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Shinn sighed from within Impulse's cockpit as Youlan and Vino blared the pilfered Lacus Clyne below. Some Lacus was just fine; he'd admit that freely. Her voice was pretty enough, and her new look was…nice. Decidedly nice. But pink hair wasn't really his thing…. Really, blondes were more his style—NOT the issue though! This was an area for working and whatnot. The pop music made him feel distracted.

With another sigh, he pressed the back of his head against the seat.

…Mayu-chan liked Lacus Clyne, very much. She had trouble finding her songs because of their location, and it would be pretty disappointing to her. Shinn smiled a little, flipping the pink cell from his pocket. He flipped it open, shut it again, and flipped it open. He remembered when she found a Lacus ringtone; it was the slower version of the song Youlan and Vino were dancing to. Whenever he used to call her, he heard it while he waited for her to pick up.

Shinn closed his eyes, and grasped the phone a little tighter.

"OI, SHINN! STOP WITH THE EMO FLASHBACKING FOR FIVE SECONDS!"

—BELOW THE DESTINY, MAINTENANCE AREA.

Youlan sighed, and looked to Vino.

"We just saved our beautiful Lacus-sama from the grips of a lecherous old man, and played our first prank in months. How can he be so…" Youlan bit his lip, and lowered his voice. "…so much like Kira Yamato! Really, that guy is no fun at all. He's all stuck up and serious all the time."

Vino nodded vigorously in turn. "Yeah, that Kira…. he's a real…"

Blink, blink. "Wait! Who the hell is Kira Yamato?"

The darker mechanic blinked too, putting a hand behind his head. "You know…I have no clue who that is, actually. I wonder why I said that." Glaring, his friend shook his head. "Are you serious? Is it some pretty girl and you're just trying to play it off like it's a guy so you don't have to 'share'"? Youlan sweatdropped and returned the nasty look. "Why is it every time I mention someone, you think it's a cute girl I'm hiding from you?"

"Where else would you get those names, and why wouldn't you know who they belonged to!"

"Maybe it's because all of the flashbacks that happen on this ship! I can't remember whose they are anymore!"

"A LIKELY STORY! I thought we were friends! Friends don't hide things, Youlan!"

Vino leapt upon Youlan with a typhoon of punches. A moment later, the mechanics were a pile of limbs on the floor, spewing curses and projecting violence. Luckily, the two of them were too small to do much damage to one another. In a few moments, they were too tired to move.

Rather unluckily, Athrun Zala walked into the room in those few moments and saw this:

Two boys were lying on the ground right in front of the Impulse, breathing heavily. The darker of the two was on the bottom, completing the image; the paler ones were hardly ever uke. In the background, his ex-fiancée's old CD seemed to be playing, her voice serenading the two with a quiet love song.

He stared, expression unchanging for a moment. Maybe it wasn't what it looked like. Meer once made him look like a whore after all, and that wasn't…all that…true.

Athrun bit his lower lip, and surveyed the scene a little bit more. He frowned. "Isn't it a bit dirty in here to be… on the floor?

He heard a pair of groans, and the pale boy rolled off of the apparent uke.

"Youlan, Vino? Mmpfffff…"

Athrun laughed, and shook his head. "Really, I wasn't expecting this, but…it's rather cute. I mean, it must be hard for you to make time for each other when there's so much work to be done…. You know, I know a couple just like you two."

Youlan turned his face to Vino, his expression very dull. "Did you ever notice…that this guy always comes here when we're most likely to embarrass ourselves?" Vino shrugged a little in response. "It doesn't bother me anymore, really. I've given up trying to figure out how or why he does it."

"Well, you two boys have fun. Don't let me bother you. I mean, at least you're…kind of, off the Lacus kick."

Athrun shuffled past the two mechanics, waving over his shoulder. Once he was out of sight for the moment, they stood and brushed themselves off. "We should start staying near his quarters…maybe we can embarrass him a little."

Vino scoffed and looked at Youlan from the corner of his eye. "Maybe he knows who Kira Yamato is!"

"THAT AGAIN! How many times do I have to tell you, Vino? You sound like you're my jealous boyfriend or something."

TACKLE!

—MEANWHILE

…Stellar also liked to sing and dance. Shinn always thought she was beautiful, fragile. Like a rose, she needed protection from the world around her. A beautiful…blonde…rose… He remembered watching her twirl near the sea. Her innocence attracted him to her instantly. Someone like her needed a world without fighting…

—WHOOPS, WRONG PLACE. THE "OTHER" MEANWHILE

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"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! IT'S NOT HERE!"

Arthur Trine looked blankly at the open slot in his CD player. He knew very well that it had been here before he had gone to lunch. He had even had a short flashback to remind himself for sure, and that even checked out pretty well. He lifted his hand, pressed the button for the CD tray to close. He pressed the button again after it closed. When it had opened once more, the CD was still not present.

He checked his pockets and his favorite chair. No CD.

He checked his closet, turning over every hat and slipping his hands into every pocket. No CD.

Arthur, panicked, checked his computer and found no CD.

He returned to his chair, biting his lower lip. It wasn't that bad that the thing was missing, really. The only problem was that…what if somebody found it? Would they know whose it was? If they did, what would they think of all those shiny stickers…? Worse yet, what if it had been stolen while he was away? Arthur frowned, his teeth digging into his lip a little more deeply. "Who the hell steals someone's Lacus CD?"

Jumping to his feet, Arthur smiled determinedly. He could only think of a few people on the ship that had a love of Lacus as deep as his own. And less than that were heinous enough to resort to thievery! There was only one thing to do…. It was time to take back what was rightfully his own!

"MUAHA! Just you wait Lacus-sama! I'll find you!"

—JUST OUTSIDE

Meyrin Hawke strode a little faster beyond Commander Trine's chambers. It wasn't any surprise to her to hear maniacal laughter coming from inside, but… "Why was he talking to Lacus Clyne?" She blinked, and shook the thoughts from her head. "Maa, henda."

Author's Notes: Ah, a second chapter finally! Forgive me for the long period of time it took for this to come about. This chapter jumps around a lot, and I'm sorry for an OC moments there might be. I hope you all enjoy it, it's actually very hard to write. "Henda," is "weird." XD So…next time on the Arthur Trine Show! Will Rey actually make an appearance in this fanfic? Why is Athrun always in the wrong place in the wrong time? Who IS Kira Yamato? …Oh, and will Arthur get his love back? Please, read and review.