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I am truly sorry for the late update, but I've seriously been inspired lately and can you believe that I did this chapter all in one go?! :D The truth is that I've had this chapter done for a while now and the reason why it took this long to be published was because it was on my ITouch and I was too lazy to type it all over again on my laptop. Fortunately, I learned that you can chat with yourself on Facebook, so I sent it to myself and just copy-pasted it. Ohoho! I'm such a smartie ass ^^
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DUN DUN DUN THE "D" word ._.
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You and Me
More talking and... a duel?!
"... a (1) duel." Yzak finished.
"Are you serious, Joule? Here?" Shiho could not believe what her husband just said. Duels with him usually ended up with someone bleeding or a place destroyed, so it wasn't really safe for everyone, especially since there were a lot of people in the resort.
"Oh, don't worry, Hahnenfuss. It's not going to be one of those kinds of duels." Yzak opened the suitcase and took out a gun. "I don't want to cause a lot of attention, you see. And since you're my wife, I'll cut you some slack. I'll make things easy for you. For the both of us."
"Don't take me for granted. I can beat you up with my eyes closed." Shiho caught the gun without fail when Yzak threw it at her. "What are you proposing, Joule?"
"A gun game."
oOo
Athrun and Cagalli were dead.
Well, not yet, but they were going to die. Why? Because they were going to be in for it.
After their conversation a few minutes ago, the two decided that it would be best if they would deal with their problems immediately, but being in their current state of mind, they couldn't exactly think straight, especially Athrun. It was hard for him to take everything all in one go, but he was fortunately able to calm himself before he could enter SEED mode.
So, they decided to call for help.
They decided to go to Kira.
There was always Lacus or Miriallia, the understanding ones, but why Kira?
Well, Kira was actually part of their Problem List.
One was Alex and Ally and how they were going to tell them.
Second was Meyrin and what Athrun was going to do about her.
And then there's Kira coming in third, the brother and the best friend of the two who committed sin.
No big deal. He was just going to say a few encouraging words and cry with them later, right?
Wrong.
First of all, Athrun was an ass. And he wasn't just an ass, he was the biggest ass of all.
Sure, it wasn't his fault that he had to leave ORB, but that didn't mean that he had to leave Cagalli as well. As far as he knew, they never really broke up. It was all just a misunderstanding- with the both of them thinking that they were over once Athrun left.
Second, Cagalli was selfish.
From the moment Kira found out about the twins, he immediately brought up Athrun. But no, Cagalli chose to tell him some other time when she was prepared. Kira respected her sister's decision and supported her all throughout, but he just wanted to face palm himself right there when he found out that she was going to tell his engaged best friend about their twins in a resort they went to where they intended to have a stress-free vacation. And it all happened five years after he left. Wonderful.
"I am very disappointed with both of you." Kira stood in front of Athrun and Cagalli, his eyes looking at them like they were some kind of enemy. "Especially at you, Cagalli."
Cagalli sank deeper on the couch, trying her best to avoid Kira's gaze. Being the only biological family she had left, Alex and Ally aside, her brother was always there for her as she was for him. When he found out about the twins, he wanted to go up to Athrun and beat the crap out of him, but Cagalli told him to trust her, and he did, but deep down, she knew that he was gravely disappointed with her. And with that being said just now, at least it was out and she didn't need to feel guilty about it anymore. "I-"
"This is why you should've told Athrun from the start." Kira continued. "Now we have to deal with Meyrin, too! Athrun, you can't call off the wedding just because you found out that you have kids with Cagalli. Sure, it's reasonable enough, but after everything that girl's been through, do you think she deserves that?"
Athrun was at a loss for words. No matter how hard he tried to deny it, his best friend was right. Even though he still harbored deep feelings for Cagalli, he couldn't just abandon Meyrin, especially after everything that blossomed between them. She loved him, and he knew he loved her, but he would be lying to himself if he said that he didn't love Cagalli more.
"And Cagalli, did you think that after you told Athrun everything will turn out perfectly? That he would leave Meyrin and come running back to you?" Kira ran a hand through his face. He had more problems in ZAFT to deal with. His sister and his best friend should be thankful that he cared about them. "Look, I know I sound harsh, but I'm not sorry for that. You two deserve this. But others, like me, don't."
"I'm sorry, Kira!" Cagalli was in the verge of tears, but she tried hard to keep them all in. "Athrun and I were stupid, and-"
"You weren't stupid. You are stupid." Kira emphasized his tenses. And yes, he meant them. "But I guess there isn't anything we can do now. What's done is done, and we can't change that. It just angers me that you two have gotten so many people attached."
"It's not like I knew, Kira." Athrun shot. "If I did, then maybe I wouldn't have dragged Meyrin into this."
"Which makes Cagalli stupid for not telling you and you for doing so anyway." Kira shot back. "You and Meyrin are engaged. You're to be married in two months. It's not like I don't want you and Cagalli to be together- hell, (2) I'd want you with my sister more than any other man in the world, but you can't just leave Meyrin, Athrun, especially since the media knows about this. Soon, they're going to find out about Alex and Ally, too. And hell, you two are the fucking leaders of two fucking nations!"
Athrun and Cagalli's eyes widened at the brunette's speech. He said quite a lot, and it felt like each word slapped them on the face. Hard. Especially when they heard Kira's last sentence, cursing aside. "You two are the leaders of two nations!" And they were, which adds a number four on their Problem List.
The media would know. The whole world would know.
About Athrun and Cagalli. About Meyrin. About Alex and Ally. About everything.
Cagalli buried her face on her hands and tried to stop the tears that dared to leave her eyes. "This is all my fault."
"No shit."
"Kira!"
"What?"
"No Athrun, he's right. I-"
"Cagalli, we already talked about this." Athrun took her hand and grasped it tightly. "It's not just your fault. It's our fault. It takes two to tango, remember?" He sighed and gave her a reassuring smile. "About Meyrin... I'll figure something out. Maybe we can talk to her about this and we can agree on something without breaking anyone's heart."
Cagalli knew that was impossible, 'cause in any scenario where Athrun, didn't choose her, her heart would break. And it wouldn't just break, it would shatter into a million tiny pieces until only fragments of it can be seen. So she just went with it and nodded. "Are you okay with it, Kira?"
"There's still something that bothers me." And as if reading her twin's mind, he asked, "What about you two?"
Athrun stared at him in confusion. "What about us?"
Yes Athrun, what about us?, Cagalli thought. What will happen to us?
Hello number five. Welcome to Athrun and Cagalli's Problem List.
oOo
With one last shot, signaling his victory, he turned to the brunette and smirked. "I won."
Shiho scoffed. "I'm not blind, Joule. I saw everything."
"Now you have to do everything I say."
"No."
"We made a deal, Hahnenfuss." Yzak gritted his teeth. "And you complied with it, so I think it's best if you just accept your defeat."
Shiho crossed her arms. "What do you want, Joule?"
Yzak's annoyed face immediately changed into a confident-looking one. He had his chin up high as he looked at his pissed off wife. Oh, how he loved winning bets. "A date."
Shiho cocked an eyebrow at him. "A date? Are you fucking serious, Joule?"
Yzak nodded. "That's all I want."
"Then you are blowing this opportunity off." Shiho said, shaking her head. "Not that I'm encouraging you to do anything worse than that- I'm just saying that you could've used this chance for something big. But a date is what you asked for and that's it. No take backs. No add-ons."
"You'll have to behave, of course."
"Didn't I say "no add-ons", Joule?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did you win this duel?" Yzak mocked. "I didn't think so."
Shiho fought the urge to pull the trigger. She hated him when he got cocky. Too cocky.
But then again, isn't that why she married him in the first place? Because she found him so damn hot while he was at it?
"The date will start at twelve o'clock noon. I'll meet you at the restaurant." Yzak was just about to leave the room when he said, "Oh, and Shiho? Wear something nice. A dress, perhaps. (3) Red is definitely your color." And he left.
Yup, Shiho thought. I hate him.
(1) Thus, the revelation of the "D" word :D Unfortunately, no one got the correct answer. Divorce got the highest votes and I knew that you guys would think that! Haha! I'm so funneh XD But NO WAY IN HELL am I EVER going to get Yzak and Shiho divorced ._.
(2) Ahem... Kira finally admitted it... Ahem... :D
(3) Violet is nice, but Red is defo Shiho's color. Don't you guys think so, too?
That's it! I hope you guys liked this chapter! ^^
The next update will be... when I'm inspired -.-
But seriously, I've been inspired lately, so that's a good thing! It's just that I just got into Fairy Tail and Gruvia for me is the next big thing! :D I posted a fic about them called This Means War. Check it out if you guys have time to! ^^
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