This is something I came up with on a whim.A sort of fanfiction to my fanfiction.
This scene is a variation of Chapter 10 from part 1 of Eternity Rising, and I added an extra scene. This story is half YzakxDearka and half YzakxShiho, so you have been warned. This interlude is purely the fangirl in me. The next chapter of Eternity Rising will be up before the end of the week.
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed or Seed Destiny
Honoka glarred at the fleeting ships, and he sighed.
I will not tollerate anymore mistakes...
"Charge the Tanhauser."
Dearka gasped as the cannon opened and was locking onto the Voltaire.
"Captain Jule!" Abby yelled, "Captain Honoka's ship has locked onto us with it's Tanhauser cannon!"
"Is he crazy?" Bjorkland said, "If he fires that into earth's atmosphere-"
"Chairman Trent must have really threatened him." Yzak frowned.
"At this height-" Reiah told her captain, "-it runs the risk of frying earth's atmosphere."
"We can't allow that." Cedric said, "We should send one of the pilots up there to destroy it."
"We can't leave anyone behind. We're already past third stage entry." Suzuka replied, "We just don't have time-"
Dearka sat in his cockpit, listening to the communication lines between his ship, his fellow squad members, and the two Captains.
He smirked, maybe today was a good day to die.
"I'll go!" Shiho called, "I can withstand the heat more in the DEEP Arms."
"NO!" Yzak shouted, suddenly alarmed, "You can't!"
"I'm the only logical choice! I have to go-"
She yelped as something grabbed her, throwing her mobile suit violently back into the launch bay. Dearka entered the codes for the docking door.
"Dearka, what are you doing?" Shiho gasped.
Yzak watched in horror as Dearka's Zaku left the ship, and shot towards the attacking fleet. He slowly stood up, hearing nothing in his own mind as the long gun Dearka kept with his Zaku was drawn and aimed right at the Tanhauser cannon as it was about to fire.
Yzak stood on the balcony, leaning on the railing. His white shirt was unbuttoned, and he held a glass of white wine in his hand. The events of that day's coucnil ran through his head, not having completely dawned on him yet. It was not in Yzak's personality to drink in this point of his life, but it helped to calm him down when there was something lingering in his mind that was sure to kick him in the ass later.
He would never be allowed to be with the one he loved. Looking down in his other hand, Shiho's ring sat in the middle of his palm. Being so lost in his thoughts, he did not hear the deck door open.
"Yzak."
The dazed silver-haired solider looked on his best friend, and sighed, looking back at the darkened horizon of PLANT. Dearka walked over to him, and leaned his back against the railing. He had heard from his father what happend when Tad Elthman burst into the house that night, swearing and cursing about something that had happend in the council. After Dearka's mother proceded to calm him down, Dearka could not help but evesdrop on his parent's conversation. From the very beginning, Dearka's father had disliked Trent, but now he Dearka was sure his father hated him.
All that he remembered now, was that Yzak wanted to get married and Trent was a bastard about it. The meeting ended with Trent assuming complete control over the council, Yzak being expelled, and the engagement with Shiho being over.
"You're drinking."
"Ah."
"You never drink."
"Ah."
Dearka looked at the floor, "The council said no, didn't they?"
Yzak frowned.
"Yzak!" Shiho shrieked, running after him in the hallway, "Stop! Please, you mustn't! They will-"
"I don't care!" he yelled, "I don't care anymore! I don't fucking care if they approve or not!"
"YZAK!" she grabbed his arm, "Stop..."
He stopped a foot from the council chambers door. Shiho hung on his arm, tears poured down her face.
"The council ...they will say no."
"I don't care." he pulled her up to face him, "Don't you understand? I love you."
She gasped.
"I would give up my career, my life...just to be with you." he said, "I will convince them. I can convince them to allow us to get married."
He tangled his fingers with hers, touching the engagement band on her hand. Leaning foreward he kissed her,
"Trust me." he said, "Trust me. I can do this."
She stared as he slipped away from her, stepping into the council room.
Yzak stared at the horizon. He had not seen Shiho, heard from her, or had any intention of calling her.
Shouting...
"I shouted." Yzak said.
"You usually do."
"I shouted at the PLANT council." he said, "I practically begged them. But it wasn't an engagement approved by the council, and they...they called her in and ordered her to recant. Trent...Trent had competely assumed control of the council. He ordered Shiho to return the engagement ring in front of everyone, and renounce the engagement or I would be facing a court martial from ZAFT."
"What?"
"Of course, she did it." Yzak chuckled, "And in the end, I was thrown out of the council. Despite Counciler Hahnenfuss, your father, and over the half the council trying to keep me there."
Dearka gasped, looking at Yzak. His silver, straight hair fell in front of his eyes.
In all the years that Dearka had know Yzak, he had never seen him this way. Yzak was not easily disturbed by things, but because of the incedent with Shiho and Councilman Trent, it was was easy to tell that Yzak was close to the end of his rope.
"What am I going to do, Dearka?" Yzak said.
He was smiling, but there were tears in his eyes. Dearka stared at him in horror as Yzak laid a hand on his own face, trying to hide the tears. Although Dearka had not known about Yzak and Shiho till late, he could seriously understand the feeling of being abandoned.
Miriallia.
"I can still feel her in my head." Yzak's hand covered his face, "I can hear her laugh, see her smile...it's like some form of torture."
"Trent did it on purpose." Dearka said, "He hates you."
"That's obvious!" Yzak roared, "He wanted me off the council. The only way he could do it was this way. Now Shiho has to suffer as well..."
Dearka stared at Yzak, "You really do love her, don't you?"
Yzak frowned, not saying anything, "I'm going to take the Voltaire and I'm going to fight them, Dearka. If Trent and Twlight doesn't let me have her, then he can't have either of us."
"Well..." Dearka leaned his head back, looking at the sky, "You know that I will not leave your side, Yzak. No matter what happens."
Yzak frowned, "You don't understand what you're saying. If you come with me...you will be hunted like Twlight will hunt Shiho and I."
"I will never leave your side." Dearka repeated, "We've known each other for too long, Yzak. You know that whatever happens, I will stay with you."
"You lier." Yzak looked at the ground, "Hypocrite...if you have forgotten, you were the one that betrayed me."
Dearka looked at him from the corner of his eyes.
"It seems not matter how hard I try, I always end up alone in the end." Yzak replied, "That's just pathetic-"
He stopped.
A hand laid on his face. Dearka was still staring at him, smearing the tears of Yzak's cheek with his thumb.
"I swear I will never betray you."
Yzak whispered, waving his hand away, "You bastard, I already told you-"
His eyes snapped open, and the wind glass slid from his hands.
Dearka leaned foreward and kissed him. Sliding his hands over Yzak's face, he opened his mouth, and tilted the Zaft captain's head back to better kiss him. After a few moments, he slowly pulled away. Holding onto the railing to keep from falling off, Yzak stared into Dearka's violet eyes in shock.
"I swear on my life." Dearka said.
Jumping off the railing, he walked towards the doorway.
"I wish Miriallia loved me as much as Shiho loved you." he said, "I can still hear her words in my head, and I will never forget her as long as I live."
"Dearka-"
"I'm still in love with Miriallia, and you're in love with Shiho." Dearka shrugged, "You desarved to be with her, and to be happy. Just let me give you one piece of advise, Yzak..."
The captain stared at him.
"You fight for her, and love her with everything that you are." Dearka said, "That is all that you need to know."
Yzak watched as Dearka left. Still staring at where Dearka stood in shock, he slumped against the wall.
Thank you, Dearka...
"Dearka." Yzak whispered.
Dearka fired the rifle at the cannon before it fired.
There was an explosion, and he heard Shiho cry out as debris from other mobile suits and damaged ships began to enter the atmopshere along with them. Yzak stared in shock as they entered the earth's atmosphere. Seeing nothing but fire and falling metal as they shot towards earth.
Dearka...