Crave
(v) to feel a powerful desire for something.
Chapter 01: The Violet-Eyed Boy
"Not everything is understood the way it is presented, and not everyone presents the way it is understood."
Only one word described the way he felt that day. Curious.
Suzaku sat on a bench on the far side of the gym where he decided to take a small break. His legs were killing him from the ten laps around the massive gym.
He took a quick swig of his water, eyes never leaving a skinny black-haired boy on the other side of the court. The boy was getting yelled at by the gym teacher for the fifth time that period, and yet the black-haired youth didn't seem to be fazed. If anything, he looked rather annoyed.
Suzaku's eyes darted to the clock on the wall. His break was about over.
"Lelouch!" the gym teacher, Jeremiah Gottwald, yelled as Lelouch waved him off and darted out the nearest door. The teacher continued to scream his name before storming off in another direction, his attention now on some of the older students who were slacking off. The yelling commenced. It took a lot to make Gottwald mad, and Lelouch knew exactly what buttons to press.
Suzaku couldn't help but to be curious of the new kid. He'd only been at their school for a few weeks, but he was already the talk of the school. Yet he was always alone, and Suzaku had to wonder if he had any friends.
"Jeremiah is on another rampage again," a familiar voice spoke from beside him. Rivalz. "Here." He threw a dry towel into Suzaku's lap.
"Thanks." He hung the towel around his neck and used a corner to wipe the sweat off his face. "He's been in a bad mood for the past couple weeks."
Rivalz let out a laugh. "It's all thanks to the new kid. His first day here he told him, and I quote "you're only a gym teacher because you weren't intelligent enough to get a degree for something worthwhile"."
"I can't believe he said that with a straight face." Suzaku could remember that event clearly. It's what piqued his interest in the boy in the first place.
"You and me both."
Suzaku took another sip of his water only to see their teacher storming over in their direction from the corner of his eye. He looked anything but happy.
"Good to see you so lively today, sir-"
"Go run five laps, Cardemonde," Jeremiah bit out as he glared at Rivalz. "Now."
Rivalz straightened up and did a quick salute before taking off. Suzaku raised an eyebrow at his friend's salute, but quickly forgot about it as his teachers voice called his name.
"Suzaku, I'd like for you to do me a little favor."
"A favor...?" He wasn't sure he liked where this was going. Jeremiah's favors always ended up being everything but.
"A favor." A smirk graced his lips. This couldn't be good. "You know that new kid, right?"
He decided it was best to play dumb. "New kid? You mean Lelouch...?"
The teacher nodded. "Yes, him. He does the exact opposite of what I tell him to do. He's lazy, defiant, and stuck up." He turned to face Suzaku now, gold eyes shinning. "That's where you come in."
He was not liking the sound of that.
It was at times like these where Jeremiah acted like anything but a teacher. Being told what to do, especially by a student, brought out a different side of him. He turned playfully mischievous. Yeah, that's what he'd call it.
He could only sigh.
"And what is it you want me to do?" Suzaku asked.
"He always runs off somewhere during my class. I've asked a few students, but none of them know where he goes." Suzaku was starting to see where this was going. "I want you to find out where he hides."
"Um, but... can't you just do that yourself?" he replied innocently.
Jeremiah's eyes hardened. "I have a class to teach. The minute I walk away you all turn into horny school kids and flirt with every girl in the gym-"
"I think that's just your imagination-"
"- not to mention everyone slacking off and talking about me behind my back-"
"I really think you're just imagining things-"
"No more excuses, just go do as you're told, Kururugi." He gave no more room for argument.
"Yes, sir."
He patted Suzaku on the back. "Don't come back until you find him."
He had a few other things on his mind, but decided it was best to keep quiet. Once Jeremiah got something in his head, it was nearly impossible to talk him out of it.
It was ten minutes into his search when he decided to take a break.
Searching the school was more tiring than he could have imagined. He didn't expect to spend his favorite period of the day looking for someone who didn't want to be found.
"Kururugi...?"
He tilted his head at the sound of his name, eyes stopping at silver hair and a tanned complexion much like his own. "Miss Villetta?"
"What are you doing in the hall during class hours?" she asked skeptically. Her eyebrows scrunched together and her features stiffened, though the rest of her body remained straight and dignified.
"Jeremiah asked me for another favor."
Her perplexed look disappeared at his words. "Again?"
Suzaku nodded. Jeremiah's so-called "favors" were well-known by most of the teachers.
"What is it this time?" She looked rather irked, but the amusement that played across her face was hard to hide completely. Even though she would never admit it herself, it was obvious to those around her that she enjoyed Jeremiah's games almost as much as he did.
"Looking for the new transfer student whose been skipping out on his class."
She nodded as if she knew who he was talking about. "Lelouch Lamperouge, right?"
"Spot on."
She shook her head and waved the papers in her hand around. "I've heard nothing but complaints from Jeremiah since he transferred here. He won't shut up about it." Her eyes widened as soon as the words left her mouth, followed by a cough.
Suzaku could only give a crooked smile. "You wouldn't happen to know where he's at, would you?"
She shrugged her shoulders. "I may or may have not seen a black-haired boy head to the roof a few minutes ago."
His eyes lit up at the thought of having a chance at finding him and ending this silly game.
"Now listen here, boy, you didn't hear that from me." Without another glance his way she walked past him, high heels clicking against the floor as she went.
The roof. Of course, why didn't he think of that himself?
The door to the roof was in sight. It was propped open an inch, enough of a giveaway that someone was up there.
Suzaku stopped at the top. He wasn't even sure what he was going to say to when he saw him; it never occurred to him that he would actually find the person he was looking for.
His thoughts came to a stop when a voice, though barely audible, reached his ears.
"S-stop, not here," the voice said in a hushed tone. He barely knew the transfer student, but his voice was distinct, and that was definitely him. What was going on? Was someone else up there with him?
"Don't be like that," another voice spoke," no one is going to come up here."
Another familiar voice.
Just what the hell was going on?
"I said no," the person he thought to be Lelouch whispered angrily.
"You're no fun, you know that?"
The other person sounded so familiar. Suzaku was having a hard time keeping hidden, his curiosity was slowly getting the better of him. If he could have just one small peek he'd be done.
"I came here to sleep, not to be so-called fun."
"Ouch. Well, don't worry, I like a challenge."
Suzaku couldn't help but notice this sounded wrong on so many levels. No. His imagination was just getting the better of him, there was no way two guys were, well...
He leaned into the door-
"Come on..."
-only to lean into it a little too hard and push the door open. The breeze blew it back to the brick wall with a quiet "thud".
Suzaku scratched the back of his head nervously. "I'm really sorry-" but his words were cut short. His eyes widened at the scene in front of him.
There lay Lelouch on the ground with the other person (who turned out to be his classmate, Gino) hovering over him, both hands on the ground next to Lelouch's face. Gino continued to smile like nothing was wrong, but Lelouch had a look of horror at being found.
He wasn't sure how to report this to his teacher.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass.
Warning: T for now, M in later chapters.
A/N: I had this on my mind, and I though I'd write it down before I forgot it. I'll update in-between chapters for my other story. It's going to be a slow-going yet dramatic romance. Thanks for reading!