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Blood.

It was everywhere.

Corpses littered the ruined streets. Bodies of men, women, children. All lying in puddles of blood.

But the most terrifying thing was their faces.

Faces that held no emotion. No fear, no terror. No trace of emotion on their blank faces, no reaction to the horrors around them. No reaction to their own inevitable fates.

He couldn't bear to look at them.

He turned his gaze away from the bodies before him and took in his surroundings. The city lay in ruins. The buildings destroyed, flames consuming all that remained. Once beautiful structures were now nothing more than rubble, while only the memory of their majesty remained.

This wasn't supposed to happen, he thought solemnly. He had acted irrationally, hadn't considered the consequences.

And so many had suffered for it.

He tore his eyes away from the sight before him, unable to look at anything for long. Anything that would remind him of his mistake. His gaze settled once more, on a new pile of bodies.

His eyes widened in horror.

No!

And then he screamed.

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"No!" He cried, lurching forward.

"Kyaah!" Came a scream, accompanied by a loud clatter.

He twisted towards the sound, instincts taking over as he prepared for a fight. To his surprise, however, all he saw was a young woman on the floor beside a fallen chair, wincing in pain as she rubbed her lower back. "Jeez, trying to scare me to death?" She muttered.

Before he could respond, a door slammed open as a newcomer charged in. "Milly! Are you all right?" A male voice called out.

He turned towards the new arrival, a dark haired youth with violet eyes, who gave a glare that seemed to promise a painful death.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. Just surprised is all," she said, pulling herself of the floor. Then, turning away from her friend, she addressed the instigator of the misunderstanding. "Honestly, could you wake up a little more peacefully? You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"Uh, sorry?" He spoke awkwardly, blinking in surprise. His gaze roamed as he took in his surroundings.

He was lying in a bed in what seemed to be some sort of infirmary, if the medical cabinets and beds with hanging curtains beside him were anything to go by. Regardless, it wasn't any place he recognized.

Any further thoughts were interrupted by fingers snapping in front of his face. He turned towards the girl once again, her blonde hair framing a frowning face.

"Hello, are you listening to me? I asked you what your name was."

He blinked. He hadn't even noticed that she had spoken. His name? What was his name? He bit his lip, turning his thoughts inward. Then it came to him.

"Rai," he spoke slowly, feeling the name on his tongue. It felt… right. Yes, that was his name. Rai.

"Nice to meet you Rai!" She spoke cheerfully, a smile appearing on her face. "I'm Milly Ashford."

Milly turned her gaze to the boy on the opposite side of the bed, who hadn't seemed to have stopped glaring at Rai with mistrust since the moment he walked into the room.

"Lelouch Lamperouge," he said reluctantly.

Not entirely comfortable with the look Lelouch continued to give him, Rai chose to address Milly with the question that had been plaguing his mind for a while.

"Where am I?" He asked.

"You're in the Ashford Academy infirmary," She responded. "Lelouch and I found you collapsed just outside the gates. What happened?"

"What are you doing here?" Lelouch added, his eyes narrowing.

Rai frowned. He collapsed outside an academy? "I don't remember."

"Well, what do you remember?" Milly asked.

He furrowed his brow, thinking. After a minute of reflection, he let out a sigh of resignation and sadness.

"I don't remember anything."

This statement was met with a good deal of surprise from the duo. Milly gasped in shock while Lelouch slumped down onto a neighboring bed, his hands clasped together and pressed against his mouth as his eyes widened in surprise, staring off into space in thought.

"Amnesia?" He muttered in disbelief. It sounded suspicious, like a poorly thought out excuse. Yet, glancing into Rai's eyes, which bore a hollow sadness, Lelouch could see that there was no lie in the youth's face.

"You really don't remember anything?" Milly asked.

All Rai could do was shake his head. Beyond his name, there was nothing. It was as if he came into existence waking up in this bed.

"I see," She whispered. The room was quiet for a moment, each absorbed in their own thoughts.

Rai felt dejected. He felt empty. It was unsettling.

Lelouch wasn't sure what to make of it all. Amnesia. An interesting dilemma. He briefly considered using his Geass to force Rai to remember, but quickly discarded the notion. He couldn't be certain if it would work, and he didn't want to waste the one use on a potential enemy.

Their thoughts were interrupted when Milly smacked her fist into her palm.

"Well then, in that case, you can stay here at Ashford!" She said cheerfully.

Lelouch looked up in surprise. "What? You can't be serious, President."

"Ah, but I am Lulu," Milly giggled. She turned her attention back to Rai. "We'll provide you room and board, and you could attend classes with us. You can stay for as long as you want until your memories return."

"Ah, well, I don't know…" Rai said nervously, completely bewildered by this turn of events.

"Well, that settles it! I'll call my grandfather and make the necessary arrangements!" Milly cheerfully exclaimed as she strode out of the room.

"What? W-wait!" Rai called out, but was too late, as the door closed behind the blonde.

Lelouch sighed in defeat, shaking his head at the Student Council President's antics. I swear, that woman is going to be the death of me.

Seeing the look of complete confusion on Rai's face, he sighed once more. "You might as well go along with it. When she gets like this, no one can stop her."

Rai just sat there baffled.

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"Well, here we are!"

After her return from her phone call, Milly had offered to show Rai to his new room in the Student Council Clubhouse. Lelouch, meanwhile, had slipped off somewhere to "attend to important business" elsewhere.

"So, what do you think?" Milly asked.

Rai took his time looking around. They were currently standing in what appeared to be the dining room, with a large table in the middle. On the opposite wall was a window framed by curtains that overlooked the grounds. To the right was a doorway that led to a kitchen, while on the left was what seemed to be the bedroom. Though plainly decorated, everything seemed remarkably clean and orderly.

Turning towards Milly, he smiled. "It seems… nice. Thank you."

"You are most welcome," Milly said, beaming. "Now, I'll have someone sent to deliver your school uniform and to show you around tomorrow, okay?"

Rai nodded. "Alright, sure."

Milly smiled, turning towards the door, and then stopped as a thought struck her. "I almost forgot," she said, turning back towards the amnesiac with a grin. "How would you like to join the Student Council as an honorary member?"

Rai blinked in surprise. "Honorary member? Why?"

"A trade, you help us with the Student Council, and we'll do what we can to help you find your memories," She said slyly.

Rai thought about it for a moment. Though he felt there was something was off, he couldn't figure out for the life of him what it could be. In the end, all he could do was shrug and decide to go along with it. He needed every advantage he could get. "Sure, why not?"

"Excellent, then tomorrow after classes I'll introduce you to the other members," she grinned. Then, turning back towards the door she added as she strode out the room, "Well then, wash up and get some rest. You've got a busy day tomorrow! Ciao!"

Rai stood there as the door closed behind her, wondering what he just got himself into. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he made his way to the bedroom, and from there, to the bathroom. Turning on the shower, he began to strip off his clothes. They were plain, a white t-shirt, black pants and tennis shoes, and white socks. Stepping into the shower, Rai started to clean himself, and found himself wondering about his predicament.

Just who am I? Why did I collapse outside the school? Where am I from? Is anyone looking for me? If so, who? Then a more disturbing thought appeared in his mind, one that stopped any further train of thought. Do I even want to remember?

An odd question, especially for an amnesiac. Rai couldn't find an answer. While he felt that he needed to remember, a part of him argued that he shouldn't. He shoved the disruptive thought aside. Rai had to remember. He needed to find out just who he really was, no matter what.

Turning off the water, Rai stepped out of the shower and glanced at the mirror above the sink. In a moment of shock, Rai realized that he had no idea what he looked like, and focused on his reflection with scrutiny.

The first thing that drew his attention was his hair. Though messy and damp from the shower, he could see that the grey hair had a silvery sheen to it. Then there were his eyes, dark blue in color. Lastly, he looked over his body, which, though slim, had an athletic build to it. He was fairly tall, he estimated, being approximately 5'7".

Satisfied with what he found, Rai allowed himself a small smile. Turning away, he began to dry himself and redress. Afterwards, he lay in his bed, contemplating his future. His new acquaintances seemed willing (reluctantly, in Lelouch's case) to help him, but the boy wondered if their kindness would last. Shaking his head of the cynical thoughts, he shuffled deeper into the bed and closed his cobalt eyes, deciding that he would worry about that later and get some sleep.

Time would tell what the future would bring when he next awoke.

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Well, there you have it folks, that's the first chapter of my first ever fanfic. Constructive criticism is requested, so please tell me if you think I should keep going, or if I'm a terrible writer and should never touch a pen again (metaphorically speaking).

Thanks for reading! GraveBreaker, out!