C h a p t e r 2

"Stellar thinks Rusty is nice," the blonde said, not noticing how it bugged Shinn.

"Really? But he just… flirted with you like that! Doesn't it bug you?" He asked, looking at her.

She blinked, "it would bug me? Because Rusty kissed Stellar's hand?"

The dark haired sighed, "as long as you don't love him, then that's fine." Stellar smiled, kissing Shinn on the cheek.

"Stellar only loves Shinn."

He blushed, smiling at her, feeling much better, he caressed her cheek lightly with his hand, knowing she loved it when he did that.

"Shinn…"

The two began to lean in closer, their cheeks stained red and their eyes closing as they became closer and closer to kiss.

"Hey there!"

The two pulled away in surprise, then saw Rusty there. He had a big grin on his face and it was directed at Stellar.

Shinn growled, how the hell did Rusty find them? This was him and Stellar's special garden place!

The blonde smiled, "hi Rusty! Why are you here? This is Shinn and Stellar's special place."

"Oh, sorry, didn't mean to interrupt, I'll leave now.." He turned and walked away, glancing back at Shinn with a victorious grin. The dark haired growled, knowing that Rusty just stole the moment.

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"What's this surprise, Athrun?"

The blue haired grinned, then uncovered her eyes, spinning her around and kissing her lips passionately. She was surprised for a moment, but then kissed back, just as passionately.

He had taken her into his room, which she didn't notice, and was planning to make her forget Rusty. He hated that guy already and wanted to make sure her heart was his.

She moaned into the kiss, the two falling back onto his bed with her on top of him, straddling his hips.

The make out was getting more and more heated, until she stopped, "what's this all about, Athrun? You never usually just want to randomly make out… it's usually me starting it."

He was surprised, "that's not true, I always want you…" he said, nipping at her neck playfully. She blushed darker, moaning as he hands pulled up her shirt.

This continued for quite a time, getting more and more, but not all the way through. They both knew they were just too young to complete what they start. They always did get dangerously close to going all the way, but never did.

"Wow Athrun… that was really fun, you've really been aggressive today…" she said, smiling.

He grinned, "Because I love you… and I want to make you happy."

She smiled, then got up, "well, I have to show Rusty around the place…" she walked over to the door, opening it then turning and looking back at him, "I love you too."

Once she left, Athrun smiled, feeling really happy for being with Cagalli, but just wanted to get rid of Rusty. Then it would be perfect.

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Stellar blinked, "where is Auel taking Stellar?"

"Somewhere… But I know you'll like it. So just shut up and follow me," he said.

She nodded, smiling, humming a song as they walked. She really had no idea where he was taking her, but Shinn told her that if Auel tried to pull something, then she should run, or kick him in that 'certain' place.

She suddenly felt hands over her eyes, "huh?"

"Shh… I'll remove my hands when you can open your eyes, but keep walking ok?"

She nodded, then felt the warmth of his hands leave her face. She opened her magenta eyes, gasping when she saw the ocean. Her eyes widened with happiness, when she realized that this was the part of the beach she had always wanted to go to, but Shinn never took her here because it was private property.

"Wow! Thank you, Auel! It's really nice here!"

He smiled, "no problem, you can stay here for 5 minutes, but that's all because we might get into trouble."

She nodded enthusiastically, then ran over to the shore happily, splashing around in shallow water.

After five minutes passed, Auel got up from where he was watching her, then took her hand, "let's go, don't want to get into trouble now," he said, and the two took off away from the beach in a hurry.

Stellar laughed, "that was fun, Auel!"

He chuckled, "yeah, you looked like the air head you always look like when you're having fun."

She stuck her tongue out, "heehee!" she giggled.

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The dark haired boy grumbled when he saw Stellar and Auel running back, hand in hand. He walked up to them, pulling their arms away from each other then giving Stellar a hug.

"So, how was it?"

She smiled, "really fun! Thank you for letting me go, Shinn!"

He smiled, "no problem… did Auel try anything?"

She shook her head, "no, Stellar wouldn't let him if he did though."

Shinn nodded, "good."

Athrun came up to the trio, grinning, "hey, this is a weird group of people to see hanging out together."

Auel frowned, "oh shut up you bastard."

The navy haired sighed, "yeah yeah, the usual Auel. So have you guys seen Cagalli?"

The three shook their heads, then Stellar pointed past Shinn and they turned to see Cagalli and Rusty with ice cream cones, licking at them and laughing.

Athrun felt that strange feeling inside him again, but put on his best, fake smile, and walked up to his girlfriend.

"Hi Cagalli, you look like you've been having fun."

The blonde nodded, "yeah, Rusty's father owns that ice cream parlor over there, and we got to eat as much as we want, Rusty entered that ice cream eating contest and he won!"

The red head grinned, "yep, your girlfriend is really fun to hang out with," he said, a hidden tease in there that only Athrun could sense.

"Yeah, I know," Athrun said, trying hard not to say that through clenched teeth.

Cagalli didn't notice how Athrun was feeling, because he hid it well, and had walked over to Stellar to talk. Auel and Shinn had begun to argue again, and Shinn had made Stellar promise not to stop them this time.

The two blonde's watched the two conversations, not sensing Athrun's and Rusty's tension, but could see it clearly with Shinn and Auel.

"You bastard! Stellar's mine!"

"No! What the hell! Just leave us alone! Why can't you do that!"

"Because she's MINE!"

Stellar sighed, smiling at Cagalli, "does this happen with Athrun and other guys?"

The other blonde shook her head, "no, not at all. Athrun doesn't get jealous."

"Really? He doesn't? Why not?"

Cagalli shook her head, "I don't know…"

Flash Back

"Hey Cagalli… more guy's flirting with you lately? You look exhausted," her twin, Kira said as he walked up to the resting blonde.

"Oh go away, Kira…"

"What's wrong? Hasn't Athrun been chasing them away?"

"No… does he have to?"

"Well usually… that's what a boyfriend does. Does he get jealous?"

"No…"

"Doesn't tell other guys to leave you alone?"

"No…"

"Does he react when guys confess their feelings to you?"

"No…"

"Cagalli, is this a problem to you?"

"I guess…" she replied, sighing, "Kira… Does he care about me enough to get jealous?"

"Well… I don't know Cagalli, I don't think he's the jealous type I guess."

The blonde stood up immediately, "oh yeah? I can make him jealous and I will! I will prove he cares enough about me to chase all those other freaks away!"

"Hey Cagalli… you think maybe he's hiding it?"

"Oh please, nobody can hide their feelings THAT long. It's inhumane."

She stormed off, wondering what she was going to do to make this plan work.

End of Flash Back

So now she was stuck trying to figure out how to do this, and she only thought of hanging out with Rusty a lot more. It didn't seem to work since the two were talking as if they were best friends.

She turned to Shinn and Auel, and they were beginning to push and shove each other, shouting, "stay away from Stellar!"

It didn't make sense to her, Auel was always fighting for Stellar even when she was taken and tried his best to win her. Shinn did get jealous and protective, and Stellar did stay with Shinn the entire time, Cagalli knew Stellar would only love Shinn.

"Hey Stellar… let's go to the beach today," Cagalli said, forming a plan.

The other blonde nodded enthusiastically, "yeah! Can Stellar bring people?"

Cagalli nodded, "yeah, bring Shinn and Auel and other people I guess, but you have to help me ok? I've never worn a bikini before and I need help to put it on."

Stellar nodded, "okay!" She turned to the other companions, "let's all go to the ocean today!"

Everyone nodded, "sounds good, let's get Lacus and Kira and them…" Athrun said, picking up his cell phone, inviting other people.

"C'mon Stellar, I have to go get a bikini, you should too," Cagalli said, and immediately Auel and Shinn followed, "can I come?" they asked.

Cagalli shook her head before Stellar was about to say 'yes', "no… I need Stellar's help in something."

The two nodded in understanding, then took out their cell phones as well, calling their friends to come. Eventually, Meer, Lacus, Kira, Yzak, Dearka, Shiho, Sting, Fllay, Meyrin, Lunamaria, Youlan and Vino were coming.

"Gee Athrun, you think we got enough people?" Kira asked sarcastically he arrived with Lacus.

"Oh shut up."

The brunet grinned, then wrapped his arm around Lacus' shoulders, chuckling silently as she blushed. People arrived shortly after, the meeting place being at the fountain at the front of the college.

"Okay… Hey where's Cagalli and Stellar?"

"They went to go buy some swimming suits I think, we'll just meet them there," Athrun said.

Everyone nodded, then hopped into their cars, heading for the beach.

"Aww Lacus, why didn't you bring your bikini?" Kira asked, pouting slightly.

"What's wrong with my one-piece?" She asked, blinking as she held up the simple, baby pink suit.

"Not revealing enough," he answered bluntly.

The pink haired blushed, "oh, you're silly Kira, stop being such a pervert."

He began to nuzzle her neck, giving it light pecks, "only towards you, sweet Lacus," he said, his voice muffled as his lips attacked her neck.

Her cheeks turned red, "K-Kira!"

Athrun rolled his eyes, "oh, you two. Do that somewhere else okay? I don't want to be the witness to it."

The pink haired giggled, "it's not like we're going to do anything, right Kira?" Kira pouted, "aw, Lacus…"

"Kira…" she said, telling him that it was not the time, "not the time to be perverted."

They all made it to the shore, and climbed out of their cars. Changing into their swim wear, they plunged into the water, some staying on shore, and some already in the water and splashing around.

"Ugh! How the hell do you work this thing?" Cagalli shouted in frustration as she was in the change room with Stellar. They had made it back from the store and selected each a bikini, Cagalli's slightly more revealing than Stellar's.

Rusty was eyeing other girl's on the beach, but he was mostly just waiting for the ladies he had his eye on to come out of the changing room, he was determined to make a move on them.

Stellar helped Cagalli tie the halter sting around Cagalli's neck, "there! Easy!"

The other blonde frowned, looking in the mirror at her body. Her bikini was a 'teensy string bikini', that's what the label had said, and it was black with pink outlining it and pink strings tying it together.

Stellar's was a light blue halter as well, but it wasn't a string bikini. It was just revealing as Cagalli's, except for the fast that it wasn't held up by a few, thin strands that were tied together.

"Well! Let's go!" Stellar said, completely comfortable showing her body since she didn't think it was bad for people to see what she had.

The two blonde's walked out of the change room, immediately getting attention from the guys as they walked over to their group of friends, Stellar oblivious to the eyes following her body, and Cagalli trying hard not to glare at all the guys, but instead, winking and smiling.

Their friends' jaws dropped, "whoa… Cagalli! Never knew you'd wear something like that!" Lacus said.

Kira frowned, "Cagalli… cover up! You're practically naked!"

Athrun felt his pants suddenly get tighter, he walked up to Cagalli, then crashed his lips to hers in a passionate kiss, feeling the uncontrollable urge too unbearable.

Shinn and Auel were both staring at Stellar with the same amount of desire and lust, not knowing that Rusty was also watching with hungry eyes.

The ruby eyed boy smiled, "wow Stellar… you look beautiful…"

She smiled, hugging him, "Shinn looks very sexy too!" She said, surprising Shinn with how she chose her words.

Athrun and Cagalli had finally broken from their kiss, and her lips were slightly coated with a shiny layer of saliva, her eyes clouded with passion.

The blue haired smiled, "sexy."

Rusty got up from where he sat, walking up to Cagalli with a strange look in his eyes.