Ok! I said I uploaded two chapters together so here's the second one! Those who went straight to reading this chapter, you missed out chapter seven. Yup so that's all! Enjoy!
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Chapter 8
"Athrun, take care of Cagalli and make sure you bring her home straight after dinner ok? No monkey business!" Kira warned his friend.
Cagalli, who was walking down the stairs towards the front door, rolled her eyes. Her brother was treating her like a child. Cagalli wore a simple white tank top and a pair of grey skinny jeans. She looked really hot.
"Don't worry Kira, I will." Athrun assured the paranoid brunette. Athrun was wearing a white polo shirt and a pair of denim jeans. He looked suave as well.
"Good, I expect to see you home by seven," Kira said to his sister.
"What?" Cagalli exclaimed. That was hardly enough time for her to buy her food yet alone eat.
"Now now Kira, remembered what we talked about just now?" Lacus cut in.
"Fine! Eight! Be home by eight Cagalli," Kira said.
"Kira..." Lacus warned. She suddenly had a dark aura surrounding her.
"Nine alright nine!" Kira panicked.
"Oh for heavens sake Kira!" Lacus said exasperated.
Everyone stared at their pink haired friend as if she suddenly grew horns.
"Athrun, Cagalli, just ignore him," Lacus continued. "Bring Cagalli back home at ten ok Athrun?" she said as pushed Athrun and Cagalli out the front door. She said goodbye to them as she held on tight to Kira to prevent him from following the two.
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"Where do want to go first?" Athrun asked Cagalli.
"Up there!" Cagalli said excitedly, pointing to the roller coaster that flew past them.
Athrun looked up and gulped. He wasn't particularly afraid of heights but the roller coaster didn't look particularly appealing either. He swore that he saw a few screws dropping off from the roller coaster not too long ago. The shaking metal frame of the roller coaster tracks didn't look too sturdy either.
Before he could even object, he found himself being dragged off by Cagalli. Soon Athrun was seated and strapped on the coaster. He looked over at the blonde beside him. She had a wide smile plastered on her face; she was ecstatic.
The coaster suddenly jerked forward and began to make its ascend. "Click click click click." That was the sound of the roller coaster when it slowly made its way to the top, building up its momentum so that it could go full speed down afterwards. To Athrun, the slow and agonising ten seconds felt like an eternity. From where he was seated, he couldn't tell when the coaster was about to make its descend. That uncertainty made the experience all the more nerve-wracking for him.
The coaster was now reaching the peak. It was so slow that Athrun thought it had stopped moving. Just as he was about to catch his breath, he felt the wind slapping his face. His stomach had a funny feeling and again he swore that he felt his butt leave the seat for a moment. The roller coaster was now making its descend. Athrun clung to the hand rails as if his life depended on it.
"Let's do it again! That was so fun! Right Ath... Athrun? Are you ok? You don't look so good," Cagalli said as she looked at Athrun. His face was constantly changing colours. It went from purple to blue to green and back to purple again.
It took a while before Athrun's face colour returned to usual. He couldn't really throw up as there wasn't much stuff in his stomach in the first place. Looking back at Athrun, Cagalli's face suddenly lit up, she thought of a brilliant idea.
"I know what can help you feel better!" Cagalli smiled as she dragged the poor Athrun away again.
This time, she pulled him to an ice cream stand. The two teens were greeted by an old man.
"Hello kids, what can I get for you today?" the old man asked.
"One strawberry and one..." Cagalli looked at Athrun.
"I'll have the same thing," Athrun said.
"Here you go kids! Enjoy!" the old man smiled as he handed the cones to the teens.
"Thank you!" Athrun and the Cagalli said together.
Cagalli reached into the pockets of her jeans and handed a few coins to the old man.
Suddenly, a wave of nostalgia hit Athrun. He felt as though he had experienced a déjà vu.
"Athrun?" Cagalli called him. "Are you ok? You look a little spaced out."
"Yea, I'm fine. Don't worry," Athrun replied.
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Kira and Lacus were sitting on the coach watching television. Kira was getting all fidgety.
"What's taking them so long? We should go and check on them!" Kira panicked. He stood up only to be pulled down by Lacus to sit again.
"Don't be silly Kira! It's been barely two hours since they left! Lacus chided the paranoid brunette. "Look out the widow, the sun's going to set not for another few hours!"
"But..." Kira started.
"No buts! Just watch television now!" Lacus cut him off.
Looking at the pissed off girl, Kira obediently turned to face the television. He wasn't exactly watching. He was thinking of ways on how to deal with his certain midnight blue haired friend.
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"Ooo! The haunted house!" Cagalli exclaimed as she pulled Athrun in.
Compared to the roller coaster, Athrun preferred the haunted house more.
It was pitch black inside and it was very quite. For some odd reasons, Athrun and Cagalli were the only ones inside. The atmosphere inside felt very eerie.
"Ouch! Athrun! You stepped on me!" Cagalli nearly shouted.
Athrun muttered an apology as he let Cagalli drag him.
"Ahhhh!" Cagalli screamed at Athrun's ear. This was before she let go of him and ran off.
"Cagalli!" Athrun shouted as he chased after the terrified blonde. He had no idea what had scared her for he did not see anything.
He finally caught up with her. He reached out for her shoulder and the next thing he knew, she flew into his arms. Athrun blushed like mad but luckily for him, Cagalli couldn't see his face because it was so dark. He suddenly felt a few drops of warm liquid dripping onto his shirt. The blonde was crying.
"Cagalli, what happened?" Athrun asked gently as he continued to wrap his arms around her protectively.
Though Cagalli was sobbing, she was still rather coherent. She told him that an icy cold hand grabbed her ankle and she freaked out.
Athrun was now leading the way with Cagalli still buried in his chest. The only way to get out of the haunted house was to finish the trail. Athrun took everything that came in their way, from falling bloody heads to pop-out zombies. Cagalli refused to open her eyes, she had enough and luckily for the sake of Athrun's ears, there were no more hands touching her apart from his.
After that frightening experience in the haunted house, Cagalli was still badly shaken. So Athrun thought that it was best to just walk around and not go for other rides until Cagalli recovered.
They walked until they reached the carnival games stalls. Cagalli looked up and her eyes immediately sparkled at the sight of the giant stuffed lion.
"Oh this reminds me of Leo! I missed him so much but I had to leave him at home... I couldn't bring him here..." Cagalli said sadly.
"Who's Leo?" Athrun asked.
"Oh Leo's my pet Lion," Cagalli replied matter-of-factly.
"What?"
"Oops I meant my stuffed lion! Hee hee hee!" Cagalli quickly added.
"Great job Cagalli! Pet lion? What were you thinking?" Cagalli scolded herself mentally. Cagalli looked up to see Athrun walking towards the game stall. He placed a note on the counter and took the rifle on the table.
"What are you doing?" Cagalli asked Athrun.
"Winning you another stuffed lion. You seemed to miss yours quite badly," Athrun replied.
"Hate to burst your bubble Zala, but you do know that in order to win the lion you need to shoot ten ducks in one round right? And you only have ten bullets per round, meaning you can't miss a single one," Cagalli stated.
Athrun merely chucked. A few minutes later, Cagalli was walking in the carnival smiling and hugging a giant stuffed lion nearly as big as her.
"What a fine young lad this boy is! Better hold on tight to him ok?" the stall vendor winked at Cagalli when he handed her the top prize.
Before she could correct the stall vendor, Athrun had pulled her away.
"What shall we do last?" Athrun asked Cagalli.
It was already dark. The two had enjoyed themselves tremendously and the time flew past very quickly. It was nearly time to leave.
"Hmm..." Cagalli pondered for a while. This would be the last thing they would be doing and she wanted it to be memorable. "I know! Let's ride the Ferris wheel!" she finally said.
And off they went to the Ferris wheel. The view of the city nightlife was breathtaking and beyond amazing from the top. The towering skyscrapers looked like giant Christmas trees and the night sky reflected the city area. Many bright white lights would dot up the land below just as the stars dotted the sky above.
"Boom!"
Athrun and Cagalli nearly jumped when they heard the loud noise. They looked up towards the sky; fireworks in a myriad of colours were on display.
"Wow! They're beautiful!" Cagalli exclaimed as she watched brilliant sparks of light exploding before her very eyes. The whole sky was lit up by many of these colourful and bright creations.
"Yes they are..." Athrun replied softly. He too was in awe of the marvellous display of light.
Suddenly Athrun stiffened. His heart was accelerating and pounding very hard. His pale face turned in to a brilliant shade of red. Cagalli's head was resting on his shoulders. However, Cagalli was oblivious to all these. Her full attention was given only to the fireworks.
After a while, Athrun relaxed. Actually, he was jumping with joy inside. He loved the close contact between him and Cagalli.
Their night ended with dinner at a small restaurant near the carnival. Cagalli was talking non-stop animatedly about their day. Athrun just sat there and listened to her. He enjoyed just listening to her voice and watching her. She really was beautiful.
Finally, they both swore to each other that they would never tell anyone about the roller coaster and haunted house incident.
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"WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER MY PHONE CALLS?" Kira bellowed. His voice was so loud that Cagalli was sure that people within a mile radius could hear him. The gentle and shy Kira was now shouting at the top of his voice. But nobody could believe that of course unless they witnessed it themselves.
"It's ten-o-one Kira," Cagalli replied rolling her eyes. It has now become a habit for her to roll her eyes at her brother. "I'm only a minute late."
"A MINUTE AND FORTY THREE SECONDS LATE!" Kira corrected.
"Fine! A minute and forty three seconds late! No big deal!" Cagalli said.
"NO BIG DEAL? YOU ARE LATE AND THAT'S THAT!" Kira boomed.
"Lacus said be home at ten, not by ten. There's a difference you know... Or shall I ask Lacus to go and teach you English now?" Cagalli retorted.
"BUT THAT DOES NOT EXCUSE YOU FROM NOT ANSWERING MY PHONE CALLS!" Kira yelled.
"I was in the lawn walking towards the front door! It made no sense to answer your call when I was seconds away!" Cagalli was yelling too.
"I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER WHEN YOU WERE OUT IN THE CARNIVAL!" shouted Kira.
"YOU CALLED EVERY FREAKING FIVE MINUTES! HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO ENJOY MYSELF WHEN YOU KEPT ON DISTURBING ME?" Cagalli shouted at the top of her voice. She tossed the stuffed lion in her arms to Kira as she threw her hands up in the air in exasperation. She then marched up the stairs and only came running back seconds later to snatch the stuffed toy back from Kira. Afterwards, she stomped up to her room and slammed the door so hard that the house shook.
"YOU!" Kira eyed Athrun menacingly as he caught Athrun trying to make a run for it. "I'm not done with you yet!"
To be continued...
Hope you like these two chapters! In my country, the sun sets around 6.30-7pm. The coaster ride was from my experience and the haunted house was made-up! This is such a typical high school fanfic! Lol! I love writing; I'm having so much fun!
IMPORTANT NOTICE PLEASE READ: I am going for a holiday next week so this is my second last update until I come back. I should be able to update one last time before I leave. If I don't, then I apologise in advance! And afterwards, the next time I can update will be towards the end of December. So sorry for the long wait! I hope you won't give up on my story!
So for now, PLEASE REVIEW! I WILL APPRECIATE REVIEWS! And no flames please! But you can give me suggestions on how I can write my story (how Athrun should confess to Cagalli or some drabbles etc) or improve it! I will appreciate that too! This story is NOT ending yet! I still have more stuff to write even after Athrun's confession! =)