Suzaku Kururugi awoke to the sound of his bedroom door opening and the morning sunlight entering the room. Growning, he turned to his side and peeked through eyelids. It had been far too long since he actually felt tired in the mornings.
"Good morning, Knight Kururugi." The short maid made a small curtsy and placed a tray of food on a table. "The Emperor is awaiting you in the dressing chamber. There will be someone in the hall way to escort when you are ready." She curtsied lower this time, walking out of the room quickly and closing the door with a quite 'click.'
Suzaku sat up, rubbing an eye as he looked across the room. That was right, yesterday him and Lelouch had taken over the Brtiannian Empire in a matter of minutes and now he was the "Knight of Zero." He wondered for a minute if Lelouch knew just how ironic that title was. Of course he did, this was all in his plan.
Throwing off the heavy covers and swinging his legs onto the floor, he walked slowly across the room in only his briefs. Lelouch really didn't need to send him breakfast to his room, but it was nice to see real food for once after being in hiding for two months.
Drinking the orange juice and taking a bite of the scrambled eggs and turned to look for something to wear. His school uniform still lay where he had placed it last night and noticing he had no other clothes to wear, pulled on the black slacks and dress shirt, leaving the jacket where it lay.
Opening the doors to the bedroom, Suzaku was greeted by a middle-aged man in a suit, who bowed at his greeting. "Good morning Sir Kururugi. If you would just follow me, the Emperor is waiting."
Nodding, Suzaku followed the man down the bright hallways, glancing at the endless doors that passed them and wondering what could have been behind them. Suddenly, the man leading stopped and the brunette turned an eye to the large double doors.
"Please go ahead. The Emperor is inside." The butler stepped back, bowing once more before turning to walk down the hallway.
Suzaku sighed, green eyes panning over the door frame until finally leaning forward and entering the room.
"Lelouch...?" He stood there on the soft white carpet, surrounded by clothes that seemed to of been owned by Charles but were in the process of being quickly disposed of. "Lelouch?"
"There you are Suzaku." The 99th Emperor stepped out from behind a rack of clothes, dressed in his Ashford uniform as well; jacket handing open as he walked up to his friend. "I was starting to think you were going to sleep all day. I don't think I've seen you sleep so much the past two months..." Lelouch laughed.
"You'll be surprised how a comfortable bed will change things." Suzaku answered softly, looking around the room as to why Lelouch had asked him here of all places.
"Well being that the two of us don't seem to have anything else to wear than these uniforms," Lelouch began walking back to where he had been hiding, Suzaku following behind. "I designed something a little more befitting for an Emperor and a Knight." He stopped, making a dramatic wave of his arm to present Suzaku with their new clothes.
"Pff-" Suzaku turned his face away to keep himself from laughing, biting his lip. He should have known Lelouch would do something like... this. As if his Zero outfit wasn't gaudy enough, these were just... so not what he had expected.
Lelouch crossed his arms, eyes shooting little daggers at Suzaku as he watched the boy try his best to not laugh. "What is so funny?"
"It's nothing... really." Suzaku stood straight again, seemingly able to hold back his laughs. "So which one is mine?"
"This one of course." Lelouch moved swiftly to the tight outfit with its matching cape. "The cape is for government matters and appearances in the court. The rest of the outfit has a built-in flight suit so there is no need to change when you pilot the Lancelot."
Lelouch smiled, seemingly proud in his little creation and Suzaku looked closer at the cape that hung over a mannequin. "It looks kinda heavy and hot. Are you sur-"
"It's fine Suzaku. Will you stop trying to make fun of me?"
"Yes your majesty." Suzaku smiled and looked over at the white outfit beside him. "And this is?"
"What I am to wear as the 99th Emperor of Britannia." Lelouch pulled off his jacket, unbuttoning his shirt as Suzaku watched.
"White is ironic, don't you think?"
"That's the point, isn't it?" He laughed softly, pulling off his shirt; Suzaku's eyes glancing over his pale back before looking away.
The two boys dressed in silence, the sounds of fabric ruffling the only thing breaking that strange buzzing sound in their ears.
"It looks good on you Suzaku." Lelouch finally said, placing the odd looking hat on his head.
"This is heavy." Suzaku pulled on a thigh-high boot, shifting the large cape on his shoulders.
"I like it." The Emperor smiled, walking up close to his knight and placing a hand on his cheek, causing Suzaku to shudder softly.
"Yes your majesty." Green eyes look onto purple, deep and unwavering.
"Are you going to address me only as that while I'm Emperor?"
"You seem to like it, don't you?" Suzaku smirked, letting a gloved hand come up to touch Lelouch's.
"I guess I would be lying if I said I didn't."
Lelouch moved in slowly, soft lips playing against Suzaku's, as knees bumped and the Emperor's hat found its way onto the floor.
"Look what you did Suzaku..." He said against his lover's lips, neither making a move to separate.
"I didn't like that hat anyway." He returned Lelouch's kiss, hands pulling lazily against his white robes.
"Oi Suzaku, we just got dressed." The dark haired man said softly as his knight kissed the side of his neck.
Suzaku pulled back quickly, face flushed. "You shouldn't start things you don't plan on finishing then, Your Majesty."
Lelouch sighed, leaning down to pick up his discarded hat and looked up at Suzaku only a tiny bit sad. A knock on the door broke their conversation and Lelouch left his Knight of Zero there alone in the personal remnants of the former Emperor.