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Chapter Thirty-One

Darkness

Onogoro City

The guards immediately did what their King had told them. The assembled over two hundred of the knights around the city to do a full search of the city. They started there search throughout the whole town. They check houses much to the residents discomfort, but it was their King's order. Houses, buildings all were searched, and the guards came up with nothing. One of the main places they were to check was George's estate, and since he was at the castle they could do it without him trying to hide her, if she was there.

Allster Estate

Flay didn't take to kindly of it, as the knights were tarring up the house, and her father was still not back.

"Just wait until daddy finds out, all of you will be in a lot of trouble!" Flay was shouting at them.

The knights kept ignoring her, much to her annoyance.

The guards went through the whole house and didn't find her, or anything about Lacus' disappearance. They searched all the buildings in the estate and found nothing. The squad leader made the decision they were wasting there time and soon left.

Flay went up to her bedroom and saw almost everything broken, and she creamed out loud, "Daddy will make you pay!" she shouted out the window as they were laving.

The knights just ignored her, and Flay thought to herself.

"Search all you want you will never find her," Flay told herself with a smirk as she finished watching them leave.

Lacus' Family's Mansion

As per there Kings orders they searched all buildings, even Lacus' family's estate.

"Is their a problem here?" Eileen asked as she answered the door.

"Sorry madam, King's orders to check all buildings." The head knight said as he knew whose house this was.

Eileen was upset all day, and it showed, "You still haven't found her?"

The knight looked down, "NO madam, His Majesty is doing all he can and I'm sorry but your home must be checked as well."

Eileen let them in, "She isn't here."

The man nodded, "I don't think she is but an order is an order."

Eileen said no more as she was alone in the house, everybody was just doing there own thing. They never told her tow younger siblings that Lacus was missing so she wanted them to finish before they got back home.

They finished there search in no time; however they didn't tare up the house.

"Thank you for your cooperation madam," The knight said as he left.

Eileen nodded, and watched them leave her worry for her daughter was taking the toll on her body.

Downtown Area

Miriallia Tolle and Kuzzy were back in the downtown area because all three of them had time off from there duties. They were doing the things they normally did when a group of knights started searching the whole downtown area.

"What do you think is going on?" Miriallia asked.

Tolle looked at her, "I'm not sure; they seem to be looking for something."

"I wonder what," Kuzzy added.

The captain of this squad asked questions to all the people there and he eventually approached them.

The man approached them, "If I may have a moment of your time."

Tolle and Kuzzy immediately stood straight up as he was a high ranked knight.

"Is something wrong Sir?" Miriallia asked.

The knight looked at her, "We have been searching for Lady Lacus, do you have any information on this matter?"

All three stood in shock, "You mean Lacus is missing?" Miriallia almost shouted out.

The captain looked at her serious, "You have information, do you know her?"

Miriallia nodded, "Yes we do Sir, my whole life."

"Tell me everything?" The captain told her, "When was the last time you saw her?"

Miriallia looked at her, "I saw her yesterday, right here actually she said she was heading back to the castle."

"Would you be able to inform the King of these matters?" the captain asked.

Mirialla nodded, "If it would help Lacus I will."

The captain walked over to some other knights, "Take these three to the castle, and inform His Majesty of the matter."

They agreed and took the three to the castle.

The captain still wanted to get through the whole area, he talked to a few more people and so on, he began to think nothing was here.

At the other side of the downtown area a few rookie knights were doing there search when they came up to an ally.

"There is nothing here lets go back," the knight said.

The other looked at him, "We were told to search everything, lets go."

The man sighed and they went towards the ally as soon as they walked down it they froze.

"Go get the captain!" the knight shouted over to the other.

The knight was a little shocked and ran to inform the captain.

Onogoro Castle

Kira watched the doors open, and felt his anger reach a new peak as he saw George being brought in; they let him go just below the stairs. George looked at him and immediately felt fearful. Kira stared right into his eyes.

"What is this about Your Majesty?" George asked.

Kira looked at him, "Where is she?" Kira said in a serious tone.

George knew he was in trouble, "Where is who sire?"

Kira angrily stood up, "Where is Lacus, what have you done with her?" he shouted.

George slightly jumped back. "I don't know what you're talking about sire."

Kira angrily threw the letter at him, "I suppose you're going to tell me she wrote that."

George picked up the letter and read it, "Jibril you went a little too far with this content."

George told himself as he read the letter.

"You try my patience governor," Kira told him.

George looked at him, "My Lord, I told you she would do something like this."

"Shut up! She did not leave, someone took her and the only one to hate her enough is you and that brat daughter of yours, and since she didn't have any contact to the outside that leaves you." Kira angrily shouted at him.

George jumped again, he stared into the eyes of his King that wanted nothing more than to kill him, what spooked George the most was the way he kept holding on to his sword.

George slowly looked at him, "My Lord ever since you met this girl you have changed…" George got cut off.

"You know nothing, Look at that letter, she does not write or even speak like, I will give you one more chance governor where is she?" Kira told him as the grip on his sword became tighter.

George didn't know what to do; he was seconds away from death so he started begging.

"I didn't do anything My Lord you have to believe me." George told him.

The whole room was stunned, Mu, and Murrue saw him losing it. Athrun and Cagalli could only barely watch as Cagalli knew he would be able to restrain himself much longer. Athrun didn't know what was going on, the man he thought of as a brother was turning into this. Via couldn't hold the tears any longer, she was seeing her husband all over in their son, Ulen always did stuff like this, but for the fun of it.

Kira heard Georges reply and that did it he was about to go end Georges pathetic life when the doors to the throne room opened. George knew whatever it was saved him.

Kira looked and it was a lieutenant of one of his knights he sent into the city along with three other people. The walked right near the throne and looked at the King.

"Your Highness, these people may have useful information." The knight said as he looked at the King.

Kira forgot about George for the moment, and looked at the people.

Miriallia Tolle and Kuzzy entered the throne room in amaze, Tolle especially as he saw Athrun again, but Athrun seemed distracted by something.

Kira looked at them, "What is your information, and it better be creditable."

All were a little shocked at the tone, they had never heard that in anyof the rumors of his personality.

Messiah Castle

Luna ran as fast as she could to the castle after her conversation with Andrew that day. She entered the castle and found the other three.

"You seem in a rush," Shiho said.

Luna looked at her, "Did you see that girl they brought in yet?"

Meryin looked at her sister, "No she hasn't come out yet."

Luna sighed.

"What's wrong?" Stellar asked.

Luna looked at them, "I told Andrew and he thinks the girl they brought in is ORB's future Queen."

All jumped at that.

"You mean the former slave?" Meryin asked.

Luna nodded, "Yes her, I need to get a confirmation."

"It looks like you will get your chance," Shiho said as she pointed towards the entrance of the castle."

All looked and saw the girl they brought in being thrown into a mud puddle.

"She's really pretty," Stellar said.

"Let's go talk to her," Meryin said.

They walked over to the girl and looked down at her.

"Are you alright?" Luna asked.

Lacus looked up at them it was obvious she still had tears in her eyes.

"I am fine thank you," Lacus told them softly.

"That lady is a witch anyway, don't let her get to you," Shiho told her.

Lacus small smiled.

Meryin reached her hand out and helped her up.

"Thank you for your kindness," Lacus told them.

"It's no problem we are all the same here," Stellar told her.

Lacus looked at her, "You mean you're…"

"Yes we are slaves like you used to be right?" Shiho asked.

Lacus looked shocked, "What do you mean?"

Luna looked at her, "This is very important, is your name Lacus?" Luna asked.

Lacus jumped a little when her name was said. "How did you know?"

Stellar smiled, "Wow you're the future Queen of ORB."

Lacus didn't know what to say.

Luna looked at her, "I found out by a guy called Andrew Waltfeld."

Lacus looked at her; she remembered that name and the man.

"He is here?" Lacus asked.

Luna smiled, "He was right, I told him about you and he said he thought it was you, I have to inform him of this."

Lacus thought about that, "Wait, you have to tell him not to send word to Kira."

All looked shocked, "What are you talking about?"

Lacus frowned, "They want him to come to start a war, I don't want a war because me."

All liked Lacus right away, she seemed very selfless.

Luna smiled, "Nothing will stop that, even if they didn't' have you the Emperor would find some other reason to invade."

Lacus looked at her, her heart was grateful to her. "Thank you."

Luna smiled, "No problem, anyway just stick with these three, I will inform Andrew."

Lacus smiled and watched her leave; she took out the hairclip and clutched it tightly.

This was caught by the other three.

"That is very pretty, where did you get it?" Meryin asked.

Lacus looked at her, "It was a gift from someone important to me."

Shiho looked at her, "The ORB King."

Lacus blushed, "Yes, it means a lot to me and I didn't want them to take it."

"Sorry we haven't introduced our selves yet, I'm Shiho, this is Meryin, Stellar, and the one who left was Meryins sister Luna." Shiho told her.

Lacus smiled, "It is an honor to meet you, "I'm Lacus."

They finished their greetings, and Stellar noticed a guard was coming.

"There coming," Stellar said.

All looked and saw a guard checking on all the slaves.

"This way hurry," Shiho said as she pulled Lacus with her.

They stopped by the side of the castle and quickly grabbed some work they had to do.

"Just do this or you will get in trouble," Meryin told her.

Lacus and the rest of them immediately started doing the work they were supposed to be doing.

They watched the guard pass, and sighed.

"That was close," Shiho said.

"Do they do this a lot?" Lacus asked.

"About once an hour, as long as we show some results, they usually leave us alone, but I have a feeling they will check more with you around," Shiho told her.

Lacus sighed in anguish.

Meryin looked at her, "How did they catch you?"

Lacus looked at them and told them the whole story.

All just hung there heads. They wanted to do something to change the subject.

They decided that they would just try talking to each other, since Lacus looked like she had been through enough. They were really fascinated by Lacus.

"So Lacus how is it like going with a King?" Meryin asked.

Lacus blushed, "It is just like any other relationship, he is very kind to me and I enjoy being around him."

Stellar looked at her, "So there really are no more slaves in ORB, and he doesn't even care that you were one?"

Lacus smiled, "No he outlawed slavery, and no he doesn't care that I was once one."

Stellar smiled, "You're very lucky, your country has a kind King, were stuck with him." Stellar said as she pointed to the castle.

"You believe he will come for you?" Shiho asked.

Lacus looked at her, "I know he will, but it will endanger his people." Lacus said as guilt weld up inside her.

"Like we said before nothing will stop that, the Emperor has wanted ORB for as long as we can remember." Shiho replied.

Lacus didn't say anything.

The four of them continued talking and it didn't become long where they were getting along well. Lacus was really sad that they were forced to live like this all the time, and she hoped to change that for them.

Lacus looked down at the hairclip again and wonder her mind to Kira she wondered what he was like at the moment and hoped it wasn't what she feared.

Onogoro City

Downtown

The captain arrived at the ally way where the knight had shown him, as first sight was that of horror. He instantly recognized the two bodies and when he examined the third he recognized the Allster crest on his armor, but what was most noticeable was the sword impaled in the ground.

"What do you think happened hear captain?" a knight asked him.

The captain pulled the sword out of the ground and showed it to them.

"What is that sir?" The rookie knight said.

The captain shuck his head, "A ZAFT sword.

The younger knights looked at him in shock.

"A ZAFT sword here, how?" a knight asked.

The captain knew whoever did this was skilled to have been able to drop these two royal guards.

"It appears Lady Lacus was abducted," the captain said.

"What about him sir?" a knight asked as he pointed to Georges's messenger.

The captain looked at him, "Two variables, he was either killed by the attackers while trying to help, or the royal guard members killed him as the King's theory about George is correct."

"What do we do Sir?" a knight asked.

The captain looked at him, "A few of you remain here and do not let eyes fall on their bodies, and I will inform the King of your discovery."

"As you wish Sir," they replied as they watched him leave with the sword in his hands.

The captain looked at the sword, "This ZAFT knight had to be strong, the King will not take this information well." He said as he rode towards the castle.

Onogoro Castle

Kira looked at the three that entered the room.

"If you have information speak," Kira told them sternly.

All three of them at first looked at him puzzled, this is not what Lacus described about him, when they saw him in public he didn't seem this soft. Wasting no more time they immediately answered.

"Your Majesty we spoke to Lacus yesterday, in the downtown area." Miriallia struggled to say to him.

This sort of information didn't really interest Kira, but he thought anything would be helpful at this point.

"That is all well and good, however I want to know anything about where she was going was she heading back to her families house that is the information I want and if you don't have it you're wasting my time." Kira told them sternly, and almost aggressively.

Miriallia looked at him, "We just spoke about normal things, and then she said she was heading back to the castle."

Kira slightly smiled, "Did she seem normal?"

Miriallia looked at him, "She was just a little upset over what happened, and she told me she had to come and tell you, she said you wouldn't like that she kept this from you, but she didn't want you to see it, she was only looking out for you sire." Miriallia told him seriously.

Kira smirked, "Do you believe she lied?"

Miriallia's face went into shock, "No she was not lying, especially what she told me about you Sire, you are everything to her, she loves you."

Those words rang in Kira's head over and over as his head stared at the ceiling, the room could tell that was the answer he wanted to here.

Tolle looked over to Kuzzy, "What is he doing?" Tolle whispered.

Kuzzy just elbowed him to be quiet.

Athrun looked over at Cagalli.

"I can't believe this is the same Kira I have known my whole life," Athrun told her.

Cagalli glanced at him, "He doesn't know what to do with the hurt at this moment, he has to be strong for country, but that leaves no time to be strong for himself, he found that with Lacus, and know that she is gone it is to much."

"This will not be pretty," Athrun told her.

Cagalli nodded her head, "I know I just hope he doesn't go too far, that he never returns.

Murrue looked over to Via, "My lady are you sure you can handle this?"

Via looked at her slowly, "I have to see with my own eyes, he cannot control his emotions anymore I'm afraid."

Murrue looked at her, "That makes you afraid of something else My Lady."

Via nodded her head, "Your right, I fear I will lose my son, and I fear another rain of Ulen will emerge in him."

Murrue glanced over to Mu and he to had the same fears on his face, Mu trained and looked after Kira so he wouldn't make his fathers mistakes, Kira's rule came very early in his life at age fifteen, however after only three years he achieved what any noble King would take a lifetime to do, and maybe the pressure finally broke him.

Kira finished taking everything in that he heard and turned his gaze back over to George.

"Well Governor as you have heard, she didn't leave on her own, now tell me where she is and I might grant you mercy." Kira told him as he walked down the stairs heading towards George with his sword still drawn.

George was petrified, he didn't know what to say and the sweat streamed down his face as Kira put the sword blade on his stomach. "I…ah…I…" George was trying to say something.

Kira found that a little bit amusing, it actually made him chuckle a bit. Kira removed the blade and sheathed it; he wanted to make him suffer a little bit longer. Kira stopped right in front of George.

"I have asked you a question, now answer!" Kira shouted at him.

George was shaking, "I have done nothing wrong, do not kill me." George was begging.

"Get on your knees," Kira told him sternly.

George instantly dropped to his knees, and started begging for his life.

Kira smiled a little bit and motioned for a guard to join him. The guard immediately went next to him. Kira took off his cape and handed it to the guard because it would be in his way, the guard then handed him what looked like a long strip of leather. Kira immediately wrapped it around his hand leaving a strip of about half a foot hanging down.

The room was petrified at the sight, Kira was about to go ballistic.

"This is your last chance tell me where she is?" Kira shouted again.

George was still begging, "That girl over there is just a former slave, how can you believe them?" George told him.

That pushed Kira over his breaking point as he instantly hit George with this strip of leather, but he didn't stop as Kira used the both a front hit and a backhand swing it hit George about eight times. George's head was flying back and forth as blood stared flowing out of his wounds.

The whole room watched in horror as Kira went back and forth with this and they couldn't watch it any longer.

Kira looked at him for a moment as George was wailing in pain, that didn't satisfy Kira as he struck him three more times, and George was knocked back a few feet.

Kira had a satisfied look on his face as he watched George try to move, his face was busted up pretty badly. Mu especially couldn't watch for much longer, Cagalli and Via had tears in there eyes, Athrun and Murrue were stunned as were Lacus' friends.

Kira walked up to him with a small smirk on his face, "You will answer my questions know, or should we try something else."

George couldn't really talk as he was in a lot of pain, but this only angered Kira, as he dropped the leather thing, and put his boot straight onto George's throat, George really had trouble breathing.

"You will answer my questions, what did you do to her?" Kira kept shouting at him.

Mu couldn't take it as much as George deserved this, he just couldn't take seeing his King like this anymore. Mu instantly approached Kira.

"Your Highness, I think that is enough," Mu said.

Kira very angrily glanced at him, "Than don't watch."

Mu grabbed his shoulder, "Listen sire, I think…" Mu couldn't finish as Kira struck him and Mu fell to the ground.

That shocked the room even more. Mu stared up at him a little stunned.

Athrun couldn't believe it and wanted to try talking to Kira but Cagalli's arm held his tight as her eyes begged him not to go, which he complied.

"Your job isn't to think La Flaga, so stick to what you're good at," Kira told him as he released the hold he had on George.

Mu knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty, I have served you for years, you are not like this so don't become something you swore that you would not become."

Kira took in those words, and unconsciously he heard Lacus saying the same thing to him, but his anger quickly took back over.

"Get out of my sight; go attend to your precious guard who probably assisted in her kidnap." Kira told him.

Kira then turned his attention back over to George to finish what he started to do. Mu knew he couldn't do anything at this moment so he obeyed, but the throne room doors flew open fast revealing the captain of the downtown squad.

Messiah

City

Luna quickly returned to Andrews little building to fill him in on everything, Luna ran straight into the shop and saw Andrew staring at her.

"Well?" he asked.

Luna smiled, "It is her, and she remembered you."

Andrew frowned; he cursed himself as he didn't catch on to this sooner.

Andrew was deep in thought.

"What should we do know?" Luna asked.

Andrew looked at her, "Simple, I have a little task for you."

Luna looked at him, "What do you mean?"

"They took her for one reason and that is to get her here so the King will follow, there will be no stopping him in that, but I would rather he not get himself killed doing it." Andrew told her.

Luna nodded, "Okay, so what does that have to do with me?"

Andrew smiled, "I am sending you to Onogoro the capitol of ORB."

Luna stared at him in shock, "You mean me?"

Andrew looked at her, "Yes you, you're the only one who would not be noticed missing around here, the rest of my team would be."

Luna thought for a second, this would be her chance to see what ORB was like, "I'll do it when do I leave?"

Andrew smiled, "You will leave in about five minutes."

Luna stared at him, "Huh."

"I cannot leave right know, so I will keep an eye on her, you head to Onogoro and inform the King of this, I will try to get her out of here somehow tell him not to enter ZAFT lands." Andrew told her.

"I don't even know ho to get to Onogoro," Luna told him.

Andrew smiled, "While you were confirming if it was her, I set this up…Dacosta will lead you to the border, just follow the road south he show you and you will reach Onogoro in no time, here gives this to the King, and he will know you are not lying." Andrew told her as he handed her a letter with a strange signature on it.

Luna took the letter and instantly ran out of the room, she met Dacosta outside and they started heading towards ORB.

As soon as Luna left Andrew sighed, "I just hope that kid listens to me, however I have a feeling he will come anyway." Andrew told himself as he drank a sip of his coffee.

Inside the Castle

Yzac was getting ready for the duel he was promised, as Dearka walked in.

"Working hard?" Dearka asked.

Yzac looked at him, "That I am, what are you doing here?"

Dearka smiled, "I was waiting for your mission to be complete, and soon I will head off into some ORB city called Boaz."

Yzac looked at him, "So you get the battlefield, normally I would be upset, however I get the ORB King."

Dearka laughed, "I guess you will get your fame that way."

Yzac smiled, "You just complete your part and I will remember it when I'm chosen as the next Emperor."

Dearka smiled and agreed.

Onogoro Castle

Kira instantly looked at the man walking into the throne room and he could tell it was important as Kira stopped what he was going to do.

The captain knelt in front of him, "My Lord, we have found Lady Lacus' guards."

Kira looked at him, as did everybody else.

"Where are they I want to speak to them know," Kira said.

The man looked up at him, "I'm sorry sire, they are dead, and this was found at the scene impaled in the ground." he told him as he held up a sword.

Kira instantly looked at it; he could tell it was a ZAFT sword.

George still in pain looked at it, "See I didn't do it."

Kira didn't even care, however the captain heard what he said.

"Sire we also found a dead man that had the Allster crest on his armor," The captain told him.

That shut George up as he knew this could be bad.

Kira just looked at the sword, "So the guards were useless to defend her, is there any sign to where she went?"

The captain nodded, "No Your Highness, all we found was the sword like that."

Kira held the sword in his hand and the emotion took over as his anger once again heated up he instantly threw the sword to the side of the room causing a few guards to duck.

Kira than started walking back to his throne, "Everybody get out!" he shouted, "take that worthless trash back to his home until I decided what to do," Kira said as he slumped down in his throne holding is head with one hand.

Everybody heard the order and quickly obeyed it, as all of them went outside the throne room leaving Kira alone.

Outside the throne room to guards took George back to his estate.

Mu stared at a wall for a little while until Murrue approached him.

"Are you alright?" She asked.

Mu looked at her, "I knew that would happen it was the only way to stop him from doing something that would destroy himself, I will see you later." He told her as he walked away.

Murrue felt for him as he didn't even try to hit on her she just watched him leave.

Cagalli immediately hugged Athrun when they got out of there.

"I know Kira will pull himself out of this Cagalli," Athrun told her.

Cagalli held him tighter, "I hope your right."

Via just walked back to her room, she couldn't take any conversation after what happened in there. She just wanted to be left alone to try and grasp any way of helping her son.

Inside the throne room Kira sat in the chair with his thoughts on Lacus, and Lacus only.

"They took you away my love, they want me to come for you, and that is what they will get, I will destroy the entire ZAFT country if I have to." Kira told himself as he just stared at the door.

ORB ZAFT Border

After a while traveling Dacosta took Luna to the spot where she was to cross.

"Is this it?" Luna asked as she got off the horse.

Dacosta smiled, "Yes, go straight for a few miles and you will come to a main road, it will lead all the way to Onogoro, we are counting on you." He said as he rode off to quickly return to Messiah.

Luna smiled, she got back on her horse and started heading for the capitol of ORB.

To be continued…

(AN): I hope you liked this chapter; the next one will beup by Friday. See you later.