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First FanFic thanks for reading, also English is not my first language so I apologize for any grammar mistakes, reviews are appreciated, once again thank you for clicking into my story, so without further ado, onwards to the story!
Anya Alstreim stood in the students' council clubhouse, waiting.
A TV could be heard in the background. The news were on, something about traffic restrictions in Shinjuku Ghetto. She didn't listen too closely, she had more important things to worry about.
He was late, and he was rarely late, 'He's probably out gambling', she thought
She didn't object to his gambling since it paid the bills, but she really wished he'd warn her before he went out. After all, she was his Knight of Honor, and she had vowed to protect him.
However, it was not the vow she made in front of the court and nobles that she thought of, rather, the promise she made to Lady Marianne.
Lady Marianne`s former student sighed as memories of her time in The Aries Villa flooded in. Those memories were some of the only ones that weren't missing or misplaced like all the other ones. The ones she kept about her time in the Aries Villa, more importantly, her time with Lelouch, or the late consort Marianne were the only ones she fully trusted.
She had been sent to Aries Villa to learn etiquette from Lady Marianne, and she met Lelouch on the break Lady Marianne had given her. Lelouch had been playing with her sisters when she first saw him. She shied away even though she wanted to play, and hid in a corner.
Still, the prince saw her, and asked her if she wanted to play with them, ignoring the jealous glares directed at her by the two younger sisters, and then proceeded to defend her against the younger girl's protests.
As time went on, she developed a close friendship with the prince, to the point where going to her etiquette classes became the highlight of her day.
When she started showing promise piloting a Knightmare frame, her "etiquette" classes unofficially turned into Knightmare piloting classes under the tutelage of Lady Marianne "The Flash".
She can still remember that fateful conversation with her tutor.
"Anya, Anya, sweetie are you listening to me?" asked a concerned Marianne.
Startled, the 8 year old girl turned her head at the imperial consort and exclaimed "Sorry, my Lady. I got distracted."
Marianne gave her a knowing smile and then asked her "What are you thinking about? You've been distracted the whole evening."
Anya hung her head and looked outside the window where Lelouch was playing with his sisters. "I want to help him, to protect him like he protected me.", she said. Then in a swift motion, she raised her head "He always gets bullied by the other kids in court, and I want to help him, but I'm too weak to do anything. "she said, sadness apparent in her voice.
Marianne knew of this, the other imperial children picked on Lelouch for his lack of physical prowess, and even though Cornelia and Schneizel protected him, they were not always around.
The imperial consort sighed. "Well. you could become his knight of honor," she said with a smirk.
"WHAT!?" exclaimed Anya in surprise. The Knights of Honor were the personal bodyguard of the nobility and royalty. Only the very best got to become one to someone as important as Lelouch.
"With your piloting skills and potential, you can become one of the Knights of the Round if you so desire." Said the consort, a grin evident in her voice. "I'll put in good word for you." continued Marianne.
Her eyes looked like they were going to pop out of their sockets "Could I really do that!?" said Anya. No doubt, the possibilities of becoming Lelouch's Knight of Honor running through her head.
Marianne gave her a kind smile "I have no doubt you can reach that position." she said kindly.
"Then I shall become your son's sword and shield" she promised a smiling Marianne.
As years passed, she trained harder with Marianne to become Lelouch's Knight. Her etiquette classes, now forgotten and substituent by the Knightmare classes, became a shadow of her new training.
Finally she became Lelouch's Knight at the tender age of ten, being the youngest individual to have ever been named Knight of Honor, the promise she made two years past still remembered. She stood at his side through everything, including his mother's murder, which happened just a few months after she was knighted.
She stood by him, when he was only twelve years old and challenged the Emperor. She went into exile with him to Japan, and she stood beside him throughout the war.
Even now, she stood here waiting for him to return from his gambling.
The sound of a door opening took her out of her thoughts; she raised her head to see the seventeen year old teen opening the door.
"You are late." she said in her usual monotone voice.
A mysterious figure watched the aftermath of the Shinjuku incident through the scope of a sniper rifle. He had been there observing the whole incident, analyzing the situation, scouting up ahead of the main force that was waiting for his orders.
He was pleasantly surprised when he saw a local rebel group rise up to fight the Britannian forces and manage to beat them back, at least until the arrival of the white Knightmare.
More importantly, he witnessed the birth of a leader, of a symbol. He watched as this character rose up to the occasion, overpowered the Viceroy in a game of wits and strategy, which wasn't really saying a lot, considering who the Viceroy was.
He noticed a Britannian soldier about to fire upon a Japanese family, even though a cease fire was ordered.
He felt the slight recoil as a single shot rang out, and the body of a soldier fell to the ground with a loud thud.
Ah yes, the cease fire, probably the work of the same person that led the resistance group. Judging by the commotion around the G-1 mobile base and that the Viceroy hasn't made a public statement about the incident, he was probably dead.
Whoever did this was good.
He was drawn out of his thoughts by a soft beeping sound, announcing that someone was trying to contact him through his com.
He brought his hand to the side of his helmet activating his com.
"Shepard here." he said
"Should we continue with the plan?" asked a male voice.
He raised his head, looking at the sky, thinking. "Negative," he answered "Something really interesting just happened, we may be able to use him to achieve the objective." he continued, referring to the mysterious leader of the terrorist cell.
The voice seemed almost hesitant "Are you sure? It's pretty evident what his goals are, but his objective or, at the very least, his methods may differ from ours." the voice retorted
"That may be, but rolling down here with tanks and starting a full fledged war is not the best option." replied Shepard, "I will keep an eye on him for the time being, until we decide how to proceed, Shepard out." he concluded.
'This is going to be interesting.' he thought, as he vanished into the night.
Lelouch was tired, not only physically, but also emotionally; he was not as strong as he thought he was. Killing Clovis had taken a lot out of him.
Even though he murdered him in cold blood, Lelouch was not heartless, he remembered the countless chess games he had with his late brother, how he was one of the only imperial children that didn't hold any resentment for him due to his mother's position in the court.
'It had to be done,' he thought to himself 'he ordered the massacre of countless civilians.' but inside, he felt guilt and disgust at himself. In the end, Nunnally was his priority, not Clovis or his feelings.
He reached for the door that led inside the student council clubhouse 'I hope Anya and Nunnally are already asleep.' he thought, knowing how seriously Anya took her job as his Knight.
Chuckling lightly at her protectiveness, he stepped in, only to hear the monotone voice of what was probably his best friend and loyal Knight.
"You are late."
'Shit' he thought, as he raised his head to see the fifteen year old girl stand near the door with her arms crossed
"Where were you, Lelouch?" she asked, her usual monotone voice and cold attitude disappearing, leaving instead a tone and expression of worry.
Lelouch flinched at the worry in her voice, remembering how the shy and friendly girl he met in his childhood turned into the stoic individual he knew today. While the Britannian invasion of Japan cemented his desire to obliterate Britannia, the war had caused her to grow cold and distant of other people, even making her lose some common sense. The girl he knew only surfaced in rare occasions, or when she was with her most trusted friends.
'Whom are only Nunnally, Milly and I.' he thought bitterly, excluding Suzaku from the list due to the animosity shared between his Knight and one of his closest friends.
"I was out watch-"
"You mean gambling." she interrupted.
Violet eyes locked themselves with pink ones "You got me, I was gambling and had to take a small detour on my way back." he said, hoping she would believe him.
She knew there was something wrong. She saw it in his eyes, a strange sadness perhaps, not only that, but his clothes were ruffled and dirty. She knew him better than anyone else save Nunnally, and she knew when he was lying to her or omitting important information. She stared at him for a moment, deciding to let this one go, she would find out later what was troubling him. Besides, they had school tomorrow, and she needed to sleep.
"Very well."she said, turning back. 'But tomorrow, I'll find out what's happening.' she thought as she walked to her room.
Lelouch sighed as he watched her walk away 'That was too close for comfort.' he thought, as he made his way to his room. He discarded his clothes before he plopped himself on his bed and started to think about what had happened that day. The terrorists, how he murdered Clovis in cold blood, but most of all, he thought of the green haired girl that had sacrificed herself for him and gave him the special power he now wielded. As his head spun with so many thoughts, he fell asleep without even noticing it.
"Wake up, Lelouch, I know you are sleeping, your hand stopped moving!" yelled the blond devil known as Milly Ashford as she hit the Vice-president with a rolled up newspaper, causing the blue haired teen to smile in satisfaction, a look of worry followed by a blush from the orange-haired council member and a pink-eyed girl to mutter something along the lines of "How dull."
The former prince groaned in annoyance, "Well, you don't have to beat me over it, do you?" he sighed, the tired expression evident on his face.
"Serves you right for ditching me like that." intervened Rivalz, a satisfied smirk evident on his face.
"That's right, what was up with you yesterday?" Shirley demanded, her scolding setting probably turning on, and about to unleash a full-length rant upon Lelouch.
"Agreed." came Anya's monotone addition to the conversation.
Instantly, Milly turned around, a devious smile on her lips. She took a few steps towards the pink-haired girl. Playfully putting her hands on her hips, and with that unsettling smile she asked "Worried about your prince?" the teasing tone apparent. However, the reaction she got from Anya wasn't what she has hoping for, as the girl just shrugged, without taking her eyes of the phone she always carried with her.
What Milly didn't notice, was the orange-haired girl's reaction.
Shirley felt her face heat up as she unconsciously clenched her fist under the table.
Unsatisfied, Milly turned around muttering "I'll get her one day." before addressing everyone "Let's not get side tracked here, if we don't balance the budget, there won't be any money left for anything at all!"
Suddenly Nina, the quiet and shy girl that hadn't said anything until now decided to join the conversation "And if that happens th-"
"The equestrian club will be pissed, and we don't want them to bust in here on horseback." intervened Rivalz.
As the rest of the student council with the exception of Anya continued to banter, Milly hit the table with a rolled up paper while screaming "GUTS!" that was followed by a questioning "Are you trying to use that guts spell again?" a skeptic "I don't think your magic is going to work." and an energetic "Actually has got me going, Madame President!"
The council president gave a Shirley a sly smirk before saying "Supple and willing, that's what I like." Milly started to approach her, while Shirley flexed her arms and said how hard she trained in the gymnastics club. She stopped right beside her "That's not what I meant." she said with a slight seducing tone before continuing "You're a ten from what I've seen in the girls bathroom, filling up in all the right places."
Shirley immediately fluttered and covered her chest with her arms, turning even redder when she felt the gaze of her secret crush on her. Well, secret to Lelouch and Anya, since those two were thicker than bricks when it came to those matters.
"It's time for class." said Anya monotonely, relieving the tension in the room and freeing Shirley from Lelouch's gaze.
Lelouch nodded, picking up his things and going out of the room, heading for class with the rest of the student council behind him, including a disappointed Shirley. 'I would have liked him to look at me some more.' she thought sullenly.
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