First Love chapter 2
Standard disclaimer: the author does not own Gundam Seed(Destiny) or any of its characters. Gundam Seed(Destiny) is the property of Bandai and Sunrise plus other people who I don't know the names of.
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Athrun Zala bit down firmly on the inside of his lip to keep from laughing in Cagalli's stunned face.
While it had been over a year since they had last spoken face to face, he knew from the frequent letters and phone calls that they had shared that her temper when it came to being laughed at was still as quick to flare as ever.
Which was exactly why he took a deep and steadying breath before coming closer to her and saying,"Is that all you have to say my princess?"
For while it was true that he didn't want to tick her off by laughing at her, seeing her eyes glow with that passionate fire because of him teasing her, well that was a different story all together.
And glow they did.
Leaping to her feet, Cagalli slammed her hands down on her desk and leaning forward yelled,"How many times do I have tell you, Athrun Zala, do not call me princess!!!"
Athrun's eyes shimmered with mirth as Cagalli glowered down at him.
Seeing this a brief look of confusion and uncertainty crossed her features, before realization filled her eyes and she plopped back down in her high backed leather office chair.
Resting her chin in the palm of her left hand, Cagalli gave him a dirty look and said grumpily,"You did that on purpose."
At this Athrun started laughing unashamedly and in an unrepentant voice said,"Yes, I did."
Sighing, Cagalli said,"I don't suppose you'd be willing to share why you felt the need to tick me off? Or even why you are here in the first place?"
Athrun's laughter quickly ceased at this and instead he gave her a worried smile as he said,"The reason I ticked you off on purpose was because it was obvious when I came into the room that you needed to blow off a little steam and the reason I came here is well...."
Shifting uneasily in his seat, Athrun finally let out a sigh of his own and leaning forward said in a quiet voice,"Cagalli, have you noticed anything odd about Kira lately?"
Cagalli's eyebrows drew downwards in a look of confusion at this question and in a cautious voice she said,"No, but I haven't seen him in about a week. Why have you noticed something, Athrun?"
Staring down at the desk top, Athrun nodded shortly, saying,"Yes, and there is something wrong with Lacus as well."
Frowning now, Cagalli said in an impatient voice,"Well, what's wrong with them?"
Raising his eyes to met her's, Athrun answered in a worried tone,"They haven't spoken in two months."
It was all Cagalli could do not to smack him when he said this. Honestly, he gets her all stirred up and the only thing wrong is that Kira and Lacus haven't spoken to each other in two months!
Suddenly just as she had decided to go ahead and give a good smack on the back of his head, the reason why Athrun was so concerned sank into her sleep deprived mind.
Kira and Lacus hadn't spoken in two months! There was no way that could be right. After all her brother and his girlfriend were the perfect couple. They hardly ever fought and when they did it was resolved in less than an hour.
Athrun had to be wrong about how long it had been since they had last spoken. He just had to be!
Leaning further over the desk, Cagalli almost touched Athrun's nose with her own as she said in an equally worried voice,"Are you sure about this Athrun? You didn't just miss one of Kira's visits or something?"
Shaking his head, Athrun said in a depressed tone,"No, I asked Lacus when I noticed that she wasn't locking herself away in her office every night for his phone calls.She told me that she just didn't want to talk to him. That's why I came here, I was wondering if you might know what was going on with Kira that he isn't up at PLANT trying to fix whatever is wrong with his and Lacus's relationship."
Her lips tightening into a grim line, Cagalli said angrily,"No, I haven't seen Kira for more than a couple hours every other week recently. And then all we manage to talk about is our jobs.Have you spoken to him about this?"
Running a hand through his hair in an anxious manner, Athrun said,"Yeah, I did. He told me to stay out of his business and that he found it humorous that a guy who couldn't keep a relationship going for more than couple of years was trying to give him advice."
Cagalli's eyes widen at this little bit of info and in a shocked tone said,"Wow, this is worse than I thought."
Then straightening up in her chair, she gave him a confident smirk and said,"So, what are we going to do to fix this?"
Laughing at her sudden change in attitude, Athrun's eyes cleared of worry and in a lighter tone began brain storming with her as to how they could get their two friends back on speaking terms.
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"So, it's decided we are going to send them on a two week vacation in Paris. But,how exactly are we going to get them to go?"
At this question from Athrun, Cagalli blinked hazy eyes at him and said,"Hmm?"
Tilting his to the side, Athrun said in a worried voice,"Are you all right, Cagalli? Do you want me to leave? I should leave after all we've been going at this for over an hour."
Jerking up right at this Cagalli said swiftly,"No,no, don't leave, it's been a long week.Continue with your ideas, Athrun."
Studying her face for a moment, Athrun continue throwing out ideas on how to get Kira and Lacus to go to Paris, knowing that if they didn't get an idea now she would probably be up all night thinking about it anyways. As he did this Cagalli silently watched him,nodding every so often to let him know she was listening with a small smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she wistfully thought about how much she had missed this.
Missed seeing how his eyes lit up when a plan fell together, miss how his lips would tighten when he was gathering his thoughts, missed... missed him.
Which was exactly why she said what she did.
"Why don't we present it to them as a get together for the four of us? After all it has been a long time since any of us has had a vacation. Much less seen each other."
Athrun smiled at this suggestion and after confirming when she would be able to get two weeks off it was decided, and he left her to go back to the PLANTS and back to Lacus to convince her to go take a vacation with the three of them. Leaving Cagalli alone to convince her brother and to set in motion a plan of her own.
A plan to get Athrun back into her life.
For good.
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Author's note.Thank you for reading.
God bless you!
... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
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Athrun Zala bit down firmly on the inside of his lip to keep from laughing in Cagalli's stunned face.
While it had been over a year since they had last spoken face to face, he knew from the frequent letters and phone calls that they had shared that her temper when it came to being laughed at was still as quick to flare as ever.
Which was exactly why he took a deep and steadying breath before coming closer to her and saying,"Is that all you have to say my princess?"
For while it was true that he didn't want to tick her off by laughing at her, seeing her eyes glow with that passionate fire because of him teasing her, well that was a different story all together.
And glow they did.
Leaping to her feet, Cagalli slammed her hands down on her desk and leaning forward yelled,"How many times do I have tell you, Athrun Zala, do not call me princess!!!"
Athrun's eyes shimmered with mirth as Cagalli glowered down at him.
Seeing this a brief look of confusion and uncertainty crossed her features, before realization filled her eyes and she plopped back down in her high backed leather office chair.
Resting her chin in the palm of her left hand, Cagalli gave him a dirty look and said grumpily,"You did that on purpose."
At this Athrun started laughing unashamedly and in an unrepentant voice said,"Yes, I did."
Sighing, Cagalli said,"I don't suppose you'd be willing to share why you felt the need to tick me off? Or even why you are here in the first place?"
Athrun's laughter quickly ceased at this and instead he gave her a worried smile as he said,"The reason I ticked you off on purpose was because it was obvious when I came into the room that you needed to blow off a little steam and the reason I came here is well...."
Shifting uneasily in his seat, Athrun finally let out a sigh of his own and leaning forward said in a quiet voice,"Cagalli, have you noticed anything odd about Kira lately?"
Cagalli's eyebrows drew downwards in a look of confusion at this question and in a cautious voice she said,"No, but I haven't seen him in about a week. Why have you noticed something, Athrun?"
Staring down at the desk top, Athrun nodded shortly, saying,"Yes, and there is something wrong with Lacus as well."
Frowning now, Cagalli said in an impatient voice,"Well, what's wrong with them?"
Raising his eyes to met her's, Athrun answered in a worried tone,"They haven't spoken in two months."
It was all Cagalli could do not to smack him when he said this. Honestly, he gets her all stirred up and the only thing wrong is that Kira and Lacus haven't spoken to each other in two months!
Suddenly just as she had decided to go ahead and give a good smack on the back of his head, the reason why Athrun was so concerned sank into her sleep deprived mind.
Kira and Lacus hadn't spoken in two months! There was no way that could be right. After all her brother and his girlfriend were the perfect couple. They hardly ever fought and when they did it was resolved in less than an hour.
Athrun had to be wrong about how long it had been since they had last spoken. He just had to be!
Leaning further over the desk, Cagalli almost touched Athrun's nose with her own as she said in an equally worried voice,"Are you sure about this Athrun? You didn't just miss one of Kira's visits or something?"
Shaking his head, Athrun said in a depressed tone,"No, I asked Lacus when I noticed that she wasn't locking herself away in her office every night for his phone calls.She told me that she just didn't want to talk to him. That's why I came here, I was wondering if you might know what was going on with Kira that he isn't up at PLANT trying to fix whatever is wrong with his and Lacus's relationship."
Her lips tightening into a grim line, Cagalli said angrily,"No, I haven't seen Kira for more than a couple hours every other week recently. And then all we manage to talk about is our jobs.Have you spoken to him about this?"
Running a hand through his hair in an anxious manner, Athrun said,"Yeah, I did. He told me to stay out of his business and that he found it humorous that a guy who couldn't keep a relationship going for more than couple of years was trying to give him advice."
Cagalli's eyes widen at this little bit of info and in a shocked tone said,"Wow, this is worse than I thought."
Then straightening up in her chair, she gave him a confident smirk and said,"So, what are we going to do to fix this?"
Laughing at her sudden change in attitude, Athrun's eyes cleared of worry and in a lighter tone began brain storming with her as to how they could get their two friends back on speaking terms.
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"So, it's decided we are going to send them on a two week vacation in Paris. But,how exactly are we going to get them to go?"
At this question from Athrun, Cagalli blinked hazy eyes at him and said,"Hmm?"
Tilting his to the side, Athrun said in a worried voice,"Are you all right, Cagalli? Do you want me to leave? I should leave after all we've been going at this for over an hour."
Jerking up right at this Cagalli said swiftly,"No,no, don't leave, it's been a long week.Continue with your ideas, Athrun."
Studying her face for a moment, Athrun continue throwing out ideas on how to get Kira and Lacus to go to Paris, knowing that if they didn't get an idea now she would probably be up all night thinking about it anyways. As he did this Cagalli silently watched him,nodding every so often to let him know she was listening with a small smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as she wistfully thought about how much she had missed this.
Missed seeing how his eyes lit up when a plan fell together, miss how his lips would tighten when he was gathering his thoughts, missed... missed him.
Which was exactly why she said what she did.
"Why don't we present it to them as a get together for the four of us? After all it has been a long time since any of us has had a vacation. Much less seen each other."
Athrun smiled at this suggestion and after confirming when she would be able to get two weeks off it was decided, and he left her to go back to the PLANTS and back to Lacus to convince her to go take a vacation with the three of them. Leaving Cagalli alone to convince her brother and to set in motion a plan of her own.
A plan to get Athrun back into her life.
For good.
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Author's note.Thank you for reading.
God bless you!
... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23