Chapter 13 (Truth revealed)
Freedom9217: Thanks for the reviews. I know everyone wants Mia dead according to the reviews, (and it may be a good idea). But I want to mention that Mia is not a really bad person in this story. She's just jealous, that's all. And she's a good friend of Cagalli's before they had this problem. Anyways, let's get on with chapter 13.
Cagalli is in her room, still frowning over the event with Mia. She sighed; Mia was always a nice girl. She never used to be like this. Her, Lacus, Mia and Stellar, they use to do everything together, Mia is one of her best friends. "Did getting engaged with Athrun change her?" She asked herself.
The door opened and Stellar came in. She sat down on the bed beside Cagalli, and hugged her friend, as in comforting her.
"It's tough, huh." Stellar said.
"Hmm?" Cagalli asked, unsure of what her friend meant.
"I'm talking about Mia, she never was like this." Stellar said.
The frown on Cagalli's face widened, she shut her eyes tightly and leaned back onto the wall, letting out a deep sigh. Stellar giggled, she seldom sees Cagalli like this, Cagalli is always happy and cheerful. Which is why she likes her so much, Cagalli seems to always be able to cheer people up. And now Stellar's going to repay Cagalli by cheering her up.
"Don't be so hard on yourself, Cagalli. It's not your fault." Stellar said.
"Thanks, I'm alright." Cagalli said, appreciating her friend trying to cheer her up.
"Maybe things will go better if you just go and talk to her." Stellar said.
"You mean apologize?" Cagalli asked.
"Well, yeah, maybe it will be better that way." Stellar said hesitantly.
"But there's nothing to apologize for! I'm not the one at fault. She's the one who came up and started messing with me." Cagalli suddenly shot up, face red with anger.
Stellar giggled. "See, now you're back to your old self." She said. Cagalli gaped, then smiled, "Yap, I'm back to my old self. Thank you." Cagalli said gratefully.
"What I mean is, just go talk to her and sort things out. You don't have to apologize, just talk to her. You do want her to be good again, right?" Stellar said.
"Yeah, you're right. I'll go and talk to her."
Room 1 (Miraillia and Mia's room)
Cagalli arrived at Mia's room on wobbly legs, her face red with sweat. She wondered why she is so nervous. It's not something big; it's just an ordinary talk with one of her friends. "Pull yourself together Cagalli. Just go talk to her, and give her a piece of your mind, stop being nervous." She told herself. Minutes past but Cagalli is still standing in front of the door, her feet unwilling to move. "C'mon, damn it!" She wiped off the sweat on her face and with shaking hands, knocked on the door. "Come in." She heard a voice which belongs to Mia.
She entered slowly, trying to hide away her nervousness by covering half of her face with her jacket. From her vision, she saw Mia is lying on her bed, relaxing. But Miraillia who should be Mia's roommate was nowhere in sight. Mia also saw her and let out a small grunt and turned around on the bed, back facing Cagalli.
"Where's Miraillia?" Cagalli asked, trying not to get straight to the point.
"She's out with Dearka." Mia answered coldly. She paused, "What do you want?" She asked.
"I just want to talk." Cagalli answered, obviously isn't very happy about Mia's sudden change of attitude.
"Give it a rest Cagalli. You're just jealous because Athrun's engaged to me, and not you." Mia said with a small laugh.
"No. It's not like that." Cagalli said. "I just want to know why you are being so mean all of a sudden."
"Me, being mean?" Mia laughed. "My face still hurts where you slapped me, I wouldn't say I'm the mean one."
Cagalli blushed, ashamed of what she did. Then suddenly, she shouted out. "That was an accident, I couldn't control myself!"
"So? It just proves that you're a hot-tempered manic." Mia insulted.
"What's that?" Cagalli asked, her temper rising.
"Just shut up. Face it Cagalli, Athrun likes me, and not you."
Cagalli's face grew hot and red, the volcano person is about to erupt. "Oh, Cagalli's temper is up again. I'm so scared." Mia said sinisterly. "Be careful, Cagalli, you might kill yourself with that temper." Cagalli's face grew more and more red, she wanted to step up and punch a whole in Mia's face. But this time, she controlled herself. Her face returned back to the normal color, and her expression showed, sadness, confusion, betrayal and pity. She still couldn't understand why Mia is changing all of a sudden. It's so not like her. She used to be a really loving and generous girl, she and Cagalli had shared a lot of similarities. Now Mia completely changed into this cold, jealous, and mean person. "Is Athrun really that important in her life, that she'd do anything to keep him?"
"Please Mia. I really want to know why you are being like this. Did I offend you in any way, if I did, then I'm sorry." Cagalli never thought she'd hear those words coming out of her, she should never have apologized. It's not her fault. Well, since it's already out, she just hopes that it helps bringing Mia back. "I really want you to change back into the person you once were." Cagalli plead.
"You really are slow aren't you? Of course you offended me. You hugged Athrun when you know very well that Athrun and I are engaged, and I hate you for that. You're my enemy from now on, okay Cagalli. I don't want to be your friend anymore."
Cagalli gasped, she never thought she'd hear those words, especially coming from Mia. Her expression immediately turned into sadness and confusion one. "Do you really mean what you said? That you don't want to be my friend anymore?"
"Of course I meant it. Why do you think I said it, I don't consider you as my friend anymore Cagalli. You're an enemy to me from now on, and I hope you consider me as your enemy too. I don't want you to go easy on me. I'll prove to you fair and square that Athrun likes me better than you."
"This isn't about Athrun!" Cagalli shouted, trying to maintain her compose as she take the shock. Tears flew out of her eyes, and streamed down her cheeks. "Isn't my life bad enough as it is? I already have the Yunna problem, and now this. What's wrong with my life?" She turned all her problems into tears and cried it out.
"This has everything to do with Athrun!" Mia shouted, already standing up. "This has everything to do with Athrun, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't fall in love. If it wasn't for him, this wouldn't have happened between us. And stop crying Cagalli, not that I care, I thought you never cry. Now get out of my room before I kick you out." Mia said coldly.
At Mia's last remark, Cagalli run out of the room, never turning back. "Athrun, is always Athrun, why did Athrun have to come into my life?" She thought as she cried, then suddenly, she bumped into someone and fell on her butt. It felt just like the first time she had bumped into Athrun. The familiar feeling hunted her memories as she looked up to the person she had bumped into. At the moment, she could hardly move, the guy is really handsome; he had blond hair and blue eyes. The guy stretched out his arm and offered a hand to help. She recognized the person because he's a popular guy at school. His name is proved to be Rey Za Burrel.
She stared at him for a few minutes, "Ah miss, are you okay?" The blonde hair guy said. That snapped Cagalli back to reality. She took his hand and stood.
The guy seemed to be surprised at a person suddenly bumping into him. But his surprising face soon changed into a concern one because he saw the girl had tears on her face.
"Yeah, I'm fine, thank you." Cagalli said as she run away again. Rey Za Burrel stared blankly at Cagalli's running feature and walked away.
Cagalli kept on running, when her dorm room was finally in sight, she saw the person she least wanted to see. Athrun! Athrun was standing in front of her room, green eyes shining with worry. He looked as if he was waiting for her. Cagalli wanted to run away and sort her thoughts out before seeing Athrun again. She turn too late, Athrun had seen her. He came running towards her, Cagalli turned the other way, but just before she made a run for it, Athrun grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him.
"Let me go!" Cagalli shouted and punched on Athrun's chest.
"What's wrong? Cagalli?" Athrun said as he tried to stop Cagalli's violent behavior.
"You're the problem!" Cagalli said as she stopped and took a step back.
"What do you mean!" Athrun asked.
"It's your fiancé. She keeps on saying that I like you! And she used to be a very good friend of mine. I just can't take it anymore Athrun! You cause too much trouble!" Cagalli yelled then she left Athrun's grasp and ran.
Athrun was speechless and stared stupidly and confusingly at Cagalli's fast disappearing figure. "I … cause too much trouble?" Athrun thought confusedly. He has no idea what Cagalli is talking about, but according to the fight Cagalli and Mia just had at the cafeteria, he has a pretty good idea of what happened.
"Damn that Mia!" Athrun thought angrily. "She's probably putted some nonsense into Cagalli's head!" Athrun thought as he went towards into the direction of Mia's room.
When Athrun got there, he banged on the door but no one answered. He turned the doorknob slowly and surprisingly, it opened. Athrun gasped in surprise and checked for any signs of forced entry and found none, he sighed in relieved and opened the door wide, ready to knock some sense to Mia's head. No one was there, no Mia, no Miraillia; no one. Athrun grunted in disappointment and left the room.
In the schoolyard
Mia walked into the dark schoolyard, which was covered by silence. It was already night time. The skies were dark but full of bright stars. The trees swayed spookily as the cold wind blew pass them. Crickets could be heard making such wonderful sounds.
She stepped into the open grounds in the schoolyard, anger and pain in her heart. All of a sudden, after Cagalli left, she felt as if she had done something wrong. She felt as if she shouldn't have said all those cruel words to Cagalli. Her and Cagalli use to have such great times together. She doesn't want to give it all up just for one particular boy. Besides, Athrun doesn't really like her, he has told her straight already. He told her that he doesn't have any unnatural feelings towards her. Mia thought about all the things and came to one conclusion. The truth is that she's afraid of Athrun leaving her for Cagalli. Athrun has become a too important person in her life. She can't afford him to leave. She didn't want to say all the bad things to Cagalli. She just wanted to protect the person she cherished most. She couldn't stop the pain and fear she has in her heart from flowing out and changing into anger. Mia sighed sadly and began to walk back to the school building. Before she could move another step, she heard footsteps moving and saw a black shadow hiding under the trees. She immediately holds her breath to better hear the sound, she's sure now that something or someone is moving closer to her after the brushes sound of grass moving. The person stopped moving after she's 3 meters apart from Mia. The sky is dark but the bright stars clearly indicate some reddish hair flowing in the air.
"Who's there?" Mia asked.
"It's me." A voice answered.
Suddenly, Mia remembered the familiar voice. It belonged to a person who disappeared for a long time, it belonged to who she know to be Lacus' competition and Kira Yamato's ex-girlfriend. The voice belonged to Flay Allster.
"What do you want, Flay?" Mia asked.
"I just want to work together." Flay answered sarcastically.
"Work together, what do you mean?"
"I saw everything about what's been going on between you and Athha."
"So?"
"I want to help you, even though you and I don't want revenge from the same person. We both want revenge from those two stinking and dirty girls. Me Clyne, and you Athha. So why not work together."
"I don't need help, thank you."
"You need help. You can't beat Athha by yourself and you know it"
"I don't want to beat her, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said all those mean things to her."
"Really, is that what you really want? To still be friends with Athha while knowing that you're gonna fight over for Zala sooner or later. In this case, I don't think the friendship will last for very long."
Mia quieted down, her head bowed. Flay is right, there's no way she'll still be friends with Cagalli if they're still gonna fight over for Athrun. She has no idea what she should do now. "Face it Mia, you can't be Cagalli's friend anymore. Not like this." Mia convinced herself while Flay is saying all the things about Cagalli and Athrun's dirty business which she completely made up. The more Flay said the dirty words the angrier Mia gets. Finally, she got convinced completely. She looked at Flay, faced covered by evil and anger. She smiled sinister and evilly and so did Flay. Slowly Mia walked towards her, and disappeared into the dark together with Flay.
Cagalli's house
Yunna stood in front of Cagalli's house. He knocked on door and waited patiently for someone to answer the door. When someone finally did, it was Cagalli's mother. She seemed so surprised when she saw Yunna.
"Hello, Mrs. Athha." Yunna said.
"Um … hello Yunna." Cagalli's mother was speechless.
"May I come in?" Yunna asked.
"Yeah, sure." Mrs. Athha answered, still shocked.
Yunna went in and took off his shoes. Mrs. Athha told him to sit on the sofa and made him a cup of coffee.
"Thank you." Yunna said politely.
"I bet you're really surprised to see me after all these years." Yunna said.
"Yes, I was wondering why you have come here." Mrs. Athha said.
"To get straight to the point, I found Cagalli and asked her about our relationship. But she didn't seem to agree on it. So I hope you and Mr. Athha can talk to her about this." Yunna grunted.
"Well Yunna. We've talked to Cagalli about this a long time ago. And she doesn't seem to like the engagement. So we respect her decision and think we shouldn't force her." Mrs. Athha answered.
"B-but I'm perfect for her. I'm sure you know that." Yunna said eagerly.
"She doesn't seem to think that." Mrs. Athha said. Her voice suddenly grew cold.
"But we were engaged since birth." Yunna argued.
"Mr. Seiran, I really would like to argue with you the whole day, but I don't have the time. And I'm sure you don't want to stay here with me for the whole day either." Mrs. Athha said. She was getting annoyed.
"Alright then." Yunna said disappointedly. "I won't force you. But if Cagalli agrees on this marriage, then you'll also agree, right?" He asked.
"Yes, if Cagalli thinks she likes this marriage in the future, then we will agree. But right now, no." Mrs. Athha answered.
"Great, now I can still get Cagall!" Yunna thought. "Okay, Mrs. Athha. Thank you for your time, I will leave now."
"Alright, thank you for visiting." Mrs. Athha said then Yunna left.
School dorms
Kira and Lacus are waiting for Cagalli to get ready and leave the school. It's been some time since they visited home, and they planed on going back home for a visit in the weekends.
"Hurry up, Cagalli." Kira yelled, patient as he is, Kira still has limits.
"Hold on, almost ready." Cagalli yelled back, changing into a comfortable cloth that her parents would like. She's still upset over the encounter with Mia. But she's gotten over it a little, since Mia and she are now enemies, she doesn't care that much of what Mia thinks anymore. Right now Cagalli just wants to go home and spend some time with her parents and forget all about her problems at school.
Finally, Cagalli came out and dressed in the comfiest cloth she can find. With a smile on her face, she packed a tiny bag for the weekends and left the school with Kira and Lacus.
On the road, Kira, Lacus and Cagalli are chatting happily and Cagalli laughed so much that her stomach hurts and she couldn't breathe properly. Everyone was happy until Kira started talking about his past and about a certain twin sister that he was suppose to have if only she hadn't gone missing. Cagalli felt shocked, that's the exact same story she has. "
"Maybe Kira really is my twin brother." Cagalli thought. "Nah, it couldn't be, mom said my twin brother disappeared long time ago, he may not even be in this country anymore." Cagalli convinced herself and invited Kira and Lacus to her house.
Cagalli's house
Cagalli ringed the doorbell and her mom answered the door. Cagalli's mom smiled immediately when she saw Cagalli.
"Hi mom." Cagalli greeted.
"Hello Cagalli, so glad you could come back and visit." Mrs. Athha said, and immediately hugged her.
Then she noticed Kira and Lacus who had been standing there and greeted them, she recognizes Lacus because she had been friends with Cagalli ever since they were kids. Mrs. Athha smiled at Lacus then turned to Kira. Mrs. Athha bended a little of her eyebrows, there's something familiar about Kira. She greeted them both and let them in.
Mr. Athha is sitting on the coach reading newspaper. He saw Cagalli and stood up and hugged her.
"Welcome back, Cagalli." Mr. Athha told Cagalli.
"Thanks dad. I want you guys to meet one of my good friends, Kira Yamato." Cagalli introduced Kira to her parents.
"Hi." Kira said politely.
"Hello, Kira." Misses and Mister Athha greeted.
They shared a serious look. They're faces full of confusion and fear. Cagalli noticed this and asked them what's wrong. The parents switched back to reality and Mrs. Athha went into the kitchen to get them some snacks.
"So, Kira." Mr. Athha started a conversation. "Is this your first year at Eternal high?" he asked.
"Yes sir. I and my friends transferred here from another school." Kira answered.
"I see. You present remarkable similarities to Cagalli. You look a lot like her." Mr. Athha said.
"Yes sir, lots of people says that. I don't know why, maybe it's just a coincidence." Kira said.
"Yes, maybe."
"C'mon dad, stop talking about such boring subjects, let's talk about something else." Cagalli cut in.
"Alright." Mr. Athha answered.
At the end of the day, they had a great time together. Time flies when you're having fun, Kira and Lacus left for home.
Cagalli went to her room to do homework, but she forgot her textbook in the living room, so she went to get it. As she got down the stairs, her bare feet making no sounds on the carpet. She went through the kitchen and found the door's closed. "That's weird, this door never closes." She thought, but she paid no attention to it as she went to get her textbook. On the way back, she heard faint whispers coming from inside the diner room. She guessed it's her parents who are talking. She felt strange; her parents never talk in such secretive ways. Her curiosity took over as she leaned her ear on the diner room door, ears dropping on her parents.
"We have kept so much from her." A voice said.
It's definitely her mom's voice. Cagalli realized that she shouldn't be ears dropping on her parents, but she couldn't control herself. The sentence her mom said has intrigued her. Out of curiosity, she continued standing there, listening to her parents.
"It can't be helped. I can't believe we would see him again after all these years." Mr. Athha said.
"Maybe this is fate, should we tell Cagalli?" Mrs. Athha asked.
"Yes, I think she deserves to know. After all, is it her brother we're talking about? Who would have guessed that he'd show up again? Kira Yamato, he has grown so much." Mr. Athha said.
Cagalli's eyes widened, "Kira, what about Kira. What are they talking about? What's going on here?" Cagalli asked herself. She's officially confused. "Why are they talking about Kira? What's so special about him?" She questioned. Suddenly, everything came clear, why she and Kira looked alike, why were her parents looking freaked when they saw Kira, and why did he and Kira both have a twin that disappeared long ago. "Is Kira really my brother? Why did my parents have hid it from me?" So many questions left unanswered. Feeling the need for comfort, she opened the door and confronted her parents. Her parents looked shocked when Cagalli had opened the door, never in their wildest dream had they anticipated Cagalli be listening to their conversation.
"Cagalli, what are you doing here?" Mr. Athha asked.
"I heard everything." Cagalli answered. "And I want answers, why are you talking about Kira? Is Kira Yamato really my twin brother?" Cagalli asked.
Cagalli's parents shared a look again, and his father sighed. He pointed to the chair, motion Cagalli to sit down. Cagalli immediately sat down and had a demanding look on her face.
"You see, Cagalli. What you heard is correct. Kira Yamato really is your twin brother." Mr. Athha said.
Cagalli gasped, "So he truly is my brother."
"How come you didn't tell me, or him?" Cagalli demanded.
"We didn't want to break it to you so soon. We are planning to tell you." Mr. Athha said.
"So what is the true story behind my past? Who are my real parents?" Cagalli asked.
"We will tell you that when you bring Kira here. He also has the right to know. We will tell you two together." Mr. Athha said.
"But … what if Kira doesn't like it?" Cagalli stopped, Kira has the right to know who are he's real parent and sister. But she's so afraid that he won't accept the truth of Cagalli being his sister. "Should I tell Kira? What if he won't accept it, will it make him happy?" "And I thought this is gonna be a good weekend at home. What a joke." She thought, obviously wrong.
Whew, finally done. Once again this is a quite long chappie. I sure am putting lots of stress on Cagalli, hehe. I'm finally doing the sibling part, though it's quite short, I think its okay. I'm not really proud of myself for this chap. But anyways, it's just a story. I updated pretty soon this time, hope you guys enjoyed chapter 13. Please review and feel free to speak your mind.