Before you read anything else, please read this part. In the first chapter, I wrote "The orb law states that the Prince/Princess must be married by 21." Sorry, but that was a typo, (whoops) it was meant to be married by 24. In this fic, Cagalli is 21 years old. I'm sorry if this caused any confusion!!
Chapter 2. Ahmed El Fasi and meeting the Staff
6:30pm-Atha Mansion
Cagalli sat on her bed as she nervously played with her hands. In exactly 30 minutes she'd be meeting a bachelor and having dinner with him. She asked herself over and over, why had she agreed to this ridiculous plan in the first place? A knock at the door brought the princess back from her thoughts.
"Come in! She answered. A tall, tanned man walked into the room. He had a very muscular build and whore an Orb military suit.
"It's time to go, princess. Are you ready?" He asked
"Yes, let's go Kisaka"
6:58pm-A.Z Cuisine
Athrun Zala glanced at his watch and back at the restaurant doors. "The princess of Orb should be arriving any minute now." Athrun thought. He looked around the restaurant and saw that the princess' date, Ahmed El Fasi, had already arrived. He sat patiently whilst drinking small amounts of his wine.
The sound of the restaurant doors opening made Athrun rip his eyes from Ahmed and look at the entering female. He made a double-take just to be sure he wasn't dreaming.
Walking into the restaurant was Princess Cagalli Yula Atha of Orb. Athrun thought she looked more beautiful than the pictures in the media. She wore a fuschia silk evening dress that came down just below her knees which was enough to show off her killer legs. Her blonde locks were tied up into a bun with small clips holding back her bangs. There were two things that caught Athrun' eyes besides her beauty, her eyes and an amulet she wore around her neck. The determination that burned in her eyes was amazing, never before had he'd seen eyes show so much emotion and her amber amulet to match stood out to enhance these features.
Athrun snapped out of his trance and looked at the boy at reception. It seemed as though he was caught in the same trance for he too kept staring at the said girl. Cagalli had reached the reception where Sai stood paralyzed. She looked at him and smiled, when he made no reaction and continued to stare, she started to get anxious.
"Dear Haumea, what the hell is he doing just staring at her?!!?!" Kira cried as Shinn laughed at his co-worker with tears prickling his eyes. Kira watched in horror as his co-worker, Sai Argyle remained to be nothing more than a statue.
"Damn! I gotta do something!!" With that, Kira picked up a cherry that's used in drinks and threw it at the star-struck receptionist.
The cherry hit Sai in the cheek and brought him back to his senses where he flushed bright red (so red that the cherry had competition XD ) Cagalli looked towards the two bartenders where one looked horrified and the other laughing at the poor boys state, then looked back at the cherry-red receptionist.
"Miss ummm…Princ……I, I, I….Ummm..." The princess giggled at the receptionist and opened her mouth to speak before-
"Please excuse our receptionist, Princess." Cagalli' eyes widened as she saw the new comer and examined him from head to tow. He wore a black shirt with the two top buttons undone and his sleeves folded back until it was in the middle of his wrist and elbows. He had black pants and shoes to match. He looked smart but casual. By his build, Cagalli could see that he was strong and had a toned body. His eyes shone and stood out from his uniform and the same could be said about his silky blue hair.
Cagalli blushed as she realised what she was doing and quickly composed herself. She smiled at the newcomer and introduced herself.
"My name is Cagalli Yula Atha. I have a reservation for Atha, El Fasi, please?" Athrun nodded and smiled back whilst placing his hand out.
"I'm Athrun Zala, it's a pleasure to meet you, princess" Cagalli gladly took his hand and shook it.
"The pleasure is all mine, Mr Zala."
"Please follow me this way, I'll show you to your table where Mr EL Fasi is waiting." Cagalli gave Athrun a warm smile that sent Athrun butterflies in his stomach as he led the blonde haired beauty to her table.
Ahmed stood up as the princess walked towards the table.
"Lady Cagalli, it's an honour to meet you. And may I add that you look absolutely fabulous tonight." He took her left hand and brought it to his lips. Athrun felt a pang of jealousy inside his chest as he watched Ahmed' gesture. Not wanting to watch anymore, he handed Cagalli a menu and called another waiter to serve them.
"Good evening, Mr El Fasi, Miss Atha. My name is Lacus Clyne and I'll be your waiter for this evening. Would you like a drink while you are looking through our menu?"
"I'll have a glass of water please, Miss Clyne"
"Another glass of wine, please." Ahmed answered whilst showing an empty glass. Lacus nodded and replied "If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to ask." With that she left towards the bar.
The evening went smoothly as the two conversed. They shared interests, hobbies and stories of their past. But trouble struck as Cagalli tried to excuse herself to get a drink from the bar.
"Excuse me for a minute; I'm just going to the bar to get a drink. Would you like anything Mr El Fasi?
"Why bother going to the bar? Just get the waitress to bring you a drink." Ahmed answered arrogantly.
Cagalli' eyes slightly narrowed at him as he said this. "I would, but as you can see Miss Clyne is busy taking orders from a big family" Cagalli countered. Ahmed looked towards the pink-haired waitress and back at Cagalli.
"Yes, but you are Cagalli Yula Atha, the princess of Orb. You should not have to get your own drink especially since you are paying someone to do that"
Cagalli just stared at him in disbelief.
So, you think that JUST because I'm the PRINCESS of Orb, I do not have to get things myself, is that correct?"
El Fasi smiled and nodded. "Of course! You have enough influence and power to get what you want. You should use that power and influence on others so that you don't have to get it yourself. I've used my power and influence to get many things." Ahmed smirked. Cagalli' eyes narrowed even more at this.
"That's called being lazy and abusing power!" With that Cagalli stood up to leave the table.
"Wait, I apologise, Miss Atha. Please allow me to accompany you to the bar."
"It's fine, Mr El Fasi. I can manage walking there and back perfectly fine on my own."
"But-"
"No buts, sir." With that Cagalli left the table and headed towards the bar.
"Miss Atha?! What are you doing here?! I mean…-cough- What can I do for you this evening?" Kira smiled nervously as he watched the princess smile back at him.
"It's no problem. Miss Clyne seemed busy at that table and I did not want to disturb her with my petty orders, so I decided to come to the bar myself." Kira cast a look over to Lacus and she did look very busy. He turned back to Cagalli and smiled.
"I see. So, what can I get for you Miss Atha?"
"I'll just have lemonade, please." Cagalli answered. Kira looked at her puzzled for a moment before he shook it off and continued to make the drink. "Is there something wrong with my order?" Cagalli questioned. Kira smiled and answered
"No, not really. It's just that when people with a high status as you come in, they normally order expensive wines or complicated cocktails that's all. Please don't take it as an insult, I was merely stating facts." Kira explained with a worried look.
"No, that's fine. I'm not insulted; in fact, it is not the first time this has happened. I only drink alcohol when I am relaxing." Cagalli laughed at his anxiety.
"I see. Well, here is your drink, Miss Cagalli. I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening." Cagalli said her thanks with a smile and made her way back to her table where she saw Ahmed looking anxious towards her. She sighed and masked he face with a smile.
"He is defiantly not he guy for me" Cagalli thought as the night dragged on. Finally, the date was over when they both walked towards the restaurant doors.
"Would you like me to escort you home, Miss Cagalli?"
"That's very kind of you but I have already arranged for my body guard to come and pick me up."
"Very well, would you like me to wait with you until your body guard has arrived?"
"No thank you. I have already wasted enough time of yours. Thank you again for coming this evening. It has been a pleasure meeting you Mr El Fasi" Cagalli smiled and pecked him on the cheek.
"Same here. I hope you keep well and find a suitable fiancé." Ahmed smiled and then walked through the doors and towards to the parking lot.
Finally, it was over. She turned around and headed towards the bar area again and sat down.
"Miss Atha, What are you doing here? I though you were going home? Where is Mr El Fasi?" Kira questioned.
"I decided to stay behind for a while and get to know the staff and my surroundings since I'll be coming here many times. Could you make me an Apple Martini please, Mr ummm…Sorry, I've yet to know your name" Cagalli smiled at the bartender who answered her eagerly.
"My name is Kira, Kira Yamotoe. It's nice to meet you Miss Atha." Kira smiled as he passed her drink.
"Pleasures all mine, Mr Yamotoe. Please do not call me Miss Atha anymore, Cagalli is just fine."
"Very well, just call me Kira then. I'm not used to being called Mr Yamotoe."
Cagalli and Kira continued to talk until he had to go back to work and left Cagalli on her own, but not for long.
"May I join you, Princess?"
Cagalli turned to see a pair of crystal blue eyes looking at her intently at her. She nodded her head and gestured her to sit down.
"Kira told me that you wanted to get to know the staff, so I decided to take my break while keeping you company." Lacus explained.
"That's very kind of you, thanks." The two began to talk about themselves and started to talk about the date.
"So have you decided to give him a call back?"
"No, defiantly not." Cagalli answered while shaking her head. Lacus looked puzzled and asked why?
"Well he seemed a bit arrogant and the type of person that abuses power and authority." She explained.
"I see. Well, that type of person can't be that good then" Cagalli nodded in agreement. She opened her mouth to speak but was cut off-
"What type of person would be perfect for you then, Princess?" Both Cagalli and Lacus turned their heads towards the approaching figure that took a seat next to Cagalli. He stared into her eyes and she stared back.
"I wouldn't know what that type of person would be like, since there is no such thing as perfect to me." She answered whilst holding her gaze into the emerald gems. He stared back and smiled.
"You're right, there is no such thing as perfect. But we can only hope that there is such being." Cagalli nodded in agreement and smiled as Lacus brought them out of their staring contest.
"Who is your next date with?" Cagalli opened her handbag and found a small green book. She flicked through the pages before she looked up at the two.
"His name is Dearka Elsman."
Ta da!! Chapter two is done. I don't think I'll be updating any time soon because I need to work on the next few chapters and keep up with school work. Thank you for the reviews, they helped me a lot!! If anyone has any ideas of what could happen in future dates, I'd be happier to hear them. They can be humorous, disastrous or even horrific. What ever floats your boat. Thanks for reading, Mage666 :D