Thank-you for doing my editing One-san! I hope everyone enjoys this Chapter. R&R! Oh and I don't own Gundam SEED/Destiny in anyway.
A night or two passed, as the Archangel lay dormant. Almost everyone aboard the ship was sleeping peaceful. It was a clear and beautiful night, as the stars shined brightly. Nobody seem that nothing would disturb this peaceful expect for a group of kids. All ranging a different age, but they weren't aboard the Archangel.. But yet another ship.
This group of kids ran swiftly, like a bunch of Coordinators. There were three of them.. One had dark blue hair, another had silver hair, and the last one had blonde hair. Nobody saw these three, since it was in the middle of the night. The soon came to a stop, up against the Archangel so they wouldn't be seen. "For Nicol..." said one of them. There was a vent of some sort above them, before one of them took it off.
Climbing in, quickly and quietly they soon closed the vent and began crawling threw the vents... Clearly this was a raid. Athrun, Yzak and Dearka were going on raid. They were going to bring her back to safety. After crawling through cramped conditions they soon found a storage room. They were going in and out with a kill hopefully, which would prove to be difficult.
In the storage room there were uniforms. Quickly getting idea, Athrun began to put on over top of what he was wearing. The same process went with Yzak and Dearka. They were all dressed in ensign uniforms. They didn't like them, but it was a good cause. Walking through the hall with ease, Athrun began to worry. What if Kira was just around the corner? Or maybe ahead? Many things like these popped in his head. But if Kira was there.. He would have to prepare for the worst.
The two other males with Athrun scanned the area. "Athrun where could this girl be?" Yzak whined. He wasn't going to look through even damn dorm room in the ship.
Athrun looked to Yzak. "I don't know. But we'll find her for Nicol," he whispered to his two friends. Who were on the look out. Soon a problem arose. Kira.. Kira was a far distance from him, before he turned into a room. This was odd. What was he doing up at this hour? Like it was any of Athrun's business. This was going to be hard.
Then there was tap on Athrun's shoulder. It was Dearka. "There are some people coming, lets try to stay hidden," Dearka suggested. Even though they were wearing those, their faces wouldn't be recognized as officers on this ship.
Yzak and Athrun nodded their heads, as they soon found a quick hiding spot in a closet. It was cramped. "Yzak's elbow is in my stomach!" Dearka complained.
Two people walked by a boy and a girl. Tolle and Miriallia. They were talking about something. "I heard they were talking about allowing that girl Ichiru to go with Kira tomorrow around ORB... I don't think she would try anything more. And I doubt she'd go back to ZAFT, well after what happened," said Miriallia.
Tolle shrugged his shoulder slightly. "I agree. I guess it would hard.. I heard the Lt. La Flaga had to go to her room to apologized to her... I can't really blame her for trying to get off this ship..." he replied, back to Miriallia, before their voices trailed off and Yzak, Athrun and Dearka could no longer hear them.
Dearka then burst out of the closet, followed by Yzak and Athrun. "Lets get going," said Athrun with this serious look on his face. The three of them ran down the halls, looking for the room Ichiru was kept in.
about an hour later no luck. It was about 1 am in the morning. "Come-on lets just get to a computer and take a look at the floor plan?" Yzak suggested. Yes it was fast, but there could be the risk of getting caught, but it didn't matter now. Yzak wanted off of this ship.
"Fine.." Athrun said, giving, before a finding a computer seconds later. "You make sure that nobody is around," he said, before going into the computer and looking for the floor plans for the Archangel. Athrun looked at data that had appeared on the screen. He muttered to himself here and there till he found what he was looking for... The Floor Plans to the Archangel.
Soon looking at the floor plans with a quick scan of his eye. His attention was caught to one certain door. It had the word locked at the doorframe. Athrun soon had a hunch that was it. Logging off of the computer Athrun gave the single to the two males.
"You find it?" asked Yzak.
Athrun nodded. "Yup. It just a few turns and such away from here. There is a lock on her door so someone needs to unlock it. Any volunteers?" said Athrun, smirking.
Right away Dearka raised his hand. It was his turn to get some of the action. Other than an elbow shoved in the side of his stomach. "I'd be glad to," said Dearka, smiling.
Once all nodding at their jobs they took off down the halls like their true selves.. A Coordinator. They could care less who saw them now, but there weren't to many people up at 1 in the morning anyway. They moved swiftly, still not trying to make a noise, in which they didn't. Soon coming to a complete stop they three of them crowed around the door.
"This is it.." Athrun whispered to them, not wanting to disturb the person inside which Athrun knew was Ichiru.
Nodding slightly, Dearka moved over to a small pad and looked at it, then hooked something up to it. In seconds a small click sound could be heard. Dearka looked back to the two friends that were standing guard.. And they looked back to him.
Athrun walked ahead into the room along with Yzak as Dearka stood guard of the room. Inside the room was some stuff a violin case and a tray with some food in it. Which was Ichiru's snack. Athrun then soon heard the soft breathing of someone. Turning slowly he saw it was her. He remembered her face from so long ago.
Yzak walked in and looked around and then worst could happen he banged his toe on something. "SH-" he said, holding in his cursing.
Eyes opened slowly as they looked at the two people that were there. "Kira... Is that you?" she asked, before rubbing her eyes and sitting up. Once her eyes were focused she knew who they were.. "Your with ZAFT... But.. Wait your Nicol's friends aren't you?" she asked them. Ichiru had seen them in a picture that Nicol had.
"Yes.." Athrun said, remembering her instantly. "Please come with us. We'll take you off this sh-" Athrun was interrupted.
"Someone is coming!" hissed Dearka, as he looked back to the girl. In his terms she was pretty cute.
Ichiru looked at the man before in with blue hair. "Athrun.. Athrun Zala?" she asked him. She remembered them, from that day so long ago. The day where Aylssa had left her, and Kira and Athrun had invited her for Christmas with them. She remembered the rabbit.
"Yes that's my name, now lets go," he said impatiently. He grabbed her wrist and dragged her off the bed. Soon she was standing up. Athrun could tell she had some resistance against him, because she had pulled her wrist away.
"But I don't want to go..."
"Just hurry it up already," Yzak said, going to Ichiru and grabbing her wrist from Athrun's grip. He began to pull her out of the room. They were making her go. Ichiru was tired, which caused her to be weak.
"I said I don't want to go."
"Well your coming. We came all the way to get you. So now your coming," he said, still pulling her by the wrist.
"Yzak take it easy on her," Dearka said, once Yzak and Ichiru had come out of the room. Dearka was definitely cutting her some slack. But he did have a question what made her want to stay? This was the question now.
Athrun stepped out from behind Yzak. "Lets get going," he said, before his gaze was caught to someone walking down the hall. He had brown hair and purple eyes... It was Kira.
"Kira..!" Ichiru yelled out before Yzak tighten his grip on her wrist, which caused her to stop talking. Once Kira heard his name being called he looked at the sight. He saw Athrun among them, but ignored it for the time being. Soon beginning to run toward them, Kira knew he was going to them take her back.
Pulling wrist and beginning to run Yzak just growled lightly. "Just keep quiet and I won't hurt you," Yzak growled at her as he made her run.
"Damn what is Athrun doing here? And why he is taking Ichiru?" he questioned himself as he continue to run after them. An idea came to his mind that maybe they were bringing her back to ZAFT. No. He wasn't going to let that happen. No he was going to protect her now.
Dearka looked back at the brown haired male as he continued to run behind Yzak and Athrun. He was scanned how fast he was. Was it possible that he was a Coordinator also? He probably was, but why was he fighting for the Naturals? Dearka then just shook his head as he continued to run along with the others.
Ichiru didn't resist as she looked back at Kira. Her eyes were saying to help her and not to let them take her. But she had to co-operate with them. Well with Yzak anyway. Maybe she was able to get away from him, but she doubted that it was possible.
Athrun just looked to Yzak with a small glare, and Yzak returned it. Yzak continued to hold Ichiru's wrist, till he saw a door up ahead saying outside. It was a fair distance to see that, but since he was a Coordinator he was able to see it. "Dearka go run up ahead and unlock the door." Yzak was now in control of this operation.
"You got it," he said brightly. He began to run faster than the rest of the group, before you knew it he was well ahead of them. Soon stopping at the door ahead of them, he began to work to unlock it, since they came in a different way. A minute later it was unlocked.
"I won't get to her in time.. I need her to stall so can catch up with them," Kira said, continuing to run after them. His speed increase. He was going to protect her with everything he had got.
The three males and one female had made it outside. Ichiru's mind raced. Why were they doing this? She wasn't going back. Now it was time for her move to be made. The next few seconds went by so fast. Ichiru was on the ground. She told them she must've twisted her ankle. "Don't touch it! It hurts!" she yelled at Yzak, who was trying to look at it.
"Come-on you can handle the pain," Yzak who looked at her ankle. There was nothing there right now, but later there might be a bit of swelling.
Soon Athrun came over to them. "Hear put her on my back," Athrun said to Yzak. Athrun was unsure if she was just pretending it or really hurt. Now there was a sound of resistance or maybe stalling.
"Why are you guys doing this? I don't want to go back to ZAFT. I don't even want to be in this war anymore. I can't stand to see people die. Even though I was doing the killing sometimes," Ichiru said to the three of them.
"You wanna know why were doing this! Because for Nicol! He went to go get out of that mess you were in back there. And look what happened he died! He would've wanted you safe so were going to get you to somewhere safe," Yzak shouted at her.
"But would Nicol want me unhappy? Tell me that? Would he want me to live my life filled with sadness?" Ichiru said, ever so calmly.
Yzak clenched his teeth he knew she was right. "But Nicol wanted you to be sa-" he was cut off as he dodge a rock being kicked at him. He looked to the person who kicked it. It was a brown haired male. Is name was Kira. He had heard Ichiru mention his name while back on the ship. "You little..." Just then Yzak noticed something. No Natural was able to make a rock go that fast and with such aim. This guy had to be a Coordinator..
Just then Athrun was given the signal to retreat with or without Ichiru. Dearka looked to Athrun as he went to go put Ichiru on his back. "Don't touch her," Kira said, coldly. Kira's eyes were a different... He was in SEED Mode. Kira then began to run at them.
Athrun, Dearka and Yzak heard the sound whistle that the boat that was going to take them back to the ship sounded off. They were going to have leave Ichiru. Athrun stood up and yelled at Yzak. "Yzak there is no time to be fighting with him. We're being called back, so lets go," Athrun said, looking at Kira then to Ichiru.
The three ZAFT soldiers soon disappeared into the mist that was rolling in. It was the end.
Kira walked up to Ichiru who just looked at the ground. "Are you alright?" he looked at her with normal eyes. He helped her up and began to lead her back inside the Archangel. "I'll be there to protect you.."
"I'm fine... Just tired.. That's all..." she said, looking up at the ever so visible moon that was above head. "Its finally good to breath the outside air." Kira stopped walking, he turned her so she was looking at him.
"I'll always protect you from now on..." Kira said, embracing her into a hug. Ichiru melted into the hug, tears flowed down the sides of her cheeks. Kira saw she was crying, but didn't do anything. He rubbed the back of her head as the two of them just stood there. Its seem like minutes went by, and now Ichiru he wonder if she was even awake any more. When Kira went to check, her eyes were closed. She was most definitely asleep.
Kira smiled slightly, as he picked her up bridal style ever so gently. He began to walk with her in his arms toward the ship. So he could lay to rest. It must've been along night for her. To think three people coming into your room and demanding that you come with them. And one of them.. was a friend.. to the both of them..
It was now 2 am in the morning; Kira was exhausted from this night. He soon came to Ichiru's room and smiled. He the door in front of him opened then closed behind him when he walked it. Kira walked back to the bed with the pulled back covers and laid Ichiru on the bed. Pulling the covers that were pulled back over top of her, Kira kissed her lightly on the forehead, before walking toward the door. "Good night Ichiru.." he said softly, before leaving the room.
- On the way back to the ZAFT Ship -
"Damn," Yzak said, banging his fist on the boat that was going away from ORB. "We failed in our mission to get that girl, but I did get a good feeling. I saw the face of the pilot of the STRIKE Pilot," Yzak said, smirking slightly. He had finally seen the face of the pilot and he knew what his weakness was... It was that girl.
Athrun just looked at to the water. He was thinking at what Ichiru had said.
- Flashback -
"But would Nicol want me unhappy? Tell me that? Would he want me to live my life filled with sadness?"
- End Flashback
It was true what she had sad. Knowing Nicol he wouldn't want her to live in sadness. He was just going to let Ichiru be with Kira. If it was what made her happy then it was all right. He then looked over to Yzak who had an evil look in his eyes, but he ignored it.
Dearka was slacking back doing nothing. He was bushed; well of course it was 2 am in the morning. Plus all that running. The three males were all tired and were ready for a good nights sleep.
- Far away from ORB -
"Where is she? What happened to her? Is she alright?"
Who is this person? Well I only know and my friend so ya. I hope to get the next Chapter as soon as possible! R&R!