Sorry for the delay! Ive been pretty busy taking care of the children at this volunteer thing. Gomen nasai!
After the party, Miriallia stayed behind to help clean up, as well as Cagalli and Stellar. The rest of the guests went home, and didn't bother to stay. Lacus appeared to not even show a tiny amount of hurt when Kira had left without a word.
Sweeping the marbled floors, Miriallia turned to her pink haired friend, "so spill it," Lacus looked up from what she was doing and blinked, "what's going on with you and Kira?"
Lacus looked at her, then went back to sweeping the floor, "nothing."
"Lacus..." Miriallia raised her eyebrow.
"Well, whatever is up with him, I don't care, I shouldn't," the pink haired replied, smiling. Miriallia scanned her friend's smile, and saw a small trace of sadness lingering, but could also see sincerity.
"Well, if you say so Lacus... but if that jerk breaks your heart ... tell me okay? And I'll hurt him SO bad..." Cagalli said, butting into the conversation.
Lacus smiled, "alright Cagalli."
They continued cleaning, Miriallia trying to erase thoughts of Dearka from her mind. She glanced at the clock, and saw that it was 3 o'clock in the morning. She sighed, and went into the kitchen, washing dishes and cleaning up after the food. Lacus' maid stopped her, "you don't have to, Miss, I'll get it," she said kindly.
Miriallia smiled, then left the kitchen, looking around to see most of the cleaning jobs being taken over by maids. Cagalli collapsed onto the couch, resting. Lacus sighed, "well, you two are welcome to stay overnight, I'm sure you are exhausted."
The brunette smiled, "thank you," she replied, then went upstairs, looking for the guest room to find some extra pajamas.
Hearing the sound of glass breaking, she hurried to the edge of the stairs, then sighed when she heard Cagalli say, "oops.. sorry Lacus."
She went back upstairs, then found one of the many guest rooms. She smiled, seeing how well furnished Lacus had made it. A soft, cushiony bed with red silk sheets. Pale green, velvet curtains, matching with a thick, cream rug.
Miriallia sat down on the bed, the downy material sinking under her weight. Putting her head in her hands, she frowned.
'That stupid Dearka... why does he have to be so... persistent? I told him to back off... and yet he still believes we should be friends! Why is that..?'
Erasing these thoughts from her mind, well actually pushing them to the back of her mind, she looked through the wooden drawers for some PJ's. Sweat dropping, she pulled out a black dress. A lingerie dress. Why in the world would Lacus keep such a kinky thing?
Sighing, she shrugged, too tired to go searching for some other night gown, and slipped it on before diving into the covers. Pulling the silk sheets up to her chin, she yawned. Thoughts of the blonde man slipped into her mind, no matter how hard she tried to erase the thoughts of him.
'I hate him.'
- - -
Opening her eyes to the light of the bright sunlight pouring into the room, she blinked. What time was it? Turning to the bedside table beside her, she read the digits on the clock, '12:00 pm'
Frowning, she sat up, "that late already...?" she groaned warily. Stretching and yawning, she got up from the comfort of the soft bed, forgetting her lack of clothing. Stepping downstairs and trying to rub the sleep from her eyes, she said, "morning Lacus; Cagalli..."
Hearing no reply, and stopped rubbing her eye, looking towards where she thought Lacus and Cagalli would be. Gasping, she realized that the people there weren't Lacus and Cagalli at all.
"Milly?" came a shocked voice that she recognized was Athrun's.
"Mir... I-I had no idea you could wear t-that kind of thing..." she heard Dearka stutter.
She followed Dearka's eyes for they weren't on her face, she squealed, remembering her naughty lingerie that she wore for bed. Turning around with a flushed face, she ran back upstairs, hoping they wouldn't also get a flash of her black undies as well.
- - -
Dearka and Athrun blinked, looking to each other. Dearka had a small nosebleed, and Athrun only had a slight trace of pink in his cheeks, nothing compared to Dearka's bright red cheeks. He had no idea he would ever get to see Miriallia like that, he only came here to eat lunch.
Sighing, he realized she would get angry with him. First of all, for coming here, but that wasn't really his fault, Lacus had invited him. And second of all, for seeing her like that. But it was an accident! He didn't mean to see her like that!
Lacus and Cagalli stepped into the room, carrying a plate full of grilled cheese sandwiches. They stopped, wondering why Dearka had blood trickling down his face, and why Athrun had pink cheeks.
- - -
'Oh God.. I can't believe they saw me.. wearing this!' Miriallia's cheeks reddened more as she took off the lingerie, and looked through the drawers to find a simple tank top and shorts.
'More importantly.. I can't believe Dearka saw me like that...' She frowned, why did he come anyway? Had Lacus invited those two for lunch? Glaring at the wall, she sighed. She hated that man, or was it really hate? She had no idea, but she knew she detested him.
Stepping out of the guest room, she took in a deep breath, courageously stepping down the stairs and facing her fears. Athrun and Dearka avoided looking at her, but she just shrugged. Sitting down in the seat beside Lacus, she grabbed a grilled cheese sandwich, shoving it into her mouth, realizing how hungry she was.
"Well, youfinally woke up, hmm?" Lacus said, smiling.
She nodded, then gulped down her food before turning to Athrun, "where's Kira? He's usually here for lunch whenever you're invited."
Athrun shrugged, "he said he didn't want to come."
Catching a glance at Lacus, they noticed she tensed a little. Cagalli placed a hand on her friends back, "it's okay Lacus, really. He's just being a jerk to you."
They turned to Athrun, "I wonder..." Miriallia murmured suspiciously, "do you know anything about this Athrun?"
Athrun sighed, "no.. I don't. I asked him if anything was up, and he just shrugged and ignored me," he replied.
Lacus sighed, but then shrugged. She continued eating as if nothing was wrong, and smiled, "well I guess somethings on his mind then," she said. The four continued eating in silence, and Miriallia finished first, getting up and heading towards the pool in the back.
"If anyone wants to join me, I'll be at the pool," she said and turned the corner. Lacus nodded, and told everyone where the spare bathing suits were. Dearka blinked, 'she said 'anyone'.. does she mean I can come too?' he thought hopefully. He gulped down his food hurriedly and followed after her.
He went outside, and saw Miriallia floating in the water, already in her orange bikini. He padded over to her, "hey there."
She glanced at him for a few seconds, then looked back up to the sky, "what do you want?"
He smiled nervously, rubbing the back of his head with his hand, "er... you said anyone could join you right?"
She sighed, "I suppose so, but didn't I tell you that we shouldn't be friends?"
"And didn't I tell you I wasn't just going to forget you?"
Miriallia was stuck, and didn't know what to say back. She chose not to reply, and ignored him as he jumped into the pool. He swam around, but when he tried to come near her, she would kick the water a little and move away.
She thought he was going to try and convince her for them to be friends, but was surprised he didn't. Lacus, Athrun and Cagalli walked out, wearing their swim attire. Athrun cannonballed into the water, splashing Cagalli and Lacus on the sidelines. Cagalli became infuriated and splashed in after him, wrestling him in the water.
"Mmmf! .. Ah! Cagalli! Let go! (glub!)" he cried, gasping for air. She ruffled his wet hair, keeping him under water for a bit longer, then appeared above water with him in her grasp. Finally, Cagalli let him go, and he chocked, beating his chest and coughing up water.
Lacus giggled at the couple's antics, then swung her feet over the tiled edge of the platform, then slid into the water.
"Let's play water tag!" she announced, "I'll be the judge! Choose a partner for you to sit on their shoulders! Girls on guys!" she smirked secretly, knowing Cagalli would choose Athrun and Miriallia would have no choice but to choose Dearka. She wanted them to get together so badly.
'What.. did ... she ...say?' Miriallia looked over and saw Cagalli already on Athrun's shoulders, splashing at her and Dearka. "Come on! Don't be chicken now!" she challenged. Miriallia loved challenges. She turned to Dearka, then held her breath, still not believing what she was about to do.
(A/N:)Hope you enjoyed that... It was sure fun writing. Please review! Oh! And if you're confused about Kira, don't worry, you'll find out soon enough. And about those guys Lacus and Milly met at the party, that's not the last you've seen of them either. Well, please review!