I'll be updating slow this week since school is back for me... poor me...oh yeah and sorry for the late update guys...I've been busy a lot since my grades are getting low and I think I'm falling from the honors list. Anyway, the second semester has started in our school now! I hope I can get myself up now!
Somewhere Out There
Chapter 6: Disaster
"Here..."
Andy gave out a brochure to Lacus which seemed to interest her. "The Garamound Jewel visits your place today..." Lacus read. "The extravagant ship will tour you around your nearest ocean scenery. It will be our pleasure to have you come and visit us!" she continued to read.
Daniel overheard it. "What is that Lynette?" the little boy asked. "It's a tour ship and they're having they're promo here in the city. D'you think we should try it on Daniel?" his mother asked. A huge smile escaped the boy's face. "Sure, why shouldn't we try it on? It's going to be great Lynette!" exclaimed the boy.
Andy smiled weakly. "Well, I've better get us some tickets right now! Would you like to come with me Daniel?" his grandfather invited. Daniel gave out a confident. Both of them then went to Andy's car and strode off.
Lacus sighed in relief. 'It's a good thing Daniel had forgotten what happened...' Lacus thought.
"What is it with you? You're acting like you like him?" spoke a rudely voice of a child. Lacus turned around and saw her son with his arms crossed, "you didn't have to insult him like that Daniel?!" scolded Lacus who felt so angry with herself.
"I wouldn't have insulted him... if he didn't touch you!" Daniel coldly exclaimed. Lacus flinched, "Daniel he's my friend and you know that very well!" Daniel groaned in frustration, "You always say that and you know for sure that I hate it!" Lacus gasped in shock, since when did the kid know about adult situations anyway?
Her expression turned to depression as she sat on the living room couch and continued to read more about The Garamound Jewel. Suddenly, a weak knock on the dear was heard. She wondered who that was since it would be impossible for Andy and Daniel to be back so soon. She stood up and answered the door. To her surprise, a certain brunette was what she saw.
"Kira...?"
She was greeted by his sweet smile. "Hey... I just wanted to apologize about last night." Kira said. "Where's Daniel?"
"Oh, he's with dad... I mean Mr. Waltfelt... they're gone to but tickets for this promo event of the year." Lacus handed Kira the brochure as she led him inside the house. "It's the Garamound Jewel. Are they going to have their promo here in the city?"
Lacus nodded in reply. "Would you like to come along?" she invited. Kira looked at her and paused for a moment. Once again, their eyes met eachother. A small, weak frown escaped his lips. "I don't think Daniel will like that..." was Kira's reply. Lacus frowned too at what he said. "I know... but... you could at least... you know... have a good relationship with him." Lacus said. Kira wondered why she desperately wanted him too go. "After all, it was my fault why Daniel already placed you in his hate list." A small yet weak small escaped Lacus' lips.
Kira's eyes glistened. "If it's okay with you then I will come along. But if..."
"Daniel... you shouldn't talk like that to..." she was cut off when Daniel gave her a stern look, "stop defending him Lynette because he's not worth it!" he shouted then strode of.
"I really don't enjoy being insulted by just a kid..." Kira laughed weakly then looked at her again. "I know...so... does that mean... you won't come along...?"
Kira snorted. "I don't know..."
Kira stood up along with Lacus. He walked to the door as Lacus opened it for him. "I'll just tell you if I'm coming... okay?" his voice sounded so confident and filled with assurance. He walked out of the house leaving Lacus unfulfilled and incomplete. She closed the door as Kira strode of. 'Why does it have to be this way?' she thought.
She heard the honking of the car from outside and noticed that it was Andy and Daniel.
AFTER SOME TIME
"Are you sure this is safe?" Lacus asked rather worriedly. She looked at the huge ship in front of her. Around them were hundreds of people who were going to attend the tour. Her heart skipped a beat. "Having doubts Lynette?" Andy asked; he was carrying Daniel on his shoulders. "C'mon Lynette... were here already so stop jerking out!" Daniel exclaimed as he excitedly waved his hands.
Lacus looked around to spot a certain brunette but to her dismay, there was no sign of him. She sighed heavily then followed Andy and Daniel as the three of them went onboard.
When they entered the ship, they were astounded at the huge ballroom hall before their very eyes. "This is even bigger than titanic!" Andy exclaimed. Daniel was amazed the beauty of the hall! A huge chandelier was at the center of the roof, golden lights surrounded the ship's sides; there were huge stairs and stairway cases! It was like a palace!
"The ship is now starting its oceanic tour. Please enjoy."
"No wonder it's called a jewel. Does Orb own this ship?" Lacus asked. Andy nodded in reply. "It sure does..." he pointed to a certain picture from above. Lacus gasped in surprise as she saw Cagalli's face.
The flyer said: "Sponsored by your princess, Princess Cagalli Yula Atha of Orb council!"
Lacus giggled then they continued to tour around the ship. 'If Cagalli sponsored this then Kira might be...no... He wouldn't' Lacus thought as they climbed to the second floor of the ship. They found a casino almost filled with gamblers. Andy's eyes glistened, "Hey... this is cool!"
He placed Daniel down. "Hey Daniel, why don't you look for a kid's playground... I'll just be playing over here,"
Daniel reluctantly nodded; he can't wait to tour the ship alone. But before he could run anywhere Lacus grabbed his hand. "Where are you going?" Lacus gave him a stern look. Daniel pouted. "C'mon Lynette, I promise I won't get lost!"
Lacus sighed. "Here, bring haro with you. Haro always find a way to find me wherever I am." Lacus handed Daniel haro and together they started to tour around. She smiled at the way her son looked when he's happy. She was proud of having such a handsome kid.
She looked around, not knowing where to go. "I'll guess I'll go find a coffee shop or something..." she said to herself then went of.
When she walked around the ship, she noticed a lot of children running around. A lot of people were there too.
"Hey Mrs. Sanders!" shouted a very familiar voice.
"Billy, Billy Kerk?" Lacus asked. The blonde man waved at Lacus and went near her with a huge smile across his face. "It's nice to see you here Mrs. Sanders! I guess everyone is here to se the promo of the year!"
Lacus nodded in agreement. "Are you alone Mr. Kerk?" Lacus asked. "Oh please... just call me Billy. Well, no I'm not alone. I'm with the other guys."
Lacus looked at him confused. "Other guys?" she emphasized. Billy nodded. "Yeah, I'm with Kira and Greg's family..."
Lacus flinched when he mentioned the name 'Kira'. 'Kira's here...' she thought. "Well, I gotta get going now. The casino would be really fun!" Billy blurted before running of. Lacus wasn't surprised at all.
She continued to find a coffee shop and when she did she just sat there, thinking alone.
WITH DANIEL
"Hey haro... come back here!" Daniel exclaimed as he chased haro along the way. Suddenly, he bumped a certain black-haired adult. Daniel was sent back a bit. "Ouch... sorry mister..." Daniel apologized. He looked at the man and noticed that he was with other guys wearing the same black suit as he was. 'They look weird...' Daniel thought.
He also noticed that all 5 of them were wearing black glasses. 'Totally weird...' Daniel continued to think. "Watch it kid or else you'll get busted!" the man said as he went pass Daniel who was still sitting on the floor.
Daniel got up and ran again in search for haro. The last man, following the guy whom Daniel bumped, looked at Daniel with interest. "Isn't that kid...Sander's son...?" he spoke.
The other men stopped at his question. "What...? What did you say...? We're not here to play games with kids. We've got business to do Fred!" spoke the first man. "Yeah... but I heard you mention the name Sanders," spoke the other man. "Do you mean Allan Sanders?" asked another man.
Fred didn't reply. "Maybe I was just imagining things..." he told them then they continued to walk their way. 'If I'm not mistaken that was Daniel." Fred thought as a vision of Lacus entered his mind.
"We need to split up and find it. I need you to get in touch with eachother while were separated." Spoke the first man as he handed his men with earphone communicators. All four of them nodded their heads and went off their own way. Fred, on the other hand, followed the way where Daniel disappeared too.
WITH LACUS
Lacus took a sip of her coffee and continued to read the article in her hands. To her surprise, haro went pass her. "What... Haro?"
When haro saw her it jumped unto her hands. "Haro... Where's Daniel?" she asked worriedly.
"Haro... don't know...haro don't know!" it spoke. Lacus sighed heavily. Haro jumped from her hands and went the other way. Reluctantly, she followed the pink ball. Haro led her outside to the deck of the ship. Outside she saw a lot of teenagers swimming in the huge swimming pool at the center. Kids were also swimming the kid's swim pool.
Haro continued to jump around until it increased its pace. Lacus ended up running. "Come back here haro!" Lacus called. She wasn't looking forward at this time.
"HARO!" exclaimed haro which made a man turn around and haro landed on his hands which made Lacus stop.
"Huh...?"
Lacus looked at him and his purple eyes met her blue ones. "Kira...?"
Kira looked at her and the way her pink hair danced with the breeze. She was not surprised to see him nor was he surprised to see her! It took them a minute or two to realize that they were blankly staring at each other's eyes.
"Kira... you came." Lacus chocked out before showing him a blush. Kira smiled at her. "Yeah... eventually Billy and Greg tried to persuade me to come along with them." Kira laughed.
Lacus couldn't be happier. "I'm so glad you decided to come. I heard that Cagalli was the one who hosted this promo."
Kira nodded in agreement. Lacus turned to see the beautiful sunset in front of her as Kira stood beside her. "I haven't seen them for quite a long time now, but I think they're fine. Athrun seems to be a very good father to their son." Kira told her. His voice was plain and dry, so it meant something to her.
She looked at him. The shades of purple in his eyes were clashed with the sunset's crimson pigment. The cold breeze played with his hair as he took in slow breaths. He was a bit peaceful in the way he looked yet behind those features of his was a crying Kira. Well, that was the Kira she knew 10 years ago! She often wondered what happened to him all those times when she never heard anything of him. She often asked herself: "what if I stayed?" and "will he love me?" questions to herself. Either way, she was happy that she had bumped into him... once more.
"So, where's Daniel?" Kira asked out of the silence. Lacus looked at him, "He's gone sightseeing inside the ship. Dad's in the casino and me...? Well, I didn't really know where I was supposed to be going... until now." She gave him a sweet smile and he returned her with another smile. 'Is there anything else he can do except to smile at me like that?' Lacus' hopelessly thought. She sighed and looked back again at the sunset. Now, it was Kira's chance to observe her beautiful and ever so charming face.
Her blue eyes glistened while she looked straight at the beautiful scenery. Her pink, long hair swayed behind her as if dancing. Her pale and white skin always caught his attention and he missed the feel of her skin against his. He remembered the time when he held her small and fragile body inside his arms. A part of him was confused but a part of him was just grateful that she was there. He looked at her with more interest this time. He then realized that he never looked at her this way. What could've changed...? Or maybe what did he miss about her? To her surprise, she heard him chuckle weakly.
"Kira...?" she called. She looked at him confusingly. 'Why was he laughing?' she thought. Kira looked at her and noticed the baby look she was giving her. This made him laugh even more. Without her notice, he grabbed her hand and led her back inside. She didn't refuse... she never planned too! She wanted this or maybe she needed this- a shoulder to cry on even just for this moment. Again, she savored the feeling where she could feel his warmth dancing along her veins- it was soothing but at the same time it gave her shivers of discomfort. They slowly walked along the empty hallway since almost all of the guests were at the ballroom hall probably dancing them out!
It wasn't a moment later when they were outside of the ship once again. They were on the other side of the deck- they were the only people. There was silence for a moment then he led her near the ship railings to continued their 'sunset gazing'. He liked it... moreover he loved the feeling that she wasn't doubtful towards him. He felt that feeling once again when everything and everyone seems to understand him and read his mind. No, it was only with her that he felt this way- or at least he realized it... right here... right now.
"You know... I often wonder why I failed to see things before." Kira told her. She flashed him a confused look. "What do you mean Kira?"
She saw him grin. "Well, they always say that you only realize the importance of those things when they're gone and away from your grasp. Isn't that quite sad Lacus?" Kira continued to speak. She just nodded knowing that Kira gave out a look that asked her to just agree. He sighed deeply then looked at her son confusingly. 'Why did I fail to see...?' he asked himself.
Lacus grew worried. It was that look that always troubled her 10 years ago. "Kira... what's wrong?" Kira smiled weakly at her. "I'm sorry Lacus..." his aching voice whispered. "Kira..."
He took in a deep breath, gently wrapped his arms around her back and pulled her closer to an embrace. She gasped silently as she felt muscular arms surround her thin body. She felt so weak in his touch that he wanted to keep her safe like this. NO, she never felt like this before- he never felt her... so why should he judge the way she felt?
Her body was tightly pressed against his and that was the reason why she couldn't move or resist his warm embrace. Soon, his feel was invading her senses inch-by-inch. Slowly, she closed her eyes to take this new feeling inside of her. She felt his hand run down her soft and silky pink hair sensually. She could feel his breathing near her earlobe. 'What's happening to me?' Kira asked himself. He felt so ashamed at himself but every time he wanted to free her, he felt like her small body would brake into pieces... and because of that he pulled her even closer. "Why are you like this?! What's happening to you?!" he exclaimed as he felt tears run down from his own eyes. Why was he saying those things?
"Kira..." she whispered sadly. Now she knew why he was doing this. "I'm sorry..." she sadly told him. He sees her now as a very hopeless human being. He felt anger towards himself and towards the people who have given her this kind of pain and burden! He felt love and at the same time pity for her and for her kindness. He felt a thousand emotions busting in inside his heart... so... he just held her tightly until he could figure and sort things outs between the Kira that felt love and the Kira that felt pity.
She smiled weakly into the embrace as she was able to move inside of him and so placed both her hands on his chest and buried her face there. He continued to stroke her hair and let her scent fill his entire being. He could still feel her uncomfortable so he ran his hand down her back to calm her. She flinched at his touch but then later melted into his arms- finally accepting everything of him... even for just this moment.
"I won't leave you anymore... I promise."
As he was so close to where she was, he slowly touched both her arms with his hands. She flinched when he touched her... as if they were new to her- the sensation. She gasped for a moment but then recognized the touch- "Kira?" she called and turned around as his purple eyes met her blue ones in a gaze like no other.
His right had slowly made its way to her face and tilted her head to face him, his breath touching her face, giving her a warm sensation. He locked his eyes unto hers and slowly smiled, "It's going to be okay..." he whispered; his breath giving her a funny feeling in her stomach.
Kira could not bare it anymore and so he did the first thing that cam to his mind- he embraced her so tightly as his own tears made their way down his cheeks. He pressed her face closer to his heart and then took in her scent... letting it fill his entire being. Her body was shaking at his touch so he soothed it by caressing her back then pulled her closer. She calmed down a bit then melted in his arms.
"I won't leave you anymore... so please keep breathing."
WITH DANIEL
"COOL!" shouted Daniel as he went down the slide cheerfully. A few other kids were also running around the kid's playhouse. Daniel continued to run down the slide and shout with all his voice.
Beside the playhouse was Fred, watching Daniel intently. 'So... he is Sanders' son. This could be interesting.' He thought evilly. He looked around the huge playhouse and located a room from above the huge tree house- the operator's room. Fred grinned mischievously.
He climbed up the stairs and opened the room. There, Fred saw a fat old man listening to his head phone so the old man was not able to notice the sneaking Fred. He looked around the controls room and did not find something interesting. He inched nearer to the old man and placed a small, tiny chip near the generator. 'This should give something good out of the boss!' Fred happily thought.
He went out of the room unnoticed again and went down. He took one last look at Daniel and went off. His hands flew to where his earphone communicator was and spoke, "I've found my spot guys..."
IN THE CASINO
Andy placed the token inside the token case and his game began. He pulled the lever... a heart on the first side...a heart on the second side... "Please, please bring this on me!" shouted Andy.
Beside him was another man dressed the same way as Fred was. He was looking at Andy with deep interests. His hands flew to where his earphone communicator was and spoke, "Hey Dean, looks like I've spotted someone special here in the casino."
"Really... who?" replied Dean from his earphone.
"Evans..."
"Evans...? Well, well, well... that's a great jackpot you got there Phil!" exclaimed Dean.
"I thought they were on the PLANT's."
"Well, expect the unexpected little Phil! Hurry and do your job! Fred, Jason, Gary and I have finished planting the chips. I need you to hurry after that. We meet at the ship's control room later."
Dean replied a simple yes. He then approached the cashier of the casino and looked at its surroundings. He walked near the casino's outlet where there were almost 30 plug-ins! After that he left and contacted Dean and the others that he had finished his work.
After a few moments Phil, together with his other teammates met at the ship's underground control room. There, they opened a small, secret exit door. When they opened it, they saw a speed boat being attached to the huge ship by a metal string. Aboard it were two men in masks.
"What took you so long?" asked the first masked man.
"Shut up and just get our asses out of here!" Dean exclaimed.
The five of them jumped onboard the speed boat and cut out the metal string that was attached to the huge ship. The boat then went off.
Fred took one last glimpse at the huge ship. "I think the boss is going to be really happy about this..." he mumbled. After some moment, they disappeared in the night- without a trail.
WITH KIRA AND LACUS
She felt at peace for a moment's time and he felt different. Different in a sense that he had never held her for so long. She wondered for how long she had been inside his arms. Nah, time doesn't matter anymore and neither cared. Still, he hadn't found the courage to free her. She was still brittle and fragile... but he loved it this way.
His back found the steel wall very supportive as he held her in his arms. The cold night breeze passed by them whispering things so sweet... or rather they were hearing the same song inside their heads. Is this how it feels to be in love... or rather... is this how it feels to have someone to cry on? Both of them knew what love meant to themselves but neither knew what love was for the other.
He sighed heavily as his free hand continued to stroke her pink hair. Her eyes were closed as if in a beautiful trance. Her head rested on his chest and their breathing... synchronized.
"Kira...?" her weak voice called out to him. He replied with a small "hum". "I... I need to find my son."
He felt disappointment run through him. For a moment he realized that they were not the people whom he knew before. They were not young anymore in a matter of age and responsibility. She has a son and is married to a man who died and left her all alone. Now, Kira was the one who caught her just in time... like the way she had caught him in the greatest fall of his entire life- to be fighting in war he never wanted to be in; to carry responsibility he never deserved and to be hurt.
He gathered the courage to finally set her free from his embrace and he did. He felt cold after the hours of warmth and he disliked the feeling. She flashed him a sweet and loving smile of assurance. "Would you like to help me find Daniel?" Lacus asked. Kira doubted the situation. He had a hard time deciding whether to follow her or to just stay here and wait till she comes back. After all, he never wanted to be insulted by a kid again.
Lacus noticed his hesitation and so flew his free hand to his cheek. "It's gonna be all right." Lacus told him. He saw that she meant it and somehow found it very comforting. He nodded in reply. She grabbed his hand and they went inside the ship to look for Daniel.
WITH DANIEL
Daniel tried to catch his other playmates as they ran around the playhouse. A few guardians were also watching their children. Surprisingly, Haro was there with Daniel. Lucky for Haro, the kids loved mister pink! Haro jumped around and the other kids, including Daniel chased it!
The guardians of the kids laughed as they saw their children playing along with Daniel and Haro. Everything was going as planned.
WITH DEAN AND HIS OTHER MEN
Dean, together with his fellow 'teammates' got out of the boat as they reached a port. Not far away from the port was a black limousine... probably they were waiting for dean and the others.
Fred looked back at the dark sea once more and the turned his attention to two men wearing the same clothes as they were. "Looks like the boss is expecting us after all." Dean told his team.
One of the men was carrying a black briefcase. That man approached Dean and opened the briefcase. Inside it were 5 red buttons. Dean grinned and looked at them. "Did the boss say that I have to do it... now?" Dean asked them. The other man nodded in agreement.
Fred turned his attention to the black limousine and spotted his boss. As usual, he was petting his black hound which was beside him and his black cat was resting on his lap. Fred later turned his attention to Dean.
"Now is the time..." Dean mumbled. He pressed the first red button.
WITH KIRA AND LACUS
Kira and Lacus was about to enter the casino but suddenly a huge explosion sent them back! Kira landed hard on the dusty and smoky floor with lacus in his arms- half awake. "What the...?!"
He heard a lot of people scream and run out of the casino! He felt the ship shake and most of the lights turned off! He tried to stand up together with Lacus but the girl squirmed. "What's going on Kira...?!" Lacus asked him. He had no time to answer her question so he forced her up and they went inside the burning room.
Kira coughed when the smell of smoke seemed to be so uneasy. He also heard Lacus cough a bit. He held her hand as a few passengers passed by them, screaming their wits!
"Andy...!?" Kira called out. There was no reply. They ran across other parts of the casino and saw many people on the floor- dead. Lacus gasped in horror at the bloody sight. Other people were squished by the falling debris from the roof and others were burned. Without her notice, Kira covered her eyes with his hand and led her away to look for Andy. He felt her tears but she continued to run with him anyway.
"Andy!" Kira and Lacus called out together in hopes to find him. They called out to him again but still there was no reply.
Another explosion was heard and this time it felt like it happened in the ball room hall. The ship shook again. Kira held Lacus protectively while the ship was still shaking. "What's going on around here?!" Kira exclaimed in frustration.
"Andy!"
Suddenly they heard a loud groan from behind them. Lacus looked back and saw a squirming man under the billiard table. "Andy!" Lacus cried. She went near him and tried to push away the billiard table. Kira helped her and was now able to take the heavy table away from the old man. Andy groaned in pain. Lacus supported him by holding his left arm. When she did, she felt something wet- it was blood. "Andy's hurt Kira!" screamed Lacus.
Kira heard another groan from behind him. He looked back and saw Billy lying on the floor. "Billy!" Kira screamed. He helped Billy up and they were now standing together. "Billy, are you alright?" he asked. Billy held his head and shook it to erase the pain. He opened his eyes but saw a blurry vision of a brown-haired man. He shook his head again and now got a clearer vision.
"Kira!" Billy exclaimed happily. Kira smiled at him, "where's Greg and his family?!" Billy shook his head in dismay. "I don't know. They were at the ballroom hall when I left them!"
Andy was now able to stand up with the support of Lacus while Billy was still capable of walking. "We need to get out of here fast!" Lacus told them. Billy and Kira helped Andy as the four of them went outside the casino. To their horror, the hallway was on fire! Along the way they met a few personnel's.
"This way Ma'am. There are still enough life boats to support all of us!"
"What happened here?!" Kira asked him.
"There had been five huge explosions along the ship. It occurred in the casino, the main engine's room, the ballroom hall, the museum and...the playhouse! A few minor explosions occurred in other parts of the ship sir." The personnel replied.
Kira froze at the mention of the playhouse. 'No... Daniel...' he thought. He looked at Lacus who seemed to be really worried. Suddenly, she ran. Kira stopped her by grabbing her wrist. "No... Lacus... it's dangerous to even go where you want to go!"
Lacus flashed him an angry look! "What do you mean by that?! I need to find Daniel, Kira. He's my son for goodness sake!" screamed Lacus who tried to break free from his grasp. Kira grabbed her shoulders, "Look... I'll go and find him. You go with Billy and Andy to the life boats." Kira told her.
Those words softened her look towards him. "What... no... I can't afford to loose both of you!" She told him. Kira smiled at her weakly. "It's gonna be alright."
Lacus' eyes' glistened- she was about to cry. Kira gave her a nod and then ran off...but was stopped when she grabbed his arm. He turned around and looked at her. "Come back... come back to me..." Lacus told him.
Kira smiled faintly. "I will come back to you..." he inched forward and placed a kiss on her cheek. With a last smile being given to her, he ran off to find Daniel. Lacus touched her cheek and somehow remembered this same situation 10 years ago. Still... on the cheeks.
"Mrs. Sanders, we have to go now." Billy called out. Lacus took in a deep breath and then followed them to the life boats.
WITH KIRA
He ran past the burning hallways with a lot of people screaming. Another explosion occurred just in front of him. 'The systems are shutting themselves down...' Kira thought. 'The main engines are shut which means that the ship is going down in no less than an hour. The electric currents might be burned and the whole ship is probably on fire... NOW WHAT!'
He passed by a few personnel's and a few medical agents carrying injured bodies. "DANIEL!" screamed Kira. His eyes widened when a stampede of worried passengers tried to run away from the fire. Kira flattened himself upon the hot and steamy wall as these crazy people passed by him. Kira could hear some personnel telling them to calm down.
Kira continued to run in search of Daniel. He felt a heap of joy when he finally reached the playhouse. He entered the room and his eyes hot wide open at the horrible sight! Kids were on the ground as they lay dead. Blood was spilled everywhere, the roof and some other debris had come to fall from above.
"No...Daniel..."
Kira looked around in search of Daniel. He groaned when he stepped on something soft. He couldn't look at it to know whatever that was. There was smoke and the room was mostly on fire. "Daniel!" Kira called out. There was no reply but the sight of dead bodies before his very eyes.
He stopped when he heard a weak sob. He looked around to locate the sob but the smoke got the best of the situation. "Lynette..." a silent sob called out.
"Daniel!" Kira screamed.
He looked around more intently for any sign of the injured child. He stopped at the sight of a big hole on the side of the room. Kira looked inside of it and saw a child. He was hugging his knees and crying so weakly. "Daniel..."
Daniel looked up and saw Kira. Tears ran down his eyes. Beside Daniel was Haro- untouched by the explosion that occurred in the playhouse. Daniel wasn't bleeding badly but he had scars over his face and arms and little cuts along his cheeks and legs. "Kira...?" the little boy called out.
Kira nodded in agreement as his own tears made their way down. He stretched his hand to get Daniel out and carried him while Daniel held haro tightly in his arms. Kira ran outside of the burned playhouse.
He ran along the hallway of the burning ship. Another explosion occurred in the powerhouse. The ship shook once again. Kira continued to run but an explosion sent him back! The roof fell down but Kira was able to gain back strength and move away from that sight! Flames were everywhere and he couldn't find a safe place to run too!
WITH LACUS
The people jumped overboard the ship and into the deadly ocean floors. Some people were able to ride the life boats especially women and children. Lacus looked at every direction to see of Kira had already arrived with Daniel but there were no signs of them.
"Greg!" Billy shouted. Greg was holding one of his daughters as he accompanied his wife into onboard the life boat. "Billy... where's Kira?!"
Billy shook his head. "He hasn't come back yet! He's gone to get Mrs. Sanders' son!"
"What! In that flame?! He must be kidding!"
Lacus felt a hand grabbed her. "C'mon Ma'am... we need to get you safe. Rescue is coming soon." The personnel said. Lacus looked back and tears began to fall down her eyes. 'They're still at the top most floor of the building...how can they ever make it?' Lacus hopelessly thought.
"I will come back to you..." were the words that rung in her head and it made her follow the personnel's orders. Andy was being carried by two men and they placed him together with Lacus as their life boat when on. "Are there still life boats back there?" Lacus asked in concern. The personnel replied with a confident nod.
'Kira... please... come back... Daniel...'
WITH KIRA
Daniel cough as a heap of black smoke entered his lungs. 'This isn't good...' Kira thought. He ran down to the fire exit and found a safe place to finally run for it! He climbed down the steel stairs quickly while holding Daniel in his arms.
When he finally reached the door to the deck he saw that it was locked! "No... Damn it!" Kira punched the steel wall. "What kind of fire exit is this?!"
His eyes were caught by a thing that was dropped on the floor. He walked near it and realized it was an ID. He was about to examine it even more but he heard another explosion from above!
"I'm not going to die in this stupid place!"
He climbed to the second floor of the ship and tried to make his exit there. The hallways were the same. They were on fire just like all the other floors he had been in!
He stopped at the sight of a blinking thing from just beside him! His eyes hot wide open after realizing what it was. He quickly darted to the door just in front of him- the door would lead to the second floor deck. He opened it and at the same time a huge explosion occurred behind him!
He was flown away in the ocean by the great force together with Daniel as the ship continued to sink.
Lacus, while watching the ship sink... clenched her heart. "No... Kira... Daniel..."
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Hey guys sorry for the late update... I haven't got much in mind and I've been lazy fro the past few weeks. Sorry if this chapter is bad... so sorry... but please leave review okay?