Disclaimer : Too bad though, but I don't own Gundam Seed/Destiny or that whole monk story...
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Chapter 10 : Distorted Perspectives
Kira and Lacus sat next to each other in Dearka's car on the way to school. Everything seemed fine to Kira, but Lacus remained apprehensive. Athrun sat next to Cagalli, who now seemed less tense thanks to Athrun's caring words, and Miriallia sat next to Dearka in the front passenger seat, forced to sit there because of the couple-y seating arrangements of the four others.
Dearka was irked at the quietness of today's ride. "So...Miriallia, I studied your notes and they were really helpful! Thanks!" He gleefully thanked her as he slipped the notebook into her hands. Dearka continued, "So how did you guys do with studying for the test today?"
It seemed like no one was listening to him. They all just stared out the window. He sighed and layed back on his chair as he neared the school parking lot.
They all saw Kira smile at Lacus as he offered her his hand to help her out of the car. She thanked him and grabbed her pink backpack out of the back. They now walked side by side, occasionally holding hands. When Lacus saw that nobody took notice of them at first, she relaxed and layed her head on his shoulder gently as they walked to class together. They looked like a match made in heaven...
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Maya came out of their homeroom classroom to go make copies of several worksheets, and when she saw Kira and Lacus she smiled and jumped up and down in her joy for her job well done. In fact, she got so excited that she dropped all her papers. They flew across the floor in a random fashion.
Then all of a sudden, a pink sneaker stomped right in front of her as she picked up the last paper. "I thought I had ruined that good for nothing goody-two-shoes pink princess!!!"
It was Mai Saitou, the cheerleading club captain again. Maya got up ever so slowly as Mai towered over her maniacally. "For some reason Matsuragi...I have a feeling that you had something to do with this..." She cocked her head sharply to the side. Maya, seemingly scared, replied in a stuttering voice with, "W-Why would you think that Mai? I have always been so courteous to you..." And she gave out a false smile half jeering at Mai.
Mai made a deep rumbling noise and stormed away.
As soon as she was out of sight Maya made a break for it and darted her way to homeroom, her heart practically jumping out of her chest by now.
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Our lovely couple A.K.A. Kira and Lacus had made it to their lockers. Even though no one said a thing, they both knew it already. There would be some crazy whack-job fan-people of theirs that would be starting some major propaganda. As clique by clique walked past, eyes burned deep into their backs.
That feeling that someone was talking about you while you were there...
During their walk to homeroom, there lay a thin blanket of whispers floating along as the hallways hushed with their appearance. Lacus and Kira just walked straight on, without even sparing a passing glance to Athrun and Cagalli, who were at their lockers waiting for a hello, but then they noticed that it wasn't a good time for that right now..
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Now there were some people who actually liked the couple. Some people such as Mikki Yamamato, Shinji Kamakura, Nami Mikihara, and several more people.They were the people who actually knew the two as personal friends or acquaintances.
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Kira and Lacus sat down next to each other, and a swarm of people circled around them in an instant! These included Mikki Yamamato, Shinji Kamakura, Nami Mikihara, and...Mai Saitou. Some more fan-people completed this absurd crowd.
Questions ranging from "WHAT THE HELL MAN??!? Are you two going out now?!?" to "I'm so happy for you guys!! Awesome!!" rang about the room.
It seemed as if the world was spinning out into oblivion, like a calm, peaceful prairie turned into Junius Seven's remains! Kira attempted to get up, he was knocked back down. Lacus covered her ears and tried to shut out the noise.
Soon enough sensei kicked the door down in a drastic hurry.
"What in the world is going on here???" She furiously screamed, trying to make her voice louder than all the rest of them. Everyone froze in an instant and backed up, leaving Kira and Lacus to stand out like a sore thumb. The teacher focused her piercing sharp eyes at the two. She pointed her finger strongly at them and yelled, "You two are just soooo lucky that the payments for the Ball tonight have been cashed in already!!!" And so she walked away to her desk and class began solemnly.
By lunch, that expected propaganda had worsened...
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Maya sat behind a cherry tree slurping up the remaining juice left in her juice box. She heard approaching footsteps and giggles, then took a chance and threw her juice box into a nearby trash can. Resting her head on the tree, concealing her whole self, she eavesdropped to see what people had been hearing and spreading.
Their words echoed through her head as her eyes widened at this chaos that has stirred up.
I heard that Lacus is actually a fake beauty, and she's just using Kira to cover up for her plastic surgery..So Mai said that we had to break them up at all costs.
You know, I think they're just paying each other to be dates so that they aren't losers, because they killed Mai's best friend! I mean her cat best friend she told me.
Mai has a cat? Oh well, in any case, Mai said that they have been secretly making fun of her and beating her up and even torturing her!!! That's horrible...they're so fake. They look so innocent at school but...
Come on, let's go home to get ready for the ball..And we can think of how we can help Mai cope with her terrible loss..I would hate them so much if they killed my cat!!!!!!!!!
She sighed in grief. Everything happens for a reason, right?
She remembered an old childhood story of hers.
Once upona time,
there lived a monk. He was homeless, and therefore had few possessions. Those few included a rooster, a lantern, and a horse.
Since he had no homeplus it was raining hard, he sought refuge in a nearby village. On his way to the village, two countrymen tried to mug him. He told them, "I will follow God for eternity. He makes everything happen for the common good of His children." One of them pushed him down into a muddy puddle and kicked him in the head, blurring his vision for several seconds and eventually rendering him unconscious.. The other stole his horse and ran off with it.
When he woke up, he resumed his journey to the village. The sky had darkened since earlier...
He attempted to light his lantern.
No use. The rain burnt it out.
He sighed and reminded himself.
I will follow God for eternity. He makes everything happen for the common good of His children.
When his legs tired from walking he settled down by a rocky ledge. He let his rooster out for some fresh air. He then fell asleep on a log.
SCREECH! He woke up to the sound of a hawk. It had come down and eaten his rooster.
He kept his hopes up on two sentences..
I will follow God for eternity. He makes everything happen for the common good of His children.
Once he had gotten to the village they turned him down. Discouraged a bit, he traveled away from the village. One hot, sunny day, the monk heard the sound of a horse galloping quickly in the direction of the village, and turned around. It was a courier. The courier stopped. "The village a couple miles from here has been massacred by a rival savage clan who reside six miles from them! Please spread the news as far as you can. Do you have any other information about this incident???"
The monk replied with, "I will follow God for eternity. He makes everything happen for the common good of His children."
And indeed everything did happen for the common good of God's children...
If his horse had not been stolen, the savage clan would have seen his horse grazing and killed him. If his lantern had not burnt out, they would have seen it burning and killed him. If his rooster had not been eaten, they would have heard it crow and killed him.
So we shall follow God for eternity. He makes everything happen for the common good of His children.
Maya ran home to get ready for the ball..
Wait a minute..the ball's tonight!!!!!!!!