Chapter 4: Unusually Quiet
Disclaimer: NOOOOOOOO! I DO NOT OWN! WAAAAAAAAAA! How's that for a disclaimer?
Shinn: You're pathetic
Me: SO ARE YOU BIOTCH! (-Witch-slaps him)
Shinn: OH NO YOU DIDN'T!
Kira: (sighs) you act like brother and sister!
Me&Shinn: (look at each other) THERE IS NO ONE I'M RELATED TO THAT! (Say at same time and point at each other)
Kira: (sighs again and shakes his head) on with the chapter…..
"Alright boys, rise and shine!" Lacus said in a sing-song voice and threw open the curtains, making Kira and Shinn (who were rooming together for the night to cut down costs) flinched and pulled the blankets over their eyes.
"Oh, c'mon now! If ye sleep all day you won't be able to supervise the work being down on ye ship!" Lacus said and Kira sat up, yawned, and then stretched. Shinn was in another bed on the other side of the room and didn't move.
"Aye, Shinn, wake up lad!" Kira ordered and Shinn groaned and still didn't move. "One more hour, please!" he begged.
Lacus smiled and left, seeing as she had to wake everyone else up now, and Kira smiled back before going over to Shinn's bed.
"Alright Shinn, either you wake up or I'll drag you out of bed and put you under cold water!" Kira told him.
Shinn groaned again and slowly sat up, rubbing his eyes. "It's too early, can't I sleep just a little longer?" he asked.
Kira sighed, "Alright lad, but you better wake up the next time I come up here, or I'll flog you myself I will." He said and left after Shinn gave him an appreciative and frightful nod and dove back under the covers.
He saw Athrun, Lacus, Nicol, Rey, and a very grumpy Yzak, but no Cagalli. 'Where's Cagalli?" he asked.
"Sleeping, she's not much of a morning person and she almost punched me when I tried to wake her up, so I let her sleep, where's Shinn?" Athrun said.
"Sleeping as well, although he didn't try to punch me." Kira told him. "I hope not!" Athrun said and they chuckled.
Yzak growled. "Why do we have to wake up in this insane hour of the day as well?" he asked in a grumpy and tired tone.
"Because you and Rey hired the guy to work on the ship, so you have to tell me who he is and introduce us, so I'll know who'll be fixing my ship!" Kira said.
"But can't Rey just do it? I mean you don't need both of us do you?" Yzak asked.
Kira sighed. "Why don't you go and see if the guy is there already, and wake up Dearka and Mwu while you're at it." Kira ordered and after groaning Yzak trudged out of the Inn to do his duty.
"So, what do the rest of us do, Cap'n?" Athrun asked him. "Well, since we'll be here for 3 days, ye can roam about and have a bit o' fun, but not too much fun." He said sternly and they all nodded.
"Well, where shall we have breakfast then? I'm a bit hungry," Nicol said and gave a sheepish grin.
"Aye, me too, well, after we wake up Shinn and Cagalli, we shall find a place where we can eat." Kira said and when up the stairs to wake up his sister and his Second Mate (A/N: You know, that kinda sounds like a threesome; Captain, First Mate, Second Mate. I know that sounds gross so I'll continue the story now.)
He decided to wake up Shinn first, since his sister would be harder to wake up, and went into the room where Shinn was tossing and turning and moaning in his sleep.
Kira's eyebrows furrowed into a questioning look as he went over to the boy who seemed to be struggling with someone, or something.
"Shinn lad, time to wake up," he said and stopped the boy from moving. Shinn's face look scared and he tried to struggle free. "No, stop it, let go!" he mumbled tiredly, but it sounded as if he were talking to someone else.
Kira shook him and said, "Shinn! It's just a dream! You have to wake up now!" and Shinn sat up straight and looked around, breathing heavily.
"K-Kira?" he asked as he saw the older boy standing there, giving him a curious and worried look. "Yes, I guess you were having a bad dream, but it's time to wake up, we're going to find a nice place to have breakfast and then you and me will supervise the work on the ship." Kira told him.
"Why do I have to supervise with you?" Shinn asked and got out of bed. He started to put on his clothes as Kira said, "Because I don't want you getting into any more trouble, and plus, I don't want those girls to find you and kidnap you or something."
Shinn glared at him for a moment but then sighed and said, "Yes, sir." and Kira's eyes softened as he saw the ashamed and hurt look on Shinn's face again.
"Shinn," he began but stopped, because he couldn't quite find the words. The said boy looked up expectantly and Kira shook his head and said, "Just try not to think about it," and then left after giving a weak smile.
Shinn looked confused but shrugged and headed downstairs to where the others were.
"Cagalli you've got to wake up!" Kira almost yelled at his sister after his third try at waking the girl up. "I told you I'm not a morning person! I don't need breakfast, I'll have lunch with ye later on!" she grumbled into her pillow.
Kira sighed and said, "Why do you have to be so difficult?" and Cagalli shot a glare at him and went back to sleep.
"Fine, but if you're not up by lunchtime I'll drag you out of bed and put you under cold water and leave you there." He told her and she snorted as he left.
He saw Shinn talking with Rey and Athrun and went over to where Lacus and Nicol were talking.
"So, where would ye like to eat this fine day?" Kira asked them, smiling. "Oh, me and Cags were planning on bringing you to a nice place to eat breakfast, but, I see she's not up yet." Lacus said.
"'Tis fine, you can still take us." Kira said and continued to smile, making her blush slightly. "Yes, that sounds right nice, I think." Nicol said and his stomach growled. He blushed slightly and gave a sheepish look as the others laughed and Kira motioned for everyone to follow him.
Shinn hung back with Rey and Athrun went up beside Kira. "'Twas no luck with Cagalli?" he asked, looking amused at Kira's annoyed look. "Aye, she said she'd eat lunch with us though." He said.
"What did you tell Shinn when you went to wake him?" Athrun asked cautiously.
"Just that he'd be supervising the work being done on the ship with me, why?" Kira said and looked confused.
"Nothing really, it's just that it seems he feels belittled, again, and he was telling us that what he did yesterday was all for naught, and that he was in an even worse boat than he was when we first docked!" Athrun said.
"Poor lad, I didn't mean it that way, I just didn't want those girls to catch him, oh well, he'll get over it soon." Kira said.
Athrun nodded and the pirates followed Lacus to a place called: The Archangel. The pirates glanced at each other and at their captain, who turned to Lacus.
"What kind of place is this then?" he asked her. "Oh, it's really nice, and the owner and cook are oh so kind!" she said and smiled as she led them inside.
"Ah hello Lacus-san! And who are your friends?" a women called out to her from behind the counter. "This is Captain Kira of the Freedom and his crew." Lacus introduced them.
"Pleasure to meet you, sir, my name is Murrue Ramius, but you can call me Murrue." The women said and smiled warmly. "Aye, the pleasure's mine Madame; this is me First Mate Athrun Zala, and me Second Mate Shinn Asuka." Kira said and introduced the boys.
Athrun smiled and shook her hand and Shinn smiled nervously and nodded. "Why, you look so young!" she exclaimed and he blushed and looked away.
She looked confused and Lacus whispered something in her ear and she mouthed an "Oh," and then gave a sympathetic look to Shinn.
"Well, come in, sit down, have a bite to eat. This is a nice, clean place, and you are welcome to eat all you like and enjoy yourselves!" Murrue-san said and they thanked her and sat down.
Kira sat next to Lacus with Athrun on his other side and Nicol on Lacus' other side and Shinn next to Athrun with Rey next to him, who was also next to Nicol.
"Hey, Yzak doesn't know where we are, is he going to stay at the ship until you meet up with him?" Athrun asked. "He'll prolly cook somethin' up for himself and the other two, Dearka and Mwu can hardly cook, so I bet there's a bit o' mess to clean up and mouths to feed." Kira said and they chuckled.
Shinn was being unusually quiet as he sat next to the emotionless Rey and Lacus turned to him and asked, "Are you alright Shinn? You seem to be awfully quiet."
"I'm fine, really." He said and smiled. "Ok, lads and lady, let's order some grub, eh?" Athrun said and they agreed and the waitress took their orders and came back with another waitress with their food.
"Mmmmmm." They all said when they took their first bite. "Good, isn't it?" Lacus said and they nodded and began to eat ravenously, all except herself and Rey, who looked at the others oddly and ate properly.
Murrue came over to their table and asked, "So how is it?"
"Delicious!" they all said and she beamed proudly. "Thank Andy, he's the cook, and a splendid one at that!" she said.
"Yes, indeed." Kira said. He liked Murrue; she had that motherly look and air about her that made him feel comfortable, although he noticed that Shinn didn't look quite comfortable as she was standing almost behind him.
"Ahhh, now my stomach is full and happy!" Nicol said and the others chuckled.
Just then an older man (not too older) came up to them and said, "So, how do you like it?"
"Oh it's delicious as always, Andy; this is Captain Kira of the Freedom and his crew." Lacus said and introduced Kira yet again. "Oh? I heard there was a captain here but I didn't expect him and his crew to be so young!" Andy said and gave a hearty laugh.
Kira smiled. He liked this man too, he seemed to be a hearty sort of man, kinda like Mwu, except not so clumsy and not as much of a…..moron (Sorry Mwu fans I love him too!).
"Well, it's glad to know that there are decent pirates out there, even if young." Andy said and Kira said, "Aye, thank ye kind sir."
The others nodded and Lacus said, "See? Aren't they so delightful?" after they left.
"Yes, we shall leave a large tip." Kira said and laid some money on the table. "Alright lads and lady, you are free to go do whatever you like, Shinn, you come with me, and Lacus, where are you off to?" he said.
"Oh, no where, really, is it alright and I come with you?" Lacus asked. "Of course!" Kira said and the gang split up after saying a good-bye to Murrue-san.
Shinn and Lacus followed Kira to the harbor and Athrun and Nicol went off to wander about, Rey however went down a dark alley-way when no one was looking…
"Captain!" Mwu shouted from the ship. "What is it ye want?" Kira asked him as he ran down the gangplank and up to Kira.
"Yzak…told us…the news. Can…me and Dearka…be allowed to…wander the city?" he asked, panting. Kira chuckled, "I suppose so, but DON'T get in trouble!" Kira said sternly and they both glanced at Shinn, who luckily didn't notice.
"Aye aye Captain! Dearka! WE'RE FREE!" Mwu called and Dearka jumped up and down and also ran down to where he was, Yzak following. "Thanks, Cap'n, come on guys, let's have a bit o' fun!" Dearka said and they left, Yzak smirking at Shinn who glared at him.
"Wait!" Kira called and they stopped. "Yzak has the guy showed up yet?" he asked.
"Oh, right, yes, I'll introduce you." He said and told Dearka and Mwu to hold on and they groaned.
Lacus and Shinn followed Kira and Yzak onto the ship and they found a man working on the deck.
"Mr. Heine, this is Captain Kira." Yzak said and they shook hands.
"This is quite the ship you have here, Captain." Heine said to Kira. "Yes, hopefully you can fix her up well so she can once again sail the high seas proudly." Kira said and Heine nodded. "Sir, yes sir!" he said and got back to work.
"So what do we do now?" Shinn asked as they walked along the deck. There were a few other people on the ship and Heine said they were part of his crew.
"We watch them work and make sure they don't mess anything up." Kira answered and looked out over the railing at the beautiful city of ORB.
Shinn sighed and also went up to the rail, putting his elbow on it and his head in his hand. Lacus smiled at them and went up beside Kira.
"It's beautiful, but I'm sure you see a lot of beautiful cities when you make port." Lacus said. "Aye, none as pretty as this miss." Kira responded.
Lacus continued to smile and there was an awkward silence as they watched Yzak, Dearka, and Mwu walk away from the ship and into the city, Yzak telling them about Shinn's misfortune.
Shinn sighed again. By the time they left everyone would know of his disgrace, and he would be pitied and laughed upon by all. He hated pity, people already pitied him for losing his family at such a young age, and now this.
Kira noticed a sad and annoyed look come upon the younger boy's face and said, "Oh cheer up lad! 'Tis not the end of the world!"
"Easy for you to say." Shinn grumbled and Kira said, "Look, I know you're hurting, but brooding over it won't help, why don't you get your deck of cards and we'll play a game or two eh?"
"Oh, that'd be nice, can I watch?" Lacus asked. "Of course, unless you'd rather play or do something else." Kira said. "No, that's fine." Lacus said and they smiled.
Shinn noticed the fondness in their eyes and hurriedly went down to his room on the ship, annoyed because Kira yet again had a female admirer who seemed so sweet and innocent.
When he returned they were talking and smiling and blushing, and then they sat down on the deck and Kira dealt the cards and Lacus watched. "What game are we playing, Captain?" Shinn asked.
"You pick." He said. (I don't know much about card playing because I only know a few games so DON'T LAUGH!) "Uhhhh, Go Fish." Shinn said and Kira chuckled.
"What? Would you rather play a different game then?" Shinn asked annoyed yet again by his Captain who used to be one of his best friends.
"No, I haven't played this game in a while." Kira said and smiled. They began the game and soon became pretty bored, and then started playing different games, like King's Corner, Rummy, and the like, until Athrun came on deck.
"Um, Kira," He said a little uneasy. "What?" Kira asked. "Um, I can't find your sister, she wasn't at the Inn." Athrun told him.
- Author's Note: WAHAHA! ANOTHER CLIFFY! This is getting long and I have to go so, yeah, here is the update, sorry so late, I've been working on my other stories lately, so please tell me what you think! Flames are fine as long as they're not about grammar, as I've said before, but if you have any suggestions please tell me before I get the evil Writer's Block Disease!-