The Bet with the Devil
Thank you for my beta-reader asucaga4eva
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.
Chapter 13
After the night at Mia's house, Cagalli acted more cheerful, her relation with Athrun was getting better. Mia, Milly, and Lacus interrogated and demanded her an explanation about her current mood.
"Explain it!" Mia's voice sounded pretty angry, but her eyes were shining with curiosity and delight.
"Explain what?" Cagalli said confused.
"Oh please Cagalli, don't pretend you have no clue, we want to know the reason." Milly narrowed her eyes.
"I really don't know what you are talking about!" She replied annoyingly and didn't pay attention to them.
"What they mean is your cheerful mood. Since that dance party, you acted incredibly happy and smiled a lot." Lacus spoke, she was also curious.
She replied bluntly, "Oh that! Maybe it's because Athrun kissed me."
"What?" The three of them spoke at the same time.
Realizing that she gave them the answer that she wanted to keep a secret, she covered her mouth with her hand and muttered, "Oh crap!"
"When did he kiss you?"
"Is that your first?"
"Did you like it?"
Covering her ears, Cagalli yelled, "Enough! One question at the time please! And lower your voice. People are staring at us."
"Ok then when did he kiss you?" Milly asked.
Cagalli sighed, how come I blurted like that, ah well no harm telling them.
"Well at the night of the party, we went to the garden, danced for a while, and you know…" She flushed, her cheeks burning.
The three of them shrieked in delight and Mia hugged her.
"Promise me don't say this one to anyone else, especially you, Mia." Cagalli glared narrowing her eyes at her. "Last time, you blackmailed me."
"Hey, I beg to differ. Because of me he kissed you, right?"
Cagalli sighed, even I hate to admit it, but she is right. "Okay, but don't do it for the second time."
Mia lifted her hand, "I promise."
They chatted and continued to question her. A minute later, Cagalli's cellophane rang.
"Hello? Cagalli speaking."
"Cagalli, it's me Athrun. I came to your house and Kira said that you went out with your friends. Where are you now?"
"I am at the mall, Mia wanted to buy a new dress."
"So what time you will finish? I will pick you up."
"I don't know, but you don't need to pick me up. I will go home with my friends."
"Okay then see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
She turned off her cell phone and felt that her friends were staring at her. She gave them a yell, "What now?"
"I am envious of you, I wish I had a boyfriend like you when both of you like each other." Mia sighed and pretended to look sad.
"Wha – what?" Cagalli stammered, "He is not my 'real boyfriend'."
"And - ," Cagalli felt sad, she knew that she liked him, but does he like her also. From his reaction toward the purple haired guy where she discovered that his name was Jona, she knew that he had a feeling for her, but did he. Deep down in her heart she was afraid, afraid that Athrun was kind to her because of the 'stupid bet'.
Speaking of Jona, she really hated him. He was a senior and since that day he kept bugging her and asked her for a date. Surely she rejected him, but he didn't stop. What a nerve.
"And?" Lacus asked waiting for her answer.
She broke away from her thought and sighed, "Never mind." She must stop worrying about Athrun, "Come on, let's keep walking."
As they were walking, they heard a voice.
"Cagalli, my honey."
They stopped, Cagalli was pale. She recognized the owner of that voice. The man that she had never wanted to see for the second time. Quickly, Cagalli grabbed Lacus's hand and started to run away while Milly and Mia followed them.
"Hey wait!" Jona yelled as he chased them.
They kept running, but unfortunately he was faster than what Cagalli expected. Tired of running, Cagalli stopped. He reached her and grabbed Cagalli's shoulder and spun her around.
"What do you want?" She said frustrated.
"Don't make that kind of face, it will ruin your beauty. And don't forget I am your senior, you should respect me a little, my honey." He made a charming face whereas from Cagalli's opinion was disgusting.
"For the second time, what do you want?"
"Isn't this fate? Among the hundreds of people here I could spot and meet you." He continued babbling.
Cagalli's temper rising, she couldn't hold it any longer. 'Is he stupid or what', she thought.
"What – do – you – want?"
"Calm down, my honey, I only want to express my happiness to see you again."
"I am not your woman!" she yelled whereas Milly, Mia, and Lacus tried to hold their laughter.
"Why not, honey? The moment I saw you I thought that you will be perfect to be my partner in life."
Cagalli felt sick, "What did you say?"
"What I mean is that someday you will be my wife." He smirked.
"Are you insane or what? Who said that I wanted you to be my husband, did I say I like you? No right, so stop imagining such a thing." She said calmly while in fact she held back her anger. "And I like someone else, so I am sorry I couldn't fulfill your dim-witted ideas."
"That's fine for me, as long as you are not married to him, I still have a chance."
She paled with disgust, I've got enough for him. She ignored him and turned away to her friends. When she started to walk, he grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into a hug. Cagalli and her friends were shocked, immediately she pushed him away, but he held her tight. He leaned his face towards her, wanting to kiss her. She tried to struggle while their friends were in a state of shock. And when his face was getting closer, Cagalli kicked hard at his 'precious thing' that was located in between his thighs.
Cagalli saw his face went white and he dropped onto the floor, writhing and moaning in pain while people watched him in wonder. She took the chance and ran away as fast as possible. Milly, Mia and Lacus followed her as they laughed loudly.
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"I worship you." Dearka spoke as he out his food tray on the table.
"About what?" Cagalli asked in astonishment.
"Milly told us about yesterday, how you injured him. Poor him, it must be hurting a lot." Dearka smirked.
"You have done a good job Cagalli," Kira praised her as he laughed a little.
"Well he deserved it!" She replied.
"Yeah, you are great, my honey?" Athrun smirked as he said playfully.
"Stop that 'my honey thing' it's reminds me of him!" She said irritated.
"Why, my honey?" He continued teasing her.
"For the love of God stop that or else –"
"Or else what?" Athrun challenged her.
"You will encounter the same experience with him!" She yelled and the rest of the gang laughed loudly.
AN: Yeah I have updated, sorry it took me a long time to do it. Thank you so much for the last chapter's review. Sorry also for the short chapter. And please R & R.