Series: Gundam SEED/ SEED Destiny

Characters/Pairings: One sided Ahmed, Yunna, Meer; Athrun x Cagalli; Kira x Lacus; implied Dearka x Miriallia, Yzak x Shiho

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.

This fic is solely concentrating on AxC. Anything else would be a bonus for you and a miracle for me depending on how much inspiration I get. Reason being, I don't have enough creativity to think of other interactions outside this couple aside from some typical conversations and actions. So, the last time I typed a fic was over 2 years ago and I apologise, college life has totally zapped my brain juices. Inspiration is close to nothing –re-watching episodes doesn't help much either. Without further ado, the really long anticipated Chapter 3 Part I.

Chapter Three Part I

~Cagalli~

The lioness laid sprawled on her queen size bed, a contented smile gracing her flawless features. Her smile was replaced with a slight frown when she felt something warm and wet lapping at her hand. Groaning, she pulled the covers over herself and curled into a ball ignoring the cute bundle of fur that was trying to wake her up. The canine let out a series of barks hoping to wake its master up but soon stopped when she realized that she wasn't getting any sort of response from her master. Having picked up the stubborn streak that her master possessed, the puppy started tugging on the sheets.

"Mm...five more minutes, Gin." The blonde murmured, one hand blindly waving the other still tightly clutching the covers. In one swift motion, Cagalli pulled the covers over her, earning a yelp from the golden puppy, who landed on her bottom. Still refusing to give in, Ginger pounced onto her master's bed, making the blonde grunt in disapproval and annoyance.

"Alright, Ginger. I'm up! Mommy's up!" Then uttering a string of curses, she abruptly sat up and ruffled her blonde mane, startling the energetic puppy.

Picking up the puppy she held it to her face and asked, "Ahmed sent you here, didn't he girl?" Ginger just licked contentedly at her nose indicating a big 'yes'.

Suddenly the door to Cagalli's room swung open to reveal a certain emerald eyed boy (whom she had every desire to kill right now)with a big smile plastered on his face, his left hand waving Ginger's favourite chicken flavoured dog snack.

"Good job, gi- "

Cagalli had carelessly flung her bedroom slipper at his dark handsome face.

"Oh sorry, I thought there was a mosquito there," She smiled at him sweetly."You were saying?"

"A-Ah, it's nothing...Was just looking around for Ginger..."

"Really," she drawled, absent-mindedly playing with her golden locks. "Care to tell me the time, Ahmed?"

"9 am?"

"EXACTLY. It's friggin' 9 in the MORNING. A lovely SATURDAY MORNING." The tic on her temple was growing larger by the second. "Please explain yourself."

"I-I..uh.." Desperately searching for someone or something to come to his rescue, his face fell when he realized that his only hope had escaped together with the doggy treat that he held, only now that it was missing. Cagalli tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for the tanned boy; red shoe mark imprinted on his face, to come up with a damn good reason for rousing her from her glorious beauty sleep.

As soon as Ahmed opened his mouth to give her the reason she so persistently sought for, Cagalli's phone went off.

'Saved by the phone. Thank you whoever you are!'

He heaved a sigh of relief, which earned him another glare from the already cranky blonde. Still eyeing him, she grabbed her phone off the side table and flipped it open. Pressing it to her ear, she signalled him out of her room to which he was more than happy to comply.

"Hello?"

~Athrun~

"Get up, Athrun!"

Grunt.

Poke.

Grunt.

Poke.

Growl.

Sigh.

The brunette slipped under the covers and turned to face his semi-grumpy house mate. Athrun upon realizing that the attempts had stopped, turned around only to be greeted by a pair of mischievous amethyst orbs, a wide grin plastered on the owner's face.

Silence.

He blinked several times before his face contorted in horror and absolute disgust.

"KIRA! WHAT THE HELL?"

The brunette promptly burst into laughter and tears at the split second expressions his friend made.

Scowling, Athrun kicked him off the bed and buried his head in his pillow, trying to forget the embarrassingly horrifying moment that he had just experienced moments ago. "Go away, Kira!"

"You didn't have to kick me off the bed, you know." he said, rubbing his now red nose. "Now get up."

"I'll tell Lacus that you're gay and no."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Try me." An emerald eye peeped out from under the covers.

"Sure." Kira peeled the covers off him and tossed them aside. Releasing a cry of frustration from his lips, he sat up and eyed the grinning brunette with nothing but pure irritation.

"I hate you."

"Can't say the feeling's mutual but I can't exactly say I love you either." Kira's grin widened.

"Is Cagalli coming?"

"Yes, and -" Stealing a glance at his wristwatch, Kira visibly paled. "OH MY GOD SHE'S COMING!"

"And we've just established that so..?"

"Athrun! Don't just stand there! Get changed!" Throwing his clothes at him, Kira ruffled his hair in an attempt to soothe his nerves. "And make it quick! Or I'll be..."

Kira's words died down into a series of incoherent murmurs.

"You're not having any menstrual cramps now, are you?"

"Very funny, Athrun. Shouldn't you be asking yourself first?"

Completely unfazed and unenthusiastic, he threw the said blunette a sarcastic glare.

"Well someone's being a bitch early in the morning..."

Resisting the urge to roll his amethyst orbs at his best friend -a plausible reason which would cause him Cagalli's wrath-, he promptly threw Athrun out of the apartment.

~Kira~

"Glad you could make it, Cagalli!" Lacus ran over to the blonde and engulfed her in a big bear hug.

"Sure, although it would've been nice if I had been informed earlier." The blonde smiled at Lacus and shot him a glare when she wasn't looking.

"Well then, let's go find a spot and get started!" Dearka was the first to make a move, walking in the direction of several bikini-clad women.

"This way, Buster!" An incredibly mad Miriallia stomped towards the lavender-eyed blonde and dragged him away by the ear. Shiho sighed at the scene while Yzak swatted Dearka's head with the picnic mat and shouted, "Moron!"

"Kira." She started.

"Cagalli, I.."

"Before you start embarrassing yourself in front of everybody by kneeling on the floor and begging for forgiveness," Kira could fell his cheeks heating up at the attention he was getting from his friends. "I'm not mad at you."

"What?" He blinked stupidly, closely resembling an owl. A very confused one at that. A mixture of shock and relief washed over his face.

"What?" she repeated, a cute pout forming on her lips. "Don't look at me like that or I'll really get mad."

It was Kira's turn to pout.

"You're so mean, Cagalli!" He cried, imitating his twin's pout. "You know I'll give in to you if you do that."

Childishly sticking out her tongue at him, she took off, leaving a very amused Athrun and a practically grinning from ear to ear Kira behind.

"Quite a handful isn't she?"

Athrun nodded in agreement, a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

"And you can't help but love her for it."

Flashing his best friend a blinding grin - the type that said 'I'm so proud of my sister'- he ran off after the giggling blonde.

~Athrun~

Sexy.

It was the first word that had come to mind when he tried to describe her. Sexy was a rather vague term to describe the childish blonde: sexy women were everywhere –including those that were sending flirtatious signals at him. Sexy, yet repulsive. High-pitched squeals erupted as he ran his fingers through his silky blue locks and gave the girls who were ogling at him a small smile.

Returning to the scene at hand, he watched in mild amusement as the twins wrestled playfully in the sand. Kira had her pinned to the ground and she looked a less than happy. Producing a small smirk, she caught the younger twin off guard and flipped him over. He laughed at their childish display but soon stopped when she turned to look at him, curiosity reflected in her eyes. Catching her gaze, he muttered curses under his breath and immediately turned away, face flushed.

He didn't know what had gotten into him –making him harbour such thoughts about his best friend's sister, but having a really good view of her killer- I mean nicely toned legs didn't really help much either. The firmness of her gastrocnemius(1) muscles were further accentuated when he saw her sitting –but trying not to rest her entire weight- on Kira who sighed at his defeat. For a really young and successful businesswoman, she had very nice calf muscles.

'Stop looking- no, staring at her like she's a piece of meat, Zala.'

He groaned, burying his face into his hands, trying to keep his mind in check. Clearly the heat was affecting his brain. When he finally looked up, he found a pair of amber orbs scrutinizing him. He jumped back in reflex, startled by the sudden intrusion.

"People don't come to the beach just to read you know." She eyed the engineering book that lay untouched on the picnic mat. "Besides, you've never even opened the book. Not having any fun?"

Not caring that there was a perfectly healthy young male beside her, Cagalli stripped herself off her clothes to reveal the plain black bikini that she wore underneath. Athrun, who felt blood rushing to his cheeks, quickly turned the other way.

Damn. Sexy was an understatement. She was more than that. She was,

Undeniably sexy as hell.

'Really now, Zala. Undeniably sexy as hell is the best you can come up with? What happened to your vocabulary, eh?' He mentally snorted.

"I-I'm just a little sleep deprived, I guess."The blush was still very evident on his cheeks as he took a drink out of his water tumbler.

"Let me guess," Her mischievous grin had surfaced. "Kira kept you up all night?"

Upon hearing words that sounded wrong on so many levels, Athrun spewed out the contents in his mouth and coughed hard. He frowned when he found her rolling on the mat, roaring with laughter.

"I don't need any more people questioning my sexuality, thank you very much." He frowned. She had yet to cease her melodious laughter –according to Athrun- and the evidence on her face was more than enough.

"Alright, that was pretty mean of me. But," she got up, hauled him to his feet and pinched his cheeks. "I just can't help it."

"Cagalli," he called. Her name had a nice ring to it when he said it."Do you know how to swim?"

"Yes, "She paused hesitant of his motives. "Why?"

"Good." He gave her a huge grin and before she knew it, she was over his shoulder and headed towards the sea.

"OH MY G- PUT ME DOWN NOW, ATHRUN!"

"There's always a first time, Princess."

"DON'T YOU DARE DROP –"

(1)The gastrocnemius muscle is the muscle that people commonly refer to as the calf muscle. The one that looks solid when you flex your legs muscles.

E.g. Running, jumping, cycling etc.

Since it has been awhile since I last attempted a fic or a chapter, I would like some feedback as to how I'm doing. Sorry if this chapter was rather short. I initially planned on releasing a longer chapter but well the ideas are all over the place and I really wanted to publish this half of the chapter first. I think I may have forgotten how I planned this entire fic to be 2 years ago so I shall go about writing it based on what I feel is fitting. I hope I don't stray too much from my original plot. If you have stuck with this habitual hiatus writer since forever, I sincerely apologise and thank you for being patient and a loyal supporter. I hope to update soon, partially depending on your reviews and ideas/questions. Constructive criticisms are welcome. If you're here to flame, I'll actually thank you for it cause you're adding to my review count.

Thanks for your constant support!

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