Hey Everyone! I know that I said I'd update a couple of week later but I just couldn't help it so here it is!

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"No thanks, I think I'll stay like this for a few minutes." She called back, fiddling with her fingers. Her blush still evident on her face.

"Define "a few minutes"?"

"You know, 1 to 2 or 5."

"Uh huh.. ." He slowly walked towards her, making sure he wasn't making a sound.

Silence

"Athrun? Are you still there?"

Silence

She slowly turned around. He grabbed her arm pulled her towards him.

"What the?"

"I told you I was done." He smirked.

"Don't do that?"

"Do what?" He asked innocently.

"The grabbing thing!"

"Why?"

"Because I don't like being pulled!"

"You sure about that?

"Yes, I'm sure!"

"Then why didn't you move away?"

Silence. He smirked once again. She quickly pulled away.

"You are so annoying! If we're just going to play games then I leaving! I'm a very busy person you know." She huffed and started to walk off. He grabbed her arm yet again.

"I told you not to do that!"

"Which one?"

"The grabbing and the questions!"

"Alright, I'll stop but is it my fault you look so cute when you get flustered?"

She blushed and playfully shoved him. "Shut up. I started the whole cute thing."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"When?"

"Oh no! Not this again! Bye!"

"Wait, wait, wait! I'll stop." He gripped her tighter.

She looked at him suspiciously.

"See, no more questions." He pretended to zip his mouth.

"Better not be." She mumbled.

"Excuse me?"

"Nothing, nothing." She pulled away from him, plopped herself on the bed and leaned on his headboard. (A/N They do have those, right?) She then crossed her arms behind and laid her head on them. She sighed.

"You know, I think you're bed is softer than mine." She grinned at him. "Wanna trade?"

"Or you could just stay over here? Now, isn't that much better and a lot easier?" He plopped down beside her.

"Since when did I follow the easy route?"

"You have a point." He slowly nodded.

She shoved him. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing." He smiled at her. She smiled back.

"So.. " He said as he pulled her towards him so that her head was resting on his shoulder. "What were you guys talking about?" He inhaled her scent and sighed in satisfaction.

"Huh?" She blinked and then she remembered. He chuckled. "Oh right! Yeah, nothing much, all I know is that it might be a week or so before we get back to Orb."

"A week?"

She shrugged. "Give or take."

"Anything else?"

"Nope."

"So you spent two hours there and that's all that was discussed?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Erm... well..."

"Mind elaborating on that?"

"Actually, I wasn't paying attention." He starred at her.

"Since when do you not pay attention? Are you feeling alright?" He felt her forehead for her temperature. She quickly swatted his hand away.

"I'm fine! Honest! I just didn't want to listen! Beside it's not like I'm the first politician in history not to pay attention. That's why we have secretaries and tape recorders, so that we cannot pay attention and then listen to whatever it was that was being said, later, when we feel like it."

"And do you have a tape recorder?"

"Erm.. No.. But Kisaka was there and he told me nothing important was said except for what I just told."

"Did the meeting really last for two hours?"

"Actually... no.."

"Then how long did it last?" She mumbled something.

"What was that? I can't hear you."

"A hour!"

"Then what did you do for the other hour?"

"I was looking for you!"

"You we're looking for me for an hour?" He was in complete shock.

"An hour and 30 minutes actually."

"You we're looking for me for an hour and thirty minutes?"

"Didn't I just say that?"

"Why?"

"Because I didn't know where you were!"

"Where did you go?"

"Everywhere! I checked everywhere!"

"Why didn't you go straight to my room?"

"Because it's so obvious, I didn't think about it!"

Silence. Then Athrun burst out laughing. She glared at him and whacked him on his shoulder.

"It's not funny! You try wandering around this damn ship for a hour and a half looking for one person who just happened to be in his room!"

He continued to laugh.

"Stop it!"

"Aww, c'mon, you have to admit, it is a bit funny." He grinned at her. Her eyes soften. "Damn his smile."

"Fine it was a bit funny." She huffed and she leaned on his shoulder once again. "You should be thankful you mean a lot to me or else you would have been waiting for days."

"Well then, thank you and you mean a lot to me too." He kissed the top of her head and she giggled in response. He pulled her nearer. They stayed like this until they were both lulled to sleep by the sound of each other's heart beat.


The next day

Cagalli woke up, startled. "What the hell?"

Athrun jump up. "What, what is it?" He added. "Is it me or did it get way hotter in here." He wiped the sweat on his forehead.

"No, it's not just you! Arggh! Why is it so hot!" She quickly jumped off the bed and pulled off her jacket. "This heat is killing me! Where's the air conditioning!" She then proceeded to grab the nearest thing that she could use as a fan, which was a thin book, and began to fan herself vigorously.

"Yeah, it's boiling in here." Athrun quickly pulled of his jacket as well. "Let's get out of here."

Cagalli nodded and the pair quickly ran off. Once outside they found a lot of crew members in the same state as they were. Without a jacket, sweat on their forehead and a makeshift fan in their hands. The pair continued to walk towards the main operating room and there they found Lieutenant Murrue talking to Kira.

"Kira!" Cagalli shouted. "What the hell is going on! Why is it so hot?"

"Hey sis! Nice to see your up." She glared. He smiled nervously. "Hey Athrun." Athrun nodded in recognition.

"So?"

"So what?"

"What do you mean by "so what"?"

"Oh! You're question! Right! Sorry, the heat is frying my brain." Kira joked.

"So what else is new?" She smirked.

"Uh huh, anyway to answer your question, the engines are down."

"Down! Why? What happened?"

"Well, most people didn't realize this but yesterday was just as hot as today."

"Are you telling me that engines couldn't take the heat?"

"That.." He nodded slowly " ..and someone accidently spilled water on the engines?"

Cagalli's eye twitched. "OKAY! THAT'S IT! Where's the idiot who spilled water on the engines? When I get my hands in him I'll - "

"Trust me sis, that guy is long gone. He went into hiding the moment the accident happened."

"I don't understand." Athrun finally decided to join the conversation. "The engines are in cased aren't they?"

"Yeah but actually it went like this. The maintenance crew was fixing once of the engines, they left for awhile and when they came back the engine started to spark and it began to spread and before they knew it fire erupted and well long story short, we don't have enough back-up power to counteract the heat wave."

"Great! Just great! Now where stuck in this hell hole!"

"You could always go to the deck." Kira suggested.

"Why? Isn't it hotter out there?" Cagalli snapped.

"Not really, I was just up there and a breeze passes from time to time." With that Cagalli ran off, dragging Athrun with her.


At the deck

"Wow! It's not as crowded as I thought it would be." Athrun commented.

"Who cares? The less people, the better!"

"Good afternoon Cagalli! Good afternoon Athrun!" Lacus said politely as she walked over to them. She removed the outer part of her attire and her hair was pulled into a bun. "It's a rather hot day today, isn't it?"

"Now that is the understatement of the year." Athrun said in reply.

"Quite true." They both laughed.

"Ahh! What is wrong with you two! How can you laugh at this heat wave!"

"We can't do anything so why not just look at the bright side." Lacus said sweetly.

"Lacus, there is no bright side." Cagalli replied darkly.

"Don't mind her, Lacus. She hasn't eaten breakfast/lunch yet." Athrun turned to Cagalli. "Isn't that right, love?"

"Call me love one more time and you'll be sorry." Cagalli threatened.

"You're in luck. There is actually quite a lot of food up here." She motioned to a table at one side of the deck. "Please, help yourself." Once again, Athrun found himself being dragged by Cagalli.

"Hey Lacus!" Kira greeted, giving her a peck on the cheek.

"Hello Kira."

"So how was your encounter with Cagalli."

"It was entertaining." She smiled at him and he smiled back. "I bet it was."

Soon the two couples were sitting around. Both pairs too drained to say anything.

"I CAN'T TAKE THIS STUPID HEAT WAVE! THIS IS WHY I HATE THIS BLOODY SHIP!" Someone shouted. Everyone turned their heads to find... Yzak.

Dearka grinned nervously. "Sorry about that folks, the heat is making him crazier than usual."

Yzak glared. "Do you want me to punch you?"

"Touché, calm down will you?" Dearka smirked.

"SHUT UP!"

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Mirialla screamed. "You're voices are pissing me off." She turned to face the small group.

"Hey you guys!" She said brightly as she walked over to them. "Great weather for a tan, don't you think?"

"Nice, does she have a bipolar disorder?" Yzak asked Dearka.

"You're one to talk." Dearka mumbled.

"What was that?"

"I said maybe, who knows." With that Dearka walked off to join the group, Yzak followed.

"So what are talking about?" Dearka asked once he reached the group.

"Nothing just commenting on how this would be the perfect weather to get a tan." Mirialla answered.

"Not if you want to get a bad case of sunburn."

"Hey Shiho! I was wondering where you went." Dearka commented.

"Yeah well, I told you guys I'd catch up so here I am." With that she sat down next to Mirialla. Dearka and Yzak followed.

Soon another person entered the deck.

"Hey Shinn! Over here!" Dearka called out once he saw the teen.

"Err.. hey.." Shinn said awkwardly as he made his way towards them.

"So, what's up?"

"Oh you know, sweating buckets. I swear when that whoever he is comes out from hiding I'm going to kill him." Shinn answered as he sat down.

"Join the club." Yzak mumbled.

A few minutes later the conversations ended yet again and soon Cagalli was twitching from the heat and the lack of conversation. Suddenly, she stood up and screamed.

"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"

"Cagalli! Calm down!" Athrun stood up and tried to restrain her.

"NO! I will not calm down! Why am I enduring this heat when the solution is right in front of us?"

"I don't get it." Dearka scratched his chin. "Is that some sort of old Chinese proverb?"

Cagalli face palmed herself. "Forget this, I'll just show you."

With that she walked off to the edge of the deck. Her eyes staring at the water.

"Wow! Slow down there blondie! Don't tell me you're going to commit suicide!" Dearka jumped up.

Cagalli turned to face him. "NO YOU IDIOT! Are you sure you're a coordinator? And why are you so dense?"

"Then why are you at the edge?" Dearka titled his head to the side.

"If you'd shut up and watch, you'll see why."


Okay that's it for now cuz it's time for me to study! Please review :)