Chapter 3

The dreams continued always with the little boy named Athrun. We arrived at Artemis and were detained because they didn't have any information on the Archangel. Drained from the long trip I went and took a bath. Once in the water I lay my head back and closed my eyes. I don't understand. My name isn't Christine. I don't know any Athrun other then the one Kira was talking to from ZAFT. But I'm a Natural and he's a Coordinator. It's not possible. I shook my head and tried to focus on the problem of what we were going to do if Artemis decided we couldn't be trusted. But trying to figure that out just added to my list of problems in my head.

I finished washing then got out of the bath and dried off before getting dressed in my uniform once again. As I was leaving the bathroom, a series of explosions shook the whole ship, sending me into one of the walls. I rushed to the control deck. "Captain, Mu, what's going one?" I looked around and saw the crew staring at me but not Captain or no Mu.

"They haven't returned from their meeting yet Milady." I frowned at my title. I was the daughter of the Leader of the Earth Alliance Forces and everyone knew it.

"What should we do Milady?" the soldier's asked nervously.

"First of all we should wait for Lieutenant La Flaga and the Captain. Second, stop calling me "Milady." My name is Dakota and you would do well as to call me that or I might not respond."

"Yes Mila…. Dakota," the soldiers responded with a solute. Moments later the Captain and Mu, and lieutenant Natarle Badgiruel sprinted into the room and took their seats. Captain Murrue Ramius picked up the announcer phone, "All pilots should standby in their Mobile Suits. Strike please launch immediately."

I turned and sprinted from the room to the lockers. Kira was already standing there just about to pull on his helmet. I ran forward and threw my arms around his neck, "good luck Kira."

A small blush crept across his face, he wrapped his arms around my waist, "Thanks, you too." He turned then left the room.

I opened my locker and pulled on my space uniform. Once fully geared I hurried and climbed into the Renegade and waited while the Archangel took off and escaped from Artemis.

With nothing better to do, I allowed my mind to wander back to the Athrun that was my brother in my dreams. He does look like me oddly enough maybe; just maybe there is some slight chance that he could really be related to me. After all, my father did say that my brother found me in a battle when I was little. I logged on to the Birth records database and looked for an Athrun under Coordinators. Three entries popped up. There is no way ZAFT would allow a seven or a nine year old fight in the war. But wait this last one Athrun Zala. No Way! Zala! Kira is friends with the PLANTS Council Chairman! I opened the info and stared at the stats along with the picture. That's him! The boy from my dream. I broadened my search and looked into his family.

His mother's name was Lenore Zala and she was killed in the Bloody Valentine. His father is in charge of ZAFT. He had a little sister named…Christine! No way, that's not possible. That's the name I was called in my dream. Christine went missing at the age of three and is presumed to be dead. Poor guy sound's like he's had a tough life.

I pulled up his sister's records. Her birthday is the same day as mine! Does that mean I'm her? If I am, I have to talk to him. Maybe even meet him. I'll talk to Kira maybe he knows more about what happened and can arrange a meeting between the two of us.

A loud knock sounded on the outside of my cockpit, "Hey Dakota, what are you doing in there?" Kira opened the access port to my ship.

I blinked at the sudden light, "oh, hi Kira. I was just looking into something I was wondering about. That's all," I allowed him to help me out and down to the ground.

"What is it you were looking at exactly?" He followed beside me as I headed for my room.

"I was looking up information about a person," I sat down on my bed and indicated for Kira to sit across from me. I watched to see how Kira would react to what I said next, "His name is Athrun Zala."

A stunned look set itself on Kira's features, "A…Athrun? Why would you do that?"

"I've been having strange dreams about him lately. In my dreams, he is my older brother. He had a sister right?" I moved and sat down next to him, "I know you are friends with him Kira. Did he ever tell you what happened to her?"

Kira looked down at his hands that lay folded in his lap, "yes he did," he continued looking down as a shadow of sadness crossed his lavender eyes. His short brown hair veiled his expression making him appear even more upset.

"Well, what happened?" I leaned in closer and covered his hands with my own.

"It's not for me to say Dakota. It is personal to him and only he has a right to tell you," he stood and walked over to my desk. Picking up a pen, he wrote something on a small piece of paper then handed it to me. "This is his personal phone number. If you feel it is important enough to talk to him, this is the best way. He turned and left the room.

I frowned and looked at the number. What would I say to him? "Hi Athrun, I'm not sure but I might be your long lost sister. But I can't be sure because I'm a natural. The only thing I have to go on is that I have been dreaming about you every night for the past week." Yah I'm sure he'll believe that.

I shook my head then walked over to my desk and put the paper down. Then went to the cafeteria for supper. Our portions were small since we hadn't managed to get supplies at Artemis. Great that's another problem to add to the already huge list in my head.

I ate my meal then went to my room. My eyes drifted down to the number sitting on my desk next to my computer. Sitting down I picked up the sheet and my phone. Still frowning I dialled the number then pressed send. Well here goes nothing I guess.

Athrun forced his eyes open and sat up with a jerk. His heart raced as he stared around the room. What's that noise? He blinked his eyes sleepily. Oh, it's my cell! Shit! He sprung to his feet and over to the table where his cell lay on the table. He flipped it open and placed the speaker over his ear. "Hello, this is Athrun speaking."