Gundam SEED Fan Fiction ❯ Dancing with the Devil ❯ Life Choices ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter One: Life Choices

One beautiful day on Heliopolis Shinn Asuka and his sister were walking home from school. The wind slightly blows so that the trees were slightly swaying. As Shinn looks up into the sky… Then all of a sudden the alarm that says that Heliopolis is under attack started to go off. They start to run, as their running Shinn's sister drops her pink cell phone into a ditch some people pull Shinn's sister away from Shinn to hurry her along. Shinn jumped into the ditch and grabbed the cell phone as a bomb hit. He went running looking for his sister calling her name yet no answer. As he looked closely to where the bomb hit and saw his sister mangled and mutilated body. He looked into the fire and fell to his knees crying and clutching his sisters cell phone.

Then some people from Z.A.F.T. found him and tried to take him away from the fire…

“No! I won't go! You can't make me!” Shinn cried.

~ As the men pulled him up on to his feet and pulled him away from the fire and his sisters dismembered body. Still clutching his sisters pink cell phone. ~

One of men from Z.A.F.T said, “Hey, Kid cheer up…”Shinn then looked at the man and said, “ You have no right to tell me what to do as I watched my sister be dismember by one of your bombs!” The man looked at Shinn and said, “ We only bombed Heliopolis because they're making Mobile Suits to destroy the PLANT's!” Shinn looked at both of the men with a confused looked on his face, “ The what?” Both men looked at him, “ The PLANT's, Your parents knew the PLANT's well Shinn Asuka… You're a Coordinator.” “ You've gotta be kidding me! This is such bullshit I can't believe I'm hearing this! Let go of me!” said Shinn as he wiggled and twisted trying to get out of their grip.

~ As the men forced him forward onto a ship called the Minerva, as they forced him onto the bridge of the ship a woman was standing there in a Black and white uniform and Shinn looked at her ranking and looked confused. ~

“ Captain? A woman Captain?!” said Shinn without thinking before hand. The woman looked at Shinn, “ Yeah that's right. I'm a Captain you have a problem with the Mr.Asuka?” Shinn twitched as she said his last name and said, “ How does every one know who I am, I don't even know who I am anymore. I'm so confused” “Well first off I'm Talia Gladys Captain of this ship you are only to call me Captain, Ma'am or Miss. Gladys, is that understood?” Shinn looked at this woman like she was crazy and said, “ Whoa, Whoa, Whoa! Hey, Hold it once second… Who said I was ever going to join this army. What if I don't want to go with you…” “Then you chose death like your little sister.” Said Talia slowly and quietly but still held her ground.

~ Shinn looked outside then to this Captain Talia then back to outside. He sighed as he walked to the Captain and looked her straight in the eyes as if to look into her soul. Then she looked at him and put a small smile on her face. ~

“ I welcome you aboard Shinn Asuka. You will be with us until we reach Carpentaria. From there you will be told which ship you will be on and who you captain is and what you will be piloting in war. I hope you enjoy your stay with Z.A.F.T. Oh and another thing dark read uniforms mean their Pilots and dark green means there a bridge worker. ”

~ Shinn nodded at the Captain then bowed. Then turned and thought to himself, “ What have you gotten yourself into now Asuka you idiot. You don't even know how to say Talia's last name right”. Shakes his head slowly not paying any attention to where he was walking and ran straight into one of the Pilots and stopped abruptly. ~

“OUCH! Sorry…” Shinn said slowly and he rubbed his head not looking up.

“Oh, no I should be sorry I wasn't paying any attention to where I was going.” Said the girl Pilot.

Shinn looked up, “ You're a girl? A girl Pilot?” he said.

“Man I get that a lot at head quarters too, but yep you got that right, My names Lunamaria Hawke and you are?” asked Lunamaria

“Oh me, I'm New to this whole “Z.A.F.T.” thing. But I'm Shinn Asuka. Nice to meet you Lunamaria.” Said Shinn timidly.

~ The stared at each other for a few moments with out saying anything. Shinn started to feel uncomfortable and looked away quickly. Lunamaria Laughed slightly and put her hands on Shinn's shoulders and smiled. Shinn was uneased by this but did nothing just looked at her. ~

“ Welcome to the team Shinn Asuka. Let me show you around. I'm sure you have already been to the bridge so we won't go there. How `bout to the bunks? Where you sleep you know. You can meet everyone at dinner in the food hall later.”

~ Shinn though to himself, “Will this craziness ever stop?! And if it does, let it come soon. PLEASE!” As they're walking down the hall the Captain over the loud speaker said, “ Prepare for launch in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!” There was a huge jolt that made him accidentally fall on top of Lunamaria. He looked at Lunamaria under him.

“Um… Sorry…” Shinn said as he started to get up slowly.

~ But just then Lunamaria pulled him back down in a deep embracement. Shinn's cheeks turned bright red. He knew he couldn't get away from this even though he wanted to. He sighed and thought to himself, “I know you totally wouldn't agree with this little Sis, but she seems to need a hug. Then all of a sudden Lunamaria's hand moves from Shinn's back to his bottom. He thinks to himself, “ Now that's not just right, I need a hug that's too friendly and I just met her. NO! NOT COOL! NOT COOL AT ALL!”

“ Please stop…” Shinn asked nicely.

“Why you like it, don't you?” Lunamaria asked

“Ye…I mean no, no I do not like it I just met you.” Said Shinn stunned with himself for almost saying yes.

Lunamaria laughed as she let go of Shinn. Shinn got up quickly and bumped into someone he didn't know was there and it was another Pilot. Shinn thinks to himself, “ Man, This chick's crazy! Crazy I tell you! CRAZY!” Then the turns around and looks at the new pilot a man that was tall with long blonde hair and ember brown eyes looking stern at Lunamaria. “ Hiya there, I'm Shinn Asuka I'm a new Pilot for Z.A.F.T., and you are?” Shinn said as nice as he could as he scratched the back of his head. “ Ah, the Captain told me all about you. I'm Rey Za Burrel, nice to meet you. So, you want revenge for your family, is that why you joined?” asked Rey~ Shinn looked at Rey and thought to himself, “Number one Prick of the group, Ding, Ding.” Shinn laughs in his head. “ Actually no. I got pulled into this stupid ship and told to do something so I did it I had no other choice. It was a life or death choice sorts unfair if you ask me.” Said Shinn as he started to walk away from Lunamaria and Rey. “ You speak your mind, I like that kid.” Said Rey. ~ Shinn stopped dead in his tracks. And turned around. Then walked back up to Rey and looked straight into his ember brown eyes. ~“ Don't ever call me that, call me Shinn and Mr. Asuka! Never KID! NEVER!” Said Shinn as he turned on his heels and walked off.~ Shinn thought to himself, “Who cares if he's a superior officer, NO one calls me Kid besides my old man. Even if he's dead I don't care!” Shinn starts to cry as he walks down the hall when he found the bunkroom he went and laid on a bed and took out Mia's pink cell phone and as he opened the cell phone a song by Lacus Clyne began to play called Field's of Hope. He began to cry as he sang along.Konna Ni tsumetai tobari no fukaku deBeneath a veil so cold Anata wa hitori de, nemutteruYou deeply sleep, all aloneInori no utagoe; sabishii nohara wo,The melody of prayer; On the lonely fieldsChiisa na hikari ga terashitetaA little light shinedAnata no yume wo mitetaI watched as you dreamed Kodomo no youni warattetaYou laughed like a childNatsukashiku mada tookuSo dear, and yet so far-Sore wa mirodi no yakusokuThat is the promise of our futureItsuka midori no asa niThat one day, on a green morningItsuka tadoritsukeru toOne day. We will make it thereFuyugareta kono sora woBecause in this wintered skyShinjiteiru karaWe still believeFields of HopeUmarete kita hi ni dakshimete kuretaOn the day we were born, we were embracedYasashii ano te wo sagashiteruAnd now we search for those gentle hands againInori no utagoe kiete mata hajimaruThe melody of prayer, one vanishes Tayorinaku setsunaku tsuzukuAnd all begins again, A powerless, painful continuationItsuka midori no asa eOne day, to that green morning Subete no yoru wo koeteWe'll cross through all these nightsSore wa tada hitori zutsu mitsukete yuku basho dakaraBecause that is the place each one of us searches for.Ima wa tada kono mune deNow, within my own heart Anata wo atatametai I want to keep you warm Natsukashiku mada tooi So dear, and yet so far Yasuragi no tame ni The fields of promise Fields or Hope Fields of HopeAs Shinn sings he looks at the picture that is on Mia's phones main screen. He starts to cry even harder. It is a picture of himself looking at the sky just moments before she had died. The text around the outside of the picture read Natukashiku mada tooi which means So dear, and yet so far. As Shinn read this he realized that there was someone else in the room too. It was yet another pilot. This Pilot looked identical to Shinn accept that this pilot had bright green eyes. The pilot was looking at Shinn.“ You know the song you were sing was made in memory of my mother and everyone else who died in the bloody Valentine Tragedy that happened four years ago.” Said the pilot.Shinn didn't know what to say he just stared blankly at the pilot.“Sorry that was rude of me… My name is Athrun Zala. Yes the ex-chairman's son…” Said Athrun as he stretched out on his bed.Shinn found his words to say,” Oh, its okay. I'm Shinn…”“Asuka…” Said Athrun, “ Yeah I've heard all `bout you already, but the one thing I want to know is why are you singing to a cell phone that sings to you?”Shinn turned bright red“Oh you heard that… Well see…” Shinn started to get sad inside, “ Well see this pink cell phone was my little sisters and she well…”Tears started to form in Shinn's eyes again“She died just a few hours ago in the bombing…”“Oh…”Said Athrun getting up and walking to Shinn.Athrun looks down at Shinn“ I'm sorry…I… Um…” Said Athrun“What did you do?” Shinn demanded“ I well… I dropped that first bomb.” Said Athrun now acting like he was going to be sick to his stomach. “ YOU WHAT!” Shinn yelled as he jumped off his bed and punched Athrun in the face. “ YOU KILLED MIA! YOU KILLED HER!” Yelled Shinn grabbing Athrun's collar of his uniform and threw him against the wall. Then Shinn's eyes grew cold and then Athrun said, “ So you can go bursurker on someone or even in battle; you really are a Coordinator. Everyone was questioning if you were or not.”Shinn let go of Athrun“ So did you really drop that bomb?” Shinn asked.“ God no, Are you mad? Me, I just fly around and scout. That's it.” Said Athrun.“ Then who did?” Shinn asked tensely. “ That would be, can I have a drum roll please, Rey Za Burrel. He's a total blow hard.” Said Athrun with a laugh.Shinn laughed too then said, “ He's screwed.” Then Athrun said, “ No, more like dead meat in your book.”