Love Is A Book

Chp14: First Date

LMFAO! This is the title of that Blink 182 song right? lol I LOVE THAT SONG! lol especially the music video! lmfao Well anyways, thank God that I prewrote this chapter before it was actually supposed to updated, or else I wouldn't have updated at all this week. I apologize for last week like I do almost every week because I always sound so moodly after every chapter... then at the beginning of each chapter, I'm supposedly happy. Well anyways, here's the story! Oh and plus, since schools almost over, I have a lot of projects to start... I already started most of them, just not published them... and for your information I HAVE NOT ABANDONED ANY OF MY STORIES! I just don't have inspiration right now for them... Its just that this story, Love Is A Book is really liked by most of you, and I don't want to dissapoint you! So for that not to happen, here is your story!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own it...ok?

Today was the date. Today was the date...

"OH MY GOD! TODAY IS THE DATE!" Cagalli screamed as she jerked out of bed. She ran to the washroom, and locked the door. She flushed the toilet, and began to brush her teeth. She rushed back out and ran to her dresser drawer. She slowed down.

"Wait...the date is only at five in the afternoon...its only...ONE IN THE AFTERNOON!" she shrieked.

"LACUS!"

She rummaged through her clothes to search for the clothes that she and Lacus found yesterday, and put them on. Lacus entered her room with a palette of make-up, and some brushes. Cagalli jumped as she put up one sock, and Lacus putting on Cagalli's blush. She removed her pajama shirt, and grabbed the striped shirt and put it on. Lacus ran to the drawer to get the blazer that she was to wear. Cagalli managed to put on the denim skirt with tennis shoes on. She ran to the washroom to get her comb, and ran back outside and combed it fast. Lacus threw the blazer and she skillfully caught it with her left hand.

"Nice catch," Lacus laughed.

"You seem happy today..." Cagalli mumbled.

"Did you say something?" Lacus turned her head.

"Oh. No. Nothing."

Ha. It must be Kira's effect on her. God...Couples... She thought. Well it was true, couples did have an effect on each other. She though what would happen if she and Athrun were a couple. What effect would he have on her? She shook it off and went to sit on her bed.

It was silent.

"Lacus...Do you think it was a good idea to make that bet?" Cagalli questionned.

"Are you going to back out?"

"No. Its just that I really thought that I'd win...But we ended up tying..."

She was about to say something else, but she delayed it for a few seconds.

"I don't know if this is just a bet anymore...I've been thinking about everything, everything that's happened all this week."

"Maybe it is only a bet, but what do you think of it as? A date or a bet? I'm sure you wouldn't have agreed on the bet if someone else wanted to ask you out on a date..."

Cagalli sighed, SHe had been thinking a lot these past few days, just huddled up in her bed, just one day without eating. One of the things she thought about most, was what Kira thought of all of it. She hadn't talked to him since that Friday afternoon when she told him and Lacus.

"What does Kira think?" Cagalli asked.

"It's actually very cute...He does worry about you, Cagalli. Although he told me just yesterday, that maybe he should just let you be. He said that being your older brother, he should protect you, and by doing that he's letting you be..."

"WHAT? I'm his older sister!"

"He said that he and Athrun spent the rest of the day together. He actually enjoyed his company, even though he hated him at that moment. ALthough Kira said that he proved himself worthy. I just don't know how..."

Flashback

"Hey Athrun," Kira spoke in a kind voice.

"Uh-huh?" He said as he took some clothes and threw them to his bed.

"Why did you make that bet with my sister?"

He paused, what could he say?

"Why were you and Lacus making out that night I went there? I know you saw me..."

"Lacus and I were confessing our feeling for each other and..."

"Exactly."

Kira stared in amazement, "Wow Athrun, its only been a week. Are you sure that it isn't too fast?"

"Well think about you and Lacus, Kira. Cagalli told me that both of you have liked each other for years, but none of you said anything to each other...I just don't want to be like that." Athrun said.

Kira furrowed his eyebrows.

"Well I don't mean to be rude Kira, but you have two people who loved each other and what if the other person dies before you tell them? You've been lucky that one of you hasn't died, closing the chance forever. Although I'm not saying either of us will die, but..."

"I get it, Athrun. Well I guess that is true...Being too late to tell someone you love them..."

End Of Flashback

It was already three thirty in the afternoon, so Cagalli decided to go downstairs to take a bite to eat. Lacus followed her and tried to tidy up her room of the mess that they had made.

Kira straightened Athrun's clothes and dusted his sleeves. He took a deep breath.

"Remember Athrun, if you talk about me...say that I'm younger. She hates it when people think that I'm older than her." Kira laughed.

"Ok...Anything else?" Athrun asked.

"Be smooth." Kira cooed.

Athrun took in a deep breath, "Thank you so much. You don't know how much I appreciate you letting me date Cagalli. Let me tell you one thing...I think I really do love her..."

Kira smiled, "You just think? And you really shouldn't be telling me this... you should be telling her..."

The doorbell rang. Athrun's chest tightened as his whole body began to be nervous...

When Kira opened the door, Cagalli was shyly hiding behind Lacusm making a small unnoticable laugh come out of Athrun. Athrun stood tall and firm, but he was ready to collapse at any minute.

Lacus smiled at Kira, "Well, I guess this is it... This is where I leave you into the hands of Athrun."

Kira played along with Lacus, "And I leave you in the hands of Cagalli..."

Lacus grabbed Kira's hand and led him to the doorstep. He moved alongside her, smiling. They waved and said goodbye.

Cagalli blushed at Athrun as they saw each other looking at the clothes that they were wearing. Athrun smiled inwardly as he noticed the length of Cagalli's skirt, and as punishment, she glared at him.

"You didn't bring extra clothes did you? For this past week, I think I've known you long enough that you're a person who hates wearing girlish things..." he smiled.

"What are you implying Mister Zala? I am just fine, although I did bring some extra clothes just for my sanity. Lucky thing that Ms. Clyne did not see them," she smiled back.

Athrun swung his arms and clapped his hands lazily, as he turned around and began to walk around the entrance hall of the house.

"So? what do you want to do first? Eat or change?" he said as put his hands behind his head and continued walking.

She laughed, "Hmm.. we shoudl eat... At least a bit...so that we can both have an excuse for changing our clothes."

He laughed at its simplicity. "Then off to eating we shall..." He redirected himself to the hallway leading to the kitchen. And when they reached it, Cagalli gasped at its size.

"ITS HUGE!" she exclaimed.

Athrun snickered, "Yeah well, too bad there's not much in here..."

He pulled out a chair for her to sit on and brought two candles and placed them in front of one another. The table wasn't very big. Sure there was Alisa's family but still, Everyone ate at different times. He then took out a lighter from the drawer and lit the candles one after the other. He put the lighter back into the drawer.

It was still raining. The darkness had basically oversome the sky, which made the scene almost perfect, if it was a little darker. The candles lit their faces. Athrun put a plate of mac and cheese in front of her with two forks. He smiled at her insistingly as she glared at him with his cornyness. But the thing was if she was hungry she was hungry and she had to eat. Right now she was hungry.

"Well see, I told you... I don't have anything." Athrun rolled his eyes.

"You're actually one of the most richest people that I have ever met, and yet you can't find yourself some food?" she stated.

He didn't answer. They were silently eating for a few minutes. Cagalli lurched forward slowly as she took the fork with mac and cheese on it into her mouth. Athrun watched a few times as she did this. Once again she lurched forward, and this time, he kissed her on the lips. A red mark appeared on her cheeks, almost as if his love transferred from him to her.

"What was that for?"

"Nothin..."

She raised an eyebrow. Mocking her, he raised his too. After a few seconds of having a stright face, Athrun burst into laughter, and so did Cagalli.

"So are you excited for school tomorrow? After all it is your first day..." Cagalli implied.

"Well its not all that of a big celebration let me tell you that much. A lot of people are going to be expecting a lot from me and that really isn't a good thing..." Athrun complained.

"I know how you feel..." Cagalli supported. She knew what it was like to be pressurized. Especially by the small fact that she was the daughter of Uzumi Attha.

They finished eating the mac and cheese and went upstairs to Athrun's bedroom...

God...I'm so effing tired... Lately I haven't had much sleep because of shool... The worst part is.. what's gonna happen to me next year! I'm gonna die! NOOOOOOOOO! lol well anyways I just wanted to take a break because I needed some time period shift thingy so that yeah... they can take a break for a while.. Why the hell am I even revealling this all to you? Ugh... retartedness currently lies in the heart of your dear authour...author..yea.. so to keep you the least bit sane, I'm gonna continue the story...

They went inside the room, and this time to Cagalli's amazement it was more cleaner than when she had first entered his room a few days ago to wake him up. The bed sheets were neatly folded, and the corkboard wasn't as slanted as it had been. She thought of Lacus and Kira and how they had effected each other. Was this the way she affected him?

She took a deep breath and just realized that they weren't even a couple, and mentally scolded herself for no apparent reason but that.

Athrun made a hand gesture to tell her to sit down.

"Wait here for a sec, I want to get changed. This effing shirt that Kira made me wear is really itchy..."

Cagalli laughed and lied down on his bed. She stretched her arms against the smooth sheets back and forth. How nice it was to have the time to stretch for once. SHe didn't need to worry about anything today. She had already bought her things weeks ago, and had packed them in her bag yesterday. There wasn't much to bring though, just basic materials, no need to overpack.

She liked being in Athrun's room. She didn't know why, but there was some kind of new found love that she had when she went inside it. Even though he didn't have much in his room, she appreciated the way comfort shone out more than design. The television was set on a wooden cabinet which also held a drawer of his clothing.

Cagalli just lay there looking at the ceiling at her mind all ablank when Athrun stepped out of the bathroom.

"So? Are you gonna change?" He asked her.

She nodded her head shyly. She entered the washroom.

She came back dressed in jeans and a green tube top covered by a beige blazer. Athrun laughed, he wasn't at all surprised by her choice of clothing. Although he thought that she looked radiant anyway.

He leaned at the head board of the bed with one of his knees bent and the other straight. He looked at her and smiled, she blushed. He grabbed the remote from the bureau to his right and turned on the television. She just stood there for a while, then he looked at her.

"What are you waiting for?" he questionned.

"Umm...---AHHH! ATHRUN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Cagalli screamed as he pulled her onto the bed. She landed on top of him.

She breathed on his neck as she used her knees to get herself up. Her hands were behind his shoulders when she fell, so now she used them to support herself. Athurn held her waist and let her scent fill his mind.

"You're stupid." Cagalli looked away. He felt awkward now that he actually thought of what he did.

He let go, and she moved over his knees to get to his left side. SHe took out a book, and started reading it. Athrun watching her with the corner of his eye, felt a little guilty of doing what he did. He decided to ask her questions.

"Do you like Ahfmed?"

"No."

"Do you like any other guys I don't know about?"

"No."

"Do you like me?"

"Not right now."

"Did you like me before?"

"No?"

"That doesn't make sense...How could you say not right now, and not have liked me before?"

He snuggled closer to her and looked what she was reading.

Athrun you shit head.

What?

Don't you get it? She said she didn't like you before because she LOVED you.

Wait. Was I supposed to know that? Wait. Did you just say--

Athrun smiled inwardly, Cagalli wasn't paying attention to him but rather to her book. SHe was reading Romeo and Juliet, the tragic story of doomed fate and untold love. Well she read it before, but today she felt like refreshing. Athrun knew of the story, in fact that was the only love story he knew.

"Do you love me?"

"Well Cagalli, if you don't like me, then you must love me."

"Well...?"

Finally after minutes of trials,s he snuggled up to him and rested her head on his shoulder. Just then he felt that same feeling that Cagalli had been feeling all this time. A feeling of love.

"Love is a book, Athrun..." She said as she felt his warm embrace.

She felt a kiss on the top of her head.

"And this..."

"This is our story..."

OH YEAH BABYYY! I think I liked this chapter a lot...writing it I mean...It was a whole heap of mess... and that was the only part that I am not proud of...but I hope you didn't notice that... But now... This is where the real story begins Oh damn.. I really do like this chapter! I hope you like it too! Thanks for all your reviews...!

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p.s- I think I might put this story off for a while... i don't know.. but maybe i wont... because I want to start on all my other stories... but whatever.. if i d0 then i do... if i don't then I dont...