Chapter 7: Tears of Sorrow
This chapter is mostly about Nicol and Amarante
A week passed and I was thankfully released from the infirmary. They had prepared quarters for me and Nicol & Athrun helped me walk to it. On the walk to the quarter we ran into two other male red pilots. A blonde that was a little lighter than me and the other had silver hair with a light complexion. The blonde looked over at me giving me a wink. He seemed pretty friendly but the other pilot didn't seem like the blonde.
Athrun and Nicol dropped me off at the room I'd use. Their commander, Rau Le Creuset, wanted to see them. I sighed sitting on my bed. The room had one bed, a desk, a monitor instead of a window. It was lonely in the room, there was no one to talk to. The doctor told me to rest as often as I can so I didn't become fatigued. Athrun or Nicol could come back with in an hour or more. I laid down on my bed staring at the black monitor. About every 10minutes I shifted my position restlessly. 2 hours later I shut my ears weakly, drifting into a deep sleep.
I woke up to the sounds of crashes and explosions near by the ship. Another battle something I was use to. The ship shook violently causing me to be thrown from my bed. Afterwards the Vesalius began to dip to one side. One of the engines had been hit, I thought turning on the monitor worriedly.
"I have to do something," I choked. More explosions started on the ship. There were critical damages on the Vesalius. The images on the monitor showed the Archangel,The GATX – 105 Strike, my cousin's Mobius Zero and another mobile suit that I didn't know of were defending it. I began to have a sickening feeling about it. The mobile suit wasn't from Z.A.F.T., the Earth Forces only had the Strike, and Orb had no mobile suits so they can remain neutral. The only place where it could've come from is my nation, Z.A.D.F.T. Who ever it was he or she was really focused on destroying the Vesalius. The sickening feeling increased dramatically. I knew that fighting style, it was my twin sister Amaranta. How could she?! She vowed to stay on our one and only military base. Now why is she trying to destroy the vessel I'm on?
I had to contact her so she would stop. Quickly, I walked to the door to open it. It didn't budge Nicol had locked it and he took all of my lock picking tools. I sighed painfully sliding to the floor. I didn't stay there though, due to gravity. I watched the monitor waiting for the Archangel to send out a signal flare. The G-weapons armor should be running out of power soon. The injured Vesalius sent out three signal flares signaling retreat. The mobile suits began to retreat to the Vesalius. The units from the Archangel continued to pursue until the Archangel sent out its own signal flares causing the units to retreat to it. Tears stung my eyes as the mobile suits returned to the ship. I was sickened when I thought of my sister trying to kill me.
Moments later, Nicol came back to the room dressed in his Z.A.F.T. uniform. His normal smile turned into a frown when he saw the tears floating near his face. He floated up to my curled body, as the door closed behind him. Nicol pulled me to the floor looking at my tear filled face. He placed his hand on my cheek, knowing about my sister. My sad thoughts turned to angered ones.
"Father authorized this. He's the one trying to kill me and Amaranta is in on this too!" I told Nicol angrily. Nicol placed his other hand on my cheek pulling me close. I expected him to kiss me but I was wrong. He began to pet my head singing softly to me causing me to become a light crimson in the face. He wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me close to his body. Nicol laid his head on top of mine causing his short green hair to mix in with long red and pink hair. My eyes began to water more, causing a concerned Nicol to wipe the tears away.
"It's okay Amarante," Nicol whispered to me softly.
"How is it okay?!" I told Nicol pushing him away. Nicol was startled by my actions.
"Amare, please calm down," He told me pulling me close again, Amare my nickname that only Nicol's family and Mu only used. They only time they used it was when they were concerned or happy for me.
"My sister is trying to kill me," I told Nicol angrily. He smiled softly trying to calm him down. He kissed my forehead as he gave me a tight squeeze hug.
"And I'm going to protect you until I die," Nicol said gently placing me on the bed. Nicol placed his hand on my shoulder with a weak but confident smile. He leaned down kissing my lips before laying his forehead on mine. I could feel his breath on my face and how it tickled my neck.
"I love you," he mumbled kissing my nose. He stood up glancing around the room before leaving.
"I love you too," I said after he left. I pulled back the bed sheets laying my head on the soft but mildly flat pillow. In about 5 minutes I was asleep, when Nicol walked back into the room. I guess he was waiting outside to make sure I was asleep. He wore a soothing smile as he picked me up before he sat on my bed. He laid my head on his lap smoothing the hairs down on my head. His eyes began to close as he yawned tiredly. He began to pet my head as his eyes began to close. As he fell asleep his smile never faded.
