Jade: Hi. This is the first time I'm writing for Code Geass…. I recently became re-addicted to the anime *poor me*
Jason: She owns nothing. Neither do I. And if we did, No one would've died and we would make Rolo and Nunnally twins. They look alike enough to pass as twins.
Shattered Mirror
The cold, midnight wind whipped through his hair as he leaned out on the window. Nothing could be heard except for the distant hooting of owls and the wind whistling through the trees. He gave a sigh and propped his chin on his hand. The cold air bit his skin, leaving cold spots on his face, but he didn't mind. The black car raced on against the deserted streets. Streetlights flickered on and off as their dim light did its best to light a decent path. The moon peeked from the clouds, illuminating the small smile that tugged on his lips.
"You do know that sticking your head out of the window could turn you headless, right?" He turned to look at the golden eyed woman who had her eyes on the road and a hand on the wheel. He smirked.
"Eating while driving is forbidden, right?" C.C. gave him a small smile with the pizza hanging half-out of her mouth.
"Touché." He smiled at her before gazing back out of the window.
"Did you tell Nunnally and Rolo that we'd come back late?" C.C. asked, earning a sideways glance from the boy.
"I can't have them worrying because I came home two hours later than normal." He replied. C.C. nodded, finishing her pizza slice before flipping her emerald hair away from her eyes.
"You're such a doting older brother, Lelouch." The said boy gave a smile, amethyst eyes shining under his ebony locks.
"You could say that." He mumbled as they slinked past tall trees inside the manor.
They stepped out of the car in silence and proceeded to enter the large mansion then towered above them. Its cream walls were splashed with pale, white light, indicating that the inhabitants were still awake. Lelouch looked up and fixed his eyes on the chocolate brown roof where a small aircraft, a helicopter or a mini jet, probably, gleamed under the glow of the moon. He frowned a bit, knowing well who the visitors were.
"Onii-san, you're a bit late today." Nunnally said as he entered the door. Behind her, Rolo gave him a small smile in acknowledgement.
"Sorry. I was rather held up today." He explained, leaning down on the crippled girl before kissing her on top of her sandy brown locks. She smiled at him, amethyst eyes shining.
He turned to Rolo and ruffled his light brown locks before giving him a small hug, a rather long one at that. Finally he pulled away and smiled at him.
"Have you been taking care of your little sister?" He asked. Rolo chuckled and rolled his amethyst eyes at his older brother.
"I always take care of her, mother. And we are twins, if I may remind you." He said, earning a chuckle from his twin sister and his older brother. (A/N: Jade: I did mention that I wanted them to be twins. Jason: No, I mentioned it.
"Lelouch!" The raven haired boy cringed as a piercing yell made its way to his ears. Rolo and Nunnally shared a smile before turning towards the direction of the voice.
A dark purple haired woman stormed at him, brows furrowed, indigo eyes ablaze, and lips set in a grim line. Something dark seemed to cover her, or was it just her aura. Either way, she was fuming, that much was obvious. Lelouch settled for a small smile.
"Hello, Cornelia." He said, sounding a lot more confident than he felt. Cornelia frowned.
"What time is it?" She grumbled, making the two brunettes chuckle to themselves at their brother's demise.
"Um, half-past eleven." Lelouch answered, cocking his head to the side. Cornelia seemed to become a bit enraged but she kept it down.
"Do you realize that it's very late already? And do you realize that you still have school tomorrow?" She growled, remaining composed as she spoke. Lelouch only nodded at her, knowing full of what consequences would await him if he said anything wrong.
"We'll be going to bed then." Rolo said quietly, edging away as discreet as he could while wheeling Nunnally up the ramp into their bedroom.
A deeper chuckle emerged from the door. A blond man with light violet eyes stared at them with an amused expression before walking towards the anger-controlling Cornelia.
"Relax, sister. It's not like Lelouch is three years old, nor is he a girl." Schneizel said with a smile, calming the slightly enraged woman.
"He looks too much like a pretty woman no one could tell the difference in the dark." The green haired witch said, emerging from the kitchen, another pizza halfway through her mouth. She gave the step siblings a small smile. Cornelia nodded.
"Exactly my point." She muttered. Somehow, Lelouch couldn't tell whether the statement was good or she was just doing her best to sound overly protective. . . again.
"Lelouch!" Another body came out, tackling the raven haired boy in a hug. Lelouch smiled at the pinkette smiling up at him.
"Hello, Euphy." He said as she pulled away siding by her sister, Cornelia. The darker haired woman frowned.
"Well, are you just going to stand there smiling like an idiot or are you going upstairs to get some rest?" Cornelia said with such demand in her voice that Lelouch cringed. Euphy chuckled and swept up the staircases.
"Never let me catch you coming home this late again." Lelouch shuddered as Cornelia passed another glare towards him before joining C.C. to eat her pizza. Schneizel shook his head and gave the raven haired boy an apologetic smile.
"She's just worried about you, you know." He said, clapping his younger brother on the back while steering him up the stairs to his room. Lelouch shrugged.
"Eleven-thirty isn't very late, you know." The blond shook his head and gave a low chuckle.
"For a teenager who has school tomorrow, I think it is." He said with a smile when they reached the pastel coloured room.
The raven haired boy nodded and proceeded to the bathroom, only stopping by the closet to get some of his night clothes. Schneizel looked at him with an amused smile.
"Oh, speed it up a bit so we can play a game of chess before I tuck you in bed." Lelouch froze and turned to give his brother a questioning look.
"And I thought I was the dotting brother." He remarked, making the blond man laugh.
"Well, you know what they say, the pot calls the kettle black." Lelouch sent a smile towards his brother before entering the bathroom, locking the door and finally taking a well-deserved shower.
~This is a line~
A young man walked down the deserted street while the streetlights flicked on and off. He sighed, concentrating on his steps rather than how he was feeling. The evening was cold and his skin-tight suit was not pushing the cold out. He yawned and rubbed the sleep from his emerald eyes, and shouldered his pack.
It was well past midnight and the brunette knew that he needed rest more than anything at the moment. He shuffled in silence until he reached a rather shabby looking apartment. He walked in, using his spare keys to unlock the door. The military had offered him a place to settle in, but he had refused, saying that he needed a breather every now and then. He stopped in front of the elevator, muttering to himself about school tomorrow and how would he be able to catch up. The door dinged open and he stepped in, pushed the button on the fourth floor and stepped out when he reached his destination.
The door easily unlocked when he slipped the key through the rather undignified keyhole. With a sigh, he opened the door and stepped inside the rather dark room.
"Hey. You're a bit late tonight." Gino said with a smile, eyes blurry from the noisy door. Suzaku nodded and mumbled something along the lines of 'sorry' before plopping on his side of the bed.
Fortunately his roommate was already snoring. He stared at the small picture on of his bed stand. A boy with neat ebony hair was smiling at the messy haired brunette beside him. Sheer joy could be seen in the eyes of the youngsters. Amethysts met Emeralds as the two looked at each other, laughing at some random joke that was long forgotten. He stared at the ebony haired boy, a small smile graced his lips.
"Suzaku!"
He retched and clasped his mouth to muffle any other sound. Images flashed through his mind, pulsing and haunting him of the past. The moonlight shined on him, sliver light illuminating the emerald eyes that bugged as the teen bent forward, trying to catch himself.
A steel rod in his side, fingers dripping with blood, a lifeless face.
Suzaku stumbled up and made his way to the bathroom, clutching his mouth and stomach as his demise continued. Gino seemed to wake up from the noise.
"Suzaku, are you ok?"
"Lelouch!" Those amethyst eyes locked onto emeralds, a small smile graced on the small boy's face.
"It's better this way." He never understood it. Why would his best friend get impaled with a piece of broken scrap metal when he was simply running away from his father?
He reached the bathroom. Grasping the toilet bowl, he threw up, relieving his stomach of its contents and lots of bile. Gino rushed behind him, patting his back, rubbing his back, trying to soothe him.
"Lelouch?" He edged closer. The said boy smiled at him, running a bloody hand against his cheek.
"Shhh. I'll be fine. We'll see each other." The boy closed his eyes. Suzaku could only stare as the young noble muttered one more word.
"again."
Guilt. He hated it. Not being able to save that frail body skewered on that pole. That body that just wanted to escape.
He retched again, not noticing Gino rush in and out of the bathroom juggling a glass of water in one hand and a bottle of mouth wash in another. He threw up, only to spew yellow substance which not only smelled disgusting, but also tasted terrible. Gino cursed behind him, switching his phone on.
"Hello, Lloyd?" Suzaku paused, but continued to throw up as the image of his childhood friend impaled on that piece of metal clogged his thoughts.
"He's having one of those attacks again." Suzaku grasped the glass of water on the sink, downing it in a gulp.
"Should I bri-" Suzaku cut the blond boy of by closing the phone.
"I'm feeling better." He mumbled, flushing the toilet. He went to the sink as his roommate/co-pilot watched him from the bathroom mirror.
"Are you sure you're okay?" He gave a small nod before Gino gave an audible sigh.
"Well, get some rest, we still have school tomorrow." He said with a mumble, closing the door and leaving the brunette to his own thoughts.
Suzaku looked at himself through the mirror, and noticed that guilt was obviously etched into his face. At that time, he could've stopped Lelouch from seeing his mother on the floor and surrounded by blood. At that time, he could've covered Lelouch's ears so that he wouldn't hear what nonsense his father had said. He looked at himself in the mirror, wanting to punch himself more after seeing those amethyst eyes
God how he wished he was dead.
~This Is A Line~
Lelouch yawned as he walked to school. The truth was, in ten minutes, he would be late for homeroom, but he didn't mind. Nobody minded. He frowned irritably. He should've allowed C.C. to take him to school when she offered. He snarled at himself. The again, he wouldn't. Her snarky comments about his personal matters were enough. Rolo and Nunnally had gone earlier, riding with Schneizel while Cornelia and Euphemia went to a meeting that was announced on such short notice. He frowned but continued his pace.
Nothing interesting would happen today. He looked up at the sky. That would be unless C.C. would have a piece of leaked information about his father's syndicate's movements. Or if Kalen would be ever so kind to allow him to ride her favourite mare, Guren, which was passed on to her by her beloved mother, who died a few years ago. Oh, and Euphemia mentioned a new student. Nothing unusual there.
He smiled as he neared the gates, already calculating his time in the school.
If only he knew how great his miscalculation was.
~This is not a line. It is a Break~
Suzaku stumbled past the large doors of the school. A friend of his, namely the noblewoman Euphemia, had insisted that he should go to school after she had learned that he was a minor; or as what was quoted by the noble 'young men should be well-rounded and educated, regardless of their social status.' End of quote.
He had been aiming mindlessly around the halls for minutes now, not exactly sure of where he should go. He cursed Gino for leaving him once they got a near the gate. He sighed in relief when he finally saw the correct room. Unfortunately, he was late.
"Alright class, please take your seats." A lot of shuffling could be heard before the teacher finally called him in.
"Good day. My name is Kurururgi Suzaku, and I hope that I will be part of this class." He said, bowing stiffly. Gino had told him to at least act as if he wasn't the military, which was hard since he was, and act like a normal teenager, which he wasn't because of the military. He inwardly cursed himself as a ripple of recognition began flitting from one student's face to another. He stood upright, and noticed someone turn away from him. The teacher coughed.
"Very well, mister Suzaku. Please take the seat next to mister Lamperouge." He said, indicating the boy who had his chin propped on the palm of his hand and seemed to be staring out the window.
He nodded and went on his way, sitting as far as possible from the 'Lamperouge' person. Uncomfortable silence sat between them. He knew that Lamperouge was asleep, for some strange reason. It felt too familiar. He looked at his seatmate with newfound interest.
His hair was straight, much like Lelouch, and he was sleeping in class, something Lelouch often did when they were young. He stared, until finally, his seatmate gave a small sneeze before shifting in his seat.
Suzaku struggled in his seat and decided to open his notebook and start paying attention. Never mind the really familiar seatmate. . .
At least, that resolve wouldn't last long.
~I repeat, this is not a line. It is a break~
Lelouch opened his eyes, the view of treetops and fields greeting him. He sneezed. Someone was probably thinking of him. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat, feeling as if someone had been staring at him for quite some time.
Partly correct.
He shifted some more and looked at the teacher discussing Physics with a bored gaze. Something nudged him in the elbow. He turned a bit, surprised that there was someone beside him. Oh yeah, the new transferee. Euphy had told him about the new transferee, without revealing his identity. He stared at his seatmate, who had his messy brown head bent over while writing all those formulas and concepts. His seatmate looked up at the teacher for a second before ducking back down to continue his work. He recognized the flash of determined green eyes.
Wait. Lelouch stared, slightly gaping at the boy beside him. Messy brown hair, green eyes, mutters while writing, chews on the end of his pen when confused.
"Mr. Lamperouge, can you explain how to derive the formula for Resistance in Ohm's law?" Lelouch stood, up shaking from his new discovery, and no it had nothing to do with Ohm's law.
"Deriving from the formula Electric Current is equal to Volts per Ohm, the Resistance, which has the SI unit of Ohm, is equal to Volts divided by the Electric current, which has the SI unit of Ampere. And because Ampere is equal to Volts per Ohm, cancelling out the Volt unit would you with the Ohm as a unit for the resistance." He said, not caring if his words were a bit less explained than what he was used to say. The teacher shrugged it off and made him sit down.
The others were mumbling about what he just said, probably confused. He fought the urge to snort. It was a very simple equation. He crossed his arms and gave in to sighing through his nose.
"Lelouch?" He turned to face the owner of the voice.
Amethysts met Emeralds.
"It's good to see you again, Suzaku."
Jade: Suckish? Hope not. I have a lot on my mind so, yeah…
Jason: We'll try to update this as soon as possible. Three to five days' time max.
Jade: So yeah, creative criticism allowed. Um, no flames though. I know I still suck. But tell me what you think.
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