The Secret to Love: Sequel to Bittersweet Irony You Betrayed My Heart
Chapter 1: The Return
Disclaimer: I do now own GSD or any characters except Rowan Sterling and anyone else I may introduce in the series.
Hiya folks! I'm back with a sequel! Thanks to an idea by demonz8000 and also from me (of course). It has a little more GilxShinn action (one-sided of course) and some wicked plots! I'm sure you all know what's coming…..MWAHAHA!!! Please enjoy and remember to review! Thanks ahead of time!
"Ahhhh, nice hot shower." Shinn whispered as the hot water poured down upon him. It was a month after the Memorial and Shinn and Kira were closer than ever. "Mmmmmm." Shinn moaned as the heat relieved the tension in his sore muscles. He relaxed and went through the normal shower rituals, humming a little tune as well to pass the time.
He turned off the shower and went to grab his towel. His hand, however, closed on thin air, so he poked his head out from behind the shower curtain to find his clothes and towel missing.
Thinking Kira was playing a "game" and finally being "extreme" in their relationship, Shinn grinned and called out, "Come on, Kira, gimme my clothes and towel!" thinking his dear husband was either hiding in the bathroom or the bedroom for him to come out.
"Looking for these?" he heard a familiar yet non-Kira voice ask eerily. He froze as he recognized the voice of the Former Chairman Gilbert Durandal and saw the man before his very eyes.
"B-but y-you're supposed t-to be d-dead." Shinn stammered as his heart pounded and his eyes went wide with terror.
Durandal moved closer and closer until he was right in front of the naked Shinn and shower stall he was hiding in. "What, me? Dead?" Gil chuckled, "I escaped, just to see you." He grinned and climbed into the shower stall.
"Ah! KIRA!" Shinn screamed as he went backwards against the wall. 'This can't be happening; this has to be some nightmare.' he thought as Durandal moved closer.
"He's not going to save you this time Shinn, you're all mine." Gil grinned as he pinned the younger man to the wall and then kissed him roughly.
The tears began to fall again, the first time since the memorial.
It wasn't a nightmare, even though it felt like it, he was finally forgetting the things that happened in the past and looking forward into the future when of all things this had to happen. 'Why me? Why is this happening to me?' he asked himself.
"Wow Shinn, you've gotten better, and bigger." Gil chuckled as he stared down at the bruised man underneath him. "How did you find me and why are you here?" Shinn asked.
"Well, I guess I owe you that much. I hacked into ORB's system to find out where your beloved Kira Yamato lived and knew you were with him. Then I simply forced my way inside. You know, for two very intelligent coordinators, you'd think the security system would be better." Durandal answered.
Shinn glared at him and said, "Well it's not like we expect someone to just break into our house and rape us! Besides, the war is over, why would we need a high-tech security system?"
Gil chuckled and said, "True, but like they always say, surprises keep you alive."
"Not this kind of surprise, you didn't answer my other question." Shinn said, getting irritated at this small-talk.
"Well isn't it obvious, I came to see you." Gilbert replied. "Dude, you're seriously messed up in the head, you know that right?" Shinn replied.
"Well, it seems you've gotten some backbone, I'll have to fix that." Durandal said through gritted teeth as he twisted Shinn's right arm, smiling when he cried out in pain and struggled under his grasp.
"When Kira gets back he'll kill you for sure!" Shinn yelled as he struggled to get free. Gil chuckled again and said, "Well, I'm sure he will, that is, if he does come back."
Shinn stopped and narrowed his eyes suspiciously at him. "What do you mean?" he asked carefully. "Well, I'm just saying that he might get in an accident, or he might just decide to go on a little vacation." the former Chairman said while grinning slyly.
Shinn gasped, "What did you do?!" he asked, afraid of what this madman might do to his precious Kira.
"Nothing, but I think it's what I'm gonna do to you that you should be worried about." Gilbert said as he stroked Shinn's cheek, the young man's red eyes watching every move the older man made.
Suddenly, there was a noise from the living room. 'Kira…' Shinn thought as he heard his husband call for him, "Shinn! Shinn where are you!?"
"IN HERE! KIRA!" Shinn called before Durandal covered his mouth with his hand. He growled as he dragged Shinn off of the bed and into the closet nearby, holding him against him so he couldn't move.
Kira ran to the bedroom and busted open the door, looking wildly around for his husband. He saw the sheets all messed up and falling off the bed and instantly knew what happened.
"Shinn, honey, are you in here?" he asked cautiously as he went around the room. He heard a muffled sound coming from the closet where Shinn was struggling to let Kira know where he was while Durandal was determined not to lose him again.
Kira went closer to the closet and Gil grabbed Shinn's arm, making him freeze in pain. 'I won't let you get away that easily,' he thought and then pushed a button on his cell phone, making a sound go off in the kitchen.
Shinn gasped when he realized that it sounded like footsteps and heard Kira leave the room, thinking he was in the kitchen. He screamed and struggled even more, trying to get his attention, even though it was useless.
Gil chuckled yet again softly. "It's no use, he can't hear you; like I said, you're all mine now." he said as Shinn gave up all hope and relaxed against him.
Durandal opened the door quietly and looked around before leading Shinn out. He grabbed Shinn's clothes he stole earlier and slowly opened the window, keeping his eye on Shinn who kept glancing towards the door.
"Don't even think of trying anything, Shinn, I'm a lot faster than you think." he warned. Just then, all resistance returned as Shinn said with a defiant glare, "Yeah so am I!" and ran towards the door. He opened it fast and flew into the arms of Kira himself, who was just on his way back to the room after discovering Shinn wasn't in the kitchen.
"Oh God I'm glad you're here!" Shinn said and Kira hugged him tightly, then he noticed something, "Shinn, why are you naked?" he asked and Shinn blushed wildly as Durandal came out.
"That's my fault." he said as he grinned. Kira glared at him hatefully and said, "I thought you were dead."
"Well, I'm not, and unless you want to live, you'll hand over Shinn." he said as they heard a gun cock behind Kira.
The Ultimate Coordinator turned to see Rowan Sterling, Lacus's newfound husband, pointing a gun at his head. A look of shock and betrayal shone upon their faces as he asked, "Rowan? But, what's going on?"
Rowan chuckled, "Oh please, you don't actually think I'm a good guy, do you?" he asked with an evil smile.
Kira looked from Rowan to Durandal who also held a gun at him. 'I seriously doubt I'll be able to take them both on with guns. What am I gonna do?' he thought as he looked down at Shinn who looked up at him, pleading eyes beginning to flood with tears.
"Hand over Shinn and I promise I'll take care of him, although your fate might not be so pleasant." Durandal said and laughed evilly as Shinn clung tighter to Kira, wishing that all of this wasn't happening, not here, not now.
"I'll never give him over to you." Kira said darkly. "Fine then, we'll just take him by force." Rowan replied and shot at Kira.
"NOOOOOO! KIRA!!" Shinn screamed as he saw the bullet come towards them. It all happened in slow motion it seemed, just at the last minute Kira pulled Shinn away and then they started running towards the door.
Kira grabbed a long coat for Shinn and they rushed towards their car, Rowan and Durandal following behind, firing at them mercilessly.
Shinn got in the passenger seat and Kira reached into the glove compartment for a gun, Shinn gasped as he saw Kira shoot at Rowan and get his shoulder, then at Gilbert, nicking his arm.
They were only warning shots, but the fact that Kira had a gun in his car and was willing to shoot it at someone surprised Shinn.
After the war Kira always said he never wanted to fight at all, he did it just because he had to protect the ones he loved, but even though he was protecting Shinn right now, the young man couldn't help but think that something must be wrong.
Kira jumped in the car and sped off, looking behind to see Rowan and Durandal cursing them and threatening revenge.
"Are you ok?" he asked Shinn. "I don't know. I'm not injured badly though, if that's what you mean." he replied. Kira looked at him sympathetically. "I'm sorry Shinn," he said and sighed.
"There's something I have to tell you."
-Author's Note: WAHAHA! HOW'S THAT FOR THE BEGINNING OF A SEQUEL?? Please, tell me what you guys think! I left off at a cliffy, yes I know I'm evil, but I think this fic will be shorter than its prequel….if that makes sense…anyways, please review and tell me what you think, you know what this reminds me of? The night when Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest first began playing in theatres, all the excitement for the sequel, -takes deep breath- Ahhhh, I love it! Hopefully this is how you guys feel after discovering this sequel! WOOT!-