Hi, sorry I haven't updated in a while. Anyway, i'll probably be submitting some new stories inthe near future as well as new chapters for Fallen Destiny. So please be patient.

I don't own gundam Seed/ Destiny

During the rest of the night, Shinn did not sleep. He was too confused to relax. How could he live for all those years and not realize the truth. What made the situation worse was that because of his blindness, he hated and sought to take the life of his best childhood friend. Now, he desire to kill Rhondo was greater than ever.

Once morning came, Shinn, Rey Youlon, and Vino were packed and ready to return to ZAFT. Mwu gave Shinn a short sword and a claymore, but Shinn refused to take them.

"What's wrong with the weapons I'm trying to give you kid?"

"Those are not my swords. I want my blades, Destiny, Impulse, and my dagger Gaia."

"Well we can't find them so you'll have to do with these. Picky little kid."

"There's something about my blades that a stupid old geezer couldn't comprehend.. Sorry, did I say old geezer, I meant old fart!"

"Why you little brat!" Shinn and Mwu were about to get in a full force fight until Cagalli stopped them.

Unlike his previous encounters with her, this time Shinn was happy to see Cagalli. Now he had the chance to apologize to her. He ran to her and embraced her. This was a complete shock to everybody in the area.

"I'm sorry Cagalii." Tears formed in Shinn's eyes. "I'm so sorry for blaming you and hating you for something you didn't do. Could you please forgive me?"

Cagalii was overjoyed to see that the boy she played with as a child was back to his normal self. Athrun was happy because his brother would hopefully not have to fight against him.

"Shinn. I believe these are yours." Athrun handed Destiny, Impulse, and Gaia to Shinn. " I recognized these were some of the divine weapons, so I decided to hold on to them for you until you left." He smiled at Shinn, and Shinn returned the gesture.

"Eight years without seeing each other and you're still looking out for me?"

"Isn't that what a big brother is supposed to do for his little brother?"

As Shinn and his party were leaving, he shouted at Athrun to tell Stellar that he loved her and that he'd definitely be back to see her. He mounted Minerva and Rey mounted Vesaillius. Rey stopped and turned back to ask Cagalli about a person he was very concerned about.

"Um.. Your majesty. Would you mind if I asked you about the well being of a particular person in your family?"

She smiled at him." It depends on who that person might be."

"Well, I was wondering how Miss Lacus Clyne is doing."

"She is doing quite well. She has just married my brother and is living in Onogoro. Now can I ask you a question?"

"Yes, ask anything you like. I will try my best to answer." He bowed to the queen.

"First, drop the formalities. If you're a friend of Shinn's then you're my friend as well. Second, why are you interested in Lacus? Third, you're not really a lord are you?"

The second question made Rey's face turn bright red. "You're right, I'm not a lord. The truth is that I am Prince Rey Durandill, heir to the throne of ZAFT and lady Lacus happens to be a dear friend of mine."

"Hey Rey, hurry up before you get left behind."

"Be patient Shinn." He turned back to Athrun and Cagalli and gave another quick bow. "Thank you for your hospitalities. I will inform my father about the kindness you've shown us. Till we meet again, hopefully as allies."

Athrun was the first to speak. "I hope that day comes soon."

Cagalli hit him lightly. "Remember, no formalities." Rey nodded his head then rode off to join Shinn and the others.

Athrun and Cagalli stood there with one arm around the other and the other arm waving until their "guest disappeared from view.. "Now that that's over, why don't we get back to focusing on us?" The two were about to meet at the lips, but they were distracted by the panting Stellar.

"Did Shinn leave yet?"

"Yes, you just missed him. He was pretty sad that he couldn't tell you goodbye in person." Athrun exaggerated his statement, and Cagalli caught on to what he was trying to do.

"Damn me. How could I let him go like that?" Stellar was on the verge of tears.

"Well, don't just sit there and mourn about it. Go after him." Stellar expression changed quickly. "Don't worry. I'll have Shawn and Dale escort you. Now go gather your things and hurry."

About 3 hours later:

Shinn faintly heard the sound of a woman screaming, and was really troubled by it. He knew that he'd heard the voice before. A thought came to him, but he prayed that he was wrong.

"Rey, I'm going to investigate what that scream was about. I hope it's not what I think it is." He turned Minerva around and headed in the direction of the scream.

Unfortunately, his assumption was correct. Stellar was being attacked by a group of bandits and the two guards assigned to protect her were dead.

Shinn was infuriated and did not hesitate to introduce Stellar's attacker to Impulse. After disposing of the bandit's leader, he faced the rest of them.

"You little bastard. How dare you do that to…" The bandit stopped speaking as he stared into Shinn's blazing orbs. One of the bandits lunged at him, but Shinn dodged and cut the bandit in half. The others were terrified and attempted to run, but their path was cut off by Rey.

"Shame, shame. You should know that if you attack a lady you will suffer the consequences." Rey leaned back against a tree and took a sip of his wine. "Shinn, leave these fools to me. You need to tend to your lover's wounds."

Shinn calmed nodded and picked up Stellar bridal style. "Don't worry, you're safe now that we're here."

"I'm fine but what about him? He hasn't got a chance against fifteen armed bandits!"

Shinn gave her a smile of encouragement. 'Don't worry, Rey will take care of them quickly." She was about to question him but she decided not to.

"Hey blondie, get out of the way unless you want to be carved into a hundred pieces."

The only response from Rey was that he was complementing the wine that Cagalli gave him. No one noticed him sliding his hand on the saber on his right hip

"Die you little brat!" The man was sliced in half by a sword floating in the air.

"How did he do that?" Stellar asked Shinn.

"That was nothing. His weapon, Legend, allows him to control other weapons with his mind. This is mere child's play for him." By the time Shinn finished explaining the situation to Stellar, Rey finished dealing with the bandit problem.

"Excuse me love birds, but now that the little fiasco is over, shouldn't we get back on the road?" Shinn, Stellar, and Rey left to join Vino and Youlon.

They were unaware that they were being watched by three people. The first person met his partner's eyes.

"So what do you think?" he asked his tanned companion. "Well, I think she's a little too young for me, but she's got a great body." The third person hit the second one with the back of her fist. "He's asking about their fighting abilities dimwit."

"That hurt you witch!"

"What did you call me you perverted jackass?"

"Knock it off you two. Save your energy for the hunt." The boy's silver hair blew in front of his face. "This is going to be fun." He said to himself.