The Bet with the Devil
Thanx for my beta-reader asucaga4eva
AN: Sorry for the slow update, I am so busy lately. Btw hope u guys enjoy this chapter. Please R&R.
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Chapter 10
"So it's Samantha who pushed you?" Milly said with a concerned face.
Cagalli nodded her head, "Yeah, she did. But that's ok, she won't bother me again. I saw her yesterday and she was avoiding me. I think she's scared."
Lacus beamed, "Well if there was someone who threatened me like Athrun did, I'll be afraid also. But Cagalli, it is the first time I've seen Athrun so angry like that. He never threatened a girl before. "
Milly nodded in agreement, "Me too, don't you think that Athrun really likes you, Cagalli?"
Cagalli frowned and sighed, "It's impossible, I don't think like that. Maybe he sees me as a friend, nothing more".
"Cagalli, maybe you don't know, but the way he acts around you, it's so different from the way he acts with other girls. I've never seen him like that. He is so nice toward you." Milly said with a weak smile.
"He is, but it doesn't mean he likes me. Maybe he sees me as a best friend." Cagalli replied and sighed, "I don't know why, but when he's nice to me, it makes me uncomfortable."
"Why?" Lacus wondered.
"Well because I – I might –" She stopped.
I might fall in love with him, she thought and the realization hit her, Oh Crap, I already did! She panicked, Milly and Lacus were confused.
"So Cagalli, you might what?" Milly was curious.
Oh god how could that happen. Okay I need to calm down.
"Well, I – I might –"
"Yes?" Lacus and Milly listened carefully.
She looked at them, she couldn't tell them the truth, "Well I – I don't know."
Lacus and Milly frowned, "Cagalli, please tell us what it is. You're lying to us, aren't you?"
"Oh please don't ask me any further, I really don't know." She lied.
Lacus sighed, "Okay then, now let's finish our meal and continue our window-shopping."
They were wondering around the mall and stopped when they saw the chocolate shop.
"Let's go inside, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I want to give some to Dearka." Milly said happily.
Lacus agreed, "Yeah I want to get some for Kira also, Cagalli, he likes chocolate right?"
Cagalli nodded her head, "Yeah he does."
"Then let's go inside." Milly and Lacus said in unison.
After Milly and Lacus found what they wanted to buy, Cagalli asked, "Does Athrun like chocolate?"
Both of them turned their heads to Cagalli, surprised.
"What?" Cagalli retorted.
"Cagalli, I thought you don't like him. Why are you bothering to buy chocolate for him if you hate him?" Milly wondered.
"I – well I did hate him, but now he's fine."
Lacus smirked, "Oh I see, you like him."
"What? No – no it's impossible. I don't like him, no - I mean, I like him, but as a friend nothing more." She lied.
"Well if you say so, and yes, he likes chocolate." Lacus smiled and winked.
"I - I see," Cagalli stammered.
Lacus and Milly stared at each other and smiled, knowing perfectly what had happen to Cagalli.
Tomorrow morning, Cagalli met Mia and Milly near the gate.
"Cagalli don't forget to give that to him," Milly winked as she left her while Mia smiled at her understandingly and wished her good luck.
"What's wrong with everyone, is it strange when I want to give chocolate to him" she mumbled.
She jumped when someone tapped her shoulder. She turned her head to see who that person was.
"Oh damn Athrun, you scared me," she said as she calmed herself. Her heart beating so fast, after the realization yesterday, she started panicking.
Okay I need to calm down, act natural, she said to herself.
"Are you okay? Do you have a fever?" He touched her forehead.
Cagalli pushed his hand away and blushed slighly, "No, I'm fine."
Oh god, this cant be happening, I blushed!
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah I am," she replied calmly.
Athrun shrugged and they continued walking inside. Athrun stopped in front of his locker and when he opened it, he saw that his locked was loaded with gifts, chocolates from girls.
Cagalli was annoyed to see that, she said angrily, "Well it seems you have so much chocolates so you don't need mine."
She started to turn away from him, but he caught her wrist and pulled her to him.
"You got me one?" Athrun asked gently.
Cagalli pushed him away, "I did, but you don't need mine."
"Who said I didn't want it?" He said as with his hand on his hip, "On the contrary, I don't need their gifts," he pointed to his locker, "You can have it or take it away, it's up to you. But I want yours."
Cagalli sounded happy, but she couldn't show it, she must act natural, "Are you sure?"
He nodded his head and Cagalli took her present out from her bag and gave it to him.
"Here, Happy Valentine's Day."
Athrun took it from her and he smiled, staring at her, "Thank you."
He slowly came closer to her, he bent his head to hers. When their face only two inches apart….
"Hey, Athrun, Cagalli." Someone shouted from behind as they jumped apart from each other.
"Wow, you are a lucky boy. Look at your locker," Dearka whistle.
Cagalli immediately excused herself, "Er- sorry guys I need to go to my classroom, see you later."
She walked fast to her classroom. What was that? She thought as she touched her burned check with her hand.
Athrun saw her escape and glared at Dearka as he left him.
Dearka stared wonderingly and said, "What the hell is going on?"