P.S. Sorry for any mistakes I may have missed.

Chapter 1: Disaster

No matter how many times he tugged at the collar of his blue button up or loosened his tie without it coming completely undone, the inability to breathe correctly and think clearly over the pounding of his erratic heart from nervousness is without a doubt getting the best of him. And as he sits in front of her, anxiously clenching tight to the material of his dress pants, he's lost in her cold yet fulfilling golden irises… such a beautiful color on such an exquisite woman that is far beyond out of his league.

Who cares if he's considered a Prince at his school, the most handsome and more popular among other guys by default due to his unintended ability to easily woo girls over with just a simple smile and saying, 'Hi'; Although its been made clear that his status doesn't faze his date, not a single bit.

If anything it does more harm by hindering his chances of ever getting with her.

Who is she? Well, she's none other than the low profile, green-haired beauty, C.C. For three years they've shared the same classes, and for three years she has always kept his interest piqued with her cold demeanor and strange obsession for pizza. He always admired her unique beauty, her waist-length hair, apparent smooth skin, and soft voice, but he never had the courage to approach her and speak. Not even a simple word like, 'Hi', or a question like, 'How was your day?'

She's the only girl that makes him feel this way, all giddy and speechless. Although he would be lying if he said she's not intimidating in her own way. Personally she doesn't intimidate him, but to others she does. C.C.'s not much of a social butterfly or has a lot of friends as a matter of fact; that's why he's interested in her.

So what brings him here today? On a date with her at an Italian Restaurant?

Not long ago his best friend since childhood, Suzaku, caught him staring at her during lunch break. It didn't matter how much he tried to deny it, the young brunette wouldn't get off his back, and to make things worse, he's more than aware of his crush on her. Suzaku went on and on in saying that he'll help him get a date with her since he does speak with her occasionally, and the fact that it's senior year of High School and he's still lonely like a tree sloth, just encourages him even more to get him a girlfriend.

Especially with the one he's been secretly crushing on since Sophomore year.

It took a while, a lot of pestering, teasing, and looks from Suzaku to get him to say yes to his help. The rest was pretty much history, he met up with C.C. one day after school and asked if she would like to go on a date Saturday night. She wasn't visibly responsive, but agreed nonetheless. So when Saturday came, he dressed his best, all the while being teased by his hoarding sisters and embarrassing mother, then picked her up at her place. She looked so beautiful in a simple white dress that had few pink flowers on it that looked similar to traditional Japanese paintings. Her hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall and the rest…

Well what more can he say besides being happy that she's with him? Though that happiness may have rendered him speechless... very unlike him.

"Am I boring you?" C.C. asked the tense raven-haired man who hadn't really spoken to her since their food arrived. His posture straightened, he shook his head no and swiftly took a sip of his tea before loosening his tie even more. How very strange… she definitely caught on this act. "If you want to end the date a little early then—"

"No!" Lelouch nearly shouted then bit back his tongue when her eyes widened at his outburst. "I mean," he sighed feeling defeated, "I'm not ready to end the date just yet, sorry if it seems that way." Lelouch turned away from her to view the rest of the customers in the restaurant who were laughing and wearing bright smile, while his date wore an impassive expression. Now that he thinks of it... not once has he seen her smile tonight. "I don't go on dates much, so I lack in the department when it comes to experience."

C.C. sat back in her seat with crossed arms as a smirk played on her lips. "So you're telling me that, Lelouch Lamperouge, the smartest and most handsome guy at the school has never been on a date before?" The tall man bowed his head and shook his head no and all C.C. could do was smile. Why...This is definitely news to her, he must think she's a fool then.

She's not oblivious, she's seen all the desperate girls cling to him like leeches at school. Someone as insanely attractive as him would have at least have a few experiences under his belt, if not, a little more in the area of romance. It's strange how all of the sudden the Prince of Ashford Academy found his interest in her. Seriously, out of all the prettier girls at the school or in their senior class in general… he wants to ask her out? This must be a joke… by the end of the night, he'll either take advantage or her or humiliate her in some way to impress his friends.

Yeah, there's no way she's walking down that path again… not any more.

"Well, I've taken girls out before; but I never considered those as dates, just outings."

"Why not?" C.C. frowned at the attractive man. She wants believe he likes her, but that idea is most likely far-fetched. "What makes this a date and not an outing? Why am I different?"

Her icy tone shot down his spine uncomfortably. Has he said something wrong to upset her? Ignoring her sudden mood shift, "Uh, because I asked you." he answered unintentionally in a sarcastic tone and right away he choked. Damn… that came out really really wrong. C.C.'s green brow lifted unimpressed and immediately Lelouch felt his heart stop and began to feel the pressure of being backed into a corner. "Wait! I didn't mean it like that. I-I was dragged on those—"

"So you're telling me that the one who's running this show is you? You get to decide things? What a girl should do, feel for you, what she's supposed to understand in order to win you over?"

"What? No, what are you even talking about?"

Rolling her eyes as she rose from her seat, C.C. shot him an upset glare, "I'm leaving."

"Hold on," Lelouch held onto her wrist, his eyes widening and the feeling of loss and emptiness started to overcome him like a dark shadow that fed on the fears he hoped wouldn't come true for tonight. "C.C., please… I really do like—"

"Enough!" C.C. yelled and roughly pulled her wrist free from his desperate grasp. She quickly grabbed a handful of his half-eaten pasta and slapped it against his neat, and probably expensive button up shirt. She rubbed the pasta against his chest, dirtying his shirt awfully bad in sauce and smashed noodles, then turned to her side to find her drink and splashing it in his face, the liquid making his light blue dress shirt darken and raven-hair stick to his forehead.

Lelouch looked at the mess before facing her sadly, his heart shattering with each beat. Her eyes raged with fire of anger, but when she met his sorrow amethyst eyes, her very own matched his at the realization of what she had done. Lelouch personally had done nothing wrong to her, yet she went off on him anyways for no reason, hurting him because of someone else's doing. C.C. turned around to see curious eyes watching them, whispers filling the place, automatically blaming him for making her mad, saying that he deserved it when really he didn't.

Taking a napkin off the table and wiping her hands, she tossed it to the side and mumbled an apology and thanked him for dinner before taking off through the front doors with her head hanging low. Lelouch watched the droplets of her drink fall from his hair and into his lap, a dejected smile passed his lips as he tried to ignore the observing people while wiping himself clean from the damage of a disastrous date.

"I guess it wasn't meant to be." Lelouch chuckled trying to find a positive side of the situation, but couldn't find any. Clearly there's something he said that triggered something in her, though it's not like any of that matters now.

"Need help?" Lelouch looked up to see the waitress that had been serving them all night, coincidentally, it was somebody he knew, Kallen Kozuki. He doesn't know much about her, for the most part she's home schooled but will occasionally come to actual school for a few classes. "Had a fight with your girlfriend?" She asked and proceed to help the helpless raven-haired man clean himself without his permission.

"She's not my girlfriend."

"Sooo, you pissed off your date?"

Lelouch chuckled, "In a way." He thanked her when she finished helping him clean what he could before she began clearing the table. He offered to help her, but she insisted in saying that it's her job. "Sorry for the mess."

"Don't worry, most of it is on you anyways." Kallen joked and Lelouch laughed, feeling a lot better and less silly about being covered in food. "Next time, pick a girl who isn't quite hostile."

"I'll keep that in mind." He smiled and she smiled back before walking away, Lelouch studied her a little longer before turning back to the now empty table. "There's a first time for everything…" he mumbled to himself. Despite feeling like a complete failure with his pride taking deep cuts, he made a note to himself to stay clear of C.C. No matter how much he likes her.

He'll have to move on, even if his heart is feeling reluctant.

A/N: So how was it? Good, bad, alright? :) Feel free to let me know what you think, comment, ask questions, review, etc. Thank you so much for reading… Until next chapter! XD

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