Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed nor any of the characters. Tired of me yet?

This had a bit more drama than I wanted... a bit bloody and features a Gundam battle, but not quite what you'd expect...

Unforgiven Love

Chapter 8: Virtual Battlefield

"Fllay? Is that really you?" questioned Kira.

"I've come back for you, my love." replied a familiar voice.

"Fllay! I really missed you!" replied Kira.

"Is that why you chased me away for her?!" questioned the figure as she points to a sleeping Cagalli. "Maybe I have to get rid of her..."

"Don't!" yelled Kira.

"Then you don't want to be with me?" replied the figure. Kira looked closely at the figure. The face was rapidly changing from Lacus to Fllay.

"I... I... don't know..." replied Kira.

"Kira!" yelled Cagalli.

"No... Cagalli... I don't know!" he replied.

"Kira!" yelled Cagalli again.

"Stop forcing me to choose!" replied Kira.

"What the hell are you talking about? You've been sleeping for a day, and I'm bored!" replied Cagalli.

"Oh... Oh... Sorry Cagalli... I was just having a bad nightmare." said Kira.

"I'd thought you'd have a peaceful sleep for once without that pink haired witch." replied Cagalli as she gloomps him. "Say... want to go to the arcade to have some fun?"

"Uh..."

"I'll take that as a yes!" replied Cagalli. As they exit the apartment, they see Athrun walking back and forth again.

"Yikes! Not again!" said Athrun as he threw another box of chocolates and some flowers into the bush.

"Need... breakfast..." complained Cagalli as her stomach growled. "The only thing that pink haired witch can do right is cook..."

"Athrun?" said Kira as he saw his friend.

Athrun tries to find an excuse, "Uh... I was just in the neighborhood when..."

"Look! Some idiot left chocolate behind the bush again!" yelled Cagalli. "Man, I sure wished that idiot could be here right now..."

"Really?" asked Athrun.

"Yeah! So I can see what kind of a wuss he is!" replied Cagalli.

"Oh..." replied Athrun as he backs away.

"Say... wait a minute Athrun..." said Cagalli.

"Yikes!" said Athrun to himself. "No no! I really have to..." Cagalli approaches him with a keen look in her eyes.

"Don't you dare move Athrun Zala!" yelled Cagalli as she looks at his hand. "Just as I thought! You're a pro sharp shooter!" Athrun let off a sigh of relief. "Well, me and Kira are going to the arcade! You can help... maybe. Kira's a total idiot with a gun. He'd probably throw it at the screen." taunted Cagalli.

Kira felt a bit embarrassed, but brushed it off. He liked it like this instead of her crawling all over him. "Maybe today things will get better..." he said to himself under his breath.

At the arcade, a large group of people were gathered at the "Gundam Seed: Battle Assault" game. "Woah! Look at that kid go!" replied a young teen. Cagalli pushed the kids aside to see a young boy with black hair and red eyes. The kid next to him just died in game.

"I'm up!" yelled Cagalli. The nameless black haired boy remained silent.

"IMPULSE GUNDAM VS. STRIKE GUNDAM" yells the game announcer.

"For this battle, I will choose Blast Silhouette." said the boy finally.

"And I'll choose the Launcher Backpack!" yelled Cagalli.

"Novice." replied the boy. Cagalli looked at him angrily.

"Let's just fight!" yelled Cagalli. The boy began the battle by blasting Strike with his Keroberoes High-Energy Cannons knocking Strike into a wall. Then he dropped his silhouette. "What the heck is this kid doing?" questioned Cagalli. He takes out the Folding Razor and stabs it into Strike's cockpit.

"PHASE SHIFT DOWN!" yelled the announcer. "1ST PLAYER WINS!"

"Next." said the kid.

"I demand a rematch!" yelled Cagalli. The boy looked at her. "You cheated you little punk!"

"Don't blame me if you suck." replied the boy.

"I'll have you know I actually piloted..." Kira stops Cagalli from continuing.

"You plotted a mobile suit in ORB?" demanded the boy. Kira sensing something wrong.

"I'll challenge you." replies Kira. The boy looks into Kira's eyes.

"Hm, this will get interesting." he replies.

"IMPULSE GUNDAM VS. FREEDOM GUNDAM" yells the game announcer.

"Freedom!?" questions the boy. "Could he..."

"Make your choice of packs." said Kira.

"... I choose Force Impulse." replied the boy. The boy began the round by firing his beam rifle at Freedom. Freedom flies into the air to evade. The boy is amazed at how Kira managed to dodge all his hits. He throws down his beam rifle and uses his beam Saber. He closes in on Kira. Kira makes a jump into the air. The boy charges at a wall. Kira then closes Freedom's wings and let's out an attack with all 6 of it's beam cannons.

"ULTIMATE ATTACK" yelled the game announcer.

"What?!" yelled the boy in astonishment. He quickly turned around and tried to block it, but he was too late. Impulse crashes into the wall. "... 80 Overflow damage... Phase Shift power at 20..." said the boy as he reads his screen. He then throws off the Force Silhouette. He takes out the folding razors and prepares to jumps up. "You will die here!" yelled the boy. Just as he was about to hit Freedom, Kira slid underneath him, and impaled Impulse with his Beam Saber.

"PHASE SHIFT DOWN!" yelled the announcer. "2ND PLAYER WINS!" Everyone around was astonished.

"Woah! No one has beat that kid yet!" said a kid.

"My hero!" yells Cagalli as she hugs Kira. Cagalli sticks out her tongue to the kid.

"What's your name?" asked the boy.

"Kira Yamato." replied Kira.

"I'm Shinn Asuka. You're a good mobile suit pilot... I hope I'm wrong..." he puts out his hand. "May we meet again in peace." Kira accepted the handshake.

"I hope so too." replied Kira. Shinn leaves the arcade.

"You're letting him off like that!?" yelled Cagalli.

"Cagalli..." said a concerned Kira. "You should know better..."

"I'm sorry Kira..." replied Cagalli as she tries to hug him.

"No... that's enough Cagalli..." replied Kira. Cagalli immediately freezes. She begins to sob.

"No... please... Kira..." replied Cagalli. Athrun saw Cagalli's tears. He never wanted to see her sad. He wanted to end this.

"Kira Yamato!" he yelled. Everyone looked at him. "I challenge you!"

"STRIKE GUNDAM VS. AEGIS GUNDAM!" yelled the game announcer.

"Athrun!" yelled a surprised Kira.

"Hurry and choose your pack!" yelled Athrun.

"Aile... Backpack..." replied Kira. Aegis began closing in on Kira with his beam saber in hand. Kira returns his saber slash with his own beam saber. They were locked head to head. Kira then used Strike's knee and hit Aegis on the cockpit. Aegis falls to the ground.

"No more Kira! I can't let you do anymore wrong!" yelled Athrun. Kira looked into his eyes. His pupils were gone. Aegis got up and sliced off Strike's left arm. Kira looked at Cagalli.

"For her own good... I can't be selfish..." Kira said to himself. His reflection on the game screen. A young boy, also without pupils. "You can't win this time Athrun!" yelled Kira. He sliced off Aegis' right arm. Aegis slashes at the top right corner of Strike's cockpit. Kira punches Aegis' head off.

The kids watching were amazed. "Woah! I can't even keep up!" yelled one. "They're smashing apart each other's Gundams!"

"This ends here Athrun!" yelled Kira. He got out his beam saber and prepared to strike Aegis' cockpit.

"ULTIMATE ATTACK!" yelled the announcer. Athrun adjusted Aegis to transfer 80 of it's reserved energy into it's thrusters. He thrusts back and evades the attack. Kira is shocked.

"But... you'll have no energy left..." said Kira. Athrun flies directly at Kira. Kira fires his beam rifle at Aegis, but Aegis keeps thrusting towards him. Aegis then clamps onto Strike. Aegis turns gray.

"PHASE SHIFT D..."

"I'll end it here, like I ended it a year ago!" yelled Athrun. He prepared to fire his central cannon.

The announcer stops and immediate states "ULTIMATE ATTACK!" Just then, Kira heard a gunshot, and Cagalli knocking him over. He saw the gun pointed at his head.

"Phase Shift this, Coordinator scum! For a blue and clean world!" yelled the man with the gun. Cagalli wraps her body around Kira.

"Cagalli!" yells Kira as the gun is shot. He remembered what happened in his dream. "The car... Cagalli...!!" Kira said to himself. Suddenly Athrun lands in front of Cagalli, and a gun shot to his arm. A policeman rushes in and beats down the Blue Cosmos person. Kira stares still at Athrun. "Was it to protect me... or Cagalli?" Kira questioned himself.

"Athrun! Athrun!" yelled Cagalli. Kira looked at the two.

"I'm alright, Cagalli..." replied Athrun. Kira realized how much Athrun cared about Cagalli, how Kira could of never done. To sacrifice his love for her happiness, and still saving the one who's taking his love away.

"You're bleeding, Athrun!" yelled Cagalli. Kira got up. He started for the door. He looked back at the two.

"You two belong together. I have no place here." Kira said as he walks out the arcade.

"PHASE SHIFT DOWN!" yelled the announcer. "2ND PLAYER WINS!" Kira smiles as he walks out, and tears begin to fall from his eyes.