Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny.

A/N: lol... it recently just re-occurred to me that every girl in destiny have boobs and cleavages. I mean, at 16(Seed) Cagalli and Lacus both had non-existing cleavages then suddenly in Destiny, both girls managed to grow some enormous boobs. Moreover, Meryin and Stellar(Destiny) also have boobies despite being only 16(same age as L and C back in Seed).

Finishing Cucumber & Cantaloupe suddenly seems so possible. Thank you D and Anon for the review. :D

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Cucumber & Cantaloupe: Chapter 6

"I can't. Having lunch out with Athrun's family, sorry." —Cagalli

"Sorry, Flay, I have swimming lessons today." —Stellar

"Sorry, Dearka and I have already seen the movie." —Milly

"Kind of busy... so sorry" —Luna

"Oh, come... on!" How could everyone suddenly be too busy to hang-out again! ... All Miriallia ever does these days is go on never-ending dates with Dearka! Doesn't the two ever get tired of each other? And Cagalli. Cagalli on the other hand, does ... everything else with Athrun! What ever happened to girl-friends, sisterhood, girl time, and all those girl bonding stuff? Neither of her best friends even bothers to make time for her anymore! Bored and in bed with nothing to do since morning, Flay plopped back onto the comfort of her pillows with only her cellphone in hand and then stared at ceiling.

Beep. Beep. Another message.

Flay lazily held up the phone up to her face.

"Sure. I'll meet you at the Cineplex at 2." —Lacus

Yes-yes! Flay bolted from bed. Good ol' Lacus Clyne. She knew she could always count on her to come true. Flay thought brightly, rushing into the adjoining bathroom to get ready.

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Some time later. Downtown.

"Ah Flay, over here!" Lacus, along with her long luscious pink hair, waved at her as soon as the girl saw her arrive.

Out of breath, "Gad. I thought I wasn't going to make it." Flay confessed to Lacus. She knew she shouldn't have worn heels today, but it was all part of her outfit; and Flay Allster would never allow herself to be caught dead wearing plain sneakers and jeans in broad daylight. And before anyone start accusing her of being vain, impractical or finicky... well, okay, maybe she was a little bit, but for the record, Lacus Clyne was the one wearing the pink frilly skirt and not her.

Lacus smiled at her earnestly. "It's no problem. I already got the tickets and Kira's already buying the popcorn."

Flay had to pause at that.

"Kira's here?" She asked, blinking. She didn't know what to say. Lacus hadn't mention she was going to bring the guy.

The epitome of pink-princess nodded her head assert. "Kira and I were planning to watch the film together when I received your text message." Lacus clarified which made actual sense. Because despite the lack of mention, Kira and Lacus have been together for nearly two months, special thanks to her for giving them the push, not that Kira or Lacus were aware of that.

"Well yes, I want to watch the movie but Uhh... Lacus, won't this seem like I'm intervening on something?" Flay explained, raising an intuitive brow towards the snack bar to where Kira Yamato was then back to her friend. Lacus caught the implication quick enough.

"Oh no, of course not, Kira doesn't mind. You are my friend and the more the merrier." Lacus said while grabbing hold of her hands as to give her some sort of assurance at the same time Kira returned with a arm full of junk food.

"Ah Flay, so glad you made it on time." Like Lacus, the male began with a seemingly sincere smile as a greeting.

"Kira." Flay injected.

"Here's your popcorn and soda." He said, handing over her share of the snacks, the smaller tumbler out of two. Guess Kira and Lacus were planning to share.

"Thanks. How much do I owe you?"

Kira replied by waving a refusing hand. "Don't worry about it. It's on me. Anyways, I think we should head in. The movie is about to start."

They went. Lacus and Kira led the way. Flay followed right behind them, trying to convince herself— if Kira and Lacus doesn't mind the extra company then maybe she shouldn't fret about it either.

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Dressed in all black and suave blond, "Do you still have it?" Neo asked his fair lady, Juliet. He was referring to her heirloom. The genuine proof that she was the long lost heiress and his rightful bride.

"No, it served its purpose and was destroyed a long time ago."

"Are you sure?"

"I gave it to Muruta. He had it burned." The lady explained nonchalantly. Unlike the male, she had no desire to be married.

"Think very carefully about this. Are you positive he burned it?" The male smirked.

The odd, gone-in-the-middle sensation was back in Juliet's stomach. "Why are you asking me about this?"

The male stared at her a moment, looking smug and playful, as though trying to find the right way to begin. Juliet was ready to gasp by the time he drew the familiar necklace from his pocket and dangled it in front of her face.

"How'd you get that!" Juliet screeched.

Neo grinned at her, storing the jewelry back into pocket along with his secret before the woman could grab a hold of it. "Didn't I tell you I could make the impossible possible?"

Seventh row. Eight column. Flay couldn't help but let out a flimsy sigh. Romance films. They could be light, somewhat obvious, yet quite engaging.

"Juliet's so lucky. If I had someone half as dreamy and driven as Neo, I'd say- yes- in a heartbeat. Wouldn't you, Lacus?"

No reply.

"Uh, Lacus?" Flay whispered again, this time turning sideways then-"Oh...". Her heart sank. That was the time she realized her companions were watching the movie snuggled together. Girl's head on guy's shoulder; guy's hand on top of girl's. Both too engrossed in each others comfortable warmth to even remember that she came in with them.

Nevermind... Flay thought, forcing her attention back to the screen. She had predicted something like this would happen so this shouldn't come as a surprise. She shouldn't feel disappointed, shouldn't feel this strange weighty hole swallowing up her chest. She came here to watch the movie and so she might as well focus on that.

The movie ended approximately 1hour and 30minutes later...

"Flay, was the love story as good as you hoped it would be?" Lacus looked back over her shoulder as all three of them walked out of the building and into the sidewalk. And like earlier, Lacus and Kira were in front while she brought the rear.

"Yes... Yes, it was." Flay answered simply, glancing up at Lacus before deciding it would be easier to just look away instead. Apparently, the pink-princess was walking arm in arm with Kira as if the movie had made tremendous impact on the couple's need to display public affection. She couldn't help but feel like the insignificant third wheel... while with them.

"Kira and I are planning to have dinner, isn't that right, Kira? Would you like to join us, Flay?" Lacus causally offered again.

"Ah... Thanks for the invite, Lacus, but I'll have to pass this time." Flay stopped following causing her friend to stop walking as did her friend's boyfriend.

Turning around, "are you sure?" The girl asked, sounding and looking surprisingly stricken.

"Yes. There's still something I need to do back at the dorm." A definite lie, but she desperately needed to disappear from the scene. And she wasn't sure if Lacus understood why.

"Well, okay." The girl added with a frown. "But you must let me know if you want to hang-out again, okay? Because today was fun and we should do this again sometimes."

Flay faked a laugh and a smile. "Of course, Lacus, you know me."

"All right then."

"See you." Kira nodded. " Take care on your way back."

"Right. Thanks for the movie. Have fun you two." Flay smiled pathetically while waving goodbye. Again she felt that unpleasant emptiness in her chest. Only after she and the lovers had parted did she realize it was lonely-pitiful— envy.

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