The Waters of My Heart
disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, or any of the characters. I also do not know how the war turns out because I haven't seen all the episodes to destiny.
Chapter 3
(11:56pm. Orb Cherry Blossom Park)
Shinn turned towards the fuming Lunamaria. "Luna?" he asked, his voice cracking a bit. The magenta head wrinkled her brow and opened her mouth to say something, when a certain blonde cut in. "Shinn!" Stellar felt like flying, she had found him at last. Shinn turned from Luna to Stellar and back again. "Stellar?" he asked uncertainly. Luna widened her eyes. Is that girl the Stellar Shinn had visited in the cemetery? the infuriated girl thought. "It, it can't be!" she shouted to no one in particular. "She's dead!" she shouted angrily, pointing her index finger at Stellar accusingly. Shinn looked to Stellar and smiled at her.
Completely ignoring Lunamaria, he walked away from his spot, past his 'girlfriend', and up towards the blonde girl who really had no idea what was going on. "Stellar…" he whispered as he became no more than seven inches away from her. "Shinn, I finally found you!" The girl shouted happily. Stellar closed the gap between them in a loving hug. Shinn felt a warm sensation spread throughout his body. "Please don't wake up…please." Shinn murmured under his breath. Stellar opened her eyes and broke away from the boy. "You're already awake silly!" she giggled happily. Shinn opened his eyes and looked down at her. "What?...Oh my God. Stellar!" he shouted loudly. The raven haired boy lifted her up by the waist and spun her in a circle before he put her down again. "Stellar, I thought you, but, the lake, what happened?" he asked to fast for Stellar to understand for a few seconds. "Well, Stacey-" she was cut off when an enraged Hawke came up from the side and pushed Stellar away from 'her' boyfriend. "Who do you think you are? Trying to steal MY boyfriend!" Luna screamed at her. Stellar frowned and stared at Luna and Shinn with a sad expression on her face. "Shinn, Stellar doesn't understand," Luna frowned angrily at Stellar. "Then I'll make you understand!" she shouted as she raised her hand and swung it across Stellar's right cheek. "Luna!" Shinn shouted angrily as he held her back from striking Stellar again. The stricken girl held her red and stinging cheek as she stared at Lunamaria and Shinn. "Now get out of here! Shinn is mine, and you never meant anything to him! Get out of here, you freak!" Tears stung Stellar's eyes as she backed away from the pair, and then completely turned around and started running away from Shinn and the girl who was extremely mad at her. When she reached the cover of the large grove of cherry blossom trees, she slowed down, and leaned against a tree before finally collapsing near the base of its large, worn trunk. "Shinn, I don't understand." she said through her tears.
(12:09am. Orb Cherry Blossom Park)
"C'mon Shinn, lets go home." Luna said proudly as she started toward the nearest exit of the park. "Shinn? What's wrong?" she asked innocently as she turned to him. He stood unmoving, staring at the ground, his red eyes ablaze. "Shinn?" Luna approached him and placed her hand on his shoulder, only for him to look up and lock his gaze with hers. "Shinn, what's wrong?" she asked. Shinn reached his hand up and grabbed her hand and squeezed it tightly. "You." he uttered darkly. The girl widened her eyes and tried to pull away. "Shinn stop it! You're hurting me!" Shinn laughed. "Like you hurt Stellar?"
(12:17am. La Fllaga Residence)
Murrue stepped lightly on the carpet in the hallway as she made her way to check on Stellar. She cracked open the door and looked at the bed. She smiled as she started to close the door, but then noticed something strange about the bed. Where Stellar's chest would be moving up and down with every breath, there was nothing. "Stellar?" Murrue whispered as she got closer. She grabbed the sheet and pulled it back to reveal three pillows instead of the young teen.
"Mwu, where's Stellar?" Murrue shouted frantically, running into the master bedroom. "Wha, huh?" he asked groggily. "Stellar's working at a hotdog store?" The brunette stopped acting frantic and stared at her man strangely. "Mwu, not much of a shock but, I didn't understand a word you just said." The blonde shrugged and burrowed under the covers. The woman sighed, "Three, two, one…" Mwu jolted out of the covers and fell out of the bed in nothing but his boxers, and white t-shirt. "What? Stellar is missing? We have to go find her!" He got up and headed to the hallway and Murrue heard him walk through the living room, through the other hallway, and open and close the front door. "Three, two, one…" she sighed again as she heard the door open again and saw Mwu walk back into the bedroom and to his dresser. "After I put on some clothes." He said as he pulled out a black shirt, and a pair of jeans. Murrue chuckled and walked over to the closet to grab a blue shirt and a pair of black pants. Stellar, you better be alright.
(12:23am. Orb Cherry Blossom Park)
Stellar gripped the side of the tree as she pulled herself up. "Shinn," Stellar keeled over and gripped her chest where her heart was. "I, may have expected this, but why does Stellar hurt so badly?" she cracked out of her throat.
Flashback
"So, are you gonna look for him?" asked Stacey as Stellar finished getting dressed in her military uniform Stacey had dyed dark red and black. "Yes, I have to find him, and make sure that he loves me." Stellar stated as she placed the food Stacey had wanted her to bring on her journey back to Orb. "I wish I could come with you, but I'm needed as a nurse here, the house will be used as a hospital for both sides, since I'm neutral. I'll try to visit you, but I can't guarantee it, not for a while." Fluffy red bangs fell over big brown eyes as Stacey led Stellar to the door. When she looked up, tears were in her eyes and falling down her cheeks. "Stellar, you were like a sister to me, and I wish, I wish you could stay. But I know that we are meant to do better things than shield ourselves from this world, so please promise me, you will never, ever lower yourself, and you will always stay who you are! Don't change anything for anyone, not even Shinn!" Stellar was startled by Stacey's attitude. She had never seen her cry, or show a soft side to just a good bye. The blonde had known her for ten months. "Don't worry, Stellar won't!" she said as she hugged Stacey good bye. As Stellar walked on the path to the north, towards Orb, she turned and looked back at the medium sized cottage she had come to love over the past months. The blonde waved to the red head still visible on the porch. "Good bye!" Stacey looked up and watched as the blonde girl walked away from the place that to her felt like home more than anything. "Goodbye Stellar, take care." she whispered as the wind blew her red hair around her face.
End Flashback
She squeezed the bark of the tree so tightly that the bark cracked off and she fell to the ground on her knees. "Stacey, was right." Stellar said half heartedly as she curled over her knees and hugged herself. Though it was quite warm, she felt like freezing. "Shinn doesn't care…"
(12:32am. Orb Cherry Blossom Park)
"Stellar? But she's dead! I saw the grave stone," Shinn smirked. "Well, I guess she isn't dead, is she?" Lunamaria couldn't understand what Shinn was getting at. "Shinn, c'mon, let's go home and talk about this…" the magenta haired girl tried, trying to pull her hand out from Shinn's grasp. "No. You didn't give Stellar time to talk, and you hurt her!" he shouted angrily, staring at Luna ferociously. "Shinn, she had it coming! She was trying to steal you away from me-" Luna felt the grip on her wrist tighten as the raven haired teen got angrier. "LUNA, YOU CAN'T LOSE SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD!" he shouted in her face. He dropped her hand and took off running in the direction of the cherry blossom tree grove. "Stellar?" he shouted. "Where is she?" he asked out loud. "Stellar?"
Stellar thought she heard someone calling her. When she looked up, she saw Shinn walk right in front of the tree she was behind, calling her name. She gripped the tree hard this time and finally lifted herself up and frowned angrily. "Shinn," she whispered quietly as she slipped behind another tree Shinn just passed. She kept slipping behind tree after tree until she finally reached the exit to the park. She turned to look at the boy looking for her, and then turned and ran blindly to the right.
Shinn turned when he heard the gate open, and saw a girl with blonde hair run out of the park. "Stellar, wait!" he shouted, but only the trees heard him. "Stellar…" he frowned as tears burned his eyes and he fell to the ground on his hands and knees.
(1:02am. Orb Streets)
Mwu drove quickly, turning around corners so fast Murrue hung on to the dashboard to keep herself straight. "Mwu, we've been doing this for an hour, maybe she's already home." the brunette suggested worriedly. Mwu sighed, "Yeah, but I can't just let her be out here all alone. She's naïve, and doesn't know this place very well. Stellar could easily get lost, and then have no idea where she is." he said, gripping the steering wheel tightly. An idea sprang into Murrue's head as Mwu hit a speed bump and her head hit the window. "Mwu, why don't I walk around and see if I can find her on the way back home while you drive around and look for her? And if that doesn't work, we can ask for help from Lady Cagalli." Mwu took three minutes to consider. "Sure, we've tried just about everything else." Murrue smiled and opened the car door and stepped onto the pavement below. "I'll call you when I reach the house. Good luck." the brunette said hopefully as she stepped away and head towards the direction of their house.
(1:08am. Orb Streets)
Stellar ran around a corner and slowed as she neared a stop sign. She put her hand around it as she stopped to catch her breath. She stopped breathing heavily, and listened to see f he had followed her. She head faint footsteps, but they didn't have a hollow sound like when you're running. She turned left at the next corner and kept running until she bumped into someone. As she was about to turn, she felt someone grab her arm and pull her towards them. When she looked up into the persons eyes, she buried her head in the chest. "Miss Murrue, I'm sorry," she said as she cried hot tears. Murrue looked down at Stellar and hugged her. "It's okay, I found you and we can go back home." Stellar kept crying and hugged the woman tighter. "Stellar, is everything alright?" She asked worriedly. Stellar shook her head in Murrue's shirt. "No," Murrue sighed and stroked Stellar's hair. "It's okay, you can tell me when we get home."
Shinn rounded the corner and saw Stellar with a woman in her late twenties at least. He was about to run over and grab her, until he saw her hug the woman and cry. He listened until he heard the woman's name. "Murrue? That sounds familiar. And she does look familiar…" Shinn tried to remember where he had seen the woman before, when he heard Stellar ask "Where's Mwu?" Shinn didn't know what was going on, but he needed to find out.
"He's looking for you. Don't worry, we'll head home and I'll call him to tell him I found you." Murrue said warmly as she put her arm around Stellar's shoulder, and lead her down the street, not knowing there was a boy following them.
(1:09am. Orb Cherry Blossom Park)
Luna sat on a bench with her arms crossed, staring at nothing. "Shinn, what did he mean when he said I can't lose something I never had? That jerk!" Luna shouted angrily, banging her fist on the bench. Someone approached her from behind and dropped a jacket on her shoulders. "What? Shinn?" she asked getting up and turning around. She frowned unhappily as she saw Audrey standing behind her. "Audrey, how did you find me?" she asked darkly. Audrey ran a hand through his spiky green hair and sighed. "I followed you, just in case you needed me." he said a bit guiltily. Lunamaria was about to verbally assault him, when an idea sprang into her head. She looked at Audrey sweetly. "Audrey, that was so sweet of you. Thank you." Lunamaria said slyly as she walked past the green head and pecked him on the cheek. "Hey Audrey, could you do me another favor?" she asked pitifully. Audrey smiled a large grin and replied, "Sure! Anything for you!" Luna smiled and whispered into his ear what she wanted him to do. He smiled so widely a banana would be about the same size as his smile. "Of course! That would be great!" he said. Luna winked and walked away. Audrey stared after her. This is what I've been waiting for! he thought happily as he walked home in a dream like state.
(1:23am. La Fllaga Residence)
Shinn watched as Murrue walked with Stellar into a white, one story house. "So this is where she's been living?" asked Shinn. He was about to leave when he saw a red suburban ride into the driveway and a man with short blond hair stepped out. He walked to the house and opened the door quickly. "That must be Mwu." Shinn concluded. Though he does look like that guy he gave Stellar to from the EAF. But he had longer hair and wore a mask. he thought. He left and ran down the street back to the direction of his apartment. "I'll visit her tomorrow after school." Shinn planned as he sprinted.
(1:25am. La Fllaga Residence)
"Stellar!" Mwu shouted happily as he wrapped his arms around her in a friendly hug. "You had us worried for a second there. Where were you?" Stellar dropped the small smile and frowned. "I found Shinn, but, Stellar doesn't understand." shouted quietly as she shook her head, thinking of the girl who slapped her. Murrue exchanged a worried glance with Mwu. As Murrue helped Stellar down the hall to her room and closed the door.
As Stellar lay in the bed, she cried softly into her pillow. Shinn, he doesn't want me. Does he. Stellar concluded in her head. She buried her head in her pillow as she fell into a dreamless nightmare of a slumber.
(1:46am.Shinn's apartment)
Shinn lay wide awake in his bed. "Stellar, why does none of this make sense?" He turned over on his side and fell into an equally dreamless nightmare of a slumber as Stellar.
(1:57am. Hawke residence)
Luna snuck in through the back door and walked into the living room. Meyrin lay on the easy chair, a bowl half full of popcorn still on her lap. Craig lay on the floor with an empty bowl of popcorn on his face, and he kept saying things about his dog, Pepper, doing weird things, and moving his hands around. She raised an eyebrow and walked upstairs to her room.
As she slipped under the covers, she smiled peacefully. "Tomorrow, Shinn will be begging to be back in my arms!" Luna laughed and covered her head with her arms as she cackled. "Ha! Ha! Shinn will be on his knees begging for me!"(If you don't understand what Lunamaria is doing, she is doing the exact same thing as Fllay in phase 16 of SEED) Lunamaria slipped into a peaceful sleep with herself and Shinn happily being together.
Fukai fukai mori no oku ni ima mo kitto…Oh sorry, just downloaded Fukai Mori and I can't stop listening to it. Well, there's chapter three. Up next chapter four! By the way, I am pretty sure four will be the last chapter. Please give me 4 more reviews before chapter four. Previews!
"Stacey? NOO!"
"Hey Shinn,"
"Too late for you buddy!"
"Stellar, please,"
"STELLAR!"