Gundam SEED Fan Fiction ❯ Gundam Seed: An Alternative Universe ❯ We Meet Again ( Chapter 2 )

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Kira flinched slightly as a small piece of debris hit her on her
shoulder. She has been following Kato- sensei's guest who just suddenly
ran out of the shelter. She had to leave Ssigh and the others to keep
the guest free from harm.

"What in the hell do you think you are doing?" She exclaimed as
she caught up with the unnamed guest and grabbed hold of his shoulder,
turning him around. "They told us to go to the shelter!"

"Why did you follow me?" The guy shouted back. "You should hurry
up and leave."

Kira barely had the time to reply when a large explosion occurred
from behind her. She instinctively grabbed hold of the guy by the
wrist, protecting his body with her own, when the shock passed through
them. She nearly jerked back in surprise when she opened her eyes and
stared at the guy.

"A... girl?" She gasped out in surprise, blinking innocently.

"As if you are not. What did you think I was until now?" An
orange- eyed blond girl glared at her angrily.

"No... It is just." Kira quickly let go of the girl's wrist. Then,
she looked behind her as a second blast occurred near them.

"Forget it! Just go!" The girl shouted at her, turning back
towards the undamaged part of the hallway. "I have something I must
confirm."

"Go where?" Kira exclaimed angrily. "I can't go back anymore." She
drew back in surprise when the girl turned back at her and regarded her
with serious eyes. Kira let out a soft sigh before grabbing hold of the
girl's wrist and saying, "This way", and pulled the girl to another
corridor.
"Hanase, kono baka." The girl shouted at her back as they ran
through the hallway. "If it comes to this, I..."

"Daijoubu ka." Kira whispered, glancing at the girl and seeing her
frightened face. "We will be saved. If we go to the factory, there
should still be a shelter."

They both came to a complete halt as soon as they came out of the
corridor, only to be welcomed by guns firing and two unbelievable
objects. Kira stared in surprise as she realized that the two objects
were Mobile Suits. Then, she turned to the girl beside her when the
latter fell to her knees, muttering, "Yappari. The Earth army's new
mobile weapon... Otousan, you traitor!" the girl shouted.

Kira drew back from the railing when she saw with the corner of
her eye, one of the armed factory workers points his weapon at them.
Then, she grabbed the girl's wrist and pulled her to her feet. She
pulled the girl to safety as bullets hit the place where they were
seconds before. She pulled the girl towards a nearby shelter, ordering
the latter to pull herself together and keep on running.

"Hora, there are people taking shelter here." She glanced
momentarily at the girl following her as they came to a halt in front
of the only remaining shelter, pressing the call button.

"There is still someone out there?" The intercom quickly replied.

"Hai, a friend and I! Please open the door." Kira quickly spoke
up.

"Two?"

"Hai."

"We are already full. Shelter 37 is in the left block. Can you
get there?"

Kira leaned back to quickly study the smoke- covered surroundings,
before pressing the communications button again. "Then at least take
one of us." She shouted. "An onna."

"Wakatta. I'm really sorry."

Kira quickly pushed the girl inside the elevator leading down to
the shelter as soon as the door opened. She barely gave the girl time
to struggle back when she sealed the door. She stepped away from door
and immediately ran towards the left block in spite of the explosions
at the factory floor below her. Then, she caught sight of a green-
uniformed ZAFT soldier aiming a factory worker from behind. She skidded
to a halt and quickly called out a warning. She grimaced slightly as
the soldier was shot before she was called out by one of the factory
workers, a woman by the sound of her voice.

"I'll head for the shelter in the left block. Don't worry about
me." Kira quickly shouted in reply.

"The only thing left is the door."

Kira yelped in surprise when the door blew in, sending her reeling
to the ground. She quickly picked herself up and stared at the remains
of the door. Then, she began running towards the direction of the
female factory worker when the latter called out to her. She
effortlessly jumped over the railing and landed on the Mobile Suit. She
gasped in surprise as the factory worker that called out to her got
shot on her arm. Without thinking of the danger, she quickly ran up to
the woman and caught her as she fell. She looked up when she saw with
the corner of her eye a red-space suited ZAFT soldier ran up to them
with a dagger in hand. Then, she gasped in surprise when she caught
sight of the soldier's face through the faceplate.

"Athrun?" She gasped out.

The soldier stopped in midstrike, and stared at her, while
whispering, "Kira?"

Kira stood up from her knelt position and stared at Athrun in
shock. She never expected to see him this way again. Then, Athrun
quickly jumped back as the factory worker pointed a gun at his
direction. Kira made a move to follow Athrun, only to be pushed inside
the cockpit of the Mobile Suit.

"Go behind the seat." The factory worker ordered her as soon as
the latter entered the cockpit and closed the hatch. Kira quickly did
what the woman ordered her, and listened to the woman mumble to herself
that she can at least move the machine. Kira stared at the side monitor
across her as the monitors came alive and stared at the Mobile Suit
beside theirs. She could not believe that she just saw her childhood
friend. Then, she turned towards the operations panel, just as words
flashed on the screen.

"Gundam?" She whispered, reading the panel. Kira quietly watched
as the woman operated the Mobile Suit, keeping a firm grip on the pilot
seat for balance. The Mobile Suit barely lost balance as its
surroundings exploded. She let the woman pilot the Mobile Suit out of
the factory. She could barely keep her balance as the Mobile Suit
struggled to keep standing. She gasped in surprise when small magnified
screens popped up all over the monitors, and she saw her friends
running away from them. She held on even more as the Mobile Suit
staggered back after being hit by one of ZAFT's Mobile Suits. She
finally lost her balance when the woman, after ducking away from the
enemy Mobile Suit's attack, caused the Mobile Suit to land hard. She
landed on the woman's lap.

"Stay in the back! Do you want to die?"

Kira quickly apologized at the woman, only to catch sight of the
enemy Mobile Suit lunged towards them with a sword in hand.