CHAPTER I ASSEMBLY INSANITY

"Well, students! Now that this year is almost over, we teachers don't need to guide you all down to the gym for the year end recognition assembly! So please feel free to stampede down to the gym in disorderly fashion!" Said Advisory 14's teacher enthusiastically.

"Well, it's the most exciting part of the year- the stampede to the gym," Athrun Zala, a grade eleven student said to his friend, Kira Yamato.

"Yeah, the year end stampede… commonly known as the run of survival," Kira said smiling. "That's why we use common sense and wait until everyone's down at the gym, and then we go," Athrun said, watching as someone in the hallway tripped and was stampeded over.

Down At the Gym…

Athrun and Kira walked into the gym where presently the whole school was seated. (This particular school is grades 10 through 12-HighSchool.)

Welcome to the year end recognition assembly!" The principal said happily. "Now please be silent as we wait for about five minutes as the paramedics peel all the flattened students that were stampeded over off the hallway floors."

Five Insignificant Minutes later…

"Okay! Thank you all for waiting quietly! Now let's all try to enjoy this assembly. Even though Coordinators now live among us…" The principal muttered. Everyone became extremely quiet at his last comment. "That idiot…" Athrun thought, for obvious reasons… "My cat's breath smells like cat food," thought Kira absently.

Suddenly, the sound of running echoed through the still gym. A few seconds later, it stopped. There was more silence.

Then a sudden scream of anger followed by a silver-haired boy tackling the principal to the ground, grabbing him by the hair and smashing his head into the floor multiple times.

"DIE! NATURAL SCUM!" He screamed.

"Mr. Jule! Cried the vice-principal, trying to pull him away. He growled like an animal and the vice backed away.

"YZAK!" Came the shout of a girl, followed by her tackling him off the principal. "What the heck do you think you're doing Cagalli!" Kira shouted, running up to the front of the gym to aid his twin sister as she pinned down the enraged Yzak. "Oh, my head…" groaned the principal, managing to stand up. "Mr. Jule! I know you're a grade twelve student this year an should be graduating with flying colours, but because of your outburst, I'm holding you back a year!"

"You're not helping!" Cagalli screamed trying to keep Yzak pinned down. "Yeah! Plus you can't speak badly about Coordinators! You're gonna get fired!" Kira shouted. "Get off, Cagalli!" Yzak screamed angrily. What she did to silence him surprised everyone- she pressed a kiss to his lips.

"Okay! That's enough!" The vice-principal shouted as four teachers ran up to the front of the gym to help sort out the mess.

Ten Minutes Later, In the Detention Room…

"This sucks! That jerk has the nerve to show racism towards Coordinators in a school with a mix of both Coordinators and Naturals! And for standing up for my own kind, I get sent to detention for the rest of the day, I get held back with flawless grades- AND that Cagalli-girl kisses me!" Yzak shouted angrily to no one in particular as he paced the room. He suddenly stopped in front of a window- it was impossible to open. "Even better…" He thought smirking mischievously. "I will not be silenced!" With that, he kicked the window, causing it to shatter. He then jumped out the shattered window, landing perfectly.

Back At the Assembly…

"Okay, everyone… let's just pretend that never happened… Back to the recognition assembly!" The principal shouted with an icepack on his bruised head.

"God, Yzak's such a drama queen…" Athrun muttered to Kira.

"Yeah, that was a bit of an over-exaggeration… we could have just-" Kira was interrupted by another angry scream. Yzak once again tackled the principal to the ground and started banging his head against the floor- AGAIN.

"Geez, he's determined…" Athrun said blinking. "Psychotic, even…" Cagalli, who was standing beside Kira said. They looked at her. "Huh-? No way am I kissing that psychopath again!"