Athrun Zala stood next to Rau Le Creuset quietly. They were listening to
Lieutenant Murrue Ramius speak about what was happening with one of their
pilots. She hadn't revealed his name to them yet, but Athrun had a feeling
that they would know soon enough.
"He was temporariliy blinded by an explosion in the Strike Gundam that he was performing upgrades for." she said, standing up straighter.
"And what does that have to do with us, Lieutenant?" Rau asked calmly with a smirk on his face. "I certainly don't think that you'd want us to hold off our attacks until your pilot feels better."
"No, we don't. We just want Athrun Zala to..." she hesitated.
"What do you want me to do?" Athrun asked, looking up at her icily.
"We want you to just console him that everything will be alright..." she said softly. "That this will be over soon, the doctors told us that the first step in his recovery is to know that it'll be alright."
"A touching story, Ramius." Rau said with a shake of his blonde head. "But, I don't think that Athrun wants to 'console' one of your people."
"Which one is it?" Athrun asked hastily.
"Ah..."
"Please tell me!" Athrun asked quickly, a fear had come over his body. "Is it Kira??" he asked her, moving closer to the screen. He could see that she had hesitated in telling them. "It is Kira..."
She nodded her head and asked the again if they would allow Athrun to help them. "But, why would you want my help at all?"
"Because you're the only one that he talks about. You're the only one that he screams the name of in his nightmares. We thought that you could help." she said quickly.
"R-Ramius?" came another voice.
"Kira..." She mumbled.
"Who are you speaking with?" he asked her, moving closer to the woman. "Please... I would like to know..." a squawk that Athrun recognized as 'Birdy' sounded over the transmission.
"I'm speaking.. with a friend." she said with a smile. "Go back to your cabin, okay?"
Kira smiled softly, "Oh okay. Sorry for interupting." he said as he turned away from the person and headed away from the private room. He stopped infront of the door. "But..."
"But what, Kira?" Murrue asked kindly. "What is it that you need?"
"Nevermind. I'd like to speak with you after your conversation. Okay?" he said softly.
"Sure."
Kira nodded before exiting the room with Birdy. "Do you see how he had become?" she asked Athrun. "He's been depressed... but I don't think that's the only reason why. I need you to help me help him." she said, down casting her eyes away from the two men.
Athrun turned away from her. "What do you want to do, Athrun?" Rau asked with a smirk. "Will you go, or will you stay, the choice is up to you."
Athrun turned back to her, "Give me a bit to think about this. You'll know when I make my decision." he said before turning off the screen, ending the transmission.
"So, what do you want to do?" Rau asked, sitting down in a chair that was behind him. "If you go, you may take the Aegis."
"Why would you let me go?" Athrun asked the blonde man.
"Because, even I know the value of friendship. But, that boy is special." Rau said, gazing at Athrun. "I can see why you would leave us for him."
"Huh?"
Rau laughed before leaving the room and Athrun took his place in the now empty chair. He rested his head in his palm and sighed. "I just can't leave him alone..."
He stood from his sitting position and walked over to the control table, "Not right now... especially when I could help him."
When he finished getting everything ready for the Aegis to leave, he raced out of the fairly large room that he had been in.
Kira waited in his cabin, playing with Birdy for a while before Lieutenant Ramius entered the room. "Hello, Kira. What did you need to talk to me about?"
"I wanted to ask you something about the dreams I've been having." he said, petting Birdy on the back. "I wanted to tell you the moment they started, but something told me not to tell you at all... I don't know what that something was, but I'm not so sure to tell you."
"You can tell me anything, Kira." she said with a small smile as she brought him into a motherly-like hug. "I will listen when you want to tell me something. I promise you that."
Kira nodded and started to open his mouth when an alarm went off. "What's that?" he asked Murrue. "What's going on?"
She smiled. "Nothing's wrong..." she said, handing him a small pill. "Here, take this."
"What's this?"
"It's something that'll help you sleep better. It's a sleeping pill." she said with a short laugh. "I want you to take a short nap. You look really tired."
Kira nodded and swallowed half of the pill. "Thank you."
After a short while, he was asleep and Murrue left the room silently. "Good night, Kira Yamato. Sweet dreams."
Kira dreamt of the life he could of had if he didn't parcipitate in the war. But, it wasn't normal for him anymore.
It was far from it.
Kira absently walked around the small park he had known and come to for years. He had his laptop under his left arm and Birdy rested on his shoulder. "Where should we go now, Birdy?" he asked the small animal with a laugh.
"Chiiiiirp!"
Kira laughed louder. "K-kira? Is that you?" came a smooth voice from behind him. He turned to the owner of it with a fading smile. "It is you!"
"Athrun?" he asked quietly.
The blue haired boy hugged him with a laugh and a smile. "How have you been?" he asked the other boy. "I've missed you!"
"W-what are you doing here?" he asked. "I can't believe that you're here... maybe I'm daydreaming." he mumbled.
"If you're daydreaming, then I am too." Athrun said with a deep laugh. The smile had never left his face, but he held Kira's hand. "It's been so long!"
Kira laughed, "I know. But, why are you here?"
"Oh, we're visiting for a bit. My father has some business to attend to." Athrun said happily, "But, I never expected to see you here!"
Birdy chirped loudly. "Chiiiiirp!"
"Birdy!" he exclaimed. "You're still functioning! That's wonderful!"
"Chiirp!"
"Kira..."
"Hmmm?" Kira asked.
"What? I didn't say anything..." Athrun said with a smile. "I think you're hearing things!"
"Oh.. Okay." Kira said with a small blush a smile.
"Kira. Wake up!"
"But, I'm not asleep.." he mumbled.
"Of course you're not. You're very much awake." Athrun said with a smile. "You're even crazier than the last time we saw each other!" he added with a laugh.
"Kira!!"
"A-Athrun?" he called out as he saw the other boy walking away from him, "W- where are you going?!" he yelled. Kira tried to catch up, but he couldn't.
Athrun had gotten to much of a head start. "Wait! Wait for me!!"
Kira awoke to someone shaking him; he began to thrash in his bed. "G-get away from me!!" he screamed. "I have to catch him!!"
Mu stopped shaking him. "Good, you're finally awake." he said with a laugh. "Bad dreams?" the blonde man asked with another laugh.
"I'm glad you find it so amusing..." Kira said with a hint of anger in his voice. "Now, why are you here?"
"You have a visitor."
"I don't want to see any more people today..." Kira muttered. "I'm tired of the constant questions. It gets annoying..."
Mu laughed loudly, "But, I'm sure you want to see this one."
"No, I don't..."
"Too late." Mu said with a laugh. "He's been in here this whole time!"
Kira paused, his eyes were closed tightly. He reached out with a hand and pressed it to Mu's face. "Are you lying to me?" he asked quietly.
Mu laughed as he stood, "He's all yours, pretty boy."
Athrun nodded and sat next to Kira on the bed. "How've you been, buddy?" he asked calmly and softly. "It's been a long time since we could talk like this..."
Kira backed away from the newcomer. "A-athrun... Is that you??" he asked nervously. He reached out one of hands and gingerly patted Athrun's face before moving onto his hair.
Athrun moved Kira's hand to his lips and placed a kiss on it. "Yes, it is..." he brought Kira into a hug, "It's also been a long time since I've been able to hold you like this..."
Kira returned the hug and rested his head onto the other boy's shoulder. Before a string of sobs escaped his throat. "A-athrun..."
"He was temporariliy blinded by an explosion in the Strike Gundam that he was performing upgrades for." she said, standing up straighter.
"And what does that have to do with us, Lieutenant?" Rau asked calmly with a smirk on his face. "I certainly don't think that you'd want us to hold off our attacks until your pilot feels better."
"No, we don't. We just want Athrun Zala to..." she hesitated.
"What do you want me to do?" Athrun asked, looking up at her icily.
"We want you to just console him that everything will be alright..." she said softly. "That this will be over soon, the doctors told us that the first step in his recovery is to know that it'll be alright."
"A touching story, Ramius." Rau said with a shake of his blonde head. "But, I don't think that Athrun wants to 'console' one of your people."
"Which one is it?" Athrun asked hastily.
"Ah..."
"Please tell me!" Athrun asked quickly, a fear had come over his body. "Is it Kira??" he asked her, moving closer to the screen. He could see that she had hesitated in telling them. "It is Kira..."
She nodded her head and asked the again if they would allow Athrun to help them. "But, why would you want my help at all?"
"Because you're the only one that he talks about. You're the only one that he screams the name of in his nightmares. We thought that you could help." she said quickly.
"R-Ramius?" came another voice.
"Kira..." She mumbled.
"Who are you speaking with?" he asked her, moving closer to the woman. "Please... I would like to know..." a squawk that Athrun recognized as 'Birdy' sounded over the transmission.
"I'm speaking.. with a friend." she said with a smile. "Go back to your cabin, okay?"
Kira smiled softly, "Oh okay. Sorry for interupting." he said as he turned away from the person and headed away from the private room. He stopped infront of the door. "But..."
"But what, Kira?" Murrue asked kindly. "What is it that you need?"
"Nevermind. I'd like to speak with you after your conversation. Okay?" he said softly.
"Sure."
Kira nodded before exiting the room with Birdy. "Do you see how he had become?" she asked Athrun. "He's been depressed... but I don't think that's the only reason why. I need you to help me help him." she said, down casting her eyes away from the two men.
Athrun turned away from her. "What do you want to do, Athrun?" Rau asked with a smirk. "Will you go, or will you stay, the choice is up to you."
Athrun turned back to her, "Give me a bit to think about this. You'll know when I make my decision." he said before turning off the screen, ending the transmission.
"So, what do you want to do?" Rau asked, sitting down in a chair that was behind him. "If you go, you may take the Aegis."
"Why would you let me go?" Athrun asked the blonde man.
"Because, even I know the value of friendship. But, that boy is special." Rau said, gazing at Athrun. "I can see why you would leave us for him."
"Huh?"
Rau laughed before leaving the room and Athrun took his place in the now empty chair. He rested his head in his palm and sighed. "I just can't leave him alone..."
He stood from his sitting position and walked over to the control table, "Not right now... especially when I could help him."
When he finished getting everything ready for the Aegis to leave, he raced out of the fairly large room that he had been in.
Kira waited in his cabin, playing with Birdy for a while before Lieutenant Ramius entered the room. "Hello, Kira. What did you need to talk to me about?"
"I wanted to ask you something about the dreams I've been having." he said, petting Birdy on the back. "I wanted to tell you the moment they started, but something told me not to tell you at all... I don't know what that something was, but I'm not so sure to tell you."
"You can tell me anything, Kira." she said with a small smile as she brought him into a motherly-like hug. "I will listen when you want to tell me something. I promise you that."
Kira nodded and started to open his mouth when an alarm went off. "What's that?" he asked Murrue. "What's going on?"
She smiled. "Nothing's wrong..." she said, handing him a small pill. "Here, take this."
"What's this?"
"It's something that'll help you sleep better. It's a sleeping pill." she said with a short laugh. "I want you to take a short nap. You look really tired."
Kira nodded and swallowed half of the pill. "Thank you."
After a short while, he was asleep and Murrue left the room silently. "Good night, Kira Yamato. Sweet dreams."
Kira dreamt of the life he could of had if he didn't parcipitate in the war. But, it wasn't normal for him anymore.
It was far from it.
Kira absently walked around the small park he had known and come to for years. He had his laptop under his left arm and Birdy rested on his shoulder. "Where should we go now, Birdy?" he asked the small animal with a laugh.
"Chiiiiirp!"
Kira laughed louder. "K-kira? Is that you?" came a smooth voice from behind him. He turned to the owner of it with a fading smile. "It is you!"
"Athrun?" he asked quietly.
The blue haired boy hugged him with a laugh and a smile. "How have you been?" he asked the other boy. "I've missed you!"
"W-what are you doing here?" he asked. "I can't believe that you're here... maybe I'm daydreaming." he mumbled.
"If you're daydreaming, then I am too." Athrun said with a deep laugh. The smile had never left his face, but he held Kira's hand. "It's been so long!"
Kira laughed, "I know. But, why are you here?"
"Oh, we're visiting for a bit. My father has some business to attend to." Athrun said happily, "But, I never expected to see you here!"
Birdy chirped loudly. "Chiiiiirp!"
"Birdy!" he exclaimed. "You're still functioning! That's wonderful!"
"Chiirp!"
"Kira..."
"Hmmm?" Kira asked.
"What? I didn't say anything..." Athrun said with a smile. "I think you're hearing things!"
"Oh.. Okay." Kira said with a small blush a smile.
"Kira. Wake up!"
"But, I'm not asleep.." he mumbled.
"Of course you're not. You're very much awake." Athrun said with a smile. "You're even crazier than the last time we saw each other!" he added with a laugh.
"Kira!!"
"A-Athrun?" he called out as he saw the other boy walking away from him, "W- where are you going?!" he yelled. Kira tried to catch up, but he couldn't.
Athrun had gotten to much of a head start. "Wait! Wait for me!!"
Kira awoke to someone shaking him; he began to thrash in his bed. "G-get away from me!!" he screamed. "I have to catch him!!"
Mu stopped shaking him. "Good, you're finally awake." he said with a laugh. "Bad dreams?" the blonde man asked with another laugh.
"I'm glad you find it so amusing..." Kira said with a hint of anger in his voice. "Now, why are you here?"
"You have a visitor."
"I don't want to see any more people today..." Kira muttered. "I'm tired of the constant questions. It gets annoying..."
Mu laughed loudly, "But, I'm sure you want to see this one."
"No, I don't..."
"Too late." Mu said with a laugh. "He's been in here this whole time!"
Kira paused, his eyes were closed tightly. He reached out with a hand and pressed it to Mu's face. "Are you lying to me?" he asked quietly.
Mu laughed as he stood, "He's all yours, pretty boy."
Athrun nodded and sat next to Kira on the bed. "How've you been, buddy?" he asked calmly and softly. "It's been a long time since we could talk like this..."
Kira backed away from the newcomer. "A-athrun... Is that you??" he asked nervously. He reached out one of hands and gingerly patted Athrun's face before moving onto his hair.
Athrun moved Kira's hand to his lips and placed a kiss on it. "Yes, it is..." he brought Kira into a hug, "It's also been a long time since I've been able to hold you like this..."
Kira returned the hug and rested his head onto the other boy's shoulder. Before a string of sobs escaped his throat. "A-athrun..."