"The Red Hibiscus"

Chapter 4: Hay trabajo que hacer…

The night was dark, barely visible to the person who tried to look at the street.

The early talk of some days ago made her remember the past but it would not affect her, not since she had work to do. She locked her door, arranging some privacy, going to her wardrobe she dig in to the end, putting some clothes apart she focused in the left down corner of the wooden box. She drove her hand as brushing the material and stopped when she found the secret spot, pushing it aside to reveal dark fabrics that were only used at night.

She grabbed the textiles and went to the bathroom to change her outfit. Calmly as she already did all her duties that she needed to, after finishing the job she would go to sleep and the next morning, better say the next hours, she would go to school as nothing happened.

Now done with the cloth, she went to the mirror, grabbing the comb she started to make a small pony tail, then to be covered by baggie hat of hers, it also helped her to make identify her more difficult specially at night. The way of her locks, moved to show another style, not very different but enough to disguise herself.

Before getting out, she checked her figure with the help of the mirror, its size enough to show her all reflex. Her black jacket covered her bare shoulders but not much of her chest as it was short, the bloody red cloth that covered most of her upper body ended with a notorious cut beginning from the sides of her hips and reached until the middle of her thigh; on her hip her leather black belt had somehow a glued hibiscus later to be found next to the dead body tainted in red. Her pant was dark too, combining greatly with her outfit and sheltered also the upper part of her booties made with leather. Finally her favorite accessory, her dark glasses that had night vision when necessary.

Her precious necklace was hanging free from her neck, she always has it with her, even at school she had it under her uniform since it wasn't allowed to take those kinds of things at school but she was not the most bothered, those were other girls, specially the shallows one…

Finishing he opened the door of the bathroom to meet her dark apartment, the lights were not on since someone might see her, checking for the last time her bedroom and the all apartment, she went to window situated on the back, putting her gloves she open the window slightly ready to climb up, she took the transparent wire from her belt, one of her favorites tools, and hook it to the usual place. Once on top of the building, she checked the view later her 'home', with the light off where she was supposedly sleeping peacefully as every normal girl of her age. Now ready she jumped to the next building, heading to her next destination.

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Athrun was in his new place, scanning the tv for any interesting program to watch before going to sleep. Suddenly a commercial of tours to go to the beach, in who knows where, brought a memory back. A memory of those sweet times before everything with the trio went bitter.

It was like an hour and a half before the sun would set down, he and his best friend were playing with his friend's sister, they were supposed to find a flower for her while she waited for them sitting on the warm sand.

His friend Kira, found a flower first and immediately went running to his sister as the blue-haired boy watched him, he knew he had to hurry up, fortunately he spot a flower that he thought might suit her. After that he runs too.

The girl had her face showing her famous I-am-bored frown, usually accompanied by blow cheeks showing her annoyance. She looked cute not matter how childish she could be. Then he noted she quickly turned her head to her brother as she spotted him from far but she made no move.

"Look Cagalli I brought you a beautiful white rose!" he says as he reaches for her, then he gets closer to set the white flower on his sister's head. She blinks.

"Thanks Kira" she said with a smile.

Then she looks puzzled at her brother weird face. "What's wrong?"

"Something is missing" he answers frowning. She blinked again since she didn't have a mirror she could not see herself with the rose.

"I think I know what it is," Athrun says from behind, stepping forward he takes the flower off, "here, I think this one looks better on her," as he speaks he put the flower between her locks and her ear.

"Yeah, Athrun is right, you look cuter with that one on you" Kira said grinning innocently as his sister moves her eyes trying to catch the flower adorning her. Some minutes later have passed before she takes the flower and see it herself.

It was an orange hibiscus…

And it was as someone had hit Athrun from the back of his head when he realized the flower. An orange hibiscus… He started to think but he got interrupted when he with his coordinator abilities heard a weak sound, it was like a metal thing had it something near his apartment. His eyes surround his surroundings it seemed like nothing happened, but trying to be cautious he decides to check further. Heading his balcony he saw that Cagalli had all her lights off.

'Cagalli…'

The last days he could not digest the story that Cagalli had told him when they first head back together.

She told him someone tried to kill her, apparently no reason that she knew when she was younger, almost three years younger.

When school finished that day, as usual she went to the Seiran's house walking, the thing was that she was not alone, someone was chasing her from behind but she did not noticed this until she got to a near forest on the way.

Naturally she got scared and tried to hide herself within the woods but it didn't help. The man, who she thought was a sick guy trying to rape her, had a gun in his hand, which changed totally the idea of violator to something worse.

Hopefully or not, she already had time of training from the Seirans', thinking brave she drove her hand to her pocket and quickly took her bracelet made of golden chains, she run to switch to another big tree that could hide her.

Her heart was racing and her breath was starting to quick its phase anyway she tried her best to stay as quiet as she could. As she got closer her grip on her chain tightens.

… Crack!…

The sound reveals the position of the owner, looks from right to left for any sign of the enemy.

So the blonde takes the change to use her bracelet as a whip as cuts the man's hand, he yelps in pain and he lets the gun fall on the ground. But that was not the only thing he does, quickly he runs toward Cagalli and makes her fall down.

Now he was on top of her, strangling her; she struggled but it didn't help at all or at least that she thought. She would no accept a death like that, she won't.

So in the struggle she kicked him where he would be in the most pain. Taking the change she got away from him but then someone spoke.

"Get down!" It was a warning; the voice was a little high-pitched. The warning came again and she obeyed, but then a bullet cut her left arm as she moved to her right, she turned her head to see the man with green hair with another gun. Just when he was about to shoot again a rock it his head making it bleed near his temple. Cagalli run to hide again behind a tree, looking for the person ho help her he found a girl among her age. She looked familiar but the voice of the man warned her to stay focus in the situation.

Eavesdropping she could see that he was heading the wrong direction from her so she decided to escape as soon as she could. First she went with slowly steps watching carefully not to step in a branch. Ready to run, a scream was heard.

Then she remembered: the girl who helped her!

She walked back, and eavesdrops again; the man had her and menaced her with a knife in her throat demanding for the blonde to appear.

The girl looked scared, and she give the impression of being in pain, it looked like he had her arm in her back, preventing her to escape, even if she was taken aback, she did not cry as a normal girl would do. Then Cagalli spot the previous gun he used.

"Let me go!" the girl demanded struggling once more.

"Shut up! You are in no position to demand nothing!" he said dangerously. Then she winced in pain again. At the same moment Cagalli already was moving, situating herself she throw a branch as a bait. The man moved quickly to the way of the sound. He was uncertain once he didn't see his target. The girl took the chance to step on his foot and then kick where Cagalli had before kicked. He fall and curled in pain, then the figure of Cagalli with the gun appeared to him. Everything went silence and then a shot was heard…

She told him that later the police came when they were heading out of the forest, naturally they questioned both girls but let them go as it was in self defense. The police finishing examining him found out his name. Orga Sabnak. The name rang a bell in Cagalli's head, remembering she found out he worked for the Earth Alliance and once she spied him at the Seiran's discussing in a very low voice… as he usually used to go there.

In the middle of the silence of his apartment his phone rang. He went to answer.

It was from ZAFT. He had work to do. But then he hears a noise again. From his balcony it seemed that nothing happened, again. However when he turned to go back inside, the reflex of the glass called his attention. A shadow in the roof of the next building, the shadow was very nimble as it jumped to the other building and then disappeared. It was like it had jump down…

This was suspicious…

He went quickly inside and grabs his jacket to follow the shadow.

Now now, finally finished the ch! Yeah finally some action or at least its beginning to have action! Sorry the delay hehe but I did promise that this was out in the week and here it is!

Ok don't ask why I put Orga, I just tried to put someone who could attack Cagalli under the Seiran's, I hope that part went well tho I'm not so sure of that, but my favs are the beginning and the end muahahah

Wonder if you guys figured Cagalli's outfit well…. I guess I'll draw it later but with colour I suck!

Thanks for all the reviews, sorry if I don't name you, it would take to connect to internet and take more time --

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Eternally Asuka

PD: I'll start with Cursed Maidens as soon as I can, it seems that is more popular than this one XD I thought I was gonna be the way around lol

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