10 Things
Slight AU 'Why are we friends?...What do you like about me?' Each reason represents a year...'I need more time!' One more reason...to keep living. AsuKira
Pairings : AsuKira
Friendships : Cagalli/Athrun; Lacus/Kira
Gundam SEED
CHAPTER 1 - Name Something
Two boys, no more than 8, lay on a park bench. But they weren't in a park. They were in a backyard. It had green grass, a tall oak tree, and a little, white, picket fence that surrounded it snugly.
One of the boys had unkept brown hair and sparkling purple eyes. The other had wavy blue hair and emerald green eyes. Both were laying down on the bench. The blue haired boy was laying on the edge, his hands connected and resting on his stomach. The brunette was in between his friend and the bench backing, one arm across his stomach and the other across the other's stomach, clashing with his own clasped hands.
Both had their eyes closed and seemed to be enjoying the summer air that was filtering down between the leaves of the tree. The bluenette had on a white, short sleeved shirt and deep blue pants that went to just below his knees. The brunette had on a medium blue, short sleeved shirt and white pants that matched his friend's one. Both had really skinny legs (-laugh-)
The brunette opened his eyes sleepily and blinked away any notion of falling asleep. He had been thinking...thinking about why the boy next to him...was next to him. Why were they friends? So he'd come up with a plan to learn why.
"Hey...Athrun?" he asked, his face scrunched up in true confusion.
"Hm?" the other boy, Athrun, asked without opening his eyes. "What is it Kira?"
Kira seemed to be examining the tree's leaves as if they held all the answers.
"Why...Why are we friends?...What do you like about me?"
Athrun sat up abruptly and looked confusedly at his friend.
"Why would you ask me that?" he asked, then smiled. "It's a silly question!"
He put his hands behind his head and went to flop down on the bench again. His plans were foiled however, when a strong push knocked him clear off the bench. It was light, as was his landing on the ground.
"What the? Kira! Why'd you push me?" he asked in a hurt voice. His eyes widened when he saw his friend was about to roll off after him. "Wah!"
He pushed himself to roll away and his hand caught Kira's sleeve, short as it was, as the boy came down too. They both ended up rolling down the slight hill they had been on, ending up in a heap at the bottom.
Athrun lay on his back, eyes closed and arms out, now free of Kira's sleeve. Kira was laying across Athrun's stomach, braced for a fall and arms straight up and out in front of him. They both opened their eyes when they came to the realization that the fall was over.
Kira sighed in relief. Athrun did the same, then confronted his friend.
"Why'd you push me?" he asked angrily.
Kira closed his eyes momentarily, then pushed himself up, but made sure Athrun couldn't get up. He stared directly at his friend of 3 years and a serious look adorned his face.
"I'm serious Athrun..." he said softly. "What do you like about me?" Athrun blinked.
"I don't know Kira, now let me up." he went to sit up and Kira pushed him back down.
"No Athrun!" he seemed pleading almost. "Think of it like this..." he was still trying to keep Athrun down. "What if...I only lived..." Athrun paused. "The amount of years you had something you said you liked about me?"
"What?" Athrun blinked, falling limply back to the ground half beneath Kira.
"What if, for every 1 thing you named that you liked about me...I got 1 more year added to my life?" the brunette repeated.
"K-kira..." Athrun smiled suddenly. "That's ridiculous!" he laughed. "What I like about you has no control over-"
"Athrun!" Kira pleaded. "Why are you avoiding it?" he mocked pain. "Oh! I'm gonna die so young! Athrun doesn't care for me!" he flopped down next to his friend until said friend tried to get up again. Then he jumped up and pinned him again. "Just...try, ok? Name anything you like about me. Anything..."
Kira seemed so helpless. Athrun cracked.
"Ok ok ok!" he pushed Kira away. Said boy landed numbly on the ground next to the bluenette and stared at him. Athrun sighed. "I'll try." Kira beamed. Off in the distance, a bird twittered.
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1. Your smiles...
2. Your laughter...
3. Your eyes...
4. Your sense of humor...
5. Your view of life...
6. Your personality...
7. Your 'crybaby' nature...
8. Your lively attitude...
9. How cute you are when you pout...
10. How you seem so carefree...
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"There Kira. 10 things. You'll live at least for another 10 years. Happy?" Athrun smirked happily.
"Yep!" Kira smiled. "18 sounds old enough for now. Also, you have 10 years now to find even more things you like about me!" he laughed, Athrun joined in.
They then laid in the grass and stared in silent bliss at the passing clouds. This went on, Kira and/or Athrun pointing out certain clouds, for about an hour. Then a voice called to them.
"Athrun! Kira! Come on! Lunch's ready!" a woman called.
"Coming mom!" Athrun called.
He and Kira stood up, dusting the grass off of themselves. Athrun looked to Kira and Kira did the same. Suddenly, Kira's stomach growled. Athrun laughed. Kira blushed until Athrun's stomach growled too and the other boy blushed. Kira laughed, then they both gave each other a really determined look.
BANG!
They're off. A silent call for competition. A race!
'Bet I can beat you to the house.'
'Bet you can't.'
Chapter 1! Continue? YES! I have this story completed and ready to post!