c h a p t e r 4

I growled, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?"

Athrun sighed, "no..."

"That bastard is here? WHY!"

"He was transferred here," Athrun replied.

I felt like punching something, so I left before I hurt any of my friends. They were all concerned about my rage for this guy, and he was a teacher too.

I saw Miguel and smirked, this guy was easy to anger.

"Hey, what'd you do with your hair?" I asked him, casually leaning on the bar counter.

He turned towards me, "what? Nothing."

"Oh... looks like you spilled glue all over it, that's all."

I knew Miguel was always taking care of his hair, he was always combing it and had a small mirror in his back pocket. I saw his eyes flare, as he completely turned to me, this conversation no longer casual.

"What'd you say?! There's nothing wrong with my hair!"

I laughed, "try looking at it, then you'll the the problem."

I wasn't actually serious, but he pulled out his little mirror and looked at his reflection, "there's nothing wrong with it! It looks like it always does!"

I raised an eye brow, "oh? Then I feel sorry for you."

He slipped the mirror back into his pocket, then clenched his fists, "you want to fight or something..?" He asked dangerously, but to me, it sounded like nothing I should be challenged about.

I stopped leaning on the counter, then stood about three feet away from him, "sure, I'll just prove how stupid your hair really looks."

That's when he charged at me, his eyes flickering with rage and his hands clenched into fists. I just stood there, "is that how fast you can go? Don't keep me waiting!" I shouted, which fueled his anger more.

I sneered at him, then when he was about to land a punch on me, I turned swiftly, then kicked my foot out beneath him, tripping him. He fell and landed with his face in the ground.

I sighed, "well that was hardly worth it."

Miguel growled, then jumped up, trying to punch me once more. As I dodged his attacks, I thought of him and imagine that he was the one in front of me instead of Miguel. My eyes widened with rage and I felt it building up.

He saw the look in my eyes and seemed to back off, walking backwards in fear and no longer holding any anger about me mocking his hair.

I was about to punch him hard in the face, but I knew it wouldn't be fair since he wasn't the real thing that I was angry at, so I just punched the wall beside his face, missing him narrowly. With that, I turned and walked away, feeling like there was a dark storm cloud above my head.

I saw Shinn and Stellar walking around, and Stellar was talking about something excitedly, I hoped it was something good, because my mood needed to lift a little bit.

"Auel!"

She ran to me, excitement glittering in her eyes, "Stellar just found out something!"

I smiled, "what is it?"

"Neo is coming!"

My smile faded into a frown, that was the one thing I wished would never happen again, besides Stellar moving away again and leaving me. I thought Stellar hadn't found out yet, since I found out just now, but she seemed to get a hold on every little bit of news that went around. Shinn seemed confused at my sudden, scoffed look.

"Something wrong, Auel?" He questioned.

I shook my head, "nothing," I replied, then walked off without another word.

Then I saw Sting, I walked up to him, "I guess you've heard that he's coming eh?"

The green haired blinked, "who's he?"

I sighed, "Neo."

"Ohh, yeah, so? He's just a new teacher."

"I hate him."

"Why?"

I glared at him, "I knew him before, Sting. He was ALWAYS around Stellar and made her do whatever he wanted. There was this one teacher that he didn't like before, and he made her beat that teacher up! That guy just uses her and she thinks he's like her father!"

Sting sighed, "does he treat her like a daughter?"

"Yeah, besides the fact that he uses her for his own benefit."

"Well, she probably thinks he's her father because she never had one, and if he treats her like a daughter and she can't recongize it when he just wants her to do his bidding... then of course she thinks that he's her father."

I glared at him, "he spent too much time with her and she even got too busy to be with me sometimes."

Sting smirked, "so this is what it's about... your jealous."

I narrowed my aqua eyes, "what?"

"You heard me, your jealous. You don't want another guy spending a lot of time with Stellar cause you think it should be you with her at all times right?"

I sighed, "shut up."

He smiled, "I won't tell anybody."

"Okay fine! You're right! Happy now?"

He grinned, "as a clam."

I frowned, then walked away from him, walking towards the beach. I just wish that Neo would go away, he really bugged me. He always seemed to make Stellar calm when she was scared, even I couldn't do that sometimes.

I layed on the sand, staring up at the blue sky, hoping a seagull wouldn't come and decide to take a crap right above me. I heard Stellar and Shinn laughing, but didn't bother to get up, she was probably really happy about the news with Neo. I saw her and Shinn looking down at me when they noticed I was laying down on the sand.

I blushed, I could see up Stellar's skirt.

"Is Auel okay?" She asked.

Shinn even looked concerned.

I sighed, "yeah, I guess."

I just hoped that things would lighten up after Neo came, like Stellar admitting love towards me or accepting my request to the dance next month.

I sat up, staring at the ocean, "hey Stellar?"

She sat beside me, "yeah?"

"Have you missed Neo more than you missed me?" I asked.

She seemed surprised at the question, "of course not! Stellar likes Auel more than anybody in the world!"

I saw Shinn's expression when she said that. Pure jealousy. I was about to grin at that, but didn't, pretending to grin only about what Stellar said.

I smiled, "yeah, you're my favourite person too, Stellar."

I had always wondered about my past dreams about Stellar. She always had these wings sprouting from her back and she was glowing, as if she were a sacred being or something. It seemed impossible, but I could believe if it were to happen. Shinn had left after awhile, saying that his little sister, Mayu was coming soon.

Stellar and I were the only ones on the beach right now. The sun was setting and I just realized we had been sitting here for a long time. The blonde beside me was gazing at the ocean, smiling and I was gazing at her.

The sunset glow made her features light up, and I wanted to kiss her right then and there, but I felt that it was too soon for that, since I had no idea if Stellar felt the same way I did.

"Auel?" Her voice snapped me from my thoughts.

"Hm?"

"Did Auel ever dream of Stellar?" she questioned.

I nodded, "lots of times."

"What did you dream of?"

"Well... I always dreamed that you were glowing sometimes and sometimes... you had wings."

She looked at me after I said that, then smiled, "Stellar would dream that Auel was taking her to the beach, and then sometimes I would see Auel and float away..."

My eyes widened, 'that's exactly like my dreams of her... floating away...'

I smiled, "because you are like an angel, Stellar."

I saw a delicate blush stain her cheeks, and she just smiled, then leaned her head on my shoulder, closing her eyes peacefully. I stared back at the ocean, then noticed she was falling asleep when I heard her breathing slow.

"Stellar?"

She moaned quietly in response, that sound making me blush darkly.

I sighed, knowing she was going to fall asleep and it would take a long time before she would awaken again. I picked her up -bridal style mind you- and took her to his room, ignoring the stares of people he received on the way. Some were glaring at her in jealousy, and some were glaring at him in jealousy. He just stuck his tongue out at them.

He set her down on his bed, then climbed in with her, wondering if her roommates ever wondered where she was sleeping the past few days. I had an idea that they already knew.

I felt my eye lids grow heavy as sleep began to overcome me as well. I stared at her peaceful face, then slowly closed my eyes, wrapping my arms around her and pulling her close to me.

---------

"So, you know your mission right?"

He nodded, "of course, get the key and use her to open the gates right?"

"Yeah but be careful, the key is powerful and she's got him with her."

He sneered, "that should be no problem, she trusts me so it'll be easy."

"In no time... we'll have the gate open and we'll win this war in no time..."

-----------------

TO BE CONTINUED!