Yayz for Gundam! :DDDDDDDDDDD
I've decided to write a version of my own GSD story... with my own OC...YAY!
This'll be the story of Arisa. Have fun. ;)
Note: There will most likely be a song inserted into every chapter. I'll also put up a soundtrack for this Fanfic later on.
^the song in this chapter is "Because of You" by After School
Another note: This has been redone. :)
Disclaimer: I do not own GSD and the song, as much as i would like to...dang it
Chapter One [Found]
"Hello? Minerva? I need your help! Please let me board!" I shouted out. I was aboard a simple Zaku machine, and I was cold and tired. I was looking for shelter and the only ZAFT ship available, was the Minerva, especially since it was nearby. It was quite a bit aways still, but I was still able to see it within my eye range.
The battleship sure stood out from those regular Nazca class ships. Actually, it rather resembled the Archangel.
I heard the sound of static on my end and perked up to listen carefully.
"Hello? Hello? This is the captain, Talia Gladys. Who is this? "Called out a voice from the speaker. It was feminine and to the point. Must've been the captain, well, she did state she was anyways.
I blinked a couple times over before I finally answered back.
"Ahh! Ms. Gladys! Please let me board! I uhh... I have ties to one of the members of the supreme council member, Yuri Amarlfi." I took a breather for a second before continuing. "Please let me enter. Rest assured, I'm a coordinator and from ZAFT." Okay, maybe that was partially a lie, but whatever. It's not like it was a complete lie either.
I heard a really loud sigh on her end with no answer. I gave way a little and flew the Zaku closer to the ship and noticed the hatch opened.
That was my cue to go in.
Shinn
"Hey Shinn! Did ya hear? There's someone boarding the ship right now that's not part of us!" Yolant shouted as he ran past, pointing towards the hanger. He looked like he was in a hurry and continued running, his head turning around.
I felt myself raise an eyebrow as I stared at his retreating figure. A stranger boarding our ship? How strange. I immediately ran towards the hanger to see who this new intruder was. After all, I hadn't heard that anyone random was going to board the ship or anything. This person left me curious.
The guy had to be from ZAFT right? How'd they even be get stuck in space anyways?
As I arrived to the hanger, I found myself staring into the body a plain green Zaku, one of those typical ones you see on the battlefield, nothing special at best. Was this a situation like earlier or something, with them? There were a lot of people around also, chattering among each other to see who this person was.
I heard a couple more taps behind me. "Who on earth?" said a voice beside me.
It was the voice of that annoying Attha. I scowled and grunted. She wasn't exactly my most favorite person in the world. Just looking at her made me pissed off. She was an annoyance that I couldn't get rid of at the moment, but wanted to obviously.
I glared at her from the corner of my eye, then shifted back to looking at the approaching Zaku. It created a few tremors on the ground as it stepped, its weight obviously heavy.
The Zaku came to a stop and the cockpit opened up. There was a cough and a helmet came out, floating around slowly. I stared at it curiously and waited for the figure to come approaching out. The helmet came to a stop. Then, out of the cockpit, peeked a head. It wasn't a guy, but rather, a girl. She looked about in her teens, maybe around my age? She had light orange hair that fell around her waist and in soft ringlets at the bottom. Her hair flew all around her body in a mess, the lack of gravity keeping her hair around. She was wearing a light purple dress above the knees. She had her arms pressed against her stomach area, keeping her dress in tact as she pushed her body down closer to the ground.
This girl had a pretty face.
There was scurrying behind me. Captain Gladys came over with guards holding guns pointed towards her, checking for signs of aggression. Captain waved her hand and the guards dropped their guns, saying that she was harmless. She did look pretty harmless after all.
"And may I ask one more time, who are you?" Her voice was stern, serious, but curious at the same time. It was a weird mix, but I was feel pretty skeptical myself. First of all, a girl who could pilot a Zaku? Okay sure, Luna was one too, but she looked...fragile?
I heard a voice call out in utter surprise. "...No…way? Is that you… Arisa?" It was the voice of Athrun, the former ZAFT soldier. His and Attha's voices were shocked as they stared at the girl with wide eyes. The strange girl tilted her head and turned towards their direction, looking back at them frowning for a moment. Her eyes suddenly grew wide and a smile plastered upon her face.
She looked like she recognized the two.
"Athrun! Cagalli! It's wonderful to see you two!" She said happily as she gave the ground a slight push and floated her way past me and some others and pulled into an embrace with the two of them. So she did know them.
More footsteps tapped in, making me look back once again, for who knows how many times. "A friend Princess?" It was the voice of Chairman Durandul. Attha nodded and patted the head of the girl named Arisa as she put a finger on her chin, looking back towards the Chairman.
"Oh that's right, I'm sorry Captain Gladys and Chairman Durandul. My name is Arisa Takagi, although officially, it's Arisa Neider." She bowed politely, head down low. Whispers started going on, from my right, from my left, from behind. Who was this girl really?
I blinked my eyes over and over, staring at this pretty stranger.
"Arisa..Takagi...Neider? As in Arisa Takagi the pop star that disappeared after the war 2 years ago?" said a voice near me. I couldn't figure out who it was. Arisa Takagi the pop star? Arisa Neider? This was awfully confusing. The name seemed vaguely familiar, but I couldn't quite place it.
Arisa nodded and smiled, a happy look gracing her face, "The one and only."
Arisa
"That's right, you mentioned that you had ties with Yuri Amarlfi?" Asked Captain Gladys. I felt my hands twitch slightly, and nodded my head very slowly, almost reluctant even. I took a deep breath then began to look back behind me, turning my head right around to all the strangers. They all had odd faces at me, making me frown slightly.
I heard whispers around me, gossip starting.
"She's that pop star."
"Didn't she disappear two years ago?"
"...The war hero alongside Freedom and Justice. Pilot of the Miracle?"
Was it really that big of a deal?
I decided to answer the original question. "Yuri Amarlfi… is the father of my dead boyfriend and fiancée, Nicol Amarlfi." I pulled my face into a frown and glanced over to Athrun. His face was worried; he didn't exactly want to remember Nicol's death, one of his best friends, as did I. I knew he was worried.
Durandal nodded quickly. "Ahh yes, Mr. Nicol Amarlfi. I remember. The boy who was on the Le Cruset team." I placed my hands in front of me and clenched my fists. Already, I didn't exactly like Duranadal for some reason. I know I've been taught to be polite and never judge a person without knowing their true self, but something just told me he was untrustworthy. Maybe it was just me.
Still... I had to give him a chance right?
Durandal smiled at me, his small eyes closing almost completely and motioned his hands towards a large door, making me blink. "Let's go inside and we shall have a little talk." I followed Durandal and the Captain along with Athrun and Cagalli.
xxx
"So Arisa, where have you been all these years? After the war ended 2 years ago, you just…disappeared." Athrun exclaimed, staring at me with a skeptical look on his face. I gripped my drink, soda? tightly in my hand. We were sitting in the lounge and there was no one else around.
It kinda felt like old times really.
"I guess, I've just been running around a bit. I first went and visited Nicol's family and stayed with them ever since. That's all there is to it." I said bluntly. I took a sip of the drink, it was strawberry flavored. It was really tasty. The bubbliness and the sweetness mixed well together, giving a calm feeling inside. I took another sip and gulped it down.
"You didn't go home?" Athrun asked, his eyes gazing down at the floor.
I paused for a minute before answering. "Of course I did, but it didn't feel right to be home. My visit there was fairly brief." I looked back up to Athrun. He didn't seem satisfied with my answer. "You of all people should know my reasoning why." I said this in a hushed voice as Athrun nodded, understanding what I meant. That's good. I hate explaining myself.
"What about yourself, the pop singer? Didn't you get found out?" Cagalli had an eyebrow raised. I took another sip of the soda.
"Of course I got found out. Many people started asking me if whether I was to go back to the entertainment industry which I refused. I just don't feel like doing work right now. Even if I am to sing, it's for personal enjoyment. Oh that reminds me! I just made up a new song recently. I only have a couple of lines and it's still a bit rough, but these are my feeling at the moment."
They looked at each other and both nodded in unison, nodding their heads vigorously. I let out a laugh quickly, then finally started to sing.
I cried a lot because of you
I laughed a lot because of you
I believed in the love because of you
I've lost everything because of you
I'm speechless, suffocating and lonely
The world without you has
Chewed out my heart
Stomped on my dignity
Torn apart my heart
So why did you leave me behind?
Shinn
I was walking down the hallway, with Rey, Lunamaria, and Meyrin. We were walking towards the lounge, taking small steps, and chatting along the way. I ignored the conversation behind me and walked with arms behind my head.
As we got closer and closer, we heard a beautiful singing voice. It sounded feminine and gentle. I didn't someone on our ship could sing like that.
"I wonder who's singing? She has a really pretty voice." Luna state, as her pace quickened to peek over the ledge of the opening for the room. When the rest of us finally reached it, we saw that it was the new girl, Arisa, along with Attha and Athrun. Arisa suddenly stopped, her face flushing a soft pink while staring back into our eyes. She noticed us staring at her.
She bowed down and straightened out her dress, avoiding our eyes now.
I looked at her embarrassed face. "Oh umm…we're sorry if we were disturbing you! We didn't mean to eavesdrop…but it's kinda hard not to." Meyrin commented quickly, explaining the situation. "Umm….you have a very pretty voice."
Yolant smacked his head. "Of course she does! She's Arisa, the idol! You listened to her music before, it was everywhere. She's huge in the idol industry!"
"Was." Arisa corrected. Both Yolant and Vino passed an odd look towards her. "I'm not in the entertainment industry anymore, so I don't that it's necessary to say I was popular. That was then." She was really humble as she gave a sheepish chuckle. "Thanks anyways. Truthfully, I haven't thought of any other lyrics yet…it's still a bit bulky right now." She sat down onto a near seat and began to kick her legs lightly. I walked over to the drink machine and pressed a button, picking out a drink. It was coffee, just like always for me. It came clammering down.
"Oh by the way, you ARE the real Arisa Takagi right? The singer who came out along with Lacus Clyne? A survivor of the battle at Jachin Due? One of the three legendary mobile suit pilots?" Luna clapped her hands excitedly while she took a seat next to the orange-haired girl. Her face was beaming with delight. I sat down and opened the coffee can. Legendary mobile suit pilot? Was she really the same Arisa who piloted the Miracle?
"Yes, yes, and yes? I was a singer, but now, I'm not so sure. I don't really know what I'm supposed to be doing nowadays. As for piloting a mobile suit, same there. I did my part to help in the war two years ago, and I'm glad things ended the way it did. That's why it's peaceful now. Although, I'm not sure if you can call me legendary or anything…"
"Not true! All we ever heard about in military academy was about the pilot of the Freedom, Justice, and the Miracle. These three pilots are what all of us aspire to be like. There's you, and Athrun over there. I'm so glad to be able to meet two of the legendary pilots!"
Luna and Arisa began to talk about something and they suddenly laughed loudly, others joining in with the laughter. Arisa's laugh reminded me of bells, ringing softly and gently. I suddenly felt blood rush up to my cheeks and turned away, pretending to be distracted by something. I found a nearby tree in a pot to stare at for the moment.
The tree was looking a little thirsty.
"Hey umm..Arisa. You're like what…sixteen right now right? That's kinda odd, you were involved in the past war when you were just fourteen." Meyrin exclaimed, clapping her hands together.
Just sixteen…the same age as me.
This girl really was legendary as I recalled back to my academy days during class when the teacher would talk about the three legendary pilots of the mobile suits Freedom, Justice, and Miracle. These three had accomplished so many feats together, that they're pretty much the reason why the war ended in the first place. Not only being legendary for piloting mobile suits, she also was the daughter of one the most prestigious families in the Plants, and being an idol.
I remember that Yolant and Vino used to talk about her a lot, back in school. The two of them used to gush over her and Lacus Clyne, as well as put both their songs on repeat. I remember I got annoyed with them at one point.
She laughed again. "Yeah…it's been a long two years. I wouldn't like past mistakes to happen again. Oh yeah! Umm… This may seem kinda late, but uh… who are you guys?"
"Oh my gosh! We were so caught up, we forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Lunamaria Hawke, and this is my sister Meyrin." Meyrin waved back, smiling.
"This is Rey, Yolant, Vino, and Mr. Attitude here is Shinn. I looked over and saw Arisa smiling and greeting at everyone. She paused in front of me.
"Nice to meet you Shinn, I'm Arisa, although, you probably already know that much by now."
Arisa
I stretched my hand out in front of Shinn, hoping to shake hands. He hesitantly took my hands and shook it, I wonder why. His face was frowning, his red eyes gleaming.
Suddenly, an alarm started sounding. "EMERGENCY. ALL CREW MEMBERS PLEASE REPORT TO THE MEETING ROOM." All of us in the room gasped and jumped up in utter surprise. The crew members of the ship ran off somewhere as they gave their goodbyes. Athrun, Cagalli and I exchanged looks with one another before we ran off in the opposite direction the others did. We ran to Durandal's room.
The minute we walked in, it was as if Durandal was already expecting us. Cagalli said down on a chair across from the chairman eagerly and waited for his explanation.
The captain stood next to him as he talked.
"WHAT? Junius Seven is collapsing?" Cagalli and I exclaimed at the same time. I tuned out the words that came afterwords. How could this be? Junius Seven is on a direct course towards Earth? I was worried. After Durandul finished, the three of us left back into the hallway. I heard my footsteps clack against the hallway furiously. I was agitated, that much was obvious.
"Athrun…is there anything we can do?" Cagalli suddenly spoke up, her eyes down. She looked at Athrun.
"This is just so terrible, how could something like this happen? Why now especially?" I put my hands together in front of me and sighed a deep sigh. And just when I thought things were finally settled down and calm.
I kept my thoughts to myself as Athrun and Cagalli continued to talk to one another until something Athrun said caught my attention.
"...Just break it up" he replied. As we were walking, we were getting closer and closer to the lounge, where we were earlier, when we suddenly heard someone else talking. It happened to be the blonde boy, Rey was it? He was talking about something with his friends, with them staring back with shocked expressions.
"…and nothing will be left, either living or dead." He finished.
I felt my eyes watching onto their figures. "Earth….destroyed…" A boy with orange and brown hair said softly.
"That's right…how awful..." Others added.
Of course it's awful.
"Huh…oh well. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be." Was that…Vino? Or was that Yolant? What did he just say? "It's out of our hands, but hey! Look on the bright side, this will take care of a lot of hassles for us and things will be way better on the Plants from now on!" He said in a cheerful voice. Is this guy stupid or something?
"Cagalli" Athrun murmured, hoping to get her to stop. Her fist was tightening into a hard ball.
"How can you say those things? If it's meant to be? Things will be better? Do you know what could happen to Earth? How serious this is? Do you know how many people are going to die? Do you know what you're saying?" Cagalli shouted. I looked over to some of them and noticed that Shinn looked away.
"I'm sorry" the boy apologized. Cagalli grunted in response, still angry evidently.
"Is this what people from ZAFT are saying? Is this what they think? We live through that terrible war, and we all suffered in it. I thought things were changing under Chairman Durandal, or am I missing something here!" She looked at all of them with a cold expression. She was demanding an answer.
"That's enough Cagalli," Athrun whispered, quiet enough for Cagalli to hear. She ignored his plead and glared at him from the corner of her eye. I could see Cagalli's point, but she was going overboard at this point.
"Yolant was only kiddin' ya know?" Another voice broke. It was Shinn's. "Don't you even understand a simple joke when you hear one?" He asked with light smirk.
"How dare you!"
"Cagalli!" Athrun said once more, pleading her to stop. I could tell the both of them were pissed at each other. After all, someone just said something rude to Cagalli, and since Shinn apparently didn't like Orb people. At least, that's what I've heard.
"Shinn, you better watch what you say!" Rey spoke again, I looked over at them then sighed.
"Oh, I almost forgot, she's some kind of VIP, the princess of Orb." Shinn's lips stretched out into a wide smirk, angering Cagalli further.
"Why you…."
Athrun tried to make her quiet. "Control yourself Cagalli." Cagalli moved to the side and then calmed down.
Athrun then started, "It's seems as if you have some kind of grudge against Orb. May I ask why? I thought you used to live there. If you're looking for some kind of trivial excuse to drag the representative into an irrelevant fight, I won't stand for it." Shinn turned his direction towards Athrun and grunted angrily, his eyes hard.
"Trivial? I won't allow anyone to call it trivial! And you're wrong about it being irrelevant too. I lost my entire family! Because of the Atthas! They believed in the nation, and they believed in your so called ideals, and in the end, they were killed at Onogoro! That's why I will never believe a word you say! And I will never believe in Orb, and I will never believe any of your self-serving lies again! When you said you were going to hold justice," he clenched his coffee drink in his hand, "Did you ever think of the innocents? Of how many people would die? And because you insisted on listening to your values to the end!" He then muttered something too low for me to hear.
"Wait…" I suddenly said, thinking ahead of myself. All eyes turned against me, startling me even. "Shinn, I understand that you're angry, and you're mad, but you can't really push this all against Cagalli. She doesn't get to make every single choice, and I understand some of them were not the best, but she's trying!" I stood up and laced my fingers together. "And… do you understand how serious this is? If you're so concerned about your family, have you ever thought about others who have lost their families too? Like myself, Cagalli and Athrun here? We don't have a family now either. This is not the time to be joking around. Not now." I looked down and up again into Shinn's eyes. The red colour glowed with a beautiful shine.
"Yes I have but…" Shinn started but stopped and clenched his fists.
"I'm well aware of what you mean. After all, I myself has caused so much bloodshed already. Nothing can change that anymore. But, why make things worse? That's why we gotta stop Junius Seven from falling! We can't cause the death of even more innocents!"
Shinn scowled lightly and then took off, while brushing Cagalli's shoulder roughly. He marched off and left the room. Others followed after him, their faces fairly worried. I merely looked as everyone exited the room, my hands laced together.
xxx
I walked off and started taking a quick walk around the ship, till I met up with Athrun again. "So how's Cagalli doing?" I asked worriedly. We were such good friends after all. And plus, it's been so long since I've seen neither of them. I really missed the two of them, as well as those other two.
"She'll be alright. She's sleeping." I sighed in relief. Athrun started going into the direction of the battle station, and I merely followed behind. He walked into the door.
"Something the matter Athrun and Arisa...sorry, I meant Alex" Durandal asked when we arrived. He was already situated in a seat above the regular ship controls, a special spot for spectators of battle.
Athrun looked at the ground before he turned to look at the captain. "I know how difficult this might be, but I'd like you to lend me one of your mobile suits." I gasped… he wanted to help?
"Then…me too. I would like to too." I added quickly, trailing behind. Athrun quickly looked at me strangely, and I smiled back. He understood. Junius Seven had a strong presence to me too; it held the graves of many people I knew.
The captain's face appeared shocked as she raised an eyebrow. "That certainly is difficult…do you really think I can seriously give permission to foreign civilians under these circumstances? You two would be putting at risk all of Chairman Durandal's efforts to date."
"I understand, but, in this situation, I just can't stand by and do nothing, Arisa feels the same. Please, if you have machines we could borrow and use." He bowed, asking for permission. I followed suit.
"I understand…but..."
"I understand! Alright, I'll approve it! A special case on my authority!" Durandul suddenly said, standing up immediately, his face bright with agreement. Alright then…I guess we have permission.
We ran off towards the waiting room and got dressed, of course in separate rooms, and went to the bridge. I looked at the Zaku that I came aboard the Minerva with and sighed, it was already combat time. I floated up towards the simple green Zaku and a green uniform guy came up to me and told me what to do. I nodded and went into the cockpit. Before the cockpit closed, I caught Shinn looking over at me and smiled back. Our cockpits closed and I sat down.
Suddenly, Lunamaria's face appeared at the screen at the top and said, "The situation has changed a little. It could be dangerous! It's not too late for you two to back out!" She smirked over the screen, hoping to instill fear. It failed miserably as I felt nothing change.
"Show some respect!" Athrun said harshly.
I waved at the screen, telling them I was fine. "No way." Then it was time to take off.
"Zaku! You're ready to go! Go ahead!" Said the voice of Meyrin through the speakers.
"Arisa Neider! Ready to go!"
Okay, I get you might be kinda confused with this Takagi and Neider thing, but, imma continuing tweaking these chapters. Check back soon and chapter 2 will be done. :)
