I think I'm gonna end this story in like the next chapter or so........i have exams coming up next month so thats why I need to start studying

anyway I hope you guys like the story so far...if you do review or show somekind of sign that you like it

THE NEXT DAY

Dearka was in a sleeping pod (in the medic chamber) while the machine was regenerating his wounds. Yzak waited next to the pod to watch for any problems. He mainly did his paper work and researched all the new information on the Orbital Federation as well as what happened during the battle. When he finished, he looked at Dearka and remembered the reason to why Dearka was in this condition. He looked away with pain on his face, his guilt was overwhelming him. He looked back over to Dearka and discovered that he had opened his eyes and was glazing at him with a worried look. Yzak stood up in surprise as he looked down to Dearka's face and smile and tears. Dearka returned the smile "Where am I?"

"In the Medic Camber on the Marcross Frontier. You've been sleeping for two days…." Yzak looked relieved and then he took a deep breath "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" Yzak shouted angrily.

Dearka seemed confused by the sudden outburst. "What are you talking about Yzak?"

"Why did you pull a stunt like that?" Yzak said.

Dearka looked at Yzak with surprise and then began laughing "I thought that would have been obvious since our that night in Orb"

Yzak blushed a bit as he remembered but he finally regained his voice "That's not a good excuse" Dearka seemed to not acknowledge Yzak's words

"What happened to the battle?"

Yzak's face turned to sadness"…………listen Dearka….the Battle Frontier….. it was destroyed"

"The crew, what happened to the crew?" Dearka said panicked by the news

"They're fine, they evacuated just like you ordered and came to this ship"

Dearka calmed down "That's a relief, my lieutenant…where is he?"

"He's gone to Copernicus City with the rest of the crew as well as my crew for a short vacation" They talked for a bit but the machines began working again, Dearka was forced to sleep again……..

THE NEXT DAY

It was about mid afternoon, when Kira appeared on the monitor at the medic chamber. "Dearka I hope you're doing well?"

"Ya, I'm just fine" Dearka said from his pod.

"I'm glad but I bring bad news"

"Stop stalling and tell us already!" Yzak was annoyed by the presence of the Commander

"Umm… Yes of course. The real reason as to why the crew was sent on break was in order for this command for me to be kept a secret"

"What command?"

"I'm to bring Dearka Elsman and Yzak Joule to PLANTS so that they can be trailed by the Supreme Council Members for their crimes"

"WHAT?" Dearka and Yzak both shouted.

"What CRIMES are we being tried for?" Yzak said angrily

"I wasn't informed, I'm sorry….A few members from the security force have already made it on to the ship, please don't resist" Kira said with sadness in his voice and then the power turned off for the entire ship.

Yzak released the lock to Dearka's pod allowing him to get out of it. Yzak gave Dearka his captain's uniform and they both changed. They went to the bridge, Dearka had to use Yzak as a crutch in order to walk.

"Why would they do this to us?"

"We'll be fine Yzak, we haven't done anything wrong" said Dearka as they made it to the bridge and discovered the soldier waiting for them. They were taken to the shuttle and they flew to the PLANTS's Aprilius. When they arrived they were placed in confinement. They were held there for a day before they came and took them to the trail room. It was dark and they could only see small lights that showed only cards with the area of the Council Members and witnesses. They were released from their bondages and the soldiers left them. The representative of Aprilius spoke first "Dearka Elsman, Yzak Joule do you know why you have been brought here?"

"No we don't know" Yzak said trying to keep anger out of his voice.

"You, Yzak Joule, have broken military policy on relationships among high ranks with Dearka Elsman and vice versa" at this there were many people shocked from the witnesses. "Dearka Elsman you have committed, along with that, another crime, you let your ship, the Battle Frontier, be destroyed" Dearka and Yzak were shocked by this news.

"You can't ………." Yzak began shouting but the Council member interjected.

"We have a witness's testimony along with evidence…….Shiho Hahnenfuss please come forth" Shiho walked from the witness seats to a spot in front of them, she turned to face them. Dearka's and Yzak's eyes widened in shock. "Please Ms. Hahnenfuss tell us in detail of what has made you believe that they have committed these crimes"

"Yes Representative, Their crime occurred on the last day that ZAFT forces were stationed in Orb. I went to their room in order to give them the departure information, Commander Elsman answered the door. I looked in to see the other Commander but he was in the shower, the untouched bed of Commander Elsman had no sheets or his pillow and I observed that the sheets and pillow were on Commander Joule's bed. Commander Elsman prevented me from seeing any further so when I left, I asked one of the soldiers to take pictures of any unusual activities they did, I sat with him in a small café where we were able to observe them. Less then 10 minutes later Commander Joule appeared out of the showers, Commander Elsman gave the papers to Commander Joule and then left towards the showers. After Commander Elsman came out of the shower, they ate, in silence, their breakfast, which Commander Joule had brought. Then when they had finished I observed Commander Elsman stand up and lean down to the Commander Joule. They shared a kiss for a few minutes before leaving" Shiho gave an evil smirk to Dearka. Shiho if this was against me why did you involve Yzak!

"Thank you Ms. Hahnenfuss, we have the photographic evidence in our possession" on a monitor the saw the kiss and the beds. "As you can see this is damning evidence, do you have anything to say for yourself Yzak Joule?"

Yzak remained silent. "Mr. Joule please wait in that room while we tried Dearka Elsman for his other crimes" When Yzak exited Dearka remained in silence. "Mr. Elsman, the battle data shows the destruction of your ship and as we understand the situation, you left your Lieutenant in charge of the ship while you engaged the mobile enemies, I am correct?"

"Yes" Dearka answered

"You told your ship to wait till the ship had taken 75% damage or the engines were destroyed before launching the life pods, is that also correct?"

"Yes"

"You are aware that ZAFT has a policy that states that you must fight until the damage to your ship exceeds 85%?"

"Yes"

"Then why did you give such an order?"

"The protection of the crew as well as our allies took main priority over defeating the enemy, as I understood"

"Then you were wrong, in order to protect our future we must defeat the enemies, that is our true motive, the protection of our future" The representative shouted, the voice echoed that of Patrick Zala. Dearka was about to protest "Silence! It seems that your Lieutenant is also not qualified for his position if he followed you knowing your intentions…..Do you have anything to say?"

Dearka pained by the news became stern "Yes, I will take full responsibility for both of the crimes"

There was shock amongst the Members "WHAT? Do you understand what you are saying?" said the Representative from Januarius.

"Yes, Please pardon Commander Joule as well as Lieutenant Emiya, I will burden the punishment" The Member from Aprilius sighed and called Yzak out. Yzak exited the room.

"Commander Yzak Joule, the charges against you have been dropped, please leave" Yzak was surprised by the news and as he exited, he looked over to Dearka, who had a small smile on his face.

"Dearka Elsman, for the crime of relationships among high ranks and the destruction of the Battle Frontier due to your foolish behavior, you will be subjected to the death penalty" Dearka had prepared himself for this news already. There was murmur among the people.

Then the voice of Lacus Clyne spoke "Representative, that is not for you to decide" her face appeared on the monitor. "Even though Mr. Elsman has committed these crimes, I do not believe that these crimes are sufficient enough for you to subject him to death or releasing him from ZAFT." Kira must have asked her to help me…he must be here as a witness to this trial He glanced over to the people, a small cough was heard letting Dearka know it was in fact Kira.

No one dared to speak against the Chairwoman. "I will decide his fate…..Dearka Elsman for these crimes, you will be stripped of your ranks and become a regular soldier. You will not be assigned a ship. A Captain must decide to accept you into his ranks with the knowledge of your crimes and he will decide your position as well. You will never be able to reach the rank of Commander again. Do you understand your punishment"

Dearka had tears of happiness in his eyes This means Yzak and I can be together….was that intentional…did she do this for us? He was released. He entered the room that Yzak had exited and saw him waiting. Yzak seemed happy because he believed that Dearka was excused from his crimes as well. Dearka smiled and said "Lets leave quickly" They were heading for the shuttle when Kira appeared.

"…thanks Kira for what you did back there" Dearka said. Yzak looked over with anger.

"I did nothing back there that I needed to be thanked for…I have to apologize for bringing the two of you here under these circumstances" Kira turned his face to hide his sadness.

"I don't give a damn what you say Yamato, we were humiliated because of you!……." Yzak was about to continue shouting at Kira furiously when Dearka grabbed him "Dearka!"

Dearka looked at Kira with a smile and dragged Yzak into the shuttle. They sat down next to each other as the shuttle headed for the Marcross Frontier. Dearka fell asleep on Yzak's shoulder on their way. Dearka heard Yzak when he woke up "Dearka…get up" Dearka opened his eyes to see Yzak with an angry face. He rubbed his eyes.

"You idiot! You slept the entire trip, we need to get back to the ship to continue your regeneration treatment!" Yzak shouted angrily. Yzak grabbed Dearka's hand and forced him to get up. They floated towards the ship and went to the Captain's office. Yzak sat down on the sofa while Dearka took of his Captain's coat and joined him. Yzak closed his eyes and laid back.

"Why did Shiho do that?" Yzak said sighing

"She's always had a thing for you……..and she's always hated the fact that we were close" Dearka said leaning his arms on his thighs.

"This was a warning for us……..We can't ever be together as the rules stands" Yzak said as he moved head on to Dearka's shoulder (eyes still closed) There was pain in his voice.

Dearka was silent, straightened up causing Yzak to open his eyes and stare at Dearka. Dearka wrapped his arms around Yzak's waist and gently kissed him. Yzak blushed as Dearka moved his hand to unbutton Yzak's collar. After a few minutes, Yzak pushed him away "Dearka….we can't do this"

"No one is going to stop us now thanks to Kira and Lacus……I was going to tell you this earlier but they demoted me.....as my punishment" Yzak was shocked and angry

"WHAT?" He stood up angrily and fisted his hands "Why would they do that?"

"Yzak…I took responsibility for both crimes….if I didn't they would have demoted you and Emiya …… I worked hard so to get where I am" Dearka voiced became serious causing Yzak's anger to fade "but Yzak…. you mean more to me then any position" Dearka pulled Yzak into a deep embrace and said "We can be together now without anyone to stop us"

Dearka pulled back and gently touched his lips to Yzak's, they made their way to bedroom…………… (*assume what you want…*)