Close to Your Heart
By Angelics-d
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine… -sobsobsob- At least I own their posters… Wish I have their plushies XD;
Pairings: ShinnxKira, AthrunxKira, DearkaxYzak
Chapter Summary: So Athrun took the challenge and Shinn's ready for it. But the innocent brunette they fight for knew nothing of this. What was he think about the two teens and their behavior as they have to live together at the orphanage for some time?
Warnings: OOC-ness (hopefully slight, not sure though..:sweatdrop:), Shonen-ai (at least:grin:), bad grammar (English is not my mother language :sigh: and I got a bad memory of vocab :sighed again: )
Okay, shonen-ai is boy-love-boy things, so if you don't like it, you'd better not read this fic :smile sweetly:
A/N: Okay, I deserve a smack from you all who wants to do it because of these reasons… First, I took the update far too long than I've expected and surely I made you all worry that maybe I'll dump this fic, but rest assure since I won't. This fic is far too interesting that it'll be such a waste if I didn't continue it. And second reason…. This one is just a short update.. -.-; I need to arrange the storyline more seriously since I don't want Athrun to get the upper hand, because that won't be fair for Shinn… and that's the hardest one.. -think maybe I'll need some research-
But I'm happy for one reason… finally I had decided the title! I also edited the previous chapters for this. I took it from an anime song XD;; It's from Monster Ranchers second opening. Well.. I really love the song and I do think it suit this story well since Shinn and Athrun will be giving their best to win Kira's heart. Who will win? Who knows? XD -ran away before got things throwed at me-
Anyway, Thanks for everyone for the reviews! And sorry I made you all worry about this story -sweatdrop-
Terminology:
-niichan : big brother
-san : Mr. / Mrs. / Ms.
.:Chapter 4: A First Step:.
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He's special for him.
…but, was it love? He didn't know.
He didn't even understand what the meaning of love was.
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Kira yawned widely as he woke up that morning. The brunette streched his body for a moment, feeling much better after a lot of rest. But the amethyst blinked several times as they gazed to the clock on the bedside table.
'6 a.m.?' He thought, surprised to himself. It was too early. But unfortunately, whatever and however the ultimate Coordinator wished to sleep again, he just couldn't do it. Giving up, the brunette decided to go to the balcony to feel the morning breeze.
"Huh?" The amethysts glinted in surprise as they saw a form was running along the beach. "At this early in the morning.. I wonder who.." Kira leaned over and narrowed his eyes to get a better look at the person. "Shinn!" He thought he was saying that too loud because the said teen looked up to the balcony where he was.
"Kira-san!" The raven head waved to him and quickly ran under the balcony. "You're up so early." He chirped happily while the older teen still staring at him in amazement.
"It was you who's up so early!" The ruby eyed boy grinned proudly and started to climb a tree beside him. "It's 6 in the morning.. just what time did you got…What are you doing?" The amethysts looking at the younger boy intently as the said boy smartly climbed the tree and got his feet on the balcony.
"Be by your side." His grin got wider. Kira found himself blushing unconciously and it got worse as the raven head put his hands around the brunette's waist and pulled him closer. "How's your fever?" The young Coordinator asked as he touched his forehead with the older one's. After a few moment, he spoke again, "Thank goodness it went down."
The ruby eyes looking at the teen in front of him, frowned as he saw Kira was blushing madly. "The fever went down, but why you're flushing like that?" The amethyst gave him an 'it's your fault' look but the raven head was not aware enough to get the message.
The brunette sighed. He didn't really know how to act properly in front of the younger Coordinator, especially after his confession at the park. He knew Shinn was so nice and he also knew that like the raven head.. but was it love? He didn't know.
The former Freedom pilot once thought he was in love with Fllay.. but then, was it really love? He found that his feelings to the red haired girl was same as his feelings towards his other friends. Then there's Lacus.. but the two of them were not really dating. The pink haired girl just couldn't leave the brunette as she aware that there's a scar in his heart which needs to be healed, and she volunteered herself to accompany him. By the end of their confrontation with Dullindal, the songstress said that he would be okay from now on and she went to help politic things at PLANT.
Then.. his thought trailed to a certain blue head..
'Athrun..'
Feeling tired of those thinkings, Kira rested his head in the raven haired boy's shoulder, who got panicked because he thought the older teen's condition got worse.
"I'm okay, Shinn.. just.. let me be like this for a moment.." the Ultimate Coordinator reassured the other boy. Shinn blinked before he hesitantly had his hands around Kira, embracing him warmly. Even though so, the older former pilot couldn't get his bestfriend's image out of his mind.
Athrun's sudden appearance made him both relaxed and confused. He knew he was relieved that his childhood friend finally got back. But then, his feelings was something different. He knew why.. That's because Athrun's special for him. Even more precious than his other friends. But whether it's love or not, he didn't know. He didn't even understand what the meaning of love was.
'But Athrun already got Cagalli..' he reminded himself bitterly. He wouldn't want to hurt his only sister.
"Kira-san, are you sure you're alright?" The brunette almost gasped as he was back from his trance, locking the amethysts with worried rubies. "Your face is a rather pale." Shinn caressed the older teen's cheek gently. "I think you should take some more rest before the breakfast ready."
The brunette smiled at the taller boy… Huh? Wait a second. Kira pulled back a little to take a better look at the figure in front of him. "Shinn.. how tall are you?"
"Hm.. last time.. 175cm." The brunette was speechless as he widened his eyes a little. Well, actually it was not that surprising. The both of them could still grew taller, but he never expected that the other boy got taller than him.
"I didn't realized it last time we met." was all he could force his mouth to spoke. The raven head couldn't help to laugh at that.
"Well, I won't blame you. Actually I had been training all these months."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah. But it's weird that I haven't got any more muscle.." Shinn piched his own arm to show the older boy, who chuckled at the process.
"Why would you do so? I think you're strong enough."
"No, I'm still weak. That's why I want to get stronger." The rubies flashed in determination, showing that he was serious with that. "Stronger and stronger.. so I can protect you." Kira opened his mouth to say something, but the younger boy's fingers stopped him as he continued. "I had to admit, you're stronger Kira-san. But I don't like to be the one to be protected. I want to be the one who protects.. I don't want to lose anyone who's precious to me again… That's why I…"
And there goes a really loud ring which made both former pilots jumped in surprise. Shinn cursed and swam his hand for his cellphone in his pocket. "Yeah, hello?" He said in annoyed tone as he connected the line, but when the other person's voice came into his ears, he raised an eyebrow and look at his watch. "Gosh, sorry-sorry, I forgot. I'll be there in a minute."
The brunette watched him with eyebrows knotted in confusion as the raven head flipped his cellphone closed. "Who's that?"
"My trainer and advicer. Guess who?" Shinn said in a playful tone as he climbed the balcony. The other boy tried to think of a name but couldn't came up with one, the he shook his head. The raven head grinned.
"Mwu-san." Then he jumped of and landed gracefully on the ground. Kira looked down to see him running off. "See you at breakfast, Kira-san!"
Kira couldn't help a smile at the younger boy's figure, who was waving enthuastically at him. He waved back and leaned on the balcony as he thought back what the ruby eyed boy said to him.
"Stronger and stronger.. so I can protect you."
Kira ran a hand through his own hair and chuckled, "Gosh, Shinn... I wish I can be as honest as you..."
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"Sorry, I'm late." The raven head boy gasped as he got himself in front of the blond man. Mwu quirked an eyebrow as he asked him.
"Why are you late? Usually you got here just as you finished your usual running. Did you add another lap? … Hey, wait, what's with the shiny face? Did something happen?"
Okay, that was not only asking, he bombarded him the younger boy with question as the raven head still trying to gasped for breath. Even though he was terribly tired because he ran all the way from the orphanage to his usual training place, Shinn just couldn't hide his smile. He was really happy to see Kira as the beginning of another day.
"C'mon! You're not hiding anything from me, are you?" Mwu protested since the ruby eyed boy hadn't told him a single thing. The blonde just an easily-curious type of person, that's what Shinn got in his mind as he grinned at him and said, "Guess what?"
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The blue head came into the room and smiled as he saw his childhood friend sitting on his bed and reading a book. "Morning Kira." He greeted the former Freedom pilot as he sat beside him on the bed.
"Ah, morning Athrun." The brunette closed his book and put it on the bedside table. The amethysts look into the emeralds warmly.
"Feeling better?" The blue head asked with concern as his hand touched the other boy's forehead, checking his temperature. "Good that the fever came down.." he said again with a sigh of relieved, not recognizing a blush that started to creep on his friend's face. "So, where do you want to have breakfast? Here or downstairs?"
"I think I can have it with everyone today. You know I'm not that weak, Athrun." He said it a rather playfully, making the other boy chuckled.
"At least I know that someone here loves to overdo himself." That made him got an annoyed glare from Kira, which's a kind of saying 'Who's fault was that?'. Unlike Shinn, the blue head managed to get a glimpse of his bestfriend's silent message. "Me? What had I done?"
"Nah, forget it, Athrun. Come on, breakfast, breakfast." The brunette said as he climbed off the bed, earning a questioning stare from his friend. The emerald eyed boy just shrugged as he saw that his childhood friend wouldn't give him any answer. Then he just followed him downstairs, staying alert all the time, just to make sure his friend won't fell again like the day before.
"Ara, Kira, are you okay now dear?" Callida asked him as he saw the brunette came in the dining room.
"Don't worry, Mom. I'm okay now." He answered her reassuringly. Even though he was only an adopted son of the Yamato family, the woman was the one who grew him up and neither of them ever thought of changing their bond as mother and son even after the boy knew the truth.
She smiled gladly at that, "Okay then. Are you okay with toasts dear? Or you want a soup instead? You just recover anyway." Callida asked him again as he sat down, Athrun sat beside him.
"I'll have soup. Don't wanna risk anything." His mother giggled and said she'll prepare it in a minute. The brunette didn't recognized when his bestfriend also threw him a smile before he offered a help to prepare the breakfast, which was accepted gratefully. Everything was pretty much ready when Murrue checked her watch. "I think it's about time. Athrun, you can sit down now, we can handle the rest by ourselves."
With that, Athrun got back to his seat beside his bestfriend as a raven head came into the room and threw his arms around the brunette one. "Morning, Kira-san!" It was really plain that the youngest boy was happy, too happy in the blue head's opinion as he tried to remain calm or he would break the spoon he had in his hand.
"Morning, Shinn. Now sit down, we'll have breakfast shortly. And what's with the arms?" Kira just replied him casually while the raven head still had the grin on his face.
"I'm just happy this morning." He replied back and looked at the other teen.
"You can be happy everyday, right?"
"You really mean it?" Rubies stared meaningfully at the amethysts, somehow a bit serious and got some flickers of hope.
"? Why not?" The amethysts blinked in confusion before he finally understand what the youngest former pilot was talking about. "Oh..well… It never hurts to be happy right?"
The raven head quickly beamed and sat beside the brunette while the person on the other side frowned darkly. Athrun was really lost in that talk. He couldn't find a single clue what they were talking about! And that truly irritated him. How can those two had something he didn't know when he was the one who had been with Kira longer. And it's not like him to let this off without any explainations.
A/N: Ehehe… cliffie? -smile sheepishly, ran away before anyone hit me-
Okay, Kira was also far too innocent here, I know. I just made it like that so it became more interesting -stuck out tongue a little, ran away when hearing the sound of Freedom flying towards me-
And, just for information, in Destiny Shinn was 168cm (he sure get much taller in my fic -sweatdrop- ), Kira 170cm and Athrun 174cm. And I made Kira 172cm here and Athrun 176cm (at least they got taller..)
Anyway, as usual, any reviews will be accepted happily
Angelics-d