Chapter 2

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The door revealed a big library but chaotic one. The books are piled up everywhere like small mountains and the smell of books flowed around the room. Obviously my new father is a bookworm and a messy one, I wonder what kind of person he really is.

Shortly I felt a weight around shoulder. It was Athrun's hand. He pulled me closer to his body. I elbowed his sides and gave him a devious smile. He stepped back.

"Is that how you show your love to me?" He whispered in my ear in a seductive manner.

"I'm going to punch you if keep doing that," I warned him in a low voice I don't want Henry to scold me again.

"If it's you, I will gladly accept all the pain," Athrun teased.

"You're unbelievable," I mumbled.

"Thanks"

"I meant it in a bad way, stupid," I accidentally raised my voice. I covered my mouth but it was already late.

"Cagalli is that you?" A voice echoed. It came behind a mountain of books.

I carefully walked trying to find where the voice is coming from but it's hard to do. Everywhere I went there is a wall of books blocking my way. Every time I took a step I have to make sure I'm not stepping on a book. It's like a labyrinth only much more intricate and difficult to find a way out.

After a moment of searching, I finally found him. He was reading a book on an overly stuffed chair calm and very focused on his book. He had a fair complexion and corn-blond hair. There are wrinkle's on his forehead that looks like waves of ocean.

"Sir I'm very glad to finally meet you," I stepped forward. There's nervousness in my voice that I hope he wouldn't notice.

He looked at me for a moment, flashed me with a smile then closed his book. He asked me to come closer.

"Cagalli I'm also happy to meet you. Are you feeling well?" He asked, looking at me forearm.

"I'm better now thanks for asking" I said politely.

"But how did you manage to open that door it's been lock since I bought this mansion?"

"That's impossible it's not locked. I opened it easily," I said in disbelief. I recall the time when I saw that door. It's different and strange. It had a sad but alluring aura tempting me to go inside.

"I was always intrigue by that room, always thinking about what's inside that is so special it's the only room that's been locked in the mansion but all I saw is a blank portrait" He said. "But never mind that I'm relief that Athrun saw you before it was too late,"

"But that girl…didn't you see her. The one that looks just like me?" I look at him in the eyes, confused.

"What girl?" He looked at me strangely as if he couldn't understand what I'm saying.

"In the portrait," I cried. My voice that came out dry and low.

I couldn't believe what's happening to me. First, I opened a room that is mysteriously locked forever, until now. Then I saw a portrait of a girl that to my father is just blank portrait. Am I getting paranoid? But I know that I'm not hallucinating. The memory of what happened, fresh from my mind. It's impossible that I just made that up. Even those bright red eyes, I remember everything clearly.

"Sir, the car is ready," Henry's voice echoed from the room. The tension I was feeling rapidly disappears.

He remained silent and begun to stand up. I moved back to give him some space. He reached for his suitcase above the glass table completely ignoring me.

"It's really true believe me and I also saw a pair of red-"

"Cagalli please don't talk about nonsense. Henry and Athrun saw it too," He prohibited me to explain. "I have to leave for a month or two and I want you to be safe when I come back understand?"

"Yes Sir," I mumbled.

He walked towards the door. My feet followed his trail automatically and before I knew with, we are already outside the library. Our loud footsteps continued to echo through the hall. We made our way outside and the bright sun welcomed us.

Henry carried Edgar's luggage to the car's compartment while we bid our good byes.

"Athrun please protect my daughter while I'm away," Sir Edgar requested.

"Yes sir. From now on I will be his knight," Athrun promised.

Both of them made a manly handshake to acknowledge the promise Athrun made and as a sign of good-bye.

"And Cagalli, call me father from now on understand?" Father said to me.

"Yes Father, I will," I was embarrassed when I said the word father but there's a warm feeling in my heart grasping my heart like a little child.

When he saw Henry closed the car's compartment. He went to the car afterwards. I waved at him and in no time, the car was gone.

I stayed where I was standing and looking at the direction the car went. I felt a sudden sadness. I wanted to explain everything to him but I can't. He wouldn't even let me explain. He won't believe me. Nobody in the right mind would.

I was in a moment of my deep thinking when a cold finger traced down my spines. My bare back felt a chilling sensation. I shivered.

"What hell are you doing?" I yelled at Athrun.

"That dress fit's you perfectly just like an angel that fell from the sky, He complimented while pulling his hands.

"Please don't annoy me more; I already have things on my mind,"

"Do you mind telling me maybe I could make you feel better?"

"Nothing could make me feel better, so just forget it" I sighed.

Athrun suddenly grabbed my hand.

"I'll show you something," He said without looking at me.

I soon found out that he wanted to show me a garden. The garden is as huge as a forest. It's filled with different flowers and on one part of the garden near a big tree is a circular table filled with foods.

Athrun seated me and He sat on the other side. Then I figured out that he led me here because he wanted to cheer me up and indeed it did. Food is one of the things that would make me happy.

I started to eat. Every bite I made, ecstasy filled my mouth. Everything tasted delicious even if I don't know half of what I'm eating. The only sound in the garden is the silverware clinking on my plate as I ate all of these heavenly foods. Athrun never touch his food. He just stared with his mysterious emerald eyes watching every move.

"Here, eat this," I picked a bacon with my fork and force him to eat it. There's a surprised look on his face but his lips opened and put it in his mouth. "I'm not comfortable eating alone,"

He swallowed the bacon and started to eat. His posture even the way he used his knife and fork is so proper. It's like watching a prince eat. My eyes caught a glimpse of his luscious lips and couldn't look away since then. It made my heart pumped faster and faster until I was sure, it was loud enough to be heard.

His lips bended upwards, Then I realized that I was looking at him for a long time. I waked myself from being spellbound by his charm. He's aware that I'm looking and he enjoyed it. "Stupid me, why do I do things that wills motivate him to tease me more,"

"If you want I could move closer to you so you can stare at me more"

I knew this might happen yet I couldn't resist. Why does he have to look like an angel?

"Can you tell me everything that happened and have you seen something strange like a pair of red eyes?" I acted like I didn't heard him and fired him a question to change the subject.

"Sure, I just arrived at the mansion then I hear a sound like a glass breaking.I followed the sound and then I found you bleeding and the rest you know. I never saw a pair of red eyes," He said then bite on a slice of apple.

"Oh…" I muttered.

I thought that maybe he saw it too. The main clue to the mystery that happened to me but I was wrong.

"Are you not happy that I saved you?" He said with sadness in his voice.

I swung my head side to side so fast it made me a little nauseous. I gave him the wrong impression. Seeing him like that made me feel guilty.

"About that I wanted to give you more than a simple thank-you. Do you want something in particular? I'll give it for you as long as I can afford it promise" I made a come back hoping that this would fixed everything.

"I'll tell you if I think of something but you better keep you promise," The glow on his face came back.

I raised my pinky and asked him to do the same then I entwined mine to his and swore while looking at his emerald orbs that I will never turn down my words.

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