Chapter 9
The park was being set up ready for a new day. Mechanics checked the rides. The stall vendors opened their shops and laid out their items ready for sale. The marine biologists tended to the animals. Everyone was doing their jobs.
Walking down the path to Kira's exhibition Athrun strode. Athrun smiled, looking forward to seeing Kira again and hearing how he had been for the last 6 years.
Pulling out a set of keys from his pocket he unlocked the gates into Kira's exhibition. Pushing them open Athrun walked forward at a quick pace filled with excitement. Though his excitement caused him to overlook the smaller details of the area that gave clues that something had been… wrong.
The gates creaked like they hadn't been used or oiled for ages. The floor had a thin layer of dust and dirt showing that the last time the floor was cleaned or walked on was a long time ago. Cobwebs hung on the grandstand and it was eerily quiet and deserted.
"Kira" Athrun called out seeing a dark figure moving in the pool. Kira turned, hearing his name called. In his line of vision Kira saw a very familiar face smiling at him from the edge of the pool.
Kira made his way over. A small frown was written across his face.
Athrun looked closer at his friend and saw how different he was. His body was larger and more filled out now. Muscles had developed on his chest to making him look more manly than before, but his body shape was still more inclined in the feminine direction. His hair had grown thicker and longer. But his skin had lost its tan. It was like he hadn't seen the sunlight in years (which he actually hasn't until yesterday.) Kira's eyes were still the same though. Shining amethysts like before but they no longer portrayed joy and happiness. They seemed slightly darker than before and showed fear, hurt and hate.
"Hey Kira how have you been" Athrun said cheerfully wadding out into the pool, not caring if he got his pants wet. "What kind of a question is that" Kira replied in a hurt tone.
"Athrun what do you mean by that! How could you leave me here all alone to suffer? You were my only friend and you deserted me," Kira cried out in a strangled voice. "What" Athrun said sounding extremely confused. "Athrun don't lie! Stop teasing me! You knew what your father had planned and you still left" Kira accused. Athrun just stayed silence not knowing what Kira was going on about.
"Athrun, I HATE YOU" Kira yelled at the top of his voice spilling out all the pain he had suffered the last 6 years onto Athrun. With that he turned and swam underwater so Athrun would leave him alone.
Athrun ran a hand through his blue locks. "Ok. Maybe I should ask Mwu and Murrue" Athrun muttered to himself. Glancing back at his friend again seeing he was still ignoring him, Athruns turned and left.
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The group of Merpeople surfaced at the edge of the pool underneath the sign and looked forward. They looked around ahead of them and saw a large pool surrounded by two grandstands. In the middle of the two grandstands there was a set of large gates.
They looked closer at the strange unnatural environment and saw a figure emerge from the water.
He had chocolate brown hair and he turned around by coincidence and looked straight ahead at the group of Merpeople who were peering at him from the other side of the pool. Via gasped and almost passed out. It was her Kira alright. She would recognize his eyes anywhere.
"Kira" Ulen called. Kira stared in shock. He hadn't seen any of those faces in years. "This must be a dream" Kira thought to himself. Checking this wasn't just a dream like all the other times he had seen his friends and family he pinched himself. "Ouch" Kira yelped rubbing the red mark on his skin. "Ok. This is not a dream then" Kira said to himself. Suddenly Kira smiled brightly feeling an extreme burst of happiness.
Kira swam forward quickly heading for his friends and family.
"Kira" Via whispered reaching forward to cup a hand on Kira's cheek. "Mum, dad, friends," Kira managed to say in his state of complete happiness. "That's right honey. Where here for you" Via smiled feeling joyful that she was reunited with her son. "How? I can't believe it," Kira cried out, tears of joy running down his face.
Kira looked around the group and saw all of his old friends beaming faces. "Are you ok?" "Did they treat you alright." "Your so much bigger now." "Everyone. Quiet. We can catch up later right now we need to find a way to get Kira out," Ulen said. "Wait, I think I might be able to jump the edge of the pool! " Kira exclaimed. "Really?," Dearka said in awe. "Yep," Kira replied, "I'll need to get run up first so I have the speed."
At that moment Athrun followed with Murrue and Mwu walked into the aquarium wanting to talk things out with Kira. All three gasped as they saw Kira at the fence speaking with others. "Oh no" Murrue mumbled shocked. "KID STOP" Mwu yelled running forward.
"Kira hurry" Nicole and Tolle cried. Kira swam back as fast as he could trying to get a decent amount of space.
"Gotcha" Mwu said surprising Kira as he latched onto him. "No, Mwu let go of me" Kira yelled tossing and squirming trying to get out of Mwu's strong grip, "I need to be with my family!". "We are you're family," Athrun cried from the side lines. "Get out here and help me, just don't stand there," Mwu yelled sounding desperate with exhaustion. More splashing sounded as Athrun and Murrue ran out into the water.
Kira not wanting to spend another day in this tank, he kicked and squirmed even harder. An elbow smashed into Mwu nose blood pouring out. Pushing himself out of Mwu's slackened grip he began swimming as fast as he could. Although Kira felt guilty about doing that to Mwu, since Mwu had been like a big brother to him, he didn't have time to turn back and check he was alright.
Kira cleared his thoughts, concentrating, he raced forward with all his might. Turning sharply upwards Kira flew out from the water high into the air. The wind whistled in his ears and it blew his hair back behind him. "Now this is what it is like to be a bird" Kira thought as he soared over the edge of the pool. Descending he splashed into the water on the other side.
"Awesome" Dearka complimented "Come on. Lets go" Mr Waltfeld said. Once underwater Kira realised how much he had missed it. It was so much better than the chlorine filled water.
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"Mwu, Oh my goss Mwu," Murrue cried out seeing the blood pouring from his nose. Murrue pulled Mwu into a big hug and began stroking his blonde hair. Even though Mwu was in a great deal of pain he still enjoyed been pressed against Murrue's chest.
Athrun scowled staring in the direction that Kira had been heading. "Kira" Athrun said in a quiet yet deadly voice. He clenched his fists so hard they began to bleed from his nails digging into his skin.
"How could you do this to us. And even more so me," Athrun mumbled in that voice again, "I TRUSTED YOU AND YOU STABBED ME IN THE BACK!" Athrun's cry echoed throughout the park. Turning Athrun ran off.
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Every chapter seems to just get harder to write. The first chapters are way easier because your just building the scene and developing the characters and their relationships. But in the later chapters you have to make the problem and that kind of thing to keep the story interesting.
I hope the fighting scene was a bit exciting. Remember this is only my second story.
Also please review. I haven't been getting many for last two chapters I think. Is anybody still reading this story. I'm really hoping that I can get 24 or more for this story so I have as many as my last. That way I know that at least this story is as good as the last one.
Oh and a big hug for Kiheada.Ray.T. for being really supportive of this story. Thanks to everyone who has commented on this too.
