "Athrun what are you doing? You're supposed to come to me, not to her,"
"The script said and I quote "The prince then goes to the woman she loves and asks for her hand in marriage". It says that I'm supposed to go to the one I love and that's Cagalli," Athrun stated in an as-a-matter-of-fact tone. Meer walked out while the props men came and helped Cagalli with her costume, which is a wedding dress. "We'll deal with this later," said Cagalli.
The final scene was a marriage ceremony. Athrun and Cagalli were done stating their "marriage vows" and then the priest said, "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride." Everyone in the room shouted and cheered. Cagalli feared this scene but the bell, which signaled the end of the period, saved her. But contrary to what she thought, Andrew asked them to go on since the story is already coming to an end. Students from other rooms came flocking to their room to watch this final moment. Athrun held her close while his lips were drawing closer. Cagalli closed her eyes and instead of feeling his lips come in contact with hers, she felt something hot reach her forehead. When she opened her eyes, she saw Athrun smiling at her after he kissed her at the forehead.
The audience was disappointed by the outcome of the story that's why they started ranting about stuff like "you should've kissed her in the lips. That's the right way to do things." Mir came to the rescue by saying, "It is indeed a happy ending as our prince was able to find his one true love." The curtains went done and a faint scream of pain was heard from behind it after Cagalli punched Athrun in the face. It left a mark on his face, which vanished after two days.
Cagalli's point of viewThe members of the Student Council we're asked to come to school on Saturday to finish the plans for the school fair. Being the secretary of the Student Council, I was the last one who left because I need to finish the schedule for the fair. It was already nine in the evening when I left school. All of the students have already left school by now and it sure was eerie walking along the corridors in this time of the day. I was walking towards the gate when our limousine parked outside. It was already late so I don't have to worry about any student spotting our limousine. I was actually thankful that it came to pick me up. I don't have any energy left to walk all the way to the river. The driver had been talking about stuffs about "moving to another place for my safety" but I wasn't able to hear any of it because I had already drifted to the land of dreams. I wasn't at all awake when the driver was leading me inside what he called as my "new home". He placed my luggage beside me and then he took leave. An old butler walked towards me and asked me to have my dinner. But I was so exhausted that I asked him to tell me where my room is instead. I was all groggy that the only thing that I heard was "second floor" and "fourth room". I started counting the number of rooms when I reached the second floor. I entered the fourth room and tucked myself in. I even forgot to change my clothes. All that was in my mind now was to get some rest.
I didn't feel like waking up early the next day but a sound coming from my alarm clock forced me to. I clicked a little button in my wristwatch to turn off the alarm. That's when I saw a picture frame on the bedside table. There was a photo of a girl in it and even though I have just woken up I know that it's not my picture or of anyone that I know. I sat up and started rubbing my eyes when I saw a figure sitting beside me. When my vision cleared, I saw Athrun who looked like he had also just woken up. Realization dawned upon me and I started hitting him with a pillow as I screamed for him to get out of my room. He was able to get the pillow from me and grab hold of my arms. But I never ceased struggling causing both of us to fall off balance. I was lying flat on the bed while he was supporting himself with his knees while his body was blocking me from escaping.
"Get out of my room now," I started screaming again.
"You should be the one to go out since this is MY ROOM," snapped Athrun.
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This is my first try in writing at first person point of view so please forgive me if it turned out a bit awkward. That's why I came up with a resolution to write in the third person point of view. I would only be writing in the first person when it makes writing of the story a lot easier. I hope you were able to get the story of this chapter. Thanks to those who always review my fic. Domo arigatou!
