Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Gundam Seed related i.e Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed Astray,etc If I did, I would make it even more exciting and I would be filthy rich, but I don't, all is the property of Mitsuo Fukuda. Sigh
A/N: Summary
Based in the modern world, where war still rages on between the Earth Alliance and the PLANTS, Athrun Zala is called to war by his father but he must leave everything behind, even the girl of his dreams, but Cagalli Yula Athha isn't going to just sit around and wait. With the help of her tomboy looks, she enlists just to be with him, even if it meant facing the danger head on.
Pairings: As much as I can fit in, but mainly Athrun & Cagalli and Kira & Lacus.
A/N: I'm SOOOOOOOO sorry for the late update, its just I had a more than a busy month with homework and assessments. As an apology, I have made the chapter longer, sorry once again, hope you enjoy!
Bombs, Bullets and Love
Chapter 3: My Promise to You.
"She is still human"
"And what is that supposed to mean?" growled Djibril
"It means she was no use to us in the first place" the scientist calmly explained and left.
Back in Athrun's quarters
The sun gently came into the dark room, where two figures was asleep on a bed, still clothed but their bodies entwined like a knot so tight it was almost like holding onto a life raft.
Yawning, Cagalii opened her eyes, only to see her handsome knight; he looked so peaceful and their lips only a few inches apart.
Not wanting to wake the sleeping male, Cagalli tried to untie herself, when suddenly…
grumble
Her stomach was practically yelling for food and since she missed both lunch and dinner from the previous day, the noise was loud enough to wake the sleeping male.
"What, where, enemy attack, all hands alert, ahhhhh…….huh?" Athrun blurted out of the blue, waking up only to find himself on the ground as he got up too quickly.
Cagalli laughed her head off at the male's childish act. Athrun could only blush deep red at his sudden outburst.
"Well anyways, good morning dearest" smiled Cagalli.
"That was some wakeup call, but morning to you too" replied Athrun with a small smile.
"So do you want to head over for breakfast or stay here a bit longer?" asked Cagalli.
"Well according to your stomach, breakfast isn't optional" Athrun grinned causing a small hint of red to appear on Cagalli's cheeks.
"Ahhh, stop teasing me" snapped Cagalli, playfully punching Athrun on the shoulder.
"But you look cute when your mad" Athrun loved how the blonde reacted, it was like a little child trying to get some candy.
After a while they left towards cafeteria; Cagalli used her disguise to bypass all obstacles thrown at her. As she had tried to blend in, Athrun could only get jealous as other soldiers were talking to his future fiancé. However this didn't bother him as much since he knew she was at least by his side once again.
Back with Shinn
The dark hair boy slowly carried the unconscious girl towards the exit, he didn't know what took over him; he was helping a natural and he had sworn to hate all of them, since they were the ones who killed his family. Nonetheless his actions spoke for him revealing the soft side of the hot headed male.
By the time he reached the exit, everything was running amok; even though the base was secured, everyone was rushing to remove every bit of evidence of their presence here.
"Guess Yzak is smarter than he looks" Shinn mumbled to himself. Looking at the girl in his arms, Shinn gave a loud and depressed sigh; what was he going to do with her now?
"SHINN, What in the world are you doing?" the field commander shouted as he saw the girl in the lieutenant's arms.
"Sir its not you think" Shinn tried to reason with Yzak.
"Oh I'm sure it's not what I think, then is that girl in your arms fake, a mirage that will disappear when I blink" snapped Yzak.
Shinn kept silent knowing this would only get him into more trouble, he didn't know why but Yzak always seemed to have a grudge against him.
"Well whatever happens between here and rendezvous will be under your responsibility" Yzak grinned evilly and walked away.
Defeated, Shinn replied saluted "Sir" with the less enthusiasm than his normal salute.
Walking over to his jeep, Shinn placed Stellar in the back seat. Noticing the young girl shiver in her garments, he took the spare blanket; he kept in case he wanted to disappear from view and take a nap, and covered the young blonde.
Getting into the drivers seat, Shinn gave the most depressed sigh that not one man in the world would be able to give. "My, what a wonderful day it has been" Shinn sarcastically said to himself. Starting up the engine, Shinn could only wonder what other troubles would lie ahead for him.
Back in ORB
Dinner had ended and the children of the orphanage were slowly getting into their beds. The older woman and priest had already retired for the night and the remaining occupants currently laid themselves on the sandy beach.
Both enjoying the peaceful moment with the soft waves coming into shore, the gentle breezes of wind and the moon reflecting off the oceans surface. Kira was deep in thought till the pink princess broke the ice between them.
"Kira"
"Hmmm"
"Do you regret being with me?" Lacus asked out of the blue.
Shocked by the bold comment, Kira quickly replied "No, I don't, why would you ask such a thing".
"It's because, ever since the war started again, you always have this sad and pained expression on your face and it's breaking my heart to see you like this" Lacus looked away with a sad face of her own.
Using his hand, Kira gently turned the female to face him. Seeing the little drip of water that was fighting its way to fall made his heart .
Lacus had only cried on the day her father was killed, seeing her cry again only broke Kira's heart. Not wanting to experience the pain again, he quickly brought the pink princess into a tight yet comforting hug.
"I'm sorry" Kira apologised as the tears finally left the baby blue eyes of the pink princess soaking the male's shirt.
"But why….Why must you go again?" sobbed Lacus, as the tears seemed to flow endlessly.
"I'm sorry" Kira repeated, kissing her forehead which somehow calmed the female but only slightly.
The two sat there in their tight embrace until Lacus fell asleep in Kira's arms. Not wanting to wake up the sleeping girl, picking her up bridal style, Kira slowly headed back towards the bedroom which they both shared. After tucking her in, Kira stepped out onto the balcony, for some reason he didn't want to sleep; sleep was the last thing on Kira's mind. Settling down in a chair, the male let the wind blow gently against him.
"Cagalli…please be safe" Kira said to himself. Either it was just a natural reaction or just plain sleepy; Kira closed his eyes and fell into the world of dreams and nightmares.
Back In Carpentaria
By the time, Athrun saw Cagalli again after the long day, it had already become night, and everyone was either going to sleep or changing to nightshift.
Off course for Cagalli, this was not an option. In order for her to stay she had to do the orders given. After the most boring shift of watching nothing but a few birds and owls at night, Cagalli slowly stumbled back to Athrun's room and gently knocked on the door three times. It was their way of saying "it's me".
Quickly opening the door and letting the blonde hair beauty. Athrun was just able to catch her as she quickly lost all strength and fell asleep. Sighing, the male slowly carried her over to his bed and gently tucked her in. Call it a coincidence but as soon as he did, sleep quickly hit him and he too fell asleep beside the blonde beauty.
Three hours later
Cagalli quickly untied herself from the sleeping male and this time not waking him up in the progress. After giving him a quick peek on the lips, which he fidgeted in response, Cagalli quickly dashed towards her own room which she shared with another ZAFT solider.
Lucky for her though, she didn't share with a male, even though she was labelled male on their database. Because of some confusion, she was able to share a room with someone of the same gender.
Upon entering, Cagalli was greeted not by a human, but a metal object. A long, sharp and shiny Katana was pointing at her face, just inches away from her nose. Shocked and stunned at the same time, Cagalli slowly began to sweat drop as the brown haired female in front of her had a face and a battle stance that said "Mess-with-me–and-die".
After a few minutes of awkward silence, the brunette finally sheathed back her blade and quickly apologized. "Please excuse me, I thought someone was trying to intrude"
Cagalli was able to get rid of the initial shock and managed to say "That's ok, next time I should knock instead"
"Well it's nice to meet Mr. Hibiki….or is that your real name" the female grinned with narrowed eyes, they were almost like X rays scanning Cagalli bit by bit.
Cagalli began to sweat again as her heart began to thump wildly, 'this girl knows' 'what am I going to do, all that hard work to get in down the drain already?' questions swarmed her head.
Seeing the blonde stunned expression, the brunette said "Don't worry, I'll keep your secret" trying to reassure the person in front of her. "And my name is Shiho Hahnenfuss by the way" extending her hand out in a friendly manner.
Seeing she could trust the brunette, she revealed her name and identity except the fact she was the princess of ORB. An hour past and the two girls were gossiping like new classmates.
Rendezvous point
After yet another hour of constant driving, luck finally played with Shinn, as no casualties were intercepted, it was almost like every other mission until reality hit him like a tidal wave; he was transporting a civilian, a female no less. Upon arriving Shinn quickly left the vehicle and headed for the command centre, leaving the young blonde behind.
Stellar POV
My eyes felt so heavy it was almost painful to open them, but when I did, the light of the sun was shinning from the windows. Slowly getting up from my position, I noticed a change in the area I was in. No longer was I in a building but now I am in somewhat smaller, and there's all these weird looking buttons.
Looking at my body, I find a red shirt but it looks bigger, I can't even fit my arms through them. Hmmm, I wonder what this symbol is. It's all funny looking, like a 'Z'. Looking through the window, I notice people wearing the same one, some of them wearing green. These are strange people, I wonder why they don't wear white and hold pens and boards with all those weird writing.
Suddenly I heard someone shout 'Shinn' or I think it was that, and it somehow made me feel peaceful, then my heart started to beat faster, what's happening to me, it's frightening and interesting at the same time.
End POV
"SHINN!"
"Yes what is it Dearka?" Shinn lazily asked.
"Ohh, just checking if you're awake, you look more like a cucumber than a soldier for a second ago" grinned the tanned boy.
"Well there's nothing worth doing since Yzak cancelled the meeting" said the male.
"Are you sure about that?" Dearka raised an eyebrow and a small grin.
"Huh? Why is there something I should be doing?" The black haired boy exchanged looks.
"Well I've heard Yzak and some other soldiers blabbering about some natural girl you found and you even took her to this rendezvous point, am I right?" asked Dearka.
Shinn's eyes went wide open and cursed Yzak for spreading the news about him and the girl currently sleeping in his jeep. His red crimson eyes trying to avoid Dearka's piercing gaze yet failing miserably.
Dearka grinned like a madman "Well have fun thinking about it, I'm sure there's more to it than just picking up a strange girl from laboratory of the enemy no less."
"Look whose talking; don't you have a natural girlfriend in ORB?" Shinn smiled trying to turn the tables.
Dearka knew this was coming and smiled again "Yeah and I love her very much, anything wrong with loving a natural, hmmm?" leaving the dark haired boy stunned at the reply of his fellow comrade.
Shinn was speechless; the word love didn't even register his mind till now. Did he love someone? No it was more like could someone love him? Shinn was known for the most emotionless soldier in ZAFT, he didn't care what happened unless the mission objective was accomplished, his hatred for naturals grew everyday since the war had resurfaced, and now even as he began to think of the blonde in his vehicle, his heart would beat faster. His mind once again swarmed again with millions of questions; ones he would like to be answered someday.
ORB seaside house (next day)
It was the sound of birds chirping that woke up the young singer. Lacus adjusted her eyes as the sun shined through the balcony. Noticing a lack of arms that were supposed to be holding her, Lacus began to panic. 'No, he can't be, he can't have gone already…' quickly getting out of bed, Lacus ran downstairs to where Mrs. Yamato and the children were.
Caridad Yamato was preparing the morning breakfast when suddenly Lacus came in; looking worried like it was the end of the world or something.
"whats the matter dear?" said the older woman.
"I'm sorry Mrs Yamato..." Lacus started.
"Please call Caridad, calling me Mrs Yamato makes me feel old" the woman cut in.
"I'm sorry, but have you seen Kira this morning" Asked Lacus in a worried tone.
"No, sorry I haven't" replied the older woman. Lacus began to panic again. "Did something happen between you two last night?" Caridad asked with a raised eyebrow.
The young girl didn't respond, her world was crumbling; Kira left her, and to make it worse, he left without saying anything to her.
Caridad looked at the hurt expression on the young girl's face. 'What did Kira do to make Lacus this sad' she thought. Then it hit her, Kira crying the day before and now Lacus crying. Placing the two pieces together, the old woman took a guess that Lacus believed Kira had already left.
Lacus couldn't take it anymore, after giving a quick apology, she quickly walked back to her room leaving the woman to continue her cooking otherwise the children would starve.
The tears began to rise again; once again she couldn't keep a straight face, like the day she found out her father was killed. Seeing there was no point in staying in her room, she walked out to the balcony and looked towards the ocean, there was a gentle breeze and then the tears finally gave in and a few drops slid down her face. "Kira…" she mumbled to herself. The young girl was about to collapse for the pain was too much to bear when suddenly…
AH CHOO!
Turning around, her world began to rebuild itself as she saw the man of her dreams sleeping peacefully in a chair. The young girl couldn't help herself and launched herself onto the defenceless male causing both of them to fall onto the ground waking the boy in the process.
Kira Yamato quickly woke up after being tackled to the ground. Opening his eyes to see the culprit, his violet eyes met the cerulean blue ones of the pink princess. "What's the matter Lac…mmm" the boy was cut off as a soft pair of lips clamped onto his.
A minute later, the couple finally separated and Kira asked his question again. "What's wrong Lacus, why are you crying?" seeing the small tears stain the prefect face of the young singer.
From the tears and quiet mumbling, Kira could only make out the words; don't, leave, Kira, stay, me, please. Like a kid joining the pieces of a puzzle together, Kira finally understood what Lacus was trying to say. In response the coffee haired boy smiled and gave the weeping child a reassuring kiss.
Lacus was still weeping, thinking Kira would still leave her but then a pair of lips took her off guard. After another minute they parted once again, then Lacus was brought into a tight embrace; Kira made sure that Lacus understood what he was trying to say.
Lacus smiled, knowing Kira won't leave her now and returned the embrace, then going for another kiss, the ever caring Mrs. Yamato came in and noticed the two lying on the floor of the balcony; lips almost touching.
"Lacus are you alri…….err…am I interrupting something?" asked Caridad knowing the young girl was pain earlier in the morning but now seeing she had found Kira, the older woman guessed all that worrying was for nothing.
Kira blushed like a tomato but Lacus giggled at the male's reaction and finished by closing their distance even though they had company, but Lacus didn't mind, she was so happy everyting seemed to out of focus except the person infront of her.
"Well once your finished, come down ok, breakfast is ready" the older woman smiled, seeing how happy the two teenagers were and left.
Picking each other up from the floor the two smiled at each other again before leaving the room; it was still morning and they had a day left infront of them.
Carpentaria (morning)
After a boring breakfast without seeing his blonde angel, Athrun slowly walked to Cagalli's quarters hopeing to catch a glimpse of her before his schedule began.
On his way, he ran into the 1st line defence commander Oda. "Ahh Athrun, going to work already?" the old man asked.
Athrun gave a salute and replied "Yes commander, I'm was just going to check on something before I start"
"Well I shall see you around again" walking away the man remembered "Oh wait" turning to face the chairman's son "You father wants you to attend a meeting at 0900 hours, even though it was not mentioned in the noticeboards, chairman Zala told me to give you this information."
"Yes sir, thank you for the update" and with another salute Athrun left.
'What do you want this time father?' he thought as he continued towards Cagalli's quarters. Upon his arrival, two female voices caught his attention.
"Shiho, why do you always carry a Katana with you?" Cagalli asked with curiosity.
"I guess you can say it's a tradition in my family but I think it's better than carrying a gun" Shiho replied looking down at her weapon. "I believe you're a coward if you fight at a distance."
"Men are cowards, always fighting with bullets, never met face to face" the brunette continued.
"I agree with you there, men always go to us when their in trouble, I say they should look up to us more" said Cagalli. Both females giggled.
The sound of Cagalli's laughter brought music to the male's ear. Lucky for him, no one else was around to watch. When he reached the two, he gave the traditional salute and said "Morning, ladies."
Both females responded with the same motion and said their greetings. "Morning Commander" said Shiho.
"Good morning Athrun, miss me already?" Cagalli teased.
"Yes I did, makes me want to hug you right now but someone might see me and think I'm gay hugging other men" replied Athrun.
"Are you calling me a boy?" snapped Cagalli and punched the male in the shoulder.
"Oww, but hey you are enlisted as a male, Akira Hibiki" Athrun smiled.
The three laughed and then separated to begin another boring day of work.
Atlantic Federation HQ
Five figures sat at a meeting table; each of them looking over a new strategy against ZAFT.
"It seems out secret laboratory was discovered" one figure said.
"I knew trusting Blue Cosmos was a bad idea, Djibril better have a good reason for losing that facility" another said.
"But still I don't think Djibril lost it on purpose" the third one said.
"What are you trying to say Azrael?" the second one asked.
"Gentlemen, I suggest we should begin with our new strategy; operation blitz" Azreal said.
"Your idea is good but how can we succeed in pulling a stunt like that?" said the fourth.
"Oh don't you worry, I have a few plans up my sleave just waiting to succeed" Azreal smiled.
A/N: Once again, I apologize for my lateness in updating, I can't promise another update soon, cause my exams are coming up and I really need to study as well as complete my current assessments. I hope you enjoyed this chapter,I'll write more when the opportunity presents itself. In the mean time give me a review ok!
I like to thank all those who reviewed my last chapter, thank you for your time in reading my story!
SacredBlade