I was reading my reviews and I started laughing...-ha ha- Yea...Hope you enjoy this chapter. I had help with the fight scene from my sister.
Chapter 11 - Give Me A Battle
'He was an excellent craftsman and swordsman...
His abnormal abilities were slowly showing...
How could I have understood at the time?'
Kira held the pinkish colored object carefully as he smoothed it down. He blew the dust off and smiled.
"Perfect." he suddenly spotted her out of the corner of his eyes and slid off the railing that separated the upper deck from the lower deck. "Uh...Lacus?" he called softly.
She paused and turned around, smiling.
"Kira! I was looking for you!" she giggled. Lacus noticed his nervousness. "Kira? What's wrong?"
He blushed.
"N-Nothing's wrong!" he assured her in an un-assuring voice. "I...I have something...f-for you...That's all..." She blinked.
"For me?" he nodded.
"Close your eyes."
She did and he went around behind her.
"Can you...move your hair?"
She flinched, realizing he'd moved, but did as he said.
"Ok, you can open your eyes."
Kira stood in front of her again, holding a mirror. In the mirror, she could see a necklace around her neck. It was made of simple seashells, pink and white. It had been beautifully shaped and smoothed so that it wouldn't poke her or catch her hair.
"Where'd you get it? In Ades?" Lacus asked in awe as she felt how smooth it was.
"No...I...I made it..." he looked away, Lacus now held the mirror.
"Wow...Kira..." Lacus's eyes were shining. "Thank you..." she half-breathed out. Kira's blush deepened.
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Athrun smiled at the scene, then frowned. He was engaged to Lacus...It would cause problems. He heard footsteps and turned around. Cagalli was walking up to him.
"Hey C-" she threw him a sword, confusing the royal. "Huh?"
"Fight me." she said bluntly. "Fight me now."
"Wh-why?"
"You fought Kira, didn't you? You should be able to beat me then."
"But I don-"
"So? Fight me!" she ordered, drawing her sword. Athrun sighed and drew his too. "And don't...go easy on me." He smirked at her.
"No mercy then." They both nodded in agreement before the fight began.
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The next day would come to show Cagalli's anger when the match ended in a tie. Kira was currently siting on a crate against the edge of the ship, smiling as he re-read "Wind and Water- A Pirate's Tale" for who-knew what time.
The brunette captain blinked and closed the book softly as he looked over her shoulder. His eyes steeled for a moment before they were normal again. Kira stood abruptly and headed for his room. He came back with his sword at his waist.
"Hey Kira, what's wrong?" Dearka asked when the captain walked to the upper deck, where he was currently steering.
"We've got company." Kira replied sternly, looking right.
Dearka followed his gaze, saw nothing, and turned to the crew.
"Everyone!" they paused. "Get ready for battle! Murdock, come steer!" Dearka let go of the wheel as he leapt to go get his own sword and the older man had to rush and grab it.
"It's the Fang!" Kira continued. "So no slacking!" he smiled slightly.
The crew, that wasn't doing something vital, dropped what they were doing and headed to get ready for battle. Cagalli grabbed her swords and put 2 guns in her belt holsters that she'd put on. Athrun came up to her as she tied the swords to her back.
"What's going on?"
Cagalli paused in attaching the second sword. She sighed, untied it from her back, and gave the sword to Athrun.
"We're going into battle. Use that." and she went back to the deck, Athrun followed her.
"There's no ship!" he said as they climbed the stairs.
"It doesn't matter if we can see it. Kira can and that's what matters!" and they were on deck again. Athrun stopped walking and just held his sword to the side.
Tolle pushed Lacus into the captain's room.
"What's going on?" she asked in confusion at the sudden rough treatment.
"There'll be a fight. It'd be best if you were out of the way." he winked at her before closing the door and locking it.
When Tolle got back on deck, he looked to the right and could see the "Fang" on the horizon. He saw Kira battle ready and nearly shining. Oh...this was gonna be good...
"Fire!" Kira shouted. Cannons were fired on the unsuspecting ship. They made a direct hit, but it didn't take long for the opposing ship to get prepared to fight back.
"Fire at will!" Kira ordered as he and a few other men ran to corresponding positions on the side of the ship. "Hold..." Kira spoke to the other men. The waited as the cannon fire went on and the two ships drew closer together. Kira's eyes flashed as he watched many of the return cannon fire miss his ship.
The Fang was coming up near them when Kira shouted.
"Now!" and grapples were fired toward the ship. They hooked and Kira pulled back his fist in triumph while a few others cheered.
"Attack!" they heard Cagalli's battle call and both ships sent crew over to begin the battle.
It is natural for pirate ships to fight. Almost uniform. Everyone on both ships seemed to have a simple battle plan and all seemed ready for battle. As Athrun was locked into battle, he witnessed the fun Kira's crew seemed to be having while the other men were just angry. He beat off one man, flipping his sword into the ocean's depths and backed up. He came back to back with Cagalli and they looked back at each other before more men challenged them.
"You're doing great. Having fun?" Cagalli asked.
"If you say so. You're doing fine yourself." Athrun replied, parrying an attack. Cagalli laughed.
"Men! They underestimate me. It'll be their downfall!" and she rushed her opponent, knocking him into the side of the ship and sending him into the water. Of course, being a pirate, the man swam back to his own ship.
"Don't ease up, men!" Athrun heard Kira order but he didn't see him. All he could catch of the brunette was his side as he vanished onto the Fang and after the captain.
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Lacus turned to the door as she heard rushed footsteps and the voices of unfamiliar pirates.
"In here!" someone shouted and the door burst open.
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It didn't take Kira long to find the captain of the band of cut throats. He and Kira stood facing each other for a good minute before the man charged at him. Kira dogged to the side and attacked, clocking the man over the head with the hilt of his sword. The man shook his head, clearing it, and then glared at our brunette. He glared and charged again. Kira dodged and cut his captain's hat in two, taking off some of the man's hair.
"Stop playing with me, you vile child!" The black haired captain growled as he rushed Kira. Kira backed up but the man changed his attack halfway through and caught Kira in the shoulder. Kira's eyes flashed as he remembered a previous wound he'd received in that exact spot.
In a split second, a clash of metal was heard and Kira had the captain of the Fang pinned to his own mast. His sword landed three feet from the battle and Kira smirked. Kira whistled and his men seemed to get a boost of courage.
"What was that?" Athrun asked, once again at Cagalli side.
"That was Kira. He's beaten the captain." Cagalli smirked at the worried expression on her opponents face. All the pirates around them glanced at their own ship and the Freedom's crew rendered them all helpless in a matter of minutes because of the distraction.
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Athrun leaned against the railing of the ship as he watched the crew loot the beaten ship. The captain and the crew were tied to their masts. Cagalli was standing guard over them and was smirking, which made them all cringe.
"Heh. Some pirates." she scoffed.
"Ah, don't be so hard on them Cagalli. Heck, some of them were beaten by you, which is pain enough on their egos!" Mwu laughed, causing Cagalli to glare at him.
"So what if I'm a girl?" she challenged. Mwu just laughed a bit more and moved on.
Cagalli sighed in frustration and looked at the tied up pirates again. She blinked.
"Wait a minute..." she muttered as she counted them. "Weren't there more of you when the battle started? I know we threw some overboard...but-" she froze. "Kira!"
Athrun turned to Cagalli as Kira popped up from no where next to her. She said something to him and seemed worried. Kira's eyes widened before he took off down the stairs to go below deck. He got up and followed the captain.
"Kira, what's wrong?"
"There's more than a good possibility that some of the pirates are still on the ship...Below deck." Kira said softly, in a dangerous voice. Athrun's eyes widened.
"Lacus?" he guessed. Kira nodded as they got to his room.
There was no noise from inside. Pushing the door open, both boys paused.
"Hey guys. Is the battle over already?" Lacus greeted happily, turning the page of her book.
The pink haired girl wasn't scratched at all, her clothes weren't dirty and she wasn't out of breath. The girl was just sitting there...on top of 3 unconscious pirates.
"Lacus...What happened here?" Athrun asked as Kira walked over and poked the lowermost pirate with his foot.
"She took out 3 pirates by herself, without a weapon." Kira gave her a beaming smile as she hopped off of the enemy and brushed herself off.
"Captain! You alright? You've been down here for-" Sai stopped. "Whoa! We had enemy pirates in your room?"
"Yea. Lacus took them out all by herself too!" Kira put a hand on her shoulder before smiling again and leaving the room to find Cagalli.
Lacus giggled, Sai looked at her in awe, and Athrun took up the job of moving the pirates to their own ship.
"A little help please." he said in a slightly ordering tone, causing Sai to jump before coming to help him.
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