This story is a little AU I came up with. What if Lelouch did die in episode 19? Let me know what you all think.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass. It is the property of its creators and respective owners.

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Chapter 1: The Body

Kallen shielded Lelouch, whose identity was now known, from the rest of the Black Knights. They had learned his identity, his power, and what he's done using it, and now, they were going to kill him. All that stood in their way was Kallen, who remained ever loyal. She had also wanted to know what Lelouch thought of her as, but all she ever got from him was a response of silence.

"Come on, please tell me!" she pleaded.

This time, instead of silence, she received laughter. The cold laugh of a madman filled the warehouse of the Ikaruga.

"Fools, you all realize it this late?" said Lelouch, "About the fact that you were all being used?"

He took off his mask, and looked towards them.

"About the fact that you're all just pawns?"

Whispers, hisses, and curses filled the room, but Kallen could only look at him in shock, and disbelief.

"Lelouch…" she began, but couldn't finish.

Lelouch looked into her eyes.

"Kallen," he began, "you were a very elite pawn among them all. Indeed, everything was on the chessboard. All of this was a game."

Kallen looked away, hurt and disgusted.

"I see," said Kallen as she turned away and stared at the floor, tears welling up in her eyes, "Farewell…Lelouch…"

Kallen walked away, never wanting to look at him again.

"Aim!" shouted Todou, and the Black Knights raised their weapons.

As Kallen walked away, she heard him say something only she could hear.

"Kallen, you must live on."

Stunned, Kallen turned around to face Lelouch.

"Fire!" shouted Todou.

The Black Knights opened fire, and Kallen saw the bullets pierce his body.

"Lelouch!" she screamed.

Lelouch's slender form fell slowly in her eyes, and when it finally landed, a loud thud was heard and she rushed to his side.

"Lelouch!" she screamed as she knelt down, and brought him up closer to her.

She began to shake him gently to get him to wake up, but it didn't work.

"Lelouch…Lelouch…come on…" she babbled as she continued to shake him.

Lelouch slowly opened his eyes, and looked into Kallen's.

"Kall…en…" he began weakly.

"Don't worry, I'm here," began Kallen, tears dropping down her face, "I'll get you out of here."

She attempted to pick up Lelouch, but he grabbed her wrist and squeezed it tightly.

"No," he objected weakly, "It's over…for me. This is where…I'll die…"

"Hey, don't think that," said Kallen, "You'll live, you hear me?"

"I won't…" said Lelouch, "I won't…and you know it."

She knew it, she just wouldn't accept it. She saw that his life was leaving him, so she had to ask while she had the chance.

"Why?" asked Kallen, "Why did you say those things to me?"

Lelouch looked at her.

"Because, I couldn't…have you die…for my mistakes," said Lelouch, "You…who stood by me…and made sure…I was doing…my job…"

"Lelouch…"

"You…have to live on for…our friends…for me…my…love…" said Lelouch.

Kallen gasped, "What…did you call me?"

Lelouch smirked, "Heh, you wanted…to know how I felt…right?" he said before coughing up blood.

"Lelouch! That's enough don't talk anymore!" shouted Kallen.

"How…I wanted…to see Ashford…one last time…" rambled Lelouch.

"And we will, just please, stay alive!" pleaded Kallen.

"I still…have one more thing…to do…before I go…" said Lelouch.

"What-" began Kallen, but she was cut off.

Lelouch had wrapped his hand behind Kallen's neck, and pulled her forward with the last of his strength, and kissed her. Kallen's eyes widened, as Lelouch's lips came into contact, but after a moment, she closed her eyes, pulled him toward her, and deepened the kiss. After what seem like forever, she felt him stop, as well as his hand go limp. She opened her eyes, and saw that the last of his life left him while they kissed. She buried her face into his chest, and cried uncontrollably. From above, Ougi and the others couldn't help but pity her. Schneizel, however, exhibited no such expression as he turned to Kanon.

"Secure the body," ordered Schneizel.

"Yes, your highness," said Kanon.

Kanon gave a signal, and several Brittaninan soldiers appeared on the floor below. They approached Kallen, who was still crying, but she stopped as soon as she heard the sound of the boots, and looked up at soldier.

"Move girl," ordered the soldier.

"No," said Kallen.

"I said move!" repeated the soldier.

"I won't," shouted Kallen, "I won't let you take his body!"

The soldier then hit Kallen across the face, the force sent her face first to the floor. The soldiers picked up the body of Lelouch, and carried him off before Kallen could recover from the blow of the hit. When she did get up, she saw Ougi and the others speaking to Schneizel.

"I will be taking my brother's body to the Avalon. I thank you for your cooperation," said Schneizel.

"Wait, we had a deal," said Ougi.

"Don't worry," assured Schneizel, "I give you my word, Area 11 will be returned to you."

"Alright then, thank you," said Ougi.

Schneizel and his entourage then left the Ikaruga's warehouse with Lelouch's body in a body bag. When they left, Ougi and the others went to Kallen, who had finally stood up, and stared at the bloody spot on the floor.

"Kallen," began Ougi, "This had to be done. We had to-"

Kallen punched Ougi straight across the face, causing him to lose balance and fall. Everyone either took a step back or forward while Ougi just looked up at Kallen.

"Save it Ougi," said Kallen as she turned her back on him, and walked away without even so much as looking at anyone.

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On board the Avalon's medical ward, Nina, Lloyd, Cecile, Gino, and Anya saw Lelouch's body.

"Lelouch?! It can't be…" began Nina, "He's Zero?"

"My goodness, who would have ever thought that the infamous Zero was none other than a student," said Lloyd.

"He's not just any student," said Schneizel as he entered the room, "He was my younger brother, Lelouch Vi Brittania."

"What?!" cried out Gino, "He's the famous 'Castaway Prince?"

"Yes, it's quite unfortunate," said Schneizel.

"Hmm? Suzaku," began Anya as she looked over her shoulder and past Schneizel.

The entire group looked at Suzaku, who was standing there looking at the ground.

"Is it true, Prince Schneizel?" asked Suzaku in a serious voice, "Is it true that Lelouch was killed?"

Schneizel looked at him for a moment before answering, "Yes, it is."

Suzaku suddenly lunged at Lelouch's body, but was held back by Gino.

"Lelouch! How dare you die!" screamed Suzaku, "How dare you allow someone other than me to kill you!"

"Suzaku! Calm down!" shouted Gino as he pushed him back.

"Don't try to stop me Gino," warned Suzaku.

"Lord Kururugi," began Schneizel, "That's enough, if you want someone to be mad at, it should be me. I'm the one who allowed Lelouch to be killed."

"Prince Schneizel?" began Suzaku, "How did you-"

"He was killed by the Black Knights in a mutiny that I staged," said Schneizel, "But do not fret, you too are responsible for his death."

"I…am?" asked Suzaku finally calming down..

"Yes," answered Schneizel, "The tape recording of your conversation with him is what gave them their motivation to rebel against Lelouch. You have done a great service Lord Kururugi."

"But…I was supposed to kill him," said Suzaku in a quiet protest.

"Now now, what mattered most was stopping Lelouch, and clearing Euphemia's name, not settling old grudges," said Schneizel, who then turned his attention to the others in the room, "Now then, any and all information concerning Zero's identity is classified on the highest level, understood?"

"Yes, your highness," sounded off everyone except Suzaku.

"Dismissed," said Schneizel.

Everyone left the room except for Nina, and Suzaku.

"Did you know it was him, Suzaku?" asked Nina.

"During the Black Rebellion," said Suzaku, "I was ordered not to tell anyone though."

"I see," said Nina, before turning around and leaving.

Suzaku approached the body, and placed a hand on Lelouch's shoulder.

'Forgive me, for not being the one to kill you,' thought Suzaku before leaving the ward.

So, that's the first chapter. If you remember, the opening was the dialogue in the last part of the episode. Tell me what you all think so I can see if it's worth continuing or not. Once again, thank you for reading and please review.