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Now for the continuing darkness of Place a Cast on my Broken Heart...
Chapter 4: Blackout
Picking up her belongings Cagalli proceeded to the room that Mir had pointed out.
"You can't seriously believe her?" asked Athrun, "Well can you?"
"Look given the option I'd believe your pet Dearka before I believed you." Responded Cagalli shouldering the doors and forcing her way into the room.
"Geez…" sighed Athrun following her in, "Huh? What are you staring at?" Cagalli had stopped mid-step through the door.
"Is this whole room mine!" murmured Cagalli staring ahead blankly. Turning her head left then right, she once again faced Athrun, "This whole room is mine?"
"Yes of course it's yours! Who's else would it be!" stated Athrun annoyed
"Really?"
"You make me say it again and you're getting a closet."
"If your closet is anything compared to this room. I'd have to say my apartment is smaller then your closet."
"Look it's your room for the next month so don't get used to it. You'll soon be back in your very dingy apartment soon. So don't panic." Sighed Athrun
"I don't even think my mother's house was this big." Contemplated Cagalli
"Will you stop it with the room!" shouted Athrun
"Fine, fine! What a party-pooper! I'm just enjoying the few seconds of splendor before my loathing for you sets in again, and I hate this room for eternity." Sighed Cagalli shrugging her shoulders as she threw her bag on the bed, "I mean come on, this room is very unpractical to anyone who wants to get around quickly. From the bed to the closet you have to walk 20m."
"It's a walk in closet." Smiled Athrun. Cagalli twitched.
"I KIND OF FIGURED THAT!" snapped Cagalli opening her bag angrily.
"Your style hasn't changed much." Stated Athrun looking over her shoulder, "Still looks like a funeral march, nursie."
"Har, har. You now your insults are getting old."
"Oh, are they? Well let's see what you've got in there." Said Athrun reaching absentmindedly into her bag and pulling something out. Glancing at the color her turned toward her, "See black."
"YOU PERVERT!" yelled Cagalli kicking him in the shin. And yes the one with the cast.
"What the hell are you talking about!" moaned Athrun grabbing his leg and dropping the article of clothing, "That can be classified as assault." That was when he noticed what was lying on the floor. Black underwear. "Uhhhhh….."
"GET OUT!" shouted Cagalli kicking him toward the door, "NOW! BEFORE YOUR LEG IS RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL LACKING IT'S OWNER!" With that she shoved him out the door slamming and locking it she turned back towards her bed. Kneeling down she picked up the underwear, "These are going to have to be burned."
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"What happened to you?" asked Dearka as Athrun limped out of the elevator.
"Don't you have a job to do?" responded Athrun as Dearka twirled in his chair.
"I do. I thought I was just here to entertain the masses."
"Idiot!" shouted Mir over her cubicle, "Get to work! There's a lightening storm coming and I for one don't want to be trapped at work if there's a blackout. And since I always have to make up for your lack of work I end up staying here late."
"Is this an open invitation to spend an evening with you?" smiled Dearka
"No. It's a statement telling you work or you'll be without a job because I'm not covering today!"
"You two there's nothing to worry about. This building has a back-up generator." Sighed Athrun. This was just another regular day at the office, minus the throbbing pain in his leg. Limping to his office, he leaned heavily on his cane.
CRACK!
Falling on the ground Athrun stared at the cane.
"Looks like someone filed half-way through your cane." Said Mir examining the two pieces.
"Damn that girl."
"Well things are defiantly going to be interesting for the next month. Stated Dearka rolling himself into his cubicle.
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Sinking onto the bed Cagalli stared at the ceiling. She had fitted her meager wardrobe into the chest of drawers in the corner and there was still room for more.
"So much for needing a closet." She muttered. For some reason staring at the ceiling always seemed to clam her down. She had no idea why, she supposed it was just the thought that you could only see so much ceiling, you could only see as far as your eyes. In her apartment the minute she sat up she would be remained of how poor it was and how there were cracks in the wall. But the ceiling was perfect as everything else in this room. She had a strange feeling that if she were to sit up she'd be over-whelmed again by the vastness of her room. Never had she ever thought of this being just her bedroom. All through school she had, had to share a dorm and have 2 jobs. And even though she was completely alone with all her family dead she still had never lived in any place this large. "Seems kind of surreal," she thought looking at the ceiling, "Like I'm in a dream and when I wake up it will all disappear. Poof!"
Sitting up she looked around her. Defiantly still huge at least compared to her apartment. That was one thing she'd have to remember never to take anyone except maybe Lacus to see it. She knew Zala would laugh until he croaked. Walking over to the dresser she opened the drawers. Even her clothes seem to not match the room. They were black the room was yellow. They were threadbare and worn the room was new and smelled like lilies. Sighing she began rearranging her clothes, so she'd never need to closet no big deal. It wasn't like Zala was ever going to get to look in it.
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"Where is everyone." Asked Athrun later that afternoon. As he looked for his secretary.
"I already told you. A giant lightning storm is coming only idiots would be here back-up power or not." Stated Mir, "Wait why am I here?"
"I guess there's not much point working since no ones here." Sighed Athrun running a hand through his hair.
"Good I'm going home before the storm begins." Stated Mir grabbing her briefcase and heading for the elevator.
"Hey wait up!" shouted Dearka running after her into the elevator. Smiling he gave the thumbs up sign to Athrun as the door closed. Athrun listened as his screams of pain were heard throughout the building. Once again sitting at his desk he began to file paperwork.
Click.
"You can not be serious." He sighed getting out his cell phone he dialed Dearka's number.
"Hello?" came the muffled voice of his dim colleague.
"Hi Dearka. It's your boss."
"Athrun you won't believe it I'm trapped in a elevator with Mir."
"BAKA!" shouted a voice obviously Mir's
"The power is out Dearka." Stated Athrun
"I think I know that." Stated Dearka over the phone
"I sent you down a week ago to check on the generator."
"Oh I was supposed to do that."
"YES!"
"I guess I forgot good thing huh. I get to be in an elevator with Mir!"
"IDOIT!" shouted Athrun, "How am I supposed to get down to my floor."
"Don't we have emergency power?"
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO CHECK IT! YOU IDOIT AND YOU DIDN'T!"
"Oh yeah. Can't you take the stairs."
"In the dark down twenty flights of stairs. Yeah real safe."
"Have fun."
"I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU!"
Beep. Beep.
"Huh what's that?" came Dearka's voice confused.
"It's call waiting." Murmured Athrun, "Who else has my number?" Pushing the button a very loud voice came over the phone.
"I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED BUT IT'S A BLACKOUT!"
"Yes I've noticed." responded Athrun irritated by the rowdy blonde
"Well, why don't you have emergency power? In a building like this it's usually a must." Her voice snapped over the phone. Cagalli was trying to find the way out of her bedroom. The room was so huge she kept bumping into random things she didn't even know were in the room. Hitting a low stool Cagalli fell over and lost her grip on the phone.
"My idiot worker Dearka forget to check the generator." Came Athrun's hazy response from somewhere in the room. Cagalli cursed angrily.
"ZALA CAN YOU SPEAK UP I LOST THE PHONE!" shouted Cagalli trying to locate the phone. She muttered a series of foul words as her head hit the bed.
"You can't be serious." Said Athrun into his phone. Straining to hear the response Cagalli's hands moved in the direction, or at the least the direction she thought was the phone.
"CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK LOUDER! LITTLE HARD TO HEAR YOU WITHOUT A PHONE!" Athrun rolled his eyes as he switched back to his call with Dearka. But for some reason the phone was dead, "Don't tell me that idiot didn't recharge his batteries."
"OPEN THE DOOR!" shouted a voice from the darkness somewhere to Athrun's right, "Don't tell me…." Hearing a click Athrun watched as two people stumbled towards him from in-between the desks and chairs. One was being bossy and loud while the other was trying to make passes at the companion. You guessed it Mir and Dearka stumbled into his office.
"Hey dude how's it going?" asked Dearka sheepishly trying to find a chair and talking in Athrun's generally direction.
"Har, har. How the hell did you get out of the elevator?" asked Athrun
"I would have done anything to get out the elevator." Stated Mir's voice through the darkness, "Lucky for us the emergency door opener on the elevator isn't controlled by electricity it's controlled by a crank in the elevator that can open the doors."
"And when we opened the door whop-te-dee we were on the 14th floor. And you were right going up those stairs was no fun!" groaned Dearka.
"HELLO!" shouted a voice
"Oh I almost forgot," gulped Athrun reaching for his cell phone, "Uhhh hi, Miss. Attha."
"DON'T YOU HI ME! I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS PHONE IN THE DARK AND YOU'VE BEEN HAVING A LIVELY CHAT WITH YOUR WORKERS!" Holding the phone away from his ear to preserve his hearing Athrun sighed, "I don't suppose you two could help me down the stairs?" he asked Dearka and Mir.
"Great now we're your nurses!" muttered Dearka
"I HEARD THAT!" screamed the phone
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"I can't believe I had to carry you down 20 flights of stairs briefcase and all." Moaned Dearka as he rubbed his back. For the last twenty minutes Dearka, Mir and Athrun had journeyed down to the first floor with only the light of their cell phone screens. Trust me there was a lot of falling and swearing.
"Look what the cat dragged," stated Cagalli as she rounded the corner with a candle, "One idiot, Dearka and Mir."
"Thank goodness you've got a candle I don't think I could have stood stubbing my toe one more time." Moaned Mir sinking into a chair and sighing heavily, "Besides getting the fuss-budget down the stairs wasn't any picnic."
"Here," said Cagalli holding out another candle to Athrun, "You take this one."
"I'm going to ask a very obvious question. If one hand is holding my cane and the other is holding my briefcase where am I going to put a candle?" asked Athrun
"Fine if you two don't want it. Tell me which direction the kitchen's in I'm going to go raid the fridge," said Cagalli happily, "Coming Mir?"
"Hey you can't leave us men in the dark!" shouted Dearka
"We can. And we will!" smiled Cagalli happily as she and Mir walked towards the kitchen.
"Great we're back in the dark!" moaned Dearka, "OOOWWW!" Half of Athrun's had just made contact with Dearka's face.
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As the boys stumbled around in darkness trying to find where the girls had gone, the girls were seeing what was in the freezer.
"ALRIGHT! Ice cream!" exclaimed Mir pulling out two cartons, "We can't let these go to waste!" Cagalli grabbing the container of chocolate thoughtfully took a spoonful, as she a Mir walked toward the living room. Holding the candle up the both sunk into the sofas and placed the candles in a candleholder on the table. Sighing Cagalli took another helping of her carton.
"If you keep eating like that you're going to get f…"
"One fat comment and your face hits the wall before you can say help." Responded Cagalli flatly at Athrun who had finally managed to make it to the living room, sat down across from her.
"Geez what is it with you." Muttered Athrun dully, "You're always trying to be uncute." Leaning back in the chair he waited for the explosion. Nothing happened.
"Well," said Mir standing up, "I guess I'll take a candle and be going."
"You can't." stated Athrun
"What do you mean I can't!"
"The underground parking lot doors are run on electricity."
"Ok then genius what do you suggest we do until we have power." Slurred Mir angrily
"How about a game?" suggested Dearka coming out from the shadows, "And thanks a lot boss for ditching me in the dark."
"Uhhh! You're welcome." Smiled Athrun as he responded sarcastically
"Meeh any ideas for a game?" asked Cagalli. All of them sat blinking there for a few minutes.
"I've got an idea," began Athrun, "How about we play 'I'm the dullest person because…'"
"Please," muttered Cagalli, "Pick a game we all have a chance of winning."
"I know that game," stated Dearka, "Everyone is given pennies and then when someone makes a statement if you've done what they said you give them a penny. The person with the most dullest pennies is declared the dullest person."
"Like I said pick a game that we all have a chance of winning."
"How about Mir goes first." Stated Athrun ignoring Cagalli. Licking her spoon thoughtfully Mir stared dully back at them.
"I've got no idea what to say. I'm the dullest person because I've never gone repelling, or mountain climbing, or bungee jumping, or sky diving. But no one ever would do that kind of thing…"
Clink. Clink……Clink.Clink. Sighing Cagalli dropped three pennies in front of Mir.
"HEY! Don't look at me like that! You only live once!" snapped Cagalli as her three companions stared at her.
"I think we all know who's going to lose." Said Athrun rolling his eyes in Cagalli's direction.
"Oh yeah! I'm the dullest person because I've never been kissed!" shouted Cagalli, "Uh-oh! I did it that time!" Cagalli's cheeks burned red as she waited for someone to drop pennies in front of her.
Clink. Dearka placed a penny in front of her, and Mir slid towards her. But Athrun didn't move.
"Oh so Mister Rich-boy has never been kissed?" asked Cagalli raising an eyebrow, "How shocking! Maybe he will win after all! He does seem to have the most boring life." Ignoring her comment Athrun thought about what he should say. How was he going to beat never been kissed?
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Well that's my update! Hope it wasn't too bad! Look for the next update in BF! Sighs little boring for me at the moment, must concentrate on working on BF. Well i hope you're all having a good summer.
Ciao from the bored/boring author
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