This anime is one of my favorite ever! I thought the ending was totally amazing and I wish it didn't end, but I know if they make another season they'll ruin it. Here's my take on how everything went down after the war ended. Next chapter will be up in two weeks. I hope you enjoy it and leave me reviews, thank you!
Code Geass: Mended Hearts
Chapter 1: New Home
"The power of the kings, known as Geass, brings one solitude. Not quite accurate, is it? Right Lelouch?" C.C. wondered.
Lelouch let a smile cross his features, "Yes that's right."
C.C. turned her head towards the front of the wagon, letting her long green hair sprawl out across the hay. Lelouch was wearing a pointy straw hat, cloth over the bottom half of his face, long sleeve white shirt, and long white pants. He needed to hide his presence from the entire world. If anyone knew he was alive they would demand his death immediately. Although death wasn't exactly what he deserved. Yes, he had done some horrible things in his life but the end result had been perfect. Weren't sacrifices part of achieving the ultimate goal? Together along with Suzaku, they had created a wonderful and peaceful world.
"What are you thinking, C.C.?"
"I'm just thinking of how wonderful our plan worked out."
He laughed slightly, "You are such a witch."
She grinned, "But you knew that already."
"I did," he agreed.
She rolled onto her stomach and placed her head in her palms, "Are we almost there?"
"Nope."
She sighed, "Really?"
"Be patient would you, C.C."
"Do they have pizza here?"
"Most likely."
"But you're not sure?"
Lelouch rolled his eyes, "Just be quiet."
C.C. stuck her tongue out at him and rolled over onto her back again. Her soft brown eyes met the light blue sky and fluffy white clouds. It was the first time she would be able to enjoy her life. Things would be better now that Lelouch was free of all his duties of being a Britannia Prince and the leader of the Black Nights. They would finally live happily ever after together. C.C. hoped eventually she could heal his heart. Losing Nunnally was the hardest thing for him. He despised the fact that he couldn't be her protector any longer. Lelouch wouldn't admit it, but she was pretty sure losing Kallen had been the second hardest blow. He might deny it, but C.C. knew that he loved her.
"Here we are."
C.C.'s eyes glanced over the plot of land. It was a good size, not huge, but not tiny either. She had never owned anything in her life. Always she worked for those more fortunate than herself, now things would be different. She jumped off the wagon and skipped onto the property. It was filled with lush green grass and had a section of giant oak trees. Then there was a small town house, the prefect size, and some feet away from that was a bright red barn, most likely empty of all animals now.
Lelouch stepped off the wagon after C.C. and then they noticed an expensive silver Lexus across their wagon on the dirt trail and saw a tall muscular man step out from the comforting leather seats. He walked over to them lazily and then stretched out his hand when he reached the pair.
"I was wondering if you were going to show."
Lelouch took his hand, but kept his hooded face down in the shadows, "We were traveling rather slow, forgive us."
He motioned to the wagon. C.C. had already run to the house, then the barn, and was on her way back to where the two men were standing. The man stared after C.C. for a moment then turned his attention back to Lelouch.
The real-estate man smiled slyly, "She's cute. Your wife?"
Lelouch smiled back although the man couldn't see it, "No she's not."
"Oh?" the man seemed surprised. He attempted to be stealthy and look at the man's hidden face, but obviously he planned on not showing it in the least bit. The salesman wondered what this person had done to make him need to hide his face. Maybe he was terribly ugly? Was he a renegade from prison? Although he couldn't see the man's face, it didn't seem like these two were much a like to be sibling. She seemed clueless, bouncy, and cheerful, whereas he seemed quiet, smart, and resigned. But it really was none of his business; all he wanted to do was make a sale.
"Do you like it C.C?" Lelouch questioned when she arrived.
The real-estate man stared at the duo. That was an odd name, wasn't it?
C.C. nodded her head vigorously.
Lelouch turned to the salesman, "We'll take it."
The man's eyes bulged in shock for the second time, "But I haven't even shown you the land and the house."
"If she likes it, that's all that matters."
"Are you sure she's not your wife?" the man asked astonished. Usually only a man deeply in love with their wife or girlfriend would give them anything to make them happy.
"She's much more."
The man stared, but didn't say anything. What could you possibly say as a reply to that anyways?
C.C. then grabbed Lelouch's arm, pulling him forward and spoke, "Come see the house! It's so pretty."
She then let his arm go and skipped towards the house again. Lelouch turned back to the man and handed him a wad of cash rolled into a ball, "I assume this is enough?"
"Are you serious?"
Lelouch didn't bother to answer and followed after C.C. She waited at the front door, keeping it propped open for him to enter. The front room was the living room which still had a few pieces of furniture in it. Then he followed C.C. to the kitchen, the bathroom, and then up the stairs, while C.C. pointed and explained what she wanted to do to each of the rooms. Whatever would make her happy, Lelouch didn't care. His happiness meant nothing now that he knew he could never attain any of it.
"Lelouch?"
"Yes?"
He looked up at her as she pulled off his straw hat. She gave him a half smile and then a little shove in the opposite direction of the room she choose as her own, "This ones mine. You can have that room."
"Yes ma'am," he mocked slightly. They'd need to get used to the old country talk.
She laughed and then closed the door in his face. Lelouch shrugged and went into the other room and was surprised to see that it was rather big. He pulled the cloth off his face and took a deep breath, it felt good. He ran a hand through his jet-black hair and plopped onto the cot in the room.
Their suitcases were still on the wagon, under the hay, so he decided to go down and retrieve them. He strode down the steps and right before he reached the door he realized he didn't have his hat. It finally hit him that life was going to be such a bother. Suzaku had to live with his face covered for the rest of his life, but Lelouch might have to for longer. He guessed it equaled out in the long run because Suzaku had to live with the fact that he 'killed' Lelouch. Plus the other fact that Suzaku once betrayed his best friend. It might not be as hard for Suzaku, but it was a very painful thing that Lelouch didn't like to think about. Suzaku had to live without Euphemia and Lelouch had to live without Nunnally. Neither would ever truly be happy.
"Lelouch, where are you going?"
"I was going to get our suitcases."
C.C. tossed him his hat.
"Thanks."
"I'm sorry."
Lelouch smiled, "I'll be back in a few."
He moved the wagon off the dirt path and unhitched the horses, moving them into the barn for shelter. Than he put some hay in the stalls for the animals and pulled the bags out. He walked slowly up to the house and saw C.C. standing at the door holding it open for him once again. She plucked the hat off his head while she shut the front door. She really could be the perfect little house wife if she wanted to be. But it would never be like that for them. Too many unmentionable things had happened.
"We need to go to town soon."
"Are we going to get pizza?" C.C. wondered excitedly.
"We can make our own pizza."
"Really?"
Lelouch nodded, "Yes, we can grow the tomatoes, buy the flour, and make the cheese."
C.C.'s eyes widened, "Can we really do that?"
"I'm sure we can eventually… but for now we'll buy some."
"Let's go now!"
Lelouch pushed past her dragging the suitcases towards the stairs.
C.C. took the one that belonged to her and hopped up the steps two at a time, "Physical labor isn't really your forte, Lelouch."
He watched her go up, and then lugged his into his room. He mumbled something under his breath about stupid jocks but she couldn't hear. After he placed his bag into his space, he plopped down onto the ground in front of his bedroom door. C.C. gracefully sat across from him, staring into his gorgeous lavender eyes.
He sighed, "We can go in a little while C.C. I just unhitched the two horses."
"I'll do it."
He glared, "You'd ruin the reins."
"I would not!"
"Alright, alright; let's do it together then. I'll teach you. We need to buy seeds, grain, and food for us."
"I would never have imagined you would live this way, Lelouch."
"Well where else could we possibly live?"
"Maybe Britannia?"
"I would never and I don't want to have to wear this all the time," he threw the white cloth for his face in her lap, disgusted.
She smiled regretfully, but said nothing.
Her pity was something Lelouch hated. It felt ten times worse to be pitied by her than anyone else in the whole world, not that anyone else in the world would really pity him, but no matter. He got up and went into his room slamming the door. He fell onto the cot and buried his face into the mattress. They need to get some sheets, towels, and furniture also, he noted.
His mind wandered back to everything that had happened in the past two years. When the Zero Requiem had been put into full action he never thought this far into it. How was he supposed to know that he had gotten C.C.'s code in the land of C? She hadn't even known it. It could only take effect after death, the same way it had worked for C.C. Giving up his life for the sake of peace really hadn't been such a hard blow for him, but finding out he had to live and give up his identity was difficult. He had always been Lelouch Lamperouge or Lelouch Vi Britannia. Now he couldn't even be Lelouch anymore. At least to C.C. he could still be Lelouch, but it still wasn't enough. He didn't think it would bother him so much to know that everyone hated and thought poorly of him, but then again he expected to be dead by this time. Lelouch sighed and decided mulling over all of this wasn't going to do him any good. What was done was done and that was the end of it.
He opened the door to find C.C. sitting in the same position. She smiled up at him and he offered her his hand. She took it gratefully and then attached herself to his arm, something she had been doing a lot of recently.
Lelouch sighed again, "Let's go."
"Ok!" C.C. responded cheerfully.
