A.N. So I was reading an incredibly bittersweet story and now I have to write. Give me an honest response. Code Geass R2 spoilers. MAAAJOR ones.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the idea.


I sat at the edge of the cliff, watching the sun paint the sky red as it travels to a place of dreams and memories. How many times I sat here since last summer, I'm not sure, but each time I do, feelings wash over me as if they too were reminiscing of the past. I still remember each day of that summer, crystal clear. I only wish I could relive it.

A small breeze travels past my ears and it's as though I can hear his laugh again. My eyes ghost over where I remember him sitting. I never saw him there before, but it still looks empty, nevertheless. The presence behind me reminds me of the past, when it was all so simple. I can tell he is also lost walking down memory lane.

I think back to when I was younger. Nothing really made sense, but it made more sense than my life now. I had a brother, we were together, and that was all that mattered. I was blind for so much of it, still the thought of my Onii-sama coming home always made up for it. Now that I can see, did that mean he wouldn't need to come home? He wouldn't need to be there for me? He always said he'd come home; I made him promise, and he never lied to me as he promised. Never. He knew all too well I would notice if he did.

The world we live in is far from perfect; we are all working toward the dream of world peace. And this earth we had destroyed and tore apart by war is getting closer to that goal because of his sacrifice. Because he gave up everything to make me happy. Did he not realize that I was already happy?

This thought forces the dam to break and tears stream from my lilac eyes, much lighter than his. The tears keep flowing, never stopping, trying to drown me. I understand crying won't bring back the dead, so why do I continue to do so? If he were here, he would be holding me close, telling me I shouldn't cry, that he'd always be with me. But he's won't. He's gone.

My dream is blooming in front of my eyes, but a vital piece is missing, one that cannot be found.

I would have been happy just being with you, Brother. I can't bear the future without you, Brother. I just can't...

"Nunnally, I'm sorry to say this, but we must be going." Suzaku. He is the only one who might completely understand my pain. Tears have left trails on his face; I do not suffer alone. Suzaku will don the mask, a piece of him that Suzaku must always carry. Kururugi Suzaku is no more. Following his final order, Suzaku took on the position of Zero, never to live free of that identity.

"Of course, Suzaku." I say goodbye to this place where we all once sat, when we were just children, our innocence still there through our hardships. It was cracked all those years ago, but now it lay shattered at my feet.

I will see you again someday, I promise, Lelouch.

Cross my heart, hope to die, eat a thousand needles if I lie.