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 moved away from the other boy slightly again and raised his hands, trying to touch Athrun's face. "I wish I could see your face....."
Athrun placed Kira's hands on his cheeks and smiled when he felt Kira smile as well. "It's okay. In time, you'll not want to see my face."
"Why's that?" Kira asked with a slight frown.
"Because I'll be with you so much." Athrun said with a deep laugh.
Kira pouted, "You should have said that in the beginning. Now, you AND Birdy can be my eyes!" he said with a laugh and another smile.
Athrun nodded before saying, "Sure. Why not?" He moved his hands over Kira's, which were still on his face. "This is great..."
"Huh?" Kira asked, squeezing Athrun's hands tightly. As if making sure that he wouldn't go anywhere. "What's so great?"
Athrun encircled him in a big hug, "I get to be with you now, Kira. Just like we were when we were little!" he laughed as Kira wrapped his arms around his body.
"Yes... but."
"But what?"
"It won't be like when we were little... you're engaged now." Kira mumbled sadly, for some reason it hurt every time he thought about Athrun and that girl, Lacus Clyne. "To Ms. Clyne..."
"Oh? Lacus...." Athrun said with an tone as equally sad as his. "She means nothing to me." he added with a growl.
"You don't like her at all?" Kira asked.
"No, it was an arranged engagement." Athrun said with a smile. "But, I love you more than I will ever love that girl."
Kira smiled and hugged Athrun again. "I love you too, Athrun." Kira said with a small laugh. "But, I don't think that Flay-san would like to hear that... I think that she had developed a small crush on me during the past few months..." he finished with a frown. "I can't see why she would like me though...."
Athrun smiled, "I can though.." he muttered to himself. "Let's go down to the.... ah. I don't know where you people go to get food..." he said, making a face.
Kira smiled, "That's okay! Until you find your way around here, Birdy can show us both!" the brown haired boy said with a bigger smile than before.
Athrun smiled, "Okay, let's go Birdy. Lead the way."
"Chiirp!"
Athrun grabbed Kira's hand and pulled him off of the bed and followed the bird that had exited the small room. "Whoa!" came the yell from outside the room as Birdy flew into a red-haired girl's face. "Watch where your going, Birdy!"
Athrun stared at the girl coldly. "Who are you?"
"Flay?" Kira said with a small frown, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to visit you, Kira." she turned to face Athrun, "Have we seen each other before? My name's Flay Allster. What's yours?"
Athrun glared at her. "Athrun Zala." he growled, moving Kira behind him instinctively.
"A coodinator?!" she said hastily, not thinking.
Athrun pulled Kira out of the room, "And what's it to you?" he asked with another growl as he pulled Kira after Birdy. "Hey! Birdy, wait up!!"
"Chiiiirp!!"
Flay stood in the hallway as the two of them left. Kira smiled as he clung to Athrun's arm and listened to the other boy's voice calling after Birdy. "Hey!! Birdy, slow doooown!"
A laugh escaped Kira's mouth when he heard the whiny tone in his best friend's voice. He hadn't heard that sweet sound in a long while and it made him happy to hear it again. But, he wished that he could at least see Athrun's face. After all, he didn't know how long this blind spell would last anyway. The doctors hadn't told him yet.
"Something wrong?" Athrun asked his friend.
"Ah," Kira jumped. "Oh, no. Nothing."
Athrun ran his hand over Kira's face before smiling. "You can talk to me, Kira. You know that." He said with a deep laugh. "Don't worry about anything at all. At least, while I'm with you."
Kira smiled as he moved closer to Athrun's body. "Okay, whatever you say Athrun..." he said, snuggling even closer as the two floated after the robotic bird.
"CHIRP!" the bird squawked when they made it to the dining hall, every one else was there. But, it all seemed to stop when Athrun and Kira showed up together, hand in hand.
"Hello, everyone." Kira greeted.
Athrun nodded and moved them over to a table in a corner. "What do you want? I'll go get it."
"No, no need." Kira said, hugging Athrun's hand to his chest. "They bring it to us."
Athrun stared at the boy before moving back into his seat. He didn't notice Kira was still cradling his hand until the waiter came to their table. "What do you want to drink.?"
When they placed their orders, the waiter came back quickly and took their orders for food. But, they had enough time to talk about the past and about other things that had happened during their time apart.
Kira stroked Athrun's hand with a smile. When Athrun placed his hand over Kira's, the boy must've not known he was still holding it. "I-I'm sorry..."
Athrun laughed, "It's okay, no harm done." He patted the chocolate haired boy'sh hand again when the waiter came back with their meals.
Kira didn't have any trouble eating, so they talked occasionally but ate quietly. When they went to leave, "Ah.. do I need to tip or anything?"
"It's not like on earth. So, no. You don't have too, but I normally do..." Kira said with a smile as he reached into his pocket and fished around for his wallet. "Ah.. where'd I put it?"
"You left it in your room. Don't worry, I'll give him a the tip..." he said with a laugh. "How much do you normally give them?"
"Ah," he paused. "About five bucks..."
"Okay." Athrun said with a smile as he laid down ten dollars. "There, let's go Birdy!"
"Chirp!"
Kira resumed his position on Athrun's arm again as they left the extremely large room together. "Where to now, Kira?" Athrun asked the other boy with a smile on his face.
Kira smiled towards the other, "Let's go upgrade.... wait....."
"Hm?" Athrun asked. "What's wrong?"
"I can't upgrade it with you there... I don't know if you might use what I put in the Strike against me or not." He muttered.
"Oh, well..." Athrun said. With a smile he continued, "I'll upgrade the Aegis, while you upgrade the Strike!"
Kira frowned, "But, what if we have to fight? Whose side will you be on, Athrun?" He asked, stopping the two from moving.
"There won't be any fighting." Athrun said, "Le Creuset promised me that we wouldn't fight as long as I was on board the Archangel, and with your blind spell." he paused, "He said it wouldn't be fair to fight against an unarmed opponent."
Kira nodded and they continued floating around the ship, arm in arm. "Let's just go back to my room, I'm tired."
Athrun smiled and nodded, "Lead the way, Birdy!"
He moved away from the other boy slightly again and raised his hands, trying to touch Athrun's face. "I wish I could see your face....."
Athrun placed Kira's hands on his cheeks and smiled when he felt Kira smile as well. "It's okay. In time, you'll not want to see my face."
"Why's that?" Kira asked with a slight frown.
"Because I'll be with you so much." Athrun said with a deep laugh.
Kira pouted, "You should have said that in the beginning. Now, you AND Birdy can be my eyes!" he said with a laugh and another smile.
Athrun nodded before saying, "Sure. Why not?" He moved his hands over Kira's, which were still on his face. "This is great..."
"Huh?" Kira asked, squeezing Athrun's hands tightly. As if making sure that he wouldn't go anywhere. "What's so great?"
Athrun encircled him in a big hug, "I get to be with you now, Kira. Just like we were when we were little!" he laughed as Kira wrapped his arms around his body.
"Yes... but."
"But what?"
"It won't be like when we were little... you're engaged now." Kira mumbled sadly, for some reason it hurt every time he thought about Athrun and that girl, Lacus Clyne. "To Ms. Clyne..."
"Oh? Lacus...." Athrun said with an tone as equally sad as his. "She means nothing to me." he added with a growl.
"You don't like her at all?" Kira asked.
"No, it was an arranged engagement." Athrun said with a smile. "But, I love you more than I will ever love that girl."
Kira smiled and hugged Athrun again. "I love you too, Athrun." Kira said with a small laugh. "But, I don't think that Flay-san would like to hear that... I think that she had developed a small crush on me during the past few months..." he finished with a frown. "I can't see why she would like me though...."
Athrun smiled, "I can though.." he muttered to himself. "Let's go down to the.... ah. I don't know where you people go to get food..." he said, making a face.
Kira smiled, "That's okay! Until you find your way around here, Birdy can show us both!" the brown haired boy said with a bigger smile than before.
Athrun smiled, "Okay, let's go Birdy. Lead the way."
"Chiirp!"
Athrun grabbed Kira's hand and pulled him off of the bed and followed the bird that had exited the small room. "Whoa!" came the yell from outside the room as Birdy flew into a red-haired girl's face. "Watch where your going, Birdy!"
Athrun stared at the girl coldly. "Who are you?"
"Flay?" Kira said with a small frown, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to visit you, Kira." she turned to face Athrun, "Have we seen each other before? My name's Flay Allster. What's yours?"
Athrun glared at her. "Athrun Zala." he growled, moving Kira behind him instinctively.
"A coodinator?!" she said hastily, not thinking.
Athrun pulled Kira out of the room, "And what's it to you?" he asked with another growl as he pulled Kira after Birdy. "Hey! Birdy, wait up!!"
"Chiiiirp!!"
Flay stood in the hallway as the two of them left. Kira smiled as he clung to Athrun's arm and listened to the other boy's voice calling after Birdy. "Hey!! Birdy, slow doooown!"
A laugh escaped Kira's mouth when he heard the whiny tone in his best friend's voice. He hadn't heard that sweet sound in a long while and it made him happy to hear it again. But, he wished that he could at least see Athrun's face. After all, he didn't know how long this blind spell would last anyway. The doctors hadn't told him yet.
"Something wrong?" Athrun asked his friend.
"Ah," Kira jumped. "Oh, no. Nothing."
Athrun ran his hand over Kira's face before smiling. "You can talk to me, Kira. You know that." He said with a deep laugh. "Don't worry about anything at all. At least, while I'm with you."
Kira smiled as he moved closer to Athrun's body. "Okay, whatever you say Athrun..." he said, snuggling even closer as the two floated after the robotic bird.
"CHIRP!" the bird squawked when they made it to the dining hall, every one else was there. But, it all seemed to stop when Athrun and Kira showed up together, hand in hand.
"Hello, everyone." Kira greeted.
Athrun nodded and moved them over to a table in a corner. "What do you want? I'll go get it."
"No, no need." Kira said, hugging Athrun's hand to his chest. "They bring it to us."
Athrun stared at the boy before moving back into his seat. He didn't notice Kira was still cradling his hand until the waiter came to their table. "What do you want to drink.?"
When they placed their orders, the waiter came back quickly and took their orders for food. But, they had enough time to talk about the past and about other things that had happened during their time apart.
Kira stroked Athrun's hand with a smile. When Athrun placed his hand over Kira's, the boy must've not known he was still holding it. "I-I'm sorry..."
Athrun laughed, "It's okay, no harm done." He patted the chocolate haired boy'sh hand again when the waiter came back with their meals.
Kira didn't have any trouble eating, so they talked occasionally but ate quietly. When they went to leave, "Ah.. do I need to tip or anything?"
"It's not like on earth. So, no. You don't have too, but I normally do..." Kira said with a smile as he reached into his pocket and fished around for his wallet. "Ah.. where'd I put it?"
"You left it in your room. Don't worry, I'll give him a the tip..." he said with a laugh. "How much do you normally give them?"
"Ah," he paused. "About five bucks..."
"Okay." Athrun said with a smile as he laid down ten dollars. "There, let's go Birdy!"
"Chirp!"
Kira resumed his position on Athrun's arm again as they left the extremely large room together. "Where to now, Kira?" Athrun asked the other boy with a smile on his face.
Kira smiled towards the other, "Let's go upgrade.... wait....."
"Hm?" Athrun asked. "What's wrong?"
"I can't upgrade it with you there... I don't know if you might use what I put in the Strike against me or not." He muttered.
"Oh, well..." Athrun said. With a smile he continued, "I'll upgrade the Aegis, while you upgrade the Strike!"
Kira frowned, "But, what if we have to fight? Whose side will you be on, Athrun?" He asked, stopping the two from moving.
"There won't be any fighting." Athrun said, "Le Creuset promised me that we wouldn't fight as long as I was on board the Archangel, and with your blind spell." he paused, "He said it wouldn't be fair to fight against an unarmed opponent."
Kira nodded and they continued floating around the ship, arm in arm. "Let's just go back to my room, I'm tired."
Athrun smiled and nodded, "Lead the way, Birdy!"