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Previously...
As Cagalli opened her locker, she noticed another piece of paper. Cagalli frowned. "Is this another hate mail?" she thought.
Unfolding the paper, Cagalli read its contents. It said:
I thought I told you to leave. This is my last warning. Leave now or else.
"Is this what bothered you last time that you had to tell Shinn and Kira?" Athrun suddenly spoke, making Cagalli jump. He read the letter too.
Cagalli sighed. She guessed that she has to tell Athrun now. "Yea..." she replied.
Athrun frowned. "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you," Athrun said determinedly.
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Chapter 14
Athrun was really worried about the hate mail Cagalli received. According to her, it was the second time. But she always brushed it aside.
"Cagalli received this just now," Athrun showed the note to the rest of the gang. He thought the others should know.
"Another one?" Shinn frowned.
"And judging from what it said, it probably came from the same person," Kira said.
"You mean this is not the first?" Lacus asked worried.
"Relax guys!" Cagalli said getting annoyed. Her friends were getting worried for nothing. "For all we know it's just a prank," Cagalli continued. "There's nothing to worry about."
"Cagalli's right. But it could be from someone who is jealous of you too," Lacus said.
"You could be in danger sis," Kira said worried. "The person hasn't done anything that bad yet but it doesn't mean he or she won't. You have to be careful."
"But that person could be a 'they' too. For all we know, a few of them could have ganged up," Shiho added.
"You guys are just thinking too much! Seriously!" Cagalli said in exasperation.
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It was now life skills lesson with Mr La Flaga. The students were all in the kitchen for the cooking module. They were all paired and as usual, Athrun and Cagalli were placed together.
"Cagalli, you have to separate the dry ingredients from the wet ones!" Athrun said horrified when Cagalli simply dumped all the ingredients in one bowl and started mixing. They were baking a cake today and Athrun knew that with Cagalli's 'terrific' cooking skills, he would have a hard time passing that module.
"What difference does it make? Everything is going into the oven anyway," Cagalli replied.
"Mix in one direction Cagalli," Athrun told her. "And you're doing it too fast. Here, pass that to me." Athrun snatched the bowl from and Cagalli scowled back at him.
One hour later...
"It doesn't taste that bad," Cagalli said taking a bite of the chocolate cake. "It's actually quite good."
"And who would you thank for that?" Athrun teased.
"Me!" Cagali replied indignantly.
"Sure thing princess," Athrun chuckled.
"Stop calling me that!" Cagalli said slightly annoyed. "And take this, it's yours. Bring it home for your mum to try. She would probably want to taste the cake that you made," Cagalli said as she handed a small box to Athrun. They had made three small cakes, one for each of them to bring home, and the last one to be graded.
"My mother, she... she died when I was six," Athrun said quietly.
"S-sorry. I didn't know..." Cagalli felt guilty.
"It's alright. I didn't tell you," Athrun assured her.
Cagalli kept quiet. She had no idea what to say to Athrun.
"So what are you doing this summer vacation? Are you going anywhere?" Athrun asked Cagalli changing the subject. Summer vacation was a few days away.
"Oh, Kira and I are going back to Orb to see our parents," Cagalli told him.
"Oh..." Athrun said disappointed, looks like he was not going to see Cagalli for a while.
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Days had passed and the summer vacation had begun and Kira and Cagalli both had returned to Orb. Life without Cagalli made Athrun very lonely, he wanted the vacation to end soon so that he could see her again.
It was now dinner time and Athrun made his way to the huge dinning room which could seat over twenty people. Athrun noticed that the table for two was set up. Athrun had eaten alone most of the time ever since his mother died. His father was always busy with work and Athrun seldom saw the man.
"He's here," It was more of a statement than a question.
"Yes young master," Alfred the butler replied. "But he will be leaving for Orb tomorrow."
Athrun's ears perked up the moment he heard Orb. "Cagalli's there!" Athrun thought with glee.
Just then, Athrun heard the clearing of a throat. His father had entered the dinning room.
Dinner as usual was very quiet. Athrun and the old man never talked.
"Can I come with you to Orb?" Athrun asked quietly. It seemed to be the first conversation he had with his father for a long time. He looked at his father who was dabbing his mouth with the napkin. His father had just finished eating.
His father never replied. He merely stood up and walked towards the giant oak doors of the dinning hall. Suddenly, he stopped midway. "Be ready by seven in the morning tomorrow," his father said, his back facing Athrun.
Athrun was jumping for joy in his mind. He was going to see Cagalli. The moment his father left, Athrun immediately ran to his room and started packing. Suddenly, his phone vibrated. He had messaged Cagalli earlier on and she now replied.
From: Cagalli
Kira is SO annoying. Without Lacus around, all his attention is turned to me and that is not a good thing. I am SO close to strangling him. Grr...
Athrun chuckled. Kira was probably being over-protective again. He was now going to tell Cagalli the good news.
From: Athrun
Lol. What did he do this time? Anyway I have good news. I'm going to Orb tomorrow. My father has some business there and I'm coming with him.
At the same time in Orb...
Cagalli's eyes practically bulged out when she read the message.
I'm going to Orb.
That was what Athrun had sent her. "Oh my gosh! He's coming here! This is not good!" Cagalli scrambled in her head. She had to let Kira know.
From: Cagalli
ATHRUN'S COMING HERE TOMORROW!
From: Kira
You mean to Orb?
From: Cagalli.
No. Mars. OF COURSE ORB! WHERE DO YOU THINK WE ARE RIGHT NOW?
From: Kira
Calm down sis. What's the problem of him coming here? Isn't it good that you can see him again? I thought you miss him.
From: Cagalli
HOW IS THAT GOOD? HE IS GOING TO FIND OUT AND THEN I'M SCREWD!
From: Kira
You mean you didn't tell him?
From: Cagalli
OF COURSE NOT! YOU DIDN'T TELL LACUS EITHER!
From: Kira
I've had my reasons...
From: Cagalli
SO DID I!
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It was the next day and Athrun and his father had arrived in Orb.
"There's a party tonight at the Orb palace. I would like you to come," his father said to him before he went into his hotel room.
"Yes father. What time do I have to get ready by?" Athrun asked.
"Six thirty," the old man replied.
Athrun went inside his room and took out his phone. He decided to call Cagalli. However, he was directed to her voicemail.
"Hey I'm here. Call me when you're free ok?" Athrun left the message.
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"Princess! Come back here! I'm not done with you yet!" a chubby woman yelled as she chased after the blonde princess.
Cagalli cursed when she finally managed to lose Mana, her nanny. Cagalli hated parties and the fact that she had to wear dresses. Unfortunately for her, Mana manhandled her into wearing the long silky green dress that was tinted with white gold.
Cagalli's hair was also done up. Her fringe was pinned up and her golden locks were tied up. But before Mana could put the tiara on her head, Cagalli managed to escape and disappeared into the crowd. There was no way she was going to wear the tiara because it would immediately call for attention. The tiara practically says, "I'm the princess!"
Cagalli manoeuvred her way around the ballroom. Just as she managed to pull away from the crowd, something caught her attention and Cagalli gasped in surprise.
"Oh my gosh! What is he doing here? I am so dead!" Cagalli cursed. Just then, the boy turned to face Cagalli and Cagalli immediately paled and stiffened.
"Oh no! Oh no! He's walking towards me! Don't tell me he recognises me!" Cagalli was practically screaming in her head.
Cagalli caught sight of the French glass doors leading to the balcony. There, she could go down the stone steps which lead to the south garden.
Cagalli made her way down the stairs in a hurry. Looking behind, Cagalli cursed again. He was following her! So he probably did see her and recognise her.
It was a good thing it was dark that night. It made it easier for Cagalli to get away.
As what Cagalli hoped, he walked deeper into the garden and away from where Cagalli was. Cagalli looked back towards the balcony. Mana was standing there at the doorway looking to see if Cagalli was in the gardens. Cagalli sighed. She could not sneak back up there after all.
Looking for other ways to escape, Cagalli caught sight of the opened windows of another room. Cagalli smiled. Looks like God did not abandon her after all.
Cagalli was an expert at climbing up walls. She had done this many time before. She used to sneak out at night and this was the only way not to get caught.
Despite wearing a dress, Cagalli managed to climb into the room. She realised that she was in the south wing study. Thank goodness no one was there. She could not imagine the look on the person's face should he or she see her coming in from the window. Reaching for her hand phone which was tied to her ankle, Cagalli called Kira.
"Cagalli where are you?" Kira asked frantically.
"I'm in the south wing study!" Cagalli replied. "Guess who's here?"
"Athrun!" Kira replied.
"No! It's Yuna!" Cagalli corrected. "I think he saw me and recognised me despite me dressing up and all. He tried to follow me but thank god I managed to lose him..."
"He's here too?" Kira said.
"Yes I know! Can you believe it? All he has to do now is to poke his nose around a little more and then I'm a gone case!" Cagalli nearly yelled.
"I have another bad news for you," Kira told her.
"Well spit it out. How bad could it get now anyway," Cagalli said.
"Athrun's here," Kira replied.
"WHAT?" Cagalli shouted.
To be continued...
Notes:
1) Archangel Academy is in the plants.
2) Plants and Orb are countries on earth. There is no one living in space and coordinators and naturals don't exist here.
3) Athrun lives in the plants while Kira and Cagalli lives in Orb. The twins moved to the plants for their studies.
I'm sorry if I have many mistakes here. I had no time to read again. And I'm so sorry that this is so short! I'll try to make it up next chapter! Really sorry.