Count to Ten

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Seed... Only the characters I add and the plot.

Summary: Kira is haunted by the dead. He doesn't know why they are but he has learned to live with it. How will meeting a new girl help his little problem? And why are all his friends still looking for him three years after he disappeared? Kira OOC.

(A/N)- Author's Notes

(Lalala)- Ghost Speaking

Last Time:

When they got back to the manor they stared at it in horror. It was bathed in the blood of the soldiers who had been asked to stay there. Not all of them but from what they could see there were at least five down. Either dead or just barely alive. Standing in the entrance looking out at the property which was full of soldiers stood...

Chapter Twelve: No Way...

Before anyone could do anything the ghost disappeared. The other soldiers still standing rushed to there fallen friends. Kira and the others stood there slack jawed at what they had just seen. Nicol... Sweet... Kind... Gentle... Nicol... a ghost trying to kill them. Its unbelievable... Unthinkable! Athrun fell to his knees in sorrow. He always blamed himself for what happened. Kira looked away from the house and with Lyra on his back he walked away. Athrun turned to look at his friend before he got up and grabbed Kira's arm. Without looking at Athrun Kira pulls away.

"You can't keep running." Athrun cried as Kira continued to go.

"I'm getting a drink." Was all he said before he disappeared behind the Lacus fountain.

Jasmine started to follow him but Cagalli grabbed her arm and shook her head no. Jasmine fell to her knees with tears in her eyes as she was left behind. Athrun stood up and walked toward the mansion to see if he could help any of the soldiers. Its time they all went home. Its become too dangerous for them.

Kira walked into New York City silently. Lyra asleep on his back. He kept replaying what had happened over and over again in his head. To Nicol's death to his recent appearance. Silent tears slide down his face as he walks into a bar. After an hour of just sitting there with one can of beer half full he finally gets up to leave. Lyra was sitting on his lap as he just stared off into the distance.

"What wrong?" She asks in her childish voice.

"A person I never met but was a good friend to Uncle Athrun is back." Kira smiles down at the child as he walks over to the park.

Its not midnight and yet Lyra refused to go back to sleep. She watches Kira closely as he swings back and forth with her on his lap on a swing. Tears threaten to start to fall.

"Why doesn't he blame me?" Kira whispers. Lyra stares up at him before finally tugging on his shirt.

"Cause daddy is so luvable?" She answers cutely.

Kira blinks as he looks down at the child. She had called him daddy... After only knowing him for a few hours... She called him daddy. Tears slide down his face as he sees so much of Lyra's mother in her. So perspective... So lovable... Kira pulled her into a tight hug.

"Your so much like your mother." Kira tells her.

Lyra starts to cry silently. Only vaguely remembering the woman she once called mommy. She looks up at Kira and the cuddles into his chest before falling asleep. Kira checks his watch only to find its after midnight. He carry's Lyra in his arms to keep her warm as he begins to walk back to the manor.

Athrun paced in the lobby waiting for his best friend to come home. It has been three hours since Kira had left them. All the soldiers were sent home earlier that evening. Now the only ones in the manor are Athrun's friends. Athrun began to worry about his friend after a hour had passed. With Nicol out there... He feared for everyone's safety.

There was a knock at the door. Suddenly cautious Athrun pulls out his gun and lighter. Creeping toward the door he heard nothing. He opened the door to find Nicol standing there with a feral look in his eye. Athrun jumps back and fires his gun twice. Both times it just grazed the ghost.

(There will be a tragedy tonight...) And with that Nicol vanished again.

Athrun let out the breath he had been holding. Then what Nicol said sunk in... He is going to kill someone tonight. Athrun turns around and runs up the stairs to wake everyone.

Kira stumbles onto Athrun's property. Kira is so tired he nearly collapses as he gets past the gates. Then he seemed to remember what had happened here. His eyes snap up to look at the house. It still looks eery and oddly silent. Kira crept forward with his gun out. Lyra walking beside him looking around fearfully. The minute Kira stepped onto the property she had woken up and insisted on walking.

They scooted around the fountain when a noise was heard. Kira froze mid step with Lyra clinging to his right leg. A piano playing in the background. It was an eery sound... Haunting almost. Then Kira seemed to remember something Athrun had said because he started looking everywhere. Up on the roof sat an old ghostly piano. A young man with green hair sat playing a haunting melody. Kira picks Lyra up with one arm and whispers something in her ear.

Then she made a run for the house as soon as her foot touched the ground. Kira began to fire at the young man. The young man disappeared along with the piano. Then from another part of the property the same music came.

Lyra stopped running and looked around fearfully. Kira's eyes widened as he realizes that Lyra is the target. A moment later a gun goes off and Lyra falls to the ground bleeding... Kira screams in anger and anguish before his seed breaks. No more mister nice guy.

(A/N Hi guys I'm back! Another chapter! WOOHOO! I know its not long... but I thought you guys had waited long enough. I was able to update some of my other stories so I decided to come back to this one for awhile. Please R&R. I love to hear what you guys think of this story. This chapter... Certain parts were kind of hard to write. I hope it doesn't seem forced... Well let me know if you like it. I do NOT accept Flames though. They are very mean and I am against them. Thank you to those who did review and thank you for reading! Ciao for now!

Karone