Chapter 3
"Wh-What are you doing here?" Kira asked the very unexpected guest.
Before even Kira could invite Athrun in, he had walked right by him, his demeanour almost antsy. Kira could barely even ask what was wrong as the minute Athrun saw him trying to word anything out he quickly began.
"Does she still have feelings for me?" Athrun asked so rapidly with stern demand.
"Huh." Was Kira's dumbfounded response, nothing else registered to come out and express what was going through his mind. Athrun paced back and forth not knowing what to do.
"I need to know Kira. I can't live like this. Not knowing and hoping aimlessly for something that I'm not even sure of." He paused for a moment, when he looked at Kira, Kira could see the desperation and torment in his friends eyes. Kira was about to completely reveal that in fact his sister still had strong feelings for him but a quick reminder of their earlier conversation and the determination in his sister's voice prevented him from going any further.
"Why come here Athrun? Why not go to Cagalli with a question like that?" Kira said while closing the front door with a soft click. Turning around he saw Athrun deep in thought, Kira motioned him to sit in the nearby living room. Athrun nodded in acceptance.
"I would but I can't." he said sombrely lowering his head.
Kira only eyed him oddly, expecting an explanation.
"Meyrin. I can't do that to her. If I went to Cagalli and I confronted her. I couldn't live with myself for ever doubting me and Meyrin's relationship. I care about Meyrin but—"
"But you love Cagalli." Kira concluded smiling gently at the other sitting across from him. Athrun stared at Kira with dismay. Athrun knew he was right, Kira noticed there was a light in his emerald eyes at the mere mention of his sister's name. The other made no effort to conceal it.
For as long as Kira could remember Athrun was always a selfless being, never once would he think of his own life if it was to save another's. He saw the very same trait in his twin sister, her overpowering desire to appeal to all and to sacrifice herself for the wants of others. In reality both were truly made for the other. However Kira how instinctively decided that this was beyond him and that if both were to ever come together, fate would have to cleverly intervene.
"I can't do that to Meyrin. It's not fair to her." Athrun replied miserably torn.
"What's not fair is bringing Meyrin into a loveless relationship and worse, marriage," Athrun was about to interject but Kira quickly cut him off, "even if you mean well. She'll still sense it. People don't choose to fall in love, Athrun. And it's not something that is easily brushed off either."
Athrun only sighed and buried his face in his hands, swiftly running his fingers through his hair. "You're right…I know you're right. But either way one or the other will get hurt."
"Athrun for once do what's right for you."
"How can you say that!" he scowled briefly almost as if what Kira had said was an insult. His harshness simmered as he continued, "How can I choose. I don't want to make neither of them miserable…Cagalli seems happy and if she did care she wouldn't have brought a distance between us." Athrun looked up at Kira and his eyes searched his friend, waiting, clinging on to the very words that Kira would utter.
"That distance was mutual if I remember." Kira defended his sister.
"She wanted it to begin with, by taking off her promise ring." Athrun retorted sounding a bit hurt and disappointed.
"And I remember quite vividly you understanding her reasons…this is not between you and I, Athrun. It's you and Cagalli. You need to talk to Cagalli no matter what. And make it happen before this wedding. Can you live your whole life wondering about "if she does care"?"
"I guess you're right…" Athrun's mind seemed a bit more at ease and surer of his thoughts and feelings. Well Kira hoped anyway…
Sun spilled into Cagalli's room bathing her in sunlight. She groaned and buried her face in the protection of her pillow. After a few seconds breathing was getting a little to stuffy to her liking. She supposed it was time to get up. She hesitantly sat up her body shifting up right. She stared at her toes for what seemed like minutes deciding whether to crash back down in the comfortable warmth of her bed or seriously get up. She chose the first. Throwing herself into the masses of soft warm fabric she sighed contently. She could definitely do this all day.
Beep Beep Beep…
"…stupid alarm clock…"she muttered still half sleeping. Cagalli tried to find the snooze button with her hand but the task was made difficult with her eyes still firmly shut. Trying to still grasp on to the sweet surrender of slumber that was quickly leaving her, she finally hit the button. Silence.
"Oh…" she said her voice muffled under her covers, as her mind clicked something that was of some importance.
"Oh shit! Lacus! Shopping!" she turned herself onto her back, she grunted as loud as her vocal cords could. She had mentally slapped herself for forgetting that Lacus had taken some time off in her very busy schedule to come and shop with her for Athrun's wedding. She was an idiot, she thought. Why did she succumb to it and agree like a babbling dumbass. She shook her head in utter disappointed of herself.
"Cagalli? I hope you don't mind one the maids let me in. Cagalli? Where are you? Your not still sleeping…Oh my." Lacus was a little surprised as she still saw Cagalli sprawled on her bed.
"Lacus! I'm so sorry…I totally forgot about today maybe we should re-sched—
"I'll be waiting downstairs until you're ready." She said smiling innocently at the blonde as she left the room. Cagalli knew Lacus recognized her tactics all too well. "Damn it…" Cagalli cursed inwardly.
After some patient waiting on Lacus's part Cagalli appeared coming down the stairs not looking all too happy. She wore casual clothing, a nice sleeveless top accompanied with cute jean cut shorts and her comfortable flip flops. Cagalli huffed and puffed the whole way to the boutique, in the limousine. Lacus strained herself not to let out a chuckle of amusement.
"Here we are." Lacus said absolutely brightly.
"Great…" Cagalli said purposely trying to make her sarcasm very apparent. It didn't go unnoticed by the pink princess, but the pinked-haired beauty only smiled gracefully at Cagalli.
The hours were like watching grass grow only problem was the grass was dead. Time was not moving forward and the Orb leader was starting to get very irritated. Adding her complete hatred of dresses and being surrounded by insufferable pest like women buzzing around you telling you look, great, beautiful and the one that always works amazing.
Gag. Cagalli thought to herself. She had probably fitted all the dresses in this ridiculous place. 'Cagalli try this one…' Lacus would call out smiling, dress in hand. She was going to rip out her blond locks with her bare hands. Cagalli tried her best to be on her best behaviour. After all Lacus was only trying to help.
"Cagalli what about this one?"
Snapped out of her mental dialogue, when her eyes came to focus her face was inches away from a soft like material. A midnight blue kind of color, off the shoulder mermaid A-lined to the floor, dress.
Cagalli mouthed a little o. She was in total awe. For one who hated dresses she had to admit this dress made a statement.
"Try it." Lacus said placing the beautiful gown in Cagalli's arms.
Cagalli had a hell of a time trying to figure out how to put it on. String here and there, layered lace…she could stand difficult reports any day.
She came out of the fitting cabinet almost stumbling to her knees. When she imaginatively brushed herself off she looked up at Lacus looking at her with a careless 'what you think' look, shrugging her shoulders.
Lacus was in awe. And all she could muster to come out of her mouth was. "Look for yourself."
Cagalli turned around to face a large full length mirror, starting from feet up she glanced it over carefully until she could see it fully. The dress was spectacular.
"I'll take it." She let it slip out, almost like it was the most natural thing to do. Lacus could not help but stare, or the ladies, they were for once speechless, no fake amazings. And not only was everyone in the whole boutique fixated on Cagalli, a stranger from the outside looking in, could not drag his emerald green eyes away from the striking sight he had just seen.
"Cagalli…" he breathed out before hesitantly looking away as he walked off.
Author's Note: Anyways I know how this story is going to end, and I don't consider this a Meyrin bashing kind of story. I find her character to be sweet and understanding, and i'm not that kind of writer either. Anyways chapter three is up give me feed back I TOTALLY would appreciate it. ciao
