A/N: Gee, this chapter's kinda weird... oh well, I hope you like it!
CHAPTER III FAILED ATTEMPTS
"Well, this was certainly lazy of Kira…" Athrun said angrily. "Was this just a prank on me?"
"Prank on you! How about a prank on me!" Cagalli shouted. "Well if it wasn't you and it wasn't me then Kira planned this all up on his own," He concluded. "What the hell was he thinking! I absolutely, undoubtedly hate you with every fiber of my being!" She ranted on. "Geez, I don't hate you that much… that's more of how I feel about Yzak," Athrun said randomly. "Yeah, well; I hate him TOO!" She screamed. "You know, the only reason I hate you is because you're Kira's twin sister-," She cut him off: "Yeah, that fact really scares the crap out of me- hang on- OH! THAT'S LOW YOU JERK!" Cagalli screamed, slapping him in the back of the head. "Well, you probably only hate me because I'm Kira's best friend!" He threw back. "THAT'S-," She stopped, "-True…"
Athrun smirked. "See, I have a point."
She sighed. "I guess I stand corrected, then…"
They were quiet until Athrun asked something: "You can't find a boyfriend?"
"Same goes for you!- Except, you can't find a girlfriend in this case," She said, rather un-Cagalli-like. "Since either of us can find girlfriends/boyfriends- and since we don't really know each other… how about we give this a shot?" Athrun asked. She looked at him. "What're you, crazy? I'm not that desperate…"
"Desperate? I'm not exactly desperate material, here!" Athrun hissed. "To me you are," Was her reply. "Fine," He said turning away from her, "Be closed-minded."
"Look, it'd just be too awkward… I mean… how do you think Kira would feel?" She asked. "Well it obviously didn't bother him before…" Athrun said dully. "But…" Cagalli was out of reasons. "Well… fine… I guess we could at least TRY."
She sat down in the grass. He decided it'd be in his best interest to sit as well. That he did- but he also made sure there was a fair amount of space between them.
Cagalli looked up into the dark sky and sighed. The stars were shining brightly- What freaked her out about it was that it seemed… to have a romantic effect… she sighed again. "The stars sure are beautiful tonight, don't you agree?"
He looked up into the sky too. "Yeah… You know… I've heard that starlight can give you cancer… but now a day, what can't?"
She rolled her eyes. That just crushed the whole feeling…
A moment of silence passed. It was broken by a soft question from Athrun: "Do you ever feel… lonely-?"
That question surprised her. Mainly because she often experienced terrible loneliness. "Yes… everyday…" Cagalli whispered. "I mean… I know I have friends… but then I sit down and really think that through… Lacus invites me to all her slumber parties, and Shiho, Miriallia and Fllay are always there… but then I remember… Lacus really likes Kira… so she probably only invites me over so we can talk about my twin brother… and because she invites me over I know Miriallia, Shiho, and Fllay… So do you see? They're not my friends, I just know them… nobody really cares…" She closed her eyes and looked away to hide her tears. "Hey, that's not true…" Athrun said softly. "But I'll admit… I feel the same way… do you ever see me with anyone else besides Kira?"
She shook her head. "No, not really…"
"Yeah, exactly; there's only Kira. But he's not really a friend. Half the time he's asking me: "Who are you?" Or he's saying: "Hi, Keenan!" Seriously, it's not easy to befriend Kira. He's so unpredictable. And on top of that, a friend is someone who listens when you have a problem to tell them or is there when you need them. Does Kira do that? Not really. I don't have any real friends."
"What about Yzak, Dearka and Nicol?" Cagalli asked. "Okay, I'll tell you why they're not my friends: One, Yzak. He hates me for no apparent reason. Whenever I say something, he doesn't agree with, he says: "What're you? Stupid?" Or "I might just kill you tonight…" Two, Dearka. He backs Yzak up with everything, plain and simple. Three, Nicol. He's too innocent. There you go. That's why they're not my friends," Athrun explained. "Wow…" Cagalli said. "I had no idea you were like this…"
"Well, I had no idea you were like this either. I guess we're not so different after all," He said. "Looks like Kira actually did something right for a change," She said. "And what would that be?" Athrun asked. "Setting this up," She answered. "I think this might be the start of a relationship, Athrun."
"Gee, didn't see that coming…" He said, surprised. "-Do you think we should start walking home now? It's nearly nine…"
"So?" She asked. "Unfair curfew…" He answered. "Oh, burn," She smirked as they stood up. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up…" He muttered. "Wait, just before we go- I want to see something," She said, walking off deeper into the park. "Hey, wait. Where are we going exactly?" He asked as he followed her. "You'll see," She answered.
Three minutes of walking brought them to a bridge that went over a relatively small river. "Isn't it pretty?" she asked as she walked out into the middle of the bridge. "Uh... Yeah…" He replied briefly, walking up beside her.
The moon and stars shone down on the river for a beautiful reflection. Cagalli sighed. "I don't usually come here at night, so I really wanted to see this."
Cagalli gazed out onto the river, still captivated by its beauty. "Now one more thing would make this just wonderful…" She thought. As if he had just read her mind, Athrun wrapped his arms around her. "Athrun…" She whispered. "Cagalli…" He whispered and they kissed. This had to have been the most perfect moment for Cagalli. It was almost like… a fairy tale… That's when, of course, she felt like things were too overwhelming… Her stomach got jumpy. That damn virus wasn't finished yet…
As fast as she could, she pushed Athrun away then leaned over the bridge railing and just puked. Oh, what a way, what a way, to end a perfect moment.
Athrun blinked. "Ew… that's gross…"
When she'd, um… finished… she turned and ran, not looking back. That was SO embarrassing…
"Cagalli! Wait! It's okay!" Athrun called as he gave chase. "Go home… I don't want to talk right now!" She called back. Athrun sighed and stopped. It was no use… she was really embarrassed…
Back at Kira and Cagalli's "PLACE," 9:00 p.m.…
Cagalli marched up to her room and slammed the door behind her. "It's not fair!" She thought angrily. "I finally get a boyfriend and when I go to kiss him I almost puke in his mouth! Now I can never look at him again!"
She grabbed her pillow off her bed and just screamed into it until she was out of breath. Then, finding she was still angry, she chucked it at the door. "I'LL NEVER GET A BOYFRIEND!"
A/N: Kinda like 6teen, huh? But wow, embarrassing... I hope the first part BEFORE that wasn't too mushy. I don't like being mushy. It's too mushy. Well, enough with mushy stuff... wow, four times... ANYWAY... nice reviews please!
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