I've been side-tracking a little from the main story lately, and forgetting that this fic is really supposed to be about Rey. I still really don't know why I wrote a fic with Rey as the main character, probably because at the beginning of Destiny he was one of my favorites, despite the fact that I thought he was a little over-girly for an anime bishie. I thought he was among a few of the Destiny characters that got jipped in the end (like Heine Westenfluss, who had the hottest voice in Destiny next to Yzak).
So here's back to Rey for a while. I like him, he's cool.
Disclaimer:I do not own Gundam Seed or Seed Destiny
Rey stood in his room, putting on his uniform.
Suzuka had given him some duties now, and for that, he had to wear a uniform. It did not have rank stripes on it, it was only the uniform that showed him as a mobile suit pilot. It was a blue uniform, somewhat like the formor Orb uniforms, but the style differred depending on whether or not the person was a Coordinator or Natural. Instead of yellow trim that would showed him from Orb, it had red trim that showed he was formally with ZAFT.
Folding up his other clothes, he put them in the metal closet. Stopping a moment, he looked at himself in the mirror. It was strange wearing a uniform again, but for some reason, this one felt better then the ZAFT red elite. Taking out a tie, he bound back his hair, and left his room. There had not been any time to get a haircut, he would have to get one once they reached the mainland.
Walking down the hallway, he entered the bridge. It was early in the morning, and most of the officers had just woken up. The windows on the bridge were open, and sunlight was pouring into the bridge area. Rey could see the Voltaire not to far away from them. They were on top of the ocean.
Cedric sat in the captain's chair, looking over the reports. He made a face at the young helmsman in front of him who was slumped over in his chair.
"Wake up, idiot." he kicked the back of Ezekiel's chair.
Ezekiel jerked awake, "The square-root of three over four-" he shouted and then stopped. After a few moments, he sighed, sinking back into the chair.
"Up late trying to keep up with Yamato's OS system again, kiddo?" Virgil handed him a cup of coffee.
"Yeah. It was okay after Vana helped me. But she's exhausted too." he said, taking a drink.
"That's what happens when you take on all those responsibilites." Reiah yawned from the CIC post.
"I'm the only one that can do them..." the 20 year old helmsman replied.
Rey watched them all talk till Virgil Brooks noticed him.
"Well, don't be shy. We don't bite." he said, "I'm Leutinant Virgil Brooks. Welcome aboard, mate."
"Thanks." Rey shook his hand, "Rey Za Burrel."
"Rey-san." Reiah smiled at him, "You're quite the gifted pilot. I've never seen anyone fight like that."
"I try."
"Sorry to interupt the little conversation. But the Captain is late." Cedric stood up.
"Come on Cid." Reiah made a face, "You're always such a stickler. You know as well as all of us that the Captain was up late all night helping the Voltaire with Ralph. Their ship was in bad shape. It's a miracle that we even got sleep."
"Vana." Cedric called, "Where's is Captain Kiriyuhi?"
"She's in her office, Commander." she said, "Asleep, I think. I don't hear any noises."
"I'll go get her." Rey said.
"Mr. Za Burrel."Cedric stood up, "Vana can page her-"
"It's not a problem." Rey stepped into the elevator, "I'll be back."
The doors closed, Cedric made a face.
"You've got competition, dude." Brooks smirked.
"Leutinant Brooks!" Cedric snapped.
"What about Captain Meyers?" Reiah asked him, "I thought you two were getting married."
"Frigg..." he slumped down in the chair, "...she said that I wasn't important anymore. That she didn't need me."
"What the hell does that mean?" Brooks sat down at his post.
"How the heck should I know..." Cedric sighed. He was tired with all of this.
I don't need you. Go away.
He laid a hand on his face. It was past 7am, and they were still procrastinating.
"Alright, lets get to work people."
Rey knocked on her office door.
"Captain?"
There was no sound.
He opened the door, and smiled. There were papers strewn about the floor, and he picked them up, placing them in order as he walked through her office. Suzuka was slumped on her desk, her face buried in her arms. Her long red hair was spread about her shoulders. She had taken it down last night, probably because it was making her head hurt.
Her glasses sat folded on the desk. She was far sighted.
Rey laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Suzuka-san?"
She groaned, and opened her eyes.
"Rey-kun." she sat up, rubbing her eyes, "What are you..." she stopped a moment, "Nice uniform."
He smiled, "Thanks."
Glancing at the clock, she gasped.
"I overslept!" she yelled, "...Vana was supposed to wake me..."
"It's alright, Commander Helms is taking your post for now." he said, "Did you not sleep at all?"
"I need to sort out some paperwork for the Voltaire. Major Hahnenfuss already has a triple workload, Captain Jule is doing a double in his condition, and I'm not even getting started with Commander Bjorkland. I took some of the work, as well as finishing my duties."
She moved about the room, smoothing out her uniform jacket that was laying on the back of her chair, and then walked to the small mirror in the corner. She brushed out her hair, and disappeared in the small bathroom in her office. Brushing her teeth quickly, she came out, putting her glasses back on.
"Alright." she breathed in and out, "I'm ready."
"That's unhealthy." he said, "To overwork like that."
"Tis the story of my life." she smiled, "I took too long of a leave while I was undercover. Now I have to make up for it. If you can believe it, I actually had less duties at the institute then here."
"I can believe it." he smiled.
Turning around, she stepped on a piece of paper, and slipped.
"Suzuka-san!"
Rey grabbed her arms, falling backwards into the wall. She lay in his arms, he had caught her soon enough to keep her on her feet. Looking up, his face was only a breath away. They both froze, looking at each other. Thoughts were running quickly through his mind, noticing that her cheeks were bright red. Rey took this oppurtunity to ask her about the day of the battle.
...I was quite satistfied...
"About...about the other day where-"
Suzuka pulled away from him quickly, stopping him from talking. She stared at him a momet, and then laid a hand on the side of her head.
"Thank you for catching me." she smiled, "But...I think we're late enough to the bridge, hm?"
Rey stared at her, and nodded.
"Very well."
They walked down the hallway, and he felt like an idiot.
Never before in his life had he really felt attracted to a girl like this before. Of course, back in the academy he had his fair share of dates. He thought plently of women were attractive there, but Suzuka was really the first one to grab his attention. It was the way she spoke to him, the way she was with him...
"Rey?"
He jumped, "Yes?"
"Are you alright? You seem a little distracted."
He shook his head, "I'm alright, a little tired maybe."
"Tired?" she sighed, "Yeah, we're all tired. Once we get back to Orb, I'm taking a LONG vaccation..."
Rey did not hear was she was saying. He was to busy trying to sort out the thoughts in his mind.
The doors to the bridge opened, and Cedric looked up at her.
"Ah, fearless leader on the bridge!" Brooks smirked.
"Good morning everyone. I apologize for being late." she said, "Commander, did you contact the Volatire?"
"I did." Cedric stood up, giving her the chair back, "We are currently located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, heading towards Orb. We'll reach there in about 3 days."
"What is the status of repair?"
"The Number 1 and Number 3 engines are repaired, the other two are close." Reiah ran a scan of the Voltaire, "Weapons are almost up to full capacity, and their mobile suits are still under repair."
"Good." Suzuka smiled, "Good work everyone."
Yzak walked down the hallway, signing the reports quickly and handing them off. He could barely stand, but he had to make sure the ship was operational. He had been working over a day straight now, ignoring Commander Bjorkland's pleas for him to rest. As he reached the end of the hallway, Major Hahnenfuss was waiting there. Her shift was over for the next 24 hours.
"Major." he said.
"Yzak."
He stopped. She was not talking to him as her Commander.
Yzak looked at her, and finished giving orders to the petty officers. They left, and he stood there with her a moment, before turning down the hallway. She followed him.
"Bjorkland has ordered you to get rest, medical circumstances. I suggest you do what he says."
"Quiet for a moment."
He stopped in front of his quarters, and she followed him in. The door shut behind him. Almost emidiatly, he collapsed to the floor. Shiho gasped, sinking to his side. Touching his side, there was blood on her hands.
"Yzak!"
There was blood stained on his jacket threw his bandages. Shiho helped him up, laying him on the bed. Taking off his jacket, she retreated to the bathroom to get a med kit. She desperatly cleaned his wounds, a few of the stitiches ripped out, she repaired them. Yzak lay there silently as she cleaned his wounds. When she was finished, she lay next to him on her side, staring at him. He closed his eyes, trying to shut the feeling of seering pain out of his mind.
The physical pain, and the mental pain.
"Yzak, you've been working too long." she said, "Dearka wouldn't have allowed you-"
"Shut up." he gritted his teeth, "You don't know anything about it."
She sat up, "Yzak-"
Pausing, she stared at the tears in his eyes.
"Dearka...he was like my brother..." Yzak whispered, his voice barely above a whisper, "...he's been there for me as long as I can remember...and now he's...I can't rest. I need to work. When we get to Orb, the ship must be in top shape. We might have to fight at anytime-"
He yelped as he sat up.
"You're going to stay right here and rest." she said, "Or I'm going to make you stay here."
"You can't give me orders!" he roared.
"YZAK! SHUT UP AND LAY DOWN!"
He gapped at her outburst. Shiho leaned foreward and pulled his uniform jacket off him again.
"You're going to lay down and go to sleep and if I hear ANY more complaints I will make sure you regret it." she glarred at him.
He nodded.
She pulled back the sheets, and helped him into bed. Sitting on the edge, she was running her fingers through his hair. Then she smiled, he loved her smiles.
"Rest, Yzak." she said, "You've done enough."
"Stay." he whispered, pressing her hand to his lips.
"Okay."
Sorry for the late update. The college server was being stupid.
Damn, it cold.
Next update should be wednesday or thursday if the server is behaving then. I have a big politics test on tuesday, so the next update may be subject to change but it will for sure be by the end of this week. If you like Scryed, I'm going to be putting up a fic with Kanami and Kazuma, so check it out if you get time
Thanks for putting up with my busy weeks,
Sumimasen, Arigato
