Archangel Bridge.

"Captain, ZAFT forces have made it past the first and second lines. Those two unidentified machines are tearing the 8th fleet to shreds!" Sai reported as the ship began its descent into Earth's atmosphere.

"Keep monitoring them, we've almost reached the atmospheric interface. Just hang in there," Murrue replied.

"Commander La Flaga's returned but the Strike's too busy battling the Duel," Miriallia informed. "Mobilesuit detected at Orange 18, mark Charlie delta. Captain, it's Garen and Wing-Zero, they're firing on the unidentified Mobilesuits."

Battle Field.

Entered the battle Garen could already tell something was wrong with the way the Tallgeese and Epyon were operating. Having trained with his friends Jake and Zack for a year, he had learned to tell their fighting styles apart. He also knew that Jake and Zack would never fight against him. But the second he opened communications with their Mobilesuits they attacked Wing-Zero. Trying to talk them down as Garen evaded them wasn't working and Zero could tell their reaction time wasn't what it should be. There was one last thing he could try to get through to both machines. Having worked on Zero, Tallgeese and Epyon he had acquired override codes for the each suits communication system. What he saw on the HUD confirmed his fears. Tallgeese and Epyon were now being operated by elite ZAFT pilots.

"What the hell have you done to my friends?" Garen demanded to their confused faces.

"If you're talking about those pathetic naturals, they were shot trying to take these machines back from us," Epyon's pilot grinned.

"Now all we have to do is capture your machine so we can end this war," Tallgeese's pilot laughed, aiming the shoulder mounted cannon at Zero. "Any last words?"

"Yeah, your targeting sensors are off by three degrees to the right!" Garen replied firing Zero's buster rifle between the suits, vaporising an arm and leg each. "I'll be waiting for you two on Earth."

Cutting the communications lines he transformed Zero into its Mobile Armour heading for the Strike's last position. He flew past the Ginns, the Blitz and the Aegis without them even noticing as they returned to their ships. Ignoring the remaining ZAFT forces he directed Zero through the atmosphere travelling on a trajectory parallel to the Archangel and the Strike.

Regular POV.

Archangel Bridge.

"Give me a status report Ensign Neumann," Murrue requested slumping back in her chair.

"Ma'am. The ship has landed safety and the Strike has been moved to the hanger. Kira's been taken to sick bay and Wing-Zero's requesting permission to come aboard," Neumann answered.

"Very well I allow him to come aboard. Have Commander La Flaga bring him to my quarters once he's out of his machine. You have the bridge Lieutenant Badgiruel," Murrue replied leaving the bridge. "Let me know if the situation changes."

"Understood Ma'am," Natarle retorted.

Hanger deck.

Commander La Flaga stood next to the new Skygraspers in a fresh uniform watching as Wing-Zero took its place next to the Strike.

"Good to see you again, Lieutenant La Flaga," Garen called descending on the zip cable, a backpack slung over his shoulder.

"Actually it's Commander now," Mu answered trying to sound cheerful. "What's in the bag?"

"My regular clothes. I don't like the idea of wearing this flight-suit for more than three days in a row," Garen replied planting his feet on the hanger deck.

"I guess you're right. We'd better get going, the captain wants to talk with you right away," Mu retorted.

"Right," Garen said offhandedly.

"You don't sound too please about that," Mu said leading Garen into locker room.

"I just don't want to get into a war over that sweet ass of her's with you, since you obviously like her," Garen answered peeling off his flight-suit.

"You're right, she does have a nice ass but that's not the reason I like her," Mu rebutted crossing his arms over his chest. "But I also happen to know you like the pink haired princess."

"She's engaged to Athrun Zala the pilot of the Aegis," Garen replied spraying himself with deodorant. "Let's just drop it so we can see Captain Ramius."

Murrue's Quarters.

"I assume you want to know those two machines that decimated your fleet?" Garen asked taking a seat beside Murrue's desk.

"That, and I'm also wondering why you fought against them," she answered unbuttoning the top of her uniform jacket.

"I owe you for saving my life in the debris belt and you didn't throw me straight into a jail cell. What's more you fixed Zero up for me and allowed me to continue being its pilot. I doubt ZAFT would have been so accommodating," he explained taking a disk out of his pants pocket. "This contains a technical readout on those machines."

Taking the disk Murrue inserted it into her desk computer, bring the image up on a big screen on the far wall in front of her desk displaying Tallgeese and Epyon. "How did you get this information?"

"Because those to suits were created by my father along with Wing-Zero. Two of my friends Jake and Zack were the pilots but they're dead. They were killed and now ZAFT pilots control them," he replied frowning at the display. "The one on the left is called Tallgeese it doesn't have the same firepower as Zero but it is as fast and manoeuvrable when in space. In an atmosphere its top speed is around Mach 8.5 which it can only sustain for a very short amount of time which makes it a very powerful weakness."

"Why's that?" Mu asked.

"With those kinds of G-forces the pilot would be killed within two minutes at Mach 6.2 doing complex manoeuvres. But since a coordinator is piloting Tallgeese he'd probably be able to go at 7.4 for about ten seconds. As for weapons, Tallgeese has a single shoulder mounted dozer beam cannon. Which from what I saw of the battle can cut right through the armour on any of your ships as well as a single beam sabre under the shield on its left arm. The maroon coloured Mobilesuit is called Epyon and unlike Zero and Tallgeese is designed for close ranger combat. Like Zero, Epyon has the ability to transform into a mobile armour resembling a two headed dragon because of the segmented super-heated whip connected to the shield on its left arm. Its only other weapon is a slightly larger beam sabre connected directly to its generator. And all three suits won't run out of power," Garen explained. "If you're worried that ZAFT will try and duplicate the generator technology I can guarantee that's impossible."

"And what makes you so sure? Your father created these machines didn't he?" Mu asked suddenly sceptical.

"I don't remember saying he created Mobilesuit technology. He only built Wing-Zero, Tallgeese and Epyon based on incomplete schematics on three alien machines. The generators are so advanced it's impossible to duplicate them with today's existing technology," Garen answered heading for the door. "The only thing they'd be able to duplicate is the weapons which are similar to the four machines they stole from you. And that means they'll be coming after Wing-Zero and its twin buster rifle."

"And why is that?" Murrue asked.

"The buster rifle has the power to destroy an entire colony in one shot or up to 50 or more Mobilesuits. I owe it to everyone I left behind to ensure ZAFT doesn't get their hands on Wing-Zero and that means I have to destroy Tallgeese and Epyon," he replied. "Now if there's nothing else I'd like to get something to eat."

"You're free to go," Murrue said.

Later that night.

Archangel Crew Section.

After Garen's meeting with Captain Ramius everyone on the Archangel seemed to have no problem with him being back, Kira's friends included. They told him, Kira had developed a fever during his re-entry in the Strike after the Duel destroyed a shuttle carrying Orb refugees on board. They all paid a visit to Kira in his quarters after dinner hoping he was feeling better but when they all saw Flay Allster dressed in a pink Earth Forces uniform leaning over him, Garen remembered how she treated Lacus.

"Just what in the hell are you doing in here Allster? You shouldn't get to close to Kira, he's a dangerous coordinator," Garen glared pulling her to her feet by her wrist.

"How dare you say that about Kira! He risked his life to save all of us because he is a coordinator!" Flay shouted wrenching free of my grip.

"Oh really? And I thought he only agreed to pilot the Strike because his friends are aboard this ship. After all it was coordinators that killed your father on board the Montgomery. Miriallia told me how hostile you acted to Kira after the battle and now you expect me to believe you've forgiven him like that!" Garen shouted back. "I can tell you're only being nice to him so you can somehow get revenge for you father! Why blame Rau Le Creuset when you can blame Kira for being a coordinator?"

"Is.., that true Flay?" came Kira's shaky voice. "Do you still blame me for your father's death? Is that why you acted so nice and kissed me?"

"Flay? Please tell me it's not true?" Sai asked, not believing his ears.

"So what if I did! Kira promised me he'd protect my dad's ship but he didn't!" she hollered, tears streaming from her eyes running out of sickbay.

"Feeling any better Kira?" Garen asked sitting beside his bed.

"I'm all right. But how could you tell Flay was using me like that?" Kira enquired.

"I felt the same way when my father was killed," Garen answered leaning back in the chair. "If I weren't for my friends Jake and Zack I would have used Zero to kill his murders,"

"Where are your friends now?" Miriallia asked sitting on the opposite bed.

"They were killed by ZAFT trying to reclaim their Mobilesuits, the same ones that decimated the fleet in orbit, Tallgeese and Epyon. I've already given the information to Captain Ramius and Commander La Flaga," he replied sadly.

For most of the night the five of us just talked up a storm, bringing up old embarrassing moments from our past before we all became soldiers till it was time to hit the sack.

Early Morning 5am.

Everything was quiet aboard the Archangel in the early morning desert, most of the crew was still sleeping in their quarters side from those on graveyard duty. In their shared room Kira slept soundly. His bunkmate Garen however was mumbling in his sleep about a certain pink haired coordinator girl every ten minutes. Miriallia and her boyfriend Tolle were already awake and heading up to the bridge to begin their shift, at least Miriallia was awake. Tolle was still half asleep and hadn't put his uniform jacket on correctly. Captain Ramius was the only person who wasn't able to get any form of sleep as she gazed into the locket of her deceased boyfriend for the tenth time that night before turning over and closing her eyes. Unbeknownst to the crew the ship was being monitored by an enemy Commander who'd rather be drinking his experimental coffee than fighting a war.

"Anything to report, DaCosta?"

"Sir, the target hasn't moved since landing six hours ago," DaCosta answered lowering his binoculars to face his Commander. "But we did notice their starboard hanger open then close for a minute after landing, though nothing was launched."

"I see. Well it's about time we commence the operator," Waltfeld replied chugging back the last of his coffee heading back to his troops waiting at the bottom of the dune, with DaCosta on his heels.

"Why not launch a full attack right away, Commander? We may be able to destroy them since we have the element of surprise," DaCosta suggested.

"That would be the best course of action but it's just not my style to attack someone when their guard is down, even if they're our enemy," Waltfeld answered tossing his cup over his shoulder once at the bottom of the dune where the soldiers stood waiting for their instructions. "All right listen up! Our mission tonight is to evaluate the battle strength of the Earth Forces vessel and the Mobilesuit within."

"Can we finish them off if we get the chance?" one pilot asked offhandedly getting a chorus of chuckles from the others.

"I don't want any of you to get overconfident!" Waltfeld barked. "The Le Creuset team failed to destroy the legged ship in space and Halliburton's eighth fleet sacrificed themselves to allow its descend to Earth. Now then may fortune smile on every one of you."

Archangel.

On the bridge Miriallia and Tolle had arrived for their shift two minutes late but were let off easy thanks to Ensign Neumann. Shortly after Lieutenant Badgiruel arrived the radar alert sounded grabbing everyone's attention.

"Detecting lasers directed at this ship, matching. Confirmed, they're laser designators,"

"All hands level 2 battle stations! All hands level 2 battle stations!"

"The enemy!" woken up by the alarms Kira hurried to get dressed. "I won't let any more people die because of me," In his rush to the hanger Kira forgot all about his bunkmate who was still fast asleep.

"What's the situation?" Murrue demanded taking her seat.

"First attack wave consisting of eight missile, we're countering with Igelstellungs,"

"What's going on? Where's the enemy? That's it Strike is taking off!" Kira shouted from the Strike's cockpit.

"Kira wait," Miriallia pleaded.

"We don't know the enemy's battle strength and orders haven't been given to deploy yet," Natarle said.

"Where do get off acting so calm about it? Hurry up and open the hatch!" Kira demanded shutting his helmet visor.

"Well Captain?" Natarle asked.

"I don't like his attitude but we don't have much choice. The ships guns are useless against moving targets," Murrue replied.

"Understood. Get the Strike to the Catapult," Natarle instructed.

Hanger.

"APU activated, connected to catapult. Equipping with Launcher Striker pack. System all green. Strike you may proceed."

"Kira Yamato, heading out!" he shouted as the catapult shot the Strike out of the Archangel.

After exiting the ship Kira immediately notice the gravity as he carefully landing on the sand, losing his footing instantly. As he tried to stabilise the Strike three combat helicopters came out from behind a dune, firing their missiles at Kira which missed on purpose just as he activated the Phase Shift armour. Getting ticked off from that cheap shot he switched on the targeting scope for the Agni beam cannon, but the helicopters disappear before he could get a target lock.

"Damn it!" he curse seconds before his left side warning alarm went off.

Five of ZAFT ground type Mobilesuits called BeCUEs relentlessly attacked the Strike as it struggled to keep its balance in the sand. All Kira could do was repeatedly fire the Agni and hope to hit something while engaging from the air. A fair distance away from the battle Commander Waltfeld watched as the Strike dropped to the ground and somehow managed to get its footing. If this were a natural piloting the Strike, modifying the OS like this in the middle of the battle would be impossible. A smirk came over his face as he watched it destroy one of the BeCUEs.

"DaCosta relay this to the Lesseps. Fire main cannons at enemy vessel," Waltfeld ordered lowering his binoculars.

In the Strike's cockpit Kira's warning alarm went off again, alerting him to incoming cannon fire which hit the Archangel. Breaking into Seed mode as the second volley approached Kira fired his Gatling cannon at the sand picking up enough dust to distract the BeCUEs. Launching into the air one of the ZAFT pilots had the same idea only to get punched by the Strike, throwing the machine into the cannon fire. The remaining shells were destroyed by the Agni. But by now the power levels in the Strike had fallen dangerously low, if Kira continued fighting any longer he could say good-bye to his Phase Shift armour.

"Damn I used the Agni way too much," Kira said trying to think of a way out of the situation.

Archangel Bridge.

"Give the Strike cover. Archangel slow advance," Murrue ordered.

"Too risky if the Strike takes a hit in its current state its PS armour will be drained," Natarle replied.

"Damn!" Murrue exclaimed angrily slamming her hand on her armrest.

"What's going on?" came Garen's yawning voice from the elevator wearing a simple tank top and track pants. "Can't a guy get some shut eye around here?"

"What are you doing here? We're in the middle of a battle, shouldn't you be in Wing-Zero right now?" Murrue asked frowning at Garen.

"A battle," Garen echoed holding a hand over his mouth to cover a huge yawn. "Is that what woke me up?"

"Don't just stand there! Get into Wing-Zero and support the Strike!" Natarle shouted.

"You don't have to yell I can hear you just fine," Garen replied yawning yet again. "Anyway there's no need for me to go out there."

"What!" Murrue gasped just as a helicopter exploded.

"Captain we've got a group of vehicles approaching from the south. They're firing on the BeCUEs!" Miriallia reported followed by another yawn from Garen.

"Told you," he said sitting in the first officer's chair beside Murrue where he fell right back to sleep.

Daybreak.

The battle had been won thanks to the assistance of resistance fighters who had set a trap for the BeCUEs. Commander La Flaga had just returned to the Archangel after identifying the enemy battleship as the Lesseps under the command of Andrew Waltfeld, the infamous Desert Tiger. The Strike now depleted of power for its PS armour stood in front of the Archangel as Captain Ramius and the Commander made their way from the ship to talk with the resistance fighters. On the bridge everyone was watching except Garen who was still asleep, mumbling something incoherent. That was until five minutes in to the talks when his mumbling became understandable.

"Leave me alone Zero, I'm trying to sleep," he complained cracking his eyes open, looking slightly annoyed. "Fine I'll take a look outside if it'll shut you up."

Has he completely lost his mind? Natarle thought as he watched the display on the end of his chair's armrest.

"What was that about?" Sai whispered to Miriallia.

"Probably something he does without realising," Miriallia whispered back with a giggle. "The big bad Mobilesuit pilot talks in his sleep."

"Wait a sec. Shinobu?" Garen gasped bolting out of his chair and into the elevator.

"That was unexpected," Tolle said.

Outside the ship Kira had just dismounted from the Strike and managed to get backhanded by the same blonde haired girl he met in Heliopolis after taking off his helmet. While everyone was concentrating on the small drama Garen came running out of the Archangel shouting out someone's name. Approaching the group at full speed he suddenly tripped and fell right on top of Murrue. As the small dust cloud settled everyone saw Garen sprawled over Murrue's partially dazed form with his face planted between her breasts.

"Would you care to get off me Garen?" Murrue asked blushing scarlet.

"Huh? Oops, sorry Captain," he replied scrambling off the Archangel's captain. "Shinobu's going to kill me for this."

"You're damn right I'm going to kill you Garen Kanzaki!" a shrill voice shouted from a brunette wearing brown and orange overalls. "But since it was an accident I'll let it slide."

"I'll glad you're still alive Shinobu," Garen said standing to his full height.

"Me too," she replied running up and throwing her arms around his neck. "I thought you were dead big brother."

"So did I you little brat," Garen smiled returning the hug.

"Excuse me, what's going on here?" Mu asked scratching his head in confusion.

"Oh sorry, you see this is my sister Shinobu Kanzaki. She's about a year younger than me and she's great with machines," Garen answered pulling away from the hug but keeping an arm around his sister.

"Hey Garen are Jake and Zack on that ship?" Shinobu asked, Garen instantly losing his smile. "They're dead aren't they?"

"Yeah. And what's worse is that Tallgeese and Epyon are being piloted by elite ZAFT pilots," Garen replied frowning at the sand. "But don't worry. I won't let ZAFT continue using them. I'll use Zero to destroy them."

"Are you really his sister?" Kira asked looking between the two.

"That's right. Shinobu Kanzaki at your service," she said proudly grin from ear to ear. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure,"

"Do you have a girlfriend right now?" She asked tilting her head to the side.

"Shinobu!" Garen shouted letting go of her.

"Uh not really," Kira answered blinking repeatedly. 'She looks so cute like that,'

"Don't get any funny ideas about my sister Yamato. She's probably trying to get you to show her the Strike so she can fiddle with it," Garen scoffed spotting a certain blonde looking at him. "And what would your name be?"

"My name is Cagalli Yula Athha," she frowned as he walked up to her. "You got something to say?"

"I need you to take off your pants," he said calmly. Everyone stopped to watch what would happen next.

"WHAT!" Cagalli screamed causing everyone to cower. "What in the hell makes you think I'll just undress for you?"

"I meant to say take off your pants so I can get that scorpion that just crawled up your leg," Garen replied moving around behind her. "You don't want it stinging you right?"

"Shit!" she squeaked going completely stiff. "What do I do?"

"Just unzip your pants so I can drop them when it gets a little higher," he instructed watching the scorpion climb up her leg.

"Oh god, it's reached my thighs," she squirmed doing as instructed. "How much longer?"

"Right about now!" Garen answered grabbing her pants and yanking them down to her knees, giving him a clear view of her green panties and backside. "Got it."

"This is embarrassing," Cagalli whinged.

"I doubt you would have been stung, Cagalli. It probably crawled up your leg to get out of the sun," he said showing the scorpion resting on his hand.

"Thank goodness," she replied fainting from embarrassment.

Desert Dawn Resistance Base.

"So you're really one of those coordinators that are genetically altered after conception?" Shinobu asked as she sat behind Kira in the Strike's cockpit.

"That's right. And the only reason I'm fighting against other coordinators is so I can protect my friends," Kira answered using the Strike to cover the Archangel with camouflage netting. "This whole war is about two sides who can accept each other's existence."

"Well I don't care if you are genetically altered, I still think you're cute," Shinobu added with a giggle causing Kira to blush.

"Uh thank you," Kira replied blushing even harder.

"Aren't you going to say anything nice about me?" she asked pouting like a little kid.

"You look really nice in those overalls," Kira answered bring the Strike back into the hanger. "You wanna get some lunch with me?"

"That'd be great, assuming my brother will let me be alone with you," she replied rolling her eyes.

"But aren't we alone already?" Kira asked opening the cockpit.

"I am such an airhead sometimes," she sighed stepping onto the catwalk. "I wonder where Garen's run off to?"

"I thought I saw him entering Wing-Zero just before we started putting the camouflage netting on the Archangel. It looks like he hasn't come out yet, the cockpit is still closed," Kira replied pointing over to Zero. "What's he doing in there?"

"I wouldn't worry too much then, he only keeps the cockpit closed when he wants to be alone or has a lot on his mind," Shinobu answered. "I heard he was sleeping throughout the battle this morning. I swear he can be so lazy sometimes!"

Wing-Zero's Cockpit.

Watching Kira and Shinobu laugh as they left the hanger Garen sat back in the pilot's seat after running a full systems check. He was about to contact the bridge to get them to open the hatch when a communications window opened to my right with Lacus smiling at me.

"Lacus? How'd you get Zero's comm. frequencies?" he asked seeing her wearing a simple white dress. (A/N: the one she wears when Kira is with her in the Plants after his battle with Athrun.)

"I was watching when you contacted the Vesalius four days ago. My father said you contacted him two days ago and asked him a favour for rescuing me, but wouldn't tell me what it is you asked of him. But I actually contacted you because I've been thinking about you ever since we parted," she answered looking away from the screen with a blush gracing her cheeks.

"Why were you thinking about me? I thought you were in love with Athrun Zala," he replied noticing how cute she looked when she was embarrassed.

"Our marriage was arranged by our fathers. I think of him as a friend and I intend to explain it to him when he comes by for a visit in three days," she explained taking on a stern look. "I think you stole my heart when you kissed me."

"I didn't know I was that good," he joked getting a giggle from Lacus. "And it looks like I found a second cute thing about you."

"You think I'm cute?" she asked very surprised.

"I thought you were cute when I first woke up on the Archangel while you were singing. You have such a wonderful voice Lacus," he replied leaning back in the seat.

"You really know how to make me smile," she said smiling brightly.

"Dear lord. Lacus, you are the embodiment of cuteness. I am not worthy of talking to someone so cute," he gasped feigning despair, hearing Lacus giggle almost uncontrollably.

"I don't think I've ever giggled so much in years but I'm afraid I must go now. However there is something I want to give you as well as a document from my father. I'll try and contact you again soon. Good bye for now," she replied blowing a kiss before terminating communications.

The document from her father Siegel Clyne was an authorisation form, allowing me access to ZAFT bases and equipment around the world. Putting that aside for the moment Garen looked at the 16.1 megabyte folder Lacus had sent me which had 170 files. Opening the folder all Zero's cockpit screens lit up with pictures of Lacus from her seventeenth birthday and the last eight months. Pictures from her concerts, practice sessions, shopping trips and others taken from random days. There were 10 to 15 where she was wearing different bathing suits some where she was in nothing but her underwear yet totally at easy. Even one where she was facing the camera waving while topless with a shy smile on her face. He quickly saved all the pictures to a removable disk so Shinobu wouldn't accidentally stumble onto them while doing maintenance and ejected it. He was puzzled as to why would Lacus send him topless pictures of herself.

"I guess I'll have to ask her next time she contacts me won't I, Zero?" he asked suddenly feeling hungry.

Archangel Cafeteria.

"So you really think we can separate the Agni beam cannon from the main battery?" Kira asked looking at the data on Shinobu's laptop.

"Hey I've been tinkering with Zero, Tallgeese and Epyon for years and not once have they failed in combat," Shinobu answered taking on an offensive tone.

"Is Wing-Zero alive or something? I heard Garen talking to it last night before I fell asleep," Kira asked.

"Something like that. Zero has a cockpit system which forms a link to the pilot allowing for better control and efficiency in combat. It also calculates the enemies movement and feeds that information directly into the pilots brain. It's called the Zero System and it does much more than assist Garen in combat. It shows you the direction you're supposed to take in life but it can also lead a pilot to his or her limits and even to insanity," she explained keeping my eyes locked with his.

"If it's such a dangerous system they why does he use it?" Kira enquired.

"He's been able to master it. The Tallgeese and Epyon had the Zero System but Jake and Zack almost lost their minds so it was removed. Somehow Zero and Garen are connected because of the Zero System.," she answered finishing off her lunch. "Want any help with the Strike's maintenance?"

"Sounds like fun," Kira replied as they left the cafeteria.

Early Next Morning.

Most of the crew had stayed up during the night, hanging out with the resistance group under the stars. Shinobu and Kira had finished their maintenance on the Strike and were hanging out with Sai, Miriallia, Tolle, Kuzzey and Garen. Cagalli even joined us sometime after midnight, blushing every time she looked at me. Tolle smirked and asked if she had a crush on me, which earned him a slap to the back of his head from Miriallia giving all of us something to laugh about.

"Ow, what'd you do that for?" Tolle asked rubbing the sore spot on his head.

"Maybe you weren't watching before but Cagalli had a scorpion crawling up her leg and had to pull down her pants so Garen could catch it," Miriallia fumed. "It's embarrassing for a woman to show her underwear to a large group of people,"

"It's all right Miriallia," Cagalli said hugged her legs to her chest. "Garen is it true you walked in on that Lacus Clyne girl when she was leaving the shower?"

"Yes, do tell big brother," Shinobu sneered ready to clobber me with her favourite wrench. "Did Zero tell you she was just getting out?"

"For the last time it was an accident, I was half asleep when opened the door and Zero said nothing to me all day. I thought she would still be asleep seeing how it was still early in the morning," Garen replied showing no fear. "But she did have really nice legs."

Shinobu just couldn't contain her smirk and had to sing. "Garen and Lacus sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Lacus …."

"I kissed her as well Shinobu, twice," he said causing all jaws to drop except Sai's.

"I thought you said she was engaged to the pilot of the Aegis?" Sai asked.

"She is but she contacted me yesterday and said I might have stolen her heart. The pilot of the Aegis is just a friend to her," Garen replied throwing another stick into the fire.

"You're only been here for five days and already you manage to steal a girl's heart! Lucky bastard," Sai fumed.

"That's what you said after I told you the colour of Miriallia's panties," Garen shot back, suddenly realising my mistake. "Oh shit!"

"Garen Kanzaki!" Shinobu shouted clenching her wrench even harder. "You are such a pervert!"

"Who gave you permission to look up my skirt!" Miriallia growled balling up her fists.

"You were floating ahead of me after you and Sai agreed help me get Lacus off the Archangel. It's not my fault you wear your skirt so short and it wasn't a big look really, just a little flash of blue," he joked suddenly looking over to the south with a serious expression. "ZAFT's attacking a town eight miles from here."