JC: I now present the third chapter of High School Life. I've done editing this. It took me a while, considering I have to write my ongoing fic as well. I remember the time I wrote this chapter. I do love to write about a character's jealousy. The love triangle of Fllay, Kira and Lacus will definitely start. I'm going to portray Fllay here as an antagonist. Please don't think of me as a Fllay-hater. I actually like her very much. Please go on and read the story. Enjoy!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kira, Lacus, Cagalli, Athrun, or any of the Gundam SEED Characters. I only own Jean Corda, my OC.

High School Life

Phase 03: Jealousy

Ever since Fllay met Kira, he was all she ever talked about to her friends. She was like "Kira's so handsome…" and "Kira's is like the perfect guy for her". She was even planning on asking him out, which was a highly unusual thing for a girl to do since boys usually make the moves first. Still, her methods of flirting with boys were effective and she had loads of boyfriends in the past. So, she has lot of experiences. She was confident that Kira would really fall for her. Her confidence was always one of her best traits—at least, that what she believed.

Hearing Fllay talking like that made Jean sick enough to want to go up to Fllay and tape her mouth. "I can't take much more of this," she muttered under her breath. She stood from her chair and went out of the room. She sighed in relief when she couldn't hear Fllay's voice anymore.

Lacus happened to see her and she quickly approached the red-head girl. "Hello there, Jean!" she greeted.

Jean smiled as she saw the pink-haired princess. She stared into Lacus' crystal blue eyes and found it to be so elegant. The boys weren't kidding when they said that Lacus was like a goddess. Jean suddenly thought about Fllay. Comparing her to Lacus is like comparing Heaven and Hell, so if it comes to that she'll choose heaven for sure. She shook her head trying to get Fllay out of her head. She wondered why she thought of her in the first place.

"Are you all right?" Lacus questioned, noticing her state of deep thinking.

Jean let out an awkward laugh. "Um… Yup! I'm always like this." Okay, that was just an excuse.

"Good," Lacus replied. "By the way, I want you to meet my friends." Lacus suddenly pulled Jean towards Room 1-D. There were only a few students there, but Jean's eyes immediately caught sight of a particular group composed of two boys and one girl. She recognized the blonde girl to be Cagalli, but the boys were unfamiliar to her. Lacus gladly introduced Jean to Kira, Athrun, and Cagalli, and Jean got a little nervous.

Cagalli took a step forward and smiled at the green-eyed girl. She held out her hand at Jean to shake. "Lacus told me about you," she said. "It's nice to meet you."

Jean's shyness began to kick in. She was not use to socializing with people, but she cannot be rude in front of Lacus' friends. She happily shook hands with Cagalli, smiling timidly at the blonde, as she gazed upon her golden-brown eyes. Those eyes amazed her somehow. There was something sincere in them. Cagalli's eyes were very beautiful yet aggressive. "It's nice to meet you too," Jean finally answered. For Jean it felt great to shake hands with Cagalli since she was such a big fan of hers. Cagalli was the school's number one female athlete. Jean always tried her best to reach her level, but she knew very well that she couldn't rival Cagalli's prowess. Her gaze then shifted to the two guys beside Cagalli. She found the guys to be very striking and handsome. And then she realized that one of them was Kira Yamato, the guy Fllay was crushing on.

Being a keen observer, Jean just realized something about Kira. She looked back at Cagalli momentarily and back at Kira again. Surprisingly, they looked alike, but Jean didn't ask them about that. She turned to the blue-haired guy next. She smiled as she saw his emerald eyes. He had exactly the same color of eyes like her. She was sure he noticed her eye-color as well.

When Cagalli checked out the time, she gasped almost loudly because it was already 4:30 PM. She was late for running practice. In a flash, Cagalli grabbed her bag and notebooks and stuffed them inside her bag. "Sorry I can't stay long. I've got practice…" Cagalli told them. After closing her bag, she quickly ran out of the room.

Lacus laughed a little at her best friend's reaction. This was not something new to her. Cagalli always managed to get herself late for practice sometimes.

Hallways

Cagalli was rushing down the stairs, not being careful and thinking only about the practice. She could picture herself being scolded by the coach again. When she turned at one corner, she bumped into a girl. The girl fell down on her butt, but Cagalli managed to regain balance right away. She was going to apologize and help the girl up. However, she stopped when she saw that the girl she bumped into was none than Fllay. It was Fllay Alster in her cheerleading uniform. She took a few steps backwards, hoping to get away from Fllay before she starts whining. Unfortunately for Cagalli, Fllay's mouth was faster.

"What's the big idea running into me like that, Athha?!" Fllay yelled, raising one fist in the air.

"Sorry, it was an accident and you don't have to shout," Cagalli said, placing a hand on her temple, as she sighed.

"Nobody tells me what to do, so step aside loser," Fllay said with a shrug. She got back up and pushed the blonde aside. "You're such an eyesore, Athha." She walked away from Cagalli, swaying her hips back and forth as if she was model walking down the stage.

What a rude thing to do and what a wrong thing to say, Cagalli thought bitterly. She wasn't planning on arguing with the cheerleader, though Fllay made her angry. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fist. She wanted to spout curses at Fllay, but she remembered what Lacus told her. Letting Fllay get to you will only lead to no good, so she steamed down a bit. She felt strange all of a sudden. Normally she would beat up a person for getting her mad, but now she actually tried to be patient. Patience was never Cagalli's good trait, for she was more of the stubborn and feisty type.

School grounds

Fllay was showing the team some new moves for their next performance. She was doing fine until she spotted her beloved Kira with her rival, Lacus Clyne. "What is that girl doing with my Kira?!" Fllay grumbled, almost ripping her pompoms apart because of jealousy. She could clearly see that Lacus and Kira were having a pleasant conversation, and the fact Kira was having a good time with Lacus made Fllay angrier. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and glared at them. "I'm not going to let Lacus get Kira. I swear I'll make Kira my boyfriend." She called Mica and Sally over to her side and informed them about her plot to make Kira fall in love with her and to get rid of Lacus. After that, Fllay smiled slyly and gave out a small but sinister laugh.

Sally had second thoughts about doing something wrong, but Fllay threatened her. Sally had no choice but to follow Fllay's bidding.

Outside School

Athrun was walking back home until he came across a group of thugs bullying someone. He stopped to take a closer look and thought of helping the guy. But it seemed like the guy wasn't in trouble. It looked like the guy was actually beating up the thugs with no difficulty at all. As he moved closer, he took a quick glimpse of the guy's face. He had furious red eyes and messy black hair. Judging from his uniform, the guy wasn't from Minerva High. The fight continued on until the last of the thugs was beaten.

"That will teach you not to mess with ME," the guy boasted. Intimidated by his vicious red eyes, the thugs quickly ran away like a flock of chickens. Once they were out of sight, he knelt down to pick up a pink cell phone that was on the ground. Suddenly, he noticed Athrun's presence. "Who are you? Are you one of them?" He narrowed his eyes at Athrun.

Athrun shook his head. "No… I just happened to pass by." Though he said that, the tough guy didn't believe him. He even glared at Athrun with those red eyes, but Athrun was scared one bit.

The guy clenched his fist and charged towards Athrun. He threw launched a fast punch, but Athrun was faster than him and dodged the punch completely. Athrun immediately countered with a straight punch in the stomach. Feeling the pain, the guy fell to his knees and held his stomach in pain. "I don't want to fight, but you attacked me first," Athrun told him.

"Hmph… Whatever…" he replied. He had never fought with someone as strong at the blue-haired guy. He had to admit that he was a worthy opponent for his abilities.

Athrun extended his hand, offering to help him stand. The guy just slapped his hand away and stood up by himself. He didn't need any help. He turned his back at Athrun and started walking away.

"Wait, the name's Athrun. What's yours?" Athrun asked.

The guy paused for a moment. He took one last glimpse at Athrun and said, "And why the hell should I tell you, bastard?" With that, he rolled his eyes away and continued walking.

Fllay's mansion

Fllay lay in bed, staring blankly at the ceilings. Her thoughts lingered only on one thing and that was Kira. She planned on making Kira her boyfriend no matter what, but there was one obstacle blocking her way, which came in a form of a pink-haired girl. "That Lacus… She really burns me up. Who does she think she is flirting with Kira like that?" Fllay said out loud. She didn't care if anyone heard her. Heck, she even wanted to whole neighborhood to know that Lacus was such a bitch. Sighing in frustration, she jumped out of bed and turned on her stereo. Her favorite song was playing.

"I love this song… Moment…" She started singing along with the music. She cranked up the volume more. Unknown to her, the sound reached her sisters' rooms and it was annoying the hell out of them.

Meyrin, who was busy studying for a quiz, heard the music and the singing. How could a person study with all that noise? Peaceful as she can be, she had reached the limit of her patience. She barged out of her room and marched over to Fllay's door. She knocked on the thrice, but Fllay didn't answer the door. She figured that her sister was so into the song. "You've gotta be kidding me. Fllay open up!" Meyrin yelled, banging her fist on the door.

Lunamaria also heard the noise and went out. She met up with her sister in the hallways. "She's not opening up?" She helped Meyrin knock on Fllay's door, hoping she would hear it. "Fllay, turn that music down," Lunamaria demanded.

Seeing that shouting and banging won't work, Lunamaria pulled out the spare key of Fllay's room. She inserted the key into the lock and opened the door. "Fllay turn that thing off!" Luna told her. Being the older sibling, Luna had the right to tell Fllay what to do.

Fllay froze when she saw her sisters by the door. "Yes, right away," she answered, muttering curses about her sisters in her mind. She wanted to sing some more. She can't believe she had two sisters who can be such killjoys.

Meyrin sighed in relief as the silence was returned. "Just keep it that way," she said.

"If you want to listen to music then use the earphones!" Luna yelled.

Meyrin walked out of the room first followed by Luna, who slammed the door shut once she stepped out. Fllay crossed her arms and dropped herself on the bed. Okay, she admitted that she got carried away with the music, but Lunamaria just ticked her off badly. Since Luna was older, she had no right to answer her back. Sometimes she wished that she was the eldest, but she was stuck being equal to Meyrin, her twin sister. "Forget about them for now so concentrate on your plot against Lacus Clyne," she told herself.

To be continued…

JC: Fllay is up to no good. Don't be surprised with Fllay's family here. I know some of you are thinking why Fllay is related to the Lunamaria and Meyrin. Well, Lunamaria and Meyrin look so much like Fllay, which is why I decided to make them siblings here. I think it's cute. I'm not a Lunamaria fan, but I do like Fllay and Meyrin very much. They can pass as twins. This chapter had a lot of Fllay in it. Oh, yeah, Jean also noticed the same facial features of Cagalli and Kira. I've also introduced a certain red-eyed guy here. Try to guess who? He's quite the obvious one. Anyway, thank your for reading the story. Reviews are much appreciated. No flaming!!