All of you owe me something for this chappie and the previous ones too…

Just kidding… XD

Fine no more fooling around… my end of year exams were kinda sucky (barley passed Math, failed Literature, English… believe it or not my essay I got the top in class… thanks to fanfictions…XD, geography, science… sucked… oh well, my 2nd language I got a stupid 60+ sucked… ), due to the fact that I was typing the chappies 4,5 and 6 during the exam prep and actual exam period… as a way to relive stress… XD yupps… but its all over now… LETS HEAR WHAT'S COMING UP… HOLIDAYS! But I'm grounded haha…

Okay… I don't own Gundam Seed, though I wish I would… waay outta point… and thanks so much for the reviews once again… you guys really rock! Yes… lets see what happens during the graduation dance not ceremony coz then the chappie will be waaaaaaaay too long…

Chapter 8 – Graduation Part Two

Cagalli was at Kira's house for to reasons. One: to help Kira unpack as he had just moved in and two, to get the dress Lacus had lent her (that Kira had picked up at Lacus' house for her). The twins were unpacking a big box that Kira didn't remember touching at all.

"Hey Kira, look at this!" Cagalli picked up a photo. It was photo of the three of them (herself, Kira and Athrun) when they were still in their early teens. (A/N: stupid I know but let's just say that the three of them met when they were kids or something) Cagalli was sitting down, her hands thrown up in the air. Athrun was kneeling next to her, winking and ruffling Cagalli's hair. Kira sat on Cagalli's other side, with an arm on her shoulder. The looked pretty different, Cagalli had long hair which was tied into pigtails, Kira's brown hair was shorter than short, and Athrun's hair… well it looked like it had gone way overboard.

"Wow! Okay, how old were we?" Kira took the photo from his sister's hands.

"I don't know but I think we might be in Junior High or something. I mean, by the looks of the uniform," Cagalli pointed at the green-and-black uniform they wore.

"I think around thirteen… I mean, my hair…"

Cagalli giggled. "My hair too, bro. And Athrun's as well,"

"Yup. I think we were thirteen, just after we got into junior high," Kira turned the photo around. It had some writing on it. Very messy and illegible handwriting.

Cagalli grabbed the photo from her brother. "Hey! That's my handwriting!"

"Yah. I can't read it. What does it say?" Kira leaned on Cagalli.

"Hmm… 'Cagalli, Kira and Athrun, Best friends forever till the day we goal and debum, C.E 67'," Cagalli looked up. "We were 12, dumbo! You don't get into junior high at 13!"

"Yah. 12 and with a very wide range of vocabulary," Cagalli hit him on the head. "What was that for!"

"For being my brother?" Cagalli rummaged in the box as Kira looked up at the wall clock.

"My dear sister, shouldn't you be going now? It is nearly 8pm and you still haven't changed and your poor boyfriend will be waiting for you at your house and… OW!"

Cagalli had hit him on the head once more.

"And what was that for?"

"For being a brat," Cagalli took out her handphone and dialed Athrun's number.

Minutes later, Cagalli was dressed in her full-length gown, her hair tied up in a very messy bun at the back of her head. But despite the shabbiness, she looked really pretty, like a princess, and of course, she was a princess.

She gave Kira a hug and grabbed the photo that Kira and her were looking at it earlier. "Bye, bro. Maybe tomorrow Athrun and I will help you unpack. Then we can go through all those together." Cagalli pointed at the box of memories from their childhood.

"Bye! Good luck!" Kira waved as Cagalli picked up her skirts and ran out of the house.

"Miss Attha! You came!"

Cagalli spun around. It was Fran. "Oh hi, Fran, you look nice,"

"You too, Miss Attha!" Fran pointed at the guy next to her. "This is my boyfriend, Harry, by the way." Fran turned her attention to Athrun. "Is this your boyfriend, miss?"

Cagalli laughed. "Nope. He's my best friend, Athrun Zala,"

Fran's eyes widened. "Oh! Your late father was Representative Zala, right?"

"Yes, indeed." Athrun laughed. "But I'm not a representative."

"Why?"

Athrun looked up at the ceiling. "I don't really want to follow my father's footsteps,"

Suddenly Harry pulled Fran's hand and muttered something in her ear. Fran blushed and turned to Cagalli and Athrun. "Oh, so sorry, miss, but this boy here wants to eat, bye!"

As Fran walked away, Athrun rolled his eyes as Cagalli punched him on his shoulder. "The old Athrun Zala charm still working, huh?"

"Shut up,"

Cagalli glanced at the deejay, and pulled Athrun's hand. "Come on, let's dance!"

Athrun never really had much experience in dancing, neither did Cagalli, but she had a rough idea of it though. The music was slow and easy, with a slow beat. Cagalli took one of Athrun's hands and put it on her waist. She then held his other one in her hand. Athrun blushed like crazy as she did so. She flashed a warm, comforting smile at him before steering slowly on the spot. As the wind blew slowly from the auditoruim's numerous doors, Cagalli's bun got looser and looser, and finally drew to be untied and free, blowing slowly in the wind. She lost herself in the music, in her own world with Athrun, she didn't want this dream to end, and as the music faded away to nothing, she didn't realize it, she was still in Athrun's arms, smiling with her eyes closed, as the Dean of the college called her.

"Miss Attha, the student's have requested you to sing a song, so would you please come up on the stage…"

"Cagalli…" Athrun gently shook her.

"What!" Cagalli opened her eyes.

"Please sing a song for us , Miss Attha," her students pleaded.

"What! I can't sing!"

"Yes you can, Cags," Athrun gave her a little push, and Cagalli gave him a beyond death glare.

Somehow she did want to go and sing, but she also didn't want to do so. She knew she could sing but she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of her students. But, oh well, it was going to be the last time she was going to see them so…

"What song are you going to sing, Miss Attha?" The deejay, one of her former students asked her.

Cagalli thought for a while. " 'Reason' sung by Nami Tamaki," She said, smiling. (A/N: GSD ending theme song. I know I don't mention any GSD characters but that's because I haven't watched it – yet. But I found this song on the net and I've grown to totally love it! Ok… totally out of point… BACK TO THE STORY!)

As the song started, she once again lost herself to the music. Her voice, sweet and totally unlike her, took over the whole auditorium.

(A/N: I am going to put up the English translation to make it more romantic… XD…)

The further we are apart, the nearer I feel you are.

Even my loneliness turns into strength... when I think of you.

Cagalli looked at her students. They were all staring at her in awe. Who would've thought that their droning botany lecturer had such talent for singing. This is for you, Athrun. Cagalli thought silently, looking straight into his eyes, which were looking up at her in total admiration.

In a time where streets, people and dreams change,

I could only oppose them.

I still did not realize,

That there are things that can't be conveyed even with words.

My lost dreams of wanting to hold you by my side,

For them, you said, "Don't give up!"

The further we are apart, the nearer I feel you are.

Even my loneliness turns into strength... when I think of you.

The thing that pierces the gentle chest, that's a fragment of my dream.

Believe once more in the miracle that is our chanced meeting.

(A/N: The lyrics are kinda romantic but I don't really think that the music is…o.O yes… I am listening to it right now… seeing if it fits… the first part does but it doesn't later…)

At this point of time, some die – hard rockers were nodding their heads to the beat like insane psycho freaks…

And when Cagalli finished the song she got a thunderous applause with everyone's eyes on her and her only, especially Athrun's, who couldn't even blink once the whole time she was on stage. And when she got off, his hormones were going insane, he gave her a hug and didn't let her go until she gasped that she was totally suffocating, and that was when he let her go, with a reddish tinge on his cheeks and muttering…

"Oh my god, so sorry, princess, it's just that… you were so good up there I… I just can't believe it at all… I just couldn't stop staring at you coz you looked so… so cute on stage and all that and… and…"

"That was for you, Athrun," Cagalli whispered into his ear, smiling.

Athrun blushed, and put an arm around her as the next unlucky teacher went on stage.

The song was boring, and the dude's voice was monotone. Cagalli dug her pocket for something interesting and found the photo of them when they were 12. She wanted to show it to Athrun, and talk about the past.

"Athrun, let's go outside," Cagalli grabbed his hand and pulled him to a small balcony outside the auditorium.

"What is it?" Athrun asked as Cagalli took out the photo.

Athrun took the photo from her hands. "Where did you get this?" He blushed, looking at himself and his wild hair in the past. "Oh my god, I think we were barely teenagers, judging by our looks…"

"We were 12, just after we got into jr. high," Cagalli giggled at the look on Athrun's face (A/N: imagine Athrun with long, messy hair which is flying all over the place, and you'll get what I mean).

Athrun turned over the picture. "You wrote this?"

"Tell me the one of the three of us with that sort of handwriting, up till this day,"

"You?"

"Duh,"

The two looked away, not knowing what to say at all. Cagalli looked up into the sky, thinking about the past, about how free they were despite the war and countless battles, after losing so many love ones, they were still much more carefree than they were now.

"Athrun… do you remember how Kira managed to get his hair like that?" Cagalli pointed at Kira's picture.

Athrun scratched his head. "I think he was playing with his father's shaver when suddenly... shrang! His hair was all gone!"

"But, he told me that he was dumb enough to stick his head in a lawnmower or something…" Cagalli grinned at Athrun.

"He did not!" I bet you're just trying to make me feel like an idiot!" Athrun glared at her.

"He did so! He told me not to listen to you coz you're a lying brat!"

Of course Athrun was right. Cagalli was just joking around to see if she could get a reaction from him.

"Come here, you idiot!" Athrun lounged on Cagalli, and messed up her hair, tickling her at her waist, which had a weakness to tickles.

"A… Athrun! Ge… get… get of me you freak!" Cagalli screamed in between giggles.

"Say 'Cagalli is lying coz she's a big fat ass'!"

"Fine!"

Athrun let go of her for a while. "Cagalli is…"

"Is what?"

"Is the bestest Athrun irritater in the whole wide world!"

Athrun threw himself on her and tickled her harder. Suddenly, they looked into each other's eyes, and stopped irritating each other.

"Miss Attha? The Dean is calling you…"

The girl blushed, seeing Athrun and Cagalli in such a position.

Haha! Beyond weirdness... that was really weird but i had NO idea what to write to end the chappie... oh well! It's your turn to review! Next chapter... Chapter 9 Old Memories Never Die... XD