Heeey guys! :D
... OKAY. I know you all hate me for not updating for, IDK, 4 months? But really, I just want to say that I'm really really REALLY sorry for everything! Regarding my Author's Note in the chapter this one replaced, I'e decided to just edit You and Me AFTER I finish this. Don't worry, I will inform you all with the latest updates coming from my ever disconcerted mind.
I've been unintentionally distracting myself with Adventure Time and Fairy Tail.
OMG Gotta looove FioLee and Gruvia ^^
For now, though, I will not make any promises regarding when I will update. Even though it's summer here in the Philippines, I still don't have ample time to do things that I actually want to do. You see, I'm graduating next year, so I have to study for my college entrance exams and all that other shiz. I do plan to update a few more chapters in the coming days, for I have decided to finish this fic before this year ends.
BUT, like I said, I'm not making any promises.
All of you have given me such wonderful advice, and I promise to take them positively and use them soon. Thanks :)
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You and Me
The Talk
"I am so dead." Dearka kept repeating this on his mind as he ran around in circles. It has been exactly 45 minutes since they stopped playing Tag when they noticed that Alex and Ally were missing. At first, he and Miriallia thought that they were just playing with them, but when they were nowhere to be seen, they knew that it would be the end for them soon, and that scared the hell out of Dearka. I mean, just thinking of what the golden goddess of victory will do to him was freaky, but if it were really to happen… "I am so dead!"
"Calm down, Dearka." Miriallia tried to calm her husband down. "It's going to be alri-"
"Excuse me, Milly, but have you met Cagalli?!" Dearka exclaimed, the hint of fear evident in his voice. "You can't tell me to calm down when her kids are missing! Oh my God, she's totally going to blame me for this! I'm going to die, you're gonna live all alone with our (1) baby girl, and-"
"Shut up, Dearka!" Miriallia slapped her husband. Hard. "I know what Cagalli is capable of, but I want you to calm down because of the children. I don't want them freaking out, too!"
"Auntie Milly," Kiara suddenly came and tugged the hem of her aunt's dress. "Is everything alright? Maybe we should tell Aunt Cagalli about-"
"N-NO! Everything's fine, Kiara." Miriallia stammered. "Uncle Dearka and I will, err, fix this. Just sit back with the others, tell them everything will be alright, and I'll buy you guys some more ice cream in a while, okay?"
"Okay." Kiara nodded and walked back to her friends.
"Let's keep looking before we alert the others about this." Miriallia suggested. "We might just get lucky, you know? And please calm down!"
"I am so dead!"
oOo
Today couldn't just get more and more interesting for Athrun.
This afternoon, he found two kids that were desperately in need of help, and here they were now, in his hotel room in front of the fireplace sipping hot chocolate.
"How are you feeling?"Athrun asked the little girl as he sat across from her and her brother.
"It still hurts a bit, but I'm sure when Mommy to kisses it, it'll be just fine." She smiled at him. "Thanks again Mr.- uh…"
"Oh, sorry. I guess haven't properly introduced myself." Athrun cleared his throat and sat up. "My name's Athrun Zala. It's nice to meet you two."
"It's nice to meet you, too, Mr. Athrun Zala!" She said brightly. "I'm Ally Lianne Attha and this is my brother Alex Daniel Attha."
"Athrun Zala?" Alex thought. "Hm… What a familiar name."
Athrun almost choked his drink when he heard the word 'Attha.' "Excuse me, but what did you say your last name was?"
"Attha." Ally repeated. "Is something the matter, Mr. Athrun?"
"What a small world." Athrun thought as he calmed himself down. He was thinking of the impossible! "N-No. Everything's just fine. So tell me, Ally, how did you end up getting that (2) boo boo anyway?" He asked. He wanted to get his mind out of that topic first.
"Well, we were playing tag with our uncle and friends at the park, when suddenly, I fell down!" Ally explained. "Luckily, Alex was there to help me up and carry me while we were looking for them."
"And that's how we got lost." Alex added.
"Well, it looks like your big brother's got you all covered. I bet you two would've been just fine without me." Athrun smiled as he ruffled with the little blonde's hair. "So, are you two done with you hot chocolate? I can take you to your mother then."
"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Athrun!" Ally said as she and her brother handed him their mugs.
"So can you tell me the name of your mother?" Athrun asked as he stood up to put their mugs on the sink to be washed. "We can ask for her name at the lobby and we'll know what room you're staying at. She must be really worried right now."
"Oh, you might know her. She's really well-known and famous!"
"Really now? Is she an actress?"
"No, but she's the leader of Orb! Cagalli Yula Attha." Ally said proudly and turned to her brother. "That's our mommy!"
And a mug broke. Perfect.
And Athrun thought that he was thinking of the impossible.
"Whoa." Alex rushed to where Athrun was, but kept distance from the broken mug. "Are you alright, Mr. Athrun?"
This wasn't a coincidence. This was freakin' real! The hair, the eyes, the last name… all of that explained everything, and he just needed one more thing to prove it.
"Mr. Athrun?"
"What?" Athrun snapped back to reality. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Are you alright?" Alex repeated. "The mug broke and-"
"Oh, I'm fine! I'm fine. It was just an accident." Athrun laughed sheepishly. As he picked up the broken pieces of the mug, he pondered about it.
The hair, the eyes, the last name… All he needed now was one more piece for the puzzle to be complete.
He needed confirmation. From the lioness herself.
"Do you know our mommy?" Ally repeated.
And that's when Athrun knew that it was definitely a small world after all (A/N.: LOL This song XD). He sighed. "I do. In fact, your mother and I… were good friends."
"Really?!" The twins said in unison. "But how?"
oOo
"Cagalli," Miriallia was about to continue, but she pushed her husband forward instead. "Dearka has something to tell you."
"What?!" Dearka turned back to his wife. "No fair, Milly! You said you would help me with this!"
"I started for you didn't I?" Miriallia shot.
Cagalli sighed. "Look, if you two are going to profess your undying love for each again, I'm going to have to pass. I'm sorry Milly, but I think Dearka has said enough."
Lacus and Shiho giggled. They were in Cagalli's room, too when Dearka and Miriallia showed up. They left the children in the hands of Shinn and Lunamaria a while ago, much to Shinn's dismay of taking care of too many kids.
"Where's Alex and Ally, by the way?" Cagalli asked.
"That's what we wanted to talk to you about." Miriallia said. She turned to her husband and nodded at him.
"Cagalli," Dearka started carefully. "Alex and Ally are-"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"Hold that thought, Dearka." Cagalli walked to the door and opened it, only to reveal the three people she thought she would never ever see together.
"With Athrun?" Dearka finished. He was just as confused as Cagalli and everyone else was. "But-"
"How?" Cagalli muttered to herself. "How did this happen? How did they-"
"Mommy! Mommy!" Ally ran to her mother first. She pulled her down for a hug and said, "Mommy, guess what! Alex and I were playing Tag with Uncle Dearka, Aunt Milly, Kiara, Seth, Liana, and Yzzie a while ago, when suddenly, we got lost!"
"That's because we ran too far, Mommy." Alex added.
"Yeah! And I tripped and had a boo boo!" Ally continued, showing her mother her bruise, which was now disinfected and covered with a band aid. "Alex and I tried to go back, but we got lost, so we tried to look for help instead."
"And that's where Uncle Athrun showed up!" Alex said, pulling the said man inside the room.
"He healed my boo boo, Mommy! And he even gave us hot chocolate in his room!" Ally said gleefully. "He even told us stories about you two!"
Cagalli's eyes widened. "He did?" What could Athrun have possibly told her- their kids?
Ally nodded. "He said that you two were friends."
"We were…" Cagalli finally stood up from her daughter's embrace and pulled her and her son back.
"Cagalli, if you don't mind, can I speak with you outside?" Athrun said, leaning against the doorframe.
Cagalli gulped, then nodded, and they both went outside.
"Dearka."
"Yeah Milly?"
"You are so dead."
oOo
"So, what did you want to talk about?" It was a stupid question, Cagalli knew, but she needed to buy time. She wasn't expecting this moment to happen, well, now!
"Those two kids- Alex and Ally… How come I've never seen them before? Was it because they were kept a secret from me?" Athrun chose his words wisely. His mind was going crazy right now, but he didn't want to lose his cool. "How come you never told me that you have… kids?"
"It's not like I wasn't going to tell you, Athrun."
"Right. Right. And the father?" Athrun asked. "Who was their father?"
Cagalli sighed and narrowed her eyes away from him. "I guess you wouldn't be stupid enough to figure that one out, huh?"
This time, Athrun looked at her straight in the eye. "When were you going to tell me about this, Cagalli?"
"Before the end of this trip, I guess?"
Crack.
"Before the end of the trip? Before the end of the trip?! Cagalli," And Athrun finally lost his cool, making the blonde in front of her jump. "why didn't you tell me from the very start?!"
Crack.
And Cagalli lost her cool, too. "Tell you from the start? Athrun, you left me! And even if I tried to tell you, you wouldn't have the time to listen to me because of your hectic schedule! You're always busy with work and whatever the hell you were doing here in PLANTS, you didn't even have the time to contact me to see how I was doing! And you expect me to tell you about the twins when you don't even have time for me?"
"It's not like I didn't try to call you, Cagalli! Every time I do, it's either you're working or in a meeting."
"Or busy taking care of our children!" Cagalli sighed. "Do you know how it felt like dealing with everything alone? I had to keep them a secret from the world alone. Go to check-up's alone. Give birth alone. See them grow up to what they are now alone. Damn it, Athrun, you're being unfair!"
"Unfair? Unfair?! Cagalli, you kept them from me!" Athrun pointed a finger at her. "I didn't know anything about this from the start and now I'm being unfair? You're being unfair!"
"Did you think I wanted to do that, Athrun? Did you think I wanted to keep them from you? To keep them fatherless for the rest of their lives?!"
"I did not say that, Cagalli!"
"Then what are you trying to say, Athrun?!" This time, Cagalli couldn't stop the tears she was trying so hard to hold back. "That it's my fault all of this happened? That I'm the one to blame that we had kids?"
"Cagalli, let me-"
But the blonde did not let him finish. "I don't deserve these words when I did nothing wrong, Athrun!" She pounded her fists on his chest. "I was going to tell you everything, Athrun. Everything! I wasn't ready a few days back, but here I am now!" She continued her pounding. "I am not that 16 year old you met 9 years ago, Athrun Zala! I liked you from the moment I saw you on that island and loved you when you helped me through my problems, because I knew you were special- that you weren't the same as the others."
"Cagalli…"
"I first saw you as an enemy, Athrun, and I'm glad that changed. But now, it's like you're treating me like one again." Cagalli's pounding eased a little until it only felt like she was tapping Athrun. She ended up resting her hands on his chest and, instantly, felt a strong pair of arms wraps around her body.
Athrun put a hand on her blonde locks and started caressing it. "I missed doing this." He thought and sighed. "I-I think I've heard enough, Cagalli, and… I'm sorry."
Emerald met Amber. (A/N.: asdfghjkl I love this sentence ^^)
"I didn't mean to snap at you, and believe me, I didn't want this fight to happen, but it did and the reason because of it was because we were frustrated with the entire situation." He let out another sigh and narrowed his eyes away from her. "I'm not saying that I'm the good guy here, because I'm just as much to blame for all of this happening. I shouldn't have left you, but the people- my people needed me. And I believe your people needed you, too." He looked at her again and put his other hand on her cheek, wiping her tears that were still flowing. "But don't you dare say that I didn't care about you all those times, Cagalli. I've always thought about you every single day, up until now." He smiled. "I know I made a lot of mistakes, but I guess leaving you was the worst of them all, especially when I didn't know that you really needed me." He chuckled. "And suddenly I go back here and find out I was already a father of two beautiful kids."
Cagalli stared at him, bewildered. "Athrun…"
"Cagalli… I know this will take a while and I know I'm asking too much, but… will you forgive me?"
Cagalli wrapped her arms around Athrun and buried her face on his shoulder, sobbing harder. "Athrun, you baka! You should be the one forgiving me!"
Athrun chuckled and wrapped his arms around Cagalli. "Well, if anything, I guess we're both forgiven." He backed away a little and smiled at her. "This isn't going to be easy, Cagalli."
"I know."
"And we're going to have to go through a lot of hell."
She smiled. "We've been through hell a thousand times, Athrun."
"If you say so," He grinned. "then I believe we can get through this." Without thinking, he kissed Cagalli on her forehead, but he didn't regret it. He missed doing a lot of things to this woman and with her in his arms right now, he was going to take his chances.
Caressing her hair: Check.
Stroking her cheek/Wiping her tears away: Check.
Hugging her: Check.
Kissing her forehead: Check.
What's next?
Cagalli blushed when Athrun did that, but she shrugged it off. Their conversation right now was more important than the thought of Athrun… charming her. "But A-Athrun," she stuttered, which she barely did. "hell is the least of our problems right now."
Athrun gave her a confused look. "What do you mean?"
"Well, we have other problems." Cagalli bit her lower lip and sighed. "There's Meyrin."
Athrun's eyes widened. "Oh yeah. I almost forgot about Meyrin." (A/N.: And you freakin' should! -.-) He thought. "Who we'll talk about later." Athrun said, as if finishing Cagalli's sentence. "And?"
Cagalli gulped. "Kira."
oOo
"Those two have been talking for a while, huh?" Dearka sighed. "But at least I'm free from Cagalli's wrath. For the meantime, that is."
"Dearka, that's not what's important right now!" Miriallia said, whacking her husband on the head. But then again, he was right. It had been over twenty minutes since Athrun and Cagalli started to talk and none of them dared to go outside. Not just yet.
It was a good thing that Lacus managed to put the twins in bed, for God knows what would happen in a matter of moments.
"Alright! Alright! I'm sorry." Dearka rubbed the bump that was forming on his head. "But really, I wonder what's happening out there."
"I believe that Athrun and Cagalli will be alright. Lacus said confidently. "Fightng is never the answer to solve one's problem."
"I know Athrun and Cagalli, and believe me, I smell another Bloody Valentine War coming." Earning another smack on the head, Dearka winced in pain. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"Joking about that kind of shit isn't funny, Dearka!" Miriallia sighed. She's been through enough today and she just wants to rest. Stress isn't good for her and the baby. "Let's just hope for the best."
BEEP BEEP
[Text Message]
Shiho, meet me at the Lobby. I'll be waiting.
Yzak Joule
[End of Text Message]
"And for the other couple as well." Miriallia added, looking at Shiho, who rolled her eyes. Let me guess., a guy named Yzak Joule texted you?"
"Obviously."
"Why don't you answer him, Shiho?" Lacus said. "Maybe you can finally settle things with him."
"Yeah, it's rare for Yzak to be the first to apologize, and trust me, I know. We've been friends, like, forever." Dearka shrugged. "Give him a shot."
"No Dearka. I will not give him a "shot" he clearly doesn't deserve." Shiho replied, crossing her arms over her chest. "Especially after what he did."
"Shiho, it wasn't entirely Yzak's fault." Lacus said. "All of us felt that, too, and it wasn't right, but they were just playing a game."
"A very stupid game, might I add." Shiho muttered under her breath, but Miriallia heard it loud and clear, making her put her foot down.
And that was a bad sign.
Especially for pregnant women.
Especially for pregnant women like Miriallia Hawwe Elsman
"Shiho Hahnenfuss Joule, stop making this difficult for everyone. Get your ass out of this room right now."
Shiho looked at Miriallia, confused and slightly offended at the same time. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me." Miriallia glared. "Ass. Out. Now."
"I'd do it if I were you, Shiho." Dearka grinned. "You wouldn't want a pregnant woman mad, now would you?"
"I'm with Dearka on this one." Lacus said, frowning at the brunette. She's seen a pregnant Miriallia in action and things did not end well. "You should go now, Shiho."
"But what about Athrun and Cagalli?" Shiho asked. "They're still out-"
"Do I have to repeat myself?!" And the pregnant woman finally snapped, causing everyone in the room to flinch.
"Aright! Sheesh! I'm going. I'm going." Shiho stood up and headed for the door.
"We'll take care of things here, Shiho." Lacus smiled at her. "Good luck with your talk with Yzak.."
Shiho rolled her eyes at the thought. Like she and Yzak would just "talk". "Uh, yeah. Thanks Lacus, I guess." And she closed the door behind her.
Lacus sighed and turned to the couple behind her. "You should probably rest now, Miriallia. I will watch over the twins while Cagalli is out."
Dearka walked to Miriallia and said, "I've gotta tell you, Babe, you were great out there!"
It's not like Miriallia took that as an insult, but she didn't take it as a complement either for she hit her husband on the head for the third time tonight.
"Now that's gonna leave a mark!"
oOo
DING
When Shiho reached the floor where the Lobby was, she was surprised to see her husband there, waiting for her. Usually, the man would grow impatient after waiting for a long time.
She walked to his direction while taking note of her surroundings. Yzak was usually sneaking and Shiho knew that this was some sort of game, but nothing seemed suspicious, except that they were the only ones there; no receptionist, no helpers, no bellboys, no guards, no nothing. Plus, she saw a suitcase carefully placed to his right. "What's up with that?"
Feeling her presence, Yzak stood up from his seat and took his suitcase. Looking at his wife, he said, "You're here."
"Oh, no. I'm not." Shiho said with a hint of sarcasm in voice. "You better not be wasting my time, Joule."
"Oh, I'm not going to waste your precious time, Hahnenfuss." He replied. "This fight has gone far enough."
"I thought you said it was a "misunderstanding"?"
"Well, you didn't take it as one."
"And whose fault do you think that is?"
Yzak shot his wife one his famous icy glares, but Shiho wasn't affected by it. In fact, she was so used to it, it was just like breathing air. "Look, if this isn't going to work out, maybe we should just settle this by having… Oh, you know, something that starts with a letter (3) 'D'?"
Shiho's eyes widened. "Yzak…" Sure, she and Yzak fought a lot, and this was probably the longest and most serious one they've had, but it never came to her mind that her husband would even think of having… the 'D' word with her. They didn't come that far and none of them had brought it up before.
Until now.
"Shiho," His azure orbs looked at her amethyst ones. "I've already talked to a few people regarding this and I believe my mind is clear. Our children have suffered enough, and if this really isn't going to work out, you and I will have to have a d…"
And that's about it! :D
As an addition to my reasons (excuses) for not updating: Athrun and Cagalli's conversation was so freakin' hard to do! -.- But I hope you guys were contented with what you've read. That's actually the reason (excuse) why it took me a while (a LONG time) to update.
(1) The gender of Miriallia's baby is yet to be decided... by YOU :D Gimme details like it's gender, it's name, and how it looks like.
(2) OMG Boo boo! :D When I was a baby (and maybe up until now LOL), I call my bruises "boo boo". Who else? ^^
(3) 'D' word, huh? Hm, I wonder what that is... Care to guess?
Again, SORRY for the DUN DUN DUUUUN cliffie! ^^
Do me a favor and review, okay? :)