Paperwork, meeting, speeches, media, blah, blah, blah
"Oh Cagalli a word please,"
"Ms. Cagalli, what is this about your engagement,"
"What about Yunna,"
"Oh Representative Attha a word please, or maybe an interview,"
If looks could kill, them they'd all be in hell right now. How did I end up here right now?
Let's go back a few hours.
It was a serene, break of day like any other. I was giving my body a well rested sleep, which meant sleeping in…late. However, one problem the world was against me. After I was abducted from my valuable bed, someone out put in a cold shower, clothes and all, I have on no account been so incensed in my life.
Screaming bloody murder I ran out drenched ready, my eyes thirsting for revenge and murder for any existing person that stepped in front of me. Athrun came out reading something in his hand. I of course slapped his cheek, pulled his bangs and kicked his shin. I was about to hurt him some more when I turned to here snickering.
Appalled I turned to see a very aggravated Athrun, did I mention he looked very livid too. As I was about to say some sort of request for forgiveness, he shut me up with one looked.
"Cagalli," he said clenched his teeth,
"If you want anything out of me, you'll just stay away." He said trying to keep calm
He picked up his fallen papers and left. I felt so guilty at that moment, but
I tuned and viciously followed the snickering soon to be casualties. I turned and followed and saw Shinn there laughing his head of like a maniac. Let's just say he wouldn't be doing another trick like that again.
I walked out of my room, freshly bathed and wearing a flare-sleeve cardigan floral cardigan finished with delicate scallop edging; with cutaway front. I also wore a mid-calf length softened linen flare skirt with delicate Battenberg lace-trim hem. On a foot was to my distaste but matching high heel strappy sandal.
I was given my schedule last night. I had a meeting in fifteen minutes, and since I wanted sleep, I have of this moment now no clue what so ever what the meeting is about. Walking with on foot, and putting on the other sandal, I was in a mess.
"Why are sandals so complicated these day, what ever happened to Velcro," I mumbled getting into the driver seat.
My phone decided to ring, and at that moment my car wouldn't start.
"What," I said picking up the phone.
"You are supposed to get into the limo Cagalli, you're car in busted right now," My fiancée told me.
I regretted my greeting and decided to apologize yet again "Athrun I…"
Blank he hung up on me.
"Shit," I said chunking the phone and breaking a window.
Not caring I left and sat into the car, not even bothering about anything. The driver drove as I held my head in frustration. There was an overview of the meeting in the seat beside me. I knew who did this, the person who was unfortunately engaged to me. I looked down as quickly scanned through it not caring about whatever happened today.
We arrived and I went inside disheartened. I rushed into the conference room, and sat down in my seat, and began talking. I kept on blanking out throughout the whole thing. What were we discussing again, something about the Orb's military facility and improving its module by adding new features, including improved mobile suits and a disguised nuclear and heterogeneous disaster. I rejected that notion at once, saying what the point of it was when the war was over.
I lost after three full hours of debating; they used my bad mood to the advantage, and infiltrated my anxiety contained mind and contradicted me, using evidences of charts and retarded sayings. Off guarded I agreed. If Athrun were here now, I know for a fact he'd do something, and set the council straight.
My mind was a full throttle at the moment the meeting, Athrun being mad at me, I killed Shinn or rather beat him up bad, and brushed of in a hurry Athrun's friend from the Minerva, and broke a window, I had a dozen sets of late paperwork, a full day of meeting ahead, no breakfast, and twisted my ankle form the high heel of my sandal, and now this.
As I was leaving there was a crowd of gossip thirsty media, 'WHO THE HECK CALLED THEM HERE!' I screamed in my mind, and that all I need.
Now that you know what happened a few hours ago lets get back to now.
My guards weren't really helping, and I stuck against a wall listening to there constant question of my life. I had just about enough.
"GET THE 'BEEP' AWAY FROM ME NOW OR I'LL GET BEYOND INFURIATED," I shouted
They all grew silent and left in a hurry knowing what would happen if they got on my bad side.
I gave a deep breath counted to ten and let go
'There goes my reputation,' I thought and headed inside the car.
All my meetings were a failure. My papers are all screwed, the speeches were rained out and it was eleven at night and I was walking home in a thunderstorm because the tire on the car I was driving was punctured. If that was enough my phone was broken because of my anger.
Today was a horrible day. I was on a deserted highway, a couple of miles away from my car in the 2 hours I walked and I was barefooted. I got tired of the impeded sandals. The worst part about right now was. I called home at the office saying that I was going to be at it all night and would sleep at the office after I'd be done, at which Luna replied that they would tell Athrun and make sure he would go to bed. I finished early underestimating my work load and left, but remember the world is against me today.
I was still walking the rain hammering down hard; I was going to suffer pneumonia at this rate. I sat down on the grass, the manor was too far to walk to right now, and I would collapse at this rate. Did I mention I was lost as well? I looked around my surroundings there was a hidden lane. Deciding to go with my instincts I followed. I walked a shuffled around my coat. I found a rubber band and tied my hair so I wouldn't come in my face. I approached a gate, where a haunted mansion stood. I was shivering at moment and felt a something clawing against my neck. I turned and saw nothing. I gave myself a good breath. I lightning strike was shown followed by a thunder clap. This was just like one of those scary movies, although there were no such things as ghost right?
Gulping my dry throat I opened the gate. I needed to find shelter, and this was my only option. To be honest I was afraid, really afraid. I wanted Athrun at the moment to tell me everything was going to be okay, but wasn't here, nor did he now that I was here. I was already facing the thunderstorms I am still scared of, now this. My day had gone awful already.
Entering the gate I shrieked as it shut behind me. I turned and here I lock. My breath became ragged at the moment. I door of the entrance opened. I was tearing afraid. I huddled down and hugged myself, I needed to pull myself together.
I stood up and walked inside. It was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything, but at least I wasn't going to suffer pneumonia. I had to live right now for my future I promised to Athrun. I searched around the creepy mansion, often hearing screeches. I found a phone and picked it up to call Athrun's room. I waited as it beeped.
'Please pick up Athrun. I really need to hear your voice.' I thought crying
As it was still beeping I heard footstep, there a cold draft in the air. I calmed myself down and heard a sound on the other side.
"Hello," someone mumbled a bit worried.
"Athrun," I cried and shrieked as the thunder hit the rackety house and vibrated the floor making me fall
"Cagalli, Is that you?" he asked "What wrong?"
I groaned and answered pausing in fright "I don't know…where I am…my head hurts…and I'm really scared…Athrun I really need you now," I said crying
He paused and said, "I'll be right their just keep on talking, I'll find you okay."
I heard his car starting and he zoomed off. I was shriving it was really cold, I could barely move my body. Something was gravely wrong.
"Cagalli, can you hear," He shouted
"Are there such things as ghosts" I asked him
"Cag-," He sated to be interrupted.
"There's someone coming Athrun…"I whispered
"Just hold on, I'm almost there." I heard him
I screamed as a force picked me up and hauled my somewhere. I felt scratches on my body, and blood was seeping off my chest. I shook and wailed into the house, my shirt ripping with knife-like nails, what I saw as it attacked was disgusting. With a broken neck, bullets implanted on his chest and a knife sticking out of his head, that thing it was a ghost.
I struggled terrified and somehow managed to get him off as I crawled getting up in the process and ran, I looked behind, it laughed and came after. I cried in horror and reached to entrance I tried to open it but it was locked. I banged on it and slipping down. It came closer and passed though the door and disappeared. I sat and sobbed. I heard some noises and looked up. The lights opened and I saw corpses of women everywhere. Dead, hanging all bloodied and broken and raped, I had to get out now.
"You're next," I heard in a hatful voice
I got up and walked injured towards a window. I bashed into it and broke it. I got up to go through and I heard that same laugh. I hurried and managed to jump out and fall onto the porch. The thing came out and stared down his blood dropping down on me. 'Athrun, please save me, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.' I thought closing my eyes
I heard yells of my name and the ghost disappeared that laugh never leaving my ears. I shook and shivered the rain falling on me. I felt warm arms around me, but I lay still as a stone. The person shook me and called my name over and over. I didn't say anything and just held him.
I mumbled his name as he carried me to the back home, knowing I just wanted to be there of all places. He carried me in his arms and drove home. Rushing me upstairs he wrapped the blankets around me. I started to doze off.
"Keep awake for of moment," he said
He undressed leaving my undergarment on, that were and bit translucent from them being wet, but Athrun didn't care at that moment, knowing what was his first priority.
He touched the wound of one scratch that sort of tore the strap of my bra and was the deepest, covered my body with a sheet and started closing my wounds. Using alcohol and the liquid band aide, the blood stopped. I just looked at his eyes feeling warm. When he was done, wrapped us both in several blankets, and I broke down sobbing onto him.
I told him my part and how horrible it was, and apologized over and over again. He shushed me down with a kiss and I calmed through his touches. We stayed in that position. My eyes not receiving a wink of sleep for fear, half way through the night I got out of Athrun's arms, and walked around the room pacing, I was still scared and the rain didn't help. I looked at Athrun; he must've had a hard day as well. I create so many problems for him. I smiled at his features. They had so much love and sincerity for me of all people. He's always there for me and is just one of a kind.
I sat down the bedside, and blew on his face, making him scrunch his nose in a cute way.
"Athrun do you ever think you love me enough?" I asked to what I thought to be a sleeping Athrun.
"No," He mumbled waking up
"You have Goosebumps on your arm, are you scared still," he asked
"So many dead girls Athrun, I could have next. I could have hurt you Athrun, just by leaving. I wasn't scared about my life; I was scared and worried about what would happen to you." I said
"I would have…I don't know what would have happened" He said
"How could something dead hurt me," I asked sitting on top of him
"I got a detective on it," he said "A gas was released that caused your brain to react a make you delusional and more alert. It made you think you were seeing a ghost."
"But all the blood and wounds…" I said
"It was a suicidal man who killed and physically and emotionally, luckily you were strong enough to pull through. The mansion exploded when we were in the car. You were too dazed very much to notice," He said.
"So, it wasn't real." I said
"No, physically not, but to you yes it was very real," He said
"But he still attacked me right, at least it wasn't a ghost," I said laying on him.
"Umm…Cagalli, you do realize what you're wearing is really making me a bit…odd," He said sweating a bit.
"Odd in what way," I asked looking at my skivvies, inside smirking to myself.
"You're really making me hard to resist you," He said
"Who's asking for you to resist me," I said getting closer laughing.
I got off and went to wear a new pair of clothes and came out with one of Athrun's huge shirt. Athrun's laid back down smirking.
"What are you smirking about," I asked
"Nothing, I'm just glad my Cagalli is with me and she looks amazingly voluptuous."
I laughed and I slipped into bed, kissing him to hell, and us not getting enough of each other until we feel asleep.