DISCLAIMER: I own nothing. This is a fanfic written for entertainment only.
A/N: Thank you for the feedback! I started this story before Meer, Yuuna and most of the still-alive-but-in-the-series-they're-dead characters mentioned in this story were dead/killed so they will still be in this story. XD English is not my first language. Pardon the bad grammar and stuff... n.n;
Italic words – Thoughts
SPINNING A DREAM
Part 12
"Is that so? I see. Yes. Do that. Yes. Make sure you don't lose them. Fill me in the rest of the details when I call you back. Yes. That is all," the call ended as the caller pushed the 'end call' button.
The man stared at the phone on his table. The person he had sent to spy on a certain someone had just filled him with the details of the task he was given – he's all but happy to hear the news. He's always been suspicious at a man he was currently investigating ever since he saw him a couple of days ago. His interest was piqued by his appearance – he swore that he had met the raven-haired man before. It was strange how the other man managed to gave him both familiar feelings and hatred at the same time. Were there any history shared between said other man and the current blonde-haired ORB representative?
What interest me the most, the man thought as he spun his chair around, throwing his gaze outside the ocean behind the clear glasses of the window of his office. Is the striking similarity of his eyes and of her little girl.
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- Somewhere in PLANT -
"Is this…?" Cagalli spoke as she exited the car, closing the door she'd just opened behind her. She stared at the large mansion in front of her; she was drawn to how simple the place was yet at the same time it managed to give out a somehow majestic aura to her eyes.
Athrun approached her with a smile and stood beside her. "Yes. It's a music school," he answered as he glanced around, taking in the view of some children running around the area.
"Music school?"
"I teach here."
"You're a teacher?" Cagalli cocked an eyebrow.
"Ah, kind of," the raven-haired man scratched a cheek with a finger. "Although I don't think 'teacher' would best describe me – I don't think I did much of that thing called teaching here," he laughed a little.
"Hmm…," Cagalli simply replied as she examined her surroundings. "There are a lot of children here, that's for sure," she added and followed Athrun who started moving towards the entrance of the somewhat-huge building.
"Most of them are orphans – they're children from the previous years' war."
Cagalli immediately turned to the raven-haired man with a surprised look on her face. Athrun didn't look back at her as his stare was fixed on a group of children who were running towards them – towards Athrun. Cagalli, knowing what will happen next moved herself away a little from the man beside her.
"Athrun!" one of the children chirped happily as she launched herself into the raven-haired man, hugging said man's waist. "You're back!"
"Are you finally going to stay here?" another girl said.
"Na, show us the trick you've shown us before with your violin!" a boy added.
"Ahaha. Now, now, kids," the raven-haired man patted the heads of some children around him. "Now's not the time," he continued, patting the head of the boy who asked him about the trick. "I'll show it to you later, okay?"
"Eeeh?" the children chorused. "But we want to see it now!"
"A-aah. A-ahaha… You see-"
"Hey! What are you kids doing? Didn't you hear the bell? Get inside your class already!" a loud voice boomed, cutting whatever things Athrun was about to say.
W—What was that? Cagalli turned to the owner of said loud voice and saw a silver-haired man in white suit with green necktie standing not far from them, arms crossed over his chest.
"Hwaa! It's Yzak! Run!" the same boy who had asked Athrun about his trick shouted and followed by the other children-his friends-shouts and laughs ran away from the raven-haired man and into the building behind the silver-haired man.
"Wait until I get my hands on you guys!" the silver-haired man-Yzak-yell, pointing a finger towards the laughing children. "Che. This is all Dearka's fault for being too lenient with them," he sighed as he raked his hair in defeat.
"Maa, you're just being way too harsh on them, Yzak," the raven-haired man chuckled as he-after gesturing Cagalli to follow him-approached the silver-haired man. "I see that you're still using that loud voice of yours to scare the kids."
"Hmph. And I see that you're back, Athrun," Yzak replied and crossed his arms back over his chest – he had long stopped calling Athrun by his family name when the wars were over and when they decided to build the school together. "I heard that you're working as a bodyguard now. Seriously, what were you thinking?"
Athrun gave him an apologetic look. "Sorry. It's not actually in my plan but some…circumstances called for it."
Yzak sighed. "You should've told me earlier before you go down there," he said, indicating 'down there' as ORB. "You know how much those brats love you – you should've seen with your own eyes the tantrums they've thrown when I announced your retirement. Thank you for giving me the wonderful chance going through all those troublesome trouble."
"A-ahaha. I'm sorry. Really," the raven-haired man scratched a cheek with a finger.
Yzak waved a hand to dismiss his apology – he's not that angry at the raven-haired man and Athrun was aware about that but given the silver-haired man's sarcastic personality-which never seemed to change since their older days together-, such remarks were natural for Yzak to say. "Well, what brings you here? I'm pretty it's not about you wanting to be in inside the group again, right?" he raised an eyebrow at the other man.
"Oh, no," Athrun shook his head. "I'm not here to talk about my position here in the school. This is just…let's say, a social visit."
Yzak's eyebrows knitted together. "Social visit, you say?"
"Aa," Athrun nodded and turned around to Cagalli-she's been keeping quiet during the two men's conversation-and motioned for her to come forward to his side. "Surely you remember her?"
"Oh," Yzak's eyes widened as he saw the woman – he didn't notice her standing behind Athrun before. "Cagalli Yula Attha?"
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- Zala and Clyne Residence-
Lacus placed down the now-empty laundry basket onto the floor. "I'm sure glad the weather is nice today," she smiled as he threw a glance outside the window, looking at the blue, bright sky up above. "Now then, it's time to check how the kids were doing."
Lacus untied the red ribbon she'd used to tie her hair into a ponytail. She stared at the ribbon in her hand. Said ribbon had been a present from a brunette before they parted six years ago. The brunette's words of apology rang in her ears, bringing into her thoughts the memories that they've spent together starting their first met until the day where she gave a ring to the brunette as a good luck charm before the brunette kissed her cheek and walked away to the battlefield, to end the war once and for all. It was sad though that the peace they've attained lasts only two years before another war broke out and again more life were lost, more blood was shed. The pink haired young woman shook the thoughts away; there's no longer need to remember those painful moments – she was alive, her closest friends were the same and life must go on; it was the only thing to do to make sure that the deaths of many people previously were not wasted. Lacus breathed in a deep sigh, released it after a couple of seconds and nodded to herself. I should be strong. It's not only for me, but for Leon as well.
Lacus tossed the ribbon into her dress's pocket and made her way towards the living room. She however paused from her track as she noticed an unfamiliar blue car outside the residence. Visitor? She quickly hides herself in a corner where she was sure she was hidden from the outsider's view but nonetheless was still be able to see whatever things happened outside. She squint her eyes, trying to see the passengers inside of said car-the window at the driver's seat was open-, to see if she recognize the driver of the car. Odd. I never saw him before. And what was he writing? The pink-haired young woman gasped in surprise as the stranger in the car took out a familiar black item and used it to take snapshots of the house.
. TO BE CONTINUED .
A/N: Hmm…I'm not entirely sure about the scene where Lacus gave a ring to Kira. Hopefully I got it right. X"D
