Orb Union High
Session 3
Thanksgiving Break pt I

Summary: Cagalli met Athrun 4 years ago. His fiance only regards him as a close friend, but nothing more. Her brother, Kira is coming to Orb to spend his last year of high school and is Athrun's childhood friend. The engagement will be broken if both Athrun and Lacus fall in love with someone else. AC, KL, YS, DM, SF and SS.

Disclaimer: Gundam Seed/Destiny belongs to Sunrise, not me .

Warning: contains mild swearing

Spoilers: some

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"Uhhhh, soo tired," Kira rubbed his eyes wearily. He looked at his blue clock with one eye closed and noticed that it was still early and he had some time before school started. He closed his eyes and gave up trying to go back to sleep shortly after.

Kira lazily got out of bed and slumped to the bathroom. Another typical Monday morning."Kira! Come down here after you finish!" Mrs. Yamato yelled from the kitchen downstairs.

"Mother? Did you need me for something?" Kira asked.

"Well, Uzumi called me this morning and said that he wants to have a Thanksgiving celebration at their house. He told me to tell you to invite some friends since they're going to be many grown-ups there and you might get lonely." Caridad gave Kira an encouraging smile.

"Mother… You know that I'd prefer not to go to formal parties. But I guess I have to. So I have one week to prepare correct?" Kira thought.

"Yep, don't forget to invite your cousin. I just know that Cagalli will forget to ask her." Kira laughed. "Well I'll go and get dressed and then I'll eat some of your delicious waffles."

Kira came back down in 5 short minutes with his hair neatly combed and uniform on. He got out his cell phone and selected Cagalli's number. "Hey Cags. I'll be over soon. You better be ready or else I'm going ahead."

"I'm almost done changing. Did you hear about the party?" Cagalli asked.

"Yeah, is Yuna going to be there?" Kira laughed.

"Of course, and I'm going to kill him. Stupid gay, lavender-haired, annoying fiancé." Cagalli clenched her fist making her knuckles turn white.

"Are you going to wear a dress this time? Kira wondered aloud.

"…' The other phone line went dead. He gulped down the last bit of apple juice in the glass and kissed his mom goodbye before heading out to his car.

The car ride was silent. "You never answered my question." Cagalli turned her face away.

"Oh, the silent treatment. I'll take it as a yes then." Kira snickered.

Cagalli sent him a death glare. "What I wear has nothing to do with you."

"Ok, whatever. So, what's Stellar's class before break? I haven't seen her in such a long time. I hope she recognizes me still." Kira asked, changing the subject.

"She's a junior and she has art before break. So, it's either Ms. Forks or Mr. Cregg, but I think it's Ms. Forks. Room 204." Cagalli replied. She placed her left arm on the seat and then a compartment popped out underneath her chair. "What are these?" She picked up one of the many envelopes and scanned its contents.

A sweat drop fell down Kira's face. "It's uhh, love letters. I got them from my locker and I didn't want to trash them or read them. I have no time to waste." They got to school and walked to homeroom.

"Class, settle down. As some of you already know, the Winter dance is coming up next month before winter break. Permission slips are on my desk. Tickets will be sold at the door for $15 USD on the night of the dance." Mrs. Murrue announced.

After second period, Kira ran to room 204 and waited for the class to be dismissed. Mrs. Forks was probably keeping them in like always so she could finish her boring lecture. The door opened and teenagers piled out, one by one.

A particular blonde with blue bows in her hair caught Kira's eyes. "He reached out his right hand and grabbed her on the arm. "Stellar Lousier, it's been a long time. Did you miss me while I was gone?"

She stared at him wide-eyed and a few tears escaped her eyes. "Kira…" She gave him a tight hug and let go. "When did Kira get back?" she asked.

"Last week. So do you have any plans for Thanksgiving break?" Kira noticed that someone was watching him from a distance.

"No, not yet. Stellar is staying home all week." Stellar smiled sweetly.

"Would you like to stay at my house and join us for Thanksgiving dinner?" Kira offered.

"Is Aunty Caridad going to be there?" Stellar's eyes gleamed with excitement

"Of course! But, I've never heard you call her aunty before." Kira felt a killing intent getting closer to them and decided to leave soon.

"Aunty Caridad said that Stellar can call her that. Aunty is really nice to Stellar." Stellar explained.

"I see. I'll talk to you some other time. Do you still have my number or not?" Kira searched his contacts at an amazing speed. "I got a new number, so I'll call you tonight. Oh yeah, don't tell anyone about our relationship yet. " He gave Stellar a light peck on the forehead and vanished from the hall.

A figure came from the class room. "Stellar, who was that? And why did he kiss you? You don't usually let boys so close to yourself besides..." A jealous raven-haired boy asked. He had been eavesdropping on their conversation since class had ended.

"Shinn. Shinn is Stellar's friend. Kira is also Stellar's friend." Stellar finished and gave Shinn an innocent smile. She turned away and skipped outside to the garden.

'So this 'Kira' is trying to take my Stellar. I won't ever let him touch her again! Stupid asshole. Playboys like you should never touch my girl,' Shinn thought to himself.

Kira watched Shinn secretively from behind the window outside. 'So that's what he thinks of me. I better watch out. Don't want to get jumped or anything. If only I could introduce myself as Stellars cousin...' Kira smiled, 'It's so convenient that I can read peoples' minds. I should thank Mr. Chairman when I see him again.'

Cagalli was able to invite Shiho and Miri before Kira came to their meeting spot. Dearka also wanted to come since Mir was there. "Hey...Lacus. Did Cagalli already ask you?" Kira managed to ask quietly.

"I have a concert on the day after so, I guess I can attend." Lacus got out her pocket-calendar and scribbled some words down in one of the blank boxes with her pretty handwriting.

"I'll drop by too then. I've got nothing else to do anyways. Just give me the address." Athrun replied. Getting Yzak to come would be hard.

Kira concentrated on Yzak who was sitting on a bench with an expressionless face, 'Should I come or should I decline? She's going and I'll be able to see her wear a dress. I don't also get to see her a lot out of school. But, Kira might think that I'm an open person and I enjoy parties. Then, he might invite me to more. Then, I wouldn't seem like the quiet and mean person like I am. Argggg, what a nuisance it'll be...' Yzak was thinking.

"Yzak, please just come to this one party. Everyone else will be there too and I promise you that I won't make you go to any other ones.." Kira convinced.

Yzak didn't say anything. "I'll give you a hundred dollars.." Kira bribed. "Oh, fine. Suit yourself."

"Wait." All eyes turned you Yzak. "I'll go. But, you'll never make me go to another one. I just hate gatherings with a lot of people. They always ask about my scar and stay away from me in fear. It's annoying like you." Yzak stated.

"You really mean it?" Kira's eyes lit up. "Oh fine, here." Kira took out his wallet and pulled out a crisp hundred dollar bill. He gave it to Yzak with both hands.

"Nice doing business with you." Cagalli said out of the blue. They all laughed.

"Kira. I need to talk with you." Athrun said as he walked towards the door.

"Sure thing." Kira followed with a puzzled expression. They stopped at a tree. It was barren. Probably not alive anymore and no one cared to replace it of pay any attention to it. "My father said that he wants us to marry before we go to college." Athrun said with a serious face.

Kira felt a pain in his heart, but chose to ignore it. Not knowing why he felt that way, he asked, "You and Lacus?" Athrun nodded. "Congratulations! Why aren't you happy about it then?" Kira asked.

"It's just that... I don't love her. I only think of her as a younger sister but, not enough as a wife to marry her. She's a great girl and all; kind, beautiful, caring and talented...And I know that she feels the same way about me. But, my Father said that he won't cancel the engagement unless if we both find a person before the wedding is made official." Athrun admitted.

"So it's not official yet?" Kira felt his body lighten up. Athrun nodded. "So do you want me to help you find a girl of court a girl?" Kira asked, figuring out why they needed to talk privately.

"The second choice..." Athrun replied.

"And who would that lucky girl be?" Kira asked.

"It's... ughhh..." Kira's eye twitched when he ran out of patience. Athrun sighed, "Cagalli."

"As in Cagalli Yula Atha?" Kira asked again, shocked.

"Yeah... Can you help me since you know her so well? Unless if you have feelings for each other then I'll hopefully find..."

Kira cracked up."Me? Of course I'm not in love with her! Who would like that scary, fierce and lazy girl besides you?"

Athrun blushed. "She's not that bad."

"Hmmm. Fine then. You will make the first move at the party. I'll tell you what to do and you'd better not make any mistakes. If I see you hurt her in any way then you're getting it. But I'm warning you, she already has a fiance." Kira said before the bell rang. He didn't get to see Athrun's reaction to his last couple of words.

Thanksgiving Day, Cagalli's house

Kira had come over early in the morning to help set up for the party. Actually, he spent the night there in his room there which was next to Cagalli's. "So Cagalli, do you like anyone in particular?" he asked as she took a sip of her orange juice.

Cagalli started to gag and then Kira, with his quick reflexes, picked up her empty cup and put it out in front of her. She spat out everything in her mouth and Kira barely managed to catch every drop in the cup. "Oh sorry about that. But why do you ask? I've noticed that you've been on to a particular someone lately."

Kira put the cup in the sink and washed his hands, "And who would that be?"

Cagalli smirked, "So you want me to you because a-you don't know who, b-you want to hear her name or, c-you're to nervous to think about her?"

Kira smiled, "Hmmm, I would have to say no to all of them. So, my answer is d-I want to see if you know who I've fallen for. Since I believe that I know who YOU've fallen for."

Cagalli forced a calm face, "So how does the name Lacus Clyne make you feel?" Kira started to blush maddly. He even had to cover his face with his bare hands so Cagalli wouldn't laugh. But, she did. "ahahhahahaha...Kira. I knew it! So you DO like her!"

Kira started to cough and then he stopped after his third one, the pinkness still visible on his cheeks, "So Cagalli, how does the name Yuna Roma Seiran make you feel?"

Cagalli thought for a moment, "Like I want to beat the crap out of that asshole whenever I see his disgusting purple hair or hear irritating voice."

Kira chuckled, "I figured you would say something like that." He waited a moment for Cagalli loosen up her tightly clenched fist, "So how does the name, Athrun Zala make you feel?"

Cagalli started to turn pink, then red and then finally at the verge of changing into a deep violet. "Like I want to grab that bastard and shower his neck with a bunch of wet kisses," She blurted.

Her face finally turned purple after realizing what she had just said. Kira was already out of the room and on the living room carpet clutching his stomach and trying to contain as much of his laughter as possible. Cagalli stomped out of the kitchen and was about to let him see what she was capable of when the doorbell rang.

Tamaki opened it and standing on the welcome mat was Athrun Zala. "Let me take your jacket," Tamaki offered. Athrun slid his arms out and handed it to Tamaki with a fat ten-dollar bill. "Thanks. Can you park me car too? I didn't know where to park it?" He tossed Cagalli's butler his keys and walked inside.

"Athrun!" Someone from behind her called. "Hey, Kira! I came early like you asked." He replied. The two of them went upstairs to Kira's room while Cagalli helped Merna, the other maids and Caridad with the food. Stellar came later followed by Lacus, Miri and Dearka, Shiho, and finally Yzak.

They were all dressed up formally while Lacus, Miri and Shiho helped Cagalli with her dress from Uzumi and hair. Cagalli chose not to apply make-up, but Lacus was successful in adding some light green eyeshadow and lip gloss. Cagalli's dress was a sea foam green, strapless dress with white frills going down from her right hip down to the left bottom side. She had on green heels and 2 golden bracelets on each wrist.

A golden choker went around her neck and had a circular, red ruby in the middle. Her side bangs were pinned up with round, green clips and a golden clip in the back of her head held her hair up so it looked as an upside-down pony-tail. (link to picture on profile)

Lacus was wearing a light pink dress that went a bit past her knees. Her hair was tied up in a large pontail with a matching pink ribbon. From the abdomen and up, the dress stuck to her skin to show off her petite figure and the edge of the dress was a snowy white, one-inch border.

All of the boys wore black suits with bright ties. Kira's was lavendar with a plaid design, Athrun's was green with blue polka-dots, Dearka's was sunshine yellow with orange stripes and Yzak's was red, with no designs. At 11, guests of all ages started to fill up the house, including Cagalli's horrendous fiance, Yuna.

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TBC

So sorry I'm slow.
I'm trying to finish up my story for Twilight ASAP so I can work on this.
I'll try to get chapter 4 out by Sunday okay?

I'm just really lazy right now and I'm too tired to continue, but I wanted my readers to have something to read from me so they know I'm still alive and typing.

My fingers ache really badly, but anyways, hope you weren't dissapointed.

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