This is just sort of a possibility of what might happen, if Athrun, Cagalli, Lacus and Kira were just normal teenagers, with no political duties or responsibilities. Kira and Lacus already know each other, and Cagalli and Kira are siblings. The rest is explained in the story. Italics illustrate thought.
Obviously, I don't own the characters, Gundam SEED Destiny or Gundam SEED.
Cagalli stared at the piece of paper in her right hand, frowning with an eyebrow slightly raised. Turning it slightly, she looked at a nearby clock.
"Agh! Forget it" She exclaimed, collapsing onto a nearby bench. Great... my first day and I'm already 15 minutes late for my first class and have no idea where I am...
She glanced at the map on the piece of paper. Crumpling it up into a ball, she tossed it the general direction of a wastebasket. Hitting the rim, it bounced off and landed back onto the ground.
She sighed. "Even better..." Dragging herself off the bench to pick up the balled up map, she bent down to pick it up, only to hear a slight chuckle. Tilting her head up slightly, she saw a pair of legs standing in front of her.
Immediately straightening herself, she found what appeared to be a good natured blue haired young man standing in front of her. In one hand, he held a briefcase. The other was inside the pocket of a dark grey jacket, which he wore around a simple black shirt. "Professor or something I guess..." She thought to herself. He removed his hand from his pocket, bent down and picked up the map. After uncrumpling it, he gave a light smile.
"Having trouble?" He spoke in a gentler voice then she would have imagined, but his tone of amusement still bothered her.
"No, I like throwing maps at trash cans. It's a hobby of mine." She retorted, only to receive another amused chuckle. She glared at him.
"Well, if I might make a suggestion, you have the wrong map. This is for the east campus. You're at west." He gave her a sympathetic smile.
"What! Oh Damn..." Cagalli muttered, quickly removing her folded schedule from the pocket of her tan jacket. "Well the where the hell-..." She paused, suddenly aware of his presence. Or rather, aware of the fact that he was hovering just above her. She peered at his through narrowed eyes. "Do you mind?"
"Hm? Oh, sorry. But I do have good news. You're at the right campus." He replied, taking a few steps back. "Want me to show you where your class is?" He offered.
Cagalli studied him. He didn't look like he was trying anything, and she really did have to get to class. "Sure." She shrugged.
He gestured to the left. "It's not too far. You were going in the right... general direction."
"Eh... don't flatter me. I was hopelessly lost." She acknowledged. He chuckled again.
"Alright." He shrugged. "So how is it you've come to be at this fine institution?" He asked with a light tone.
"I just moved here, but my brother's been here for a year."
"This university? Do you live with him?"
"Yes and No. He lives in a dorm. I live in an apartment that's not terribly far from here."
He nodded. "Wait, let me take a look at your schedule again? Theoretical Physics huh? What's your major?"
"Undeclared. I'm kinda just taking whatever my dad signed me up for" She sighed. He nodded lightly.
"Well you have a good professor. He's a nice guy. Interesting too, so don't worry about falling asleep in class" He said, giving her a quick glance. "It's right here." He gestured towards a room with his free hand.
"Oh.. well thanks for getting me here." She smiled, as her opened the door for her.
"Mr. Zala! What a surprise! What can I do for you?" The professor spoke up from inside the room. The young man let out a good natured laugh.
"Just delivering a lost student"
"Oh great! Well what are you waiting for, come in!" Cagalli smiled. The professor seemed interesting alright. Stepping in, she turned around to say good-bye to her guide, but he had already left. Taking a quick look around, Cagalli found a seat and settled into class.
Kira glanced at his watch. Taking another sip of his drink he sighed and looked out the window. "I know I got the time right. I wonder what's keeping her..." However his thoughts were answered when Lacus entered the cafe, looking around. Kira waved her over and ordered her a drink.
"Hey, so what's this thing that you needed to talk to me about so urgently?" She asked, sitting down as her pulled out her chair for her.
"Our project for Journalism. I know it's not due for a while, but see, the time when it's due. I have like 8 other projects and tests due in my other classes. So would it be too much trouble for you if we were to um, work on this and finish it up a bit sooner?"
"No not at all. I've got a pretty easy semester so anything's fine with me." She answered, giving him a genuine smile.
"Thanks a bunch. So, wanna start?" Kira asked anxiously.
"Eh? Now?" she seemed surprised. Kira nodded.
"The sooner the better. Maybe not exactly in here... we can go to a park or something." He offered. Then a thought crossed him mind. "Unless you have other plans, I mean, do you have a date or something?..." He trailed off.
"Huh? Oh no! I just wasn't expecting... I don't have any... We can start now" She stammered. Both of them rose out of their chairs and Kira reached for his wallet.
"No no, I can pay for it. It's fine, I have my bag." Lacus protested.
"It's fine. Come on Lacus, it's a $2 drink."
"$2.70, and that's the not the point."
"Lacus, come on." Kira chuckled. Lacus blinked, then considered it for a moment.
"Fine, but only if I get to pay for your drink next time."
"Wha- Lacus!" Kira exclaimed.
"See? You think it's weird too." She said, reaching over to take the bill. Kira's hand stopped her and tried to take it out of her hand. After struggling for a few moments, they paused and looked down then looked at each other. A rouge tint crept up on their faces.
"Sorry!" Kira cried out, turning away quickly and taking his hand off of hers. "I'll uh... I'll go pay. You go ahead." He said, taking a step towards the cashier. Lacus nodded.
A few minutes later, he walked out of the cafe, taking a quick look around. Stopping her about a block away, he jogged up to her. They'd both stopped blushing as Kira slowed his pace to match hers. Lacus looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back at her. Taking their eyes off each other, they crossed the street and entered a nearby park, then continued walking side by side.
Cagalli stepped out of her class. She certainly didn't fall asleep, but she certainly didn't understand a word of what he'd said either. Cursing silently, she took a look around. Technically, she was done with classes for the day. At the same time, she was tempted to look around the school and maybe check out the cafeteria. But she'd barely walked past the end of the hall before she found herself, yes, once more, completely lost.
"What kind of a university IS this! It's like a damn maze!" She continued grumbling to herself and looking around until she heard more familiar chuckling.
"My, my, don't we get lost easily?"
Spinning around abruptly, she found herself facing the same young man from the morning.
"It's not my fault your school's harder to navigate then the Pacific Ocean.
He smiled, "Well at least this time you don't have the wrong map. where are you going?"
"Home!" She cried, abandoning her prior plan of exploring the school. After getting lost twice, she decided she'd seen enough of the school.
He blinked at her sudden outburst. "Huh? Well I can't help you find your way there." He grinned.
Cagalli blushed slightly. "No! I need to find an exit..." She explained, averting her eyes from him, even though she could still feel his gaze upon her.
"Okay" He shrugged. He gestured for her to follow. Cagalli mumbled a thanks and followed him for about 5 minutes, making light conversation until she realized that they seemed to be moving further into the building.
"Hey! Where are we going?" She cried in a sudden outburst. He calmly pushed open a door and walked over to a secretary, asking for something. Moments later, the blushing secretary handed him a brochure of some sort. Walking back out, he handed it to Cagalli. Looking down, she read the words "Map of West Campus" Cagalli was caught between anger and embarrassment when his voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Because I might not always be around when you get lost." He smirked. Blushing furiously, she turned away.
"Umm... Thanks Mr. Zala..."
He stopped and turned to face her. "What?"
"Thanks!" She spoke a little louder, frustrated that he was teasing her even now.
"No, the last part."
"Mr. Zala?"
"Yeah, why did you call me that?"
"Because the professor..."
He had a look of confusion with just a hint of curiosity on his face. Finally breaking into his usual smile he spoke up.
"Don't, call me that. Athrun's fine."
"Eh?"
"You can just call me Athrun." He broke into an even wider grin.
"Huh? But isn't that a bit too..." She trailed off, suddenly becoming aware of the fact that were alone, in a corridor that was only the width of a door, and that he was a bit closer to her then she would have preferred. Her eyes widened and she felt her cheeks warming up again. "Uh.. s-so Where are we?" She stammered, targeting the floor with her eyes.
"Exit." He replied, gesturing towards the door that was to their left. Taking no notice of her blush, or their surroundings, he continued. "Anything else I can help you with, Ms..?"
"Cagalli!" She exclaimed. "Thanks a lot!" She broke into a run and sprinted out the door. He stood there for a moment, just staring at the door, before he felt himself smiling again.
"Hm... Haven't smiled this much in a while." Touching his chin lightly, he began walking out the door as well. You're an interesting girl, Cagalli…
Kira closed his notebook. "Well, I think that's enough for today. Sorry for dragging you out here."
"Hm? Oh, it's not problem at all. When do you want to meet again?" Lacus smiled.
"Uh, day after tomorrow. Same place, same time. Sound alright to you?"
"Sure. I'll see you then." Lacus turned and began walking out of the park. Kira took a step towards her and paused. Then called out her name. Startled, Lacus stopped and turned as well. "Something wrong?"
"The weather might not be too great. Uh, maybe we should plan to go somewhere else? Indoors?" He shrugged. Lacus laughed.
"I already told you that anything's fine with me. So, what'll it be?"
"We can work at my dorm or something, and then later if you get hungry we could go out to get something to eat?" He offered.
Lacus paused. "Kira, are you asking me out?"
Kira looked up. "Only if you want me to." He replied, breaking into a slight grin. She laughed a bit more and nodded.
"Sure, that sounds fine too."
Cagalli didn't stop running until she was halfway to her apartment, which usually took her almost an hour to get back to. Leaning against a store window, she stopped to catch her breath.
"Oh my g-... What WAS that?...Dammit..." She wondered. The blush was mainly gone, but she still felt it just a little. Suddenly her eyes snapped fully open. "Wait a minute... Did I give him my FIRST NAME!"
And suddenly several pedestrians were frightened off the sidewalk by the sound of a frustrated scream.
Well, that's it. So far, Cagalli thinks that Athrun is a professor, Athrun can't seem to stop smiling, Kira's getting bolder and Lacus' enjoying the attention.
Not my first fic, but my first SEED/GSD one, AND the first fic I've even posted up. Pretty spur of the moment... I wrote this about a month ago at about 3am. Strangely enough, I have this, which is the beginning, and the end done (which isn't here), but nothing in-between, so I'm in the process of filling it out. If I give up, then I'll just upload the end, but until then I'm hoping to take this chapter by chapter.
Sorry about how Kira and Lacus didn't have an introduction, but in case you can't tell by sheer content, this fic is Athrun and Cagalli centric, since I'm more of an Athrun and Cagalli fan.
Finally, I'm trying to keep these guys as in-character as possible. If you disagree, speak up!
Questions? Comments? Review and tell me what you think.