Chapter 1 Gundam SEED Destiny Fanfiction: Those Who Trample

I own nothing of Gundam SEED/Destiny except my Ocs in this story.

A few months earlier...

Gilbert Durandal called the pilot Katherine Daille into his office with the news of her promotion. Ever since the Junius 7 incident, where she had used the Glory Hizack to great effect, he had watched her. And did not like what he saw in her file, but liked what he saw in the battlefield.

Thanks to a little spy, Durandal knew everything there was to know about Katherine Daille. Including her little past with the pilot responsible for helping end the last Bloody Valentine War. That was one reason why he hired her.

Mostly, though, it was to keep her under his watch, where she couldn't do much of anything. In FAITH, scheming would be limited by the loyalty of her companions.

Durandal looked up at Katherine and gave her the FAITH Insignia, pondering how this would affect any future plans...

She remarked, "Thank you, Chairman, this means a lot to me."

Durandal grinned and said, "You are welcome Katherine."

Katherine walked out, showing her most sincere smile. She now had enough power. She could finally achieve the objective that she could never achieve before. The man in the Freedom...he would pay.

(Shinn's POV)

As the meeting with the Chairman concluded, we were informed by a rushing aid that someone had just arrived. Athrun, ever the gentleman, read playboy, asked her if she was ok. The aid did not respond. That was when the Chairman spoke again, "Ah yes, I would like to say there will be a new FAITH member joining you soon. She would like to meet you on the way out."

We were dismissed and I asked Lunamaria, "Who do you think this might be?"

Lunamaria responded, "I have no clue. But whoever it is must be business."

Heine, the other new FAITH member who had guided us to the Chairman's location, spoke up, "I heard its quite the femme fatale. Be on your toes, boys."

I asked Lunamaria, "What's that?"

She chuckled, "You never watched any westerns? Femme Fatales are lethal women who just might be psychotic."

Heine looked back and said, "Accurate description of this one. Her name's Katherine Daille."

I nodded and looked over at Athrun and then forward. I just knew he would try something. Especially since that "thing" with Lacus. While I could not suppress a dislike for him, I could not help myself but be jealous that he got Lacus Clyne.

As we got near the exit, a single woman was waiting for us. She had dark red hair, a red pilot uniform, and her FAITH insignia displayed. Athrun reported, ever the good little boy, "Athrun Zala, FAITH member, welcome to our...erm, team. Might I interest you in a tour of the Minerva?"

The woman replied, "Good, my name is Katherine Daille. And I am not interested."

Athrun looked flustered, "That...I didn't mean it like that..."

I could not suppress a chuckle and she smiled at me and said, "Shinn Asuka...quite the hero, saving those people in that camp."

Athrun spoke up, seeming to react to her statement, "Excuse me, maam, I disciplined him for that behavior...war is not somewhere to play the hero."

Katherine got in his face all of a sudden, "How did you discipline him? And I disagree, every war needs its hero. I think your just angry its Shinn and not you."

I could not believe she was doing all this to the Athrun Zala of all people, the guy who was son of Patrick Zala and now one of the most trusted FAITH members...unbelievable. Athrun looked a little irate, a little warm under the collar.

"I slapped him a few times."

Katherine backed off, and seemed to start walking off to leave.

Lunamaria whispered, "The tension is in the air...why does she dislike Athrun?"

Athrun sighed and most of us did too. Lunamaria looked shocked, Heine was just waiting, as if expecting something more, and Rey was clueless.

He asked, "Shinn...did something happen here?"

She suddenly turned, rushed back over and slugged him in the chest, "Betcha thought you got off easy for brutalizing a subordinate, did you?"

Lunamaria shouted, "Commander!" She rushed to Athrun's side. I stayed stationary. There was definitely something about Katherine I did not like. She was...crazy...violent...it was like she enjoyed provoking people.

Heine looked at me and said very quietly, "Katherine has...temper problems. I worked with her a while, she is usually worse."

Athrun fell backwards, and said, "I...I'm sorry if I did anything to offend you, but that was completely unwarranted and brutality in and of itself." Athrun was clenching his fist, he did not like getting hit himself, and I felt like chuckling at how the tables had turned.

Even if she took my side, doing something that unwarranted was...not something a superior should do so lightly. I just somehow had a feeling that was what Heine or Athrun was thinking.

Katherine walked off and flicked some of her hair, "Apologize to Shinn, tell him he is a great hero."

Athrun seemed to become more angry and said, "Shinn...your great...a hero...there, I betrayed my values, you wit..."

She was gone.

I asked Heine after I was sure the witch was gone, "So...that woman is going to be taking a high position where she can do that more often?"

Heine nodded, "Sadly yes. Just do not get on her bad side."

Dang, is that woman ever evil. She is capital "E" Evil.