Sin and Shinn
Chapter 1: Pride
Disclaimer: I do not own Psalm 119, only the plot of this story based off a small section of it. The characters belong to the creators of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny.
This is a C2 Community fic for Akatsuki Impulse. Deals with the Seven Deadly Sins and yes it's based off Sin and Shin of Psalm 119 in the Bible. Set during Destiny after the war because I'm tired of doing battle scenes (slight AU I suppose).
Shinn smirked as he blew away more mobile suits. He was the ultimate Mobile Suit Pilot. Better than Kira Yamato, better than Athrun Zala, better than any of those stupid fools. He could take all of them on with his hands behind his back!
Okay, so maybe he'd need his hands to steer, but still, they were all chumps compared to him.
"I see you like the new Flight Simulator, Shinn."
He scowled and rolled his eyes before turning to see Cagalli Ula Attha, the supposed "Princess of ORB" yet she was too busy trying to prove how manly she was to run her country.
"What do you want?" he growled, reminding himself she was the weakest member of the group he hated, and he smirked again.
She frowned. "I was just trying to be friendly, jeez Mr. Attitude Problem, sorry for interrupting your little rage session." She replied angrily.
"Tch, stop trying to be friends with me, Attha, you know how much I despise you and your so-called 'neutral' country." He spat.
"Ugh, like I care whether you like me or not you little brat!" she yelled and stormed off.
"I can run a country better than you any day 'Princess'!" he called after her, laughing.
She screamed profanities of which he just continued laughing at and left. He turned back to the simulator and saw that he was close to beating Kira's score, so he continued playing.
Shinn knew that he was better than those losers. They ran around trying to protect everyone and save everyone when really they just wanted publicity. He was sick of their smug attitudes, thinking they knew everything when really they didn't know anything.
"Aha! Shinn Asuka is now seated at his rightful place as Highest Scorer! Beat that Zala!" he shouted when he beat Kira's score.
"Must you be so loud and annoying, Asuka?" Athrun asked as he strutted in. Shinn scowled again and leered at him.
"Must you scare me with your face all the time, Zala?" Shinn replied.
Athrun rolled his eyes. "You're so childish."
"No I'm not!" Shinn retorted hotly.
"Whatever kid, you should get away from that simulator before you lose any more brain cells." Athrun responded.
"I'd still be smarter than you, blockhead!"
"Only in your dreams, kid."
"Stop calling me kid!"
"Stop acting like one!"
"Will you two shut up! You're always at each other's throats; can't you give it a rest for once?" Luna asked from a simulator down the row from Shinn.
"Why should I when this idiot keeps irritating me?" Shinn replied.
"I'm the idiot? You're the one that spends all your time on a flight simulator while us adults do all the real work!" Athrun snapped.
"Like what, waving at the cameras while you do a little song and dance?" Shinn said.
"What are you talking about?" Athrun asked.
Luna rolled her eyes and got up. She grabbed Shinn's arm and dragged him out of the hangar as he continued to shout obscenities to the FAITH pilot.
"Will you quit dragging me woman!" Shinn shouted and yanked his arm out of her grip.
"You need to stop picking fights with them, Shinn, especially Athrun." She told him sternly.
"If you like him so much why don't you date him instead?" he spat, glaring at his girlfriend.
She gasped. "No! He's dating Cagalli and I only like him as a friend. Wake up Shinn, the war is over so you can stop throwing your little temper tantrums!" she yelled.
"I'm not the one strutting around and showing off like he is!" Shinn replied.
"Well who cares! Jeez you're so angry at everyone I bet you don't even know why!" she shouted.
"Of course I know why, I have plenty of good reasons to hate each and every one of those retards!" he shouted back.
"That's it! If you're gonna keep acting like a jerk then we're through! You and your pride need to get a life!" she screamed and walked away.
"Fine then! I don't need you anyway!" he yelled after her. He grumbled as he stalked back to his office.
After the war he decided to stay in the military and they gave him a desk to waste away in, so he spent most of his time in the hangar either training or playing on the Flight Simulator. Athrun and Kira hung around sometimes and annoyed him while Cagalli skipped around neglecting her duties as Representative of ORB to flirt with her would-be boyfriend Athrun.
"I don't need her anyway; I can get any girl I want. I'm a better boyfriend than that freak Zala or that baby Yamato, I can have both their girls wrapped around my finger if I really wanted to." He said to himself.
"Talking to yourself again? You should really stop before they admit you to the Mental Institution, not that you'd probably enjoy being able to give yourself a hug twenty-four/seven." Rey said as he approached him.
Shinn smirked at his friend. "I think I'll pass on the straight-jacket. Besides, I'm not the crazy one, it's Zala and his little groupies. Someone should lock them up in a white padded room before they hurt themselves." He replied.
Rey laughed. "I think you should get out of this place before you start a third war."
"Yeah, this place blows, let's leave." Shinn agreed and followed Rey down the hall.
They passed Kira on the way to the door and the punk had the nerve to smile and wave at Shinn as if they were friends. Shinn gave him a hard look and snorted.
"I don't understand how he can be called a hero, all he does is cry so people can pity him and ignore the fact that he's only useful at annoying people! He's like a cockroach, he won't go away!" Shinn ranted.
"Yeah, it's just the Gundam he pilots, anyone can do that stuff when they have that thing." Rey replied.
"And Zala gets promoted to FAITH just because he didn't get his butt kicked in the last war. He doesn't even do anything! I'd be a lot better FAITH pilot than him! Why can't they promote me?" Shinn asked.
"They're just jealous. They know that if they promote you then Athrun and Kira would throw a hissy fit." Rey answered.
"Yeah, they can't stand to share the spotlight with anyone, they're just attention hogs."
"And you worked your butt off at the Academy while Kira didn't even go to a school! The Captain of the Archangel just took him along because he's a coordinator and could pilot the Freedom better than any natural. Athrun only made it to Elite because his daddy was the Representative of PLANTs." Rey said.
"Exactly! I'm so tired of people like that getting their way while people like us have to work at everything and still get the short end of the stick!" Shinn exclaimed.
"Whatever, maybe they'll be transferred or something." Rey said.
"Yeah or get assassinated." Shinn replied and laughed.
"That's a bit harsh though. They can get kidnapped by Logos or something." Rey said.
"I guess, as long as they're far away from me." Shinn snorted.
Rey chuckled and was about to reply, Shinn turning to him as they were about to exit the building, when Shinn bumped into someone.
Shinn turned back and glared at Cagalli who glared back. "Watch where you're going, blondie." He spat.
"You know, technically I can have you thrown in jail for your smart mouth. You don't have to like me but you at least have to respect me." She replied angrily, fed up with his insolence.
He smirked, "Go ahead and try, I dare you. I've been bored out of my mind in this stupid office, why don't you make things more interesting, huh?"
She resisted the urge to slap him and glanced around to see people staring silently. She took a deep breath and looked him right in the eye.
"One more word and I'll gladly take you up on that dare, Zaft Elite Officer Shinn Asuka. Now get out of my way." She said calmly but with a hint of danger in her eyes.
He glared again and continued walking, shoving the doors open. Rey looked back and shrugged as he followed his angry friend.
Cagalli watched him through the clear glass doors until he disappeared around the corner.
"One day that prideful little brat is going to get killed, if not by me or Athrun, by some random commoner who gets irritated by his attitude. Serves him right." Cagalli grumbled as she continued on her way.
Pride is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. With Shinn's "haughty eyes" he has six more sins before doomed to eternal damnation, or can someone save his soul before it is too late?
You have six more chances to prove yourself, Shinn Asuka, or else karma and fate will intertwine and destroy you.
-Author's Note: One down, six more to go! This story will have seven chapters, possibly eight if I do an epilogue of some sort. Please review and tell me what you think, any questions, comments, or critiques are appreciated so feel free to speak your mind! Peace out-