This is my second Code geass work that takes a more comedic/normal approach. This is everything I wanted to put into my other fic, Code Geass R3: Lelouch of the Awakening
Superbad Chapter 01 - Smoking in the boys room
Lelouch had just come home from a long day of being himself, and a long night being Zero. In short he was exhausted, and a few hours of sleep in his own bed would be welcome.
As he neared his room, he smelled the feint smell of cigarette smoke. Looking around, there was no one in the hall, and he definitely knew that no one in his household smoked. He was too tired to investigate now, and was sure there were no intruders.
As he opened the door to his room, he found a familiar green haired girl sitting on his bed. C.C. was the name she was known by, and she was magically immortal, and could grant others the power of geass as she had to Lelouch. She glanced over to him, not saying anything or greeting in any other way. He eyed her suspiciously for a moment. It was then he noticed a lit cigarette in the girl's hand.
"Hey! Don't smoke in my room! It smells terrible!" Lelouch yelled, already agitated enough. He took the tobacco product away from her quickly and threw it out of the window, waving his hand trying to get the fumes out of the room.
She said nothing, but became irritated at having lost a perfectly good cigarette to a young man whom, in her opinion was being immature.
"Don't you know it's bad for your health?" He asked.
"I'm immortal, eternally young and eternally healthy. What does it matter?" She said flatly, pulling a pack of cigs out from under his pillow. In moments, she had another lit, and puffed smoked towards him as if she wanted to get on his nerves.
A moment passed. Both were silent.
Lelouch was obviously angry at her, but there was very little he could do. She offered him one, leaning the pack towards him, with one cig sticking out, ready for him to grab. He lifted his nose up as if he was above such a thing.
This went on each night. She would offer him one, and smoke one herself. Each time he refused.
Several weeks later, late one night, Lelouch had become used to the second hand smoke, and used to her smoking. As she offered him one, he froze this time. Something told him it was o.k.. He slowly lifted his hand, then lifting one out of the box. He took it to his lips.
She offered him a lighter. He took it, lighting up his cig. Slowly he took his first puff.
Lelouch gave a cough. His first inhale burnt badly as he awkwardly tried to adjust to the smoke. C.C. cracked a devious smile.
"Tell me, Lelouch, how do you expect to defeat the britainnian emperor when you can barely hold your own against a britainnian cigarette?" She asked in a somewhat sarcastic way.
"Oh, shut up." He replied, awkwardly trying to take another puff.
This slowly became a habit. The two would sit together smoking each night. Lelouch suddenly found more stress in his rebellion against britainnia, and was soon using smoking as a stress reliever.
At school, Lelouch found he was getting nicotine cravings. He sat in class, feeling jittery and awake when he had not been able to get sleep the night before. He raised his hand to get the teacher's attention, not being able to sit there anymore. After asking to be excused, he would be gone for long periods of time.
Shirley, Rivalz and Milly, were three particular close friends of his. Shirley had an imminent love for Lelouch, Rivalz was his best friend if he had one, and Milly was the class president, and helped Lelouch whenever he needed it.
The three noticed Lelouch leave class every day. He was gone for longer-than-normal-periods-of-time.
"What do you think he does?" Shirley asked Rivalz.
"Maybe the guy just has a weak bladder?" Rivalz replied.
"I don't think so.." Shirley said, "Its not like he shows up every day either. Maybe he doesn't like being in class for long periods of time."
"I vote we see what he does." Milly suggested.
"You mean we follow him?" Shirley asked, as if she was against the idea.
"Sure, I can get us out of class too." Milly added.
Lelouch sat in his seat, listening to the lecture. He at once requested to be excused. Milly, Rivalz and Shirley had not appeared in this particular class today. Lelouch had taken notice, but dismissed it quickly.
As Lelouch stepped outside the room, the three friends tailed him quietly, following him to the restroom. The young man glanced back occasionally, wondering if someone was following him. Turning back, he saw no one, but around a corner, obscured from his view, were his three friends.
The group came to the restroom door just as lelouch entered. They all put their ears to the door, listening. They heard voices. Two of them. One Lelouch, one a female voice. Someone they didn't recognize.
Shirley and Milly looked at each other, and then at Rivalz.
"What?" Rivalz asked, confused.
"We can't go into a boys restroom. Go in and find out who he is in there with!" The two girls whispered excitedly. They then opened the door and shoved Rivalz in.
The young man tried to exit, but the two girls outside blocked the door. He didn't make a sound. For some reason Lelouch catching him spying wouldn't be that great.
Rivalz soon turned from the door to the boy's restroom before him. A row of stalls obscured the toilets, and the occupants. Lelouch and someone else was hidden inside one of them. Rivalz tried not to cough when the smell and taste of cigarette smoke reached him. The room even had a slight haze from smoke buildup.
"Lelouch smokes?"Rivalz asked himself mentally. That didn't seem like his friend.
"He gambles too. Why should I be surprised?"
Silence was in the restroom as if no one was there. He knew he couldn't go asking for Lelouch...It would be awkward, and not something he wanted to go through.
Rivalz had an idea. He walked over and acted as though he was washing his hands at a sink. After a few moments, he dried his hands, walking to the door. He quickly opened the door as though he was leaving...but he remained in the restroom, hoping anyone listening would think he had left.
A few moments passed. Then voices came once more.
"I swear, I can't go an hour without a smoke anymore." Lelouch said. His voice was clear and easily distinguishable.
"That's called addiction." A young woman's voice replied.
"We're down to our last one." Lelouch pointed out.
"I'll get more tonight." The woman's voice said.
Rivalz was still. He tried to breath slowly, afraid he might be noticed at any time. He intently listened to the conversation, hoping to get an idea as to whom the female's identity was.
"So, How did it go last night?" The woman asked.
"Fine. My father is starting to get suspicious though. I must remember not to underestimate him."
"Sneaking around like this is new to you isn't it?" The woman asked.
"You'd be surprised." Lelouch seemed to say with confidence.
Unknown to Rivalz, Lelouch was speaking of his rebellion as Zero. Rivalz wasn't anywhere close to right.
"Lelouch is sneaking out and messing around with a girl!" Rivalz declared mentally.
"Share the last one?" Lelouch asked.
"Always." She replied.
Rivelz heard the sound of a lighter click, and soon the smell of smoke was fresh throughout the room.
A few moments passed.
"Well, thats that." The female's voice said.
"Indeed. What now?" Lelouch asked.
"Wanna make out?" The female asked casually.
"Hm?" The britainnian's interest was piqued.
Rivalz had not been able to discern the female's identity, but he had all the information he needed. The young man quietly opened the door and left unnoticed.
The two teen girls were still waiting outside. They quickly grabbed Rivalz and took him around corner.
"Well?" Both Shirley and Milly asked, their anticipation obvious, their faces inches away from his.
"He had a girl in there with him!" He declared.
"I knew it!" Shirley declared.
"Who was it?" Milly asked.
"I-I- couldn't tell." Rivalz disappointedly said, as though he was a spy returning with less than satisfactory intel.
The two girls were suddenly aggravated. Lelouch had never shown interest in females before, and now he had someone with him, whom they did not know.
"They were smoking together." Rivalz said flatly.
"WHAT?" They exploded together.
"He smokes?" Shirley declared shockingly, "I should have known...he gambles too."
"I bet its that bitch!" Shirley suddenly exploded. "Whoever she is, she must have seduced him and turned him to the dark side!"
Rivalz and Milly were surprised at her sudden outburst. They didn't have time to respond. Around the corner, they heard the bathroom door open. Lelouch first exited. The three peered around the corner as the young man returned to class in the opposite direction of the hall. The three waited for a moment, hoping for someone else to exit.
A few moments later, a girl with green hair popped her head out. She checked the hall for anyone around. Soon she exited entirely, walking down the hall towards the corner where the trio hid. The three quickly ran as they heard her steps get closer.
C.C. was dressed as a schoolgirl, and fit in quite well. Her long hair was tied back, while her bangs still fell over her forehead, still obscuring her geass mark.
Rivalz, Shirley and Milly tailed her intently.
"Wow, She's pretty." Milly whispered, as they crept from hall to hall in the school.
"Yea, she is. Lelouch sure knows how to pick them." Rivalz agreed.
"I don't believe she is really a student though." Milly replied.
"Really?" Shirley asked.
"As class prez, I do know most kids in the school, by face at least, not by name...I believe that she isn't a student." Milly said.
"I know what I must do." Milly said, suddenly getting dramatic.
"What?" Her companions asked, curious.
"I must find out who this mystery girl is that is a bad influence on our little Lulu!" She declared.
The next day...
Lelouch entered the school room, almost late once more. The rest of the students were already seated. The purple eyed boy sat in his chair, normally. He hadn't yet noticed that his normal classmates were gone, and the room only consisted of females, plus Rivalz.
The young man looked up. Girls stared at him all around. Suddenly Lelouch felt very uncomfortable.
Milly, the class president stood up from her seat and took a place at the teacher's podium. She smiled at Lelouch, whom was very confused now.
"Whats going on?" He asked.
"Oh, nothing..."Milly paused, playing with her fingers. "...We just know your little secret."
Lelouch's heart started beating. What did they know?
"We know all about your relationship with that little green haired girl too." Rivalz stood up, pointing to lelouch as he let his accusation fly.
"How do my classmates know about geass?" Lelouch asked himself in a panic.
"And we also know who you really are!" Shirley stood up and pointed towards him at well.
"How do they know I'm Zero?" He asked himself mentally. At this point, Lelouch's face was that of fear. He didn't know what to say. This time, there was no way out. He was certain they knew abot his secret life as Zero. It had never dawned on him that they simply had found out he smoked.
"I could use my geass...but what if there are more that know my identity? I could make them tell me then forget about it..." The gears of his mind whirred into action as he tried to find a solution. His geass was a last resort...but it seemed to be the only way out.
"Tell me Lelouch..." Shirley began. She paused for a moment for dramatic effect, "...Who is she?"
"Who?" Lelouch asked.
"Your girlfriend!" Shirley declared, "That green headed girl who sneaks on campus as one of us. We know you and her are together. She's the one that makes you do all those terrible things you do!"
"What?" Lelouch asked, even more confused.
"That little hussy is a demon! She must be the bitch who made you start smoking too!" Shirley hissed.
Lelouch put his head in his hands. He was buried in confusion, and fear.
"Wow, the guilt must be pouring off. Don't worry Lelouch, we won't say anything...If you tell us everything." Milly declared in a devious way.
Lelouch's eyes moved to the door. A girl moved to block the door. He glanced to the windows. The large windows were a rather extreme option of escape, but soon females blocked every one.
Milly gave a snap of the fingers, and several girls undid the ribbons in their hair, then advanced towards Lelouch.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Lelouch asked them. His face was that of fear. Soon after being passed around, he found his arms and legs bound, and his eyes covered with ribbons.
He couldn't see a thing. The young man was taken somewhere against his will, but all of his struggling wouldn't do anything. He felt helpless.
Females would be the end of him.
Soon the young man was in a location unknown to him. He was quickly forced into a chair and bound to it by females.
"W-where am I?" Lelouch asked.
"That's not important." Milly's voice answered.
He heard the sound of a lighter, then smelled smoke. A Cigarettes was put against his lips. He accepted it, and took a puff. Suddenly the cigarettes was taken from his lips quickly.
"Now, Lelouch, you will answer our questions." Shirley ordered.
"How do all of you intend to make me?" He asked.
"We wait." A random girl replied.
"How will that make me talk?" He asked, giving a little laugh.
"Oh..." Milly paused. " Your probably addicted to cigarettes, assuming you leave class all the time to smoke. Eventually you'll need a cig."
At that Lelouch froze. He was addicted. And Milly had the power over the school to keep him here as long as she needed.
"Fine, I'll talk!" He agreed hastily.
"Good." Milly was surprised at Lelouch's sudden obedience.
"Question 1. What is her name?" Milly asked in a loud voice.
Lelouch thought quickly. He needed a full name to sound credible.
"Her name is …" He paused for dramatic effect, "...Cecilia Rhodes."
There was a sudden uproar throughout all the girls. Lelouch had made a critical error in thinking.
Rhodes was a noble name.
"Seriously?" Milly asked In disbelief. "Your dating a Rhodes?"
Lelouch, still blindfolded, could hear gasps of shock and surprise. He did nothing but agree with a nod.
"She must have to sneak around because she is so important." One girl declared.
"I bet she has to keep her love a secret too!" One girl squealed in excitement.
"Lelouch, I bet you can't reveal your love because of all the assassinations that have been happening!" Another girl squealed.
"Well..." Milly was still in shock, unsure of what to say. "We were going to ask you over 300 questions...but we only have one other now, then we will release you."
"What's the question?" Lelouch asked, eager to be released from his female captors.
"We just want to know...Will you be bringing Cecilia to the midterm party?" Milly asked, one finger twirling in her blond hair.
"Midterm party? We don't have a midterm party." Lelouch asked, confused.
"We do now." The blond haired madam president declared, "And she had better be there...or else."
Girls gave screams everywhere. Lelouch tried to speak, but it was too late. He was quickly unbound, and girls embraced him. Questions were flying at him faster than he could process.
"I NEED A CIGARETTE!" Lelouch screamed as he flew out of the room.
He was definitely in trouble now. He would either have to reveal C.C. to them as Cecilia Rhodes or not...but what would Milly do? She could unintentionally cause real problems for Lelouch. His geass wasn't an option anymore. He hadn't got the chance, and easily all the girls in the school had heard him confess the name "Cecilia Rhodes"...and Milly was capable of anything.
Lelouch had to deliver a Cecilia Rhodes to Milly Ashford.
Lelouch tried to light a cigarette. His hands shakily took the lighter to his cig. He fumbled with it in his hands, but quickly recovered, getting the light he so desperately needed.
"Something happen today?" C.C. asked from behind. Lelouch shuttered, and he nearly lost his cig.
"Yea..." The britainnian said with a long sigh.
"I think someone saw us together." Lelouch explained, taking a puff afterwards. The two leaned off a rooftop balcony, smoking together late at night.
She gave a giggle. "What did they think?"
"They thought you were my girlfriend." He said flatly.
"Thats all, huh?" C.C. gave another little laugh.
"Not quite. They tied me up and blindfolded me. And tortured me with cigarettes. They wanted your name." He said this as though it had been a traumatizing experience.
The green haired girl's face became worried. "What did you tell them?"
"I told them your name was Cecilia Rhodes." He said this, taking a deep puff and blowing smoke slowly into the cool night air.
"Oh, thats fine, I suppose." She relaxed, worried at first he might have revealed her real name.
"Milly is expecting me to bring you to the midterm party." He added unexpectedly.
"Midterm party?" She asked. He handed the cigarette to her. She took a drag, and continued looking out onto the horizon as they smoked.
"It is an event created so she can specifically meet you." the purple eyed teen answered.
"Tell me, do they believe I am related to the noble family?" C.C. passed the cigarette back to her companion.
"Yes." He said flatly.
"I suppose we could doctor several things..." She paused, "It wouldn't be to hard to believe the Rhodes have had a sixteen year old daughter that was kept hidden due to traumatic and complex reasons."
Charles zi Britainnia, the current emperor, and Lelouch's father,had for some reason decided at this particular instant that he would limit the sale of all tobacco products to the Britainnain homeland. He didn't know how, but he had a feeling that this would help him with the current terrorist and rebel problems in satellite countries.
Besides, as he took a deep puff of his cigar, he felt an overwhelming need to take all tobacco products for himself.
Well, what do you think? Like it? Just wait, Things will get insane as Lelouch starts to pick up even more bad habits.
As allways, please read and review! Reviews make me produce the next chapter faster!