FIND THE RHYTHM

CHAPTER TWO CATCHING UP

After the auditions they still had two weeks until they go to Hollywood. They decided to hang out together and went to a near by cafe. Kira and Lacus's eyes kept meeting and couldn't help but blush. Although Athrun was kind of mad at Cagalli from the 7Up incident he felt this awkward feeling towards her. It was pretty much the same for Cagalli. When they were at the cafe they sat down and ordered their meals.

"So Kira, were you and Athrun childhood friends?" Lacus asked.

"Actually yes. We met when we were very young but we never saw each other since then. You see my family had to move to Junius Seventh while Kira stayed on Earth." Athrun explained.

"So Lacus, what's with you and Athrun?" Cagalli asked suspiciously.

"Oh, me and Athrun? We are nothing but good friends. Well actually to be honest at first we met because of an arranged marriage. We never really loved each other, but only thought of each other as friends. So when I told my father about how we felt, he understood and cancelled the marriage." Lacus told Cagalli in a calm manor.

"I see. So what got you guys interested into dancing?" Kira asked looking from Athrun to Lacus.

"Well for me after I went to Junius Seventh I was always bored. One day I saw a poster that said a dance competition would be held and the prize would be $5000. I tried it and found a real talent in dancing. So that's about it." Athrun said.

Lacus listened very carefully at what Athrun said and then it became her trun to tell her story. "For me I always had ballet lessons when I was young but never enjoyed much of it. So one day while I was watching TV I saw people do hip hop and all those other dances beside ballet. I really enjoyed doing pop and one day performed in front of my dad and ballet instructor. They both told me I was great at it and seemed to enjoy it very much. My dad asked if I would like to dance pop or other dances besides ballet. I gladly accepted. How about you and Cagalli?" she asked Kira and Cagalli.

"I just liked dancing when I was young, you could say I was a natural" Kira shrugged.

"Same here. Our parents were always away so we basicallyjust pumped the music up and danced." Cagalli said while munching on a bagel.

"Hey how about we go do some practicing at my home?" Lacus suggested.

"Sure if it would be okay with your parents" Kira said.

"Don't worry. C'mon!" Lacus shouted happily while they exited the cafe and plopped themselves in Kira's car. He turned the engine on and zoomed off. Lacus gave instructions while he drove and they soon arrived in front of a mansion.

"Wow Lacus who would have knew you lived in a mansion" Cagalli gaped at the mansion.

Lacus giggled at Cagalli's funny reaction. "Actually Athrun and I both live in mansions"

"One word, WOW!" Cagalli shouted out the last word. Lacus opened the door to her home and was soon to be greeted by her butler. She told him she was fine and that they were just going to dance. They were taken to a large room perfect for dancing.

"This is amazing Lacus" Kira complemented and smiled at her.

Lacus blushed. "Thank you Kira" she managed to say out.

Athrun walked over to the CD player and played a hip hop song. "Who wants to go first?"

"I'm not going" Cagalli bluntly replied.

"Athrun you go" Lacus suggested.

"Me? Fine, but lets do some stretches"

Lacus sat down and began reaching for her toes. Cagalli was doing jumping jacks. Kira was reaching for the sky then his toes. Athrun was doing the same as Kira.

"Are you sure you call jumping jacks stretches?" Athrun asked in a mocking tone to Cagalli.

Cagalli glared at him and then continued her jumping jacks." YES, to me they are. Now shut or your gonna break my concentration"

After about a good fifteen minutes of stretching they decided to begin. Athrun did a hip hop dance. It was very electrifying and was very good. Cagalli did a robot dance and was very good at it. Lacus performed a pop dance and some fancy dance moves. Kira danced something very similar to his audition dance. They were all very tired after dancing and Lacus went to get some lemonade. When she returned she heard a knock on the dance room door.

"I wonder who it could be." Lacus asked herself out loud.

She went to open the door and when opened it revealed a middle aged man. Cagalli and Kira quickly stood up and so did Athrun.

"Lacus, you never told me you were going to have guests here tonight"

"I'm sorry father. These are my friends Kira and Cagalli, you already know Athrun. Kira, Cagalli this is my father." Lacus introduced.

Seigel shook hands with Kira and Cagalli. "Welcome Kira, Cagalli. Now Lacus I hav to go to a businesses meeting, you ask the servants to help you okay?"

Lacus smiled, "Yes father" She gave him a kiss on the cheek and then he left.

"Your father sure seems to care about you a lot Lacus" Kira said.

Lacus smiled at Kira, "I thank my father for that, I really love him a lot"

"Well it's getting late and I still have to do my project for school"

"Cagalli's right we better get going. Thank you Lacus for letting us dance in your studios" Kira said and smiled.

Lacus blushed, "No problem Kira"

Kira and Cagalli were about to leave when Kira gently kissed Lacus on the cheek and closed the door behind him. Athrun looked over at Lacus and saw her face plump red with a dreamy look on it.

"Well I got to go too Lacus, bye" Athrun said and closed the door behind him.

"Wow" Lacus whispered as she placed a hand on where Kira had kissed her. She walked over to the window and saw Cagalli talking to Athrun while Kira was standing with them.

It seemed that Athrun was going to take Caglli home and Kira just decided to walk. Lacus was about to walk away from the window when a redhead walked up to Kira. She watched closely sareful to stay out of sight.

With Kira

Kira was about to walk home when a redhead appeared in front of him.

Kira looked at her annoyed, "What do you want Flay?"

"Kira, why won't you give me another chance?" Flay whined.

Kira was disgusted at her. "Because I saw you cheating on me, that's why! Now why won't you just leave me alone?"

"Because I love you!" she shouted and then kissed him right on the lips. Lacus who was watching felt a burst of jealousy. Kira pushed her away almost causing her to fall.

"FLAY!" he screamed. "Why can't you just leave me alone?"

Flay just smirked at Kira. Kira couldn't take it as he just walked away.

Flay walked away too and met a ruby eyed teen.

"So how'd it go?" he asked

"Don't worry it'll be done, just wait" Flay said.

With Cagalli

Cagalli entered the front passenger seat while Athrun started the engine. The ride home was pretty quite until Athrun asked Cagalli a question.

"So, what's with you and 7Up?" Athrun asked while focusing on the rode.

"Does it really matter?" she replied with annoyance in her voice.

"Well I'm just curios alright?" he said while glancing into her beautiful amber eyes.

Cagalli sighed, "Do you really want to know?"

"If you don't want to tell you don't have too"

"I'll tell you"

Flashback

Cagalli was eating lunch at school with her friends when a jerk came over. He kept blabbing about how he found the $100 prize in a drink. Cagalli got so mad she scremed at him.

"WOULD YOU JUST SHUT UP?!" Cagalli screamed.

The jerk turned to where the shouting came from and glared at Cagalli. "I'll have you know that I was very fortunate to find this!" he shouted back. Luckily Kira wasn't here or he would have beaten the pulp out of this guy for shouting at Cagalli.

"Oh please! Anybody could find that if they tried" Cagalli mocked.

"Really? Well then let see you find a prize in a 7Up drink since they have a prize of $100. Oh you have to find it by next Friday!"

"FINE! I'll do that! But to make it more it interesting, if I win you have to run around school campus with a bikini top and a hula dress bottom!"

The jerk flinched at the idea of him in a bikini top and a hula dress bottom. "Fine! But if I win then you have to bring a stereo with the song the Makalana turning the stereo to full volume and stand on one of the tables in the cafeteria and do the Makalana!"

"FINE!" Cagalli shouted. She would never back away from a bet.

End of Flashback

"So that's how it is" Athrun said who listened carefully.

"Yeah, but don't tell Kira okay?" Cagalli asked.

"Um sure. Since you told me I won't tell Kira. But won't he see you do the Makalana?"

"Don't worry I don't intend to loose" Thr car pulled into Cagalli's home's driveway.

"Well thanks for the ride" Cagalli said and walked into her house closing the door behind her.