Between Love And Gender

A/N:

I don't know if I should have an introduction coz I'm really not good at it but I think I should give some insights. Although, I know nobody usually read. (Sigh) Well, I just figured out of trying this kind of circumstances, where in Cagalli is in love with her Best friend, Lacus. If I would say it, she is kind of a tomboy but not particularly where in she is attracted to women. Am I confusing? I know I am; but please forgive me. Don't take this fic as a Yuri coz it isn't. It is actually a Asucaga just to make it clear. I just made a crazy plot and that's all. Please read and review and hopefully you'll understand my confusing introduction.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed or Gundam Seed Destiny.

Chapter 1: When Two Eyes Meet

"Rise and shine! It is six in the morning and it is sure a wonderful morning for the second week of classes!" The radio was currently on and two people are heard talking.

"Hmm…Classes…" A blonde haired girl mumbled while sleeping comfortably in her pink bed surrounded by stuff toys and huggable pillows. Her room was painted mostly pink and blue. It was neatly organized and filled with girly stuff you can ever find in the store.

"Yes it is sure a good day to start CLASSES!" The other reposed emphasizing the last word.

"Hmm…yes…Classes…"The word classes kept echoing in her ears. Then a sudden thought passed her. "CLASSES!!!" She screamed and rose from her bed with an energy reaching its maximum.

She quickly goes to her CR and took a bath when a knocking was heard in her door.

"Cagalli!" Her mother called her, knocking at the door. Her mother was wearing an apron and a blue dress and her long brown hair extends on her back. She got most of her appearance from her mother; but in attitude there's a big difference. "Are you awake dear?" She asked waiting for a response.

"Yes ma! I'm just taking a bath." She replied while putting shampoo on her hair. "Where the hell did I put that soap?! She muttered grittily as she tried to find the soap. She can hardly see because her eyes were covered by her shampoo so she tried to grasp it instead. After many attempts of hoping she'll find the soap that turned out to be hopeless, she get out of the shower room hoping she could find it somewhere in the bathroom. Upon going out of the shower room, she suddenly slides unto the floor and a loud scream was heard in the whole house.

"OUCH!!! My back, my back!" She felt the pain of her back while she is trying to restrain herself.

"Cagalli, are you alright?!" Her mother panicked upon hearing her scream.

She tried to get up; but her back was in awful pain so she gave her weight to the handle she's holding. "Awe, Awe!" She tried to ease the pain she's feeling. While trying to hold herself she saw the soap in the floor. "This is sure a lucky day!" She cursed as she gritted her teeth.

"Dear are you alright?" Her mother repeated the question concernedly upon hearing no response from her daughter.

"Yes ma! I'm fine!" She replied while easing the pain of her back.

"Are you sure?" She reassured.

"Yes, ma!" She guaranteed mockingly.

"Ok then, I just wanted you to know that breakfast is ready so after dressings up come down to eat." She informed her daughter and takes her leave.

"Whew, this will do it!" She said proudly as she looked at the things she just fixed. "Hmm…" She then wondered to her room if she's missing something. Then, she noticed a letter in her desk. "Oh, I almost forgot!"

She rushed to her desk and grabbed the love letter she made all night. "Sigh" She then gazed at the letter she made almost the whole night and suddenly flashes of red is seen in her face. "Lacus…" She tried to remember the face of her best friend that turns out to be her one and only love.

While daydreaming, the radio just kept on playing. "It is six: thirty in the morning and here's Because of you by Kelly Clarkson making its way to top ten.

"What is wrong in the world? I really hate this song!" She looked at the radio destructively. "Oh wait!" A sudden thought hit her. "Did he just say six: thirty in the morning? Oh gosh!" She turned off the radio before the singer sang her song. She grabs her bag and hurried to the stairs.

She passed to the kitchen; but she didn't bother to eat. 'Bye ma! Bye Dad!" She said goodbye to her mother and father and immediately leaves without eating her breakfast.

"Hey!" Her mother tried to cope up with her; but she was no more in sight. "You haven't eaten your breakfast yet…" Her mother frowned out of frustration. "Sigh"

A brown-haired boy walked down the stairs and greeted his parents. "Good morning dad! Good morning ma!"

Her mother, who was quite frustrated, sat on the chair, dumbfounded, wondering how her loving daughter will survive without eating her breakfast. "Hmm…Cagalli…" She muttered worriedly.

He then grabs one of the sandwiches that her mother made for them and took a bite before speaking something on his mind. "Ma, Did Cagalli left without eating her breakfast again???" He suspected and took another bite of his sandwich.

"Kira…, What will happen to her…She will starve... and then she'll feel weak... and then she'll be ill... and then she'll have to got to the hospital... and then she'll be confined... and then…" She was cut off before saying more then.

"Ma, stop! It's freaking me out already! Cagalli will be fine. She can manage herself more than you know."

Her mother rose from her seat quite angry and glared at him fiercely. "Don't ever talk to me like I don't know my daughter! I know her more than you do! Tha- than anyone in this house knows her!" She stated the fact for herself. She always think that she knew her daughter well like she wants pink and all so girly; but what she doesn't know are the facts that she doesn't want to know.

'Why do I even bother…' He thought as he finishes his sandwich. 'Well, there's always a good time to run.' He grabs his bag and in a mere second, he dashed to the door and said his goodbyes and left the house to escape a long worthless sermon from her mother.

"Kira! I'm not finish with you yet!" Her mother called him in a demanding tone; but, it seems like Kira knew what will happen and took the risk and don't come back till dawn.

"Yes, I'm finally here!" She said with a large grin in her face. She then looks around the school to observe the surroundings. "Hmm…It seems like there are few students who arrived early…And of course it is a good thing for me!"

She then heads to the CR near the locker area and dressed up. She wore a brown a cap, brown leather coat and black pants. In her form of clothing, she looks more of a boy than a girl that someone can mistook her for one.

"It's better to disguised to get out of trouble." She said as she looked at her clothing.

Meanwhile outside the school, a black limo made its entrance at the school's gate. A blue haired boy, who also wears the school's uniform came out of the car and gazed at the school.

"Sir?" The driver asked if he can already go.

"Ok, you may leave." His voice was quite stern and tender that anyone can be absorbed by it. His body was slender and slim as a man could have; but what adds to it perfection is his face that was to die for and his keen green eyes that was so tantalizing.

He makes his way to the school to talk to the principle, for his arrival and for the class he is assigned to. He then started to wonder off the campus and without any caution made his way to the locker area where he noticed a strange blonde boy, who is staring in front of a locker.

'Ose, I'm gonna give this letter to Lacus!' She tried to boost herself.

She then tried to get her letter from her bag when it turns out that it was missing. "Wha-what! Where is the letter?!" She tried to find it in her bag merely digging in it; but it was quite useless coz it was not in there. She then fell from the ground dumbfounded. "I made it all night and then…" Then a sudden thought cross her mind. 'The-the radio I left it on top of the radio!' She then rose from her seat immediately. She was about to go when she noticed a blue- haired student staring at her.

The blonde boy suddenly turns around upon noticing someone was there. 'Who is he? I never seen him before is he new here?' She thought. Without noticing it, she was kind of gazing at the green eyes of the new student.

They were both staring at each other for quite a while when the silenced was disrupted by the blonde boy, who suddenly change the atmosphere and looked at him feircely "What are you looking at!!!!!" He asked a no need to answer question as he take his leave.

The blue haired boy just can't help but to be destructed by his ranging amber eyes that he never got a chance to answer back. "…" He then touches his temple and a slight smile was seen in his face.

After dressing up again, she stroll to the school quite baffled. "Who the hell is he and why is he looking at me so strangely!" She walked faster and quite startled upon remembering the face of the blue-haired guy. "Hmm…but why…oh never mind!!!!!" She tried to clear up her mind when suddenly she bumps to a pink-haired girl that causes them both to fall unto the ground.

"Ouch! Who the hell are are….are" She was cut off when she sees the person who bumped her. "Lacus?"

"Oh, I'm sorry Cagalli! I wasn't able to see you coz I was busy finding someone." The pink- haired girl rose from her fall. She was quite bothered of something in a sense of panicking already.

"Hmm…Finding someone???" Those words kept echoing in her ears.

"Oh, so you're Athrun Zala, the son of Patrick Zala the leader of Plants." The principle browsed his form. "Then, welcome Mr. Zala to our school."

They both shake hands in a form of formality.

"Well I was just wondering on which class I will be designated to?'

"Well, actually according to your performance in the examination; you should be in Class-A; but it seems like they're already full so you will be transferred to Class- 3C. Is it ok with you?"

"Yes, it's alright."

After their conversation, he took his leave.

"Hmm...3C.."

"WHAT!!!!!!!YOU HAVE A FIANCEE!!!!!!!!!" Cagalli shouted like the entire universe can hear her voice. She was really surprised of the news she just heard and anger with a mixture of pernicious feeling started to overpower her.

"Cagalli, not too loud! Someone might hear you!" She tried to hush her friend, who is obviously taking it hardly and optimistically. It was no use after all coz everyone heard it already so everyone begun to crowd in their place and make a commotion about it.

"Is it real?" A girl asked curiously in a sense of finding a new hot gossip.

"Lacus, why have you forsaken my love!" Someone mourned from this tragic event.

Then everybody said their sentiments and all that made them a nuisance for the two to handle.

"Um…ah…" Lacus, who's obviously startled of this outrageousness, is really harassed in the situation.

"Get the hell outta here!!!" Cagalli, who is obviously pissed of the situation just shouted and blew off the troublesome people, who are surrounding them; but it seems like it wasn't effective and it overpower her that cause her to fall down and almost been trampled by the student body, luckily she was saved by a blue-haired boy.

"Are you alright Miss?" He asked concernedly. He held her with his arms while unconsciously glaring at her amber eyes.

She gulped out of surprise to see the least person she wanted to meet at the most unappealing scene. Seeing herself in his arms, she wanted to puke. Of course being in a man's arm is a shame for her; but there something in his eyes that was so irresistible. "Um I am…" She was out of words as she continued glaring at him.

He gave her a warm smile and looked at the student's' outburst. "What is going on?" He asked confusedly and bewildered as he watches the students go on rampage.

"Athrun!" Lacus shouted and heads towards him.

Cagalli seems uneasy in the situation. "Um…You may put me down…" She said meekly while she hides her red face. Upon hearing Lacus called his name, she knew already what was happening and it pains her to see them.

"Ah…Alright…" He put her down gently.

"Athrun, I'm glad you're here!" Lacus looked at Athrun worriedly.

"What happened here?" He was quite confounded of the students' uncontrolled outburst.

"Um…it is because ah…" Lacus couldn't find words to explain such insanity.

"Lacus as we all know is a famous singer and idol so everybody will be intrigued in finding that she has a fiancée." Cagalli said sarcastically.

"Oh is that it…" Athrun can't help; but to laugh.

"Hmm…" Cagalli was confounded of his action.

"Athrun???" Lacus looked at him disbelievingly.

"Why are you laughing? It's so obnoxious." Cagalli remarked irritably.

Athrun then stops laughing and held Lacus hand. "Well, sorry guys for the inconvenience; but I happen to be the fiancée of Miss Lacus." He announced. "I am Athrun Zala and I'm kind of new here so nice meeting you guys even though this meeting is quite unpleasant." Its official a new heartthrob has been added in the list, as the girls started to fantasize about him.

Lacus was quite shock of his aggressiveness; but she was more shocked on how romantic he can be. She can't help but to glare at his green eyes that was so mystifying.

He then looked back at Lacus and gave her a wide grin. Lacus just smiled of his mischief.

Although awkward, He managed to stop the insanity of the student body that was quite a miracle. Maybe hearing his name is surely something. His father was also one of the most powerful men on the universe so everyone might have to shut up to escape any dealings with them.

Cagalli, who seem pissed, gritted her teeth angrily. "How dare he hold Lacus soft hands?!" She muttered angrily in a sense of killing the first person she sees. Well, everyone was lucky coz she surely can't pick anyone.

Athrun looked at her side; but she just ignored coz she was quite tick off of the scene that took place. "Hmp! Show off!" She snorted.

"Well, I haven't introduced the two of you yet, so I'm going to use the time to do so." Lacus smiled at them. "Athrun, this is Cagalli, as you know already my best friend in the entire world!" She complimented.

It hit her like a school bus at the moment she heard the word friend. 'Just...Friend…" She muttered dumbfounded of the situation.

Athrun noticed the strange actions of Cagalli and feel a little uneasy all of the sudden. "Hmm…"

"And Cagalli this is Athrun my Fiancee." Lacus announced gleefully.

"Nice meeting you Cagalli!" Athrun gave Cagalli a smile and offered her a hand; but it seems like she was rather not take it nor hold it. She was really angry that she could already squeeze him until he dies.

"Nice meeting you too…" She forced a smile on her face; but sadness was really visible in her face. Upon seeing his smile, she wishes that she could erases off his face.

The two couple walked together while Cagalli followed and looked at them with the saddest and cursing face she could ever have. 'Lacus…' She muttered.

"Hey sis! Why so lonely!" A brown haired boy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and put his arms all over her shoulders.

"Awe, Kira!" Cagalli shrugged him off her.

Upon hearing her friend's voice, Lacus turned around and gave Kira a warm smile. "Oh, Kira!"

"Hi Lacus and who seem to be the fellow besides you?" He asked "Is he your boyfriend?" Kira teased that made Cagalli boil to hell and made the couple blush uncontrollably.

Lacus blushed contagiously of his comment about them. "Well, he's Athrun Zala…" She paused for a while to remove the heat she's feeling all over her face. "…My Fiancee…" She said timidly.

"Your fiancée!" Kira was sure surprised to hear it from Lacus, who was so sentimental and conservative in this kind of things. "Wow, I never knew there's a person who can melt Lacus heart." He teased in a disbelieving face.

"It is not in our own will…It was arranged by our parents." Athrun cleared everything about them.

"Yes. At it seems…" Lacus was quite depressed on what Athrun just said.

Upon seeing Lacus' face he tried to regain his words. "But…I really think the engagement was worth it…" Athrun added that brightens the hope of Lacus. 'Be good to her…'

'A forced engagement?' Dirty thoughts started to meddle in Cagalli's head. "Hmm…" Cagalli smirked.

"Sis, thinking of something?" Her brother asked sensing some black aura was surrounding her sister and knew that something is going to happen and it wouldn't be good.

"No its nothing never mind hehehe…" She tried to escape the tension he was giving her. Knowing he would push her, she evades any eye contact to her brother, who is suspecting her.

"So in which class are you in?" Kira asked

"I was supposed to be in Class- A; but it seems like it was full so I was transferred in Class- C."

"Then you and Cagalli will be classmates!" Kira said quite happy and all; that somewhere in his big head, he knew something.

"I was really hoping will be classmates; but I'm glad that you and Cagalli are classmates." Lacus held Athrun's hand. "Well, I hope you two will get along!" She gave him a smile.

Athrun returned back her smile. "Don't worry…"

"Hmm…" Cagalli frowned uneasily. Then suddenly she noticed something different from Athrun's smile. It's like it is hiding something that the smile was not real and it was full of sadness and not happiness. This started to crawl from her thoughts; but something was more frightening. It was his green eyes that were full of mystery. At first, she was destructed of its calmness; but now she knew it was not due to its calmness that attracted her. It was its mystifying power that holds a dark secret. 'What could be behind those eyes of his…?' She wondered quite curious.

They suddenly stop to a classroom.

"Lacus here's our stop so see you guys!" Kira reminded Lacus before entering their classroom. "Bye Sis, Bye Athrun!" He then entered the classroom.

"Ok bye Athrun! Bye Cagalli! See you at lunch!" Lacus said her goodbyes and went inside her classroom.

After the separation they headed to their classroom.

The two then continued walking to there room and silence is really taking over the whole place until Athrun spoke.

"What seems to bother you…?" He broke the silenced. "It seems like you don't like me a lot." He concluded that was totally obvious.

"Hmm…" Cagalli was rather uneasy and quite quiet for some reason.

Time had passed and he didn't receive any words from her that made him a little bit furious for some reason and a thought suddenly passed him. 'Those amber eyes…' He thought as he saw the amber eyes of the blonde girl besides him. Curiousness started to meddle in his mind as he tries to remember something about those eyes.

After a while they finally reached their classroom and certain thoughts are crowding both students.

They both stood in front of the classroom, looking at it blankly and waiting for someone to open it first. "Hmm…"

"I won't force you to like me; but do it for your friend." He said coldly. Then he places a smile on his face to cover it. He then opened the door and enters the classroom.

She was confounded and it surely gave her a snap upon hearing his words that was telling something else and his eyes that was so platonic when he said those words. Even though, he quickly erases it, she was able to witness its shivering coldness.

A/N:

Well, that's for the first chapter...I got really confused in the ending of this chapter so I just ended it there...sigh...but then I do hope you like it even though the character's attitude is quite confusing but I'll clear it up to the next succeeding chapters...sigh o well that's all :)