Ahh, update, what a simple but yet divine word…At least when it's not me who has to do it. As everyone else I appreciate fast updates from other authors, but I myself haven't exactly been working my as off to keep up with my own fiction. Could it be because I have a life? No impossible, last time I checked I most certainly hadn't.

Moving on, here is my new fluffy chapter, this is my third and I've started to notice that I have incredible difficulties to write things I think is boring to write about. But I promise you I will whip myself to try to find some plot in this, someday for sure.

Before I start boring the crap out of everyone I will move on but first I would like to take the opportunity to thank my reviewers again, I really appreciate it. Just please don't judge this perfectly innocent chapter after its annoying author.

Moving on to the chapter for real this time, I hope you will like it:

Athrun sighed, six months had now passed since they had come back to Orb, he now held the position as Cagalli's bodyguard. Not quite what he had expected, he had thought that he would be her boyfriend by now.

He remembered that morning, Kira had come into the dining room after talking to Cagalli.

"It seems she will not break the engagement"

"What, why not? Don't tell me she believes that bastard? Or does she really like him?"

"Yeah sure, as if anyone would like someone like him. She's ashamed to be engaged to him, that's why she never told anyone I think" Dearka said.

"Apparently she had forgotten about the engagement, she said she hadn't met Yuna since she was nine so. She wants to kick him in the groin and said that she hates him so chances are that she doesn't like him."

"So she believes him is that it?" Athrun a little relieved but still angry.

"Hm, I wouldn't say that, but I think she wants to get some experience as a politician and see for her self. She said she was going to break up the engagement after getting a clearer view."

Ok, he decided he was going to accept that and lay low for a while, but now 6 months had already passed and his patience was wearing thin. Why was she still engaged with that jerk?

"Why do you look so irritated" Cagalli was looking at him curiously.

"Take one guess" he thought to himself but said, "Uh, it's nothing. So how long is the meeting going to last you think?"

"A couple of hours at the most I'd guess. Why?"

"Eh, I thought maybe we could do something later…"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I have to go on a date with Yuna" Cagalli said hesitantly. She knew that nobody of her friends liked Yuna, hell, she didn't like him. But the person who hated him the most was likely to be Athrun, he seemed to cringe every time he heard Yuna's name. Not to mention when they actually met, Athrun looked like he wanted to strangle Yuna and Yuna smirked and tried to provoke Athrun all the time.

"What, why wasn't I informed? I'm the one who's in charge of your security."

"About that, he called an hour ago and said there was an important event he was going to take me to"

"You should have told me."

"She should have told me, now I don't have much time to find a replacement." Athrun thought and shuddered at the memory of it: There were a couple of times that he had been forced to come as her bodyguard on Yuna's and Cagalli's dates. He was starting to feel sick, no way was he going to put himself through that again.

"Sorry, I have to go and make a few phone calls. I'll see you after the meeting" he hurried away. He actually had quite good resources, Cagalli's safety was of course regarded as top priority. But even though he was angry and desperate to get out of this predicament he wasn't going to let any half-assed fool take care of her protection. Grr, that damn Kisaka had left Orb on some errand. He wasn't sure of what it was, but now he was alone in taking care of Cagalli.

With shaking fingers he started to dial the numbers hoping to come to a solution.

Cagalli watched as Athrun almost ran away and sighed. As expected he didn't take it well. Damn that Yuna! He hadn't existed she would be going on date with Athrun tonight.

Maybe she should break up with him? Maybe what Yuna said had some truth, but she was getting more and more experience. She had learned to control her temper (Cagalli thought, though there were some, like Athrun, who wouldn't agree), she was better now at handling middle-aged politicians who wanted to pat her on the head. So what if it was selfish? As things were going now she was heading for a nervous breakdown and that wouldn't help the people of Orb either. Unfortunately one of the people she didn't know how to handle was Yuna, he always seemed to have a reply to any objections she might have. "Argh, tonight I will break up with that lace-wearing creep!"

"Representative, Representative! What do you think of this?" someone called her away from her thoughts.

"Uh, oh sorry could you repeat that?" This was getting to her, she had to end this now.

Phew, Athrun had somehow managed the situation and was now free to do what he wanted tonight. Maybe he should call Kira and see what he was up to.

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"Hey, Athrun." Kira called as he spotted him at a table in the bar.

"Hey, Kira. How are things?"

"Ahh, you know the usual. Since Lacus insists at living at the shelter I have a load of kids harassing me all day long."

"He, he, he, now that you mention it you look a little tired."

"Don't get me started. But positive side of it is that I don't have time to think. Thinking tends to make me depressed."

They fell silent, avoiding each others eyes. Both knew what that meant to be alone and endlessly go over the same thing in their mind: All the friends they had lost, all the people they couldn't save and all the people they had killed. And they had even tried to kill each other and now they sat here facing each other as friends again. It was a mystery, but they were grateful to still be friends. Maybe it was selfish to still want to be alive and enjoy life together with people you love when there where so many who couldn't. But they still wanted to try.

"What are you two looking so gloomy about?"

"Dearka." Kira and Athrun said in unison.

"So what did I miss?" Dearka said as he seated himself.

"Nothing really, maybe we should order?" Athrun said.

"By the way, is this ok? We're under aged and everything."

"Kira, don't be such a party pooper." Dearka said.

"That's not what I meant. What I mean will they serve us?"

"It's all right I know the owner."

"That's Athrun for you. It's really practical to be friends with the princess' bodyguard."

"Shut up." Athrun felt that he didn't want to be reminded.

"Speaking of which what's Cagalli doing tonight? Well since you called so suddenly…" Kira said after they had ordered.

Athrun suddenly looked like someone had emptied a bucket of ice water over him.

"Eh, you look really depressed Athrun. She's still with that purple-headed what's-his-name?" Dearka asked.

"Yuna."

"Oh, yeah, thanks Kira."

"Don't mention that name!" Athrun really didn't want to talk about Yuna.

"I take it that's yes then."

"Yes, she's still engaged to that bastard. Are you happy now? I don't want to talk about it."

"We're just worried about you. You don't look happy."

"Yeah, I know Kira. It's just that I'm so fed up with the situation."

"I'm not particularly worried, I'm just interested." Dearka said smiling

"Yeah, I wouldn't expect anything else from you."

"Athrun, man, you shouldn't be so passive make a move and show her how you feel. Then she might do something about Yuna"

Athrun had thought about it of course, but he didn't want to be Cagalli's lover he wanted to be her legitimate boyfriend, fiancée, husband or whatever. Not some rich woman's lover on the side. But then again if he didn't make a move on her he might lose her to that bastard.

"So you say but are either of you doing anything about your love problems? How about Lacus Kira? Have you got together, you're living under the same roof after all?"

"I'm not sure about my feelings yet. And nothing would ever happen in that house anyway there're kids everywhere and at least two three of them in Lacus bed.

"Not, sure of your feelings you say. You stole her from me you little thief."

"I thought that was only an arranged engagement. You were never in love with Lacus, right?"

"That's beside the point."

"What I want to know is why you want to live with her, since it means you have to put up with all the kids."

"Yeah, you could get your own apartment. Cagalli could fix you one."

"I don't want to be dependent of her."

"You're already a freeloader as it is. If not Cagalli, why not your parents? Either way we're all dependent on Cagalli in way or another. She's the one who fixed that we all could stay in Orb and she's the one who's funding your little side-business right?"

"Well, all the more reason not to rely on her any further. And I haven't exactly reconciled with my parents yet. Anyway, I don't know why but to be around Lacus is making me calmer."

"That doesn't seem particularly fair to Lacus."

"I know, but that is all I feel at the moment. There are so many other things that preoccupy my mind right know that I really can't think about love."

"But you know, she's a really hot chick. If you don't do something she might get someone else, she might not wait forever."

"Would you be ok with her to be with another guy?"

He hadn't thought about it before and now that he did he definitely didn't like the feeling. Maybe he was taking Lacus for granted, she was so sweet all the time that he hadn't stopped to think about her feelings."

"Ahh, he doesn't like the thought, he definitely doesn't like it."

"How did this conversation end up being about me? I thought we were talking about Athrun." Kira said with blushing cheeks.

"Oh yeah that's right."

"How about you Dearka" Athrun hurried to say, "Your talking an awful lot, but how are things going with Miriallia?"

"The problem is not with me anyway, she still hasn't gotten over her last boyfriend. Well since you know…So I have to take it slowly."

"Miri is my friend, don't dare to hurt her."

"Ok, ok, I get it. I wouldn't though. I think I'm really in love this time."

Athrun and Kira stared enviously at Dearka, he really had guts when it came to relationships.

"I wish I could be as confident as you though." Athrun said

"Athrun, in your case you have to tell her how you feel. You can't sit and wait for Cagalli to make the first move or worse that freak."

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"Cagalli what are you doing here?" Athrun had come back from his outing and was walking into the kitchen.

"I was about ask you the same."

"Well, yeah I had a few drinks with Kira and Dearka and just felt like a snack.

"I need a drink, I think." Cagalli said.

"So, how was the date with Yuna?" he said not without bitterness in his voice.

"Don't ask me, that's why I need a drink" she hadn't been able to break up the engagement this time either despite the promise she had made to herself earlier that day. Why was it hard?

"You look like you've already had a few."

"True, but I want another one."

"Maybe I need one too."

Athrun corked up a bottle of wine and they sat in the kitchen and shared it. Cagalli was really getting drunk by now, Athrun wasn't exactly sober but none the less more so than Cagalli.

"You shouldn't drink anymore now, Cagalli."

"Oh, shut up. I want to so I'm going to."

"Come on now Cagalli you should go to bed."

"Only if you come with me…"

Suddenly Athrun's gaze got serious, "You shouldn't say such things." It was true she shouldn't say such things, was she playing him? God knows he wanted to, but not like this when she was drunk and lacked better judgement.

"You're engaged you know."

"But I don't wanna be." They fell silent for a while then Cagalli stood up and started to move towards Athrun, "I really, really like you Athrun." She bent down and kissed him, he thought he was going to stop her, but it felt too good. So he answered the kiss still sitting down, he put his hands on her hips and stroke her back. It was true that Cagalli was drunk but it was she who had taken the initiative and now he felt like his earlier resolve was flying away together with his sense, making way for let's say more basic emotions. After all this was something he had wanted to do a long time.

"Maybe we should change scenery." He managed to stutter.

"Mm, right." Cagalli absentmindedly answered.

He carefully got up from his chair while not breaking the kiss till he said, "Let's go."

Waawaa I noticed a serious mistake after I sent in the new chapter so now I had to redo it, grrr this sucks. There are probably tons of other errors that I'm happily unaware of but that can't be helped.

Next chapter won't take so long I think, I've already written about half of it.