Mixed Feelings

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I'm sorry that this chapter was so late guys, but this being my senior year I just don't have as much time to write anymore. I will try to update as much as I can though. Also, I wanted to apologize to my reviewers who were unsatisfied with the last chapter. I was just brainstorming and some of the things I write might not be to your satisfaction but I'm just "trying things out" I guess you can say.

But All in all I'd like to thank you all for reading and please continue to review because I have fun hearing from all of you, whether they are suggestions, comments, or otherwise. Thanks and Enjoy!

After the plane landed in Osaka, Kira and Cagalli headed to baggage claim. After picking up their bags they rented a car and headed out the house they had bought after Athrun telling them about it.

They found the house with no trouble and picked out rooms where they were staying.

Cagalli sat in her room long after she had unpacked pondering her words to Kira back in the plane.

It had been a really big shock to her when she'd found out that she had a brother, let alone that that brother was Kira. Of course she was happy that she had family out there but…

"Cagalli! I made dinner, come down." Kira yelled from the kitchen. Slowly she got up and made her way out of the room and down the stairs. She dreaded having to face Kira so soon after her outburst on the plane. But knowing Kira he would pretend that everything was fine. That should have made things easier but it only made her feel more guilty.

Cagalli watched as Kira set the table from the doorway. "You didn't have to make dinner." She said.

"I wanted to."

"I could have helped." Cagalli replied slowly as she made her way to the table to take a seat.

"I knew you were tired."

"You were too."

The both sat eating in silence after that but soon Cagalli couldn't stand it anymore.

"Kira… I… I'm sorry… the things I said were uncalled for…"

Kira looked up with a slight smile on his face. "It's fine, we both said things we didn't mean."

"No, I… I meant what I said, we weren't raised together Kira, as nice as it is to know there's someone else out there who I can call family… the last person I would have hoped for that person to be is you."

Kira stared at her for a momentbeforecollecting their dishes and taking them over to the sink.

Cagalli mentally groaned and moved over to where Kira stood and grasped his arm. "Kira, it's not what you think, at least listen to my explanation will you?"

"It's fine, we really have nothing more to say now do we?" he replied breaking the contact.

Cagalli stood there for a moment, hurt, "Kira…" The doorbell rang then and Kira went over to answer it. Kira's cold features brightened and lit into a smile then. "Athrun, Lacus! Come in."

Cagalli noticed how he hugged each in turn but also saw how Lacus and Kira held each other a bit longer than necessary.

Cagalli, putting on a strained smile, greeted the two before asking the question that was fluttering through her mind. "What are you two doing here so soon? I mean, I thought it would be a few weeks before you got here."

"Actually we thought it would be that way to but Murrae wouldn't let us stay any longer. She said she'd come too after she got a little time to herself, so she sent us on the next plane after yours." Athrun said glancing at her. "It is okay for us to live with you guys isn't it? ...Because if not we can go..."

"I see," murmured Cagalli to herself.

"No it's fine we're all friends here and this is a prety big house."saidKira replying toAthrun's question.

Lacus looked Cagalli over for a second after noticing how quiet she was being and asked her a bit worriedly, "Cagalli… are you alright? You don't look too good."

"I... I'm fine… jet lag you know?"

"I know the feeling." said Athrun groaning.

"That's right, you must be tired- I'll show you to your rooms."

"Matte- Kira we-"

Kira paused in his footsteps then, glancing back slightly at her. "It's fine, like I said - I get it."

With that said he lead their two curious friends to their rooms. Cagalli stood there for a few moments before thinking to herself, 'Why aren't I strong enough? Why can't I just accept him…' Tears glazed her eyes then and she quickly left the house in need of fresh air.

Kira led Athrun and Lacus up the stairs to two rooms that stood side by side. Lacus opened the door to one and discovered a very feminine looking room decorated with pink lace curtains and dried flowers sitting on every corner. "Waaaahhhh, This room! I'll take this room."

"Hai," Athrun said smiling gently and opening the door next to hers, "then I'll take this one."

The navy blue curtains of the room were closed hiding the suns rays and casting a dark shadow on the room. Lacus stood looking over his shoulder "Ano… it's kind of sad looking isn't it?"

Kira chuckled while watching Lacus fondly, "Ne, Lacus… Athrun is a guy so he doesn't need anything brighter than this, besides it's just to sleep in." Lacus looked at the two guys pouting, "Mou…. ah! ano… Kira, what was that about downstairs with you and Cagalli? Did something happen?"

Suddenly, Kira's features grew cold and he turned his back to the two. "It's nothing you should worry about… I'm a bit tired actually, I'm going to bed… you can help yourselves to whatever is in the fridge."

Lacus watched, surprised, as Kira walked away, before turning to look at an equally surprised Athrun. "Well," he said quietly, "I guess it's safe to assume that there is definitely something going on… but we'll figure it out tomorrow okay? Right now I think we could both use some rest…" Lacus nodded and they both went into their own rooms wondering what would happen the next day.

As night fell quickly Kira thought over his discussion with Cagalli before Athrun and Lacus had shown up. He still couldn't understand why Cagalli would switch her ways of thinking so swiftly. Frustrated Kira got up from the bed he had been lying on and made his way back to the kitchen where he had left Cagalli not moments before.

"Cagalli?" He called when he couldn't find her in the kitchen or anywhere nearby. When his keen hearing picked up on the footsteps moving away from outside he swiftly made his way out the door not knowing what to expect yet ready to fight if necessary. He stood outside looking around him through the grove of trees surrounding the house and turned on his feet quickly and kicked out when he felt a presence show up behind him.

His 'attacker' having been struck lay sprawled out on the ground moaning. "BAKAERO!"

Kira stood there for a second before falling to his knees to assist his fallen sister. "Cagalli! Gomen… I thought you were an attacker…"

"Oh, yeah right," she said holding onto her stomach and grimacing at the pain that was assaulting her, "the war is over Kira, remember that, and no matter how angry you are at me you don't have to resort to VIOLENCE!" The angry Cagalli stood up only to fall back down again as more pain hit her. Kira, anxious and mortified at the same time lifted tried to help her to her feet only to be pushed away from him.

"Cagalli… gomen… I told you- I really didn't mean to." Seeing the sincerety in his eyes she gave in and allowed Kira to lift her up.

"Ahh… what are you doing? You just need to help me stand… I can walk…" Her face turning a slight pink color she turned her face away from him looking anywhere but at Kira.

"Don't worry about it," he said, "you hardly way more than a feather."

He walked her in and kicked the door closed with his foot, then carried her to her room. As he reached her bed to set her down he spoke, "I'll go get Lacus to look at your injury." Hearing this Cagalli tightened her grip on Kira not allowing him to set her down.

"Cagalli?"

He looked down at her face and saw something in her eyes that shocked him and left him confused at the same time. Jealousy.

That's all for now folks, I know it probably wasn't the best way to end the chapter but bear with me! Hope you liked it and please review! Thank you!