A/N: I am so sorry for updating so very late, please don't kill me. It is a very hectic time right now for me. I was very busy with a barrage of homework and tests these weeks, and also football, since we're in the playoffs. But enough about me, enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: Yawn, we've been over this, I don't own Gundam Seed or any of its characters.

Chapter 7: Dearka Learns the Truth

"Hey Lacus, are you finished yet?" Miriallia asked as they met back out in front of the store 30 minutes later. "I know I am." Dearka was holding two very full bags with Milly's clothes.

"I got everything I want, I have enough clothes to last me maybe three months." Lacus giggled. "I also found this really beautiful pink blouse, well, actually, Kira found it for me."

Kira came out shortly later, after finishing paying for Lacus's clothes. He was also holding two bags with Lacus's clothes, and he also stuffed the toys in as well.

"Where's Yzak?" Dearka asked.

"They're coming soon, they are still paying." Kira answered.

A few moments later, a scowling Yzak and a beaming Shiho came out. Yzak was forced to carry the bags as well, against his wishes.

"I bought so many clothes!" Shiho squealed as they came out, "I never get a chance to buy this much when I'm up in the PLANTs. Mr. Meanie here works me twenty four hours a day. In fact, I should demand a raise."

"Well, you're not getting one and you do remember who is paying for this vacation, right?" Yzak said coldly

"Of course, how can I forget, your mother is." Shiho simply said. The other's roared with laughter.

"What are you talking about? I'm paying for this vacation!" Yzak hollered, face red with anger.

"Well, technically, your mother was the one who forced you to take me on vacation." Shiho giggled.

"Alright, break it up you two, let's go look for Cagalli and Athrun." Kira said, still chuckling.

They walked into the electronics store. Everything was quite high tech and all around them, there were giant plasma TVs, holographic projectors, the latest laptops, a wide selection of DVDs, CDs and video games, and much more. They looked around for Cagalli and Athrun. They found them looking at DVDs. In Athrun's hands was a basket with a new MP3 player, a new laptop, a couple of CDs and now they were looking for DVDs to buy.

"How bout this one, Athrun, this one looks good." Cagalli held up a DVD. It was entitled Star Wars Episode 3, The Revenge of the Sith. Then she caught sight of the others. "Hey guys, finish with your clothes already?"

"Yep, are you done yet?" Lacus said happily.

"Oh, almost, we just want to buy a couple more things." Cagalli said.

"Well, hurry up then, don't take too long, we have many things to do." Kira said as he glared at her.

"Alright, we'll be out soon." Cagalli said hastily, eyeing Kira. The others walked around the store for a while, but the girls weren't really interested in giant TVs and video games.

Cagalli and Athrun were true to their word and came looking for them 10 minutes later.

"Alright, we're done, let's go." Athrun said as he walked with Cagalli.

"Finally, let's go, we've been here too long" Kira exclaimed.

"What are you so worried about?" Lacus said as she peered into his eyes. She had a feeling it had to do with his little secret.

"Haha, no reason" Kira chuckled nervously as he looked to Cagalli for help. Cagalli saw him and pulled Lacus away before she can ask more questions.

"Let's go Lacus, my brother is always weird. I saw this great store with lots of cool jeans and stuff, I think it's called the Gap or something, let's go there. Hey Miriallia, Shiho, let's go, bring your pets along too." Cagalli said.

"What pets?" Shiho asked confused.

"Your white hair boyfriend beside you, of course."

"WHAT! We're not the pets of our girlfriends, Athha, how dare you!" Dearka and Yzak yelled in unison.

"Well, you're owned by them, aren't you" Cagalli said giggling with the other girls, "Just like Athrun is my pet."

"Hey!" Athrun said, pretending to be hurt.

"Quiet, Athrun, or else master won't give you anything tonight." The girls laughed even harder.

"That's right! Kira is my pet too, aren't you?" Lacus jumped on Kira's back, laughing, "Quick, carry your highness to the store."

"Of course, my princess." Kira ran down the mall with Lacus screaming with delight on his back. Quite a few people were startled by this.

"Faster, faster." Screamed Lacus

"Hey, wait up!"

The others quickly ran after them.

"Hey Cagalli, we have something to do, remember?" Miriallia called out.

"Oh yes, we just passed the washrooms, hey Shiho!" Cagalli said.

"Right, I'll grab Lacus." Shiho quickly ran off to fetch Lacus.

Dearka was very puzzled, along with the other guys, at the girl's behavior. But of course, their girlfriends would never tell them anything. Cagalli and Miriallia waited for Shiho to come back with Lacus, while Kira followed them, looking puzzled as well. The four of them then walked off to the nearby washrooms.

"What was that all about?"

Lacus, Cagalli, Miriallia and Shiho went inside the washroom and they quickly ushered Miriallia into an empty stall.

"You do know how to use it, right?" Shiho called out.

"Of course I do, I'm not that stupid." Miriallia replied back.

"Then hurry up." Cagalli said.

"Alright, alright, this takes time you know."

Lacus, Cagalli and Shiho waited outside the stall patiently and Miriallia came out about a minute later. She held in her hand a little white stick and she was biting her lower lip in anticipation. The girls crowded around her.

"Well, what does it say?" Lacus asked impatiently.

"It takes a couple of minutes to read." Shiho said. But slowly, two little red lines appeared on the little circles imprinted on the stick.

"Oh my god! You really are pregnant." Cagalli exclaimed.

"I think I know that, Cagalli." Miriallia said.

"Great, this is such a happy moment; we have to tell Dearka now." Shiho said happily.

"No, wait, I want to tell him in a special way." Miriallia said quickly.

"How then?" Lacus asked.

"I have an idea." Cagalli said. She pulled them all in closer and whispered her plan to them.

"That's a great idea, Cagalli. What do you think, Miriallia?" Lacus said after hearing Cagalli's plan

"I like it." Miriallia replied

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go." Shiho said.

The four girls finally came out to the guys who were waiting for them.

"What's the meaning of keeping us waiting?" Yzak barked, losing his temper once again.

"Calm down honey. We girls were just having a bit of alone time." Shiho gave Yzak a quick peck on the cheek and Yzak calmed down immediately.

"Don't take so long next time." Yzak muttered.

"Whoa, Shiho has tamed the raging beast." Dearka teased.

"Shut up." Yzak hissed, temper flaring up again.

"That's enough, boys, let's head to the next store now." Cagalli said, stopping Yzak from lunging at Dearka. "We have a lot of things to do.

They made their way through the mall, stopping occasionally whenever something caught their eye. By the time they made it to the store Cagalli was referring to, Kira, Dearka, Yzak and Athrun were holding one or two additional shopping bags. The store, which was called the Gap, was actually separated into two sections, one for the adults and one for kids. They went into the adult section of course, since none of them had kids, except Miriallia, but Dearka and the others guys didn't know about it yet.

"Excellent, these jeans will fit me perfectly." Cagalli held up a pair of jeans in front of herself, trying to roughly estimate its size.

"I think they will be a bit too small for you." Athrun said.

"Are you implying that I'm fat?" Cagalli asked with fire in her eyes.

"Of course not, you're the slimmest girl I've ever seen." Athrun said quickly, holding his hands up in a defensive position. He did not want to get on the wrong side of Cagalli.

"Kira, I think these will fit us nicely." Lacus held up a pair of matching shirts. It was pink, Lacus's favorite color. Kira normally wouldn't be caught dead in it, but he had no choice since Lacus insisted they have matching shirts and he just couldn't refuse her. So he faked a smile and went along with her. Lacus made Kira hold the clothes while she rummaged for more. Meanwhile, Shiho dragged a protesting Yzak along to find him some nice dress shirts. She couldn't decide which color works better for him. In the end, she picked a couple of light blue shirts for him.

"Dearka, stay here for a while, I have to do something really quick, alright?" Miriallia asked.

"Sure darling, I'll just hang around Yzak. But what's the problem? Do you need help?"

"No, I just have something to take care of, I won't be far. I'll be back in less then five minutes. But you have to stay here."

"OK, come back soon."

Miriallia walked out of the store and out of Dearka's sight. However, Miriallia didn't go far, she turned the corner and went into the adjacent Kids Gap. She scanned the store and found what she wanted quickly. She paid for it and put it into her purse. Mir then walked back into the other store and met back up with Dearka, who was being strangled by Yzak at that moment. Yzak let go when she came closer and returned to Shiho.

"Hey honey, did you finish whatever you were doing?" Dearka asked, rubbing his neck

"Yep, told you I was going to be fast and why was Yzak strangling you."

"Oh, I just made fun of his shirt."

Miriallia sighed and said, "Can't you ever keep things to yourself."

"Obviously not."

"So do you want to get any new clothes?"

"No, not really, I'm sexy enough as it is." Dearka boasted.

Miriallia shook her head, "Why did I fall in love with such an arrogant fool?"

"Because this fool loves you very much." Dearka swept her into his arms and kissed her on the cheek.

Milly blushed then pushed him off. "Not here Dearka. Now, let's look around. Maybe we'll see something we'll like."

"Whew, I'm tired from all this shopping." Lacus said, stretching. They were now outside the store once again.

"We could rest at that small café up ahead." Athrun pointed out.

"Sure, I could use an ice cappuccino." Cagalli responded.

The group leisurely strolled to the café and found a table. They gave their orders to Kira and Athrun and they went to the counter to place the orders. The waiter came back with the orders only moments later.

"A double tall mocha latte and a ice tea?"

"Mine." Miriallia said.

"And pass the ice tea over here, my good man." Dearka said. He never really liked coffee.

"Two iced cappuccino and a blueberry muffin?"

"Right here." Cagalli said eagerly. She took one cappuccino and passed the other to Athrun. Cagalli then started to wolf down the muffin.

"And which of you has the coffees and who has the hot chocolates?"

"The coffees over there." Kira pointed to Yzak and Shiho, "and the hot chocolates here."

"All right then, oh and here's your basket of biscotti."

"Thank you." Lacus said nicely. The waiter turned and went to serve the other tables.

"Mmm, this is so sweet." Lacus said, after taking a sip of her mug.

"Not as sweet as you, my dear." Kira said. Lacus blushed and smiled at Kira.

"Thank you, Kira."

"Man, that's so corny." Cagalli said, "It makes me sick."

"You just wish Athrun was more romantic to you" Miriallia said.

"Athrun is plenty romantic. Now Shiho, she doesn't get to experience romance, since Yzak doesn't even have a romantic side to him." Cagalli said.

"Hey! I do too…wait! I mean, I don't." Yzak stuttered. Shiho laid her hands on his.

"Yzak does have a romantic side, but just not in public, right?" Shiho said. Yzak blushed and just mumbled something incoherent. They talked a bit more, while drinking their drinks and eating the biscotti when Miriallia suddenly felt someone kicking her under the table. She looked down and saw Cagalli's foot. She looked at her and knew what she meant.

"Dearka"

"What?"

"I've got something for you."

"What is it? A present?" Dearka said excitedly.

"Sort of." Miriallia reached into her purse and gave him a little bag with something inside.

"Ohh, I wonder what it is." Dearka said, like a little kid opening his present on Christmas day. The others look on curiously. Dearka pulled out the small package and stared at it in shock. The other guys looked at it confused too.

"Milly, these are baby socks. They won't fit me."

"They mean something, you thick headed moron." Cagalli said impatiently.

"What could these socks possibly mean? We don't even have a kid…….unless." Dearka eyes widen and quickly turned to Miriallia, who was looking down at her cup, hands entwined.

"M-Mir-Miriallia, are you….?"

"Yes." She said quietly, "are you mad?"

Dearka jumped up from his seat and started screaming, "Mad? Why would I be mad? I'm a father for god's sake!" He pulled Miriallia up and hugged her tightly in his arms. He then started jumping up and down and yelling at the top of his lungs, "I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy!" Many people in the café stared at him in shock, but some started clapping for him. Kira, Yzak and Athrun were the most shocked. They just sat there with their mouths hanging open.

"So you're not going to leave me?" Miriallia said in his arms.

"Of course not! You've made me the happiest man in the world!" Dearka exclaimed.

"But we're not even married yet."

"If you want, we'll get married this week."

"I don't want that."

Dearka looked crestfallen. Milly saw this and quickly said, "I meant that I don't want to rush this. I want you to propose to me and plan out a beautiful wedding."

"Oh" Dearka looked happy again, "That I can do. I'll buy the ring by the end of this week, if it'll make you happy."

Miriallia kissed Dearka full on the lips and it lasted several seconds. "It will."

"Awww." Lacus said, "See, I told you there was nothing to worry about."

"Yeah, I know, I was an idiot. I'm glad I have such great friends supporting me." Miriallia said, smiling at them.

"What? You girls already knew? And you didn't tell us about it?" Kira exclaimed.

"Well, we sort of promised Miriallia we wouldn't say anything and we wanted to see your reactions when you did find out." Cagalli grinned, "And believe me, your reactions were hilarious."

A/N, well, after a week and a half, I finally came out with a new one. What do you think? I'm sort of getting low on ideas so I'll probably end this after a couple more chapters, maybe. But until then, REVIEW.

Thank you to my patient readers and reviewers: rockerchick224, KiraFreedom, mina, Hibiki1579, KiraLacus Forever, thousandbirds, hibiscus8, Dearka'sgirl1, Kari480, MXC –the show- rocks my socks