GUNDAM SEED
Pairing s: Dark Kira & Dark Lacus; Athrun & Cagalli, etc.
Warning: A lot of feelings described, don't read if you have a weak heart.
Prompt: If Kira and Lacus wasn't as kind-hearted or forgiving as they are in the anime.
Disclaimer: I only own some new plot.
Dark Hearts
Chapter 1: The Cause
Earth:
Island Chain near ORB:
Athrun watched as Blitz ran forward with one of its dart held in the remaining left arm, only to meet its demise as Kira didn't manage to pull the anti-ship sword out of the way in time. The solid sword crashes into Blitz's cockpit mercilessly. As Athrun gaped in shock, he heard Nicol's last words:" Athrun, run away."
"No! Nicol!" Athrun screamed in his cockpit as he remembered the 15-year-old green haired boy playing piano, his smile and his gentle personality, "Kira, I'll kill you!" he screamed, gritting his teeth together.
In the Strike's cockpit, Kira was stunned, he knew it wasn't really his fault since Blitz ran into the sword by itself, but he put the blame on himself nonetheless. "I'm sorry, Athrun, I didn't mean to…" His voice trailed off as he heard Athrun's voice screaming from the comm. "Athrun, I'm really sorry…" He whimpered, as tears rolled down his cheek. Then he heard Athrun's vow of killing him, his heart grew cold, surely he isn't serious? He asked himself, was the Blitz pilot a more important friend than me? But his optimistic side couldn't win the battle against the negative side. His best friend had just turned against him. Well, Athrun was never really on his side from the beginning, but now it's all-out war. Even though he knew this was his fault, he was still hurt… His heart froze second by second, filled with pain. He returned to Archangel in a trance.
The only thing that he wanted to do when he got back to the ship was stab himself. The depression that lasted ever since he started piloting Strike was getting back to him. He thought about Lacus, Athrun's fiancée, the one that had calmed him and reminded what he needed to fight for when they were still in space. God, how he would give anything for a few seconds of comfort next to her right now.
"Kira Yamato, the captain wants to talk to you, please come to the bridge at once." Jacky's voice came through the communication console on the side walk.
Broken from his trance and moment of peace, his eyes glared at the console, filled with anger and hatred. It was them that had caused this. The ones that cowered in the ship and made him go through battles and hell. "Tell her to fucking deal with it! I'm not going be her dog and run around fucking around!" He shouted, a little surprised at himself since he usually doesn't swear as he slammed the console's power and walked in the shower. He needed to calm himself.
In the bridge:
To say that the bridge crew was surprised were a serious understatement, they were shocked. The gentle boy that helped them through all their trouble was obviously no longer there. While the officers discussed 'what on earth happened to him', Murrue, Mu and Kira's friends just sat there in shame, knowing the amount of pain they had put him through. It seems that he finally snapped. Murrue thought, I just hope he stay with us until we get to Alaska. Putting a bare teenager through hell, what kind of monster am I? She thought as Mu put a hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry about it too much, he just needs some rest. You did the right thing back at Heliopolis. If he didn't help us, we would have all died." He said sorrowfully, silently cursing himself for not having the power to protect them.
She nodded once and left to go back to her quarters, she needed some time alone.
Kira's room:
Kira stood in the midst of the shower as the water washes over him. The temperature of the water could have burned any natural or coordinator, but as the Ultimate-Coordinator, his body was different (not that he knows about it right now anyways), he savored the feeling of over-heated water running down his back, washing away his confusion and weaknesses. Now that he had a cool head, (or at least he thinks so) he needed to think things through.
He had cried for the last 30 minutes, pushing all the pain and sorrow out, only to be replaced with hatred and determination. He still had the friends on this ship that he needed to protect, he had vowed, and he would keep that promise, even if it meant his own death. His resolve hardened as the normally-amethyst-colored eyes lost their brilliance and turned dull. He walked out of the shower as a different person, his former self buried within him.
Only one person had the right to his warmer side, and he doubted he would ever see her again. She was the only one that cared and comforted him when he was lost in pain and confusion. Right now, she was the only one in his heart. No one else could ever take her place, his goddess.
Meanwhile:
"You should have let me kill him in space!" Yzak yelled, grabbing Athrun's collar, "then Nicol wouldn't have died!"
"Shut the FUCK up! As if you even cared about Nicol's death!" Athrun shouted back," You have no idea what's happening. So don't go run your little mouth about your SHIT."
"You wanna bet? What I know for sure is that if you didn't interrupt me from killing Strike in space, Nicol would be still alive!" Yzak argued back.
"Che… You forgot how that Strike spared your little life three times already?" Athrun taunted, before calming down and saying:"I'll take care of Strike… for Nicol." He added the last part in a whisper, and then slapped Yzak's hand away and returned to the change room. He was confused and angry and sad at the same time. Reaching the change rooms, he saw a few guards getting Nicol's locker open to return his possessions back to PLANT. A few scores of music slipped out of the locker. Athrun walked forward and picked them up, remembering again the kind of person Nicol is, was. His tears fell involuntarily as the former of the three emotions disappeared:"Kira Yamato, the next time we meet, you will DIE BY MY HANDS! You've done enough harm already." With that, he headed back to the room he once shared with Nicol…
On the Archangel:
The night was stormy, rain was pouring down as Archangel slowly travelled across the sea. Kira was sitting in a corner of his room hardening his resolve when the alarm sounded. "Level 1 battle stations. All pilots to their respective positions. Repeat…"
"So they finally came." Kira said. His voice was so cold it can freeze a volcano. He stood up and grabbed his helmet and ran towards the hangar. The moment he waited for or dreaded for was finally here. He had already changed into the blue pilot suit before hand. Tonight, he would end this once and for all. Hopefully the ones he vowed to protect wouldn't die; hopefully he would survive; hopefully this would all end tonight.
"Kira Yamato. Strike, launching." He said, again in his ice-cold tone, as the catapult threw him into the battlefield.
As the battle goes on:
On the island that housed Reverend Malchio's orphanage:
Strike and Aegis stood facing each other, each with a beam saber drawn. "Athrun, let's make a deal." Kira said.
"What deal?" Athrun asked. He was trying to calm his anger before it got out of control, but hearing Kira's icy tone made his spine shiver. Geez… What happened to him? His caring side asked. Just kill him! His other side said.
"I know I killed a good friend of yours, so it's only natural that I pay with my life. I'll hand my life over to you, only if you accept that you won't kill anyone else except me. After you killed me, leave Archangel alone." Kira's monotone came through the comm again.
"Fine, I won't attack anyone else, but your life is going to end now, Kira!" Athrun replied, hot-blooded once again.
Kira smiled, he had planned this from the beginning, with the Buster captured and the Duel subdued, as long as Athrun doesn't attack, Archangel and her crew will remain safe. And his vow will be upheld. He would let Athrun kill him as he wished, the only one regret he had was that he won't be able to Lacus again. "Go ahead, Athrun. Finish me off." He said, remaining still.
"As you wish!" Athrun replied, flying towards Kira. But just as he was about to stab the beam saber through his cockpit, a missile impacted against Aegis's phase shift armor. Athrun instantly threw his shield towards the Skygrasper that fired it. The shield broke the cockpit of the fighter and killed the pilot: Tolle instantly.
"NO!" Kira shouted, drawing his weapon again, betrayed again by Athrun," You promised, Athrun! You went back on your word! You killed Tolle!" he screamed, the SEED cracking in his mind and he went berserk.
"Che, you think I care? You're still going to die for killing Nicol! He was only 15, for god's sake!" Athrun screamed back, unlocking his SEED as well.
"Athrun, you're unforgivable!" Kira shouted, charging at Aegis.
The two fought like never seen. Strike cut off Aegis's arm; Aegis chopping off Strike's foot; Strike stabbing Aegis in the face; Aegis smashing a hand in Strike's face… Until Aegis caught Strike in MA mode, Athrun was about to fire the Scythlla Cannon when Aegis ran out of energy. Seeing Strike is about to pull out of his grasp. Athrun resorted to the last choice: self detonate. He jumped out just as Aegis's core detonated. Pieces of the two machines flew all over the island, Athrun's last thought before he fell unconscious was: I did it, Nicol. I revenged your death.
On the Archangel:
Neumann put MIA next to Kira and Tolle's names. Nobody was talked. The whole ship was silent except for the constant throbbing of Miriallia.
Chapter 1 END
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