A/N: Written for the alphabet_prompt challenge in livejournal, using Table 2A – simple mathematics and the claim Kira & Athrun (friendship).
The A to Z of Friends
Prompt #011 – Kite
'I wish there were birds on the moon,' Kira said wistfully, looking at the empty sky.
'Why?' asked Athrun behind him, carrying the kite.
The brunet quickly ran back to help. 'So the sky wouldn't be so empty.' He waved a hand, the other grasping a corner of their bulky parcel. 'I mean, it's all right at night, with the stars changing and all, but we don't see anything but distant planets and settlements in the day.'
Athrun didn't see what was so bad about that; the moon settlement was always a flurry of activity with old faces departing and new arriving by the day, so it was nice to see something calm and constant amidst that.
Kira however appeared to disagree. In fact, it was his idea to bring the kite out, made two years ago and then forgotten under sketches of simple computer programmes. The one at the top was his latest project, building on his previous success in a space-fighting RPG to create something that could be used to train pilots…or fashioning them from scratch.
Still, when Athrun unravelled the kite and let it blow in the wind, he thought he could sort of see the sky his friend longed for.