The World Falls Away
Chapter 6: Flowers?
Jen "The Stampede" Motou
Pizza. Oh my god Pizza. It is so good. Really if you haven't had any go get some. It's so good. I haven't had it in so long. Oh god pizza, junk food, Pop! The food of teenagers! I love it all so so much!... Alright, fine. I'll get serious. I'll act my age. I'll be an adult, you're all no fun. I am currently walking down a street in L2 eating none other than ….Pizza. How else did you think I got so off topic? Well if you must know I have been following my best friend for at least an hour, and yes he has yet to notice me. Athrun has always been a dork….so if you thought that you were right. I have a perfectly legitimate reason to 'stalk' him too. So please no 'Kira Go to Athrun!' I know exactly what I'm doing. If you must know I'm waiting for him to notice me or an opportune time to pounce. Yes I mean that literally.
I grinned as I took a few steps to quicken my pace, as I was starting to lose track of him. Damn pizza is distracting…have I said how good this stuff is? Oh yeah, Athrun, Athrun. Right right. He –Athrun- seemed to be rather well depressed. I didn't have clue why, but he just gave off that air. Well I followed him throughout town, making no motions to hide when he stopped or turned a corner. He never did notice me. However I was intrigued when I saw him go into a flower shop. 'Is this where Lacus Lives?' I could think of no other reason for Athrun to be buying flowers. However I was confused further when I over heard him speak –to himself of course. He exited the building holding a large bouquet of white roses. "I got flowers for Kira." He mumbled under his breath but kept heading south. 'Flowers for me?' I could think of no other Kira that he knew, but why would he buy me flowers? I was so confused. SO so confused.
Well that's what got me. I only had paused for a moment, a moment, and when I turned again I had lost Athrun to the crowd's flow. "Great." I said dryly, as I began to search for him now. I walked for a few blocks without finding him, and sighed. Stopping again I decided I had best go ask them. –Yzak, Dearka and Tolle I mean- They only had been following since I bought myself Pizza. I walked over to the building there were currently "Hiding" behind and peered around the corner. "You guys really suck at hiding." I grinned, looking them all in the eyes. "Busted." Dearka said dryly. Tolle laughed, and Yzak glared. "No Shit Sherlock!"
I snickered at them crossing one arm across my chest. "So you guys know where Athrun is? I lost him in the crowd." Tolle went to speak however Dearka elbowed him, and Yzak glared. "Hell no! Why do you ask us? It's not like we've been following you!" Yzak sucked at playing innocent too. "Right. So you haven't been following Athrun and I since I bought pizza a few blocks back. And you didn't pull Tolle into an alley to shut him up?" Dearka snickered as Yzak sighed –defeated-. "Alright! Alright! He's over there!" the white haired teen growled pointing towards the cemetery near by. "You'd best go get him Kira. He NEEDS to see you." Dearka confirmed. "Alright, Alright. You guys are ruining my fun." I grinned, waving to them and heading towards the cemetery. I suppose Tolle moved to follow but was denied. I heard, "Hey Ki—" "Oh No. Athrun needs to JUST see Kira. STAY here." Dearka growled at him. I was quite confused at the moment. Athrun bought me flowers and he 'needed' to see me so says Dearka. I sighed as I took steps in to the grounds of the fallen. I saw Athrun down on his knees in front of a blank grave, a tear ran from his eye. He placed the flowers down and hung his head. His bangs in his eyes he said nothing. He was so sad. Did one of his friends die? I had no idea. He was silent, and still as I approached him. I was now right next to him, looking down. I had to break the silence. It couldn't take it. It was –TOO- weird. "Those flowers are for me right?" I asked in a joking manner, pointing at the roses. " Go Away…."he said flatly. "Those flowers are for me RIGHT?" I said again with a little more emphasis. He then paused, stopped and looked up slowly his eyes going wide as they took in the sight of me. "K-K-Kira?" His voice shook as a tear fell from his left eye. "The one and …..I would say only but I'm sure someone else has the name 'Kira'." I grinned down at him. "YOU'RE ALIVE!" He screamed out at the top of his lungs tackling me to the ground from the force of the hug. "You're alive! You're Alive!" He cried, holding me tighter. I was –SO- confused. "Um…Yeah? But no seriously dude. Those flowers are for me right?"
To Be Continued….