Disclaimer: I dont own GSD or any of their characters..All hail Bandai and Sunrise.. I do hope I'm part of them :D
CHAPTER 9 : On opposite Poles
End of shift, Cagalli was outside the building waiting for a cab to stop. As she waited, a silver Honda Civic Coupe drove in front of her and opened the door. Shinn was by the driver's seat.
"Hop in, I'll drive you home" he said with a smile
without any hesitation, she stepped in and closed the door.
"Whats' up?" Cagalli said, her eyes were still puffed, she gave an effort to her smile.
Shinn started to drive, "How bout breakfast?"
"sounds good to me"
"pancakes?"
"agreed"
They drove down to Mc Donalds, as Shinn ordered their food at the counter, Cagalli selected the seats by the window.
She was actually not in the best of mood to eat, but she didn't want to reject the friendly offer of Shinn. He's trying his best to cheer her up
The first 5 minutes was covered by silence.
"Cags?"
"Hmm..?" she shove a pancake to her mouth.
"When is your off?"
"Saturdays and Sundays"
"I see,."
"Why?" with a smirk on her face, she knows Shinn has something under his sleeves.
"Nothing in particular" he took a bite on his pancake.
"I was just wondering if you'd like to go to the amusement park this coming sunday"
"I'll think about it" she retorted
"great" he was enlightened, to have a 20 chance of Cagalli saying yes is better than nothing at all.
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On the other side, Kira is waiting for a cab for school when this silver Honda stopped in front of their house. To his surprise he saw Cagalli step out as a black haired guy opened the passenger's door. He tread his way to the two.
"Thanks Shinn" , she said with a weak smile, exhaustion was all over her
"No problem, I'll see you tomorrow" he was about to turn back to his car when he saw an approaching brunette. He sort of resembled a masculine Cagalli.
"Hey Kira"
"Who's this?" he pointed to Shinn with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh., Kira this is Shinn Asuka, Shinn this is Kira, my brother"
He offered his hand to shake with Cagalli's brother, Kira took his hand. "Its a pleasure to meet you" Shinn greeted him.
"The pleasure is mine" Kira responded with a glare, tightening the grip on the intruder's hand. Shinn flinched at the grip.A minute passed and Kira didn't remove his hand or his glare at Shinn. Sweat drop on Shinn as he presented him with his sheepish smile.
"Uhh.. Kira,. If you dont mind, he needs to leave" Cagalli noticed the rising tension on her brother.
Kira released Shinn's hand and scanned him from foot to head with his hands on his waist, "and he is your..?"
"friend"
"Are you sure your just friends?"
"argh! Kira! For god's sake his just a friend of mine"
"a friend who's of the opposite sex"
"What's wrong with that?"
"its not normal Cags!"
"Kira! You also have friends who are girls. Your the one who is not thinking normal." she rolled her eyes.
"uhh guys?" Shinn tried to stop the two, but the quarrel went on and on. His attention was altered when he saw a blond girl, about 5, who was about to cross. He looked at the down street and saw an incoming speeding truck. It honked at her, Kira and Cagalli's eyes got diverted to the truck.
"Caggy" Cagalli felt an electric current in her spine when she heard that familiar voice. She turned her head to see Stellar who froze at the street, too horrified to move.
Good thing that Shinn was already on the run, he jerked Stellar to the sidewalk.
"Stellar!!" the two ran to the incident area. Shinn sat himself up on the pavement with Stellar in his arms. "Caggy! Kira!" Stellar released herself from Shinn's wrap and hugged Cagalli, she cried on her. Cagalli hugged her in return like there was no tomorrow. Kira knelt before the two and hugged them, he pull out and shove his hand on Stellar's hair. "I told you not to cross the street!" he lectured her with a calm voice.
Shinn was touched by the scene before him, "brotherly love" he thought , Kira walked to him and helped him up. "Thanks bro" he grinned to Shinn.
"No problem" he brushed himself..
Cagalli stood up and carried Stellar who was still sobbing. She smiled to Shinn, "I owe you big time Shinn" and walked inside the house, leaving the two boys outside.
"Sorry about awhile ago" Kira scratched the back of his head.
"That was nothing, its something that every brother will do for their sister"
"But don't get me wrong, you still ain't allowed to step up for Cags" he smirked and gave Shinn a friendly handshake.
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Shinn opened the window of his car and started to lit his cigarette. His mind reviewed all the events that happened. From Cagalli crying on him last night to him being the hero in Attha's residence. He replayed every little detail as he drove.
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--toot! 1 Message received
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He opened his cellphone and checked the message, a smile appeared on his face.Then he tossed his cigarette out.
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I'll see you on Sunday, 7:00 AM. I hate waiting.
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Alex sat on the passenger's seat shocked. "Who the fuck was that?" a tan man with short, brushed up yellow hair snorted as he pointed to the silver car driving away. They were currently parked at the corner of the Heliopolis street. "Hey! You cant just sit there, go the hell out there and ask her yourself. We didn't came all the way down here just to follow a freaking silver car." the blond jolted at him. "Calm down Dearka, lets just be thankful the little girl was safe" answered the guy with light green curly hair who was at the back of Alex' seat. "Beat it Nicol, that guy over there just ate out with his girl and drove her home. Good thing that brunette was there, or else, what more could've happened" Dearka responded. "But he seemed to be just a good friend of hers" Nicol reasoned out, "there were no mushy movements between the two"
"Didn't you see the smile on the lady's face? It was enough to say that she's got this thing for him" Dearka replied in a frustrated manner
"Why dont you shut up Dearka and let him decide" the two were interrupted by the silver haired person beside Nicol.
Alex didn't really know what to do, first he succeeded in seeing Cagalli after working hours in Plantz Contact Center, but his victory didn't last until they saw her stepped into a silver car. Wishing that they'll go on separate ways, they followed them, but ended up with them watching the two date. Still not losing hope, they followed the car to the next destination. He was ready to draw his last card, when the black haired man came into the picture. Shook hands with Kira, and got the smile of Cagalli.
He slammed his fist on the dashboard.
"Hey, careful with the car man" Dearka said
Why was he feeling this way? He got more confused. Its not as if Cagalli was already his girl. His eyes drifted to his cleched fist, a silver ring on his left ring finger. "forget it". What was he even thinking on approaching her to ask how she feels? Why talk to her about clarifying things out? What was the point? Who was he for her? He takes in a deep breath and composes himself on the seat.
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If you like her, tell her
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He sighed..."Thanks guys, but i think we should head home"
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Your wondering how Shinn got her number and vice versa? Its a company thing. :D
umm.. I need ideas guys, do you think the falling in love thingy is going too fast? I myself found it a bit to hasty, like the love is being forced to the characters. Suggestions please.
Anyways, its my off, I'll continue it on Monday. I'll be spending my weekend sleeping... zzzzzz
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reviews please!!