Chapter 10 Love Is Never Wrong
A/N Ohaiyo! I did promise that there would be more A&C fluff in this chapter, right? Well, I'm definitely not going to break that promise! Also ppl, we're getting closer to the angsty parts already, in the next chapter is where the angst will all start filing in, hehe. (Laughs evilly). Anyway, happy reading!
"Kyo, at least eat something. You need it to build up your strength." encouraged Miriallia, looking worriedly over at Cagalli, who was sitting patiently beside Miriallia, and helping the auburn-haired girl try to coax the redheaded girl into eating.
"Yeah, what happened to the rough and tumble Kyo Yamajika we knew before all this happened? If you're planning on reverting back to the Kyo you once were, you'll need to eat for energy." agreed Cagalli knowingly, looking hopefully down at Kyo, who seemed to be in a dazed state.
"I'm not hungry," muttered Kyo, her head turned away from the bowl and spoon Miriallia was holding out to her mouth. Kyo's cheeks weren't as pale as before, but even though she had regained consciousness, the usual tint of pink in her cheeks hadn't returned.
"Go to hell, Zala. Fancy sneaking off behind my back while I was dealing with Kira." hissed Cagalli, folding her arms and lifting her head high arrogantly, pretending not to give a care about her blue-haired boyfriend. Even the blonde Orb Princess held her head up and folded her arms, Miriallia could see that Cagalli was indeed worried about Athrun.
Even though Yzak was a friend of Athrun's, he was still rather vicious and violent. Just like when he tried to attack Cagalli the day before, and ended up shooting Kyo instead, and being rather heartless at times, the platinum blonde just fled the scene, leaving Athrun and Lacus to rush Kyo to the medical unit.
Cagalli had a good point when she tried to stop her prince charming from going after Yzak Jule. When the aggressive brute was infuriated, he was capable of doing things in the most inhuman way. By going after Yzak, Athrun was putting his life on the line, and if he so much as pushed Yzak a teeny bit too far over the line, one gunshot in the right place would be enough to take Athrun's life for good.
"Relax Cagalli, he went to find Yzak in order to help Kyo, and he knows very well that you want to see Kyo get better again. So you see? It's not like Athrun did what he did for no reason or rhyme." contradicted Miriallia, looking knowingly at Cagalli.
Meanwhile, Lacus and Kira had decided to take a slow stroll together down the corridors of Orb, chatting with each other, occassionally laughing at the silly jokes Kira cracked up.
"What starts with an 'E' and ends with an 'E', but has only one letter in it?" asked Kira, looking eagerly down at the pink-haired girl, who seemed to have engaged herself in racking her brains for a logical and suitable answer.
Lacus mulled over it for a moment before sighing and shaking her head, "I give up, can I have the answer please?" she asked, looking up at Kira. The brunette was captivated by her enchanting blue eyes, which held a glitter of light in them, and it was a while before he realised that Lacus was calling out his name.
"Huh? Oh, sorry. Let's see, where were we? Oh yes, the answer." said Kira smiling, and trying to hide the blush forming in his cheeks. "Well, the answer is an envelope. 'Enevlope' starts and ends with an 'E', and it has only one letter in it."
Within seconds of hearing the answer, Lacus burst into a fit of giggles. "Oh my, you sure are good at cracking jokes, aren't you, Kira?"
The duo paused in their tracks by one of those large window panes you would find at Orb. Kira seemed to find joy in hearing Lacus laugh so mirthfully. Her laugh sounded not too girlish and had a tint of a mature sound in it, and she was ever so polite, holding her hand at her mouth as she laughed.
Within minutes, Lacus's mirthful laughters died away, leaving the both of them staring into each other's eyes. It was only then did Lacus realise what an alluring shade of violet Kira's eyes were, and my, was his face ever so handsome. His hair colour suited his skin tone well, and his hair swept with the light zephyr blew past them.
Kira seemed to be falling deeper into those bright eyes of Lacus's, which seemed to be focusing on his own intently. She was charismatic, gentle, innocent and kindhearted, but yet, she wasn't meek or easily intimidated.
"You know what I plan on doing when I become an adult?" whispered Kira, oblivious to the fact that their noses were now in contact, and that his mind was becoming cloudy already.
"What?" Lacus whispered back, seeming to realise their closeness, as she gave his nose a gentle lick with the tip of her tongue.
"I want to wed a loving wife, settle down and start a family." responded Kira, hearing Lacus mumble something in reply, as he leant forward, feeling his heart pound faster as his lips brushed hers, his tongue wanting to taste the sweet insides of her mouth.
It was just seconds before Kira claimed Lacus's lips in his own, moaning in satisfaction when she opened her mouth to let him slip his tongue in. Kira slowly enjoyed the slight tinge of strawberries in her mouth, as he explored the walls of her mouth. Of course she tasted like strawberry, she had just eaten a slice of strawberry shortcake for breakfast earlier on.
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"Yzak, you owe her another apology for hurting her feelings! She was touched by your actions and was about to thank you, when you just stormed off like that!" exclaimed Athrun, his eyebrows furrowed angrily as he stood a few feet away from Yzak who was sitting cross-legged on his bed.
There was a long silence before Athrun broke it, "Dearka, would you at least open your mouth and say something to help me! As far as I know, you're the closest to him than anyone else!"
"Ah! Yes, sir! But then again, no matter what I say, Yzak's as stubborn as a mule, so he won't listen." stated Dearka bluntly, folding his arms across his brawny chest and leaning against the wall.
"You've got to get rid of that mentality Dearka! How would you know he won't listen if you haven't done so much as open your mouth?" asked Athrun, looking expectantly at Dearka for an answer, before rolling his eyes and returning his gaze to Yzak, who was lookign rather cantankerous and pissed.
"Gee, you're useless you know?" Athrun ended, pacing up and down the suite before stopping directly in front Yzak, and looking at the platinum blonde young man fiercely.
"Oh fine, I'll say something." snapped Dearka, striding up to stand beside Athrun and face Yzak, who was still maintaining his temper very well. "You know Yzak old pal, I can tell you this, though I don't think you'll really care, but to show Athrun I'm not useless, I'll say it. That Kyo girl has been in tears or close to tears ever since you stormed out of the unit, and according to Miriallia, she hasn't eaten a bite since. That's why Athrun and I are here hankering you to get your bum out of here and back to the medical unit and maybe comfort her a little."
Yzak felt something hit his guts at Dearka's last statement. "That Kyo girl girl has been in tears ever since you stormed out of the unit... She hasn't eaten a bite since." The platinum blonde tried to dismiss the peculiar buzzing feeling in his stomach, but to no avail, it just got worse.
Yzak had no clue what the hell was wrong with him, his insides seemed to turn to mush at the very mention of Kyo's name, and it only gave him that guilty buzzing feeling to hear that she was in such a sorry state because of him, and even though his conscience was telling him to move to the ward and accomapny her for a while to ease his guilt, there was no way he was going to do that in front of the others.
"You know what? I give up, you made us do this Yzak!" yelled Athrun, stepping forward and seizing Yzak by the arms and dragging him off the bed, making the platinum blonde roar with fury and protest with swears and curses.
Meanwhile, Kira and Lacus who were still busy kissing by the window pane, were startled and their peaceful moment was shattered by the suite door bursting open and Yzak's loud frightening roars, which made Lacus cling on tighter to Kira's chest.
Athrun and Dearka dragged him all the way from the suite to the medical unit, avoiding Yzak's limbs, which he was flailing about madly like a wild untamed animal.
Miriallia jumped as the medical unit burst open, Athrun and Dearka dragging in a protesting and screaming Yzak.
"Go on, apologise to her! You owe her an apology anyway!" yelled Athrun fiercely, looking furiously down at Yzak.
Seven days and seven nights
Of thunder
The water's rising
And I'm slipping under
"Leave him..." muttered Kyo softly, as she watched the young man she had been dreaming off, squirm and protest loudly. Finally, unable to bear the sight of Yzak roaring like that, Kyo gathered all his strength and courage, before yelling, "LEAVE HIM ALONE!"
I think I've fallen in love
With the eighth world wonder
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The moment she finished her statement, Kyo fell back into a half-sitting half-lying position on her bed, her back supported by her pillows. Athrun and Dearka had also dropped Yzak to a sitting position on the floor, at Kyo's sudden outburst.
I guess that I'm just fallin'
Deeper into something
I've never known
Yeah
But the way that I'm feelin'
Makes me realise
That it can't be wrong
Yzak was sitting on the floor, his nostrils dilating now and then, breathing like an infuriated bull.
Your love's like a summer ray
Washing my downs away
The redheaded girl lay on her bed, clutching her side and breathing deeply. "If he doesn't want to see me, then don't force him to. I'll just have to accept the truth that he hates me."
Seven days and seven nights
Of thunder
The water's rising
And I'm slipping under
I think I've fallen in love
With the eighth world wonder
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yzak froze, feeling his insides crumbled at Kyo's recent statement. "No, you're wrong, I don't hate you. I don't know why, but I feel for you, I do. I just don't know how to express myself. It's just so damn weird." Yzak thought to himself.
It's only been a week but
It's coming over me and
It's making me believe that
You're the one for me
Yeah, yeah.
"Wow Kyo, that was a loud one." said Cagalli, breaking the silence, as she stared down at Kyo, who was still breathing deeply.
"Seriously Yzak, you need to stop being so aggressive and stuck up. You'd better be grateful she likes you, because you might not get another girl who feels for you like she does, for the rest of your life." stated Dearka bluntly, shaking his head at his platinum blonde friend.
"Don't fluster him already. Calm down, Yzak," said Kyo, still breathing deeply, as she watched the platinum blonde's frame shake madly for a moment before he steadied himself.
The bunch around them seemed shocked at this. Yzak had never listened to anyone, especially a girl. Looks like Kyo's feelings for him weren't one sided after all, Yzak did like her, after all, there was proof. He had spent the entire night with her, sitting by her bed, and not to mention, he was holding her hand too.
"Well Kyo, I can see that he listens to you, which is good. It's almost time for lunch, why don't the rest of you join Athrun and I downstairs in the dining hall? Meanwhile, Yzak can stay here with Kyo and maybe get her to eat something. Besides, since he obeys Kyo, she could give him some obedience training." said Cagalli sarcastically, clinging on to Athrun's forearm.
Yzak catapulted to his feet at the Orb Princess's statement, almost wanting to pounce on her and beat her up.
"Yzak, don't." said Kyo, sounding not all firm, but just hopeful and serene, and sure enough, to everyone's surprise, Yzak obeyed. As much as the platinum blonde didn't want to let the others see that he could be defeated, especially by a girl, becuse of how he felt for her, his body just obeyed his conscience, and although his entire soul was rivaling against this, he couldn't help himself.
"Umm, Mr. Yzak, please try and get Kyo to eat something, it'll be a great help if you can feed her." said Miriallia, addressing Yzak formally in case the young Jule got aggressive again.
Kyo watched as the entire bunch moved off for lunch, each of them smiling warmly at her as they walked past the medical unit window.
Once they had arrived in the dining hall, they settled themselves into chairs, and all were oblivious to the fact that they were all in pairs.
Lunch was served immediately, and Dearka could feel his mouth watering as the handmaidens lifted up the covers on the plates, revealing all sorts of lavish dishes. Roast chicken, cream of mushroom soup, miso soup, sweet and sour pork, peppered crab, steamed sea bass and many other foods to pamper his tastebuds with.
Everyone began digging in and eating contentedly when suddenly, Dearka moaned out while eating a piece of chicken breast, "Her breasts are so tender, mmmm."
Lacus was staring shocked at Dearka, Kira had fallen off his chair in fright but was now laughing, Athrun had also burst out laughing because of Kira's contagious laughter, Cagalli had nearly choked on her tea, and Miriallia had dropped her fork, her jaw hanging wide open.
"Hem hem, Dearka, exactly whose breasts are you dreaming of?" asked Athrun cheekily, looking at Miriallia, who shook her head frantically, to indicate that she certainly had never stripped or gone to bed with Dearka.
"No one's, I was referring to the chicken's! The meat is so tender!" said Dearka, looking round the table at everyone, and laughing out aloud.
Miriallia breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that no one would've misunderstood Dearka's statement, and that he was dreaming of her breasts. Lacus burst into a fit of giggles, while Athrun had now also tipped off his chair, rolling around on the floor with Kira, and even Cagalli was laughing.
However, Miriallia wasn't very comfortable with the situation, somehow she felt rather awkward sitting next to Dearka, maybe it was due to the fact that she had a crush on him. It had developed after she had cried into his shoulder earlier that morning.
"Right! Chicken... tender breasts... the chicken's!" laughed Athrun, clutching his stomach as he rolled aorund on the floor laughing madly.
The rest of the lunch went on smoothly until a new dish was served, and it so happened that the dish was called, 'Spotted Dick'. Cagalli had burst out laughing at the name, and Lacus was giggling away madly along with Miriallia, however, none of the guys's seemed to find it funny, they wouldn't have imagined dicks to be spotted.
The dish was named 'Spotted Dick', as the meat from the dish came from a type of deer called 'Spotted Dick', and so that was how it came about.
Desert was a lovely plate of sushi and some japanese sake, and Cagalli had warned both Kira and Athrun not to get drunk, or else she would kill them both. Cagalli had been known to carry out her mind's thoughts, and because of the death threat, Athrun and Kira had watched the amount of drinks they had.
However, the sweet thing about the lunch was that, Miriallia was having a hard time stopping Dearka from drinking too much, as his mind seemed to be set on getting drunk.
Meanwhile, up in the medical unit. Yzak had managed to warm up to Kyo, and was now feeding her some porridge calmly, without making a face or having his hand shaking the entire way, which was what happened during the first few spoonfuls.
"Oh yes, I just want to thank you for last night, I mean staying here with me. I think, had it not been for you, I wouldn't have made it." said Kyo softly, blushing as she finished her statement.
"It was nothing. I just couldn't get my damn self to sleep anyway, and I did owe you a stupid apology." said Yzak softly, guiding another spoonful of porridge into Kyo's mouth.
"You seem to have a rather weird, bad habit. Why do you swear in every sentence you make? No offence, I was just asking." muttered Kyo, shifting a little further away from Yzak again, in case he flared up and started spewing porridge all over the place.
Normally, Yzak would have pumelled and beaten up anyone who were to ask him what Kyo had just asked. However, his insides were still nothing more than mush, and he couldn't bring himself to even hit her. However, the platinum blonde did make a face, indicating he was rather uncomfortable with the question.
"It's alright if you don't want to answer, I'm just being all too nosy. I can't wait to get out of this medical unit, I hate what I have to wear, since I'm a patient. I hate dresses, in fact this is worst than a dress, it's more like a nightgown." complained Kyo, pulling down the covers a little and looking at the baggy white gown she was wearing, and shaking her head.
"Miss, my hand's getting tired already, if you're not hungry, please state it out aloud, because I can't read people's damn minds." hissed Yzak harshly, as his hand had been lifted in midair over the bowl for at least a minute already, whilst Kyo was talking.
Kyo giggled, "Sorry, Mister." she replied, opening her mouth to receive another spoonful of warm porridge.
Yzak couldn't help but stare at her face as she slowly neatened out the folds in the covers of her bed, her little button nose, fair alabaster skin, aqua blue eyes, that were now a lot warmer looking than before, when they once held a frozen look. Her orangey-red hair looked as soft as silk, and her fringe fell over one side of her face, and the rest of her hair fell over her shoulders and back.
Kyo slowly looked back up at him, and the moment Yzak realised she had noticed he was making his interest in her a little too obvious, he blushed deeply looking away from her. The attractive redheaded girl giggled madly, before planting a soft kiss on his forehead, her cheeks turning a brilliant shade of magenta.
Yzak felt his ears turn red too, although Kyo could not see this, as his ears were hidden by his platinum blonde hair.
"Thanks a bunch, Yzak. I'm stuffed, I don't think I could eat another bite." replied Kyo, smiling sweetly at Yzak, ebfore looking back up and gasping at what she saw at the window facing the corridor.
There were 6 faces pressed onto the window glasses, staring at Yzak and her, and they obviously had been there for quite some time already, as Kyo could see the condensation on the glass.
Yzak perked up to look at what she had gasped at, and nearly got a fright himself when he saw his 6 other freiends, Athrun, Dearka, Cagalli, Kira, Miriallia and Lacus staring at him and Kyo.
Almost instantly, Yzak's entire masculine frame began shaking madly again, his breathing becoming deep and loud, his face turning red with fury. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard into the movable table where the bowl of porridge lay. The bowl spun on it's bottom for a moment before settling down again.
"Yzak, it's alright. Stop it, please." said Kyo gently, looking up at Yzak, who still had his back facing her.
"Sorry, we couldn't help but look. I guess your efforts paid off Yzak, you earned that kiss from her." teased Dearka, laughing at Yzak, who tried to lunge at the copper-tone skinned young man, but was held back by Kyo's hand holding on to his forearm.
"Yzak relax, you're around with your friends, not with strangers or enemies." said Kyo, stroking his arm gently, encouraging the platinum blonde to calm down and relax.
Yes, what she said was true, but most importantly, he was with her. Kyo was there to soothe his fury, it was just like stopping a pot of soup from bubbling over and onto the stove.
"Glad to see you're a lot perkier now, Kyo. I don't know how I'd live on without your company." said Miriallia, smiling relieved down at Kyo, her eyes shining with tears as she received a smile back from Kyo.
"Come on, it's not like I'm your only friend. I see you've already found yourself a suitable companion of the opposite gender." teased Kyo giggling, as she gestured toward Miriallia and Dearka's intertwined fingers and palms.
"Hey carrot top, speak for yourself." said Dearka defensively, looking at Kyo and shifting his gaze to Yzak, before looking back at her and winking cheerily.
"I may have red hair, but it certainly doesn't make me look like a carrot. How about you, maybe I'll nickname you Mr. Chocolate With Caramel Topping." retorted Kyo, referring to Dearka's skin tone as chocolate, and his blonde hair as the caramel topping.
Dearka pouted at Kyo's statement, but returned his attention to Miriallia who had just leant her head on his shoulder.
"Yzak, do you want lunch? I'll pop down by the cafeteria with you if you like." offered Dearka, looking expectantly at Yzak who just grunted and looked away.
"I'm not hungry, besides, I think you've got more important things to tend to." hissed Yzak, rolling his eyes before settling himself into the plastic chair by Kyo's bed.
"If you say so," replied Dearka, shrugging and leaving the unit with Miriallia, who had told him she needed to use the loo.
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That night, 11.48 p.m.
"Stop it already. I'm exhausted, aren't you? You've been the one doing all the moving anyway." said Cagalli, hitting Athrun playfully on the arm before snuggling in closer to him and resting her head on his bare chest.
"Oh alright. I had fun anyway, and if we'd gone any further than we had, I would've gone insane." stated Athrun bluntly, licking Cagalli's face one last time, before settling down with his arms around her.
"You know, when I first moved in with you in your room, and saw you take out the mattress for me, do you know what I wondered when I looked at your bed?" stated Athrun, getting Cagalli's attention as she turned her head toward him. "When will I ever get to sleep on that bed? She gets a huge bed, while I get a puny mattress."
Cagalli laughed at Athrun's statement, "The mattress couldn't have been that bad! Besides, your wish has come true hasn't it? You're lying on my bed right now,"
"Nah, it wasn't as I said. It was quite alright. But I am grateful now, I mean I've finally gotten to sleep on your bed, and use you as a bolster." said Athrun, throwing his left leg over Cagalli's body and pulling her in closer.
"Is that what you think of me as? A bolster? Are you saying my body is as straight and as bland looking as a bolster? Am I nothing more than a bolster to you?" contradicted Cagalli, using her head to knock Athrun's jaw, as she couldn't use her arms or legs.
"Of course not! You've got the body of the hottest girl on Earth and on PLANTs! And even better still, you're all mine. Nobody's going take my precious rose away from me." said Athrun, pressing kisses down Cagalli's neck.
"I'd rather be a Venus Flytrap, thank you." replied Cagalli softly, before yawning like an exhausted puppy and cuddling up to her prince charming, before falling into a deep slumber.
A/N Chapter up! Hope you guys enjoyed it, sorry for typo errors and pls review! Check out the angst in the next chappie! Oh yes, the song was "Eighth World Wonder" by Kimberly Locke! Pls review!
In the next chapter: Dearka and Miriallia finally confess their feelings for each other and agree to start a relationship, regardless of the fact that Miriallia is a Natural and Dearka, a Co-ordinator. Kyo regains most of her strength and can now stand up and walk around, however, she's not allowed outside the medical unit. She doesn't find it lonely either, with Yzak spending most of his time with her. Uzumi Nara Athha returns, and demands a private meeting with Cagalli and the Orb management to discuss what had happened in his absence. Also, Kira and Lacus find Athrun unconscious in his room, which smells strongly of chloroform gas. What has happened to Athrun and what will Cagalli's reaction be?