lilplayer - I have no idea what you're talking about with Kira and Dearka.
Yes, Nicol will be in this story (not for a few more chapters though) but Rusty won't be. I really don't care about Rusty...He wasn't in the series enough for me to care...I guess...
Chapter 8 - My Heart Cries
'There was something in Kira's past...
Something I didn't know...but should've known...
Something I wished...to understand...'
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Cagalli scanned the group from above.
"Mwu! Dearka! Where's Kira?" she yelled. Everything stopped as they all looked around.
Kira wasn't there...Where was he? Mwu shrugged and Dearka looked worried. Suddenly, a gun shot rang out...followed by many more shots.
Everyone turned their heads to town.
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Their eyes met the sight of Kira. He was running down the street towards the dock, all decked out in gems and such (aka:shiny things). The brunette wasn't dodging the bullets, but they missed him anyway. Lousy aiming people. -ahem- anyway.
They followed his movement to the ship and as he ran up the side of said ship, because the ramp was gone. He grabbed the top railing of the ship and threw himself onto the deck. Landing perfectly, he took one look at the crew before laughing nervously and scratching the back of his head as if in embarrassment.
The gunshots rang out again and everybody flinched. Cagalli ordered a retreat.
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If anyone heard, they ignored it. Slight yelps were coming from the captain's room accompanied by a reprimanding, muffled voice.
Mwu currently had Kira in a headlock. He was holding said captain's right ear and was pulling on it every few seconds as he spoke.
"You could've easily stolen the stuff without getting caught, and you know it!" Mwu sounded like a father telling his son off for stealing at all. "You're always getting into trouble, whenever you're around! Sometimes I think you do it on purpose!" he suddenly let go of Kira's head and ear, causing the brunette to fall down. "But...without you around...it's so boring around here..." the blonde sighed.
Kira whined as he rubbed his red right ear.
"You know...I don't like how you do things sometimes..."
Mwu blinked at the cute pout on his captain's face. He was suddenly sparkling and smiling (think Armstrong from FMA) as he pulled Kira into a back breaking hug.
"You are the cutest captain ever!" the older man cheered as Kira turned blue in the face. "I just wanna hold you, 'n' squeeze you forever!" (Like Ben from Treasure Planet)
"M-Mwu...I...I can't breathe." Kira choked out.
On the other side of the door, Athrun sweat-dropped at the 2nd mate's behavior and decided to wait on talking with Kira...
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20 minutes later, Kira made his way to the deck, like a wounded animal. He groaned as he stretched his back.
"Ow...my back..."
"Maybe you should punish him for injuring you." came a voice to his right. The brunette turned to see Athrun there. "Just kidding." Athrun smirked as he walked over.
"Hey Athrun." Kira greeted, the worried look in his eyes again.
Athrun frowned. Ever since they'd got on the ship, Kira had been nervous around him. He'd thought it was because Kira thought he hated him...But it had been a few days since they cleared that up...Yet Kira was still so nervous around him...only him...
"Kira...I..." Athrun paused, uncertain what to say. Kira smiled in his direction, waiting for the continuation. "I'm...sorry...If I did something that upset you."
Kira blinked confusedly at him. Why was he apologizing?
"I don't know...what I did...But if you tell me what, I can fix it." Athrun blushed slightly, looking at the ground in slight embarrassment.
Kira' eyes widened in realization, finally understanding.
"Athrun, you haven't done anything wrong!" Kira assured him with a smile. Athrun raised his head. "It's just...I...did something wrong..." Athrun gave him a confused look. "And I...I know you can't forgive me!"
And Kira was gone, into the crow's nest once more. His special place of seclusion and solitude. Athrun didn't know what Kira meant. What had he done that had been so terrible? He was so confused...
Cagalli was below him on the lower deck with her back against the wall. Her eyes were downcast as memories of a flaming city rushed through her head. A soft, sad wind blew across the ship, making everyone's hair flow in time.
"Idiot..." Cagalli said softly in a 'tsking' voice before walking off.
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It was nearly midnight now...No one had seen Kira the entire day after Athrun's conversation with him. Cagalli had taken command for her brother in his time of remembrance and self-criticism. She explained the situation to Dearka, and he promised to help.
So far, he hadn't done much except add-on to what Cagalli said. Now though, in the night, he looked up into the sails...and began to climb the ladder.
"Kira?" he asked softly. Nothing. He poked his head up into the crow's nest. "Captain?"
A rustling of clothing was heard as Kira changed positions. Dearka spotted him, near invisible, on the opposite side of the nest. Crawling over, he spoke.
"Kira..." the blonde whispered as he sat next to his captain. "Why is this bothering you now?...I know it took awhile when it happened...but it's been 10 years!"
"I know...but..." Kira's eyes met Dearka's for a moment before he looked to the side. "It's...different...with him so close now...I never expected to see him again..." he unconsciously wrapped a hand around his hidden necklace. "It's just...hard..."
Dearka stared at his captain with understanding in his eyes. The tanned blonde drew the younger boy into a warm, comforting embrace.
"I know Kira...I know..." Kira leaned into the warmth. "But at least you saved me...right?"
Kira's eyes took on a distant look as he remembered...
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"Kill him. He's worthless." A cold looking man with a greying beard ordered.
A small blonde coward in front of them. He was trying to be brave, but the burning ashes of a house behind him seemed to make him want to die. The man standing next to the captain, obviously, raised his sword and then swung down...but the hit never placed.
Dearka opened his eyes to find someone standing in front of him. It...he had brown hair and wore dirty brown clothes.
"What's the meaning of this?" the captain asked. The guy with the sword withdrew said weapon and Dearka saw that it had gone into Kira's shoulder...Holding said arm, Kira spoke.
"I don't understand!" he said. "What's the point in all this mindless killing? He's just a kid!...Like me!" The brunette was obviously in pain. "Leave him alone!"
"Why stand up for someone you don't even know?" the swordsman asked.
"I...I can't let anyone else die...because of me...I can't not try to save them!" Tears were pouring down his cheeks.
Both men smirked. The captain made a motion with his hands and the swordsman picked Kira and Dearka up like sacks of rice, carrying them back to the ship. Kira was in semiconsciousness.
"You'll be our newest addition. Seeing as we never leave any survivors." the captain smirked. Dearka looked back at the house, tears gathering in his eyes.
Kira passed out and Dearka gasped. He began to shake the brunette, calling to him.
"Please don't die!" he pleaded.
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"Yea..." Kira closed his eyes. "Yea I did..." A few tears leaked from his eyes as the Freedom's captain fell asleep.
Dearka sighed, rolling his eyes.
"Ya know...you may be cute and huggable...But you didn't have to pin me here with you..." he resigned himself to his fate and soon fell asleep.
The entire ship was woken up the next day by Kira's yell of surprise.
Heh heh heh heh heh...