Update! I'm really slow I know. Chapter two have some character introductions that might be tedious but I feel that they have to be done. Hopefully they're not unreadably boring though.

I want to thank all the reviewers, and especially the corrections. I made some really embarrassing mistakes the first chapter and I really appreciate the help. I will keep on making mistakes though, English is something I learnt in school and one week in London is the only time I've been in an English speaking country in my entire life so I hope you will have patience with me and if you see something that's incorrect then please let me know.

As for Japanese AsuCaga-fanfiction: 沢山あるんですよ！ A good place to start would be AxC Search: http/fb-m.agz.jp/ac. It lists text-sites, fan art-sites and others. とても便利なサイトですね。 I'm sure you will find your own favourites.

Warning: In this fic Athrun is a real jerk with few redeeming qualities (and I really, really mean it), in other words he's totally out of character. If that is a problem for you then it might be better not to read this. If not then please go on and read and if you feel like it please review. The bottom line what I want to say is, don't flame because you don't like Athrun in this fic, you have been warned.

Déjà Vu

"Hmm, Cagalli Yula? And here I was starting to get bored." Athrun thought to himself as he made his way to the student council room. Today they were having a meeting which should have started for 15 minutes ago, but Athrun was running late.As he walked people were moving out of his way and girls were whispering and giggling, "It's Zala." "He's so cool." "Did you hear what he did…"
Athrun took no notice though, he was too used to it. He wasn't bothered by it and he didn't care what other people thought of him. If they hated him it was their problem, and if they were stupid enough to like him they were welcome to do that as well. Either way he didn't care. Generally he avoided to deal with people who didn't like him because it was bothersome, and though he'd never dream of intervene if somebody was bullied he wasn't a bully himself. He just wasn't interested enough in other people to bother.

What happened yesterday was extremely rare, in fact it might never have happen beforeHe couldn't get her out his mind, and he wondered why because she was just a girl. But come to think of it she wasn't just a girl, as he thought about it he began to understand what it was that was so interesting: No girl had ever spoken to him like that, and seeing her resist so much just made him want to make her surrender all the more. It wasn't just the satisfaction of finally making her yield, it was the exaggerated reactions she had to everything he said, "You're funny, too funny to be ignored…" he laughed sadistically.

He had reached the student council room and made a deep sigh, he knew he had to leave his pleasant daydreaming for something quite the opposite. He made another sigh and opened the door, "YOU BASTAAARRRDD! How is it that the president of the student council is 20 minutes late! I can't comprehend why a weakling like you is the president, and what's more you're only second year!" The owner of the voice was none other than Yzak Joule, third year student, vice president of the student council otherwise known as constantly coming second after Athrun, resulting in Yzak deciding that Athrun was his greatest rival. Something that totally one-sided as Athrun wasn't the least interested in competing with Yzak, which of course only made the latter angrier.

"Yzak, take it easy man, if you don't relax more you'll start balding." A tanned boy with blonde hair named Dearka said. He was Yzak's best friend and seemingly almost his opposite. Dearka was very relaxed, almost too relaxed. There were very few things that could get him worked up, well actually there was only one: Girls. His favourite pastime had been flirting, well it still was but lately he had taken an enormous interest in one particular girl, namely Miriallia. It was very obvious to everyone around him that he had a severe crush on her simply because he followed her like a tail around school and dropped by her classroom several times a day. Unfortunately it was also painfully obvious that it was one-sided affections, Miriallia usually treated him very coldly which gave rise to both pity and ridicule from the surrounding spectators.

"Shut up! Do think it's funny to sit here and wait for this jerk to show up when you could be something much more productive?"

"Well it's true I'd rather be on a date with Miri right now, but I don't get so worked up about it, it's not worth it."

"Ha! Like that's ever gonna happen."

"It will, I'll just have to show her I'm serious this time."

"Your past record is working against you, you know."

"I know, it's a shame she can't see past that. Girls, they're so shallow."

"Oh, hi Miriallia, what are you doing here?" Athrun butted in.

"Miri?" Dearka panicked and looked around him.

"HAHAHAHAHA" The whole room burst out into a roar of laughter.

"Hehehe," Athrun still chuckling wiped the tears from his eyes, "Dearka you don't look so good." Which was totally true, Dearka's face had turned green and there were both fear and confusion written in it.

"Aahh," he sighed, "You scared me for a moment there"

"You don't say? You looked like you were going to pee your pants."

"I highly doubt that, anyway I'm not Mr. Ice-cold, like you. You wouldn't know how it is to be in love."

"Well that's true, and when I look at you I hope I never will."

"Hey, it's your loss." Dearka smiled taking no offence, "By the way, when I stopped by Miri's class today a saw a new girl…" he stopped in the middle of the sentence to look if he had everyone's attention.

"New girl?" Athrun asked, to him this was definitely interesting remembering Yula.

"Yeah, blonde cute girl, she was talking with Yamato"

"Kira?"

"Yeah, they were looking pretty good together I have to say. I don't know what they were talking but it must have been something funny cuz' they were laughing."

"Now that you mention it, I heard a rumour that Kira had a new girl friend, a blonde. That must be her then." Nicol said. He was a first year student that looked up to Athrun because of his academic merits and his accomplishments in the student council, though Nicol had a totally different character. He was a kind and gentle boy that was especially good at playing the piano, though sometimes Athrun could swear that there was irony behind Nicol's innocent smile. Nicol was actually one of the few people that Athrun liked besides Kira although they weren't close.

"Is that so?" Athrun frowned a little, he didn't know why but he felt slightly irritated. Or rather why did Kira have to interfere with his new toy? But if you looked at the situation calmly there could be some other reasonable explanation, firstly Kira was the sociable type who got along with everybody, there was nothing strange with him talking and laughing with someone he just met, secondly there all sorts of rumours going around both himself and Kira, if all of them were true they would have slept with the whole school including each other by now. Well there was an obvious solution to the problem, he just had to ask Kira when this meeting was over which he now remembered hadn't even started. At that time a loud angry voice brought him back to reality,

"You bastards, quit gossiping like a bunch of girls and get on with the meeting! Isn't it your job to start the meeting p-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t Z-a-l-a, who loves to be late and waste other people's time."

"Let's hear what Athrun has to say, I'm sure he had a reason for being late." The ever sweet and nice Nicol said.

"As a matter of fact I have, I was stopped by Mr. Fllaga in the hallway. As you all know the sports festival is coming up, and there'll be mountains of work waiting for us. As Mr. Fllaga is head of the gym teachers we will be working closely with him and he wanted to know how far we had come. Regrettably we will have to have suggestion plan ready by the end of this week it seems." Athrun stopped and looked intently at Yzak who didn't return his gaze only muttered something beneath his breath that nobody could hear.

"It sounds troublesome." Dearka sighed, "There you go Yzak, he did have a reason after all." Yzak gave him a death glare, Athrun who was watching smiled a twisted smile, "By the way Yzak, the reason I am the president of the student council and not you is obviously that I won the election by, what was it, 75 of the votes. The students have more faith in me than you, it's that simple."

"Whhhaaat?" Yzak screamed. Athrun chuckled, it was exactly the reaction he was expecting. Come to think of, Yula and Yzak where very similar in some aspects and it was actually extremely easy to tease them and the reactions you got were extreme. There was one great but important difference though, Yzak was an irritating guy with a weird hairstyle. Yula on the other hand, despite of her rough and boyish behaviour really was pretty hot girl with incredible piercing amber coloured eyes.

"Athrun?" Nicol's voice brought Athrun back from his daydreaming.

"Eh? Yeah, if Yzak would stop bitching maybe we finally can begin the meeting."

xXxXx

"Hey you new girl!"

Cagalli looked around, and saw three girls leaning against the lockers. She gave them a lock that said "Who, me?"

"What wrong with you, can't you talk or something?"

"I wonder how you could be accepted into this school."

"Yeah, the worst thing I know are dumb blondes who cling on to guys that obviously don't want them."

Cagalli felt how the blood in her body was starting to boil. First that unbelievable Zala-what's-his-name jerk yesterday and now these bitches, who she never met before her life started to attack her without reason. "What's wrong with this school anyway, are all schools like this?" Anyway there was noooo way she was going to take this abuse lying down, they were going to be sorry that choose her to pick on especially because she was aching for revenge since yesterday and even if they had nothing to do with that they really, really were asking for it.

"What's Kira to you?" One of the girls asked in an insolent tone.

"Yeah, we heard that you've practically thrown yourself at him."

"What's it to you?" Cagalli said in an as calm voice she could produce, it was too early to lash at them yet, first find out their purpose then kick their asses. She suddenly remembered Fllay's and Miriallia's warning, who would have thought they were actually serious. Anyway this was ridiculous, no one had the right to decide who she could be with or not. The girls looked shocked though, probably because they hadn't expected any resistance, well if that was the case they were in for a hell of a surprise.

"It's our business because we don't want sluts like you stealing Kira."

"How can you steal a person, doesn't Kira have his own will?"

By this time they had surrounded her, "Because Kira is so kind he won't have the heart to reject people like you, that's why we're looking out for him."

"Ha, I bet neither of you bitches has ever even talked to the guy." Cagalli looked at them, and it seemed like she had hit a nerve.

"Who are you calling a bitch, bitch! And for your information I so have talked to Kira."

"What, you said "Good morning"?" Cagalli smiled her most contemptuous smile.

Cagalli didn't notice but quite a crowd had gathered, and they were in the middle of everyone's attention. Nobody dared to intervene of course, nobody knew Cagalli or was willing to risk anything to help her and the girls that had attacked her were notorious.

"I'll teach you not to mess with us!" One of the girls pulled her hair from behind, unfortunately for her though Cagalli wasn't the one to stand defenceless to physical attacks either. It wasn't difficult to grab the hand that was gripping her hair and bend the girl's arm in an arm lock.

xXxXx

"Hey, everybody! Cat-fight!" Someone opened the door violently interrupting the meeting that finally had begun.

"Gureito! Who?" Dearka asked already getting up from his chair on his way.

"It's some blonde girl I don't know, and the Kira-fanclub! And she's winning!"

"No kidding? This ought to be good."

"Yeah, this ought to be good" Athrun thought, "It has to be Yula, if my impression of her is right she definitely wouldn't back down from a challenge and if she's been talking to Kira she's a target."

"Oi! Where are you going! What about the damn meeting?" Yzak asked Athrun angrily as he was about to follow Dearka who was long gone.

"What does it looks like? I'm going to fetch Dearka so we can go home before the day ends." Athrun answered and left the room hurriedly so he wouldn't have to listen to Yzak's cursing which was starting to wearing him out.

He arrived at the scene where many people had gathered, stopped beside Dearka. And gazed at the spectacle with curious eyes and for once he wasn't the centre of everyone's attention it was blonde girl that held another girl in what looked like a painful armlock.

"Ouch, let go of me you bitch!" The girl screamed and the two others were about to help her when Cagalli said, "If you don't want me to hurt her, don't take another step." And forced the girl on the ground."I know your type, you've probably bullied a lot of people but this time you picked the wrong girl. I'm going to make you taste your own medicine and then some."

To her misfortune Mr. La Fllaga just happened to walk by and caught them in a situation that couldn't be ignored. "Alright, that's as far as it goes ladies, detention Thursday after classes."

Cagalli couldn't believe her bad luck, she was just minding her own business when she was attacked, now she was getting detention when she was innocent. She had the right to defend herself. The crowd around her though were clapping hands and cheering her on, "You go girl!" "Those bitches got what they deserved!".

"All right people the fun ends here, those of you who don't have practice go home or study in the library anything just don't block the hallway." Mwu said in a loud voice and people muttered a little but started to scatter anyway.

"And you Miss come with me for a while." Mwu said to Cagalli so she brushed off her clothes and followed the teacher. She didn't notice that a pair of amused green eyes was following her as she walked away however.

"You're new here so you probably don't know who I am." He flashed a sparkling white smile at her, "I'm Mwu La Fllaga, gym-teacher. I'm also responsible for all school teams, I hear that you are good at soccer, and our girl's soccer-team, frankly put, needs reinforcement."

"So what does that has to do with me?"

"You know, if you were to join it'd be a great asset to our team."

"Why would I want to do that? You've just given me detention, when it was them who attacked me? So why would I want to do anything for you?" Cagalli said while looking at him with her piercing eyes.

"Hey where's you school spirit?"

"I obviously don't have any since I've just transferred, and these kinds of things don't exactly make me favourably inclined.

"Now, now don't be like that. I know those girls are a bit aggressive, but I had no choice to give all of you detention. I'm sure you could have worked things out without violence, couldn't you?"

Well, maybe it was true, but she had been too angry. She had wanted to kick their asses.

"..." Cagalli didn't say anything, she felt a little ashamed. She should be better than them but her temper always got the best of her, it was both an asset and something that got her into trouble.

"So, you're going to join the team, great! I'll let the coach know."

"Wait, I didn't say that!" Cagalli shouted but it was already too late, Mwu was already running away down the corridor."

"Damn! What a day, things can't possibly go much worse than this." Cagalli muttered to herself. Cagalli didn't know it yet, but things actually could.

xXxXx

"Kira!" Cagalli shouted and started running towards a, by now, well known boy with brown hair who was standing by his locker.

"Hey Cagalli." Kira smiled.

"Are you going home now?"

"Yeah, how about you?"

"Yeah, right now I really want to get out here."

"How come?" Kira said as they started walking towards the exit. It had become a habit by now, that Kira and Cagalli would walk from school together. Kira really felt comfortable in Cagalli's company and they were living in the same direction anyway.

"I had the worst day ever. First I got into a fight, then I got detention and now it seems like I have to join the school's soccer team."

"You got into a fight? Why?"

"Eh?" She looked surprised, for some reason Cagalli hadn't expect that question. But of course he would ask why she had a fight, but it was embarrassing to say that it was over him.

"You don't want to tell me?" Kira looked a little confused but curious.

"It's such a stupid thing really."

"Ok, I get it, but why do you have to join the soccer team?"

"Well, the gym teacher saw us and gave us detention, I think his name was Muu or something."

"Mr. Fllaga? So he gave you detention?"

"Yeah, then he said he wanted to talk me. I wasn't exactly happy, but he wanted me to join the soccer team and before I could say anything he just ran off saying that he would let the coach know that I'd join."

"That sounds like Mr. Fllaga," Kira smiled a little. "But you can just tell the coach that you want to quit?"

"Yeah…"

"Or maybe you want to join?"

"I don't really know, I just know it will take a lot of time."

"Yeah you're probably right, I don't really have any extra-curricular activities."

"Why?"

"It's too much trouble, takes too much time, not interested in those kinds of things."

"So what are you interested in?"

"Hmm, I like to play video games and hang out with friends I guess."

"Sounds pretty normal."

"Really you don't think it sounds boring?"

"Not particularly, though I'm more of an outdoors person." Cagalli smiled, a bright smile that only she seemed to be capable of. Kira felt relieved that she didn't think he was boring, he wanted to hang out more with Cagalli, he wanted to get to know her, he wanted to see that smile.

"Outdoors can be cool too."

"Mm"

xXxXx

It was Thursday, the last lesson had just ended. Fllay turn to Cagalli and asked, "Do you want to hang out today? Miriallia and I are going shopping."

"Sorry I have detention today."

"Oh, yeah you got in a fight over Kira. I told you so." Fllay smiled amusedly.

"But I hear, you gave them quite a fright." Miriallia added.

"Well yeah, it's just my luck that a teacher happened to walk by just at that time."

"Yeah that just sucks."

"But I don't think I will have much trouble from them anymore, nothing I can't handle anyway."

"Hmm, yeah since they have pretty bad reputations already it's not like they have any credibility." Miriallia agreed.

"And what's more, Cagalli has become quite popular. First she kicked those bitches' asses and now she's doing pretty well on the soccer team. And she's really cute, she has her own style and she's friendly to everyone."

"Fllay, you're exaggerating. I'm not that popular and I'm not cute, I mean people use to confuse me for a boy." Cagalli bushed from all the praise.

"You're too modest. I'm not exaggerating, it's the truth."

"I have to say that Fllay's right Cagalli." Miriallia agreed with Fllay.

"Fllay and Miriallia are the ones who are cute, I'm not good with girls' stuff."

"Oh, then we have to help you, it's decided we're going shopping tomorrow instead. We're going to help you!"

"Eh, but I don't particularly want any help?"

"Don't be shy, Cagalli, it'll be fun. And you want impress him don't you?"

"W-what do you mean by him?"

"Don't play dumb, I mean Kira of course. You got in a fight over him, remember."

"Oh Kira? He's just friend, I just don't like people who try to control me, and who I see."

"Hmm, I wonder if Kira feels the same." Miriallia said.

"What? No that's not possible, he can't have feelings like that for me."

Miriallia and Fllay sighed, this girl was totally unaware of her own attractiveness.

"Why isn't it possible? You're such a cute girl, and you walk home from school with him almost everyday. You know it may not seem like it because Kira is so nice to everybody, but truthfully he doesn't have any girl friends."

"Yeah, mostly he hangs out with The Prince."

"The Prince?"

"Yes, the school's prince Athrun Zala, president of student council. But Cagalli, Kira might be nice and all but stay away from Athrun, even if he is great lookin' he's trouble."

By the mentioning of Athrun Zala, Cagalli's face turned ash grey. Why was Kira friends with someone like him? It didn't make any sense, why would Kira want to be friends with a creep like that? When he said he liked to hang out with friends, he meant Zala? She had thought that she might get to know his friends and hang out together, but now it was impossible. She had vowed to avoid Zala with everything that it took, not even Kira would make her feel any different about him.

"Cagalli, what's the matter? You look a little pale."

"Nothing, I just thought of how boring it's going to be with detention."

"Why are you thinking about that now? Seriously Cagalli have you ever had a boyfriend?"

"Wha- I so have… not had a boyfriend." She had to admit the pathetic truth.

"I thought so, so why don't you try with Kira, don't you like him?"

"Well yeah, I do but…"

"No buts, tomorrow we're going shopping."

"Alright, I might as well try." Cagalli sighed, Fllay was so persistent, "Well, I better be going now, or else I'll be late."

"Bye, see you tomorrow"

"See you."

"Yeah, see you."

xXxXx

Mwu was walking down the corridor, he had problem on his hands, a big problem. Finally he had managed to get a date with Murrue and in his exaltation he had completely forgotten that he had 4 girls in detention to take care of. He was in a deep predicament, to postpone the date was of course not an option, but in spite of outer appearance Mwu took his teacher role very seriously. He had found substitutes for the three other girls but somehow he didn't think it was such a great idea to put them together with that blonde tigress. So what to do with her? He was sure she had been attacked by the "Kira-fan club" or whatever they called themselves, but there was a valuable lesson to be learnt here, violence doesn't solve anything, so he couldn't let her off the hook. Plus she was their new promising star forward, she had to set an example for the other kids. As he was walking there brooding by himself a caught a sight of someone who might just be the solution to this mess, "Athrun just the guy I wanted to see!"

"Mr. Fllaga, what can I do for you?" Athrun said in a polite tone.

"Now, now there is no need to be so formal, you can call me Mwu. Well actually I have a favour to ask you…"

"A favour?" Athrun asked hesitantly, somehow it felt like this had happened before, every time he saw La Fllaga he had some favour he wanted. Would he ever be paid back?

"Yeah, well truthfully I gave some girls detention Tuesday."

"Yes, I heard." Unexpectedly a very interesting topic came up.

"The thing is something has come up, and I don't have time to take care of it. So I wonder if you could. It's just Miss Yula, the other girls have other things, maybe she could help you out with the sports festival, she's really a bright kid and she's a great soccer player."

"Miss Yula? Sure I can probably find something useful for her to do, we're pretty busy right now. But how come you haven't got the time to do it yourself? Don't tell me managed to get a date with Ms. Ramius." Athrun smiled knowingly.

"Ah! Can't hide anything from you can I?" Mwu looked a little troubled.

"Don't worry, I can take care of Miss Yula. Good luck on the date Mr. Fllaga."

"Thanks I knew I could count on you." Mwu started to walk away, "And it's Mwu alright. See you tomorrow I'm looking forward to your proposal."

Athrun turned around and walked with light steps to the classroom where they used to have detention.

"You! What are you doing here!" Cagalli spat out when she saw the person she least of all wanted to see standing in the doorway. Unwillingly she had to admit he looked pretty gorgeous on the outside, it was just too bad the inside was as ugly as Frankenstein's monster.

"Mr. Fllaga unfortunately didn't have time to take care of your detention so he asked me." Athrun smiled amusedly, this was a heaven sent chance and he was going to grasp it.

"I'm not going to accept this, where is the old man? I'm going to talk to him."

"It's too late, he's not in the school anymore."

"I don't f-ckin' care, I'm out of here." Cagalli got up from her chair abruptly and began to take determined strides towards the door and towards what was freedom at the same time. But something or rather someone stopped her from reaching that goal. It was Athrun who caught her and pushed her against the wall, "You know it's bad to play hooky…" he whispered in a low voice in her ear.

A leg was pushed between hers and she felt a firm grip around her wrists pressing them against the wall and a pair of emerald green eyes was dangerously close. She opened her mouth to protest but it was filled with someone else's, soft lips and a tongue was finding its way into her mouth. Instinctively she tried to avoid it but a new feeling was spreading to an intensity she had never felt before almost like intoxication, a simple thing like breathing became difficult to do and her mind seemed to be emptied of thoughts. Somewhere faraway warning signs were flashing, but they didn't seem important right now, she wondered why. The grip around her wrists loosened, they must be free now, she absentmindedly thought.

But suddenly she stiffened, two hands were placed on her thighs and they were moving steadily upwards beneath her skirt. That was too much, she regained her self and pushed him away as hard as she could, "What the fuck are you doing you pervert? This is sexual harassment!"

Athrun looked at Cagalli for a bit and sniggered, "If I'm a pervert you must be one too 'cause you seemed to enjoy it pretty much." He added, "You know the body never lies…" with chuckle.

"…" Cagalli couldn't answer and to add to her misfortune it seemed to make Zala very pleased.

"More importantly here are documents I want you to go through." He handed her the huge pile papers he had brought with him.

"What are these?" She said in a weak voice.

"Those are documents concerning the sports festival, well I have to go to now. Have those ready until I come back." And with that he left the room and a very confused Cagalli. She stood there a long time after he had left trying to get a grip of the turmoil inside. She started shaking and dropped all the papers on the floor. She tried her best to hold back the tears, she didn't want to cry, she wouldn't let that bastard make her cry and she was angry but the person she was angry at was herself. Why did she let him do that? Why hadn't she been able to defend herself like when she was attacked by those girls earlier? Was she so weak of a girl that she only could fight other girls? Why couldn't she resist him when she absolutely hated him? She bit her lip so hard that it began to bleed and the pain seemed to relieve the pain inside somewhat. She had to focus she told herself and she began to pick up all the papers that lay spread over the floor. She had to get them in order or else she would be let out of this hellhole.

xXxXx

On his way to the student council Athrun's thoughts were differently engaged, "Hmm, she is a better kisser than I thought, somehow she struck me as the innocent type but I guess I was wrong." The more he thought about it, the more he didn't want to let her go, it really was too much fun. A plan began forming in his head containing La Fllaga, the sports festival and Yula.

He had reached the student council room again and he sighed again as he always did, "BASTARD you're late again!" a familiar voice threatened to bust his eardrums when he entered the room.

"Yzak, relax I'm sure there is an explanation this time too." Dearka tried to calm him down.

Athrun sighed, but he was in a good mood so even if it was tiresome he didn't let it bother him, "Somehow I get a feeling of déjà vu, I guess it's hoping too much to expect that Yzak'd start talking in a normal tone of voice anytime soon."

"SHUT UP YOU COWARD!"

In other words it was an ordinary day in the student council.

Oh, it got pretty angsty, or unpleasant might be a better word for it, in the end, it wasn't really my intention from the beginning though… Maybe this is what happens if you drink wine and listens to Depeche Mode while writing… Depeche Mode is pretty angsty. I'm really happy because I managed to get tickets to see them when they come to my country, lucky.

Maybe I took this one too far even though this is meant to be a kind of unhealthy love story. I can assure you that things and people will change as the story progresses.

In reality, I love Athrun and I'm truly glad that he's such a great guy in the series. There he deserves Cagalli, here he doesn't. (Of course that might change depending on how DESTINY ends)