DoubleSoul
Chapter 2: Miss Clyne and Mr. Zala
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"Now this here is one of my state of the art…" Murdoch rambled on, while the Yamato twins dozed through his explanation. Murdoch was fondly gazing at two watches, while explaining the communications array built into them.
"…and then we come to your weapons. HEY! Are you two listening?" Murdoch had screamed, waking Kira, who poked his sister in the ribcage, which woke her up. Murdoch slapped himself on the forehead, sighed and continued.
"Alright, Kira, you'll be using two of our new prototype sub-machine guns, and two A.S. daggers. You Cagalli will be getting a single-shot assault rifle, and one of our standard Desert Eagles." Murdoch handed them the weapons, and slipped them two pieces of… gum?
"That there is my Pride and Joy, the mini-plastic explosive! Simply attach it to something you wanna blow up, mix up the blue side with the yellow, wait 10 seconds, and BAM!" Murdoch's eyes glazed over. "You are now the proud owner of some rubble and scattered rocks. Blast radius is, well, uh… I don't know. So... um… use it carefully. Bye!" The inventor pushed them out the door and shut it quickly. Then Murdoch yawned and looked at his "room". A single bed, a large desk with random chemicals and gun parts, and a clock was all that was in the room.
"Damn… I need to decorate this place." He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Nah, I'll do it later."
Back to the twins…
"Kira, this is Miss Lacus Clyne." Mrs. La Fllaga pulled a picture out of the black binder. "She is kind, considerate, but her father has many enemies. The Clyne hospitals are known worldwide for their excellence and prestige. The Clyne hospitals are loved by the general public, but are hated by small clinics as most go bankrupt quickly. Seeing this, you will have to protect Both Mr. Clyne and his daughter. His wife… passed away recently. Don't bring it up. Miss Lacus is a pop star. You two probably already know this, but she's had 2 albums gone mega-platinum. Hopefully Kira, this won't turn out like Ms. Alstar."
"Er…yeah. How's Mwu?" Kira asked curiously, quickly changing the subject.
"Oh, he's fine. All he does is complain about the kid. Mwu's just a big baby." Murrue smiled. After getting married to Mwu la Fllaga, she had given birth to a beautiful baby. Unfortunately, it bawled horribly, and Murrue escaped it by going to work and leaving Mwu to take care of his son, Neo.
"Anyway, Cagalli, you'll be taking care of Mister Athrun Zala. His mother passed away a year ago. Like I said to Kira, don't bring it up. Zala's family is the founder of Z.A.F.T., the world's leading computer company. Problem is, many other companies were destroyed in the process. The Zalas are hated by their competitors, enough to hire assassins, so you two should be real careful. Here's a picture for both of you."
Kira and Cagalli looked at the picture. Seeing a Blue haired boy and a pink haired Girl smiling, they reacted the same way.
She's really pretty…no! Stick to the mission! Get your priorities straight! Kira thought.
Cagalli reacted the same way. Oh my god, he's… he's… no! this is just a mission, and it'll be over soon. Won't it?
"Um… Kira? Cagalli? Shouldn't you two get on the plane soon?" Murrue asked, lifting an eyebrow at them.
Kira snapped out of it first, grabbing Cagalli and their bags, dragging them to the plane waiting for them outside. He turned in time to hear Murrue say.
"You might meet someone you know! Good luck!" then waving goodbye Kira tossed Cagalli on board and buckled himself into a chair. I wonder what she meant by that…
5 hours later, they were above the PLANTS, man-made islands for the privileged. In other words, islands only rich people could live on. They would land on the first plant, and then take a boat each to the Zala and Clyne Islands. But just as Kira headed for the boat, Cagalli grabbed his messy brown hair and dragged him to a restaurant. Kira was just about to hit her when she pulled him into a chair, sat down and ordered something immediately.
"I want two kebabs. NOW!" she demanded at the waitress who ran away with the notepad in front of her face.
"Kebabs? What are kebabs?" Kira asked her, while the waitress was busy getting two strange things on plates. They smell soooooo good… he thought while sniffing the air around them. He watched the waitress rush towards them, drop the kebabs on the table, then run away with a terrified look on her face. It almost made him laugh. Key word: almost.
Cagalli was squirting something… red into hers. Cagalli rolled it up then took a huge bite, mumbling something about a stomach and some moron at DoubleSoul headquarters.
Kira was about to put chili sauce on his when a Tall man wearing a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses walked up. He took a look at Cagalli, the chili sauce in Kira's hand, then at the kebabs. Shaking his head, he sighed and said,
"What are you doing? The best thing to go with kebabs is yogurt sauce. Not this filthy Chili sauce."
"Just who the hell do you think you are? You can't just waltz in and tell us what to do. Kira! Use the Chili sauce!" Cagalli screamed at both the man and Kira. She grabbed the Chili sauce and said pointedly, "Chili sauce Kira!"
The man looked disgusted and squirted the yogurt sauce into Kira's kebab. At the same time, Cagalli squirted the chili sauce into his kebab. Kira sighed as his kebab was engulfed in a pink mix of chili and yogurt sauce. He wrapped it up and took a bite. Cagalli mumbled an apology while the man started laughing. Then he turned his towards them and stated,
"You two sure haven't changed at all." He took off his sunglasses. "You'd think you two would change more in a year." Andrew Waltfeld smiled at them. He was surprised when Kira tackled him to the ground and Cagalli laughed.
"Mr. Waltfeld! It's great to see you again! How have you been?" Kira asked as he wrestled the Desert Tiger on the floor. Andy pinned against the floor while sitting on him, calmly replying,
"Fine I guess, but I have been protecting Lacus Clyne." Kira stopped struggling to listen to his mentor. "Kid, you have your work cut out for you. Not many people hate her, but many hate her father, and will get back at him in any way possible. Oh, and by the way, Kisaka and DaCosta are here too. Kisaka's with the Zalas."
Cagalli perked up at this, and was considerably happier when she paid for the meal. She ran off to her boat rather quickly leaving Kira and Andy talking about Lacus. Andy scratched the back of his head, then continued on with a slight smile.
"She's really kind. I thought she'd be a prissy stuck up little bi-" Andy stopped himself in time, seeing Kira's disapproving look. "Anyway, she's really nice Kira. If I had to pick out your girlfriend, I would have to say Lacus. She's like you Kira." He finished off his drink.
Kira was drinking some water, absorbing what Andy said. After about 3 seconds, Kira spewed out water, causing the other passengers to laugh or recoil in disgust. Andy laughed, then realized they were there.
"We have to meet Miss Lacus, now don't we?" He said, kicking Kira out of the boat, as the tourists followed the duo up the hill. Andy walked up to the side entrance and slipped an ID card in between 2 rocks. The side door slipped open and Andy walked in with Kira on his heels. What they didn't see was three tourists breaking off from the group and following them from afar.
Walking into the main hall, Kira wasn't very surprised. After all, he was a bodyguard of high demand. Andy walked up the stairs and showed him to a door. The door had a silver tag on it stating in cursive 'Lacus Clyne.' Kira walked up, somewhat nervous and knocked. He heard a beautiful voice reply;
"One minute please!" and then the door opened, revealing Lacus Clyne. Kira felt something tug at his heart, but shook it off. Lacus Clyne was the perfect pop star. Beautiful, kind and rich. Her long Pink hair went down to her waist, and her beautiful eyes mirrored her gentle personality. Kira realized he was staring at her, then immediately dropped his gaze to the floor. Andy laughed from behind him then pushed Kira through the door. Andy waved goodbye to the Pink princess and walked off, still laughing.
"M-miss Clyne. I am K-kira Yamato. Your father requested my services of protection." Kira stuttered.
Damn it Kira! Snap out of it! This is just a client, like every other one! He scolded himself.
"Oh! Then we should get to know each other! I simply insist on knowing my friends!" She replied, smiling. He is rather cute, but why would father request another bodyguard? Strange… o well! She pondered it for a moment, but then shook it off and pulled Kira into a chair, introducing herself and the personnel at the Mansion.
Back with Kira's twin sister, Cagalli was walking up to the gate when she bumped into someone familiar.
"KISAKA!" Cagalli pounced on him, but was stopped by Kisaka's arms, and immediately pouted. Cagalli's Mentor smiled, and replied;
"Good to see you too Cagalli, but we do have to get inside you know."
Cagalli realized that, and went up to the large metal gate. She searched around for a secret switch the realized it would be better to let Kisaka get them in. She smiled sheepishly and asked,
"How do we get in?" kisaka smiled, and grabbed the door handle and turned it, opening the door. He smiled at Cagalli, and simply stated;
"Sometimes the best security is the worst."
Kisaka led her into the heart of the giant Zala estate, while a shocked Cagalli followed. There, in the middle of the Main hall was Patrick and Athrun Zala. They were surrounded by bodyguards, all armed to the teeth. Patrick dismissed them, and then stood up. Speaking out in his powerful voice, he welcomed them with a curt;
Welcome to the Zala Estate, Miss Yamato. This is my son Athrun. You will be protecting him along with Mr. Kisaka. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have business to do." Kisaka noticed something outside. The gleam of a gun barrel. Quickly reacting, Kisaka jumped on Mr. Zala, while Cagalli dived across Athrun. Pulling out her rifle, aimed it at the gleam of light while she fell…
A shot rang out across the estate. A figure fell to the ground, blood pooling out of their organs…