Hi! Again, I am very sorry for the very very very very late update :/ gah. Anyway, college is being bad to me and has been swamping me with things to do and projects to pass :/ I managed to write this chapter out of stress ^^ I would like to thank all the readers who has remained readers for the past few years XD also, to those who keep on urging me to update and even messages me to update! all of you don't know how much I appreciate that :) I'm glad to know some people enjoy reading my stories as much as I enjoyed writing them ^^ I LOVE YOU READERSSS~~ :)

So without further ado....here's chapter 8 :) enjoy ^^

CHAPTER 8

When she tells you a secret

Athrun Zala uncomfortably fidgeted on his bed. Oddly, his queen sized bed felt..smaller. Or if it weren't smaller, it felt as if something was invading his personal space! Groggily opening his eyes, he was surprised to find an unfamiliar presence in his bed.

He opened the lamp to shrug the invading presence to wake it up, but upon noticing the all-too-familiar tousle of blonde hair, he could only chuckle.

It was Cagalli, HIS Cagalli, in his bed. Athrun was quite surprised. It was against Cagalli's morals to sleep on the same bed with a man she wasn't married to. Cagalli was latching on to his waist and burying her head onto his chest. The surprised boy gently nudged her, attempting to wake the girl. "Cagalli?" he repeated several times in soothed whispers. After a minute or so, the blonde girl finally moved, wiping her eyes with a free hand. "A…Athrun?"

Athrun looked at her and smiled. He found her groggy face rather cute. "Are you alright Cagalli? I mean, why are you here in my room?"

Cagalli didn't answer for a moment, but afterwards immediately hugged Athrun as tightly as she could. Again, this surprised Athrun. The blonde really was unpredictable. "I…can you keep a secret?"

He soothed the blonde girl and kissed her forehead, holding her close. "You know that I will Cagalli. Now what's wrong?"

"I…I…I had a bad dream."

Athrun blinked. Having bad dreams wasn't anything to be embarrassed about, let alone to keep a secret. "Cagalli, having a bad dream isn't something to be ashamed about." He chuckled. Cagalli nodded her head furiously. "I know! But…"

"But…"

"…I'm embarrassed because…because I'm already grown up and…and I still went to your room just because I was scared…" He could feel that she was blushing. The heat from her body told him so.

Athrun chuckled once again before hugging her tighter. Everything Cagalli did, made him love her more and more each day. Such strange requests only fuelled his devotion to her. Bringing Cagalli with him as he laid down once more on the bed, He hugged her tightly, cradling her to sleep. "It's a secret then."

Cagalli smiled in response, kissing Athrun's cheek before going back to sleep.

[ keep it safe and untold ]

Kira Yamato happily strolled towards his sister's room. It was a great morning! He had proposed to Lacus Clyne the night before, and was ecstatic to tell his sister! As he opened the door, Cagalli was nowhere in sight. Even the maids had no clue where she was.

Sighing, he decided to tell Athrun first! That's right! He's his bestfriend after all! The brunette boy hurried towards Athrun's room, opening the door immediately without knocking. "ATHRUN ZALLAAA!! I PROPOSED TO—"

He was stopped midsentence upon realizing that there was another presence in the bed. Athrun, who was awake and was amiably looking at Cagalli, now looked petrified. "Kira??! I-I can explain!!!"

"ATHRUN ZALAAAA!!!!!!!!"

One can only imagine the horror that Athrun Zala felt upon watching Kira Yamato, stomp towards him in inhuman speed with eyes in seed mode.

When she looks at you in your eyes

"And this is the stocks that the government privately owns and would…" The old senator continued talking, much to Cagalli's displeasure.

Once again, she was inside the dreadful conference room, listening to one report after another about financial problems, solutions and statuses. While everyone was deeply engrossed with what the speaker was reporting about, Cagalli was finding something to past time with. The blonde girl scanned the whole room, until her eyes set upon the man sitting near the door.

She smiled. Athrun seemed engrossed in the topic too. He was wearing his sunglasses—so it was hard to tell if he was asleep or not. Well, he did summarize some meeting for her whenever she failed to listen to them. Coordinator genes truly are spectacular!

She then noticed that he was wearing her favourite Jacket. She never failed to blush at how handsome he looked wearing it. His hair was neatly fixed too, compared to her almost always, frazzled locks. She found herself fixing her hair discreetly upon the realization. After doing so, she looked back again at Athrun, dreamily looking at the handsome man before her.

Athrun Zala grew uncomfortable. For a while now, he had noticed that someone was staring at him. During his years in the military, he now has heightened senses. It bothered him that someone might be watching his every move, ready to attack.

To his surprise, the only one who was staring at him, was Cagalli Yula Attha, who obviously, did not bother listening to the ongoing meeting. The blonde girl seemed to be checking him out--he never expected Cagalli, of all people, to do such a thing. Smiling to himself, he took off his sunglasses casually, and stared back at the blonde girl, obviously catching her in surprise.

Cagalli blushed. Athrun had caught her staring! But oddly, she couldn't stare away. She could only stare back, mesmerized by the emerald orbs that she has come to love. Athrun looked at her intensely, yet gently at the same time! Her heart was racing fast—it was only Athrun Zala who could do such a thing.

Before her heart could burst, she heard a cough coming from the other end of the table. As she turned her head, she saw the whole table looking at her. Blushing profusely, she coughed before saying anything. "Um, continue with the report."

Athrun chuckled. He was getting it later.

[ dont look away until she does ]

When she misses you

It's been five weeks since Athrun Zala left for PLANTs. He said that he had to take care of some political thing with Dearka and Yzack.

Cagalli Yula Attha had a forlorn look on her face as she stared at the seat where Athrun often sat.

Another week had gone by. His calls were something that the blonde girl looked forwards to every single day. She never knew she could feel this way—weak and all. His calls rarely came. There seemed to be so much to do at the PLANTs. Of course she understood. But she couldn't help but feel dejected.

Two more weeks passed by. She was getting scared. 'What if he stays there for good?', 'What if some people there persuade him to become the Chairman of PLANTs?' So many questions were going through her mind.

Finally, another call form Athrun came days after.

"Hello? Cagalli?"

"Athrun! How are you?" She wanted to sound optimistic. Athrun always worried too much.

"I'm doing fine here, just got so much left to do. I'm sorry If I'm taking so long. I didn't—"

"No! don't apologize! It's alright. We both have responsibilities to attend to. Take your time." She felt him smiling at the other end of the line.

"Thanks Cagalli."

"You're welcome." She too, smiled. "So, are you going to sleep now then? It's got to be nighttime there, right?"

"Yeah" He chuckled. "It's actually 3 am here."

"Well then, go to sleep!" She chuckled back.

"I will then." Again, a smile. "Goodnight Cagalli."

"Goodnight Athrun." She answered back.

A silent pause occurred between them, and as Athrun was about to put down the phone, he heard Cagalli say something in a voice that made his heart twitch.

"I…I miss you."

[ she's hurting inside ]

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