"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" is the very first thing Kira heard from Athrun right after his breakfast and that was not pleasant when shouting have come from his best friend that is always calm and collected. He gulped slightly.
So was it his fault when he missed breakfast from Lacus, it's breakfast time and the first thing you do is to stuff yourself full with food? Definitely no but that's different when you leave your friend in their need of help state and worst that you promised them earlier to help them out, that was definitely wrong. Okay! So he forget all about it. Who can blame him?
Athrun can
"Look Athrun! I am SO sorry! I forgot that's all." trying to calm his friend down.
"YOU FORGOT? HOW COULD YOU?" another outburst from him. Kira swore that mixing with Yzak are about to gain the consequences of getting one of his worse trait and that is shouting.
"Come on Athrun! I'm sorry. You are still in one piece."
Athrun glared at him and pointed a finger at his stomach and a loud growl coming from that particular direction.
Oookay! He did missed breakfast from Lacus
Another growl coming from Athrun's stomach but the difference is it's getting louder every second.
And I supposed he missed his breakfast in cafeteria too
"Ehehe! Sooooo?"giving him a nervous look.
"SO YOUR HEAD!" and off he went.
To where? He glanced at his watch, still got half an hour more before breakfast end. Knowing the cafeteria will be out of food by now, he wondered where could his best friend heading to. As if something enter his mind and warned him, he suddenly remember his snacks under his bed.
He was not being honest about taking out all his snacks. He did save a packet or two or... okay maybe a basket full of it. Who wouldn't? Sancks can be pretty expensive when you have that habit of eating snacks middle of the night. He quickly ran back to his dorm preventing Athrun from finding it, not his precious popcorns and BBQ flavour Twisties. Anything but them!
He must not find them
He saw a glimpse of blue hair and sprinted at him finally catching up with him and blocked his way, breathing in and out for air. Athrun's mood obviously haven't improved and gave him a what-do-you-think-you are doing look.
Kira doesn't have enough time to think of a reason and fortunately he saw a blonde hair girl. He remembered Cagalli.He knew something happened between them this morning at class and Athrun was most wanted to say sorry to her and using Cagalli's name was the most suitable excuses to block Athrun from ransacking his snacks. His only way!
"Hi Athrun!" giving him a toothy smile.
"What do you want Kira?" saying it through gritted teeth.
"C-Cagalli!"
Just as he expected, Athrun no longer have the angry look on his face in fact it turned curious and a little guilty and that doesn't help but to him to feel a little guilty as well. But that was just have to do, he is losing his monthly allowance and only a few bucks left in his wallet. He needed to save his snacks till the end of month,or else.
"What about Cagalli?"
"I think you should apologize to her now. I didn't see her in the cafeteria."
"I know Kira. I know but I don't know how to. She's mad at me and...and..." his palm touching both of his cheek feeling the sore pain on them. He winced a little.
"And what?"
"You don't want to know!"
"Oh Yes! I wanted to."
"I don't want to tell you." started to walk away from their dorm to Lacus's dorm. Kira followed after him pestering him.
"Come on! She kissed your cheek?" feeling glad that they are walking away.
"DON'T TALK NONSENSE!" a red-faced Athrun glare at Kira for talking nonsense.
Don't I wish she kiss me on the cheek instead of slapping them
"Then what?Tell me!"
My snacks are safe!
"Don't push it Kira! I know you still have snacks under you bed." Athrun smirked while Kira paled.
"H-How?"
Athrun gave him a I-know-everything-bout-you-look and Kira groaned. How come his friend know where he hides his snacks and the amount of it? He was going to find out sooner or later and later tonight he was going to find a new and safe hiding place for his snacks.
"I am going to find out how you did it Athrun! You hear me?" chasing after the running away Athrun.
III
Eyes are all set at the particular blonde hair additional purple streak of juice from the cafeteria to her dorm. Gigglings can be heard, whispering as well and Cagalli get the most of it right inside her brain.
Bet she is fighting over Athrun Zala with the other girls eh?NEVER!
Cagalli feels like punching that whoever person who said that sentence. Fighting over Athrun Zala was the last thing or second last thing or never ever she will do in her entire life and that is if she consider marrying Yuuna is a better choice over Athrun Zala. Their whispering are getting louder and she heard another few more girls talking about how tomboyish she looked and their Athrun Darling probably the one who pour juices on her. Oh Yes! Wasn't she boiling hot right now?
"I can hear you know? If you ever want to gossip go to the other side of the wall and DO SO!" glaring at the girls.
The girls ran away quickly from the fuming blonde but that was before saying something that make Cagalli hated Athrun Zala even more. What was it?
Me jealous! THAT'S RIDICULOUS!
The eyes of the passer by never stop to find amusement in the interesting sight of the blonde and Cagalli was feeling very very embarrassed and she thought that her day couldn't be more worse or more embarrassing than this. How wrong could that be? Her torturing day are not over yet and there is still a long and vivid road to go.
Cagalli finally reached her dorm and went inside. She took of her juice stained shirt and took her shower of the morning for twice. She applied some shampoo on her head and begin to wash away the stain on her hair. Her nose can still smell the accent of grape juice on her hand right after she had rinse it clean.
Gah! What kind of juices is this!
Thinking that applying more shampoo might help her to get rid of the disgusting smell of grape on her hair, she put an excessive amount of shampoo on her hair. Real excessive amount of shampoo. Foam started to weld up her hair flowing down to her face covering her eyes from opening.
All I need is ten to fifteen minutes of scrubbing and more a mount of shampoo, THE SMELL SHALL BE GONE!
III
When Athrun getting nearer to Lacus's dorm, he stopped running and Kira crashed into him causing both of them to toppled over some junior girls. Athrun and Kira quickly apologize for their actions but it seems like the girls wasn't at all mind. Their eyes was so filled with love, with a dreamy face staring at Athrun and sound of wedding bells are clearly heard at the side of their ears.
"Oooh Athrun! Sure I 'll be your girlfriend!" one of the girl he just toppled over squeal in delight.
Athrun's eyes went so wide even wider when he sees Mia and Kira was trying to stop laughing out loud. He was turning away, his back facing Athrun and the two girls with his hand covering his mouth. Athrun on the other hand was facing difficulties and slowly backed away, getting ready to sprint for whatever going to happen. The girl getting closer to him and him dragging the still laughing Kira, ran for his life.
When he reached Lacus's dorm, he stopped running gasping for air and Kira was on the floor laughing still silently. It was too funny that he can't even find his voice to laugh. Tears are flowing down on to his cheeks and his hand clutching his stomach trying to surpass his laughter. Athrun glare at him with his infamous glare that make Kira laughed even more. Athrun looking at the laughing Kira couldn't help but laughed as well.
"J-Jeez Athrun! You better don't bump into girls especially Mia anymore. It's not just going to be Sure I'll be your girlfriend but it's gonna be Sure I'll be you wife!" mimicking Mia's voice at the last part which is everything but sound like her.
"You got to be kidding!" he paled slightly. Kira just laugh.
"Oh! What are you doing her anyway? Lacus's not in." Kira asked fully recover from his madness and finally took notice of his surrounding.
"She asked me fix her laptop. She gave me her key saying that she had appointment with her secret society group mainly about..." he stopped talking when he noticed Kira was already gone.
I know he fancy Lacus but that much?
He shrugged and enter the key inside the key hole, turning it slowly and went inside unaware that he is not alone inside the room.
III
Cagalli was searching for her towel only to realise she forgot to bring it in with her and left it on the armchair. Her eyes was still covered with foam, her hands are fulled with shampoo and she definitely couldn't walk out with nothing on her eventhough she knew they are most probably no one in her room but she couldn't risk it. Who knows? Lacus might bring Kira over or something knowing Lacus little crush.
What should I do now?It's too soon to watch the shampoo away and the smell will never go away
III
Athrun thought he heard water running from the bathroom but decided to ignore it knowing maybe that was maybe one of Lacus's little pet trying to play with water. He begin to search for Lacus's laptop but he couldn't find it anywhere. Lacus can be pretty forgetful where she places her belongings and practically put it everywhere.
Athrun sighed when he couldn't find the laptop anywhere and went his way to the armchair only to see a towel and Lacus's laptop there. He eyed the towel suspiciously knowing Lacus belongings are majority pink but this towel he had just found is green.
Suspicious! Suspicious! Thinking about the whose green towel could that be, he didn't notice he was walking towards the wall and BUM! He hit it hard.
"Ouch!" rubbing his forehead a little.
III
Cagalli heard something coming from the outside of the bathroom that made her jump. She was still massaging her hair for like ten minutes or more and she haven't found that enough. Who will ever thought that grape juices can bring so much disaster?
Thinking that the noise have come from Lacus for she couldn't hear properly with the water running and Lacus the only person other than her that have this dorm key. She called out to her while she was hiding behind the plastic veil that was hanging around the bath tub.
"LACUS! ARE YOU THERE?"
III
Athrun stopped from whatever he was doing, he heard someone calling Lacus and worst Lacus wasn't there. He never knew someone will be in Lacus dorm, all he knew that Lacus owned a dorm of her own. Thoughts are running wildly inside his mind thinking what should he do. How is he going to answer her if he doesn't sound like Lacus at all. Looking at the laptop gave him a brilliant idea, he set down on the armchair and begin to type something real fast and a moment later, Lacus's voice can be heard from the laptop.
"Yes! I'm here."
Thank God I updated it sometime ago!
"LACUS? Can you please pass me my towel on the armchair?" the voice called out and made Athrun thinks that voice kinda familiar.
"Alright!Coming!"
Great! Handing a towel to a girl? What am I going to do now?
"Can you hurry up? I can't see with foam on my eyes!"
Bingo!
Athrun took the towel and went inside the bathroom, his head facing the other side of the bathroom admiring the beautiful pattern of tiles and trying to refrain himself to find out who was that girl asking him to hand over the towel. He stretched his hand out with the towel waiting for whoever that person to take it but she didn't. He peered over and his face was red and he immediately turn his head back to the side. Guess what? He just saw Cagalli there with eyes closed.
I am so dead!
Cagalli who was trying to take the towel couldn't make it. She can't even see the towel and her hand going side to side to grab the towel but her hands wasn't long enough. She stepped out from the shower a little showing her head and her bare shoulder.
"Err Lacus? I can't take it. Can you come a little closer?"
Athrun gulped a little and went a little closer with his eyes close. He didn't see the bar of soup there on the floor and accidentally stepped on it causing him to fall but his hand was closing his mouth preventing him from shouting out loud in pain. He can now get a better view of Cagalli other than just her head full with shampoo, he can now see her bare shoulder. His face was getting redder and redder and he turned away.
He was searching for Cagalli's hand and when he did, he took Cagalli's hand and gave the towel to her, he redraw his hand quickly and ran out of the dorm taking the laptop with him and wiping the shampoo off his hand. Cagalli who was now wrapped in towel with her now originally blonde hair and no longer smells like grape went out of the bathroom to thank Lacus only to find no one was there. She shrugged her shoulder and change before class starts again.
III
Athrun was running so fast that everyone was looking at him. The first thing he do is went back to his dorm and washed his hand with soap washing away the shampoo. He can't risk letting Cagalli know that it was him that handed her the towel even though he saw nothing but her head and shoulder.
The redness on his face has not faltered and he splashed water hoping it will go away. The image of Cagalli keep appearing in his mind and he can feel yet again the heat was rising.
Nooo! Don't think! It's not like I saw anything more than bare shoulders. I saw Kira, Dearka and Yzak's bare shoulder before during gym class
Athrun try to calm his breathing and it was not working well. His heart is still racing about what was going to happen. Class is going to start and he was going to be seated beside Cagalli again and he afraid he can't refrain the redness on his cheek by then.
AHHHHH!
III
Cagalli feeling refreshed set out to search for her friends and she saw Lacus sitting there humming to herself. She went over to her and patted her shoulder. Lacus looked up and glowed when she saw Cagalli there.
"Cagalli! Where have you been?"
Cagalli found this question a little bit weird. Lacus just handed her towel and how come she was asking me where have she been. She was about to ask her what does she mean by her question but was only interrupted by Kira.
"Helo Lacus! Cagalli!"
"Helo Kira!" both of them reply him.
"Oh Kira! Did you see Athrun? I wonder if he remember the favor I asked him to help me with."
"He remember alright! He just went to your dorm earlier."
Cagalli wasn't sure she hear it right. Did Kira just said that Athrun have been to Lacus's dorm?
"WAIT! Are you saying that Athrun is in Lacus's dorm?"
"I left him outside though."
"B-But how did he enter?"
"I gave him they key Cagalli."
Cagalli paled and what the two of them had just said. So it wasn't Lacus who handed her the towel, it was most, hundred percent, definitely, no doubt about it is green eyed alien that handed her the towel.
Why do I have this feeling to punch Zala on the face again?
"You alright Cagalli?" Lacus asked her.
"Lacus! Where are you earlier?"
"MEETING!"
"You didn't go back to dorm?"
"Nope! Why are you asking?"
Before she could answer, he heard a loud squealing of ATHRUUN HONEY and her eyebrow twitched. Her fingers are all wrapped together forming a fist and she was converting energy to her fist waiting for the chance to punch a certain blue hair guy.
Athrun on the other hand notice a flaming eyes of Cagalli and begin to avoid it. His face was getting red and his hands trembled. He saw that blonde was coming to his way and he gulped.
Please God! I still want to live
"ALRIGHT CLASS! SETTLE DOWN!" the voice of Mr. Rau le Crueset fills the classroom and Athrun for once he feel grateful for the maniac Math teacher. Cagalli was holding her fist later and when the school ends, he was paying it. Not only his fan girl throw grape juice on her, now he was...was...HE CAUGHT HER NAKED!
You shall pay Perverted green eyed alien Zala! I Cagalli Yula Attha will make sure of that.
Athrun was sitting beside her can feel the flaming glares of the blonde aiming at him and the dark aura around her. He gulped and while listening to the maniac teacher teaching, he was trying to avoid those glares and at the same time to stop thinking about bare shoulders. That's right!
Athrun concentrate! Don't think about bare shoulders!
Author's Note:
Okay! This is chapter 9 and I am sorry that I left it hanging. Well suspense right? This chapter is horrible, total disaster. I couldn't think of anything nice and interesting idea so this will just have to do. Sorry!
About Cagalli thinks that Athrun caught her naked and that was because she can't see so she assume Athrun did that. Oh yes and washing her hair for fifteen minutes with shampoo are a little exaggerate. Really can't be help. Sorry!
To Loving Arrow: Well it can't be help right that in this fic my main job is to torture Athrun. Actually I don't mean to but somehow I did it.LOL
To Megan: But I don't know how to write one. LOL
To Kairi-chan: Oh! Now that you will have to keep on reading to see then.
To AsuCaga4Eva: You are such a darling! Thank you but what's your email?I can't see it anywhere...LOL! Sorry!
To Moon Alchemist: I know perfectly my grammar is terrible. I will try my best to improve.
To ANONYMOUS: Thank you for being patient.
To ZGMF X-19A Infinite Justice: Glad you find it humouring!
To astrocosmos: Ahhh! You discovered my plan!
Thanks for everyone who reviewed and those who read as well. Please try your best to review and tell me what you think about my chapters so I can try my best to fix my mistakes and weaknesses. As usual grammar mistakes! Sorry!
And please forgive me for such horrible chapter. I will work harder to produce a better chapter next time and sorry for hanging it half way. I can't let the them accumulate it all in one chapter right? Sooo...please understand!
P/S: Sorry once again! I am getting more longwinded.
