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You and Me
Really?
With her arms crossed and her foot tapping against the marble floors of the restaurant, Meyrin released a frustrated sigh as she and her fiancé waited for her sister and his husband. "Where the hell could they be? It's been twenty minutes, for crying out loud!"
Noticing this, Athrun put a hand on her shoulder and smiled. "Calm down, Meyrin. They're going to be here any minute now. I just know it."
As if arriving on cue, Shinn and Lunamaria came into view. "Well it's about time." Meyrin thought. She certainly did not want to wait for her sister long just like what happened yesterday when they planned to go to the salon together. When she called her just to ask where the hell she was, she learned that she ditched her, her own sister, for a shopping trip with her so called rival, Cagalli. The blonde had not seen her friends for five years, and they invite her instead of her? It was unbelievable!
"Sorry we're late." Lunamaria apologized as she and her husband took their seats in front of the couple.
"Aren't you always late?" Meyrin said, still not getting over the whole 'salon thing' that happened.
"Look Meyrin, if you're still not going to forgive me for what happened, I don't care." Lunamaria shrugged. "Just please let it off tonight for the sake of Athrun and Shinn."
"Tell me about it." Shinn rolled his eyes. "The last time you two had issues with each other, I had to take Liana out for the whole day just to keep her away from the violence."
"And what's so wrong about spending the whole day with your daughter?" Lunamaria gave her husband 'the look'.
"N-Nothing! I-It's just not the same without you? Y'know, when it's the three of us, it's complete!" Shinn scratched the back of his head and let out a nervous laugh.
Lunamaria waved him off and started going through the menu.
Athrun chuckled. Shinn and Lunamaria were always like this, but they'd make soon. "Speaking of Liana, why didn't she come along?"
"She said that she wanted to watch (1) Sesame Street's episode tonight really badly." Shinn sighed. "It was something about going to the beach and all of them hanging out together."
"Which reminds me, Shinn!" Lunamaria suddenly said and turned to face her husband. "We still need to buy some things for the outing this weekend."
"Please don't tell me you're going back to (2) Coral View?" Meyrin asked, raising a brow at her sister. "'Cause I swear, Sis, you can't even swim there because of the corals and last time I checked, Liana got her first bruise there."
"For your information, Meyrin, we still had fun in Coral View because we bonded as a family." Lunamaria stated. "And no, we're not going back there. We've decided to go to Crystal Resort."
"Nice choice of venue, I guess." Meyrin shrugged. "Who thought of it? Was it you, Shinn?"
Shinn shook his head. "It was Lady Lacus."
"Oh, is her family coming with you as well?" Athrun asked.
Lunamaria nodded and then looked away. "And so are Yzak's and Dearka's."
"You mean everyone's going?" Athrun asked, eyes wide. "Why don't I know about this 'outing'?"
"It's actually one of the reasons why we invited you to dinner." Lunamaria said as she placed her menu down, having already chosen her meal. "Lady Lacus asked me if you could come with us, if you're not busy."
"Unfortunately, there are a lot of things to do for the wedding, so that would be a no." Meyrin said, putting her menu down as well.
Athrun frowned. It was always like this ever since he Meyrin were 'officially' together. Though he was the guy, it always seemed- or actually looked like she was the boss.
But then the magenta-haired girl wasn't finished with her sentence. "For me, that is. Athrun can come if he wants to." (A/N.: OHO You guys weren't expecting that, weren't you? :D)
The three's jaw's dropped, as if a miracle had happened.
"Y-You really mean it? I can go?" Athrun looked at her disbelievingly.
Meyrin nodded. "Why not?"
"But the wedding- you can't possibly handle it yourself! Are you sure about this?" Athrun asked, but it's not like he was trying to make his fiancé change her mind about this.
Meryin rolled her eyes and nodded again. "Athrun, I'm a responsible adult. I've always managed without you… somehow, so don't worry about me, okay? But of course, I'll still be calling you every now and then to check up on you." Then she looked at her older sister. "Same goes for you, Sis."
"Meyrin, you are the best!" Lunamaria stood from her seat and gave her younger sister a hug. "I'm glad your finally doing things on your own."
Meyrin pouted. "Oh shut it. It's not like I can't do things on my own, you know."
"Yeah right." Shinn thought. (3) "Says the girl who always wears sandals just because she can't tie her shoelaces."
"Now, let's get something to eat, shall we?" Meyrin said. "All that waiting made me hungrier than a (4) hamster."
Lunamaria's eyebrow twitched. "I thought we already dropped that conversation?"
Athrun smiled delightfully, not minding the raven-haired man trying to calm the Hawke sisters down. He had to admit, this was the best decision Meyrin has ever made.
oOo
After that peaceful-ISH dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Asuka, Athrun and Meyrin went straight home. They were really tired because of the wedding activities they did before the dinner date.
"Athrun, love, why don't you go pack up for the outing? It's in three days and you wouldn't want to rush now, would you?" Meyrin suggested, a smile on her face. "Don't worry, I'll help you in a bit. I'm just going to call someone. You know, for the wedding plans."
"Alright." Athrun gave her a quick peck on her cheek before going to their room.
Meyrin sighed and stepped out on the terrace. She shut the sliding door tight, making sure that no one, especially Athrun, could hear her.
She then dialed the number.
RING RING RING
"Hello?" A voice from the other line said.
"Hey, it's me." Meyrin said as she leaned on the railings. "Are you done your research?"
"I have." It cleared it's throat. "It has been confirmed that Athrun Zala has children and Cagalli Yula Attha is the mother."
"I see." Meyrin gulped. "Look, I'm sure you know that they're going on an outing, right? Are the two brats coming with them along with their witchly mother?"
"Yes."
"I want you to keep a close eye on them. Watch their every move and keep me updated if anything gets too suspicious, especially when it comes to Athrun." Meyrin said in a very serious tone. "Just don't be too obvious. We Coordinators have good eyes for these things, especially since you're around with one of the best."
"Yes. Is there anything else, Ma'am?"
"No. That would be all." And Meyrin hung up.
She looked up at the sky, but there were no stars in sights. It was really dark, just like the feeling she's having about three certain people right now.
(1) Sesame Street is the best baby show ever! :D Aside from Barney, this was the show that I watched when I was very young, and because of this, I learned many things! Hahaha! :D
(2) We actually went to a place called Coral View a few years ago, and everything that Meyrin said was true :/ I didn't like the place much, but I still enjoyed it 'cause I bonded with my family, as Lunamaria said.
(3) Okay, I know that was so OA, but I couldn't think of anything else! Plus, I thought it was kind of funny XD
(4) I used hamster instead of dog because... I miss my hamsters! T.T R.I.P Munch and Kelly (or Hungry) T.T ... I'm planning to get new ones to replace them, though :D
Please point out my mistakes if ever I've made one. Thank you ^^
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P.P.S.: The title had no relation to the chapter, I know. But I just thought that it WOULD be your reaction since you were expecting that THIS would be the chapter wherein Athrun would finally meet his kids... Forgive me? ^^
P.P.P.S.: There's been a rumor that is shutting down... is this true? D: 'Cause if it is, I'm gonna have to move all my stories to DeviantArt or save them in my laptop T.T