CHAPTER 6
"Where are we going again?" Yzak asked impatiently. They were in a bus, like a bunch of school kids
"The grasslands of Orb, A beautiful scene" Mwu said
"Stop it, you sound like a freaking tour guide." Miriallia said
"really?" he beamed
"It's freaking me out." His face fell. Murrue gave him a kiss in the cheek, "My freaky tour guide." This brought a smile to his lips and a "Eww!!" in the background for their public display of affections.
"Come on! Let's go!" they jumped out of the bus. There were different people spending time with loved ones in that park. It was a vast open space and a pond in between.
"So how's life with Yzak?" Miriallia asked as soon as the girls sat down after fixing everything.
"Fine." She said in a robotic voice
"Come on, spill" she pressed. Lacus and Cagalli also listening intently
"Nothing happened if you wanna know, Stop those stares" she pointed to their eyes
"What stares?" the three asked, giving her the puppy dog eyes and even a pout that matches their look.
"Stop it!"
"What?"
"Come on, I know all of you planned together to put me and Yzak in the same room, but we're not ready, so there!"
"Damn, she saw through us." Cagalli cursed
"Hours of hard planning, still sharp as ever, Shiho." Miriallia complimented
"Of course," she answered back giving a smile of her own
"We could approach it in a different way," Lacus suggested
"I could hear you, you know" Shiho said
"Oh, let's do this later" Lacus said. As they all turned their attention to the basketball game, Luna was refereeing the game as Meyrin accompanied her. The guys were playing. Yzak, Dearka and Shinn vs. Athrun, Kira and Sai.
"Girls, the guys are waiting for your cheers" Murrue said as she popped a grape in her mouth
"How 'bout Mwu?" Cagalli asked
She rolled her eyes, "He's somewhere flirting with girls."
"Aren't you jealous?" Lacus asked
She shook her head, "Nope, if he does more than flirting, he knows the consequences"
"Consequences?" Shiho asked, the topic catching her attention
"secret!" She said with a wink
An 'ooohh' came from all of them
The first period was done, Yzak, Dearka, Kira and Athrun plopped down the blanket
"You're sweaty." Shiho said
"Duh" he replied sarcastically
"You're a sour loser"
"It's just 20-22, Shinn doesn't know how to play, he sucks in sports."
"Hey! I heard that!" Shinn shouted across the field, approaching them
"Whatever," he muttered as he drank his water. He felt Shiho's hands on his hair
he gulped, "Uh…Shiho what are you doing?"
"There, all done" she said, she tied his hair in a ponytail
"You're sweaty, your hair sticks to your neck."
"Thanks"
"Welcome" she smiled. Dearka couldn't believe what he was hearing, "Yzak…you…"
"What is it?" he demanded
"You said 'thanks'!"
"Is that unusual?" he said
"Uh…yeah…no…uh…never mind" Afraid of what he was gonna receive later.
"Cagalli, here tie Athrun's hair" she said as she tossed a tie towards her direction
"Why me?" she asked as she caught it
"He's in front of you." She reasoned, but behind that she has a plan. Their plan.
Cagalli went closer. Athrun and Kira were talking. She grasped Athrun's hair and tied it
"Wha-?" he was surprised as he felt a tug on his hair.
"Stop wiggling, I'm trying to tie your hair."
"Oh" he stopped moving around. Kira looked at her sister and Athrun, he smiled, 'They look cute, a simple act made her blush deep red. She must still unconsciously love him,' he frowned at the thought, 'he mustn't hurt her, or he's dead' he glared. Athrun and Cagalli laughed silently as Kira's expression changed from one to another. He was busy changing his expressions that Miriallia was snapping pictures of his every expression.
As Cagalli finish tying Athrun's hair, she noticed his smile. "What are you smiling about?" she asked irritated, his face looked pathetic.
He coughed, "Nothing," putting on an innocent look.
Shinn was about there when he witnessed what was happening. He felt jealous, he felt a desire for the blond yet Zala is always there. He would always get the girls through his charm. He took the girls away. 'Can't Cagalli see how much of a playboy he is?' I will protect you, Cagalli, just wait.' He completely forgot all about Lunamaria.
"Time's up!" Luna yelled signaling for the second half to start.
"Happy, Zala?" Yzak asked with a smirk as they prepared for the jump ball
"Very" he replied with also a smirk. And the ball is off
Another bloody contest to determine who the best is
Yzak's team lost but he got as much score as Athrun had. A tie. No rematches, no trials, just a tie. Leaving everyone satisfied (Yzak that is)
"Girl's your turn!" Luna yelled
Their turn was tennis. It was draw lots for partners. Shiho was paired with Cagalli leaving Miriallia and Lacus together
Miriallia groaned, "Lacus, we're gonna lose"
"I know," she smiled, so innocent
Obviously the match didn't last long, Cagalli and Shiho won without sweat.
"It's no fair! Shiho and Cagalli are athletic people, hell, they had military training." Miriallia complained
"You're just unlucky." Cagalli and Shiho laughed at Miriallia's reaction
She pouted a lot until Dearka gave her a kiss, causing her to smile. Then they were making out.
"Do it somewhere else!" Sai said, "It's bad seeing you too together, let alone seeing both of you make out."
Miriallia stuck her tongue out at him. "You're just jealous, go and find a girl already. Oh right, Meyrin's here already." She teased as she pushed Meyrin towards him then Sai blushed bright red.
What was surprising was that Meyrin actually challenged Cagalli up for a match.
"This ought to be interesting" Dearka said as he nudged Athrun, "They're fighting for you."
"Oh, Shut Up."
Meyrin tried her best. She was never athletic or physically fit. She was always better in technology. Her sister often pressed her to join her in the gym or jog with her in the mornings. She never wanted to. She was a techno geek; she could catch up with the newest technology. She never thought that a part of her self would be brave enough to challenge Cagalli to a match. She looked over at Cagalli, she seems eased. 'She must think I am a try-hard sissy girl.'
Meyrin chased after the ball, 'I can't reach it!' she raised her racket hoping to reach the ball to avoid being like a fool. In the end the ball was to far away. Instead she fell to the ground, face flat.
"Mey!" Luna yelled running over her
Meyrin looked up to see a hand offering her help. The sun blazing her vision. As she took the hand, she finally saw that it was no other than…
Cagalli…
"You okay?" she asked concerned, a soft smile on her face
"Yes, thank you." She replied as she dusted the dust off her pants.
"It was a great game." Cagalli praised which led to Meyrin's confused gaze. "You're just making me feel better." She looked down
"No, it was a good game" she smiled, "and I was trying to make you feel better," she thoughtfully said then she grinned
Meyrin laughed heartedly, she saw Cagalli in another light. She thought she was just a headstrong, spoiled representative who knows nothing about how people felt. She always felt an ill attitude towards her, not just because of Athrun but even for the way she tried too hard to make acquaintances and just abandon them. Now, she felt that she judged Cagalli too soon. Athrun had told her that Cagalli was a unique woman, yet she never listened to him. Cagalli is a happy-go-lucky person. Someone who would easily earn respect because of her ideals. She was a real friend to all her acquaintances, loyal and thoughtful.
"Come on, I'm hungry" Cagalli said as she guided Meyrin towards the picnic area. She was like a big sister. Luna reached them, "You okay?" Luna asked really concerned
"I'm fine" Meyrin turned around for her to see.
"Good!" Luna said as she got her head in a headlock. "Nee-chan!!!" she struggled trying to release the hold
"Don't worry me like that again!" ruffling her hair as she let go
"Nee-chan!" her cheeks huffed. Cagalli laughed at them both, she loved families with close ties like that.
As they were eating, Sai looked up and groaned.
"Damn, I guess you guys were found out."
Everyone looked up, to see a mob of fan girls and guys running towards them.
"Athrun, Cagalli, I think you better run."
"Why? How about you guys?" they both asked, panicking a little, seeing the number of fans
"They have their partners here. We can hold them off. Meyrin and Luna only get fans during the summer. Bikinis." Sai explained as he rolled his eyes.
"Oh okay. Bye!" both of them ran off. They ran towards the other end of the field. The fans, seeing them run, ran towards their area.
"Yzak-kun!!!" Yzak's face was stricken with horror. In Voltaire, he experienced this, even in his vacation. 'Damn, good looking guys have such a hard time' he thought to himself. A girl attached herself to his arm. He glared at her as she gave him a sickly sweet smile. "Excuse me, can you get off me" he said through gritted teeth. She gave a high pitched giggle which irritated Yzak a lot. He shouted at her, "Get off me!"
She jumped back, surprised. "They said that the commander Jule had a temper, but I didn't think it would be like this…" Yzak soared in victory inside, "I like you more now." Yzak froze.
"What?! Come again?"
"Oh right, I don't like you better, I love you already!!!" she screamed as a lot of girls pounced on him. He fought the girls off one by one. "Shiho! Help!"
"Can't, fighting off dudes!" she shouted back
Yzak turned to see dudes wanting to touch Shiho. She already threw some into the pond but they wouldn't listen. He felt his blood boil. He didn't like seeing men attach themselves to Shiho. He stalked over to them, pushing the girls away, he didn't care if they were girls anymore.
"Get off her." He threw a guy over his shoulder.
He was backed up with Shiho, "Yzak, that was a touching scene, but it didn't do much." She pointed out.
"Damn!" he cursed. "we have no choice." he whispered, Shiho looked at him confused, "what? Eh--?" Yzak pulled her to him and kissed her squarely in the mouth.
Gasps came from their fans. Yzak peeked out in an eye and saw them, all shocked. 'Guess it worked' he smiled as he enjoyed the kiss.
Meanwhile, Kira and Lacus were only giving out autographs, of course, the whole world knows them as a couple already.
Dearka was declaring his love to Miriallia who was blushing furiously. After he was finished, the crowd applauded. Shinn was hiding behind Kira and Lacus, pretending to be a bodyguard.
As Yzak and Shiho pulled away, they turned their heads towards the fans.
"Yzak-kun, what is the meaning of this?" a girl asked, backed up by the others
"Shiho-chan, how could you?" the guys' eyes were watering
"Sh—Shiho-chan?" Shiho said incredulously
"As you can see, we're together," Yzak announced as he pulled Shiho closer by the waist. Shiho stared at Yzak, he looked down and nodded to her. 'Oh that one.'
The girls whined, "But, she's your lieutenant, you can't be together, its against protocols."
"We are, get use to it."
They were all backing away when a guy called out, "I don't believe it, and if it were true, I don't care! I would fight for you Shiho-chan." He took Shiho's hand and kissed it. Shiho pulled her hand back in distaste.
"I'm flattered but I'm with Yzak." She explained, she used her voice when she doesn't allow further discussions.
The guys were encouraged by the words of the man, and they heed no notice to what Shiho just said.
They guys were advancing, when Yzak pulled Shiho by the hand, "Let's go!" they took off, "Meet you later, Dearka!" he shouted towards them.
Dearka gave him a thumbs-up. "I would hate to be Yzak right now." He grinned
The girls seeing the guys ran after Shiho, also ran after Yzak.
When they got to the parking area, they saw Athrun and Cagalli there, talking
"What are you doing?!" Yzak shouted
"Talking." Cagalli said indifferently
"We'd better run" Shiho warned, her head pointing to the mob of fans coming towards their direction.
"Damn, Yzak what did you do?" Athrun asked, panicking.
"Get on the bike" Yzak said as he saw a motorcycle parked. Athrun and Cagalli went to the other one parked beside the other. "We don't have the keys" Shiho reasoned
"I did this before. Wire together with wires" he struggled to start the motorcycle.
"Move aside!" Shiho pushed him away. She fiddled with the wires and the motor came to life.
"How did you do that?" Yzak asked
"As a kid I was a rebel, of course, I've ridden a bike." She said as she got on.
Yzak pushed her to the back, "I'm driving this." He said as he started the motor.
"No fair!"
"Let's talk about it later." As they went on
"Cagalli, use the helmet."
"Don't want to, you use it"
"Don't be stubborn, right now is not the time."
Cagalli threw the helmet to the floor, "Now no one has to wear it." She smiled. "Come on, Athrun you're slow, start, start! They're here!" she secured her arms around Athrun's waist and they were off.
They followed Yzak and Shiho to the highway.
"Hey Cagalli! Lead the way!" Shiho shouted her hair flowing behind her.
They drove through the whole Orb, having the time of their lives in a motorcycle.
They stopped at a cliff. Showing the waters surrounding Orb. They got off, admiring the scene.
"That was fun" Shiho laughed
"Fun, my ass. I am infected girls' cooties. And men tried to grope you for God's sake."
"Whatever." She said, enjoying the breeze.
Athrun and Cagalli looked at the fighting couple, "It must be fun to be with someone you love" she said
"Yeah…"
"Hey, Athrun?"
"Uhmm…?"
"Have we ever ridden a motorcycle together before?" she asked
Athrun tensed, but it's a good thing she didn't notice, "No, why?" he said achieving his cool again
"Nothing, it felt familiar"
"We can't go today, you have a meeting" the shadowed man said
"I don't care, it's just for a day…please…" she gave her puppy dog eyes.
"Oh…alright" he reluctantly agreed
"Get on." She sat behind him, she always wanted to ride a motorcycle, but never got the chance to.
"Thanks" she gave him a peck in the cheek as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Make sure Kisaka won't kill me for this."
"I won't let him"