Hey guys! This is the first chapter of A Split-Ended Road of Darkness. . After many months of writing, I am finally proud to send this out to you guys! It really isn't as easy as you would think it would be! Hope you enjoy, and comments and flames are ALL welcome!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass. It belongs to its creator. I only own this little fanfiction, and a few books.
Chapter 1
Aya
It has been a year since Zero, whose true identity was Lelouch Lamperouge, the lost son of the emperor of Britannia, had begun the Black Rebellion. He had promised me and his sister Nunnally a peaceful life when Britannia was defeated and the United States of Japan was created. Unfortunately, everything went horribly wrong and Lelouch died. Lelouch was the love of my life and Suzaku Kururugi was his best friend, as well as mine. Suzaku survived being shot by Lelouch, but he had shot and killed Lelouch himself. An imposter Zero has appeared recently, intent on carrying out Lelouch's plans.
Now, here I am, in the royal palace where Suzaku had said that there was a surprise waiting for me there.
"Suzaku-kun! What is it already?? Come on, tell me!" I begged. Suzaku smiled.
"Nope. You'll see it soon enough." He answered. I pouted.
"I hate surprises…" I muttered. Suzaku laughed.
"And you're as impatient as ever!" he added. I couldn't help but smile. We entered the royal doors where one of my new best friends, Prince Schneizel, sat there, waiting.
"Your highness." Suzaku said, kneeling. I curtsied and said the same.
"Oh, no need to that here!" Prince Schneizel said happily. Suzaku and I smiled. I saw Prince Schneizel nod his head slightly and Suzaku nodded back. He then made a small gesture and he and everyone left the room. The doors closed behind me when they left and I sighed.
"Okay, so do I get to find out what's this all about now, Shi-chan?" I said impatiently. When no one but Suzaku or one of Shi-chan's most trusted people were around, I was allowed to call him by his nickname.
"Ah, Aya-chan. You're as funny as ever." Shi-chan said, laughing. I blushed and couldn't help but smile again. I loved the way he laughed; It reminded me a little of Leloush's laugh.
"Well, I understand that this is no time for jokes for this." Shi-chan then said in an unnaturally serious voice, clearing his throat. He walked up to me, taking my hand. I could have sworn it was a tiny bit sweaty, and that he was turning a soft pink. I tried hard not to laugh, but I still didn't understand what was going on.
Suddenly, he surprised me by going down on one knee. I had never imagined a PRINCE kneeling for me. I was the one that always did the kneeling.
"Ayame Marcheta Flouriana," –I lifted my eyebrows when he said my full name-"Will you marry me?" Shi-chan said.
I stopped breathing for a moment. The seconds passed, and I couldn't believe the words I had just heard. I snapped out of it.
"Y…Yes!" I suddenly cried, embracing him tightly. I heard him exhale with relief. Apparently he had stopped breathing as well.
Everyone burst in with congratulations and joy. I began to cry with joy. Of course, Lelouch will always be my love, but he was dead, and I couldn't stay depressed forever.
I was finally happy.
Lelouch
The president and the other student council members watched the television intently. I smiled a little and walked up to see what had made them so excited.
"What is going on?" I asked.
"The Prince has asked someone for her hand! They're going to reveal her in a few minutes!" President said. I nodded, understanding how big this event was. I joined them. After all, this girl could be a good bargaining chip to get Nunnally back.
"The Prince's future wife is going to finally be revealed! The Prince will announce her right now!" the reporter exclaimed with excitement. I scoffed, quietly so no one would hear, as Prince Schneizel walked up to the podium.
"My fellow Britannians! As you now well know, I now have recently obtained a fiancé! I give you, Ayame Marcheta Flouriana!" he announced.
I held my breath in shock as Aya walked up to the podium, waving to the crowd and wearing a puffy, frilly, crimson dress.
What was Aya doing?! She was supposed to be dead!
"Hello, Britannia!" Aya cried. "I know that you mourn for Princess Euphemia's death, and are greatly perturbed by Princess Cornelia's disappearance, and I assure you, I will do my best to carry out what they had wanted for Britannia and…for the Japanese!"
"Had Prince Schneizel's fiancé just called the Elevens, Japanese?!" the reporter cried. The student council gasped in shock as well.
"I understand that Britannia has been angered because of my membership in the Black Knights, and many Japanese think of me as a traitor, but my only goal right now is to spread equality and justice throughout all of Britannia, and to create the United States of Japan once again!" Aya finished.
The crowd was silent for a few moments. All the sudden, a Japanese man cheered. Other Japanese began to join in, and soon, even all the Britannians began to cheer. The crowd suddenly rumbled with clapping, cheering, and whistling. Aya smiled.
"Thank you so much!!" she cried. "And just to add another small detail, Suzaku Kururugi will be my Knight of Honor!"
Everyone in the crowd cheered even louder, and the student council joined in as well, drowning out the crowd in the television. Everyone had known Suzaku as the Hero of Britannia. Well, except for the Japanese, of course.
Suddenly, Aya fell, a dark stain of blood seeping through her new cherry-red dress at her abdomen.
Someone had just shot her.
Suzaku
"AYA! HANG IN THERE!"
My cries were drowned out by the wails of Aya's new fans. I caught Aya as she fell and her crimson-red blood stained my white knight suit, but I didn't care. I looked at Aya's peaceful face, and the image of Princess Euphie flashed into my mind.
NO! Euphie died! Aya will NOT die! My mind screamed. I began to feel the overwhelming anger towards the one who had shot her. Who was it? A Britannian? One of the Japanese? Or was it even…Zero?
I shuddered in anger at the thought of Lelouch having done this. But he didn't regain his memory…and wasn't Aya the love of his life?
It didn't matter for now. All that mattered was to put Aya in emergency care immediately and save her.
"Suzaku, go bring Aya to the infirmary! Now!" Prince Schneizel cried. I nodded and ran towards the palace. My legs screamed in protest as I sprinted about a mile, but I didn't stop. Aya's life was at stake right now…
I burst through the doors, where Earl Lloyd Asplund and Cécile Croomy waited, their faces shocked when they saw Aya in my arms.
"What happened, Suzaku-kun?!" Cécile cried.
"Aya-chan was shot after she gave her speech!! You need to save her!!" I yelled frantically. Cécile and I put Aya in surgery and after that, there was nothing we could do but hope the surgeon would save her life. I returned to Earl Lloyd.
"My my…This is just like when the Princess was shot…Do you think it could've been Zero?" the Earl asked. I shook my head.
"It's very unlikely. Maybe one of the Japanese was angry." I answered. Lloyd nodded.
"It's quite possible. It could have been a Britannian as well, since she used to be a member of the Black Knights." He said. I sighed.
"All that matters for the moment is that she survives the bullet." Cécile said, coming into the room. "She just went into cardiac arrest."