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"Didn't see it coming..."
"...Cagalli? Cagalli are you in there?"
The knocking on the door was echoing in her head like nuclear bombs being detonated by her bed. A soft groan escaped from under the covers as the lump under them turned to face the alarm clock blinking on the nightstand by the bed.
The clock flashed bright and clear in the morning sunlight. 10:24 am.
"Oh.... hell." she grumbled, blinking one glittering green eye through thick locks of blonde hair.
The knocking continued, a bit more persistant. "Cagalli?"
"One minute!" She shouted hoarsely, struggling to sit up. The covers had tangled themselves around her during the night for some reason and she was now strangled by their tight grip. Muttering about how early it was and how tired she was she literally fell out of bed with a soft grunt.
Lacus' voice drifted through the door. "Um... Cagalli? Are you alright?"
Several rather testy words seeped out of her mouth in a would-be whisper in response. taking a deep sigh she finally said, as calmly and brightly as she could. "Yes! I'm fine, I'll be right out!" Rather randomly her tone changed and whispering disturbingly she continued to grumble. "....stupid damn early sunshine...giving me a headache....bloody hell..."
"Kira said we're going swiming today, so you should get a bathing suit, I'm guessing. It would be wonderful to be in the water on such a cool day." Lacus chatted on, unaware of young Miss Attha mouthing off within the privacy of her chamber walls.
At her words Cagalli froze, staring at the door. "We're what?"
"We're going to go swimming! Isn't that great?" Lacus replied, the smile evident in her voice. Cagalli allowed herself to drop onto the layer of clothes and books on her floor and scream into the cloth, eyes tightly shut.
Goddamnit all!!! Her mind screamed.
"Cagalli? Did you hear me?" Lacus asked again, giving the door knob and experimental twist. Miss Attha frowned at it. Thank God it was locked. She scrambled up again and looked about, wearing nothing but an overlarged shirt and her undies.
"Yeah, I heard ya'" She retorted, weak with dislike and the effort of holding her tone in the 'friendly' register.
"Oh good, I thought maybe you had fallen asleep again." Lacus smiled with her voice.
Cagalli rolled her eyes, grabbing a pair of black pants and a white shirt. "...tempting." she mumbled. "No, I'm awake, just trying to find my bathing suit." she replied, then blinked.
Damn, do I even have a bathing suit...?
"You're taking an aweful long time... are you sure you don't need help looking for it?" Lacus called, trying the door again, as if giving it time might have loosened the lock up. Again Cagalli frowned at her attempt to barge into her room. "...thankgod for locks."
"No, no, I'm fine..." she added, looking around her chaotic room. If Lacus ever went in there she would be traumatized for life. The war was enough to do that part of her lifetime expiriences. "I'll spare her."
"Oh... all right." Lacus replied. Finally giving up, Cagalli grabbed a hairband and tied her hair up, grumbling. "Guess what, I need a new bathing suit anyway." She told Lacus, opening the door.
The pink haired girl tried to bounce on her toes to see past her friend into her room. "I have never been in your room before." she admitted... or pointed out, whichever you preffer.
Cagalli smiled at her, witholding a scowl as she slammed the door closed. "Indeed. Come now, I need to find a bathing suit."
I cannot believe I just said that...
Lacus allowed herself to be tugged away, wearing a slightly amused curious expression. "All right. Where shall we get a bathing suit for you, Cagalli?" she asked. Cagalli stopped. "Um... I don't know."
That made Lacus laugh. "Well, you 'could' borrow one of mine. We're around the same size, I should think." She mused, standing back to look at her thoughtfully.
Cagalli felt a blush creep over her features as her eyes ran over her rather ruffled looking clothing. "...I wouldn't know." She admitted.
"We'll have to try. What's your favorite color? Light blue, pink, purple or green?" Lacus asked, starting down the hall again towards her rooms.
Her friend blinked at her. "You have all those bathing suits here?"
Lacus laughed. "My maid packed. She's like that." she grinned, getting to her room in record time. Attha just sighed, looking a bit disturbed before stepping into her guest's room.
Quietly, Lacus moved off to open her suitcase and rummage inside, pulling out random bathing suits. A pink one, a blue one, a purple one and a dark green one. All two piece, not skimpy, but not something Cagalli would wear either.
Sighing deeply, the blonde moved to sit on the bed, staring at the many disturbing choices. Why could you not have a dark one?
"I'll take the green one, Lacus." She murmured, taking the bathing suit idly. It was a tank top, which she was used to wearing most of the time, though the bottom piece was still a bit tight... and small... and bother.
"All right, Kira said to meet him and Athrun downstairs. We've all yet to have breakfast." Lacus replied. Cagalli sighed yet again. Something told her she'd be doing that a whole lot lately. "Right. Come on then." she mumbled, starting out the door. Lacus put her things away before following.
Watching with an amused expression, Cagalli wondered if that was how she kept her things in order.
Finally the pink haired girl turned to her, smiling. "All right, let us go."
Turning, Cagalli led the way downstairs to the foyer, walking down the steps with a frown on her face and an look of deep dislike as she listned to Lacus babbling on and on about how beautiful the palace was and how happy she was to be there spending time with friends.
"...you look disturbed, Miss Attha." someone said quietly. Cagalli looked up quickly, meeting the eyes of Athrun.
He was smiling ever so slightly, it was the barest of expressions, she had to concentrate to see it. Lacus ignored them and ran out the door to Kira who was talking a maid on the doorstep. Cagalli's eyes flickered after her, musing at how obvious that little thing was getting. "Disturbed? I don't know what you mean." She murmured, turning back to Athrun.
He nodded slowly, the smile still playing on his lips.
For some reason after the little episode in his room...(which involved her tripping and him helping her up) things had been, odd... dinner had been one hell of a breaking-of-the-ice session. Cagalli hated breaking ice. She was better at making it.
"Cagalli! You're up!" Kira called from the door, in his soft, quiet little voice. She looked up at him, sighing. "Yes.... sorta." She mumbled, starting down the steps again. To her surprise Athrun had heard the last bit of her sentence.
"Stayed up late?" he asked quietly, following her as she walked towards the dinning room. "I... yeah, actually." She mumbled, turning red.
Why was she blushing? Stupid blush. Athrun watched her for a moment, the blush not escaping his careful observation.
She looks cute when she blushes... Oh dear god, what am I thinking? He turned away sharply, wearing a small frown of surprise and dislike.
Well, there goes the morning....
In unknown union the two teens loocked away and gasped within their minds. "...Didn't see that coming..."