Chapter 6: Six Encounter

Cafe Goddess of Victory, Morning.

Cagalli currently in her cafe kitchen, do the preparation before she opens her cafe. She had been in the cafe since 5 o'clock in the morning. She can't sleep very well. Every time she closes her eye, she will be dreaming that her prince charming and Meer together. She can't bear to see them in such good relationships. She really wants Athrun in her life, but she is not his dream girl. How pathetic loser can she be. She don't want act like slut, her dad will be really disappointed on her, and furthermore slut is not her style. Can she find a man in her life, if she keeps this kind of attitude? Should she change herself, just to get a man to enter her life? Will it keep the relationship for eternity? Will they will be in love? Will the love will keep blooming? Too many questions, she can even answer one of it. What should she do? Fight to get Athrun? Flirt with him? Say that I have been in love with him since the first day I laid my eye on him? He will laugh at her, and she sounds really desperate.

Suddenly, the kitchen door is busted open.

"Lili-nee-chan, you are early. Is there any interesting things happened yesterday during gokkon?"Ask Stellar, while wearing her blue apron, to start her day.

"Good morning to you too. There was nothing interesting happened yesterday. "Reply Cagalli, whose still doing her job.

Stellar whose saw her off behavior, just observed her from her left side.

"Lili-nee-chan, why is your eye is red? Had you been crying?"Asked Stellar who's stared at her eye deeply.

Cagalli just turn her head on the other side.

"C-Crying! What are you talking about? I never been crying ever in my life. Maybe is just your imagination. I…. Just lack of sleep. I'm thinking to do something new around here."Reply Cagalli, then she went to washroom to see her eye.

Stellar whose saw her reaction just watch her retreat. She once never believes her.

"You had been crying once in your life, because of that prince of super jerk. And now you are saying that you never been crying in your life."

Cagalli in the girl's washroom, she sees her eye really that red. She opens the cabinet beside the hand sinking. There has eye more, it's a brand product for relief eye. If she put the liquor in her eye, maybe it can reduce the redness of her eye. So that Stellar will not bother her. She really don't want talk about it. It makes her heart hurt, so much. She just wants to forget it.

Cagalli came out from the washroom, when suddenly her ambers she saw Athrun outside her cafe. She runs to Stellar.

"Stellar, please help me. If Athrun asks where I am, can you please make-up any excuses. Any kinds of excuse will do! I really don't want to see him. Please! "Ask Cagalli, after she is done her request she just run to pastry store to hide herself.

Stellar just stood there, she really don't understand. She just feels there is something is going on between them.

Athrun whose has already stepped into the cafe, approaches Stellar.

"Good morning, sir. May I help you?" Ask Stellar while smile at him. Even she doesn't want to, she have to that is her job.

"Good morning to you too. Ear-err, I am looking for Cagalli. Is she here?"Ask Athrun while rubbing her head.

"I'm sorry, sir. Lili-nee-chan, is no here. I just received a phone call from her, that telling her... Grandmother is ill, she needs to take care of her. That's what she says on the phone. "Reply Steller while tapping her chin.

Athrun just stood there and stare blackly on her face.

"Is that so... Why am I feeling that she has been avoiding me, " said Athrun.

"Sir, is there any message for her? Maybe I can pass to her, if she calls back, sir."Said Stellar.

Athrun just shook his head.

"That is okay, I want to talk to her face to face. Thanks for your time."Said Athrun while walks his way out of the cafe.

Cagalli whose hide in the pastry store, hear everything.

"Why does he sound hurt? He should be happy. I should keep my distance from him now on. Even it will break my heart. But seeing him with Meer hurting me more."

Cagalli silently crying in the pastry store. She just can't stop her tears.

Zala Corp.

Meeting Room.

Yzak, is handling the meeting for today, because it is budget preparation is in his area. He is the head of accounting apartment in Zala Corp. Everything has to be agreed and sign by him. He is currently dead boring with all the nonsense the meeting members is talking about. They even motion to have that every Friday night, there should be clubbing, to release the tension in office for five days of works. That is a crazy motion to be agreed with. They just want free drinks, why not these very people just work as a bartender. Geez... They all are making me crazy nut.

Suddenly his phone is vibrate, he had to put silent mode to not disturb the meeting. He takes out his phone, to see whose be testing him during this hour of the day. When he saw the message from whom, he just smiles. It's from his wife.

He just smiles, he can't believe that she just testing him. He had been waiting her call since last night. Just now she remembers him. She must be that damn tired cause of the flight.

Yzak open the message, in the message there have around five pictures been attached. He opens the first picture. His smile is wider. In the picture he saw his wife's half naked body, but around her breasts area she crosses her arms, and that cute facial on her face. He really loves that picture so much.

Second picture, he opens it. He really wants her right now. She wears very sexy lingerie. It's really fit her very well. That lingerie is in light blue, his favorite color. She knows, that is a favorite color, that is why she wears that lingerie and sent to him. He really can't get enough of her. If he can, he's really want badly fly to Paris, and will ride off that lingerie.

He continues to open the picture, in third. She just wears big and large red shirt, the length of the shirt just until her tight. Yzak can see her red panties. Yzak just smiles at his wife naughtier facial on her face. He also can see that she put her fingers in her pussy. He really wants her now, and put her hand away from her pussy, because he want to lick it.

On fourth picture, she wears very short yellow T-shirt, but it does fit her nicely. That shirt can see her belly button. Her white skirt is super mini that can see her pink panties. She also wears very long black high heels boots. When he sees her belly button, how wish that he can suck it.

Last picture, he saw short modest pink kimono. The kimono is fitting her nicely. Her footwear is knee white high heels boots. He just remembers their first time they went to the festival together. She wears long pink kimono, the traditional way of kimono. She just so lovely. That is their first date together.

After he opened all the pictures, there is a short message from his wife.

"Dear, I will call you in three hours after you received the message. I hope you love the pictures. I love you so much, dear. Muah. XOXO."

Yzak, just simle, only Shiho can make him smile a lot in one day.

"Sir. Are you listening to our motion?"Ask one of the meeting members.

He snaps out, he really not pay any attention after he received messages from his wife.

"I am not listening to all your craps. I will deny your motion even if I did not hear it. It's so damn ridiculous. Don't you all have family? Just spent it, with them. Next motion!" Said Yzak in fury. He really don't like when people disturbed him daydreaming about his sweetheart.

Athrun who's currently resting his chin on his palm in his office. He thinks about his angel.

"Why I feel that she is avoiding from me? Is she thinking that I and Meer is together? Please! I rather kill myself than being her boyfriend. I really don't need a slut in my life, even people said slut is more experienced than virgin. But there is the risk, slut have a lot of disease than virgin. What does he think about that? He just needs his angel. Not a slut. His angel whose loves him dearly, will never leave him alone, but slut will leave him. He doesn't want to be alone after getting married or in a relationship. He needs a long term relationship, not a one night stand. His parents never taught him that unmoral things to him."

"Zala, I need to see you. Are you done daydreaming?" Ask Yzak whose enters his office and sit across him.

"Don't you knock first, before came in? "Ask Athrun whose watches Yzak deeply.

Yzak just rolled his eye.

"I had already knocked your damn door, Zala! But you just busy daydreaming." Reply Yzak.

"What is that you need to talk about? Is it about Meer? Is she making fuss, after I'm gone? "Ask Athrun who's just let his breath out.

"No. She did not, after you went back home. The reason I'm here, just want to remind you Zala that today is one of our biggest clients is host dinner at Hotel Vino at 6pm."Said Yzak.

"Which client are you talking about?" Ask blurry Athrun.

"Zaft Corp."

"Will you come with me? I can't ask Kira, because Lacus need him more than I do. "Ask Athrun whose looking at Yzak.

"Had Kira dumped you over Lacus? I guess I don't have a choice. Even I go home, my sweetheart is not there. It will be me all alone while thinking about her. "Reply Yzak while thinking about Shiho.

Athrun just smiles. He knows how much Yzak loves Shiho.

Cafe Goddess of Victory, Afternoon.

Cagalli just busy herself with the order that she been received past two months. After the event that happened earlier, she just keeps busy with the stuff, even Stellar try to talk to her. She just avoided her. She really wants to ask what happened to her and her prince charming. She just observes her. She really looks fragile.

Stellar just went outside of the kitchen, to do her work.

"Hello and welcome to Goddess of Victory. How many people?"Ask Stellar while bow down,

"Hello there, dear. May I know is Cagalli around? I really want to have lunch with her again."Said Lenore.

Stellar, whose look up saw familiar faces from yesterday. Her smile a bit. Maybe this lady can cheer Cagalli up.

"Miss. Please come this way. Have a seat, while I go get Lili-nee-chan."Said Stellar while made her way to the kitchen.

"Lili-nee-chan, Miss from yesterday is looking for you. Please have some rest for a while."Said Stellar who's standing in front of her.

Cagalli just nodded, and went to the table that be occupied by Lenore.

"Hello Lenore. Is nice to see you again."Said Cagalli while taking her seat across from the lady.

Lenore whose saw Cagalli stated, is shocking. What happen to her? Her eye is red, her hair is full of flour.

"Dear, what happen to you? Are you feeling alright?"Ask Lenore in the motherly worried way.

Cagalli just shook her head, and put her fake smile on her face.

Lenore just feels uneasy. She really wants to know why she felt tired. This is not a Cagalli that she met yesterday, whose carefree and cheer.

Lenore tries to talk again, but it will disturbed by a boy.

"Hello Miss. Are you Miss Cagalli?"Ask a boy, whose like early teen. He has brown hair and green eye.

Cagalli just nodded.

"Well, that is good to know. This package is special delivery just for you from our AIKA Jewelry." Said the boy.

"May I know from whom is this from? "Ask Cagalli who's stared at the boy.

"Miss, that I can't tell you. You just know that you are one lucky girl to have someone that deeply in love with you."Reply the boy in a happy voice.

"If that someone is not your prince charming it is useless." Said Cagalli in low.

"Miss, you should accept it."Said the boy who's handed the package to her.

"What if I decline it? "Ask Cagalli with a serious tone.

"If you decline, I have to wait here until you accepted it. It is in the contract, miss."Reply the boy in a low voice, he really don't want to spend his time here and do nothing.

Cagalli just smile and accept it. She doesn't want the boy stay here, because of her stubbornness.

"Well miss, I take my leave. Have a nice day."Said the boy, with that he made his exit.

Cagalli, just stare at the package in front of her.

"Are you not going to open and read the card, dear?"Ask Lenore whose look at her.

"I don't feel to open it."Reply Cagalli in low voice.

"If you don't mind, can I open it for you dear?"Ask Lenore in a loving voice.

Cagalli just nodded.

Lenore takes the package on the table. She slowly opens it. To her surprise there was a very nice sunflower necklace. It's so lovely. Then she opens the card that was attached on the package.

She read it loudly, but softly, just for Cagalli to hear her out.

"When you are sad, I am miserable sad. I really want my sun to shine all the way. I don't need rain in my life anymore. I just need my sun to warm me up. Please my sun, I need your smile faces to bright my day."

Cagalli just listen carefully what Lenore just read to her. Her smile a little, somehow that cheap line is making her smile a little.

"That's nice to see you smile back, Lili-nee-chan."Says Stellar who's put the foods down on the table.

Cagalli look up at her friend.

"I don't look that bad even I did not smile."Said Cagalli to her friend.

Stellar just rolled her eye, and retreat herself.

"So, dear are you going to wear it? It's really suits you well. Let me put it on your neck, if you don't mind?"Ask Lenore in a happy tone.

Cagalli just nodded, she love being around Lenore. She feels that she has a mother around.

Lenore stands up from her seat, and went to Cagalli. She slowly put the necklace around her neck, after she is done she observe her. She really looks nice.

"That is, two presents that I had received from my secret admirer. Something I hope that he is not crazy stalker. "Said Cagalli while looking at the package to see any sight of whoever is sending this to her. There is not valid. She let short sigh.

"Maybe that guy is shy? I am just guessing."Said Lenore while watch her carefully.

"Lenore, please have a meal. "Said Cagalli who's her face is blushing.

Lenore just smiles, she really loves Cagalli.

After their meal, Lenore speak up.

"Dear, today, please let me pay the meal? I can't have it for free every time I come here."Said Lenore.

Cagalli shook her head.

"Lenore, I feel that is rude of me to accept the payment from you. The meal is not that expensive, I still can get profit. Please Lenore just keep your money. I don't want your money, have you at present made me happy. "Said Cagalli with that lovely smile on her face.

Lenore just smiles at her, she bids her goodbye.

Cagalli just watch her retreat. She feels the necklace around her neck. It's really nice.

"Lili-nee-chan that is one nice necklace. I really envy you. That whosoever is really madly in love with you."Said Stellar while watch her necklace.

Cagalli just stood still, she really don't know what to say back to her.

Zala Corp.

"Meer, what are you doing here? Don't you have a company to run to? "Asked Athrun with an annoyed on his face. He really hates that Meer is here and disturbing him.

"Athrun, I missed you a lot. Why you can't be happy when I'm here with you?" Asked Meer in high pitch tone.

Before Athrun fight back, there is a knock at his door.

KNOCK.

"Come in."Said Athrun to whoever is knocking his door.

Come in is his mother.

Athrun stood up, and went to his mother to get her.

"Hello mum. What a lovely surprise to see you here, today."Said Athrun in a happy voice.

Meer, whose saw Athrun mother, approach her.

"Hello, aunty. I'm Meer, soon to be Athrun boyfriend. "Said Meer still in a high pitch voice.

Lenore just looks at her son, she wants an explanation.

"Mum, she is NOT going my girlfriend ever. She just one of our biggest shareholders. Meer you should leave NOW! If you don't want to leave in peace I will call security to drag you out. "Said Athrun to Meer

Meer just makes her way out, with anger. Never in her life dare any guy's use that tone on her.

Lenore just has her seat on the provide sofa.

"Are you in love with Meer or Cagalli?"Ask his mother in serious facial.

"Mum, you do know that I love Cagalli, NOT Meer. Meer is my past. I don't need her in my present and future. She is not my angel or sun. She is my worse than a nightmare. "Said Athrun with disgust facial, thinking that he ever spent his life with Meer.

"That is good to hear. By the way, are you going to be having dinner with us tonight, honey?"Ask Lenore in relief that her son is not going to marry that slut.

"I'm so sorry mum, today I can't make it. In the last minute I just received a news that one of our clients is having dinner tonight. I really sorry mum." Said Athrun in apologetic facial. He really don't want to disappoint his mother.

Lenore just smiles. To ensure that is okay.

Yzak Room.

Currently, Yzak is having a conversion with his wife.

"So sweetheart what are you doing at the moment other than talking with me?" Ask Yzak whose is playing his pen.

"Dear, I am just watching the stars in my hotel balcony. I really hope you are here with me. You know how we both love watching the stars, then you will compliment me, that I am your prettiest star in your life."Said Shiho while smiley while remembered their moment together.

"Sweetheart, I also miss you, but the pictures you send to me, make me the happiest guy on earth. I really love your naught stuffs that you do to yourself. "Said Yzak who's still playing his pen.

"Dear, I'm happy that you love it. Tomorrow I will send you others naughty pictures to you."Said Shiho while giggle.

"What if you sent me pictures of you masturbate of yourself, or maybe while you are relaxing in bathtub or ever better in that sexy bunny outfit that have very tight on your pussy, I like to see you wet, sweetheart. "Smirk Yzak.

"Dear, are you horny now? I thought you now at work. That is naughty dear, to have a wild imagination about your wife. Bad boy should be punished. "Said Shiho in a seductive voice at the end of her conversation.

Yzak whose hear it, feel tangling in his ear.

"Sweetheart, I am your bad boy. I really want my master to tame me to become a good boy. Your master is really bad, he even masturbates himself while looking at your pictures without your permission." Said Yzak in equally seductive as her.

Shiho just smiles. She loves when Yzak playing role with her, they just continue their dirty talking. That is how they express their loneliness.

Hotel Vino, Evening.

Currently Cagalli, is preparing all the needs for the event. She is with two of her employees are working together to make it all done. Hotel Vino always outsource from her cafe to do the sweet for any big event. They trust her in sweet. Cagalli is really flattered to be given this big opportunity. She had been working with Vino for the past two years. Vino came by her Café two years ago by accident, he just loves her sweet, since then Vino will ask her to make any sweet for the big event.

"Cagalli, there you are. Thanks for doing this for me. I really am thankful of it."Said Vino the owner of the hotel.

"Mr. Vino, it's my pleasure to work with you."Said Cagalli while bow down as respect.

"I assume that you stay until the end of the dinner?"Ask Vino to Cagalli.

Cagalli just nodded, while smile at him.

Night Time,

Athrun has arrived at the hotel for the dinner with Yzak.

Athrun wears black tuxedo so Yzak, the difference is Athrun wear a black tie while Yzak wears nothing. He hates ties or bow tie, but he will wear one of it if his wife is around. She will make him wear it, she said that he looks really charming. He just want be charming just for his wife not other women. They don't need to see his charming side, just his wife.

Soon, Athrun and Yzak is great by the owner of the hotel, Mr. Vino.

"Welcome, Mr Zala and Mr Joule. It's nice to see both of you here for annual dinner that is hosted by Zaft Corp," greet Mr Vino while smile at them.

"That is our pleasure, to be here Mr Vino."Said Athrun while shaking his hand.

Mr. Vino guide Athrun and Yzak to the decorating hall.

Cagalli, is busy doing her job, she did not notice that Athrun is in the hall.

Athrun and Yzak mingles around. Just having a small conversion with the guesses from varieties Corp.

Cagalli who has now almost done with her job, when suddenly a man blocks her way.

"Hello there. Is this the fate? I'm really happy to see you here. What are you doing here?" Asked the guy whose block her way.

Cagalli looked up, and saw that blonde guy which she met yesterday at gokkon. She really don't have time to chit-chat with him. Cagalli just ignore it and make her way out from him.

Miguel holds on her arm.

"That is rude, to avoid someone whose is nice to you."Said Miguel whispered in her ear at the same time have very tight grip on her arm.

"Let me go, you jerk! You are hurting my arm! For your information, if people are avoiding you, that means they is not interesting to you. Now let my arm go!" Barked Cagalli.

Miguel just laughs at her, until he feels a tap on his shoulder.

"Sir, you really hurt her. Please let her go."Said midnight blue hair man.

Cagalli whose recognize the voice, just stood still. She is really surprising to see him here.

"Who are you to ask me to do that?" Barked Miguel.

"I am a civilian person. By the way your mother never teach you to be gentle to women? "Asked Athrun in a polite manner.

Miguel let Cagalli arm go, he tries to punch Athrun, but Athrun is faster than him grab his hand, and pull it on his back.

"Just go, if you want to live."Said Athrun in his ear.

With Athrun warning, Miguel made her move in angry.

Athrun approach to Cagalli.

"Are you okay, Cagalli-San?"Ask Athrun in a soft voice.

Cagalli just nodded. Athrun whose saw her neck that wearing his present just smile.

"So I assume that your grandmother is feeling well?"Ask Athrun whose looking at her face.

Cagalli just look down, she doesn't have a grandmother. Stellar just made it up. She took a deep breath, it's now or never.

"Athrun-San, let me tell you the truth. I don't have a grandmother. I just asked Stellar to lie for me. I really don't want to see you ever again. Please stop seeing me at cafe."Said Cagalli staring at his eye deeply.

"Why is that?"Ask Athrun whose feels his world is breaking into two.

Cagalli just walked away, she really don't need to stay there and having a conversion with her prince charming. She afraid that she will break into tears.

Athrun whose saw her retreat, went to her and drag her outside the hall.

Soon they are outside the hotel.

"What are you doing Athrun-San?! Let me go!"Scream Cagalli to Athrun.

Athrun just stays quiet, he just walks to his car. He open the passenger door, let Cagalli enter it.

Cagalli whose now is in an Athrun passenger seat car. She tries to open the door, but it can't. Must be he put child lock. Soon Athrun is in the driver seat, just drive.

While his drive, he made a very quick call.

"Yzak, I'm sorry. I need you to represent me yet AGAIN. I have some things to settle up first. Thanks a lot."Said Athrun to whoever on the other line.

Cagalli just stay quiet with her arm crossed on her chest.

Soon they arrived at Athrun apartment, Athrun stop at his reserved parking lot.

Athrun opens his driver door, then he open her. Cagalli just step out.

Athrun drags her to his apartment.

"Why you bring me here, Athrun-San?"Ask Cagalli to Athrun whose went to his bedroom.

Soon Athrun arrived with a box, he opens the box and turn it upside down. There is a lot of letters be chattering all over. Cagalli eye is wide open,

"You do know that letters is from whom right? Am I right? Is all from YOU, Cagalli-San. You my true love."Told Athrun to Cagalli whose still has shock on her expression.

Cagalli just stay quiet. She did not know what to say.

"You Cagalli-San. During these days that I know you more, and spend my times with you, I realize that I had been in love with you. I even dream about us getting married. You walk with me on altering. You are my sun, that bright my life. Please don't avoid from me again. I can't let my sun is disappearing from my sight."Said Athrun who's walking closer to her. When he is close enough, he is resting her head on her left shoulder.

"Is you, that's been sent the flower and this necklace."Said Cagalli while pointing her neck and looking at her left.

"Yes, I am your secret admirer. I really love you Cagalli-San. Please be my girlfriend. I can't bear to lose you again. I already lose you once. I don't want to lose you twice because of my stupidity."Said Athrun whose look at her eye deeply.

"Then how about Meer? Don't you love her?" Said Cagalli in a low voice.

Athrun pulls her face up using his thumb at her chin.

"Cagalli-San. Meer is my history, you are my future. Our future together."

"Then can you call me, Cagalli. San is too formal, " said Cagalli while smile, loving at her boyfriend.

"If only you call me Athrun. Cagalli, I love you so much, will you spend your life with me?"Ask Athrun who's still stared at her hazel.

"Are they propositioned me to marry you already? "Ask Cagalli while giggle.

"If I am going to do that, I will make it memorable, sweetie. You are my life to breathe. "Said Athrun in a loving voice.

Cagalli just smile.

"Athrun... Can you please kiss me."Said Cagalli who is blushing madly.

Athrun smile, went closer to meet her picky delicious lip. They shared their very first kiss as a couple.

Cagalli just smile. Then she touches her lip, that kiss is so sweet and nice. It has his taste. Cagalli bite her lower lip.

"That is nice kiss of you, love. I really love you too, my love."Said Cagalli while buried her head on his chest. Athrun hugs her priestly. He really don't want to let her go.

TBC...