DoubleSoul

Chapter 3: Duties of a bodyguard

BlackCyra: thanks! Nice to know people like my stories

Cagalli Yula aTTHA: I figured she should be able to first. It seems… fitting, ne?

Asga: Yea, I wanted them to meet like this for a reason… remember that!

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed!

"And then, Mr. Yamato, my father asked me about bodyguards. I replied that Mr. Waltfeld enough protection. So he nodded and then sai-!" Lacus Clyne stopped talking because of two things. One, Kira had clamped his hand over her mouth, and two, because of the dead serious look in his eyes. His eyes flickered out towards the window, trying to decide if the rustle of the bushes outside was a threat or just some stupid animal. He was about to take a closer look when Andy walked in, sat down next to Kira and whispered;

"We were followed. 3 people, from Blue Cosmos. They're armed with rifles and I think I saw a grenade." He paused, then continued on, "DaCosta is already coming with our, 'stuff'. Miss Lacus, please leave get back behind the bed." Lacus nodded and walked behind the bed. DaCosta poked his head in, tossed them a large bag, then sat down next to them.

"Mr. Waltfeld, what do you have?" Kira asked, since his bag was lying in front of the window. Why in the hell did he put it there?

"A long range magnum rifle, a colt .45, and a knife. That's all I have now. Aisha has the rest. I'll go down and-" Andrew Waltfeld stopped when gunfire erupted, breaking through the windows of the room. All three of them flattened themselves to the floor, while Andy picked up his gun. Adjusting the scope, he shouted at Kira to get back to Lacus. Gritting his teeth, Kira threw himself into Lacus, rolling to protect her. Kira ended up on top when they stopped, too preoccupied to notice the position they were in. She was hiding her head with her hands. Kira grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him.

"Lacus! LACUS! Listen to me. I have to go and help Andy. I want you to stay here and protect yourself. If we die, run away. You're too pretty to die, Lacus." He spoke gently, and then realized exactly what he just said. Why did I say that? Well, it's true, but still! Kira stopped thinking and sprung into action, leaving a slightly shocked Lacus behind. Did… he just call me pretty? Her thoughts were interrupted by a hail of bullets, leaving holes in the walls.

Kira returned to Andy's side, seeing the Desert tiger aim carefully, killing a person instantly as his finger pressed down on the trigger. Andy shouted at Kira:

"Kira, I only have 2 shots left! I need a distraction. I can take them out quickly if you can distract them for 20 seconds!" Kira nodded at his mentor then sprang out the window landing comfortably in a flower garden. The Gardener's going to hate me for this… Kira thought as he threw a rock in the direction of the gunfire. It drew gunfire towards him, and heard two shots fired almost simultaneously. Kira poked his head out to see one man fall, but another fire back, making The Desert Tiger curse loudly, dropping his rifle.

Kira saw his bag drop into the ground from the window and hurried to retrieve it. He waited and maid calculations in his head. 6.56 seconds for him to reload. Bastard! Kira sprinted out, grabbed his bag by the zipper and pulled it with him behind a giant piece of the wall that had broken off. In the process of his heroic retrieval, the SMG had slipped out of the bag when he grabbed it by the zipper, leaving him with two Armr Schneiders. The six seconds past, and the man was firing into the once beautiful room from the garden, shouting,

"For the Preservation of our blue and pure world!"

Kira felt something within him snap. A strange rock, flying through space, bounced off of something sending ripples all over the object, and then shattered into a million pieces.

"NO! YOU WON'T KILL THEM!" with that, Kira jumped over the rubble, sprinting into the man, and pulled out his A.S. daggers. Kira Stabbed one into the terrorist's leg, and another into the arm holding the gun. He screamed in pain as they cut into his skin, the cold, poison-coated metal killing him within seconds. Kira was breathing heavily, his pupils enlarging back to normal size. Andy poked his head out the demolished window, staring down at the body and Kira.

"Wow, I need to get back to the academy. A freaking 16 year old beat me to it…"

Kisaka slowly picked himself up from the floor, watching the window, and then looked around for Cagalli. He found his Protégé lying on the floor, her rifle not far from her. He slowly made his way to Cagalli, making sure the other bodyguards took care of Mr. Zala. Cagalli was on her side, and Kisaka flipped her over, checker her front. Athrun Zala picked himself off of the floor, and watched Kisaka work. He had gotten used to attacks like this, but this was the first to actually target him. Most people went after his father, the head of the corporation. Cagalli coughed, and opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Athrun, looking worried and shocked. She ripped open her shirt, revealing a Kevlar vest underneath, with a single bullet caught in it. Kisaka smiled in relief, and then carefully walked towards the window.

The dead body of the attempted murderer was lying in the garden, staining the grass with his blood. Kisaka turned back around, watching Patrick Zala scream at his inactive platoon of "bodyguards." It would have been a funny sight if the situation hadn't been so serious. Cagalli took a deep breath, seeing as she was too tired to do anything else. Adrenalin withdrawal was tiring effect on the body. She picked herself up, only to collapse into Athrun's arms. She had fallen asleep. Athrun was shocked, and then blushed a deep red. His hand was very close to touch her inappropriately. Looking at the nurses and maids rushing towards him, he sat down and waited for them.

"Take her to the Infirmary; she's going to need some help." One of the nurses came up and took her from his arm while sending a look that was… jealous?

Kisaka was conflicted. He felt he should follow Cagalli, but if he did, then he wouldn't be able to protect Patrick Zala. Convincing himself she was okay, he turned to Patrick Zala in time to watch him fire all his guards, sending them packing by screaming several curses at them. Patrick faced Kisaka, simply saying;

"I am tired Mr. Kisaka. I will retire for today. I will be sleeping in the Basement suite, as there is only one way in. It is, after all, the evening in an hour or so. I also have work to do. Thank you." Kisaka nodded curtly, and Patrick Zala turned on his heel and walked down the hall, then down the stairs. Kisaka immediately ran off towards the infirmary. Arriving there, he found the entire place empty. Swearing under his breath, he searched the room, and found nothing. Normally, Kisaka would have searched every room, but he felt that there was no threat to Cagalli at the current time. Walking out the door, he walked back to his quarters, dropping down and falling asleep quickly.

Cagalli woke up for the second time in many minutes to find Athrun's face staring down at her. She tried to rise, but Athrun pushed her shoulders back down. He's so nice... I could almost… No! Cagalli Yamato! Don't even think like that! She scolded herself mentally. Athrun looked relieved, and then moved his face towards hers. He kissed her on the cheek, and walked back to the door. Before he left, he turned his head and said in a quiet voice

"Thank you… Cagalli."

Hm…. I finished on Saturday? Wow that was later then I expected… anyway please read and review!

Oh, and by the way… Do you think I'm a Boy or a Girl? I want to know what I sound like on the net.