Chapter 20: Broken

Disclaimer: I do not own GSD and I wish I could say that I do not own Chapter 19, but alas, my stupidity is written all over it……… I would like to apologize to all Shinn lovers and Gil lovers because I'm a retard! It was only AFTER I posted Chapter 19 that I went to find a picture of Dullindal, and I found out that it wasn't who I thought it was, and also when I read his profile I found out that he was very OOC in the last chapter and so was Shinn in my ENTIRE FIC! I feel so horrible……

Shinn: YOU SHOULD FEEL HORRIBLE! DIE! (takes out a chainsaw)

Me: AHHHHHH! KIRA HELP! (starts running from Shinn who is chasing me with a chainsaw)

Kira: (eating popcorn) this is good….GET HER SHINN! SLICE HER LEG OFF SO SHE CAN'T RUN!

Me: (gulp) AHHHHH NOOOOOOO I DIDN'T KNOW! OWWWIE!

Shinn: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE! (still chasing me with a chainsaw…….)

Me: (sniffle)WAAAAAAA!(starts to cry) Ok, well, now that we have all that established, Gilbert Dullindal is just gonna be OOC and Shinn is gonna be a little OOC, if anyone has a problem with that,…well…..you should've spoke up before this chapter anyway so I don't think anyone really DOES has a problem with it……sooooo…on with the chapter:

"I'm telling you he has to be stopped!"(Lmfao)Athrun said and slammed his fist on the desk. "Athrun, there's no proof, and even if there was I couldn't do anything about it or we'd all be traitors!" Talia told him.

"Proof? HE ADMITTED IT TO US! You heard what he said Captain Gladys!" Athrun yelled. "Stop yelling and calm down Athrun, just because you're in FAITH doesn't mean you can yell at your superiors and accuse them of molesting a fellow comrade!" Talia told him in a warning tone and he calmed down.

"Besides, I thought you and Shinn hated each other anyway? Why now do you care so much for his well-being?" She asked.

"We became friends in ORB." Athrun said. "And I know, I'm sorry, but there has to be some way to stop him from hurting Shinn." He said.

She sighed, "I'll look into it Athrun, but I doubt that this is all true." She told him. "I know, but you just have to trust me." He said.

"Yes, well, about that, you are hereby unauthorized to talk to any member of ORB while you are on the battlefield, do you understand?" she said.

His eyes grew wide as he burst, "But they're my friends and Cagalli's my fiancé!" "You can't talk to them on the battlefield, or would you like to be demoted from FAITH and put in the same position as Shinn?" she said.

He sighed and said, "Fine." "Good, you can go now." She said and dismissed him.

He went out into the hall and saw Luna talking with her sister. "Hey." He said. They saw him and smiled.

"Hey Athrun! You're back!" Meyrin squealed and hugged him.

"Where's Shinn?" Luna asked and looked around. "Uhhhh, he's with, um, Gilbert." Athrun said and looked away.

At first the two girls didn't understand, but then they began to realize what was worrying Athrun so much.

"So, you mean, it's true?" Luna asked as tears formed in her eyes. Athrun nodded and the two girls gasped. "Can't we do something?" Luna asked again.

"Talia wouldn't listen to me." Athrun said and shook his head. "Oh, poor Shinn, hey, what if it's not as bad as we think?" Meyrin said.

"I don't know Mey, I just don't know." Athrun said.

They stood there with a forlorn look on their faces until Athrun said they should eat and then he'd check on Shinn, so they ate lunch in the cafeteria.

Shinn woke up sore and defeated. He looked around and found that Dullindal was gone, thankfully, and he left Shinn's uniform by the bed, along with a note:

That was fun, now, if you want to be allowed to pilot your Gundam and once again become my "Super Ace", you will join me for Round 2 tonight! And also…DON'T TELL ANYONE! See you tonight, BIG Soldier Boy! –G.D.

He shuddered and groaned as he got out of bed and put on his uniform. 'I can't believe that happened. I'll never be the same, I'll never trust again,' he thought and looked at his hands and wrists.

He sighed. "Well, time to face the music." He grumbled and poked his head out of the door to make sure no one was there.

He came out and went down the hall, but stopped when he came to the window and saw ORB.

He put his hand on the glass and gazed longingly at his old home, the home of his lover, his salvation.

He shook his head and looked down, dropping his hand, and continued down the hall; head down, pride swallowed.

As he was walking down he passed the cafeteria and saw Athrun, Luna, and Meyrin eating. He didn't see Gilbert so he walked in and sat down between Athrun and Luna.

Luna gasped and said, "Shinn! Are you ok?" "Not really." He replied. "Oh!" she exclaimed and hugged him.

He tensed at first, but then hugged her back and closed his eyes tightly. Meyrin and Athrun were looking sympathetic and Athrun patted him on the back.

When they stopped hugging Shinn was trying to stop the tears, he already cried WAY too many times, he didn't need to start breaking down and crying in the cafeteria of the Minerva!

He saw Rey come in, who gave him a puzzled yet relieved look as he came over. "So you're back." Was all he said.

Shinn nodded and Rey continued to give him a puzzled look. 'Why does he look on the verge of tears? And why are they looking sympathetic? Did that pilot die? I don't want to ask in front of them, I'll ask him later when it's just me and him.' He thought and nodded back and went to grab a tray.

"I'll go get you a tray ok?" Athrun said and Shinn nodded. "So, um, was it really that bad? I mean, did he," Luna didn't finish and stared into Shinn's Crimson eyes that no longer looked intimidating, but broken.

He didn't say anything and looked away. She regretted asking him and put her arm around him. He looked up and leaned against her for comfort.

Meyrin looked on with a smile on her face. 'They look so cute together, I wish me and Athrun had that relationship,' she thought.

Athrun came back with a tray and set it before Shinn. He took one look and began shoveling food into his mouth, suddenly hungry.

"My my, you sure do have quite an appetite Shinn!"

He started choking when he heard his Captain say that and Athrun, Luna, and Meyrin looked up to see Gilbert Dullindal himself standing behind Shinn.

Athrun gave him a cold glare and Luna glared with disgust, along with her sister. Shinn didn't even turn around.

Dullindal smirked. "Did you see my note? Probably not, seeing as these three already know what just happened, I can assume." He said in a dark tone.

Shinn only nodded, still not looking at him.

"If you touch him again I swear I'll report you." Athrun spat, his emerald eyes a shade darker and colder.

Dullindal smirked again and put his hand on Shinn's shoulder. "I'm touching him, and there's nothing you can do about it."

As soon as Gil's hand touched Shinn he tensed and froze, Luna narrowed her eyes and swatted his hand away.

Gil gave her a threatening glare. "Do that again, young lady, and you'll be reduced to green-coat with your sister!" he said viciously and walked away.

Shinn let out a breath, pushed his tray out in front of him, and laid his head on the table.

"Oh, don't worry Shinn, he won't hurt you again, I promise!" Luna said. "Yeah, I promised Kira I wouldn't let him hurt you, and with him pulling that stunt, he's definitely not going to make me break my promise again." Athrun told him still in a cold tone.

"Yeah, we'll tell Captain Gladys, she has to believe us now!" Meyrin put in.

"Thanks guys." Shinn mumbled and Luna started to rub his back. He moaned slightly as she continued with a smile and Athrun chuckled.

Rey saw the whole thing and wondered more and more what was going on with his Captain and his friend.

Back at ORB

"What's the matter, Kira? You look worried." Cagalli said coming up to her brother.

"It's just, I have a feeling that something bad happened to Shinn." He told her, his amethyst eyes glittering with worry.

Cagalli's amber eyes softened as she said, "Look, Athrun is a good person, I'm sure he'll keep to his word."

"I know, but what if he just can't and Shinn gets hurt anyway? I wish I was there, because if he did do something, Shinn would need someone to comfort him." Kira said.

"Well, he has Athrun, but I don't think that's what you mean." Cagalli said.

He looked up at her and smiled. "Not exactly, they're not that close." He said.

"Why don't you call him?" she said. He brightened up, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that! I will, thanks Cags!" he said and practically ran to his room to get his phone.

She shook her head. 'A week after getting seriously injured he's running to his room to call his boyfriend.' She thought and chuckled to herself.

She went to the control room where Lacus and Andy were. "So, did you and Kira finally talk yet?" she asked Lacus.

"Yes, and we both feel a lot better, I think." She said and smiled sweetly. Ahhh, Lacus-san is back!

Cagalli also smiled and said, "That's good, I'm glad my best friend is back." She said and Lacus blushed and they hugged.

"I'm sorry for acting so cruel, I don't know what happened to me, I just, felt so betrayed," Lacus said.

"I know same here, I apologized to Athrun a thousand times and you know what he did?" Cagalli said.

"What?" Lacus asked with a questioning look.

Cagalli grinned and showed Lacus her ring. "He proposed to me." She said, unable to hide the huge grin spread across her face.

Lacus gasped and looked excited as they looked at each other and squealed and hugged while jumping up and down like us girls do when we're happy and excited for each other.

"That's so wonderful Cagalli! I'm so happy for you." Lacus said.

"Thanks," Cagalli said, blushing. Andy came up to them after overhearing the whole thing.

"So, he finally asked the big question eh? Took him long enough!" he said and the girls chuckled.

"Yes, I can't believe it, every time I look at the ring I ask myself, 'What's that doing there?' and then remember what happened." Cagalli confessed and they all laughed.

Kira dialed Shinn's number and waited while it was ringing. He started to get impatient when it reached the third ring and still there was no answer from Shinn. He got his voicemail and said, "Hey Shinn, it's me, Kira, um, call me back when you get this message ok? I love you, bye." and hung up.

He stared at the phone, a look of worry on his face, and decided to call back in 20 minutes if Shinn didn't call back first.

-Author's Note: Well? How did you like this chappy? I know it's probably a lot better than the last chapter; I tried to make this chapter happy to brighten everyone up, tell me if I did a good job! Also if you have any suggestions for future chapters just tell me so I don't get the evil Writer's Block Disease! Also, I'd really really appreciate it if I got more reviews for some of my other stories, if you like randomness then check out When Purple Monkey's Attack and What Happens When A Talk Show Goes Wrong because they're pretty funny and random. I also moved my story Kiheada and Tigris to the Gundam Seed category because I think it will get more reviews here, it's a Yu Yu Hakusho and Gundam Seed crossover, it's pretty good, so please R&R!-