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Whole Summary: What if after the emperor told Lelouch that he and his younger siblings would be exiled in Japan, Lelouch went back to Nunnally who he thought was sleeping to ask for her forgiveness. Just as Nunnally decided to stop pretending to be asleep, the emperor showed up and placed Lelouch under his geass. In Lelouch's mind, the emperor is the father he always had, the assassination of their mother broke his heart in private with his children and of him explaining that they will be sent to Japan for their safety because he is scared that whoever killed their mother might kill them too. Problem is he did not include Nunnally for what can a blind and crippled girl do? Featuring a naive innocent Lelouch and a calculating bent on revenge Nunnally and Rolo who vowed that they will protect their older brother from everyone who dared hurt him.

Warning: OOC characters, grammar/ spelling mistakes

Chapter 1: Alteration of Memories

2010. Aries Villa

In a pale coloured room with furnishings that could hardly be seen due to the windows mostly covered by forest green draperies, you could find a young boy of ten quietly murmuring and pleading for forgiveness to the little girl who he thought was unconscious but was only feigning unconsciousness on the queen sized bed in the middle of the room.

"Nunnally, I'm really sorry, please forgive your stupid older brother. I thought- no- I-I'm really sorry. I hope you and Rolo could forgive me. If only I didn't say those to father. If I could only kept my temper in check and swallowed up my pride. If only father wasn't such a cold hearted bastard! How could he?! How could he send us to Japan especially in your condition Nunnally! He practically sent us to our deaths! I hope he dies a most painful death for exiling us to Japan! Don't worry though; I'll protect both you and Rolo. I'll always be there as your older brother. I'll never abandon both of you even if everyone else has. We don't need them anyway. Everything's going to be okay-"

Nunnally at that time decided to open her unseeing eyes and tell her brother that she would never and will never blame him. She'll also tell him that Rolo and she were really thankful that they have such a wonderful older brother and that they could never ask for more. But before she could carry on with her plan, she heard a clap and the cruel voice of her father, "bravo, bravo Lelouch. Such conviction! I wonder, what would you do if I only wanted Nunnally and Rolo to be exiled in Japan? Would you allow it and continue being a prince? Or would you rather go with them?"

"I would rather go with them to be exiled in Japan than being back under your rule!" Lelouch said defiantly with his amethyst eyes narrowed dangerously as if daring the emperor to come close to his precious sister.

"Thought so, you know, you should be more careful with that little sharp tongue of yours. You wouldn't want to cause any more harm, do you? But then again you don't really have to. I would simply make you forget about being such a nuisance."

"Wha-what are you talking about?" Lelouch asked in a forced apathetic voice, trying to cover up the alarm bells blaring inside of him that's making him want to run away.

"It's quite simple, really. Believe it or not, one of my loyal guards has foreseen the future in which you'll be destroying my plans. Sending you to Japan would never be enough for you'll still be able to do it albeit much more slowly. The only way to anticipate this is to simply make you loyal to me. And with your unwavering loyalty, I would never have to worry about you defying me like starting a rebellion or something." The emperor said in a contemplative voice

"Ho-how are you going to do that, huh? I won't and never will be loyal to you. You don't deserve any loyalty from me!" Lelouch challenged as if daring his father to do something which in his mind is simply impossible.

"I'll rewrite your memory, boy. From now on those precious memories of yours would be changed to something that would make you loyal to me." The emperor said in a bored tone as if he was discussing the weather and not changing his son's memories.

"What?! No, no. That's impossible! You may be the emperor but you don't have the power to do that!" and when Lelouch saw his father looking at him in amusement, horror descended upon him for his father doesn't look as if rewriting someone else's memories quite impossible. And that's when Lelouch realized that his father is neither joking nor was he bluffing. "No. You can't do this to me! How could you? You can't make me forget!"

"I didn't know you were such a dramatic person, Lelouch. Don't worry you won't feel a thing after this-" And that was the last thing Lelouch heard from his 'cruel' father. The last thing he sees is his father's red with a bird mark eyes that was supposedly clear violet and everything became blank making him scream unconsciously just so he could hear something aside from this utter silence. He could not see nor hear nor feel nor smell or anything. It's as if his senses and everything that makes him Lelouch was blocked making him go mad for what seems like hours, months, or years until something shifts inside him and his prayer seems to be answered when the blankness surrounding him receded and memories he thought was his surrounds him lulling him into a dreamless sleep.

For Nunnally who heard everything happening felt horrible for she could not do anything to help his older brother against their father. She could not see, nor could she use her useless legs! How could she help her older brother when she is this helpless? Why is fate so cruel to her? Self-deprecation changed to anger when she heard her brother's agonized screamed and that's when Nunnally's childhood came to an end. Kind and pure-hearted she may be but enough is enough. The emperor had just crossed over the line when she heard her beloved older brother screamed. 'How dare him,' Nunnally thought angrily. Her older brother who never did anything wrong to anyone except maybe, doing everything in his power to make her and her twin brother happy even for the sake of doing something he would deeply regret later on, was being tortured by their very own father. If only she has the power to help her brother then her father would pay dearly for doing this!

Thoughts of hatred and anger formed in Nunnally's head until she noticed her brother stopped screaming. She dearly hoped that her brother is alright for losing Lelouch would definitely destroy her. She just couldn't lose anyone anymore!

Suddenly, she heard her brother and father speak quietly. What she heard made her hate their father more if that is even possible. It seems that their father has the ability to change someone else's memory! And he even dared use it to his very own offspring!

She wanted to yell at their father and tell her older brother what their father just did to him but something stopped her for if the emperor has the ability to change someone else's memories, he would definitely do that to her too if she showed him that she knew what just happened. No, that should never happen. What she needed to do was to remember all of this and tell everything to Rolo in order for them to protect their precious older brother.

"What happened, father?"

"Are you all right, Lelouch? I understand that you wanted to look after Nunnally but you should never forget to look after yourself. How will Nunnally feel if she learned you fainted while watching over her?" the emperor asked sounding quite worried

"I'm sorry, father. I promise that this would never happen again. By the way, why are you here?"" Lelouch said in shame

"Why? Can't a father visit his children? Pity, Rolo's not here. On a side note, you should know that I'm not scolding you because I wanted to but because I cared. Do you understand that, Lelouch?"

"Yes father, I really understand. Will you be staying for a while? Rolo would be arriving soon with sister Euphie."

"I'm afraid not. I needed to return soon. I'm sorry about that son."

"I completely understand father. At least once Nunnally awakens; she'll be thrilled knowing that you at least visited her. About Japan, when are we leaving?"

"Why? Do you want to leave already? Are you that furious of the decision I made an hour ago that you would rather leave your dear father's presence? " The emperor said in a teasing voice.

"Uhh. No father. I'm just curious so that I could prepare Nunnally and Rolo's things. I truly understand why you wanted us to stay in Japan. I know it would be hard to leave everyone but this is for our safety and as their older brother, it is my duty to protect them with all I have. I could never forgive myself if the assassin who killed mother, hurt Nunnally and Rolo."

"Good. You'll be leaving in a week so make sure you have everything that you need. And Lelouch make your siblings understand why this is happening, is that understood?"

"Yes, father. Goodbye."

A second later, Nunnally heard the door closing, a scrapping of chair on her left side and the chair groaning as if in pain when someone sat on it. That's when she decided to announce her waking presence.

"Lelouch?"

"'I'm right here, Nunnally." Lelouch answered while holding her hand.

Nunnally really wanted to ask about their 'exile' in Japan but changed her mind in the last second. She can ask that later but first, she needed her twin brother, "Where's Rolo?"

"He's with sister Euphy. Don't worry they'll be arriving soon."

"I see."

"Do you need anything Nunnally?"

"No big brother, you're already here with me, and Rolo and sister Euphy would also be here soon. What more could I ask?"

"Nunnally, guess what, father visited you." But when he noticed that she didn't smile, he asked again albeit unsure, "Aren't you happy?"

"No. I'm really happy big brother but why did father left before I woke up?"

"He's a busy man Nunnally but at least he visited right? He really cares about us and would do anything for our safety. Remember the time when-" And that's when Nunnally decided to tune out Lelouch for she could not stomach the false memories that their father planted in her brother's mind.

"I understand, big brother." Nunnally said once she heard her brother stop 'reminiscing' and really she did understand her father's plan in making Lelouch loyal to him. He planted memories of being a good father that cares for his children and would do anything for them no matter what. He even made himself Lelouch's hero, the person whom her older brother admired, respected and revered and that made Nunnnally sick.

Unforgivable, Nunnally thought. That man is a monster and he shall pay dearly. Revenge after all is best serve cold.

Self-edit version 2: 05-03-15