As I promised…here's my next chapter.

Chapter 3- Settling In Isn't So Easy

The three of them had entered the lobby.

"Wow," started Lacus.

"It's," continued Cagalli.

"So," Mirry said next.

"BIG!" they all concluded.

Their lobby was enormous. Compared to their high school, the dorm was about a third of its size. As the girls were staring at everything around them, they gaped at everything. Besides being large and luxurious, it was beautiful. There was a sit down area with lavish leather furniture, with a large glass pane. Nearby, there was a dance floor. A huge chandelier hung in the center.

The girls just gasped at what they saw. Others did too, but not only at the building. Guys stared at the hot new girls that just entered. Of course, Mirry noticed first.

"Hey Lacus, Cags," she started whispering, "look behind you."

As the other two girls turned around, they saw a couple of guys who were grinning eagerly to themselves. "See, you two are attracting guys already," finished Mirry.

Lacus kept her cool, while Cagalli on the other hand tried her hardest to keep her embarrassment and anger within herself.

"God, they are staring at you two," Cagalli started.

"Three," Lacus had cut in.

"Fine, three. Then why the hell would they be looking at us," she hissed back. I came here to study, make new friends, and train for competitions. This is too much.

Of course, the three had been somewhat used to this. Ever since around fifth grade, everyone had eyed them, of either lust or complete jealousy. Mirry just stood there as Lacus let out a small sigh.

"Common, let's get out of here," Cagalli angry suggested. She needed to be out of this place and into fresh air.

"Cool," Mirry stated. "Let's check out the badminton court first."

"Hai," Cagalli agreed. "Hey Lacus, are you coming with us."

Naturally, Lacus would have gladly agreed, but lately she was tired. "Nah, I'll pass. I think I'll just go to our suite and unpack my stuff. Then I'll get some beauty rest while I still have the chance."

"Sure," Cagalli said while chuckling a little. "Preparing for school already, eh?"

Lacus plastered an innocent smile on her face. She knew Cagalli only meant it as a joke, but she could only feel a little stressed. For the past few weeks, she has been staying up until one in the morning just to study. She had been worried with history, a class she was barely passing. "Yea," she finally responded in a serious tone. "I am."

Mirry and Cagalli were shocked by Lacus' sudden mood change. Did I say something wrong?"

"Uh…" Mirry stammered. "Are you okay?"

"Fine. I'm perfectly fine."

What is wrong with her? What happened? Mirry wanted to comfort her friend but Cagalli just pulled her away. "S-see ya Lacus,' Cagalli shouted. A little hint of worry could be detected from her quavering voice.

"Bye Lacus," Mirry had also

"Bye," Lacus had mouthed.

As the two girls left, pairs of eyes followed them. Unfortunately for them, Cagalli had seen them.

"Why the hell are you guys STARING at us? Go find something ELSE to stare. GET LIVES YOU IDIOTS!" screamed Cagalli. With that, she glared at them and pulled Mirry out the door with her. As the quickly walked, Cagalli muttered a few curses.

'What's wrong with her?' Mirry wondered. Obviously, she had noticed such different moods and temperament changes in her two friends. It was inevitable. Of course she wanted to know what happened, but she had no idea what was going on. She never had seen Cagalli at the cemetery or Lacus frantically studying.

"C-cags, why are we leaving Lacus behind?" Mirry cautiously questioned. She knew her friend had to have a reason to just drag her out and leave poor Lacus behind.

Cagalli knew that Mirry would think that she had betrayed Lacus, but to her, she didn't. How can I explain this to her? She finally sighed. "I'll tell you along the way."

Mirry only nodded, her face easily read as AHH help me! I'm completely confused and worried.

As Cagalli and Miriallia walked off, Lacus had felt a little grateful. She really wanted time alone to think, moreover study. Sigh. I guess I should find our suite.

Lacus ventured around the first floor until she found a directory. She chuckled to herself. This is an absolutely confusing maze.

She had managed to find where she was, the west wing. "Uhhg." Not only was her suite in the east wing, it had been on the seventh floor, the topmost floor. Lacus at first just wanted to take a nap in the lounge, but seeing there were others, she groggily walked to the elevator.

Out of Service.

Sigh. Things only got worse for her. Oh joy, I have to walk up those stupid seven flights.

Finally making her way to the stairs, she started singing. Her beautiful voice caught the attention of those passing by, and she did not mind whatsoever. Too her, she kind of enjoyed it. Among the many admirers was a muddy brown hair boy coming down the down the stairs. His ears had perked up once he heard the stunning voice. Wow. I wonder who's singing that. She has a voice of angel.

Then he saw her. To the boy, she was definitely an angel. She was definitely not human; she was far greater than everyone and everything. As he looked sheepishly at her, his amethyst purple eyes met her sky blue ones. The girl had only smiled a simple smile directed to him, and the boy could feel his cheeks becoming hotter. Oh my god, I'm blushing. I hope she doesn't see me. Thinking about her only made him blush even more.

Lacus had giggled. She had seen the boy turn bright red. He's so cute. Again, she flashed him a smile and continued with her singing and walking.

This encounter made the boy as happy as ever. God she's cute. He couldn't thinking about her perfect blue eyes and flowing pink hair. She has to be the most attractive girl my eyes have ever seen. It was easy to tell of course that he had a crush for the new girl already. The bright smile and reddening cheeks said it all. I Love You.

As Lacus continued trudging up the stairs, she muttered, "Cags was right. I am out of shape."

To cheer herself up a bit, she decided to think about the boy she had met. Wow. What a wonderful look in his eyes. Then, Lacus had started daydreaming and imagining his eyes. They are so beautiful, matching his cute face. Do I…

At midway of her thought, Lacus had felt painful cramps throughout her body. Everything turned pitch black and she was unconscious. There was an eerie silence that that filled the stairway and replaced the perfect voice.

The boy, as he was about to exit the stairway paused. As he listened for the girl, it had seemed she stopped in the middle. He had also heard a loud thumping sound, as if something had collapsed.

Immediately, the boy had a worried look. Did something happen to the pink haired princess? Stopping in his track, he had turned around and ran right back up. He had a horrible feeling that she wasn't okay.

As he went up his fifth flight, he saw the fallen angel. The boy did not know what to do. First he wanted to get someone, but he knew there was no time. Acting as fast as possible, he found the girl's program card. It had said Lacus Clyne Suite 7-B. He looked for the key, but he couldn't find it.

'What a beautiful name,' he thought. Uhhg. There is no time for this Kira. I have to do something.

Not knowing what he was doing, he slung the girl's bag over his shoulder and gently picked her up bridal style.

"M-mirry?" the girl asked with the faintest voice. Then she passed out.

Oh God, I have to hurry. He then made his was to the suite he and his friend stayed in as quickly as could. He often took several glances every other minute at the delicate girl before him.

What had seemed as seconds, Kira had gone to his room, which was amazingly right next to the girl's room. Then, he placed the girl on the floor and took out his key. After going inside and turning on the lights, he returned to the princess and took her to his bedroom.

From inside his room, he heard Birdie call out to him. "Hello."

As Kira greeted his robotic bird, he quickly placed Lacus on the bed and rushed to get a cool towel to cover her forehead. When he came back, he saw the girl shivering. Was she having a bad dream?

Not knowing what possessed him that day, he as well got on the bed and held the girl close to him. It seems to be working. The girl had calmed down just a bit, but it was an improvement.

Kira could only smile at the Lacus. He was happy that she was feeling better. The cheerful and shy girl he early met brought him wonderful and sensational feelings. "Lacus," he whispered in her ear, "I think I do love you."

With Cagalli and Miriallia

"Alright Mirry, I'll explain," Cagalli started. Mirry could only nod in confusion. "Okay, so you know how Lacus was never the strongest type, right?"

"Uh, yeah. What does that have to do with anything?"

"Well, Lacus has been stressing out about college the past few weeks…"

"How would you know?" Mirry asked.

This would take a while if she keeps interrupting like this. Cagalli sighed and continued. "I was getting to that. One night, or should I say morning, I woke up to get a glass of water. I passed by Lacus' room only to see her reading textbooks. There were mugs of coffee lying on her desk. She was half-asleep. She didn't even realize I had entered, only to be full of concern. In a few hours, Lacus had come downstairs for breakfast, looking rather tired. I asked her if she was alright, and she only responded that there was nothing wrong. I did not want to bother her…"

"Oh. My. God. I didn't know." Mirry gasped at what Cagalli had said.

"Yeah, no one knows besides us two. At first I wanted her to share her feelings and tell me what was wrong, but that would only stress her out even more. She needed to figure it out on her own and solve her problems on her own. If she needed any help, she would call for us, just like right now."

"I see."

Cagalli finally showed a small smile. She was glad that her friend had understood what she had said.

However, the mood was very solemn now. Mirry wanted Cagalli to cheer up a bit and decided to lighten up the mood. "Now common silly, let's hurry to the courts. We need to get back in an hour."

"Hai!" Cagalli had responded eagerly. Her normal competitive self was returning. Mirry was of course happy again, seeing that Cagalli was like her usual self.

"So when we get there, let's play a game of tennis. I have the rackets and a tennis ball," Cagalli challenged.

"You're on Cags," Mirry impatiently said. It has been a while since they last played. "Oh," she added, "loser has to have a boyfriend by the end of this year."

At first Cagalli hesitated. What if I lose? Oh well. I won't back down now. Mirry had noticed Cagalli's uncertainty and grinned.

"You're not scared Cags, are you?" teased Mirry in a mocking voice.

"Hell no," Cagalli stated confidently. "You're on."

"Alright."

As they continued walking, they saw the court.

"First one to the court gets first serve," Cagalli screamed giddily and started running.

"Hey wait…" Mirry was started running as well.

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OK! Another chapter and another character is added…hope you like this chapter as well…oh….my updating will slow down and there are no promises when the next will be posted...the latest post for me would always be within a week of my last one…hope you understand

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