Collection of Unlikely Conversations
Disclaimer: Don't own Seed, don't ask, and don't flame.
IF YOU ARE SHINN'S FAN, THEN STAY AWAY FROM THIS STORY AT ALL COST! DON'T COME FLAMING ME LATER EITHER, 'CAUSE I HAVE WARNED YOU! TURN BACK! TURN BACK NOW IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE SHINN AS A MORONIC JERK!
Author's Note: I have been away for quite a while, haven't I? Very sorry. But I have been quite busy, you see, with all the moving, summer school and such…. My apologies, guys. I don't think I will be able to update soon, this one and the others. It will take some time and… really now, after watching Destiny, I think I lose quite a lot of inspiration to write.
Destiny, in my opinion, is not quite as good as Seed. What keeps me writing right now, as unbelievable as it is, is Shinn Asuka. I just…despise him and his character in Destiny so much (Shinn fans, I have warned you, so do go away before you have to read any more of Shinn bashing). I can only dream that someone will kick Shinn's ass (literally will be fine, too) – if similar to how Kira sliced and diced Athrun's Savior before, that will be even better. But since that's not going to happen (shrug)… Oh well.
MANY THANKS for the reviews!
? – I'm not quite sure now if Athrun will get to kick Shinn's ass or not. But definitely our beloved Cagalli will (cackle evilly)
SJ – the brat is already in a deep s--- even though Athrun hasn't found out yet. Maybe…only maybe…I will let Athrun kick his ass. But you know what? Cagalli will get to kick Athrun's ass, too. Episode 33 annoys me to much, you see.
Yun Fei – Read on! Hope you won't be too disappoint, though, since my inspiration decides to run away at last.
messy – (evil laugh) Next time it's not going to be Cagalli's blood that he sees! Nah…Just joking. I hope I will be able to make this fic a little more exciting later though.
Lalalu – Athrun in Destiny right now is…excuse me for saying this but…he's quite useless. At this moment he's hopeless (shake head). Please, Athrun, please get your brain back in a few episodes. I don't know how much more I can stand… Sorry for slow update. It will be even slower, too, since my summer school's started.
Craze Izumi – Don't know if their relationship will be better or not yet. But definitely I'm going to have Cagalli make Shinn feel like he's a brat (which he is). As for Meer Campbell, don't worry, she's not going to be in here at all. And no, I don't like her. As a matter of fact, I dislike her extremely.
Juzblue – thanks! Believe me, he's going to get torture A LOT (evil cackle)
Spider 9 – Wasn't it? Now, I'm playing with the idea of another Cagalli/Yzak fic, too. Friends, of course. Friends… maybe?
asga – thanks! I got internet back on yesterday and… o.O …Seed Genesis is just…gone? What happened?
A Glimpse of the Goddess - III
She had hoped that when she woke up again, she would wake to the familiarity of the bright light of the unforgiving sun and the comforting scent of the desert and the wind. She had expected to see Kisaka, with a scowl on his face, to sit on a stool at one corner of the tent, waiting for her to wake up so he could tend to the wound while giving her a long lecture. She wished so much that it wasn't the mercifully dim artificial light that she would see when she opened her eyes. She would give just anything to make herself believe that this unmistakable scent was something else entirely and not belonging to a battleship of any kind. Hell, why did she have to be so used to with battleships that she knew right away when she's in one, even with her eyes close, half asleep, and her head hurting like hell?
Putting her hand over her eyes, Cagalli groaned, partly from the pain, but mostly from her annoyance and frustration.
"You're awake," said a voice calmly.
Of course not. I'm asleep, looking exactly like a bear in winter, and I don't think I will wake up in a few hours yet, so, if you please, I would like to have my breakfast ready by then because I think I will be very hungry. Haumea knew how very much tempted she was to say just that to the person, whoever he might be. If it wasn't for the fact that she wasn't in a condition to fend for herself and that she's on ZAFT's battleship as a prisoner, she would love to just wring this one's neck and go kill the other who had given her this damning headache. Oh, he's going to pay. He's going to pay dearly for this, she would see to it.
"Please excuse me," said the same calm voice politely.
Cagalli bit back a sharp reply, thinking he's mocking her, and was surprised when she felt an arm slide carefully behind her shoulders and gently lifted her up in a sitting position.
He was very careful, that much she could tell, but the pain the slight movement brought was enough to blind her for one agonizing minute. She knew he sensed it, too, and was thankful when, very gently, he moved her so that she was leaning against him and he kindly supporting her with that same arm still.
They stayed like that for a while until the sharp burning pain subsided to dull throbbing headache.
"I would like you to drink this medicine; it will help lessen the pain."
Cagalli's closed eyes opened and she glanced briefly up at his face, distrust clear in her strong gaze.
A faintest hint of irritation in his cool blue eyes, he gave a soft sigh and drank a small amount of the medicine, aware that she was watching him and his every move.
"The effect will not last as long as it should, I am afraid, now that I have drunk some," he said coolly. "I will bring some more, should you wish for it, the next time you wake again."
Cagalli looked at him for a moment then made the slightest of nod, and had to suppress a wince at the pain. She accepted the medicine gratefully when he brought the cup to her lips. It didn't taste good but it was not as bad as some of Sahib's medicine, though she really wanted to just spit the bitter liquid out.
A glass of water was promptly offered and Cagalli drank it down as carefully and quickly as she could.
"Would you like some more water?" he asked when she pushed the empty glass, and his hand, away.
"No," she said, frowning inwardly at her raspy voice.
He nodded and put the glass down on the small table near the bed.
Cagalli was aware, of course, that he was a ZAFT soldier. The uniform and the hourglass-like shaped emblem on it screamed that fact loud enough. But just because he's a ZAFT soldier, it was no excuse for her to forget her manners, so, although her raspy voice was rough with gruff reluctance, she was sincere when she said to him: "Thank you."
Cool blue eyes blinked once, twice, then, almost hesitantly, he nodded.
"…The medicine, it should take effect in a couple of minutes. As it will lessen the pain, it will also make you feel rather sleepy. The wound is not too serious but you have lost some blood, so it is best that you rest, Rep---" he caught himself and glanced quickly down at her.
Cagalli didn't notice his slip. In fact, she had lost all her attention right after his first sentence, and was now dozing lightly. Why was she so tired? Beside the wound and perhaps some blood she had lost, it shouldn't affect her this much, should it? There had been no real battle so far, so she did have quite some rest, not to mention that she also had three meals everyday (Kisaka insisted). So then, why she felt so tired and…drained? Had something else happened?
"Please don't think too much."
She look up at him at that, blinking.
"Does it hurt very much still?" he asked, looking almost worriedly down at her.
It did not hurt too badly anymore, she realized, and replied a short, if a little curt, "No" to him.
"Would you like to rest now?" he asked.
She managed a small nod.
Very carefully, he helped her back down and slid his arm from her shoulders. He tucked her in so properly that she thought if Mana could see, she would have applauded approvingly and told the maids to learn from him, a red coated ZAFT soldier.
Cagalli couldn't help but snorted at the thought.
The said ZAFT soldier glanced curiously at her.
"What's your name?" she asked drowsily, while fighting valiantly against sleep.
A brief pause. "Rey. Rey Za Barrel," he replied.
If there was that note of stiffness in his calm voice, Cagalli didn't notice. She closed her eyes and gave in, murmuring this before sleep took her completely, "I'm Cagalli…"
Rey looked down at her for a while. Then, he turned and walked to the chair he had occupied earlier and sat down, sighing heavily.
The Minerva would reach Orb in exactly two days, it was confirmed. Chief Representative Princess Cagalli Yula Athha was, of course, expected. But could they really return 'her' to Orb so?
"I'm Cagalli…"
She really did lose her memory – or part of it. He was sure she did not pretend and so, fully believed now that Shinn's words – their fears – were true. Question was…how could they ever get out of this, if there's a chance at all?
"Bash her on the head again."
Putting the fork and knife together aside neatly, Rey put the tray of food, which Shinn had snuck out for him earlier, away.
"Sometimes, Shinn, you really make me wonder if, on occasions, you act stupid or you are stupid."
Shinn's face took on an affronted look. "Well, it's the easiest way and no one has to know about it!"
Rey looked gravely at him. "I'm aware that the situation is quite…desperate, and that you don't like her much, but still… is it worth it the risk of her losing all of her memory, or even dying, in that one – er – bash?"
Shinn crossed his arms and looked away, glaring at the wall. "As if you can suggest better."
"I can't," he admitted. "But I can at least tell that much that the idea of - er - bashing Representative Athha's head in hope of bringing her memory back is, at best, stupid."
Shinn retorted, "If I didn't know better, I would say that you were defending her, Rey."
Rey leant back in his chair and regarded his friend seriously. "You came across 'him', Shinn?"
Red eyes shifted to glare at their 'problem', which was sleeping away as though she had not a care in the world.
"I saw him running out of the deck. He saw her blood, I think, and he knew that it's hers."
"How?" asked Rey.
"Vino told him he saw me followed her out to the deck," Shinn replied and turned to look at him. "Did he come by?"
"Not yet," he replied calmly. "But sooner or later, I'm sure he would. Be glad that he's not a part of ZAFT anymore, otherwise he would be able to demand to search our room."
"You mean we can tell him to go away if he comes to look for her here?" asked Shinn, frowning doubtfully.
"If you know how to say the words properly, yes, we can. But we better not come here too often or stay too long, unless absolutely necessary."
"Why?"
Cool blue eyes looked witheringly at him. Was it just him or his friend was slower than usual today? "Because, Shinn, it will look suspicious."
"But don't we have to watch over her?" asked Shinn.
"Change the code on the door. One that an average Natural cannot hack. You can do that, at least, can't you?"
His face flushed bright red, he was quick to snap. "Of course, I can!"
Rey looked at him, coldly. "Lower your voice. We don't need more problem than what we already have, you know."
Shinn bit his lip, red eyes flashing as he directed his glare at Rey.
Rey returned his glare unflinchingly. He counted in his head one to ten – and when he just reached ten, Shinn looked away sulkily. He always did that.
Rey got up from his seat. "I'm on duty till seven. I expect that she will wake up in a couple of hours or so. Give her some of this painkiller. If he – Alex – comes by, you can brush him off or, even better, pretend that you're not in your room at all."
Shinn snorted. "You prefer that I pretend, huh?"
"I do. Anyway, since she will be occupying my bed until she regains her memory, we will either have to share your bed or we sleep in our own mobile suit."
Shinn gave him an incredulous look.
"Or you can always find an unoccupied room to sleep in, provided that you have at least one good and valid reason to report, of course."
"…Never mind. I will sleep in the Impulse tonight."
Not much of a chapter but...
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