Chapter 7

War for Two (re-written)

Summary-What if Kira was a girl?

Disclaimer-I don't own Gundam Seed/Destiny

A/N I decided to make it Kira who got stranded on the island with Athrun instead of Cagalli, just so no one gets confused of why Kira is on the island.

"Damn" Kira thought as she saw her life pack float away in the ocean.

Deciding that it would be better to get out of the water before she drowned. Kira slowly made her way to the shore.

"I really wish I had taken the Strike." Kira murmured under her breath.

Flashback

"Hey were do you think your going kid?" a mechanic called.

"I need to get out there and HELP! Commander La Fllaga can't hold them off forever." Kira explained desperate to get to the Strike.

"Sorry, but we aren't done with the Strikes repairs yet." The mechanic said trying to usher Kira out of the hanger.

"What if I was to take something else?" Kira asked looking around and spotted a Sky Grasper.

Running off before the other mechanics could notice she jumped in and started it up.

"HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" a mechanic called.

"I need to help! Open the hatch!" Kira called.

"Alright." The chief mechanic called and opened the hatch.

End Flashback

Finally making it to the shore Kira got out and removed her helmet and placed it on the sand.

"I really hope Archangel is alright." Kira said to herself and flinched slightly when she remembered how she got here.

Flashback

"What's that?" Kira asked herself as she noticed an aircraft making its way towards the battle field.

Panic surged through her veins "Could they be reinforcements?"

Kira figured that it was better to stop them here than to take the chance that they were ZAFT reinforcements. She took aim and fired at one of the main engines.

Unfortunately the Sky Grasper was not as responsive as the Strike and she wasn't able to dodge a shot in time. The shot hit one of her own engines.

"Oh no!" Kira shouted as the machine started its fall to the earth.

End Flashback

'Not the smartest thing I have ever done.' Kira scolded herself.

She made her way through the thick brush of the island. Before Kira new it she had made it to the other side.

"It really is a tiny island." Kira said to herself again and realized that she had been talking to herself a little too much lately.

Taking a look around the beach Kira noticed something to her right. She tried to get a better look but the object was hidden by trees and large rock. Whatever it was though it was big!

Kira started leaning over the small cliff she was standing on to try and get a better look when she notice something or rather someone emerge from behind a rock.

"A ZAFT soldier" Kira whispered. She quickly drew her gun and clicked the safety off (A/N I know that the real Kira forgets about the safety on the gun, but just humor me here.) Kira couldn't see the others face but from his red and white flight suit she was sure it was a ZAFT soldier.

The other pilot looked up feeling like he was being watched and noticed another soldier on the cliff not to far from him. He couldn't see the others face either but he did notice the blue and white pilot suit of the Earth Forces.

"An Earth Alliance soldier." He thought very alarmed. He then took notice of the gun in the others hand.

Kira raised her gun and called out to the other. She didn't want to have to kill him but she wasn't going to die either.

"Hey!" She called. She notices the other about to run and took a shot, not aiming to kill just to injure. She managed to hit him in the shoulder though he did manage to move so the bullet only grazed him.

The ZAFT soldier took off in a run down the beach.

"Hold it!" Kira shouted giving case and fired a few more warning shots.

The red pilot got behind a rock and panted deeply from the adrenaline rush. He looked out and cursed himself. There on the sand laid his gun.

"Must have dropped it when he was firing at me." He thought. He looked up and saw the other start moving towards the gun.

"Looks like I'm not the only one who noticed that" He mumbled under his breath.

Kira made her way towards the fallen gun that was half buried in the sand. She lowered her gun; she didn't want to seem to threatening since she didn't want to fight. She kept her eyes on him though. She watched at he slumped down the rock until he was on crouching low. He pulled a weapon out that looked to be a knife.

Kira narrowed her eyes and slowly leaned down to try and pick up the gun. The other noticed this and took the open opportunity to run up the small hill and over a rock so he was no longer in sight. Kira notice his move and tried to fire but she was at an angle so that she wasn't able to get a good shot.

Breathing deeply she picked up the gun and holstered her own. She looked around for the other pilot.

'Where is he?' She thought to herself.

Just as she turned her back to the rock the other had dashed behind the other pilot jumped out.

Kira gasped and was about to raise her arm that held the gun when the other grabbed her arm.

They fought for a bit. Kira was at a strength disadvantage; though she was far from being weak she lacked the experience in hand to hand fighting and was pinned to the ground by the more trained soldier.

She looked up and saw the sun reflect off the knife. She froze.

'I'm going to die!' She thought and shut her eyes and braced herself for the impact that would end her life.

She felt nothing though. Daring herself to see why the other was hesitating to kill her she opened her eyes.

Kira gasped loudly as did the other above her.

'No! It can't be!' She thought.

Archangel

"You don't really plan to look for her? Do you captain?" Natarel asked shocked.

"We have to! There is no guarantee that she was shot down!" Murrue stated. "How long until sundown?" She asked Mir.

"About one hour." Mir said.

"Captain!" Natarel shouted obviously not pleased of where this was leading.

"If you object then feel free to write it in your report!" The brunette captain snapped none too gently.

"I can't give up on her. I just can't." Murrue said ignoring the gasps of the other bridge members about her out burst.

"Without Kira we won't be able to use the Strike to look for her so we will have Cagalli and Commander La Fllage take turns in the Sky Grasper looking for her." Murrue commanded.

"Understood ma'am" Natarel murmured under her breath.

Island

Kira was breathing heavily and her chest rose up and down none to gently. She was frozen in a state of shock. She didn't dare look away.

Above her she saw her best friend and enemy. Athrun Zala. She was beginning to wonder if the heat and sunlight were just playing tricks on her, but then if they were the soldier above her would have killed her by now.

Athrun was in a similar state. He was just about to plunge his knife into the enemy pilot when he caught himself staring at a very familiar face. Tan skin, brown hair…a female face. He wanted to make sure so he waited for the other to open their eyes. He was pleased and mortified all at the same time to see the very same amethyst eyes that could only belong to his best friend Kira Yamato.

"A girl?" Athrun said dumbly. Yeah he knew perfectly well that this was a girl now that he knew it was Kira, but he was still surprised since women were pretty rare in the military. Plus what were the chances?

Kira scowled at this. 'What did he think I was?' She thought annoyed.

"Yes I'm a girl!" She shouted and started squirming a little.

"What? What are you doing here Kira?" Athrun asked not getting off her.

"I was just about to ask you the same question." Kira said and tried to get out from underneath him but he kept her still.

Athrun narrowed his eyes slightly. If Kira was here then it was her that shot down his carrier.

Kira was about to say something when she noticed a pressure on her chest that she hadn't before. She looked down and saw Athruns hand firmly placed on her left breast. She blushed a bright cherry red.

"ATHRUN!" She shouted.

Athrun gave her a confused look and then notice where her eyes were focused. He blushed a pretty red mirroring Kiras and quickly removed his hand.

Sitting up so that he was only straddling Kiras legs and not her upper body.

He coughed "Um I am sorry about that," He apologized not looking Kira in the face.

Kira sat but so that she was leaning on her elbows and stared at Athrun. She still had a light blush on her cheeks but mastered the courage to speak.

"Umm could you get off me?" Kira asked still trying to get Athrun to look at her.

'Why is he so embaressed?'Kira thought.

'Duh he doesn't go around groping girls! Especially not the enemy pilots' a voice said.

'Yeah true but he shouldn't be that embarrassed it wasn't like he did it one purpose.' Kira said to the voice.

'If he did it on purpose he wouldn't be embarrassed!' The voice mocked.

'Who are you?' Kira asked the voice.

'I'm you! Well the reasonable side of you.' The voice answered.

'Alright then, well maybe you can tell me why he isn't getting off me.'

'Do you really want him to get off you?' the voice teased.

'No…err…I mean…YES of course I do!'

'Ha you so like him!'

'What? Of course I do! We couldn't be friends if I didn't like him!'

'You know what I mean.'

'No I don't we are friends nothing more! Probably not even that anymore.'

'Whatever just enjoys this for the time being!' the voice laughed.

"Shut up." Kira murmured.

"What?" Athrun asked. Kira looked at him surprised.

'Did I say that out loud? Oh my God I did!' Kira panicked.

"Kira?" Athrun asked confused.

"Umm Athrun could you please get off now?" Kira asked again.

Athrun blushed a darker shade of red if it were possible and got off Kira. He soon remembered the position they were in and picked the gun up off the ground and pointed it at Kira.

"Give me your gun." He demanded sternly. Apparently Kira had forgotten the situation as well and was baffled for a moment. She then narrowed her eyes at Athrun. Athrun flinched slightly and wanted nothing more to get away from that gaze that held betrayal and rebellion.

"Why? So you can kill me?" Kira asked in a cold tone. She didn't have any bullets left in her gun but Athrun didn't need to know that.

"I'm serious Kira! Give me your gun and I won't hurt you." Athrun said. 'Not like you would hurt her anyways.' A voice in his head called.

Kira stiffened for a moment in thought. She could try and run. But Athrun had a gun pointed at her at a close distance, she was fast but not that fast. She could give him her gun and then try and take his later. She did have much time to decide as her body was already reacting and handed Athrun her gun.

Athrun checked the guns bullet supply and smiled slightly.

'She doesn't even have any bullets left' He was slightly amused at Kiras gall. Not taking any chances though he disabled the gun and through it into the ocean.

Kira watched as her gun was disabled into pieces and thrown into the blue ocean. She sighed slightly until she was pulled up by Athrun a little roughly.

"Come on." He said and practically dragged her over to the rock where she had fist seen him.

Kira was able to get a look at the object she had seen before; she wasn't too surprised to see that it was the Aegis, since Athrun was on the island.

"Get on the ground and put your hands behind you back." Athrun commanded.

Kira glared at Athrun again before sighing deeply and sitting on the ground. No sooner than she did Athrun pulled out a rope from a bag that was lying on the ground and tied her wrist and ankles together tightly enough so she wouldn't be able to undo them but not to tight that they would cause too much discomfort.

"What are you planning on doing with me?" Kira asked quietly

Athrun looked her in the eyes. "I'm taking you with me."

Kiras eyes widen in shock, she shock her head her hair that was done up in a messy bun coming undone.

"You can't!" Kira protested.

Athrun glared at her and stood up. "Cant what? Take you where you belong? Damnit Kira you are a coordinator stops being so naïve"

Kira flinched slightly at that harsh statement. "You don't understand! I can't go to ZAFT! I won't go to ZAFT!" Kira cried desperately! She felt her emotions take over and felt tears sting her eyes at the thought of her friends being slaughtered by ZAFT.

Athrun felt his composure soften at the sight of Kira so upset. He could see the tears forming in her eyes. Leaning down he wrapped her in an embrace.

"Don't worry Kira, I'll make them understand. You were being manipulated by the naturals." Athrun attempted to comfort.

Kira didn't feel comforted. She was about to say something when it started to rain.

"I need to check on a few things in the Aegis, and then we will look for shelter it's not raining to bad." Athrun said even though he felt really bad about leaving Kira in the rain.

Kira only scuffed and looked away. She wasn't going to be taken to ZAFT with out some sort of fight.

Athrun sighed and headed towards the Aegis. The rain wasn't that bad only a very light drizzle.

Kira began twisting her arms and legs trying to get her restraints loose enough so she could get out. Unfortunately all her twisting had caused her to loose her balance and she toppled over, and as luck would have it she was at the edge of the small hill and she rolled down.

"Ah!" Kira called out in surprise. She landed into a shallow stream below but unfortunately it was deep enough that her head could go under and the raising water wasn't helping her situation.

"Oh great." Kira grumbled and tried her best to keep her head up.

Athrun who had heard Kiras call of surprise looked down to see Kira fall down the hill and land un-ceremonially into a stream. Suppressing a laugh at Kiras clumsiness he went down to her.

"Hey! What cha doing?" Athrun called to the brunette in the water. (A/N I love that in the series)

Kira made and angry face at Athrun. "Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to drown myself." Kira said sarcastically.

"Really?" Athrun asked with mock surprise.

"So are you going to help me up or not?" Kira asked in a bored tone.

Athrun only smiled and pulled Kira out of the water. Her long hair was over her shoulders and was sticking slightly to her face.

Kira was about to say something when she felt something crawling on her. She looked at her shoulder were Athruns hand was resting. A small crab emerged from her hair and made its way over Athruns hand before falling into the water again.

Athrun started giggling all of a sudden.

"What so funny about a little crab?" Kira asked with confusion.

"Sorry, its' just I never experienced stuff like this until I came to earth." Athrun replied.

Kira scowled again. "What? Don't they have crabs on the PLANTS?"

Athrun frowned, normally such a comment would mean nothing, but since he always believed that Kira was going to come to PLANT someday he felt it was a mockery of his childhood belief.

He turned to see Kira standing up with her face facing towards the sky.

"What are you doing now?" Athrun asked. The rain was coming down harder now.

"I'm trying to clean myself off, I'm covered in sand" Kira said looking at Athrun who was kneeling not to far away. Turning back to wards the sky she sighed with contentment. "This feels so good."

Athrun found himself staring at Kira again. Her body seemed to relax against the rain. Her hair stuck to her face slightly and at the flight suit that was no soaked hugged her body tightly.

He found his eyes wandering over her face, and body. He caught himself though and shook his head, his already wet hair sticking to his face.

'Idiot! What's the matter with you? She is your friend. FRIEND! You should respect her and keep your eyes off.' He scolded himself.

With Cagalli

"Where are you Kira?" Cagalli asked herself as she circled the Sky looking for any trace of her friend.

'Please be alright.' She thought and returned to the Archangel sense her time was up.

In a Cave

Kira was wrapped in a small blanket. Athrun had untied her awhile ago claiming that she wasn't a threat to him without a gun.

Kira was a bit insulted by this but she didn't say anything since she was glad to have the ropes undone.

She sighed and looked around the small cave. Her cloths were hanging from a hand made line. The fire in front of her was warm and inviting. She shifted slightly not dew to coldness but to nerves. Athrun was at the Aegis trying to get the communications systems to work.

'If he contacts ZAFT there will be no help for the Archangel' she thought sadly.

Kira heard foot steps and looked up to see Athrun enter the cave. He was also soaked from head to toe and ran a hand through his wet hair.

"It's coming down really bad right now; I don't think we will be able to get through until morning." Athrun said and took a seat at the opposite side of the cave.

Kira didn't say anything she just returned her gaze to the fire.

A small smile found its way to Athruns face as he looked at Kira. Unlike before he wasn't admiring her in an inappropriate way, he was merely taking in the image of his best friend. She was fairly tall for a girl, but other than that she had remained pretty much the same except for her obvious maturity in her face and other aspects.

He was slightly surprised about how little Kira had changed over the years. She was still naïve and good natured as he found out through their battles and talks. But she was also very different. Kira was not the kind of person who would fight. She often backed down out of fights when she was younger; it was his job to protect her. She never stood up for herself in fear of further provoking the argument. Now she seemed to have more self confidence.

Athrun sighed. He missed the old Kira. The Kira who would never fight against him. The Kira who needed him to protect her.

Athrun felt the lack of sleep he had been experience starting to take a toll on his body. He felt his eyes slowly closing as sleep was practically being demanded by his body.

Kira who had been watching Athrun notice him starting to fall asleep as well.

"Hey! You can't fall asleep." Kira called.

"Huh?" Athrun answered sleepily.

"Come one, what kind of a soldier would you be if you fell asleep with your captive untied less than a few feet away?" Kira asked trying to get Athrun to remain awake.

Athrun didn't respond but merely watched lazily.

"I could steal your gun while you sleep." Kira said.

This got Athruns attention as his eyes widen slightly.

"You would be the laughing stalk of ZAFT if that happened." Kira said intently.

Athrun just started laughing.

"What's so funny?" Kira asked clearly not amused that Athrun was laughing at her…..again.

"You are, you don't give up do you?" Athrun asked smiling slightly.

Kira only glared.

"If you go for my gun I will have no choice but to kill you." Athrun darkly keeping his eyes steady with Kiras to show that he was serious.

Kira just looked away.

Athrun shrugged and closed his eyes falling into a light sleep.

After about an hour Kira looked at Athrun. He seemed to be in a deeper sleep. Perhaps he was a little more willing to let his guard down since it was Kira who was in his presents.

Kiras gaze focused on the gun that was in Athruns holster at his side. She got up a silently made her way over to him.

Looking down at him she remembered what he said to her only a few hours ago.

Flashback

"Where's the Strike Kira?" Athrun asked as he untied her restraints.

"Huh?" Kira asked dumbly.

"Don't play dumb Kira. Where did you hide the Strike?" Athrun asked coldly.

"Strikes not here Athrun I got shot down in an air-craft." Kira explained honestly.

Athrun narrowed his eyes slightly. "So it was you who shot down my carrier."

"Umm I guess, sorry about that, I didn't know if you guys were reinforcements or not." Kira said blushing slightly like a child would at being caught take a cookie before dinner.

"Your just being used you know." Athrun said out of the blue.

"What?" Kira asked confused.

"The naturals. They only keep you around because you're an asset. If you weren't able to pilot the Strike and protect them do you really think that they would keep you around?" Athrun asked seriously looking at Kira.

"Just drop it." Kira said darkly.

"Kira…." Athrun began.

"No Athrun! You and I have different views in what we should be fighting for. No matter what either of us says it's not going to change anything." Kira snapped.

"Your right." Athrun said quietly.

End Flashback

Kira shook the memory out of her head.

'My friends wouldn't do that.' She thought.

"You're wrong." She whispered and slowly reached for the gun.

She hesitated she was considering allowing Athrun to take her back to ZAFT. She quickly dismissed the idea. She would not be welcome in ZAFT nor would she agree to fight for them. Plus the Archangel was her main priority.

She reached for the gun again. She almost had her hand around it when the fire made a noise.

Kira gasped but regretted it as her startled cry awoke Athrun.

Athrun opened his eyes and looked up to see Kira standing over him.

"Kira?" The he noticed what she was doing and his eyes widen.

Kira quickly through the blanket that was around her shoulders over Athrun and grabbed the gun. Thank God for quick reflexes.

Athrun finally managed to free himself from under the blanket to see Kira leaned up against the opposite cave wall as she removes the safety on the gun.

Athrun narrowed his eyes and pulled out his knife and took a fighting stance.

"I can't let you go." Kira said holing the gun, the barrel aimed at the ceiling.

Athrun said nothing he was to busy looking for a weak point or opening.

"If I let you go you will only use that machine to kill more innocent people and Earth Soldiers. I can't let that happen!" Kira said tears forming but she pushed them back.

"I told you that if you took my gun that I would have to kill you." Athrun said his face emotionless.

Kira gritted her teeth,

"I can't let you take my machine. I am a ZAFT soldier till the bitter end" Athrun shouted.

Kira narrowed her eyes. "Damn you!" Kira shouted and raised her arm to throw the gun.

Athrun saw his opening and charged. The gun hit the ground and fired.

Archangel

"Come on I can go one more time!" Cagalli argued with the blonde commander.

"No we both need our sleep! Besides it's night and we wouldn't be able to see anything even if we did come across her."

"But…" Cagalli started but was cut off.

"This isn't easy for anyone! We will look again tomorrow, if nothing turns up we will have to face the facts that we may not find her." The commander said sadly.

Cagalli didn't say anything else but ran off to her room.

'I know your alive Kira. I just know it.' Cagalli thought as she ran down the corridors.

Cave

Athrun was lying on top of Kira. He got up and looked down at the shocked Kira.

"What the hell are you thinking? Throwing a loaded gun like that!" He shouted.

"Sorry." Was all Kira could master.

Athrun shook his head and stood up as did Kira.

Kira noticed that Athrun was staggering slightly and noticed a gash on his left side.

"D-did I do that?" Kira asked horrified.

"It's nothing." Athrun said reaching for his medical bag.

"Let me!" Kira said grabbing the bag.

"I can do it on my own." Athrun argued.

"Just let me do it!" Kira shouted grabbing the bag from Athrun. "I want to pay you back for all that you have done…..I don't want to be in your debt." Kira said honestly in a small voice.

Athrun decided to allow her request. He looked at her again and blushed furiously. Kira was standing before him in nothing but her underwear.

"First can you please put some cloths on…..they should be dry." Athrun requested and turned his back to give her privacy.

Kira was confused for a moment but then looked down at her very exposed self.

"Ah!" Kira gasped and sank to her knees, clutching the bag close and blushing hard from embarrassment.

10 minutes later

"There" Kira said as she finished disinfecting and wrapping Athruns wound.

"Thanks, feels better already." Athrun said smiling.

Kira just looked away.

Athrun didn't say anything else either and they both went to the opposite sides of the cave and went to sleep.

Morning

Kira awoke very early. She could see the first rays of sun light peeking over the horizon. Getting up she made her way to the front of the cave. She turned and took a look at Athrun who had yet to awaken.

Taking a deep breath she made her choice and left the cave and ran down to beach to where he Sky Grasper crashed. She picked up her helmet and looked over the large body of salt water.

'I'm sorry Athrun.' She thought. No sooner she spotted an air-craft above. She recognized it as the other Shy Grasper.

It landed not to far away and she was greeted by commander La Fllaga. Telling him to leave quickly, they made their way back to the Archangel just as ZAFT forces entered the area. Kira didn't doubt that they had picked up Athruns distress call and were making their way over to him.

They were enemies again.

To be continued……..

A/N Crap? Work of art? Should I be praised or killed and damned to hell so that my work should never meet the publics' eye again? Don't care what you think as long as you leave a review.

To all that reviewed!

I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH! (Blows kisses)

I decided to update early so I hope you enjoy but it was a bit rushed so I apologize for that also sorry for any Grammar mistakes I hate the English language so much! I guess it would be easier if I learned it as a first language unfortunately I am not that lucky!

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