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Chapter 11
The husband and wife was in their room, Lacus was playing with Haro and Birdy and Kira was playing a game on his laptop, the ship was mostly quiet as it was getting late must people on the ship was in there room relaxing, after a hard day.
Kira looked up from the laptop as he heard Lacus giggle, as he looked at her she gave a jump to try and catch Birdy, who was flying around under the ceiling, the girl reach out after the robot bird but she missed and landed back on her bed.
Kira smiled as he looked at her, she was so beautiful when she was smiling like that, ok she was beautiful no matter what, but right now she was like a goddess that had come to life.
Lacus was about to jump after the bird again, when she saw that Kira was watching her she felt a small blush come over her face as he continued looking at her, "what are you looking at?" she asked playful still with the smile on her face. Kira smiled back "you" he said back also playful.
Lacus jump down from her bed and walked over to Kira, "really?" she asked as she stood next to the boy.
Kira nodded as Lacus jump at him pushing him down on the bed, she let her fingers ran over his sides as she tickle him.
Kira laugh as he grab her arms and pull her down on the bed next to him, "why you" he said as he tickle her back.
Lacus laugh as she felt his fingers ran over her sides, she try to get away from him, but he made sure she didn't get fare.
After are little she gave up. Instead she grab his pillow and hit him playful on the head with it.
Kira stop tickling as he looked down in to her eyes, she still had that big smile on her face as she hit him with the pillow again, Kira grab the pillow he pull it out of her grasp and gave Lacus a small hit back.
The two of them continued pillow fighting on his bed both laughing like they never done before and it was obvious that both of them where enjoying the contact they had with each other right now.
After about ten minutes they finally stop, both very breathing hard but they also had big smiles on there faces.
Lacus lean in against Kira resting her head on his chest, she felt Kira moved his fingers to her hair where he began coming it. They laid there sometime before Lacus moved, she claw up and looked in to Kira's purple eyes as he looked back in to her blue ones, "you are so beautiful" Kira said just loud enough for her to hear.
Lacus got a little red glow on her face as she bent down and gave him are gentle kiss on his lips, the kiss only last are few seconds before Lacus moved away.
Kira didn't even have time to kiss her back as she moved back down to rest on his chest, the boy slowly put his arms around her holding her to him. "Kira this is nice" the girl whisper.
Kira nodded as he slowly fell asleep still hugging her, Lacus looked up at him it was good to see him sleeping normal for are chance and not having nightmares, it wasn't long after that before Lacus to was fast asleep.
It was morning on the Archangel Cagalli, Miriallia and Tolle was having breakfast, "So Cagalli what was it like on that island?" Tolle asked, as he looked at the girl.
Cagalli looked up from her meal, "it was are nice place and the island was beautiful" Cagalli said as she continued eating.
"Morning you three" Mu said as he sat down next to the blond girl.
"Good morning sir" Mir said and smiled at the blond man he smiled back and began eating his own food.
"So what was you three talking about?" he asked as he look at the three teens.
"Not much sir, just what it was like on that island Cagalli was stock on" Tolle said back.
Mu nodded "I didn't really see the place myself, but Kira said it was a good place to spent some free time and just relax isn't that right girl?" Mu asked. Cagalli looked at the blond man with and angry look in her eyes, she really had to control herself not to yell at the man for calling her girl. "Well it was are good place, I won't mind going back there to throw you of" she said and gave the man a evil smile.
Mu blink as he looked at the girl, "ok girl, by the way do any of you know where the couple is?" he asked as he looked over at Miriallia and Tolle, "that dependent on who you are talking about, if it is Mir and Tolle they are setting right in front of you, but if you are talking about yourself and the captain, well I think she is on the bridge and you are setting here looking stupid. But if is Kira and Lacus you are asking about, well I will bet on that they are both still asleep?" Cagalli said still with that evil smirk on her face.
All three people just sat there looking at her, Mu stood up "ok thank you GIRL" he said. Took his sandwich and left in are hurry, as he walked down the hall he couldn't help but wonder how the blond know about the Murrue thing, how could she found out about that.
Back in the mess hall, Tolle and Miriallia looked at the blond girl, she still had that evil smile on her face and she was rubbing her hands together she looked like some kind of cartoon supervillain. Both want to ask her about the Murrue and Mu thing but none of them could get a word out.
Mu was still walking around the ship, thinking about what Cagalli had said, "good morning Mu did you sleep well?" someone asked behind him, he gave a jump then turned to the person that had talk to him.
He saw the captain of the ship "yes ma'am it was ok" he answer.
Murrue smiled at him "well that's good, do you want to come with me to get some breakfast?" she asked.
Mu blink at one hand he want to go with her but he was not really in the mood to see the three teens he just left in the mess hall, so he just stood looking out in to the blue thinking about what to do. "Mu?" Murrue called out as she wave her hand in front of his face. Finally he snap out of his thoughts "well I was actually on my way to the kids room to see what he was doing, do you want to come?" He asked, trying not to sound to hopeful.
Murrue thought are little about it. 'It maybe a good idea to see how Kira and Lacus is handling the married's' she nodded to the blond man then walked of with him following her.
The two of them got to Kira and Lacus room, Murrue lift her hand and knock on the door, there was no answer, she knock again this time hard but the door stay close.
Murrue look over her shoulder at the man behind her, "are you sure they are in here?" she asked.
"I don't know where else they could be, maybe they eloped or something like that, ran of in the middle of the night and now they are together on an island drink champagne" Mu said with a big smile on his face.
Murrue rolled her eyes at the man "you are an idiot" she told him and open the door and walked in, Mu walked after her.
As they got inside they saw Lacus and Kira sleeping peaceful in each other arms. Murrue looked around the room lucky there was no sign that said that they had sex.
She turned and looked at Mu, he had a big smile "well I was almost right" he said as he stood looking at the two sleeping people. Mu couldn't help but be happy for Kira the boy really deserve some happiness and the pink princess was doing are really good job, keeping the boy in a good mood, and that smile that was on Lacus face also show that she was happy being next to the boy.
"They look cute like that" Murrue said as she watch them.
"Yeah he is are lucky one, it should be someone else there had someone to sleep next to" Mu said and gave Murrue his charming smile. Murrue felt her face get a little red, but she hurry shook that of as she turned back to watch the boy she thought of as a little brother, it was nice to see Kira happy like this.
Murrue turned back to the blond man "lets get out of here I think is better to let them sleep" she said as the man nodded.
They began walking to the door, when Haro woke up the pink robot jump out in front of them. "Intruder alert! Intruder alert!" Haro yelled at them. Both Kira and Lacus sat up and looked around the first thing they saw was the two other people in their room. "Miss Murrue, Mu what are you doing in here?" Kira asked as he use one hand to rub the sleep out of his eyes.
Mu smiled at them "we where just here to see if you where ok, but when we where about to leave..." Mu stop and looked down at Haro that was still jumping around and yelling at him and the captain. Lacus smiled as she looked at Haro "Mr Pink please be quiet" Lacus said and reach out so the small robot could jump in to her hand, it did that.
Murrue sat down on Lacus' bed as she looked at the couple on the other bed "so how are you two handling the married's?" Murrue asked, Kira and Lacus looked at each other, both had a small blush on their face as they turned back to look at the captain. "I think is going fine" Kira said as he looked down at the floor.
Lacus nodded "me to" she said and lean it to her husband resting her head on his shoulder as Kira put his arm around her.
Murrue was about to say something when the alarm sounded "Level 1 battle station we got Aegis, Duel, Buster and Blitz coming in fast!" Sai yelled over the speakers, Murrue jump to her feet and left the room running for the bridge, Kira was also up he could hear Mu mumble something about just to get one lousy day to relax, "lets go, commander" he said as the two of them ran out of the room, Kira heard Lacus yell after him to be careful.
Kira and Mu got in to the hanger, both in they space suit. Kira ran to the Strike as Mu jump in to his Skygrasper, the Aile Strike pack was put on "Strike gundam going out!" he yelled as he flew out of the hanger, he land on the deck and saw Mu's Skygrasper coming out after him.
Kira looked at the four enemy machine the Archangel was already shooting at them try to keep them away. Kira saw Aegis coming in. He aim his rifle at the red machine trying to shoot it down, but he miss. It wasn't long after that before the battle was in full gear. Kira shoot at anything getting to close the the white ship defending himself, his friends and most important his wife.
Athrun continued moving from side to side evading what he could, he used the machine guns in the head to shoot down the missle that the Legged ship shoot after him, mean while using the beam rifle to destroy some of the machine cannons that was on the ship. Athrun could see the other three Zaft pilots flying around destroying what they could, "try to take out the engines!" he order.
Suddenly a shoot come out of no where, he got the shield up to defend himself as he low it, he saw Strike standing on the deck, "Kira" he whisper as he looked at the MS he try to open a channel to the Strike, but as his friend MS shoot after him he got other things on his mind, like staying alive.
Kira was really getting in a bad mood why could they just leave them along, was that so hard, he shoot the rifle trying to take out the black MS that was now closed to him. Kira had read up about the four other gundams and the Blitz should be the weakest the black MS evade to the side and shoot back at him, Kira block the shoots with his shield.
"Kira destroy those things they are flying on" he heard Miriallia say, "roger!" he said and shoot again after the Blitz aim at the Guul it was standing on.
"Nicol go away! he is MINE!" Yzak yelled, as Athrun yelled out for him to not to do something stupid, but Athrun could droop dead for all he care. Yzak wanted the Strike and he want it now, he was smiling happy as he flew in to destroy the blue MS, he shoot of his beam rifle trying to hit the Strike.
Kira lowed the shield and looked at the Duel, it was time to some payback, he aim his rifle at the Guul and shoot it so it explode, but the Duel jump away and was now falling down at him. Kira was surprised when it pull out is beam saber "that guy is crazy!" Kira said while lying the beam rifle on the deck and pull out his own saber.
He used the thrusters to get the Strike air born heading up to meet the enemy, as the two machine got close, they both thrusted out they sabers. Yzak aim at the Strikes cockpit and Kira aimed at the Duels saber cutting it over before it could touch the Strike. "Why you BASTARD! I WILL KILL YOU!" Yzak yelled over the radio so everybody there heard.
Kira ignore him, and saw the Blitz coming in to attack him, Kira knew that the Duel was directly under so he landed on the back of the gundam "excuse me!" Kira said and took of from the back of the Duel using the enemy gundam to get his own machine heir up. The Duel shoot after him with it's rail gun but missed, it landed in the water after that and was out of the fight.
As Kira got close to the black MS, he used his shield to knock the Blitz of the Guul and slammed his saber down in the flying machine, "NICOL!" Athrun yelled and shoot of the beam rifle after the Strike trying to take it down, but Kira evade the shoots and landed back on the deck, where he pick up his rifle and shoot back at the Aegis.
In the ship Cagalli was on her way to the bridge, when and explosion rock the ship, she ended up with her hands against the wall, she stood there a second waiting for the ship to stop shaking, as she stood there Kisaka came running to her "are you ok Cagalli?" he asked the girl.
Cagalli nodded "yes I'm fine but we have to get to the bridge, if we don't do something we will end at the bottom of the sea!" she yelled as the ship again shock with and explosion, they got in to the elevator, "damn it!" the girl yelled as the battle continued outside.
In the Skygrasper Mu was trying to take down the Buster, Kira had already take out both the Duel and the Blitz why couldn't the last two just get lost or something, he again shoot of the Agni aiming at the Guul it was riding on he missed as the Buster evade to the side and shoot of both beam cannos after him.
Mu got the Skygrasper up side down and got over the shoots he flew full speed at the Buster where he shoot of all the machine guns that was on the plane trying to hit the Guul, he had no better luck this time and the Buster stay in the air and shoot of it's beam weapons after him.
Mu got the Skygrasper away from the gundam and saw the Strike and the Aegis shooting at each other, the kid was really doing are good job defending the ship. But the man knew that it was much likely the pink princess he was fighting so hard for, he turned the plane and flew at the Buster determent to take it down. "I'm going to make you regret that you ruined the day I want to relax!" the blond man said and shoot of the Agni. None of them out there saw a fleet of battles ship coming at them, all of them where to busy trying to shoot each other down.
Cagalli and Kisaka just arrive on the bridge as Dalida said "There is and Orb fleet heading our way" Natarle blink as she heard that what was going on now, "don't you think they are coming to help us?" Kuzzey asked hopeful from his site.
"No we are to close to the border, Neumann get us out of here, they will open fire if we get to close!" Murrue said loudly.
"But captain?" Arnold said as he turned to look at the woman, she had and angry look on her face.
"Orb is not with us they will properly shoot us down, so lets get away from here!" she said making sure that all there heard her.
Cagalli ran over to the brown haired woman, "No head directly in to there territory, they won't shoot us down!" she yelled as everybody there looking at her. Suddenly someone began talking over the radio demanding that the Archangel and Zaft should leave the area immediately or they would be shoot down.
Kira didn't really get what was going on, he heard Cagalli began talking over the radio as he saw Athrun coming at him again, Kira got the Strike in the air ones again, when he was close enough to the Aegis he try to shoot the Guul it was on but he missed as Athrun shoot back at him. Kira got the shield up and the shoots hit it, he lowed it and again shoot back at his friend as he got the Strike down back down on the deck.
Dearka was looking around after the plane but right now he couldn't see it that was are good chance to destroy more things on the Legged ship, he shoot of both beam weapons trying to hit the white ship, one of the shoots miss and he almost hit one of the Orb ships that was in front, "Dearka stop that! you don't want to hit the Orb ships!" Athrun said.
Dearka blink and was about to asked something, when he saw the Skygrasper coming at him, the Guul was shoot away from under the Buster, he jump away and put the beam weapons together and shoot it of directly in to where the Archangel had it's engines a great deal of them blow up and the ship began falling down.
Kisaka put Cagalli down, she had jump in to his arms when the Buster shoot out the engine, "captain we don't really have a choice now but to enter there territory, but we will be ok" he said.
Murrue nodded as the ship slowly moved over the ocean. The Orb ships there open fire at them but miss them on purpose. Athrun who was still on his Guul lowed the beam rifle and looked after the Archangel he couldn't get close as the Orb fleet was now surrounding the ship, so maybe it was best to retreat for now and with that the Aegis left the area.
Kira got the Strike back in the hanger as the Archangel slowly followed the Orb ships as he got out of the cockpit, he pull of his helmet, "KIRA! KIRA!" sounded the voice of Haro as it come jumping to him with Birdy right behind him.
He grab Haro with his right hand and the bird landed on his left shoulder "hey you two" Kira said as Haro continued yelling out his name so all the people in the hanger could hear it.
When the two robots finally quiet down he saw his wife walking to him "are you ok Kira?" she asked as she stood in front of him. Kira nodded and gave her a big smile "I'm ok Lacus, what about you? The ship shock quiet hard when it was hit!" she didn't answer she just reach out and took his hand "come lets go outside and have a look" she said and pull him along.
As Mu and all the mechanics looked after them, "he is are lucky guy" one of the young ones said as they left.
Mu looked over at him. "Yeah the pink princess is really good for him" he said as, another one step up.
"We should all have our girlfriends on board, then we would all be just as happy as the kid" he said as some of the other mechanics nodded in agreement and went back to work, still talking about the women in their lives.
Up on the deck Kira and Lacus was watching the ocean as the Archangel was sailing to Orb, Kira was still holding Lacus hand as they saw land, "this place is beautiful" Lacus said as the got closer to land, Kira looked over at her, 'she is one to talk about things that are beautiful' he thought, as Lacus let go of his hand to try to control her long pink hair that was waving around her face in the wind.
Kira couldn't help himself "you look even more beautiful Lacus." Lacus looked over at him she could feel a small blush ran over her face, as she turned away to hid it, but she still had a smile on her face, after a little she reach behind her so Kira could take her hand. Instead of doing that he step closer to her and laid his hand on her waist pulling her close. Lacus rest her head on his shoulder as they stood together enjoying the view.
On the bridge Murrue turned in her chair and looked at Cagalli and Kisaka "don't you think is time you tell me who you really are?" the captain said in a hard voice as Natarle walk over next to the captain also looking at the man.
Kisaka smiled are little "you right I'm Ledonir Kisaka, I'm her bodyguard" he said and nodded to Cagalli.
Who just looked more angry at that, "so this mean that Cagalli is a really princess?" Miriallia asked.
"Yeah it looks like that's the case" Sai said and looked over at the blond girl, actually much of the bridge crew was looking at her, as the Archangel slowly enter a giant hanger. "Do you think we should be grateful for this?" Murrue asked as she watch Kisaka, the man looked back at her "I don't know but maybe you can decide that on you own when you meet lord Uzumi" he said as the captain gave a small nod.
At the bottom of the sea in a Vosgulov class submarine, four people were talking or ratter one of them was yelling at the three others, "You got a be kidding! Is this there response we know that the Strike is in there!" Yzak yelled as the three others sat looking at him.
Athrun stood up "take it easy Yzak, it won't do any good yelling at us" Yzak send Athrun and angry glance.
"And why should I yell, if I just got the Strike the last time we wouldn't be here commander Zala!" the silver hair boy yelled and left the room in angry.
Athrun gave a deep sigh as the door to the room close, after that he turned back to the other two.
Nicol had a confuse and worry look on his face and Dearka was playing with his can of soda, but Athrun could see that the Buster's pilot was deep in his own thoughts. "I don't really know what to do, I don't think it will be long before he'll do something that we will all regret!" Athrun said in are sad voice.
Both Dearka and Nicol looked up at him, "yeah I think you are right, it's like the only thing he got on his mind now is the Strike, like nothing else matter anymore" Dearka said from his site.
As Nicol nodded in agreement, "It's like we not team mates any longer, if it continues like this he may even shoot at us just to get to the Strike, I don't feel safe with him around" the green hair boy said looking back down at the table.
Athrun nodded as Nicol finished speaking, he knew that both, of them where properly right and that worried him, but what could they do it was not like they could get him of the team.
He knew that all three of them was nervous with him around and Athrun was also worry about Yzak and Kira's next meeting, it was not the Archangel Yzak want it was the Strike and nothing else. "Do you guys have any ideas?" Athrun asked as he looked between the other two pilots.
"I think the only thing we can do is to keep and eye on him and make sure that we don't get in between him and the Strike" Nicol said. Dearka empty his soda in his mouth and slammed the can hard down on the table, the other two looked over at him as he slowly crusted the can in his fist. "I think I better tell you" he said and took a deep breath. Both Nicol and Athrun glance at each other as Dearka began telling them about what had happened to Andrew Waltfeld.
"And that's it..." Dearka finished and sank back in his sit, he looked up at the other two. Both where silence and was looking out in to space lost in their own thoughts.
One thing Athrun was sure of was that if Yzak would kill his own commander to get to the Strike, he wouldn't have any trouble turning and using the Duel on them just to get to Kira. "I have are question" Athrun said as the two other's looked up at him.
"I know it may sound stupid, but would the two of you give up your life just so Yzak destroy the Strike?" both pilots look at each other, then back at their commander.
"No I would not, I think we could take it down if we work together" Nicol said still with that worried look on his face.
"Good luck with that Yzak is determent to destroy the Strike on his own, the three of us is just in his way, but no I would not give up my life just so he could destroy it." Dearka said still playing with the crushed soda can.
"I wouldn't give up my life either" Athrun said and sat down next to Nicol.
"So we do as Nicol says and keep and eye on him, just to be safe" the blue haired boy said and open his own soda, the others nodded in agreement and the three of them just sat quietly think about what they just agreed on.
"So what do we do about the Legged ship?" Dearka asked quietly after some time.
"We will sneak in to Orb and see if we can locate it, then we can decide after that what to do" Athrun answer also quietly and with that the conversation ended.
Back at Orb on the Archangel, Kira sat looking at Lacus she was talking to his friends and she had a big smile on her face as she giggle at something Miriallia said.
The two girls was really getting close, the other boys in there was also watching the girls as the two of them talked.
Kuzzey looked over at Sai "I know we can't stop and go home now, but do you think we could meet our parents?"
Kuzzey asked as Arnold looked at the teens "well I don't know but it should be possible, I will asked the captain the next time I see her" the blue hair man said and took a drink of his coffee. "Ok thank you" Kuzzey said and looked back at the others.
"It would be so cool if we could see them," Sai nodded and looked up at the ceiling.
"Maybe I can see my fiancée to" he said hopeful as the others looked over at him and saw a dreamy look on his face,
"you haven't seen her since Heliopolis right?" Tolle asked as Sai nodded yes to the question, "I really look forward to see her."
As they continued talking Kira was deep in his own thought mostly about the pink hair girl next to him 'I really want to do something for her, but what?' suddenly Murrue's voice called out of the radio, "Kira please come to my room I need to talk to you" she said.
Kira stood up, he walked over to Lacus, "I will come back as fast as I can" he whisper in to her ear. Lacus nodded with a smiled on her face she moved over and gave him are small kiss on his lips, he try to kiss her back but it was over to quick. After Lacus pull away Kira left the mess hall with an embarrassed smile on his face and his cheek's red to, that was the first time Lacus had kiss him in front of all of his friends, but he couldn't help but be happy about it.
When Kira was gone Lacus turned and saw all people there watching her, Miriallia with a smile on her face, happy for her two friends, the boys however look both shock and confuse at what they just witness.
Lacus blush a little then she looked at Sai "you where telling us about your fiancée" she said. Sai blink as the girl said that, then he continued talking about the girl he was going to marry.
Kira stop at the captain's room, he lift his hand and knock hard on the door, "come in" Murrue's voice said, Kira opened the door and enter the room. Murrue was setting at her desk with a sad look on her face. Mu was leaning against the wall looking down at the floor and Natarle was standing next to Murrue looking series as always.
Kira salute them the boy still had a small smile on his face, "Kira, are woman name Erica Simmons want to see you and the Strike and she wants you help with something" Murrue said in a sad tone.
Kira nodded slowly that did ruined some of his good mood but he could see that the brown hair women was feeling bad asking him this.
After standing there a little "miss Murrue can I ask you something? Could it be possible that me and Lacus could go on a date, before we leave Orb?" he asked hopeful. Murrue blink as he asked her that, she also saw Mu looking up from the floor and he was now watching the boy with a small grin on his face.
Natarle was about to say something but Murrue beat her to it "I think that would be ok Kira I will even pay for the date, I will asked Kisaka if is ok for the two of you to go out and have dinner or something like that" Murrue said. Kira nodded grateful "thank you, I will go get the Strike" he said and left the room.
"Are you sure is a good idea to let them go out like that?" Natarle asked the captain with and angry look on her face.
Murrue turned to the black hair women "I think it will be good for both of them" the captain said.
Natarle got even more angry at that and was about to yell at the captain but Mu cut her of "the two of them will have a great time together!" he said happy and gave Murrue his charming smile, but she just ignored him.
Natarle looked between the two "Hmm I will mention this to when we get to Alaska" the women said, then she turned on one foot and left the room. With the two of them looking after her, both of them knew that it was more then just the Lacus, Kira thing she was angry about.
Murrue rested her head on the table and gave a deep sigh "don't worry I think you a doing a great job" Mu said and walked over next to the captain. Murrue didn't say anything she just kept resting on the table "maybe the two of us can join them on a double date sometime" he said and rub her back.
Murrue glance up from the table and looked at the blond man "yeah that could be nice" she said as Mu gentle began massaging her stiff shoulders. The captain knew that she should stop him but it felt nice and she couldn't help but enjoy it, as the blond man slowly work out the tension in her shoulders finally after a few minutes he stop and step back.
Murrue looked back at him she saw that he was smiling at her not the charming one that he always used but one that show that he care about her, "thank you Mu that was nice" she said and smiled back.
"That's ok" he said and stretch his arms over his head "do you want to get some coffee?" he asked.
Murrue nodded and they left the room together both still smiling, they couldn't help feeling that they just got a little closer to each other.
To be continued.