THINGS YOU DO FOR LOVE
Lacus-destiny: Hi guys! So far, how do you find the story? Well, thank you very much for the reviews. I really appreciate them! So far… here's chap 8!
Chapter 8: Admit it!
Cagalli thought hard… But somehow, she can't seem to figure out what is the role of that guy in her life
'All I know is that he's my friend… but why is it that I feel something different…? Sai is my friend, Yzak and the others are my friends… If he's my friend, my feelings towards him should be the same as my feelings for Sai and the others right? But how come it's different!' Cagalli said to herself
What is it that she can't get here? Is it just because of irritation and anger to Christine that's why she's been like this? Or is it just she felt this long before she got irritated? Maybe she already had this feeling but she just can't explain and she thought it was just a feeling for an ordinary friend. Could it be possible that Cagalli's feelings just need some pushing?
Meanwhile, Athrun can't help but worry the whole time he, Kira and Lacus look for Cagalli
'Maybe there's something that I did that's she didn't liked. Maybe I did something wrong at our game that irritated her…. Oh! I don't know what to do!' Athrun problematically thought while Lacus tapped him from behind
"Hey… don't pressure yourself too much… You know, I'm pretty sure you're not the reason why Cagalli did that. Just relax. Pretty soon, we'll be able to find her" Lacus soothed
"I wish you're right Lacus… I wish" Athrun replied
"Hey guys its Cagalli!" Kira started
"Cagalli!" Lacus followed while approaching her bestfriend. Kira and Athrun followed her
"Where have you been? We were so worried about you" Athrun followed
"He got that right. What he meant is sis, HE was so worried about you" Kira followed
Cagalli didn't say anything in return. Athrun just looked at her while Kira saw Yzak and Sai approaching them
"Hi Yzak, Hi Sai" Lacus started
"Hey there" Yzak replied
"Hi. Anyhow, we've been looking for you Kira" Sai followed
"Looking for me? Why would you be?" Kira answered
"The doctor's been looking for you…." Yzak replied
"For what reason?"
"He said somebody left a handkerchief at the clinic. It was found at the second bed. Was that yours?" Sai asked
"Was it there-?" Kira suddenly kept quiet. He dragged Sai and Yzak out of the court while Lacus curiously looked
"Now where are those boys going?" Lacus asked. But no reply was heard
Athrun and Cagalli were both just staring at each other.
"What's with these two?" Lacus said to herself
"Hey Athrun… Cagalli… Hello…" Lacus draw herself nearer Athrun and Cagalli
Cagalli shook her head down. While Athrun looked away
"I'm- I'm so sorry for making you worried" Cagalli started after a few moments of silence
"That's okay. Anyhow, where have you been? We've been looking all over for you" Lacus replied
"You have? I'm so sorry for bothering you. I just walked around for a while that's all" Cagalli answered
"Oh I see… Maybe we weren't just given the luck to bump onto you while we were searching. Hehe… right Athrun?" Lacus replied
"Uh… yeah" Athrun replied
Cagalli shook her head down again
"I wonder why Kira was called…If you guys don't mind, I'll just got check him out" Lacus started
"Okay" Cagalli answered. She sat down back at their bench. Athrun sat beside her
She looked at Athrun while Athrun was looking somewhere else
'His emerald eyes are so perfect. The way his hair flows down is so amazing. His lips are very precious. Every time he smiles… his smiles brighten up everything. And when he looks at me-'Suddenly Cagalli stopped wondering when she noticed Athrun was looking at her. She quickly looked away while Athrun looked away as well
'What's wrong with me! Why can't I speak? Why can't I talk to her! Oh Come on Athrun! You're more than that!' Athrun thought as he looked back at Cagalli
'Why was she looking at me? Was there something wrong with my face or something? He thought as he decided to finally speak
"Hey… Cagalli…" He started
Cagalli looked half-way "Hn?" she mumbled
"I'm just curious… Why did you walk away like that? Was it something that I did?"
"No… of course not"
"Then what's the reason?"
"I told you right? I just wanted to walk around"
"So sudden…"
"Things can change in just a wink of an eye"
"I'm sorry"
"Why?"
"Oh, nothing"
"Would you cut it out?"
"Cut out what?"
"Every time we're talking… and when I ask you a question- that I don't know if it bothers you- you always say 'oh nothing'… I hate that phrase"
"I barely say that"
"Oh! Whatever Athrun…"
"What's with you?"
"You're asking what's with me; Why don't you tell me first what's with you?"
"Hey let's put a reality check in this one, okay. On the contrary, you're the one who walked out without any reason; second, you're the one who just appeared right in front of us and telling us that you just walked around. Come on Cagalli, who's kindergarten kid is gonna believe that you're just walking around while we search the whole campus? Now tell me, whom between the two of us must tell what's up, huh?"
"Okay, here's my reality check. Who is that person that thought he was the reason why I walked out? Hey, I never told that person or anyone else that he's the reason why I walked out; second, if ever that person did something that would make me walk out like that, that person must be the most important one in my entire life!"
"Okay, then tell me... who's that person? Because I know, and I believe that you didn't just walk out like that just to walk around. Which means, that person is the reason why you behaved in such way" Athrun answered smartly
"He's not worth knowing" Cagalli answered
But before Athrun could reply, Christine entered the scenery
"There you are Athrun…" she started
"Humph!" Cagalli mumbled as she stood up and walked away
"Hey Cagalli, wait!" Athrun followed but Christine sat beside Athrun
"Let her be… Anyhow, I was just wondering if ever you're free. Maybe we could eat snack or something. Also, I wanted to make up for what I've done at the field this morning. I'm really sorry about that" Christine started
"Believe me that's nothing" Athrun stood up
"Where are you going?" Christine asked
"Thank you for the offer, but I'm afraid I better get going…" Athrun bid and ran off- hoping that he'd still catch up on Cagalli
"That Cagalli's lucky. But still, I won't give him up just that" Christine ended as she walked out of the court
Athrun ran as fast as he could-looking for Cagalli. As he spotted Cagalli he called out for her name but Cagalli continued walking. She was heading for the campus playground
Athrun ran faster until he grab hold Cagalli's hand
"Let go!" Cagalli struggled but Athrun wouldn't let her go
"See! You walked out again!" Athrun replied
"Come on Athrun, why don't you go back to that Christine, huh!" Cagalli angrily answered
"What?"
"I bet you like it when she's around right?"
"What are you talking about?"
'Oh no! That's it! My mouth has gone too far!' Cagalli worried. She tried to make Athrun let go of her hand but Athrun just clutched it tightly
"Let go off me!"
"No! Now tell me Cagalli… what's going on with you?"
"I hate you! I hate you! All this time! I thought that somehow you feel that same way about me… the same as how I feel about you. And then, that Christine-freak is gonna show up from nowhere and everything is ruined and!-" But before Cagalli finishes, Athrun let go of her hand and became silent. Cagalli on the other hand covered her mouth- realizing she had said too much already
'I… did I just said the same way I feel about him! Oh no
No way! I can't live like this! Is that really my feelings? Oooh what am I supposed to do now!' Cagalli hardly thought
"Cagalli…" Athrun started
"Hey, I didn't mean what I just said- I mean, don't mind everything that I've told you. All of that was untrue and-" but before she could finish, Athrun uttered words that she never expected
"I like you…" he said
". . . . . . . . . . . . "
Silence was around. As Cagalli faced Athrun with great shock and surprise
"You… You what?"
"I like you Cagalli… I really do"
"But I thought-"
"What you're thinking is wrong. Christine is a total stranger to me. The one that I really like, is the person always right beside me. And that's you"
"Athrun…"
"I've been thinking about this for so long. Now I know that I'm certain. My heart is not lying. I really like you Cagalli… I really do"
"I…"
"Now that I've already told you; I think I can finally breathe deeply. I've been keeping this for so many years… and somehow, now's the time when I found courage to finally tell you. I'm not expecting that you feel the same way too, but at least I already let it out. It's enough that you already know. I'm very much happy" Athrun smiled as he started to walk away
"Hey wait!" Cagalli shouted
Athrun stopped and looked at Cagalli
"Aren't you even going to listen to what I've to say?"
"Uh…"
"Look, I hate to admit it, but you really want things fast, do you? Okay then… I have no choice but to keep up with you"
"What do you mean?"
"Look, walking out is really not my attitude… you know that. But this freak-guy made me so irritated that my body just told me to walk out. I really hate that guy for making me do that. But then, as I walk and think things thoroughly, I asked myself, what is it with that guy that I hated? I soon realized… I was just jealous. Hehe. Pretty funny ei? Just because I saw him talking with the girl I hated most, all my emotions went out. And I meant ALL… cause… even my love for you went out…."
Athrun was speechless. He doesn't know what to say or do. All he knew is, he and Cagalli are both blushing
"Funny. What a silly jealousy can do…" Cagalli jokingly started
"Yeah… funny… Cause… I love you too ya know…" Athrun followed
"You what?"
"Please don't make me say it again… okay. Cause, I know you feel it… so don't deny it"
"This is amazing… cause… I- I never thought you feel the same way about me"
"I was scared too. I was wondering maybe you don't feel the same so I ignored my feelings"
"I guess we're both stupid…"
"I agree…"
Then the both of them smiled at each other. They were both silent for some time. Then Athrun drew himself nearer and embraced Cagalli
"You don't know how happy I am right now…" he whispered
"Oh yeah… Tell you what… I think I know…" Cagalli answered
Lacus-destiny: Okay, that a wrap! I hope you liked it… Well, anyhow… Merry Christmas to all! Happy Holidays! I hope you enjoyed. If there are comments, suggestions and whatsoever- just tell me okay. I am very much open. Thanks for reading and reviewing. Keep it up1 Thank you very much! God bless! Ciao! See ya!
Access next chapter on the next chap: Hey it's a good thing Athrun and Cagalli are able to make things up, right? Anyhow, on the next chap we'll see how Kira will deal with Eugene. This is a fight for love so keep on reading. See yah on the next chapter guys! Ciao!