A/N: Man, you poor people. I feel bad. You wait a long time for me to update, and you only get a short chappie. I'm sorry. I really am. This was the only thing though that I could think of. The next chappie might be longer though. I have that planned out. I know, how many times have I said that before? Hopefully, it'll be different this time. I hope this chappie is okay though. Just leave your comments after reading this. Thanks for your patience. (Oh yeah, this would have been up a week earlier had it not been for my damn computer having f**king problems!!!! Gomen, enough of my ranting.)
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Disclaimer: I have never claimed to own G Gundam, why would I now? *sighs* Ok, I'll say it again though. I do not own G Gundam.
The Bitter SuiteIt was later that afternoon when Allenby decided to come out. Everyone was sitting around the table in the main dining hall for yet *another* luncheon about the soon-to-be wedded couple. "Hi everyone!" she chimed with a small smile.
George and Marie-Louise smiled politely. "Are you feeling better Allenby?" Marie-Louise asked. Allenby nodded and still kept her smile.
"Yes, thank you," she answered and took a seat, across and a couple down from Domon and Rain.
Domon looked up from his plate and faintly smiled at her when she sat down. She looked up and smiled at everyone, before turning her eyes to George and Marie-Louise. It was so hard and torturous for him to be this close to her, to see her, to almost be able to touch her, yet able to do nothing. Seeing that she wasn't looking at him, he cast his eyes away as inconspicuous as he could, not wanting to cause wonder or puzzlement from anyone. Quickly, he began eating his food, trying to ignore the disturbing feeling in the pit of his stomach.
As hard and tempting as it was, she kept her eyes away from Domon. She was worried she wouldn't be able to keep up the lie if she looked him in the eye after that night. It was getting harder to ignore her feelings and her thoughts for the Neo-Japanese warrior. With her smile still plastered on her face, she looked away from the happy couple and quietly got some food. She kept her eyes at her plate, playing with her food slightly, idly taking bites from it as she mentally struggled to keep her mind focused on anything besides him. This was beginning to look like a losing battle for her though. Yet…what could she do? She was hoping that by seeing him with Rain and being away from him for almost half a year would make her love for him die out, but instead, it had the opposite effect; it seemed like each day that passed by made her long for him, crave for him, love him even more.
People around the table began to converse amongst one another, but Allenby and Domon didn't pay attention. They could hear the noise, understand what they were saying, but it was like it somehow didn't register in their brains that they were talking. As if from some leap of faith, they decided to look up and look each other in the eye, and when they did, they got lost looking into the depths of their souls. It felt impossible to tear themselves away, as though some force was pulling them together, no matter how much they were fighting it. Domon could feel a peaceful sensation spread throughout his body as he looked to her, and he smiled in relief as if as though he was suffering from a mysterious disease that by just merely looking at her face, Allenby could cure. Allenby felt as though she was in a trance, and her heart was beating much faster than its normal rate, and it took all her self-control to keep from gasping for air.
"Allenby?" he asked. She nearly gasped in shock and tried her best to keep from looking too eager.
"Yes, Domon?"
"Could you pass the salt?" he asked, still smiling. She smiled back and picked it up and handed to him.
"Sure." Her voice sounded airy and sounded like she was leaving off more of a phrase she wanted to speak. His smile grew slightly as he reached out his hand and almost held hers as he touched the salt shaker.
"Thank you," he said, looking into her eyes, not removing his hands. She gazed back into his black eyes, smiling at him almost lovingly.
"Your welcome…"
It was then that Rain had stopped her conversation with Shirley and looked at Domon and Allenby, smiling at each other and…holding hands? A familiar feeling of insecurity swelled up in her stomach as she watched them, and she calmly cleared her throat. "Domon?" she asked, almost in a timid voice, looking at him nervously.
Domon snapped out of his daze, dropped Allenby's hand as he took back the salt shaker with him, and looked over to Rain. "What is it Rain?"
She put on an overly sweet smile on her face as she looked up at him. "Is there anything you want to talk about?" she asked softly so the only one that would be able to hear would be him. Her eyes gestured over to Allenby. Domon smiled reassuringly at her.
"No…no, there isn't," he answered. "Allenby was just getting me the salt shaker, that's all." He then quickly shook some salt onto his food and placed it back on the table. He smirked at Rain slightly, and she looked at him a second longer, as if she was testing his story. Domon's mind began to race. What if she was reading into their stare closely? What if she heard the hidden message in his words? Finally Rain nodded and went back to her food, smiling at Domon though and began talking to him.
Allenby had dropped her eyes quickly back down to her plate as soon as Rain had spoken. Stealthy, she took a quick glance back up at them and saw them joking around. She began to play with her food once more as she mentally kicked herself. She was seriously faltering in her lie, and she knew it was a matter of time before everything would come crashing around her. She was messing up things here, and that was the last thing she wanted to do. Her mind was now made up. She knew what she had to do.
She had to leave. And the sooner, the better.