"The Friends' Alliance"
Chapter 9: "My sweet present"
"Aaaahhh!" she screamed.
The girl was furious; you could see how her eyes wanted to kill the responsible of this. "How dare you to stain my blouse!"
"I already said i was sorry, it was an accident" repeated the boy in front of the girl with pink hair. "Besides it's your fault, you were the one running."
"This has no excuse! Now because of you i lost Athrun!"
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"Cagalli, please wait!"
"Stay away from me!"
"I won't! Anyway where are you going?" He saw her stop, as he had guessed she had no clue where she was going. Although he knew he was right he was afraid how she would react... He started to walk near her, cautiously.
When he was just one meter away she resume her fast walk. She didn't want to hear what he had to say, she was too mad. Athrun followed quietly for a good while, hoping that with time she would chill out. As they walked, some girls called Athrun's name, like tying to call his attention, but this was no use because he didn't pay attention. Cagalli tried to ignore it but it was inevitable, those silly girls were really annoying. In the way, there was this guy that seemed to try to get close to the blonde girl walking forward when Athrun walked from behind. He had this... as Cagalli would say "eewww" opinion, specially for his purple hair, she was sure he would make a good work being gay, but this was just an inner though; it was just a coincidence she happened to see to his direction, he just came out of a store when she saw him. He blinked and draw a annoying grin on his face.
For some minutes she felt him followed her, he was walking even closer than Athrun but the when she turned a corner, she saw behind her just Athrun, a calm Athrun s always.
"C'mon Cagalli is getting late, are you sure you want to keep walking to nowhere?"
She stopped again but this time to him. "Why do you keep following me!" she asked with an irritated voice.
"Well first because i need to talk to you and second, because is getting late and i can't just let you wonder around."
"As if you would care" Cagalli answered coldly.
"Of course i do care, didn't you hear me telling you that I love you?"
"So you do remember what happened, right? she yelled with her fits clenched.
Athrun looked startled. "What do you mean?"
"Today! At school you acted like it never happened!" Now the blue haired boy's voice matchs the blonde's.
"OK Sorry! But i wasn't sure how to behave nor less how would you react! I was afraid that you would reject me!"
His eyes showed that he was telling the pure true to her, she herself didn't know what to do, but as she saw him do nothing made it seemed that it was a lie that he played with her even if she doubted, she knew Athrun would not do such thing but the uncertainty was killing her. Her feelings started to overwhelm her, the sadness and heart breaking from hours ago were fading little by little, but now she was confuse again, what is she going to do now? She had Athrun in front of her, she could try to settle things but her head didn't manage to function well and her mouth along with her tongue seemed to be against her will also...
"Cagalli," called Athrun once again regaining his calm manner, "how about we talk about it?"
Cagalli stared at him, 'here it goes'. But she thought too fast.
"... tomorrow..."
"Tomorrow?"
"Yeah" he said simply, while Cagalli blinked a pair of times. "Where?"
"The park, near the central garden."
"I guess its ok, but why not now?" confessing her question that was thinking.
"I think is better tomorrow" he said smiling. She blinked again, startled by Athrun's answer. 'I guess he must have his reasons' the blonde told herself, but the boy in front of her was acting a little strange.
"Then is settle? Tomorrow at 5.30pm"
"Good, it's ganna be Saturday anyway." He got close to her giving her a peck on her right cheek, making her blush, his smile never leaving his face. "See you tomorrow."
And he left...
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It was around a quarter to eleven in the evening when decided to take a night walk. Telling her parents that she could not sleep she went on her way. Kira just entered from the kitchen to the living room seeing his dear sister closing the door, wearing her red t-shirt and her kaki pants. Checking the time, he followed her.
The streets at that hour were starting to be lonely, fewer people walked down the path as Cagalli slowly enjoys the cool air greeting her as she walked. She stopped for a moment to close her eyes and tryed to hear what the winds was telling her, it was quiet and peaceful, taking a deep breath she resumed her stroll to the park, where she would meet Athrun later, although it was left hours for their meeting Cagalli could not help but to wonder what will they talk about.
Suddenly when she was passing by a big tree which its leaves didn't help with the streets lights, the blonde felt someone near her, with out knowing a hand has holding her shoulder.
The girl with golden locks felt her hair spike, her eyes wide and somehow her heart stopped for a millisecond... her mind was too far way to react as she would usually do.
"Cagalli"
Hearing her name she snapped out to reality, turning her head she saw her now not so lovely brother.
"Kira!" He just smiled lovingly. "You almost give me a heart ATTACK! Do you wanna kill ME!"
He closed his eyes trying to ignore her sudden yell, shielding his ears.
"Calm down a little will you? I just came to watch over you."
With disbelieve in her eyes she asked again, "Really?"
"Yeah i saw you going out this late, so i though it would be really a good idea for you strolling alone."
"Oh sorry then" she apologized walking again but this time Kira walking by her side.
"So tell me why this late?"
"Huh? I couldn't sleep"
"Why?" He turned to watch his sister.
"Dunno too much things in my head i think." Her answer was too simple to satisfy her brother's worry.
"Like what? C'mon you can tell me."
Cagalli started to medited the offer when she spoke, "I have to meet someone in the afternoon..."
Kira finally took the cue, "Athrun, right?"
Cagalli looked at him. "Yeah"
"Then why are you worried."
"Mmm i don't know i guess i'm just a little nervous, Kira" she said lifting her head to watch the stars. The dark blue sky had some of them sparkling quietly adorning its space.
"Oh"
As the look of the sky remembered her a certain boy with a hair alike, she called him. "Athrun, he-he said he would talk tl me about mmm i guess you know..."
"Maybe..." he said with a smile on his face.
"You do like him,right?"he asked out of the blue making his sister flushed in the middle of the night. After a moment she whispered a very low "yes"
"Then i don't see why you have to be like this, mm i think you just should let it flow"
"Let it flow?"
"Yeah, i bet you Athrun can't sleep right now, just like you, but he must be planning about what you two are going to do tomorrow, well not planning more certainly checking and rechecking" he spoke imagining his best friend making himself laugh. Cagalli was laughing together with him at the picture of Athrun on his bed, rephasing everything.
"I can lso bet you that he is wearing out all his neurons for this" SHe just smiled at this comment.
"Yeah he is the kind of guy that would want this to be perfect... but, i don't need it to be perfect, he should know already"
"You might be right, but he wants everything for you"
This just was another way to say that he loved her... Cagalli started to think, because of that danm Athrun she is blushing too much for her taste! Kira saw her and grinned; placing his arm around her shoulder he asked her, "Feeling better little sister?"
"Yeah, thanks kira," she talked looking at him, "but remember..."
"What?" He looked puzzled.
"I AM the older" she told him beaming tugging her arm to his waist.
He just laughed. "Whatever sis, lets go back home, i'm sleepy"
"Sure"
"Here take my jacket before you get cold" offered Kira already placing the fabric on her shoulders.
"Thanks."
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There was a dark blue haired boy sitting on a bench in the park, wearing casually but very nice, like he had a date, right next to him was a little bag with a yellow bow, it looked like a present.
Some girls that passed by looked at him, some whispering how handsome he was and for the cloth, they deduced that he was dating, saying what a pity they left.
5.34PM
Cagalli didn't arrived yet. Athrun didn't complain but he was starting to get worried, maybe something happened to her...
"Hi there" said a girl who went to greet him.
"Mm hello, can i help you?"
"Yes please, i'm looking for my sister, her name is Luna, she is a little taller than me but her hair colour is also red like mine, i was wondering if you could help me look for her, i lost her when we where shopping."
"Oh, sorry i can't i'm waiting for someone."
"Really? What a shame, but it will only take a little while." The girl insisted. From the back the was a girl running toward their direction, she had short hair, a green skirt and a some kind of pink shade with red t-shirt.
"Athrun!" the running girl yelled his name almost getting there. When she arrived, both were looking at her, the first girl was staring at her while the boy just glad she was there. She was panting before she spoke again.
"I'm so sorry Athrun, i was suppose to get here earlier but i..." she stopped realizing there was someone else with him. "Ah, sorry i didn't know you had company."
"Oh no, i just met her, i don't even know her name, she was asking me to help he o find her sister that's all Cagalli"
"Oh i see"
"Sorry to disturb you, my name is Meyrin Hawke, i guess i should leave now" blushing slightly, bowing before leaving them alone. "Bye."
"I'm glad ou could make it" he started with a smile looking at her, and just now, realizing that she was wearing a dress... he was startled and she looked stunning, cute.
"Oh, yeah i'm sorry but i was having some problems mm," she doubted if she should continue her sentence once she notice Athrun's face seeing her in a dress, he looked lost in her which made her flush, she quickly went to sit down in the bench, suiting her cream scarf around her neck making it less tight, "... Athrun are you going to stare at me all the afternoon?" she asked him a little embarrassed, it was the first time someone looked at her in that way and it was even worst being Athrun the one looking at her mesmerize...
He came back to reality once he heard her ask, he could have been staring at her all day if he could, the image of this mm not sore normal wear of Cagalli was something he should remember forever, and the most important part, she came dressed like that for him... "Sorry, it's just... you look awesome, and not everyday i can see you wearing a beautiful dress..." he said showing how sincere he was, the heat of Cagalli's cheeks came back again.
"What held you back?" he asked returning the topic of their conversation.
There was a small period of silence before she told him, "i was sure what to wear..." she confessed looking at her hands.
"Is that true? Wow thanks then" he was beaming.
"Thank me? Why?"
"You went all that trouble for me" he said simply still with his smile. Now he was sure, he was the reason why she was wearing a dress... "But i thought you hate dresses"
"Well is not that i hate them it's just i would rather wear something else, something more comfortable, besides i just felt that it would be a good idea if i wore one today."
"So this is a special ocation then" he said sitting near her, Cagalli was fully aware of his actions. She didn't know what to do, normally she would sit back a little but this time her body didn't want to move, nor she was sure she wanted that. Athrun slowly took her right hand in his, lifting it a little until it was at Cagalli's shoulder high, bending alittle he left a small kiss in her hand. The blonde girl was sure that now steam was getting out from her ears.
"A-Athrun"
After placing the kiss he told her the reason with his eyes closed. "I apologize to you for making you wear something less comfortable than your usual pair of jeans and t-shirts." She just giggled, like a high school girl with her crush... wait she is a high school girl with her crush in front of her, with her hand still being hold by his. When he finally opened his eyes showing his lively emerald orbs, he saw one of his most precious images: Cagalli blushing.
She knew she was blushing to many time in less than ten minutes and she didn't like it, tho it was inevitble. Regaining her position she counterattacked. "Well i just warn you, don't get use to it, i told you i just fell like wearing one, that's all." Her voice showing callenge.
He laugh, she was the only person that could make him laugh so easily, he was sure she was lying because she didn't want the image of being somehow vulnerable in front of him. It was his power over her and her power over him...
"Ok Cagalli, do you ant to go to somewhere else?"
"Mm i dont know, do you wanna go somewhere else?"
"Not sure, how about he go to get an ice cream?"
"Yay, sure!" Her childish behavior was another one of the things he liked about her, sometimes she could be a grown up of her age and sometimes like a little girl, so happy for her ice scream. He smiled again getting up first.
"Shall we go then?" he asked as the gentleman he is offering his hand. She took it and she got up. "Wait, isn't that your bag?" she said once next to him pointing the bag with the yellow bow sitting on the bench.
"Yeah that's mine" he said with his voice calm. "But not for five more seconds."
"Ah? What do you mean?" she asked looking quizzily at him, just like a girl that doesn't understand something new she just found.
"This," he stated grabbing the bag, " is a gift for you."
He place it on her hands. "For me?"
"Just for you," he explained, "c'mon you can open it."
He watched her carefully as she opened the small bag, getting rid of the ribbon, she tugged her hand to talk out what was inside.
A plushie.
"Oww how cute, is a small lion."
"I know you don't usually have plushies but when i saw it, i felt that you would like it." Exposing his reason, he bought it sometime ago when he was strolling on the streets and saw it in a store.
"Wait, you are wrong."
"Huh?"
"I don't like it...," she paused looking at his eyes, " I love it!" she exclaimed hugging him and giving him a kiss on his cheek. She didn't thought before acting, she was just happy, Athrun bought it just for her. She saw him flush a little and laughed quietly.
"I'm glad, now look at the paper that the little lion has" he instructed her after she released him.
"This tag?"
"Is not exactly a tag."
Cagalli looked at it closer to see a small card there. She opened it and read. Athrun stood there quietly waiting until she finished reading his card, that card, he saw it in the same place, the same store, when he arrived home, thinking which would be the exact words, the perfect one that could tell Cagalli what he wanted, he swore that it would be a nightmare trying to figure out how to express himself but to his surprise, it just took him to grab a pen and everything came to his mind...
Cagalli Yula Athha is Athrun Zala's one and only love.
He saw her very focus of what he had written when she finally finished she looked at him, who was just beside her, her shoulder slightly brushing his chest.
She looked like she wanted to speak but no word came out from her mouth. So Athrun took it like his chance.
He slowly matched her face's high, his nose almost brushing hers. By the nearness she could feel his warm breath, already flushing again, she looked at his deep eyes. At her mesmerized state, she felt his hand on holding her chin gently, lifting her face, she saw him.
"Cagalli" he spoke with his usual calm voice but this time there was something different, he uttered it sweet and lovingly, before erasing the space between them, placing on her lips a sweet kiss, both with their eyes closed...
Something they didn't know was that someone was there watching them, spying them with a camera. The person had long wavy hair, tied in a unique tail, letting the beautiful tresses fall on the back with grace. Next to that person was another holding binocular, following every inch of movement between the couple in front of them.
The first one captured just when they kissed, squealing lowly the other one spoke.
"He is kissing her!"
"SShhh! Kira! They are going to find out we are here!"
"But, but he! HE!"
"What did you expect, obviously he would kiss her, eventually..."
"Argh!"
Once they got apart, they were still blushing.
"Oww they look so sweet!"
"Sshh Lacus!"
"Sorry"
"Lets go to get our ice cream then"
Cagalli nodded happy, holding tighter her new plushy with her right arm while the other hold Athrun's hand as they walked together...
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"So you are with me now, right?" joked Athrun after a while. Cagalli quickly took her hand off from Athrun's hold and punched him.
"Hey that hurt!" he claimed faking his pain. "That's for the stupid question you just made!"
He beamed, quickly kissing her on her cheek. "Thanks again, you have the power to make me smile and laugh you have no idea how often."
"Oh really?"
"Yes, you just found out that?"
"Yes i think so..." Athrun embrace her waist as they were walking. "Hey you know, this little lion," she paused a moment, "somehow makes me remember Orb's ruler."
"Really? Lord Uzumi Nara Athha?"
"Yes, i don't know why tho"
"Maybe it is because he is usually represented by a lion..."
"Oh, that must be" she thought, the she laughed. "When you see Kira tell him, how you keep quiet when you saw me wearing this"
"Why?"
"He should learn from you to stay quiet, at least he should not joke before compliments!"
On their way home they chatted happily, like they were always together... now that the day was about to end, their relationship was just beginning and shinning like a bright sun comparing to it, as usually some wise people say, "it is worth the wait..."
THE END
HEY i finally finished my first Gundam SEED fic! I'm soo happy! I really enjoy writting it, specially this last ch! I think this is my fav ch, tho i really like the part of the mountain trip too LOL Well as you see, this is good news cuz i got my laptop sooner than planned! SO i can writte again!
Here my final question about this fic: What did you think about the phrase that Athrun wrote in the card? Too simple? I had some block in that part trying to find the exact words for it, i thought first that it was gonna be a long phrase so it would explain what he feels about her but then i realized that, it was simple but it said a lot! So i decided to just let it there.
As you can see, i love the Kira and Cagalli parts specially when there shows the love between them, the family love of course, tho i also support KiraxCagalli but that just when Athrun DOES NOT EXIST! So bye to that LOL I love how Kira is a protective brother specially when he fight Athrun in Destiny, saying, well more yelling at him that Cagalli was crying! snif
Another question: Are you disappointed of how everything end with Mia? I wasn't really looking forward of writing about her so, i'm taking her out quickly muahahaha, sorry for all the Mia's fans.
OH YES! The dress that Cagalli is wearing is original, i took it from an original scan from Gundam SEED Destiny, you guys can see it on my web in Minitokyo, just go to my userpage and look for the web, once you enter you can easily see it. I wanted to write n Athrun seeing a Cagalli in a dress since in the anime it never happens snif The spy part it just came out of the blue, it just happened to pass cross my mind, i thought it was gonna be kinda funny so there it is.
And finally: What's your opinnion about the end? As i said before i tried to make this ch the longest one, with this the fic ends definately, tho i have some ideas for one-shots, tho i don't promise anything. Well this is it! This is how it end, next is to write The Cursed Maidens since it has more popularity, then The Red Hibiscus and then my new fic of FMA, but that is in Spanish.
I thanks everybody that had reviewed, the one that had my fic on their favs(they made me go on when i thought about dropping this one) and the ones that took their time to read it. THANKS EVERYBODY I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS I DID.
THANK YOU FOR READING "THE FRIENDS' ALLIANCE"
Eternally Asuka