CHAPTER 8
The next day, the girls were in the Lacus' room, chatting, girl talk…whatever you call it.
"Hey" Kira's head poked inside only to find a pillow thrown to his face.
"Girl talk. Go away." Cagalli said
He glared at his sister. "I was only gonna tell you that we're leaving for PLANT tomorrow."
"Okay…got it…bye" Cagalli slammed the door to his face
'My, such loving cough sister' he thought as he went on his way.
"Boy, you guys do fight a lot." Luna said
"It's fine, they're always like that." Lacus smiled
"So Cagalli, how was the date?" Miriallia started after being interrupted by Kira
"Date? What date?" she asked innocently
"Now don't act dumb, we know you went out with Athrun." A glint of evil in their eyes
"Yeah…so…" she said slowly
"Spill."
"It's nothing. I lost the bet so I had to treat him out."
"And then…" expecting more, "what bet?"
"That Luna and Shinn's thing would go really well."
"Cagalli!!" Luna was red
"It was Athrun's idea to stay around and see how things go. He was just worried…uh…so was I?" she grinned
"Don't think you're gonna get away easily with this."
"Yeah yeah…sure" she waved her hand around
"Since you owe me, Cagalli-NEECHAN, what happened?"
"Nothing happened." She said exasperated
"Come on!!! Or are you scared to say what happened?" Luna challenged
"No way! Okay fine… We went to eat kebabs then we went home."
"That's all?"
"Yeah."
"I don't think so, Cagalli, there's more right?" Lacus saw right through her
"Fine, I was overpowered by a few drunken teenagers, okay…then Athrun saved me."
"Aww…that's just cute." Miriallia said dreamily
"Milly!"
"From what I heard, it actually involved a hug." Shiho smiled sadistically at her.
"Shiho!"
"Well, Yzak does talk about stuff and it was actually quite surprising that Athrun would tell Yzak something about that."
"yeah, yeah…enough about me. What about you, Shiho?"
"Me what?"
"Spill Shiho, I wasn't able to ask you before." Miriallia grinned
"What?" confusion written all over her face
"You and Yzak of course."
"That one?"
"Yup."
"I can't"
"Aww…come on…you know all about me and Dearka after all, its just fair."
"Okay…uh…he–" Shiho suddenly dashed to the bathroom
The girls' mouth dropped open as Shiho was vomiting in the bathroom
"You don't think–-"
"Oh yes…"
"Shiho"
"Yeah?' She said hesitantly as she sat back down.
'Are you?"
"Am I what?"
"Are you pregnant?"
"Eh?!" Shiho was shocked
"Come on…you do have female instincts right?"
"I don't know…well, I've been feeling sick a few days now… I guess I am?"
The girls squealed in delight
"How long? Oh stupid…Of course I know…2 weeks!" Cagalli was rambling
"Have you told him?" Meyrin asked excitedly
"Of course she hasn't, she wasn't even sure." Luna bonked her in the head
"Wait...Let's take this one at a time." Her hands in front of her as if, protecting herself from hormone crazed females.
"I will---" she was interrupted by the guys barging in to the room
"What NOW?" Cagalli glared at them
"We're going out!" Mwu announced
"Out? This time of hour?" Lacus glanced at the clock that just stroke 11:30.
"The best time." Dearka grinned
"Now girls, go to Murrue's room and you'll know what to do." They said as they pushed the girls out.
The girls came back in kimonos, different colors, simple yet elegant.
"Shall we?"
"Yeah"
"Then let's go to the town's festival!!!"
They went to the local festival held downtown of Orb, there were different booths, stalls, games and all those things. In short, they enjoyed this place, well, the girls were actually dragging the guys around. It was a really warm place not just figuratively also literally.
"Shinn, let's go buy ice cream" Luna dragged him away from the group
"You treat."
"You're the guy…unless you're the girl in this relationship." Luna said in a teasing voice
"I'm the guy. Let's go" He pulled her by the hand towards the ice cream stall
"Yzak…"
"What?"
"I want the honey-coated apple."
"No. You're fat." Shiho glared at him making his hair stand on ends
"Fine, I'll get it myself." She walked away, muttering incoherent words after.
Shiho stomped over to the vendor. She happily ate the apple as soon as she got it until a guy approached her. They got along quited fine. Shiho was laughing and smiling like crazy on Yzak's perspective, he didn't like it one bit. 'You're too close, man' he had an immediate dislike for the man. He went there, and tried to pretend that he didn't care, be bought an apple as well, and ate it beside Shiho.
Shiho smiled inwardly, she had to give Yzak two-thumbs up for his great performance. He tried but she saw right through him. She felt that she was in the mood to piss him off so…
"Hey Keichi, you feel like walking around?"
"Sure, I'd love to accompany you."
Yzak glared hard at the man, boring a hole onto the man's back.
"Shiho"
"Yeah" she turned her head around, smiling sadistically at him.
"dude, Yzak Jule." He extended his hand toward the man
Keichi's eyes widened as he saluted him
"At ease?" Yzak was unsure of what to say.
Keichi took Yzak's hand and shook it wildly, "Keichi, please to meet you, Jule-san. You're my idol, man! I didn't recognize you at first because of what your weari—"
"what?" he narrowed his eyes glancing at Shiho just to see her stifle a laugh
"Uh…nothing, I'm a rookie this year stationed at…uh…I forgot my ship's name." he laughed sheepishly. "I dream of this moment but of course in PLANT and without Shiho-san. When I found out that she was your wife, boy, was I honored." He kept on rambling.
"Shiho-san?"
"Yeah, Shiho-san, your wife, your lieutenant, her" he pointed at Shiho
"I know who Shiho is." Yzak turned a little red 'I was just wondering why you call her Shiho-san and no Hahnenfuss-san or Jule-san'
"Jule-san, could I ask a favor?"
"What is it?"
"Can I be stationed at your ship? The Voltaire? Its really famous, I want to work there and offer my services."
Yzak put an arm around Shiho and pulled her away, "It's not for me to decide." He said as he walked away. "No way." Yzak whispered against Shiho's ear, causing her to giggle.
As soon as they were out of sight…
"Shiho…"
"hmm?"
"You're playing with me again"
"Oh how did you know that? I was trying so hard to keep it a secret." She said in mock shock. Yzak caught Shiho in a headlock. "If you think you're going away with this easily, think again."
Shiho burst out laughing as she tried to squirm out of his hold.
"Yzak!" He chuckled at her struggle then he used both arms to pull her closer, causing her to be pressed against his chest.
"Yzak?" she looked up to see Yzak smiling down at her, genuinely.
'Its better to keep it this way, at least for now.' She hugged Yzak back
"They're such a cute couple, ne, Milly? I'm so proud of my best friend. Milly? Milly?" Dearka glanced around just to see Miriallia occupied trying to catch fishes.
"Milly?"
"Ha! Here! Take that! No! This game is unfair! Oji-san another one!" Miriallia shouted happily amongst the crowd, "Feel my wrath fishies!!!"
Dearka sweat dropped chibi-style
"Meyrin, where do you like to go?" Sai asked her.
"Anywhere, being with you is fine." Meyrin smiled at him, as Sai pulled her closer and hugged her, his chin resting on her head.
"They sound like an old couple, right?" Cagalli chuckled as she and Athrun were watching Meyrin and Sai, "And to think that she interested in you," She smacked you Athrun, who was busy looking at the couple, and ran away.
"Hey!" he chased after her.
"The fireworks are about to start!" Kira shouted
"Come on!"
Bursting in a myriad of colors in the night sky, exploding in a disarrayed sparkle, under the night stars…
Shinn and Luna were holding hands.
Sai had his arm around Meyrin's shoulder.
Kira and Lacus were holding each other.
Yzak had his arm around Shiho's waist as she leaned onto him.
Dearka was convincing, dragging Miriallia to watch the fireworks with him
Cagalli was shouting happily as Athrun tried to calm her down.
They have seen fireworks before but not as special as this one. They seem brighter, more distinctive and elaborate because this particular night is the night they can share with their loved ones.
Mwu pulled Murrue closer, "Six couples in front of us, some know it others don't. Young people nowadays…tsk tsk, they're in such a bliss right now."
"Mwu, They still have a long journey ahead of them. Maybe they can make the impossible, possible too" she smiled at him warmly
"Maybe they can."
They all boarded into the Eternal, which will serve as a shuttle to take them back to PLANT.
"Cag, you staying or coming along? You can delay the work for a few more days' right?"
Cagalli thought hard. She hadn't had the chance to touch a single paper work after Kira and Lacus' engagement. She still had Orb to run. She glanced around to see them all pouting, expecting something from her.
"Aww…alright"
"Yes! She's coming along!" Miriallia shouted her fist up.
Dearka and Yzak elbowed Athrun at the same time.
"Guess you still have some time with her, " Yzak smirked
"Now, our Athrun is a big boy," Dearka continued as her ruffled Athrun hair.
"Guys!" Athrun yelled as both of them walked away laughing.
'What o you want me to do? Confess? Dumb asses' He shook his head to clear his thoughts.
"Athrun-kun, you okay?"
His head jerked up, "Uh…Yeah."
"Can I talk to you for a moment?" Meyrin asked.
"Sure."
They walked towards the garden , Meyrin sat down at one of the swings and jerked her head towards the other, giving Athrun a sign to have a seat. Athrun then sat down, and using a small force to move the swing.
"Athrun."
"huh?"
'she doesn't usually just call me Athrun'
"I know you love Cagalli, everyone knows, this may seem weird after all I had a crush on you, but now I have Sai because of you and Cagalli, I want you to feel the same happiness I feelwhenever I am with Sai. I want you to be happy too, tell Cagalli the truth, Athrun, If not, you would regret it the rest of your life."
Athrun gave Meyrin a hug, "Thanks, but I don't think I can tell her the truth, I would hurt her again. We live in different worlds, we have tons of work to do, we can't just abandon what we do for our own happiness.
"Athrun, I've seen how she looks at you, she loves you back, you may not feel it yet, but she's just waiting for you."
"Mey, give it up, it won't happen."'
"but—"
"No buts, Mey." Athrun started walking away then he suddenly stopped, "Mey, you have always been like a younger sister to me, and I have a favor to ask."
"You guys, comfortable here?" Kira asked them
"Yeah, really comfy, but its like going to war all over again," Dearka said as he glanced around, they had single rooms---big rooms to be exact something like a suite, but made for war, with military precautions.
"Well, we didn't have any choice, the shuttles were all booked, not that we could ride a shuttle with Lacus, Athrun and Cagalli, it would be dangerous, besides the Eternal is connected to the cruise ship, you can go anytime you want, Lacus just thought the Eternal would be safer considering what happened before."
As soon as they were finish unpacking…
"Let's party!"
"Yeah!" All of them stormed out of the Eternal and to the cruise ship.
"Hey! Let's dance!" Dearka shouted at them as they were all seated in a booth.
"No" Yzak said sternly
"Come on!!! Loosen up!" Dearka whined
"I have loosened up," Yzak saw seated with Shiho in his arms. She was leaning against him with his arm around his waist.
"Go ahead, bring Athrun and Cagalli with you, Athrun needs to dance."
"NO, I'm fine here!"
"Come on Athrun! Dance!" Dearka, Miriallia and Cagalli dragged Athrun to the dance floor
"We're cheering for you Athrun!"
"Show your moves!" Kira and Yzak were laughing at him, he knows how to dance but he isn't confident in it.
'I'll kill you guys later!' he glared at them both who were still busy laughing at him.
"He has the moves." Shiho said
"Yup, but why are you laughing at him, Kira, Yzak?" Lacus cocked her head questioningly
"He was actually a…how do you call it…uh…awkward, he was never confident in himself. We used to tease him a lot in the academy and he actually believed what we said." Yzak smirked
"You?" Lacus asked Kira
"Well, since we were kids, he was popular among the girls, one time, there was a transferee, she approached Athrun as a friend and started talking to him. At the end of the day, she was shock to find that Athrun was actually a guy. He was never confident in himself ever since." Kira laughed at the memory.
"Oh okay, now that you mention it, he was a shy guy when I met him."
"Lacus, lets dance, lets leave the lovebirds alone." Kira winked at Yzak
"Yamato!" Yzak was turning to a tomato
"hai, hai," he waved of Yzak's outburst
Shiho smiled at Yzak's reaction. She leaned back into Yzak's embrace.
"Shiho, I…"
"huh?"
"uh…its, nothing…"
"if you say so…" she watched the people around
"Yzak…I…" she muttered the last part
"what? I can't hear you." He moved his head forward that his ear was just beside her mouth.
"I love you."
Yzak was surprised at Shiho's sudden confession. He then smiled and pulled Shiho closer to him, resting his chin on her shoulder. He wasn't ready to tell that to her yet.
Shiho smiled, she was disappointed inside but she knew that he isn't ready, 'I'll wait, Yzak'
"I'll go get a drink, you?"
"No thanks."
He watched her disappear through the crowd. 'I need time to think' he got up and walked around. He wandered into a deserted hallway, he can still hear the music, but at least he can think.
"Yzak-kunnn!"
Yzak turned around just in time to see a girl attached herself to him.
"Who are you?" he tried to shake her off.
"Aww…Yzak-kun, don't be so cold, don't tell me you don't remember me." She flattered her eyelashes and pressed her breasts against his arm
She did look familiar. She had honey-gold hair and blue eyes, she was pretty but too flirty in Yzak's perspective.
"I don't know who you are." He repeated
"Aww…you meanie! After all the times we've shared, don't tell me you can't remember me," She stood on her tip toes, "It's me, Amaya" she whispered against his ear, causing him to shudder. She then kissed his neck
Yzak jumped, never did he expect that. He shook the girl off, as if she had a disease.
"Yzak-kun" his name slipped out of her mouth. This time she put her arms around his neck.
"Let go." He gritted, "we were finished."
"NO! To you maybe, but to me, you're my only one." She launched herself at him, pressing her lips against his.
He was in a state of shock. No woman ever tried to do this. She was his ex-girlfriend but even she had not tried this, when they were together, she knew her place. His eyes were really wide from shock, his mind told him to throw her off but he was frozen. Until he saw…
Shiho…
She was staring back at him.
Yzak pushed her aside. "Shiho…I…"
Shiho smiled at him that sent shivers down his spine, "Save it, Yzak-HONEY"
"Shiho!"
---Slap---
"Stay away from me."
Yzak pulled her by the arm, "It's a misunderstanding, let me explain"
"Let.me.go!" She struggled against his hold. Then accidentally she punched him in the face. Yzak fell back a few steps. Shiho didn't even look back as she ran away.
"Shiho…sorry…" Amaya went to him and hugged him, but this time Yzak wasn't so gentle, he pushed her away that sent her flying to the ground. "Leave me alone!" he lashed out as he went away.
Amaya smiled at the damage she has cost. "Told you, Hahnenfuss, he would be mine." The deserted hallway only caught her psychotic laugh.
(A/N: She was the girl spying on Yzak and Shiho during the party at chappie 4).
"Damn, Yzak!! After I tried to so hard to confess to him, he sees his old girlfriend and goes with her. Who does he think I am?!" Shiho was fuming as she took another shot.
"Shiho!" Miriallia cried
"Wh---at?!" she slurred back
"This isn't the way, why don't you ask Yzak what really happened?"
"Ask Yzak? That nitwit? Come on, get real."
Miriallia tried to snatch away the glass when Shiho slapped her hand, "Don't touch what is not yours, girl"
Shiho was now delusional
"Shiho?"
"Damn, Yzak! Damn exy-girlfriend! Hope they go to hell!!!" She slammed the drink down and laughed out loud, causing everyone at the bar to stare at them
"Yzak, you, you!" she pointed at some random guy, "two-timer!"
Then she pointed at a cocktail waitress, "Exy-girlfriend, whore! Two-timer and whore, fit perfectly, don't you think?" she said out loud.
"Yzak, you bastard." A tear rolled down her cheek then she slumped down on her seat her face in her arms.
"Yzak no baka!" she kept on saying all over again as her tears became sobs.
"Shiho," Miriallia said trying to comfort her best friend. "Shiho, its fine," she pulled Shiho into a hug, "Don't drink anymore, think about the baby."
"The baby?" she jerked up and held her stomach, "My baby, Our baby." She said as she slowly slumped back down into a peaceful slumber.
"Shiho?" Yzak was looking around for his missing wife, just in time to see Shiho sleeping on Miriallia, dead drunk.
"Milly?"
"Yzak! Thank God! Shiho—Shiho is—YOU! You were the cause of it!"
"It's a misunderstanding, I'll take care of it." Yzak picked Shiho up, bridal style, she immediately settled in his arms. "I'm sorry, Milly, Shiho…"
'Yzak loves Shiho, he may too shy to say it but his action speaks for himself.' Miriallia thought with a smile on her face.
Shiho stirred, she felt a damp cloth on her forehead, She cracked an eye open to see someone hovering over her with a worried face.
"…Yzak?"
"Yeah, I'm here."
Shiho caressed his face with her hand, Yzak actually enjoyed her touch until she gave his cheek a hard pinch.
"Itai yo! What was that for?" his hand was against his cheek as he frowned at her.
Shiho sat up straight and looked at him in the eye. Yzak shuddered in response to her glare.
"Yzak…" she said in low dangerous tone
"Shiho, hear me out!" he raised his hands in front of him, palms facing out.
Shiho threw forceful punches at him while yelling "Yzak no baka!" at his face.
"Shiho! I'm sorry, okay!" he shouted over her noise.
She glared at him again after she was done punching and shouting and releasing her anger at him. She pushed Yzak out of the way and headed out the room.
"Shiho?"
"…"
"Fine, if you won't talk to me, then at least listen to me"
"…"
Yzak sighed, "She's Amaya, my ex-girlfriend. Actually my first girlfriend, anyway it went well until she started to get all flirty and slutty at me. I tried breaking up with her but she wouldn't listen so I had to break up with her in a crowd. It was mean, I know but she wouldn't let go even if I caught her in a relationship with another guy. I then was transferred to Le Creuset's team, so we were separated, thank God," he added in a soft voice the latter part.
"She then started stalking me, it was fine since it didn't really bother me, until she left a note in our front door, after we were married, she was threatening you. I confronted her, without you knowing, it went well in my opinion so I left it alone. I had no idea she was in this ship too. Shiho, are you listening to me?"
Shiho stood up and handed him papers.
"What's this?"
"Divorce papers, dad thought it would be handy. He never did like you."
'I thought her dad loved me…wait…did she say divorce papers?'
"Divorce?"
Shiho just looked at him
"For real?"
"Yeah."
"You're kidding right?!"
"No Yzak." She turned around and started walking away.
Yzak felt as if his world cracked, his heart torn. Wasn't it just yesterday that Shiho said she loved him? Now, Shiho wanted to leave him. He ran after her and hugged her from behind.
"Hell! Look, Shiho, its my fault. I know that already. Will you just trust me?! There's nothing going on with us." He said in a desperate voice as he hugged her tighter. He buried his head on the crook of her neck. "I'm sorry, really sorry…Shiho…" his voice muffled.
Shiho turned around and hugged him back, "I guess I went overboard with the teasing this time. It's okay Yzak" she patted him on the back.
'teasing?!' Yzak looked up just to see Shiho's smile getting wider every second.
"teasing?" his eyebrows raised, extremely high
"yup"
"teasing." His eyes narrowed
"Uh-huh…"
"Even the crying and being drunk?"
"Uh yeah…No…I was really mad yesterday that I needed to drink, but this morning…yeah…I was playing you." She chuckled at his reaction.
"You're heartless you know…What made you change you're mind anyway?" he wasn't in the mood to blow up after the shock in his heart.
"Well, during the night, I woke up with a major hangover, when I sat up, I saw you sleeping beside the bed, you were still apologizing to me, Then I realized you were sincere. Hell, have you heard of an insincere apology even when sleeping? And of course you wouldn't cheat on me unless you have a death wish, your mom would cut your head off…by the way, My dad loves you."
"So you decided to tease me." He took a look at the so called divorce papers to see that it was Shiho's drawing of her and him. She was sticking her tongue out and he was crying pathetically on the floor.
"In short, yeah"
"You're right."
"I am?"
"You went too far with the teasing. Real mature, Shiho" As he tackled her
"Yzak!!!" She was screaming and laughing uncontrollably as Yzak dumped her on the couch and continued tickling her.
"Yzak! Stop! Okay, I give up!"
"You sure?" he was smiling sadistically at her
"Yeah."
Yzak stopped and looked at her, "Don't do that again."
"why not?"
"I…its just…" Yzak took a deep breath, telling this to her was gonna degrade his pride, he never did tell his problems. "I can't take it, if you do that again, promise me"
Shiho smiled, understanding what he means, "I promise."
Yzak leaned his forehead against hers, "thank you"
"Welcome." Shiho pulled him down and kissed him. Yzak was surprised at the bold action but soon he responded to he kiss.
"Yzak-kunnn! Yzak-kun!?" Amaya was at the doorway to just in time to see the scene play in front of her.
Yzak and Shiho broke away, to see an exploding Amaya.
"Yzak-kun, what is the meaning of this?!"
"Meaning? There's no other meaning to it, we're married, we're suppose to have some privacy. What are you doing here? Who let you in the Eternal?" he asked coldly.
"Miriallia-san told me to look for you. Clyne-san gave her permission. Is this a prank?! You're suppose to be mine! What are you doing with her?!"
"I told you we're married. Fine, I'll tell you again, WE. ARE. FINISHED." He emphasized each word.
"No! I will not accept this! Hahnenfuss, you will regret this!" with that she stormed out
"That was like a scene from a drama." Shiho said
"It was?"
"Well, yeah…too much of a drama. What did she do, take acting lessons? She needs improvement it sounded forced."
"She wanted to be an actress before. But both her parents were in the army so she had no choice but to."
"Yzak?"
He had a mischievous gleam in his eyes, he started tickling her again
"Yzak!!!"
Their laughter filled the room.
"Guess they made up." Miriallia said as all of them listened against the door
"They had to, I still have some unfinished business with Yzak." Athrun said as he cracked his knuckles.
"Yzak, run!" Kira was slumped on the floor, "You don't want to feel Athrun's wrath."
As laughter filled the inside, so did the outside.
"Drink up!"
"No"
"Come on!"
"No"
"Don't be a party pooper!"
"Am not." Athrun pushed the shot glass away from him which, Cagalli, Dearka and Yzak were forcing on him. They were obviously drunk.
"Come on Drink up."
Athrun drunk the shot in a gulp, the burning feeling started down his throat
Cagalli, smiled crazily at him.
"Damn it, Yzak, You shouldn't have challenged her into a drinking contest." He glanced at Yzak who was also tipsy.
"She started it, come on Shiho, drink up."
"No"
"Drink! Drink! Drink!" Yzak was having tantrums like a child.
"No."
"Dearka, Shiho won't drink."
"Come on Shiho, drink or Yzakky, will cry"
Shiho raised her eyebrows at them, as if saying, 'What the hell?'
"Lacus, Sing! Here's the mike!" Cagalli handed her the mike to the karaoke.
After Lacus' song, Cagalli took the stand, "Athrun, let's sing!"
"I don't sing."
"Come on" she pulled Athrun to the platform.
They sang together. It was good considering that they don't sing.
A few hours later, they, I mean three, Cagalli, Dearka and Yzak were all sober. Luna, Shinn, Sai and Meyrin were all passed out.
"I have a headache."
"So do I" Yzak said
"Unfair! Shiho, Milly, Lacus, Kira and Athrun didn't drink!" Dearka complained
"Hey, I drank, remember? I just know how to control my alcohol." Athrun defended himself
"whatever, you didn't drink much!" Cagalli said, massaging her temple.
"We were just careful" Lacus said in her joyful self.
"I need to sleep." Cagalli started walking but not in a straight line when there was a sudden explosion. There were crumbs of debris and dust that fell.
"Why does this always happen when we're on board?!" Cagalli let out a frustrated shout.
"Die Naturals!" a shout could be heard from the speakers. Drum roll please…The rebels were back.
"Politicians and Naturals should just die!"
They all rushed to the window to see the rebels in unknown mobile suits and armors.
"Where the hell did they get those?! Those are the prototypes!" Yzak demanded
"Guess the security was BAD." She said
"Its not my fault the security was bad."
"I wasn't telling you that. Who is in charge of the security anyway?!"
"How should I know!"
"Now, now… we aren't the enemy, are we? Stop that." Lacus said smiled that sent shivers down their spine.
Both of them suddenly shut up, they do not dare disobey their superior in circumstances like this.
"Eternal."
All of them looked at her, thinking 'Oh yeah'
"We brought the Justice and Freedom along, luckily we just picked up the Buster and Duel from Orb's maintenance."
"So guys are only allowed to go?! Don't you have extras? I can fight!" Shiho said
"So can I." Cagalli interrupted
"Sorry, sis, not this time." Kira patted her shoulder.
"Miriallia, wait for me."
"I have no choice but to." Miriallia hugged him tight.
"Lacus, I love you."
"I love you too, Kira."
Kira left Athrun and Cagalli alone…
"Athrun I—"
Athrun gave her kiss on the cheek, "I'll be back"
"'I'll be back' those words sound familiar." She muttered as she watched him go.
"Yzak, I have something to tell you." Shiho stopped him
"Don't worry, we'll all be back, safely" he gave her a kiss
"That's not—"
The guys went pass the door
"—it, you better come back to us." She said quietly.
The guys got on their respective gundams as Andy appeared on the screen.
"Take care dudes, the girls are waiting."
"Yeah"
"Roger"
"Ditto"
"Alright"
"Dearka Elsman, Buster, going ahead"
"Kira Yamato, Freedom, I'm going"
"Athrun Zala, Justice, lauching"
"Yzak Jule, Duel, taking off"
All the girls could see was a stream of light, signaling that they had launched off.
Yzak appeared on their screens
"I'm gonna take the back, Athrun front, Dearka right, Kira left."
"Yeah"
They went to their places surrounding the rebels.
"Give up, we can negotiate this." Athrun proposed
"What makes you think we want to negotiate with a politician like you, Chairman Zala?" a maniacal laughter echoed through the speaker.
"How did he—"
"We know everything, you're girl is on that ship right? The fiery blond."
Athrun eyes widened. They knew, how?
"Coordinators should rule the world, the galaxy, we are better than any natural."
"Bastards!!" Yzak shouted, his temper was shortening
"Yzak!" Athrun said in a stern voice.
"We are how many levels higher than they are, they deserve to die."
"No they don't"
"No? Aren't you yourself a coordinator? Why side with the naturals?
"We're neutral, we can live in harmony if we just take time and understand each other. If not, leave each other alone." Dearka's wise words. "I've seen loved ones hurt from the war, I don't plan on making another one."
Milly
Tolle
She love him so much, his life was wasted in a useless war
But she learned to love again, I want her love to be there always.
"I don't think so, if you think that way, then you deserve to die too! Long live the coordinators! Patrick Zala knew the difference!"
Athrun was shocked, he thought all his father's supporters abandoned the idea of a coordinator world already. Why did they have to bring up his father's name? Why? Why was he the son of Patrick Zala? Why did everything stain the Zala's name? He is a Zala does that mean, it is also his fault?"
'Athrun forgive and forget'
'Cagalli'
'Kill because somebody was killed, get killed because he killed, do you think peace will ever come like that?'
Cagalli was his protector and comforter when he had a hard time, she was always there…now it is his turn.
"The guys aren't doing so bad, except of course Shinn." Shiho said out loud.
The girls snickered around Shinn.
"They can do it, it's not my fault they don't have extra MSs."
"Unless they know you would be their problem."
"No, Shinn was busy being drunk."
"Hey! This is unfair, you girls gang up on me since I'm the only guy around."
"No use worrying unless they fall back." Cagalli said, totally ignoring Shinn
'his fighting style'
'that gundam'
'bastard'
"Ne, Lacus, why weren't we allowed to fight? There are still a few Mobile armors on the hangar…"
"Kira, Athrun, Dearka and Yzak said it would be better if they took over being the people with gundams. They said not to let you join. I guess they were worried for your safety." Lacus smiled sweetly at them.
"bastards"
"assholes."
"They're so independent, ne?" Lacus smiled at Miriallia who smiled back, they watched Cagalli and Shiho swear at the corner.
Cagalli stomped over to Lacus, "Lacuuusss-chaan, Can I have a mobile armor? I would just support them I won't get involved. Promise!"
"No." she smiled back
"Why not?"
"Because I said so."
"Lacus! I don't need their protection! I mean, Shiho saved Yzak countless times. Kira would have died if it weren't for you. Dearka…uhmm...well he's good at getting caught. Athrun would have been long gone if it weren't for me."
Miriallia and Lacus stared at Cagalli wide eyed as soon as what she said registered on their minds.
"What?" they both asked
"what?" Cagalli asked back.
"Uh…nothing" Miriallia said quickly.
Lacus looked at Miriallia with the expression did-she-say-what-I-think-she-said?
Miriallia nodded back. They decided to ignore it for now.
"Athrun?!" Kira's voice cracked out
"What?!" he was pissed he was shot down in an unsightly scene.
"You okay?"
"Aside from being sweaty, being shot down, sparks here and there and tired, dead tired, sure why wouldn't I be?"
"He's alright, alright." Another voice cracked from Athrun's radio
"Why would you say that, Yzak?"
"Cant you hear the sarcasm I hear? Anyway, I'm gonna check on that side."
"Yeah, go ahead"
"Zala, you look bad." Athrun raised abrow, even without seeing Yzak's face he knows he's smirking
"Oh shut up and go"
"Dearka"
"huh?"
"Be useful will ya? Help Yamato carry Zala back"
"yeah…yeah…you're going alone?"
"Yeah, I've informed Sir Waltfeld that the three of you are going back"
"Take care" Dearka grinned
"Whatever"
"Yzak's not back yet?" Dearka entered the bridge where most of them were
"Nope, he's still checking for survivors," Miriallia pointed to the Duel
"He sure is taking his time." Athrun entered, with tons of bandage wrapped around him
"Who took care of you? You look like a mummy."
"Well—"
"I did" Kira froze as the door slid open again
"Cags…" Kira let out a nervous laugh
"It's a good thing im not in a torturing-mood today."
Kira then let out a sigh of relief.
"Yzak's a slow poke"
"We know, that's why all of us are waiting for him"
"You didn't have to be so harsh."
"Where's the Duel?"
They all turned their attention to the screen
Suddenly a blast filled the sky.
"What the f---" they were all shocked to see such a powerful explosion.
They saw a part of the Duel flying across as the blast subsided
"Yzak?" Shiho said quietly, "No…no…no…no!!! YZAK!!!"