A Funny Reunion

Summary: It's been ten years sense the teens of Gundam Seed High have graduated and now the head of a major company is throwing a large party. What will happen when the now adults meet each other again?

Pairings: not telling!

Disclaimer: me no own nothing related to Gundam Seed or it'self. Yay!

Chapter Four

Whoooeeeee!

Mir tried hard not to make this meeting awkward but she couldn't help but stare at the man sitting across from her. Ten years certainly seemed to have changed him. She sighed into her cup and he looked up from what he was reading.

"Oh, sorry Mirillia, am I boring you? Sorry. I guess when I start reading I get lost. What were we talking about?"

"No, no. You can go ahead, I was just thinking. Out loud…" she said, smiling nervously.

"Oh… okay… So. What are you going to bring?" Dearka asked, looking back at his packet in front of him. He couldn't go anywhere without his contracts.

"What do you mean?" Mir asked, looking back at her coffee.

"Like…a gift or something. I'm going to bring something for Tolle, you know to the party. It's been forever and I wanted to thank him for pulling me away from my work for a few days. I hate working so much, getting caught up in a bunch of paintings at once. What about you?"

"Yeah… work's hectic. I was able to get away, and that's nice… but like you said. Getting caught up in everything can really pull you down. After this month I'll just be doing business things for next season and making my new labels."

There was silence for a while as Dearka grabbed a doughnut and started to eat.

"Hey, you shouldn't eat those. They're bad for you're skin," Mir said, taking it away.

"Hey! I can look the way I want. Why do you care anyway?" he asked, trying to steal back his doughnut.

"Uh… not me. Society. You think you'll look great for years but that won't last very long eating these god awful things," she stuttered, throwing the doughnut in the trash can behind her.

"Awe man! I wasn't done. I don't care what society thinks. What a dumb way to think. It's weird. Before you'd tell me to eat as much junk food as I wanted and that it didn't matter. Guess that goes with the job?" he asked, picking up another chocolate doughnut to get snatched.

"Well… that was when I thought that getting married was a big deal. Now I don't even have time for a relationship. Things change Dearka."

"For the worse? That don't sound like you. You were always sighing about getting married young, having a bunch of kids and being the best bride, not some fashion model. You really have changed…"

"What's that supposed to mean?" she snapped. Dearka put up his hands, dropping the doughnut.

"Sorry. I was just saying that it's not something to be worrying about since things have really changed between us. I myself have become very different. I use to want to live in a fancy house, marry rich and live in peace. Now I want a nice sized house, no rich girl and certainly no peace. Peace is boring you know!" he said, sitting back in his chair. Mir sighed again. She didn't know why she did. She thought about it. That would be nice…

"Hey Mir! Look! Isn't that Tolle!" Dearka said, jumping a little. Mirillia turned to see where he was looking. Sure enough, standing there in the doorway of a large flower shop across the street, was the successful, tall, handsome Tolle Koenig. Mir felt a slight blush come. That was weird. She hadn't seen him in so long, the guy who had taken her heart for a ride, and all she could do was blush a tiny bit?

"Uh… yeah, that is him. I guess he's going shopping…" she muttered, looking back at Dearka. He smiled and went back to his contracts. This was weird… surely if he liked her at all he would have said something…

"Yeah right…" she said out loud without meaning to.

"Huh?" Dearka asked, looking up.

"What! Oh, nothing… nothing at all…"

"Oh, hey. Look at the time. I better be going. I'll see you tonight Mir, and it was nice talking to you again. See you later!" he said hastily hurrying without her goodbye. Mirillia huffed and crossed her arms.

"That jerk… he left without even," she said, "a goodbye…" Kiss? No! Of course that's not what I was thinking! Argh! I hate my brain! Grrr…. She yelled at herself mentally. She saw the tall tan man cross the street outside and say hi to Tolle who was leaving the shop with a large bouquet. I wonder who those are for…

"So Athrun… how've things been?" Cagalli started. She had run into him on her way to meet Mirillia. He too was staying at the same hotel.

"Uh… good… what about you? You look like you've seen better days."

After he said it, he had wished he hadn't. Cagalli suddenly went red and glared at him.

"I-I mean… uh, I like you look like you haven't slept in a while. You must be tired, or… uh, that didn't come out right…" he said, holding the back of his head.

"Whatever… why'd you even show up? You never liked Tolle and you certainly don't seem to enough time to call or write up an e-mail," Cagalli snapped.

"What's that supposed to mean! I didn't do anything and you're blaming me for you not wanting to speak to me! I thought we decided it was better to not see each other," Athrun nearly yelled.

"ME! That was you! You decided. Being a doctor was so much more important. Mauue would be ashamed to see you putting your soldier ways to bad use! You should really just… die!"
With that the tall blond left the lobby, grabbing an approaching Mir by the arm and taking a long walk. Athrun sighed. That got way too out of hand…

Kasumi was sitting next to Fllay, sitting next to Kira, whom was next to Tolle. It was a little circle of youth.

"So you guys. How about we set up Athrun and your sister, Kira!" Tolle said happily.

"What! Cagalli would never be able to agree to something like that. She's way to hard headed. She'd bite of the guy's head who ever asked her out!" Kira cried, laughing a little.

"You guys are so mean! Cagalli could change, if she wanted to. You just have to give her a chance," Fllay said, sighing a little.

"Whatever you say Fllay. I doubt that she'd ever change. I agree with Kira," Kasumi said, rubbing his head a little.

"I don't think we should be so blunt about it. Let's ease them together, leave them alone to talk. You know, just create a scene. We can have Mirillia help us out!" Tolle said, smiling at the others.

"Do you think she'd help? I thought she didn't talk to anyone," Fllay sighed.

"Don't worry about a thing. We'll just ask her to talk to Cagalli. If someone knew comes along and says that her and Athrun should be together, maybe she'll think about it and not pound on the new girl."

"That's not exactly the best idea you guys! Mir is just a loner. No way would she approach someone who could take her out in one shot," came a voice from behind them. Standing there staring at them was a sixteen year old Dearka.

"Come on Dearka. She'll agree, I'm sure." Toll said.

"I don't think you should do that. I'll do it. I can take a hit better then that new girl can."

"I agree with Dearka. If we are to get involved in Cagalli's love life I think he should be the one to tell her," Fllay agreed.

"What do you think Yzak?" Tolle asked the silent silver haired boy. The kid, as usual, didn't say anything.

"Whatever… I'll just do it. Got it?" Dearka said, marching away without a protest from the others.

A Little later…

"One… Two… Three… Uh… that's Three Hundred and Forty-Three Beads…" Mirillia said to herself, counting out loud. She smiled at her triumph. Whatever had possessed her to count them was gone and so she threw them all in a small bag and sighed. Man she was bored!

"Excuse me… You're Mirillia right? Mind if I talk to you for a sec?" came a voice a from in front of her. She looked up to see a tall blond haired and tanned skinned boy.

"Uh… s-sure…" she hesitated. Sometimes when dudes walked up to her, it was just to stare, like that weird Yzak that was in her biology class.

"Hey, you know Cagalli right?" he asked, without introducing himself.

"Yes… Cagalli Yamato right?" she asked.

"Yeah, well I need you to set her up on a date with my good friend Athrun okay? It's really important."

"Uh… and why would I do that?" she asked, eyeing him.

"You're new and you need to meet everyone and it'd be great if you… wait, it does kind sound stupid huh? You know what? Never mind Mir, I'll do it. Sorry to have bothered you."
Mir? No one had ever called her that before.

"Mir?" she asked, looking at him as he stood up.

"You're name's really long. I like Mir better. I'm Dearka, if you care. I'm in your ROTC class, if you were wondering. Well anyway, I have to go talk to Cagalli," he said, leaving. Mirillia suddenly stood up.

"Wait! I'll go with you…" she trailed off. She felt her cheeks redden. Dearka turned around and smiled at her.

"If you want, Mir, it's up to you. It'd be good for you to meet a new friend, come on," he said, sticking his hands in his pants pockets and heading off toward the compound, Mirillia trying to keep up.

Mir sighed and looked out the window of the small fast food place the two old friends were eating at. Cagalli, also in a daze, didn't notice the sigh.

"Do… Do you wonder what it would have been like if we'd been able to… forget it…" Cagalli trailed off.

"What?"

"Nothing… I saw Kira this morning. With…"

"Lacus? Yes, I saw her and Athrun walking a way from a café when I was leaving to do some shopping," Mir said, looking at Cagalli, knowing what she was getting at. Of course… Cagalli was jealous that Lacus was with Athrun.

"You're jealous! HA! I can't believe it!" Mir said happily.

"What? What are you talking about?" Cagalli said, looking up from her untouched burger.

"You're still in love with Athrun!"

"What? No way. I gave up on him a long time ago. And what about you? Aren't you still in love with Tolle?" Cagalli struck back.

"Uh… I don't know… it's been so… long…" Mir sighed. She suddenly started to think about Dearka and the first time she told him she had a crush. He had seemed so eager about it.

Flashback

"Come on! Tell me! I want to know! Cagalli said you had a crush on someone!" Dearka laughed. They were standing outside of the compound after school, Mir was leaning on the fence blushing.

"Uh… No, it's private," she said shyly.

"So you are in love with someone! I knew it. Who is he?" he asked, laughing a little.

"Uh…"
"Do I know him?"

"Y-Yes…" she answer slowly.

"Who? It's me right? I knew it. You just couldn't help yourself," he said jokingly. Mir laughed and pushed him at the shoulder.

"No… it's Tolle…" she said, getting redder. Dearka was silent suddenly.

"T-Tolle? You mean, you like Tolle?" he asked, quietly. She looked up to see him smiling.

"That's great Mir! I think it's great you like someone! You should go out with him!" he smiled, but she felt like he was pushing himself to do it. That's weird…

"Well… I need to go find Yzak and get to work on my biology project. See ya!" he said, leaving her, still smiling.

End

Mir looked at her burger in front of her and realized she suddenly needed to talk to Dearka.

"Cagalli. Will you make me a promise?"

"What?" Cagalli answered, looking at her strangely.

"Promise me that you'll talk to Athrun and Kira and make everything better and I promise to talk to Dearka."

"Wait, what'd we decide here suddenly? Why would you-" she stopped. Oh yeah. That'd be a reason. Cagalli always knew that Dearka had a thing for Mir. The first time she had seen them together, they acted like they'd always known each other. She smiled a little evilly.

"Fine… I'll talk to them tonight at the party," Cagalli promised.

"Good, okay, I have to go. I'll see you later," Mirillia said in a hurry, a large smile on her face as she grabbed her purse and walked as fast as she could out the door.

"Yeah… I'm sure…." Cagalli said smiling to herself. This was turning out to be high school all over again…

AN: Holy Crap! (Yes it can be if you're like that) That was long. Sorry for the confusing dialogue and stuff. It is really hard to remember to write in every other line who's talking. Sorry. I forget sometimes.

Please everyone forgive me! I know I let the dialogue and characters slip a bit. This chapter has a little bit of that but soon! Soon It'll make sense! I promise you from the deepest pits of my soul! I promise you!

Thank you for the reviews! I love you all. I'll be going now and catch up on all the work I've been putting off. Bye!

Mika out!