Gundam SEED Fan Fiction ❯ Equal In Life ❯ Comedy and Tragedy ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter 6: Comedy and Tragedy

 

(1:00 P.M)

 

"Cagalli, just where are you dragging me?" Athrun managed to ask as they made a sudden stop.

 

"Oh, nowhere in particular." Cagalli said with a mischievous smile. Athrun face-faulted. Laughing, Cagalli continued. "I just wanted to leave Dearka and Miriallia alone. They have some issues to work out. Seeing that Kira and Lacus left, I thought it would be the perfect time to leave those two alone."

 

"Yea...but it wasn't necessary to drag me twelve blocks in a random direction." He murmured.

 

"What did you say?"

 

"Um...nothing, nothing." Athrun waved his hands back and forth wildly, sweat-dropping.

 

"That's what I thought." She remarked smugly.

 

"So, anything you particularly want to do now?" He asked.

 

"Not really...hey, isn't that the amusement park Arabella mentioned earlier?" Cagalli suddenly got excited. "Come on!" She skipped along, with an amused Athrun right beside her. Soon, they got inside, and Cagalli looked around frantically, excited. However, she gave Athrun a disapproving look. "Stop being like that!"

 

"Huh?" Athrun remarked, truly confused.

 

"You're too tense and moody." She told him straight off. "Come on, loosen up! Let's have some fun." Not sensing a change in Athrun's demeanor, she added, "Please...for me?" with a cute face. Athrun couldn't help but smile.

 

"All right, I'll try."

 

"Good." She said, as she became her usual self again. It wasn't everyday that she pulled a stunt like that. But then again, it worked every time when it came to Athrun.

 

"So what would you like to do first?" Athrun asked kindly. He was always such a gentleman.

 

"Could we eat first? I'm really hungry." She replied, while her eyes scanned for the nearest food stand.

 

"Of course." He led her to the nearest table, and motioned for her to sit. "I'll get everything, you just wait here." Before she could protest, he sped off, already half way to the front of the line.

 

"Sometimes I think he spoils me too much." She murmured to herself. "But that's the way I like him." She added with a smirk, watching Athrun walk back towards her with the food.

 

"Anything else you want?" He asked, sitting right across from her.

 

"No, this is fine." With that, she dug into the food, but still keeping her attention on Athrun. Soon, they started to joke around, and Cagalli had to try her best not to choke on her food.

 

"I remember this one time," Athrun said, as he talked about what he and the other three pilots did in their spare time. "Dearka tried to play a practical joke on us, so he switched our shampoo with honey..."

 

"What!" Cagalli burst out laughing. "I can't believe...hold on, let me get some cotton candy first..." She attempted to get up, but because she was laughing so hard, she tripped, and fell straight towards the table, knocking it, the food, and the chairs straight to the ground. Luckily, Athrun grabbed her just in time so that she wouldn't fall face flat on the hard floor, but that couldn't be said of anything else.

 

"I'm so sorry..." Cagalli apologized to the cleaning crew who came to take care of the mess.

 

"Hey Cagalli, I think you spilled something on your jacket. I'll go and get some napkins." Athrun offered. Cagalli nodded wordlessly as he left. Then out of the corner of her eye, she saw three girls jeering at her.

 

"It's obvious that she's a Natural, seeing that she's so clumsy." The red-haired girl remarked haughtily.

 

"I know, it's so obvious." A brown-headed girl agreed.

 

"Although I think her boyfriend is a Coordinator." A black-haired girl commented lastly.

 

"Obviously..." The red-haired girl replied, rolling her eyes. "I mean, how else could he have been so fast?"

 

"Not to mention, so cute." The brown-haired girl added.

 

"I don't know why he would waste his time on such a pathetic Natural." The redheaded girl continued.

 

"Hey, Cagalli I'm back with the..." Athrun stopped, as he saw the frown on Cagalli's face.

 

"This country is so messed up, letting Naturals run about as they please." The redheaded girl was on a roll, especially with the two other girls nodding their heads in unison. "But then of course, considering just who...or should I say what the ruler of the country is, I'm not so surprised." She finished with that snide remark. The other two wore similar patronizing grins.

 

"We're so glad you came to visit us." The black-haired girl said to the red-haired girl. "It's been such a long time that we actually got to talk with someone who truly understands the situation..."

 

"Cagalli," Athrun said, as he gently laid a hand on her shoulder. "I think we should go now." Cagalli had half a mind to go and scream at the three girls, but seeing Athrun's warning glance, she instead proceeded to glare at them, a glare that the three girls completely ignored.

 

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(Athrun POV, 3:00 P.M.)

 

"Are you feeling better now?" I asked, concerned. It wasn't usual for Cagalli to be so quiet, and that made me worried. But then again, she had every reason to be. After hearing that...who wouldn't be? Even though I'm a Coordinator, those words stung. How could anyone talk about other human beings like that? And I only heard what they said at the end. I'm sure Cagalli heard a lot more, and the comments were probably directed at her, I'm sure.

 

"Yes, I'm fine." She replied half-heartedly.

 

"Are you sure?"

 

"Yes, I am!" She said it again, this time with her usual temper.

 

"That's the Cagalli I know." I remarked, smiling. And that's the Cagalli I love. Of course, I still lacked the courage to say that aloud to her, but someday...

 

She started to blush. That's when I realized that we were standing really close... we sit down for a moment?" She blurted out, obviously embarrassed.

 

I tried my best not to laugh, and replied, "Sure." I led her to a nearby bench and helped her sit down. Then I looked at the surroundings. This was probably the game corner. "Cagalli," I started, attempting to cheer her up, "do you want me to win you a stuffed animal?"

 

Her eyes suddenly brightened. "Of course!" Then her eyes scanned the booths excitedly looking at the dolls. "I want...that one!" She said childishly, and then laughed at her behavior.

 

"Good choice." I answered while laughing with her. "All right, just wait for me." She nodded happily, obviously feeling better. I approached the booth, feeling a lot more relieved.

 

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(Cagalli POV, 3:15 P.M.)

 

I watched as Athrun walked towards the booth. He always acted so sweet towards me. Sometimes I wondered if I actually deserved him. After all, I did yell at him a lot. I really needed to be a better girlfriend. He deserved so much more, and I always gave him less.

 

"Hey, watch where you're going!"

 

"Huh?" I stared in disbelief. How could I have done anything wrong? I was sitting down the whole time...then I looked up and saw...those three again.

 

"Oh look, it's that Natural girl again." The red-haired girl smirked, and the other two followed. It was obvious by now that she was the leader of the three. I clutched my hand into a fist, fuming with rage. Who did she think she was? And why did she always assume things? Okay, so maybe I am a Natural, but that didn't mean the other girl could treat me like dirt because of it. I opened my mouth to yell, when she commented, "That's you're boyfriend over there, right? I feel sorry for him. You probably don't treat him right."

 

I should have yelled, screamed, slapped her, or displayed any form of retaliation. Instead, I just sat there, trying my best not to cry. Because, in a way, she was right... "Awww...she's about to cry." The brown-haired girl mocked.

 

"Of course, what else did you expect?" The redhead continued. "Naturals are weak." The three then laughed and sauntered on their way.

 

"Cagalli I'm back." Athrun said, holding up the doll. He immediately sensed that something wasn't right, and kept on glancing back and forth between the three retreating girls and me. "Well, I guess this just isn't our day." He helped me stand, trying to comfort me. I couldn't help but be grateful. "I think we should start heading back." He suggested. Not wanting to argue, I just followed, without a word.

 

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(4:15 P.M.)

 

"Athrun, am I really that clumsy?"

 

"Well, I admit that you're not exactly the most graceful person I met..." Athrun said, while making sure that a slap wasn't coming his way. "But I like you just the way you are." Cagalli remained speechless for a while (which was quite rare for her). Then she slowly smiled.

 

"I don't know what I would do without you." Without warning, she hugged him, and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. Athrun's face turned red, and he just stood there, not knowing what to do.

 

"I...um..."

 

"Come on!" Cagalli beckoned laughing and pointing at the display window next to them. "I think I figured out what to get the others for Christmas." Athrun smiled, and followed.

 

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Done! Yay!

 

Hopefully there wasn't too much fluff...

 

Weren't those girls evil? At least Athrun was there to make Cagalli feel better...go Athrun! ) lol...

 

So...how was the chapter? A little bit longer than the last one, but I guess it's still not that much longer...sorry