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She slept most of the time. After a while, it was obvious that she really did not pay attention when people spoke to her, unless she wanted to. She would listen to Cagali, Athrun most of the time, and received a call from Cedric Helms once to brief her on the status of the ship. Meyrin brought her some other clothes so she did not have to sleep in the hospital dress all the time.

But, essentially, she did not really care what people had to say.

It was a few days before Suzuka even spoke, and that was only to her first officer. She ventured out of the infirmary, and disappeared into one of the offices to speak to her crew. Except for that, she spent the rest of the time simply laying in bed. When they finally landed back on earth, Cagali stood in the doorway of the room, staring at her. Cagali was never one to lay around.

"Suzuka?"

Suzuka's eyes strayed over to her, and Cagali sat next to her bed.

"Your ship is waiting." the blond woman sighed, "Once you are well, you are to report back."

"Cagali-sama-"

"Don't second guess me, Kiriyuhi." Cagali frowned, "All you've been doing is moping around the ship. Get up and get on with your life."

Suzuka sat up, glaring at her. How could she say something like that?

"You don't understand-"

"I don't understand?" Cagali narrowed her eyes, "At least he's not your husband."

Suzuka closed her mouth.

"I'm sorry. I'll report back to my ship."

"Good." she said, standing, "Take it easy, Captain. Soon, there's going to be a war for us to fight, and I need you to help me. You're one of the most valuable captains I have."

"Thank you, mi'lady."

Cagali then gave her a reassuring smile.

"Hang in there." she said, "We're not prepared to give Rey up without a fight yet. Athrun and I owe him a debt for saving me, and we owe you too."

Suzuka smiled back at her, and nodded.

Cedric marched down the hallway of Orb. He was in a bad mood. A REALLY bad mood. Not only was Suzuka wounded, but Rey was the one that shot her. There were mixed feelings on the ship. It ranged from crying, to shock, to threats of dismemberment of Rey. Having to deal with that damage control, he also had to attend a meeting with the other Eternity captains that morning before going to visit Suzuka.

He hated this.

Walking towards the doorway of the conference hall, he stopped. Dragging a hand through his hair quickly, he tucked the files under his other arm, took a deep breath, and opened the door. The other captains were already in there waiting for him.

"Excuse my lateness." Cedric said, "There was an emergancy, and Captain Kiriyuhi could not attend."

"I heard that she was wounded on a mission." Ralphael Burbanks, captain of the Boluxei, said. Captain Burbanks was from England, and had a very thick accent. He had gone threw the same classes as Suzuka, and on her off days, they would occasionally play a game of pool together. He was a pale looking man, with shoulder length brown hair that he tied at the base of his neck with a black ribbon. It was very stereotypical, but it suited him.

"Will she be alright?" the big man to his right asked. Hans Grienrich was the captain of the Strathmore, and he was known for being ruthless. Although he was very well known among the ranks as being a very nice man, he had no qualms about using whatever means to take down an enemy.

"She is recovering from gunshot wounds, but she will be fine."

Fine was a very generous term. Cedric knew as well as everyone else that knew Suzuka, did not believe for a second that she would be fine. Cedric found himself suddenly depressed. He had promised to shoot Rey out of a missile tube if something happened to Suzuka. Next time he saw the blond haired Coordinator, he was going to do just that.

"That's good." a woman spoke.

Cedric froze at the soft voice from across the table. Till that moment, he had tried his best to ignore the fourth captain. She was ellegant and graceful. Everything about her reminded him of happier times, and then of the saddest times in his life.

"Indeed." he spoke, taking a chance by looking at her. Frigg Meyers nodded at him as he sat down. The other two captains fell silent. It was common knowledge that Cedric was in line for command for the next Eternity battleship, and that he was supposed to marry Frigg.

The woman was tall, but still shorter then Cedric. She had waist length, straight, jet black hair. It was always down, and fell around her shoulders like a black cape. She had brown eyes, and her overall complection was snow white. One would have thought she was a ghost.

"Well, I for one don't mind you being here at all, Commander Helms." Ralpheal grinned, "It's been a while, old friend."

"It has." he glanced at the Boluxei captain.

"Played any good poker lately?"

"Not lately, sir."

"How 'bout a game later, hm?"

"Sure thing."

Ralpheal seemed content with himself. It was not a very ellaborate answer, but enough to satisfy him. Sitting the stack of papers and files on the table, Cedric let out a sigh and tried not to look at Frigg. He knew she was staring at him, but did not want to acknowledge that he knew.

The door opened and Athrun walked in.

"Athrun-sama." Hans stood, along with everyone else, "Welcome back."

"Good evening everyone." he said, "Cagali wishes to extend her greetings to everyone. She is on rest right now, and will not return to active duty till next week."

"That's wonderful." Ralpheal smiled, "I've missed Cagali-sama."

Athrun could not help but smile, and motioned for everyone to sit.

"Thank you for taking Captian Kiriyuhi's place, Commander."

Looking over at Frigg, she was still staring at him. He suddenly had the feeling that today was going to get even worse.

"No problem, sir."

Katsuya did not care what he had to do at this point. He did not care if he had to suck up to every offical on the base, he was going to go see his sister. Then again, it still surprised him when Yzak Jule horded him and his two team mates into the helicopter and told them that they were needed in Orb.

Apparently, Cagali herself had granted them pardon. All that was left was trying to prove themselves in the eyes of Athrun and Cagali that they were trustworthy enough to fight.

But that was not on the list of his worries right now.

"What is her condition?"

"She's stable." Shiho told him, "Both of her injuires have already begun healing. The doctor told me that she'll be released very soon."

Katsuya could not help but be nervous. Alex glanced at him, whispering under his breath,

"It's okay, Katsu, she's alive."

"That's not the point." the red-haired man glared at him, "It's all my fault that everything ended the way that it did."

"It's not your fault and you know it." Micka turned to them both, "You know that, sir."

He knew it, but deep down, he still felt responsible.

The moment the aircraft landed, he jumped out. Yzak held up a hand, letting him pass by the gaurds. Ignoring all the strange looks, Katsuya ran across the airfeild and towards the main complex. Commander Jule had given him directions to the infirmary.

Suzuka sat in bed, staring out of the window. There was a blank look on her face. She had not smiled since Rey had-

"Captain?"

She turned to see her first officer in the hallway. Cedric always came to visit her.

"How was the meeting?" she asked.

"Alright." he walked towards her, setting the reports on the table.

"Thank you for doing that." she said, "I know it was hard."

"Don't worry about it." he said.

Suzuka glanced at him, she knew that he was disturbed about something, and her guess was that Frigg was part of it. He had an unfocuses, glazed over look in his eyes that he only got when it involved the Trinity captain. Sitting in the chair next to her bed, Cedric looked up at the young captain.

"About Za Burrel-"

"I don't want to hear it." she said, "I can't stand hearing people apologizing to me. I'm sick of it. I don't want to hear his name anymore."

He fell silent. It was rare that she ever spoke with that tone to anyone.

There was a loud noise down the hallway. It was then that he realized that Suzuka looked paler then ususal. The noise stopped, and she was staring wide-eyed at the doorway. Cedric frowned and turned to see what was alarming her so much.

The young man at the doorway wore a ZAFT red elite uniform, and he looked exactly like Suzuka. So much so, that he could have been her twin. Staring at Suzuka, he gritted his teeth.

"Suzu."

Yanking the covers off herself viciously, Suzuka tore out of bed, stumbling across the room on unsteady legs.

"NIISSAN!"

Throwing her arms around him, she promptly broke down in his chest. She had not even cried in such a manner in front of Athrun. His back sunk to the floor, and he pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly as she sobbed.

"I'm so sorry." he said.

"Who the hell are you?"

He glared up at the man that was giving him the same dirty look. Cedric folded his arms, and then jumped as another pair of blue eyes narrowed at him from the hallway. Yzak Jule stared at the whole scene, a look of annoyence on his face.

"Sir." Cedric promptly saluted.

"It's alright, Helms. This man has diplomatic asslymn here."

"Yes, sir."

"You may leave now. I need to speak to these two alone."

"Yes, sir."

Cedric left, and the door closed behind him. He stared confused at the door a moment, contemplated standing gaurd outside the door, and then decided against it. Proceeding to walk down the hallway, he caught sight of someone outside the hospital window. Frigg was standing in the courtyard alone.

Making his way down the stairs, his legs were moving on their own free will. He found himself opening the door to the garden. She stared at him a moment, and then resumed her look at the sky.

"I hope you have been well." she finally said.

"Well enough."

She stood up, and looked at him sideways.

"Well, good night, Commander Helms."

"WAIT!"

She stopped in her tracks, and looked towards him. Cedric walked towards her.

"You can't leave."

"The hell I can't."

"Not until you give me an appropriate reason."

Frigg gritted her teeth, "I don't have time for this."

"I have time."

"Why is it that the universe must run on aman's calendar? If I don't have time, I don't have time to talk to you."

She went to leave and he grabbed her arm, furiously yanking her into his arms.

"You owe it to me, Frigg."

"I owe you nothing, Cedric."

"Did you lie to me?" he asked, "When you said you loved me...was that a lie?"

Her eyes fell to the ground, "...no..."

"Then why the hell won't you marry me?" he yelled, shaking her shoulders.

"You wouldn't understand."

He was tired, mentally drained, and now in a very bad mood. This was the last thing on his list that he wanted to deal with right now. Cedric never really understood this girl, and whatever was on her mind, he was sure that probably would never understand it.

"God damn it..." he cursed.

He dragged her forward, pressing his lips to hers. Her eyes grew wide in shock, and for a moment, she squirmed in his arms trying to get free. But he held her, not letting her move at all. After a few moments, she fell limp. Her arms circled around his neck, and she kissed him back. He felt her taste the inside of his mouth, and slowly he stumbled backwards into the stonewall.

"Frigg-"

She pressed the entire length of her body against his, her hands smoothing over his face. Brushing his hair from his face, she kissed his cheek, touching her lips to his blind eye. Pulling her head back, he trailed his mouth down her neck, feeling her hands grip onto the front of his uniform.

"Marry me."

"No." she breathed into his face.

"Why not?"

She looked away from him, not saying anything.

He had enough of this.

She yelped as he turned around, dragging her across the lawn. It was too late to realize what was going on until he shoved her into his car, and they disappeared down the street.

"...I see." Katsuya murmured, after Yzak Jule told him the whole story.

Suzuka had fallen asleep on his lap. His little sister had made a pretty good life for herself. Honestly, it did not really surprise him because he knew from that beginning that she was more skilled then he was. Her grades had always been higher, and she had always taken more responsibilities. Because he was the eldest son, their parents had always put an emphasis on Katsuya taking over the family eventually. Being ignored most of the time, Suzuka had taken it upon herself to be better then he was. Which was something that Katsuya did not disagree with. If anyone was going to be better at him in something, the only person he could stomach was his little sister.

However, that did not mean that her life had been any easier.

"Rey Za Burrel." Yzak tapped his pen on the table where he sat, "Is a valuable officer in the Eternity army, plus the fact that he was also part of the mission to rescue Cagali. Orb will do anything it can to rescue him however..."

"That doesn't make it any easier for Suzu." Katsuya sighed, running his fingers threw her hair, "The fact still remains that Za Burrel should be the one with her right now, when the horrible truth is that he's the one that put her in the hospital."

Yzak nodded in acknowledgement.

"Captain Jule-" Katsuya looked up at him, "-when can my team mates and I take assignments in Eternity?"

"Well..." Yzak sighed, "...Zala and his wife seem to trust you three well enough. Out of my past experiences, if I was the one in charge, I would lock you up in the brig and not let you roam free till the war was over."

Katsuya could really not disagree with this. When a solider defected from his original assignment, there was nothing stopping him from doing it again.

"So then what's going to happen?"

"I'll leave it up to Zala. He wants you three at HQ tommorrow." Yzak stretched his arms, yawning, "But frankly, right now, I don't really care because it's too damn late."

Katsuya smiled, shaking his head.

"If you want to stay here with her, I'll arrange it with the staff." Yzak said, "If you need anything, ask. But I'll have you know, I'll post gaurds in the hall."

"Fine by me, sir."

"Good, good."

Yzak walked out of the room, saluting back after Katsuya did the same. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he felt slightly irritable. After not eating, sleeping, and working non-stop for 3 days, he was basically off till tommorrow afternoon. Picking up his cell from his jacket, he flipped it open, dailing a familiar number on the list.

"Hahnenfuss."

"Shiho." Yzak smiled, "Where are you?"

He could almost hear her smile over the phone.

"I just got cleaned up after training practice." she said.

"Meet me outside."

"Kay."

Closing the phone, he pushed open the doors. Tonight would not be so bad after all.

Another update soon!

Arigato

Lilith