Christmastime

Part 1

KL, AC, and DM, focusing on AC

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A blonde haired girl smiled to herself as she watched the neighborhoods fly by through the window of the limo she rode in.

"Lovely, isn't it?" she asked, turning to the young blue-haired man next to her.

He smiled, green eyes sparkling. "Yes, it is Cagalli."

"Things are turning out well. I'm glad. Thanks for all your help Athrun," she said, turning back to the view outside as they crossed a bridge with a lovely view of the ocean.

"My pleasure," he said, watching something he considered lovelier than any ocean view.

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A brunette girl and a blonde guy were laughing at a joke the guy had made when a black limo pulled up beside them. The door flew open and the brunette found herself being half strangled by a very familiar person.

"Cagalli!" Miriallia exclaimed.

"Hey Milly! Oh, I'm so glad to see you again!"

"I can tell!" Milly laughed, or tried to at least. "Cagalli? I'm having some trouble breathing..."

The blonde haired girl let go of her friend and smiled. "Oops."

Athrun got out after Cagalli and followed the princess of Orb over to their friends. "Hey Dearka, Milly. Everything going okay with you?"

The blonde-haired Coordinator nodded. "Yeah. Things are going good," Dearka said, glancing over towards Milly and Cagalli. "You?"

Athrun nodded his understanding. "Similar." He leaned over towards Dearka, "I got Kira and Lacus to help me pick out a..."

Suddenly two almost identical squeals broke out, and Dearka and Athrun turned to see what was the matter. They both began to laugh as hard as Milly was when they saw Kira, Lacus and Cagalli all in one big bear hug. Athrun was the first to walk over and tried to extract his best friend from the mass but was pulled in for a moment before the group fell apart.

Cagalli and Lacus began to discuss recent events, and Athrun pulled Kira away to check up on his friend. Milly and Dearka returned to their table for a moment to pay for their drinks, and when the came back Cagalli practically shoved them all into the limo, and they took off for her house, where they would all be staying for the next few days.

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"Wow! Just look at the decorations!" Milly exclaimed as they entered the foryer of Cagalli's house.

Cagalli blushed a little and tried to brush it off. "It's not that much. They just make it look like a lot. Come on, let me show you to your rooms!" With that she led them through the house, letting each of them drop of their things in their different rooms.

They reached the living room and began to settle in, and Miriallia decided to break the strange silence that lay over them.

"So Lacus, what was that news you mentioned?" At this, a few pairs of eyes flicked to Kira, who turned a light shade of pink.

"Well, Kira asked me to marry him." Lacus held out her hand, and the others broke out in a myraid of reactions. Cagalli and Milly giggled slightly and admired the ring Kira had picked out, Dearka glanced from Kira to Milly, and Athrun gave Kira a look that showed how glad he was for his friend.

Cagalli's eyes flashed to Athrun at the same time that he glanced at her. He looked away first, trying to keep his heart from jumping out of his chest.

Cagalli raised an eyebrow, but let it go. "So,"she clapped her hands together. "Who wants some dinner?"

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The long mealgave them all time to catch up on what had happened with each of them, and afterward they passed the few more hours before bed time watching a new movie that had recently come out.

Afterward, Cagalli and Athrun saw them all to their rooms and then headed towards their own.

"'Night Cagalli," Athrun said, and turned to enter his room, but Cagalli stopped him.

"Athrun, is everything okay?" She asked. "You've been acting strange all day."

Athrun took her hands in his and kissed them both. "I'm fine, honestly. I'll explain tomorrow, okay?"

Cagalli felt the blush rising in her cheeks and nodded, not trusting her own voice.

"Goodnight Cagalli. I love you," Athrun whispered, planting a kiss on her lips.

"I love you too Athrun," Cagalli responded, and then turned around to go to her own bed. "Goodnight," she said before closing the door.

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A/N: Alright. So that didn't turn out like I wanted it to, at least, I'm not really happy with it, but I've got another chapter coming that should finish things up and hopefully end it satisfactorily. Thank you all for being great readers, and Merry Christmas to you all! I'll have the second part of your Christmas present up soon!

Posting Note: Well, it's a little late... -winces- I have NO idea why I didn't post it immediately after finishing it, but... -sigh- Well, here it is finally, though I don't think I'm going to do a second part to this, at least yet. I have what I wanted to happen planned out, but I think I'll just make it another time of year or something. Thank you all for being understanding!