A/N: Non-stop writing really makes me exhausted, but if you like it, then I would be cheered up all week. So please review and tell me whether it's good or bad so that the next ones will be better and better. Thanks.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own GS/GSD.
…The thick darkness was covering the quiet mansion.
It was 2:00 am and there was no light coming out from the mansion, and it was a really gloomy place to be in. Athrun ran into the mansion as quietly as he could as for him didn't want anybody to notice his existence. Even the guards couldn't see him or hear his footsteps. Finally, after about an hour rummaging about in the huge mansion, he found the place and the one he wanted to meet. He was standing on the balcony of a girl's room, and inside the room, there was a sleeping girl. She looked really like the Pink Princess, especially when she was sleeping. He walked near her and cleared his throat loudly so as to wake her up. The girl opened her eyes and looked sleepily at the stranger.
"Do you remember me, Miss Campbell?" Athrun asked quietly. His eyes were flashing like a wolf's in the darkness of the room. The voice was too familiar to her.
"Athrun!" She gasped covering her mouth. When she was still shocked at his sudden visit, he said:
"I'm glad you remember me, Miss Campbell. Well, I have a favor to ask you."
"So… What is it?" She questioned him suspiciously, although she loved him crazily, but she had to be careful of people's asks for support.
"Well, you must know about the kidnap of the Princess and the other two ladies. I come here to ask you where they are kept and if you may release them. I know this is a ridiculous ask, but I will do anything you tell me to, even being your slave, so please think about my asking carefully, and I hope you will accept it." Athrun said quickly, his voice was shaking. Mia's eyes widened in surprise. She had never thought of that. Of course Athrun was all she wanted, but she couldn't release the three or else she would be killed by her father. But a glint of suspicion flashed her mind.
"So… Why don't you kidnap me and tell my father to exchange hostages? That would be much easier for you, and I know you don't like me at all, right?" She asked him narrowing her beautiful yet devious eyes.
"Because I don't want to do something so mean like that, and I'm doing this representing the King, so I cannot do anything that will ruin his good reputation." Athrun answered wisely.
"Well, Athrun, I can't do as what you tell me to, so please just go back. I promise I won't tell anybody about your visit here." Mia finally stated difficultly after thinking for five minutes. Her heart was squeezed and she couldn't breathe when she finished her sentence.
"Miss Campbell, can't you see that your father's action is mean as for him to kidnap three innocent girls just to serve for his overthrow plan? Don't you feel sorry for them and conscience-stricken?" He looked at her and asked bitterly.
"What do you know? I can't do anything else. Of course I think that it's not decent to kidnap them, but I'm his daughter and I can't betray him. I love you Athrun, but I just can't do as what you tell me to." She replied sobbing loudly. Athrun bit his lower lip hesitated, but he had to do it, or else his plan would be ruin. He came near the crying girl and slowly hugged her and looked deep into her eyes.
"Mia… I know this is hard for you, but I beg you only for this time. He is your father, yes that's true, but if he do anything wrong, you responsibility is to prevent him. Please just do as what your heart and your conscience tell you to." He told her sincerely and then placed a peck on her forehead. "I swear to do anything you tell me to do. Just this time… Please release them."
"I… I…" She stuttered feeling half happy and half puzzled at his action. His words struck her conscience, and she thought for fifteen minutes before coming to her last decision.
"Athrun, only this time… I will go and release them. But then will you go with me? To a place that no one will find us. I don't need you to love me, but I only need you to be at my side." She told him with teary eyes. Athrun only nodded as his heart was being shattered into pieces. The only image in his mind at that time was Cagalli. Each of their good memories returned to him slowly like a slow movie, and he wanted to cry, but finally got control of himself.
"Well, follow me." Mia told him and they left the room. They didn't know there was a blonde hiding behind the curtains crying quietly. Tears were falling freely on her cheeks, but she held her mouth tight so that no sounds came out. When the two left, she collapsed on the floor wasn't able to stand up from the critical hit on her heart…
"What the f…! Let me go or else I will have your head on the ground!" Yelled a furious reviving Yzak. He was sitting up in the bed with his head being wrapped and next to him, Dearka was regaining consciousness, too.
"Please calm down. You are still very weak and you can't go out now, but Mister Zala and Miss Hibiki are on their way rescuing the Ladies, so please don't worry." But right when the doctor finished his sentence, he received a punch from Yzak and fell on the floor unconscious.
"Annoying bastard." He grunted and went out of the room with a smirking Dearka followed.
"Hey why are you following me?" Yzak asked the blonde with irritated voice.
"Well, go rescue the Ladies what else? I overheard the conversation between the doctor and some nurses, and I have found out where they are. Wanna know?" Dearka replied smirking.
"So where are they then?" The hot-head asked his friend hurriedly.
"Have a guess." Dearka winked at the worrying boy deviously.
"Spill it out or else…" Yzak growled in his throat and that made Dearka took ten steps away from him.
"Heh heh, just kidding. Actually they are at the Campbell's mansion. So shall we head for them now?"
"Then let's go." Yzak said and ran out quickly as if he wasn't injured. The two ran to the horses' coop and got two horses, then they urged the horses to run at their maximum speed toward the Campbell's mansion. Yzak and Dearka didn't notice that the bed next to theirs was empty before they got out.
Athrun and Mia were walking away from the mansion to a house not far away from it. Although it was really dark, they could see the house was guarded with strict security.
"How will we get in?" Athrun asked Mia quietly. But the girl held his mouth and nodded. Then she walked to the house decently before Athrun could do anything to stop her.
"Who?" A man asked loudly pointing his gun at the coming girl.
"It's me, Mia Campbell." She answered. Immediately, the guard changed his manner.
"Why are you visiting us at such time, Lady Campbell?" He asked politely yet suspiciously. But she didn't flinch a bit.
"Oh well, it just I can't get to sleep so easily, and there is no one I can talk to in the mansion, so I decided to come here and have a small talk with the hostages. Is anything wrong with it?"
"Please understand Lady Campbell, Lord Campbell has ordered us not to let anyone in. So…" The man answered respectfully, but he was cut off.
"I know that. But I'm his own daughter, yet I can't get in? If I tell him that you were preventing me from getting in tomorrow, I'm sure he will cut your stupid head off. Now give way and go prepare four cups of tea for me." She ordered. The man didn't dare to say anything, but he just stood still didn't know what to do.
"Hurry up! You are annoying me! I ask you again, what's wrong with it I'm visiting the hostages? Or are you doubting that I will release them?" She yelled at the dumbfound man in front of her. He sweat dropped and opened the door immediately. Right then, an owl made a high dive at him and gave him a hard peck on his bald head. Blood were coming out from his wound and he fell on the hard ground unconscious. Hearing the sounds, five more guards jumped out from behind the house and received some more surprise. A flock of wild beasts was waiting for them. None of them could say a word because their throats were cut in less than a second after they jumped out. Mia's eyes widened in surprise and her face became pale. She wanted to scream but no words came out of her mouth. Then a shadow launched into the house at full speed. She collapsed on the ground while the beasts were retreating. Suddenly someone jumped on the ground from the roof and looked at her.
"Please hide somewhere. I need to rescue the ladies." Then he ran into the house as fast as a peregrine. Mia blinked and blinked.
"Athrun…" She cried mentally and tried her best to grab his cloak, but instead she only grabbed the air. Mia stood up slowly and went hiding behind a tree like he had told her to.
"Athrun… I believe you won't give away your words. I will believe in you…" She told herself. Tears were falling uncontrollably on her face…
As for the three kidnapped girls, they woke up immediately when they heard falling sounds outside.
"I wonder what's happening." Shiho mumbled under her breath. But she didn't have to wait long, and brown haired boy came in after kicking the door open. Outside, they could see the guards on the floor still 'sleeping'.
"Kira!" The Pink Princess gasped covering her mouth.
"Let's get away from here." Kira said quickly and pulled the girls up without hesitating. But they heard running sounds on the corridor. Kira winced and then pulled the door close, standing at its side ready for a sudden attack. Right then, the door swung open and a man came in. Kira launched at the stranger in no time gave him a hard punch, but he quickly dodged it and was about to give Kira a punch in answer, just when he realized the attacker.
"Kira!" "Athrun!" They gasped at the same time. True, the one who was getting in was Athrun Zala, the bodyguard of the Pink Princess, the Red Knight. Then the five teenagers sighed in relief. They carefully got out of the house without facing any difficulty because the guards were all knocked out. But when they were completely out of the house, someone screamed:
"Red alert! The hostages are escaping!" Their face became pale and they quickly ran to the mansion because they all knew the guards would fill the area in no time. They got in and stayed still in a dark corner while the whole mansion lighted up and became noisy. The servants ran into Mia's room and that made Athrun jumped out of his skin. But it was a while since the servants went in, yet nothing happened. He became curious and looked at the four questioningly. Lacus nodded and he left the four to head for the room. The corridor was empty since all the people had gone out. He opened the great door and again someone gave a blow at him. He dodged it easily and caught the attacker by the wrist.
"Ouch!" The attacker let out a gasp of pain. The voice was familiar to him.
"Cagalli…" He whispered letting her go. She stared at him, eyes widening. They stood still for a while, then she suddenly burst out crying. He gently held her and rubbed her back tenderly. She sobbed uncontrollably on his chest.
"Please don't cry Cagalli, it seems that you have known the story and my plan, eh? That's what I have to do, but at the very last moment, Kira came and rescued the three violently so that it becomes a mess. I intend not to solve this causing so much trouble, but everything is ruined now. And I still have my promise with Lady Campbell. But first of all, let's get out of this, okay?"
She let out some more crying sounds and then stopped. They went out of the room carefully and met the four. They looked at each other worriedly, it was already 4:30 am and they had to be back at the King's castle or else he would announce to the Council about his back out.
"We have no choice, we must go back, this seems to be a really dangerous situation." Stated Miriallia. The others agreed with her and they quickly got into Mia's room and then jumped out from the window. Each of the bodyguards carried one lady. They ran at their full speed away from the mansion to the castle direction, but soon, someone shouted:
"There they are! They are escaping! Get 'em!" And then heaps of guards and servants went chasing the six. Kira closed his eyes while running and then the night beast were back to prevent the chasing people. But there were too many people, and some of them are wizards, so soon Kira's beasts were all defeated. The distance between the teenagers and the guards were becoming shorter every second passed. Suddenly…
"Hey this is funny! Why don't you call me to join?" Spoke a male voice. Then a blonde with a horse jumped out from the darkness.
"Dearka!" Miriallia cried choking. Right then a man was about to grab her arm, but he immediately received a kick from Dearka on the horse.
"Dearka, no time for joking. Take the Princess and Miss Haww back to the castle and tell the King for me they are safe." Athrun yelled annoyed.
"Yes sir…" Dearka replied sarcastically and picked the two girls on his horse, then he urged it to run back a maximum speed. They soon disappeared in the darkness. Right then, a white horse jumped out and stood on its hindlegs because of the sudden stop. This time, it was Shiho's turn to gasp.
"Joule!" Then the rarest thing happened: her tears fell down on her velvet cheeks.
"Hah, this is good." Kira exclaimed and held Shiho up gently so that she could climb on the horse more easily.
"Heh heh, take care of yourselves." Yzak said and then urged his horse to run back to the castle leaving the three bodyguards back.
"Now what should we do?" Cagalli asked being worried.
"Let's see, now that the Ladies are safe, we should prevent them from chasing them, eh?" Athrun said while they kept running. Kira looked at him and nodded slightly. Then they stopped and faced the chasing men. But some of them had abandoned the three to get on their horses so as to get the hostages back.
"S… This is no good. Then, how about a ride with their horses?" Kira asked and whistled loudly. Immediately, the horses stopped and suddenly stood up on their hindlegs and the men on them were thrown down on the ground. Getting their chance, Cagalli and Kira climbed on the horses in no time, but Athrun didn't.
"Hey what are you doing? Let's go!" Cagalli yelled. She was feeling something wrong.
"I'm really sorry, please go first you two. I have a promise to fulfill. Don't worry about me, I will go back." He said with a sad smile across his face.
"No Athrun, we will go with you." Cagalli said determinedly, but Kira held his sister's shoulder and shook his head slightly.
"That's a promise Athrun; you will have to come back. Cagalli and I will be waiting for you. Don't forget that my sister needs you very much, understand?"
Athrun only nodded his head since his heart was as if broken. So indeed, the horses started to race at their full speed while Cagalli was still yelling and trying to kick her brother's ass. Athrun turned around and let out a fire…
"I must not leave Campbell here. A promise is a promise…" He thought and started to run back, using the fire to stop anyone who wants to get near him.
To be continued.
A/N: Well, too bad that this one is not interesting at all. But like I said, I'm exhausted. So please send reviews to cheer me up. Thank you very much.