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Chapter 3 – Everytime
It was 3 AM when you woke me up
"Great, Zala, just great. Aegis is useless and you're stuck on an island in the middle of nowhere. How great," he thought grimly has he viewed his tropical surroundings. Nothing more than sand, stones, and trees.
And we jumped in the car and drove as far as we could go
"Well, it's useless staying here. I guess it wouldn't hurt to check out the place," he thought as he started walking towards the small forest that seemed to be smack dab in the middle.
Just to get away
Noticing another presence with him on the island as he emerged from the forested area, he had his gun at hand, ready to kill at will.
She shot.
He shot.
And before either of them knew it, he was on top of her with his knife ready to kill. He blinked his eyes a couple of times and his grip on the person's vest loosened feeling that their chest area was unusually…different from that of a man's.
"A girl?"
We talked about our
lives
"Let me see the damn wound!" she pressed on, insisting that she tend to his wound, however mild it may have been.
"Fine! Can you at least put some clothes on?"
She complied, as she didn't want to be anymore in his debt as she was already. Afterwards, he opened up the chest of his flight suit and she dressed his wounds with ease. All the while, he stared at the girl. "Who is she?"
Until the sun came up
"Cagalli!"
He turned around to face the girl he was parting from.
"That's my name! Cagalli! What's yours?"
"Athrun!"
She smiled. "Don't get yourself killed, Athrun!" She turned around and ran towards Strike, unknowing that she was leaving the person that in the future would mean more than anything.
And now I'm thinking about
Athrun hung his head down low as he stood at the front of a window in his apartment, watching as the sun set below him, and the night lights of ORB began to glow.
How I wish I could go back
"I'm sorry, Athrun…not today…not ever. I said we could start over…but, I don't want to…I can't."
He sighed. "Why can't you?"
Just for one more day
A knock on his door awakened him from his deep thought. Walking over, he opened the door to find Yzak, Shiho, Dearka, and Miriallia…all looking very happy. "Hey."
"Evenin' Zala! Good to see you're still alive!" Dearka greeted happily, patting Athrun hard on the back.
"Dearka! Good to see you, too! What brings you guys over here?" He held back as many grunts as possible; Dearka had a mean "pat".
One more day with you
"Well, Kira called us up. Said something about eating out for dinner tonight. He invited us, and well, since we had nothing better to do, we accepted. Thought you'd like to come," Yzak explained, prying Dearka away from the wheezing Athrun.
"So, hows about it, Zala? Wanna come?" Dearka teased, going back to his place beside Miriallia. "It'd be great! Just like ZAFT all over again, hey old pal?"
Every time I see your face
ZAFT. The main reason why she hated him so. ZAFT brought him back to war. ZAFT made him protect Mia Campbell. ZAFT made him see how much she suffered. ZAFT showed him how much she hated him.
Every time you look my way
"Who else is coming?" he asked sheepishly, wondering if a certain someone would be there, too.
It's like it all falls into place
"Lacus, probably. And, well, I can't think of who else might come. I mean, it's been like what, four years since I last heard from them?" Yzak stated very impatiently. "Can we hurry up and go? I'm starving like hell over here, Zala!"
And everything feels right
Shiho nudged her fiancé swiftly on his stomach. "Stop being rude, Yzak."
"Shut up, woman! I was just trying to be nice!"
"You call that nice?"
Ever since you walked away
Athrun watched as the "couple" went back and forth bickering until the argument made absolutely no sense.
And yet, he envied them.
You left my life in disarray
At least they had a relationship, even if they didn't show it well. It reminded him so much of his relationship with Cagalli. How they just fought about the little things for hours and hours at a time. But, it just became different when she left.
All I want is one more day
"HEY!"
The two ended their childish bickering in a snap and all four turned to face Athrun.
All I need is one more day with you
He reached for his jacket lying on the couch beside him. "I'm going, if that's alright with you."
Miriallia smiled. "Of course it's alright, Athrun."
Dearka walked up to him, once more, and "patted" his back again. "At a boy, Zala! Hey, since Kira's going, maybe his sis will show up, too! Wouldn't that be totally awesome?"
They all walked outside of his apartment room as Athrun turned to lock the room.
"Yeah….great…"
When the car broke down
"So….Athrun….how is Cagalli?" Yzak asked as they all crunched up inside the really small car.
We just kept walking along
"I…really don't want to talk about that right now, if that's okay with you," Athrun said dejectedly as he leaned in on his seat.
Till we hit this town
Yzak opened his mouth and Shiho saw. Sitting behind him, she kicked the driver's seat constantly to warn him to either shut up or get killed before having children.
"Of course grunt that's okay grunt and kick with him kick," she said in a dangerously low voice, kicking his seat every other word.
And since then, not one word was spoken.
There was nothing there at all
Not even 10 minutes passed and they were already at the restaurant.
As he stepped out of the vehicle, Athrun asked, "What is this place called?"
But that was all okay
"Gee, Zala, did you just get stupid after the war? Read the damn sign," Yzak muttered as he rubbed the back of his head to relieve him of the pain his wrathful fiancée's onslaught in the car.
Midsummer Night's Dream
We spent all our money on stupid things
They were seated by the waiter, and Yzak boasted that they were the best seats in the house.
"But wasn't it Kira's idea to eat here in the first place? So he reserved the seats," Dearka replied wryly as he watched his friend's face turn red in embarrassment.
But if I look back now, I'd probably give it all away
They all laughed. There was hardly ever a moment they could make Yzak look stupid. This was just one of those Kodak moments.
Dearka immediately turned to face Athrun, who surprisingly wasn't even fazed and laughed. "What's wrong, Athrun? You never not laugh at stuff like this. Is it Caga --"
Just for one more day
"OUCH!"
Miriallia had just kicked him under the table and gave him a "Shut up while you're still ahead" look.
"Fine! Fine! I'll shut up!" he exclaimed, his hands up in the air in surrender.
One more day with you
Right now, more than anything, he felt so alone. He watched as Yzak and Shiho exchanged these "I hate you, but goddamnit, I still love you" looks. And Dearka and Miriallia were just saying how sorry they were for doing/saying what they did. How he just wished to be in their shoes. How he wished to be just like them. How he wished she were still with him.
Every time I see your face
Dearka had just about shot this evening while still waiting for Kira and Lacus to arrive. "What the hell is taking them so long?" he whined as he motioned the waiter for another drink.
"Oh no, you don't. You've had your share for now," she scolded to Dearka, belittling him like any mother would to her son. "We'll call you later," she told the waiter and he left.
Every time you look my way
"They're probably just running a little late. Traffic or something," Shiho reassured, stirring her drink with her finger lazily as she waited patiently for the other to arrive.
It's like it all falls into place/ Everything feels right
"For one hour? Honestly! You'd think they could just walk instead! Spare us the wait! I'm starving here!" Yzak whined sinking into his chair like the spoiled little boy that he was.
Ever since you walked away/ My life's been in disarray/ All I need is one more day with you
Athrun checked his watch.
8:30 PM
Now I'm sitting here/ Like we used to do
Athrun let out a sigh and stood from his seat. The others immediately lost interest in what they were doing and switched their glances to the boy.
"Where are you going, Athrun?" Miriallia asked.
He looked at her, his watch, then back at her. "I'm sorry, you guys, but it's just….well, I'm not gaining much by sitting here to wait and everything…"
I think about my life and how there's nothing I won't do
"…Besides, I don't really fit in with this scene, and I'm only taking up space by being here."
Just for one more day/ One more day with you
"So--" he paused to push in his seat. "I'll just take myself out. Thanks for including me tonight, but I'm just not in the mood after all."
Every time I see your face/ Every time you look my way
"But Athrun!"
Athrun didn't bother to turn around, hearing his friends calling out his name. He really wasn't in the mood. Plus, he stood out like a sore thumb while everyone else was being lovey-dovey with their date.
It's like it all falls into place
"It's alright, you guys, seriously. I'll just walk home," he insisted as their voices grew louder the farther away he stepped.
Everything feels
right
Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to find Kira smiling at him. "Leaving so soon?"
Every time I hear your name
"Guess not." Athrun smiled, seeing his best friend after a long time did that to you.
Every time I feel the same
He took back his seat beside Yzak and now Kira. Kira had just told him the story of how he and Lacus got married 2 years ago and Lacus had just given birth to two baby boys, who were right now sleeping soundly at home.
It's like it all falls into place
"Wow, congratulations Kira, Lacus! Two boys? Wow, I wish I were there to see it."
"Yeah, that's alright, Athrun. We've got some pictures at home. If you want to drop by after dinner, we can show you," Kira said happily, turning around in his chair every other word.
Everything feels right
Athrun watched him quizzically. "What are you looking for, Kira?"
Kira snapped back into reality and faced Athrun. "Oh, um, just….someone. They're taking quite a while parking the car."
You walked away
"But it's valet parking, isn't it?" Yzak asked, folding his arms around his chest.
"Gee, Yzak, if you knew that, why did you park the car?" Shiho asked dryly, taking a sip of her drink.
"I've just had it up to here" – Yzak pointed up to his forehead – "With you, woman!"
Just one more day
"Well, if that's all…" Shiho replied emotionlessly, she continued to sip her drink.
Athrun laughed this time. Everything just seemed like the good old days….just missing one very important person.
Athrun stared up from his plate to look at Kira. "Kira?"
"Hmmm?"
"Is….well….will, um…"
Kira, who was busy sucking up his spaghetti, looked at him worriedly. "What?"
"Hey everyone."
Athrun stopped stuttering and looked behind him. His eyes grew wide with shock. "Cagalli?"
"Cagalli! Glad you could make it!" Lacus cheered as she settled Cagalli beside her.
"Yeah! The parking lot was like filled but we managed to…." She paused as she caught sight of the person before her. "Athrun…?"
The two began to stare each other down and an unknown silence befell on the table. Athrun was in more shock than her, of course.
That's all I need
Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, another person came into the table, a male this time. He had a strongly built figure, brown hair, and the fiercest blue eyes he had ever seen and he had just seated himself beside Cagalli and kissed her lovingly on her cheek.
"Sorry I'm late. Just gave the bell boy our keys and…" he looked at Cagalli who was busy looking at Athrun. He smiled and asked, "Who's your friend, Cagalli? You two seem to know each other very well."
She blinked a couple of times, finally escaping her state of shock, and snapped back into reality. "Sorry about that. Um, Kai, this is Athrun Zala, son of Patrick Zala and a member of ZAFT's elite. Athrun, this is Kai…."
Athrun blinked; still in the same shock he was five seconds ago. For some reason, he just couldn't swallow in what he saw before him. But what she said next would just demolish the very little hope he had for their future.
"….my fiancé."
Just one more day with you
gets stoned to near-death by AsuCaga fans
I KNOW YOU HATE ME! GET OVER IT! Right about now in Gundam Seed Destiny, I'm totally not feeling the love connection those two used to have in Gseed. I miss them back then. But now, gah, I'm losing hope. But as a rabid AsuCaga fan for life, I've got no other choice but to love them to bits.
I know I'm being really forward with the torture and fiancé/fiancée's popping out like chicken eggs, but sit back and hopefully next chapter will be a little kinder to you fans.
AHHH! My sick obsession with songs! Next one would probably be another song thingy too. Sorry if you're sick of em or if you don't like my choice of songs. But sorry! Every song has had a weird affect on me writing these things….and I also hear them every time I write….weird, I know.
Oh well, just hang on with me till next chapter. But what will Athrun and Cagalli do now that just about everything's left out in the open? BTW, steshin, if you're reading this, the rating for this story will go up to M in future chapters. Promise.
