Chapter 13 Candles Of Hope
"What's taking them so long? It's been hours, and not a single report!" exclaimed Murrue pacing up and down the Archangely control station.
"I'm sure they're fine," said Lacus, although on the inside, she was really hoping it was true. Truthfully, she wouldn't know what she'd do without the others, and especially, Kira. She just couldn't live without him!
"Dearka," mumbled Miriallia softly, her hand clamped over her mouth, and tears flooding her baby blue eyes.
Lacus put an arm around her maroon-headed friend. "I cannot safely say that they're alright for sure, but all we can do now, is pray that the candle of hope burning in our hearts, doesn't get snuffed out." sighed Lacus, looking at her feet, and resuming to her thoughts about Kira.
Ryoko was sitting, as usual, in a corner thinking about how Patrick Zala would react if she failed her task of assassinating Kira Yamato. She'd probably be slaughtered, or beheaded, if she were to paraphrase it.
Assassinations weren't really the type of job a girl would do, and Ryoko couldn't help but agree with that. However, no matter how vain or delicate she seemed on the outside, she was rebellious and her lust for revenge burned ever so brightly within her soul.
"It's all your fault, Kira Yamato. If it weren't for you, my darn parents and relatives would still be alive, but you don't look too fierce to me. Taking your life would be a piece of cake for me, but what bothers me is, should I make it quick or to make you suffer till death?" Ryoko thought to herself, unaware that a malicious grin was playing over her lips.
"Ryoko, what on earth are you smirking about?" asked Ssigh, looking at the girl with jet black hair.
Ssigh's sudden statement, caught Ryoko off-guard and snapped her out of her thoughts. "Oh, I was just thinking about how I can pound my brother to pug jelly if he was ransacking through my things, during the duration of my being here." Ryoko quickly made up, and forcing a smile.
Ssigh looked away, although he had a hunch that the mysterious, though pretty girl was up to no good, but what help would his words of suspicion be if he had no rock hard evidence?
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"For goodness sake! This place is creeping me out!" shouted Cagalli, drawing closer to the forcefield rays that surrounded the whole bunch of them, but pulling back forcefully after the ays made a zinging sound.
"If I'm not wrong, these rays are made from energy sources, and we CAN pass through them. However, it'll set off the alarm and the guards will catch us. If we can devise a plan to excape without being caught, then it'll be brilliant." said Kira, courching down on the ground and examining the rays carefully.
"That one heck of an old man is stupid, you know? Why create rays that allow your prisoners to pass through them, but set off a stupid alarm? Why not just make the rays deadly and kill anyone who tries to pass through them!" exclaimed Yzak, folding his arms and leaning against the stone wall of the prison cell.
"Come to think of it, this prison cell is located underground right?" asked Dearka, looking at his friends.
"Yeah, what about that?" asked Cagalli, perking up, in light that Dearka may have come up with a plan that seemed impossible, but stupid enough to work and fool Patrick Zala and his men.
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"You live here?" asked Kyo coming out of the bathroom, and standing at the doorway of the door that inter-connected their rooms.
"I USED to live here, and I thought it was going to be nothing more than a mere memory, but now I think not." sighed Athrun, burying his face in his hands.
Kyo walked over and sat down on his bed beside him. Athrun fell backwards onto the bed lying on his back. "I really don't know what will become of the others, but I sure hope our father will do nothing YET, so it will give us time to think of a way of setting them free." said Athrun, staring up at the ceiling, as though he could stare through the concrete, past the clouds and right up into heaven.
"And let all of us flee back to the Archangel," added Kyo knowingly, looking at her brother and raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, the sooner we get out of this place the better. We may be in our own rooms in a house, but we aren't allowed to go anywhere. Doesn't make a difference whether we're locked up in a cell or not. We're STILL grounded." Remarked Athrun, rolling his eyes and scratching his fingers over the bedsheet.
"Well I guess, there's nothing much we can do right now, but hopefully, luck will be on our side." sighed Kyo, wringing her hands together.
"Correction, only gamblers need luck. Cagalli told me that, what we need, like we all have said, is hope and determination." retorted Athrun, looking at his sister, eyes ablaze and full of determination.
"I miss Yzak," muttered Kyo softly, looking at her feet, as she blinked back tears of worry and depression.
Athrun got up into sitting position and wrapped an arm lovingly around his sister. "I miss Cagalli too, but we have to be strong for them if we want to pull through this. It's the least we can do right now." said Athrun, so softly it was almost like a whisper.
Kyo just looked up and smiled, as a tear trickled down her cheek. She wiped it away with the back of her hand, and sniffling a little.
"It's getting late, why don't you turn in. I think you're exhausted from the ordeal earlier. We'll start our brainstorming tomorrow, at first light." said Athrun sweetly, smiling at his sister and sending her off into her own room, before shutting the inter-connecting door.
Athrun flung himself onto the bed, and threw his legs over his bolster. He knew his father had plans, and that if he and Kyo didn't think of a plan sooner or later, their 4 friends would be sitting ducks.
Meanwhile, Kyo's head was flooded with a myriad of thoughts of Yzak and the others. Was he alright? Were the others alright? Were they all going to pull through this rough patch of war, anguish, the lost of lives and truth?
Only moments ago, she had just found out that she had a half-brother, who was none other than Athrun. She had met her parents, and her friends and most importantly, her boyfriend had been locked away in some creepy place.
Her life was twisting and turning in every way possible. It made Kyo's stomach churn just thinking about all this, but finally, her tired eyes slid shut, and she fell into a deep slumber.