Gundam Seed

Phase 13 II: Apparent Naughtiness

Indian Ocean, Barachiel, Cafeteria

10:48 P.M. Local, 7:48 A.M. Orb

Jack knelt by the door, listening for any signs of movement, hoping that Kira would finally step out of the Cafeteria. Meanwhile, his two alter-egos argued in his head about the ethics of their current activity.

"Kira deserves it for letting Yzak torture us!" Chimamare growled, causing the entire left side of Jack's head to ache.

"But if we hadn't pranked Yzak in the first place, then he wouldn't have had to, since Yzak wouldn't have been after us!" Jack's less intrusive, and considerably kinder personality, Hajikidasu, or 'Haji', said, causing a slight pain in the right side of his head. At that point, Jack had enough and tried his usual 'shut-them-up' trick, which originated from his curiosity at the age of twelve.

I hate to ask again, but since I've yet to receive a conclusive answer, why did you guys name yourselves in Japanese?

Their advice was nice from time-to-time, but most of the time they drove him crazy. Schizophrenia had its down-sides.

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Kira patiently waited in the cafeteria, free hand drumming on the tabletop while his other held a mug of green tea. Occasionally he took a sip, or used his free hand to jab out a few lines of code for the new mobile weapon OS he was writing.

Usually around this time, if he wasn't asleep, Athrun came into the cafeteria and had a cup of decaffeinated coffee, black, and just hung around with the other late-nighters. Most of the time, said group included Mu, and more often than not the mechanics, whom most of the pilots swore were insomniacs. After another five minutes of waiting, Mu came up.

"So, Kira, what are you doing up at this time? Usually you've locked yourself in your room with that laptop." Mu said, sitting down next to Kira.

"I'm waiting for Athrun. Gotta catch up and all." Kira said, sounding.....bored. At that moment, there was a loud shout that came from the corridor, albeit very muffled.

"GLENN DAMN IT CAGALLI, JUST SHOVE IT IN!" For a moment everyone, the cooks, the mechanics, Mu, Kira and even Jack just stood there, jaws agape. Well, Kira actually just had a wide-eyed look of astonishment. After the initial shock, Kira set his mug on the table, and dashed for the door, followed closely by Mu, who was then tailed by Jack.

" I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES ATHRUN! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SHOVE IT IN IF I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES?"

"I'D THINK IT'S RATHER OBVIOUS!"

In Jack's head, the alter-egos started talking again, jabbering over Jack's thoughts.

"Hah! If all goes well, we'll have some blackmail material soon!" Chimamare shouted, glee apparent as Jack took out his pen-like digital camera.

"If we live! Even if we manage to get a picture, what makes you think Cagalli, Kira, Athrun or anyone else will let us keep it? Or, for that matter, let us keep our organs!" Haji said, just knowing that this would turn out like all of Chimamare and Jack's other ventures.

"Details, Details, we'll figure it out after we get the picture!"

At this point, Kira was almost at the hall where the doors to his and Athrun's rooms the corner, he skidded to a halt at Athrun's door and rapidly punched in the master passcode, the door sliding open to reveal Athrun and Cagalli.....

...Holding a large, round mechanical object and what looked like a motherboard, respectively.

"Oh! Kira......yo." Athrun said, laughing nervously.

".....Yo? Who says yo these days?" Kira, for once in his life, was seriously confused.

"Apparently, Mr. Mechanic here." Cagalli said dryly, slotting the motherboard into the object.

"Oh, so now you know where it goes." Athrun seethed crossly, glaring at the Princess of Orb.

"Well, you only just pointed it out, what, four seconds ago?"

"Whoa! Hold up! What is going on here?" Jack interrupted, waving his pen-camera around.

"Well, me and Cagalli were just making a robot.....wait, how is this any of your concern Jack?" Athrun growled, glaring threateningly at Jack.

"Erm.....it isn't?"

"Very good. Leave."

"Yes sir." Jack marched off comically, swaying arms and everything.

Kira and Mu stared at Jack before turning their attention back to the pair, both of whom were picking up various components scattered on the floor around them and piecing them into the machine.

"So, making a robot for Cagalli, Athrun?" Kira said, a strange gleam in his eye.

"Well, yeah, she is after all my girlfriend." Athrun said, not seeing the shushing motions or pleading expression of Cagalli. Then he realized what he just said to whom. "Shit."

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"Sir! We've just detected the Barachiel!"

"Oh? You're sure?"

"Yes Sir!"

"Good. I'll finally be able to get Le Creuset back after so long."

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A/N: None of you fell for that old trick did you? Cause seriously, I've seen it used so many times I can't remember where I first saw it.
How many of you fell for it?

Hajikidasu mean calculate (or calculator, I can't remember) according to an english-to-japanese romaji translator I found online.
From now on, Chimamares thought/speech is bold and italic, Haji's is italic, and Jack's thoughts are italic without quotes.

And Chimamare doesn't have a nickname cause he think's 'Chim' is too close to chimp. Which it is.

Velshard: Alright, where's the surprise?

Infinite Freedom: You'll have to wait to find out.

Nxkris: Jack's strange, not the least cause he has not one, but two other personalities.

G. Wagers: And what exactly confuses you? Wait, you're not complaining? Cool!

Knightmare Gundam of Ni