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She kept telling herself that she was an idiot. This was a bad mistake she was making. It was against all the rulebooks, and it would probably get her arrested or barred from the military all together.
To hell with it.
Suzuka walked across the airfeild alone. The wind blew threw her hair, and she brushed it out of her eyes. Ahead of her, a Nazca class had landed at the far end of the feild to take her. There were a row of gaurds and soldiers waiting for her there. Captain Hayworth was even greeting her himself.
Lucky her.
Part of her thought she was stupid. If her father was watching her, he was probably rolling over in his grave by now. Throwing away her entire life for a man that shot her.
The Kamaitachi was far off now, slowly disappearing from sight. Katsuya was probably having a cow, and she shuddered at the idea of dealing with it when she got back, and she dreaded the thought. He was always so protective of her. Even when he was disowned and she was made head of the family, even when she had taken on all the daunting tasks of the buisness, even when she went threw the grueling hours of basic training, every day after practice he would visit her at the dorms, and every day she remembered seeing the look on his face after June had been deported back to earth.
That's how it had been back then. Naturals were hated by the Coordiantors. The moment that people had learned of June's existence, she had been shipped out the day she was released. Katsuya had stood in the airport and watched his young wife exiled from PLANT before his very eyes, and then went years without seeing her. He understood what she was feeling, and it was probably why Katsuya had let Suzuka go in the end.
The lights on the Nazca were growing brighter.
How would she get out of this mess?
Captain Hayworth snapped his fingers, and watched as the gaurds clamped irons on the Eternity captain's wrists. She glared at him, her green eyes seethed at him.
"Welcome aboard, Miss Kiriyuhi. It's an honor to finally meet you face to face."
"Cram it, Hayworth, I not in mood for your antics." she said, "I hated working with you undercover, and still hate you now."
"Well, well." he chuckled, "You have quite a mouth on you. Be careful, it may get you in trouble. You're already deep enough as it is."
"Oh my." she sneered, "I didn't know you cared. I guess your not the merciless bastard I thought you were. Let me ask you, Hayworth, how many torture sessions did you sit in with Cagali? Hm? Torturing a poor, injured, unarmed woman? It makes me sick-"
She gasped as he slapped her.
"Watch her mouth." he said, glaring at her, "The only reason why I haven't killed you where you stand is because someone higher up as ordered me not to."
"Really, is that a fact?" she murmured, a black bruise forming on her cheek.
Hayworth muttered a curse, "Get her on board. I have better things to do with my time than argue with this wench."
"Yes sir." the gaurd replied, dragging her on board.
He glared towards the direction of the Eternity base. It pained him that he was just a few miles away and Trent had still ordered him not to destroy the whole thing. Whatever was up the Chairman's sleeve, it better make up for this lost oppurtunity.
"Sir, you're orders?" someone called out.
"Set course for the base." he said.
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June stood on the observation deck of the Kamaitachi. She closed her eyes, and said a prayer for her friend. Knowing exactly how Suzuka felt, she made no objection. It was not her place to say anything, she would be a hypocrite. She did not even bother going to the bridge to watch the Twilight fleet leave with her captain and friend. It would just be even more painful.
She must have stood there for a while, she did not know how long. It startled her slightly when the door opened. It was late, the cleaning crew must have started their shift. God, how late was it anyway? It must be-
"June Kiriyuhi." a familiar voice called to her, "Looks like you haven't been sleeping again."
She gasped, turning around.
He had that same, snide smirk on his face. Maybe his hair was a little longer, his bangs hung a little too far in front of his eyes. But it was the same man. Only two people knew her real name. Suzuka...and her husband.
"Hey, tiger." she smiled, tear starting to form in her eyes, "I hear that you've been rocking the boat again."
"In a manner of speaking." he said.
She was instantly in his arms.
"I heard that three Twilight soliders were brought on board but they wouldn't say who it was. I never thought-"
He framed her face with his hands and kissed her.
"It's been too long." he said, "Way too long."
She smiled at him, and nodded.
"It's wonderful to be on the same side again." he said, "I don't know what I would of had to do...if I had to fight you..."
"That would have never happend." she shook her head, "Don't even think about it, Katsuya."
He smiled, "You're right."
Unbuttoning the top of her collar, ignoring the red tint on her cheeks, he took the dog tags off her neck. Her engagement band and wedding band were on them. Taking the rings off, he put them back on her hand.
"We can have our own lives now." he said, "No problem with that."
"No, none." she shook her head, seeing the golden band on his own hand.
They found themselves standing on the deck, watching the horizon. June frowned,
"What is going to happen to Suzuka?"
Katsuya frowned, "Cagali-sama is livid. I have a feeling she may disbar Suzu when she gets back, or at least, inflict some severe punishment on her. Unless Suzuka can actually make something usefull out of this ordeal, I see it as a total loss."
"I hope she's alright."
"So do I."
There was a sudden buzz through the com system,
"Katsuya-san?" Vana asked, "I'm sorry to interrupt, but your needed in Captain's office."
"Alright." he said, turning to June, he kissed her forehead, "Micka and Alex are around somewhere, they know about you. Go say hi, they really want to meet you. Don't take either of them seriously though, they are both a little...strange sometimes."
She giggled, "I'll do that."
Walking towards the door, it closed behind him. It was wonderful to be back with him again. Part of her invisioned some sort of romantic reunion with him, but neither of them really were that much of a romantic. He kissed her, put her rings back on, and that was it. June did not mind at all, she married Katsuya for who he was and she would not change that for anything.
For the first time in years, she was actually happy again.
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Katsuya stood in the elevator. He glowered at the doors, finding that even though he was thrilled to see June again, he was upset.
He let out a soft curse to himself, "Suzuka, you'd better know what you're doing."
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Rey stood in the office, staring at Captain Hayworth. From his intial appearance, it was not rocket science to determine that Hayworth was pissed off.
"Kiriyuhi is safely on board. I will conducting the interrogation in-"
"I would like to do it, sir."
He glarred at Rey, who glarred back. He was not easily intimidated.
"I don't think that's a wise idea Rey." he said, "She was part of the enemy that tried to-"
"I am aware of who she is, Captain." Rey replied, "I have the right to confront her myself."
Hayworth frowned, and rubbed his hands over his face. He had a headache forming, one that was worse then the person currently sitting in his brig.
"Fine." he said, "But there will be someone oberseving."
"Understood."
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Suzuka sat in the cell, staring at the ceiling. The handcuffs were rubbing painfully on her wrists and making them red and raw. The gaurd had a strange habit of clicking his teeth together that was driving her insane, and it was freezing cold. What were they planning to do...freeze her to death?
The door opened, "Get out."
They yanked her out of the brig and down the hallway. Glancing out of the window, she saw they were currently over the Pacific. Pulling her into a small room, she felt her heart bottom out of her chest.
Rey sat at the table, a file in front of him, staring at her.
She took an unconscious step back, but the gaurd shoved her in the chair none the less. Handcuffing her ankle to the chair, he left. Now she was alone again in a freezing cold room...with Rey.
"Your injured, do you require medical assistence?" he asked.
Oh god...
She said nothing.
They had stripped her of her uniform jacket to check it for bugs. It was stupid, but she gave them the benefit of the doubt. Instead, she wore her regular uniform skirt with the slits up the sides and the blue, sleeveless tank. The edges were rimmed with gold that matched her jacket. Underneath the sleeveless shift, Rey could see a white band wrapped over both of her healing shoulders. They were stitched and cleaned, close to almost completely healed. But Suzuka would never admit that they were sore, and the weight of the irons did not make it easier.
"Silence does not help you, Captain." he said, "Speak or I shall have the gaurds come in here and make you speak."
She shuddered, "I don't need anything from you."
Rey caulked his head to the side, "Suit yourself. You aren't any good to us dead, so I only offered to help."
She glared at him.
"I'm going to ask some questions, Captain, it's your choice to answer them. The answer will depend on whether or not you will be able to walk out of this office under your own will...or if the gaurds will have to carry you back to your cell."
She stared at him defiantly, "You can ask whatever you want. I won't tell you anything."
"For your own sake, you should."
Suzuka glanced to the side, and sat up straight. Whatever was going to happen now was her own fault.
Rey said nothing for a while, he only stared at her. What was going through his head?
"With all do respect, Mr. Za Burrel, ask me questions or let me go back to my cell."
"Why did you do it?"
"What?"
Rey stood up and leaned foreward on the table. She watched as he yanked the cord out of the sercurity camera.
"You know what I mean. Why did you kidnap me and force me to fire on my own people?" he said.
"Is that..." she gritted her teeth, "...that's what they told you? That's a lie."
"I am a ZAFT solider, Captain Kiriyuhi. I would never defect from my allies unless someone forced me."
"You left under your own will. They were planning to brainwash you into some fighting machine."
"I am a machine." he said, "I fight, I am a solider. It's what I do."
"No!" she snapped, "You are a human being. You don't deserve-"
"You don't know anything about me." he said, frowning.
"Don't you remember anything!" she yelled, "Don't you remember all the times you helped us save lives? Working together? The people on the Kamaitachi and the rest of Eternity will fight to get you back-"
"What? So you all can turn me into some fighting machine too?"
"Everything you ever did with us was under your own will!"
"Bullshit." he cursed, "I've heard everything about the little stint in the lab the day I was awoken. The only reason why you and everyone else wanted to kidnapp me was because you didn't want Twilight to use me against Eternity. Well, I'm not going to follow any more of your LIES."
He reached up and plugged the camera back in.
"Now, tell me the size of the Eternity fleet. Tell me everything you know..."
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Suzuka shivered again, laying on the cot in the cell. She sneezed, and sniffed again. Damn, she had a cold. Flinching, she gently touched her split lip. They had struck her once. It had not done any real damage, but it was a warning. But right now, she was focusing on the pain in her head to keep herself awake.
The door opened, and she sat up. Her head was spinning, and she was really too exhausted to deal with anymore. Then, she reminded herself that she was a prisoner on an enemy ship.
"Ah, Captain." Hayworth stared at her.
"Whatever it is, go away. I'm tired and I need sleep." she made a face, "I hear we have 2 hours till we reach the base. Are you planning to exhaust me to death? Because if you ask me, that's a pretty damn pathetic way to die."
"You still have a loud mouth, even in your situation."
"I try to be optimistic when I can."
"There's not a very large line between optimisium and immaturity, Captain."
"Whatever."
She was humoring them. Whatever information they were going to try to get out of her, she was not going to let them get it. Suzuka knew what she was getting into, she was not going to be outsmarted.
"I hear that you were uncoopertive in the interrogation.'
Suzuka said nothing.
"I'll tell you now, girl." he said, "Once we reach the base, I have orders to have you executed."
She froze.
"In Twilight, you are charged with high treason." he said, "Chairman Trent did think it was nobel of you to sacrifice yourself for Orb, your brother, and his team mates...but you are still in deep for that little stunt you pulled at the lab."
"I won't let you bastards use Rey." she said, "I won't stand here and watch you turn him into some lifeless killing machine. That's what you cloned him for, right?"
He chuckled, "What are you going to do about it, captain?" he replied, "You can't even hold a gun to him."
"I would rather kill him myself then watch Twilight turn him into something he's not."
There was silence.
Suzuka leaned against the wall, a look of annoyance and distain on her face, "Get the fuck out of here, Hayworth. I'm tired. If you have anything of merit to say to me, say it. If not, scram."
"You little bitch." he gritted his teeth, turning around, he marched out of the cell.
Rey watched the captain leave the cell, he frowned. He stood in the shadows of the brig, next to the doorway. Hayworth did not even seen him. Hearing the entire conversation, he stared at the floor.
What was really going on?
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Suzuka woke with a jerk as a pair of gaurds grabbed her.
They had arrived at Twilight's base on earth. It was raining, pouring outside.
It was a huge base, constructed much like Carpentaria. Set up high over the water, she could see the ocean below. There was a small town a little ways off, but other then that she had no idea where she was.
After throwing her into a cell, she sunk back to the floor. They had taken the irons off her ankles, but her wrists were still bound tightly. The cuffs were digging into her skin, cutting her skin slightly. Struggling again, she made a face. The cuffs were on too hard for her to get out of them.
All she could do for the time being was lay and wait.
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Katsuya swore loudly as he stood up in Cagali's office.
"How could we just let her go?" he roared, "Now Twilight has my sister and they're doing god-knows-what to her!"
"Calm down." the blond princess snapped. She was tired of everyone ranting. Generally, she was just plain tired. After getting back, all she had been doing was sorting out arguments and plans. Athrun had taken on most of the military weight, and Cagali was thankful that she did not have to balance that AND negotiations on her own shoulders, "We can retrieve her at any time, and with enough notice, we could sucessfully defend off any attack."
"What do you mean?" Cedric frowned, confused.
"We have a tracing signal constantly locked on her." Athrun explained, "Kira and Erica Simmons are monitoring the trace. Captain Kiriyuhi can also send short messages through the line if need be."
Katsuya gritted his teeth, and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him. Cagali let out an irritated sigh, and the meeting continued.
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He plodded down the hallway, stopping a moment to notice Micka standing on one of the balconies, alone. Turning, he walked out to her.
"It's is a hardship, sir." she said, "But you can't blame Cagali-sama for it. Suzuka-san was the one that made the choice."
"I know." he said, "I...she's the only family I have left now other then June."
"At least you have someone, sir."
Katsuya gasped, he frowned, "I'm sorry, Micka."
"It's okay, you didn't mean it." she paused, "Alex asked me yesterday...why I was in ZAFT..."
"You don't have to tell him. Tell him to come to me."
"I can handle it. I think I should tell him anyway." she stopped, looking at the night sky. There was a storm about a hundred or so miles out in the Pacific, "It'll be the fourth year tommorrow, you know."
"Yeah." his eyes glanced at her, worried, "Are you alright?"
She leaned on the railing, "As alright as I'll ever be."
Katsuya nodded, "If you need the day off-"
"No, work is good for me." she said, "Besides, we're too busy now."
He nodded again, "Go get some rest, Micka." putting his hands in his pockets, he strolled towards the door, "I was listening to the recording the other day. It was some pretty impressive stuff."
"Thanks."
"If Alex ever found out..." he trailed off.
Micka glanced at him, saying nothing.
"Nevermind." he said, "Good night, Angel."
Her eyes narrowed at the old nickname, and she turned back to the ocean as he left. Staring into the distance, she felt that if she stood there long enough she would be pulled under the ocean waves.
You would laugh at me, wouldn't you Satoshi?
Looking upwards, her hair fell in front of her eyes, covering her face. A raindrop fell from the sky and slid down her cheek like a tear. It was as if the sky was crying for her, because she could no longer cry for herself.
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I am currently editing the last chapter of part 2, and I am also working on a AxC interlude that I'll post eventually. Part 3 should be up in the near future. I don't know exactly when, but pretty soon. The last chapter of Part 3 will be up sometime between now and monday.
I hope everyone is doing well in the new school year. Ganbatte!
Arigato
Lilith