DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN THOSE MECH WITH GUNS AND STUFF XD (Gundam SEED Destiny ^.^)
Chapter 3~~~
Sorry for the late update. Finals Exams and new DS game! hehe
"Athrun!" Kira stood up and was about to punch Athrun straight in the face. Shinn held Kira and kept him from possibly hurting Athrun.
"Do you think committing suicide is the best thing to do? What will happen to those who love you?" Athrun yelled at Cagalli who looked at him with a tear forming in her eyes, not saying even a single word.
"Athrun, remember that this is the reason why we were sent here... because you're always reacting violently!" Shinn said as Athrun held his anger back and looked downwards.
"Wait... now that you mention it, you guys still haven't explained why you're here..." Kira calmed down, his arms slowly descending, while Shinn loosened his grip on the amethyst eyed Coordinator.
Cagalli just sat down in silence, thinking about what Athrun said. As she stared into nothingness, Shinn explained the real reason why they're in ORB.
"...to make things short, it was because we kept on shouting and Ms. Lacus' meeting was interrupted because of us..."
"...that's because you're so loud..."
"... and you aren't?"
"GUYS, STOP!" The Ultimate Coordinator stood up and put his hands up as if stopping the two boys from charging at each other.
The young princess left the room and since the three boys were busy minding their own business, nobody noticed that she left. Where she was going was something unknown to the three young war veterans.
"So... the reason why you're here is because you were loud...?" Kira raised a brow and asked the two to confirm what they told him.
"Yeah... Lacus was angry but didn't seem angry... She just told us to cool off and stay here for a while..." Shinn massaged the back of his head and glanced at Athrun once in a while.
"What he said..." Athrun sighed, his head down.
"Seeing as how we've cleared most of the things, I think we can finally wrap it up by - " Kira stopped talking, his head turning left and right, looking for a certain blonde who was currently NOT in the room.
"Wait a sec... Where's...?" Athrun trailed off, unable to continue.
"Let's... find her..." Kira tried his best to keep his emotions intact. He didn't want to panic, even though he was reminded of what transpired in a forest days ago.
The three boys ran as fast as they could so that they could catch up with the ORB princess. They opened all door, peeked even through the smallest of holes and asked anyone they could ask just to find the blonde princess. "Why is she so... ugh!" Shinn complained as he ran, earning a glare from Kira.
"She's heartbroken, for heaven's sake!" Kira reprimanded the ruby eyed boy as they ran.
"... and it's my fault... you don't have to say it..." The midnight haired ZAFT ace said before Kira or Shinn could point at him. He knew too well that it was his fault Cagalli's in a bad mood.
"I didn't say anything... though I agree with that..." Kira stated, stopping in front of a door with a sign, 'Representative's Chambers'.
"You think... she's there...?" Shinn huffed as he asked an exhausted Kira.
"This is the only place I could think off... and because I was too panicked, I forgot to just go straight here instead of checking the first floor up to the third floor."
"You were panicking? Really?" Athrun asked his best friend because it wasn't that much obvious in Kira's face that he was panicking.
"Yes, I was... now then..." He formed a fist and knocked on the door.
"Cal...? Are you there?"
No answer.
"CAGALLI!"
Still no answer.
"Sis!"
Nothing.
"Argh! I had it!" Kira positioned himself so that he could kick the door. "Hey Kira, wait!" Athrun pulled him back, preventing him from breaking the door.
"WAIT? WHY? My sister might be inside, doing something stupid again!"
"What are you all worried about?" A voice came from their right and all three looked at the golden princess. She was wearing a pair of shorts, a t-shirt, slippers and a clip to put her bangs on place. Her hair was tied up and she was holding a bottle of water.
"Ca..." Kira started.
"..ga..." Athrun continued.
"...lli..." Shinn finished.
"CAGALLI!" The Freedom, Justice and Destiny pilots hugged the Akatsuki pilot who was now running out of oxygen.
"Le... let... me... go..." Cagalli tried to say with one eye closed. The three boys let go of her and sighed in relief.
"Please don't scare us like that..." Shinn scolded her which was to her surprise.
"Shinn..." She softly called his name, the raven haired boy immediately blushing after realizing what he did and said before hiding his apple colored face from the older teenagers.
With Athrun and Kira seeing it, they both thought of the same thing.
"Don't tell me..."
"... you like her...?"
"WHAT? NO!" Embarrassed, Shinn Asuka ran passed Cagalli, Athrun and Kira, bumped into a wall then regained his composure then ran again. A slight snort was heard from both Athrun and Kira.
"Okay... That was totally unexpected..." Kira was unable to come up with a more suitable reaction. He turned to his sister who was also a blushing. "Where were you? Do you know how worried we were!?"
"Sorry... Just took a shower and all..."
"...in the Parliament House...?" Athrun commented.
"Yeah. We're heading to the Mansion because being here reminds me of the things I need to do... Now let's go..." She took Athrun's left hand with her right and Kira's right hand with her left, not letting them question her as to why she did what she did. She literally dragged them along the corridors of the building and went straight to the back door. She saw Shinn along the way and let go of Athrun's hand. The Lioness took Shinn's hand and pulled him, leaving Athrun to follow them.
"Let me go!" Shinn protested, trying to free her grip on him.
"No. You're coming with us."
"Where?"
"To my house..."
Shinn was still trying to figure out why she's taking them to her mansion when they finally stopped in front of a limousine.
"Take us to the Mansion." She ordered her driver, who bowed and opened the doors of the car.
"Get inside." She said, waving her hands as if shooing them.
The three boys complied and she was the last one to enter. She closed the door and sighed with her legs crossed.
"Allow me to explain why I'm like this..." Cagalli talked as she looked at the boys who were looking at her intently. "Before I go home, I take a shower and change into casual clothes... the fact that Kira forgot that I always do this really shocked me..."
"Hey, I thought something happened because we were talking about you-know-what so well..."
"Sorry if I didn't tell you... You guys were so busy..."
"Anyway... what are you planning to do with us about Lacus'... uhm... punishment?" Shinn changed the topic by asking about their reason of coming to ORB.
"As she said, you'll be doing community service... You just have to help me and Kira with stuff. And Kira, since these two are here, you can go back to PLANTs..." There was sadness in Cagalli's voice, hoping that he'll go back to be with his girlfriend. Kira patted her back and told her that he's not going anywhere. He still doesn't trust Athrun so he'll stay until she's really okay.
"Fine... hehe..." Cagalli gave out a slight giggle as Kira smiled at her.
The trip to the Athha Mansion was quite peaceful after the little moment between the siblings. They arrived at the mansion and was drop off in front of two large wooden doors.
"Thanks. You can grab a bite at the dining room. I'll take these guys upstairs." The ORB princess smiled at her driver and pointed at the three Coordinators with her thumb. The driver bowed at her and proceeded to park the car before entering through the back door.
Cagalli opened the door and were welcomed by 2 to 3 maids in unison.
"Welcome back, Princess Cagalli." The maids greeted as they bowed to her.
"Thank you. Please prepare a light snack for my guests and we'll be down after a few minutes, alright?"
At that, her maids nodded and went to attend to their tasks. Cagalli, on the other hand, led the boys to a guest room, just a few doors after passing Cagalli's room.
"Athrun and Shinn, this is one of the guest rooms and you'll be staying here. Kira's room is there, the door next to mine..." She pointed at the door beside her door and was one room away from Athrun and Shinn's room.
"I'll be in my room... if you boys want to do something, then go ahead and roam around the mansion. Don't you dare disturb me, okay?" She was asked them in an unpleasant mood. She entered her room and locked it before the three Coordinators had a chance to ask her.
"Is she in a bad mood?" Shinn asked his upperclassmen.
"Maybe...? Sometimes I don't know what goes inside her head..." Kira answered.
Athrun was all quiet but it was evident that he was worried. His head was down and his hand formed a fist.
"Athrun... just... let it be..." Kira tried to calm him down after noticing that his best friend was bothered by Cagalli's actions.
"It's just... I blame myself for what's happening... She's in a sour mood because of me..." Athrun sighed as he felt really guilty for leaving her. He didn't know that Cagalli was affected so much. Athrun truly loved her but he decided that it was best to end it.
They went outside the Mansion, specifically the garden to have some fresh air. They continued their chat there.
"I know how much the both of you love each other... Why leave her, Athrun?" Kira wanted to know why and he knows that these two stubborn teenagers won't let a simple thing ruin their relationship.
"I'm actually thinking of the same thing... " Shinn butt in and looked at Athrun.
"Well... I think it's because I just felt like we're not doing good..." Athrun said his head down.
"That's because you left her for a new mobile suit."
"Whaaa...?"
"It's true. You left for PLANTs and came back with a new machine... and to top it all, you became a member of FAITH! Are you telling me that it wasn't your fault? Or everything just happened all of a sudden?" Shinn was furious and poked Athrun's chest aggressively.
"... and he said he did it because that's what's best for Cagalli and for ORB... oh what an idiot..." Kira almost laughed at his own sentence.
"An idiot indeed..." Shinn nodded with his eyes closed.
"Do you plan on tormenting me forever?" Athrun said in a defeated voice, like he was begging them to stop teasing him.
"Not forever... Just for as long as we can..." Kira chuckled.
"You know that people do the most stupid things for the person they love..."
"Both of you were indeed stupid..."
"I agree..."
"Saying that Cagalli was stupid during the war? What kind of brother are you to say that about your own sister?"
"She knows that and I already scolded her... I felt bad because I wasn't there to be with her and that she was under pressure... of course, even more did I felt bad when my own best friend left her..."
"Kira... Please... drop it off..."
"No."
Athrun sighed deeply and was startled when Shinn burst out laughing. Kira reacted the same way Athrun did.
"Why are you laughing, Shinn?" Kira asked in wonder.
".It's just that... hahahaha... you guys... hahaha... still act as children... hahaha..." Shinn couldn't hold his breath longer and won't stop laughing. Kira and Athrun followed suit and began to laugh as well.
A few meters from the garden, a blonde princess watched them as they enjoyed their time talking with each other. She giggled softly and was now out of sight from the window, indicating that she either left the room or just went deeper into her room.