He looked out of the window and watched as Orb citizens helped one another in rebuilding their homes. Brushing aside his unruly black hair, he wondered if the princess was doing the same thing as her people. Or was she busy trying to get peaceful ties between Orb, Plant and the Earth Alliance. He sighed and looked up at the clear sky. Thoughts of the princess had been plaguing him ever since he broke down in front of her.
Already it had been a few weeks after that incident and he could still hear her voice. "..This is just a consequence of what power and hate could do. You are here now, alive. Make use of what life has to offer for you..."
He thought about her words and found them to be quite true. Ever since Stellar died, he had not been the same. Crazed with rage and anger, his hatred for Orb increased and he did everything in his power to destroy Orb. He shook his head, he knew better than to remember the bitter past.
As always, the image of the golden-haired princess came to his mind once more. Turning away from the window, he sat down on one of the chairs and stared unseeingly at his clasped hands that rested on his knees. Strangely enough, each time he thought of her, he had this strong urge to help her in any way he can. Unknown to him, his desire to help was about to come true.
Kira looked up at the wooden door in front and wondered if he was doing the right thing. Searching for Shinn was pretty easy, seeing that he was after all the Head Representative. He just wondered if he would be doing the right thing if he were to enlist the black-haired Coordinator's help.
He had seen how the black-haired boy looked at his sister in Orb a few weeks ago. The very same look that Athrun and he had when it came to protecting the ones they loved. Determined for his help, the brown-haired boy knocked on the door. It was after a while when the door opened, revealing the black-haired Coordinator. Startled upon seeing the brown-haired boy, Shinn was speechless and motionless.
"K-Kira?" the black-haired boy stuttered. "What are you doing here?" he started to ask before he realized that they were still at the door. Gesturing for the brown-haired boy to enter, Shinn closed the door behind him. Kira looked around at the room before spying an empty seat. As he sat down, he noticed that the black-haired boy was staring at him nervously.
"I came to see you," he replied with a smile, causing the other boy to blush. "Actually, I came here for your help," he said with a serious tone. The black-haired boy looked up with a start before looking away in shame.
"What possibly do you need my help with? There's nothing that I could possibly do that would help," Shinn said as he sat down across the brown-haired boy.
"That's not true. There is lots that you could help me with," Kira argued. "But there is only one that I would seriously need your help," he said as the other boy looked up. "And it has something to do with my sister," he said, his amethyst eyes watching the black-haired boy's red eyes widened with a start. Unknown to Shinn, his cheeks were stained with pink. Inwardly, Kira smiled upon seeing this. Since the first day he stepped on Orb, he saw that the black-haired boy had his arms around his sister as he pressed his face deep into her golden crown. And he saw his sister wrapped hers around him as well.
And even after that, he had seen the boy looked at Cagalli when the Clyne Faction surrounded the three of them. True that he should vouched for Athrun but ever since he saw Cagalli walked away from them without speaking to him, he had known that the blue-haired boy would not return to Orb. But he was ever faithful to his little sister and so, he still prayed that his best friend would return some day.
"What's wrong with Cagalli!" the black-haired boy asked, his red eyes alert.
"Nothing is wrong with Cagalli? Except-" he started before stopping, frowning slightly.
"What is it? Is she hurt?" Shinn hurriedly asked. Kira smiled and shook his head.
"She's okay," he assured the other boy. "Ever since we returned back here, she had to take care of the military. Seeing as we have no Commander," he informed. "Shinn," he called out, now serious. "How would you like to be of an assistance to Cagalli?"
"How would you like to be of an assistance to Cagalli?" he heard the brown-haired boy asked.
"Me! How can I be of any help to Cagalli? And what's more, I don't think she would want to see me," he said. "After all, I am the one who hates Orb," he said, looking up once more. He saw Kira shook his head again.
"I know Cagalli. Sure, she can hold a grudge of two but she is not that petty. I once remembered her saying, 'I know it is not your fault. It's no one's fault actually. This is just a consequence of what power and hate could do. You are here now, alive. Make use of what life has to offer for you'," Kira said with a smile. Shinn blushed upon hearing those words again. Like always, the golden princess was once again in his mind. "Hearing this, I know that she will be grateful for your help," the brown-haired boy finished. "Though it might take a while for her to forgive you," he added with a shrug.
Shinn nodded absent-mindedly. His heart and mind were in a conflict. A part of him would really like to help and see her again while the other preferred to stay in the shadows in fear of his help being rejected. It was a while before he finally made his decision. Looking back at the other boy, his red eyes were full of determination.
"When will I start?"
Err...I think I've made Shinn abit too un-Shinn, don't you think? So I may change a bit in this chapter though.