Disclaimer: I dont own GSD or any of their characters..All hail Bandai and Sunrise.. I do hope I'm part of them :D
phew, my brain got all dusty from all the rest I got this weekend. Been watching Naruto DVD's.. and all I can say is that Susuke is sexy.. lolz...Anyways, I changed part of the story, particularly naming the characters. I love giving thrills and surprises. And putting in the characters name just spoils the fun. It doesnt mean that i put in Cagalli and Athrun there before that they'll be the partners here.. :p FadingxAmaranthx and cara410, thanks so much for your reviews, you have brought enlightenment to my unstable chi. And to my fellow readers and writers. I'll be answering your questions through the story.. teehee.. :D
CHAPTER 10 : The Accident
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"WHAT? Can you just repeat what you said? I think I didn't heard it correctly"
"I'm going out on Sunday" Cagalli replied with her cellphone a a foot away from her ear
"Oh my goodness! Had the moon turned over or something? This is just great! Your going out and its not with Yuna!" Mir was overjoyed in the other line. Cagalli could tell that her friend is already shredding her own pillows.
"My Cagalli is growing up"
"shut up Mir"
Mir giggled "who's the lucky guy who gets to date my Cagalli?"
"He's name is Shinn, and Mir, its not a date, its just a friendly get together" she was minimizing her voice inside her bedroom, she knows Kira will go mad if he hears about Sunday.
"Cags I'm not that naïve, when a guy asks you when you are free, it means he's asking you for date"
"He's just a friend Mir, period"
"Come'on Cags, it already came from your mouth. Your voice sounded so enthusiastic like a fan girl when you narrated how he saved your sister. And on top of that, you said,he drove you home. You agreed to have a ride with him. You don't hitch hike with anyone that easy"
"It was the fastest way home, besides, it was raining then"
"Remove that mask Cags. If I knew better, you like this guy" Cagalli blushed and was unable to reply.
"woohoo! bullseye!"
"Its not what you think Mir!"
"You never called me before just to tell me a story of some guy asking you out. Remember? You don't even bother telling me about Yuna's invitations."
"err..that's a different story"
"perhaps, Anyway, So tell me, how does this 'Shinn' looks like?"
"He's got a head with a face,and a body with 2 arms and 2 legs"
"Cags, come'on, describe him in a specific way. There must be something in him that catches your attention. Like, he's tall dark and handsome"
"well he's tall and handsome. But definitely not dark."
Mir was waiting, she was pouting on the other line. Cagalli knows that her best friend wont stop until she gets an answer she likes, Mir is the most stubborn person in the whole wide world. She sighed and pictured Shinn in her mind.
"hmm.. lets see... He's got this blazing ruby eyes"
"gotcha! Your really in for him" Mir teased her , "They say, that if you describe the person in a life-like detailed way, you like that person"
"For goodness sake! He smokes! you know I hate smokers"
"trust me Cags, after Sunday, you wont be able to smell a single nicotine on him" she winked.
"right..."
"Anyways, Its time for my check up. Call me again and tell me about your date ok?"
"Its not a-"
"Bye Cags!"
("Grrrrr" ) Cagalli turned over and smashed the pillow on her head. She wasn't frustrated about Mir's vex. It was because, Mir knew her too well, that all her best friend said was true.
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"...If I knew better, you like this guy"
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("Fuck!") she smashed another pillow over the other. Why was she even feeling this way? She remembered the way Shinn comforted her, beyond her sobs and tears, she felt the dubbing of his heart, the warmth of his body. She blushed and rolled to her side.
--Ring! Ring!
She felt for her phone in her bag without looking, it was covered with some sort of cloth. She tossed the pillow out of her face and flipped her phone open. Her eyebrows narrowed when she saw 2 unexpected things, , Yuna calling, and the murky white handkerchief.
"Hey there" she pretended she was happy as she looked at the white handkerchief
"How is my princess Cagalli?"
"I'm fine, and you?"
"I'll be better if you'll be giving me your sweet 'yes' "
"Yuna...we've talked about this.."
"I know I know, you need time. I was just kidding" he sounded a little disappointed but Cagalli just brushed the topic off. She has a lot in her mind right now. Thinking about 'him' occupied every space.
"So whats up?"
"Just dropping by to remind you of Sunday"
"Huh?" she was dumbfounded by the word Sunday
"Sunday dear, don't tell me you forgot? We're going to dinner in Reylinas "
"O-of course not, as a matter of fact, I was about to call you" she stuttered defensively
"really?" he was delighted that Cagalli remembered him
"yes, I was to call to inform you that,. I wont be able to make it on Sunday" the cheer disappeared. She acted to sound sincere. She worked as Customer Service representative so it wasn't so hard.
"But why my princesS?" he was starting to whine
"I'm sorry Yuna, you see, my boss called me for an emergency duty on Sunday. We have our clients. I told you about that" what the hell, when did she learn to lie just to cover up for a date? And when did a meeting occur in an amusement park? She wanted to hit her head on the wall when the words slipped out of her mouth.
"I understand my dearest"
"don't worry Yuna, I'll make it up to you"
"I'm looking forward to that, how bout next week?"
"alright"
"Great! Till then my princess"
"see ya" she sighed and puts her cellphone back to her bag. She shifted her attention to the other at hand.
("the thoughts of it.. I havent returned his hanky yet") She stared at the handkerchief for a while.
("It deserves a little cleaning and ironing though") she snickered at herself. That blue haired boy haven't showed himself for awhile. Sure she was annoyed by his persistent presence, but she cant ignore the fact that she was happy around him. She shook her head, ("What am i thinking??") she remembered the "accidental" touch of their lips. She crumpled the hanky in her hand. ("maybe it was just a surge of the circumstance,. Everything was just pushed by the circumstance anyway") remembering the splash of water and all, she took in a deep breath ("I shouldn't be thinking about that, and I know, he wont even bother thinking about it either. So I just have to forget it. It was just that, and nothing more than that" ) she knocked at her head and stood up.
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("It was just a freaking accident")
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In the parkside of Plantz Contact Center
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"So I guess you should be thankful to whoever or whatever ruined her mood the previous week"
"Just a little, i hate seeing her cry"
Rey tossed a cigarette in his mouth and offered Shinn one.
"Nah, I'm over it"
"woah, is that really you Shinn?" he raised an eyebrow to Shinn as he lit his cigarette
"Its bad for the health" he smirked at Rey and pulls out a stick of bubble gum from his pocket
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"Its good to see you loosen up"
Shinn raised his eyebrow in question
"In the years we've spent working together, you were always the all-work buddy and not the fun buddy" he snickered at him
"I know, I've been a work bot"
"you got it" he took in a big breath from his cig
"Mayu will get disappointed if she sees me like that. So might as well wrap it all up and step forward" Shinn looked up at the skies and smiled.
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Sunday morning, a blond stood against the wall in front of Attha's residence. She was wearing faded bootleg jeans covering her red converse high cut snickers, and a white tee top. She had her blue jacket tied on the side of her waist making it appear like a skirt with style.
She saw the familiar silver Honda drive by, she puts her forefinger on her lips to signal the driver to keep it low. The passenger's door opened and she hopped in.
"your late"
"huh? Its exactly 7:00 AM"
"Its already 7:02 AM" she smirked at Shinn who just chuckled and continue to drive.
By the expected time, they arrived at the amusement park. Its been years since she last visited one so she was giddy over all the rides she saw. She pulled Shinn to different rides and side events. She hadn't really noticed it but she was actually holding Shinn's hand they roamed the park. Shinn on the other intentionally held her hand, not to be intimate or anything, he just didn't want Cagalli to get out of his sight.
The sun has already set when Cagalli got tired, they both decided to stop by the ice cream parlor and leave after.
"Hey shinn" she looked down on her cookies and cream ice cream cone
"Yep?"
"I got a request" her face was turning red as she contineud
"What's that?" he bites on his ice cream
"Promise me first that you wont laugh" she glared at him that sent Shinn with a sweat drop
"alright, I promise"
"there's this ride I wanna take before we shoot for home"
Shinn just nodded, when they finished of their cones, Cagalli lead the way to the ride.
"The ferris wheel?" he looked at Cagalli who was looking down and blushing
"lets go then" he smiled to her then pulled her to the ride.
The ride is still filling up the vacant circular pods, they went up and up as each pod got filled. Shinn relaxed his back and arms on the sit as Cagalli was looking at the scenes outside opposite him.
"This is so awesome"
Shinn looked at her and smiled, she was like a kid who had just ridden a Ferris Wheel, she sort of remind him of someone.
Cagalli felt the stare of Shinn, "i told you not to laugh" she pouted
"I'm not laughing"
"then what's that on your face?"
He chuckled at Cagalli who was like in a I-told-you-not-to-tell cute way, "I was just smiling"
"Hmph!" she turned her head to the scenes outside as they started to move
"Is this your first time?" Cagalli froze then nodded.
"Sort of, I always wanted to give this ride a try before. But Kira always leave me when I'm already in line. He says its boring. But I find the sceneries from the sky a steel!" he cant mistake it, her eyes were twinkling. He just stared at her.
She felt that he was staring at her, and now he was staring with her with a smile. "Shinn, your freaking me out with that face of yours" she sweat dropped.
"sorry, I didn't mean to stare" fireworks streamed outside, he turned his head to see as Cagalli did the same. After a minute he shifted his gaze back to Cagalli.
"you remind me of my sister"
"huh?" she turned to Shinn, he was grinning at her by his eyes has a mark of sadness
"My sister used to pull me to the Ferris Wheel whenever we visit a park"
"you have a sister?"
"Yeah, she's turning 13 this year. Her name is Mayu"
"Why did you not bring her over? I'm sure she'll love this ride as much as I do"
Shinn was silenced for a moment and looked at the ongoing fireworks display.
"I really hope I can,.. Anyways, how bout a souvenir before we go?"
The answer was not right, she thought, he could've said he didn't want to babysit or he didn't like a nuisance, she finds the answer odd and bothersome, making her curious. She wanted to ask him, but his eyes was like running out of the usual fire it has, no words came out, she ended just looking at his eyes, searching for an answer.
Noticing the worried look on Cagalli, he smiled reassuringly to her. "No worries, she's happy up there somewhere"
"..Shinn"
He avoided her eyes and took in a deep breath, "It was six years ago, around summer break. My family decided spend the vacation in our summer house down in Valentine beach. Since Mayu and I still had summer activity in the morning, and dad's vacation will be starting the next day, we decided to drive there by night.."
Shinn looked down, he rested his elbows on his knees with hands clasped together. " Everything was smooth then... unfortunately this swerving 10 wheeler truck drove behind us and started to bump us like mad. Dad tried to maneuver the vehicle as much as he can, until we fell off to a pit..."
"..When I woke up I was already in a hospital, I discovered that my parents was dead on the spot, with bodies crushed like crap. And my sister Mayu was in the ICU.."
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"God please, take my life away and spare my sister.." he sat beside unconsciuos Mayu, praying on her hand.
"Sh-shiinn.."
"Mayu..!"
"Shinnn... Its ok.." she smiled weakly and held on Shinn's grip. She was paler than ever, her small body was wrapped in bandage, her breathing supported by a tank, dextrous and everything else was pinned to her to support her life. It pains him to see his one and only sister this way.
"Shinn... Mom and dad are waiting..." he gasped at what she said
"Don't say that Mayu!" tears started to flow in his bruised cheeks.
"Its..going to be..alright..Shinn.. you...can... let go now..."
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"..Shinn.." he felt a warm hand over his colding clenched fist,
"It's alright Shinn" He looked up and saw Cagalli was beside him, her hand over his hands,and the other on his suicide marks upon his wrist.
"Don't blame yourself for what happened. I know it happened for a cause.. But in Any case you shouldn't be thinking about this" she pointed to his slash marks,
"For sure, as long as your enjoying the second life that was blessed to you, Mayu and your parents will be happy" she smiled to him
he held Cagalli's hands firmly, letting her warmth conduct on his
"Thanks, Cags"
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shoot..Ive made more than 10 revisions now.. I cant really decide on what to put here.. Its hard.. grrr.. anyways
woah.. I cant believe i was able to finish this in one shift.. I'm actually working on some paper works..
hmm... cara410 I believe your right, I got everyone confused about it.. and thats including myself ..(spins)
about their ages, it goes like this: (pretty much in the same category to make it easier wink wink)
-Cagalli – 18
-Dearka, Yzak, Kira and Athrun - 22
-Shinn and Nicol– 20
-"Prince" Yuna – 24 (I agree with you, it gives me the chills lolz)
-Rey– 21
-Lacus - 19 (yes I did change it, i somehow forgot about Lacus stating her age )
-Sting - 13
-Stellar - 5
It might take some time for the next update.. Its the month end.. lots of reports to make to my boss..
Stay tuned and please review :D
-- Uchiha Sasuke is sexay.. lolz