Clairvoyant Eyes

Summary: Many envy Lacus. She's beautiful, smart, rich and can easily befriends with people. Many thinks she's perfect but for her, she's not. She lives a normal life with her friends but everything changes when her father decided to marry again and when she met Kira.

Chapter 23- Athrun, Cagalli's Crush

After the confrontation between Clotho's group and Athrun and Kira, the group was forgiven by Athrun but only in the condition that they'll do something in return for him. He tried to asked them what they know about Lacus where about but they seem to not know either. They brought Kira in a near hospital and was able to get out after a day. His parents were quite mad at him but thanks to Athrun who is a master in explaining things, everything seems to flow back normally.

"I guess… Lacus wants to be alone so that she can reflect on what happened to her." Cagalli said as she and Kira were walking down the street. She's in her sport wear and it seems that she's going in a practice. Kira didn't speak which brought them in total silence. "Haven't she called you yet?"

"No… I guess she wouldn't call me anyway." Said Kira coldly and slowly in a low disappointed tone whose eyes are focus on their way.

"Oh… Well… She hasn't called me yet." When they reached the end of the street Cagalli looked at her wrist watch and rolls the ball in her hands getting Kira's attention. "Do you have things to do? We can play basketball in a near court from here." She asked half smiling though Kira's not feeling the same. He just turned his head opposite to her without answering Cagalli's invitation. His injuries still hurts and it is evident in his movement. "Ok… I guess… That's a no." She concluded.

"Why are you practicing anyway? You don't have any game this summer, right?" Kira asked looking back at Cagalli. He tried to get the ball from Cagalli's hand but he made a wrong move in his feet which made him to fall but thanks to Cagalli who caught his arm disabling him to fall. "Thanks." He said as Cagalli pulls him up.

"Seeing you in that situation made me realized that I shouldn't have invited you to walk with me in the first place."

"It's alright, I don't have anything to do at home and besides I'm on a leave in my work." Kira explained. In the end, he went with Cagalli in the court but didn't play with her. All she did was to shoot the ball from different direction. "You're doing great!" He cried. With his sudden interruption, Cagalli failed to shoot the ball. "Sorry." He wants to join her but obviously, he can't. His relationship with Cagalli became closer since Lacus left. They talk about her a lot and they, especially him, became sentimental whenever they think of what had happened to her. After two hours, Kira decided to leave Cagalli since he made a deal with his friends.

On the other hand, Cagalli continues to play though she's somewhat bored. She run to the ring and before shooting the ball, she bends her knee and jump. "Cool…" she whispered to her self. The place was deserted for it was already lunch time. The sun is at its highest position and it's very hot. "I think I should go home, I'm already hungry." She rushed out of the basketball court and again into the seemingly deserted street. "So creepy…" She said to her self as she looks around.

"Hey missy!" Called out a fat man from a corner. He's sitting beside the garbage can holding a large bottle of beer. He has big dark eye bags and looked as if he's not in his normal self. "You're cwute…" He praised Cagalli… "Wan someding to drwink?" He asked as he stands up and starts to hiccough. He laughs over and over as he continues to drink the liquid in the bottle.

Cagalli just stand in her place not knowing how to talk with the man. She's not afraid but then she starts to get Goosebumps when she caught sight of a knife being held out by the man. "Knife?" Her eyes widened and there she started to walk fast away from the man. Upon walking, she keeps looking back to see if she lost him until a fast running motorcycle came from her back. She was about to be hit, she fell in the ground with her eyes closed until she heard a handsome familiar voice.

"Get up…" Said the voice. She opens her eyes slowly and looks up but the light coming from the sun disables her to see the face. "I'm standing against the light; you wouldn't see my face even if you stare at me this whole day." Finished the man. He holds her hands as he helps Cagalli in standing up and immediately withdrew it. She tries to take off the dust from her clothes and then she face the man and in her surprised she seems to recognize him as her savior during her birthday. It was Athrun.

"I know you…" She said with eyes focus in his face while blushing unintentional. "That hair!" She pointed his hair and leather jacket. "And that attire, you save me before… We already met before, haven't we? Right?" She asked excitedly though she tries to hide it. Cagalli has a crush on him after they have encountered months ago.

"Really?" Replied the Athrun coldly ignoring her obvious excitement towards him.

"Yeah!"

"Oh, I remember you… You're that spoiled birthday girl who runs from her father but in the end was brought back." Cagalli's smile fades as she feels that he's already insulting her. "You thought you could fight back those men in guns with just a piece of wood in your hands, you're thinking like a kid." Finished Athrun. There was a change in atmosphere between the two.

"Are you kidding me?" Asked Cagalli controlling her emotion for she's starting to get pissed. "I don't have anything with me during that time… Of course my instinct would tell me to get something or anything that I could use as a means of protection."

"You? Don't have any protective things with you? Don't talk innocent." Athrun said. Cagalli didn't answer back. She doesn't want to make their serious conversation deeper. Athrun ride in his motorcycle but before he starts the engine, he took a glance at her serious face. "You're lucky I was passing by here… I already did something to the drunken man who's following you. If I weren't here, you would be hurt by now and even that night… You would be dead so take off that serious face and instead rejoice."

With his last sentence, Cagalli rushed to him and slap his face with her dirty hands not minding the ball in her hand to fall on the ground. "Oh, I guess I should also be thankful I'm being insulted by an unknown man!" She cried in a teary tone. Her eyes were starting to produce tears. Athrun didn't turn his face to her, he just listens. "What are you? Why do you keep telling me those words? If in the first place you don't feel like saving me, you should have at least let me suffer and die!" She continued. "Thank you for saving me! Mr. Unknown man! Now, are you contented?"

"Unknown man? I have a name, remember this… Athrun Zala…" He said turning to her with an insulting smile. "I hope when we meet again, it won't me this sentimental… You are such a crybaby… Instead of crying, try to practice self defense who knows if the next time you're in danger, I won't be there…" He starts the engine and drive away leaving Cagalli.

"The next time I'm in danger, I won't need your help! Air headed man!" Shouted Cagalli angrily with all her might though her voice isn't evident to him anymore. She stares at the direction where he went and after a few seconds, she gets the ball from the ground and walks home while wiping her tears using her shirt. She's upset and disappointed, who wouldn't be. Her first crush has insulted her to the extreme but then, she can't take his face and voice out of her head. "Athrun Zala."

Meanwhile, Kira's together with his friends on the mall but he can't concentrate on what he's doing since a man was staring at him from the beginning. Whenever they change store, the man keeps following them. He hasn't told his friends yet since he doesn't want to worry them. When his friends decided to go to the rest room and he was left near a candy stall the man finally talk to him. "Hello!" Said the man merrily with his eyes focus on Kira like he's examining his body.

"Please sir, do not stare at me like that." He said frankly with his eyes looking on other direction.

"Oh, sorry… Did I scare you kid?" Kira didn't answer. "It's just I like you." The man said confidently. Kira move inches away after he heard his creepy reason.

"Like me?" He whispered to his self though the man can hear him.

"Yeah, I like you." He repeated. "You're handsome, you seem to be strong and kind and brave and maybe you're smart too… A perfect man to summarize your nature." Said the man moving closer to him. He put his hand in his chin and stares at Kita from head to foot once more. "But you know… You lack the big muscles and abs I'm searching for… But that can be worked on..."

"Will you tell me what are you talking about?" Cried Kira starting to get angry. He keeps his voice low to avoid getting attention. He now made a contact with the man's eyes.

"I also like you eyes… So innocent and honest…" He smiled. "Don't be angry kid… I just think you've got potentials in being a famous model… that's why I keep examining you whole body and I talk to you because I want to know you're personality as well. I hope you're not angry anymore with my explanation.

Kira was overwhelmed with his praised but turned him down. "I'm sorry but I don't think I can be the ideal model you're visualizing… I'm not really interested to what you are saying."

"Oh! I see. I think you don't understand me kid." Said the man in a not disappointed manner as if he already expected this kind of answer. "If I tell you that I'll be paying you thousands and if you got famous maybe millions. Now answer kid, will you still refuse my proposal?" He asked. Kira didn't speak; it's as if he's thinking about the price and consequence he's about to receive if he agrees. "Speechless?" He got Kira's attention. "Think about it kid, you have potentials, strong sex appeal and I believe, good personality. In addition, I also like the way you walk and stand… Nice posture you've got there, kid. I can bring you to stardom…" The man pulls his wallet from his pocket and gets something like a card and handed it to the bewildered Kira. "I'll be staying in this town for several days from now; you have a lot of time to think…"

"Rau… Le Cre…u…set…" Read Kira having a hard time in reading the man's name.

"You pronounced it wrong. It's Rau Le Creuset." Corrected Rau. "Call me at the number written there if you change you mind… Mr.?"

"Oh, my name is Kira Yamato." Answered Kira impulsively.

"Kira Yamato…" He repeated. "I like the way you answer my question." He put his hand before him so Kira shake hands with him but pull it immediately. "Nice name…" He finished then walks away from Kira knowing the fact that he had convinced him.

End of the Chapter

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