Author's Notes: Hi, blinkie here again. This is a friendship fic on Athrun, Nicol, Yzak and Dearka, with some mild Yzak/Dearka. Hope you like it ;p

Disclaimer: I do not own nor claim to own Gundam Seed/ Destiny and/ or its characters. They are owned by their creator Yoshiyuki Tomino.

Chapter 1

The Vesalius had finished the first half of routine space maneuvers and was headed to the PLANT space colony Telos for restocking. Inside the ship, the mood was nothing remotely close to respite though.

"Nicol," Athrun called from his desk when he saw the green-haired youth flit past the open doorway. "Hey Nicol, come here. You're gonna love this."

The green-haired youth returned and poked his head in the room he shared with Athrun. A curious expression lit his face. "What is it, Athrun?" And to that, Athrun gestured broadly to Nicol's bed. Nicol's brow furrowed and he stepped into the room.

"Oh no, they're at it again," Nicol groaned unhappily, realizing that on the neat bed he'd made barely an hour ago lay a haphazard tangle of Dearka's pillow and blanket.

Athrun sighed. "Tell me about it. You should've been here when our ice prince dumped them here." He pointed to a slight dent in the doorframe. "See that? It's courtesy of Yzak."

Nicol flopped on Athrun's bed. "Dearka doesn't have issues. It's Yzak who's usually erratic."

Athrun looked at his currently "evicted" roommate with concern. "And you're going to room with him again. Last time you did, it wasn't very pretty."

Nicol wrinkled his nose in distaste. "I'd rather not remember it, Athrun. I'd like to sleep without nightmares."

Athrun smiled apologetically. "Right, sorry. And that's one of the reasons we need to get them together again."

Nicol glanced at him, smiling wanly. "Oh yeah, it'll not be easy for you either, right?"

Athrun chuckled and shook his head. "Nope. With Dearka's rants and sob stories, I'm sure it'll be another sleepless night. Thank God it's just one more night before we reach the colony."

"Yes, but what about if they're still mad at each other when we leave? We should get them together again. For our health and sanity," Nicol stated seriously.

Athrun nodded. "And I think I have a plan," he said after a lengthy pause. Eyes twinkling, he outlined his plan to Nicol.

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Nicol knocked twice, then entered the room Yzak and Dearka once shared. He saw the stripped bed and headed for it, setting his pillow and blanket down. Yzak did not once lift his head from the book he was reading.

Nicol cleared his throat. "Uhm, Yzak?" he started. There was no response. Nicol approached and gingerly tapped Yzak on the shoulder. "Yzak, excuse me?"

Yzak's eyes shifted with deliberate slowness from the book he was reading to Nicol's face. "What." he said testily. It wasn't a question; it was a warning that said "if I don't like what's coming, I'll kill you."

Nicol gulped and almost backed out, but he remembered that the alternative of rooming with Yzak for an undetermined period of time was even more horrible. He forced a smile and spoke:

"Uh, you know we're landing on the colony tomorrow. And. Uhm. Lacus Clyne will be making an unscheduled stop…" Nicol noticed a faint spark of interest in Yzak's eyes, so he continued. "We were all invited to come. So…"

"Who's 'we'?" Yzak interrupted rudely. "If the blond idiot is coming…"

Nicol shrugged. "I think he was invited, but I don't know if he's going," he continued carefully. "He's not a very big fan of Ms. Lacus anyway," Nicol hazarded a guess and was relieved when Yzak agreed.

"That tone-deaf jerk doesn't know real music," he said haughtily. "All right, I'll be there." Nicol broke out into a huge smile.

"Great! It'll be fun!" With that, he scurried out the room to tell Athrun.

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Athrun, meanwhile, was running a different version of the story but was having trouble convincing Dearka to come with him to meet "Lacus".

"I don't know, I'm not really in the mood," Dearka said glumly. He was sprawled on his back on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. "It's your date with her for crying out loud. So why should I be there?"

"Aw, come on Dearka. I want you there. No, it's more like I need you there. Lacus and I don't really know each other, and having a go-between like you will make things smoother." Athrun pulled a wry half-smile. "From what I hear, you're excellent with the girls."

Dearka shifted his gaze to Athrun, eyebrow cocked in a look of mockery. "The great Zala's a wuss with girls? Come on, you're kidding me."

Athrun shrugged and forced a smile. "Not as good as you, I would guess." It galled Athrun to pretend he needed Dearka's help and he didn't know how much longer he could put up with the charade. If Dearka didn't agree soon, he would throttle him, tie him up and drag him along.

Dearka rolled his eyes, snorting. "Whatever man. Fine, I'll go. Like I'm doing anything important tomorrow night anyway."

Athrun grinned widely. "All right. You're doing me a big favor, Dearka." He stood and left the room to look for Nicol.

TBC

I've got the second chapter coming. I hope you like this! Reviews are appreciated ;p