Aye Aye! I'm SOOOO sorry about the delay (that is if you enjoy this fan fic, if not, well...I'm still sorry bout the delay P). Well, here is Chapter 4, R & R, and Chapter 5 should be coming soon! And thank you to everyone who reviewed, thank you very much D

Chapter 4

Athrun had gotten back later than usual. Unlocking his front door he walked in casually.

"BRO! WHY ARE YOU BACK SO LATE?" His little sister screamed at him from across the hallway.

"I'm only 10 minutes late…Sheesh…" Athrun murmured. At 9 years old, his immature little sister Violet pestered him about every single bit of his life. She sucked up to his father just so that she could get extra chocolates and ice cream and have the satisfaction of getting him in trouble.

"You're late. Why?" His sister walked up to him, grinning. Violet inhaled a whiff of the air around him. "Hey…Wait a sec…This is mum's perfume…Did you…?" The girl murmured softly, looking at Athrun through cute puppy dog eyes.

"No, I didn't go to see mum today." Athrun said, pulling off his tie. He'd stuffed his blazer in his bag and was walking to his room, when a strong hand clasped him on the shoulder.

"Well, if you didn't see your mother, then why are you so late?" His father, Patrick, asked. Even in his reclining years, Patrick Zala had a broad, clean-cut jaw that, combined with his large, tall figure made an impressive sight for most people. For Athrun, he was just his dad. He knew his father would be suspicious. He was usually back earlier, and being 10 minutes late was…well…late.

"It's nothing, Dad." Athrun lied rather untruthfully, and a hint of red crept into his cheeks. At the same time however, a smile was playing on his lips. "I just took a little longer to walk home than usual, that's all."

Athrun smiled casually at his father. He then walked past him into his room, taking out the chemistry book from his crowded bag. Chucking his blazer onto his unmade bed and he sat down in his chair. Looked from left to right. On his desk papers were scattered everywhere. Piles of books, fiction and non-fiction, filled his messy room.

He sighed. He…He didn't really know what he wanted right now…When he'd met her…

It felt…right…being with her…Cagalli…

Athrun shook his head. He should be celebrating the fact that he was a bachelor! Look at the trouble Kira was having! With a smile, he opened a book on his desk and began to read…

Cagalli woke up, flustered. She'd fallen asleep reading The Lord of the Rings. Slowly, she got out of her bed. Cagalli was a violent sleeper. Her pillows lay at the foot of her bed, her blanket thrown askew by her tossing and turning. Turning to her alarm clock, she checked the time.

"Oh SHIT! It's 8 already?" Hurriedly she proceeded to clean her teeth and dress, quickly doing her hair in the bathroom mirror. Her father watched her as she began to run off to school. Chuckling he began to attend to his own work. He was a high-profile businessman, and he knew that he'd better make use of a day at home when he didn't have to go to his office.

Cagalli began to walk to her school She couldn't believe how late she was!

Mr. Fragomeni is going to KILL ME! He will be SOO annoyed…he is so picky on whether we're late or not…

Cagalli grimaced, thinking of what'd happen once she got to school. DEAD. DEAD. DEAD. DEAD. She knew that was what she'd be the moment that she walked through the school gate.

The word rang out continuously in her head. Cagalli sighed. Her time management skills were poor. She had absolutely not idea of the time or anything related to the time. Sighing again, she remembered something she thought she'd already forgotten.

"You live with only one parent?" he asked.

"Yeah." She looked away, not really wanting to talk about her familial arrangements. "I live with my father. My twin brother lives with my mother. She's remarried…"

Cagalli turned back to face him. Athrun could see it, the sadness in her eyes, and the sadness over the divorce. He knew better than to continue on the topic of Cagalli's family.

"You know, it's quite funny, really." Athrun chuckled.

"What?" Cagalli asked, curious.

"I'm a class geek and teacher's pet, and you're one of the…Goddesses of the school, and yet look where we are…" Athrun looked away. Clearly he was embarrassed. He'd never really had an intimate relationship before, had he?

"Teehee! Why are you blushing, Athrun?" Cagalli giggled. "I heard from Lacus that you'd…uhh…never heard of us before, huh? Teehee!"

Athrun blushed red again. Clearly he was in an uncomfortable situation. Cagalli stopped giggling, noticing his silence.

"Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to embarrass you or anything." She said. Now it was her turn to blush. Athrun turned around to face her. And he was smiling again. Almost immediately, she forgot about being embarrassed.

"C'mon, we'd better hurry, I was supposed to be home 5 minutes ago!" He grinned, then playfully knocked her on the head.

"HEY! WHY YOU-" Cagalli shouted, annoyed, and almost immediately, Athrun began to run, quickly. Very quickly. Laughing, she followed, trying to keep up with his surprisingly quick pace.

Cagalli smiled, thinking about the day before. She realised she'd never felt this way about anyone before.

"Hey…" a familiar voice called. Athrun was leaning against a wall. He smiled at her and how dishevelled she looked. "Your tie isn't straight…" he murmured. Walking up to her, he adjusted her tie. Cagalli blushed. She didn't need him to do everything for her, did she?

"Uhh…Thanks…I guess." She smiled back at Athrun. Then she looked at him. Why was he? "Sorry about embarrassing you yesterday…" she murmured. He seemed surprised, then laughed. There was a twinkle in his eyes.

"I volunteered to record all the late students, for a period of time." Athrun said, smiling.

Oh no…If he records me? Then what?

"Lucky you. I didn't see Cagalli Yula Attha come late, so I didn't record her name…" he said out loud. Then he whispered, "Go now…before anyone sees you…"

Looks like this might be an interesting day…