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Chapter 5
Ashley was very happy for she had just spent quality time with her mother. Cagalli was so fond of Ashley that she invited Ashley to come by more often. And of course, Ashley couldn't refuse. Ashley was so happy that she came home not realising that she was not alone in her apartment.
Placing the keys on the cherry wood side table near the entrance, Ashley walked towards her bedroom. In her haste to go to work that morning, she had forgotten to take her mobile device with her. Nothing in the world prepared her for what happened next.
Upon entering her bedroom, she saw her father's and uncle's stunned faces, her uncle's palm laid HER mobile device.
Ashley gasped and before she knew it, a pair of emerald green eyes and a pair of purple eyes stared at her.
Both young men could not believe that the girl in front of them was Athrun's daughter and Kira's niece. It felt surreal to them.
Doing the first thing she thought of, she asked innocently, "Am I in trouble?"
"I am not sure yet. But YOU young lady have some explaining to do," Athrun said firmly.
Athrun used his authoritative voice at her. Signing in defeat, she took a deep breath before spilling everything.
"You see someone came to us and warned us that something might happen in the past and change my present! So I had no choice but to come here and make sure nothing goes wrong. Of course no one is supposed to find out who I really am because this might affect my present, which is your future. Please don't tell anyone! Especially mom! Who know what might happen! Oh gosh, I really messed up! I can't believe it!"
Ashley spoke so fast that Athrun and Kira would have problems understanding if not for their coordinator abilities.
"You're not born out of wedlock, aren't you?" Kira suddenly blurted out.
Athrun's eyes widened. "No. But if you actually meant to ask if my parents had premarital sex, from what I heard, no," Ashley smiled.
"Oh, sorry but I just wanted to make sure no one did anything inappropriateto my sister," Kira said turning to Athrun, emphasisng on those three words.
At the orphanage (Cagalli's beach side villa) where the party was taking place…
A few days had passed since Athrun and Kira saw pictures showing Ashley with a more mature looking Athrun and Cagalli inside. Both young men have been sworn to secrecy.
There was now a small private party going on. Everyone was gathered in the living room. However, Athrun was finding it very difficult to have a private moment with Cagalli, considering the fact that she had been trying to avoid him.
"OH MY GOSH! A ROACH! A ROACH!" Ashley screamed at the top of her lungs, jumping to the top of the maple coffee table at the same time.
"AHH! OH MY GOSH! WHERE? WHERE?" the twins shouted in unison, joining Ashley onto the coffee table.
It was a wonder that the coffee table didn't break, considering the three young people standing on top of it, clinging on to each other like koala bears.
"OH MY GOSH! IT'S COMING THIS WAY!"
"SOMEONE SAVE US!"
"HELP!"
"ATHRUN! DON'T JUST STAND THERE! DO SOMETHING!"
"I AM GOING TO DIE!"
So that was how the party started, with people running about chasing the cockroach, trying to get rid of it and saving the terrified trio standing on the coffee table.
After the cockroach fiasco, Cagalli walked out into the balcony, with Athrun trailing behind her.
"Cagalli please, we have to talk," Athrun begged.
"What is there to talk about?" she coldy replied.
"There is nothing going on between Meyrin and me. She's just a friend I'm indebted to. You're mistaken."
"Your business with Meyrin is not my concern. If you have nothing else to say, I'm going in now."
"You're jealous aren't you?" Athrun accused.
"What? T...that's absurd! I am NOT jealous!" Cagalli shouted defensively. The moonlight illuminated her face, letting Athrun see a change in the colour of her face.
"Yes you are!" Athrun smirked. He was clearly enjoying this.
"Am NOT!"
"Are so!"
"Am NOT!"
"Are so!"
"Am NOT!"
"Are so!"
"Am NOT! And there is nothing YOU can do about it!" Cagalli said, crossing her arms deviantly.
"Is that so?" Athrun replied. Crossing the distance between him and Cagalli with one stride, he forced her into a corner. Gripping her shoulders, he looked fiercely into her amber eyes.
Athrun was very scared deep within even though he showed no signs of weakness. His years in the military had trained him that and he was grateful for it. He had no idea how Cagalli would react. She was unpredictable. Would she punch him? Would she scream? He didn't know what she would do. He was breaking out in cold sweat and his palms were clammy and sticky. His heart was beating at bullet speed, but he knew what he had to do. There was no going back. It was either now or never.
Cagalli was no better, she was screaming inside her head. She was telling her body to move, to run away as she always did before. However, it was as though her body had a mind of its own. It refused to budge and stayed rooted to the spot. Her heart was pounding so hard she thought it was going to jump out from her chest. Those green eyes penetrated through her inner core, causing the walls she built around her to defend herself to collapse. She felt vulnerable again. Only he made her feel that way and she hated him for it.
It happened so fast. Before she knew it, her lips were covered with his. Cupping her face with his hands, he kissed her somewhat hungrily yet he was very gentle, his parting lips pressing softly into hers. Giving in to her desire, she kissed him back.
Not far from the snogging couple, three young people were watching them, taking cover behind the large maroon drapes. "Why, that bastard! How DARE he snog MY SI…mffft," Lacus put her hand over Kira's mouth, clamping it shut.
"Shhh! Now is not the time to become an over-protective brother! You have plenty of time for that later!" Lacus chided him as quietly as she could.
"Let's take him away from here! He's probably going to ruin this wonderful moment!" whispered Ashley.
Nodding in agreement, the two girls over-powered the ultimate coordinator and dragged him out of the room.
Athrun was overwhelmed with emotions. Cagalli had responded! Silver tears welled up in his emerald eyes, wrapping his arms around her, he whispered into her ear. "I love you Cagalli. You're the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm such a fool. Please give me another chance. Please don't leave me," Athrun said as the tears he tried so hard to hold just streamed non-stop down his beautiful pained face.
Looking back tenderly at Athrun, Cagalli replied, "You're so silly. My heart has never left you." Reaching out for the white gold chain than clung to her neck, she pulled out the delicate intricate ring, the ruby stone gleaming under the full moon. It was the very ring he gave her then.
Athrun was overjoyed. He had not expected Cagalli to have kept that ring. Planting one hand on the girl's soft silky blonde hair, he pulled Cagalli into another kiss, his tongue touching, swirling and teasing.
Much to their reluctance, they had to stop to catch their breath. Smiling at Athrun, Cagalli said as she motioned towards the balcony door, "We should get back in now. The others are probably waiting for us."
Unknown to any of them, someone was lurking in the shadows of the night, watching them. A new evil was rising, threatening to destroy everything…
To be continued…
Note: Remember one of the last episodes of gsd where Cagalli was seen not wearing the ring? In here, it was with her all along. She wore it in a chain. Athrun didn't know that till now.
I hope you like this chapter! I don't think my first few paragraphs were well written here, I wasn't sure how to go about it. But I think the subsequent paragraphs were much better. Please review! This story is probably ending soon. Tell me what you think please! I will probably update in one week's time, hopefully earlier but no guarantees. Please review!