THINGS YOU DO FOR LOVE
Lacus-destiny: I really don't know where to start. But anyways, I'm sooooooo sorry for not updating. I admit, something did entered my mind that why don't I just delete this story. But I guess I don't have to. As a matter of fact, it's my first fanfic, so it's not so good for me to just trash it. (Sorry for the term) Anyways, I'm really sorry for those readers who are reading this, because I really took so long time to update. Don't worry; I'll try my best to make this fic better. If I'm not mistaken, I noticed that there is a story that is almost the same title as this fic of mine. But never mind, I'm kinda finding the time to read it, it sounds good, don't you think. Anyway, making you wait long for this chappy is enough, and giving a long opening statement is too much. So here's the 5th chappy!
Chapter 5: Badminton
After they got the foods they needed for the 4 of them, Cagalli and Lacus headed straight back to the clinic. As they were walking, Lacus is singing
"Come notice me…
And take my hand…
Why are we…
Strangers when….
Lacus kept singing while Cagalli's humbly listening to her sweet voice
"Our love is strong…
Why carry on without me?
Everytime I try to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby…
"What's the next line? Ummmmmmm….." Lacus thought while humming the tune of the song for her to remember the next lyrics
"Everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face
It's haunting me
I guess I need you baby…"
Cagalli then continues making Lacus stop walking
"Huh? Do I sing badly?" Cagalli then stopped singing and asked Lacus, who was currently staring at her which made her cheeks red
". . . . Cagalli." Lacus uttered
"Men, I'm so embarrassed…" Cagalli then stated
"NO! Don't feel embarrassed. You sing greatly. I didn't know. You actually know that song also?" Lacus then continued walking while talking to Cagalli
"Yap. I kinda find that song beautiful. The lyrics and the melody blend so wonderfully. Don't you think so?" Cagalli then wonders
"I agree. That's one of the song's qualities I like most." Lacus then agrees
They soon arrived at the clinic seeing Athrun and Kira outside the clinic doors. Seeing the two outside, instead of inside, Cagalli and Lacus kinda got worried and rushed towards the two.
"And what the heck do you think you two are doing standing here outside? Don't you think you're supposed to be lying on those beds laid for the two of you?" Cagalli questioned a bit angrily
"I feel better… I think I don't need to lay my head down that pillow if I'm already feeling well, right?" Athrun then reasoned
"Athrun's right, Cagalli. We're both feeling fine now. Besides, we won't be able to do anything if we're just gonna lay and rest" Kira then followed
"Reason, reasons that's all you two do. Is as if you're fine, it's as if you're okay. . . . BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE NOT?" Cagalli soon shouted
"Calm down Cagalli. Look, I can stand by myself now. A little help of this bandage I'll feel as normal as if no injury got me. Hehehehe" Athrun soon calmed her down
Lacus then approached the three and talked to them
"Are you sure you're feeling well, Athrun, Kira?"
"I feel as good as ever" Kira then answered with a very cheerful smile while Athrun nodded with a smile and then grabbed onto Cagalli's wrist and started walking
"Hey!" Cagalli reacted
"I heard you talking before you left us inside the clinic. You said you're going to get some lunches for us. So we're heading for the picnic ground to eat those stuffs you got for us" Athrun then explained
"Why in the picnic grounds?" Cagalli asked
"Nothing. I just like there. Besides, the cafeteria sure is full by this time now. It's better to eat outside the picnic grounds, it's not that crowded" Athrun then finishes
"Kira…" Lacus started
"Yes?"
"I'm kinda having the feeling that you're still not that okay…"
"NO! NO! I'm perfectly fine. Worried?"
"A little. I'm just kinda concern, because maybe you'll-" But before Lacus could finish…
Kira took Lacus hand and placed it on his left chest. Lacus then blushed for Kira's sudden action
"Kira-" Lacus tried to start again but Kira shook his head down, looking at Lacus hand on top of his chest
"Can you feel my heartbeat, Lacus?" Kira then asked
". . . Ye. . Yes. ." Lacus answered with a confused tune and look
"Very well. As long as you feel that heart beating, always keep in mind that I'm fine. I never wanted you to worry so much. Okay?" Kira then assumed
"Okay. I understand." Lacus then agreed.
Kira then took Lacus' hand and walked. They were heading to the picnic grounds also
The four of them ate their lunches happily. Until it was already quarter to 1 and Cagalli started to talk
"Seriously, time really flies" Cagalli started
"Speaking of time, just to remind you Lacus, you have a game, right?" Kira then followed
"That is correct. It's 2:00 this afternoon. I'm kinda nervous, actually." Lacus replied
"Nervous? You? You're one of the best players in the team. What's to be nervous for?" Cagalli then questioned
"I wasn't able to practice about a week, Cagalli. And those days, I was resting. That became a big change for me and my body" Lacus reasoned
"She's right. We'll never know, maybe in the middle of the game she'll just collapse just like what happened to her this morning" Athrun agreed
"ATHRUN!" Kira suddenly shouted
Lacus, Cagalli and Athrun became quiet and shocked for Kira's action
"What's the matter bro?" Cagalli asked
"I'm sorry. I just don't want to remember what happened to Lacus this morning." Kira quickly apologized and explained his action
Lacus then blushes
"I understand. Sorry." Athrun then followed
"That's okay Athrun. Anyway, do we have another game today?" Kira asked
"Ummm, No. So, it means that, we can watch Cagalli and Lacus' games this afternoon" Athrun replied with a cheerful smile
"That's wonderful!" Lacus assumed
"I agree. It'll better if we'll see the faces of you two watching us. Repayment for us, being your audiences, you must be our audiences too" Cagalli then followed her statement with a condition
"You don't have to tell us that" Kira then followed
As time passes by, it's already quarter to 2 in the afternoon and the four of them headed to the badminton court
"Oh there you are" Lacus' and Cagalli's coach started
"Ah, good afternoon coach!" Cagalli and Lacus greeted
"Thank goodness you two are here already. I-" But before their coach could continue, she seems to see Athrun and Kira
"I didn't know you will be bringing some guys with you girls. It's nice to see you again Mr. Yamato" she greeted
"I'm pleased to see you again Ma'am. Please, Kira is plainly fine for me." Kira answered respectfully
"Very well then. Kira. And you might be…" She then sees Athrun
"OH! That's Athrun coach. Athrun Zala." Cagalli introduced
"Pardon me, but did you say Athrun Zala?" she assumed
"Yes ma'am. My name is Athrun Zala. I'm very glad to meet you" Athrun greeted respectfully
"So you're Athrun Zala. I heard a lot about you too also. Are you two friends then?" she then asked, pointing at Athrun and Kira
"Yes ma'am." They both answered
"Hey! You girls never told me your boyfriends were two of the most popular guys here at school!" the coach then turned to face Cagalli and Lacus
"No! No! You're thinking it wrongly!" Cagalli panicked
"Excuse me coach, but, they're not our boyfriends. You see, the two of them are our bestfriends not boyfriends" Lacus the assumed
Athrun and Kira just kept quiet but the both of them did blush. Meanwhile, the audiences for the badminton games started to enter and court. Most of them were girls who seem to see Athrun and Kira and started screaming (some of them), some started to gossip
"Okay, okay. I understand now. Anyhow, you two must get your badminton clothes on. Lacus, your game is first. It's 2:00 in the afternoon and we're kinda late. So start getting dressed" she ordered
"Yes coach!" Lacus and Cagalli answered
"As for you two gentlemen, it seems like your admirers started to get really jiggy for seeing your faces. Say what, you guys know how to play badminton?" she asked
"A little. Lacus taught me a few about that sport while she was just starting her varsity days..." Kira answered
"Me too. Cagalli also taught me some rules and tricks" Athrun followed
"In that case…" The coach then looked at Athrun and Kira's clothes
"Huh?" Kira wondered
"You boys seemed to be in good shape. You're in proper attire too. Why don't you guys go play badminton also, instead of just joining the audiences and watching" the coach suggested
This made Kira and Athrun think. They were wondering… if this is a competition, then why would the coach let non-varsities play.
"So, what do you say boys?" she again asked
"Um… can I ask a question ma'am…?" Athrun replied
"Yes?"
"This happens to be a competition. Then, why are you letting non-varsities like us to play?" Athrun followed
"That's correct ma'am. Also, if we're the one to play, I might say that you don't have to expect victory at ease…" Kira assumed
"I understand your wonderings boys, but it happens that the competition is a double play. Our school isn't the one to organize the badminton games actually. And we've been told about this just this morning. That's why; I've been looking for a pair of guys to play double with Cagalli and Lacus. Until you two came." She then explained
"But what about winning? If non-trained beginners like us are the one to play, we can't assure that we'll win…" Kira reasoned
"That doesn't matter. What's important is that there are representatives for our school. Besides, I don't train girls like Cagalli and Lacus for nothing. You can expect their great performances" she followed
"We're ready…" Cagalli soon arrived with Lacus. They were both wearing sport skirts and plain shirts. Cagalli put a yellow spaghetti strapped blouse on her shirt to make it look better. Lacus wore a pink one
As the two approaches, Kira and Athrun were both speechless
'Wonderful…' Kira thought
'No comment…' Athrun wandered
"So, who's my opponent?" Cagalli stated
"How about mine coach?" Lacus followed
"Hang on girls. There happened to be a change of game. You two are playing double" the coach replied
"Double? You mean the two of us playing together? That's great!" Cagalli quickly reacted
"No girls. You're not playing with each other. Instead, you'll be playing with them…" the coach then looked at Kira and Athrun
"Kira and Athrun?" Lacus thought
"These guys?" Cagalli assumed
"Yes and no 'buts'. You four seem to know each other well. Okay, the first to play is Lacus and Kira…" she continued
"What?" Kira suddenly uttered
Then the coach handles the two their badminton rackets and accompanied them to the playing court
"We're so late already. No time to warm up. Good luck to the both of you…" the coach then joins the committee and stated the names of her players
(I know, it's kinda weird and awkwardly strange, but please try to cope on things. Thanks!)
As Kira and Lacus go to their positions, most of the girls screamed in seeing Kira while the others gossip because of Lacus' presence
"Look at that. He's playing with Lacus..." A girl whispered
"Yeah. That pink-haired girl seems to have luck. This morning she was taken care by Kira, now she's actually given a chance to play with him? How pathetic!" A girl answered
Lacus just shook her head down hearing the gossips about her. Meanwhile, Kira happens to see the last girl who uttered her jealousy
"Um, excuse me…" Kira started at the girl
"Y…Yes K… Kira?" she shyly replied
"I was just wondering maybe you wanted to share me your stories about my girlfriend Lacus…" Kira answered
The girls got shocked and also Lacus. She's not expecting Kira to state such thing…
"G… girl… girlfriend?" she replied
"Yes. Anything wrong with that?" Kira answered
"No. Nothing." She then slowly shook her head down in embarrassment
"Is that true?" a girl then mumbled to her seatmate
"Kira is Lacus' boyfriend?" Another girl questioned
"Maybe you girls want to join us, perhaps?" Kira soon answered them
Then, the girls who are gossiping soon stops and concentrated on watching the game
Kira then joins Lacus for the game
"What in the world did come into your mind and tells those girls that I'm your girlfriend?" Lacus started
"Nothing…" Kira then smiles and got ready for the coin toss
"That's shocking…" Athrun uttered
"Heh. Kira sure love surprises, do he?" Cagalli replied
Then the game starts. Even though Kira's fan club found out about Kira's revelation, they still remained the same and admire Kira mostly in the world. They kept on screaming and cheering for him and also for Lacus at the same time.
Meanwhile, a girl with dark maroon hair entered the court. She replaced the current girl who was competing with Kira and Lacus. Her partner happens to be Eugene Kinomoto (OC) and everyone was quite shocked for her sudden appearance
The game again continues and the score was 10 (K & L) and 11
(E & )
The girl seems to have all the confident in the world with her smiles and daring exhibition
"Her appearance sure is trouble…. as always…" Cagalli uttered
"Pardon me Cagalli?" Athrun followed
"My goodness… do I whisper too loud?" Cagalli suddenly exclaimed
"No. I just thought you we're talking to me…" Athrun quickly replied
"Forget about it. I'm just judging presence in the game. She sure is not an apple in my eyes…" Cagalli answered
"Then, what is she in your eyes?" Athrun assumed
"A jackfruit…" Cagalli teasingly replied
"(laughs) (then Athrun smiled) A jackfruit ei? Very funny Cagalli… You sure see her like that?"
"Ya. Whenever, wherever, however I see her, I just can't find in myself to consider her having a good image. For me, she always looks so daring and much exaggerated person. She seems to think that she has everything in the world… Huh! Not to mention the fact that she actually likes my brother! Grrrr….. Only seeing her face, I don't think I will have a good dream for a week…." Cagalli finally ended
"So… you seem to see her like that. In any instance, to make things short, you hate her…" Athrun assumed
"Not really. But, what can I do? Every person has a different seeing for different people. It's not my fault if I don't like her, is it? Besides, I can consider her my week long nightmare…" Cagalli answered
"But she seems to be one of Kira's close friends, right?"
"She happens to be. You should have been in our house when she did something very temper-rising…" Cagalli stated
"What happened?"
"Well you see it was our group study at that time... You were in Tolle's group, that's why you're not with us…"
"I remember that time… so, what did happen then?"
"We are having the group study at home; While Kira was trying to get some drinks for us, followed him. They were alone in the kitchen when she then grabbed one of the glasses of juice. After that, she pretended that she feels dizzy and acted like she was loosing her consciousness….."
"Maybe she's really not feeling well at that time…" Athrun concluded
"That's not true! If she's not feeling well, than why attend the group study instead of resting at home?" Cagalli reasoned
"You're right… sorry… so what happened next?"
"Listen first! Questions later!..." Cagalli explained
'She really acts so normal in front of me… I'm happy by the way she talks to me… I'm happy because, my princess is somehow open to me at least…'
"Hey Athrun! Hello? Still with me?" Cagalli anguish wave her hands in front of Athrun's face
"Yes of course… so what happened again?"
"Huh! Anyway, when she acted like she was falling, all Kira could do is tried to catch her… When she fell on Kira, Kira carried her onto the couch where we are currently studying. I asked Kira what happened then he told me that she got unconscious. After that, Lacus kindly took the ice bag onto her forehead to somehow give her some relief. Then you know what she did!" Cagalli angrily continued while she never notice that she was too carried by her emotions her face was so near to Athrun's
"Wha… what happened?" Athrun insisted while trying to keep Cagalli calm
"She suddenly woke up and said 'I'm just fine. You don't have to act friendly to me! I know you're just acting nice to me so that Kira would notice your kindness. Oh sure…' blah blah blah…. And all her dramatic words came out of her enormous mouth!" Cagalli soon shouted
"Calm down Cagalli…" Athrun tried to calm her down
"Haaaaah!" Cagalli breathed deeply. "All Lacus could do is remain quiet and it's as if didn't talk to her like that. After that, every time she and Lacus meet, all she does is raise an eyebrow, sometimes bump Lacus intentionally, and snub her in front of others. Again, all my kind friend could do is ignoring her…" Cagalli finally finished
"I didn't know was such kind of person…" Athrun replied
"You should've known earlier" Cagalli resumed
"Anyhow, how were you able to know the whole incident between Kira and inside the kitchen and all those specific explanations if you were in the living room as what you've said?" Athrun asked
Cagalli then twiddled her fingers and her eyes where looking from one direction to another, in a fast motion
"Well… ohh… to tell you truth, I was in the kitchen that moment. I was supposed to help Kira prepare the food for us, when I suddenly saw and all her acting…" Cagalli smartly explained
"If you did see it earlier, why didn't you even try to make a statement or enter the atmosphere between them?" Athrun asked
"So what! When I saw there, I quickly thought that's she's just acting and I've decided to see what she is going to do…." Cagalli again reasoned
"You sure seemed to be quite an observer…" Athrun complimented
"Not really. Not to all people… Maybe particularly on Kira, Lacus and You-"But before Cagalli could finish she then realizes what she is about to say
'What was I thinking? I almost break myself in front of him! Did I actually say…YOU? Oh my goodness!' Cagalli then ended her thoughts
"Kira, Lacus and who, Cagalli?" Athrun assumed
"Ahhh, ehhhh, to… ummmm, Eugene… Ya! Eugene Kinomoto… hehe" Cagalli soon made her mistake up
"Eugene? What's his connection with this?" Athrun confusingly asked
"Nothing… he happens to be one of our group mates at that time, and I think he has a crush on Lacus…" Cagalli answered
"Eugene has a crush on Lacus? That's why you're observing him also?" Athrun replied
"Yap! You are correct! In any case, the game is getting better and better. And look, Kira and Lacus are up by 4 points. How nice!" Cagalli then finishes their conversation
(Anyhow, maybe you're thinking who EUGENE KINOMOTO is; well actually he is one of my OCs. About his appearance, he has black hair almost as long as Kira. He is quite handsome and has a crush on Lacus. Just imagine his image. Also his eyes were dark blue and quite tall. Hehe)
Back to the game…
Kira happens to catch up on every move Lacus make. He seems to know the rules and he also have quite the moves to go with it. But there was one shot taken by badminton partner, who happens to be Eugene... what a co-incidence
Kira fell a bit on the ground, almost, but he was able to prevent falling because he leaned his hand onto the ground to support his body
"Kira, are you alright?" Lacus asked
"Yeah I'm fine…" Kira answered and continued playing
Lacus, as usual, is concerned about Kira. She doesn't seem to believe that Kira is okay. Kira's face was quite aggressive and he seems to look at Eugene angrily. Eugene was smirking on him also, that's why it seemed that there is a war between the two boys' eyes
"It's sure is a hot atmosphere between Kira and Eugene…" Sai started
"What do you mean by that Sai?" Kuzzy replied
"Look at their eyes. The only thing left undone for the two of them in but their rackets down and start grabbing onto each other's neck and start chocking each other. Terrible if that happens…" Sai soon ended
"Why would they do that?" Kuzzy replied
"Don't' you know? Eugene Kinomoto…" Sai answered
"What about Eugene?"
"He has a huge crush on Lacus…" Sai followed
"Really? No wonder he looked so mad when he overheard Kira talking to the girls… I wonder what Kira said at that moment…" Kuzzy thought
"Kira surprisingly told those girls that Lacus is her girlfriend" Yzak answers while approaching Sai and Kuzzy
"What? Kira actually said that?" Kuzzy replied with a shocked tune
"Did it shock you? Me too… that sure is surprising… You think it's true?" Yzak then ends with a question
"Don't know, but why bother?" Sai followed
"Nothing…" Yzak soon ended
Lacus-destiny: Well, that's for the 5th chapter. Again I am really sorry for not updating… Sorry so much… Anyway, we'll have the badminton II on the next chapter. For now, please enjoy reading and reviewing. Classes is about to end, hopefully after the school year I'll have my time to regularly update my fanfics. Hehehe. Thanks a lot! God Bless always and ciao!