I did a rewrite of everything, pretty much the grammar and everything, even my writing style has changed. I tried to add more details to the story, but I'm sure there would still be hole here and there especially when I tried not to change the contents much.

Thank you for picking my story up for read, hope everyone enjoys it.

So the story starts in Episode 9 albeit the nuke was already fired and neutralized, a little bit shift to the original story timeline.
In this setting, the war has already broke out after the Nuke but as usual, Durandal is on the defensive, acting like a good man to gain the trust of the people.

"Where are you going, Athrun?" The blond haired girl ran up to the blue haired boy, who is about to leave.

"I'm going to see Kira and Lacus…after all what happened…I think I should at least talk with them about it, not just you…after we have decided to do or something has been done, it's maybe too late to fix. So I'm not going to Zaft right away, not now." Athrun smiled.

"Oh…I really want to talk with them too but I…" The girl frowned, her works just keep piling up that she barely got private time.

"It's okay. We can go there again together, Cagali." Athrun smiled. "Oh, yeah…before I leave…hold out your hand." Cagali did as she was told then Athrun took out the ring from his pocket and put it on Cagali's finger.

"Wa-wait, Athrun! What are you…" Cagali blushed, it's happened too fast for her.

"Well…I'm not sure when I'm going to see you again…and I'm not really satisfy with the way you are with that Yuna Roma Seiran…" Athrun said and glared at Cagali with a soft gesture.

"Then…I'm leaving…" They shared a kiss before Athrun drove out his car as Cagali watched as her beloved getting further away.

"So you think you want to go to PLANT, but you're not sure whether it's the correct decision or not right?" The pinked haired girl asked Athrun.

"Yeah…at first…I thought of going back to Zaft but that's only my point of view, well Cagali included. But if I rejoin the military, I'll be bind with many military rules and I'll be recognize as a Zaft soldier, once again. What do you think, Lacus?"

"I think…you should just do what you believe and think it's for best. For now, even I don't know anything yet. Chairman Durandal seems to be trustworthy person and a reliable one too. He might be hiding his real objective, but at this stage, it's too early to say anything" Lacus said.

"Then…maybe I'll just stay here for the time being. I'm worry about Orb too…with how things are right now." Athrun said, his face shown his worries.

"It's that bad?" Lacus asked.

"Yeah…the council is pressuring Cagali to join Earth Alliance side and stuff with the Seiran family. They really want to have power over Orb government. They are trying to push Cagalin and the Seiran's son marriage, now they officially announced as fiancé."

"I see…maybe you should stay here tonight. We'll go and visit Cagali-san together tomorrow." Lacus smiled.

"Thank you, Lacus. You always help me out, if there's anything I can help, please tell me right away. By the way, where is Kira?"

"I don't know…maybe he is playing with the children outside or walking on the beach alone. He has become quiet after the war. Maybe if you talk to him, he will tells you what's on his mind."

"Ok." Athrun smiled and told Lacus that he will bring Kira who's cheerful and active back, as he himself doesn't want to see Kira acting like he's bearing the burden alone, taking everything upon his shoulder himself.

Lacus stood up from the table and looked out of the window. "The storm…is coming."

"Hey, Kira!" Athrun called the brown haired boy from behind.

"Athrun! What are you doing here?" Kira turned his head around to talk with the boy.

"I just came to see you and Lacus, what about you. Why are you walking alone on the beach?"

"Nothing…I'm just looking at the vast blue ocean…it's soothing and helps me calm down." Kira said like a bored guy.

"What's with that attitude? You speak like an old man, you should do something that would push you to be more active, instead of lazing around day by day like this." Athrun rubbed Kira's head.

"But…I don't have anything to do in particular." Kira pouted.

"Then why don't you go back to the college?" Athrun asked Kira, because if he returned to college then he would have his normal life back. His life, the way it meant to be 2 years ago. "With Cagali's help, you can almost go to any college."

"Do you think that's a good idea? I didn't want to sound conceit, high and smart…but I will totally outperform everyone in the college. And if they know about my relationship with Cagali, things would just be more awkward."

Athrun let out a heavy sigh. "This is Orb…that's not going to happen, Kira. Maybe I should talk to Lacus about this after all."

"Hey, that's not fair! If you ask Lacus she will want me to go to college for sure." Kira said in a kid manner, like he's whining to Athrun.

"Then you should try going to the college. Just continue where you left off two years ago…but, if we're talking about mechanic stuff then maybe I think you'll be good enough to teach the college students."

"See? Then there's no need for me to go back to college anymore!" Kira smiled like he won against Athrun somehow.

"No, then I'll tell Cagali to let you teach in some college instead." Athrun said like he was having fun, teasing Kira.

"Why don't you ever know to give up, Athrun." Kira said in a manner like he bit Athrun somehow.

"Because you need to be sociable! Lacus on the other hand knows how to go with people pretty well, unlike you." Athrun glared at Kira and Kira was speechless. He knew that he couldn't deny what Athrun just said, especially when they're close.

"I'm going back." Kira stood up and walked, leaving Athrun just like that.

"Hey, why did you have to act so childish suddenly!" Athrun had to run to keep up with Kira pace.

"Oh…it's beginning to rain. Maybe I should go and pick up Kira and Athrun." Lacus said.

"No, I'll go for you. I don't have anything to do anyway."

"Thank you, Waldfeld-san." Waldfeld smiled.

"Umm…you don't have to do that, we're…already here." Kira closed the door after Athrun came in, surprising everyone.

"Oh there you are, why you two looks so messy." Waldfeld asked the teen.

"Well…we were competing to see who's faster." The teen smiled at each other.

"What are you two thinking, running in a rain is dangerous." Waldfeld gave a small lectured. "You maybe still be under 20, but it's still dangerous nonetheless."

"Sorry, we will take care of ourselves better." The boys apologized.

"Anyway, you two should go to take a bath before you catch a cold." Lacus hand them a towel to dry their heads first.

"We'll be fine, Lacus, don't worr-." Kira sneezed, right before he was able to finish his sentence. .

"See? You're not. Go take a bath and get yourself a change of clothes." Lacus said in an ordering manner towards, because Kira never took good care of himself.

"O-okay." Kira walked away as he rubbed his hair with the towel.

"You too, Athrun." Athrun nodded and walked after Kira.

"Hey, Lacus…what was Kira planning? I mean after the war end. Did he ever talk to you about it?"

"No…why do you ask? Waldfeld-san."

"Well…you see, normally at his age you should be in a college or something right? I feel like his normal life had change significantly after he came in touch with the Strike."

"Yeah…as much as I want him to go have normal life. I just wanted him to live his life the way he wants.

"I see…then it's up to you then." Waldfeld put his hand on Lacus's head before walking away."

That evening, Athrun joined them for the dinner. It was a pretty lively dinner. After the dinner, the girls went to wash the dish with Lacus and Caridad. While the boys played with Kira and Athrun. Murrue and Waldfeld just watched them and chuckled. The mansion got pretty liven up.

Soon everyone went to their respective room, with Athrun sharing the room with Kira just for tonight.

"Begin the operation! We must capture him at all cost, should there be any resistance. You're allow to kill them but you must leave the boy unharmed." The figure like captain of the squad ordered his crew.

"Sir! What if the boy is resisting?" The soldier asked his superior

"Then use force if necessary, just make sure he's alive!"

"Yes, sir!" The soldiers said.

"Now, get going!" Dozens of soldiers ran up from the beach, towards the mansion on the cliff.

"This isn't good! I won't accept it." The haro sounded the alarm as it jumped around the mansion.

Waldfeld and Murrue woke up after they heard the alarm.

Waldfeld and Murrue changed their clothes before coming out of their room with the gun.

"I wonder which group they belong to. Take Lacus and the rest to safety first." Murrue nodded before separate with Waldfeld.

"I won't accept it! I won't accept it!" Haro finally jumped around to Kira's room, waking them up. Kira opened the door and met Waldfeld outside.

"What's the matter? Waldfeld-san."

"We have some unwelcome guests. Hurry get dressed and o get Lacus and the others with Captain Ramius."

"Yes!" Waldfeld separated way with Kira.

"Enemy?" Athrun asked Kira from behind.

"I don't know, anyway let's get dressed and go get Lacus." Athrun nodded. They changed the clothes pretty quick due to the situation.

"Athrun, here." Kira handed over a handgun to Kira. "I have one myself, don't worry." Athrun nodded and took the gun from Kira.

"Let's go!" Athrun said and Kira nodded.

"Lacus, Mom!" Murrue already gathered everyone together.

"We're going to shelter." Murrue said.

"Athrun, please go with them. You're more skilled than me." Kira said.

"What about you?" Athrun asked.

"I'll catch up with you later…" Kira said. "Lacus must be safe first especially that we don't know who is the target."

"Be safe, Kira!" Kira separated with everyone else.

"Commander, we have spotted the target. He's alone but there's another resistance opposite side of the house." The soldier reported.

"Hmm…corner him, take the most caution. We don't know how good he is, but the report said that he's quite skilled."

"Yes, Sir!"

"Why can't they just leave us alone!" Kira fired his gun and hit the man in the head. "Do you want to get killed?" Kira continued to fire his gun.

The soldiers continued to fire at Kira, Kira had to hide besides the corner of the wall.

"Kira!" Waldfeld shouted as he jumped to join with Kira. "What about the others?"

"Athrun and Murrue-san are taking them to safety." Kira explained while exchanging fire.

"Then let's go join them." Kira and Waldfeld continued to exchange fire with the soldiers. When they found the opportunity, they went into another room that the path is linked with the shelter.

"Captain Ramius!" Waldfeld called out to the woman who was guarding the children.

"We're safe, don't worry.!" There's a path between Murrue and Waldfeld, it's a pathway that Murrue and the others used to come here.

The soldiers fired at the space between them, pressuring them to not rejoin.

"Shi…not letting us go easily, huh?" Waldfeld said. "Are you ready? I'm going to throw bomb. I didn't want to use it but looks like we don't have any choice." Kira nodded.

Waldfeld thrown it towards the group of soldiers. Whether it killed someone or not, no one knew at that time. Waldfeld and Kira quickly ran before the soldiers could act.

A soldier fired from the air duct, everyone turned their attention to him and killed him with many bullets. At that time, the commander of the squad shot into Kira's left leg before throwing the smoke grenade at the same time.

He ran up to Kira and took the opportunity in the smoke to grab Kira by his neck. He pointed the gun at Kira's head and told him not to move an inch.

The smoke faded soon after, revealing the result of the chaos in smoke bomb.

"Kira! Release him!" Athrun pointed the gun at Kira's captor.

"If anyone of you move I will kill him, but just to make sure…" The commander fired his gun at Kira's right shoulder, the pain caused Kira to drop his gun. Then he pointed at Kira's left shoulder.

"Arghh!" Kira shouted as the pain flew through his shoulder.

"You!" Now Athrun won't back down for sure, not after he saw his friend getting hurt in front of him.

"Don't worry, we have no plan to kill him but if you guys still insist to hold those weapons in your hand, I cannot guarantee his safety." The commander pointed the at Kira's head

"Why do you search for Kira?" Lacus asked the man.

"It's none of your concern." The commander replied.

"Athrun…just shoot him…don't worry about me." Kira gathered his strength and said.

"You just keep quiet!" The commander knocked Kira out with his gun. "Now drop the guns!"

Athrun, Murrue and Waldfeld dropped the guns. "Good…then see you later!" The commander used his last smoke grenade and escape. He dropped his gun and carry Kira into his arm.

"Kira!" Athrun looked in the smoke, trying to find a gun, after he found and picked it up, he quickly ran after the commander.

"Athrun-kun!" Murrue shouted after.

"I'll go help him, you stay here and make sure they're safe Captain Ramius." Waldfeld picked up the gun and ran after the blue haired boy.

"Lacus-san, are you all right?" Murrue asked.

"Yes…I'm more worry about Kira…we don't even know why they wanted him in the first place."

"Caridad-san…I'm sorry we let this happen…it's our fault." Murrue bowed down her head as an apology.

"No…it's all right. Who would have thought that this will happen. Since we seem to be peaceful until today."

"Thank you…Caridad-san"

"How many of them are out there! there's no end to them!" Athrun was angry, he had to be quick and now he is pinned down here.

"Hey, find a window and jump out. I'll hold them here, you go after Kira!" Athrun nodded, he entered the room near him and jumped out of the window. He turned around and looked for Kira. When he spotted Kira, he quickly ran down the slope to the beach and pointed the gun at the commander

"Stop right there!" The commander stopped and turned around.

"Are you going to shoot me…aren't you afraid of hitting him?" The commander grinned.

"No, I'm pretty sure that I will hit you." Athrun said confidently. As Athrun about to pull the trigger, a bullet hit the gun in Athrun's hand. Athrun looked around to find who attacked him. He found the sniper on the cliff.

"Goodbye, Athrun Zala…but you don't have to worry. You'll meet Kira Yamato again soon." A mobile suit appeared from beneath the ocean before taking the commander and Kira into its hand. The sniper on the cliff continued to fire at Athrun, pinning him down.

Waldfeld jumped from behind the sniper and grabbed hold of him. At that moment the sniper injected himself with something, killing himself in an instant.

"What!" Waldfeld was surprised how this soldier sacrificed himself for the squad.

Athrun watched Kira disappeared into the sea and he couldn't do anything. "Athrun! Are you all right?" Waldfeld shouted down from the cliff. Athrun nodded and told Waldfeld that he will go regroup with them soon.

"Kira…" Athrun muttered before he picked up the gun and rejoined them at the mansion.

"Hey, Athrun…do you know any of these guys?" Waldfeld was taking out the corpse of the soldiers that attacked them outside of the mansion. Athrun shook his head, he never saw their face before.

"They're Coordinator right?" Murrue commented on the soldiers' performance. It couldn't be a Natural, with those reflexes.

"Did you guys see that mobile suit? I've never seen it before…I think it just rolled out recently." Athrun said.

"So…basically this meant that the chairman is not trustable?" Murrue asked.

"I don't want to think that the Chairman Durandal is involved in this…but even so, I think it's safe to say that we should avoid getting in contact Plant for the time being." Athrun said.

"Everyone should get some rest first, we can think about it tomorrow. At this moment…we cannot do anything else." Lacus said, her voice calmed.

"Lacus! How could you be so calm! While we are talking Kira might-"

"Do you think I don't want to go after him right away! Athrun. If I could…I will follow him right now but we don't know…totally nothing. We need to be calm and think carefully what we should do next." Lacus clasped her hand into a fist.

"I-I'm sorry, Lacus…" Lacus smiled as a sign that she didn't mind it. They took Lacus's suggestion and headed back to rest.

"Ugh…" Kira began to open his eyes; he saw the white cellar and then many people circling around him. "Where…am…I…?" Kira muttered out loud.

"You're safe now, Kira-kun. Rest assures…but when you wake up…I'll need your strength to help me unify this world together."

One the medical team injected Kira with a clear liquid, stimulating the drowsiness for him.

"But when you wake up…you won't probably remember anything…what a depressing thing to happen right?" The man smiled as Kira finally closed his eyes.

That's it for the 1st chapter. Thanks for reading !