A/N: Sorry if there isn't much romance between A&L, K&L and D&M so far. Trust me, there will be a lot more in the next few chapters. For the meantime, it'll be more on the plot and on Yzak and Kyo. Enjoy reading! P.S I may not be able to update next week, as I have band practice every day, sorry!
Chapter 9 Fireworks Of Danger
"Hey, I bet you had a good time last night, eh?" Cagalli said loudly to, during recess the next day. Kyo perked up from her bowl of ramen and stared at Cagalli, puzzled. The others were also giggling away, eyeing Kyo and Yzak.
"What're you talking about?" asked Kyo, trying to pretend as if she knew nothing of what they spoke of, though she knew very well what her friends were referring to.
"They couldn't have known, unless they saw it with their very eyes." Kyo thought to herself, using her chopsticks and playing with her bowl of ramen. Even Yzak seemed awfully uncomfortable, although he was trying very hard not to show it, and not to blow up at the same time.
"Come on, admit it. We all saw what happened last night. Wow, standing in the moonlit balcony," said Athrun teasingly, trying hard not to burst out laughing.
"Yeah, awesome sight, man! Never thought you'd ever get a girlfriend. Either because you scare, all the girls you meet with that look of yours, or leave her with a bad first impression of you. And to think, you were participating in some major lip sucking frenzy!" Dearka burst out; laughing so hard, he nearly fell off the bench.
Yzak's breathing was deep, and his fists were clenched underneath the table. Clearly, he was heating up very fast on the inside, his blood boiling. Kyo's face was a brilliant shade of magenta, and she felt extremely humiliated. Miriallia nudged Dearka hard in the ribs, her expression quickly changing from humour to a mixture of worry and disapproval.
Yzak shot up from the bench, rattling the whole table, before he stormed off. Kyo excused herself and went after him. Meanwhile, the others were sitting nervously at the table, looking a little anxious and worried.
"It was all meant to be a joke, I hope we didn't cause any sparks between them." Sighed Lacus, her hands folded neatly on her lap.
"Yzak, wait up!" Kyo said jogging up to him and placing a hand on his shoulder.
"WHAT?" barked Yzak, turning around so violently he startled Kyo. She was staring at him, half confused and puzzled by his sudden reaction.
"Why are you like this? They were just joking around," said Kyo softly, reaching out to touch his cheek, but he pulled away.
"If you think it's nice, then go ahead and join them." Snarled Yzak, turning away from her, and folding his arms across his chest.
"Is this why you're like that? Because you're afraid to look weak in front of others? Because you don't want to expose your weaknesses?" asked Kyo, pushing Yzak against a wall, cornering him so he couldn't run unless he pushed her away.
Yzak perked up, how the hell did she know what he was thinking? He looked away from her, "I'm not going to be the weak link in my family. All of us were brought up under strict circumstances, and I plan to keep it that way." Muttered Yzak sternly.
"Look at me when I'm talking to you, Yzak. Just because you laugh around or have fun, doesn't make you a weak link. Just as long as you know your priorities and are strong on the inside, already makes you outshine the rest, and nothing you do or no matter what happens to you, will make me love you less. So loosen up, ok?" said Kyo coolly, stroking his cheek gently and planting a soft kiss on his cheek before walking off to let him have some peace.
"I hope nothing major happened," Miriallia said, looking anxiously at Kyo.
"Nah, don't worry. He's just being all stuck-up." Said Kyo smiling widely, and returning her attention to her bowl of ramen, which was now cold.
"Phew, thank goodness. The way Yzak stormed off earlier, we were afraid he'd break up with you right on the spot." Said Cagalli, wiping a bead of sweat from her forehead.
"Can tell he doesn't like being teased," mumbled Dearka, chuckling to himself.
"And knowing the way you are, you don't like getting socked in the face, so leave Yzak alone." Warned Miriallia, waggling a finger at her blonde boyfriend.
"Well I know one thing, the fact that Kyo came back alive and in one piece with no injuries shows that she's the only one who can really pacify his raging spirit. Besides, I think they look so adorable together." Said Lacus sweetly.
"Yeah, and I think it's good that at least Yzak has a companion he likes. Otherwise, he'll be pretty much alone in his own world." Said Kira, sipping his cup of tea.
"You'd better hurry with your ramen, girl. Recess ends in 5 minutes." Said Cagalli looking at Kyo, who quickly began chewing her food.
Kyo wasn't surprised to find Yzak back in class when she got back with the others. His expression hadn't changed much, and she wasn't sure if he had cooled off yet.
Mr. Takeshi, their Science teacher was busy setting up a model of the nine planets. "Ok class, today we will be learning about the nine planets in space, which I'm sure all of you know about already. But the fact is, there is a new planet recently discovered by scientists, Sedna." Explained Mr. Takeshi, placing a frozen blue planet behind Pluto.
"Sedna is two times the distance from Pluto to the sun, away from Pluto, so you can see why it was only recently discovered. Now one way to remember the order of the planets is like this My Very Easy Method Just Set Up Nine Planets. Therefore, it's Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. As for Sedna, you just have to add her at the end of the sequence." Said Mr. Takeshi clapping his hands together.
"His class is interesting, only, he talks way too much." Athrun mumbled to Cagalli, who nodded in agreement.
The long awaited bell to dismiss the college students finally rang at 2 p.m, sending the students packing and filing out of their classrooms, chattering noisily among themselves.
"I'm quite surprised Miss Snare didn't come looking for Cagalli and I today, I mean she should have found out about our escape by now, right?" said Kyo, kicking sticks out of the way as she walked across the college courtyard.
"Just be grateful she didn't catch you today, you've got one whole weekend before you have to worry about that again." Said Dearka knowingly.
"I know, I was just wondering." Said Kyo, a grin playing across her lips.
Yzak was still in his own fantasy world, as he walked alongside Kyo. "Hey Yzak, sorry if we pissed you off earlier. It was really meant to be a joke." Said Dearka, walking up to his platinum blonde friend.
"Yeah whatever, I'm already over it, so don't bring it up again." Replied the young Jule, snapping out of his thoughts.
Kyo smiled to herself, so her words did have some impact on him. "Goodness, this is probably the hottest year I've ever experienced!" exclaimed Miriallia, wiping her sweat off with a piece of tissue.
"Probably because the ozone layer has thinned even further thanks to the greenhouse effect." Said Kira grinning at the fair skinned girl.
"I remember when Kira and I were at school before the war. He was Professor Kato's favourite student! The smartest one in class as well!" laughed Miriallia.
"Gosh, Miriallia you're right. It's getting hotter all of a sudden, I can feel the temperature rising." Said Lacus fanning herself with the file in her hand.
"What's that?" asked Kyo, pointing up at the sky, where something orange was shooting straight toward them.
"It looks like the sun, but it can't be, and it certainly isn't a shooting star! It's a BOMB! RUN!" yelled Athrun, grabbing Cagalli by the wrist and yanking her off.
All of a sudden, three mobile suits swarmed out of the sky, firing non-stop. "ZAFT?" exclaimed Yzak looking at the logo on one of the mobile suits.
"What the hell is happening!" screamed Miriallia, dodging a bullet with Dearka.
"We'll head for the nearest shelter, it's over there!" said Kyo running ahead of the rest.