Heirs To The Legend
Gundam 00 Fanfiction
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam 00 or any of their characters. The characters and original story line belongs to Bandai and Sunrise. I am not making any money off this fanfiction what so ever so no suing me!I DO however own the rights (yes I am paying for the copy rights) of Eithen Dylandy, Aiden Dylandy, Abby Erde, Zack Erde, Alex Haptism, Leeta Haptism, Shawn Haptism, Issac Seiei, Seth Seiei, Sadie Dylandy, Jared Aker, Katie Colasour, Gavin Katagiri, Chloe Katagiri, Aya Castro, and Sylvie Clifton. Do not use them without permission by me in a written format.
Chapter 1:
Beginning Of It All
Dawn broke on a new age, the next generation, and a continued battle; it was the start of a new legacy, it was the beginning of a new legend.
The Year is 2332 AD. The Earth sphere is at peace and has been so since the actions of Celestial Being 20 years ago after the last mission at Lagrange 2 against the Innovators.
The members of the Earth Sphere Federation have learned to live in peace with one another and smaller independent countries are following in their footsteps. Conflicts are resolved with diplomacy and the people of Earth have become accustomed to dealing with their problems and differences without resorting to violence. Mankind is on the verge of entering into a new era of prosperity without bloodshed.
The anti war organization known as Celestial Being is gone. The formers members rejoin their forces from time to time, however, if the need arises in order to prevent any threats to the current state of the world.
The Gundams are gone. And with them all the ways of war have too been discarded.
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[Somewhere in the Union/ 11:34 AM]
The street is crowded with people. Men, women, and children leisurely walk the wide roads enjoying the early afternoon and busying themselves with shopping, brunch, and the ease of a peaceful life.
A little boy rushes to a store window and presses his face to the glass. "Mommy Mommy look at the doggies!" His smile widened when one of the puppies in the pet store window took notice of the rosy cheeked boy and pawed at him through the glass on the opposite side of the window to where his hand was plastered.
The boy's mother chuckled as she bent down to his level. "Aw isn't he adorable?" The golden lab pup wagged his tail, tongue hanging out of his mouth.
"Oh Mommy Mommy PLEASE can I have him?" His eyes were pleading and he looked as if he might burst into tears if he was given a refusal.
The mother's eyes softened looking down at her son. "Well….We'll have to see….Maybe, if your g-"
"Mommy, what's that?" The boy had lost all interest in the dog and was now pointing to a small speck in the window. As his mother narrowed her eyes at it, the black circle seemed to grow larger and larger. Something clicked in her mind as she realized what she saw was only a reflection in the glass. She whipped around and her eyes widened at the dark growing mass in the sky.
She grabbed her son and shielded him with her body as a missile hit the pavement twenty feet away.
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[Horizons Apartments/ 11:47 AM]
"Aiden! Get in here NOW!" The violet eyed Dylandy brother rushed into the living room of the small apartment that they shared. The tone of his brother's voice had alarmed and frightened him by the urgency in it, making him immediately dropped the hot iron he was using to press his clothes and rushed to Eithen's side.
He found his brother sitting on the living room couch in front of the TV which he had been just been turned on. Aiden would have reprimanded his emerald eyed twin for frightening him but he saw how Eithen's eyes were glued to the screen, and that his face had an almost mortified look on it.
Knowing it had to be something immensely serious to affect Eithen to that degree; Aiden remained silent and turned to the screen to see what had evoked such a reaction.
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[11:49 AM]
A slender, attractive girl in her late teens walked thoughtfully down a busy street lined with restaurants and shops looking for a place to spend her lunch break. A cool breeze blew her violet hair through the air and smiled, reflecting on her calm happy life.
The smile quickly faded, however, and she knew something was off when she spotted a mass of people crowded in front of an electronics store in the block up ahead.
Curious, she ventured towards them. Standing on her tip toes, tried to look over the sea of heads to try to catch a glimpse of what was being broadcasted to the enormous big screen TV displayed in the window. Failing at this she pushed through the mob until she reached a place where see could look up to the screen.
Red violet eyes widened and her breath caught in her throat as she saw the pillars of smoke and fire rising from a destroyed city that was being filmed live from an aerial view.
She forced her way back out from inside the crowd and broke into a run towards her black SUV she has parked around the corner. Once inside she ignited the engine and pulled away from the curb, hurriedly making her way back home.
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The door flew open and slammed against the way. The sole occupant of the apartment, a green haired man, jumped in his seat at the noise from where he was reading a magazine at the kitchen table.
"Babe!" He gasped in exasperation. "Aren't you supposed to be at scho-"
Too busy discarding her bags and grabbing the remote to the TV to interrupt him any sooner, Abby quickly interjected, "Classes can wait Alex- Haven't you been watching the news?"
Raising his eyebrows in sarcasm, the gray eyed man lifted his magazine and made a mocking face at her.
Narrowing her eyes at him in disapproval, she let the jab slip and pressed the button to turn on the TV.
Alex's eyes followed hers and together the young couple stared in horror as the image of a mobile suit was shown on screen.
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[Preventers Head Quarters/ 12:56 PM]
Aya Erde (Castro's) face flashed on the main monitor. The passage of time was apparent on her face but she was still beautiful, even through the pain in her eyes and stress in her voice.
"Tieria and I are on our way!" She looked distraught for a moment as her eyes left the screen, presumably watching the continued reports; she whispered to herself "….what's going on…." Coming back to the present she directed her attention back to the communication screen. When she spoke the struggle was evident in her shaky voice but there was still strength there. "Did we find out who's behind this yet?"
Although he was off screen, presumably driving the vehicle transporting them, Tieria's voice could clearly be heard when he asked. "Also, have our systems picked up on any other terrorist activities aside from this single one that's been reported so far? We need to pour all our resources into finding out how they had the power to do this. Do we have any information about them? Any records about their weapons from before?"
On the other end of the line at the headquarters, Sumeragi cast her eyes to the floor in a mixture of guilt, shame, and helplessness. "….No…." She shook her head, a gesture to herself more than anyone else. When she lifted her face to stare into Aya's eyes again there was a new found determination. "But we WILL find out. And we Will stop them."
She turned around to meet the supporting gazes of her fellow teammates who had already made it to the base. Setsuna, Feldt, Lyle, and Anew were present and looked back to her with tired hardened eyes but with approval and the strength to fight in their faces.
"Wait!" All eyes turned to Feldt who was furiously hammering at the keyboard in front of her. "They're broadcasting a message!"
Sumeragi cringed at the parallel that this new threat was drawing with the video Celestial Being had released after their first intervention. "Display it!"
Aya's face on the largest monitor was replaced with a white screen with words running across it. The room went silent as every mind processed the message being relayed through all televisions in the world.
"What?"
"Impossible!"
"That's a lie!"
"How could they link themselves to us?"
Cries of confusion, disbelief, and outrage filled the room as the broadcasted message ended and the television screen reverted back to images of the destruction left in the wake of the mobile suit attack.
Sumeragi was silent as endless thoughts ran through her mind. When she spoke her voice was low, quiet, and solemn.
"Our new enemy…..no the Earth's new enemy…is the group that has introduced itself as Divine Judgment. They claim to be the sister organization of Celestial Being. And yet they are now destroying everything that Celestial Being has ever fought for…Prepare yourselves."
She suddenly looked exhausted, and the years that had passed since she first led Celestial Being into victory showed especially clear in that moment. But Sumeragi quickly steeled herself and gave her first order.
"Allelujah, Marie, Patrick and Kati will do independent work elsewhere. Billy is to research at a different angle separately as well. We all need to do what we can. And we need to do it now. Godspeed Aya, Tieria."
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[Horizons Apartments/ 1:18]
Eithan pulled on his coat and reached for his wallet and keys.
"I'm going to the Katagiri's."
Aiden nodded in understanding as he also collected his bike helmet in preparation for leaving the apartment.
"I'm going to gather the others."
The brothers stepped out of their door and closed it behind them. Outside of their apartment they locked eyes for only a moment, knowing that there was no time to spare, but giving a nod to one another before they parted ways.
"Good luck, Eithan." Aiden offered concern in his voice.
"Same to you."
The two turned and went their separate ways, each on a mission; both would have to succeed if they could have any hope of saving the world.
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Eithan walked sullenly up the pebbled walkway that led to the door of a refined and elegant looking mansion. His dishwater blonde hair blew lightly in the wind as he advanced with a stoic air about him towards the door, not bothering to notice the brilliant flowers just coming into bloom lining the side of the paved path. He was aware that the blossoms were there, having appreciated their beauty on numerous occasions before when he had visited the estate for his parent's reunions and others such occasions. He had a keen sense of appreciation for nature and any other day he would have spared them a glance, but today he had come to this place for a purpose.
After a push of the doorbell, a kindly maid opened the door to let the man in. He was led to an elaborately furnished living room and asked to wait for the master of the house. Sitting in the brightly lit room, the young man waited quietly going over the slightly troubling thoughts in his head, not one to outwardly express any signs of anxiety even though he did harbor the slightest bits of such an emotion. He blankly took in his surroundings, noticing that the Katagiri's had redecorated the room since he last was present during Christmas the previous year.
At the sound of footsteps approaching the blonde stood to greet the man he had come to seek. As the source of the footsteps turned the corner and stepped into the room, however, he realized it wasn't the older man he was expecting but blinked at a younger image of the man, evidently a member of his posterity.
The new presence in the room, a boy several years younger than he, stared blankly back at the blond, outwardly caught off guard. The boy was in his late teens, with a slender build and a face that could make any girl, and many man for that matter, do anything he wanted. Sex appeal had been gracefully lavished upon the youngster and women of all ages swooned in his wake as he confidently strode by them on the streets. Realizing who was standing in his living room, though, his eyes widened, his cheeks flushed, and his breath caught in his throat. "Ah-!" The boy's body visibly tensed and he froze in the doorway as his mouth dropped slightly in his utterance of shock.
The earlier occupant of the room simply stared at the boy. Lately he had the ability of evoking such reactions from his friend whenever they met. It was strange in his mind but he never spared it much thought. The boy, around seven years younger than he, had begun acting differently around him years ago, since Eithan was seventeen and the boy was ten. At first it hadn't been much but as the boy grew older and matured and should have been taking increased interest in girls, he just became stranger and stranger to be around.
Mortified by his involuntary actions, the boy with chin length chocolate colored hair raised his hand and faked a cough into it in an attempt to recover himself. Straightening up and clearing his throat to buy more time, he quickly recomposed himself and spoke out to his older friend.
"Um…Eithan! Hi there!" He had made eye contact with the blond but lost the nerve to hold it soon after and dropped his eyes. "I….am surprised to see you." He looked distressed at the awkwardness of their conversation if it could be called that and raised a hand to scratch at his temple while shoving the other into his pocket still staring at the floor.
"I came to see your father." Eithan spoke in a calm flat voice. Reflecting on why he had come here though, he realized that it was quite convenient that the boy had made an appearance. "But I would like to have a word with you afterwards as well, Gavin."
The brunette's head shot up at this. "Uh- Yeah sure-" He looked thoroughly shocked and yet excited by the request. "I'll be up in my room when you need me." He gestured up in the direction of his second story bedroom and offered a nervous half smile before retreating back the way he came.
Looking after his long time family friend, Eithan again thought his behavior to be very odd but dismissed it and resumed his position on the couch waiting for Gavin's father to arrive.
It took only a few minutes until the master of the house appeared. An older man in his mid fifties entered the room and the younger man, rose to his feet again, taking his extended hand with a firm grip.
"Eithan!" The older man smiled, eyes crinkling beneath his glasses. "What a pleasant surprise! What can I do for you, son?"
Politely returning the gesture with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes Eithan replied, "It's good to see you Uncle Billy. I've actually come here with a request."
Billy noted the seriousness of his tone and acknowledging the troubled look in those green eyes knew immediately why Eithan had come. "I expected as much." He suddenly looked tired and worn out though the smile didn't leave his face. "The attack." It wasn't a question but a statement that was meant to encourage the boy to proceed with whatever request he had come here with.
Eithan met the man's gaze and offered a curt nod in response. He then dropped his eyes to the ground though and Billy thought he saw a faint glint of turmoil in his emerald depths. The group had suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere as Celestial Being had done so many years ago and had claimed to be the sister organization of the old protectors of peace. The actions of Divine Judgment, however, had thrown the world into a renewed state of chaos, threatening the peace that the Celestial Being of the past had striven for. How dare they….. Eithan's jaw tightened and his fist clenched unconsciously when he thought of how much damage the group had already done to the peace his parents had fought for.
Snapping out of his brief reverie Eithan reestablished eye contact with the man in front on him. When he spoke, his voice was devoid of any weakness or doubts. "They have to be stopped." He glared at Billy with unfaltering resolution. "Celestial Being has to stop them."
Billy raised an eyebrow at the boy and spoke in a disapproving tone but there was a hidden twinkle of amusement in his eyes. "Oh? Eithan, Celestial Being has been disbanded for two decades now." Despite the dismissal in his statement he smiled impishly and waited for a response.
"We'll reform it. We can." Eithan shot back not deterred in the slightest. He knew he could protect what his parents had fought for. He was ready for it. Subconsciously it had been as if he had always been waiting for it.
"You? You mean all of you kids." Billy folded one arm under the other as he stroked his chin with one hand in thought.
"We're not kids." Eithan pressed on, determination in his voice. "Our parents did it when they were our age." He wouldn't take no for an answer. He wanted to fight. "We have the ability." He paused for a moment before continuing on. "We just need the support; the funding, the means to fight back." The Dylandy boy steeled himself for his next statement, knowing that the success of a reformed Celestial Being depended on whether or not he could get Billy's support. "We need the Gundams."
"Done."
Eithan blinked at the older man. "….What?"
Billy offered only a smirk in response.
"You mean you'll do it?" Eithan's face lit up and Billy thought if the boy wasn't so reserved about outwardly displaying his emotions, he might even seem like a child whom had just been gifted his favorite toy.
"No."
The expression quickly crumbled into one of confusion. "Wha…? But you just said-"
"Follow me." After uttering the command Billy turned and walked out of the room without looking back at the boy.
Stunned and slightly troubled, Eithan stared after the older man with his brows knitted together before following suit after him.
Without speaking another word, Billy led the puzzled boy through the mansion and then into an elevator that descended the pair deep underground into what appeared to be a sort of laboratory. After a few corridors and descending more stairs, Billy stopped in front of an impression mechanical steal sliding door. The man punched in a code into the security box and as the wall slid open he led the boy into the room beyond.
Eithan stepped through the door and taking in his surroundings the boy's eyes widened. He was standing in a docking bay, and before him stood seven Gundams. They looked to be designed and built with state of the art technology and Eithan racked his brain but couldn't come up with any mobile suit he had ever seen that was built with the same model.
"Aren't they beautiful?" Billy spoke with a fondness that only parents used when admiring their own children. He smiled to himself when he looked over to see Eithan still in shock at the site of his magnificent creations.
"I got the idea for their designed from a collection of drawings actually." Billy continued without a response from Eithan still frozen in place in pure amazement. "My own little Chloe along with Seth drew them together. There were seven different pictures, all equally stunning in their aesthetics. That was many years ago when they young." He smiled as he reminisced about the pass when the little boys Seth, Jared, and Issac used to come over to play when their parents visited. "Those drawings were such an inspiration to me that I couldn't help but design these Gundams with their image."
Blinking twice, Eithan composed himself and turned to Billy. "I'll take them."
The old war veteran cocked his head at the boy and with a bemused smile he responded, "Oh? And what do you plan to do with them?"
"We're going to fight them."
With a sly grin Billy shot back, "With zero experience of how to pilot one and no idea whatsoever on how to engage in any kind of warfare?" His smile widened slightly when Eithan's eyes betrayed him and he knew the boy acknowledged that there was truth in his words.
"Bring your gathered forces to the Celestial Being Prevention Head quarters. I'll have the Gundams transported there for you. And then maybe this old generation can show you a thing or two about fighting."
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Aiden sped down the freeway, weaving in between cars with his sleek green motorcycle. At the push of a button on the mini screen built into the state of the art bike, the earpiece within his helmet burst to life with the sound of a ring back tone.
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The telephone rang at the Erde household. A slim boy in his mid teen years perked up from his place at the dining room table where he had been dully watching the screen of his laptop. A look of annoyance crossed his face at having been disturbed, even though in all truth he had been inattentively surfing the web and was simply bored with life entirely at the moment.
Taking a moment to scowl and curse whoever had broken the silence with their call, the dark skinned boy rose from his seat and cross the room to where the phone lay.
"Hello?"
"Zack, it's Aiden. Where are Mom and Dad? Have you seen the news?"
"They're not here." The violet haired youth answered disinterestedly. "And no I haven't."
"Turn on the T.V. Zack. And I want you to be ready to go to Abby's place in half an hour."
Narrowing his red violet eyes, Zack spoke confusion laden in his voice "What? Aiden what are you-"
"Hurry Zack. Ready in half an hour. I'm coming to get you."
Before the younger of the half brothers could utter another word he heard a click and then a flat tone. Slightly irked that his older brother had hung up on him but curious as to what was going on, he headed for the nearest room with a television in it.
…
Aiden felt a small pang of guilt at how he had treated his baby brother, but with the list of people he needed to contact time couldn't be spared.
He pressed the button to dial the next number on his contact list.
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"Haptism household, this is Leet-"
"Hi you've reached the Haptisms, Shawn speak-"
"Shawn I've got it."
"Hello? Is that you Leeta? Why are you calling? I thought you were at home."
"No I was answering the phone Shawn-"
"Ahem…..uh….."
"Oh my I'm sorry! My brother and I were confused. May I ask who's calling?"
"Leeta, Shawn its Aiden. Have you seen the news?"
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A young boy waved his hands over a giant touch screen monitor and lightly pressed the answer button.
"Hello Aiden, this is Seth. I'll get Issac and we'll head to Abby and Alex's apartment as soon as possible."
Aiden blinked behind the visor of his helmet, still flying down a crowded highway at well over 100mph.
"Uh- Wha- How do you know it was me? And how did you know…Seth can you read minds?"
The red head silently chuckled at the questions from his simple minded friend.
"I'm very aware of the incident that has taken place and the state of the world right now Aiden. I've put in thought as to what needs to be done and it looks as if we came to the same conclusion, and there really isn't any other reason you would call me at such a time. Looking at your current position and the direction you're headed in I can deduct that your destination is your sister's apartment complex, perhaps you'll swing by to pick up Zack on the way. I'm experimenting with a programmed universal GPS system that instantly shows me the location of the phone on the other end of the line through satellite imaging. Oh and caller I.D. was invented centuries ago, I'm not sure why everyone isn't aware of who's calling them at any time nowadays. By the way you should slow down. The traffic is so heavy in your area because a several vehicles collided and then one of them caught fire and set off an explosion and-"
"AAHHH!"
Aiden's scream was cut off as the line disconnected. Maintaining the image of his friend on the screen, Seth saw the green bike skid as it swerved to avoid flaming debris that the driver hadn't managed to notice because of the combined conversation with Seth and the concentration he was putting into weaving around the stagnant traffic.
Satisfied in seeing that his friend made it through safe if not a bit shaken, Seth turned the screen off and went to find his brother.
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Two teenage girls walked through a shopping mall together, bags in hand, exchanging the latest gossip.
"I think they're both crazy. Their relationship is going to last a month. Tops." The girls giggled together.
The second girl shook her head. "Ah…the fickleness of young love…."
"Oh wait a sec, I'm getting a phone call." The longer haired light brunette dug through her expensive designer purse, a gift from her father who was always lavishing her with the best money could buy.
"Hang on. Hello? Oh hey!" She turned to her burgundy haired friend. "It's Aiden," she said as covering the mouthpiece with her hand. "Hi Aiden! We haven't talked in so long! I'm actually at the mall with Katie right now."
"Hi Aiden!" The shorter haired girl called into the phone and the two girls smiled at each other. "We haven't seen him in ages Sadie.
Turning her attention back to the phone, Sadie listened pleasantly for a few seconds but her face slowly changed to show that his words troubled her.
Concerned for her friend, Katie spoke up. "What is it? What's wrong, what did he say?"
Sadie uttered a soft "Alright" and then quietly closed her phone and was silent for a moment as if sorting her thoughts out in her head.
"Sadie?"
Brought back to the present by her friend's voice she turned to face the worried girl beside her. "Come on Katie we're going to Abby and Alex's apartment."
"What for? What's going on?"
She knit her eyebrows together and shook her head. "I'm not really sure….but he said…we're reforming Celestial Being."
…
"Reforming Celestial Being? Aren't they like….technically still together? I mean your parents are still running around keeping the peace and stuff right?"
"They're given so much already Jared. You know that. I think we have to take a stand now and do our part to help."
Jared let out a deep sigh of resignation.
"Please Jared won't you just come by and talk with us about it."
"Yeah of course I'll do that man. See you in a bit." He said he final good bye to Aiden and then heard the click of his friend disconnecting the line on his end.
The blonde well build athlete hung up the phone and called out across the field to his teammates, "Yo, guys, I gotta run. Finish up the game without me and I'll catch you all later at the party." He turned to face the group of girls gawking at the shirtless guys throwing around the football. "I'll see you ladies later too." He winked and his gesture produces multiple gaps and sighs from them. He jumped into his
sports car then and pulled out into the street, making his way to the designated meeting area.
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There was a knock at the door. Gavin jumped a few feet into the air at the sound knocking over the chair he was sitting in and cringed at the noise it made. Cursing himself he moved to straighten it and then hurried over to the door. Laying his hand on the doorknob, he inhaled a deep breath and then let it out slowly. Straightening himself he opened the door.
Even though he thought he had mentally prepared himself, when Gavin pulled back the door to reveal Eithan's face staring back at him, his heart leapt out of his chest and his voice caught in his throat again as it did earlier that afternoon.
"Gavin, thank you for waiting around for me."
Shaking himself the younger boy stuttered in response. "Ah- Of course Eithan." He pulled back the door further and crinkled his eyes in a sweet smile he hoped hid his nervousness. He gesture for Eithan to enter the room and the blonde took a seat at the chair that Gavin had knocked over only a few seconds before. Gavin crossed the room and sat down on his bed waiting for Eithan to speak.
"I'm sure you've seen the news…"
Gavin momentary forgot who he was talking to and perked up remember the announcement that had thrown the household into chaos earlier that morning. "Yeah….it's crazy….I can't even believe it. Nothing like this has happened since-"
"Gavin." The older man cut him off and stunned he brought his eyes up to look at him. "Come with me."
Grey eyes widened at the words, not quite putting them into context, and shocked by the half command half plead that was uttered by Eithan. "…What?"
"I need you." Gavin's heart flew at the words. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he had fantasized about hearing those words a thousand times from those lips. "And you sisters, Chloe." The younger boy's heart stopped and his mind was a jumble of confused thoughts as he tried to make sense of those last words.
"Eithan I…..don't...understand." He tried to remain composed but his voice sounded small and meek even to his own ears.
Oblivious to the younger boy's internal struggling; Eithan continued on, "We are going to be reforming Celestial Being. I came here to ask for your father's support. And also I came to ask you and Chloe to join the others and I. I know you, like your mother, are an excellent strategist. You've been so ever since we were young, never been beat in a chess match. And your sister is much like your father, having a talent with mechanical things and engineering. It's very important to me that both of you join the new team."
Gavin heard the words that Eithan spoke but they barely registered in his mind. He placed his hand over half his face in a gesture that suggested that he was considering the request, but in reality he did it to cover the deep red blush spreading over his cheeks. 'Stupid…how could you think he was talking about that?' He chastised himself in mortified embarrassment over his reaction to Eithan's words.
Taking a moment to recollect himself, he looked up at Eithan to see the older man staring intently at him. He cheeks reddened even further and then he realized Eithan was waiting on a response from him. "Yes….of course…"
"Perfect. We're taking immediate action and there is going to be a gathering at Abby's apartment soon. Would you and you're sister like to ride with me or would you like to go alone?"
Gavin didn't know why but the way his question was phrased made his heart sink and a look of sadness crossed over his eyes. "I want- I'll find my sister and we'll meet you over there right away," he finished quietly.
Eithan nodded in response. "I'll see you there than." He quickly rose from the chair and before he left, the older man walked over to Gavin and placed his hand on the boy's shoulder, giving it a firm squeeze. He then turned and made his way out of the room, leaving the boy in silence.
After he heard Eithan descend the stairs Gavin let out a hard sign and then buried his face in his hands.