JC: Chapter 19 is up so I hope you guys enjoy reading this. Thank you for the reviews. By the way High School life is only up to chapter 20 so we're near an end here after this, another fic entitles Love Fulfilled so watch out!
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed.
High School Life
Phase 19: Hot Spring Bath
Cagalli called Lacus to tell her about the Fllay and the tickets to an Onsen Bath. She was pretty excited about this but what surprises her more was Fllay who suddenly turned kind. It was big change for that snob girl.
"I think we'll have a great time!" Cagalli said.
"I'm sure of it." Lacus replied.
Minerva High
Cagalli was hurrying off to class since she arrived late at school. She was carrying loads of books. She was having a hard time carrying them.
"I sweat I hate books for life!" murmured Cagalli who almost tripped. "I am so damn late! I'm going to get scolded."
She ran up the stairs and as soon as she reached the desired floor, she bumped into someone. She almost fell down the stairs again if it weren't a pair of hands grabbing her waist. She sighed in relief. She didn't want to go to a hospital again that's for sure.
"That was a close call... Hey thanks for the..." said Cagalli who just glanced at her savior. "Athrun!" she yelled.
Athrun pulled her closer to him. "You almost fell down again. I told you to be careful." He kissed her on the forehead, making the blonde blushed furiously.
"Athrun," Cagalli said softly, "Thanks..."
"You guys are already late and here you are making off..." a brown haired guy with purple eyes suddenly appeared from behind them.
"Kira!" exclaimed Cagalli.
Kira just witnessed their sweet moment. His eyes narrowed as he glared at the couple.
"What is it?" asked Cagalli.
He sighed, "Well... do you guys have to act so romantic every time?" Kira sounded pissed.
"Is it a crime?" Athrun teased.
"No it's just that... Oh never mine!" said Kira. Actually he always felt jealous seeing his sister acting sweet all over his best friend but that can't be help since they're a couple and they love each other so much. It's just the brother instinct- Kira convinced himself with that.
"You're weird Kira." Cagalli suddenly told him.
Kira turned to her and smiled mischievously. "Well I'm your twin and if you say I'm weird then you're weird as well." He laughed at loud.
Cagalli clenched her fist. "Why you!" yelled Cagalli who almost grabbed Kira by the collar when Athrun stopped her.
"Stop it now," told Athrun, "You guys are going to cause trouble here and we don't want to get scolded by the teachers now."
Cagalli calmed down. She turned to Athrun and smiled, "Okay then let's go to class now." She glanced back at her brother. "You to Kira..."
"What's that look for?" asked Kira, trying to annoy his sister again.
"Drop it Kira. We're already late." Cagalli reminded.
In an instant the three of them dashed towards their classrooms. For their tardiness, they got scolded by the teacher so they had cleaning duty to do after class.
Dominion High
Kai was at the computer lab, wherein he was writing an email for Jean. Actually it was kind of a love letter- meaning his love for the green-eyed girl has grown intensely. He couldn't pick the right words to say so he had Stellar by his side to help him.
"Is this okay?" Kai asked Stellar.
"Yeah," she replied, "I think you should put more feelings into it."
"Okay..." Kai said.
When it comes to jokes, Kai is the master but when it comes to love then he's at total lost. Sure he knew what to do when he was still crushing on Cagalli but for Jean he felt really special.
"I wish Jean would like this." Kai thought silently as he continued typing.
"By the way Kai, how about you ask Jean on a date?" Stellar suggested, "That would be a great way to get close to her."
Kai nodded in agreement. "Great idea, Stellar... But where should I take her?" He wanted to bring Jean to somewhere nice and relaxing. The mall is just plain boring and the arcade too so he thought of bringing her to the Onsen.
"The Onsen sounds really nice," said Stellar, "so go for it."
"Thanks." Kai replied.
Stellar checked the clock and realized that it was about to struck 10. It was almost time for their next class.
"We have to get going now." Stellar told him.
When Stellar was about to reach for the door, it suddenly opened widely. Stellar blinked twice before noticing that Shinn was standing in front of her.
"You startled me Shinn." She said while placing a light kiss on his cheek.
"Hehe... Sorry," he replied, and then he gazed towards his blue-eyed friend. "Hey Kai let's go now!"
"Okay!" Kai answered.
He looked back at the screen. He moved the mouse and clicked on send. He smiled at the thought of what Jean's reaction might be if she read the email. He hoped that Jean would understand his feelings for her.
Onsen
The gang stood before the Onsen House- it was quite huge. A woman with honey-brown hair wearing a traditional Japanese kimono stepped out to greet them. She bowed her head as she introduced herself.
"I am Miriallia Hawe," she said, "I will be your hostess."
The girl faced them with a kind and friendly smile. Kira couldn't help to think how cute she was. What struck him most that Miriallia seemed familiar to him... Miriallia noticed Kira staring straight at her. It was kind of annoying so she deliberately invited them in.
"Please step inside..." Miriallia told them.
The blue-green eyed girl led them to their rooms. First of all, she showed Lacus and Cagalli's room. It was spacious and the view from the balcony was just so nice and to think that they have Fllay Alster to thank for. Miriallia left the girls to enjoy their rooms while she showed the boys their room which was located right next to the girl's room. Only a sliding door divided the room, so any of them could easily go into each other's room. Miriallia bowed politely and excused herself from the room. Kira suddenly dropped himself on the chair as he sighed.
"What's the matter Kira?" Athrun asked his best friend.
"Miriallia Hawe..." muttered Kira, "Doesn't that sound familiar to you?"
"It does but I can't recall." Athrun replied.
"I see... that girl..." Kira thought.
Miriallia went inside a private room that belonged to Fllay Alster. The red head girl was calmly enjoying the view of the clear blue sky until Miriallia interrupted.
"Fllay," Miriallia said, "They're all here."
The Alster girl made a wide grin. "Make sure everything goes perfect okay?"
Miriallia nodded, "Of course."
She exited the room. She made her way to the garden where she sat on a rock near a small pond. Her thoughts were on the brown haired boy with purple eyes. From the time she set her eyes on him, she couldn't stop thinking about him.
"Why?" she asked herself, "Why does he look familiar to me? Do I know him?"
Changing room, Onsen
Cagalli and Lacus undressed themselves for the hot spring bath. Cagalli immediately wrapped a towel around her. She glanced at her friend who was still tying her long pink hair. Cagalli crossed her arms and told Lacus to hurry up for she was anxious.
"I'm almost done." Lacus said.
When Lacus finished they entered the hot spring area. The place was warm. Cagalli took off her towel and dipped herself into the water.
"It feels so good!" yelled Cagalli.
'I can hear you from here Cagalli!" Kira suddenly shouted from the other side.
The boys were at the other side of the tall fence which divided the girl's and boy's side.
"Kira?" said Cagalli, "Is Athrun there?"
"I'm right here." Athrun replied.
Cagalli blushed at the mere sound of his voice. Lacus noticed her red cheeks but instead of teasing her, she just splashed the blonde with water. She giggled a bit while Cagalli struggled to get away.
"Stop it Lacus!" Cagalli demanded.
"No way... This is fun." Lacus said.
For a moment, there was silence... All of them closed their eyes as they felt the soothing effect of the hot bath. Lacus started humming a tune, then she started singing one of her favorite songs which was Mizu No, the song was just perfect. As she listened to her voice, Cagalli opened her eyes and smiled at her best friend. Kira and Athrun also heard this but stayed quiet as Lacus continued on.
Front desk
Four new customers arrived which were Shinn, Stellar, Kai and Jean. They all decided to spend a relaxing time in the Onsen too. Not knowing that their friends were also there so there are in for a surprise. Kai and Shinn approached the front desk, and called the attention of the manager which was Miriallia. When the honey brown-haired girl turned around, she properly greeted them. "Good Evening, what can I do for you?" she asked them.
Meanwhile Jean and Stellar were admiring the wonderful view of the moon. It was a full moon tonight. "It's such a nice night." Jean said. Stellar nodded her head in agreement. Jean took a quick glance at Kai who was busy talking to Milly. Her eyes soften as her cheeks started glowing red. Stellar took notice of that that which she actually giggled.
"You really like him..." Stellar told her.
Jean turned to Stellar. She blushed even more. "Yeah, I do..." Jean muttered.
When everything was set, Miriallia was ready to show them their rooms. "Please follow me..." Milly told them. As they passed by a certain room, Jean noticed that it was open. Being curious, she peeked inside and saw Fllay Alster who was sitting by the window. She seemed happy and relaxed. Jean approached the red head girl.
"Hi!" said Jean.
Fllay got surprised when she saw Jean standing before her that she almost fell but luckily Jean managed to pull her back in. Fllay sighed in relief. She glared at Jean for startling her like that. Jean put on a puppy dog face as she apologized to Fllay. It was quite funny that Fllay couldn't help but laugh. Jean started laughing as well. As they settled down, Jean decided to go back to Kai and the others. Before she could leave, Fllay grabbed her hand.
"Wait!" told Fllay, "I need a favor from you."
"Favor?" asked Jean, "What is it?"
"Zala, Kira, Cagalli, and Lacus are here," said Fllay.
"They're all here! That's great so where are they?" Jean asked.
"Taking a bath, what else? But that's not it..." replied Fllay, "Please don't tell them that I'm here."
"Huh? Why? Don't tell me you're planning something again." Jean glared at Fllay with suspicion.
"No!" Fllay shook her head. "It's not like that. I actually invited them here and I want to make this a perfect day for them."
"I don't see any reason why should you hide from them." Jean shrugged.
Fllay pulled Jean a little closer. She whispered something to Jean which left her in a state of shock. Fllay assured her that it was going to be fine. She wasn't planning anything bad. All she wanted was to make those couple happy that's why she's asking Jean to help her. Jean didn't know why but she decided to help her, realizing that it seemed fun. Fllay thanked Jean by rapidly shaking her hands.
Rooms
The girls were happily eating their food that was greatly prepared for them. All of their favorite foods were there. Cagalli was stuffing herself with all the desserts. She really had a weakness when it comes to sweets. She was eating so fast that she almost choked. Lacus warned her not to eat fast but she just wouldn't listen. Cagalli chuckled as she scratched her head.
"Cagalli, please do be careful." Lacus said.
"Okay, okay," replied Cagalli.
Later, Kira and Athrun entered their room. They seated themselves beside their girl friends. Lacus grabbed a plate of food and started feeding Kira. Kira felt kind of awkward but he didn't hesitate to open his mouth. Cagalli couldn't resist teasing her twin brother. Kira blushed madly. Suddenly, Athrun yanked her out of the room. Cagalli screamed all the way which was beginning to annoy Athrun so to stop her mouth, he kissed her. Cagalli was a bit surprise but she slowly closed her eyes.
Meanwhile, Kira and Lacus were having a moment of their own. Lacus was resting peacefully in Kira's arms while singing 'Quiet Night'. Kira gently placed a kiss on her cheek as he whispered in her ear, "I love you..." Lacus smiled. She glanced at her loving boy friend. Her crystal blue eyes stared deeply in his purple ones. She could feel her heart screaming his name. She buried her face in his chest as her arms made its way around his waist. Kira could feel his face burning up but he didn't mind. He ran his hand through her face, then her soft pink hair which carried the scent of a sweet fragrance. Kira drew her face a little closer until his lips met hers. A warm feeling encircled around them, their emotion of love overflowed in their heart and nothing could ever separate them from their precious moment.
Cagalli was about to shout as she saw this but Athrun covered her mouth. He pulled her away from the room. She demanded to release her but he didn't seem to listen. She was being stubborn again. She tried to break free from his grip until something unexpected happen. Athrun accidentally groped her breast, which caused her to blush as bright as a red Christmas bulb. He quickly released her, at the same time saying sorry for what he did. Cagalli glared heatedly at him. Athrun raised his hand in a form of surrender as continued apologizing to her.
"I can't believe you!" Cagalli yelled.
"Please," said Athrun, "forgive me... I didn't mean to."
"You shouldn't have pulled me away from the room." Cagalli told him. "I wasn't going to interrupt them."
"It's my bad so I'm sorry." Athrun persisted.
Cagalli laughed a bit at his puppy dog expression. She couldn't resist such a cute face like that.
"Okay, but don't ever do that again." She said.
"I won't." Athrun winked at her.
Jean was heading towards the bath with Stellar until she spotted Athrun and Cagalli. Both of them approached the pair and greeted them.
"Hi Cagalli!" said Jean, "Hi Athrun!"
"Jean, Stellar, what are you guys doing here?" Cagalli asked.
"We're here to enjoy the bath." Stellar replied.
"If Stellar is here then I'm guessing that Shinn is here as well." Athrun said.
"Of course!" replied Stellar, "Kai is here too."
Athrun narrowed his eyes at the sound of that name. He still doubts Kai's feelings for Cagalli. He can't help feeling jealous whenever he sees his girl friend so close to Kai. But for the blonde, she was quite happy to hear about Kai.
"Where are they?" Cagalli asked.
"I think they're at the bath." Jean said, "We're heading there as well. Want to join us?"
"I think I'll pass." Athrun answered.
"Me too..." Cagalli added.
"Okay then," said Stellar, "See you later."
Jean and Stellar bid good night to the pair and walked away. Cagalli and Athrun headed back to their rooms. As they got there, Cagalli noticed that her room was locked, not only that the lights were off.
"Aren't Lacus and Kira still in here?" Cagalli asked Athrun.
Before Athrun answered her, he went to check his room to see if Kira was there. Unfortunately, he wasn't there so he could presume that he's with Lacus.
"What!" yelled Cagalli, "You've got to be kidding me! You mean to tell me that my best friend and my brother are sleeping together at this very moment?"
Athrun simply nodded his head. Although he found it to be disturbing, he felt envious. Kira was together with his girlfriend! Of course he wanted to be with Cagalli the whole night too. Okay, now he was thinking mischievously so he slapped himself on the face for that. Cagalli stared at him curiously. Athrun chuckled as he scratched his head. She was getting weird vibes from him but she ignored it because something important is still up.
"I know that Lacus and Kira love each so much but is this really okay..." Cagalli thought.
"Cagalli, you shouldn't worry too much. Kira knows what he's doing." Athrun said.
"I'm sure he's having so much fun with my best friend right now." Cagalli sounded pissed. Thinking about it makes her a little giggly but annoyed for some reason. Now the question is where the hell will she sleep! She glanced at Athrun with a blushing face. She rapidly shook her head. What was she thinking! She couldn't possibly sleep with Athrun.
"All right I'm going to break this up right now..." said Cagalli, "I have nowhere to sleep if Kira's going to in here for the whole night."
Cagalli was about to bang the door until Athrun stopped her.
"You can sleep in my room." Athrun suggested.
Cagalli turned red as she turned away from him. Athrun sighed. He knew that Cagalli didn't like the idea of sleeping with a boy but she has no other choice. Athrun tried to persuade her but she still said no so he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his room.
"Athrun!" shouted Cagalli.
"Look, I'm not going to let you sleep outside just because Kira is alone with Lacus in your room." Athrun explained.
"But..."
"I'm not going to do anything to you so you don't have to worry."
By the way he talked, he sounded hurt... Cagalli didn't trust him so now she felt guilty. She wrapped her arms around his waist as she leaned her head on him. A small smile crawled up to his face, with a quick turn he embraced the blonde so lovingly. They parted to gaze at each other's eyes. Both of them had burning passion within them that can't be contain anymore. Athrun leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers. Furthermore, Cagalli deepened the kiss even more. As Cagalli placed her hands on his chest, she could feel the loud pounding of his heart that was overflowing with love. They broke for air yet their eyes were locked onto each other. Athrun brushed away a strand of hair from her golden brown eyes. Her eyes were full of sincerity and love that Athrun had always admired. He felt being in the presence of a goddess.
"I love you so much, Cagalli." Athrun told her.
"I love you too," replied Cagalli.
Athrun couldn't control himself anymore. His hand slowly made its way to her neck. Gradually, he removed the robe that covered her body. Athrun blushed but he didn't hesitate to give her another kiss.
Garden
Jean was strolling around the garden, at the same time admiring the view of the starry sky and the full moon. It was definitely a perfect night. Suddenly, she spotted a falling star... She heard that if you wish upon a falling star, your wish would come true. So she closed her eyes and thought of her wish.
"I wish for Kai's happiness." Jean muttered.
Unexpectedly, somebody sneaked up from behind her which made Jean shrieked. She got so frightened that she unintentionally hit the guy.
"Ouch!" the guy said, "That hurts real badly."
"Huh?" Jean took a good look at the suspicious guy. "Kai!"
"You were expecting Akira Ishida?" Kai said.
"I'm so sorry about that." Jean told him.
"That's okay... It was my fault for surprising you like that." Kai said.
Kai immediately pulled her into a hug. Jean's face flushed up in an instant. Kai was actually hugging her. She could feel her heart pounding so loudly. The minute he faced her, Jean was astounded on how clear his crystal blue eyes were. She could just melt in his arms as she gazed at him some more. Kai was really cute and handsome. She wanted to tell him that but more than that, she wanted to tell him how much she loves him. But she doesn't have enough courage to tell him for her shyness kicked up again. All of a sudden, Kai muttered something which left Jean in quite a surprise.
"I love you Jean..." He said.
"Huh?" asked Jean, "What did you say?"
"I love you." Kai repeated.
"Kai..."
Her emerald green eyes soften as tears fell from them. Kai loves her... She was so happy.
"I love you too... I love you too." Jean confessed.
Kai, without a doubt, kissed her wholeheartedly. Jean's eyes widened in surprise but she slowly closed her eyes as she felt the warmness flowing into her body.
Next day
"Kira, wake up..." Lacus shrugged her boyfriend who was still sleeping soundly. "Kira, please wake up... It's already morning."
The brown-haired boy moaned a bit. He opened his eyes and saw Lacus looking worriedly at him. Kira rubbed his eyes and stretched a bit. He glanced back at his pink-haired girlfriend who seemed to be troubled.
"What's the matter?" Kira asked.
"Did you know that we actually slept together?" Lacus said.
Kira's cheeks flushed immediately. He almost fainted if it weren't for Lacus shaking his whole body. He looked around and came to realize that it wasn't his room at all. He felt so nervous that he couldn't even move. Lacus told him to relax for nothing has happen between them. Kira sighed in relief. Now that she mentioned it, he wondered how he ended up sleeping in her room anyway. Lacus also questioned about that. The last thing they remembered was drinking tea that was offered by Miriallia and then they started to feel drowsy.
"What exactly happened to us?" Lacus asked.
"I have no idea." Kira replied. "Anyway, where are Cagalli and Athrun?"
"I don't know," said Lacus, "Cagalli was supposed to sleep here with me but if she's not here then she could be with..."
"Athrun!" Lacus and Kira simultaneously said.
Both of them quickly went over to the next room. Kira opened the door widely. To his surprise, he saw Athrun in bed together his sister. He clenched his fist hard while his eyes filled with rage. Lacus tried to calm him down but her words wouldn't reach him.
"Cagalli, Athrun!" He yelled.
Instantly, Cagalli and Athrun's eyes opened widely. They saw an angry Kira glaring at them.
"I thought I could entrust my sister to you but I was wrong!" exclaimed Kira who just grabbed Athrun.
Athrun was only wearing his shorts but Kira kicked him outside. He pulled Athrun up and pushed him against the wall. He started choking him with his bare hands. He was seriously going to murder him.
Cagalli immediately put on her bath robe. She approached them and tried to pull Kira away from Athrun. But she ended up being pushed away by her own brother.
"Stop it Kira!" Cagalli pleaded.
Luckily Kai and Shinn happened to pass by and saw this. They went over to them and restrained Kira. Athrun fell to his knees as he gasped for air. Cagalli pulled him into her arms as tears fell from her eyes. She glanced angrily at her brother who was struggling.
"Let me go!" Kira told Kai and Shinn.
"Okay, can somebody tell me what's going on?" Kai asked.
"Hey Yamato," said Shinn, "Calm down!"
"Kira, why are you so mad?" asked Cagalli, "You even did the same thing with Lacus."
Kira stopped to ask about that. "I didn't do anything to Lacus. Nothing happened between us yesterday night."
"He's telling the truth." Lacus said.
"I didn't expect things to turn out this way."
The group turned their head at the familiar voice which belonged to Fllay Alster. She was there, smiling mischievously at them.
To be continued...
JC: Next chapter will be the final one. What's going to happen next? I need reviews so don't forget about them. No flames! Again, I'm reminding everyone about my new fic, Love Fulfilled that's going to be updated when this fic is finished. It's an AsuCaga fic so watch out for it. Preview on it will be on the next chapter.