A/N: Written for the Diversity Writing Challenge, g2 - write a drabble collection consisting of drabbles 50-500 words. This drabble is also written for the OTP and OT3 Boot-Camp Challenge, #034 - guard.
in the cell-binds of war
12. heroes and teaching lessons
When it's on the Minerva, the pilots have Athrun's attention because he's a pilot too and their hero. But he talks as much as he dares to everyone. Helps them train when they can and all their marksmanship improves in leaps and bounds because the crew of the Minerva is still less than a class at the academy and Athrun is a patient (if sometimes distant) teacher.
But when they're aboard the Archangel, it's Meyrin who's teaching the others because not all of them have a military background and Kira Yamato doesn't even remember to make sure the safety's off before he aims a gun.
She can't help but laugh when she first sees. And the second time. And when Athrun is with her the third time, he laughs as well.
And maybe it's a sign of their teamwork where individual efforts have failed, or coincidence or just the timing, but that third lesson is what finally breaks his habit because the safety is off the next time one of them bump into him at the shooting range.
And Athrun is as happy as Kira is, because that means his friend can watch his own back just a little bit better, and Meyrin is happy she's played a part in that as well.
