Chapter 14: "It Hurts"

Disclaimer: I do not own and that bites hard, but the whole Shinn's-right-arm-is-his-coordinator-weakness-thing was made up by me, just to let you know, because I didn't know if coordinator's actually HAD a weakness so I just made that up, eh heh…..

A little AthrunxKira fluff will be in this chapter as requested by athrunxoverxkira

Kira (And the doctors) let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, this is quite strange, eh? You in the infirmary because of him, and now he's in here too! Are you sure you two can get along or do you want us to move him to a different room?" the head surgeon (Who was the French guy, hint hint) said to Kira.

"No, he's ok." Kira replied.

"You were worried about him, why?" The doctor asked. Kira hesitated and then confessed, "Because he found out who I really was on the phone only a few days before the battle, and he was angry, and he doesn't really think straight when he's angry, ya know? And plus, I'm responsible for the death of his family, that's the whole reason he wanted to kill me in the first place, the fact that we actually knew each other and he didn't even know it hurt his pride, I guess."

"Well, since he's calm now and asleep, we can start on his arm, but, I no understand why broken arm hurt him so much, do you know?" the doctor asked again.

"Yeah, coordinators have weaknesses, Shinn's right arm is his, and since it got broken like that it sent shockwaves throughout his entire body, making everything feel as if it were broken like his arm." Kira explained.

"Oh, I see." The doctor said and they began to fix Shinn's arm. Kira watched and was also treated by the nurse.

"You're a very strong young man, to be recovering so quickly!" the nurse told him. "Will he recover quickly too?" she asked.

"I don't know," Kira said. "Oh, it must seem weird, the one who put you here is lying right next to you for the same reason!" she laughed.

"Yeah, it'll be weird, but maybe it's for the better." He said.

"Tch, if he gives you any problems just call for me ok Hun?" she told him. "Ok," he said and she left with a smile on her lips.

Athrun sighed as he and Cagalli walked down the hall. The battle was over, for now, the Earth Alliance was definitely taking advantage of ORB's injured state, but luckily Zaft was on their side for now. Capt. Gladys had reminded him about coming back and also yelled at him for letting Shinn get injured so badly, and told him that they both would get punished when they came back.

"Well you're just saving everybody now aren't you?" Cagalli joked.

"Well, hopefully it won't have to be you next time, it just goes to show how dangerous it van be out there, and why me and Kira don't want you out there." He told her.

"I did well though! Barely a scratch on the Skygrasper!" she retorted.

"You were lucky." Athrun said. "Well you always go out there, next time it might just be you." She warned.

"Yeah, I'm quite aware of that, hopefully no one has a grudge against me." He said.

They came to the infirmary and knocked before the doctors let them in.

"All done with Shinn, he's still sleeping, but Kira is awake." The French surgeon told them.

"Ok, good." Athrun said. "Sorry about earlier, my Captain's would kill me if I let him die out there like that." He added.

"No problem, only, what about Kira? Is it safe for them to be in the same room together or not?" the doctor asked.

"I think it's ok, we'll know for sure when Shinn wakes up." Athrun said.

"Hopefully it's not soon." Cagalli remarked. "Why are you like that Cagalli?" he yelled. The doctors walked away and left them alone.

"Because he got what he deserved!" she fumed. "I'm right here guys." Kira reminded them.

"Oh! I'm sorry Kira." She said. "It's ok, I guess." He said. "I know how you feel Cags." He added.

She sighed and went over to his bed. "How are you feeling?" she asked softly.

"Better." He said. Just then Lacus burst in.

"What happened?" she demanded rather calmly. 'Shinn's arm was broken, and it was his coordinator weakness, he's sleeping now." Athrun told her.

She went over to Shinn's bed and looked at him. Kira watched carefully to see what she would do, remembering how unstable she was.

"At least he won't bother us anymore, should we make sure he's chained up, Lacus-san?" Cagalli asked her with a smirk.

Kira held his breath and looked at Lacus, his eyes pleading with her. "Yes, for now, anyways, until we can trust him." She said.

A pained expression came on his face as he watched Cagalli chain Shinn's wrists to the bed.

"Who knows what he'll do, right?" Cagalli said, still slightly smirking. Lacus nodded.

Athrun kept quiet the whole time, watching Kira's expressions. He felt sorry for his best friend and wanted to make every thing better, but he knew he couldn't.

"Um, let's let them sleep ok? I'm sure this has taken a toll on Kira." Athrun said and winked at him.

"But what if Shinn wakes up?" Cagalli asked, not noticing the exchange between the boys.

"You chained him up! He can't do anything!" he told her.

"Fine." She grumbled. Lacus cast a longing glance at Kira before following the others out.

He looked to the sleeping Shinn and almost wished that he would wake up so they could talk, because there was no way he could sleep now. He sighed and lay back on his pillows.

Suddenly, Shinn's eyes flew open and he tried to sit up, but the biting metal on his wrists and an aching arm held him back. "OW!" he hissed.

Kira looked at him, surprised, and asked himself if he was dreaming or psychic.

Shinn looked around, trying to remember where he was and saw Kira, looking equally shocked.

"Kira? What happened? Where am I?" he asked weakly.

"Your arm was broken in the fight so you were rushed to the infirmary." Kira answered.

"Oh, I guess I know how you feel now." He said bitterly.

"Shinn," Kira said softly. Shinn bit his lip to stop the tears that were forming in his eyes from falling.

"It hurts." He whispered, his voice choking as a tear of pain rolled down his cheek.

Kira flinched as he got up slowly out of his bed and –staggered- to Shinn's bed and put his hand on his cheek, catching the tear.

"I can feel it every where, Kira, why does it hurt so much?" Shinn asked as he looked into Kira's amethyst eyes.

"That's your weakness Shinn, every coordinator has one." Kira told him softly.

"Do you have one?" Shinn asked, still crying.

"No, I wasn't born with one, that's why I'm called the Ultimate Coordinator." Kira said.

"Why am I chained up?" Shinn asked again. "Because every one wants to make sure you won't try to attack me again or something and I think that's stupid." Kira said.

Shinn tried to smile but it hurt so instead a pained expression came upon his face.

"Are you ok, Shinn?" Kira asked and then regretted his stupid words. "Of course not." Shinn said.

"I'm sorry, none of this should've happened. I shouldn't have lied to you, I'm sorry." Kira said as a tear slid down his cheek and he looked away.

Shinn looked at him and snuggled his head against Kira's hand, cursing the chains that held him in place.

Kira looked at him and knelt down on his knees to get more comfortable and laid his head on Shinn's chest, looking into his crimson eyes.

Shinn again tried to smile at him and they both closed their eyes, enjoying each other's touch.

The nurse peaked open the door and saw them like that. At first she panicked and was going to tell the others, but then she decided to just leave the two lovers alone, thinking that they had enough stress right now and wanted them to be at peace.

She smiled as she closed the door quietly and left them to find comfort in each other.

"What are we gonna do now?" Cagalli asked.

"I dunno, I have to call Capt. Gladys and Dullindal and tell them what happened to Shinn though." Athrun said.

"You should do that now." Lacus said. Athrun nodded and went to the control room.

"How are you, Lacus?" Cagalli asked her. "Good, I guess, although, I'm not sure what to think about Shinn and Kira. This war, it's torn every one apart, making them fight their friends, lovers." Lacus said quietly.

"I know, I just want it to end." Cagalli said. Lacus nodded and they sat in silence, reflecting about the war and its terrible tragedies.

Meanwhile, Athrun was thinking about something very different, something he found somewhat frightening. Every time he thought about Kira he felt this feeling in his chest, Kira was his best friend, but that was all, wasn't it?

He wasn't so sure right now; he felt a sort of jealous pang towards Shinn for stealing Kira's fragile heart, not only from Lacus, but from him as well.

Could Athrun be falling in love with his best friend when he's already involved with another young coordinator? Could the intimacy the two boys share be affecting him in a way that he wanted some too?

Maybe, but what about Cagalli? She's been acting real grumpy and snappy lately, not quite attractive, especially since the two were trying to mend their somewhat broken relationship while they had the time together.

His heart was telling him two different things, and he didn't know which to choose, of course he couldn't abandon Cagalli for Kira, not now, when Shinn already staked his claim on the Ultimate Coordinator and Lacus was broken because of it.

Not now when Cagalli's mood swings made it hard to know if she hated Shinn or had forgiven him.

Not now when the war was ripping every one apart and exposing them to their fears and weaknesses.

Not now, when the last thing everyone needs is to have another unnatural love spring forth and threaten to shatter everything they thought was right and good.

No, Athrun couldn't be falling for Kira, not now, not ever, Shinn or Lacus would end up with him, and he would be with Cagalli, but still…

-Author's Note: He he he, how'd you like that? Was that good enough fluff between Kira and Athrun? Should I continue this little battle in Athy-kun's heart to see who he truly loves more? This is definitely taking a different turn, but a good one, I like it! Tell me what you think, and athrunxoverxkira, please tell me if you liked it! WAHAHA! I FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO PUT THE LINE THINGYS! YAY! Thank you to all of my wonderful reviewers who seem to be enjoying my work, please keep them up! Constructive Criticism accepted but if you don't have anything nice to say I'd advise you not to say anything at all, thank you and have a great day:) -