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Chapter 4: Fate can be so cruel sometimes, did you know that?

A/N: For that new summary…That line is from a song called "Remember When" by There For Tomorrow. The song has nothing to do with the story, but the line fits it well. You'll find that moment soon in an upcoming chapter.

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Kira felt like an idiot, a very stupid idiot. How could he let that happen to his sister? He should've known that something was going to happen. But of course he didn't do anything.

'Damn it.' He cursed.

FLASHBACK

Kira watched as his sister was shot, and quickly ran over to her. People in the party hall were all on the ground, afraid that they were next.

"CAGALLI!" Maika got to her first and he put her head on his lap.

"Shit, where was she shot?!" Kira asked worried about his sister.

"Right below her heart." Maika replied looking at her wound.

"We have to get her out of here." Lacus said.

Maika picked up Cagalli bridal style and quickly ran towards the door. Lacus ran with him, but Kira stayed behind and approached a man with emerald eyes. Kira walked up to him and punched him square in the face.

"We know it was you." Kira glared before walking away.

END FLASHBACK

"Kira?" He turned and saw Maika who looked just as mad.

"How is she Maika?" Kira asked the man.

"She's stabilized, but she's going to have to stay indoors for a while. Lacus is with her right now." Maika sighed.

"It was the bastard Durandel, I can tell." Kira said.

"I know, I didn't get to see the shooter though. He was wearing all black with a mask." Maika replied.

"Orb is hectic right now. The citizens heard about the attempted assassination." Kira looked up at Maika.

"We need someone to make an announcement that she is okay, do you think you can do that?" Maika asked.

Kira thought for a moment, but agreed. "I guess I can do that."

"Good, you'll be expected to make the announcement in about thirty minutes." Maika bowed then left the room.

"What is going on with this world…" Kira sighed.

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"Good job today Rey" Durandel said to him.

"It was no problem sir." Rey bowed to him.

"Now that she is successfully injured, we shall find her son. We do not believe that he is with her, so we must search somewhere else." Durandel explained.

"What will we do when we find her son?" Athrun asked.

"Use him as bait, no worries, he will be fine." Durandel smirked.

'Using a little boy as bait, that's just pathetic.' Athrun and Shinn thought.

"Sir, then what will we do?" Shinn asked.

"Then we shall take Orb down, once and for all." Durandel explained.

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Lacus was with Cagalli, who was fast asleep.

'Is this really what life has come down to?' Lacus asked herself.

Lacus felt guilty for begging Cagalli to come to the party, if she hadn't asked, Cagalli wouldn't have gotten hurt. Then she heard something shift on the bed. She watched as Cagalli sat up straight.

"Where the hell am I?"Cagalli managed to say, holding her head.

Lacus walked over to her saying, "You're at the hospital in Orb Cagalli. You were…shot at the party a few days ago."

"I was shot?!" Cagalli's eyes widened, as she felt bandages under her clothes.

"Yes, and Kira thinks that it was ZAFT that planned it." Lacus sighed.

"Where is Kira now?" Cagalli asked.

"Here" Lacus stood up and turned the TV on. Cagalli then saw Kira, wearing a male version of her uniform, sitting at her desk.

'Idiot.' Cagalli thought

"Hello citizens, this is Kira Yamato. The Representative's brother." Kira looked serious.

"I'm sure you have all heard that Cagalli has been shot, during a political gathering. She is in stable condition, and is resting peacefully. And we just have one thing to say. Whoever shot my sister, don't expect us to just leave it there. We'll be expecting you."

Then the announcement was over and Lacus sighed.

"That bastard Durandel, I bet he planned this." Cagalli cursed.

"I think he did too." Lacus said softly.

"You do?" Cagalli asked surprised.

"Yes, but you should rest now. I have to talk to Kira." Lacus stood up and left the room.

"What is happening to this world…" Cagalli muttered with her arm covering her eyes as she lied back down.

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"Shinn! Where are you going?!" Luna called to her comrade.

"Uh-nowhere. Just going out for a walk." Shinn lied.

"Oh, okay. See you later!" Luna walked off.

'Well, that was close.' Shinn thought.

Shinn couldn't let anyone find out where he was going. He was going to go meet Kira Yamato, Ms. Athha's brother. He believed that the chairman was up to something, and he wanted no part of it. Shinn joined ZAFT only to take revenge on his dead family, but he knew that it wouldn't have made his family proud.

Shinn quickened his pace as he walked through the ZAFT base. He was almost at the exit when a certain man stopped him, "And where are you going Shinn?" Athrun asked.

"I'm just going for a walk sir." Shinn replied nervously.

"Make it fast; there is another meeting in thirty minutes." Athrun said walking away.

"Damn, I'm lucky today." Shinn then ran out of ZAFT not knowing what led ahead of him.

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"YOU WHAT?!"

"Cagalli, please calm down." Kira pleaded his sister.

"HOW CAN I CALM DOWN? A ZAFT SOLDIER IS COMING HERE!" Cagalli yelled.

"He is not bad Cagalli, he wishes to join Orb." Kira continued.

"How can you be so damn sure?" Cagalli told her brother.

"Because I've seen and met him. He truly is a good kid, I'm telling you!" Kira said.

"What is his name?" Cagalli said glaring at her brother.

"Shinn Asuka." Cagalli's eyes widened.

"A boy with black hair and red eyes?" Cagalli asked quietly.

"Yes, wait…How did you know that?" Kira replied.

"He's the boy we met at ZAFT, remember? The one that led us to Durandel." Cagalli said.

"…He is?" Kira said stupidly.

"Kira…You are too slow sometimes." Cagalli sighed at her brother.

"Shut up, now you have to meet him." Kira told her.

"No problem, but what will happen once he joins us?" Cagalli asked.

"Let's just say…All hell breaks loose." Kira said with a smirk on his face.

'Oh shit. This isn't good.' Cagalli gulped as she saw her brother's smirk.

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Shinn was now sitting in a coffee shop, waiting for Kira.

"He better be here soon…" Shinn muttered sipping on his coffee.

Just then he heard a door open and a brunette walked in.

"Well speak of the devil." Shinn said.

"Hello Shinn, how are you doing?" Kira said to the younger boy.

"I am good sir." Shinn said politely.

"No need for formalities, you can just call me Kira." Kira smiled.

"Sure thing Kira." Shinn said as the older boy sat down across from him.

"So, what made you want to come back to Orb?" Kira asked.

"The chairman…His intentions are wrong." Shinn spoke quietly.

"Wrong? How so?" Kira questioned.

"He…He wants to kidnap the prince and use him as bait!" Shinn blurted out.

"He what?" Kira whispered, shocked.

"He said that he wants to find Ms. Athha's son, kidnap him and use him as bait. To take Orb down" Shinn mumbled.

"Is that so…" Kira leaned back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling.

'Kira?"

"Hmm, come with me Shinn." Kira quickly stood up and Shinn followed suit.

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Cagalli hated feeling useless, especially in desperate times, like now. She was in a wheelchair being pushed by Maika, who couldn't help but tease her. They were going back to her mansion, Kira said he had important news.

"So now you're crippled, that's amazing." Maika said sarcastically.

"You do know that I can fire you at any given moment right?" She looked over her shoulder to see him.

"I know you wouldn't. You would break Akihiko's heart." Aki had grown fond of his mother's temporary bodyguard. Sometimes even calling him 'Uncle Maika'.

"Whatever." Cagalli crossed her arms and was wheeled next to a black car. Maika helped her up and she sat in the back seat while Maika sat next in the front, he was driving.

"So we are meeting your new bodyguard?" Maika asked.

"I'm not sure what he will be positioned as. He's only sixteen." Cagalli told him.

"Hopefully he doesn't take my job!" Maika laughed.

Cagalli scoffed, but smiled. Maika was such a good friend…

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Shinn followed Kira through a huge mansion, and he meant huge. Who could possibly live here? Oh yeah, the representative of Orb.

'It must be amazing living here…' Shinn thought admiring the mansion.

Then he heard a girl's voice, she sounded pretty annoyed right now.

"Kira! What took you so long?!" Shinn looked up to see Cagalli Yula Athha, the representative of Orb…who was wearing a skirt…

'I thought she wasn't girly…' Shinn thought.

"Sorry!" Kira sung.

"You're wearing a skirt Cagalli, that's new." Kira pointed out to his sister. She was wearing a black ruffle skirt that ended two inches above her knees. She was also wearing a white tank top, showing her curves (and her bandages underneath it), and a black button down shirt…that wasn't buttoned.

Shinn gulped. He was such a pervert.

"Shut it Kira. So, where's Asuka?" Cagalli asked.

"I'm here!" Shinn stepped out from behind Kira, looking Cagalli straight in the eye.

"It's nice to see you again." Cagalli smiled.

"Uh-uh, you too Miss. Athha." Shinn bowed, clearly embarrassed.

"You can call me Cagalli, Ms. Athha makes me sound old." Cagalli cringed.

"Okay then Cagalli." Shinn said.

"Now would you like to explain to me what you and Kira talked about?" Cagalli asked.

"Well, Durandel said he wants to use your son as bait to take Orb down." Shinn explained.

"Is that so…Why did you come to our side? I heard you were a good pilot." Cagalli asked tilting her head.

"At first, I blamed your father and Orb for the death of my family. But then I thought about all the over people who lost their families, and they did not blame Orb. They blamed the war, PLANTS and ZAFT. So then I thought about if my father would have been proud of me if I stayed with them…I'm sure he would have been disappointed." Shinn told her.

"I see, well. I put my trust in you." Cagalli said.

"What? You're not going to ask me anymore questions or anything?" Shinn asked surprised.

"Why? Do you have something to hide?" Cagalli raised an eyebrow.

"No! Of course not. I just thought you'd ask more about Durandel." Shinn said.

"Oh, don't worry. We'll be asking about that later." Cagalli replied.

"How are your piloting skills?" Kira asked.

"Well, I think I'm an okay pilot. I did graduate at the top of my class at ZAFT." Shinn bragged.

"You'll do fine then." Kira smiled.

"So now what…" Shinn asked.

"We need to figure out what your position will be here at Orb. But for now, do you think you can handle being a body guard?" Kira asked.

"I think I can, though I'm not sure." Shinn said.

"We'll figure something out later, I think I won't be going anywhere dangerous anyway." Cagalli laughed.

"Why don't you come with me to the orphanage? I'm sure you can stay there for the time being." Kira smiled.

"Sure, as long as I don't cause trouble…" Shinn replied.

"It won't be any trouble. Cagalli, do you want to come as well?" Kira asked his sister.

"Okay, I want to see Akihiko." Cagalli said.

"Okay let's go!" Kira said walking out of the mansion.

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"Are the plans ready?"

"Yes sir."

"Good, we will be there in ten minutes. Be sure to do the whole job."

"Yes sir."

"And find the boy."

"Then what do we do with him?"

"Kidnap him. Then you know the rest…Destroy everything in that house. Then burn it down."

"Yes sir."

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I listened to "Fields of Hope" the whole time I was typing this…
is this chapter okay?
I know it seems rushed…I needed thing to go along (:
reviews please, they make me happppy :D

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