A/N: Um...new story but don't expect it to be much. I haven't been writing for so long I've gotten very rusty at this. Don't expect frequent updates either. College takes up most of my time now, sadly. Anyway, I'll try to keep this story as short as possible.

Chapter 1: Role Model
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"Cagalli, you're home late. What happened?" Kira said as he walked out of the kitchen wearing an apron and drying a plate to greet his younger sister. He raised a curious eyebrow when he noticed how much the blonde's face seemed to brighten at his question. He wondered if something good happened with her today then as soon as he thought that he frowned. 'Did Athrun hit on her again?' Kira thought irately. The brunette knew what Athrun felt for Cagalli was real but he still couldn't stop being so bothered by it. He sighed inwardly. Kira knew he wouldn't be so against it if Cagalli wasn't three years younger than Athrun. 'Athrun doesn't understand how creepy it is for a guy to have his 17-year old best friend hitting on his 13-year old sister. She's barely hit puberty for Christ's sake!'

Cagalli was quick to read Kira's expression and immediately confirmed that it wasn't what he was thinking. "Don't worry Kira. Athrun didn't hit on me this time." The blonde said relieving Kira. However, the moment she giggled at the thought, Kira brought his guard up again. After all, there was no telling what his little sister's mischievous mind was thinking. "Something better happened." Kira tightened his grip on the plate he was holding. He felt his blood rush with worry. Something better than Athrun hitting on her? Kira wasn't even aware of such a possibility!

"W-what is it?" Kira asked hesitantly, afraid of what Cagalli's answer was going to be.

"I met someone new." It took all of Kira's willpower not to let go of the plate. He just knew from the sparkle in Cagalli's amber eyes and the way her face gleamed that she really liked this 'someone' she was talking about.

"Cagalli! I thought we talked about this! You're not to go out with boys until you're fifteen!"

"But she's a girl…" Kira visibly paled at the blonde's words. He also didn't seem to hear the sound of a certain plate crashing to the ground as he stood rooted in place, mouth agape. It seemed to take an eternity before he regained his composure again.

"A-a G-GIRL!? Cagalli I think we need to have the Talk." Cagalli's eyes widened at her brother's emphasis in the end of his sentence. She grimaced at what he was implying.

"Ewww! I'm not dating a girl, you pervert!" Cagalli said as she threw a disgusted glare at her brother. "I just made a new friend who happens to be a girl!" It was only after hearing those words that Kira seemed to calm down. Honestly, Cagalli had no idea how close she brought him to having a heart attack.

"Oh…" Kira said then remembering how enthusiastic the blonde was talking about her, decided to ask more about her mystery friend. "So who is this girl you met? She must be pretty cool for you to like her so much." Again, Cagalli's face brightened up much like how it did when she got home.

"Yeah, she is! Lacus is just about the coolest girl I've met." Cagalli would've continued on describing how great and wonderful Lacus was if Kira hadn't interrupted her by choking.

"L-Lacus!? You made friends with Lacus, of all people!?" This time Kira just knew he was hyperventilating…or he could just be overreacting. Although, if it's Lacus he thought, NOTHING's an overreaction.

"Um…yeah. Why? Is there a problem?" Cagalli asked narrowing her amber eyes at her elder brother. Somehow she once again set his over protectiveness into maximum overdrive. She groaned. 'Can't I just go a day without Kira acting like everything around me is a danger?' Cagalli thought exasperatedly. She knew Kira was only like that because he cared for her but it didn't stop his behavior from getting annoying sometimes.

Damn right there's a problem! Kira wanted to say that but he held back from doing so because he felt he had to be the perfect role model for Cagalli. But right now the brunette knew his position as Cagalli's 'role model' was compromised because of Lacus so he prayed with all his might that that would never change. "Yeah, there are a lot of problems with what you just said Cagalli." Kira waited for a moment, making sure Cagalli wouldn't interrupt him before continuing. "First of all, Lacus is just about the worst person to be friends with! She's a bad girl! She's one of those rich bitch girls who cut class and wears ridiculously large earrings. She has a wardrobe that hates all colors but black! She parties until she's wasted and she has those weird nail polish on her fingers!" Kira was panting by the time he finished as he said the words in quick breaths. He frowned when he didn't get the results he desired.

"Wow…she's even better than I thought she would be…" Cagalli said dreamily.

"Listen, she makes Ke$ha look like a good girl!" Kira instantly covered his mouth, knowing that he said the wrong thing but he knew there was no helping it. He can't undo his deed so he just braced himself for the consequences of his own actions.

"OHMIGOSH! OHMIGOSH!" Now it seemed that Cagalli was the one who was hyperventilating. "I can't believe you have such a cool girl in your class, Kira! She is so going to be my role model now."

Role model…role model...role model…

The words echoed mockingly in Kira's mind. He fell to his knees, defeated and drained of energy to continue his argument with Cagalli. The blonde sensed this and went on her way to her room to do her homework, leaving her brother in stunned shock at her words. As she climbed up the stairs, Kira stayed frozen in his position. It seemed time stopped for him that day, that day of infamy, that day when he was no longer his sweet little Cagalli's…role model. He heard Lacus' mocking voice finish for him. Kira got back to his senses the moment the door to Cagalli's room slammed shut. He clenched his fist until his knuckles turned white.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Kira screamed as if his world had come to an end. And the world might as well have ended right now. Kira couldn't bear to live in a world where he wasn't his sweet little Cagalli's role model anymore.

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5 minutes later
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"NNNOOOOOOOO!!!!"

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10 minutes later
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"NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

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20 minutes later
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"NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

"Hey! Keep it down, Kira!!" Cagalli finally yelled from her room, having grown tired of her brother's drama.

"Oh…sorry, Cagalli." Kira said then went back to his own room to think some things through. 'Damn that Lacus! I'm going to have a word with her first thing tomorrow! Like hell I'm going to let Cagalli hang out with a bad influence like her!"

A/N: I feel so sad about this. This story was supposed to be a oneshot but I haven't been writing for so long that trying to finish this in one go has become too taxing for me. :( Anyway, I hope you don't mind a bad girl Lacus.