I think I have fallen in love with you.

CHAPTER 3: CAGALLI'S SOFT SIDE

Athrun saw a guy's lip is connected with Cagalli. He saw tear dropping from Cagalli's amber eyes.

Cagalli close her eyes tightly hope that that was just a dream. Come on, a guy that you hate just kiss you and it's on lips. And the worst thing is you can't resist.

"Why am I so weak? Why can't I resist?" thought Cagalli. Suddenly she feels Yunna's lip is apart from hers. She opens her eyes and saw Yunna sitting on the floor. And what makes her feel more shook is a guy standing in front of her. A guy that she never thought will be there when she is in danger.

ATHRUN ZALA.

"Who are you to beat me?" shouted Yunna one hand holding his left cheek that had been punched by Athrun.

"Who am I is none of your business.. and even a 3 year-old little boy have the right to punch a dirt like you! Who do you think you are to simply kiss a girl? I don't even care who you are and I don't want to know." Shouted Athrun angrily.

Cagalli had gotten more shook while Athrun being so mad. I mean she always see him making fun of her and laughing everyday. And now he is mad because of her.

Athrun grab Cagalli's hand and walk towards the sakura trees. After a few minutes, Cagalli suddenly stopped walking. Athrun turned around and saw Cagalli's tear keep dropping.

" She is crying. She must be very hurt! Of course, are you an idiot Athrun Zala? She is a girl after all!" thought himself.

Cagalli eyes widen when she feel Athrun hugging her trying to let her feel better. She heard him whispered, " It's all right now. Nothing will happen to you."

Miriallia is walking to the library to lend some book for her project. Se will be going to meet Dearka in the coffee shop like yesterday. But can she face him after what he told her?

FLASHBACK

"What do you think y-" Mirry shouted and stop when she feel Dearka's lip on hers.

Dearka feel shocked that she didn't resist but she looks like enjoying it. Few minutes later, he pulled apart his lips from hers and begins to speak. His eyes looking right into her sky blue colour eyes.

"Mirry, don't you get it? I love you and Mitsuki is not my girlfriend. Why don't you let me explain and just avoiding me?" shouted Dearka firmly.

END FLASHBACK

Suddenly got someone standing in front of her intent to block her way. She look up and saw the same girl yesterday that called Dearka.

" Miss, can you please let me go on." Asked Mirry politely.

Something had happen.

PHIAAAAAA is the sound right? I wonder

The girl slaps Mirry. Mirry hold her cheek with her hand and look at the girl. Trying to ask her what she did wrong and why she slaps her. While the girl speak up..

"Don't ever dare to go near to Dearka anymore. I know he loves you but I love him more than everyone. I can tolerant he is a playboy but I can't tolerant he is serious with you!" the girl said and walk away.

Tear slowly formed and drop drip by drip down Miriallia face. She din't go to the library and run to a corner and cried.

"What a warm embrace he has!" thought Cagalli still crying.

Athrun broke the embrace and held Cagalli by her shoulder tightly.

" Cagalli, who is that guy?" he ask gentlely.

After a few minutes of silent, Cagalli finall speak and broke the silent.

"He is-" said Cagalli but can't continue and started to cry again.

"Never mind, Cagalli. Don't need to tell if you don't want to. I told him that I don't want to know a person like him, right? So don't mind." Said Athrun.

Cagalli looks at Athrun's emerald eyes. She saw concern and worries in his eyes. Then suddenly reminded her something and she shout.

" Ahhhhh.. I thought we are suppose to do our project today.." she looked at her wrist watch and continue," we can go now, it's not too late yet."

"Shh…. never mind. We can do it tomorrow. You are surely tired today. Let's do it tomorrow morning before everyone comes to school.. Erm… how about 6.30?" asked Athrun.

" 6:30? Isn't it too early? I cant even wake up at 7 .. And now you want me to wake up at 6? I don't think I can." Said Cagalli.

"I will call you at 6 o'clock and I will walk with you to school at 6.15 okay? I will pick you up. Don't you dare to off your phone…I will call your house phone!" said Athrun.

"Hey, how you know my house phone and hand phone?" asked Cagalli curiously.

" I have my way. Come on let's walk you home now." Said Athrun.

" Okay…."mumbled Cagalli.

Dearka is still thinking how to face Mirry later…

"Will she hate me? What if she doesn't ever want to see me again? Why did I tell her I love her at the 1st place? Am I an idiot or what.." thought Dearka.

He stops thinking when he heard someone sobbing in a corner. He walk toward the direction and saw someone really familiar crying there.

" Mirry? Is that you? "Asked Dearka not sure whether is she the one.

He saw her turning around and he was shook when he saw her eyes are red and still crying right now. He quickly run over to her and asks her what happen.

" What happen, Mirry?" ask Dearka with the tone of concern.

Mirry didn't answer his question and just hug him without thinking. She is hurt right now. She doesn't care the girl will kill her or whatever if he do that but she is hurt.

Dearka didn't continue ask her question when she hug her. He knows that she doesn't want to answer anything right now. He just whispered something to her," I don't know what happen to you but now nothing will happen not with me around." Mirry blush when he said that and she feel his warm breathe and warm embrace.

Kira and Lacus are standing at the bus stop waiting for bus.

"La-lacus… do you have any person you like?" Kira asked her.

"Huh? Erm..i think I have…" replied Lacus blushing.

When Kira heard that, he feels that his heart get stab by hundreds knives. He never knew that the one Lacus saying is him, Kira Yamato.

"How about you, Kira?" asked Lacus.

" I-I have…and she is really beautiful like an angel." Said Kira.

Of course Lacus feel the same as Kira because she doesn't know he is referring to her, Lacus Clyne.

"So remember I will give you a morning call tomorrow. You had better don't off your hand phone." Said Athrun when they reach Athha mansion.

"Okay okay.. I get it.." said Cagalli.

" Now get in… remember to rest.. bye!" said Athrun and walk away before she could say anything.

" So, Mirry what exactly happen?" asked Dearka after she stop crying and now they are sitting under the Sakura tree.

" Dearka, are you sure you really love me? May be I'm just like others girl that you like. You are not serious with me right?" asked Mirry in the tone of scared. Of course in her heart she doesn't want him to say a "yes" to her question.

" No…no no no no no no… you are wrong! You are not the same as the others. I really love you with all my heart. I can abandon to become a playboy because of you. You change me." Shouted Dearka while shaking his head.

Mirry's eye widen when she heard him saying that. Why would he likes me? Why?

" What happen? Who makes you cried?" asked Dearka again.

" Nothing happen. Is just that a girl came and warned me just now. Ask me don't go close to you anymore. I can see that she really loves you, Dearka." Said Mirry.

" Mitsuku……." Mumbled Dearka.

"But I don't want to leave you. I cant't. Your joke, your smile, your embrace, your concern.. I can't forget it.. I'm happy when I heard you said that you love me but… but…." Said Mirry and started to cry again

Dearka feel shock again." Did I hear wrongly? Mirry say she don't want to leave me…." Thought himself.

"Dearka… I really love you but I can't.. I don't want to hurt her. She loves you more than me. She knows you more than me. She cares you more than me." Shouted Mirry and cried more than before.

Dearka didn't say anything he just pulled her into an embrace. He feels hurt watching her cried and hurt all because of him.

"Mirry, but I love you more than everyone. Isn't that enough? Don't need to scare to hurt her. I will talk to her and won't let her hurt you again." Said Dearka after he broke off the embrace. And Mirry nodded.

BRINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG….

BRINGG…………..

BRINGGG…………

" Hello, this is Cagalli speaking." Said Cagalli with the tone of sleepiness.

"Cag, you better wake up now. Better I ring the house bell and wake you up personally.." said a sound on the phone.

" ATHRUN…. Why are you calling me and what is that "CAG" means? Are you learning Mirry?" said Cagalli totally wake up from her dream world.

" Didn't I say I would give you a morning call. And now is already 6 o'clock. Come on go and help yourself and come out at 6.15 sharp. And just to remind you, remember to put on your tie today." Said Athrun.

" Okay okay..wait for me a while." Replied Cagalli and flip her hand phone cover.

A few minutes later…

" ARGGGGGG…..what is this thing? How would I know how to tie the tie? Never mind I will just tie my hair first." Mumbled Cagalli as she quickly tie her hair into a ponytail with a emerald hair band.

"Good morning Dad, good morning Stellar." Said Cagalli when she went down for breakfast.

Her dad and sister looks so shocked when she greeted them.

" Why are you both looking at me like that?" asked Cagalli when she sees their shook face.

"O-nee chan… are you sick or what? Why are you awake so early? Normally even I went to school you wouldn't be awake yet." Asked Stellar while putting her hand onto her forehead.

"Today I need to do some project with my partner. And he gave me a morning called. So sure I'm here now. If not he will kill me, Stellar." Said Cagalli.

" So it's a "he"." Mumbled Stellar.

"Bye dad, bye sis. I got to go now." Said Cagalli.

"Be careful" said her father.

"How can you wake up so early?" asked Cagalli to Athrun.

" I'm a morning person not like someone here." Said Athrun while chuckling.

" So why are you calling me "Cag" just now? Is my name so hard to read?" asked Cagalli.

" NO…but I just feel like it. And by the way, why aren't you put on your tie? I thought I reminded you?" said Athrun.

" You did remind me. But you dint tell me how to tie. My previous school doesn't need to put on tie you know." Declared Cagalli.

" Give me your tie then.. I will tie for you." Said Athrun.

"I don't think I need your help, Mr.Zala!" said Cagalli.

"Oh ya? You have 2 choice, 1st is let me help you 2nd is you will get scolded by the discipline teacher. Which one you choice?" said Athrun.

"Alright alright, I choose shoice no. 1" said Cagalli while handing her tie to him.

"Whoa…..what a handsome guy onee-chan has here." Thought Stellar.

Stellar followed her sister to see who is the guy that actually can wake her up just a phone call. She actually surprise that the guy can make her sister to obey him without using force. While she following them she doesn't pay attention on the road and bumped into a guy.

" What are you doing not paying attention to the road." The guy said.

"I'm sorry. I didn't really pay attention to the road.." replied Stella not looking at the guy.

" What manners you have here? Don't even look at people when you apologized?" shouted the guy.

Stellar look at the guy and apologized again." I said I'm sorry again and I'm looking at you right now! Satisfied now?" shouted Stellar impatiently.

The guy that she bumped on has a pair of red eyes with a suitable messy black hair. He looks at her while she looks at him and apologized.

" Never mind. By the way you are from Eternal High also right. From your uniform I can see the answer is yes. I am Shinn, Shinn Yamato." Said the guy claim to be Shinn.

"Oh hi, I'm Stellar, Stellar Athha." Answered the girl while gazing at the guy named Shinn.

Cagalli blush when Athrun come nearer to her to tie her tie for her.

"Cag, you really look pretty in this hairstyle." Said Athrun to Cagalli while he is still tying her tie for her.

" If not pretty do you think I will tie? I'm just joking. I don't tie it because I think it's pretty its because my hair is getting longer and longer." Said Cagalli.

" You should keep your hair longer. Don't you think it will be more suitable?" he asked her after he tied finish her tie and gazed at her.

They both look at each other eyes. Emerald meets amber… and they come closer

Closer…

Closer..

And closer…

Until…

"Onii-chan, Stellar is not my girlfriend. I just meet her." Shouted a guy.

The two stop running while a guy called out, " oh hi there Athrun and Cag."

When they both reliazed that the guy called them they quickly move apart.

"oh hi, Kira." Athrun speak first.

" Hi, Kira. And who is this?" asked Cagalli pointing Shinn.

" Oh, this is my brother, Shinn Yamato." Replied Kira.

" Onee-chan, I thought you said you want to go to school to do project? Why are you still here?" ask a voice behind Kira and Shinn. Yes stellar pretend nothing happen about she is following them.

" Stellar? Oh ya.. I'm on my way." Said Cagalli saw the figure is her imoto.

" onee-chan? Cag, you have a sister?" asked Athrun.

" Uh… ya… this is my sister. Stellar Athha, class 1-C." replied Cagalli.

" And you both are?" asked stellar pointing towards Athrun and Kira.

"This is my brother, Kira Yamato and this is his best friend, Athrun Zala. And your sister name is?" said Shinn.

" Oh I see. Her name is Cagalli Athha." Said Stellar.

" CAGALLI ATHHA? You mean the one that broke record at the running competition that held last month?" said Shinn excitedly.

" Ya. I am." Said Cagalli.

" Wow… cool" said Shinn.

Dearka wondering around school to find Mitsuki to warned her not to find Mirry anymore. And finally he found her.

" Mitsuki!" he shouted angrily.

"Oh hi, Dearka…." Said Mitsuki afraid of his angry face.

" I told you not to find Mirry and do anything to her, did I? And yet you still find her? You know I love her, and yet you hurt her?" said Dearka angrily.

" I know you love her that's why I want her to leave you so that you will forget her and love me! I love you when I first saw you. And you didn't reurn my feeling is fine but you cannot love her.." shouted Mitsuki.

" Mitsuki, I know you love me but I love Mirry and not you. She even tell me to love you because she said you love me more, you know me more and you care for me more.. but I can't… because I LOVE mirry," said Dearka firmly.

"I don't care I don't care. I don't care whether you love her or what. But I will make her leave you." Said Mitsuki evilly.

" If you really do that, I will HATE you forever and I tell you 1 last time, I LOV-" Dearka get cut short while he was going to say he loves Mirry with a kiss.

A kiss by Mitsuki.

END CHAPTER 3