Your Kind….
Chapter 22: Actors
By: Jen "The Stampede" Motou
I was headed to the main deck, knowing that's where the Commander was, when I heard footsteps behind me, running in fact. I spun around to see Zala, with his friend. Zala had taken off his jacket to his uniform and placed on the injured boy. He had his left arm placed under the boy's legs, and was supporting the boy's back with his other arm. The boy on the other hand, had his arms wrapped around Zala's neck. He was awake barely, but awake. He seemed to be holding on for dear life. They passed the hallway quickly and I saw two other soldiers trailing them quickly. "Shit." I cursed aloud, and ran after them. Now behind the two soldiers, and I ran past them and next to Zala. He looked over to me, and I to him. "Play along." I whispered and he looked confused. "Trust me." Was all I mumbled as I suddenly pushed my weight into Athrun causing him to lose his balance and both of their forms to collide with a near by wall. Athrun yelped, but focused more on keeping the burette safe in his arms.
"So you're a traitor after all Zala. I see you're trying to escape!" I growled looking down at him. My eyes looked on emerald orbs, I prayed he knew what I was doing. His eyes slanted, but still looked as if he knew what to do. "Fucking Bastard! Yzak how could you do this to me! I thought I was your friend!" he 'pleaded' in response, slipping into the perfect 'character'. "Aw…poor baby… is the traitor gunna cry? How dare you betray us! How dare you betray ZAFT!" I snapped again, and approached them. He wrapped his arms around the boy and held him tightly. "Stay Back! I won't let you touch him!" He growled protectively. I firmly backhanded him, and "ripped" the boy from his arms. (I'll tell you it was rather hard to pull that boy out of his arms gently without making it appear as such.)
The violet eyed boy now in my arms, I leaned close and whispered in his ear. "I know you're in pain…but if you don't play along it'll get a lot worse." His eyes opened slowly, as I held him, and he moaned in pain. "Let go of me!" He screamed, and I knew he too was well aware of what to do. I grinned and landed a punch to his stomach causing him to collapse. (sadly I didn't know if it was literal or not, with his body so injured and all.) I looked at him with eyes that said "I'm sorry." As I spoke "What's wrong boy? Why are you scared of us? Aren't we your kind! Aren't coordinators your kind!" he fell silent, and I threw him up over my shoulder. "No Kira!" Athrun moaned from the floor.
I glared over to the solders and spat at them. "Back to your posts! I have this under control!" At first they seemed a bit uneasy, but I glared at them and soon they gave a quick "Sir!" and Sault then retreated as ordered. After they left, I looked down at Athrun, and held out my free hand and helped him up. "Sorry Athrun." I looked back at the Boy.. "Sorry…." "….Kira." Athrun has finished what I was meaning to say. "Yeah… anyways…I'm going to have to go to the main deck with him. The Commander should be talking with the legged ship now. He's going to try to use this …er...Kira as material in a bargain. However they're going to have to see he's alive. Go get dressed, I'll bring him to you." Athrun nodded and raced away "Take good care of him!" echoing back at us as we headed in the opposite direction.
I arrived on the main deck with the boy over my shoulder, and saw the face of the woman which the Commander was speaking to. I saw her eyes slide past the Commander and focus on me as I slid him off of my shoulder. I held him tightly…like you would hold a prisoner, and turned to face the screen. He hung in my arms, limp from exhaustion, but still managed to look up when, "KIRA!" echoed from the woman's throat. "Captain Ramius!" He shouted back at here, suddenly filled with a burst of life. I hit him in the back of the neck, and shouted. "Quiet!" I could hear her growling at me, I could feel her glaring. The commander smirked, and then spoke. "So we have a deal then, you believe me now? You'll tell me the coordinates of Earth's headquarters or I'll kill the Boy." I could hear her growling again as she spoke… "I'll tell…"
To Be Continued….