Oi!!! I'm soooo sorry for such a long update.

Chapter 8- Preparations

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" A long, high pitch scream came out of the room.

Next Door

Kira simply looked up from his computer game. Was that Cagalli?

Athrun, who was peacefully lying on his bed, barely opened his eyes. What the…whatever.

The Three Girls

As soon as Mirry and Lacus heard the scream, they shuddered. We are in deep deep trouble, they both thought.

Suddenly the two heard their names. "MIRRY! LACUS! What the hell!!!! Get in here!"

Mirry and Lacus were not sure what to do now. Should they go in to get their heads ripped off or should they run and possibly get their heads ripped off?

For a few seconds, the two of them thought. I don't want to go both thought.

"W-well," Lacus started, "we are friends….right?"

Mirry only gave a small nod. She was certainly not sure. Slowly, Lacus grabbed Mirry's arm and started to push her into the room. "Hey! Why am I going in first?!?" Mirry was bewildered.

"That's 'cause you thought of the plan," Lacus retorted, obviously not wanting to take the blame of coming up with the plan.

"But YOU agreed!"

"I wasn't thinking!"

"Too BAD!"

What the two didn't know was that they had already entered the room. They continued to argue saying whose fault it was.

"You thought of it!"

"You agreed!"

"You accepted!"

"You made me!"

"You came along!"

Suddenly, Lacus noticed something. They weren't in the brightly lit hallway but in a pleasant yet plain green room. Unfortunately, there was a blond girl crossing her arms with a smirk plastered on her face. Lacus immediately fell silent. Mirry, however, didn't.

"I mean, even if I did come up with the plan and force you to go, you could have stopped me…"

"Ahem," Cagalli spoke up.

"Lacus, don't interrupt me. As I was saying…"

"Ahem."

Mirry spun around. That is definitely not Lacus' voice. And soon enough, she realized she was right. Standing behind her was Cagalli.

"Uh h-hey," Mirry stuttered, obviously embarrassed. "You know what I said earlier, I was lying. Um well err."

Cagalli's stern and merciless face turned into a slight smile, but it went back to a frowning face.

"Mirry, Lacus GIVE ME BACK MY CLOTHES!" shouted Cagalli in a loud outburst.

That stunned the two girls. Cagalli had such a short temper. Lacus was first to recover, already used to Cagalli's shouting. "Well you see," Lacus hesitated. "Um well we kinda took your clothes so…"

"No DUH! That's why I want them back!" Cagalli yelled.

Mirry, who had just snapped out of her shocked state started to gain some confidence and stepped towards Cagalli. "You're NOT GETTING them back!"

Cagalli, surprised with Mirry's courage, took a step back. It was as if she were preparing for battle.

"WELL GUESS WHAT, I'M NOT GOING TO WEAR THAT SKIRT!" Cagalli shouted.

"YES YOU ARE!" Mirry screamed back.

The argument went on for what seem like ages. "YES!" and ""No!" were shouted at rapid speed. To Lacus, everything sounded like an echo.

"FINE! I'LL WEAR MY PAJAMAS TO THE DANCE THEN!!" Cagalli finally said.

Mirry and Lacus were caught in laughing fits. Starring at Cagalli from head too toes, they clearly noticed the pale green pajamas covered with little red hearts and teddy bears.

Through giggling, Mirry said, "HAHAHA! I l-love your pj's!"

That's when it hit her. Damn! Why did I have to change. Cagalli inwardly groaned. "Then what will I wear during the time being!" With that, she pointed at the clock Bright flashing numbers displayed the time, 11:35.

"Well duh. We have to PREPARE!" Lacus finally said, finally recovering from her laughing fits.

"PREPARE! NO WAY. I MAY have to wear that stupid skirt but you guys aren't touching me."

"Oh common," Mirry started. "Look at your hair,"

"your nails," Lacus continued.

"and your face," finished Mirry.

"My FACE. What's wring with it?!?" Cagalli shouted.

"Nothing wrong, but you need make-up. It makes you look," Mirry looked hesitant. Look less like a boy. "never mind."

Looking disgusted, Cagalli ran. Lacus and Mirry chased after her. Around and around they ran, around the living room, around the kitchen. Finally, Cagalli had an idea. She burst out of the dorm room at amazing speed. Banging her fists on the next-door room she " yelled, "KIRA OPEN UP!" Before long the door opened and Cagalli flung in.

"Owwww," came a reply from under Cagalli.

Cagalli didn't move for a few seconds. She was dazed and confused from the fall. Suddenly she let out a short scream. It wasn't her brother she was on top of. It was Athrun!

"Hey. Can you get off of me?" said the irritated voice.

Cagalli looked down and then started turning bright red. Her turn had caused their lips to meet. Shit.

Scrambling up, Cagalli glanced at Athrun, who had eventually brought himself up. Athrun starred at the feisty girl before him. She is so irritating but…She must be desperate to come here. Might as well listen. It is too early to argue. "Can you explain to me why you are here?" the handsome blue-haired boy calmly asked.

Cagalli was astounded be such a calm response. She was expecting him to shout at her. Maybe he isn't that big of a jerk. "Err well. Where is Kira?"

"At the cafeteria to get breakfast. Now stop straying from the question."

Finding no way out, Cagalli retold the entire story: from the night before to the plans. At the end, Athrun had an amused look on his face. "I like your pajamas," he jokingly said.

Instead of yelling he is making fun of me. I take back what I early thought of him. "Hey! Why can't…"

"I'm just joking," he put in. She's kinda cute when she's upset. Wait. What the heck are you thinking about Athrun. Get a hold of yourself.

While Athrun's thought continued to contradict each other, Cagalli stood puzzled. He's not that bad after each other. "Um I'm gonna leave now before they start hunting for me."

"Sure."

"And if someone asks, none of this ever happened."

"Okay."

Cagalli made her way to the door and left confused. Why was he nice to me?

Athrun's eyes followed Cagalli out the door. What a morning.

Cagalli was in the hallway when she remembered she didn't have her keys. Damn. Great way to start off the school year. Gently, she knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" asked a sweet voice.

"You know who it is so open up!" Cagalli demanded.

"On one condition…" Oh no Cagalli hissed. "You have to do whatever we say."

"Hell no!"

"You are going to stay out then for everyone to see. Imagine if Athrun sees you."

There was a pause. Hah too bad. We already unfortunately met. "Fine I'll do whatever your say." I'm too tired to argue.

The door opened quickly and two pairs of hands grabbed Cagalli into the room.

"Alright Cagalli let's get your outfit ready," Lacus said matter of factly.

"Then we will do your hair," Mirry said.

"Then nails"

"Then make-up."

How do they do that, completing sentences and all? Cagalli groaned. It will be a long afternoon.

Being dragged into her room, she was forced to try on the pale green skirt and green blouse that was still hanging in her closet.

"Where did you get this skirt from? The last place where I saw it was under my bed." Cagalli asked.

"Your mother gave it to me," Lacus happily responded.

Cagalli slowly changed in to outfit. "EW! I look like shrubbery." Lacus and Mirry walked in and nodded. "Do you guys have a white top?"

"Yeah," both unanimously said.

"Can you guys show me them?"

"Sure."

Like twins the two moved out and came back with a small pile of white shirts and blouses each.

"Er thanks." One by one she looked at each of the articles. How do they have all of that clothing??? The first was a T-shirt covered with hearts. She tossed it aside. The next was a white shirt with huge flowers covering the front. It joined the other shirt on the edge of the bed.

Searching for a shirt, she saw nothing. She was beginning to think it was hopeless until she got to the last shirt. It was a simple white silk blouse. It was sleeveless with a V shaped neckline. Deciding this has to be the one, Cagalli shooed the other two girls away and tried on the blouse. Examining herself, she shouted, "Done."

Mirry and Lacus came back in and gasped. "Cags that outfit is perfect!" squealed Lacus. Mirry nodded in agreement. "I didn't know you had it in you."

"Well you're right," Cagalli defiantly said. "I don't. I just don't want to make a fool of myself."

"Look who's talking," Mirry smirked, eyeing the teddy bear and heart pajamas.

"Oh shut up. So what's next," Cagalli half-heartedly stated.

"Accessories!!"

Now dragged to Lacus' room, Cagalli was forced into Lacus' chair. In front of her was a large mirror and a table full of accessories. There were necklaces, bracelets, headbands, earrings, and much more. The table sparkled with the jewels.

"Ok. Mirry and I will do your hair and you can chose your jewelry etc. Alright? Oh and don't forget the make-up."

"Er sure."

The work had begun. Mirry started combing Cagalli's hair. "Geez Cags, when was the last time you combed your hair?"

Within the next 20 minutes, Lacus and Mirry tried all of the hairstyles they could thing of. However, each received the same response "No!"

"OH! How about this Cags?" Lacus gently combed through her friend's hair again and put on a brown headband with a lilac flower on the side.

"Sure. It's better than the rest." Then Cagalli picked up a silver necklace with flower pendant. Quickly, she put on pale pink lip-gloss. Feeling confident that her torture was over, she asked, "Are we done yet?"

"I suppose," Mirry said slowly.

"YES! I'm free!" Cagalli popped out of the chair. The two friends laughed. It was 3:55.

In another two hours or so, Lacus and Mirry were done. Lacus wore a simple pale pink dress and put her hair up. Mirry on the other hand wore a flashy orange party dress and kept their hair down.

"Let's go!"

As if was planned, two doors opened at the same exact time. The group of friends looked at one another. Kira noticed his sister first and couldn't help but say, "Holy. Cags what happened to you. The last time I saw you in what even resembles girl clothing was never." He received a whack on the head. "Owww." He pouted.

"You deserved that," retorted Cagalli. Athrun who had just come out chuckled under his breath.

Just as Kira was about to say more, his eyes fell upon Lacus. His mouth shut right away. Wow she's pretty. "Lacus…You look w-wonderful," he stammered.

"Um thanks Kira," Lacus politely responded and added one of her sweet smiles.

"Awwwww. Does my little brother have a crush. Ooooooh! Kira and Lacus sitting on a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g. First come love. Then comes marriage. Then comes the baby in the baby carriage," Cagalli childishly sang.

Kira turned as bright as a tomato. Athrun was laughing at his best friend.

"Dude. I wouldn't be laughing if I were you. At least I'm not starring at Cagalli."

Athrun didn't even realize that his gazed rested on Cagalli. Athrun hushed up at once and looked down, hoping that no one would see him blush. Damn. Why was I doing that? I didn't know I was starring at her.

"Owwwwww!! Cags that hurt!" Kira had received another painful blow from her tempered sister.

"And you!" Cagalli loudly said while she hit Athrun once on the head. "Don't stare at me like that ever again."

"Hey I can look at whatever I want and it just so happens that you were in my way," Athrun retorted.

"Just look at something other than me ok Zala."

"Fine. It's not my fault that you're--" Athrun stopped midway and blushed again. This time everyone saw him turn pink.

Everyone was grinning, except for Cagalli and of course Athrun.

"C'mon let's go," Athrun grunted as he marched to the stairs. Cagalli followed while the other three stayed behind.

When the two were out of sight, all three grinned at one another. They were all thinking the same thing.

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Omg I am soooo sorry for such a long update. A new chapter should be up in a week but then I am going on vacation again. I'll try to update soon tho.

For readers who have continued reading my story…thanks xD