The Bet with the Devil

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Chapter 14

Cagalli looked at the calendar in front of her. She counted how many days left about the bet with Athrun. Part of her wanted the bet to finish soon, but another part was afraid how Athrun would act towards her afterward.

1 week left and the bet is over, she sighed.

Outside she heard Kira calling her name, "Cagalli, your friends are coming. Why don't you come down now?"

"Okay, give me a minute." She shouted back.

After she got ready, she came down to meet them.

"Hi, what's up?" Cagalli greeted.

"Nothing serious, we want to have a chat with you." Milly smiled.

Cagalli furrowed her eyebrows, "Chat? About what?"

Lacus beamed, "Why don't you show us your room."

Cagalli narrowed her eyes at them. She felt strange but, she ignored it and shook her head.

"Okay, follow me."

Lacus, Milly, and Mia followed her to her room. As soon as they approached her room, all of them sat on the bed. There was a pregnant silent for a while, but Milly broke it.

"Okay Cagalli, since the bet is almost over, what will you do? Will you tell him the truth, or do you still want to win the bet?"

Oh no, among so many question why should she ask me that? Cagalli was silent, what will she do? Win the bet, or lost it?

She thought hard and none of her friends interrupted her. They knew she was confused, so they decided to help her. Athrun was being so kind and acted like a real boyfriend around her and Cagalli tried to convince herself, but deep down inside she was afraid.

"I don't know, what should I tell him? All of you know my real feelings, but I'm afraid that he doesn't feel the same way I do." There was a sad tone in her voice.

Lacus sighed and comforted her, "Trust me Cagalli, I have known him for a long time. The way he acts around you is different to any other girl. I told you this before right?"

Cagalli nodded her head, "Yeah, but he was a player, who knows, maybe he's kind to me because he doesn't want to lose the bet. Speaking of the bet, I don't really care for that one, I don't mind winning or losing. The thing that I'm afraid of is that he doesn't return my feelings. This is the first time I liked someone."

Mia came near her and held her hands, "Don't worry Cagalli, he won't do that."

"I know but – "

"Okay," Milly sighed in defeat, she was so stubborn, "Whatever you decision is, we will support you Cagalli, but please think about it carefully. Both of you are our friends, we don't want either of you to be sad."

"Thank you." Cagalli replied and felt happy, she has people who she could call friends.

"Cagalli you are free today?" Lacus asked.

"Yeah, Athrun said he has an appointment with his friend."

Lacus clasped her hands, "Okay then, why don't we go out now. Let's go shopping."

"Shopping again? Last week we did that right?" Cagalli frowned and the only answer she got was Lacus's smile.

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1 week has passed and today was the day she would tell him the answer. In the past week, she has thought hard and decided that she would tell him the truth.

Walking through the gate, Athrun came from behind and whispered something before he went to his friends, "I am waiting for your answer."

From the tone of his voice, she knew he was grinning and mocking her, but she didn't mind, in fact, she kinda liked it. It's going to be okay, she said to herself.

Before she reached her classroom, Meyrin came to her.

Oh not her again.

Cagalli ignored her, but she grabbed her hand and said coldly, "I know the reason, he is to become your boyfriend, it's because of the bet right? And now it's your last day, after this, he will be free."

Cagalli twisted her hand from her and replied, "Really? Will he be free? Why you are so confident when you don't know his true feelings?"

"Are you?"

Cagalli was taken aback and she said truthfully, "No, but I will soon."

"Then I will tell you the truth." She pulled the necklace behind her collar, "Last week, Athrun bought me this necklace for me, and you saw the pendulum right? Its roses, do know what the meaning is?"

Last week? Didn't he say he had an appointment with his friend, is that Meyrin? Roses? Cagalli was pale and remembered the meaning, "A – a message of love?"

"Indeed and now you have seen the truth, could you get away from him as soon as possible. I don't want you near my boyfriend to be.

Hearing that, Cagalli's emotions were mixed between betrayal, hurt, sad and angry. "Is he? I am sorry, but I don't want to believe you."

"I told you what should you know, but if you don't believe me why don't you ask him?" She said her last words and left Cagalli.

Cagalli tried to ignore her and she would ask Athrun later. Even she was sad and felt betrayed, she wanted to believe Athrun for now and she hoped Meyrin was lying.

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After class, she went to meet Athrun in the garden. She saw him waiting and sat on the bench. Cagalli came to him and sat beside him.

"So what is your answer?" Athrun grinned feeling so confident.

"Be – before that, may I ask something?" Cagalli felt nervous.

"What is it?"

"Last week when you said that you had an appointment with your friend, may I know who is he or she is?"

Cagalli looked at his face, but she didn't know what he thought about, his face remained calm when he answered that she didn't know his friend.

"Is – is it Meyrin?" Oh God please say no

The mask that he wore fell, he frowned and felt a little nervous, "Who said that?"

Seeing his face Cagalli felt sad and angry, "So what Meyrin said is true? You met her last week and bought her a necklace?"

"Yes it is, but you must hear my explanation first." Athrun defended himself.

Cagalli rose from the bench and yelled, "I don't need your damn explanation."

She tried to leave him, but he caught her wrist, "That's my reason why I didn't tell you. I am afraid you will get angry, but – "

Cagalli cut him off and released her wrist from his grip, "I don't want to hear you. From now on I don't believe what you say to me. And I will tell you the answer for the damn bet."

Cagalli took a breath and said angrily, "My answer is no, I don't have any feeling for you, before, during or after the bet."

She regretted what she had said, but the betrayal was much for her to say otherwise. She held back her tears but she didn't want to cry in front of him.

"I don't believe you, you said so because you're angry with me, but let me explain it first."

"Are you deaf? I told you I don't want to believe you from now on. I don't know what you are talking about, but my answer has no connection with that," she lied.

Athrun looked at her oddly and she saw that his face – was sad. Cagalli shook her head, he had lied to me.

After a pregnant pause Athrun started to speak "Thank you for your answer." He answered her with a cold and abrupt tone.

When he vanished from her sight, the tears that she was holding back started to pour onto her cheeks.

AN: That's chapter 14, sorry for the late update and the short chapter. Hope you like it. And thank you so much for entire reviewers from the last chapter xD Please R & R :D