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Once Upon a Rainy Saturday.

A Gundam SEED fanfiction by Pluto-mint.

Warning: AU. Shounen Ai themes. Don't like, don't read, don't flame.

Rating: PG-13.

Pairing: Athrun/Kira.

Once Upon A Rainy Saturday: Part II.

I can feel his gentle hands touching, his breaths are warm; they're gusting over my face like a lover's touch. A shiver runs through my spine as his lips slowly tracing the line of my cheekbones, slowly they descended before my ear and whispered unto my ears with a husky voice, "Kira."

His cold fingertips feel like ice on my burning skin, making me shiver in anticipation. And I can feel the smile on his lips as he kisses me gently between the soft murmurs of my name said upon his lips.

"Kira."

He tasted like the rain that fell upon our face, so real like the black coffee he love so much, and bittersweet like the tears spilled between our battles. And like the first strawberry plucked from the garden, he's all tempting and sweet.

"Kira…"


"Kira…"

"Kira!!! KIRA!!!"

Oh my god, what was that? I thought I heard some kind of shrieking sound of a laughing witch. My eyes quickly snapped open (thanks to that shrieking sound) and gone were the dream of me being together with him in the bed—Oh no, not again! Did I just think about that?

"What? What? W--?"

And when the consciousness finally return to my head, I can see a pair of golden eyes looking at me intently, "Cagalli?"

My sister grunted and giving me that awful glare of hers to me, "Just what do you think you're doing in here Kira?"

"Well… er… Sleeping?" I try to answer her question hesitantly, almost stutterd in my reply. The way she glared at me is unnerving and somehow, I don't like it when she's glaring at me like that. It makes the sunshine of my life go away, because it usually means that I've been doing some stupid things again.

"You are hopeless, you know that. I've been trying to call you for God knows how much," Cagalli rolled her eyes in desperation. She flopped in a rather ungraceful way beside me, and sat in the green grass with her arm folded in her chest.

"Huh? Why?" It's cold, the sun is almost set and the night is descending slowly, for I can see the half moon shone brightly in the sky. I rub my hands, hoping to get warm again. I guess, sleeping in an open field wasn't such a great idea.

I took a glance at Cagalli, I don't know why but I think Cagalli look rather annoyed with me.

THUMP!

Or maybe we should scratch that, she's definitely angry with me because suddenly I found my self lying on my back again as Cagalli launch herself to me. "Damn it Kira! How can you do that to Athrun?! He was looking for you, Baka!"

"Wait… what are you talking about?" I think my heart just skip a beat when Cagalli mention his name. Oh my God, what did I do this time?

Cagalli looks at me with a pair of widened eyes, "Oh Kira, don't tell me that you didn't know about that."

I must have looked so much like a goldfish, because I really have no idea about what she's talking about. And then almost dramatically she clutched her heart, "You really didn't know about that, did you?"

"Know about what? And what does it have to do with Athrun?"

She sighs and drapes her arms around her petite body, the wind played with her blonde hair as she tucks the golden lock behind her ear. After a minute of silence she turns her face to look at me with such sadness, "He was looking for you because he wanted to fix whatever it is that's been damaging your friendship. He was hoping to see you before he catch the flight , Kira."

"Huh?" I am so confused. Flight? What flight? It's not like Athrun's going to leave Orb anytime soon, right? Wait!!! He's not leaving Orb, is he?

The flight. Apologize. And then the idea hit me so hard, I nearly can't breathe. He didn't leave me again, did he?

"Why?" I said with a trembled voice. The night is getting colder, the temperature must have dropped. I can feel my heart frozen slowly. And why does the moon look so pale all of the sudden?

"Kira, Lacus just called him last week. There's a big project in Mars. He was needed there, so Lacus asked him to go to Mars, to make sure that everything is alright."

"And he agreed to do that," I said with an almost trembling voice. It was not a question but a statement. Of course Athrun agreed to do that. Lacus was, after all, his ex fiancée. What is a friend—especially a friend who had told him how much he hated him—compared to a former lover?

I feel weak. I have lost him again. If only I didn't say those awful words to him then we wouldn't have to part this way. He didn't know how much I love him. He will never know how much I love him. And I… I want him to hear those words—no, I need to tell him to hear those words.

"How long he'll be in Mars?" Mars. It's so far away from here..

Cagalli sighs once again as she looks up to half moon hanging over the darkened sky, "I don't know. He said that the project would take a year to finish—"

"A YEAR?!"

I can't believe this. We won't be seeing each other in a year. I don't think I can handle this anymore.

"Where is he now?" God, I hope he hasn't leave Aube yet.

"I don't know. Maybe he's still at home, but the flight will depart by 7.30 tonight. Kira, he's—" Cagalli looks surprised upon hearing the tone of my voice.

7.30? But it's already 6.11 by now. Wait! Maybe if I go to his apartment right now, I can still catch him and tell him how much I love him.

Without further thinking, I turn my heels and run to my car, cursing my self for parking the car in far distance. And it's starting to drizzle, the rain drops before the ground. The cold winds biting my skin and vaguely, I can hear Cagalli calling out my name. But I don't care. I won't turn my back again.

I run and I run and I run. And somehow the cold biting wind has slowly developed into full storm. My clothes are soaking wet. And the rain reminds me again of that rainy Saturday. If only I didn't say those words to him, then all of these things wouldn't be happening to us. We didn't have to part this way.

But, no, this is not the time for such things as regret, and so I keep on running. And when I finally reach my car, the traffic jam is only making things worse. The red light feels like eternity.


I nearly hit the lamp post as I enter the parking lot of his apartment. The pavement was slippery beneath my shoes, and people keep blocking my way. The rain fell hard, splashed under my feet, wet and cold.

My feet nearly gave up when I enter his apartment. The carpet squished under my foot and my teeth was chattering by the cold. Apparently, the lady of luck wasn't on my side once again, the elevator was so full I cannot make my self to use it. And so I take the stair case, running, and occasionally jumped two or three step in order to get myself there.

I was hoping to see his face as I walked along the hallway. But I didn't. And it makes me feel more and more anxious. So I waste no more time as I stand here in front of his door with a ragged breaths, knocking softly.

"Athrun?"

Silence.

"Athrun? Are you there? It's me… Kira."

There's still no answer. Could it be… It can't be…

I lost him.

My feet felt like jelly as my body gave up to exhaustion and end up slumping at his door. I turn my wrist and see that it's already 7.15. He must have left the house and waiting for the flight right now.

I lost him.

The tears start to fall again. I lost him and he never knew how much I love him…

If I could I would run myself barefoot to the airport right now. But it's useless; he'd probably left Orb by now. If only I could talk to him right now.

Wait. I can use the mobile phone! I quickly reach into my pocket and dial his number. I hope he hasn't turned it off. I can hear the dialing tone. Please… Answer the phone. I know you're there.

Finally, I hear his voice at the end of the line, but…

'Hey, it's me Athrun. I'm sorry but I'm currently unavailable. So please leave your message after the beeping sound. Thank you.'

BEEP.

I don't know what to say. It's not him, but maybe… maybe he still can hear my words when he hears the message. I take a deep breath and assure myself that it's not the time to be hesitant again.

"Athrun… it's me Kira. I know that you'd probably hear this message in Mars but I… I… I just want to tell you how much I… need you. I think… I think I even love you, I don't hate you. I never was."

I was almost at the verge of tears, knowing that he'd probably leaving Orb by now.

"Can't you see? I need you and I need you to need me too… And I need you to hear these words. I don't care if you'll hate me for this, I just want you to know that I love you, Athrun."

I hung up the phone after finally saying the words. Feeling both relief and anxious after that. Maybe its better off this way, at least I don't have to see him after this so called confession. But… still it hurts to know that my feeling was unrequited.

I feel cold and slightly dizzy due to the rain. And I don't feel like leaving besides I haven't really say goodbye to him. This apartment remind me so much about him.

And so I lean to the wall while trying to memorize him. Him with his emerald eyes laughing, smiling, and holding my hands with such tenderness.

The soft golden light of the hall makes me feel a little warm. I must look like some senseless fool by sitting here in front of his door with my head hung low. I should move now for I can hear soft footsteps echo down the hall. The person would probably call a security guard to make me leave. But I don't want to move, I want to be here. I want to be with him.

"Kira?"

I look up, and finding myself looking at a pair of deep emerald eyes. His eyes.

"Athrun?"

I nearly jumped on him but, thank God, somehow I manage to hold myself down. Is it real? Or am I just making things up again? It doesn't matter, I'm so happy that he's not leaving.

He's not leaving! He's not leaving! He's not leaving…? Wait! Hold on. It means that he must have heard the message.

Suddenly, I have the urge to run once again. I don't even have the courage to look at him in the eye. But he's… He's so close…

So close. His shallow breathings before my face, his lips… so close… tempting. I can smell the scent of his cologne mixed with the scent of the rain. I can feel his body heat against my numbed skin. My body moves closer to his, seeking for the warmth instinctively.

I abruptly stop myself, and took a step backward (as if that's possible, considering how my back was against the door right now). OH NO!!! So help me God!

"Ahaha! I need to go now, I just want to bid you good bye. Give Lacus my best regard. See you!"

Ok, so all I have to do is slipped away from him. But I can't. I can't move. He had me pinned between his body and the door. I held my breath as he touch the fabric of my shirt gently, anticipating as he whispers in my ear,

"Kira… you're all wet. Why don't you just stay with me tonight? We'll get you warm and dry again."

TBC

A/N: My God, I didn't expect to have so much review from you! I was only writing tis fic in a rather unserious way. I mean, I don't even care about the grammar and stuff. I was trying to make this fic in a light and humourous way, since this is my first humor fic.

So… how do you like it? Review please! And don't flame, if you are flaming me then I pity you retard soul ::evil laughters::