A/N: I honestly have way too much goddamn time on my hands. I have so many one-shots and uncontinued shit that I might just start trying to either update it or delete some of that stuff.
Inspiration: This story was partially inspired by another story. In this case it's A Blast From the Past by Shadow of Midnight. Check it out if you want to see just how the hell this got up off the ground.
One Brocon Too Many
Phase 1
Vows
Lelouch sighed in relief as he saw the Ashford Academy Student Council Clubhouse, which had been his and Nunnally's home for the past seven years since being taken in by Milly's grandfather after surviving the invasion of Japan. After unlocking the front door with his key, he opened the door and closed it after himself before locking it. Lelouch saw someone step out of the shadows in the ballroom after he locked the door and he said, "What is it, Sayoko? I do apologize for being late since due to a situation that occurred in Shinjuku, I have begun to go down the path of war."
"Goshujin-sama, Lady Nunnally wishes to speak with you. She is currently in her room at the moment." Sayoko replied.
Lelouch was silent as he went into the East Wing of the Student Council Clubhouse and eventually found himself outside Nunnally's bedroom door. Bracing himself, Lelouch opened the door and saw his younger sister sitting in her wheelchair. He forgot why he was in her room as he experienced a flashback to Shinjuku and immediately approached Nunnally before hugging her. She silently guessed that Lelouch thought that he would never see her again because of the warm embrace she was getting and responded by wrapping her small arms around him. Both siblings eventually ended the mutual embrace and Lelouch asked, "What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"
"It's very late, Lelouch. What happened?" He stared at Nunnally in silence as he gently squeezed her hand. She could feel how unsure and nervous he was, "What ever it was I'll still love you."
A small smile appeared on his face as he tried to relax, but couldn't. "I killed Clovis today." When she didn't react he forced himself to continue, "On accident I ended up in Shinjuku today and found soldiers massacring the Japanese. I only narrowly escaped death myself at the hands of Clovis's royal guard. A girl actually sacrificed her life for mine."
She gripped his hand hard and trembled. Slowly Nunnally raised her other hand and gently felt his face as though to make sure he was really there. "Y-you mean . . . I almost lost you?"
The prince softly cupped her hand with his in comfort. "You will never lose me if I can help it. I will fight with everything I have to return to you." A teary smile flitted across her face and he took that as a sign to finish his story. "There was no way I could leave all those people to die. So I took control of the local terrorist group and lead them to victory." He hesitated again, "I had to confront our brother to stop it and now I've started down the path of rebellion against HIM."
Nunnally hugged her brother tightly. Smiling as he returned it and she leaned her head on his shoulder. "I understand. I . . . I will support you as long as your goal remains as it is now. To avenge our mother and to ensure a better world for me. For both of us." The young princess wordlessly pulled away slightly in their hug. Just enough so she could face him fully even if they were only inches apart. A smile gracing her features.
"N-Nunnally?" She could feel the heat coming off his face and her smile grew wider.
"I told you. I will always love you, Lelou." She let all the feelings she had been ignoring for years guide her actions. They might be brother and sister, but she didn't care as she kissed him in a decidedly romantic way. Lelouch could feel Nunnally's love and devotion for him just from the kiss that she was giving to him and returned it before asking, "Do you want me to sleep with you, Nunna?"
"Please do so, Lelou. I. . . I don't want to lose you just like with our mother."
Meanwhile at the Purist Faction Headquarters, Jeremiah and Villetta were both talking about what happened. "Those idiots had no memory of what happened! They said that they were in the command room with Clovis one moment and then they were in the brig the next moment that they remember! I didn't buy any of it and Bartley is due to be shipped back to the homeland as a prisoner once I capture him." the teal-haired former guard said.
"Speaking about not remembering anything, I think I remember something about what happened in the Ghetto. I saw a Britannian student just before my memory got fuzzy. When it cleared up, my knightmare was gone and I was in the middle of a warehouse full of dead bodies." Villetta replied.
"A Britannian student?! We need to look into the uniforms of the schools inside the Tokyo Concession. Do you remember the uniform?"
"It appeared to be a black jacket worn over a white shirt with black pants."
"That leaves two possibilities: Ashford Academy and this weird place called the Odyssey Boys' School. Just to be on the safe side, get ahold of the student rosters for both schools."
"Understood, Lord Jeremiah." Villetta said before leaving to obtain the student rosters.
Lelouch silently cursed as he woke up just before 5:30 in the morning when he heard a door open somewhere. Nunnally was still asleep and he was initially worried about that he and his sister had been found out as the door to Nunnally's bedroom was opened, but to his relief it was just Sayoko. "I apologize for disturbing you Goshujin-sama, but I have urgent information for yourself and Lady Nunnally." the Japanese maid said barely above a whisper.
It took a few moments to wake up Nunnally, but Lelouch managed to get her awake by squeezing her arm gently. As soon as she was awake Sayoko hurriedly explained the situation. "The military has surrounded the Academy grounds. It will not be long before they charge in, but their leader hasn't said anything yet."
A Knightmare Frame's loudspeakers announced, "Attention residents of the prestigous Ashford Academy, this is your interim-viceroy Margrave Jeremiah Gottwald speaking! We know that you are hiding Prince Lelouch and Princess Nunnally in your walls! Hand them over to us or we will storm this school! You have ten minutes to comply!"
'Damn it! I'm going to have to use one of my escape plans!' Lelouch thought before he got up and said, "Sayoko, have bags been prepared?"
"Yes, Goshujin-sama. I have also taken the liberty of packing away Lady Nunnally's Braille books and placing them among what we will be taking with us."
"That was a good call, Sayoko. I'll need to write up a note so I'll need to return to my room temporarily since it's the only place where most of my pens and pencils are located."
Lelouch then left his sister's bedroom and got to his room, where he wrote up a note for Jeremiah Gottwald to find that took almost eight minutes. Once it was done, he went back into Nunnally's room and heard footsteps on the roof before Sayoko returned and said, "Britannian soldiers are taking up positions on the roofs. We only have moments before Jeremiah gives the order to storm the grounds, Goshujin-sama."
"Sayoko! Escape Plan Omicron!" Lelouch shouted as he helped Nunnally get into her wheelchair. Knowing what this meant, Sayoko tapped a headlamp near Nunnally's bed twice and then a portion of the wall descended into the floor to reveal a pair of elevator doors. Lelouch pushed Nunnally inside the elevator with Sayoko following shortly after before she pushed a button. The elevator doors began to close as Lelouch heard Jeremiah shout, "All forces, you are authorized to storm Ashford Academy! Your top priority is to secure both Prince Lelouch and Princess Nunnally!" If Jeremiah had said anything more it would go unheard after the doors closed. The elevator began its descent as the wall slid back into place.
Jeremiah dismounted from his Knightmare, even as his targets escaped unseen, and hurried towards the Student Council Clubhouse. He kicked open the front door and went up the stairs. He approached the room their scouts had seen the siblings and was surprised to find it unlocked. He entered what he could only assume was the home of the prince and princess only to find it eerily quiet. Deep down he was certain it was because no one was there any longer. He was even more surprised to find a note waiting for him on the table.
To Jeremiah Gottwald,
By the time you have read this we will be long gone. Our apologies as my sister and I have no desire to return to Pendragon. Where that man is waiting for us. My trust in the emperor has long since been broken and we refuse to be used as tools again. Our retribution has only just begun with the events that transpired in Shinjuku. Clovis was just the first on this bloody path I'm on. Britannia's reckoning is coming and I am its harbinger.
After we managed to survive the invasion, no thanks to our father, we fled to the Ashford family. It was our decision to remain in obscurity and they respected that. As such only the Ashford's knew of our identities. We ask that nothing be done to them or any of the students. If only out of respect for keeping us safe for all these years.
We would also like to tell you, Jeremiah, that we appreciate all you did at Aries Villa. Neither Nunnally or I blame you for what happened to our mother. You could not have prevented it. Similarly please tell our sisters, Cornelia and Euphemia, that we hope to see them again someday. As two of the only people we actually miss from the royal family. We stopped counting ourselves apart of them when bombs were rained down on the Kururugi Shrine with the knowledge we were still there.
As for the emperor . . . Tell our father that I'm coming for him.
Sincerely,
Lelouch and Nunnally Lamperouge née vi Britannia.
Jeremiah was conflicted between his loyalty to Marianne's children and his loyalty to Britannia. He thought back to why he chose to storm Ashford Academy. He began to search through the student roster's to both schools he specified once Villetta brought them. What he hadn't anticipated was to find the long thought-dead prince and princess hiding with an alias. The alias being their mother's maiden name had been what caught his eye enough to find their pictures. The margrave wanted to serve them as their knight of honor to make up for his failure.
Now he has discovered that not only do they have no intention to return to Britannia, but his prince wished to destroy it. His liege even outright told him they don't blame him for that failure that has haunted him for all these years. Despite that though Jeremiah wanted nothing more than to serve the vi Britannia line. The only problem is that it would require him to betray the empire.
