Chapter 7 - Bells On The Ice

Warning in advanced. This chapter is extremely short.


Athrun and Lacus had bought their tickets for the new show as soon as Athrun finished giving Kira his gift. They were now in line to go inside the tent-like-theater-thing. Lacus pretended to be happy, and Athrun pretended to be her Christmas date. The show was on Christmas...Marmen strikes again.

Once they were seated, both dropped the acts.

"Athrun. I want you to...to watch his left arm, or try to." Lacus whispered. "I want you to see...I don't think he wants you to, but you need to."

"Right." Athrun nodded, looking serious.

The lights dimmed moments later as everyone had found their seats. Curtains that had hid the stage were removed and revealed an ice rink. The audience gasped. Slowly, the women of Letlights skated into view and did little twirls and tricks, without leaving the ground too often. They all had wings, angelic like.

Men with skates and wings swung in on trapezes and even jumped to each other's bars before landing on the ice and doing doubles. (Jump, spin twice, land. Basics.) They picked up the girls and did tricks with them, the entire time a magic-like music with a Christmas-y feel to it was playing in time with their movements.

Before long, all of the acrobats and members of Letlights had entered and skated at least once. Kira skated in, wingless, and did spins and twirls and jumps along with everyone else. His outfit was bright red on one side and bright green on the other. He wore a white half-face mask and of course, his arms were covered.

Athrun looked carefully at Kira's left shoulder, but the lighting was so bright that his skin looked white and Athrun couldn't tell if there was a bruise or not. Kira's eyes turned and looked directly at him, in the eyes. Athrun gasped. There was something in those dead-ish eyes...A message of some sort.

Kira skated once around the large rink as everyone else skated off. He then speed skated to the center and jumped. A jingling sound echoed in Athrun's ears and he saw a light purple neckband with three little bells around Kira's neck just before a large flash blinded him and the rest of the audience.

When the light cleared and everyone could see, the entire cast was standing on stage. Kira was sitting on a trapeze bar about 20 feet above them. His red and green outfit was now covered by a dress-like outfit that resembled ice itself. Athrun didn't see the band around his neck anymore, but noone could miss those wings.

Kira's wings looked to be 20 foot in wingspan, but it was debatable. They were arguably the largest out of the rest of the cast's. Only Lacus and Athrun, though, seemed to notice that the others seemed angry that Kira was getting all of the attention.

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Athrun and Lacus parted halfway between their houses. Now inside, Athrun let all of his emotions run through him freely and show on his face. It was all too much.

He heard the bells and suddenly...fainted.

He was too tired mentally and physically to stop in the dreamscape and passed straight into the dream world.

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Kira blinked in the dark dreamscape and looked over his shoulder as a gust of wind blew past him. He smiled and drew his knees to his chest, wrapping his arms around them and leaning his head sideways on them.

'Goodnight, Athrun.'


So short...