CHAPTER 10: 7am, the usual morning line up
Cagalli POV
Beep! Beep! Beep! Cagalli hit the alarm clock with all her strength and rolled over to the other side of the bed. That's funny she thought. She didn't remember having such a comfortable pillow. She snuggled in closer to it only to have it move and hug her back. Okay, this was getting weirder by the second. Cagalli slowly fluttered her eyes open. The sun was already shining so brightly at 7 in the morning. She slowly slid herself upright and rubbed her eyes. She looked down at the floor of her bedroom to see her clothes from last night strewn on the floor. That meant…oh god. She quickly pulled the covers to hide her naked body. In horror, she turned her head to look at the person next to her. She recognized that midnight blue hair anywhere. This could NOT be happening. Athrun Zala was lying in bed next to her naked and sleeping like a baby!
Think! She told herself. This is just a dream, it's just a dream. There has to be a perfectly good explanation for this. She pinched herself and slapped herself on the face and tried opening her eyes again. Athrun was still there. She stomped her feet on the bed in frustration. Cagalli couldn't remember ANYTHING that went down last night. Big mistake. All that movement she had made had woken up Athrun. Her cheeks turned tomato red and she grabbed her pillow and started hitting him with it.
Cagalli: WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME LAST NIGHT! –continues hitting-
Athrun shielded himself as he tried to get out of bed.
Athrun: Couldn't you wait! We should…discuss this calmly. HEY! Stop hitting me would you!
Cagalli: ARE YOU KIDDING ME! WHY AM I NAKED AND IN BED WITH YOU!
Athrun: You don't remember anything?
Cagalli: IF I DID I WOULDN'T BE HITTING YOU!
Athrun: Let me get my clothes at least! Then I'll be outta here! Oww! Would you…!
Cagalli was too angry and frustrated. He had taken advantage of her while she was dead drunk. Tears started streaming from her face as she hit him while screaming. The two of them didn't even notice when there was a knock on the door.
Melody: Aunty Cagalli? Uncle Athrun? Are you having a pillow fight so early in the morning?
Cagalli and Athrun ceased to fight at the sound of her voice. The feathers that flew from the broken pillows started falling like snow in Winter. Their beauty was not enough to make up the disaster that had struck the room. It looked as if a tornado had passed through. A distant voice was heard outside in the hallway of Cagalli's mansion.
Lacus: MELODY! Where are you? You need to get ready for breakfast! Oh, Cagalli! Have you se…
Lacus was left speechless at the room. More importantly she had noticed that Cagalli and Athrun were there together. In bed. A tear faced Cagalli looked down and through her peripheral vision she saw Athrun was blushing and pretended to be fascinated by the birds outside her balcony door.
Melody: Mummy, what are Aunty and Uncle doing having a pillow fight?
Lacus: Oh, umm…
Melody: Can I have a pillow fight as well?
Lacus: Absolutely not! We're getting ready for breakfast. Come along dear.
She pushed Melody out the door then turned to face the two of them again.
Lacus: -smug- I'll be downstairs having breakfast. Take your time to…sort things out.
Athrun POV
Cagalli: Okay hot shot. Exactly WHAT happened last night?
Athrun: I carried you to your room, you were extremely drunk.
Cagalli: Yeah, I figured the drunk part otherwise this wouldn't have happened.
Athrun: I was about to leave and…
Cagalli: And? –demanded-
Athrun: And you told me not to leave. Then you kissed me…and I got…a bit carried away.
Cagalli: Huh, a bit? A BIT! YOU THINK THIS IS A BIT CARRIED AWAY!
Athrun: -winces- I'm sorry, what do you want me to do? It's not like I can just take it back.
Cagalli: -cries-
Athrun was at a loss for words. He hadn't imagined the scenario of his actions to be this bad. He was even hoping that they would make up after this and get together again. He now understood what Meyrin had meant by his heart always belonging to someone else. His instinct too over and he moved closer to hug her. She was weakly shoving him away but he wasn't letting go. Athrun had forgotten just how delicate she was. It was the first time in a long while he held her again. She felt so fragile ad he knew no matter how hard she tried to act tough, she was still just Cagalli to him.
She had stopped fighting against him now and was sobbing quietly into his chest. They stayed like that for over 15 minutes until she stopped crying. By now, her eyes were red and puffy. All the same, she looked beautiful in his eyes.
Cagalli: I don't…I don't know about this. It's just…too confusing for me. I need time to think about what happened. I…I just…
Athrun: I get it. I'll leave it up to you to decide. You can give me your answer using this.
He touched the ring hanging around her neck. So Meyrin had given it back to her he thought.
Athrun: I'll go now. I'll be waiting for an answer.
Kira POV
Kira: You're sure that you saw Cagalli and Athrun together in a room and they were…
Lacus: Yes, I'm sure. I don't want to speak about it anymore, what they do is up to them.
Kira: We both knew this day was coming.
Lacus: Hmm…
Kira: What's wrong?
Lacus: Nothing, I was just thinking…it would be lovely if they got married. They were going to all those years ago. In fact they would have married earlier than us. Maybe melody could have even had a cousin by now.
Kira: Yeah, but things don't always go the way we want them to.
Lacus: That's why we should never stop believing in a hope for a better tomorrow.
Kira watched as Lacus continued to fry the pancakes while he combed Melody's hair. The three of them sat in silence eating until Athrun walked past. Kira put his fork down and ran after him.
Kira: Hey! I thought you were here when we came back last night. You're convertible was still parked outside.
Athrun: I didn't think I'd be staying the whole night.
Kira: So?
Athrun: So nothing.
Kira: That's it? A one night stand!
Athrun: No…maybe. She still needs time to decide if she still really wants me.
Kira: What about you? Do you love her?
Athrun: I loved her all this time. I don't think I've ever loved anyone else. It's the reason I stayed in ORB and joined it's military. So I could be close to her. I just don't want to force her into anything.
Kira: What are you going to do if she rejects you?
Athrun: I don't know. I'll still love her.
Kira: -grins- It'll work out. I know she feels the same way.
Athrun: Maybe…
Lacus POV
Lacus: Cagalli, do you want to eat anything?
Cagalli: -shakes head- Not hungry.
Lacus: -squeezes her hand- You'll know what to do. There's going to be a sign for you somewhere telling you the right answer.
Cagalli: I sure hope so.
Melody: Mum! Look! I finished all the pancakes!
Lacus: Oh good girl! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day sweetie.
Melody: Hurry up! We're going to the beach today! Aunty, do you want to come?
Lacus: Sweetie, Aunty Cagalli is a busy woman.
Cagalli: It's fine. I'm taking today off. Might as well enjoy it. –smiles weakly-
Lacus: You don't have to come if it's still disorienting for you.
Cagalli: No, I want to. It'll help take my mind off things.
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