Chapter 3 – His Guardian Angel

Kira threw his helmet to the ground in the locker room. He quickly changed out of his uniform and left the room. He wanted to visit Lacus after what just happened but too much was running through his head with what just happened. Letting himself float aimlessly around the ship without any real reason. After too long he found himself at his favorite window in the ship where he could see a vast region of space. He stared out the window as tears began to roll down his cheeks as memories of his times with Athrun flooded his mind. The good times they shared flashed before his eyes over and over. More tears slowly started rolling his cheeks, his hands began to clench into tight fists.

"DAMN IT!!" Kira yelled while punching the window. He closed his eyes and stood still, his thoughts racing and not knowing what to do. He slowly opened his eyes to see Lacus's smiling face. She slowly reached her hand to his face to wipe the tears off his cheeks but Kira stopped her hand. Lacus smiled at him and gently pushed his hand aside and wiped the tears from his cheek. Kira looked blankly back at her. She smiled at him and slowly wrapped her arms around him.

"You haven't changed at all." She said smiling at him. She then felt something poking her near her neck. She pulled back to see a slight bulge in Kira's flight suit right below his neck. "What's that Kira?" She asked curiously.

"Don't you remember he?" He asked as he slowly unzipped the top part of his jacket to pull out a silver ring on a chain. "You gave this to me the day you left." He finished while smiling.

"You still have it?" Lacus asked "Oh Kira!" she said as she hugged him tighter.

"Lacus, come on." Kira said as he slowly started to pull her away from the window.

"Kira where are we going?" She asked confused.

"I'm getting you back to ZAFT." Kira said. "You will be safer there, and it's not right for you to be kept here like a prisoner.

"Kira no." Lacus said firmly as she shrugged away from him. He looked into her eyes and for the first time he actually saw a hint of anger in her eyes. "I'm not leaving Kira. You need me, and I don't care how much danger I am in here."

"But.. Lacus.." Kira started but was interrupted by Lacus.

"Kira, come on, you need some rest." Lacus said. She walked him back to his room where he soon fell asleep. She stayed in his room for a little while before returning to her own room to get some sleep of her own.

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"Athrun, it's time." Rau said. Athrun looked up at him for a second and nodded before lifting off the bench to get changed. "You have an hour." Rau said as Athrun left.

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Lacus lay half asleep in her bed. She had drifted out of sleep an hour ago but she was too tired and distraught to leave her bed. She understood why Kira wanted her to go back but some part of her couldn't help but feel disappointed. She began to run her fingers through her pink hair when she heard the sound of the door gently sliding open. Shock overtook her as the last person she expected to see stepped through the door. Athrun stared out at her from his green eyes. He wore a ZAFT pilot suit and carried a pistol.

"Athr-?" Lacus started but was cut off. His hand placed over her mouth.

"Lacus, come on. I'm getting you out of here." He said as he started to pull her her off her bed. His arm jerked back as he met resistance from her. "Lacus what are you doing?"

"I'm not going Athrun, I don't want to." Lacus said defiantly to Athrun's surprise.

"Why would you want to stay on this Earth Force's ship?" Athrun asked puzzled.

"Because Kira needs me. I will not leave him behind.... not again." She said with a determined look in her eyes.

"Lacus, you are there prisoner, don't you understand that?" Athrun asked.

"I'm not their prisoner. They merely informed you that I was on board this ship, and that you were putting me in harms way by attacking it." Lacus said.

"They are holding you prisoner." Athrun said raising his voice far too loud to remain hidden. "You are just too blind to see it."

"I'm not blind Athrun Zala. I see very well what is happening aboard this ship." Lacus said. "Kira is hurting greatly and I will not leave him."

"Kira shouldn't be involved in this war, he brought the pain upon himself by joining the earth force's." Athrun almost shouted.

"Kira didn't join the earth force's, he is only fighting to protect his friends Athrun." Lacus said. "Why do you fight him Athrun, you are his friend as well, you should be helping not trying to stop him."

"He's the enemy Lacus, he's not on my side anymore." Athrun said.

"So you will fight anyone ZAFT says is your enemy Athrun Zala soldier of ZAFT." Lacus said strongly shaking Athrun down to his core. "Then you might as well fight me Athrun, because as long as Kira is fighting for his friends against ZAFT, then I will follow him."

Athrun looked out at her in shock. A blaring alarm met his ears and he looked at her pleading with her silently. He suddenly bolted out of the room knowing he had been found out and only had a short time to escape. Lacus collapsed on her bed and began to cry as she realized her friendship with Athrun may be over. Kira silently walked into the open room and slowly pulled her close to him and she cried into his shoulder for comfort.

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Athrun placed the Aegis in its place on board the Versalius. He climbed out of the cockpit to be met by Rau. Rau's eyes seemed to burn through his mask in anger at what stood before him.

"So she wouldn't come?" He asked much to calm for his expressions.

"She said, she had to stay there to help and protect Kira." Athrun said angrily.

"I see, well this has turned out interestingly. I had hoped to eliminate that ship here once and for all, but once again they slip by." Rau said while staring out in the direction of the Archangel. "We will have to return to headquarters, to find out our orders."

"Yes sir." Athrun stated.

"So she chose to remain on the ship." Rau said. "To be his guardian angel no less." He finished with a smirk.

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