A few days later I woke up feeling better then ever. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the time. It was freaking noon!! I jumped off my bed hurrying to the washroom yelling out to Shiho why she didn't wake me up. She came in just was I finished changing into my shirt and yelled out, "Good morning."

"Bitch," I muttered, "What do you want?"

"Just to tell you, you have no work today," she said.

I paused pulling on my second sock and said, "Can you repeat that?"

"You have no work today," she said.

"How?" I asked

"Apparently your manager is a huge fan of Lacus," Shiho said.

"Lacus?" I said.

"Yes, she's out there sitting," Shiho said pointing outside.

I stared at Shiho and rushed out to see Lacus sitting on my couch with Kira. I walked up to them and said, "Hey Lacus, I wasn't expecting you."

"I've had enough time not being able to catch up with you, so I pulled a few strings," Lacus said, "Come we'll go shopping."

"Shopping," I said groaning a bit, "How will that help us catch up."

"I don't know, it will," she said, "I got your car back it's in the garage."

"Thanks," I said, "And are you coming as well Kira?"

Kira shook his head and said, "I just came to drop her here."

"He likes to spend as much time with me as possible," Lacus said.

Kira smiled at her and kissed her lips, mumbled something her ear making her blush and said his goodbyes.

"I don't want to know," I said grinning.

She smiled and we took my car to shops in Las Vegas. Lacus forcefully bought my clothes, since she had the best fashion sense. I, in return, tried on a dress for her.

"It's so pretty," she said happily.

"Why am I wearing something so fancy?" I asked her. I was wearing a green evening gown, that a halter neckline and flower embellishments on the left. It was gradually draped and floor length, the drapes bundled between my waist and the top of my hips with more flower embroidery.

"You need a dress of the premiere," she said

"I get to go?" I said astonished.

She nodded and I smiled and said, "Wow, my first premiere."

"Well, what you think of this dress?" she asked

"I love the design," I said looking bright, "But there are way too many flowers."

She nodded and said, "Yeah, I agree, a tad too many."

I tried on another dress that was teal, floor length one more. It fit my body with lace on the bodice and the skirt of the evening gown. It had a deep V neck line with spaghetti straps and a flower corsage in the centre.

"This is a good maybe," I said coming out and looking at the back of the dress.

"It looked so pretty on you," she said taking a picture, "I have to send this to Luna."

"Sheesh," I said hunching a bit, "It's not my first time wearing a dress."

"You have got to be kidding me if you want me to try this one," I said.

"We need to be more open to other things, maybe they'll look better on you," she said.

I sighed and said fine putting on the gold sequined mini length short dress. It also had a deep V neck and an Empire waist.

"Wow," Lacus said as I came out, "You look really hot."

I gasped putting my hand to my mouth and she took a picture laughing.

"Luna says you have sexy legs," Lacus said, "Even I'm jealous."

"I have a secret routine," I said smirking, "That keeps me in this shape."

"But this dress looks good on you," she said, "If we curled your hair a bit, you'd look perfect!"

"Oh try this one," Lacus said handing me a black dress.

"If you so insist," I said coming back in the floor length evening gown. With was Empire waist again with beaded band under my bust line. The straps were beaded forming a crisscross to a plunging back.

"Well I'm going to ask for a vote," I said, "I can't choose between these three."

"What a great idea," she said, "I can buy all three for you."

I groaned. We ate some lunch yet Lacus sat down with me at the private and secluded table and asked me, "So why did you leave?"

I looked at her and said, "I just wanted to start off fresh."

"I just can't believe Yunna let you off just like that," she said with a serious face.

"He did," I said, "Though I had to fight a little, it was nothing big."

She relaxed and said, "So he's definitely out of the picture?"

I laughed and said, "Definitely."

"So what do you think of Athrun," she said innocently as I was taking a drink of my lemonade. I spat it out in response looking at her with horror.

I stared at her, flushing red and said, "Nothing why did something happen?"

She smiled and said, "You two dance like you're one."

"He's a good partner," I said shrugging.

"I think he likes you," Lacus said, "I've never seen him like this before."

"Like what?" I asked

"Well he's smiling every second. He's lost in his thoughts. He smiles whenever he sees an elevator, his ears perk up hearing your name. He's just happier then I've ever seen him," she said, "I mean I saw him staring a vending machine once too, and he took out and orange juice. The thing is though, Athrun hates orange juice. And we ate a Chinese place the other day; he was staring at his chop sticks!"

I smiled my eyes misting a bit at how Athrun remembered every little moment between us.

"But the real question is," Lacus said, "How you feel about him."

That was a good question. How did I feel about him? He was the first guy that actually brought tears to my eyes. The first guy I willingly let hug me. The first guy I told about my parents. A person I felt warm around. A person who made me, feel free. I person who's eyes I could stare at forever, who's hair I wanted to touch, who lips I wanted to kiss, who made me feel like Wonder Woman.

"Cagalli," Lacus said snapping my attention back to her.

I bit my lip, looking scared into her eyes.

"You love him don't you?" she asked holding my hand saying the words I was too terrified to say it. But she knew me well.

I nodded and said, "I think I do."

"Oh my god," she said sitting down, "Cagalli there's nothing wrong with loving someone. Athrun's a great guy to love. You need to forget your past Cagalli. Not all men are out to get you; there are some, like Athrun, who just want to love you for who you are as well."

"It just doesn't seem possible," I said shrugging.

"Opposites attract Cagalli," she said, "And you two do have something."

"Oh I don't know," I said standing up, "Can we just end this topic."

"It might be too late, if you keep on avoiding his feeling for you and totally disregarding them," Lacus said.

"How would you know?" I asked

"Because you've done that to Ahmed," she said, "A guy who genuinely liked you."

"But I didn't like him," I retorted.

"But here you do," Lacus said, "What are you waiting for?"

"I'm scared," I whispered, "I just wouldn't be able to stand another broken heart."

"He won't break your heart Cagalli," Lacus said, "But in reality you're breaking his."

I looked at her and said, "Maybe it'll be better that way."

"But would you want that, when you know what you could have had with him?" She asked pulling me around to face her, "Can you really tell me, you like seeing him with Sarah?"

My heart pulled. No I didn't. I hated every moment Sarah crawled on him, touching me, caressing his arm, whispering in his ear, kissing his lips even! Oh who was I kidding? I wanted Athrun…a guy, for the first time in my life.

"You," I said pointing at Lacus with accusation, "Have made my life much more complicated."

She smiled and said, "Stop running from him Cagalli, you know you want him."

I sighed and said, "I know."

"Good now let's get back to my place. You can sleep in the guest room," she said as we left the restaurant paying the bill and I drove her to her mansion.

"Wow," I said, "That is huge."

"Kira does make money," Lacus said, "Come on, I want to show you some pictures."

We rushed in with shopping bags and inside I saw a huge living room. We dropped the bags there and Lacus said, "Kira should be in this theater. It's the second room down the hall. I'll go invite the girls over."

I followed her instructions and went into the room. I saw the biggest TV in the universe there and Kira sitting in the back of the row of seat scribbling stuff down on his desk, conversing with a blue haired male. You only need one guess to figure out who the guy was. I walked up to them and said, "Hey Kira…Athrun."

They both looked up and Athrun smiled at me. My heart melted and I smiled back.

"Long time no see stranger," Athrun said pulling a chair for me to sit.

"Too long," I said laughing.

"Where's Lacus?" Kira asked looking at me brightly.

"Calling the girls over," I said, "So what are your intentions with Lacus, Kira Yamato," in the most serious voice I could.

He stared at me with wide eyes and I continued, "I'm dead serious here. Lacus is like my sister, and I swear if you break her heart ever in this course of life, I will hunt you down and hurt you so much you'll be begging me for a knife to commit suicide."

Kira honestly looked terrified as if he was talking to Lacus' dad. Athrun looked amused as hell, and I couldn't help but feel a bit good.

"I love her," Kira blurted out looking nervous, "I want to marry her, have kids with her, grow up with her and love her till my dying breath."

I smiled and said, "Good, though I was joking."

Kira relaxed and Athrun burst out laughing saying, "You looked like you were about to pee your pants."

"You are worse than Lacus' dad," Kira letting out a breath.

I grinned and pinched his cheek, "You're so adorable."

Kira smiled at that.

Lacus came in changed and said, "Cagalli, you want to change?"

"Sure," I said getting up to and left with her, but she kissed Kira a hello before coming with me.

I took a shower and changed into some silk pajama bottoms and a tank top, which exposed my mid section.

"You're so toned," Lacus said pinching my belly.

I laughed and said, "I do have figure to maintain. Does Athrun stay here or something?"

She grinned wickedly and said, "He actually has a place in New York right now, but he lives with us whenever he's here."

"And you tell me that now," I said as we walked out.

"It past my mind completely," she said

"Sure," I drawled out.

I sat on of the couches as Mir came in with Shiho.

"Hi!" I said waving my hands excitedly.

Shiho shook her head and said, "Hey."

"Hi," Mir said, "How's your friend doing?"

"Oh Ian, he's fine," I said, "Strong kid that one."

They laughed and Kira came in with Athrun who I noticed now was wearing pajama bottoms as well and a well fitted t-shirt. They both sat down on the couch in front of us.

"Anyways Cagalli, you have to put a fashion show on for us," Luna said excited, "I'd dying to see you in those dresses."

I moaned and said, "NO!"

Luna gave me her best puppy dog look and said, "You need our opinion anyways and we can get this done and over with."

I sighed and said, "Fine."

"They're in your room, up the stairs second last door," she said.

"Which one first?" I asked.

"The blue," Luna said, "That was so pretty."

I laughed and said, "Alright, now don't move, because I'm only doing this once!"

I ran upstairs brought the dress downstairs and changed into to the blue one in an empty room I came out and heard whistles.

"Oh that's so pretty!!" Luna said, "I love that one!"

"Yeah," Shiho said, "it's really good."

Mir smiled and said, "Though I'm totally jealous of that body of yours, but I think we should see the others, before I scream that this is the one."

I looked at the two males in the premises. Kira gave me a thumb up and Athrun mouth was kind of open to which Kira teased him about it. I saw his face flush pink for a second and he smiled and said, "You look good."

That's it?

Sheesh he could be a bit more open. I sighed and dejectedly went back.

"GOLD!" Luna yelled.

I turned and saw Lacus gave me a knowing smile.

"You are a cruel creature, Clyne, CRUEL!!" I said realizing her plan.

I changed as my hair dried into messy curls. I really didn't want anyone to see my like this.

I came out and there was a hoard of cat calls this time and laughs. I flushed red a bit and twirled smiling, striking a pose to earn claps.

"That's brilliant," Kira said.

"Cagalli you look damn hot," Luna said, "I'm torn!"

"Sexy, sexy," Shiho said, "Yeah I'm already having trouble choosing."

"Oh god, look at those legs," Mir said, "Why aren't you a model?"

I laughed and said, "After doing Lacus' modeling, I'm through with it."

I looked at Athrun and said, "Sheesh a compliment would be nice, Mr. Rich Actor."

He had a pillow covering his face and I looked at Kira and said, "What's wrong with him?"

Kira chuckled and said, "I think if he sees you once more in that dress, he'll get an erection."

The girls shrieked out, and I looked like a cherry in the face.

Athrun punched Kira in the shoulder and glared at him and he looked at me, with deep emerald eyes, they looked almost blue. I shivered a bit and he said, "You look…exceptionally gorgeous."

"Ah…ri-ght, um..I'-ll go change n-now," I stuttered quickly back.

I wore the black dress next feeling embarrassed and totally flattered at the same time.

"Very elegant," Mir said, "Nice back."

"Yeah, that's it I give up with the choosing," Luna said, "It's too hard."

"Count me out," Shiho said, "Just do Eeny Meny Miny Mo."

Lacus gave me a helpless look. And I look at Mir and the two males and said, "Well?"

"The gold," Mir said, "It's looked so cute on you."

"I like the blue," Kira said.

I stared at Athrun and Mir patted his shoulder and said, "He's definitely thinking gold."

"Alright," I said, "Gold it is. Now it's late guys, I have practice in the morning for that second song."

I quickly changed back into my sleep gear. I left the dresses there and trudged upstairs and slammed into Athrun by accident. He held me in his arms, and I felt him tense.

"What are you doing here?" I asked

"My room's right there," Athrun said.

"Oh…right beside mine," I said slowly.

"You looked beautiful by the ways," Athrun said, "Really beautiful."

"Thank you," I said as I flinched when Athrun leaned down.

"Right," Athrun said letting me go, "Good night then."

"Good night," I whispered seeing his already close the door to his. I decided then if Athrun pulled another move on me, I wouldn't avoid. Rather that I'd invite him.

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"Cagalli I can really explain," he said and I stopped him with my hand.

"Its fine Athrun," I said, "Why do you have to explain that you have a date with your girlfriend?"

"Because you are just going to assume that this is going to last forever," he said sighing.

"And why can't it?" I asked.

"Because she isn't the girl I want," he said.

"Oh and when do you think you'll ever find a girl you want for more then just a little fling?" I retorted.

"I've never done flings Cagalli," Athrun said, "And I've only had a handful of girlfriend if that doesn't surprise you. And for your information I've finally found the girl I want for more then just a measly relationship."

"Humph, I don't care" I said

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