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Chapter 3

Cagalli dreaded when the next day ended too fast than she wanted. God it was just a freakin assembly and Mr. Tech head thought he was all that and given her one heck of a time. She really believed he was doing it just for fun now. Cagalli had enough for the rehersal she threw up her hands and shouted "That it! We're done for today and tomorrow just be prepared." And she stomped off.

Yzak looked down from the balcony to the forum and give a questioning look while Athrun just turned off the equiptment.

"Atleast we ended earlier than yesterday," Yzak said for he too was relieve they could get out of the school. "And you," he turned to Athrun, "Why are you being so hard on her when you don't even know her?"

Athrn almost chocked, "I know her, maybe not well enough at all but I know her."

Yzak continued to stare at Athrun back for a bit then turned back, "I guess we could go to the arcade now since its early."

Athrun walked passed him towards the door and agreed, "Well then lets get out of here."

Next day

Cagalli knew things were not going to run well at all since afterall she couldn't connect with Athrun. They had a script hopefully they would follow it correctly. It was just an assembly again no big deal, after this there won't be one till the end of the school year.

The assembly started and Athrun watched from above. He was wondering should he do something and ruin it for her but he decided on his good heart that he had taking his portion back during the last two days. He just follow the script. He didn't even know what cause him to do that. Cagalli was very surprised that nothing happened at all and everything went slick and before she knew it was all over. She almost forgot that Athrun was in charge of the show till she saw him.

"Cheh, forgot to thank us at the end of the assembly," Athrun muttered. Yzak was beside him, "They never thank us if you forgot, well hardly after all we are not suppose to be known at all."

"Tell Dereka to turn on the houselights." Houselights were all the lights in the forum the normal lights.

"Alright hurry up and clean up so I could go to class." Athrun said.

Cagalli finally saw Athrun when he came down and was coiling XLR's (mic's cords) and she remember that he hadn't done anything treacheruous to her during the assembly and all her anger for him was gone. She didn't know what moved her legs but it did and before she knew she was at his side.

Athrun felt a presence beside him and turn and was a little startled to see Cagalli there but he quickly hide it.

"Erm.. thank you for your assitance today, you did a wonderful job," Cagalli told Athrun. She was dissapointed to see that Athrun didn't seem to care or at least didn't show it. He just shrug and turn his attention back to coiling the cords. Cagalli felt awkward for that moment and decided it was best to head to class. She did hope that mended things between him and her.

As she walked away, Athrun turned to look at her retreating back and actually smiled a bit.

With that event over, Cagalli could finally go about with a normal student life. She was not an excelling student especially in mathematics. She wanted to kick herself sometimes on why she had decided to take physics. She was soo lost with all the calculations she needed help badly. Lacus would often do her best at helping yet she didn't quite get it.

One day during lunch, Kira came up to her. "Cagalli lets go out to eat for lunch, Lucus and your friends are coming and so are mine."

"Wha- but she was pretty much cut for complaint and Kira just pulled his twin sister with him to the parking lots which she should have already known whom Kira's friends were- pretty much all the tech crew buddies.

Athrun stood beside the door of his car and saw Kira's twin sister being dragged behind him. He almost grunted at the sight of her, he actually hadn't saw her around though he thought about her from time to time.

"Cagalli get into Athrun car, since I didn't drive today," Kira told Cagalli. She was having a little turmoil, she didn't want to get into the car at all, but Lucus was going to be in there and Kira too. Yzak, Dereka, Mirillia, Shin, Lunamaria was in the other car. God she didn't know that the sac and tech was such good friends.

She took a sideward glance at Athrun who looked away and said, "Get in. I'm hungry." Kira chuckled, "he values his lunch time a lot Cagalli get into the car."

She slowly got in the back and Lucus smiled at her. "Don't worry, Athrun is a good person." Cagalli weigh those words in her head. She was surprised Athrun didn't drive speedly fast. Soon they arrived to a restaurant and got out.

To her great displeasure Athrun sat to the right beside her and he really didn't seem to care. Guess he's too hungry Cagalli thought to herself. Was this the Athrun people said was pretty nice, he wasn't being vulgor at all guess he took it all out on those two days. She brushed the thought aside when their food arrived. Cagalli gived a small smiled when she saw how Athrun just digged into his food and didn't bother to talk at all. The others were chatting but all their voices drown out of Cagalli ears. She mentally slapped herself, why was she getting all warm up inside, she didn't understand this feeling it was disturbing and she focus on her eating.

"I'll pay for you Cagalli," Kira said. Cagalli blinked, "No I have money-" Kira didn't bother he put down the money and the waiter walked away. "Kira!"

"You just treat me another time then."

Deffiently Cagalli was not poor at all in fact all of them were pretty much rich.

That day left Cagalli an imprint and another impression of Athrun Zala.

Of course those good days didn't last forever. Cagalli went to Plant Mall arcade one day as she wanted to play for she hadn't played for awhile. From out of nowhere Athrun appeared behind her.

"Never thought you would like Gun Down," Athrun said. It made Cagalli jumped on her chair and glare at him that he had just made her lose. Athrun mouth twisted into a snicker. "Oh going to blame me now?"

Oh it was coming back again. "You owe me two tokens so I can play again Mr. Zala."

"Oh really now." His hands went his pockets and produce a set of keys. Cagalli watched in utter astonishment as he just open the game part where you put the tokens in, reach in press a few buttons and the game started. Then he did the same thing with joining machine and sat down on it. He turn to look at Cagalli still stun face and said "Pick your Gundam."

"You work here?" she crackle out.

Athrun gived a humph and turn to look at the screen, "I guess you can interpret it that way."

Cagalli chose the golden gundam Akatsuki and Athrun chosed Infinite Justice.

While the game was loading Athrun said, "You're going to lose for sure, give it up."

Cagalli perk up at the challenge, "No I won't."

And she did many times she almost wanted to strangle the real person right beside her. She wanted to wipe that satisfying smile away from his lips.

"Alright thats enough," after her fifthteen stright lost Athrun got up and started to leave. "Fix up your skills if you really want to beat me. Well you can still enjoy your time here but I'll be heading back."

Watching his retreating figure Cagalli decided it was better to leave, she wanted to grab a snack. She was not pleased to be losing to him fifthteen times stright, it almost seem as if he was an expert at it. She had remember how he looked at the screen with total concentration as if he was out there to kill.

When Cagalli returned home Ledonir Kisaka told her that her father wanted to speak with her and that he was waiting for her in his studies. Cagalli made her way to the far back, upstairs of the mansion and knock on the door.

"Come in" she heard a reply from the door and she creek open the oak door.

Uzumi Nara Athha turn his attention to the door as his daughter came through it. He motion for her to take a seat right infront of his desk. He grunted and begain to tell Cagalli, "As you know you are now seventeen and is turning eighteen soon and I say you are old enough to come with me to my next meeting this Saturday to start understanding and studying how all the things work."

Uzumi was the Chairman of Orb, he owned many properties, he was actually the owner of Orb High Academy. He wanted Cagalli to go to the meeting where all the leaders will be and let her see how they discuss affairs.

Cagalli had nothing to reject, she knew at some point political life was just about the corner and she was taking politics in school. "Alright."

Of course she didn't know what surprises lay ahead.