Disclaimer: Events depicted below are works of fiction, any relevance or similarities to an actual event are nothing but coincedental. Characters used are property of Bandai And Sunrise and of the Gundam Seed/ Destiny Franchise ( I sound so formal huh?)
A/N: Again, this is made on a rush thingy..I was planning to have it more action packed and stuff like that, but after listening to Anna Isshou Datta Noni AthrunXKagari Intrumental version, My hands preferred having it this way. Your Comments/Rants/Reviews, however, may change the fate of the incoming chapter.
Chapter 12: Anna Ishou datta No Ni…
This was the first he hated the rain. Back then when he was a kid, he used to love the rain. It's like, when it's raining, he feels so carefree and happy. But now…
It's like it's sympathizing with him, shedding the unspoken emotions raging in his chest. Shedding the suppressed tears inside of him. He doesn't want the rain to do that for him. But it did. And now, he feels that even the rain that he had trusted so much, has also betrayed him.
Just like his bestfriend.
And that woman.
Vivid memories of that night's incident came flashing to his mind again as he bumped a stranger on the soaked street. The man cussed at him, but he didn't care, more like heard the words. His best friend's cusses still rings in his ears, deafening his soul.
"You bastard! Of all people! Why my sister! What did I do to you?! She didn't deserve to be treated that way you bastard!"
Even though his senses are numbed by the cold, he could still feel pain inside of him. At first he didn't understand why Kira started hitting him, but after a while, it became clear to him.
It was all that bitch's fault.
She destroyed their friendship. The friendship he valued so much. The friendship he was willing to die for. Is now in ruins.
"I cant understand…Why? Athrun, damnit! Why?!"
His body shivered as he remembered how ruthlessly Kira beat him up. He lost count of how many times he was punched in the abs, kicked in his sides, or jabs he received. Even though he had a well physique body, being beaten up by the bestest friend you ever had was enough to beg for your life.
And everything started when Kira saw that fuckin' pendant. The same fuckin' pendant that bitch gave him. Funny how stupid he was, thinking it was their engagement thing. Fuck that.
Over hell, he'll marry that bitch.
One moment they were laughing at things, checking on each other's tracks, and next thing he knew, a straight jab rammed across his face after he answered Kira's question.
"Is that girl who gave you that necklace, same as the drunk girl you picked up from the bar?"
And the in that moment, everything changed. Who the fuck would have thought that that bitch was actually Kira's sister? And he practically blamed him for ruining her? Hell, she was the one who first flirted with her right? She was the one who tolerated his advances right? And hell, why did she had to pretend that she's a 'Oh-so-sweet-secretary-so fuck me-type'? Why did she had to hide her identity in the first place? Was he not that trustworthy enough? After everything he had done for her?
He treated her with so much care he could ever give!
And yet…she repays him with this bullcrap!!
"Why Athrun? Why!! She was my sister…And to think you were my best friend. Damn it MY BEST FRIEND!!!"
Fuck it Fuck it!!!
Why does it hurts him so much! He's been into so many things, he's been to rowdy fights, fist fights, cuss fights, even with his dad, and sometimes, with Kira. But why the hell does this hurts so bad?
He's been with women more than he can count. He played with them, as they used him for their own devices, then afterwards, throwing them away, after he has grown tired of them. After all, they are nothing but mere past time for him. Seriously, they cant expect him to take them that serious after how easily he plucked them. But that bitch…
"How can you do this to her! How!! Fuck. You know how important she is to me. She's my only family right now, and you dare to ruin her like this! What did she do to you? What did I do to you! Did I ever do you wrong? If it's Lacus, then fine, you can have her, but…"
He looked at his best friend, with tears trailing down his face. He tasted blood as moved his lips to speak but Kira cutted him off.
"You're my friend, so I'm willing to forgive for this. But still, the damage has been done. I cant act nor treat you the same way as before. I'm sorry Athrun..."
With those words, he had just lost his best friend. His only comrade in this journey called life.
His weak legs finally gave way, falling into his knees in the middle of this drenched street. Flashing neon city lights, passer-bys with their umbrellas trying to get shelter, from this hateful rain. He struggled to stand up, using the side street railings for support. He began to walk aimlessly again, not knowing he was going to that same park he was just at this morning.
With her.
When it finally dawned on him, memories of her came rushing in to his mind, intensifying his pain. The way she smiles, laugh and cry. How she looks when she's mad, or when embarrassed. How she giggles and frowns. What she likes and dislikes. What tickles her, or what angers her.
Everything about her.
"Of all people, I never thought you would do this to her! You! The person I last expect to ruin the dignity of the person I had so much cared for. The only sister I have."
He felt his knees quiver again, as he leaned unto a tree for support. And somehow, the dull glinting of that amber-like pendant caught his eye.
The pendant that started it all. The pendant that that bitch gave him.
"I have something to give you, it's very precious to me, so I want you to have it."
He tried yanking off the necklace, but failed. He kept on yanking on it, to the point of hurting and choking himself. And finally it broke free.
"If it's so important why give it to me?"
With all his might, he threw the wretched necklace far away to the midnight sky, hoping with all ill intented hoped, that it would break when it hits the ground. Or get smashed. Or crushed. He doesn't care. As long as it falls into pieces.
That's it! His knees gave way, and falling so helplessly into the puddles of mud. And those tears he tried so hard in denying broke free.
"Promise me okay?"
Her sad smile came haunting him as he saw the far away glint.
"Cagalli…"
Why?
"Cagalli…"
Mustering his strength, he stood up, and with wobbling knees, he began staggering like a wounded animal, running after the direction of the necklace.
Why?
"Cagalli…"
He braved across the thicket, brushing off spiked branches, no giving a care whether he gets cut or whatever. He just need to find it.
"Promise me okay?
And in the puddle of mud, he found it. Glinting like his tears, mutely screaming for his name. And like a man who finally found his lost treasure, he fell on the same deep puddle, carefully cradling the necklace.
"Promise me okay? It's very important to me so.."
He stood up, still cradling the necklace in the palm of his hands.
"Promise me…"Under the shade of an old wise tree, he began digging. The grave for this necklace. For this once happiness he felt. A grave for something he had hold so dear.
The Red Knight smiled weakly, as he began covering the grave up. Tears brimming, silently with his screaming chest, he smiled so weakly and melancholic. The same smile he had, when his dearest mother died.
Goodbye…
And under the same weeping midnight azure sky, the Amber Princess watched in mute horror as everything she had hold so dear come tumbling down one by one, in front of her eyes.
