A/N: I don't know if this one is any good, but I feel like crap right now, so sorry if its stinky.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own the characters of Gundam Seed or Destiny.

Warnings: Nightmare mentioning. Not too graphic carnage.


Kira groaned as the harsh lights of his room pierced his eyes as he entered it.

He had come in with the intention to relax but the prospect seemed now daunting as he stared at his unmade bed, rumpled with the tossing and turning of the night before. Just thinking of his nightmares caused a sweat to break out on his skin.

Athran's image had been burned into his retina's, from the years of their childhood and more recently, his nightmares. They all involved metal and flesh, twisted together, a metal and blood and flesh carnage, not fit for the eyes of anyone. Gruesome wouldn't even cover the half of it.

Every single dream contained Athran, though it was usually in a bad way. Still, Kira could remember the good times, vividly. Without further ado, Kira walked to, and flopped onto, his bed. Drifting off was immediate but sleeping didn't come until a full ten minutes of off and on twisting and turning.

As Kira fell asleep, only one name was on his lips before the nightmare started.