Ch. 16: Wandering

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A/n: I would like to thank Princess Ashes, Tetsuni, IYGU, and xoxoanimeluber for reviewing the last chapter!

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During the last chapter:

Arisa looked around the empty halls, no one was awake.

'Arisa, you must find the reincarnations of Shinn and Stellar,' instructed a mysterious voice. Arisa nodded. The doll looked up at her as its eyes became red. The doll was controlling Arisa!

'Remember what Rau said, seek and destroy.' the doll continued to say.

"Find…destroy…" Arisa muttered as she continued walking down.

Tomorrow, that's when it will all begin.

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"Failed Mwu?" asked Natarle as she was sitting with the other teachers on a round table with the school symbol designed on it.

"Pardon me, Natarle. But that Lacus girl is good!" Mwu whined as he took a seat between Murrue and Natarle.

"Well, thanks to you, the students know more about the past!" Natarle complained as she crossed her arms, obviously mad.

"Natarle. You should calm down." Murrue suggested as she was tinkering with her glass of water.

"Why should I be calm?" Natarle shouted. "They're risking their lives out there! They should just be expelled from the academy so that the past doesn't repeat itself!" Murrue stood up, "It isn't their fault. These things just started happening. "

"Maybe it's a student?" Azreal shrugged. He was sitting on the other side of the table quiet, until the argument started.

"What makes you think that?" questioned Mwu.

"I…had these weird vibes coming from Rey." Azreal replied.

"Rey?" the three teachers exclaimed in unison. Azreal nodded, "I don't know if it's true though."

Everyone sighed, "I guess…we'll just have to figure this out on our own," Murrue sighed.

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The next morning…

"Athrun! There you are!" exclaimed Fllay as she ran toward him.

"Huh?" Athrun said as Fllay just hugged him. 'What the heck is wrong with her?' he thought as he gave her an awkward look.

"I need to talk to you," she said as she twirled her hair.

"O…kaay," he sighed as Fllay led him to the library.

There was a silence between the two, since Athrun didn't know what Fllay wanted. After a while, he heard her sigh and she finally faced him.

"Athrun," she began.

"What do you want?" he interrupted.

"I just wanted to ask you an innocent question…" she pretended to cry. Athrun sighed, "Okay…what do you want?" he asked more kindly.

Fllay's happy expression soon changed into a more serious one. "What do you know…that I don't?" she asked as she crossed her arms and tapped her foot impatiently on the floor. Athrun's eyes widened, "What do you mean?"

"I know that you're hiding something, Zala. You, Cagalli, Kira, and Lacus," Fllay grinned as she twirled her hair.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Athrun lied.

"Don't act like you don't know!" Fllay sneered, "I overheard you and Cagalli talking about this 'darkness thing' and that it has affected Kira. And who are Shinn and Stellar?"

Athrun didn't reply because he didn't trust Fllay, and she wouldn't understand it even if he told her. "Some things are better left unsaid." Fllay slammed her fist to the table, "Athrun! You're lying! Now tell me what's going on." she demanded.

Athrun just turned around and left for the exit. Fllay immediately noticed and reacher her hand out. A red aura shot out of her hand and hit Athrun on the back, stunning him for a while. Fllay walked towards him, grinning. She kneeled next to him and repeated her question, "What's going on in this academy? I wanna know what this darkness thing is!"

Athrun, who still didn't tell her, made a green aura around his arm. He then quickly got up and punched Fllay in the stomach. The green aura surrounded her, meaning after Athrun punched her, he took control of her body and placed her gently in the corner of the library. She was unconscious.

"Sorry Fllay," he said as he rubbed his fist. "But it's for the best." He walked out.

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Arisa walked out of a small corner in the academy, where she slept for a bit. Today was the day that she was going to find Kira and Cagalli and destroy them for good. 'Arisa…Are you ready?' the doll asked. Arisa nodded as she walked down the hall.

"Excuse me!" shouted a voice. Arisa turned around and saw a girl with blond-like hair running down the hall. She was panting, but after a while, she got up and smiled, "Have you seen two girls named Mayura and Juri?" she asked, "I sorta lost them on out way to biology class!"

Arisa stared at her, obviously not replying.

"Err…Okay. Well, see you around!" she laughed nervously as she ran the other way.

'Who the heck was that?' the doll asked Arisa, but she shrugged. 'Okay. Let's forget about her for now and fulfill Rau's wishes! That's the only way that you'll become whole.'

"Become…whole?" Arisa asked.

'Yes. Don't you want to be like the other children? To be free and not be a pawn of the darkness?'

Arisa nodded sadly. 'Then you'll never be that unless we destroy the twins! Then Rau will fulfill your wishes.'

"Right…he…promised…,"she mumbled as she remembered exactly what he said.

Flashback

"I shall leave you here," said Rau as he placed a doll into a dark orb. The orb absorbed it and he grinned, "I promise. When you destroy Kira and Cagalli, I'll make you a normal person.

End Flashback

Arisa nodded and continued searching for them.

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"Oww…my head hurts…" groaned Fllay as she rubbed her head. It was 3:14 in the afternoon, about a few hours after Athrun knocked her out. "That jerk!" she exclaimed, "He didn't have to hit me so hard!" Getting up and brushing her skirt, she decided to look for Athrun, not only him, but the other three as well.

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Kira woke up after his encounter with Shinn. He stretched and yawned, also rubbed his arms. He felt so lazy because he's been in bed for so long. Looking around, he saw that Athrun was on the other bed, sleeping. "Athrun?" he called out as he shook him gently on the shoulder. Athrun opened one eye and then both when he saw that Kira was awake.

"You're alright!" he exclaimed as he jumped out of bed.

"Er…Yeah," Kira chuckled as he scratched the back of his head.

"Man, you've been out of it for a while!" Athrun laughed. Kira laughed too, "Well, I'm back. So, where's Cagalli and Lacus?"

Athrun shrugged, "The last time I saw Cagalli was yesterday."

"Well, I guess we better look for her then. I don't want to make her worry about me anymore." Kira smiled as he and Athrun walked out of the room.

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'Shinn is gone. Stellar too, I wonder where they are…I asked some of their friends, but they don't know either. Everyone says that Shinn, Stellar, Meer, and Heine were in the masquerade dance….'

Cagalli read an entry from the book. She yawned, she and Lacus have been reading ties from the past for a while, and they didn't get ANY of the entries!

"Are you done reading that?" Lacus asked as she placed her elbow on the table and rested her cheek on her palm.

"Not yet. Did you get Miriallia's entries though?" asked Cagalli.

Lacus nodded, "It seems that she met Shinn and Stellar when Murrue had to baby sit her. It seems that Murrue had an urgent meeting, but since she had to watch her, she brought Miriallia along. So, I guess that's how Miriallia met them."

"But my question is, how did Murrue and Mwu meet them?" Cagalli asked again.

"Hmm…my guess is that they met during their younger years. Then they separated. Shinn and Stellar came to Genesis Psychic Academy, while Murrue and Mwu went to different ones. Then the two returned after Shinn and Stellar disappeared, so when Mwu says that he called Shinn…I guess he means that he called him or something." Lacus suggested.

"Well…that is the only conclusion that we have….until we talk to the teachers." Cagalli sighed. "By the way, have you seen them?"

Lacus shook her head.

"Man!" Cagalli groaned, "I can't read another entry! I barely understand anything!"

"Well, I guess we can hold on to the book. Until the confrontation anyways," Lacus shrugged. Cagalli nodded in agreement.

"Well, I guess we better go look for them." Lacus smiled.

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Arisa looked down the halls and heard random people chatting, but one conversation seemed to interest her.

"Murrue, why can't we just explain who they really are?" Mwu whined.

"Because we don't know what will happen once we tell them," Murrue reasoned as she arranged some papers on her desk. Mwu sighed, "Well, they're gonna find out sooner or later…"

'The know Shinn and Stellar? Or Kira and Cagalli?' The doll asked Arisa,

"I guess so…" Arisa replied blankly.

'Let's…have a 'word' with them,' the doll suggested with an evil smile.

"Yes. Let's go talk to them."

END CHAPTER

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A/n: Some action begins next chapter. If your confused still, I'll point some things out:

1) The doll holds Arisa's conscious. So, Arisa is sort of being controlled by it. Rau promised that when she kills Kira and Cagalli, Arisa will be free from the dolls control.

2) When Miriallia was young, Murrue used to baby sit her.

Hope this helps, even if it's only a bit. As always, please review.