Chapter 3: Club fair day

Shinn and Lavi had to drag Kyrin out of bed that morning, and she was feeling extremely grumpy as a result. There wasn't anything much to eat for breakfast, since neither Shinn nor Athrun bothered to cook anything. They had to eat either cereal or bread.

And Kyrin hated cereal. She had it almost everyday for breakfast, and was sick of it. She forced it down anyway. Usako was eating her bread with relish. Kyrin rolled her eyes. Usako was nicknamed 'Miss Bread' by her mother, and for a good reason. Usako Hoshino brought bread to school everyday for lunch. As she was a vegetarian, she grew up eating bread. Oddly, she never got sick of it.

Allen gulped his breakfast down. Lavi simply ate a lot of food at one go.

After breakfast, they all got into Athrun's car, and he drove to school.

When they reached school, they were surprised to find that the whole school was decorated beautifully, and looked as if a carnival were about to take place.

"Wow... I didn't think that the school would be this huge!" Usako said, jumping up and down excitedly.

"I can get lost here. I like it." Kyrin rubbed her eyes.

Everyone looked at her. "Is that sarcasm?" Athrun asked.

"No. I mean it. I like places where I can get lost in." She replied. "I'm serious! I'm not being sarcastic!"

No one believed her. That pissed her off even more.

Suddenly, Usako tugged on her sleeve. Hard. Kyrin shot Usako an irritated look, and she simply pointed at a brown haired boy who walking towards them.

"What about him?" Kyrin asked, raising an eyebrow. "And why are you staring at him so much?"

"He... He's so good looking!" Usako squealed, getting all dreamy eyed.

Kyrin rolled her eyes. "He's okay." Now the boy was talking to Athrun and Shinn. "Ooh, he has purple eyes! Pretty!"

Athrun waved them over. "Kyrin, Usako, meet Kira Yamato. He's one of the school counsellors, and also my best friend." Kira smiled at them and Usako nearly fainted.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Kyrin Walker." Kyrin said, extending her hand. He shook it. "I'm Lavi's younger sister. This," She pointed at Usako. "Is my best friend Usako Hoshino." Usako smiled nervously. "And that's her brother, Allen Walker." Kyrin pointed at Allen. "We may share the same surname, but it's just a coincidence." She added.

"I see." Kira said. "What clubs are you guys interested to join? I'll be glad to show you around."

Kyrin and Usako beamed. "I was thinking of joining choir, archery and the youth mission. Is there a limit to the number of clubs we can join?" Kyrin asked.

Kira looked a bit surprised. "Youth mission? I didn't think anyone would be interested to join that! No offence though. There isn't, but it's better if you only join one or two clubs. School can get pretty busy!"

"I see... Thanks for the advice." Kyrin smiled.

Usako dragged her away and said," See, Kyrin? Kira's so kind! Come on, he's really nice!! You've got to like him!" She sighed and looked at him, clasping her hands together.

Kyrin grinned. "I didn't say I didn't like him. He's a nice guy."

"Come on you two!" Shinn yelled. "Kira's taking us to see where we can sign up for choir."

The girls ran to catch up with them.

"So... Shinn. What clubs have you joined?" Kyrin asked.

"Um... Baseball." Shinn replied.

"Liar!" Athrun smirked. "You're in Dance too."

"Shinn Asuka?!" Kyrin yelled. "In DANCE??"

Shinn covered Kyrin's mouth with his hand. "Shut up! I was forced to join. In fact, Athrun's in it too."

Athrun rolled his eyes. "We have the talent for it." He said, his voice monotone.

Kyrin pulled Shinn's hand away. "What kind of dance do you guys... uh. Dance?"

"Can we please drop the subject?" Shinn glared fiercely at Kyrin, who shut up immediately. "I'm sorry!" She said, giving him her best sad look.

"Okay... Moving on. This is the practice room for choir." Kira pointed at a door nearby. "They're actually having auditions now, so you guys can try auditioning."

Kyrin pushed open the door and dragged her friends inside enthusiastically.

The practice room was pretty big, which surprised Kyrin. It was brightly lit, and resembled something like an auditorium, but slightly smaller.

"Hey Lacus!" Kira said, walking towards a pink haired girl. "I've brought some people here to audition."

The pink haired girl smiled, and the pink Haro in her hands said," Welcome! Welcome!"

"Hi, I'm Lacus Clyne. I'm the lead singer of this choir, and the person who conducts the auditions." Lacus said. "And this Haro is Pink-chan." At the sound of its name, the Haro started to jump. Usako squealed.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Usako Hoshino." Usako smiled. "Pink-chan is so cute!" She patted the pink Haro fondly.

"Hey, I'm Kyrin Walker." Kyrin extended her hand and they shook. "Yeah, it's really cute!"

Lavi and Allen introduced themselves as well.

"Hey Shinn," Kyrin whispered.

"What?"

"That girl has pink hair." She said, sighing. "I've always wanted pink hair! Or maybe purple hair will suit me more. Hmmm..."

Shinn laughed nervously. Must she say all these kind of things whenever she sees something... unusual coloured? He thought. Oh man, what will she say when she sees purple hair? He began to imagine different situations and Kyrin's reactions.

Lacus smiled cheerfully and the auditions began.

Lacus told them to sing a song of their choice. Usako volunteered to go first. "I'm going to sing 'Ash Like Snow'." She took a deep breath and began to sing.

"Sora akaku someru kokutan no yami
nomikomareta hoshikuzu-tachi
hakanaku furitsumoru hai no yuki

mitsumeta nageki no mado
I never dreamed
kooritsuku
there… I come for you

omoi wa sekibaku no yozora ni
maiagari kudaketa
kono sekai ga katachi wo kaeru tabi ni
mamoritai mono wo
kowashite shimatteitan da"

Lacus clapped. "That was nice!" She scribbled something on a clipboard. "Okay, you've passed the audition. Kyrin-san's next."

Kyrin stepped forward and gulped. She hated auditions cause they made her nervous. And when she was nervous, she couldn't sing as well as she normally would. "I'm going to sing 'Sense' by Kawada Mami." She closed her eyes and started.

"uso nante tabun tsukesou ni nai sora utsukushikute
koe wo dasu koto mo tsumi ni narisou de namida afuredashiteku

toki to toki no hazamade
subete wo misukasarete tashikani miete kuru mono ga aru
warui yokan wa shinai
kitto mirai ga boku wo matteru kara, kinou made ni sayonara wo
sukoshizutsu michitekuru kankaku ni mezameteku"

When it was over, she opened her eyes. Lacus was smiling at her. "You've passed too. You can sing well, so be more confident."

"Uh, I don't want to join choir. I'm sorry but I won't audition." Lavi said, an embarrassed smile pastered on his face.

"I don't want to join choir too." Allen said softly.

Lacus nodded. "It's okay. All of you can go now. I'll see you guys later."

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Kira brought them around school to watch some performances and sign up for other clubs. When he finally brought them to the baseball field, everyone was kind of tired.

"This is where baseball practices are held. You can play a game now, if you want to." Kira said, pointing at the field. "Or maybe later."

Kyrin looked at the field. The baseball team was about to practice.

They all sat down on the benches nearby and watched the baseball team practice.

"I didn't know baseball was coed." Kyrin muttered.

"It is, so you can join if you want." Shinn said.

"By the way, Athrun, you haven't told us who you like yet." Lavi said, turning to Athrun.

Everyone stared at him too.

"You actually told them about that?!" Kira asked, sounding surprised.

"It was a game of truth or dare, and I felt compelled to tell the truth!" Athrun snapped, turning red.

Kira shook his head in disbelief.

"So? Are you going to tell us or what?" Kyrin asked.

Athrun sighed and nodded. "She's in captain of the coed baseball team. Her name's Cagalli." He pointed at a blonde haired girl standing in field. "Best batter you've ever seen." He added.

"So. Have you professed your undying love for her yet?" Lavi asked in a teasing manner.

"No. I don't think I ever will." He said, sighing.

Kyrin and Usako smirked mischievously.

"I think we can fix that."