Ookay… I'm really pissed off right now. Darn it all. I just showed my prof. my latest works for my thesis. And Damn he so laughed at it. I was burning mad, I didn't want him to laugh at it; I wanted him to at least tell me what he thinks about it. Grrrr… Because of that, I decided to cool off with this next chapter. Wait till I get my hands at his stupid neck, and strangle him to death! Argh!!!
Hopefully… I pass this year. Here's my feedback list… Thanks for all your reviews! If I missed anyone, I probably uploaded this before I saw your review.
Celle666 – Yes, almost there. Kira will always have no food in the fridge when it comes to disturbing cagalli and athrun.
Hagumi – Hagumi-chan!!! Thanks for your undying reviews, and I don't think I would care even if they're all full of happy goo! Yay. Kira is still putting up a fight, even if it means he'll lose anyway. ; I'm glad you liked the chapter; Athrun will soon flush out all awkwardness to fluffiness. Thank you! hugs
The Angel's Princess – Wow, I'm so glad I could at least make someone's morning happy. Sniff Tears of joy. I'm glad you liked the chapter, it makes my day too, and it lasts about a week or so. Hehe
Steph – Hey, I'm so glad you loved the 15th chapter. Hehe, Kira being cute and annoying at the same time. Sometimes I wish I want a brother like him. Haha Here's another update! Dearka and Yzak will have more cameos soon.
Kitty-Kat90013820 – wai, you found it cute too? I could squeal in joy. Thank you!
AsuCaga Freak – I guarantee there will be more fluffs! ; Kira will have more than just bunny pajamas. Hehehe
4everKiraAthrun – AsuCaga galore is in this story! Indulge yourself with this. Thanks for the good luck… for whatever purpose it shall serve me.
zXia0RayZz – No, I meant it was me who got kicked out because of perverted thought. It was me who was suggesting that you might also want to see them making out like me. Sorry if it got mixed up.. I didn't get a chance to clear it. Wai. (Bonks own head for stupidity) Amusement parks are such bliss. I would want to go too. Athrun loves Cagalli too much and vice versa.
Kathya – There will be more fluff.. Just stay tuned! Thank you too!
Kandida – Yes a real kiss. But that's only on Cagall's hand. (I envy Cagalli's hand… sigh)
AsuCaga30 – Asucaga forever! The kissy part will have to wait… But I guarantee fluffs ahead. Glad you liked it! Thanks!
Minerva's Cradle – No wonder you look new, you are new. Thanks for the review. I'm glad you liked the chapters and all. Kira is one heck of a cute overprotective brother, Meyrin will be a hindrance.. Flay, I don't know… She's dead. I don't bring up dead people hehe. Joke! Milenyo did something good to me though, it made me realize that I can't damn live without the computer. Haha! Yep, pinoy ako.. and in college.. I see you are too. Sorry if I have some grammar faults and all.. I often don't have the time to proof read.
3fi-pina3 – Thank you! I am so glad you like the story! Pinoy po aku.. ; Butterflies in your stomach? Oh wow… I would like to feel that way too.. I only get goosebumps.
Meowmeow – For you, an update. Thank you for falling in love with the story. I'm m so glad you liked it. A kiss … hmm
And I get crapped again for taking so long. If this keeps up, I'll get amnesia. TT;
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The Art of Love – chapter 16
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Recap: (Do I have to? I mean, the list up there is long enough already – me talking to my inner self)
"Ow, hey!" Cagalli yelped. Athrun quickly turned his head to hers. "What's wrong? " He inquired with a worried look. "This stupid thing, I kind of tangled my fingers on the chain… Ow, and this is what happened when I pulled it." She reached out her hand to Athrun for him to see. True enough, three of her fingers had some bruises on it and it was quickly turning red by the minute. "We have to get something for that." He took her hand as he reached for his handkerchief. "Athrun… It's getting painful. It's not gonna bloat up is it?" Cagalli looked at her hand worriedly. Athrun looked up at her and smiled. "Don't be silly… It's not. Here."
Without realizing it, he gently took her hand to his lips and kissed it. Cagalli shivered by the sudden contact. She just sat there, stunned but admitted to herself that it actually felt good. Athrun soon realized what he had just done but did not let go of her hand. He soon found himself inching closer to her. "Athrun?" Cagalli looked at his emerald orbs. "Cagalli." He looked back at her amber ones.
They stared intently at each other and soon coming in for an unconscious kiss, their bodies having a mind of their own but neither tried to snap away.
Then Cagalli's cell phone went off. Cagalli snapped back and so did Athrun. Finding themselves too close for comfort, they quickly pulled back and thought of what just happened. Cagalli answered her cell phone. "Y-yeah?" She stuttered.
"Where are you?" Kira asked on the other line. "I-I'm on my way home. What the heck is your problem?" Cagalli snapped. "Nothing. It's just that… can you get something to eat on the way? I'm kinda hungry and there's nothing in the fridge I can lay my hands on." Kira sighed. "Is he still with you?"
Cagalli blushed at the question. She was sure something was about to happen before Kira called. She didn't know if she was relieved that he did call or irritated by it. She was completely confused. But maybe, she was just thinking all of that, she didn't know. At that time, she was sure she felt the time stop and it was as if she's doing something she doesn't know. And she doesn't have enough courage to ask him about that.
"Hey." Kira came. "Huh? What?" Cagalli asked. "I said, is he still with you?" He came again. "Yeah." Cagalli answered back.
"I'm on my way home, sure I'll get you something to stuff your face on… so don't bug me anymore." Cagalli groaned as she finally shut off her cell. "Who's that?" Athrun asked. Cagalli turned to him. "It was Kira. He asked me if I could get him something to eat." She felt herself blush. And it was evident on Athrun's face too. But she wasn't sure because of the dim light surrounding them in the park. "Let's go home." She sighed as she strode off towards the exit. Athrun followed.
"Thanks for today Athrun. It was special." She smiled but not turning to him so he won't see her sanguine face. Athrun flushed behind her. "Don't worry about it." He walked past her. "Let's go."
Athrun looked at her seemingly angelic figure. "Yes, it was special… Because you are special…." He thought as a small smile escaped his lips.
"And I think I have really fallen hard for you."
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Blue Inspiration
"Cagalli. Hey, wake up." Kira stood in front of her and gently shook her awake. Cagalli turned a bit and grumbled. She soon opened her amber eyes to meet purple ones. "What?" She asked hoarsely.
Kira sighed and sat up beside her on the couch. "You fell asleep here again. What are you doing anyway, staying up all night?" Kira brushed some of Cagalli's hair off of her face. Cagalli blushed a bit, of course; who wouldn't? She found it kind of embarrassing now that they are 22 years old. If she was 5 then it would be okay.
"Stop doing that. I'm not a little kid anymore." She pouted as she stood up and dusted herself, and small crack was heard. "Ouch." was all she could muster as she held on to her back. "I told you." Kira shook his head in disbelief. "Sleeping on the couch won't help with your back posture Cagalli."
"I think I learned that the hard way thank you." The blonde girl went her way to the kitchen to feed herself. "I was just doing a lot of thinking last night…" She smiled as soon as she found the jam container. Kira raised an eyebrow and followed her. "What were you thinking about?" He asked curiously. He wondered with complete suspicion as to what or rather 'who' his little sister was thinking about.
"A lot of things." She propped herself on the kitchen seat and carefully gobbled up her sandwich. "What kind of things? Please be a bit more specific Cagalli." Kira inched closer to her. She frowned and turned her head to her annoying twin. "Since when did you become interested on what is going on in my life?" She spat out.
Kira's eyes widened. "Cagalli, how could you accuse me of not thinking about your welfare? Of course I am interested on what is going on in your life, ever since we were little!" Okay, so gentle mannered and somewhat timid Kira lied. He had been crazily interested about her sister's life since the day he found out about her and Athrun's seemingly 'close' relationship.
Cagalli cocked an eyebrow. "Really…" She chuckled. "You so suck at lying."
Kira blushed, yup she tells the truth and he's not one good liar. But fortunately for him, Cagalli didn't bother anymore asking him what's in his mind regarding his sudden 'interest' in his twin's life. "Kira." Cagalli spoke almost in a whisper. Kira looked at her. "Yeah?"
Cagalli sighed. "Never mind, aren't you going to be late?" Kira looked at his watch and stood up. "Yeah… I almost forgot. I was supposed to pick up lacus also. What about you? No school?" Kira took a glass of juice and slowly drained it.
"I don't… for today… I'm just going to pass these drawings and Mr. Edwards told me I could take some weeks off and try finishing my personal project." Cagalli stood up also and took her bathrobe and towel. "Well… Good luck with it. I got to go now." The chocolate-haired guy waved as he left with a smile on his face. Cagalli waved back and then entered the bathroom.
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"Athrun?" Mr. Edwards looked at the blue-haired young man standing in front of his office. Athrun was slouched on to the wall, his right foot leaning also on it. "Mr. Edwards." Athrun slowly detached himself from the said wall and made his way towards the man. "What are you doing here?" The old man came as he grinned. Athrun flushed a bit and coughed. "Uhm… Nothing, I was just passing by."
Mr. Edwards knew better, and he won't let this chance pass without him teasing his former student, oh how he loved that. "It seems to me that you were waiting rather than passing." He chuckled and patted Athrun. "You lack honesty in yourself boy. You better acknowledge what that little conscience of yours is telling or you might do things without realizing it."
Athrun looked at him in awe and shock, how he did that at the same is a mystery itself. The last part that Mr. Edwards said proved to be quite true. He had not been honest to himself the past few days… And when he tried, he blurt out and did things to Cagalli he never imagined doing. He slapped his forehead, sure he had admitted that he's fallen for the amber-eyed girl, but if things turn out such as unrequited love, he had himself to blame for that right? It wasn't as if, he could force Cagalli to do the same.
He smiled and coughed. "I… Uhm… I was hoping if you could tell me where Ms. Athha is."
Mr. Edwards smiled. "She'll be here… She's supposed to drop out some drawings for me and then go home… If you want, you could take her out or some sort." The old man chuckled and placed an arm around Athrun's shoulders. "In the meantime, let's wait for her here at my office." The man led the way and Athrun nodded.
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"Mr. Edwards, I'm so sorry I'm late! I overslept and…" Cagalli burst inside the old man's office. "Athrun?" She cocked an eyebrow as soon as she caught sight of the blue-haired young man inside her teacher's office, drinking tea. "Oh… Hi Cagalli. Mr. Edwards said he had something to do for awhile… Why don't you join me and wait for him?" He smiled and approached the amber-eyed girl. "What are you doing here?' She bluntly asked.
"I… I was just passing by and stuff... I thought of dropping by and saying hello to my former professor." He chuckled, truth be damned for awhile. "Okay… You seem to be so carefree and all… Don't you have work? Hotshots get all the fun." She slouched on the office couch. Athrun chuckled again. "What?" Cagalli snarled at him. "Why are you so bitter today?" He smiled as he poured her some tea. "I have a lot in my mind." She blushed and looked away.
Athrun looked at her amused, and then slowly inched closer to her. "What are you thinking about if I may ask?"
Cagalli's mouth opened to speak but then retreated. "You sound like Kira." She grumbled. The blue-haired young man stifled yet another chuckle and then turned his head towards her again. "Topic change; any plans after this?" He sipped on some more tea. "Nothing in particular really." She sighed. Her life gets boring and boring every darn day. "Let's go out then." He blurted out, a blush creeping up his face. "What?" Cagalli gave him a skeptical look.
"Let's go out." He coughed. "We just went to the amusement park days ago… What's up with you?" Cagalli also blushed at what Athrun is suggesting to her. Of course she felt happy that he is asking her out again… However she can't help but think that is there really something going on between them? Either that or it's just her wild stupid imagination.
She smiled sarcastically. "Where to this time Mr. I-treat-you-to-anywhere-I-like-cause-I'm-loaded?" Athrun frowned, but then smiled back at her. "I don't know… Perhaps dinner… You decide."
"I don't have anything in mind really… How about a road trip then? I would really want to look for some inspiration now." She beamed. Athrun's eyes widened. "A road trip? Are kidding me?" Cagalli frowned and then shook her head. "I'm dead serious." Athrun sighed and stood up. "Road trip it is." He held on to her hand, which made her heart jump again in somersaults, acrobats would be ashamed about. "Now?" She looked at their intertwined fingers. "I did say now right?" He looked at her and dragged her outside.
"Wait… what about my drawings?" She pointed to the papers on top of Mr. Edwards' desk.
"I would take care of that dear, now you two enjoy!" The man just popped out of nowhere. Actually, he had been eavesdropping and decided to play along with what was happening. "What?!" Cagalli glared. "No need to worry about, He'll check it… For now, we are on our day road trip." Athrun smiled. Screw unrequited love, he would give his share, and maybe… just maybe Cagalli would fall for him too.
Actually, she did already… But she won't go on saying that now. Cagalli is either just plain confused or stubborn.
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Kira leaned on his leather arm chair. He sighed as he carefully tilted the soda can to his mouth and drained its contents. "Kira." A melodic voice came. He quickly turned his head around to look at the owner of the angelic voice. "Lacus, are you done with your rehearsals?" He gently smiled at the pink-haired girl and offered her a seat in which she obliged. "Yes. It was quite hectic but fun nonetheless. By the way, I dropped by Athrun's office… her secretary said he hasn't shown up yet… Do you think he's sick or something?" Lacus looked at Kira worriedly.
"I don't know. But if he did, he should have called me. I mean he would call me or perhaps inform anyone." Kira tapped on his chin. "Why don't we call him?" He smiled and dialed his cellphone. Lacus played with his electric sharpener.
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And a long RING came from Athrun's cell phone.
He slowly looked at it and his eyes widened as he saw Kira's name registered on the screen. Cagalli had been singing aloud inside his car together with the song on the radio out of sheer happiness. He looked up at her, signaling her to keep it down before he answered his phone.
"Yeah?' He nervously blurt out. "What the heck do you mean 'yeah?' where are you? You don't come up to work today, and don't even bother informing us. Are you sick? Should we get you something or whatever?" Kira asked worriedly. "Athrun sighed, and tilted his head a bit. "I'm fine… I won't be going to work today if you don't mind… Sorry for worrying you. I'll be out of town for a bit… just for today… I'll be back later… around nighttime."
"What? Out of town? Where? Are you sure you're okay?" Kira paced around his office, his girlfriend Lacus looking at him worriedly and mouthing 'what's the matter?'
"I-I'm okay… I just felt going out….Look, I'll just call you back later okay? I'm driving." Athrun's nervous voice was evident now. "Athrun, are you sure you're okay? I mean, your voice is shaky and all." Kira asked again. "I'm fine… I'm just driving." Athrun choked.
"SH—ATHRUN LOOK OUT!" A female voice boomed out from the other line. Kira's eyes widened. "What's going on Athrun? And who's that with you?" He yelled. "Get off the freaking phone, I'm driving!!" Athrun yelled back to him and then the line was cut off. Kira stood there for awhile and turned to Lacus with worried eyes. "What's the matter?" Lacus stood up and approached him. "I think something happened." He answered back and looked intently at his phone before dialing it again.
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"Get out of there and I'll be the one to drive darn it!" Cagalli yelled. "I'm sorry, it wasn't my fault entirely." Athrun debated. "You still answered the damned thing while driving; it's still your fault. We almost got hit by that 10-wheeler truck!" Cagalli leaned back on the car chair. "God, if you want to kill me, just say so."
"I wouldn't want you dead for gosh sakes, I said I'm sorry. Sheesh." Athrun pouted. "Sorry doesn't compensate it when I'm literally splattered all over the highway floor." Cagalli pouted back. "So much for the start of this road trip."
"You don't want to continue?" Athrun asked as he switched off his engine. His car was carefully placed at the emergency lane of the large road/ highway. Cagalli looked back at him and raised an eyebrow. "Are you crazy? Of course we would! We're here already and I almost died awhile ago… so you better do something to compensate hard for it!" She opened her door. "So, should I drive or what?"
Athrun smiled and was about to answer back when his phone rang again. Revealing Kira's all too familiar face and name on the LCD. "Who's that anyway?" Cagalli grabbed the phone and looked at the small monitor. "It's Kira." Athrun sighed and tried to snatch the phone away from her. And much to his dismay and horror, she answered it. "WHAT?!" She bellowed.
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"Cagalli?" Kira jolted up from his seat. Lacus jerked a bit with his reaction and looked at the young man with a confused face. "What are you doing there? And why are you the one answering Athrun's phone?" Kira started bombarding her with questions. Soon enough, Athrun answered again. "K-Kira!" He chuckled nervously.
"Was that Cagalli?" Kira growled. "You're on a road trip right? Is that her with you?" Athrun could not open his mouth to reply but tried hard anyway. "It's only for a day Kira." He shivered. "A what?!" The amethyst eyed young man bellowed in rage.
"She just wanted to go out on a small trip. It's only for a day, nothing to be worried about." Athrun tried to answer calmly. Who knew that he would actually be nervous when it comes to Kira? "All of a sudden you plan a small trip without telling us. It looks like you're eloping rather than going on a trip!" Kira ruffled his hair in frustration. Lacus cupped her mouth when she heard the word 'elope' from her boyfriend's mouth.
Athrun flushed, "We're not darn it! We just needed a break okay?" Kira bumped his head hard on the table. "A break? A break? You could have told us! Not go on a bee line towards I don't know! Where's Cagalli? Let me talk to her!" Kira said seriously, his commanding tone was evident.
Athrun sighed and handed Cagalli the phone. "He wants to talk to you." Cagalli raised an eyebrow. "What for?" Athrun pushed the phone into her hands. "Just… Just talk to him already."
"What?" Cagalli asked irritated. "What do you mean 'what?' Why in whatever's name do you always have to have such crazy ideas? I mean, you could but does Athrun have to tag along?" Kira started. He was now seated and Lacus gently massaging his shoulders to calm him down. He had been shouting hysterically for the past few minutes that it almost shook the entire staff outside wondering what it was.
"He asked me what I wanted to do.. I want a road trip; anything wrong with that? He's got the car; you won't let me borrow yours. So here I am… It's just for a day. Don't go shouting your head out like it was some kind of murder." Cagalli scoffed. Athrun had been chuckling at her side and it made her blush mad. Kira sighed in defeat. He can't go on like this… But his sister and his bestfriend are making or rather doing things unexpectedly. If this keeps up, he'll die early out of stress, he thought.
"Fine." He let out a rather huge sigh. "Just be careful… hand the phone back to Athrun will you?" He looked at Lacus who was now beaming in delight and mouthing out: 'I'm proud of you!' Great, now he feels like a father protecting his teenager of a daughter from her first date and he isn't even married yet!
"H-Hello?" Athrun's voice came on his receiver. "Athrun. Look, let me get this straight. This is only for a day okay? Don't try to do anything--- Ow hey, Lacus!" Kira was cut off when Lacus jabbed him on his sides. "Fine, just be careful okay? Be back safely. And… Enjoy."
Athrun stifled a laugh, and replied back to his seemingly overprotective best friend. Who would have thought that Cagalli could make this usually calm Brown-haired boy into a raging fit of protection? "Don't worry. I'll protect her in your place." Athrun looked at Cagalli who pouted at him and blushed hard at the statement. "Don't worry Kira, I'll bring back home some souvenirs!" Cagalli yelled in the background. Then both bid their goodbyes.
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Athrun started the engine again and looked at Cagalli. "Well, that was entertaining." Cagalli crossed her arms and frowned. "Not a bit. But it'll be once we start moving out of here." Athrun shook his head and smiled. Soon, their car is already on the highway making its way to who-knows-where.
"Where are we going anyway?" Athrun asked the blonde girl who was busy scanning the scenery. "Huh? Uhm… I never really thought of that." She smiled back at him. "What? You mean, we're just going around here doing nothing?" Athrun gasped mockingly. "I did say it was a road trip…." Cagalli grinned at him. "Cagalli, in case you don't know… Road trips don't literally mean you stay on the road forever. We need to go on a stop over or something." He held on to the steering wheel tightly.
"Well, how about there?" Cagalli pointed to a food stop. "Sounds fine, then what comes after that?" Athrun made a turn towards the food stop. "I don't know. Let's just see." Cagalli smiled. "What?" Athrun was taken aback. He wasn't used to trips without any itinerary. Bad enough that the whole thing is a road trip, she could at least have something in mind where they can stay for the remainder of the day. "Trust me." She beamed as Athrun finally parked his car.
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About an hour or two had passed after they left the food stop. Cagalli helped herself with some chips and sodas. "Right, this should last for the day." She grinned. Athrun sighed, the appetite this girl on his side is really something, from the looks of what she had bought, it would last for at least a week! Did she really say it was for a day?
Athrun looked at the sky. "I think it's going to rain…" Cagalli looked up also. "You just see a few dark clouds and assess that it's going to rain?" She coked an eyebrow as she popped one piece of choco pops inside her mouth.
The rain suddenly poured hard. Athrun smirked at Cagalli. "If that isn't called rain, I don't know who I am either!" Cagalli scoffed and placed her hands on the dashboard. "Shut it. We better find some place to stop for awhile… We might end up on a cliff with this kind of shower." Athrun nodded and slowly fastened his pace a bit when a sudden BOOM was heard. A few curses came out from the blue-haired man's mouth and Cagalli a small yelp of shock. "What now?" She came after Athrun carefully turned the car on the sides.
"Wait here." He told her and went outside into the pouring rain and soon coming back inside, totally soaked. "What?" Cagalli inquired. "Some blasted needle placed a huge hole on my wheel. We should get out of here and find a place to stay for awhile." He carefully placed all the things they needed inside his small bag. "What? Where? Can we just have the wheel fixed?" Cagalli placed the food inside her own bag. "I'm afraid we can't I don't know how long this downpour would last…After that, I could contact the gas station to tow it for us." He sighed and took her hand and she started rambling about him just using his cell phone in the car and so on. "My cell phone is down around this area too. If you're going to ask where we are going to stay, I see a small resort over there. Now let's go." He tugged her outside and gently placing his coat on top of her head not minding if he got soaked from head to foot.
"Welcome." The manager of the resort came as soon as they barged inside the small building. "Yes.. Uhm.. we would like to have a room please." Athrun asked and took out his wallet. The manager nodded and quickly handed them their key. "Thanks." Athrun muttered and took Cagalli's hand again. The blonde had been quite busy patting her clothes and freeing herself from some rain drops that came in contact with her on the way. She just snapped out of it as soon as Athrun and she are finally inside the room.
"Great. So much for roadtrip… I get stuck in a hotel." She grumbled and then placed her wet bag on top of the desk, carefully pulling out its contents, which was all food. Athrun sighed. "You should take a hot bath." He sat down and took a towel from his bag. Cagalli stood there and did not look at him. "What's the matter?" Athrun asked. She slowly turned to the emerald-eyed boy and blushed in embarrassment. "I… I did not bring any extra clothes with me." She mentally slapped her forehead.
Athrun's eyes widened. "What?" Cagalli frowned. "This was and is a day trip! Why do you expect me to bring something other than food and money?" She spat out. "For gosh sakes, at least an extra in case something happens with the ones you're wearing!" Athrun ruffled his hair in disbelief. This girl is really something! "Oh yeah? Like today? You're not planning anything are you Zala? You came prepared!" She snapped and pointed to Athrun's bag which holds his 'extra' clothes and some other necessity.
"These are for emergency purposes like for today!" Athrun exasperated. "Sigh, let's stop this already. Go take a bath… perhaps I could lend you my shirt or something. And then let's have those clothes of your cleaned and dried." He gently pushed her inside the bathroom.
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Both finished their bath and sat down on the bed to watch some movies. Athrun had the hotel's laundry clean their clothes and have it pressed. Since it would take a tad bit long, they decided to wait for it by watching some movies and eating of course. Cagalli shifted uncomfortably on the bed. She was only wearing Athrun's oversized shirt, which he lent to her, of course, her undergarments and a bathrobe, courtesy of the hotel. She tied the robe around her waist violently so it would not open accidentally and revealing her green panties to the hot guy beside her. Did she just think 'hot'?
Cagalli can't seem to hide her embarrassment about it; she can't help but think about this 'sexy' guy on her side, eating choco pops on the bed, watching a movie… It was like one hell of a dream come true! Unlike Cagalli, Athrun didn't seem to realize that his robe had opened a bit and is now revealing his fine toned chest. Since he had lent Cagalli his shirt, he had to go around on a bathrobe and his pants only.
So imagine two people, a girl, a boy, inside one room, on one bed, watching movies, just taken a bath, with few clothes and a bathrobe on.
If Kira would burst in, he would definitely jump to conclusions.
Athrun looked at the window; the downpour looks like it won't end so soon. And he had to accept the fact that he and cagalli MAY spend the night here. Okay so that made him flush. He hadn't thought about it, if he did, he would have asked for a room with 2 separate beds. But he felt excited about it at the same time. On why he felt that way, he didn't want to know… he might not control himself.
"Uhm.. Athrun… Thanks for the shirt. And I'm sorry if you weren't able to wear it." Cagalli looked at him. Athrun looked back and smiled sweetly. "It's okay… You need it more than I do." Cagalli blushed and turned her head away quickly.
Then the lights went out.
"What now?" Cagalli growled. "I'll go check." Athrun stood up and was pulled back by Cagalli. "I-I'll go with you." She stood up and Athrun intertwined his fingers into hers. "Okay. Hold on tight so you won't bump into—Ow!" Athrun backed down. "You were saying?' Cagalli teased.
"I'm very sorry for the inconvenience… We will try to have the power back soon.." The manager came. "How soon?" Athrun asked as both of them stood from the doorway. "I'm afraid about 5-6 hours… The rain isn't letting out soon." The manager answered back. Cagalli sighed and pulled Athrun back inside the room. "So much for that. I don't want to sit around that long doing nothing."
Athrun chuckled. "Well… We might as well sleep it off for awhile. That way, we can rest and continue when the power's back." He slid his hand on her waist. Cagalli felt her heart tap dance. "Uhm… I guess you're right.. But with one bed?" She looked at his intoxicating eyes.
"We'll just have to do with it I guess… I never really expected this to happen. I'm so sorry. Maybe I can sleep on the cou-" He was cut off when Cagalli placed a finger on his lips. He felt the softness of her finger on his and made him want to kiss her hands more, but he resisted, he might get kicked out of the room for that. "It's not your fault okay? It'll be just for today.. Besides, this is a resort… Enjoy its luxuries… and that includes the bed." She smiled and made her way to the bed. Athrun soon joined.
They lay there for awhile looking up at the ceiling, and listening to the raindrops outside. "This is nice." Athrun came. "Yeah." Cagalli said in a soft voice. It was evident that she soon falling into sleep. "Cagalli…" Athrun looked at her amidst the darkness. "Hmm?" She hummed in response.
"Thanks." He gently leaned over her and gave her a peck on the cheeks. Cagalli felt the sudden brush and gave out a blush. She was too tired to react anything more than that. She just took Athrun's hand and intertwined her fingers in his. "Welcome. And yeah, me too… Thanks for everything." She sighed and closed her eyes.
Athrun smiled and gripped on to her hand tightly. He wanted to hug her, but now is not the time, plus he was happy that way for now. "Cagalli?" He came again. No response was heard and he concluded that the young blonde was already asleep. He slowly closed his eyes.
"Athrun…" Cagalli groaned. Athrun's eyes opened and turned his head towards her. Her eyes were still closed. Was she sleep- talking? "Hmm?" He hummed in response testing if she was really sleeping or awake.
"Athrun… You are my inspiration." She slowly smiled and continued sleeping. Athrun froze, she was asleep… was she thinking about him? A smile crept up on his face and closed his eyes again. "So are you." He mentally whispered.
The two finally entered the world of slumber, their hands joined together in a peaceful connection that would eventually bloom, and this, is the start.
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Yay! I tried hard to get this in for this week. I would love it if I could update every week but for now, I'm content that I was able to update. School's been a hectic one. But you guys lift up my spirits! Thanks for the reviews. And oh, please review.. tell me what you think? Is it okay? I again love doing this chapter! lastly, don't expect this to have perfect grammar or some sort.. ; am not a coordinator.
Athrun and Kira: HEY!
Sushi: Scoffs