Part 5 is up!! R&R please :)

When she's mad:

"Shinn Asuka, you are the BIGGEST ASSHOLE IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE!"

and with that, a furious, crying Lunamaria ran into her room and slammed the door as hard as she could without breaking it.

Shinn followed through the front door sullenly, his head in his hands. Athrun gave him a knowing look.

"What happened," he sighed, knowing immediately after he would resent asking him in the first place.

After the war, Athrun, Shinn, Luna and Meyrin had been offered to stay at the Yamato's residence until they could afford places themselves. After everyone had gotten settled, Shinn finally asked Luna on a date. They took a walk to the beach, Luna had packed food and they sat there and ate, and Luna dozed of in Shinn's arms as they had lain down to relax for a little while. The problem was that Shinn sometimes talked in his sleep. Curious, Luna pricked up her ears, alert, till she heard a voice that she wasn't expecting to hear at all. And it didn't appease her one bit. After hearing her name being spoken through those lips she thought were only for her, she slapped him hard, and ran back to the house, sobbing.

As Shinn explained, Athrun's eyes widened with each word he spoke.

"You did what!?" Athrun exclaimed, his eyebrows raised.

"I-I didn't mean to!" Shinn retorted, indignant.

"It doesn't matter if you didn't mean it, Luna thinks that you did! It's going to be hard to earn her trust back Shinn, if you actually even do care for her at all."

"I do! Athrun, you know I love her more than anything in the world!"

"In the world of life and death?" he asked.

Shinn hesitated. "I…love them both," he sighed, knowing that was a poor excuse. Even though she had died a while ago, he still couldn't seem to forget about her, much less let her go.

"Saying that means you don't love either of them. You'd better make up your mind, Shinn. If you still love Stellar, then it's not fair to Luna to lead her on like this. I'm sure if Stellar was still alive then she wouldn't appreciate this cake-and-eat-it-too attitude," Athrun said.

Shinn flinched. If she was still alive, he thought. He sighed, and stood up, walking to Luna's room. He raised his hand to knock, and her muffled sounds coming from inside.

"I…don't…what to do anymore. I…him so much…." was all Shinn could make out through the hiccups. Shinn grimaced. He took a deep breath, and opened the door quietly, but Luna's acute senses could hear the slightest sound, her being a coordinator after all. She looked at him, her eyes livid with rage.

"You," she spoke through clenched teeth, seething. "What are you doing here!" GET OUT OF HERE YOU BASTARD!!" Luna screamed.

Shinn started to back away, out of instinct, but he willed himself to stand there. "I…" he faltered.

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM YOU, YOU HEARTLESS SADIST!" she cried, tears streaming down her cheeks. It pained Shinn greatly to know that it was him that had caused them.

Hands clenched, he quietly took two steps toward her and took her in his arms, holding her close. Luna shuddered from his touch, entranced. But her reflexes kicked in, and she punched him and kicked him, still shouting.

"Let go of me!!" she exclaimed, still surprised. She punched his chest hard. Shinn winced, but only held her tighter, clutching her to him. "Stop it!" she cried again, pulling away. But he refused to let her move so much as an inch, his strong grip firm but gentle. After some more futile efforts to break free, Luna finally gave up and slumped against him, motionless. For after what seemed like a long time, Shinn leaned over and blew in her ear softly.

"I'll always love you," he murmured. "Don't ever doubt that."

"Then what about today?" Luna asked, the edge in her voice faint, but still there. Shinn struggled, trying to find a way to explain himself.

"I'm sorry," was all he could say. "I don't know how to explain that either."

"You miss her," Luna stated simply, but Shinn could hear the sorrow in it.

Shinn was taken aback. Maybe he did? But how could she know the answer so clearly when it still remained a mystery to him?

"Maybe I do," he admitted regretfully. The rest of what he was trying to say was still choked up inside him, and he wished he could explain it to her, but he didn't know how. It wasn't just as simple as missing her.

"Even so, that doesn't even stop me from loving you still," she laughed bitterly. "There must be something wrong with me," Luna smiled, but it was remorseful. She looked up at him, her eyes shining. After taking one look at her beautiful face, marred with tears, it was all he could do to stop himself from crying. Despite his efforts, one single compassionate tear rolled down his cheek. Followed by another. Shinn hung his head in shame, but then she embraced him harder than he had last time, and he clung on to her tightly. Her nails dug in his back, as they wept the crystal tears that they had held back for too long.

Hold her tight and don't let go.

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A/N: This story for me is such a stress reliever, because I already have a topic picked out for me, I just need to follow the list. I can write freely and easily about whatever I want, because this is a collection of one-shots. Lets just say, thank goodness for this story, otherwise, my other fic would have been a mess :) Thanks for reading, and I'll update as soon as possible.