Chapter 4 – Ignored
This chapter is dedicated to everyone's nice reviews… I want to get at least two a chappie, though it may be asking too much, seeing as I'm not popular at all here :( But… anyways, especially dedicated to Nkitty29… thanks for reviewing this story often (and some others!) I'm glad you have an opinion (which is a good one at that! ) and it does help me see my story in other ways than my 'author vision', where I'm too biased. XD So, thank you so much:huggles:
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Meyrin walked through the halls, thinking. Not that she didn't normally walk and think, it's just that she was thinking— Anyways.
Why is it bothering me so much? If two of my friends used to like each other, does it really matter to me? Wait, I don't know if Stellar likes Auel… But Auel definitely liked, and maybe still likes, Stellar. I mean, he is always super nice to her, and he pays so much more attention to her than me. I know they are better friends, but still…. It doesn't seem quite fair. Argh! I don't understand! Why do I care anyways!?
"Meyrin!"
Meyrin stopped. Oops. She had walked past her classroom without noticing. She quickly backtracked (walking backwards…) and at one felt like an idiot. She glanced around her to see if anyone had noticed her walking backwards awkwardly. Nope. Phew. Well, none except Auel, who, by the way, was right behind her. She walked into her classroom. Why did Auel have to be in two of her classes? Well, she had liked it before. Just… not anymore. Or at least not right now.
"Why don't you ever look at where you're going?" Auel asked, a tinge of annoyance in his voice. But Meyrin didn't listen to him.
He was walking down the halls, his dark hair shining under the school's fluorescent lights. His eyes were sparkling, and he was walking oh so casually towards the door. And her. 'Cause Auel had been forgotten, momentarily.
"Hello? Meyrin?" Auel poked her.
"Huh, yeah…" Meyrin glanced at Auel, and then stared back at him. She wasn't staring directly, and being a creepy stalker… she was more of an I'm-glancing-at-him-from-the-corner-of-my-eyes-cause-I-wanna-look-at-him-without-being-caught sort of way. As he neared, she started wondering. Oh gawd, I hope he remembers me! It was just this morning, but—
He glanced at her as he passed, and walked on. In those two seconds, Meyrin felt her heart start to drop. Who knows what would have happened if he didn't stop less than a metre away, backtrack (not looking like an idiot unlike someone) and then smile at her. "Hey Meyrin."
"A-Athrun. Hi. Where are you going?"
Athrun grimaced. "English. Got a mock exam today, seeing as exams are next week. If I didn't, I'd skip and come with you." He said, grinning.
Meyrin felt her cheeks grow warm. No. Don't blush! She commanded. "Oh." Stupid! Say something else!
Athrun nodded, smiling. "Yeah… So, what class do you have now?"
"Err, this is, uhh…" Meyrin suddenly couldn't remember what class it was. Her mind just blanked.
"It's French." Auel's tone was so cold, he might as well have added the "You got a problem with that?" cause that's what it definitely sounded like.
Athrun raised his eyebrows, evidently not oblivious to Auel's tone. "Ri-ight." He said testily. "I'll see you around Meyrin… remember tomorrow morning!" With that, he waved and walked off.
Meyrin touched her cheeks lightly. So warm.
"You're pathetic, you know that?" Auel glared at her.
"What?!" Meyrin couldn't believe what she was hearing. And from Auel.
"Ugh, you know what I mean. Stop blushing for goodness' sake. You're redder than a tomato." With that he walked into the class, leaving her flushed with anger.
That butt! Why must he be so mean? And always right before class! Meyrin frowned and walked in herself.
"Boo!"
Meyrin jumped. "Ahh, Vino, you scared me!"
Vino grinned. "Sorry… it's just so fun. Hey Mey, wanna go out for lunch tomorrow? Me, you, Shinn, Stell, Auel, Sting, etc. Wanna go?"
Meyrin smiled. "Sure. Sounds fun. Where though?"
Vino blinked. "Dunno. There's a bunch of restaurants and stores down that way, like a five minute walk. It'll be fun. Anyways, where were you at lunch? I was looking for ya."
"Err, upstairs with some people. I couldn't find anyone, so I just went and ate with some of my sis' friends."
"Really? Oh, well what's up with Auel? He kept ranting 'bout you."
Meyrin felt her cheeks turn slightly pink. Again. "About what?"
"Uhh, something about how you were mad at him and you piss him off sometimes and you obsess way too much about Arthur. Who's Arthur anyways? Auel seems to really hate him, whoever he is."
"Arthur? I don't know any Arthur."
"Hmm… maybe it wasn't Arthur. But a name among those lines."
Realization dawned on Meyrin and she felt her anger boiling up again. Athrun. It's Athrun. Auel… he has no right to even hint to Shinn that I like him! Meyrin's eyes flashed. "Oh. I think I might know." She muttered to Vino. Before he could reply her, the teacher entered.
"Class, we have a new peer helper since many of you haven't taken French before. She's a francophone, please welcome Cagalli Yula Athha!"
The blond girl smiled and stepped forward. "Hello all. I'm glad to help you all out. Just ask me for help, and I'll do my best, no problem."
Meyrin smiled brightly. Cagalli. Though Stellar generally helped Meyrin with her French homework, and that's why Meyrin's mark was up. But it was great she would get Cagalli in her class. She smiled and waved as Cagalli's eyes, scanning the classroom, fell on her. Cagalli saw her and her smile faded. She looked away.
Meyrin could feel her skin crawl. Why did Cagalli just ignore her? Worse, it seemed as if she were mad at her. Why?
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The bell rung, signaling the end of third period. (Which was French, btw.) Meyrin walked out, feeling a bit annoyed. Cagalli had ignored her the whole period. Liar. "Just ask me for help, and I'll do my best, no problem." What a liar. Cagalli hadn't even looked Meyrin's way, much less go to help her. What's her problem?! She thought crossly. But all thoughts again left her brain as she saw Athrun standing outside her door.
"Athrun!" she called.
He looked up, surprised. "Meyrin! Hi—"
"Were you waiting for me?" Meyrin cut in, excited. Then she realized she had said it aloud, and her eyes widened.
Athrun laughed. "Uhh, sure. Not really though, I'm waiting for…"
Just at that moment, Cagalli walked out. "Athrun!" she called happily. She skipped over to him. Then she saw Meyrin and her face fell. "Oh. Hi."
Meyrin looked away. I don't need this right now.
Athrun glanced at her. "Yeah, uhh, Meyrin, this is my gi… friend…. Girlfriend. Cagalli."
Meyrin nodded. "Yeah, I know her."
"Oh yeah, is she helping out in your class?"
"We met this morning. Bumped into each other by accident." Cagalli cut in.
Meyrin could only nod. Athrun looked a little surprised. "Same with us. Bumping and all."
Cagalli narrowed her eyes. "It's a small world, huh?"
There was an awkward moment of silence. Meyrin realized she should go. "I… need to get to class. I'll see you two later."
Athrun nodded and waved. "See ya. Tomorrow, remember! Bright and early!" He smiled. Cagalli's eyes narrowed further, and she gave only a curt nod to Meyrin before walking away. Athrun quickly jogged up to her, and as he reached his retreating girlfriend, he turned and waved at Meyrin one last time.
Meyrin was so confused. Why was Cagalli so mad at her? Sure, Athrun maybe shouldn't have sounded so happy… But I don't think Cagalli would be the type to get so pissed just from a little comment as that. Meyrin reflected.
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After School
Meyrin ran to her bus, and plopped down beside a boy. She had been running around, trying to find Auel, but he was nowhere to be found. She grumbled, and dived into her bag and grabbed the book, The Daisy Fields, and flipped it open. A note fell out. Meyrin bent to pick it up, and as she got up, her elbow jabbed the boy beside her, (who happened to be reading a book and didn't notice Meyrin), and he flinched. He put his book down.
"Sorry! I didn't—" Meyrin started
"Cagalli was right. This is a small world." Athrun grinned at her. "It's alright, accident, right?"
Meyrin nodded. "Yeah, sorry though."
"It's okay. Hey, you're reading too."
"Yep. The Daisy Fields. I haven't really read much lately though."
"Sounds… nature-ee." Athrun smiled. "I'm reading Curse of the Golden Flower."
Meyrin smiled. "I watched the movie a few weeks ago. It was pretty good."
"Yep. Jay Chou. Cagalli likes him."
Why does he keep mentioning her? Well, it was only twice, but… "Uh-huh. I like him too. He's a great singer."
Athrun looked at her. "A lot?"
Meyrin beamed. "Yeah! My dream is to go to a concert."
"That's… uhh, nice. I haven't really heard much of his songs, though. I'm more of a T.M. Revolution fan."
Meyrin grabbed her mp3 out of her bag. "Here. I've got every single song here. Listen for awhile."
Athrun took the headphones and smiled. "Alright. Let's see why Cagalli is so fascinated by him."
Cagalli. Again…
Meyrin turned her attention back to the book, and noticed the note still lay in her hands, unheeded. She picked it up, and unfolded it, and saw Auel's sloppy writing. It read:
Mey, sorry for spazzing at you. I'll be on the bus early cuz my class ends early. Will grab seats for us both. See ya then. So, don't wait around or you'll miss the bus. Auel.
Meyrin looked up. He was on the bus? Where? Meyrin turned around, and saw him a few seats behind her, staring right at her. Then she saw Shinn behind him, chatting away with Vino. And then she remembered what Vino had said.
"Uhh, something about how you were mad at him and you piss him off sometimes and you obsess way too much about Arthur. Who's Arthur anyways? Auel seems to really hate him, whoever he is."
Vino had been eating lunch with Auel when this happened. Auel had been eating with Shinn. Shinn… knew Athrun. They were good friends. And now… would Shinn know?
Meyrin's little crush on Shinn had still not subsided. All the events of the day came flooding back.
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Meyrin jumped on her bed, and groaned. So chaotic. One day. Just six hours. And she had managed to;
1- Be mad at Auel for saying she was too obsessed with Athrun.
2- Be mad at Auel yet again for being rude to Athrun on the bus.
3- Meet Athrun and let him know she existed, and now they were friends.
4- Meet Cagalli and become acquainted.
5- Get Auel angry with her (for a change) by ignoring him while she was busy thinking of Athrun.
6- Discover the note Auel had written to Stellar.
7- Get angry at Auel for being rude to Athrun.
8- Get angry with Auel again for telling Vino and Shinn things that were best not mentioned.
9- Have Cagalli pissed with her for some unknown reason.
10- Oh yeah… and Stellar and Shinn… ughh.
11- Well, isn't this enough?
Meyrin sighed. How come she couldn't have a normal life? "Does everyone have to be unhappy all the time?" She wondered aloud.
Most of the things today involved Auel. Auel. Why him? Why the heck did he always have to make her so angry? "He's so full of himself sometimes." Meyrin said unjustly. She knew it was unjust. Auel was just… Wait. Wa-ait. Did Auel… li—
Impossible. "Stupid, don't think of this, you dummy." Meyrin scolded herself. "He's your friend. Nothing else. Don't even try to ruin it by thinking of that possibility."
But then, why would he get so pissed that she liked Athrun? And why was he complaining to Shinn and Vino about it? How did he even know she liked Athrun? They had only been friends since the start of the year… did he know all her habit and tell-tale signs to know she liked a guy? Or was she obvious? "No-o, cause Vino doesn't know, and neither does Shinn."
But then Vino was oblivious to many things, and Shinn… "He's probably too obsessed with Stellar to care about me." She mumbled rebelliously. Why does it matter to me though? I like Athrun. Athrun likes someone else. I might like Shinn. Stellar might as well. Shinn might like Stellar back. And Auel… might like me.
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Meyrin grabbed her bag. She hopped off her porch, and headed towards her bus stop. Happy, yet again. Last night, Athrun added her on Facebook, and they had started talking.
He told her he wanted to get a Jay Chou ticket for Cagalli on her birthday, and that they had been together for a year. Meyrin sighed. She knew this from Cagalli. She didn't dare ask Athrun why or he is even knew why Cagalli was upset at her. He probably didn't even notice. She thought.
The bus pulled in, and Auel ran up beside her. "Meyrin!" He gasped breathlessly. "I—"
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Yarr… this is all so far… a bunch of crap?? I wrote it in one sitting… I also tried making a Facebook screenshot to post somewhere but I forgot to save : Hehe, quite a few ads worked into here… Jay Chou, Curse of the Golden Flower, and Facebook. But there isn't a concert, soo… ( If this is against rules, please tell me and I'll change 'em.) But them people always use MSN convos in stuff…. Soo… x'D I'm not advertising them, and I don't want to PROVE this by putting them down… cause then there are legal issues. Seriously, I need to learn to shut up. Review please:!