Disclaimer: I own Gundam Seed/Destiny only in my dreams but NEVER in my real life.
A/N: I'm back! Sorry T.T please forgive me for not updating last week. School was devouring me! But here's another chappy dedicated to all my reviewers. Now I'll be acknowledging them one by one because without them I won't be inspired continuing this fic. :) Thank you so much!
First of all straybullet (a.k.a. Best friend Gemmy), ANONYMOUS-gsd, f4ll3n4ng31 :) and Mephitic Calantha, You guys supported me not only in this fic but in others as well. Next on the list Kazumi Kairi or Kairi-chan, JC-Athie, Cari-Akiraovp, daisukiasu'n'caga, The Angels' Princess and Cerise Enchantress for reviewing all 3 chapters of Doll Love. :) And of course Kageharu Kaco, Eriz, Eternally Asuka, Genny-chan, o-Mirai-o, DinkusRavaja, thousandbirds, Haruka Mizumi and Mitsukai Kansei. Love you guys! ♥.♥
And now for the fourth episode of Doll Love… enjoy reading! WOOOH!
♥DOLL LOVE♥
Another day…
It's another day!
Not just ordinary but a very unusual day! For me…
I stood in front of my life-size mirror. Upon gazing myself in font of it, I noticed that my skirt have just gone 3 inches above my knee so what I did is to pull it down. Unfortunately, it just stayed the same.
Everything was already in proper; my knee-socks, necktie, white blouse and even my skirt.
But why do I feel that something is still missing…
Just make sure that you'll look beautiful tomorrow, suddenly what my doll said yesterday rang out my head.
"How about lipstick? Rouge? Eye shadows? Eyeliner? Eww…"
Why am I thinking those things?
And besides I only have face powder…
Presto! I applied the powder evenly on my face. And at last I managed to remove all the tangles of my blonde hair-
But why is this feeling arousing once again, I feel so insecure with Mia. GRRR! Why did Kira ditch me for such a girl like her? I and Athrun will make him see that what Mia only wants from him is popularity and he'll going to suffer the same feeling I had when he dumped me.
HUMPH!
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Don't forget to put me inside you bag!
"Oh, I almost forgot my doll"
I nosed around searching for where I had last placed my doll.
"There you are!"
I gently grasped Athrun's two hands before I stared again at his green eyes. Somehow I felt some unearthly forces urging me to hug him like the usual thing I did before. And so they succeeded! Besides I can no longer hide the so much yearning of hugging him once again so without a word, I embraced Athrun affectionately. And now that I was hugging him I couldn't help but to feel this new sensation enveloping me. Never had I felt this kind of feeling before, never had I experienced Doll Love before.
And the last unusual thing that enchanted my eyes- was the glowing crimson in his cheeks….
Episode 04: TROUBLE!
I need to hide… but where? I need to find a place where there's no one around… but how? Everywhere I go there's at least one or two student roaming!
"How about at the back of this building? Seems like a fat chance…" Immediately, I dashed towards the place I haven't spotted yet.
"No one's around!"
My heart was palpitating so hard, I didn't know what to do. I leaned my back at the nearby wall, my knees weakened and soon I fell on the ground. I rested for a few minutes then I removed my backpack and instantly opened it. But before I get Athrun out, I first scouted out assuring that no one was around. "Clear!" I grabbed Athrun out of the bag and rested him on the concrete floor.
But in just a blink of my eye a hasty dazzling light emerged on my doll. It was bright enough for my vision to be impaired at that moment. It happened in just a flash and now that the light disappeared, I was bolted from the blue after seeing someone was already standing in front of me.
"YOU! Will you always do this to me, huh? Do you really want me to dIE IN trauma? You're such a-" Then upon hearing his nuisance laugh, I stopped.
"Cagalli, calm down…"
Argh! STOP IT.
"CALM DOWN! WITH ALL THESE THINGS YOU'VE BEEN DOING TO ME! YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO SUCH A STUPID THING? AND DON'T JUST LAUGH THERE YOU FREAKING DOLL, I'M BLOODY SERIOUS HERE! CAN'T YOU SEE?" I stared at him angrily and take note: With red eyes, swelling face, fuming nose and erupting head.
"-AND YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST GIVE ME ANY SORT OF A SIGNAL BEFORE YOU TRANSFORM YOURSELF! NOT BY DISAPPEARING IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN APPEARING AT MY BACK! AND ALSO NOT BY EMTTING ANY SORT OF BLINDING LIGHT, UNDERSTOOD?"
"Hey, is that how you'll gonna welcome me? Your new classmate..."
"What? Oh yes! I almost forgot!" I glanced at my wrist watch and it read 6:59. "Oh no! I'll be late for my class. But wait how about you? Don't tell me you're going to enter the class wearing that red uniform."
"Cagalli, don't panic! Okay… what you need to do right now is to walk to your classroom and leave everything to me here! And remember, starting at this very moment, I'm no longer your doll or your human friend Athrun. And later, when we meet at the classroom will be our first time to meet and know each other, understood?"
"Uhm… yeah!"
I did what he said. I proceeded to my classroom and while I was walking at the corridor I couldn't help but to think the conversation we have just had.
Wait, he didn't answer me when I ask him about giving a signal before transforming his self. Does that mean he'll going to shock me again?
"DARN YOU!" I shouted at the middle of the crowd. Honestly I didn't know that I was already shouting. And now that everyone was looking intently at me, I just wished that there's no teacher who heard me uttering that cussword.
I walked speedily, no, it's like I'm already running, escaping the humiliation that was chasing after me.
At last!
I was already in front of our classroom door thinking if I'm going to open it or not. It was very quiet outside. I held the cold metallic knob for about a minute or so before I finally decided that I'm going to open it.
The ear-piercing voice of my classmates was the first thing that welcomed me. Everyone seemed talking that I can't even comprehend what they're talking about and it also seemed that they didn't understand each other because everyone spoke at the same time.
I ignored them and went to my chair there I saw Lacus as usual, studying.
"Nice morning, Cagalli!"
"Same to you… ah Lacus, Do you know what's the matter with our classmates?"
"I heard them talking about the new student."
"Eh… haven't they just said yesterday that he was insignificant? And now they're acting as if there's a matinee idol coming."
Lacus giggled and said, "It's because early this morning, Lunamaria came barging to tell everyone about the rumors she heard that the new student was somewhat gorgeous and the funny thing is that starting from that time everyone haven't stopped talking about him!"
Really… I laughed loud at the back of my mind.
"ALERT! ALERT! MS. RAMIUS IS COMING!"
Then all of sudden the large mass of students disintegrated and everyone dashed to their respective chairs. Now, the apparently loud voice of the students was already replaced with murmuring.
"Class, sorry for being late. But anyway before I start the lesson, I would like to introduce first to all of you… QUIET!"
But almost every one of my classmates ignored Ms. Ramius remarks. She really found it hard to control the commotion brought by my classmates so she gave up and what she just did was to go to the door and fetch the new student.
…After a matter of seconds.
"EVERYONE! He's Athrun your new classmate!"
All of the heads rolled to the door, and there was an abrupt silence once they saw the newcomer standing by the door. I almost burst out laughing upon seeing those faces of my classmates especially the girls and specifically Mia. Er… MIA? Everybody's eyes went bulging even their mouths were widely opened.
Should I laugh, be shocked, or what?
Athrun walked at the center and almost every girl began giggling.
"Oh Luna, you're the best! You never failed to give us accurate information"
"Athrun! WHAT A NAME!"
"I need to be close to him!"
"Don't dare go near him, he's mine!"
"Who told you that? In your dreams…"
"Hey! Will you please stop those foolish babblings?" Yzak gritted his teeth. I didn't know but as if he's jealous of the attention the girls were giving to Athrun.
But it's like they just ignored him…
"Those eyes, they're like emeralds right?"
"I haven't seen like those before!"
"GRRR!"
"Yzak, calm down…" Dearka, who is the counterpart of Yzak, said.
"Gosh! Look at him… He's so… OH NO!"
"GEE, He's SO HOT… as in HOT"
But as soon as they heard him speak everyone stopped.
...
"Ehem… Good morning everyone… I'm Athrun Zala, pleasure to meet you all!"
"LUNAMARIA, that's my name! You can call me Luna if you want!"
"I'm Fllay! Fllay!" Fllay said, excited to introduce herself.
"AHM Meyrin," she said flirtatiously.
"Gemmy, Gem for short!" she uttered and her eyes sparkling.
Well I guess almost all naughty girls in this class have already introduced their selves… but wait…
ARGH! What is she doing! Remove your pervert arms around my doll or else I'll gonna tear that away from your body!
"A—thrun! Name is Mia Campbell! If you need someone to assist you ah I'm here…" Mia said seductively while winding her arms around his.
All of my classmates were surprised at Mia's actions and everyone waited for whatever Kira's reaction.
Kira stood up not letting her girlfriend do those things in front of him and of course to everyone. "MIA! STOP THAT!"
Now you see her real color!
"CLASS! That's enough!" Ms. Murrue commanded. "Athrun, where do you wanna sit?"
I saw 3 vacant chairs, I looked at Athrun and his eyes were focused on the one beside of me.
"Maybe I'll just take the one beside that lovely lady!" he's pointing towards me does that mean-
ME? Lovely? Wait… classmates don't glare at me like that!
"Cagalli?"."Lovely?" . "Did Athrun just say that?"
Then the murmuring intensified once they saw Athrun approaching me.
"Hello, what's your name?"
My name? ah? Do I have a name?
"He even called her lovely-". "-Then he'll sit beside her-". "-And now he's asking her name!" ."That's too much!"
"Ca… Ca… galli…"
"I'm so lucky to have you as my classmate!"
"WHAAT?" my classmates bolted out.
Oh no! What am I putting myself into?
"LUNCH BREAK!" everyone shouted.
Finally! After all those deafening lessons I can now eat. And recharge for the more battles and death glares I need to face.
Wait… Mia is coming!
"Athrun, do you want to join us? Since you're just new here, I'm sure you don't want to eat alone, right?" Mia invited.
"Sure! But can Cagalli join us too?"
"WHAT? But…"
"It's alright, we'll just eat together"
"You, two, together? That can't be!" Mia murmured.
"You're saying something?" Athrun asked.
"None… none… I mean she can join!"
Oh no! What's going on here! ME! Together with Mia and Kira!
"NO WAY!"
Athrun gave me a you-promised-to-cooperate-with-me look. Then he walked towards me and whispered, "I know it's hard for you but you need to do this for the sake of our plan." his cold voice made my brain froze.
"But how about Lacus?" I tried if my excuse will work.
"Of course she can join us too, right Mia?"
"WHAT?" 'That geek! GRR if only not for you!' "Why not" she smiled.
"Now that everything is settled, let's go." said Mia.
As I enter the humongous school canteen of Copernicus High, I noticed how the noise died up. I felt how those eyes stick around us. Everyone was looking at me, no, they're looking at the guy beside me?
Athrun?
"They're looking at you!"
"Oh, I didn't even expect that I'll be popular so fast!"
"…"
"Guys, let's go! Don't mind them!" Mia exclaimed.
"Cagalli, aren't you proud with your doll's charm?" he whispered.
"Shut up!" I shouted and my voice echoed in every single corner of the canteen.
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The table, we got, was a rectangular one. Beside me were Athrun and Lacus, and in font of us were Mia and Kira. I couldn't eat comfortably having Kira sitting across me. Honestly, the pain is still there… and if I'm going to say that I'm already over with it, maybe that's the biggest lie I'm going to commit.
ARgH! I can't eat! I'm loosing my appetite!
Wait! Did you see that? I caught him looking at me and I saw a hint of jealousy in it? Is it because Athrun is beside me? Ehehe…
"Athrun, can you tell me something about your ideal girl?" Mia opened a conversation.
"Anything will do…"
"So you mean I can be your ideal girl, right?"
How can she say those things in front of Kira?
"Yes…"
ATHRUUN! How dare you! You're such a naughty jerk! GRRR! I'm gonna cut your body once you transform yourself into a doll!
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Suddenly someone caught my eyes- it was Lacus. She was there eating ever so quietly. I noticed that her attention wasn't actually focused at her food- she's looking at Kira?
Her eyes showed full of concern toward this guy. I haven't seen Lacus acting like this before as if Kira is something special for her.
Oh there's something I must know with this girl…
To Be Continued…
A/N: That's it! Episode 4 done! At last! R&R! ♥♥