Ch. 14: Unexpected
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED nor Gundam SEED Destiny. If I did, Shinn and Stellar would be together XD!
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During the last chapter:
'Is this where he wants me to go?' Rey thought as he walked down the secret stairway in Rau's office. Inside the Room of Darkness, it was of course, pitch black. Rey used his aura as a light and walked down the room until he stopped in front of a large dark orb.
'So this is it?' Rey thought as he sat on the floor. "I guess I'll just have to wait here."
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"Well?" Kira asked Shinn to continue the story.
"Okay, this is what happened, a few months after that, Stellar and I became a couple-"
"That is so obvious…" Kira grinned.
"As I was saying…" Shinn continued after he was cut off by Kira, "the weird things started happening, and it all began with just one student."
"Who?" Kira interrupted again. Shinn twitched a bit, "I'm getting to that!"
"Fine…"Kira pouted as he promised to remain quiet.
"Alright, after a few months, Stellar and I were a couple. The whole school sort of noticed 'cause we spend a lot of time together." Shinn blushed a bit after saying that sentence, but then he continued, "So, it was our school dance…"
Flashback
"Wow Shinn! Look at all the decorations!" Stellar exclaimed as she looked around the ballroom. Shinn smiled, "Yeah. I guess the teachers want it to be a special time for us."
"I can't wait! It's only two more days till the dance!" Stellar smiled as she held Shinn's hands, causing him to blush a bit. "Let's go! I betcha Meer is waiting for us!" Stellar then dragged Shinn to the halls.
Flashback (Pause)
"How did you become friends with Meer?" Kira asked.
"Well, Meer was being bullied for the way she looked, (A/n: Before the Lacus makeover), so the girls and boys would always laugh at her and other horrible things," Shinn explained. "So one time, Stellar and I saw her crying outside the school fountain. We asked her what's wrong and she replied that she was being harassed by the other students- the calling names and bullying kind." Shinn grinned a bit before continuing explaining, maybe because of the memory. "So when these groups of kids came in and started the name-calling stuff, Stellar was enraged and started shouting at them; telling them to leave Meer alone. Trust me, I was surprised. So, we comforted her and all and she became a close friend of Stellar."
"Now I can see why you fell in love with Stellar…" Kira smiled, "It was because she was a strong person."
Shinn smiled, "Yeah, for that too. Anyways, on to the story!"
Flashback (continued)
"Meer!" Stellar called out as she ran to the black haired girl.
"Oh…hey Stellar!" she greeted as she walked towards her.
"Are you going to the dance?" Stellar asked, still smiling. Meer nodded, "Yup! I already have my dress and everything. I just need a date…" Stellar gave a thoughtful look before facing Shinn. "Shinn, do you know anyone that doesn't have a date for the dance?" Shinn shrugged, "I dunno…I cant think of anyone." Meer pouted, then sighed, "Well, I'll just have to go alone then."
"You don't have too!" Stellar exclaimed, "I could ask one of my friends, Sting or Auel!"
"Huh?" Meer arched an eyebrow, "I don't even KNOW them!"
"But they're my friends! I'm sure one of them would want to go with you." Stellar implied. Meer sighed, Stellar was her friend. Trusting her, she nodded and Stellar smiled, "Alright! I'll go call them." She then ran to her room. Shinn was scratching the back of his head before facing Meer, "I guess she's desperate to find a date for you."
Meer smiled, "That's Stellar! Always a kind soul."
End Flashback
"So…did Meer still look the same?" Kira asked.
"Yeah. She looks a bit like that Lacus girl you hang out with." Shinn replied.
"Oh."
Flashback
"Hey Sting!" Stellar said in an enthusiastic voice.
"Hey Stellar," Sting greeted in a more casual way.
"Umm…I was wondering…will you go to a dance for my friend?" Stellar asked innocently as she twirled her finger on the phone cord.
"Who is it?" Sting asked.
"Well…she's just a friend, so will you take her? P-l-e-a-s-e?" Stellar begged as she used a sweet tone. Sting's eyes narrowed, he knew that Stellar was begging him, and he hated whenever she does a sweet tone. Giving up, he sighed, "Fine…but why couldn't you ask Auel?"
"Auel? He says that he can't come because he has a dance at his school on the same day." Stellar explained. Sting pouted, 'Man, and mine was last week!' he thought. "Alright, when is your dance?"
"This Saturday!"
"Fine, see ya there." Sting then hung up.
'Alright. Now to focus on my dance.' Stellar thought as she walked down the corridors.
A FEW DAYS LATER…
It was finally the day of the dance, many students were, of course, dancing, talking or eating. It was a masquerade dance so everyone had to wear a mask, and the cannot remove it until 8:30.
Stellar came in with a baby blue spaghetti strapped gown, with a blue lining around the waist. She wore a light blue mask along with white heels. 'Where could Shinn be?' she thought as she looked at the crowded room. No sign of Shinn. Sighing, Stellar walked to the center of the room. She then bumped into someone by accident, since the people kept pushing.
"Sorry!" Stellar exclaimed as she helped the boy up.
"It's alright," said a soothing voice. Stellar knew who that was. "Yasuhiko?"
"Hey Stellar," Yasuhiko greeted with a smile, he was wearing a white tux.
"Who's your date?" Stellar asked.
"I don't have one, but I'm still enjoying the party." he smiled.
"Alright, see ya later! I've gotta fine Shinn!" Stellar then ran through the crowd.
'That's right…you better find him.' Yasuhiko thought as he grinned before vanishing into the crowd.
Flashback (Pause)
"Who was 'Yasuhiko'?" Kira asked as he placed his palm on his face. He was laying on the floor on his stomach.
"Yasuhiko was a friend of ours in the Literature class."
"Was he controlled by the darkness?"
"Just wait!"
Flashback (continued)
"Shinn! There you are!" Stellar exclaimed as she ran towards him.
"Umm…and you are?" a mans voice asked.
'Wait…that isn't Shinns' voice,' Stellar thought as she knew exactly who that was, "Sting?"
Sting lifted his mask slightly to see Stellars' face, well, she was still wearing the mask. "So where is this girl?"
"Hmm…hold on…oh! There she is!" Stellar pointed at a pink haired girl the a purple evening gown. It was a strapless one with a sparkling design. "That has to be Meer; the one with the purple and white mask." Sting sighed, "Alright, here I go!" Sting walked over to Meer.
"Excuse me, are you Meer?" Sting asked as he tapped the girls shoulder. The girl looked at him and narrowed her eyes, "Do you know Stellar Loussier?"
"She's my friend." Sting replied, causing Meer to smile.
"Alright then! I'm her friend as well and the one that she set up the date with!" Meer smiled.
"So your umm…Meer Campbell?"
"Yup!"
"Okay then, let's dance!" the two walked into the dance floor.
TO SHINN…
"Where is Stellar?" he asked himself as he walked around the crowded room. Many girls were asking him to dance with them, but he didn't want to. Searching, he bumped into a friend of his.
"Shinn?" said the voice.
"Huh? Heine!" Shinn exclaimed as he greeted his friend.
"Who are you with?" Heine asked.
"I'm with Stellar. But I can't seem to find her…" Shinn replied sadly. Heine patted his back in a friendly way, "Don't worry! It's almost 8:15. So when everyone removes their mask, I'm sure that you'll see Stellar!"
"I guess your right…" he replied sadly.
"Come on! Enjoy the dance!" Heine grinned.
"Your right! Well, off I go!" and off he went to find Stellar.
SOMEWHERE AROUND THE BALLROOM
"Look at these people…dancing without a care in the world." said a dark voice. "But I'm gonna change all that as soon as Shinn and Stellar find each other. That makes finishing them off easier."
BACK TO STELLAR
"ALRIGHT EVERYONE! TIME TO REMOVE THE MASK!" shouted the intercom, which appeared to be Siegels' voice. Everyone did as they were told. Some were surprised to see who they were dancing with, and others…just smiled and laughed as the party continued.
'Finally, I can see Shinn easier." Stellar sighed as she took off her mask and looked around the room. She smiled as she saw Shinn near the punch bowl, frowning. 'I bet he thought that I wasn't here.' she thought as she ran to him.
"Shinn!" Stellar called as she hugged him from behind.
"Stellar? Is that you?" Shinn asked.
"Duh! Of course it's me!" She smiled as she held him tighter.
"Finally! I thought I'd never find you!" he laughed as he took her hand so that they can dance.
TO STING
"Your Sting Oakly?" Meer exclaimed as he removed his mask.
"Yeah…and your Meer Campbell?" he also exclaimed. The two were shocked about how they really looked, but later on laughed about it. They wouldn't let looks get in the way of their fun.
'Finally…I thought they'd never find each other…' thought a certain boy as he looked at Shinn and Stellar dancing, having fun. 'Now it's time!'
The boy jumped down from a ledge in the ceiling and landed in the center of the crowd, surprising Shinn and Stellar, along with everyone in the room.
"Yasuhiko?" Shinn and Stellar exclaimed in unison. What was up with him?
"Stellar, Shinn, it's about time that you leave." Yasuhiko said darkly.
"What do you mean?" Shinn asked.
"I mean it's time that you left this world!" Yasuhiko shouted as a dark beam came out of his body and started circulating the room. Everyone gathered to the center of the room, afraid. They didn't know what was going on. Siegel then came bursting in after he felt a strange power nearby.
"Oh no!" he exclaimed, "Everyone! Go to your dorms right now!" Without any second thoughts, the whole school marched away. It became a stampede! Everyone was gone, except Shinn and Stellar, who were holding on to each other.
"Loussier! Asuka! Get out of here!" Siegel ordered. But the two didn't listen because they couldn't hear him.
'What's going on?' he thought as he watched the two students still as statues.
'I'm scared, I'm scared…' Stellae thought repeatedly.
"Don't be."
'Who is it?'
"Your conscious."
'I'm not in the machine though…'
"True, but I am always within you."
'Fine…what should I do though?'
"Use your powers."
'Huh?'
"Remember that incident? That made you, as well as Shinn, stronger."
'What do I have to do?'
"Believe in yourself."
'Alright.'
Stellar clutched to Shinn as she felt something powerful from within. 'Alright, here I go!' A blue light came from her as it scattered throughout the room. Shinn then felt something within him too, so a red light came out from him and joined with Stellar's. It destroyed the dark aura that came from Yasuhiko. He fell to the ground, unconscious, as well as Stellar and Shinn, who used up too much power.
End Flashback
"That was long," Kira yawned.
"Yes, but it was the first time that an incident like that happened to us." Shinn replied in a normal tone.
"So…how about this 'Sacred Room thing'?" Kira asked.
"This is what happened,"
Flashback
Shinn and Stellar woke up after the incident. They were still in the ballroom. Siegel must've been blown back from the explosion. The two then walked to Yasuhiko's body and tried to make sure he was alright. But…he wasn't. He was dead.
"…Yasuhiko…?" Stellar muttered as she tried to wake him up. No response.
"He…he can't be…" Shinn whispered as he held his hand. Yasuhiko was like a brother to him, as well as Stellar. He and Shinn knew each other since the first days at the academy. Yasuhiko would always help him around.
"…how did he die?" Stellar asked, trying not to cry.
"I guess…when the darkness took over him, it used to much of his strength." Shinn sobbed.
"Yasuhiko…"
"What happened?" asked a voice. It was Mr. Siegel!
"Mr. Clyne…Yasuhiko is…" Stellar couldn't bring herself to say the words.
"…I know." Siegel replied.
The three grieved over him before Siegel carried the body out of the room. Meer came running in after she heard the noise, along with Sting and Heine.
"What happened?" Meer asked as she saw Shinn and Stellar crying.
"It's…Yasuhiko…"
The two told everyone the story, and they cried as well. Sting just felt sorry since he didn't really know the guy. Yasuhiko was known for being a guide to the younger students and was always happy, he never stopped smiling.
While crying, Shinn noticed something under the wall. He walked towards it a touched it. The dark flames went up and created a portal. The others followed.
"What's this?" Heine asked.
"I…think Stellar and I need to go through here." Shinn replied as he placed his hand through it.
"What? No way!" Sting exclaimed. He didn't want Stellar, who he cared about like a sister, going through any portal of darkness or anything!
"Sting. I really feel that Shinn and I need to go through here." Stellar reasoned. Sting trusted her and nodded.
"I'm going too!" Meer announced.
"Me three!" Heine added.
"Huh?" Shinn and Stellar exclaimed in unison.
"I ain't letting you two go anywhere dangerous without us around!" Heine grinned. Stellar and Shinn nodded before rushing in. Stellar though told Sting, "If we don't come back, let Mr. Siegel know that we only did this to save everyone." Sting nodded, holding back tears, 'Please be safe.' he thought before Stellar went in.
End Flashback
"So what happened while you were inside?"
"…Meer and Heine died…" Shinn muttered sadly.
"Just…like my visions…" Kira mumbled.
Shinn nodded, "Yes. They died protecting us from a surprise attack in the Sacred Room. Stellar and I were the only ones that came out alive. But, after a while, Stellar and I started to fade away."
"What do you mean?" Kira asked. Shinn shrugged, "I'm not sure. But when we were in the sacred room, we touched this orb of light. Then this voice tells us something and it seemed that it absorbed our power. We then were teleported out of the room and into the nurses area. After that, we started to fade. I'm not sure how it happened though, I can't seem to remember."
"And everything went blank after the fading part?"
Shinn nodded.
"I won't fade, right?" Kira asked, Shinn shrugged, "I don't think so."
"How about the people? You know, Siegel, Auel, Sting…"
"Before we disappeared, we heard a voice telling everyone that we'll come back. So, here we are as you." Shinn explained, "I guess everyone believed in that."
"So, you're here because your work isn't done?"
"Yes," Shinn replied, "Stellar and I are needed again, and we need your help." Kira understood after hearing the whole story, "Alright. Let's go," before waking up back into the real world.
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It was late at night. Lacus snuck into her dad's office with the cloak on.
'Alright. It's time to get some info.' she thought as she wondered around.
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Rey was sitting down, waiting for the weapon to arrive. He then heard something moving inside, meaning that the gift was almost done, and he couldn't wait.
END CHAPTER
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A/n: Well, I just wanted to finish the story of Shinn and Stellar before I get back to Cagalli, Athrun, Kira, and Lacus. Hopefully this chapter wasn't too weird and it helped understand the story a bit more. As always, please review and I'll update ASAP!
Thank you: Anime Fan from an Anime deprived town, Tetsuni, IYGU, and Princess Ashes for reviewing the last chapter. I also like to thank everyone who reads this story, adds it to their favs, and puts it on their alerts! Thank you once again