Chapter 8
The Dawn of a New Day, and the End of a Sunset

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam SEED or Gundam SEED Destiny.

Sorry everyone for the late update and short not to add. I couldn't really think up anything for this one. I was going to end the story here, but it depends. I've been told to continue it, but I don't get many reviews. So I'm unsure at this moment of time.

Days passed, soon months passed. Ichiru was now apart of the Archangel; she just wasn't a pilot, but a mechanic. She liked machines. Well not as much as she liked playing the violin. Within those months Kira and she had grown closer. Ichiru had almost forgotten about Nicol's death, but whenever she played the violin those sweet memories came back to her... She didn't cry, nor feel sad. She was happy... Happy that Nicol was able to go to a place where there was no fighting. No more crying.. Just a peaceful place.

Also during these past few months Tolle had been killed, Dearka; pilot of the Buster was taken captive and he fought for the Archangel, and the Archangel was back up in space. They weren't part of the EAF anymore, since the incident with the EAF at ORB. Everything was hard at this point of time. One thing that made Ichiru was happy was that she could be with her friends... Kira and Athrun. Yes Athrun had joined the Triple Ship Alliance. So the only that remained from the Raww team was Yzak.

Things were harder then. Kira was still a little emotional here and there, but Ichiru was there to comfort him. Miriallia would get depressed, because Tolle wasn't there anymore, but there was Dearka. She had given his meals during his stay as a prisoner, so they got closer. Then there was Athrun. He wasn't to sure who he liked yet... There was Lacus.. Then there was Cagalli. It just such a hard choice for, but in the end he had chosen Cagalli. Yes.. These were tough times and the war was going around them.

But now these hardships were over. The war was now over.. For now anyways. Kira and Ichiru had a home of there own. They really loved each other. They were living in ORB; their old friends often visited them. Miriallia, Dearka, Athrun, Murrue, Cagalli, and many other people that they knew. After a few months. Kira asked her. The fours words. The question. Ichiru was over joyed and accept, but it also pained her greatly inside. It brought back many other memories when Nicol had asked her, but she had to move. He was dead now.

"Kira!" Ichiru yelled as she ran up to him. "You walk to fast for me to keep up. Can't you slow down?" she whined. Ichiru's personality had definitely changed from when he had meet her back then. It was like she was scared to show that she was afraid. Now if she were afraid she would say it. She was much more open.

- Flashback -

She soon quickly turned around and pointed her gun at Kira. Stopping in his tracks Kira looked at her, seeing the girls face. It was hard to make out her face because she had her helmet. Ichiru looked at him recognizing his face. "Ki..Kir.. Kira... Kira Yamato?" she said, stuttering on his name.

"Ichiru Fanel?" he said, looking at her still trying to get a good look at her face. "Yes that's my name.." she told him. Kira stepped forward, and Ichiru fired a warning shot. "Ichiru! Come-on we got orders to return to the ship," one of her comrades told her in the earpiece. "Alright," she replied.

Kira had no firearms or anything by the looks of it on him, so she took off down the hall to a door that said 'exit'. "Get my mobile suit ready for launch and set it on auto pilot for my location!" she told her comrade.

The door opened 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. Kira watched her, and she watched him. "3... 2... 1... Now!" her earpiece rang. Ichiru let herself fall backwards, falling towards the ocean. Kira quickly ran to the rail to see if she was going to be okay.

Mwu saw all this from the Strike. "What the hell does that kid think he is doing!" he said, assuming that it was a guy doing the free fall.

Ichiru heard noises of a machine. "It's coming," she said, as she saw her mobile suit coming toward her. Timing here had to be exact, her mobile suit passed her not at a fair speed, she grabbed on to the handle on the back left shoulder. Her body slammed into the mobile suit breaking her one arm that was in the way. She let out a small scream.

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 to the Freedom.

- End of Flashback -

"I'm not to fast, you're just to slow," he commented. The one thing in the world he hated to do was shop. Ichiru had taken Kira with her today. He'd rather read a book than carry all the bags she was going to bring, after all Ichiru was a girl. But Kira was just going to be a man and go with it.

Ichiru just looked at him. "I'm not to fast, your just to slow," she muttered, as she rolled her eyes.

"I heard that," he said, smiling down at her, taking her hand.

A pair of eyes watched the couple as they held hands. Red orbs watched them from a building. Who was this person? What was he doing watching these two? His green hair was just the same as the day that he was 'supposedly' dead. He was back. Nicol was back. And he wanted one thing back. That was Ichiru Fanel.

This chapter was hard to write. I'm unsure if I should make it go on or not. Depends. But if I do it will be very good. I got a couple of ideas in mind so don't worry. Well R&R! Please Review! I like them, but no flamming. Arigato!