A Summer's Vacation Chapter 4 Outings and Introductions, a gundam seed fanfic

Chapter 4 Outings and Introductions

Author's Note: Hi again!! I know what you're all thinking. You're all SO happy that I've finally posted the next chapter, but I know you're also wondering why it took SO long to update and post the next chapter, well I'm not going to lie, but I also don't want to list a bunch of excuses. Yes, I was busy, but who isn't busy around this time of the year? We've all been busy with the school year about to end and with exams approaching. Although that only covers recently, so my reason for not updating before all this end-of-year rush started was because I was in Australia for March Break and the week after, so I didn't even have access to a computer in order to post my next chapter. Anyways, those are my excuses and yes I did have an AMAZING time in Australia, but I hope all you readers out there had a fun March Break and are finally able to relax a little more with school wrapping up. So it's time to wrap up this author's note with hope that you will enjoy this next chapter and I'll make it long JUST to make up for the lack of an update in 3 months xD.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam SEED or Gundam SEED Destiny along with its' characters. I only own the plot of this fanfiction.

This is dedicated to cagalliyulathha

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Cagalli collapsed on her bed, exhausted from the day. She looked over to the bed beside her to see Stellar already asleep with such a peaceful expression. Cagalli sighed and thought back to her stressful week.

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"Cagalli! Stellar! C'mon, we're leaving now!" called their mother from the front door. Cagalli and Stellar ran down the stairs ready to leave the house for the second time that day.

Once they reached the main floor, Cagalli could see her mother and father dressed up in formal wear. Their father was wearing a light beige silk suit while their mother was wearing a dark purple evening gown. She looked gorgeous and their father looked very handsome.

"Where are we going this time?" asked Cagalli.

"I told you this already. We're going to your father's high school reunion!" replied Via.

"Oh right, but I still don't understand why we have to go considering we weren't even created way back then! We won't even know anyone there!" complained Cagalli.

"Well Cagalli, when my high school buddies heard that I was coming back home, they thought it'd be the perfect time to have a reunion. On top of that, they also found out about my two deal angels and they requested I bring them!" Ulen replied with a huge dreamy smile on his face.

Cagalli rolled her eyes and sighed. Their father was always so proud of his "two angels" that he told everyone about Stells and herself, but as soon as a person of the opposite sex appeared, that proud and dreamy-eyed father of theirs would disappear. The man who would replace their adoring father would be completely the opposite and was overly protective, not to mention scary. This also happened to be the reason she and Stells didn't have many guy friends. They had to be the closest of the close in order to get near Cagalli or Stellar.

Cagalli fond it annoying and embarrassing most of the time, but was definitely thankful when it came to a specific baboon, a purple one to be exact. Yes, she was talking about Yuuna Roma Seiran. He was constantly following her and tackling her for hugs. It was seriously pathetic to say the least. Although she wasn't exactly looking forward to this trip, she did have to admit that this would be a good break away from that idiot.

For Stellar, their father's actions were amusing. She had a lot of guys going after her, but no one had been able to get past their fathers' trials against them.

"Well now that we're all ready, we should get going," said Ulen.

"Indeed we should. We wouldn't want to be late when you're the guest of honour, honey," stated Via.

With that said, the Hibiki family left their home for the second time that day for another party. The party was being held at an absolutely stunning banquet hall. In front of the large building, there was a 3 levelled fountain. The bottom two layers poured out gallons of water while the top level had bubbles and foam gushing out. Stellar shrieked in excitement when she saw the marvellous fountain and almost jumped into the pool of water, bubbles and foam, but was stopped just in time by their mother.

"Now now Stellar, you can't simply jump into a fountain! You need to act like the young and respectable lady you are. Besides, you'd ruin your lovely dress with all that foam and water," reprimanded Via.

Stellar pouted, but nodded in agreement to not jump into the fountain on the way in. Cagalli smiled at her cute and childish little sister. She was going to turn 16 this year, but still acted like an 8 year old. It was alright though because she was just so adorable and innocent. She saw the world in an easy-going mood. Everything for her was good. She judged things based on levels of goodness, never good and bad. She'd never say something negative. All she'd do is add a simple positive twist to it and it'd sound like a compliment. That was one of her positive attributes and something that everyone loved about her. She was easy to forgive and forgave others just as easily.

The family of four walked up to the door, but were stopped in front of the main entrance. Cagalli and Stellar looked at each other confused. The doorman told Ulen and Via that they were to be announced while walking in. They nodded and told the doorman their names.

"Now presenting Ulen and Via Hibiki!" announced the doorman. Ulen and Via walked together and a massive noise of applause and cheers could be heard from the main hall.

Stellar grabbed Cagalli's hand tightly and Cagalli squeezed back reassuringly. Stellar was never known for being the center of attention in front of a large group. She actually had a huge case of stage fright, but most of the time Cagalli was around so it worked out fine. This time would be no different.

"Next I'm pleased to present Ulen and Via's two angels," Cagalli tripped at the mention of that embarrassing title, but righted herself just as quickly. "Here are Cagalli and Stellar Hibiki!" announced the doorman once again.

Cagalli and Stellar descended the staircase. There was a huge silence and great suspense waiting for them. There were shocked gasps once they stepped into the main hall. You could hear the whispers of how beautiful Cagalli and Stellar were from other parents, sons, daughters, and even the little children had stopped running to admire their beauty.

Stellar was wearing a light, flowing summer dress. The bodice part of her dress was a deep blue that was the colour of the ocean and the skirt section of her dress was a pure white. There was a purple ribbon that was tied around her waist, connecting the bodice and skirt sections. Her sleeves were optional, but she liked them for their flowing and silky texture. They were open sleeves and had over the shoulder straps that made an X across her chest and back. [AN – Sorry for the bad description, but it's the dress she wore in Gundam Seed Destiny all the time.] She wore ocean blue flats and let her hair to flow naturally.

Cagalli's dress was completely strapless and was a light shade of green. It was a simple silk dress which a few designs, but it looked stunning on Cagalli. In the center of her chest, there was a flower and from that flower flowed four thin, clear white ribbons, two on each side. There was also a green trim of ruffles a few inches from the bottom of her dress. [AN – the dress I'm talking about can be found here: .com/image/Cagalli%20and%?t=1192951271 and apologies for the bad picture, but the picture I originally saw this dress in could not be found.] She wore emerald green sandals with a small heel.

Once Cagalli and Stellar reached the bottom of the stairs, they found their parents waiting for them to the side of the staircase and quickly went to join them.

Ulen announced, "Well friends, no need to stop the party for my family and I. Please, let's all enjoy this joyous celebration!"

As soon as that was said, the music started again and all the men suddenly charged at Ulen bombarding him with greetings and questions. The same was happening to Via, but with the women. Most of the greetings were welcome backs and invitations to their house for a nice dinner or lunch, but as soon as those were over with, there were questions regarding Cagalli and Stellar. Most of the fathers asked Ulen if Cagalli or Stellar were taken. At this question, Ulen burst into his protective father mode and said, "Of course they're single! No immature and hormone crazed boy is good enough for my sweet angels!" With that said, all the men backed away and sighed knowing Ulen was dead set on rejecting any and every guy.

For the women, it was a different matter. At first, all the women had greeted Via with a hug and kiss to the cheek, but then came the questions regarding Cagalli and Stellar just as it had for Ulen. The mothers would ask on behalf of their sons whether Cagalli and Stellar were single and open in the market. Via laughed a little and said, "Yes, they are single, but you'll have to get through Ulen over there before you can send your son to our daughters. On top of that, your son will have to go through many trials to get to our daughters, but mind you, my daughters aren't the easiest to win over. Cagalli especially, has a heart that may as well have been ice when concerning men, along with that clueless brain of hers as well. She never seemed to understand when she was being chased after by men and just treated them all as friends, but if any of them tried to make it clear that they liked her by kissing or hugging her, she'd end up punching them and calling them perverts." Via laughed at the memories of all the injured boys and Cagalli's silly pout when she had to apologize to the parents of the boy. With that said, all the women had backed away from Via and cautiously looked over at the beautiful, fragile, and gentle Cagalli knowing she was like she looked.

Finally, Ulen and Via were able to join Cagalli and Stellar at their designated table.

"What took you two so long to get over here?!" questioned Cagalli, a little grumpy from being kept waiting. She was also a little peeved at how many men were staring at her like they could see through her dress.

Normally, Cagalli wouldn't really wear a dress, but apparently someone had removed all her loose t-shirts, jeans, Capri's, and baggy shorts to replace them with tight fitting shirts, skirts, dresses, and short shorts. At that point, she had made a mental note to buy some loose clothing. She'd even buy some men clothes as long as she could get out of wearing the skirts and dresses. It was very frustrating. She looked down at her dress and smiled. Although she didn't usually like to wear dresses, she had to admit that the dress was very pretty though. It was just a matter of whether it looked good on her, but she never saw her own beauty and thought she was just average.

"Well we had to say hi to everyone of course," replied Via.

"Okay, so what are we doing now?" Cagalli asked.

"I believe there's dinner and then the dance floor will be open and during that time, the dessert table should be brought out as well." Ulen answered.

At the mention of the dessert table, Cagalli started drooling. She imagined the many delicious sweets available for her picking. Cagalli may be a tomboy, but she becomes unbelievably weak to sweets, but only close family and friends know of that weakness and she's glad for that. She already gets hell when they bribe her with treats.

Cagalli tried to sound disconcerted, "Hmm...Sounds good."

"Hehe, Onee-chan, there's no point in hiding your love for sweets. We all know about it, hehe," giggled Stellar.

"Stells, shhhhh!!" Cagalli sighed at the mention of her weakness. It was such a sad thing, but it couldn't be helped.

At that point, a MC walked up the stage to the microphone and announced that dinner would now be served. With that said, waiters and waitresses came out of the kitchen doors with trays of food in their hands. Each table got their due amount of food and the waiters and waitresses left for the guest to start eating the wonderful food.

After the delicious food, the dance floor was opened up and the tables were cleared while everyone danced. The bar was constantly available and many men went to get a brandy or scotch, while the women would get some wine.

As soon as the dance floor opened, Cagalli and Stellar were bombarded with guys asking them to dance. Stellar started giggling and all the guys sighed because it was so cute, but little did they realize Cagalli was getting frustrated. Stellar, on the other hand, saw it coming and started to pity the guys for what was about to happen, but laughed nonetheless. Suddenly Cagalli snapped. She grabbed Stellar's hand and punched every guy's face that was in her way from getting out of that crowded circle or hormone crazed guys. She ran for the dessert table and brought a giggling Stellar with her.

They reached the table and Cagalli collapsed, breathing hard, but not from exhaustion. She was breathing deeply to calm herself down, but it didn't seem to be working. Stellar decided to grab a mini cupcake from the dessert table and shoved it into Cagalli's mouth. Cagalli's anger was replaced with a desire for the sweets and was all over the dessert table, grabbing anything she could. She was in heaven.

Stellar giggled, happy that her sister was enjoying herself. With the sight of a happy and energetic Cagalli, Stellar went to the balcony for some air. She looked up at the beautiful stars and the bright shine of the moon when the snap of a twig made her look down to the meadow. Magenta eyes instantly connected with ruby red. There was a connection and then it was gone just as fast as it had come. Stellar had forgotten to breathe so she had to intake air, but because of the suddenness of it, she choked and started coughing. Fortunately, she regained herself before it became anything serious and then she heard a male voice.

"Are you okay?" asked the boy down below in the meadow.

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you." Stellar replied.

"Thank goodness. So, um…I should be leaving now so if you could just forget that you saw me here," said the mysterious boy.

"Oh, um okay…" stuttered Stellar.

The boy started to make his way into the shadows, but Stellar quickly asked, "Wait! What's your name anyways?"

The boy looked around and finally whispered, "My name is Shinn. Shinn Asuka. What's yours?"

Stellar shouted, excited that he had asked her, "My name is Stellar! Stellar Hibiki!"

The boy smiled at her innocence and with a nod, left through the shadows. Stellar smiled to herself in the night and walked back into the hall to check on Cagalli.

Shinn's POV

Wow, that girl is beautiful. She's just standing there in the moon light, but I can't take my eyes off of her. I wish I knew her name and could visit her some time, but like that'd happen. She'd never be interested in someone like me. Look at me! I'm even sneaking around in the meadow of a big hall! Ha! I never thought I'd end up like this.

Suddenly the sound a twig snapping made him snap out of his reverie and look down at his feet. Without noticing where he was going, he had stepped on a twig and the sound had obviously caught the girls' attention because she was now looking directly at him. Ruby red eyes instantly connected with magenta eyes. He was mesmerized, but snapped out of it when he hears her choking and coughing.

"Are you okay?" I asked out of pure habit.

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you," replied the beautiful lady.

"Thank goodness," said Shinn, relieved for the beautiful girl's safety, but didn't realize what he'd said until he said it. "So, um…I should be leaving now so if you could just forget that you saw me here," he nervously continued.

"Oh, um okay…" stuttered the adorable girl.

Shinn started to make his way into the shadows, but the girl quickly shouted, "Wait! What's your name anyways?"

Shinn quickly looked around in case anyone had heard her shout and had come to see who she was talking to so loudly. When he saw that no one else was around he whispered back, "My name is Shinn. Shinn Asuka. What's yours?"

The girl shouted, excited that he had asked her back, "My name is Stellar! Stellar Hibiki!!"

Shinn smiled at her cuteness, innocence, and how she openly showed her emotions on her sleeve. He nodded and left through the shadows. Once he was out in the clear, he smiled to himself in the night and continued on his way home, forgetting his purpose in the meadow.

Back with Cagalli

Stellar approached Cagalli who was still at the dessert table and pulled her away. They went to the dance floor together and enjoyed a fun, sisterly dance while many men stood fixated and just watched with wishful thinking.

Soon enough, the night became late. The Hibiki said their farewells and went back to their lovely shared home. When they got home, they found Mu, Murrue, Lenore, and Patrick in their respective rooms asleep. After saying their quiet goodnights to each other, they went to their respective rooms as well for a well deserved and good night's rest.

Earlier that night at home

Lenore sat in bed preparing to go to sleep. She then thought it'd be a good time to call up her son, Athrun. She picked up the phone from the bed side table and dialled a number all too familiar to her fingers.

Ring, ring, ring…

"Hello? Athrun Zala speaking, how may I help you?" asked a masculine voice.

"Hi there Athrun, this is your mother speaking," Lenore replied with a cheerful voice, glad to hear her son's voice again.

"Oh, hello mother, I wasn't expecting a call from you at this hour. You tend to call while I'm at work." Athrun chuckled from a past memory of her interrupting an important meeting to ask if he needed a new tie.

"Haha, well you know me, totally unexpected and I always thought I taught you to expect the unexpected. Tsk tsk Athrun, are you starting to forget all I've taught you?" scolded Lenore playfully.

"Of course not mother dear. I could never considering how often you drilled it into me haha. So no to be rude or anything, but may I ask why you're calling at this hour?" Athrun questioned his mother.

"Well, I thought it'd be a good idea to check up on you and ask when you're coming back." Lenore replied.

"Hmm…well I guess I'll be coming back next week. Is there something important happening?"

"No, no, it's just we've got some guests that I thought you'd want to meet."

"Oh, really now?"

"Indeed! The Hibiki's have come back! You know, your father's brother, Ulen. Do you remember uncle Ulen and his wife, aunt Via?"

"Yes, I remember them perfectly well. How I've missed them so! It'll be so nice to see uncle Ulen again. We could go play pool again like we used to. I've been practicing for the day when he decides to come back. I beat him this time for sure! Oh and aunt Via! I've missed her cooking if anything, haha! As soon as I see her, I'll request for one of her famous blueberry pies!" Athrun said excitedly.

"Oh Athrun, you never change!" giggled Lenore. "But, there we have other guests as well!" Lenore stated just as excited.

"Other guests? Have more of father's siblings come back home?" questioned Athrun.

"No, no silly! Uncle Ulen and aunt Via's two lovely daughters are here as well! They're the sweetest little things! I'm sure you'll get along with them just fine!"

"Ehh? Two daughters, huh?"

"Mhmm!" Lenore agreed thinking Athrun was excited about meeting his cousins.

"Hmm…maybe I will go back early just to meet these two "lovely" daughters. Mother's just excited because they're girls. I bet they're these two fat, ugly girls who absolutely nothing but whine about being here," thought Athrun.

" Say mom?"

"Yes Athrun?"

"I think I'll come home early. I'll be home the day after tomorrow. Goodnight." Athrun ended and disconnected the phone.

"Hmm…we'll see how "lovely" these girls are."

Author's Note: Well, that's that! I've finally finished chapter 4 and in all honesty, this is more than double what I usually write so I'm happy and relieved to be done. So, exams are finally finishing up and so I should be able to get in another few chapters before summer school starts. Hope you enjoy this chapter and I'll try to get chapter 5 up A.S.A.P =)!! Thanks to all my supporters after that long wait and once again, I'm sorry!!! Oh, and there will be TONS of Athrun from here on out ;)!!

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