DISCLAIMER: I dont own GSD..just borrowed a few characters for the sake of literature.. I'm a follower of Bandai and Sunrise.. :)
Hope you liked the chap. I squeezed my brain for this. I wonder why my brain is malfunctioning today. ('.')
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CHAPTER 14 : Bonfire
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A group was sitting by the shore around a small bonfire as the sun starts to rest in the west. "For success!" They lifted their bottles after the magenta haired lady cheered.
"This is life!" she exclaimed after a gulp, raising her face to feel the liquor flow on her throat.
"Hey Shinn, easy on the alcohol" Rey pulled off the bottle from Shinn, he was able to finish the contents in one shot.
"Oh let him be Rey, he's just enjoying himself" the girl tilted her head, letting her short hair brush on her cheeks.
"He's not Luna, he's inebriating himself"
"Am alright Rey" Shinn raised his hand to request another bottle
"you've had enough for tonight Shinn" he nodded to the beer server to signal him to cancel the call.
"I've only had 3 bots" Shinn whined like a child, his cheeks were already red
"that's my count, yours is plus 5, you already had 8!" his friend glared at him.
"Loosen up dude" placing his arm around Luna's shoulder to pull her closer to him, "you told me to do so, you should too"
"I did, but I did not told you to lose yourself"
Shinn and Luna laughed, they were both drunk. Rey rolled his eyes in annoyance, this Luna sure has a good tolerance with alcohol, but Shinn was not a good drinker. He remembered one time they were at a bar. Shinn clashed the whole party cause a guy was flirting with the girl he was talking to. And he just had 5 shots then!
"Come'on Shinn lets go back to the cabin" he tried pulling Shinn up by the arm but he resisted by pushing him off sidewards. The drunken Shinn sure is strong, Rey is starting to regret pushing Shinn to the the beach side bar. All he wanted is to make his friend forget about waiting and enjoy the event itself. He swore that very moment not to make Shinn drink again.
"I'll wait for Cags here" he snorted as he waived for a bottle, the beer server was starting to piss him off. He had waived more than twice. He thought.
Rey crossed his arms, "your going to present yourself to Cagalli drunk?" his voice raised, the group was now watching them.
"I'm not yet drunk!!" Shinn stood up to his feet, he felt the whole world swerve and his body jiggled together with it. Good thing Luna caught his arm and helped him balance.
"your friend is right, you had more than you can take" Luna pushed herself a little to Shin to support his weight. She was getting worried as well and a bit guilty on letting him take all the drinks he can. As a 'Professional drinker", she knows how to read drinkers like herself. Shinn was the type who can burst out when on the limits.
"Hey nurse! We need help here" a man was waving to them from the beach end. She heard Rey sigh out loud. Of course he can't let Shinn go on duty drunk, he'll just kill the patient. He had a few shots himself, but he's still able to perform normally.
"Dont worry, I'll bring him to your cabin. You go do your thing " she winked at the worried Rey.
He stared at them for moment, Shinn's eyes staring blankly at the docking area. "You sure?"
"Of course, its my fault anyways"
"If you say so, his room number is 301"
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An hour has already passed since they left Alex' place. Yzak was quietly steering his white Ford Alton F650, Dearka sat beside him talking to someone on his phone, most probably one of his ladies. And Nicol was on the third row (!) playing a piano simulation game in his laptop.
As for Alex, he was enjoying the quiet moment with Cagalli. She fell asleep just a few minutes ago. Some humps along the way shoved Cagalli closer to him, making her head lean over his shoulder.
He must thank his boss for making Dearka Elsman come along. When he went upstairs for his stuffs, he found Cagalli sitting on his bed, wiping her tears away. She was troubled with how she can get to Oroboro islands, she wasn't sure how she would be able to go the islands now that she was WAY behind the schedule. Dearka followed him to his room to actually tease him, but ending up helping them. Eavesdropping on the two, he proudly stated that he had his private boat waiting by the bay now, which is going to pass by Oroboro Island before their destination. He offered Cagalli to ride with them.
Yzak pulled to a stop, they were already by the harbor. Cagalli felt the engine's halt, she blinked a few times before lifting her head. She was expecting a stiff neck, she bent her neck to the sides. ("None? Thats strange") she turned her head and saw Alex next to her, TOO next to her.
Alex just smiled and hopped off the car, Cagalli followed him. She was astonished by the big yacht sitting in front of them. Three of the crew unloaded Yzak's car and carried them off to the boat. Nicol and Yzak followed. Her eyes scanned the ship's exterior, the looks of it, it costs thousands! These people are rich.
"Lets go love birds" Dearka waved to them as he walked to the boat. The two blushed like they were caught in the act of crime.
"Uhh..shall we?" Alex offered his arm for her to hold, Cagalli hesitated at first, nothing's wrong with that right? She smiled to Alex and accepted his offer.
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The sun has already set, the sky is beginning to be conquered by the battalion of stars led by the glistening moon. Cagalli stood by the deck leaning on the rails, Nature is so sweet. She clasped herself from the cold wind. ("Father said the seas are the witness to the earth's evolution. I wonder if I can ask it why life is so unfair") she snickered, ("as if the sea will answer"). She then felt a blanket cover her. It was Alex, he stood beside her and held on the railings, relaxing his strong arms. His midnight blue hair blown by the cool night breeze, and his eyes glimmering together with the stars.
"Beautiful huh?" he broke the barrier of silence, Cagalli felt guilty of staring, she just nodded fixing the blanket in place and faced the seas again, leaning her chin on her arms upon the railings.
"Thanks" he was a bit startled by the blond's response, a small smile manifested on her lips as she watched the waves of the seas. "if it weren't for you, maybe I'm still down the road as fly food" they both chuckled, then sudden silence took cover again.
He turned around and leaned his elbow and back on the railings, then gazed sideways at Cagalli as the moonlight made her pale skin glow.
"Cags..?"
"Hmm?"
"I..I'm .." , he filled in his lungs with a deep breath, "I'm sorry about.. the last time.."
Dub! She felt her heart jump. The lad beside her avoided her eyes as she examined his face, the moonlight was enough to see his blushing cheeks, her mind raced, trying to grasp what he was trying to say.Dub! Then she remembered...her so called 'accident' that she buried days ago.
("He was thinking about it all this time??")
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Her stare made him melt. He didn't know what to say next. He felt stupid of bringing up the topic. But deep inside him, there was something pushing him to explain, to express what he really feels. He had already missed the first opportunity, he cant let this one be blown as well. He wouldn't like her to avoid him again after this,right?
"I hope,..you didn't take that as me taking advantage of you at that time"
Was there something else? Her cheeks felt warm with the meeting of her eyes with his. Honestly speaking, she too was hoping for that something else. But she knows more than anyone else that its forbidden.
You must not fall in love, it was just an accident.
Argh...She knocked at herself. Alex is a good guy,he was there in the time she mostly needed someone. But..
You must not fall in love, it was just an accident.
She gripped on the railings, to hope for something remediless was like waiting for a plane to land in a train station. Her eyes retreated back to the seas. What have she been thinking? Could she really believe that Cinderella got her happy ending with her prince just like that? In this world, there's no such thing as happy ending. Its either your here or your there. You must choose, you can never hold together two poles.
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"Forget about it.." her voice was so blank that it sent a pang in his heart. "Just, forget everything"
She pushed herself off the railing to walk back to the cabin, As she pass before him, he held her shoulder to turn to him and pulled her into his arms.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" she tried to push him away but he held on her too tight. Was it? Or its her who also wanted to stay.
"I cant just forget about it!" her eyes widened as he pulled her as close as he can,
"don't be absurd Alex.." the words barely escaped her lips as her clenched fist fights to push him. "you left me"
"cause you told me to leave"
"What do you expect me to do?! Leap at you?!"
"I know... I was wrong.. that's why I'm sorry. I'm never gonna leave you again" she felt defeated to his arms after hearing his words. "Even if you whack my head off"
"Alex..." she sank her head on his shoulder, her hands resting on his chest. She felt light hearted and assured inside. ("So this is how it feels")
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"...I'll definitely whack your head off if you leave me"
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VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM...!
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The yacht's horn echoed to the still night sending a signal to ferry ahead. "ahem!" Dearka appeared out of nowhere.
Embarrassed in their position, Cagalli stepped away from Alex, the latter just smiled. "We're here"
Cagalli peered to the beachside, she saw the bonfire far ahead. ("looks like their having fun"),
Alex swung his over her shoulders,"Its too late to get a room in the their hotel. Why not stay here for the night?"
"He's right, besides, the captain decided to dock here for the moment, till the sun rises"
"Well if that will be fine you" her eyes continued to wander by the coast, as if searching for something..or perhaps.. someone..
Dearka yawned, "I'll leave you love birds there, I'm off"
She wasn't able to catch what Dearka said, as if snapped out from reality, she gaped at the familiar black haired body walking away from the bonfire area. Arms around a purplish red headed lady in a two-piece swimsuit, staggering to go to the hotel area.
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(!) about Yzak's XUV, try searching it in google or yahoo,
how was the sound of the boat's horn? :D it made me vooom!vooom! Hehehehhe
anyways, if you noticed I changed the rating of the fic. Guilty as charge of using curses ('.')
you'll know why he's using Alex in the following chappy's , as of now, hang on and stay tuned! :D review please!