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It had been about five hours since the other four girls had made the promise to help Cagalli, who was at the moment standing on the balcony which connected to her study. Everyone had gotten tired and deiced to retire to their rooms. It was a beautiful night filled with shining stars and a cool breeze. Cagalli smiled and thought of the afternoon which turned out to be quite entertaining.

Flashback to earlier that day…

After the girls had met back up with the boys, they had all decided to go for a swim in her pool. Cagalli was really uncomfortable with the idea, considering she didn't like to show that much skin while wearing a tight thing. But the others had all been up for the idea so Cagalli agreed as well.

She stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself. She was wearing a lime green bikini top after much insisting from Luna and Meyrin who said she needed to "dazzle Athrun with her beauty." She agreed to wear the thing only after they let her wear khaki shorts. Deciding to play it safe, she wrapped a towel around her.

She went to the pool and saw that everyone was already out. Stellar, who was in a baby blue strapless once-piece suit with yellow lining, was in the pool, having a water fight with Shinn. The Impulse pilot laughed loudly, picked up his girlfriend and threw her back into the water causing a loud splash.

"Hey watch it Shinn!" Luna said from her relaxed position on the side on the pool. She wore sunglasses and a red and pink bikini. Her body fit perfectly in it. "I'm trying to relax. If you keep splashing here I'll get we-"

She was cut off when Rey came up to her, hoisted her up on his shoulder and threw her in with a big splash, just as Shinn did to Stellar. Everyone laughed. Luna emerged sputtering out water and got out of the pool and chased Rey who laughed at his girlfriend's expense. When she finally caught up to him she ruffled his hair until it stuck up at all sides. It was a rather funny scene considering that Cagalli had never seen Rey's hair unkempt.

"She should have seen that one coming." Lacus remarked. She was sitting on the side of the pool, with her legs dangling in the water and a drink in her hand. She wore a lavender one-piece suit which tied around the neck and had a skirt attached to the bottom made of clear material. The pink-haired singer looked elegant as usual, her hair tied up in a pony tail. Kira wore orange trunks and was in the pool, next to where Lacus sat. He smiled at his fiancé as she got in the water next to him and he dived under. Seconds later, Lacus screamed and was dragged under only to come up laughing with Kira holding her.

"I think you should have seen that one coming too." Meyrin said happily from where she was in the pool. She was relaxing on an air filled tube, in an orange tankini (AE: Is that spelling right? You know the tank top bathing suits? Haha I don't know), with yellow polka dots on it and a matching skirt which wrapped around her hips.

Cagalli laughed and sat on a chair, wondering where Athrun was. Just then she felt someone site next to her. She looked over and could have sworn she blushed a deeper red than Luna's swim suit. There was Athrun, his chest bare, in blue trunks. Oh my Gosh! I think I'm staring! Geez…how can he look that good!

"Hey Cagalli." He said smiling brightly. "Aren't you going to take off your towel?"

"Er…um….maybe later…" Cagalli said uncomfortably adjusting the towel. She didn't know how she would look compared to all her friends, who were beautiful in their suits.

Just then a voice shouted, "Lose the towel!" Cagalli turned and glared at Luna, who was laughing and leaning on Rey's shoulder. He shook his head at her childish manner but still had a small smile on his face. She stuck her tongue out at him and winked. She looked expectantly at Cagalli.

Slowly, the blonde princess took a deep breath and unwrapped her towel, letting it drop to the floor watching Athrun's reaction.

His eyes grew wide and he stared. Cagalli started to feel even more uncomfortable and went to go pick up her towel but a hand help her wrist and stopped her.

"You look beautiful…don't cover yourself." Athrun said quietly.

Cagalli blushed and nodded. Then, she got an idea and looked at Athrun with a grin. He raised an eyebrow in question. She looked at the pool, where Shinn had his back to them, and he got the idea. Together they ran to the edge and jumped in right next to Shinn, scaring the daylights out of him, causing him to scream like a girl, for he was too distracted flirting with Stellar. All in all, it was a fun afternoon, with many water fights and lots of laughter.

End of Flashback…

A knock on her door sounded and she turned around to see Athrun enter with two cups of what looked like hot chocolate. Cagalli took once gratefully and smiled. Both leaned against the railing and stared at the night sky.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Cagalli asked after a while.

"Yes…it is." Athrun replied. Cagalli smiled and turned to look at Athrun.

"Athrun…can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead."

"How do you know if someone is truly happy?" she asked while looking up at the stars. "Do you believe that to find happiness, one should wait for it…like it should happen because of destiny?"

Athrun thought for a moment as a gentle breeze came by, blowing his hair back. "No…I don't think people should always sit back and wait for happiness to come when they can get it for themselves. We control our own destiny…I mean…if we just sat back during the war, I'm sure we wouldn't have achieved peace." Athrun looked Cagalli in the eyes. "We pick our own paths to follow."

Cagalli looked back into his eyes and nodded. She leaned against the rail once more and enjoyed the night. You're right Athrun. Don't worry…I will pick my own path. I won't just sit back and let you go…

-

Elsewhere in the Attha Mansion…

Lacus brushed her hair as she got ready for bed. Kira was lying down and reading.

She approached the bed and slipped under the covers, while snuggling up to Kira. He kissed her forehead and put his book away.

"I wonder what this summer will be like." Lacus said quietly.

Kira looked at Lacus and smiled. "I think it's starting out nice. Everyone is relaxing after stressing so much. It's nice to take a break and spend time with friends."

Lacus nodded in agreement. She knew how much Cagalli was stressed with running her own country. Good thing Kisaka agreed to help run Orb, during the summer so Cagalli wouldn't be so busy all the time. He realized that the blonde princess deserved rest and couldn't be happier to oversee the country.

Lacus felt herself drift to sleep…I'm so lucky that I have Kira. Her last thought was about what they would do to help Cagalli. Smiling at the idea that formed in her head, she let sleep take over.

-

The next day dawned bright and sunny. Everyone got up early to enjoy the morning…everyone except a certain blonde princess, who was, at the moment, still under her covers, sleeping the morning away. A light knock came…no answer. A louder knock rang out, still no answer. Multiple pounding on the door shook the house.

"Cagalli! Wake up! The door's locked!" Meyrin shouted from the other side.

"How can she be sleeping when it's such a lovely morning?" Lacus's voice sounded out after.

After…a yawn was heard from Luna. "I would still be sleeping too! But nooo! Meyrin had to jump on me."

"You wouldn't get up otherwise." Meyrin defended.

Just then, there was a lot of shuffling and a quiet "Excuse me." coming from Stellar. After some time, the door opened to show Stellar, with a hair pin in her hand. Meyrin looked happy and excited carrying a bag full of something. Lacus came in with a calm smile and opened the curtains, letting in a flood of sunshine. Luna was the only one, other than Cagalli, who was still in her pajamas. Her hair had yet to be combed but the Zaku pilot didn't seem to care. Her eyes were drooping and she kept yawning.

All four girls peered on the bed and saw the lump that was Cagalli. She pulled the cover over her head after Lacus opened the curtains.

"Cagalli! Get up. We need to get ready!" Lacus said while shaking her gently.

"It's noon already…" Stellar said poking her shoulder repeatedly.

"Cagalli! CAGALLI!" Meyrin shouted loudly, causing the other girls to wince and rub their ears…Still no response.

Luna, having felt annoyed at being woken as well, growled in frustration grabbed a pillow, and with a war cry (AE: haha this sounds like my other fic…ok sorry for going off topic), hit Cagalli, causing her to sit up from the bed.

"Oww!" Cagalli said rubbing her eyes tiredly.

"Cagalli! You take forever to wake up! You didn't even budge when I screamed!" Meyrin said with exasperation.

Cagalli blinked at them curiously. She then reached up to her ears and took out….earplugs!

"What did you say?"

………all girls sweat dropped….

Luna was the first to break the silence. "Er…never mind…its time to get up. We need to get you ready for the banquet today…you know the one to welcome that one representative?"

Cagalli scratched her head in bewilderment. "Get ready…how hard could it be to get ready? The banquet isn't for another two hours. I could have slept an hour and a half and still made it!"

"Not with what we have planned for you." Stellar said with an innocent look on her face.

Cagalli's face faulted. "And what exactly do you have planned for me…" suspicion was laced in her words.

Laughing nervously, Lacus said, "Just go wash up. We'll wait for you. You too Luna…we can't have you half asleep."

The blonde and the red head both grumbled and they stalked in opposite directions, one going to the bathroom in the room, and the other going out down the hall to their guest room.

Ten minutes later…

Cagalli now emerged, hair combed and face washed. She sat on her bed with the four other girls around her. "So…what is the plan for me?" she asked, eyes narrowing.

"Well…we thought it would be nice if you…you know…dressed up for the banquet…so we thought we would take the liberty and dress you up." Lacus said smiling.

"….What!" Cagalli's eyes blazed with fire. "What's wrong with what I normally wear? There's nothing wrong with my suit!"

"Well…actually yes there is. Cagalli…didn't you say you would let us help? I'm sure Athrun would love to see you all nice and dressed up." Meyrin said while winking.

"What should it matter…?" Cagalli grumbled. "If I know Athrun, he wouldn't care if I dressed in a potato sack."

"Well unfortunately, you don't have that honor today." Luna said getting up. "Now…tell us what you would prefer. We'll show you a lot of styles."

They sat Cagalli on the bed and looked through her wardrobe. The maids had made sure to buy clothes that were, in Cagalli's terms, girly, just in case. Taking out a red skirt and white halter top, Luna held it up to Cagalli and the others.

Cagalli stuck her tongue out and pretended to gag. Luna sighed and put it back. Next, Meyrin came out holding a blue strapless dress, which hugged the body tightly. Cagalli shuddered and the others rolled their eyes.

"You have nice clothes here…if you aren't going to wear it…let me borrow it sometime." Meyrin said while looking at the selection for herself.

"Please do." Cagalli said eyeing a white pleated skirt with distaste, which was held by Stellar.

Lacus came out with a pink sundress and Cagalli tried to run out of the room screaming. In the end, the girls all decided that Cagalli wasn't going to cooperate in choosing an outfit, so they would have to decide together for her. They picked out a simple light green and white summer dress with thin straps. The top hugged her body and ended at her knees loosely, giving her room to move. It looked beautiful on the blonde princess.

"I'd say we did a good job." Lacus commented while Cagalli stood in front of her mirror. She didn't grumble or complain. This made the pink-haired girl smile. Cagalli is still feminine even though she tries to hide it.

Next, Meyrin took out her make up kit. "Not too much." Luna warned.

Cagalli looked at it in horror and tried to run, but her white heels made it almost impossible. As a result, she just tripped onto the bed. "Ooof!"

Five minutes later…

"Let me go!" Cagalli screamed. At the moment, she was tied to a chair and Meyrin and Lacus were looking at possible colors for her eye shadow. Luna and Stellar, who were trained soldiers and able to "restrain" Cagalli, were debating about how to do her hair.

About half an hour later, the other girls cheered and congratulated themselves on their success.

There stood Cagalli Yula Attha in a light green summer dress and white heels. She wore clear lip gloss and a hint of eye shadow which matched her dress color. Her hair was parted (AE: like on Phase 14 of Destiny) and there was a white flower tucked on her ear.

"We are good." Luna said happily while giving Stellar a high-five.

"Well…I guess thanks…for helping me…" Cagalli said hesitantly. "Even though I didn't want it!" she added quickly after.

The others smiled and left to get ready themselves. When they were gone Cagalli touched her hair and looked her herself. She looked so different from her tom-boyish self. I wonder what Athrun will think…

…End of Chapter…

Note: I had fun writing this chapter. Please review! I love to hear what you guys think. Oh and I'm willing to listen to any suggestions about how the story could go. I'm always happy to hear more ideas…but I'm not guaranteeing that I'll write about it. I'll try to update more, later. Until then, bye for now!