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Legacy Of Providence
Chapter Six: Patiently Waiting
ORB… (A/N: Begins just after Dearka's message from Chapter 3 arrives)"This is insane!" Cagalli screamed, "Who would attack a country trying to rebuild themselves after a war!"
"How do we know this message is even true Lady Cagalli," spoke a member of the board.
"That's true, whoever this person is they are probably joking with ORB doe to its lack of strength after the latest war," remarked another.
'How do we know this is message is real,' Cagalli thought to herself.
"Even if this message is true, ORB's defenses aren't strong enough for an attack, and who would come to our aid, The Earth Alliance, they are all but destroyed due to the former Chairman's attack's," spoke the same board member, "Or are we to wait for the new Chairman, Chairman Zala, to help us, and are we so sure that it's not him who is organizing this attack to remove a Neutral Nation from Earth to prove that Coordinators are truly superior, his father was Patrick Zala after all, he has the potential to do this,"
Cagalli was seething with anger at the insults thrown towards Athrun. Even though the most contact she had with him was through Yzak when he was doing diplomacy missions for Athrun. It was Cagalli's twin brother Kira, who had been more than happy to come to the meetings to watch over Cagalli at Colonel Kisaka's request, who ended the meeting before Cagalli showed her disgust towards the board members.
"Do you think they're right Kira?" Cagalli asked when the two were in private, "Do you think that they're right, that the message was fake, or that the PLANTS and ZAFT are organizing the whole thing?"
"I don't know if this message is fake, it is after all seeming to ask for apparently the sender's idea's of the best MS pilots to fight this organization," Kira answered truthfully, "But I do know that Athrun and the PLANTS can't be the ones behind this, Athrun is not his father and does not follow his father's beliefs,"
"How do know we for sure though?" Cagalli questioned.
Kira was in shock at this question, 'She doubt's Athrun!'
"Cagalli, Athrun has followed his own decisions from day one, we may not have agreed with those decisions but we as his friends have to believe he's not involved in all of this," Kira remarked, "After all his name was on that list of capable pilots as well, if he received the same message I will not doubt that Athrun will come to ORB's aid,"
'I don't know Kira,' Cagalli thought, 'He's been making decisions that I don't wish to enjoy,'
"Now, if you excuse me Cagalli I must inform Commander La Flaga of this development," Kira said sighing.
"Commander?" Cagalli questioned, "You do realize he isn't you Commander anymore right,"
"Old habit's are hard to break I guess," Kira replied.
Kira walked up and hugged his sister, "Take care of yourself, Athrun will be disappointed in me if you aren't safe," With that Kira walked away leaving Cagalli to brood over the information.
'Athrun disappointed ha,' Cagalli laughed to herself, 'He left to be with his own kind, he probably wouldn't come to help even if I was the one to ask,'
Orphanage with Kira…
"So kid how did it go?" Mu asked Kira as he sat down next to Murrue who also wanted to here the news.
Kira was standing by the window with his back to them. He watched outside as Lacus was playing with the children and Andrew Waltfeld sat on the porch with a mug of coffee talking with Reverend Malchio. "The board members believe that the message was a fake, they also believe that the current Chairman of the PLANTS is involved in this," Kira answered.
"So what are they going to do?" Murrue questioned.
"So far, nothing," Kira answered honestly, "What puzzles me is that the person who sent the message, sent a list of pilots that they believe will stop this organization,"
"Let me guess," Mu started, "You're on the list right,"
"Yes," Kira replied, "and you are as well,"
Murrue looked ready to drop dead on the spot. She had been having nightmares of Mu's death for two years. Now only six months after the second war and having him returned to her Murrue had been having nightmares of losing him all over again. "Kira you can't be serious?" Murrue questioned all the time praying that she had heard wrong.
"I'm sorry but I'm not," Kira said as he watched the older woman looked ready to break apart at any time at the mere mention of Mu fighting again.
"But the person can't mean Mu," Murrue's voice had cracked when she spoke.
Kira had started to reply when Mu cut in. "The person does mean me, whoever this is knows I'm alive, and clearly knows that I will probably fight with out being asked,"
"You're probably right," Kira said quietly.
Kira had started to leave when Mu asked him a question. "Your friend from ZAFT was on that list as well wasn't he?"
"Yes," Kira answered, "Athrun and several people he knows in ZAFT were," Kira walked out the door. As he turned the corner he could here Murrue break down and start to sob uncontrollably. He knew Mu would comfort her and deciding to give them privacy incase any of the children interrupted he closed the door behind him.
'Mu's calming down Murrue,' Kira thought to himself, 'Now I have to tell Andy and Lacus,' Kira trudged down the hall dreading his own tearful conversation with Lacus.
With Mu and Murrue…
"Don't go!" Murrue cried in Mu's chest.
Mu was never good around crying woman. Not once had an encounter with a crying woman end good for either him or the woman. So trying the best he could he tried to calm the woman. "I have to, I have to stop this organization, I can't let them ruin this peace for you,"
"I can't lose you again!" Murrue cried harder each time either one of them spoke.
"If I don't the future for both you and the orphaned children is over, according to the message the leader is a clone of Rau, I can't let him exist, he is and will become a larger threat to the world," Mu spoke softly, "If I don't go and he wins and I lose you, these six months together again will mean nothing,"
At the end of the couples conversation Murrue continued to sob into Mu's chest. Knowing full well that no matter what she said he would go anyway and help fight.
Outside…
"So Kira how did the news go over?" Andrew asked.
"Well…" Kira said as he thought of Murrue's reaction.
"Ah, say no more," Andrew obviously had the same thought Kira did, "I know I would be to close to that kind of reaction if Aisha came back into my life and wanted to follow me back into war,"
"So you're obviously wanting to help even though the sender of the message left you out," spoke Kira.
"Of course, I haven't gotten a chance to try the Gaia out on Earth just yet remember," Andrew laughed, "Besides I would like to meet this message sender and give them a piece of my mind on why I wasn't on the list,"
The two men laughed at the comment Andrew had made. The joke at a time like this was needed. When Andrew spoke next Kira had wished he hadn't. "So have you told Lacus yet?"
"Told me what?" asked Lacus who was now coming towards the porch to see how the conversation with Mu and Murrue had gone.
'Damn,' Kira thought. He had hoped to of come up with a way of telling Lacus that he was going to help defend ORB without her wanting to follow him into battle.
"Well I just delivered the news to Mu and Murrue," Kira answered.
"How did it go?" Lacus asked curiously.
At that both Kira and Andrew had the reaction of, "Well…"
"I understand," Lacus said simply. She knew that if Kira and herself had gone through that she would react the same.
Kira then proceeded to tell Lacus is plans on helping defend ORB. Which of course Lacus had decided that she to would try to help. Which of course Kira and even Andrew declined.
"I can't have you going into this one," Kira said calmly as he saw the shock of his and Andrew's out burst on her face.
"I don't understand," Lacus whispered silently.
Andrew on the other hand was praying that Kira explained this in a romantic yet truthful way of explaining. It took Andrew two years to beat in the idea of Kira and Lacus in a relationship into Kira's head. Luckily with Mu's return six months back he had reinforcement's.
"Someone has to stay and help protect the children with Murrue and Reverend Malchio," Kira said simply, "That and I don't want you any where near battlefields any more, you shouldn't have to be there,"
"But…"
"Please understand, I know you wish to help but I don't want you anywhere near this," Kira said again, "The sender told us that this organization and their leader are more dangerous than that of the ZAFT and EA in the past war,"
Lacus was again going to argue but Mu and Murrue had stepped out onto the porch. "The princess just called," Mu started, "It seems that there are large groups of ships surrounding ORB on all sides,"
"It's time then," Andrew spoke.
"Yes," Murrue said silently, "Cagalli said that's there's a shelter near by for the orphanage and that those who aren't fighting are to go there," Murrue sounded hurt. Which was just because Mu had said basically the same thing Kira told Lacus.
"Let's go then," Andrew said standing up and walking towards some parked cars.
Mu and Kira hugged both Lacus and Murrue before the two followed. When they were out of earshot from the two woman Mu leaned down and whispered to Kira, "They're going to end up there some how you do know this right,"
"I'd be surprised if they didn't," Kira said solemnly.
Several Days from ORB Roy's ships trudge forward…
"Time has come, prepare your selves for a new world!" Roy hollered.
Above Earth in space…
"Is everything ready?" Athrun asked Yzak.
"Yes, we are prepared to drop, the people on this ship have know idea why we are leaving," Yzak answered.
"And Luna and Shinn?"
"Nervous, ready for a fight," Yzak smirked.
"All right," Athrun sighed, "Let's hope were not late,"
TBC…
There that's the next chapter. Hope that this will be good for every one. I'm particularly proud of this chapter since it was so easy to right for once. Any way's please read and review.
Later days…
