A/N: Here's chapter 5. Hope you will like it. Please review more for me. Thanks.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own GS/GSD.
…They didn't know that there were a girl and a boy watching them giggling in a room facing the corridor.
That night, the princess called Athrun into her room and greeted:
"So… How's Cagalli?"
"She's much better now, Princess. She can walk herself, though it was still difficult for her." Athrun answered politely.
"Ah, I see. Uhm, I wonder if you would like to go to the ball next week at Miss Hahnenfuss's place." She smiled warmly and her eyes were giving the surprised bodyguard a tic of winking.
"Prin… Princess…" He stuttered not knowing what to say.
"Well, you can go with Cagalli; I will give you two a day off." She continued.
"But… Uh… Will you go too?" He asked confused. His eyes were widening.
"Of course I will. I love the balls. You don't have to worry about me, Mister Kira is coming along. So will you go?" She grinned like a child. When Athrun looked at her, he couldn't help but gave a small smile.
"Then, thank you very much." He replied bowing his head.
"Ah, Mister Athrun, when we are alone, you don't have to act so respectfully like that. Just be friendly, because I always want you all to be my friends." The girl stated frowning. Her seductive eyebrows furrowed and her lower lips puffed up.
"Oh, if that's what you want, Princess, so why are you calling me 'Mister'?" He asked back smirking.
"Athrun." The girl giggled brightly, her eyes were flashing amused.
"Lacus." Was his reply. They looked at each other smiling, then Athrun went out to check Cagalli.
At Cagalli's room…
Knock knock knock…
"Please come in." She said out loud wondering who was visiting her at such times. But a smile immediately appeared across her pale lips when the door swung open. It was him!
"Aren't you asleep?" he asked with a warm smile and sat on the edge of the bed.
"No, I'm feeling bored because I can't sleep. Maybe I have slept too much the days before, huh?" She answered sitting up.
"Is that so… Ah, I have asked the Princess about the ball. Actually, she asked me first and then she said she would give us a day off. All you have to do now is take care of your wound, okay?" He told her smiling. In the darkness of the room, his eyes were flashing brightly. She only nodded and then bent her head down.
"What's the matter?" He asked concerned because of her unusual silence.
"Uhm… Can I ask you a question?" She looked up.
"Sure, what is it?" He blinked at her sudden manner.
"Well, I'm just wondering why you always call me 'Attha' but not Hibiki like the Princess has called the first time I met her." She shrugged slightly but frowned because her shoulder ached again. His eyes widened, then he burst out laughing.
"Hey what's so funny?" She asked annoyed. Her shoulder was still painful, but she didn't care about it anymore.
"Now now, don't get annoyed. Just because you make me worried about the thing you were supposed to say, and then it turned out to be the problem of how I call you." He put his hands up in surrender while his eyes were still smiling and then continued: "Humph, good question. I don't know either; I just felt that it sounds better. But anyway, I'm not calling you 'Attha' anymore, am I?"
"Huh?" She blinked in confusion.
"Cagalli." He laughed again, but quieter while she blushed crazily. "Humph, quite cute she is when she blushes like that. Wait a minute! Why am I thinking about her like that?" He thought.
"Well, then I'll take my leave now. Good night." He stood up and walked toward the door. She looked at him leaving, her heart was beating fast. "Sheesh, well I'll just have to sleep now and take care of my wound." She thought.
Time went by fast and it was Thursday evening already. Cagalli's wound had completely healed, and she was doing her job again. After having dinner in her own room, a maid came in and told her that the Princess called her. She still hadn't had a shower yet, and still had her uniform on. Cagalli dashed to the Princess's room at full speed wondering what was happening. When she knocked on the door gently, the pink haired girl personally came out and led her in.
"Cagalli, do you have anything to wear at the masquerade, plus do you have any masks?" The girl started as they sat down on the comfortable chairs. Cagalli jumped up. She had never thought about wearing dresses; however she was going with Athrun, so how could she wear shirt and trousers? Definitely not!
"Oh my! So that means you don't have any dress, right? What about masks?" The princess gasped in surprise. And she wanted to faint when the blonde in front of her shook her head.
"This is no good, Cagalli. Then I guess tomorrow we should go to the shops, huh?" She sighed and suggested.
"But… I…" Cagalli stuttered.
"No buts, Cagalli. Tomorrow we will go." Lacus said quickly, and then she winked at the blonde who was opening her mouth to protest:
"Look, don't you want to look good in front of Athrun? I will personally choose a magnificent dress for you. Don't worry." Then she giggled at the frozen girl.
Well, as for Kira and Athrun…
"Do you have anything to wear at the masquerade?" Asked Kira.
"Of course I have. A black tuxedo, if that's what you are mentioning." Athrun answered smirking, "How about you Kira? Don't you want to impress the Princess?"
"Hey, I'm just going as her bodyguard that's all." Kira immediately blushed waving his hands.
"Heh heh, you aren't supposed to wear your uniform at the ball, are you? It's my question that do you have anything good to put on." Athrun grinned evilly at the brown haired boy sitting across him.
"Err, no." Kira sighed defeated.
"That's good boy. I have an extra tuxedo, so do you want to borrow me?" Athrun continued.
"Err…" Kira hesitated.
"I'll take that as a 'yes'." Athrun grinned as big as he could. "Now let me take it out. You must try it on, huh?" Then he went to the huge closet to pull out an extremely good-looking white tuxedo and tossed it at the boy sitting on his bed. Kira caught the tuxedo perfectly and stared at it.
"What are you hesitating for? Go and have a change now!" Athrun demanded. Kira robotically did what he said in no time…
"Good morning guys. Today we will go to the shops to buy some new clothes for the ball, okay?" The pink haired girl announced. "And to avoid the troubles, we will pretend to be a group of normal teenagers wandering around. So go change into your normal clothes now." She demanded. The three looked at each other blinking in surprise.
"Quickly, what are you all waiting for?" The princess got annoyed. The three sweats dropped (anime style) and ran at maximum speed back to their rooms. Fifteen minutes later, they were standing ready at the gate of the palace. Cagalli was dressing in a turtle-neck sweater and thick jeans since it was quite cold. Kira was wearing a T-shirt and a black jacket with black trousers. And Athrun looked extremely handsome wearing a plain shirt with dark blue trousers. The princess was dressing in normal clothes, too. She was wearing a lovely pink blouse with light violet skirt and knee socks.
"Now shall we set off?" She asked cheerfully. They started their trip downtown. Lacus spent the whole morning choosing dresses for Cagalli, and the poor blonde had to put on and off nearly 50 dresses. Still the princess didn't think any of those were good on Cagalli.
"Hey come help me choose clothes for Cagalli Kira and Athrun!" The pink haired girl called out loudly. The boys looked at each other hesitated, but finally they gave in and picked up countless dresses and forced the poor tomboy to try on.
"D… you, you two, you just wait. I will make you pay!" She swore mentally clenching her fists when Kira tossed her another dress. At the 101st try, Athrun picked up and elegant green sleeveless gown and handed to Cagalli. She was too tired to protest and dragged her legs into the changing room. Five minutes later, she went out with the gown on, and the three's jaws dropped on the ground when they saw her in the gown. There were sparkling diamonds on the end, and the top clung to her curvy body. Athrun's heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong everybody? Do I look terrible?" Cagalli asked eyes widening.
"No… You look gorgeous in that." Athrun replied not looking at the blonde. Cagalli blushed slightly at his comment but she was really happy inside.
"Then, it's decided. You will take that." The princess grinned toothily. "Let me pay."
"No Prin… Lacus let me pay for my own clothes." Cagalli said determinedly and went back into the changing room to take the gown out. Then she went out and paid for her gown.
"Now let's have some lunch." Lacus suggested and dragged the three to a restaurant. "After that we will go look for a mask for Cagalli and heels." She continued.
"Excuse me? You just said 'heels'?" Cagalli asked the pink haired girl blinking.
"Yeah, you can't wear sandals or boots or shoes with that gown, can you?" Lacus smile innocently. BUMP! Cagalli fell on the ground unconscious. (Anime style)
That afternoon, they rummaged about in the shoe store to choose Cagalli some heels, and finally went out with green ones that matched her gown's color. Then they headed for the special store for costuming and finally Cagalli picked a green mask.
"Hey Kira, don't you need a mask too?" Athrun asked his best buddy now was panting because of running around. Kira only nodded. So Athrun picked up a silver mask with golden lines on it. "Then take this." He smiled.
"Whatever." Kira replied and took the mask from Athrun's hand.
"Uhm… Athrun, don't you need to get a mask too?" Asked Lacus.
"Ah, you don't need to worry about me. I already have a mask at home from last Halloween." Athrun replied.
"So, we are done shopping. What time is it?" Cagalli asked sighing in relief. Kira looked at his watch and answered the blonde:
"Five fifteen sis. Should we return now?"
"Yeah. Looks like you all are tired." The pink haired girl answered, and then they headed back for the palace.
Finally, the awaited moment came. The Princess went to the Hahnenfuss's manor with Kira first. Then Athrun fetched Cagalli at the gate. He was drop-dead gorgeous in his black tuxedo with a black knot and mysterious black mask. Suddenly, he heard yells and ran to toward the sound. There, he found Cagalli in her gown was being pushed toward the fence by a purple haired bastard. Then she held her hand up and shot out a jet of water. It hit his face badly and he let go of her.
"Seiran… Don't you dare to touch me again, I will make sure you end up in a hospital. Don't forget that I'm the Princess's bodyguard. Even you are her housekeeper, I won't be light-handed. So be careful!" She warned dangerously, her eyes darkened.
"Cagalli…" Called Athrun. "Hey are you okay?" He asked worriedly while Yuuna held his bleeding nose and ran away.
"Oh… I…" Cagalli stuttered. Her mood changed immediately when she saw the blue haired boy standing in front of her. Her heart stopped beating when she saw how hot he was in the tuxedo. Her cheeks turned red crimson.
"Let's go. We are late." He smile and came near her. She only nodded and bent her head down to hide the blush. Fortunately, it was dark, so Athrun couldn't see her face clearly. They walked to the carriage and jumped in (Lacus lent Athrun a carriage).There was an awkward silence between them. Inside the carriage, it was bright, and Athrun could see the girl clearly. She was really beautiful when she dressed in the gown. And the mask made her even more mysterious. Maybe she was having make-up on? That not imaginable. But anyway she looked all beautiful. Her cheeks were still hot and red, but she had taken her breath back.
"Uhm… You… You look good in that tux." Cagalli finally commented breaking the silence. She blushed in a deeper shade of red when she said so. He smiled at her and answered politely:
"Thank you. You also look great. Just like a Princess… And you are pretty when you blush." Indeed, Cagalli's face went as red as a tomato. Right then, they arrived at the Hahnenfuss's mansion. It was really huge and beautiful, exactly, as imposing as the Pink Princess's palace. They walked in and Athrun showed the guards the invitation, then they entered the building. Lacus and Kira were already there, and they were dancing the third dance.
"Hey Zala, why are you so late?" Echoed a male voice. Athrun turned to find a blonde standing with a brown haired girl, they were having their masks on, but he realized them immediately.
"Good evening Miss Haww. Would you mind if I have a talk with your bodyguard?" He bowed and asked politely. The girl nodded and walked away.
"Hey Zala, long time no see, heh heh. But today, Milly is not going as my Master but my girlfriend. So take your words back." He grinned at the blue haired boy deviously.
"You never change, Dearka. Well, you two are a couple now? Congratulation! But since when?" Athrun smiled at Dearka and asked curiously.
"Yesterday. I asked to go to the ball at Hahnenfuss's mansion with me as my girlfriend, and she agreed in no time! Heh heh… Who can refuse going out with a handsome guy like me…" Dearka answered with a smirk across his lips.
"Liar!" Athrun giggled and punched his blonde buddy on the shoulder playfully.
"Hah, I'd better be back by her side now or she will cry for me." Dearka chuckled and left.
"He's your friend?" Cagalli asked Athrun curiously.
"Yeah kind of. But… Forget it! Let's have the next dance." Athrun replied and pulled Cagalli to the center of the room when the music was off.
"The next dance will be a waltz of Frederic Chopin." Announced the M.C, then the beautiful music started to fill the room. They moved around, swinging their body to the rhythm in a really lissome way.
"Wow, she's great!" Athrun commented mentally while holding her slim body and moved around. Next to them, there were other pairs. One was Kira and Lacus at their second dance, one was Dearka and the one he called Milly, …
All of a sudden, the lights were out and the music stopped. While the guests were looking around dazed, they heard someone screamed their lungs out and then they heard someone announced:
"Heh heh, good evening everybody. I'm very pleased to meet you here. Please don't be panicked, we are just taking some valuable hostages with us. Tell the King that we need to talk to him… Hah, thanks" Then the lights went on again. All the guests were horrified and they ran out in no time.
"Shall we go out? Looks like…" Cagalli asked Athrun panicked, but he shook his head slightly:
"No Cagalli, I heard that the voice was really familiar. Stay here and we will ask Hahnenfuss what was happening."
When the guests were all out, they found on the floor there were three boys lying unconscious, all covered in blood.
"Kira!" Cagalli screamed and launched to her brother while Athrun also screamed:
"Dearka! Yzak!" True, the three lying on the floor were the loyal bodyguards of the three noblest Miss in the Kingdom. That only meant…
To be continued…
A/N: So how's that? I think that it's a little more thrilling, eh? Please review and tell me how you want it to be in the next chapter. Thank you very much.