Chapter 9

"Okay here we are! Oxford!" Kai said.

"Wow! It's so big!" Cagalli said.

Kai just smiled and laughed. "What's so funny?" she asked.

Kai put his hands up in defeat. Cagalli smiled. Her smile turned upside down when she saw a familiar black car. "C'mon Kai," she said pulling his arm.

Kai looked back and saw the classmate he most hated , Athrun Zala. "Cagalli!" he yelled to her.

She acted as if she hadn't heard him and kept walking. Athrun ran up to her and grabbed her arm. He turned her to look at him. She still wouldn't look at him. (A/N: sound familiar?) He was getting impatient… Athrun grabbed the bottom of her chin and pushed it up firmly. She was trying to resist the force but she just ended up cracking her neck. Kai heard this and pushed in between them. Cagalli turned around and started to cry. This really pissed Kai off. He pushed Athrun onto the ground, then rushed over to comfort Cagalli.

Athrun was pushed off the sidewalk causing him to fall. Kai was next to Cagalli telling her it was alright and he was rubbing her back in an effort to sooth her. She all of a sudden jerked and hugged Kai. She kept rubbing her head against her chest as if trying to rub away her tears. Kai was enjoying this and put his chin on top of her head.

Athrun saw this and pushed Kai. He went over to Cagalli and hugged her. She pushed him and ran into the school. Kai and Athrun both chased after her. Athrun caught up with her first. He grabbed her arm and asked for forgiveness. She just said, "I never knew you were this big of a jerk!"

He was caught off guard by this remark and just walked away. He whispered under his breath, "Bitch."

Cagalli heard this and started to cry. She was about to run into the bathroom and cry her eyes out when... Kai came and pulled her into an embrace. Thinking it was Athrun, Cagalli punched him in the stomach. "Ow, that hurt!" Kai said rubbing his stomach.

Cagalli recognized his voice and muttered a sorry. He answered that it was alright and pulled her into another embrace. Cagalli blushed. She didn't know why she was blushing. After all, it just was a friendly hug to cheer her up. She thought for a moment, 'Do I like Kai?'

She just shook her head and said, 'No it's only because he is being friendly that I like this treatment. It's just feels good to have someone care for me now.'

She snuggled closer making him blush. 'Do I like Cagalli?' he thought.

'No, I couldn't she's just a friend. After all, I guess it's just good feeling another girl in my arms since Jean moved to California.'

Jean had been his girlfriend until now. She had red hair and emerald eyes like Athrun's. She had moved to California when her mom had got another job but with a better pay. Jean hated to leave Kai like this. He was really sad.

Cagalli seemed to see his misery in his eyes and grabbed his hand. She ran off with him and he didn't have the chance to react. He fell on his face and was half dragged to the library. "Wow, it's so big!" Cagalli exclaimed her eyes shining.

She then got shushed by the librarian. "Yeah, you'll hafta come here everyday with these teachers. They give us so many assignments! It's like hell." Kai whispered.

They started to walk around. Then Cagalli got bored and dragged Kai to another random place- the cafeteria. "MMMMMMMnnn," Cagalli said munching into a sandwich. "This is sooooooo good, want one?"

Kai looked at the pile of food. There were only five left. Cagalli had eated fifteen sandwiches in three minutes! He shook his head. Cagalli smiled and munched on the last three and gulped it down in less than he could say never-mind-I-actually-want-one-please. "Um, Cagalli" Kai said. "You know how there is a welcome dance this week?"

Cagalli dropped the soda she was holding in her hand. It dropped onto his head. "HEY!" Kai yelled getting up. "Why'd you do that?"

"Gomen," Cagalli said looking down.

Kai nodded. "I'm going to my room to wash up. Oh that reminds me. I have to show you your room. Just let me change my top kay?"

Cagalli nodded and followed him to his door. "Is it ok if I come in?" she asked shyly.

Kai said, "Yeah, I just need to change into a T-shirt so wait in the living room."

He went into his room and Cagalli waited. She was bored so she decided to lie on the couch and watch TV. She was looking for the remote when... she heard thunder. She screamed! KAi heard her and came out without a shirt on. "What's the matter!" he demanded.

She pointed out the window and he heard thunder. "So... you're afraid of thunder. That's fine you don't have to be. I used to be afraid of it too," he said.

She didn't answer. He looked at her, "Cagalli." Then she blacked out. While she blacked out she had a dream of her sad past.

Flashback:

Cagalli was in the kitchen peeling some potatoes with Mana when the butler came. "Miss Cagalli and Mana you must get out of here at once!"

"Why?" Cagalli asked not looking up from her potatoes.

"Because Sir Izumi said that you must because some of the citizens were building a bonfire and it ended up lighting the house. We must leave at once."

"But what about my father?"

"He will be alright Cagalli don't worry," Mana said pulling her arm.

Cagalli wasn't happy with the answer and ran across the hall towards the study. There was a lot of smoke there and her father was dying. "FATHER!" she screamed.

"Cagalli..." Izumi said before getting crushed by a piece of firewood. "NO!" she screamed.

The butler came in again and carried Cagalli bridal style out of the house. It was burning more and more by the second. Then there were bright lights outside. And a boom! Cagalli blacked out with tears in her eyes. "Father... No..." she whispered before blacking out completely.

End of Flashback.

"CAGALLI! CAGALLI!" many voices were yelling to her.

For a second she thought it was her father. She opened her eyes to see Kira, Kai, and Lacus there waiting for her. There was one person missing, she just couldn't figure out who.

"Cagalli! Did Athrun do this! If he did I'm going to..." Kira said his eyes burning fire.

"Kira... He didn't do anything to me," Cagalli said.

"Then who did?" Kira demanded again.

"Kira, calm down," Lacus said rubbing his arm and back.

She leaned her head on his shoulder and he relaxed. "Well, the good thing is that your okay now right?" Lacus said to Cagalli.

Cagalli nodded. Who was missing? She couldn't figure it out. Then she thought of a certain blue-haired coordinator. Her blood boiled at the thought of what he did to her. Then Kira noticed her face and used his twin instinct to notice that Athrun was the jerk who was so mean to his sister. HE probably caused this to happen! He got up which caused his chair to fall onto its side. "THAT ATHRUN IS SOOO GONNA GET IT!" Kira yelled his face completly red.

"Why Kira what did he do?" Lacus asked.

"He..." Kira said getting the wrong idea.

Hey guys please review. Sorry this chapter is short. I didn't have much time to write it. I don't like to keep the readers waiting but so far I have been a bit busy. I have school soon so I don't have much time to write. I will try and update the chapter at most a week and a half. Thanks people.