A/N: Sorry, I would have updated sooner but would not allow me to upload this chapter into my documents for the longest time for some reason. Well, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Sorry if the story seems a little slow. Not to mention sorry for not sounding too enthusiastic. A fire just broke out in our kitchen some hours ago so I'm just...I don't know.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam SEED/Destiny. If I did then I wouldn't be asking for advice with my fanfiction rather than the actual series itself.

The bell sounded dismissing all students from their first period class.

"This day is just full of coincidences isn't it?" Kira smiled walking out of the classroom.

Athrun trailed behind him not trying to pay much attention to where he was going or what Kira was saying.

"Athrun?" Kira called.

"Er…sorry. I'm just trying to see if I can find my way to my next class." Athrun said apologetically.

Kira smiled at him in understanding. "It takes awhile to get used to it. I remember getting lost on the way to the bathroom on my first day." He laughed. It really was a funny situation to think about. Kira could remember having to excuse himself from class to use the bathroom and showing up forty-five minutes later claiming how he got lost along the way. Then having the teacher stating that the bathroom was located two doors down to the right. "I'll explain that one later." He said sheepishly to the look he was receiving from Athrun.

Athrun smiled. "You don't really have to tell me, you know." As strange as it might seem, he was actually starting to warm up to Kira. He was a bit quirky in his opinion, but he really meant well. "Well, I should be off. I need to get to room…" He looked down at his schedule for reference again. "16A, wait-a-minute, I was just there." He sighed.

"Don't worry. I'll take you there. It's my job after all to show the new students around."

Athrun looked up to see Kira smiling at him. He nodded in thanks.

"Hey! Will you two move it or lose it!" A voice shouted from behind.

Athrun turned around to see the silver-haired boy from earlier.

"Yeah, we have classes to get to, you know." Said the blonde hair boy who didn't read his assignment last night.

"It wouldn't hurt you guys to say please." Athrun heard Kira say.

"Stuff it, Yamato. I don't have time to listen to your welcoming lectures. Save those for the recruits." The silver-haired boy said while throwing an inferior look towards Athrun.

Athrun felt taken aback by that gesture and narrowed his eyes at him. He didn't want to start trouble on his first day, but this guy was starting to get under his skin.

"Could you guys just leave now?" Kira said irritably.

"I'll leave when I feel like it, Yamato."

"Kira. My name is Kira. What's with the formality? What is this, military school?" Kira taunted back.

The previous boy snarled at him. "I don't have time to play petty games with you." He looked at Athrun with his piercing eyes and furrowed his brows. "Don't think I don't know who you are, Zala. You're the Chairman's son, am I right?"

Athrun's eyes widened from shock. He hadn't expect anyone from earth to know who he was, let alone know that the Chairman of PLANT had a son. Zala. He mentally smacked himself. Of course people would figure out from his last name.

"You're the son of the Chairman? Of PLANT?" Kira asked astonished.

Never mind. "Yes, I am." Athrun stated without taking his eyes off the boy standing before him. "Am I supposed to know who you are?"

He could clearly see a vein popping in the boy's head. "Of course you should. We're both from PLANT you ingrain." He snarled.

The blonde haired boy laughed. "People as important as him wouldn't dare to recognize people like us, Yzak."

Athrun opened his mouth to say something, but then quickly closed it. He felt a bit offended from that remark. However, his time in the public eye taught him to just accept criticism and move on.

"Look, my name is Dearka Elsman and this hothead here is Yzak Joule. I'm sure he was looking for some appraised recognition or something. He thinks himself high and mighty. You needn't worry though; his bark is worst than his bite." Dearka smirked.

"Shut it!" Yzak shouted while jabbing his elbow into Dearka's ribcage causing him to double over a bit in pain.

"That was un-call for, man." He breathed out.

Athrun stood for a minute unsure of what to do and looked to his side at Kira.

"They're always like that." He muttered to him. "You'll get used to it."

Athrun looked around to all three of them. Not one of them being anything like the other and then it just dawned on him. "Do you hang out with these guys?" Athrun asked disbelievingly. He couldn't see a person like Kira hanging out with someone like Yzak.

Kira shrugged. "Occasionally. Nothing wrong with that."

"Do you think we're low or something, Zala?" Yzak piped up.

Athrun shook his head. "No. No. It's just…never mind." He looked from Yzak and Dearka remembering what they said earlier. "Elsman and Joule, huh? I heard those names before. Your parents must be on the high council, right?"

"Took you long enough to follow."

"Now Yzak, I'm sure Athrun has never seen you before so how could he have known?" Kira asked rolling his eyes.

Yzak scoffed at him and Dearka smirked again, for reasons unknown to Athrun for he didn't find anything funny for the time being.

"Er…look, I don't want to be rude, but I really need to find my class." Athrun said suddenly.

"Oh yeah, that's right. Sorry, I forgot." Kira looked down at his watch. "Man, and class starts in two minutes too."

"What!" Yzak shouted. He pushed pass Kira and Athrun. "You're dead, Yamato, if I end up late for class!" He called back.

"Ignore him." Dearka stated just as he passed by them to follow.

"Come on." Kira stated as he rushed off down the hall and to the stairway. "As I was saying earlier before we got interrupted, I find it ironic how we end up partnered on the yearly project."

"Yeah, if you say so." Athrun huffed as he rushed to keep up with Kira while running down the stairs.

"Well, you're already coming to my house after, right? So it will only be right to start on it then."

"Yeah, sure." Athrun said just as they made it to the first floor and into the hall. "I think I can find my way from here." He breathed while trying to catch his breath.

"Suit yourself." Kira said. "My class is the other way. I'm not sure if I have any more classes with you, but I won't see you for lunch. I'm usually spending my time with the staff. I'll meet you at the front gate at the end of last class, 'kay?" He shouted over the voices of other students the further and further he went from Athrun.

"See you!" Athrun called as he raced down the hall to beat the bell to his next class.

It was midday and that usually meant lunchtime at Orb High. Cagalli and her friends were sitting in their usual spot on the grounds. They were all engaged in conversation about how the day went. As usual, Leeli wanted to start a conversation about the ratification of the library's catalog system.

"I mean, why use numbers? Who, in their right mind has the time to remember a whole list of numbers just for one stupid book that they need for probably only five minutes out of the day. Would it hurt them to use letters? I don't know, put them in alphabetical order?"

"Leeli, haven't we been through this already? There's nothing wrong with the catalog system. You just want to make it harder for everyone else, that's all." Krystal rolled her eyes. "Honestly, I wonder why we even hang out with you sometimes."

"Easy." Cagalli said. "She's the brain of the operations, remember? I wouldn't have been able to pass chemistry without her help."

"And you still owe me for it, Cagalli." Leeli added.

Cagalli smiled. "I'm getting to that."

At that minute, music started playing. This was a usual routine seeing as someone always brought their cd player to school and would blast the music at lunch.

"Oh, I love this song." Cagalli exclaimed. She stood up and began to dance to the song.

Sasha joined in the dancing.

"Must we go through this every lunch period?" Leeli asked exhaustedly. "It makes me feel somewhat…"

"Left out?" Krystal finished for her. "Hey, we already said we didn't mind that you don't like to dance." Krystal smiled at her and sat back a bit to enjoy the show before her.

Cagalli and Sasha were mostly running around in circles rather than dancing. At times they would start jumping up and down or hold on to each other's hands and twirl around.

"Here it comes." Krystal said. "The big finale."

At the end of every dance, Cagalli and Sasha would spin around holding on to each other until they let go. They would both fall over backwards onto the grass and laugh it out like they always do. However, that wasn't the case this time. Sasha let go too soon and Cagalli stumbled over backwards. She tried to catch her balance, but she tripped over her own backpack that was lying on the ground. Unfortunately for her, the spot they always choose to sit was on top of a hill.

"Ah!" Cagalli screamed as she tumbled over and fell down the hill.

"Cagalli!" Her friends screamed in terror. She was about to hit the pavement.

Cagalli had her eyes closed to protect them, but she didn't know where or what she was heading for. She couldn't stop herself completely and just allowed herself to continue to tumble. Yet, when she took that last tumble, she felt something soft. That's odd. She thought. I know grass doesn't normally feel this soft.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked up. She gasped. She was staring into the eyes of the same boy she had seen earlier. This time, from close up, Cagalli could see how handsome he really was, mostly because his emerald green eyes accented his features. She blushed. Looking down, she realized that he was holding on to her. Instantly, her mind began racing. She didn't care how cute he was, or even if he helped her, he was doing something that was forbidden by all guys as far as she knew. He was touching her.

"Hey!" Cagalli shouted as she pushed him over. She fell to her knees. "Don't touch me!" She yelled at him angrily.

The boy looked at her confused. "What did I do?" He asked her.

Cagalli blushed again. She had to admit, she did overreact a bit, but she didn't want to lower her guard, especially not when half the people out at lunch were now staring at them.

She stood up and brushed herself of the grass that was clinging to her body. "Look, I'll let you off this time." She said slowly. "But, next time, don't do it again." She glared at him to back up what she said and left him on the ground stunned.

"Cagalli, I can't believe you just did that!" Krystal said amazed.

"Look at it this way," Cagalli began. "At least I didn't slap him; however, next time I will." She looked back to the boy, but he was gone. This stunned her for a minute. She didn't think she had embarrassed him that badly that he would up and flee. She just shrugged it off.

Leeli was standing before Cagalli shaking her head. "And to a hunk like that, Cagalli I'm surprised at you."

"Oh, shut up. You didn't find him attractive, you said so yourself." Cagalli glared at her as well.

"I only commented on his blue hair." Leeli shrugged. "That doesn't keep me from thinking he's a hunk." She winked at her and began walking off as the bell rang for lunch to end.

Cagalli rolled her eyes and followed them.

"Cagalli, what happened to you?" Kira asked when he walked into his sister on the way to class.

"Nothing, just fell in grass. Don't even bother asking." Cagalli said exhaustedly.

"Wasn't going to." Kira smirked at her. "Hey, when are you going to be home today?"

Cagalli shrugged at him. "Not sure, why?"

"Oh, I'm having a friend come over and I wanted you to meet him." Kira said plainly.

Cagalli narrowed her eyes at him and crossed her arms against her chest. "Kira, if you're trying to hook me up with another one of your dead-beat friends…"

"It's nothing like that!" Kira interjected. "Besides, that was only one time. Could you just forget about it? This friend of mine is new and I would like him to meet my sister. Is that so hard to ask?" He said with a pleading tone.

She closed her eyes in disbelief. It may have been only once, but she remembered vividly the last time Kira tried to set her up with one of his friends. It was a complete disaster. The guy practically drool all over her and after going out on one date, he practically stocked her and claimed her to as his wife-to-be. She had to call the guards when she found him sleeping outside in the bushes beneath her bedroom window. So, he couldn't blame her for not taking his word for it when he said that he wasn't going to try it again. He had been hinting at it several times a month that she should date one of his friends, even Yzak at one point. She had to gag.

"Look, Kira, I have plans with my friends after school. I have no idea when I'm getting back, but I'll try my best to show up as early as possible." She said regretfully.

"Well, we have a project to brainstorm on anyway, so I'm sure it won't be a short stay." Kira said smiling widely. "I'm sure you'll like him. He's really nice."

"Kira!" Cagalli shouted.

"I was talking about as a friend, Cagalli. What kind of brother do you think I am?" He smirked.

"A lousy one." She huffed.

"Whatever, Cagalli, I got to go. See you when you get home." He walked off waving and smiling at her mischievously.

"Wipe that smirk off your face, Yamato!" Cagalli bellowed as she watched him leave. She didn't trust him one bit, but she gave in either way. He was her brother and she knew he meant well. In fact, he and her father often meant well, but it would be better if they just didn't interfere with her love life. What love life?

Cagalli continued to walk on ahead to get to her next class when she saw him: blue hair and emerald-green eyes. She saw him flash a glance at her and then hurried along to who knows where. Cagalli felt stunned. I must have really hurt him emotionally. She thought as she remembered when she pushed him over and yelled at him. It was only his first day there. She should have probably cut him some slack.

She shrugged. Oh well, can't change the past. She thought bitterly as she entered her classroom. I doubt I'll be seeing him again anytime soon.

A/N: Well that's that. Actually I don't really remember what's in this chapter...kidding. I remember it slightly. Hope you enjoyed it and please take the time to R&R. I rather know about people's opinions than rather they just read it and move on.