Chapter 20: Home

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Kira glared at her for a bit. "Nope. Nothing is going on." Is she on to us?

Fllay whimpered at bit. "Really?"

Kira nodded. "O-kay…I'll be on my way then." Fllay twirled around and walked back to her friends, Kira did the same.

"What did Fllay want?" Athrun asked as he looked up from his book.

"I think Fllay's onto us."

Somewhere along the academy, Fllay was cursing a bit on her failure to make Kira tell her what was going on--in a flirtatious way. But she swore that she would find out; you know why? Because she's Fllay--and when she is curious about something, she won't stop until she finds out.

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"Today is what?" exclaimed Cagalli. She couldn't believe what Lacus just told her.

Lacus sighed as she crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at her. "You forgot what day it is today?"

Cagalli nodded. "Today is November 5. That means that today, we can go back to our parents for the weekend."

"Only the weekend…?" Cagalli whined. She thought that it was the whole week or something.

"Yeah, it's only the weekend 'cause the teachers claim that they'll 'miss us' too much." Lacus explained in a sarcastic tone.

"I doubt that," Cagalli smirked as she sat on top of her bed. "So, when do we leave?"

"Let's see…5:00 today?"

"WHAT!" she shrieked as she looked at the clock, it read 2:30. Cagalli then quickly hopped out of bed, grabbed her suitcase that she kept under it, and rapidly opened the dressers to get the clothes she needed.

Lacus couldn't help but giggle a bit, 'Silly Cagalli.'

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"Attention! Attention!" Natarle called out on the grand staircase in front of the entrance where the students were gathered.

She cleared her throat. "Today, as you know, you'll be going home to see your parents. It's been five months, so I'm sure you all miss them."

"Yeah…" the students replied in unison.

"All of us just wanted to say…have fun this weekend, 'kay?" Mr. Siegel smiled as he said those words.

"We'll see you all on Monday," Murrue continued.

"Don't forget to exercise," Mwu added.

"Can we go now…?" Kira whispered to Athrun impatiently.

"Kira, quiet!" he replied. "The teachers are gonna miss us, so the least we can do is listen to them."

"It's only for the weekend…," he grumbled.

Finally, Siegel made the announcement. "Let the corridors open, and all of you are free to go home! Remember: You'll have to come back because we know if you escape or not."

The students nodded--they were anxious to leave; of course, they miss their parents, but they can finally get out of the academy! When the corridors opened, students were pushing each other to get out and enter either the train station or shuttle.

"They're finally gone!" Azreal exclaimed happily. "Now, we can go on break!"

Natarle narrowed her eyes at him. "Not yet, we still have to watch over the academy. But think of it this way, we won't have to worry about the students. And you can do whatever you want; as long as it's not dangerous." Azreal pouted; how can she say that with such a straight voice? Wasn't she excited that the students were gone, even if it's only for the weekend?

"Whatever. Let's just try to enjoy the weekend," Mwu said. He wanted to lighten up the mood a bit.

Everyone nodded and walked around the academy. They wanted to make sure that no students were left since they were locking up the school.

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Kira, Athrun, Lacus, and Cagalli were currently in the waiting room. They were waiting for the announcements for their flights.

"Man Cagalli, you're lucky that you were able to make it!" Kira said as he looked at his panting sister.

"I got lucky! If it wasn't for Lacus, I would still be in the academy!" Cagalli growled as she straightened herself out.

Kira sighed, "Aren't you excited to see mom and dad?"

"Of course I am!" Cagalli defended as she dropped her luggage onto the floor. She then pushed her hair back. "I'm just worried about how they'll react when they found out about Shinn and Stellar." Athrun nodded in agreement. "I doubt that they'll believe you. I mean, what are you going to say to them? 'Hey mom! You know what? I had a great time at the academy and I learned new things. One of them is that I have a spirit within me!'." Lacus couldn't help but giggle with Athrun's sarcasm.

"That's stupid! Why would I say that?" Cagalli said as she glared at him. "I won't tell them, that's all." She then faced Kira. "Kira, you better do the same thing."

"Don't worry, Cags. I won't." he assured.

"Good."

"The shuttle for Earth is leaving in a few minutes. Passengers, please proceed to Gate 3 and wait there, thank you." The P.A. announced.

"Isn't that your flight?" Lacus asked the two of them.

"Already? Man, we're first to leave? That sucks…," Kira groaned. He then hugged Lacus and Athrun before proceeding to the gate. Cagalli did the same thing.

"Where are you two headed?" she decided to ask.

"Just to another part of the PLANTS," they replied in unison.

"Wow. That shouldn't take so long." Cagalli then picked up her luggage and took the escalator to Gate 3. She took one last look at Athrun and Lacus; who were waving and smiling at her. Cagalli smiled back and faced forward. 'Mom…Dad…I'm finally coming home…'

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"Ulen! Stop pigging out! Kira and Cagalli could come back any moment now!" Via shouted at her husband. She prepared a feast of her children's favorite food, but Ulen keeps on going to the table to eat some of it.

"I'm sorry, Via! But the food is really good," he mumbled. He hoped that she wouldn't make him skip dinner. Via sighed, "You can eat some, but not all of it."

Ulen nodded happily and continued eating the fried chicken. He was happily enjoying the it until…

"Mom! Dad! We're home!" shouted two voices.

"They're here!" Via squealed happily as she rushed towards the door. She quickly opened it…and before her…were Cagalli and Kira! "You're finally back!" she exclaimed happily as she hugged the two of them. "Er…mom…you're…choking us!" Kira strained.

"Oh! Sorry!" Via quickly released them. Because Via choked them, the slouched to the floor, panting for air. "Are you two alright?" she asked in a concerned tone.

"Yeah mom…we'll be fine," Cagalli assured. She stood up and gave her mom a 'normal' hug, Kira did the same thing. "Where's dad?" Kira asked.

"He's in the kitchen…finishing your dinner," Via explained in a disgusted tone.

Kira and Cagalli couldn't help but laugh. "C'mon Cags, let's go see him." She nodded and proceeded to the kitchen.

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"Rey, why didn't you leave the academy?" a dark voice asked. Rey took his eyes off a book he was reading to face him.

"I'm not interested in 'family weekends'…Rau," he replied simply as he continued reading his book. Rau sighed, "Oh yeah, you don't have any family members."

Rey just ignored him.

"I'm not considered one, I'm only your comrade."

He could tell that Rau was being sarcastic.

"Don't you have any plans this weekend?" Rey asked to stop his sarcasm.

Rau shrugged, "None really. I'm just planning to destroy Kira and Cagalli…and you're supposed to be helping me."

"I already have something planned."

Rau walked closer to him, "Really? What plan?"

Rey shut the book in front of Rau's face. "It's a secret. All I'm gonna tell you is that it's gonna take place at Kira and Cagalli's house."

"I can't wait to see it take place," Rau grinned.

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'Cagalli, your house is so nice!' Stellar complimented as Cagalli was unpacking her things.

"Thanks, Stellar. I'm glad that you like it," Cagalli smiled.

'I bet this is going to be a great weekend. I can't wait to hang out with your family tomorrow.' Stellar continued as she clasped her hands together in excitement.

"Hey Stell…I've been thinking…," Cagalli said out of the blue.

'What?'

Cagalli then traced her fingers on the carpet. "You and Shinn never spend enough time together…why don't you take over me for a few hours?"

'What! I-I can't do that!' Stellar exclaimed from shock.

Cagalli's eyes widened, "Why not?"

'Isn't it a bit…odd? I mean…you're Kira's sister…and Shinn is in Kira's body. When we take over, we don't do it completely. I mean…you still have yoru physical appearance. So, if Shinn and I do anything…it'll be a little wrong.' Stellar blushed a bit and Cagalli knew it because she felt her cheeks turn red.

"You do have a point…," Cagalli sighed. "But can't you change our physical appearance when you take over?"

Stellar shrugged, 'I don't know, really. I've never done it before.'

All of a sudden, the door opened, ending the conversation.

"Cags, time for bed!" Via said.

"Okay mom…g'night." Cagalli tucked herself in and Via kissed her forehead before leaving the room. "Stellar, we'll just talk about this tomorrow," Cagalli yawned.

'Okay. Good night, Cagalli.'

"Good night, Stellar."

And the two fell asleep.

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'I'm not sleepy yet!' Shinn yelled angrily in Kira's mind.

"Well, I am! So go to sleep!" Kira yelled as he grabbed a pillow and placed it over his head.

'Just 'cause you sleep, doesn't mean I have too.' Shinn whined a bit.

"Fine, you don't have to sleep, just stay quiet!" Kira shouted and closed his eyes. Unfortunately for Kira, Shinn has a habit for 'not obeying orders.'

This was going to be a long night…

End Chapter

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A.N.: In case you're wondering, Kira and Cagalli are psychic on their mother's side. Ulen is an ordinary person. I know this chapter was short…I'll try to make the next one longer.

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