Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed, but Kititsa, Nataru and Tilla are mine.

Hello again. I got more reviews. Yeah! Anyways, happy readings.

Oh, and by the way. Someone mentioned to me that tigers actually like water, but I forgot to specify that Maki still doesn't like water even though she's a tiger. She had a bad experience with bathes. Kititsa would always throw her into a tub full of boiling water when she was young. I guess it can really affect a person…I mean tiger.

Chapter 6 – Laughs and Screams

"Do I still have to wear the dress?" Nataru asked cautiously. He had been wearing it for over 3 hours.

"You can take it off now. I guess I embarrassed you enough for today." Kititsa answered. "Now all you need to do is give Maki a bath, and then you can rest for a while."

"That's not so bad." Nataru stated. He went outside to find Maki. Kititsa was left alone in the room. She went to the nearest window and looked out of it. Tilla was talking peacefully to Miriallia and Cagalli, and the boys were chasing after Lacus' many Haros. Lacus was just laughing at them.

Kititsa leaned onto the window and gently closed her eyes. Soon afterward, she was fast asleep.

Cagalli looked up at the window and saw Kititsa sleeping peacefully. She elbowed Miriallia and pointed at the window.

"That's really cute!" She exclaimed. They suddenly heard a lot of yelling coming from the boys' direction.

"Athrun! These things are annoying. Why the heck did you make them!" Kira shouted as he ran after a pink haro, who had stolen his watch.

"Let me catch it." He replied, but at that exact moment the haro crashed right into his face. Athrun fell on the ground and yelled in pain.

"I guess they don't even listen to their creator." Dearka stated as he hit a green Haro with a baseball bat. It flew to the other side of the garden and smashed into a tree. Yzak took out his handgun and started to shoot any random Haro that would come near him. Lacus was behind them, laughing like crazy. The girls' sweat dropped.

"Tilla is it safe for them to shoo the garden like that. Yzak might hurt someone without meaning to." Miriallia asked.

"Umm…" she said

"Everyone stop!" Cagalli yelled as she glared at everyone. The boys stopped doing whatever they were doing and cowered in a corner. Even the Haros were scared. " That's better," Cagalli stated as she turned to face Tilla and Miriallia.

"You never stop amazing me Cagalli." Miriallia stated. She looked at Tilla, and she nodded her head in agreement.

"It's so quiet now…" Tilla started, but a loud scream was heard in a random direction. Everyone ran towards the source of the noise and saw Nataru running away from a very angry Maki. She was covered in soap and water.

"Help! She's going to kill me." Nataru shouted as he continued to run away. Cagalli's eye twitched a few times.

"Maki! Heel!" She ordered in a harsh tone.

"Maki immediately stopped running and glared at her mistress' friend. Cagalli glared back.

"It's a staring contest." Athrun joked.

"More like a glaring contest. Who do you think is going to win?" Kira asked.

"I say Cagalli going to win. She can scared anyone with her glare," Lacus stated.

"My bets on Maki." Yzak told them calmly. Maki and Cagalli continued to glare at each other. Maki growled and sat down on the ground. She avoided Cagalli's piercing gaze.

"I was wrong, but how could that happen!" Yzak shouted.

"Shut up Yzak." Dearka said.

"Okay."

Everyone turned his or her attention back to Cagalli, Nataru and Maki.

"Maki, if you don't behave, I'll tell Kititsa and she'll get really angry." Cagalli warned. Maki turned around and returned to the tub Nataru had put her in. Then Cagalli turned to Nataru. "You're a coward. I know Maki hates water, but that was absolutely pathetic. You have to be rough with her. Now go back there and show that tiger what you're made of." She added.

"Yes, Miss Athla," he replied. Nataru turned around and followed Maki.

"He's braver than he looks." Tilla said.

"He'll need all the luck in the world to survive Maki. That tiger has one hell of a temper when it comes to water." Kira said. They heard another loud growl and a few screams.

"Even I feel bad for the guy." Yzak whispered, and everyone looked at him strangely. Then they nodded.

Kititsa slowly opened her eyes. She looked around the room and saw that everyone was gone. She quickly yawned and rubbed her eyes.

"Maybe I should go outside with the others," Kititsa stated. She heard a loud scream come from outside. Kititsa got out of her chair, even though she was completely exhausted. She made her way outside and saw Nataru trying to give Maki a bath. She walked up to her friends and they all watched in amusement as Nataru tried to pour a bucket of water over Maki's head.

"It's just to take away the soap." He explained to the very angry tiger. Maki showed her fangs, giving him a 'don't you dare come close to me' look.

"Come on Nataru. Show her who is boss. The worst thing that could happen is that she'll bite your head off." Cagalli cheered.

"How comforting!" Nataru retorted. He threw the bucket at Maki and the water splashed all over her. Maki ran away and hid behind her mistress. Kititsa looked at the drenched tiger and started to laugh. Everyone started to laugh with her. Nataru blushed a bit in embarrassment and smiled.

"That went rather well." Cagalli stated.

"Why is Maki cowering behind Kititsa? I thought she was brave." Yzak asked. Kititsa gave him a cold glare, which made him look the other way.

'And I thought you were strong, Yzak." Dearka sniggered. This comment earned him a glare from the person he was talking about.

"So, what do we do now? I think Miss Oukta is done humiliating me for the day." Nataru said.

"Whatever," Kititsa whispered. She yawned and rubbed her eyes. Everyone looked at her curiously.

"Maybe you should go back to the palace and take a nap." Kira told the blue-haired girl.

You need your rest," Athrun added. Kititsa looked at them sleepily and nodded. She gently turned around and began to walk back towards the palace. He legs wobbled a bit and her vision became blurry. She suddenly collapsed and almost fell on the ground. Nataru had run up to her and caught her before she could hut herself.

"I guess she hasn't slept in a while. Neglecting sleep is a very bad thing to do. I'm surprised that she hasn't collapsed before," Nataru explained. He lifted up her sleeping form. "I'll bring her to the palace, so that she can rest. You guys do whatever you want, just don't wreck the place." He added. He turned around and walked back to the palace. Maki quickly followed him. Once they were out of view, Cagalli turned to Athrun.

"I think he likes her," she told him.

"I think he's just deeply concerned about her health. It has nothing to do with him liking her." Athrun replied.

"Lets go into the city to find a restaurant. I'm starving and it's almost supper time." Tilla stated. They all agreed and headed into town.

"You should learn to take better care of yourself." Nataru whispered to Kititsa. He knew that she couldn't hear him, so he just carried the unconscious girl on his back. Maki listened to his conversation really carefully.

"I'm weak." She replied in her dream. Nataru stopped walking and looked at her face. She was still sleeping peacefully, but she was mumbling things.

"It's my fault that they're gone, I should have tried to save them, but I was too weak. Why didn't I go with you? I miss you mom and dad…" she mumbled, not even realising that Nataru was listening to her. He heard a soft sob and quickly turned around to look at Kititsa. Silent tears were falling from her closed eyes. Nataru looked at her sadly. He began to walk again and once he reached her room, he gently put her into the bed she was given.

"Don't go… I don't want to be left alone." She mumbled again. She sobbed again and went quiet again.

" I won't go. I'll stay here for you." Nataru whispered as he wiped away her tears with his finger. "I promise." He added. He sat down on the chair near the bed and watched the sleeping girl. Maki just curled up beside him.

Isn't that cute, he actually does care. That's another chapter done. Bye

Ja ne.