Heh... Sorry I took so long to get this up.

Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own it.


Panting, the four teenagers arrived at the Clyne mansion. They immediately ran to Lacus's room, with Kira in the lead.

"Lacus!"

They burst into the room to find Athrun sitting on a chair beside Lacus with his face in his hands. He looked up when Kira and the rest entered.

"Guys..."

"What... happened?" Kira asked.

"I fell down some stairs," a weak voice replied.

Everyone turned. It was Lacus!

Kira immediately knelt down beside her.

"Are you okay? How did you fall down stairs?"

Lacus shot him a small smile.

"Oh, you know me. Clumsy."

Cagalli rolled her eyes.

"Baka. You're not clumsy, Luna is."

"Hey!" The younger girl pouted.

Lacus laughed.

"Guys, thanks for coming, but you better go. I'll be fine. Athrun will take care of me."

Luna nodded.

"Come on guys, let's go. Lacus needs her rest."

After Shinn, Luna and Cagalli left, Kira shot Lacus one last fleeting glace before leaving.

Laucs turned to Athrun and smiled.

"Hey onii-chan?"

"Yes?" Athrun answered, taking a seat beside Lacus's bed.

"I had the weirdest dream ever!"

"Hmm...? Really? What happened?"

Lacus cocked her head.

"You kissed me. That was really weird."

Athrun laughed a little.

She thinks she was dreaming...

"That is weird. Well, like Luna said, you need your rest. I'll be in my room if you need me."

Lacus smiled and nodded happily.

The next day, Lacus didn't go to school.

"Oh, you know our parents. They refused to let her come to school," Athrun answered when he was asked about his twin's absence.

School had ended and Athrun stretched his arms.

Shinn made a face.

"If my parents were like that, I'd fall down stairs everyday."

Luna laughed.

"I'd arrange your funeral for you."

The other three burst out laughing while Shinn blushed.

Just then, Luna spotted Fllay in the crowd. She was being backed up against the wall by Fred, the resident bully.

"Fllay!" Luna called.

As soon as Kira saw what was happening, he rushed over to help.

"Hey, Fred! Are you really that weak to have to pick on a girl?"

Fred looked over at Kira, his face turning an embarrassing shade of red. Before he knew it though, he was on the ground, pinned down by a now very pissed Fllay.

Everyone was speechless.

"I do not sell myself!"

Kira pried Fllay away from Fred before she killed him.

Fllay struggled against the brunette.

"Let me go! I'll kill him!"

Blinded by rage, she elbowed Kira angrily in the stomach, causing him to double over with pain.

Fllay gasped.

"Oh gosh! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" She asked, kneeling down beside him.

Kira smiled.

"You sure don't hit like a girl."

Fllay blushed. Cagalli helped Kira up while Luna linked hands with Fllay.

Shinn snickered.

"Hey Yamato, it seems that you're doomed to spend your life with girls that can kick your sorry ass!"

Athrun rolled his eyes. He turned to Fllay.

"You're not hurt anywhere right?"

Fllay smiled and shook her head.

"Anyway, Fllay, what are you doing here?" Luna asked happily.

Shinn rolled his eyes.

"My mum saw you guys and she said I could transfer. I wasn't very popular back in my old school."

Just then, they heard a groan.

"Kira? Kira!" Cagalli called.

They all turned back to see Kira half on the ground, half leaning on Cagalli.

Athrun and Shinn ran over and lifted the unconscious Kira away from Cagalli.

"Kira! Answer me!" Cagalli went hysterical.

"Luna, help Cagalli! We're taking Kira to the nurse's office!"

Luna didn't move. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Onii-chan...?" She said, using her old nickname for Kira.

Shinn and Athrun both stopped moving. Cagalli was sobbing on the floor while Luna was crying silently. They had no idea that Kira was this important to them.

"Guys, hurry! I'll take care of Cagalli and Luna!" Fllay urged.

Athrun and Shinn started moving again. Shinn shook his mind clear of Luna's sad face.

As soon as they disappeared from sight. Fllay sat down beside Cagalli.

"Cagalli? Stop."

"Kira... Kira! What if he dies?"

Fllay slapped Cagalli across her face.

"Cagalli! Stop it, Kira's in trouble! He needs you."

Cagalli stopped crying immediately. Wiping her tears, the blonde stood up and walked over to the silent Luna.

"Luna, honey, it's okay. Stop crying."

"Onii-chan..."

Cagalli smiled.

"Come on, don't cry. Your onii-chan is strong. He'll be fine."

Cagalli dragged Luna by the hand and headed for the nurse's office.

As soon as they reached there, Athrun and Shinn tried to stop the girls from entering.

"You guys shouldn't go in. We've called an ambulance."

Cagalli was taken aback.

"An ambulance?! What's wrong with my brother?"

Athrun looked apologetically at Fllay.

"Internal bleeding. You do hit hard, Fllay."

Fllay finally lost her cool.

She burst into tears.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hit him!"

Cagalli stroked the crying girl's hair.

"It's okay, Fllay. No one blames you."

"I do!"

Shocked, Cagalli and Athrun both turned to Luna, who was seething with rage.

"Onii-chan might die now because of you! My previous family all died! I want to keep this one alive!"

Shinn wrapped his strong arms around Luna, muffling her angry cries.

Fllay sobbed even harder.

Athrun shook his head.

"Fllay, don't be so hard on yourself. You know Luna didn't mean it. She just doesn't want to lose another family member."

Just then, the amubulance arrived.

Kira was carried out and placed onto a stretcher. Athrun and Cagalli got onto the amubulance and beckoned for Fllay to follow.

"I want to go!" Luna cried.

Shinn tightened his grip on her.

"Fllay, go! Follow Athrun and Cagalli!"

"What about Luna...?"

Shinn shook his head.

"Trust me, it won't be good for her to go to a hospital."

Fllay nodded and reluctantly got on board. Cagalli squeezed her hand in reassurance.

When the ambulance left, Shinn let go of his girlfriend.

"Why did you hold me back?!"

Shinn held his left cheek. It stung where Luna had hit him.

She gasped at her own actions and started crying again.

"Luna..."

She was a wreck. Her eyes were all red and swollen.

Shinn gave her a hug.

"Come on, stop crying. Let's get you home."

Luna stopped crying and looked up at Shinn.

Smiling, he kissed her forehead.

"It's okay, I know you didn't mean it."

Luna smiled a little.

"I love you, you know that?"

Shinn nodded and laced his fingers through hers.

"Yeah, I love you too. Now come on, it's getting dark."


I know, no AthrunxLacus action here but don't worry. It's all crucial to the plot.