Chapter 6 is up! Took a while to write it, but I came through. Just to let everyone know... This story is going to come to an end soon. But I will have a sequel to it. I want to thank my One-san Tenshi. For editing my work.

A week passed since what happened. The Archangel was now in ORB, soldiers of the Archangel were allowed to disembark from the ship for a little while to shop and such. It was sunny out to those people who disembark, but to those who stayed on the ship missed the sun. Like Ichiru, she wasn't allowed to even leave her room let alone the ship. She longed to feel the warm sun against her skin, but right now it was impossible. She was a prisoner of the Archangel.

Since a week before, Ichiru's arm and shoulder was hurting with a ton of pain, but now there was hardly anything pain at all. Ichiru and Kira had patched up things. It was amazing what a week could do to old friends, but in her heart Ichiru could get the though out that was Nicol was dead... But she had to move on. He would've wanted that right? Ichiru just let out a sigh as she shook her head.

She stood up from the bed that she had slept in for the week and a half, and looked out a window that was there. "Its so nice out.. And I'm cooped up in here... Its no fair.." she murmured, before sighing lightly. It was going to a long day. She could hear people outside her door laughing and talking; one guess was that they were disembarking to spend the day in the sun. Sitting back down on her bed, Ichiru focus at something for a while.

A door sliding open interrupted her focus and the sliding closed. A brown haired male came in the room with two trays one for himself and for Ichiru. It was Kira. Kira smiled at Ichiru, he was a little late with the food today, because Flay was talking to him and everybody knows girl's, they like to talk. "Sorry I'm late," he apologized, "I was held back." Kira placed the two trays on the table and sat down.

Kira rather eat his food with Ichiru, it would've made him feel bad if he just dropped off her food and left her there to eat alone. So he ate with her. Ichiru looked at the food, it was the horrid cafeteria food!... Again... Ichiru mentally let out a deep sigh. "Thank-you Kira," she said, nodding her head before picking up the fork and stabbing the fork into the piece of meat she had.

Kira let out a small sight. "I'm not gonna be disembarking for a little while today. But not for long I just want to pick up some stuff and just look around.. That's all," he said to her, hoping she would understand.

Nodding her head happily, Ichiru smiled. "That's fine. I can't expect you to spend every minute with me. I know you want to do stuff," Ichiru said kindly. And of course she understood perfectly. She stuffed a piece of meat in her mouth, and chewed it before swallowing it.

After minutes of talking and eating, Kira stood up taking both trays with him. "I'll see you later," he said, smiling down at Ichiru.

"Bye Kira," she said softly, as she smiled back at him, before he walked out of the room, leaving Ichiru alone.

- - - -

Kira left the room, heading back to the cafeteria with two empty food trays in his hands. He let out a slight sigh. The brown haired male passed by may of the people of the ship, most of them were dressed in street clothes. Some of the were dressed in there soldier uniforms. Kira was wearing his blue male uniform.

After dropping the trays off, Kira went off to his room to change. He was going to change into the clothes he had from Heliopolis. Changing quickly, and darting out of his room excited to feel the warm sun once again on his skin. Kira ran past Miriallia, Tolle, and Sai. "Sorry I'm going to go alone today," Kira told them, waving good-bye. Kira just thanked god that Flay wasn't there.

-

Finally the warm air hit Kira's face, it had been so long since Kira had stepped of that ship. He wonder what had to get first, he had forgotten make a list to what to buy, but one thing he knew he had to get was a violin. He knew Ichiru played the violin and was quite good at it, but he was one unsure of one thing... Would playing the violin bring back memories of Nicol? Probably.. But Kira wanted to hear her play like he heard her back in the past.

He walked down the streets of ORB deep in thought, still unsure if he should get the instrument or not. Kira didn't want to see Ichiru cry anymore. Then and there was when he was going to decide to buy her one. Even though he hated to see Ichiru cry, he wanted to hear how good she was.

Kira walked down the streets out of thought now and looking for a music store that should violins. He looked at signs, but none said that they were a music store. Then something caught Kira's eye, a store that had the sign, "A Dream's Music". Kira knew that was the music store he was looking for.

Crossing the street, the brown haired male, dodged traffic and people to get to the store, and made it without a scratch on him. But then again he was a Coordinator. The people in the cars yelled at him when he had ran in front of them. "Watch where you're going stupid kid!" one person yelled. "Your going to get hit!" another yelled.

"Sorry!" Kira yelled, sighing slightly. He was just to excited to wait for the traffic to stop so he just to the easy way. Entering the store, a bell rang telling there was a customer. Looking around with his purple orbs, Kira found a section of violins. He looked at them for a second deciding which one, before his eyes turned to a girl speaking to him.

"Would you like some help?" a girl asked him. She seemed in her mid twenties with long light brown hair. Her ruby orbs looked at him.

"Oh yes, I do. I'm looking for a violin for someone.." Kira replied to the girl that had just talked to him.

"Alright then. What's your budget? Because I can find a violin for anyone."

"Anything." Kira was willing to pay anything for Ichiru. "I want one that's shiny, nice, and new. One that wouldn't break for a long time."

The women smiled, laughing. "So basically you want top of the line?"

"Yes," Kira replied simply.

"Alright then." The women's voice trailed to behind the counter, as she bent down and picked a case up. Placing a case on the counter, she carefully opened it. This drew Kira's attention. He soon was over at the counter looking at what was in the case.

"It looks so nice.." Kira said softly, placing his hand over the violin that laid in the case.

"We just got it in. Its top of the line," the women smiled proudly.

Kira knew that it was it, he just knew it was the one. "I'll take it. I don't care of the price. I'll take it."

The women looked a little shocked. Yes, this was a very expensive violin, but when people want something they reach for it and get it. The women then nodded. "It comes with some strings, the case and something other necessary things, so you don't have to buy them. Their all here," the women said, noting the other items in the case and ringing up the item on the till.

Kira looked at the instrument. Ichiru would love it. After waiting a few minutes to sign a few papers of release, Kira paid for the violin, and was soon out of the door of the store, leaving behind the women standing behind the counter.

-

Kira held the violin case close to his side, not wanting to lose his gift to Ichiru. Kira now took the time to walk around and look around. Before he was just worried about getting to the store and find out that it was closed. But the store wasn't closed which was good for Kira.

Kira looked at the people around him it was so odd for him right now to see people walking about, not having a care in the world from in the outside. But in the inside, probably worrying like crazy. Kira didn't want to think about the war right now, it was sunny out and he was off that ship. The sun began to bake Kira's thoughts on the war, and he began to concentrate on other things, as he walked.

- ZAFT Ship -

Athrun, Yzak and Dearka sat discussing there ideas with the Captain. It was a sort of an crazy idea, but that was just the sort of man Rau was Rau and he thought it was a good idea to get that girl and be over with, but he had learnt that Nicol was engaged to this girl so he though same ideas as of the three younger males. So agreed to do it.

"You three will be doing a raid on the legged ship. Its currently docked in ORB. I'll have some people sneak you in there and sneak out with the girl," Rau said, taking full action of the operation to get Ichiru Fanel back.

They three males nodded there heads, as they continued to go through a the plan to get Ichiru back. It wasn't going to be easy, but it was for Nicol.

- Archangel -

Kira walked a board the Archangel. Within a few minutes a board, he was already stopped, by the man that makes the impossible possible. "So Kira.. What you go there?" he asked, kind of curious to what was in the case. In his mind he took wild guess to what was in the case, but he was probably wrong.

Kira looked to him like he didn't really want to tell him. "Its a violin.." he murmured softly.

"What was that?" Mwu said, joking around with Kira. He heard Kira the first time, but he just wanted to fool around.

"You heard me," he said, sending a small glare at Mwu.

Mwu just laughed slightly. "So you are taking up lessons or something? Or is for someone?" he questioned Kira.

"Uh... Its for someone.."

"Who?"

"How many questions do you ask? I want to go give this to the person," Kira whined. Mwu sure did ask a lot of question. Well he was just being nosey.

"Just answer the question kid."

"Fine... It's for Ichiru," he said, whispering the last part.

"Why are you getting her that?" Mwu questioned with a stupid look on his face.

Kira looked down to the ground. "Ichiru is violin player and so I decide to go get one for her..."

Mwu thought for a second, but they just shrugged. "Alright then.. See you kid." With that Mwu left Kira alone.

Kira let out a soft sigh, as he continued to walk after being stopped by Mwu. He wanted just to go see Ichiru now and no one else.. Especially Flay, not after what she did to Ichiru. Taking a gun and shooting her! Ichiru was already injured and Flay had to go and make it worse. But the thing was Ichiru was a Coordinator, so her wounds would heal over time.

Passing and few people in there street clothes, Kira waved a small hello to them, but didn't speak. Kira then passed the cafeteria. When he was passing it he checked the time on the wall. It was lunchtime. He backed up and went into the cafeteria to get lunch for himself and Ichiru. Kira then though.. How was he going to carry two trays of food.. This was the question he found himself asking. He soon figured out the answer to his question.

Walking down the corridor with a violin case in his one hand, one tray in his other hand, and one tray in his mouth. He knew he'd found the answer. About five minutes of walking he soon came to his destination. The door slid open and the slid closed as he walked in. What awaited him was Ichiru sleeping soundly on the bed.

Kira lay the violin case down, the put down the tray that was in his one hand. With his free hand he took the tray from his mouth and put in beside the tray that sat on the table. Kira then looked over back to Ichiru, he was glad he hadn't woken her, but he was going to have to. He walked over to the side of the bed and bent down. A hand brushed the side of her face. "Wake up Ichiru," Kira said, softly.

Eyes slowly opening from a slumber, Ichiru looked at him. "Kira? I thought you disembarked?" she asked, kind of confused why he was still here. She was also tired to.

"I did. I'm already back," he said, smiling at her. "I brought you back something." He moved toward the violin case, as he brought it over to them.

Ichiru sat up looking at the case, already knowing what it was. Tears became to come to her eyes as she looked at the case. She instantly thought of Nicol, at the times they played together. "Kira..." she said softly, holding back from breaking down.

Kira opened the case, and took out the violin carefully. "Will you play for me?" he asked gently. Handing off the violin Kira wiped the tears that already came down her cheeks.

"Yes," she said, smiling now at Kira. Ichiru sat up fully, her legs now hanging over the bed. And she then began to bring the bow up to the instrument and began to play. Even though Ichiru didn't have the music in front of her she remember how it sounded, how it made her feel. She knew her songs well, and how they made her feel.

The first song she began play was Namida no Nicol (Nicol's Tears). The beginning was continues melody that changed after three times to a lower part, which almost sounded the same to the continuous melody. Then after a high note, It changed. The song began to sound like someone was crying almost. It was most sad indeed.

The second song she played was Tears of the Deep Sea. This was a slow sad song, which Ichiru enjoyed to play. It always made her think that miracles will happen. But the story behind the song was different. The person who wrote it based it on a story. A boy had lost his girlfriend; he had placed her into the sea. That was it was called Tears of the Deep Sea.

The third song was a more happy. It was called Whisper of Life. The original song was a little girl singing, when the girl was singing the age sound in her voice also began to age. It was a very peaceful song. It was her favorite song, that and one her best friend came up with the song, Aylssa.

The sound of the violin being played echo through near by halls. Many people stopped what they were doing to listen to the music that was being finished off. A certain blonde haired male shook his head. "You really know what to get a girl Kid," said Mwu.

Kira applaud her when she was finished. Ichiru looked at the violin, she had never seen anything that worked so well. "Kira... Thank-you... Thank-you very much," she said him, smiling. It wasn't a fake smile, it was a real smile. Seconds after the music was over you could hear applauds throughout the hall, even they didn't know where the music came from, but it was just what they needed.

"No.. Thank-you.. Thank-you for the music... Ichiru..."

I'm unsure when I will have Chapter 7 up. Maybe by next week. I've been working really hard on this because I want to get to the sequel of this story. So expect another Chapter soon. Well R&R!