I know it has already passed, but in Chapter Five, there was something very wrong and so I made a few minor changes, like the lines in between (I've never done that before) and the part wherein it said that there was a proposal that came only days ago even though afterwards it said that the chemical was completed after eighteen months. Hehehe. Sorry about that. I know it wasn't that noticeable but it was such a crucial thing for me to get the details right. After all, I am the writer and if I get it wrong that's as dumb as it can get.

Ooh… I'm thinking about how I'm going to end this story. Hmm… People always want a happy ending, despite the fact that it's totally predictable. Actually, I hate happy endings. The concept is always the same, which sucks for me because I also despise conformity. But then, I've asked my friends and most of them want Kira and Athrun to end up together.

Now what did I say about happy endings? -

Chapter SIX

"Are you having fun, Kira?!." said Athrun in a loud and raspy voice just like that of a psycho's. "Are you screaming because it feels good? That's wonderful then. I never want to see you sad!!" He whipped Kira once, twice, thrice, until he lost count. He wanted to reach 100, but he kept on going back to one, which only made the torture longer.

Kira felt time slow down. Each slash mark on his skin counted half a second, because Athrun seemed to have gone totally mad and had quickened his pace. Kira screamed with each painful lick of the whip, wondering if it was going to end. He had a chance to look down at his battered body when Athrun stopped to stare at him, and he saw nothing but blood. His arms, legs, and chest were covered with it. Underneath the shiny layer of red, throbbing wounds that had begun to scar were slightly visible. Kira saw flaps of skin that had been torn off of him, and he could see his flesh smothered in plasma.

After seeing his condition, he felt the effects of the beating. He had lost too much blood and the pain burned him to the point that he felt numbness so severe that his pupils started to dilate. His breathing slowed down even if his lungs longed for oxygen. His heart felt heavy and the blood kept pumping into his brain, causing a terrible migraine. His hearing became distant while his vision doubled.

He was dying.

"Don't you dare quit, Kira," Athrun lowered himself onto Kira's body and licked his wounds, making the other jerk despite the fact that it was such a tiny amount of pressure. "We have so much more games to play, and I'm far from getting tired,"

"Athrun…" Kira began. It hurt even to speak, but he wanted to say everything before he went away forever. "I don't know… what happened to… you… or why you're not even… looking at me… the way… you always do… But I have to tell you… that…" He held his breath so as not to feel the stinging pain in his neck as he raised his head and smiled up at his torturer. His tears rolled down in large beads. "I love you… Athrun,"

Athrun gasped. His chest began to hurt and he felt choked up. He held his stomach, unable to breathe right.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!"

His eyes were once again the color of emeralds.

The drug had worn off.

Kreuze finished his beer and threw it accurately in the trashcan fifteen feet away. He had calculated the chance of the drug wearing off early and so it didn't come as a surprise to him. And besides, it was all part of his plan. First, make Kira Yamato suffer and die an agonizing death. Then it would be Athrun's turn to break. Not that the lieutenant wanted to get rid of the person second to him by position. He thought that by teaching the boy a lesson on what the word 'enemy' really meant, he would be able to do well in the future battles. Kreuze longed to see the day that he would witness a heartless Athrun fighting, much more powerful because of his lack of feelings and guilt. Emotions were nothing but barricades for ZAFT.

The lieutenant resumed his watching. The time had come for the show to end, with the audience giving a standing ovation.

- Chapter Six Part One End -

Don't worry, don't worry… This is just part one of chapter six. Yes, one more update to go and this story will end. I'm really, really, really, really sorry if this was such a cliffhanger but I wanted it to be that way so that I can prepare for the big ending and you guys can look forward to it. Oh, but I'm so sad… I don't know if I'll get as much readers for my next fanfic, which by the way I haven't decided on yet though it's definitely going to be under another yaoi anime. Um, so that's it for my useless blabbing here. It'll take a while before I publish the second part of this last chapter. I want the excitement to build up first. I'm so evil. - Hope you understand. Thank you!!!