Hey everyone, this is my ninth chapter right? OMG! SO HAPPY! I've never continued a story before! Not as long as this at least…Oh yeah, thanks so much for all the reviews and how consistant you are with them, I'm so glad you guys like it!
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MXC - the show - rocks my socks- HIYO! Yo! Awsomne! I love insane people, we vcan be part of the insane asylum together! YAY! lol. I'm nuts though, you don wanna hang out with me, lmfao! I know, I wanted Kira to talk about all that stuff, it shows that he has nothing better to do, lol. Yzak...you donno if he's gonna talk 2 Shiho or not, I might not make him, you'll have to wait and see! OH! The closed off scene that's gonna happen in this or nextchapter, don worry, I'm explainin the full of what happens in the lil warning, so don't worry, but it dun give anything away, so I hope you still read it even if you don't like the subject!

Mahha55- Thanks for the review, I will don't worry!

Mystical Dreamz- HEY! THANKS! lol, yeah, everyone is saying that about Kira, hehe. Oh, bout Dearka, yeah, I kinda wanted him to be the interrigating type of character in the story, while still being his good old Dearka-ish self! The warning, yeah, I hope you still read the chappie, beneath, there's a warning and it tells kinda about what happens, but not really, plz read it, I hope you still read even if you don't like whats gonna happen, hope 2 hear from you again.

karri480- I swear 2 god, this reviewer response is gonna take up quite a bit of room god damnitt, lol. I HATE BROTHERS! Is he your big brother? Cuz I got three big brothers and my life is hell so I know exactly how you feel, lmfao! Oh and uh...I cry for no apparent reason sometimes... ;( lol. No seriously, it's so true it's not even funny, don't you dare laugh at me. lol. kk, bout the story, I know I know, It didn't move practically at all but I'm glad you still liked how it gave the thoughts and stuff, I just needed a nice, calm thinking type of chapter everyone could read to see into the minds. ITERRIGATION RULES! I needed Lacus to say that so that I could make Sai talk about it and yeah...sorry, lol. KK, what's all this chinese english crap you're talkin about, HAHA! LMFAO, I was laughing so hard. You were talkin about how their kids end up lookin cool, lmfao, omg that's awsomne! Yeah, Sai's a piece of poo, it's his own fault, he's the one who got mad at Dearka...Dearka's cool, shut up Sai... Hope you feel better soon! lol That was a really changy subjecty response...I change the subject out of nowhere...oh well. You might have to look back at your review to understand half the things I put in the response, lmfao! Thanks again! ONCE AGIAN! LOVE YOUR LONG REVIEWS!

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WARNING! PLEASE READ! This is just a reminder that there will be an event taking place in this or the next couple chaptersthat some may disapprove of. The following scenes may contain brutal scenes and attempt of rape. Please read with caution, only read if you will not post hatful comments to the reviews.Reader descretion is advised...sorry... :( Hope you're still tempted to read.)

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Suspision

Dearka awoke from his slumber, feeling the rush of cold, freezing over his body.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Dearka jumped up from his bed sheets. "W-w-what, th-the h-h-h-he-ll!"

"Get up, your alarm has been ringing for, oh, I dunno, about an hour or so." Yzak shook his head. "Retard."

Dearka crunched up into a ball, his knees to his chest. "Y-y-you did-dn't have t-to do th-that." Dearka ran his fingers through his blonde hair. His hair was parted and was lying down because of the water. He scratched his head and his hair kind of stood on end and puffed up, being dried slightly.

"Yes...I did, you would have never gotten up. Let's go, I'm already ready. We're gonna be so late and it is definately NOT my fault this time."

"I-it always is, Yz-zack."

"Come on Dearka, we have no time for...you-ness this morning!"

"That's not even a word."

"It is now, and HEY! You're talking in complete sentences again, that means you gotta get up!" Yzak picked up a pair of dark blue jeans and a black sweater and threw them hard at the boy.

Dearka just groaned and fell back down in his bed, hoping to get away with it.

"Not a chance..." Yzak shook his head. "Get back up! This isn't time for sleep, Dearka. Besides, isn't it kind of wet in that bed now..."

"Yes...But it's better than waking up at..." Dearka looked over at the clock. "7:30? OH CRAP! IT'S 7:30! YZAK! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME! GOD!" Dearka flung up from his bed, ran into the bathroom and started up the shower.

Dearka was no longer inthe boy's reach and Yzak rolled his eyes. He crossed his arms and mumbled to himself, "You're right, Dearka, I'll think about that next time..."

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1 hour later...

"Milly! Hey!" Miriallia turned around to find one hell of a stressed out Cagalli running her way. Cagalli stopped infront of her, grabbing her knees and gasping for air.

"Didn't you hear me? I've been calling for the last, well, at least 5 minutes."

"Oh, I-I'm sorry, I...I kinda guess I've had a lot on my mind. Sorry, how are you?"

"Not bad, and you."

"Same old I suppose." Cagalli nodded her head in agreement, still breathing slightly hard.

"Cagalli, Miriallia...I- Oh Cagalli, what happened to you?" Lacus glared at her.

"Don't ask..."

"Uum, okay, so Miriallia..." She turned her gaze toward the other girl. "What do you think about Sai's little chat with you last night?" Lacus smiled.

Cagailli perked her head up. "Huh? What little chat?" Cagalli thought for a moment. "Hey wait, speaking of little chats...you should have heard the most stupid thing my brother was talking about last night!" She rolled her eyes. "What a freak."

"Why? What did he say." Miriallia's curiousity was getting the better of her.

"Well, I don't really know what his point was exactly...but..." Cagalli looked around. After seeing no one was coming, she motioned for the girls to huddle. "I think he was trying to say that you and Dearka...well, I don't know."

"What, what, what!" Lacus exclaimed happily.

"SSSSHHH! He said things like, it was good that you guys met and stuff, and that you'd become close to Dearka on the ship." Cagalli said, issuing toward Miriallia.

Miriallia sweat-dropped when Lacus piped up. "How funny! Last night..." Lacus pulled Miriallia's hand away when she tried to cover her mouth. "Sai came over and accused Miriallia of actually having feelings for Dearka, he was really serious!"

"Lacus!"

"What? It's no big deal or anything!"

"No big deal? You guys are accusing me of something that is clearly not true!"

"Oh, yeah?" Cagalli quirked a brow. "Well if it's clearly not true, then why were you trying so hard to keep the secret?" Cagalli and Lacus smirked evil grins.

"I-I...uum, well. Well, yeah, I-"

"Hey girls!" Athrun ran up to them.

Miriallia sighed. Saved by the Athrun.

"Hey there Athrun!...What's the matter Cagalli?"

Why am I blushing! Why am I blushing! "Oh nothing...just practicing holding my breath.."

"Uum, okay." Confusion laced over them as they watched Cagalli practice "holding her breath".

"Anyway, can you guys help me today?"

"With what?" Miriallia asked.

"Well, I don't really know my way around the place. I was thinking of asking Dearka and Yzak for help. I don't even know why, maybe because I know them better and have known them for longer, but I decided on asking you guys instead 'cause they're really mean." Athrun complained.

Lacus and Miriallia giggled. "Of course, it's just another reason to skip class!" Miriallia grinned.

Cagalli had inched out of the little group bit by bit. What was wrong with her? Just then, she spotted two familiar faces in the crowd. She decided to run up to them, the reason? Who knows...

"Hello!" She smiled lightly, still kind of nervous. Why was she here?

"Uum, hi? I guess..." Dearka was a little confused.

"Whatcha doin'?"

"Uum...walking..."

"Oh..uuh, cool. So you guys are friends of Athrun's right?" She was surprised to find the two boys laughing.

"Yeah...we're Zala's friends...kind of...in a way...maybe." Yzak replied. "Are you his friend?" He smiled.

She nodded. "I'm Cagalli."

Dearka almost choked. "Cagalli...uum, Yula...Attha?"

"Yeah...how did you know?"

Yzak started to laugh. "Yeah...you're Zala's blonde little girlfriend he met on the legged ship."

"I'm his what?"

Dearka smiled. "So true, that's all he talks about. 'Cagalli, Cagalli, Cagalli...Cagalli. My god, you can't shut him up."

"He talks about me?" Cagalli started to blush.

"Oh yeah, all the time." Yzak replied casually. "It's kinda scary actually..."

"What kinds of things did he say?" Her interest was poking through her mind.

"Well, he doesn't really admit it bu-" Dearka stopped and smiled. "Why are you so interested?"

"Huh? Oh, no reason, just...curious I suppose..."

"Curious...hmm, you wouldn't, I donno...like Athrun by any chance would you?" Yzak smirked.

"Me? No way! It's just, I have this friend and she likes him..."

"Oh yeah? Who?"

"Well, Uuh, HER!" Cagalli pointed to the unsuspecting girl.

Dearka gulped. He sweat-dropped and tried to duck his head. "She...she likes Athrun?"

"Yeah...her name's Miriallia Haww."

Yzak started to crack up. He looked over the girls shoulder and at the strawberry-blonde girl, then back at the melloncolley Dearka. Still trying not to laugh, Yzak nodded. "Mm, hmm...I thought someone else liked her..." Yzak smirked and Dearka jabbed him in the ribs. "F!"

Sorry Mir... Cagalli bit her lip. I'm making these guys think you like Athrun just so I can get out of the limelight...hey, wait a minute, I'm telling this to Dearka? Cagalli looked at the blonde with sympathetically furrowed eyebrows, a look of deep solemn on his features. Oh crap, could it be that what Kira thought was true, Dearka looks pretty distraught. Did he really fall for Milly? My god...

"Hey you!" Yzak snapped his fingers.

She perked her head up and narrowed her eyebrows. "It's Cagalli!"

"Whatever, you kinda dazed out for a bit."

"Oh, I'm sorry, look, I better be getting back to my friends now-"

"Hey wait..." Dearka said shortly, still with a look like his dog just died. "Can you...show us around?"

"Huh?" Cagalli pondered. "Oh yeah, that's right. You guys don't know your way around Humberview do you?"

Dearka shook his head. "Just for one day? Can you help us out?" Yzak shook his head swiftly. "And don't mind Yzak...he's just kinda...sorta, half retarded. He'll shout for no aparent reason whatsoever sometimes."

Cagalli laughed at the boys humor. "Well..." She looked at her friends talking with Athrun, then suddenly, nerves rushed into her like a bullet. She looked back at Yzak and Dearka. "Okay, just this one time."

Dearka smiled. "Thanks."

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"Hey Kira!"

Kira cocked his head to the side beforeentering the building. "Oh, hey Sai..."

"Why so glum?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing." He sighed. "It's just...I'm kinda worried about Miriallia..."

Sai smiled. "Why?"

"Well-"

"Hold up...I think I already know..."

"Then what?"

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"I donno...what are you thinking?"

Sai let out one hell of a breath. "Well...to tell you the truth, I don't trust him."

"Dearka."

Sai smiled. "Yeah." It was reasuring to know someone understood his point.

"Me neither...but I think we might be getting the wrong impression."

"What?"

"Well, Mir is neglective to admit it but she does have feelings for him, and if she were to have feelings for him after what he did and what happened between them, he couldn't have been all that bad."

Sai didn't agree. Maybe there still was no one that was on his side; his point of view. He thought Kira would be the one to understand, and he did slightly, but Sai was getting the impression that Kira was actuallyhoping for the future of Miriallia and Dearka. He wouldn't have it.

"I won't let it happen Kira, I'm sorry."

"Sai...you're known for butting in, and I know that you're just looking out for her but, this time I think you should step dow-"

"Kira, stop it! I know she'll get hurt if they were ever to happen. Think of the type of guy Dearka is; think of who he is...what he's done. He's no goodfor her!Anyway, I know that Miriallia would never stoop so low as to envy him, so I'm not worried."

"Sai..."

It was then that Kira just decided to let the guy have his way. Sure, Sai was a good enough guy, warm-hearted and all. But when it came down to an honest argument, Sai could sure as hell put up a fight. Though still, Kira could not help but believe Sai would end up disapointed.

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Just after first period, everyone had a little time to kill...

Lacus and Miriallia were giggling infront of Athrun, after he was told to walk behind them. They said that they didn't want him to hear what they were saying.

Open enough, aren't they? Athrun sighed. I wonder if they're talking about me... Athrun's thought was answered when Lacus turned her head, but quickly looked back in front of her at the realization that he had been watching.

"Okay, that's it!" Athrun ran ahead of the girls, stopping them in their tracks. "What have you guys been saying?"

Lacus and Miriallia looked at eachother and grinned. "Okay..." Miriallia looked at the boy smugly. "We'll tell you, but only if you'll do something for us in return."

Athrun gulped. "Huh? Like what..."

"I donno, get some inside info on...Kira!" Miriallia laughed. Lacus looked over with narrowed eyebrows.

"Milly!"

"Huh? Did I miss something?" Athrun quirked a brow.

"NO!" Lacus snapped.

"Calm down...It's not like everybody doesn't know it already, 'bout that ring..." Miriallia chimed.

"Huh? What ring...I'm confused."

Miriallia looked over at Lacus and laughed nervously. "Spoke too soon, huh..."

"Did Kira give Lacus a ring?"

"Nope." Miriallia grinned.

"Then what?"

"Lacus gave Kira a ring."

"What? When?"

"Like...during the war, right beforeyou all went out again...and when you kissed Cagalli."

Athrun eyes shot wide. "H-how did you know about that?"

"Athrun kissed Cagalli?" Lacus cocked her head.

Miriallia nodded her head. "Calm down, I know everyone here likes someone." She smiled.

"Like you?" Athrun quirked a brow.

"Oh, no...I mean everyone except me."

Lacus laughed. "Yeah right. I'm sure all of us have a little suspision about you and..."

Athrun smiled. "I think I know who too...But I find it really strange."

Miriallia sweat-dropped. Lacus...you better not be thinking of who I think you're thinking of. She twitched.

"Actually, Dearka Elthman is quite a funny character, I'm sure if you got to know him better he would be very kind."

LACUS!

"He is a good guy." Athrun frowned. "But he's very hurtful when he wants to be." He laughed slightly. "The biggest ass you can meet. And him and that silver-haired guy you saw with him the other day, they're inseperable." He rolled his eyes.

Lacus laughed. "Yeah...the Duel pilot right? Yzak.The Duel and the Buster pilots...I knew they were friends but..."

"They're more than that, Yzak hates people...period. But even though he had a record for being the most hateful towards naturals during the war, he came down to this school just because Dearka was going."

"They seem like nice people, even considering their past, it was quite funny how we met up with them the other day." Lacus thought for a moment.

"Yeah, I know. Poor Mir." Athrun smiled in Mir's direction, the girl now fuming. "She got stuck right in the middle of the limelight." He laughed.

"Yes I know. What a coincidence that it happened to be Dearka she bumped into."

Miriallia groaned. "Would you knock it off! I don't like Dearka, okay!" She clenched her fists at her sides. "Why would it even be a coincidence that we met up like that! It's not like Dearka and I had a relationship! AAH, what is wrong with you people! What is it with you guys that keep thinking I like Dearka!"

Lacus smiled. "Oh, but Milly, It's quite obvious that you did like him. What a cute little gaze you two shared the other day."

"What!"

"No, no. Lacus is right. And besides, why would you be acting so defensive?"

Miriallia's narrowed eyes went to calm and her whole body relaxed. "I can't win can I..."

"Not a chance."

Miriallia nodded her head slowly, turned around, and just left...while the two laughed silently and followed behind. (A/N: Pointless lil part wasn't it...hahaha, oh well! ...Hey, I write it as I think it!)

"Hey Milly! Athrun, Lacus!"

The three turned their heads to find Kira and Sai closely behind them, now walking by their side.

Kira took one look at Lacus, and blushed crazily. He turned his face and spoke with his back turned. "I have a couple things I gotta do, I'll see you guys later..." and he took off down the hallway.

Miriallia shot Sai an evil glare before turning her head swiftly the other direction. Sai moaned. Lacus, knowing what this was about, took Athrun aside for a moment. "Hey you guys, I'm just gonna show Athrun a couple things before second period, okay?"

"Well, Lacus...can't you take me with you?" She whined.

"No no, we're fine, you and Sai...uum, you can talk." She grinned and whispered a 'Run!' toward Athrun and they turned the corner, leaving the poor girl behind with Sai.

Lacus took a deep breath. "About Cagalli..." She spoke shortly, getting straight to the point.

Athrun was a little taken aback by the girls eagerness. "Yeah..." He quirked a brow. "What about her?"

"Do you...? Uum...do you..-"

Confusion laced the blunettes eyes. "Do I what?"

"Do you have any feelings for Cagalli?"

"What!"

"I know, I know! This is so random! But you need to answer my question. I really never had the time to talk to you about it. I thought this was as good a time as ever." She anxiously awaited his reply.

"Why are you asking me this Lacus?" He suspiciously questioned.

She sighed heavily. "It's alright if you don't I suppose...I just don't want Cagalli to get hurt is all."

"What? Why would she be hurt?"

"I know you guys had a moment in the Archangel a while ago and-"

"Hey...I told her that was a mistake!" Even though I didn't think it was... Athrun sighed mentally.

"She knows it was a mistake Athrun. But now...I believe she's developed strong feelings for you. You may not feel the same way, and she doesn't want to talk to you simply because you told her it was a mistake, and that she thought you wouldn't return any feelings.

Athrun looked deep in thought. Is that what she's been thinking all this time? Damnitt...I screwed up again...

"Athrun?"

"Hmm?"

"Maybe you should talk with her..."

"Maybe I should't Lacus, I know I'd just make it ten times worse than it is now?"

"You don't like Cagalli back, do you?" He didn't reply. The only thing Lacus got in return, was a small but colourful blush appear on the boys cheeks. Her eyes widened and she squeeled in delight. "OH MY GOSH! YOU DO!"

"SSH! LACUS! Keep it down okay..."

"You don't want her to know? Why not? Is there something wrong? Can I help you?"

"Calm down okay...jeez, it's not that big of a deal. I'm just nervous alright?"

"Okay, okay. I'll shut up."

Athrun thought for a moment. "Hey wait...about Dearka and your friend...what happe-"

"Oh yeah...I really need to tell you this! HEHE! This is why I didn't want Milly to intrude!Okay..." Lacus jumped in excitment.

After explaining the conversation that had occured last night between Sai and Miriallia, Athrun nervously shifted his wieght from foot to foot.

"Dearka doesn't like her does he?"

"I don't know."

"This is really wierd, I was just going along with it until now but everyone seems to be really sure about those two."

"Yeah, I do, Sai, Kira..."

"Kira does?"

"Oh yeah, he put up a big argumant about it last night with Cagalli apparently."

"I'd find that really strange for Dearka. The only time I'd known him was in the war and I'd always thought of him as someone like Yzak, always hated naturals and always will. But he's changed a lot so some things wouldn't surprise me." He shook his head.

Lacus nodded. "After the terror those two...not to mention you...put into the hearts of the men and woman on the Archangel when you guys were ordered to destroy it, it's nice to see that they're talking to eachother casually...as if it never happened."

Athrun smiled warmly. Still as kind as ever aren't you Lacus...

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MOST HORRIBLE CHAPTER EVER! But I needed it to lead up to the next chapter which I already know is gonna be awsomne! And don't worry when you see that there is more warnings in the future. I didn't quite get to that particularscene yet so it will either be in the next chapter or the chapter after...NO LATER! I hope that now that you've seen the warning, that you'll still want to read my story!

OH! AND EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MORE CHAPTERS THAN ONE AT A TIME NOW, PLEASE REVIEW EVERY CHAPTER ANYWAY IF YOU CAN! I LOVE THE REVIEWS AND DOING THE RESPONSES! THANKS!

Many thanks, Melanie.