Chapter 6 - Surprises
sitting in corner with slight shock look on facestill hasn't spokengetting stared at by passers by. Meaning Esprit, Inuc, and all others she has created. 5 in total including Esprit-
Inuc : Is she still surprised about that review?
Vixen : yep. -eats Doritos, lounging in a bean bag chair-
Mileyu : What's wrong with her? -reads review- Flame?
Tobi : -snore-
Esprit : -stares at Tobi- she read that and fell asleep?
Inuc : Yea. She's back to being sleepy! -cheers- Ok, note for the readers! Jess got a review from a girl named Momo for her first chapter. The review was simple and said "I hate this story! So stupid!" and Jess is surprised.
Esprit : She never thought she'd get one.
Jess : Actually, I expected to get one. But for my very first fic. not this one.
All : -wow- She spoke.
Jess : -Suddenly sitting over the flame with a stick, mashmellows, and all other necessities for making smores- Smores anyone?
All : -gather and starting heating marshmellows-
Jess :That flame did one thing, two actually. 1) gave me something to talk about before the story. I got no reviews for chapter 5.2) broke my writer's block. -waves- Thank You Momo Person Whom Flamed Me! All others who are reading, enjoy and sorry I haven't updated. My mother's com isn't working and she kept taking mine.
Yzak, Nicol, and Dearka were walking along the colony. They had decided to go for a break too. Nicol would rather be playing piano but Yzak wouldn't let him stay behind. "Athrun's been acting weird, and I'm gonna figure out what he's up to if it kills me!" He had declared while on the transport ship. "Athrun got onto this ship with too much excitement! He's planning something."
"I'm telling you Yzak, your imagining things. Athrun is one of the best warriors we've got. And his dad is on the council. Why would he be conspiring against his own?" Dearka said as they walked along the main road. Everyone around them seemed happy and alive. Nicol looked sick of this trip already.
"Can't I go back? I mean. This place is nice and all. And I understand that you're all for finding out why Athrun wanted a vacation, which seems normal, but I really don't want to be ...a carnival!" Nicol began running towards the carnival.
"I swear! He's so annoying. What's with him anyway? Carnivals? These are for...kids..." Yzak complained as they entered the carnival. Dearka laughed at him as they saw many people their age here too.
"Ah! I see Yzak. Lots of inferior 17 year olds. Yea, I'm sure that you're sooo much better than they are. After all, you have the personality of a 100 year old man." He laughed as they followed Nicol around. In fact, Nicol and Dearka had a great time. Yzak may have been having fun, but he didn't admit it.
Athrun had been shown almost the whole of the ship, except the bridge and a few other places. Miriallia, Tolle, and Sai had rejoined them. Flay insisted she had better things to do and Kuzzey just seemed to disappear. Athrun was getting more comfortable around the ship and Kira's other friends. He almost felt like one of the crew.
But every time he thought about the fact that he wasn't revealing the whole truth to them he frowned. Kira seemed happy just to have Athrun here for awhile. At a certain point Kira walked off for a bit and that left Athrun alone with the others. They began to whisper to each other, apparently they thought Athrun didn't have ears.
"I'm not sure how much I like this guy." Sai mumbled.
"Come on, Sai. As long as he's been here, Kira hasn't stopped smiling! That's a good thing. Kira's enjoying himself." Miriallia nearly knocked all 3 of them over when she shot her arms out as she spoke.
"Miriallia, stop that. You're going to injure one of us. But seriously Sai, he seems to be an ok guy. AND he's a friend of Kira's, like you. What's so bad about him, huh?" Tolle asked.
"I don't know. I just get the feeling he's not telling us something. But as for how he acts, yea, he's a great guy. But he seems nervous, as if someone is going to lock him up or something." Sai pondered this for a moment, but soon Kira returned with Mu La Flaga.
"Who's your friend Kira?" La Flaga asked.
"Athrun, I'd like you to meet Lieutenant Commander Mu La Flaga. Commander, this is my friend Athrun." Kira introduced them.
"It's nice to meet you, Lieutenant Commander Mu La Flaga." Athrun addressed him by his full title.
"Oh come on now, just call me Mu La Flaga, or just La Flaga. If your a friend of Kira's, it's nice to meet you. Do you know how big of a help he's been to us in this war? He's a great pilot, and I should know, I'm out there in battle with him most of the time." La Flaga greeted. Then he put a hand on his chin and thought. "Though...your name seems familiar. Athrun...Athrun...hmmm...What's your last name?" he asked.
Athrun looked perfectly petrified, as did Kira. Everyone seemed to notice this.
"Uh...My-My last name sir? It's...It's..." Athrun stuttered, if who he was got out, Kira could get into serious trouble.
"It's Zala." Flay walked up behind them all.
"Zala? Athrun Zala huh? ...Wait a minute! Patrick Zala's son?" La Flaga looked disbelievingly at Athrun, who was now looking at Kira with a worried expression.
Everyone else didn't seem to understand. "Who?" Tolle asked.
"Patrick Zala is a member of the PLANT Supreme Council who serves as chairman of its National Defense Committee, and is thus the commander in chief of the ZAFT forces." Flay said, her voice seemed cold as ice. "That man there is the pilot of the Aegis Gundam!" She yelled, pointing at Athrun. (How does she learn these things?)
The others jumped back from Athrun except for Kira and La Flaga didn't move from his spot. "Well well, Kira. This is an interesting predicament. Did you know who this friend of yours was?" He asked.
Kira was looking at the floor. "Yes." All gasp except for Flay, Mu La Flaga, and of course, Athrun. "I knew perfectly well he was a ZAFT forces officer."
"But Kira...you're on our side right? Why would you bring our enemy onto our ship? And show him around it? He could be spying on us for his Captain!" Miriallia gasped.
Athrun stood staring determinedly at the floor. Kira brought his attention upwards when he jumped defensively in front of him. "No! Athrun's a good person! I already told the captain he was trustworthy." Kira said.
"Oh yea? Does she know he's a ZAFT Mobile Suit Plot?" La Flaga asked.
"Uh...No. But still! Athrun and I are friends! We-"
"Friends? What kind of friend is he?" Flay still had an icy tone. "He fights you in battle as if he's never met you! Why do you still trust him Kira? Huh? He's our enemy!"
Athrun flinched as what he feared to happen actually happened. No one Kira knew would accept him if they knew he was the pilot of Aegis, and now he knew they wouldn't. Flay continued.
"You guys said it yourself!" She directed her yells at Miriallia, Tolle, and Sai. "You said that he was a ruthless killing machine! You all agreed he was a coordinator who didn't care about anyone but himself!"
"But...He's not...not really." Miriallia said softly. "We spent the day with him, but he doesn't seem mean at all...I'm still amazed that he could even be the pilot of that mobile suit."
"Coordinators are all the same!" Flay lashed out. "They're all just heartless, evil people that don't deserve any mercy! They kill for the sake of killing! They don't care who lives or dies! They're evil!" She yelled.
Athrun saw Kira's body from behind. It kind of went rigid for a moment, then it seemed to lighten up and he looked like he'd fall to the ground at any moment. Flay just turned and walked stiffly off when no one said anything. It was all his fault for coming here.
No one else seemed able to say anything, so La Flaga spoke up. "Well, as long as Kira thinks your ok, I'll let you go free Zala. As long as you don't spill any of our ships secrets."
"Huh?" Athrun was surprised, his attention drawn from the thought that he wanted to comfort Kira.
"Like I said. If you're a friend of Kira's you must be alright. So, I'll let you leave without telling the captain." he gave a wink and walked off, pretending he hadn't heard anything. Miriallia looked shocked to the point that she couldn't move.
"Hey, Zala..." Sai nearly mumbled.
"Yes?"
"You take Kira to his room, ok? He seems better off with you than us. I'm...I'm gonna take Miriallia back to the cafeteria." He walked off with Miriallia.
When they were gone, Kira collapsed to the floor. Athrun quickly bent down next to him. Athrun was going to say something, but heard Kira crying and stopped. He stood up and stood there, letting Kira cry it out. It was the best thing for now. To let Kira let it out. Athrun saw Kira crying, heard Kira crying, and soon found himself letting tears fall from his own eyes. Silent tears fell from Athrun's eyes as he let out some of the sorrow and pain he'd held back for so long.
Yzak, Nicol, and Dearka left the carnival sometime after entering.
"Ya know. That was more fun than I thought it would be." Dearka said, sighing in contempt ness.
"Yea, now can we go find Athrun? We've wasted enough time." Yzak said in an irritable tone.
"Come on now, you can't say you didn't have fun Yzak." Nicol insisted.
Yzak made a noise. "Yea right. If I say I had fun will you help me find that stupid Athrun?" They nodded. "Alright! I had fun! Now let's go!" He walked off quickly. Nicol and Dearka smirked at each other as if they had just accomplished an incredible feat and then followed him.
Kira and Athrun had stopped crying, they were now in Kira's room. Kira still looked close to tears though. "Kira..." Athrun spoke up softly. Kira looked up at him slightly. "I should leave." Kira's head snapped up.
"What?"
"You'll get in trouble if I stay. I've already caused big problems. And if any of my crew mates find out I'm here, I could be in real trouble, not to mention you." He stood up.
"But...Athrun..." Kira started, he then dropped it because his mind was blank of most things except Flay's yells and he couldn't think of anything. "I'll...see you off." He stood up too.
Yzak and company walked near the ports. "Dang it! The ship back to the PLANTS will leave in less than an hour and we still haven't located that bastard Athrun!" he yelled.
"Hey! Look there!" Nicol pointed and the other two looked. It was the Archangel.
"Whoa! What're they doing here?" Yzak yelled.
"Well, this is a neutral area. They can come and go as they please." Dearka shrugged.
"Look! It's..." They all looked.
Cliffy!
