The Girl Next Door
Disclaimer: It's simple. I don't own GS/D, Sunrise, or any of the GS/D characters.
—The Girl: Ch. 9: Out of Time—
"Gosh, what took you guys so long?" Kira piped up from his seat as the second warning bell rang.
Halting at the doorway, Athrun's heart raised. "W-what are you talking about?" He looked behind him and saw that Cagalli was entering nonchalantly with a juice box at the tip of her lips and textbooks on the other.
"Hm?" She looked at him in question as she passed by to get to her seat.
"Ah—" His mouth hanged open as the recollection of just minutes ago of 'fun' flashed through his mind. Oh, the sweet glory…
"Athrun? Hello? You in there?" Kira waved his hand across his blank face.
Snapping from his reverie his face slight flushed and shook his head. "Sorry…uh…" Well, there was nothing to say and with that apology he sat down on his seat face a bit flushed.
"…What the…what was that?" The brunette's eyebrows shook up. He turned to Nicol, who shrugged.
Suspiciously, Kira glanced at Cagalli, who looked like she was hard at thought. A little smirk appeared on her fair face that made him wonder what she was thinking.
She turned around and poked the person sitting at the end of the table to the left. She caught the undivided attention of Athrun, Kira and Nicol. The guys watched as she whispered something to the guy, who immediately he stood up from his seat with a blush, taking all his things with him to Cagalli's seat. He sat down coolly like switching seats was nothing.
"What the—" The words oozed out of Kira mouth, as Cagalli pushed him and Nicol to the end of the lab table.
"Coming through," she said with a big bright smile sitting down between Kira and Athrun. Her shoulder grazed his with cooled warmth.
Athrun's heart rose in leaps again as he saw Cagalli turn to him with that wicked smile of hers. It always brought trouble. "You don't mind if I seat here, do you?"
Before Athrun could reply, Kira answered somewhat happily, "No, not at all."
Athrun glared at him, but Kira just ignored him as he started a chat with the amused blonde.
"I don't see you very happy," she said playfully pinching Athrun on the cheek.
He glared at her.
Just half an hour ago the teacher just finished his lesson and now it was time to do class work. Athrun just wanted peace and quiet, but—Athrun turned his head sideways to the always-unforeseen blonde—he would die and be buried in his grave before he got that wish.
"Really? Can you tell?" he said sarcastically back.
A pure burst of laughter rose from her throat. She nudged him playfully. "C'mon, what's with the sarcasm?" Cagalli leaned closer.
"You know, I won't tell," she whispered, her hot breathe on his ear, "and if I did, you can strip menaked as a reimbursement and do as you want."
The thought. It seriously made him shudder.
She pulled away with a smirk when she caught a sight of the shades of reds glowing profusely on Athrun's face. "So, what's keeping you all locked up?"
"…" He looked at her at surprise.
How can she change the subject like nothing she said had an affect on either of them? And especially in public! And more importantly, at school, in front of their peers!
Athrun knew better then to supply that info. He knew what she meant. She meant why he was so uptight. Well, he had all the reasons to be. One: is that he couldn't accept anything she gave because that wasn't so-Athrun like. Two: he had a clean reputation to uphold, especially if he was the pastor's son. Three: She left in the first place!
Okay, it was getting ridiculous, but the point was—
Before he could change the topic, Kira interrupted. "You know, if you guys weren't together, I'll say that there's something going on between you two."
"What?" A not-so-surprise-yet-interested smile spread across Cagalli's face as she twisted around to face Kira on her left. And unlike Athrun's face, he was all white like a pale ghost.
Damn, Kira, you didn't find out…did you? Athrun thought as he tried to change the topic.
"Kira—"
"Is the work I given you too easy?" A voice asked from the front.
All the four faces looked up to see their Biology teacher looking at them.
"How the heck did we get stuck like this in the first place?" Kira groaned as the weight of the old textbooks in his hands were killing him.
"You." Athrun responded as he walked down the hallway.
"You know that wasn't very funny, Athrun." Kira sneered with a glare.
"Yes, we know that you didn't mean to tell the teacher that the 'assignment' was way too easy." Nicol supplied walking along side.
"Hey, it slipped out accidentally! Seriously!" He looked at both guys. "Like a reflex."
"…And who knew he would make all of us carry the old texts to the book storage room?" he added with another groan.
"Do you want me to help, boys?" Cagalli spoke up at the end of the line.
"Really?" Kira asked glorified at the thought.
Feeling a hard nudge at the side of his ribs, Kira jumped and glared at Nicol. "What?"
"Kira, she's holding the same amount of books as we are and she isn't complaining. So don't complain."
"You know, I was joking."
"Right." said both guys walking forward.
"I was!"
A light nudge on the side made Kira turn. "I know you were."
A little side tear appeared on Kira's eyes, but straight his features with a cough.
"Cagalli…I—(cough)—We've—I do I say this? I—"
Her eyebrows shot up when she heard a call from Nicol. "Yah, we're coming." She replied.
"Sorry, Kira, what were you saying?"
Kira's face was a bit flushed and shook his head. "Nothing. It's nothing."
Maybe it's better you didn't know…
As they walked together to the storage room and Athrun holding the key, they quickly did their part putting the texts on the shelf and left, walking back to class.
"Wow, my arms are soared. Hmm…I guess those dumbbells don't work." Kira said freely. "Damn salesman."
Nicol shook his head at Kira's complain and turned to Cagalli and Athrun, who were by the way chatting in their own world or…it seemed.
"No, you can't come!" Athrun burst out all red on the face.
"Why not?" Cagalli pouted. "Your parents won't know—"
Before she could finish her thoughts, Athrun felt someone staring and looked back to see Nicol gaping in shock.
"N-Nicol, it's not what you think—"
Lifting his hands in defense, Nicol chuckled nervously all red. "I didn't say anything."
"Say what?" Kira interrupted in glee.
"Eh—" Nicol looked Kira nervously, who raised his eyebrows at Athrun, who was looking at Cagalli, who was looking at the boys amusingly.
"Well—"
"Athrun?"
A girlish voice spoke behind them. And as it caught the attention of the four of them, they turned their heads to the intrusion.
The name of the girl rolled right out of Athrun's mouth.
"Meyrin?"
Author's Note: Thanks everyone that review for last chapter. I know I've been really busy, and I guess you kind of figure that out, but I'm trying my best to write as much as I can. Oh, and Happy Halloween! And also, Happy Belated Birthday Athrun!
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By: Daisukiasu'n'caga