THINGS YOU DO FOR LOVE
Hi! It's been a while, hasn't it? My computer had this problem again and for a while I wasn't able to use it. Well, I do hope you're all still in for this story. Don't worry; I'll try to get this finished ASAP. School's pretty tough especially for someone in a graduating year. Well, it's bad to keep you waiting. Here's chapter 13
Chapter 13: Mystery misery
So much for Fllay and Meer's schemes, we'll go back to the volleyball game
The score is now 20-19, in favor of OPH. It's Miriallia's turn to serve. Her service is pretty much like a clear shot in badminton; it's high but spins wildly. It's the kind of service one would feel shaky just thinking about receiving it.
But no matter how scary the ball looks like, it seems that lady maroon doesn't care anymore. She ran to where the ball is about to land and received it. She didn't even care if her teammates were already prepared to receive the ball. As she got it over to the other side, she kept on ordering her teammates around, shouting their names here and there.
Cagalli's more annoyed this time for she can see the South High team getting all irritated and grumpy because of their dictator. "Let's kill this game, girls" Cagalli uttered, loud enough for everyone to hear. They were able to pass the ball over the other side and when it came back, Mir, Lacus and Cagalli prepared for their attack
Mir received the ball from the back line, Lacus tossed it a little high above the net then Cagalli spiked it
It was smooth and swift -a score for OPH- and Mir prepares for her service.
….And another nice service from Mir started a whole new rally. She bagged 2 more points, thus inching their victory to 2-point away.
OPH's service ended for lady maroon gave a good-kill on Mir's third service.
Of course, its South High's time to make a serve; South High's service was drastically hard to receive. It's powerful and well… it's really powerful.
The server looks odd, wearing mild-shaded playing goggles and a cap
Unfortunately, they gained 3 points in a row with no sweat at all.
"God… That was unexpected… Who's that server anyway???" Lacus heard someone from the crowd as their coach called for a time-out
On the bench…
"Okay ladies, what's going on out there?...!"Their coach asked, emphasizing on her exclamation mark
"Well, it's pretty obvious they hid their weapon coach" Lacus answered, as polite as possible
Their coach took a deep breath. "Captain, what can you say about this?" she spoke, looking at Cagalli.
Cagalli on the other hand has her eyes locked on the server.
"Hey Cagalli…" Lacus elbowed her
"We'll just have to deal with that girl's service then we'll clean this game up" Cagalli answered, her eyes still on its prey
"All right, you heard it girls, show 'em what you've got then… anyone who wants to make a substitution?"
"I do… can't help it… can't breathe" Mir stated as the coach entered a substitution for her
And the game was on.
The score was a close 23-22. First to get 25 takes the victory…
Meanwhile…
OVAL (FOOTBALL COURT)
"Come on Kira, put it in!" Athrun shouted as he passed the ball to Kira, who was doing his inside job past the defenders
"Here goes…" he uttered as he tapped the ball to stop, then gave it a strong kick
"PppprrrrrttttT! GOAL"
…..
"Nice one guys!" The team had a group hug and each received a pat on the shoulder by Mr. La Flaga
"Nice goal Yamato" La Flaga added as Kira and Athrun hurried their way to the locker room
"Next game's after lunch, what's your hurry?" La Flaga tried to catch them
"Urgent coach… later!" Kira shouted as he and Athrun disappeared in a flash
As the boys sprint their way to the volleyball court, they went pass Fllay and Eugene though; they did not notice the two
Fllay raised an eye-brow while Eugene just rolled his eyes
"What's the silence all about?" Meer peeked through her jacket hood as she stood between Fllay and Eugene
"Nothing… Let's get going…" Eugene uttered, leading the way away from the volleyball court
…..
"You better wish the game's still on buddy…" Athrun uttered as they entered the volleyball court. When he's in, he heard the crowd cheer and saw that the ball's still in the air
"Nice…" Kira uttered then the two made their way to seats near the benches. Kira saw Mir on the seats and called onto her
"…Hey, Kira… Athrun… Boy, you're early" Mir uttered as she took a drink from her jug and took off the towel that was on top of her head
"Sorry… Would you mind telling us what's going on?" Athrun answered as Kira watched mindfully
"Well, the scoreboard would tell you most of it… As you can see, we came to a 24-24… first to get to 26 wins…"
"Last two…" Athrun uttered while Kira kept quiet as Lacus takes her place as a server
When Lacus raised her ball and prepares for an overhead serve, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes
Kira closed his eyes as well…
"Come on baby… give them something they'll never forget…" Kira whispered as Lacus takes the serve.
It was a jump-serve and went swiftly. It caught the back liners off guard so the ball kissed the ground in a matter of seconds
The whistle blew and the score was 25-24
"Nice!" Cagalli met Lacus' hand as the server prepares for the next and hopefully final serve of the game
"Kill it…" Athrun whispered as Lacus gave another jump-serve
Lady maroon got it surprisingly. Lacus was obviously disappointed but moved quickly to her position as the ball was tossed in the air and then spiked to their side of the court
"Get it!" Cagalli shouted as the back liners worked hard to receive the ball. Lacus was the one who took the hit, and then Cagalli tossed it, as a spiker launched an attack
Lady maroon and the mysterious server worked hard to block the attack but Lacus dove to save it…
"Set!" Cagalli shouted then another team member tossed Lacus' saved ball
"End it now Cagalli!" Out from nowhere, Cagalli heard a very particular voice
Kira and Mir almost jumped out of their seats as they saw Athrun, all stood up and shouting his lungs out
"You asked for it…" Cagalli whispered then grinned. Then at a fraction of a second, the ball smacked the ground
The whistle blew longer, the game was over. OPH won 26-24
"YEAH!" Athrun raised a hand then rushed to celebrate the girls' victory. Kira and Mir followed him
But before any good moments, the players were asked to line for a hand-shake
After the hand shake, Cagalli spotted her no.1 fan
She ran to him as he caught her in a hug.
"You definitely got them" he whispered as she faced him
"I ended it" she answered as Athrun nodded. "I know…"
Kira and Lacus shared their own hug and moments. But Lacus was rattled, as she saw the mysterious server approach her and asked for a handshake
"Your serve was great…" the mysterious server spoke
"Thanks… Yours too…"
"Hey Lacus…" Cagalli, followed by Athrun, approached Lacus, Kira and the server
"Oh, nice game Cagalli…" the server offered a handshake to her as well
Cagalli took it with a 'Thank you'
"Nice boyfriend as well…" the server grinned as Cagalli and the others frowned
The server approached Athrun and looked at him from head to toe
"…You're…" Athrun uttered as the server took off her cap and goggles
Lacus and Kira's eyes' widened
"Christine…" Athrun uttered as Cagalli grinned
I'm so sorry, I have to cut this here… I know, short… please forgive me… I really am a SUPER LATE updater… I'm really sorry… Well, vacation's up so I'm dead serious in finishing this story… please leave a review… thanks! God Bless everyone!