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Title: A Night We Should Forget
Summary: Neither of them knew how it lead to this and they didn't wanna know. Now Suzaku and Kallen attempt to get through New Year's Eve, with god knows what waiting ahead.
Warnings/Themes: Rated T or M for the following: (Pretty sure this is) AU, possible OOC, crude humor, romance/drama, friendship, possible drug/alcohol use, one-shot etc.
A/N: Happy New Year. Technically. Anyways, before you guys read. Let me explain a few things, first off they aren't in Japan/Area 11. If I'm correct, then they are in Britannia. Not really sure how they actually celebrate New Year's Eve in Britannia, but I do know how Japan celebrates. If I did set this there, then things in this story that I'd change.
Also, I think this is more of a combination between IC and OOC, the characters are kinda both. One thing is that Lelouch, Suzaku and Kallen are like 21 or something in this. So yeah. Lastly, I'm not sure about the pairing but this is practically a Suzaku x Kallen story; to be honest, I've always wanted to write a story with this pairing. Don't like it, then at least read it. Anyways, enjoy...
Update: I split this into two parts for a few reasons, for the ones who seen the other part then fine. For the rest of you, it's now a two-shot. Peace.
Tonight was supposed to be a simple night out with friends, though given the recent events that has occurred between these four can amaze even the most stupid person imaginable. So for the very sake of themselves and the people around them, maybe a peaceful night in the town would probably help ease the stress on them. Like any certain Saturday night, they went to a bar/club; perhaps the most social place anyone over 18 can be at this time of night.
However, it was no usual Saturday. It was New Year's Eve.
- 7:21 pm | December 31st, New Years Eve. -
But we turn to the wild quartet one by one. Among the ones walking inside the club, stepping in was Suzaku who was casually dressed. He looked around and observed the atmosphere of the place, in which the age range was between 18 to 30. Thought he also saw a bunch of people 40-plus years of age in the club, but he honestly didn't care at all.
Actually what he needed to do was try and find Lelouch and C.C., who was also there. But given the rather large crowd, it was gonna be hard. So he went to find them whist getting through a crowd of people with drinks on their hands and the others to be discovered. Truthfully, Suzaku wasn't the kind to go to places like this nor did he want anything to do with them; more rather he never went alone and sometimes he didn't go even if Lelouch was with him.
Trying to get through hundreds of dancing bodies, he heard a couple voices from a distant calling out his name. He looked around to discover who was calling out to him, but it was pretty difficult because he was stuck in between a crowd. Luckily, he saw two arms waving; one of those arms was covered with tattoos, the other arm he couldn't see but the person waving was wearing a Chinese dress. Suzaku instantly recognized who it was.
So he managed to break from the tough crowd and discovered it was Lelouch and C.C. sitting in a booth. Suzaku was happy to see them after desperately trying to break out the crowd so he went over there and happily greeted:
"Holy shit. What's up, guys?"
He fist pumped with Lelouch as he also responded, "Hey, Suzaku. You don't look too good."
"That must have something to do with me trying to break through that crazy ass crowd."
C.C. chuckled a bit and told him, "Yeah, we know. I had to fight off a few guys to get past that."
"I should have done that?" Suzaku thought out loud, but sitting down he noticed something, "Where is Kallen?"
"As if we know. I called her and asked where she was. She'll be here around now. I hope." Lelouch explained to him, but given the chance, he didn't know what to expect.
"Oh yeah, I never asked this. Why are we here?"
"It's New Year's Eve." C.C. replied, "Usually, I don't normally celebrate this day, but thinking about it maybe it would be fine to have a good time for once."
And she was right about that. She has lived for so long and seen so many things, she honestly didn't care about New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. It was nothing but useless celebration to her; so she never celebrated. It was the same thing each year all the time. But she chose to make one exception for tonight. Just this one.
- 7:41 pm | December 31st, New Years Eve. -
A near half hour after Suzaku arrived, walking into the club was Kallen. Luckily for her though the crowd settled down so she could get through and find her way to the booths. But really trying to get here wasn't easy. However her search for Lelouch and C.C. was, unlike Suzaku's search, pretty easy to say the least. She was very happy to find them sitting comfortably waiting for her and so were them.
Giving hugs to them both, she greeted, "Hey guys, great to see you guys."
"Yeah. Good to see you, Kallen." Lelouch said with a smile on his face, "Why were you so late?"
"There a large party outside. Bigger than the crowd a while ago. I saw from a few yards away."
"Oh yeah, I remember." Lelouch said as a matter of fact, "Me and C.C. saw that when we got here, surprised that it got larger out there."
"But that doesn't matter. All that matters that the three of us get to hang out on New Year's."
When they invited Kallen, they didn't tell them that Suzaku was coming along too. Though Lelouch would tell her, "Well, there's something we gotta tell you." Though before he could tell her, Suzaku came back with a plate of drinks with him. Then things kinda got awkward, more silent to be exact.
"Oh hey, Kallen. Happy New Year's in a few hours." Suzaku greeted her. Though she had a blank expression on her face, which was more a sign of irritation from her.
"What is he doing here, guys?" She asked the couple, but they hesitated with an answer until she simply said, "I'm leaving."
But before she could walk away, Lelouch stopped her and tried to explain the situation, "Now listen, we wanted to spend New Year's Eve with our friends and since you wouldn't come if he was gonna be here, we made a little lie to get you here."
Then, C.C. would also add to the explanation, "Come on, Kallen. It's supposed to be a night of celebration. Why not spend with the ones you know? Now come on and stop being a tight ass and sit with us."
As much as she didn't want too, she growled and sat down with C.C. causing them to scoot back. They had no idea why Kallen didn't want to be around Suzaku, but unlike them, he knew for a fact that whenever he tried being nice to her, Kallen has always responded with hostility towards him. Even though she hated him, he has never expressed hatred towards her at all but instead keep his 'nice guy' demeanor with her. But as they grabbed their drinks, they nearly touched each other's hand.
Before pulling back, he simply shrugged while she growled at him. They picked up each glass as Lelouch said, "Here's to another new year. If things don't shape up next year, then I give up. So cheers!"
"Cheers!" The other three said, tapping their glasses against one another; or something. While they took a drink, Lelouch put down his drink and brought something out for Suzaku and Kallen:
"Since it is New Year's Eve, I want you two to have these." He took out two different hats, one being a top hat was for Suzaku and the other one with feathers was for Kallen. They honestly had nothing to say, they wanted to say thanks but instead Suzaku said:
"Oh what the hell, thanks man." He would put it on and down his drink simple as that. Though Kallen would do the very same, except she didn't say anything or even put on the hat Lelouch gave to her. It was clearly simple that this was gonna be a very long night for the four.
- 8:00pm, New Years Eve -
It took a long time but after long, the four of them were started having a good time. Lelouch was telling them about the encounter he had with a socialite after a chess match, which ended semi-badly. Suzaku and C.C. was laughing at his own expense but Kallen was circling her finger around the edge of her cup saying nothing, which worried Suzaku and C.C.. It didn't take so long for Lelouch to notice and then ask:
"Is there something wrong, Kallen?"
She would snap out of her self-made trance and replied, "Yeah, I was listening to you. Pretty funny to be honest."
"Well okay then." C.C. said with a worried look, so she grabbed her hand, "Come on, let's go out to the bar. We'll be back soon you guys." And like that, they dashed off to the dance floor which allowed Suzaku to talk privately to Lelouch:
"Lelouch, something tells me that Kallen doesn't want to be here while I'm here." He told him, who was messing around with his phone.
"Well it's kinda difficult to spend time with you. It took me how long to get used to you." Lelouch explained, "It's not like you're bad company, perhaps you guys need to react more. Maybe then she won't hate you so much."
"I don't want to make Kallen uncomfortable and not have a nice time. But hey, you can't like everyone right?" He would follow with laughter and then a frown on his face. Lelouch caught the expression on his face and showed concern.
Meanwhile, Kallen and C.C. were talking themselves while they were at the bar waiting for another drink. She knew that Kallen wasn't happy ever since she met eyes with Suzaku, and it wasn't her job to give a shit nor was it to comfort her at all. Though given the personal connection they had, she at least wanted to know what was wrong with her.
Looking at the bottles behind the bar, she asked her, "Does Suzaku being here bug you?"
She showed no sign of surprise by her question, but she didn't want to hint anything by saying nothing so she answered, "I don't know. At first, I was angry with the fact that he showed up. But...I don't know anymore."
"Well stop being such a depressing bitch and loosen up for once. Stop wearing a false mask and truly have some fun." C.C. told her with a annoyed tone, but toned it down, "Have you thought of a resolution?"
"Resolution?"
"A New Year's Resolution. What do you want to change about yourself?"
Kallen looked down for a little while until she would tell her, "Be true to myself. Not just that, but my feelings."
"Well do that. As for me, I'm getting outta here. Come to me when you finally make up your mind." She walked off with that statement and left Kallen alone. She would take the time to think, she tried to have some fun but for some strange reason, she couldn't; something was on her mind. While she sat alone, a man slightly over her age noticed her alone. He smiled with strange intent and walked towards her, holding a drink and his hand inside his pocket holding something.
"Why hello there, darling. What is a cute girl like yourself doing all alone?"
"What do you want from me?" Kallen replied; with a annoyed tone.
"I'm just trying to comfort you." He said, rubbing her back which was making her angry.
"Get your goddamn hand off me."
He stepped back from her but did not stop, "I'm sorry, miss. How about I buy you a drink?"
"How about not."
"Come on, it's New Year's Eve. Last time to party for the end of the year. Make new friends, do new things." He continued to hit on her whist trying not to get caught, but Kallen thought about it for a while but she would tell him:
"Let me go to the bathroom for a moment."
She would walk off to the restroom for a little while. Luckily for the man, she and C.C. had already ordered drinks so he took an opportunity and placed something inside one of the drinks. And all he had to do was wait for her to return. Meanwhile, Lelouch and Suzaku were simply waiting for the two girls but would be surprised when only C.C. came back.
"Hey, where's Kallen?" Lelouch asked her.
"At the bar. But time for us to go right now."
Trying to get him to leave with her, Suzaku was confused with this so he asked, "Wait? You guys are leaving? Me and Kallen haven't even been here an hour."
"Well C.C. wants me to leave with her. Don't worry, we'll be out nearby. Just look around for her, alright?"
"Perhaps. Have fun you two." They said nothing else and simply walked away without any further comment.
Now while Lelouch and C.C. left the place, Kallen left the bathroom to clear her head for a while. She thought about going back to the booth with the others but instead went back to the bar, with the man and two drinks waiting for her.
He saw her walk back over and so he exclaimed, "I thought you'd never come back."
"Well I just needed to clear my mind." She replied, sitting back down on the bar stool, "Which drink is mine?"
"This one right here." He replied, holding the said glass, "It's blue. Like your eyes."
She didn't intend to argue or even understand what was going on, but without any thought whatsoever, she accepted the drink and downed it plain and simple. He would do the same with the untainted drink and in no time, Kallen felt light headed for some reason and all he could do was smile as she began to lose balance and conciseness.
"W-What was in that drink?" She asked, nearly slurring her words. But he would place his finger on her lips and whispered before she passed out:
"Be quiet, just relax."
The unknown man would pick her up and carry her unconscious body out of the loud club, about to fulfill his plans to do uncertain things to her. He thought that nobody noticed this as he walked off with her, but he was unaware that someone was watching him. Not just someone but two to be fair and they had no just been watching him but watching Kallen herself so these two men would go on the move.
Meanwhile, Suzaku was all alone waiting for her. But it did give him time to do a little thinking. Not about Lelouch, C.C. or Kallen, but his resolution for next year. As he was thinking about it, he began to worry where she was at. So he went to the bar where C.C. said she was at, but when arrived there, he would be confronted by two men. One of them had orange hair while the larger one had crimson hair and tattoos, but it wasn't out of the ordinary for him to be honest.
"Hey, do you know a girl with red hair possibly in a dress?" The crimson hair man asked him.
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
Stepping in was the orange haired guy, responding, "Well because we saw her being carried by this creepy guy, all we know is that he spiked her drink and just walked out of here."
After he heard them, Suzaku was in shock and shook with anger and confusion, "Why didn't you two stop her?"
"We couldn't. There was a large crowd blocking us so we went to you since you've been with her since she came."
"Oh my god, Kallen!" Suzaku yelled in shock, sprinting from the bar and breaking through the crowd. As he finally managed to get out of the club as fast as he possibly could, all he had to do was find Kallen fast before anything happens to her.
- 9:14pm, New Years Eve -
He ran as fast as he could while he desperately looked around for her. He needed to think of some way to track her down, and he thought of something but taking out his phone and attempt to call her phone; hoping that it's still in her possession. He called her number and began looking around for a ring tone somewhere, meanwhile the man with Kallen in his possession heard her phone ring. Instead of picking it up, he dropped it on the ground and smashed it to bits.
But even though he could barely hear her phone ring, he saw from a long distance a man crush a phone on the ground just as his call was sent to voice mail. He wasn't sure if that was her phone or not, but Suzaku took a huge gamble and rushed over there as fast as he could. But for the unidentified man, he was walking towards a empty parking lot which was unusual because of the amount of people.
But as he continued carrying her off, Suzaku found the phone and he easily knew it was her's just by the look so she wasn't too far. But that was until he noticed a familiar face from a far distance; he squinted his eyes to attempted to get a better look and like that, he recognized that face. It was Kallen. And she being taken to a parking lot, so he had to hurry. Which meant he had to go through multiple bodies to get through, he couldn't dodge these people for sure.
Meanwhile, the man tossed Kallen into his car with multiple guards around it and with protection, he had his chance and he was obviously gonna take it. He looked at her with lust so did the others, and it was clear what he was gonna do to her.
"Remember, we get to take turns with her." One of them said.
"Don't worry, everyone will get a turn."
But Suzaku was dead on his ass, following him into the parking lot but he had to be careful and plan his move carefully. He took a peek and observed what he had to face, while the guy took off her panties and threw them away. Suzaku was deeply enraged at what he was about to do so without any hesitation, he charged at them and started taking them out one by one. Either punching or kicking them out of conciseness.
"Sir, someone is attacking us!" One of the guards alerted.
"Son of a bitch. Fend him off, I gonna be quick."
All the guards attacked Suzaku with guns, baseball bats and anything blunt. But they weren't aware that he was insanely quick, so he disarmed them without any effort whatsoever. They seriously tried to shoot him at once but he avoided every bullets and kicked their asses nice and good. However they weren't any competition to him but when he heard the car door shut and locked, Suzaku grabbed one of the bats and rushed over there.
The man had a devilish smile as he attempted to insert himself into a unconscious Kallen, but instead is caught by surprise when Suzaku shattered the car window into pieces with everything he got. The first thing he saw out there was a completely enraged Suzaku holding a bat.
"Get your fucking hands of her!" He snarled, pulling the man straight out of the car and began by delivering a heavy punch to the the face. He tried to fight back against Suzaku but he continued beating him without any mercy. He threw him to the ground but when he tried to get back up, he gave him a knee directly to the face. He was still conscious but Suzaku continuously beat him down until he was satisfied.
Suzaku would eventually get bored with him and stopped by spitting in his bloodied face, so now he drew his attention to Kallen. Opening the door (which no longer has a window), he started shaking her in an attempt to wake her up.
"Kallen! Wake up!" He said desperately, trying to wake her up. After minutes of trying to wake up, she somehow managed to regain conciseness. She had no clue where she was, the first thing she remembered was being at the bar. But is found by surprise when she looked around and saw herself in a car.
But one thing she noticed was Suzaku on top of her, calling her name. It took her time to discover what was going on, first saying, "Suzaku...what's going on?" However, she began to notice that her panties were missing and with Suzaku on top of her, she assumed one thing.
"You pervert! Are you trying to rape me?" She yelled, kicking him out the vehicle and attempted to slam her foot in his nuts.
Before she could try, Suzaku quickly defended him, telling her, "I would never. But that guy was about too." He grabbed her foot and pointed to the man that was attempted to rape her, she was shocked to say the least as she knew the guy who's face is covered in blood.
"Oh dear god. I know who that guy is," Kallen told him, "He was the guy I met in that club."
Finally getting up, he looked around and noticed that they were getting up and were fueled to attack them. And even the guy Suzaku beat down repeatedly wasn't even knocked out and it was simple that they were pissed off at him. She didn't know what was going on as she was still trying to process the situation. Now they had to get out of a rather dangerous situation and soon.
"You two are dead." The beaten up man told them, with the guards ready to attack them.
Suzaku has been trained for situations like this apparently, Kallen still didn't know what was happening here; she was still wondering how she got into this position. But before she could anything at all, Suzaku would stop her right at her tracks and told her:
"Kallen...If you don't wanna die, then run!"
She didn't protest at all nor did she ask questions, instead the two would begin running like hell; though that decision was rather poor considering that he beat them down moments ago. Eventually, they would chase after them and now he had to think of a plan to get those guys off their tracks. But even though she didn't wanna know what was going on, she seriously needed to ask.
"Just what the hell is going on?"
"Don't talk, just run!" He answered, ordering her to continue running. This was not how he expected this night to go, and it was turning out to be like nearly every day. But that wasn't the current focus right now; all they needed to do was think of a plan and fast because they can't keep running for long.
To be continued...