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Chapter 4 - Captain Kira!
"You could say I was stubborn...Really you could...
I was too harsh on the person I considered my best friend.
I knew he forgave me...the moment I looked in his eyes..."
Athrun was shown to the brig. It wasn't fancy like Kira's room, but it wasn't too bad. It was made of wood, duh, they're on a ship. The seats looked slightly comfortable and the bars weren't rusty and decayed. The floor was nicely cleaned and the bed that had been provided looked, even if in the least, kinda inviting.
Lacus was in one of the cells. She had a book in her lap, but she wasn't smiling. In fact...she looked about to cry. Athrun blinked, then remembered how she'd been captured.
"Lacus! Are you alright?" he asked hurriedly as Sai opened the door to his cell. Her head snapped up.
"Athrun! They took Kira! He woke up...and when he did...Well, he looked really angry! This blonde man took him away! He's-"
"The captain of this ship." Mwu finished for her, coming down the stairs after them and smiling at her. "Sorry if you were mishandled missy, the crew doesn't think what the captain does all the time."
"Oh...no...I'm fine..." she managed, soaking in the fact that Kira lead his own captors...odd...Athrun spoke in a dangerous voice.
"You're pirates. There's no way you'd think twice, even if she'd gotten cut or something! All you wanted was a hostage! You can tell your captain-"
"That I did as he commanded, I hope." Mwu said in a joking way. Athrun paused, Lacus looked at Mwu as he cleared his throat. "The captain has ordered me to treat you both well and kind. Seeing as he is the captain, and he should be treated as such, I could not object. Not that I would, he's a great guy to be around."
Athrun looked at the ground as Kira's face flashed in his mind. Lacus was nodding.
"Anyway! Captain Kira has asked that both of you receive the optimum luxuries that can be afforded you...as long as you're down here. Based on past experiences and his own personality, I'd say that won't be long." Mwu smiled at them. "He made special emphasis on you though." he turned to Athrun.
"Athrun?" Lacus frowned in confusion. Athrun joined her in this manner of thinking.
"Me?" he asked, pointing at himself. Mwu nodded, putting his hands on his hips and smirking.
"Yep. He sees you as a guy that doesn't deserve even the slightest of casualties...So, I'd suspect that you should be out of that cell within...hm...a day or so I suppose." he said jokingly. Athrun glared.
"I don't want any special treatments from a mangey band of pirates!" he said loudly. Mwu frowned.
"Hey! Don't say that! The captain wants you to be comfortable and you aren't being cooperative..." Sai blurted, having stood silent in the corner for awhile.
"Ah, don't get uptight..." Mwu clapped him on his shoulder. "The captain wants to talk to you."
"Wh-what?" Sai's glasses fell a bit off his face. "Me?
"Yes, and" he leaned closer. "He's planning something special for our guests, so be sure to help out with your best." he stood up again.
"Of course sir! I would've anyway!" Sai assured him, smiling. He turned and hurried from the room.
"Oh! Get Koenig to go with you!" Mwu called up the stairs. He faced the other two. "Well, I have to go. Sai and Tolle should be back soon, so don't worry." he winked at them and then left, whistling happily.
"He was odd." Lacus smiled. Athrun just sat down and stayed silent.
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...That night...
The door atop the stairs opened and Lacus's head popped up. Athrun ignored it. Steps echoed off the walls as whoever was coming down walked. Lacus saw his cape first...wait...it wasn't a cape...
He wore a white cloak with a red underside, on the back was the symbol for Freedom in red. His clothing consisted of a pair of white pants with his name in red kanji on the left lower leg. His shirt was just a normal, white, long sleeved shirt with Freedom written in red kanji on his right shoulder, his first name in red kanji on his left shoulder and (if he took off the cloak) his last name and post in red on the back. (Ex. Captain Yamato, Second Mate La Flaga, etc.)
He peeked around the corner, his lavender eyes scanning the room, while hiding most of his outfit behind the wall. His messy brown hair was...well...messy.
"Kira!" Lacus leapt over to the bars over her cell and Athrun's head snapped up.
"Um...Hi guys..." Kira cleared his throat nervously. Athrun glared but Lacus smiled. As he walked in, he passed Lacus's cell first and took her hands.
"I'm so glad you're okay!" Lacus said cheerfully. Kira smiled softly.
"I'm fine. And I'm glad you're ok too." he said in a somewhat...comforting voice?
Lacus and Kira broke hands and looked over at Athrun. He was next to the bars, his hands over him and on said bars. He was glaring.
"Athrun..." Kira muttered, walking over.
"Don't you take one more step towards me...pirate..." he snapped the last word and Kira stopped dead.
"Athrun...I'm..."
"I don't want to hear excuses! You knew I hated pirates! Why did you gain my trust?"
"I..." Kira looked at the ground.
"You...and your false personality..." Athrun muttered before looking at the ground and retreating to the far corner of his cell. Kira was shaking and Lacus looked sad.
"Athrun...I'm sorry..." he then ran out of the room.
"Kira..." Lacus whispered.
"Hmph."
"He was crying..." Athrun lifted his head.
"What?" he looked where Lacus was looking and saw tears on the ground. "Hu-"
"Athrun...Kira's personality was not false. He told me once that he couldn't hide his feelings from people he's close to..."
"But he did, didn-"
"Think Athrun..." Lacus's voice had a slight measure of cold to it. "How many times has Kira faked how he feels and you actually believed he was alright?" she asked softly, sitting down and beginning her book. "Oh...and Kira is the one that gave me this book...Mr. Argyle told me it was from the captain." she read.
Athrun looked at the ground and his eyes clouded over.
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"Kira?...What's wrong?" Athrun asked. They were having dinner, but Kira hadn't touched his food. Kira blinked.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. Really, don't worry." he smiled, but Athrun knew he was lying.
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Kira was sitting in a tree in Lacus's backyard. Athrun was sitting on a bench under another tree with a book. He looked up as Lacus walked over.
"Good Morning Athrun." she greeted sweetly.
"Morning. We've been waiting." Athrun smiles.
"Oh, I'm sorry." she suddenly looked scared somewhat.
"It wasn't that long ago that we arrived, don't worry." came a voice from behind Lacus.
Both others jumped before the spotted Kira standing there. He had on a small smile, but his eyes showed that he was sad for some reason.
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Kira sat in the library. He had a book, and was currently reading. The sun was shining in through the window next to him and it was a peaceful scene. Athrun looked silently around the corner of a large bookshelf and examined this picturesque moment. He was about to walk closer when he paused.
Kira...he was...crying...
Slow, silent, silvery tears...falling gracefully down the brunette's cheeks and disappearing as they landed on the black shirt Kira was wearing.
Athrun's features softened, and he silently pushed himself away from the bookshelf and disappeared from the library like a shadow that hadn't really been there...
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Athrun sighed. He sat down and covered his face with his hands. Nothing made sense anymore...
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...Somewhere...
A man wearing a light blue cloak with white kanji on the back meaning Gamow, the underside was white too. His pants were a darker blue with the letter R on his left leg in white. His shirt was a long-sleeved one, the same color as his pants. On his left shoulder was the name of his ship in white kanji. His right shoulder and back were covered by his cloak.
He was standing in the crows nest, one foot on the side railing of said place, and looking out over the sea.
"Now...where are you?...Grand Prince of the Sea..."
Bad guy appearance! Anyone who can guess who it is gets...well...nothing, but I'll hug you! And then you can have a mentioning in the next chapter and a piece of my cuban cake (I made one for World Culture class) It's got lots of sugar!