Dear diary,

I forgot about Kira AGAIN! Can you believe it? I was so busy at work that I actually forgot to fetch him from school. The poor boy was probably waiting for me for hours! And the worst part was having Athrun to remind me that I had forgotten to pick Kira up. It was as if I didn't get enough humiliation in front of Athrun already for the day – I forgot that it was Bring-Your-Own-Food-Day today and he caught me delivering Kira's lunch late. It was terrible! He must think so horribly of me! Anyway, Athrun was really nice – he's an angel in disguise I'm telling you! He took Kira home for me and even made dinner for us AGAIN! I told Shiho and Meyrin about this earlier during the three-way-phone-conversation we always have. They're coming over tomorrow night. They wanted to go clubbing but since I couldn't come with them, they decided to come over instead. Just two weeks ago, I would probably be partying at this time. It's kind of hard to believe that everything has changed now.

Yours truly,

Cagalli

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Chapter 5

I woke up extra early today. I couldn't afford to be late for work again. I woke Kira up after I had gotten myself ready. He was a good boy. He took his uniform and went straight to the bathroom after I told him to. I could hardly imagine what would happen had I got one of those bratty kids for a sibling. I think I would just go bonkers.

Heading to the kitchen, I began spreading some peanut butter and jam onto some bread. Out of habit, I trimmed of the edges of the sandwich. There was still plenty of time left after Kira was all dressed up. I got him to eat a bowl of cereals. It was one of those organic wheat ones; very healthy.

We reached Lunar Prep just as all the other kids started arriving. I found a parking slot and walked with Kira to the maroon bricked building. I decided to walk Kira to his class just until he knew his way around.

Just as we crossed the road to the front of the building, a shiny black Rolls-Royce stopped right in front of us. A large man wearing black shades got down from the front seat and walked to the back to open the door.

I wondered who the VIP was. Well, it turned out to be some munchkin with lilac coloured hair. Merely dismissing him, I directed Kira into the building.

Miss Gladys was waiting at the door, greeting the children as they entered her class.

"Good morning Kira," Miss Gladys smiled at him.

As usual, our shy little boy failed to greet back. Sighing inwardly, I gave Kira a light nudge.

"Good morning Miss Gladys," he mumbled instead.

Miss Gladys gave me an understanding smile before she continued greeting the other children who came along.

"Oh, I nearly forgot!" I exclaimed as I ravaged through my bag for the brown paper bag. "Lunch is provided but I made something just in case you get hungry later," I told Kira as I handed him the sandwich. "I'll see you later," I added before ushering him to class.

I looked at the time on my Blackberry before striding off to my car. I should make it to work on time unless I was so unfortunate to meet with a major jam.

I made it just in the nick of time for work. I entered the office just as Natarle was about to leave. She was meeting Joeann for breakfast and I was to go with her.

Joeann was a super model and she was the latest addition to our clientele. She was widely sought after by many agencies but through Natarle's connections, we were able to sign a contract with her first.

I was left to send Joeann to her photo-shoot after breakfast when Natarle had to leave for another meeting.

We were already on our way to the set when Joeann suddenly asked the limo to stop for a moment. I got down with her and to my surprise, she walked straight into the book store and made her way to the stationary section.

"Sorry," she told me apologetically. "I've got a five year old nephew and he really wanted to get these," she explained as she held out a large box of colour pencils. "It's apparently the latest craze of kids these days."

Well, Kira's about six, I think. But I figured he would like the set of colour pencils too.

"I've got a younger brother," I said to her as I took a set of my own and made my way with her to the cashier.

I couldn't wait to surprise Kira tonight. I think he would be very happy.

I had managed to leave work early today and I headed straight for school. School was going to end soon. I parked my car and waited outside the building together with all the other parents. The black Rolls-Royce I saw in the morning was also at the same spot it occupied.

The school bell finally rang and I saw a swarm of children dashing out like a herd of stampeding Rhinos. It was a scary sight, really. At last, after another five minutes, Kira had emerged. And there was a girl with bright pink hair trailing behind him. There was a smile on her face as she chatted with Kira. Well actually, it seemed more like a one sided conversation as Kira seemed to be ignoring her.

I waved towards them and Kira caught sight of me. Kira smiled at me before making a dash towards me, leaving the poor girl behind.

"Hey Kira, wait for me!" I heard her say.

I caught Kira and bent down to give him a hug. "Hey buddy, you shouldn't leave your friend behind," I chided him lightly.

Kira turned behind and the girl stopped in front of us. She was panting and her hair was in a slight disarray.

"Oh hello!" she said brightly to me. "You must be Kira's sister! Cagalli right?"

"Err, yes. And you are?"

"I'm Lacus," she gushed. "You're really pretty."

"Thanks," I laughed a bit. A little girl was telling me that I was pretty. "You're very pretty too, you know," I decided to return her the compliment.

"Really? Do you really think so?" she looked at me with her large innocent blue eyes.

"Yes of course," I smiled at her.

"I really like you Cagalli. I wish I have a sister like you."

I really wanted to laugh. I was a terrible sister. The girl wouldn't have said that if she knew.

"Do you have siblings, Lacus?"

"No, though I sometimes wish I do. It gets kind of lonely."

"You're always welcome to come over to our place, you know," I found myself telling her. "I'll be very happy to have you over."

"Do you mean that?" she perked up.

"Uh-huh," I nodded my head.

"Let's go!" Kira had cut in suddenly as he grabbed my hand and pulled me away. I was a bit confused by his behaviour but I followed him anyway.

"It's nice to meet you Cagalli! See you tomorrow Kira!" the little girl called after us. I turned my head to see her waving excitedly at us. If any, Kira had just walked away faster.

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Dear diary,

I started school today. I met a girl who wouldn't stop talking. I ignored her but she still wouldn't stop talking to me. She has pink hair and it's the colour of the candy floss Cagalli bought for me last time. She shared her food with me but I still think she's weird. And it was Athrun who brought me home from school today. Cagalli was busy with work and couldn't make it.

Kira

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It's my second day of school today. Cagalli woke me up earlier so I had time to eat breakfast.

School was not as fun as Mwu said it to be. I rather stay at home with Cagalli. I knew it was silly but I was still afraid that Cagalli would just leave me in school and never come back for me.

Just as we got off the car, I quickly rushed over to Cagalli's side and held her hand. Instead of shrugging my hand off, she just smiled back at me and allowed me to hold her hand.

Miss Gladys was standing outside the door. She was smiling at us as we approached her.

"Good morning Kira," she said to me.

I looked at her and her smile only became bigger as she flashed some of her pearl white teeth. I felt a light push and I looked at Cagalli who was looking back at me expectantly. I guessed it was time for me to go into class.

I cast a quick glance at Miss Gladys before muttering a good morning to her and walking into class.

We were taught how to add and subtract during maths today. Out of ten questions, I got nine correct. Miss Gladys placed a star on my worksheet. She said I did very well and that Cagalli was going to be very proud of me. I hope she's right. I didn't want Cagalli to be disappointed with me.

During recess, we stayed behind in class and Miss Gladys distributed us plates of pasta each. We were told to finish our food before we could go out and play.

"Hi Kira!"

It was that weird girl again from yesterday. I ignored her and continued eating the pasta. However, her smile only got bigger as she excitedly dragged her chair and arranged it next to mine.

"How's the food? Do you like it?" When I didn't reply her, she just continued talking. "My daddy got me a parrot for my birthday. He's pink in colour. Pink is my favourite colour you know. What's yours?"

"Red," I replied her without thinking.

That only got her to talk more excitedly.

"I named my parrot Mr Pink. I'm teaching him how to talk now. He's really smart and he can say 'hello'," she paused for a while, putting a spoon full of pasta into her mouth. "Do you have a pet, Kira?"

"No, but Cagalli has."

"Really? Who's Cagalli?" she asked curious.

"My sister," I replied proudly.

"Well what pet does she have?"

"A goldfish."

"That's nice! I used to have a pet fish at home too but my cousin's cat ate it," at this, her face fell. "I was really sad and I cried for days. But daddy bought me Mr Pink afterwards on my birthday." The girl was weird. Her face lit up again almost immediately after she mentioned her parrot. "What did your sister name the fish?"

"Goldie."

"That's a nice name. I like it," she said and she continued her non-stop chatter afterwards. I wasn't really listening to her though. She talked too much. "Jona's awfully quiet today," she suddenly commented.

I looked to where Jona was seated with his friends. His head was resting on the table and he looked as if he was dreaming.

"Hey, what's wrong with Jona?" asked a boy.

"He saw some girl today apparently," replied one of his friends.

"She's not just a girl!" Jona suddenly snapped. "She's a princess and I'm going to marry her."

His friends started laughing at him.

"How does she look like?" asked one of them in between fits of laughter.

"She's the prettiest girl in this world," Jona merely ignored his friends who were poking fun at him. "Her hair is golden blonde and her eyes... You should have seen her eyes... They were amber..."

His friends continued snickering. "He's lost it," they laughed.

It was finally the end of school. Everyone rushed out of class the moment Miss Gladys dismissed us.

I wondered if Cagalli was going to be late again. I quickly packed my bag. I still had the sandwich Cagalli gave to me in the morning. I turned towards Lacus who was still packing and I gave her half of my sandwich. This was for yesterday when she shared with me her food.

There was a large smile on her face as she happily accepted it. "Thanks Kira!" she said as she took a bite. "Mmm! This is really yummy!"

"Of course it's yummy," I told her. "Cagalli made it." Anything Cagalli made always tasted good.

I quickly finished my share of the sandwich and I made my way outside. She followed me and she continued her incessant chatter. She didn't seem to get tired of talking.

Suddenly, I saw Cagalli. I felt relieved and happy to see her. I saw her waving at me and I ran towards her.

She bent down and pulled me into a hug and I breathed in her familiar scent. I liked her smell of flowers.

"Hey buddy, you shouldn't leave your friend behind," she said to me and I suddenly remembered Lacus.

I turned behind and saw her stop in front of us.

"Oh hello! You must be Kira's sister! Cagalli right?"

"Err, yes. And you are?"

"I'm Lacus. You're really pretty."

"Thanks," Cagalli laughed. "You're very pretty too, you know."

I frowned. Lacus had only talked to Cagalli for a few seconds and she already got her smiling and laughing. How come I couldn't do that? Did Cagalli like Lacus more than me?

"Really? Do you really think so?"

"Yes of course." If any, Cagalli's smile got wider and my frown got bigger. How come Lacus could make her smile like that?

"I really like you Cagalli. I wish I have a sister like you," Lacus said.

Oh no! She just said she wanted Cagalli. What was I going to do if Cagalli really left me for her?

"Do you have siblings, Lacus?"

"No, though I sometimes wish I do. It gets kind of lonely."

"You're always welcome to come over to our place, you know. I'll be very happy to have you over."

There! Cagalli said it! I was doomed! She liked Lacus and wanted her to come to our place. Who knew what will happen then? Lacus might replace me and Cagalli would forget me.

"Do you mean that?" Lacus asked and I wanted to shout 'NO'.

But Cagalli said otherwise. She said 'Uh-huh' which practically meant a yes!

Well, I couldn't let that happen. "Let's go!" I quickly grabbed Cagalli's hand and pulled her away. The sooner I got her away from Lacus, the better.

"It's nice to meet you Cagalli! See you tomorrow Kira!" I heard her call after us. I saw Cagalli turn her head to look back at Lacus. I just walked away faster.

We reached home and just as I was about to go up to my room, Cagalli stopped me.

"Kira wait!" she said. "I got something for you."

She walked over to me and handed me a package. I looked at her and she smiled at me.

"Go on, open it. I thought of you the moment I saw it. I thought you'd like it."

Cagalli just said she thought of me. She bought me a present. And it's not even my birthday. I unwrapped the package to a large box of colour pencils. It was the same as the one Jona had.

"Do you like it?" I didn't know what to say. So I hugged her. Cagalli laughed and she hugged me back. "So I guess that means a yes," she said.

Just then, the door bell rang. It was Shiho at the door. Cagalli got me to go upstairs to wash up and I did as she told me to.

I went inside my room and placed the colour pencils inside my desk drawer to keep it safe. Even though I was given a room of my own and my own bed, I still slept next to Cagalli on hers.

Once I had taken a bath and dressed up, I went downstairs. Cagalli and Shiho were at the front door. Meyrin had arrived and she brought a lot of bags with her.

"See Cagalli, what did I tell you? You've just gotten a permanent resident on board your house," Shiho said.

To be continued.

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A/N: I'M SO VERY SORRY! I know I said December and I'm a month late! I haven't written in a long time so I hope my writing didn't degrade as much. Tell me if I should redo this chapter. I know the latest craze with kids these days are iPad, PSP etc. But I'm going to pretend we're in the year 2000 where in my time, those things weren't really common. (Yes... I'm really old. It's 2012 now.) Athrun's coming up in the next chapter! Send me your thoughts and rotten tomatoes (I know I deserve it), if you're still reading this that is...