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As the 6 arrived on the port of the ORB colony Yzak began to laugh out loud. His laughter was as if he had been told a very good joke. Athrun not wanting to make a scene asked him in a whisper, "Hey, mind telling me why you laughing like a maniac?" Yzak looked at him with a serious look after he stopped laughing, "Athrun, look around and tell me you do not find this funny? There is a gigantic war and everyone acts like nothing is happening? I mean they don't seem to see that this could be in danger too." One of the university instructors who was to pick up the 5 new transfers walked up to Yzak, and Athrun. He looked at the 6 boys and smiled, "Well what you friend said is true, you know what they say, ignorance is bliss. Tell me your major boys so I can better guide you to where you need to go."

Kira stepped forward, "Kira Yamato, Mobile Suit Engineering." The other boys followed, "Athrun Yamato, Business Administration." "Yzak Romel, Pre-law." "Nicole Ribbons, Liberal Arts." "Dearka Stein, Pre-med." "Rust Givens, Information Systems." Well boys I see that we should really have brought more people having each so different majors. Athrun and Kira why do you have the same last names? are you brothers?" Kira and Athrun nodded an affirmative. "Well sadly I can only help Yzak with any questions. I am Raul Bagman. I am a professor in the pre-law department. So you better get used to seeing me a lot Yzak. I will be one of your main professors after all." All the boy laughed including the professor except Yzak of course. "We divide the dorms in fields of study here at the university. It helps if students with similar studies live in the same building. It promotes students to receive or give aid to their fellow students. Rusty, Athrun and Kira will be in the dorm number 122, Yzak you will be in dorm 221, Nicole dorm 115 and finally Dearka dorm 666. Before you ask I know the fame of that number and the reason Dearka is that pre-med student classes are the most severe of all majors. It was chosen to say that the students see hell before they meet their maker." Again all boys began to laugh, except for Dearka this time.

"Don't worry about your luggage it has been taken to your doom rooms already. Now boys follow me and I will give you a small tour of the campus and it's most useful facilities. Afterwards Yzak I would like to give you a small test to see on what you already know." Yzak was not to happy to hear that. He wanted all the members of the unit in the same dorm. One look from Kira told him not to worry on the minor details, he would find a way to communicate between each other. "Professor, since some of these guys are my childhood friends is there a way we can chat with each other?" Athrun asked the professor, and sure enough he smiled, "Sure you can use your room phones to dial the dorm number then the room. We don't keep friends from talking after all. A friend in the law profession, one a doctor and maybe a business owner would do well to keep in touch. You might decide to open a hospital, I hear that it is a nice solid business."

As the tour of the campus continued Kira felt that this was an entirely too care free atmosphere. The students looked happy and carefree. He also wonder how strict the professors were since no one seem to be carrying a table or doing any sort of class assigned work. "Professor, can you tell me what is the attendance policy and what penalties are there for late work?" The professor wondered why he asked that, from his file Kira was an A average student. "Well if you arrive 1 minute late the class room can be locked by the teacher and you could be considered absent. Miss 6 classes and you will be placed in administrative suspension. Miss 12 and you will be expelled. As for late work I only know my own and the university average. I deduct 10 points per day that it is late. On average the grade is lower 10% of the total on that work. I have no idea why you would ask that Kira. You have very good grade point average." Kira looked at him and smiled, "Just wondering in case I become sick, this is a place feels a lot different from where I grew up." The professor laughed, "Kira as long as it is a valid sick day you will not be punished for that. Just make sure to have a valid reason and a note from a university doctor. You worry to much relax, your first class is tomorrow."

This of course had a different reason for asking, he needed to find a way to scout the school for those alleged mobile suits after all. He looked at Athrun and he immediately picked up on the idea. "You have to excuse my brother, he simply hates to even think about getting a bad grade. He thinks it would be a dishonor to our departed parents after all." The professor smiled at that, "It is nice to see the younger generations respect their parents. Don't worry we are strict but not unfair. You can always ask a professor for the reason of a grade, or have him go over an exam with you. Why did your brother chose that major if I may ask?"

Athrun answered for him, "My brother has the weird idea of using them as a mining equipment. He figures if he could attract asteroids with heavy metal content he could use Mobile suits to mine them more efficiently and safe for the miners." Kira punched his brother on the shoulder playfully. "You think it is weird, but with this war metal and alloy providers will make a fortune supplying the Earth Alliance. Don't say I did not warn you, bro." The professor could hardly believe it. He also told both, "Many colonies actually do just that, and Kira is right demand for metals and alloys is high. You could make a good amount of money that way. In fact many colonies finance their entire economy on just trade of raw and processed metals."

Yzak joked at the things being said, "Kira is always looking for new ways to make some money. Just focus on your studies, there is time enough to make money later. You even where crazy enough to be a mercenary. I tell you that if money was a woman Kira would marry her!" The professor was shocked at hearing that Kira was a mercenary. "Not my fault that the unit of greenhorns got wiped out. The Earth Alliance didn't even bother making my contract legit, they ended up not paying me a dime for a years work." Kira told Yzak. The professor was listening. A year in what seemed a front line unit as a mercenary. Maybe this kid would be perfect to assigned to the G weapons project. "Say Kira if you are an experienced mercenary why not ask for a formal contract?" The professor asked. "Field commander died and his subordinate did not want the deal we made known. He hired a teen as a mobile suit pilot, and promised to pay me double the regular salary. In the end, the unit and the commander got killed because of a dumb mistake of that the commander made. I warned him of the obvious trap. But no, shut up you brat. I was fighting when you were in diapers were his last words to me. His subordinate did not honor our agreement and since it was a verbal contract I got nothing for a year's work!" The professor could see that was not a fair deal. "Where did you fight?" Kira looked at him with a stoic look on his face, "Doesn't matter. I am told to go somewhere, I accomplished my assigned objectives and leave for a new place if there is no more work. Last time I spent a year and got nothing for it. So I figured study build my own mining mobile suits, get a business of my own. Never have to deal with some of the egomaniacs from the Earth Alliance again." The professor seemed more like an interrogator ask he kept pressing for details, finally he asked. "Did the killing bother you at all?" Kira simply laughed a bit then smiled at him, "There is no such thing as a mercenary with clean hands. We are hired to kill, so we kill. The raw deal I got bothers me a whole lot more."

As the group walked towards a public transport place he saw something that caught his eye. Two ladies were standing waiting for the next car. One had shoulder length brown hair and eyes, with a very nice business suit that showed a very nice figure. The other had black hair and purple eyes looking rather distracted. "See anything you like?" asked the black haired lady, having sneaked behind the group while they were looking at the place or them. "Your friend has a very nice suit and has lovely eyes. I wish I could ask her out sometimes." Kira told the lady with the black hair. "What I am not pretty enough for you?" He was to busy looking at the brown haired beauty to answer. Said lady walked towards her friend, Natarle we have a busy schedule, mind not trying to pick a date while we have business to do." Natarle looked a bit upset, "Murrue if you don't want to mix business and pleasure it is your deal. But I am going to enjoy my time. What is worse this guy wanted to ask you out on a date!" Natarle pointed at Kira, Murrue smiled a seductive smile. "Oh it that so? So who is the brave man that dares ask me out while I am working dressed in this?" Kira put some distance between him and Natarle and walked close to Murrue. "Kira Yamato. You look lovely in that suit by the way. It would be my pleasure to go out with such a beauty such as yourself." Murrue liked the bold approach. He was younger than her sure, but he had guts to say that to her. She took a business card and gave him a kiss on his cheek as she placed it on his hand. "Call me this weekend, I am sure we could have a real nice time." Kira blushing simply agreed, "Yes, I do believe we can have a very nice time." The two ladies saw the vehicle arrive and Kira walked with them to it. When they arrived he opened the door for Murrue. She got it and thanked him. When they were a good distance from the group. "We just got to the colony, and you are wearing that horror of a business suit. Who gets hit on by a college student? That guy is weird. He could have hit on a hot passionate woman like me, but no he had to hit on you!" Natarle complained at Murrue who was still smiling. "Oh, who knows maybe he will see what an Ice Queen i am and hit on you next, But he sure was a gentleman. You don't find men like him around so easily." Murrue told her, but she only told her that the supposed gentleman was checking her figure. "If he behaves in a few dates he might actually get to do more than check it from a distance."