Rumor Has It: You're HIS Lover


Suzaku has no idea how he ended up in this situation. This seemed to be happening to him quite a bit these days. But this last time took the cake. It would have been mortifying if deep down Suzaku didn't wish for it to be true. Ok, maybe not true, but possible. In the future. And not the near future but maybe the far future? He wasn't that kind of guy.

But then again he was HOT.

So maybe you're wondering what has Suzaku so perplexed. To explain this, we'll have to go back to the beginning. To the day one Suzaku Kururugi started college, because, after all, that was when he first heard about HIM.

Who is HIM, you may ask? Why Lelouch Lamperouge of course. He's only the hottest, most sexiest, extremely gorgeous guy on campus. Heck, he was probably the reason why so much people applied to go to Ashford University this year. This was the biggest freshman class the university has had in years. It's funny to think that most of the applicants were girls, most likely from the same high school Lelouch went to, but it's true. Very true.

Lelouch's high school fan base followed him here and has only more than tripled with all the girls (and boys, yes, there a few boys) who joined once Lelouch set foot on campus. One look at him and more than half of the campus, from freshmen to seniors, fell head-over-heels for him.

Lelouch hadn't been on campus for more than an hour and he was already possibly the most popular guy on campus. Which was why it was natural for Suzaku to have heard about him. Almost everyone Suzaku walked by was talking about him.

Suzaku hasn't seen this Lelouch yet but he was curious to see if Lelouch really lived up the status he was given. But right now Suzaku had other matters to tend to, like finding his dorm room.

Taking the elevator up to the third floor, Suzaku walked out and made his way down the hall until he say the room number that was assigned to him.

Hearing a voice at the other side of the door, Suzaku wasn't sure if whether to knock or just walk in. Suzaku settled with doing both and knocked on the door first, to alert the roommate that he was coming in and opened the door.

The roommate that had been unpacking his bags looked up and met eyes with Suzaku.

Forest Green on ocean blue.

The roommate's face blossomed into a huge grin as he jumped up and dashed over to Suzaku, swinging an arm around his shoulders. "Welcome, roomie!"

Suzaku was slightly taken aback by this gesture and if it wasn't for Suzaku's good balance, he would have probably toppled over by the force the guy used to lean on Suzaku.

"Er…thanks?" Suzaku said as he studied his roommate. His roommate was taller than him and had blonde hair and blue eyes. "Nice to meet you, I'm Suzaku Kururugi."

"Woah, why so formal?"The boy said as he releases Suzaku in favor of grabbing Suzaku's bags from him and carrying them over to the bed that would be Suzaku's. "Let's be friends."

Suzaku followed the blonde into the room. He was a force of enthusiastic energy that scared Suzaku a little. How did he end up in this situation?

He wasn't always like this, was he?

"I didn't introduce myself, did I?" The blonde asked. Suzaku honestly thought that he had completely forgotten about that. "I'm Gino. Gino Weinberg."

Suzaku nodded, unsure of what to say next. Quite frankly, Suzaku was terrible when meeting new people. He just didn't know what to say sometimes, especially if he didn't know anything both of them might have in common. Having something in common gave Suzaku something to talk about, which was probably why most of his friends were his teammates from the sports team he played in. Suzaku loved sports.

Suzaku caught his mind wandering and realized that Gino had been talking the whole time. More like rambling. He was saying something about how his stuff was Suzaku's and how Suzaku was free to use his TV, microwave and fridge.

Woah, this guy came prepared.

Suzaku thought as he nodded and muttered some thanks at to what Gino was saying.

"…lucky that we're in this dorm. It's going to be packed with girls all the time!" Gino said.

Wait, what?

He really had to stop zoning out like that.

"Packed with girls? Why?" Suzaku asked.

"The 'hottest guy in campus' lives in this dorm too. Don't know which floor though. Either way, with him here, all the girls will be here too!" Gino said, almost too excitedly.

Well what do you know...

It was easy to see that Gino was the really friendly type and Suzaku found that he was alright with that.

~ 0 ~

It was what college students called "syllabus week." That meant no work or homework to do. This semester began on Thursday, giving students two days worth of syllabus lectures and a weekend before classes officially started on Monday. So far, Suzaku's Thursday classes had lived up to that and now it was Friday.

The last class of the day for Suzaku was science. It was fitting that this class was his last since this subject wasn't exactly his strong point. Walking into the classroom, Suzaku saw that is was made up of lab stations and each station had two seats to them, meaning students had to sit in pairs. Suzaku sat down in an empty seat and waited for the remaining students to walk in.

That's when it happened. HE walked in. The most gorgeous guy Suzaku had ever laid eyes on. Silky, dark black hair that contrasted with his pale, porcelain skin. Striking amethyst eyes. Tall and thin. He walked in with enough grace and authority to attract the attention of everyone in the room.

That HAD to be Lelouch.

Suzaku was in awe. The rumors were true. He was absolutely stunning! It took the pain from his hanging, open jaw for him to notice he was outright staring. Snapping his mouth shut, Suzaku tried to compose himself as he felt his cheeks heat up from embarrassment.

He was downright drooling over him!

Suzaku glanced around to see if anyone had seen his moment of embarrassment and he noticed that all the other students in the room were gazing at Lelouch as well.

The boy sat down to the back of the room as the teacher finally walked into the classroom.

"Hello~!" Said the professor, loud enough to get the attention of the class away from Lelouch. "This is a first-year, introduction to science class, so if you're in the wrong class hurry up and leave ~!"

This professor seemed a bit…eccentric. He had white hair, glasses, and wore a white lab coat.

"Well, now that that's taken care of I'll introduce myself. I'm Lloyd Asplund but you can all just call me Lloyd."

Lloyd went searching in the bad he brought with him and pulled out a folder. He pulled out a small stack of paper and handed it to the student closest to him.

"Take one and pass those along, will you?" The professor asked. The female student nodded and did as told while Lloyd continued. "The syllabus is coming around but I don't care to go over it now, go over it on your own. Unless someone wants us to go over it now?"

Lloyd barely scanned the room for half a second to see if anyone would raise their hand before continuing. "Good, now, on to more important matters, I quite frankly find lectures to be absolutely boring. That's why we will be doing experiments and such in here more than anything else. You will all be assigned lab partners and a work station."

Lloyd pointed at a sticker pasted on one of the desks. "The stations have numbers on them. These numbers will correspond to your group." Lloyd then pulled out a little plastic cup from his bag. "I have some papers in here, each with a number written on them. There are 2 pairs of each number and your partner will be the person with the same number you have. Once you know who your partner is, sit at the station that has the same number. Simple enough?"

The professor walked around the classroom, allowing everyone to pull out a folded piece of paper. By the look on most of the girl's faces, anyone could tell that they were wishing with all their might to be paired with Lelouch.

It would be a dream come true for them.

When the professor cam by Suzaku, Suzaku put his hand in the cup and grabbed the first slip of paper that brushed his fingertips and pulled it out.

# 4

Suzaku glanced around the classroom, joining the people who had begun to murmur and search for their partner. Unfortunately, some dreams were crushed when some girls found their partner and it wasn't Lelouch.

Suzaku almost felt sorry for them. Almost. It was more amusing than anything else.

Suzaku felt someone tap his shoulder and turned to see a girl. The girl showed him their slip of paper and asked, "#7?"

"No, sorry, I have #4." Suzaku answered.

The girl nodded and went on to ask the remaining people who were still wandering around and asking each other what number they had. Suzaku looked around for Lelouch, curious to see if he had his partner yet and who the lucky person was when he heard someone speak to him from behind.

A someone with a deep, sexy voice.

"Did you say #4?" The person asked.

Suzaku turned to face the person to come face to face with deep violets.

Lelouch.

He held out a slip of paper for Suzaku to see: #4.

Oh…

He was the lucky one. How did he end up in this situation?

~ 0 ~

After the professor had written down the pairs, he ended class and let the students leave early. Suzaku was grateful for that. He wasn't sure if he would have been able to stand the glares from the girls in the room. They probably absolutely hated him now.

There went any of his chances, if he had any before, that is.

They should be thankful that it is him, shouldn't they? They wouldn't have to worry about some coquette flirting with the Lelouch they obsessed over so much.

Suzaku walked into his dorm room and threw down his bag at the feet of his bed. Falling unto the bed on his back, Suzaku laid there and observed the ceiling. His classes were done for the day but now he didn't have anything to do.

Suzaku glanced at his suitcases. He still had to finish unpacking, but he didn't feel like it. He also wanted to check out the sports teams here on campus. They were one of the reasons why he picked this campus anyway. Ashford University had a wide variety of teams Suzaku could choose from. Basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, football, swimming, golf. You name it.

But he didn't feel like doing that either. Suzaku rolled over unto his side and just laid there for a while. His classes weren't so bad. This campus wasn't so bad either. He made the right choice coming here.

Before Suzaku knew it, he had fallen asleep. He had no idea how long he slept, just that something heavy landed on his bed next to him, startling him awake.

Wide green eyes met with blue.

"Gino?" Suzaku asked as he sat up.

Suzaku realized that Gino had jumped unto his bed, effectively waking him. The blonde was currently on Suzaku's bed, head resting on his hand.

"Time to get up or you'll miss the party!" Gino beamed at him.

"Party?" Suzaku asked.

"Party!" Gino said, sitting up. "We have to party before classes start."

"Classes already started."

"No, not officially. They technically start next week. This is the last weekend before we lose our social lives to homework and studying!"

Gino stood up and Suzaku noticed that he was dressed rather nicely. The sleeveless shirt he was wearing really showed off the muscles in his arms.

"Nah, that's ok."

"You're not coming?" The blonde said, mock pout on his face.

"No, I'm fine. I'd rather stay here and watch a movie or something."

"That's no fun!"

A teenage guy came by Gino and Suzaku's open door and knocked on it. "Hey, Gino, let's go."He was one of Gino's friends, it seemed.

Gino nodded at the guy and then addressed Suzaku as he walked out. "Alright then. Oh and there's soda in the fridge. Help yourself. See ya later."

And with that Gino closed the door behind him as he walked out, leaving Suzaku sitting on his bed alone. Suzaku didn't really mind being alone. He was pretty used to it by now.

True to his word, Suzaku pulled out his laptop and looked up a movie. He could use Gino's TV, but that involved turning it on and channel flipping till he found something good, if he did at all. That felt like too much work.

God, I'm so lazy today.

He did get a soda though. He was a bit thirsty.

Suzaku was on his second soda and only 30 minutes in to his fourth movie for the night before he drifted off to sleep again. Well, almost drifted off to sleep. The sudden wet spot under his arm woke him up to see his soda spilling. Suzaku quickly grabbed it and lifted it upright. It was too late though, his bed got pretty wet.

Damn.

Glancing at his digital clock, Suzaku saw that it was 2:09 AM.

Nobody would be doing laundry at this hour, right?

Removing the sheets from the bed, Suzaku made his way down to the first floor, where the washing machines were located. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of this dorm had lounges. Suzaku walked by the empty 3rd floor lounge on his way to the stairs.

Taking the stairs to the 1st floor, Suzaku walked to the laundry room and saw that his predictions were correct. All 6 washing machines were empty. Who would be washing the first week of classes anyway?

Suzaku stuffed his sheets into the washing machine and pushed the button to start it. The timer on the washing machine displayed: 34. Suzaku had to come back in 34 minutes to move his sheets into the dryer. He then made his way back upstairs to the third floor, pass the empty lounge, and into his room.

Suzaku busied himself by cleaning the soda that soaked though into his mattress and changing that boring movie he picked. Glancing at his clock again, Suzaku saw that it was 2:52. That was about half an hour right?

Suzaku made his way downstairs again, back to the laundry room. He put his sheets into the dryer and pushed the button to start it. The machine displayed: 60. In about an hour then.

Suzaku sighed as he made his way back upstairs and pass the empty lounge again. Except that this time it wasn't empty. Glancing in, Suzaku saw that a person was laying down on one of the couches, covered by a sheet. Said person had distinct raven hair and pale, porcelain looking skin.

Lelouch?

Suzaku was glad that the rooms began after the lounge and that he was able to hide behind the wall. It didn't seem like Lelouch had noticed him walk by anyway.

What is he doing there? Wait, why do I care? He can be wherever he wants.

Suzaku continued his walk down the hall and went it his room. Sitting down on his bed, Suzaku stared at his laptop and sighed. He was going back there again. He was too nosy for his own good.

He is my lab partner. Saying 'hi' won't hurt.

Suzaku got up and walked out of his room and made his way back to the lounge.

So he lives on the 3rd floor…

Walking into the lounge, Suzaku saw that Lelouch hadn't moved.

Is he sleeping?

As if to answer him, Lelouch's head suddenly popped up from beneath the sheets. Noticing Suzaku standing there, Lelouch's violet eyes went wide. Suzaku's own eyes mirrored Lelouch's as he didn't expect him to suddenly move.

"Um-hi…I…" Suzaku wracked his brain for a sentence that didn't sputter embarrassingly.

"Suzaku, right?" Lelouch asked, calm and composed. His voice sounded even sexier to Suzaku now.

He remembers my name? Well, yeah, we're partners but…

"Y-yeah." Suzaku sputtered again.

Damn it! Get it together! Don't make a fool of yourself in front of the hottest guy on campus!

Suzaku cleared his throat. "Yes, Lelouch, right?"

As if he had a doubt. EVERYONE knew who THIS boy was.

Lelouch nodded as he sat up. "Yeah, you live in this dorm?"

"Yeah, this floor too, actually. I didn't know you lived here as well."

Yeah, right.

"Yeah, second floor though."

"Second?"

Then what are you doing on the 3rd floor? Not that you can't be…

Lelouch seemed to pick up on Suzaku's unasked question.

"The 2nd floor lounge is occupied. I wanted to sleep so that wasn't ideal."Lelouch said.

"Sleep?"

Lelouch glanced away from Suzaku, seemingly not wanting to answer. But before Suzaku could tell him to forget about it, Lelouch looked back at Suzaku.

"My roommate is..." Lelouch seemed to search for the right words. "…busy…."

Suzaku blinked. "Busy?"

What was with him and one word questions?

Lelouch glanced away again and Suzaku could see a light shade of red forming on his cheeks. And then it finally dawned on Suzaku what Lelouch meant by "busy."

"O-oh…You mean…?" Suzaku began to ask.

Lelouch nodded as he met Suzaku's eyes again. "My roommate's having sex."

"Ah…I see…"

"I was sleeping and woke up to…noises."

Oh. Well that must have been awkward.

"Oh, so that's why you came to sleep here?"

"Yeah, I just left. Really pissed me off." Lelouch said, a scowl over his beautiful features now.

Surprisingly, he looked even more stunning that way.

The words were out before Suzaku could stop them. "You can crash by my room of you want."Lelouch genuinely looked surprised at Suzaku's words. Suzaku felt as equally surprised. "I mean – it's better than sleeping in the lounge..."

"Ah, thanks but – "

"It'll honestly be ok. My roommate is out for the night so you won't be a bother." Suzaku said as he scratched the back of his head. He could feel his cheeks heat up. "Just until…um…y'know…"

Lelouch sat there for a second, contemplation written on his face. He then smiled lightly at Suzaku, making Suzaku's heart thump in his chest much harder than before.

"Yeah, sure…if it's alright with you…" Lelouch finally said.

"Yeah, it's cool." Suzaku assured.

Lelouch got up from the couch and picked up his sheets and pillow. He then followed Suzaku to his room. Suzaku held the door open for Lelouch and walked in behind him. Closing this door, Suzaku watched as Lelouch glanced around the room.

"Cozy…"Lelouch said, a smirk on his thin lips.

Quite frankly, the room was barren. Neither he nor Gino finished unpacking yet. There was nothing on their desks or walls.

Suzaku smiled at Lelouch. "Isn't it?" Suzaku then saw as Lelouch dropped his sheets and pillow unto the floor. "Wait, what are you doing?"

Lelouch blinked at him. "Making myself at home?"

"Not on the floor you're not."

"I'm not sleeping in your roommate's bed."

"No, mine."

Lelouch stared at Suzaku blankly for a second as the words that had left Suzaku's mouth finally reached his ears. Suzaku felt himself blush. Hard.

"N-no, not like that!" Suzaku quickly tried to correct himself. "What I mean is – you can sleep on my bed! I'll take the floor."

"I'm not kicking you out of your own bed."

"And I'm not letting my guest sleep on the cold, hard floor."

"Your bed doesn't even have sheets." Lelouch said as he pointed at Suzaku's bed.

"Wha?" Suzaku glanced down at his barren bed and then at his clock that displayed: 4:05. "Crap! The laundry!" Suzaku ran out of the room, shouting back at Lelouch: "Be right back!"

An hour went by that fast already?

Suzaku ran into the laundry room. No one was there. Why was he in such a rush? No one else was doing laundry tonight. Suzaku sighed as he pulled his sheets out of the dryer and made his way back upstairs.

Upon walking into his room, Suzaku saw that Lelouch had ignored his requests had laid down on the floor, sheets up to his chin.

Suzaku wasn't having that.

Suzaku dropped his relatively warm sheets on Lelouch, earning a "Hey!" from him before Suzaku stooped down and put his arms under Lelouch. One under his knees and the other under his back as he lifted Lelouch up, bridal style.

That earned Suzaku a gasp.

"Suzaku! Put me down!" Lelouch yelled at Suzaku as he tried to untangle the sheets covering his head and body.

Suzaku smirked at Lelouch's futile attempts. He was surprisingly light, Suzaku noted. He could easily carry Lelouch off anywhere.

Suzaku dropped Lelouch unto his bed and watched with amusement as Lelouch finally untangled the sheets from himself. He glared up at Suzaku through his now messy hair. Honestly, he looked as scary as an angry kitten.

Suzaku couldn't help the laugh that escaped his lips. He laughed so hard that he didn't notice the deep blush in Lelouch's face.

"W-what are you laughing at!?" Lelouch asked, trying to sound angry but his voice came out more embarrassed than anything else.

"Y-you!" Suzaku said between his laughter.

Lelouch huffed as he pulled the sheets unto the bed, not realizing that Suzaku had been stepping on the corners that had been on the floor. Suzaku let out a startled yelp as he slipped and fell forward, unto Lelouch. Lelouch yelped as Suzaku landed on him as well.

Suzaku quickly threw out his arms and braced his hands on either side of Lelouch's head, effectively not squashing him. Bringing his face up, Suzaku's emeralds met Lelouch's amethyst. Face to face. Chest to chest. Crotch to…crotch?

Suzaku immediately lifted his body off of Lelouch's. His face felt boiling hot. He knew his face was as red as a tomato. But his face wasn't the only one. Lelouch's face was crimson red too.

How did he end up in this situation?

Both boys tried to speak at the same time: "I – !"

They stared at each other for a few more seconds before Suzaku attempted to speak.

"S-sorry…" Suzaku said as he got off of Lelouch.

Lelouch simply nodded. Both boys were still blushing and couldn't look each other in the eye. Suzaku stepped back as Lelouch watched his every movement and gestured to the floor.

"I'll – um…sleep on the ground…" Suzaku began before Lelouch cut him off.

"N-No, it's ok…um…stay…" Lelouch said, as he moved over on the bed.

Suzaku blinked at Lelouch and saw as the raven haired boy looked away from Suzaku, blush resurfacing. Suzaku felt a smile tug at the corner of his lips but willed it away as he nodded.

"Ok…but we have to fix the bed sheets…" Suzaku said.

Lelouch quickly sat up, face burning again. "R-right! Of course."

After they fixed up Suzaku's bed, both boys laid down on it. It was a bit awkward at first, but eventually they both got comfortable enough. The room was silent now, but it wasn't a bad silent.

Suzaku took a breath before he said: "Night, Lelouch."

A few seconds later, Suzaku got his response. "Night, Suzaku."

~ 0 ~

Suzaku would like to say that he woke up pressed against a soft warmth, with silky strands of hair caressing his nose and cheeks, but that wasn't exactly what happened. It was that plus a sudden bump unto his noise and a high pitched yelp.

Suzaku immediately woke up when the hard object hit his nose and sat up, a bit startled to come face to face with blue eyes.

This seemed to be happening a lot lately.

It took a moment for Suzaku to register that Gino was kneeling on the side of Suzaku's bed. The same side Lelouch had slept on, who was currently sitting up as well and pushing his back unto Suzaku and rubbing the back of his own head.

"Woah, sorry, I didn't mean to startle you!" Gino said as he addressed Lelouch, putting up his hands in a gesture of surrender.

Ah, it was Lelouch's head that hit Suzaku's nose and his yelp that woke him.

Wait. Gino. And there's Lelouch. In my bed.

"You looked so cute. I couldn't resist caressing your innocent face." Gino continued to tell Lelouch.

Suzaku couldn't see Lelouch's expression from the angle he was at, but by the sorry look on Gino's face, it couldn't have been pleasant. Suzaku noted the dim lights shining through the blinds. It was morning already?

Gino suddenly locked eyes with Suzaku. "How'd you get the hottest guy on campus into your bed!? It hasn't even been a week!"

That caused both Suzaku and Lelouch to blush furiously.

Stupid Gino!

"I-we didn't-!" Lelouch began at the same time Suzaku began to sputter out words.

"It's not like that-!" Suzaku said as he moved back, giving some space between him and Lelouch.

Lelouch quickly gathered up his sheets and his pillow. "Gotta go." He hastily said as he all but ran out of the room.

Suzaku and Gino watched him go. Suzaku with a red face and Gino with a wide smirk.

"You sly dog. That's why you didn't want to go out last night, huh?" Gino said as he got up from the floor.

"N-No! You got it all wrong!" Suzaku protested as he got up from his bed.

"How did you do it? Cause I mean, practically the whole campus is after him and he's never showed interest in anyone. But then here you come along and seduce him with your ol'Suzaku charm, huh?" Gino said as he nudged Suzaku's arm with his elbow and winked at him.

"No! You're misunderstanding! It was nothing like that. Nothing happened!" Suzaku said as he pushed Gino's elbow away.

"Sure….I'm watching you Suzaku. You're sneakier than I thought."

Urgh! There is no getting through to this guy!

Suzaku sighed as he sat back down at the edge of his bed and buried his head in his hands. This was quite embarrassing.

How did he end up in this situation?

~ 0 ~

Monday morning was Hell. Everyone was glaring at Suzaku. At first, he had no idea why but then a certain Friday night crept into his mind.

NO WAY.

After Suzaku finished his first class, he hunted down Gino. There was just no way. What the hell did he tell his friends?

Spotting the blonde walking down the hallway with some friends, Suzaku marched up to him.

"What the hell did you say?" Suzaku demanded.

Gino linked at him. "What are you talking about?"

"What did you say? I know you can see how they're all glaring at me!" Suzaku said as he gestured around himself.

Gino glanced around and sure enough, most of the students around them were either making angry faces at Suzaku or whispering among each other while throwing dirty glances Suzaku's way.

"I didn't say anything." Gino said.

One of Gino's friends suddenly stepped forward and held out a fist for Suzaku to bump. "Hey, you're the one who slept with Lelouch, right? Damn, you got lucky."

Suzaku ignored the guy and his fist and glared at Gino, who quickly amended his statement.

"Say anything that wasn't true."Gino corrected.

"I told you it wasn't like that!" Suzaku defended himself yet again.

"I never said that – I only confirmed that he stayed in your bed that night."

"What?"

"People saw him run out of our room, with his sheets and stuff. They asked me what happened and I just told them that he was sleeping with you."

"What!?"

"Hey, it's the truth man."

This was absolutely mortifying. Why? The whole university thought that he had slept with Lelouch!

Not that Suzaku didn't like the idea. Far from it. But then again, he wasn't that kind of guy. Plus, it didn't actually happen….yet...in the future. Far future. Do we have to go through all this again? He was HOT!

Ahem.

Now, I'm sure you're thinking that this must be the perplexing situation our young hero Suzaku Kururugi found himself in at the beginning of this story.

Well, not exactly. While it was quite scandalous, it didn't exactly take the cake. At least, not in Suzaku's opinion. What happened afterward did.

Suzaku, naturally, thought that the right thing to do was to clear things up. So, he sought out Lelouch in hopes of apologizing to him for the spread of this really infectious (the whole campus probably knew already) rumor and to hopefully help him set things straight.

That was not the case.

After a rather long day of searching for Lelouch, the raven haired beauty was nowhere to be found. Suzaku had all but given up and decided to stop by his room before resuming his search and that's where he saw him. Lelouch was sitting the floor, by the wall next to Suzaku's dorm room. Waiting for him.

"Lelouch?" Suzaku asked as he walked up to him.

Lelouch looked up at him upon hearing his name called and quickly stood up. "Suzaku."

"I'm sorry. I didn't know this was going to turn out like this. I should have cleared things up with Gino but – " Suzaku shut his rambling as Lelouch held up a hand, signaling for Suzaku to stop.

"It's ok."Lelouch said, rather calmly in Suzaku's opinion.

"It's ok?"

Lelouch nodded. "I'm not angry or anything. Far from it." Upon seeing the questioning look on Suzaku's face, Lelouch continued. "Listen, I'm actually here to ask a favor of you."

"Favor…?"

Lelouch's determined violet eyes met Suzaku's steadily. "Is it ok if we keep up this lie for a while?"

If Suzaku was surprised before, this time we was downright blown away.

"What!?" Suzaku asked, almost incredulously.

How did he end up in this situation?

"Just hear me out. This is the most peace I've had in a while. People have stopped bothering me ever since they thought you and I were together."Lelouch ran his fingers through his dark hair as he broke eye contact with Suzaku. "No more love confessions. No more obnoxious flirting. It's like they're finally giving me my space. Space that I haven't had since before I started school. High school was hell. I just don't want my college days to be like that again."

Suzaku nodded, still trying to wrap his head around Lelouch's request. Mr. Super Gorgeous, was asking plain, old sporty Suzaku, to pretend to be his lover? Just so that he wouldn't have people pestering him?

"We don't…have to do anything. Just say 'yes' when people ask if we're together." Lelouch said as he finally looked at Suzaku, a light shade of pink dusting his cheeks. Suzaku could feel his own cheeks heat up slightly at the thought.

Lelouch suddenly turned away from Suzaku. "Y'know what? Never mind. Forget I asked."

"What? Wait!" Suzaku called out as he grabbed Lelouch's arm, stopping him from walking away. "I'll do it." The words were out before Suzaku could think them through.

Lelouch's eyes widened for a second before he narrowed them. "No, really, it's ok Suzaku. It's not fair of me to ask you such a favor. I don't even know what possessed me to ask you that in the first place."

"And I'm telling you that I'll do it."Suzaku stared into Lelouch's eyes, determination burning in his emerald eyes. "It sounds…fun."

Lelouch blinked at Suzaku. "Fun?"

"Fun. I mean, I'd like to see how far this can go. It would be like our little secret. I do, however, expect a favor in return at some point."

Lelouch's lips turned into a smirk. "Naturally." Lelouch held out his hand for Suzaku to take. "We have a deal then?"

Suzaku firmly grasped Lelouch's hand. "Deal."

And so this is what brings us to Suzaku's original perplexing situation. How did he end up in this situation again? Oh, right. He was being his usual, fast acting – no thinking self.

So now this was Suzaku's situation: Pretend to be the hottest, most sexiest, extremely gorgeous guy on campus's lover.

It would have been mortifying if deep down Suzaku didn't wish for it to be true. Ok, maybe not true, but possible. In the future. And not the near future but maybe the far future? He wasn't that kind of guy.

How many times was he going to have to say this!? The guy was freaking HOT!

~ 0 ~


And it's done!

This is actually based on something that really happened to a friend of mine…well…just the roommate part and then it evolved into this!

Anyway, this is a oneshot – BUT – I'm thinking of maybe writing more for this, that is, if you want to read more. So, if you'd like for this story to develop into something bigger, drop me a review or PM! I'm open to suggestions so feel free to tell me what you think should happen and what not. If you think its fine just the way it is, then that's cool too.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.