Chapter 14 A Life Within
A/N Hi people, sorry if my last chapter was a little short, because my computer crashed recently, and all the files had been wiped out. So now, I don't have Microsoft Word, and therefore cannot keep track of how many pages or words I've written. However, I'll try to write more!
"Ok, what's your plan, dude?" asked the platinum blonde boy, raising a curious eyebrow, eager to hear what his fellow friend had to say.
"Basically, since this entire area is underground, we should be able to DIG our way out, right?" asked Dearka, looking from Kira to Cagalli then to Yzak.
Cagalli looked utterly pissed off, "Dearka Elthman! The vicinity of this area may be located beneath the ground, but we are surrounded by stone and concrete! I'd like to see YOU try to DIG your way out!" barked Cagalli, clearly infuriated with the tanned blonde-headed boy.
"Cool it, Cagalli. There's bound to be a way out of this place." said Kira knowingly, knocking against the wall lightly.
"Let us look on the bright side, at least this one heck of a muddle-headed person, was able to come up with something logical. Although his plan was pathetically useless." sniggered Yzak, slapping Dearka hard on the back.
"Why you," retorted Dearka, fist raised at the boy opposing him.
"Both of you SHUT YOUR TRAPS!" shouted Cagalli placing her hands on the side of her face and covering her ears.
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Maiya Zala carefully opened the door to Kyo's room and quietly tiptoed in. Stopping by the side of her daughter's bed, she gazed down at Kyo. It was easy to see that Kyo had aquired majority of her traits rather than Patrick Zala's.
Maiya extened her arm toward her daughter stroking Kyo's cheek gently. "Kyo, wake up. Breakfast is ready. Kyo," whispered Maiya, running her fingers through Kyo's long reddish hair.
Kyo moaned and rolled over a little, before her eyes fluttered open. "Aaaaaaaaaaargh!" she screamed falling off the bed with a thump.
"What're you doing here?" asked Kyo, looking at Maiya wearily, her gaze darting from side to side.
"I'm your mother why wouldn't I be here? Besides, breakfast is ready. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to wake your brother up." said Maiya coolly, smiling down at her daughter.
However, it seemed Athrun didn't need waking up. Just as Maiya set her fingers onto the knob of the inter-connected door, it flew open, missing her face by inches.
"What happened? What's wrong?" asked Athrun, his eyes looking from Maiya to Kyo, who was sitting on the floor, clutching her pillow in front of her.
"Your sister just got a fright when I woke her up. Nothing major. Now that both of you are awake, both of you are expected to be down in the dining room by 9.30 a.m. Oh, and Kyo, I'll stay with you and help you out." said Maiya, leaning forward and kissing Athrun on the forehead before shutting the inter-connected door.
Athrun shuddered a little, gosh, that kiss sent the shivers down his spine! Creepy! However, he knew the kiss was sincere, and it was the typical thing any mother would've done.
Meanwhile, Kyo had gone into the bathroom to take a bath. She was wondering what she was going to wear, since she had not brought any clothes along from the Archangel, but her worries would end once she found out that her mother was ransacking her cupboard that very moment, and it was full of dresses and formal clothes!
Maiya took the dresses out one by one, looking at them and deciding whether it was suitable or not. She finally picked out three dresses, that looked elegant and was magnificently tailored.
When Kyo came out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around herself, her jaw dropped.
One dress was white, and had a tube top and a knee length frilly skirt. The second, was dark blue and had long bell shaped sleeves, and a sloping skirt.
The third was probably the most stunning, however the most revealing. It was silky white and a translucent colour, which meant it would show some of her insides if she wore it. It didn't really look like the type of dress someone would wear to a normal morning breakfast, and at first sight, Kyo had dismissed that dress.
"Ok, why don't you pick one?" asked Maiya, urging her daughter forward to take a closer look at the apparel laid out on her bed.
"Umm, must I wear these? Or can I pick another one from the cupboard?" asked Kyo uenasily, looking at her mother.
To Kyo's amazement, Maiya just smiled widely. "I'm not surprised you asked, you don't seem very ladylike. However, you don't have much of a choice, I still think these would suit you best." said Maiya, gesturing toward the three dresses.
After what seemed like an eternity, Maiya just picked the one Kyo dreaded the most. The silky white transulcent one! Out of the three why THAT one? But Kyo knew that it was partially her fault. She had the chance to choose, and she hesitated, and now that chance was lost.
Kyo uneasily put it on, and faced her mother. "You look beautiful, darling." complemented Maiya.
"All that's left is your hair," said Maiya, pushing Kyo down to sit in front of the dresser.
Although she felt very naked in the dress, Kyo had to admit that she did look quite stunning. Maiya patiently twisted Kyo's hair into an elegant knot at the back of her head.
"I suppose I'm done?" asked Kyo, looking at her mother through the mirror.
"Right you are, and you look absolutely gorgeous. I wonder what your father will have to say," said Maiya, chuckling a little to herself.
The thought suddenly struck Kyo hard. Patrick Zala, her father, he was going to be there, and for goodness sake she was wearing something that was semi-transparent!
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"All of a sudden, I don't feel so good." mumbled Cagalli, slumping down against the walls of the prison cell.
"You ok?" asked Kira, looking nervously at his sister. Somehow, he too could sense that something about his sister was not right. She looked somewhat pale and she looked dizzy.
"Ow, my stomach hurts. My head is spinning, somebody help me!" screamed Cagalli, losing her balance and falling to the ground unconscious.
"Cagalli!" exclaiemd Kira, falling to his knees beside his sister's body. He felt her forehead gently, "Her temperature's rising, something's terribly wrong!"
"Can anyone hear us? Help! HELP!" shouted Dearka, using all the lung power he had.
Meanwhile in the dining room, Patrick Zala was looking at his daughter from head to toe, making the hairs at the back of Kyo's neck stand away from her skin.
"Maiya, she looks like you," said Patrick, gesturing for Kyo to sit down next to Athrun.
"I know, I noticed that myself," replied Maiya kissing her husband tenderly.
Athrun was staring at Kyo from out of the corner of his eye, with a look that said, "What happened to you?"
"What's that sound?" asked Patrick, turning his head from side to side, straining to listen out.
"It sounds like it's coming from the prison cells, father." said Athrun perking up, at the thought.
"In that case, ignor them. They can scream and behave like mad, uncivilised hooligans if they want to." said Patrick, returning his attention to his family.
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"It's useless! Those people may be co-ordinators, but they're DEAF co-ordinators!" shouted Dearka, ramming his fist into the stone wall.
Kira lifted Cagalli into his arms, "I'm going to pass through these rays. If Im not wrong, they are merely energy waves, and won't do us any harm. But the alarm WILL go off, but nonetheless, it's worth the risk." said Kira, shutting his eyes running through the rays.
Like expected a wailed alarm filled the air, shattering the silence of the prison cells. Kira ran up some stone steps, but was stopped by a pair of guards.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" asked one of them eyeing Kira menacingly.
"I don't mean to go anywhere, and I don't want to start a fight. Just take this girl somewhere where she can seek medical attention. Just PLEASE help her!" pleaded Kira, holding Cagalli out to the guards.
The guards looked at each other before nodding. "We'll take her, but if this turns out to be some kind of trap, you're going to be severely punished." warned one of the guards.
One guard took Cagalli away, while the other continued to guard the prsion cells, never taking his gaze off Kira and the others.
The guard came running into the dining room, making Patrick Zala catapult to his feet. "What the fish is going on? And why'd you bring her here?" he boomed fiercely.
"Cagalli!" exclaimed Athrun jumping up and attempting to move topwards her, but found himself being held back by his father.
"One of them in the prison took this girl to me, and told me that she needed medical attention. And she really is unconscious." said the guard sternly.
"Please father, help her." said Athrun pleadingly, looking anxiously at his father for a reply.
Sensing the urgency in his son's voice, he quickly sent the guard off to the medical unit, Maiya following along behind.
"I don't know what you see in that girl, Athrun. But I forewarn you, that she is our enemy, a NATURAL." said Patrick Zala, his eyes narrowing to thin slits.
"It's not what you think. The naturals just want peace, not war." said Kyo knowingly, wringing her hands together.
"I can't change what the both of you see, and neither can the both of you change what I see." hissed Patrick Zala, sitting back down at the table.
For the next half an hour, Kyo and Athrun sat anxiously in their seats, wondering if Cagalli was alright.
Kyo was constantly poking her pancake with her fork, till it had a series of holes all over it. Athrun just sat there, like a zombie, staring into space.
Finally Maiya came walking briskly back, "Athrun, Kyo, come with me. I'm sure you're anxious about your friend." said Maiya firmly.
The senior Zala wanted to object, but his wife shot him a penetrating stare that shut him up.
"Cagalli!" exclaimed Athrun, running to hug his girlfriend.
"What's wrong with me?" she aske,d tears rolling down her cheeks.
"The doctor will explain in a minute, my dear." said Maiya reassuring, smiling soothingly down at Cagalli.
Maiya knew the results already, and she knew that the news would not be good. Patrick Zala would fume if he found out. But then again, he would sooner or later.
"Miss, I don't know if you'll take this as good news or bad news. But I suppose you have been experiencing bouts of nausea and have been feeling lightheaded from time to time-" said the doctor, but Kyo cut him off.
"Stop beating round the bush and get straight to the point, will you?" barked Kyo impatiently, standing on the other side of the bed Cagalli was lying on.
"As you wish, ma'am. Miss, you are pregnant." replied the doctor sternly.
Cagalli just looked away from everyone, silent tears rolling down her cheeks. Athrun looked dumbstruck at the doctor's remark. Like Kyo, Maiya was staring at her half-son with a saddened expression.
A/N Phew, finally that's done! Hope you enjoyed this chapter. What will happen to Dearka, Kira and Yzak? Will Cagalli and Athrun be able to cope with the news they have just received? And worst of all, what will Patrick Zala do?