A/N: Sorry everyone that it took so long for me to update. Recently I had a mental writer's block and couldn't come up with anything. I still have it, so please excuse my update if it isn't as good as my other chapters. I'm trying to speed things along, since this is already my ninth chapter. I still don't know how long this story will be, since I'm no where near my summary line.
Disclaimer: No, I don't want to repeat myself for every since chapter. I DO NOT own any of the characters from Gundam Seed or Destiny, thank you.
Chapter 9: Everything
Athrun gulped. "Cagalli, I love you! I loved you since the first day we met. To me you're a really special person and different from all of the other girls I know! Will you be my girlfriend?" he blurted out.
Cagalli stared, wide-eyed. Is he saying what I think he is saying? Yes! It is true... Cagalli blushed heavily. "Yes... I love you too. I just wasn't sure if you had felt that way too," she said quietly.
To Athrun, those were the sweetest words anyone could ever hear. He gave her a big hug and Cagalli once again felt safe in those warm strong arms of his. She snuggled up to him in the cold climate, savoring the warmth.
Several days later while Cagalli was practicing for the upcoming event, the district track, she noticed that Lunamaria came aswell. Lunamaria turned away, seeing that someone else was here today. Oh c'mon, Cagalli. She isn't that bad, is she? You gotta make peace with her sometime! Here's your chance, Cagalli thought and gave a smile. "Hey, Lunamaria! Come join me!" she called out.
Lunamaria turned her head, hearing her name and hesitated. "C'mon, please? I feel much better with another person here," said Cagalli.
Lunamaria was tempted to run over, but stopped. I shouldn't, Mia wouldn't like it if I was with Cagalli. She thought. Lunamaria shook her head, but gave a small smile. "Nah, you go on and practice, I always hog the track, so you should have your own private time. Maybe some other time?" she said.
Cagalli smiled. "Okay, I'll see yeah then," she said and went to pace herself.
Luna wasn't that bad. Actually she seemed pretty nice. But I wonder how Meyrin's doing... Has Lunamaria forgiven her? Cagalli felt worried for her friend and kept on jogging.
After a while, Cagalli stopped practicing and got her stuff. She stopped by the basketball court and saw some boys playing. She looked closer and saw Athrun and Kira playing with some other guys. Athrun caught her eye and smiled. Then he got the ball and slammed it in. Show-off, thought Cagalli, but she smiled and sat down. After a while, Athrun sat beside her. "Hey," he said.
Cagalli looked up. "Oh hi," she said.
"Want to walk home together?" he asked.
Cagalli nodded, "Okay," she said and the two walked out of the school grounds. "Hey, Cagalli, you doing anything this Sunday?" Athrun asked.
Cagalli nodded. "Well, yeah. I was supposed to clean my apartment, but that can wait," she said. "What did you have in mind?"
Athrun shrugged. "Well, I can help you clean your apartment if you like," he said.
Cagalli raised an eyebrow. "Yeah? But it'll be boring," she said.
Athrun grinned and went closer to her. "But it won't be if you're around," he whispered in her ear, making Cagalli blush in the girliest way possible.
Cagalli shrugged. "Okay, just come to room #310 at around 11 in the morning," she said. "Just don't blame me if you get covered in dust,"
Athrun smiled. "Okay, see you on Sunday," he said and they parted ways.
Sunday came quickly. Cagalli got up early and quickly got dressed. Athrun was usually early and Cagalli knew he would be. She looked to the living room. There were many boxes that contained her things. Over the past month of September, Cagalli never had much time due to many homework and many tests to study for. But yesterday, Cagalli spent the while day working so she would be fine today. As she finished her breakfast, Cagalli heard a knock on her door. "It's me," said a cool voice.
Cagalli smiled and let him in. "Hey, good morning, Athrun," she said.
Athrun smiled. "Good mor-wha!" he said as he looked at her crowded living room.
Cagalli blushed. "Uh heh heh, yeah... I told you it was disorganized," she said.
Athrun gave her an amused smile. "Well, okay then. Let's get started with those boxes out there," he said and they went over to the mountain of boxes.
Luckily for them, they were all labeled. Cagalli already got her clothes sorted out in her room, so that was already done. Athrun organized the kitchen; putting the dishes away, storing the cups in the cabinet etc. Cagalli worked on the living room. It used to be plain, but now it looked much better. By the time everything was finished, it was already late into the night. Cagalli saw Athrun out of the building. "Oh, Athrun, thank you soo much! I would have never been able to do it all on my own!" Cagalli exclaimed gratefully.
Athrun smiled. "No problem. Actually that was pretty fun. I like to hang with you more often," he said and gave her a peck on her forehead.
Cagalli blushed as Athrun wrapped his arms around her, but she accepted it and hugged him back.
Next few weeks: The district in Japan held place. Cagalli and her team made first place due to serious practice. Cagalli caught up to Lunamaria."Hey Luna, great job out there, we wouldn't have done it without you," she said.
Lunamaria smiled. "Thanks, you did great yourself as well," she said.
Cagalli blushed slightly in embarrassment. "Thanks, I see that you're always practicing alone. Maybe next time, we could practice together?" she said.
Lunamaria nodded. "Okay, next time then. I'll see you later, Cagalli," she said and left.
Athha isn't too bad. I'll call her Cagalli instead of Athha. I don't care anymore if Mia gets mad. She doesn't control my life; I do. Lunamaria thought and smiled as she walked away.
Cagalli went home and got a phone call as she reached her apartment. "Hello?" she answered.
"Cagalli? It's me, how did you do?" asked a familar voice.
Cagalli smiled. She was exhausted. "Hey, Athrun. Yeah my team got first place. In a month, we're going to Korea!" she said happily.
"Really! That's great! I'm so happy for you. You doing anything tonight?" he asked.
Cagalli sighed. "I'm sorry, but I'm too tired to do anything," she said. "And I got about 3 tests tomorrow, which I haven't studied at all,"
"Oh I see then. Don't overwork yourself," said Athrun with concern.
Cagalli smiled sadly. "Okay, I won't. I have to clean the house too," she said.
"Again? What happened to my fabulous work on it?" asked Athrun.
Cagalli giggled. "Well it's still there, just a little messy. Don't worry, I'll get it all under control," she said.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then, bye," said Athrun and hung up.
"Bye," said Cagalli and hung up aswell.
Well I gotta get this cleaned up, she thought as she picked up all of her clothes and dumped them into the washing machine. Next she did a major study and stayed up all night. Agh, I'm so tired... but NO! I can't fall asleep! My mother expects me to study well and get good grades.And that is what I'm going to do. She wanted me to get a better education, so she agreed to let me go to Tokyo. Can't let her down now... Cagalli thought and slapped herself so that she'd be awake.
A/N: So sorry if Cagalli and the others seem to be out of character for my fic. I had this story planned for something else, but in the end, I decided that I would go with Athrun and Cagalli, since they were my favorite couple in anime. Thanks for reading my update!
