Only Time will tell Chapter 1: Friend or Foe, a gundam seed fanfic

Chapter 1
Friend or Foe

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam SEED or Gundam SEED Destiny in anyway. I also do not own the lyrics to 'My Will' (English).

What gave me inspiration for this chapter is the song 'My Will'.

Four female pilots climbed into there mobile suits. And began to get ready for launch. This wasn't no ordinary attack, this was a raid of the Archangel. These four pilots weren't just ordinary. Their skills were great, even if they were girls, but that doesn't mean anything. They each started up their mobile suits with the same explanation of G.U.N.D.A.M. They knew it quite well.

"Hey Ichiru, don't total your mobile suit like you did last time or your going to have to fix it this time," teased one of the other pilots.

"Don't make fun of poor Ichiru, it isn't her fault that the Earth Alliance attacked her. Then again she does know how to repair a mobile suit, unlike some of us should!" another pilot said.

"Shut it Kanna! So what if I can't repair a mobile suit yet. Ichiru is showing me after right Ichi?" another pilot said.

"Oh don't be so mean to poor Uta, even though she is still a year behind us in training. She was good enough to be chosen," Ichiru said, smiling.

"Yea just because she can cook better than us..." murmured Kanna.

"Damn right! I can cook better than you!" Uta said, grinning.

The four girls laughed till the Sylia spoke up. "Alright alright, were on a mission to find out more on the Earth Alliance ship Archangel. Lets go now!"

The four mobile suits soon moved toward the catapult. "Alright girls your good to go!" The operator said to them

"Ichiru Fanel Launching!" And within moments Ichiru's mobile suit soon launched out of the ship and toward the Earth Alliance Ship Archangel. "They'll pay for Junius Seven. They'll pay for getting me started in this war."

- On the Archangel -

Alarms sound off every where in the Archangel. "Four enemy mobile suits captain! They aren't the Aegis, Duel, Blitz or Buster! They are four different ones!" yelled Sai.

"Take them down quick! Send out the Strike and the Skygrasper!" Murrue ordered, this wasn't going to be to good. They had no data on these new mobile suits.

People around the Archangel began to scatter to the hanger mostly. Kira was not one of these people yet. He a woke to the sounds of the alarm. He put a hand on his head and yawned, before realizing what was truly happening. "There back... Asuran.. Why are you doing this?" he asked himself, before running out of the room.

He ran down the halls like the coordinator he was. He was going to protect this ship with everything he had. He had friends on this ship that needed him and he was going to protect them. Now Kira had reached the hanger where he saw people scattering. Now he soon went to the locker room to get his pilot suit. He still didn't like the fact that he had to go out there and battle against his friend. This thought made him feel uneasy.

While Kira was just suiting up. Mwu La Flaga was already launching in the Skygrasper. "Skygrasper 1 your good to go!" said Miriallia.

"Mwu La Flaga Launching!"

Just outside waited the four mobile suits with Ichiru, Kanna, Uta, and Sylia. Once the Skygrasper was launched out of the Archangel, the four females entered the Archangel. This even simpler than they thought. "Everyone know what to do?" asked Ichiru, just in case she had to explain to them again.

"Yup!" they said together.

Mwu growled at this. He had just let four ZAFT mobile suits in. "I'm going to be in for it when I get back!" he said, waiting outside of the Archangel, till they came out. If he waited maybe he might catch one off guard and they would take it in. It would be a good victory if they had caught one.

I wake from my sleep and face the day,
That I have the hope to reach you someday,
I cannot go on take other steps,
'cause my way is not easy to go.

Once inside the Archangel, the four girls took there weapon of choice. Opening the cockpit and quickly killing an officer, Ichiru grinned. "I hate those toys called guns. Hey Uta you watch the mobile suits, while Kanna, Sylia, and I go look around? Got it? Get it? Good!" It was Ichiru's favourite line.

"Hey! That isn-"

"Uta you'll be a big help to us! Thanks!" said Kanna.

Ichiru smiled, as she held her dagger firmly in her hand. She was master with one, that and she couldn't aim with a gun properly. Her hand kept always moving. It was her disadvantage so she just use a dagger. It was much quicker to use for her. She knew where to slash at someone just to injury them and knew where to hit someone if she wanted to kill them.

Kira watched people falling, as he saw the four pilots from those mobile suits raid the ship. He had to let out a sigh of relief, because it wasn't Asuran fighting in there. Kira fell to the floor, not wanting to get by the bullets that were being fire in the hanger, once three out of the four pilots were gone. Kira dashed after them, grabbing a gun along the way. "I can't let them hurt more people."

Ichiru, Kanna, and Sylia came to a hall that split into three different directions. "Kanna take the left. Sylia take the right," ordered Ichiru. She received nods from the girls and split up into the different directions. Little did Ichiru know she had a brown haired male following her. This was going to get interesting soon enough for the two of them.

No, even I do really wanna see you,
I need to take my time,
Spend some days alone, being be myself, will be all I do
If doesn't exist an everlasting love in which I could believe,
I got hurt because, I was very awkward
Know it but I don't want no losing, no!

Finding what she was looking for, Ichiru smirked. The storage room. Taking a look at the code, she began to use her skill she received in training. She was almost a master hacker. A few more years and she would be one. Once opening the door, she sighed shaking her head. "They need better security than that," she murmured to herself. Looking around, she found a list of what the Archangel had. This would help the ZAFT team that was in pursue of this ship, they could probably pin point their stops and such with it. "I got what I needed," Ichiru said, before leaving the storage room.

Kira didn't try to stop this ZAFT person from what they were doing. He watched the ZAFT pilot carefully and made sure not to get in the way, though he wondered why a ZAFT pilot wouldn't use a gun. Shrugging slightly he aim the gun at the person waiting for the right moment.

"This bloody ship is so confusing!" she growled. She knew she should listened to Sylia and look over the plans for the Archangel, she knew it was to late to call for Sylia's help, so Ichiru just took a random hallway. She held her dagger close to her, just in case someone jumped out at her and attacked her. A cold chill went up her spine. Looking around now she couldn't see anyone, but someone was there her gut was always right.

Kira shot at the ZAFT person. His aim was off. This was the first time he had used a gun instead of kicking it, but whatever it hit it sure got the person's attention. "Leave this ship now!" he ordered, though he doubted that they would leave just like that. Now coming out of his hiding spot Kira just aimed the gun at the ZAFT pilot.

"You've got to be kidding me. You can't even shoot a person and yet your ord-" Ichiru looked at the person. She knew those purple eyes and that brown hair. What was he doing on this ship! He hated war. "Your name is Kira Yamato.. Right?" she asked, just making sure. She knew she couldn't kill him.

He looked shocked that the person knew his name, but where did he meet this person before... And why did her voice sound so familiar, like someone he knew. Kira had clarified that the pilot was a girl. "How do you know my name! Unless... Ichiru Fanel!"

"Kira I don't want to hurt you, but if you make me, I must!"

"Same goes here," he said, looking at her.

"Hey Ichiru we have to get going! Kanna and I got what we were looking for. The captain told us it is time to fall back," Sylia told Ichiru through the ear piece she had.

"Sylia slight problem I forgot which way was to the hanger. I'm going out the nearest exit. Tell Uta to send my mobile suit to my coordinates!"

Kira watched, though he didn't take his hand off the gun he had. He couldn't let her go. Slowly, he walked forward, his eyes remained on her. Though he couldn't see much of her face, she still looked the same, but she had changed a lot. Knowing her for a long time, Kira thought she would never join the war. She had told him she hated war.

"Well Kira, looks like I got to go. I'll see sometime later," Ichiru said, running trying to find the nearest exit. Though Kira was now on her mind, Ichiru didn't forget about the true person she loved. "Damn.. Why'd he have to be here..."

Thinkin' of you made me cry,
So my eyes, they were filled with tears,
And all I've got is my will to be with you again.
Thinkin' of you made me cry so many times,
The only thing that made this song was you,
And I have my will to be with you someday

A door swung open as Ichiru came to the deck, seeing the rail she quickly got on it and stood freely. If a big gust of wind were to come she would fall. Oh how she hated heights like these. Where was her mobile suit when she needed it. She looked to a Kira now who just stood near the door of the deck. Ichiru heard noises of a machine. "Its coming," she said, as she saw her mobile suit coming to her. Her mobile suit was a few feet down and she had to jump to it. Jumping now, she fought the urge to close her eyes.

The landing was a total failure, she had slipped, but lucky for her she grabbed onto something. There was only one thing wrong. Her arm was hurt in the process of doing this. Probably it was broken or something, but she had to survive with a broken arm.

Kira watched for a second then took off from the deck to the hanger. "She isn't the girl I knew before..." Kira murmured, running as hard as he could to get to the hanger that had the Strike. Why was she doing this? He didn't understand.

Slowly climbing into the cockpit of her mobile suit she sighed. She wasn't going to be much of a pilot with only one hand to work with ."This sucks. I'm not going to get any sleep tonight. He is going to be on my mind."

I felt like I was so independent,
And I kept the words, and I want you to know.
You were the one who made me smile,
When you saw the tears from my face

Mwu was smirking. "Some ZAFT pilot. They can't even find the hanger of the Archangel," he said, attacking Ichiru's mobile suit, with all he had got. "That will teach you to be going into the Archangel without being invited!" he yelled, firing away at Ichiru's mobile suit till it hit something.

"Lt. La Flaga!" Kira yelled out. "Lets take the mobile suit captive... It would be better if we had another," Kira suggested coming up behind Ichiru's mobile suit knocking it forward with a kick. Kira had to do it. He couldn't let her go back, he didn't want to battle her one time and kill her out in the battle field. Kira shot the head off of the mobile suit, making so it wouldn't be able to see what was going on.

"You got a point kid," Mwu said, nodding his head slightly.

Ichiru cursed under breath as she held her arm tightly to rid the pain away, but it wasn't working. She could feel the mobile suit being carried away. Minutes later she was brought back into the Archangel. She didn't have a choice right now. She had to co-operate right now or be killed. It was simple, but she wasn't going to let out any secrets of ZAFT to the Earth Alliance.

Guns were pointed at the cockpit of the mobile suit. Many people stood and watched, including Kira. Ichiru came out holding her broken arm tightly, still trying to rid the pain away. She looked at everyone through her helmet. Catching, Kira's gaze she looked away. She then was soon taken away to get a look at her broken arm. She wasn't going to let a bunch of Naturals keep her in this ship for long.

I, won't waste my time and go take the chance
To say theses things to you
When the day will come I'm was strong enough
Why must we be so loud and the chance to sound

Kira looked up at the ceiling in his room, questions running threw his mind. Ichiru another friend of Kira's but not as close as him and Athrun. He knew she like him. She had even gave him a kiss on a cheek before she left the school at the moon he had attend with Athrun. Back they she was a shy girl and wasn't violent. She was totally different now. Something must have happened to her that caused her to be apart of ZAFT. The only thing he could think of would be Junius Seven.

Kira stood from his bed, walking slowly out his door and down the hall to the sick bay he wanted answers from her. Like why did she join ZAFT, or maybe why she even join this war.. He had many questions that he wanted to ask her, though he didn't want to throw millions of questions at her.

Ichiru was stubborn right now. Natarle Badgiruel was getting quite angry getting the same response from Ichiru. Ichiru was taught never to reveal secrets to the enemy even if they had threatened to kill her. She never was faced with the threat, but if she was, she would be unsure of what to say. Once Badgiruel and some other people left her in a room in the sick bay, Kira soon entered.

Kira looked at her. He had almost forgotten what she had looked like. Well it had been a few years since he saw her. She still had the long navy blue hair, and who could've forgotten those gentle grey eyes. "You okay?" he asked her in a gently voice. All she did was nod her head.

Kira asked a few yes or no questions, then he asked why she was with ZAFT. Ichiru looked at him then to the ceiling, finally speaking. "They were both killed on Junius Seven.." she paused for a second, "I wasn't allowed to go with them so I stay with a couple of friends... When it all happened.. When I found. I wanted to destroy the Earth Alliance so badly... It hurt so much." she said softly.

Kira looked to her softly, he saw that she had tears coming to her eyes now. He was about to say something when she spoke once again. "I tried so many times not to think about them, but it didn't work. I couldn't keep them out of my mind. So I joined the military, to get back them," she said, tears coming down the sides of her checks.

"Shhh... don't cry? Please?" he asked her. It was no you use, she was crying and yet not a sound could be heard. Rubbing her forehead gently with his hand, Kira tried to get her to sleep. So that she could rest up, there were many things he wanted to ask and tell her, but now wasn't the right moment to ask or tell them.

Ichiru, falling into a deep sleep her tears stopped. Now Kira was standing up, he was going to have the word with the captain about her. He didn't want anything to happen to her, she had suffered enough. She had suffered enough because of this war.

Kira and Murrue had the talk, and Murrue came to a collusion. Kira was to watch her so that she wasn't going to try and escape from the ship or anything. Kira nodded to the agreement and left to the cafeteria to bring Ichiru some food. Surely she had to be hungry, she had been on this ship for a total of 4 hours now.

Ichiru was awake for the past half an hour, looking at the ceiling. Then a girl stepped in. She had a red colour hair, and pink girl's uniform on. She had cold grey eyes the ones looked like they wanted to kill someone. "Who are you?" Ichiru asked. Flay didn't answer she pulled something out from behind her back.

"All you coordinators deserved to be killed!" the girl yelled.

Flay's hands were shaky, but she still shot at her. The first shot hit Ichiru's shoulder and it was the one with the broken arm, the others she dodged. Was she going to die? Here and now? By this Natural that hates coordinators so much? No the game isn't over. Not now. It is too early to die here. Not on this ship. Ichiru now lay on ground in the room almost helpless. Her arm in so much pain. Flay continued to hold the gun pointed at her.

Upon hearing the shots, Kira knew where they came from. Dropping the tray and running as fast as he could, Kira darted down the halls toward the sick bay. She had to be alright! Though Kira knew she was shy and such, she wasn't one to given up. Being stubborn was a good thing for her, it showed she never gave up.

"I'm not going to die... I have people that want me back. And all you would do is bring them sadness! Your just like Blue Cosmos! Blue Cosmos are the ones that should be dead! They can't accept us. YOUR JUST LIKE THEM!" Ichiru yelled, through the pain she was in.

Thinkin' of you made me cry,
So my eyes, they were filled with tears,
And all I've got is my will to be with you again.
Thinkin' of you made me cry so many times,
The only thing that made this song was you,
And I have my will to be with you someday

Kira came to the room, looking at Flay then Ichiru who was bleeding on the ground. Flay's hands were still shaky and she was outraged that she said that. "Flay no!" Kira said, pushing her out of the way. When Flay was pushed out of the way she let out a shot, it didn't hit anyone, but the bed. Ichiru looked at Flay, her arm immobilized in pain.

Kira came to her side, looking at her shoulder. "Its deep," he murmured, picking her up in his arms. "How could you do such a thing Flay? Your a disgrace to yourself, for hurting someone who is already injured," Kira said in a quite pissed off tone of voice. Kira left the room and went to the doctor right away. Soon finding the doctor Kira asked him to help her. And so he did so.

After about three hours laying a room that was locked, no one could enter expect Kira. Ichiru wasn't in much pain, the doctors had given her something to stop the pain for a little while. Suddenly the door opened. It was Kira with a tray of food for her. She smiled slightly at this. "Thanks.." she murmured to him, sitting up.

He placed the tray on the table and sat on a stool that was there. "You all right? I mean other than the one wound to the shoulder?" he asked her.

Ichiru nodded her head slightly. A tear came down her cheek, thinking about the incident. Kira pulled her into a hug. He wrapped his arms around her. "Just don't think about. You'll be safe in here," Kira murmured to her, stroking the back of her head with his one hand. Ichiru let him embrace her. One thing Kira didn't know about her now, was she was in love with someone else. And he had probably battled that someone else many times without knowing. What was going to happen now...

Yay its done! Took a day and a half to write out and edit it but I think it worth it. Please R&R!
Note: This chapter has been rewritten, but it still is the same almost. This was my first post on I sucked at writing before so I decide to rewrite some of the chapters since this Fanfic is coming to a end.