One Year Later
It has been a year since the day Zero disappeared. Lelouch and I were somewhat considered boyfriend and girlfriend to the whole school, however, I usually hung out with Suzaku since he dragged me over to events and other things. Rolo was Lelouch's brother and Nunnally had disappeared. Everything seemed normal but odd. "Come on Lulu!" I said trying to fix the float. "Yeah, I'm coming. How long will this take?" Lelouch seemed bored. "Not long." I giggled as I kissed Lelouch on the cheek. Lelouch had a grin on his face and placed his arms around my waist. "You won't be tired now will you?" he questioned before I made a whine to struggle free.
"Lelouch let me go, I'm not going to play right now. Work has to be done." I ordered. Lelouch shook his head no and kissed me roughly. "Eira, you work too hard." Lelouch smiled happily as he wouldn't let me go."You jerk, I'm not going to play right now. You need to wait." I smiled cheerfully as I was able to break free of his grip. Lelouch chased me down the hallway until I bumped into Suzaku."Sorry." I said rubbing my head. Suzaku chuckled and shook his head, "Don't worry about it Eira. Hey can you help me with my Science homework later?" "Sure." I smiled happily. Suzaku had his hands on my shoulder and his eyes glaring at Lelouch. "Lelouch." Suzaku's voice went cold. "Suzaku." I thought.
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Walking around in Suzaku's bedroom, I felt nervous with tears running down my face. I knew something bad would happen to Lelouch. My heart was slowing down in pain and my geass was slowing down as well. I soon fell on the bed covering my face with my hand. "Zero, no Lelouch I don't want you to die." I cried as I heard the door open. Suzaku approached me by sitting in a chair right by the desk. He turned the lamp on allowing it to give off a dim light. "Arie, are you awake?" he asked. I nodded as I wiped my tears away. "What is happening?" I asked pretending I didn't know anything about Lelouch being Zero. "Zero is being detained, however, you are free to go since you are a civilian." Suzaku said sternly. I didn't turn to him as my heart was breaking, I loved Lelouch and I loved Zero, but I didn't know if they both wanted me the same way. "What will happen to Zero?" I questioned. "I do not know yet. Arie get some rest." Suzaku tried to change the subject. "Suzaku, I need to go home." I protested. Suzaku looked at me with a serious look. "You are living here now." he stated. "What?!" I thought. "Do I have a say in this matter?" I asked. "The Emperor suggested it." Suzaku sighed. "Fine." I said with a nagging yawn.
"I'm sorry if you are not happy with it." Suzaku said as I tried to regain my composure. "No, it's alright." I smiled weakly.
Lelouch just looked at Suzaku with a cheerful smile. "Hey Suzaku, you doing well?" Lelouch questioned. "Yeah, I'm doing okay." Suzaku answered as he let me go. Me and Suzaku have been closer, however, Lelouch has been acting differently. "Hey, I gotta get back to the Orange club, um, how about you go back to Milly Lelouch? She will still need you to work." I said happily. "Okay then, I will see you two later." Lelouch said before leaving. I smiled as I watched Lelouch walk away until Suzaku caught my attention. "Lelouch still doesn't remember." Suzaku spoke. I turned to him, "Suzaku, stop being mean. Aren't you suppose to be at work?" I asked placing my hands on my hips. "I came to help you Eira." Suzaku sighed. "Yeah right, you came to keep an eye on me haven't you? Just like we were kids. We used to..." I trailed off trying to forget what made me happy. Suzaku looked at me and noticed the look on my face by giving me a hug. "Stop feeling so bad." Suzaku said before releasing me.
"Um, Eira?" Rolo approached us. "Oh yes Rolo, what is it?" I asked. "Can you come with me to the...um," Rolo tried to speak. "You mean the ball?" I retorted. "Yes. That's it!" Rolo stammered on words. I laughed and wrapped one arm around his neck. "Since I have to help out anyway, I guess I wouldn't mind." I smiled. Suzaku gave me a smile in relief and nodded. "Save me a dance will you?" Suzaku joked. "Yeah, yeah, just make sure Lelouch doesn't steal it first." I teased.
That night, during the "Lovers" ball, I was dancing with Rolo. It was odd for him to ask me something like this since he kept himself away from everyone else except Lelouch and I. Lelouch and Shirley were dancing because Milly forced them into it while she was dancing with Rivalz. Suzaku hid in the background working with the lighting and all of that making sure everything went well. Kallen ditched this event by studying. "You're pretty good for a beginner Rolo." I smiled cheerfully. Rolo chuckled a bit nervously, "Well this is new to me." "Oh stop trying to hide it, you are better than me at this kind of thing." I smiled making Rolo blush in embarrassment. "She's pretty as Lelouch had said." Rolo thought, "But I can't let her get to me-she might have regained her memory..." "What's wrong Rolo?" I asked. "Uh, it's nothing." Rolo said before the music stopped. Everyone applauded in rejoice and took a break as the music died down.
I sat down at a table letting Rolo go do what he had to do and noticed someone's hands covering my eyes. "Okay, what the heck?" I grinned. "No more guessing huh?" Suzaku answered. I laughed happily, "Nope, not tonight." I said as closed my eyes. "You look cute wearing that dress." Suzaku smiled as he held something in front of him. I opened my eyes and noticed a corsage with a rose in it. "Hm?" I was surprised. "You seem clueless," Suzaku smiled as he placed it on my wrist, "Roses were your favorite." "Suzaku." I smiled before I kissed his cheek. "Thanks." I said as he sat down in the chair next to me. "You look handsome yourself. Milly has done it again this time, with the costumes and everything." I said. "Yeah, everything is going great." Suzaku agreed. As the music continued, Suzaku stood up and held his hand out. "Dance with me?" he asked. "Sure." I blushed as I took his hand. We walked to the ballroom floor and began slow dancing. It was embarrassing but I still had fun.
"You seem to know the basics." Suzaku teased. "What about you?" I asked happily. "You seem to understand my movements." I added. Suzaku pulled me a bit closer and I felt my head against his chest. "You are blushing, that's new." Suzaku grinned. "Shut up." I retorted. Suzaku chuckled as he leaned his face closer to mine. "Don't worry about it Arie, I will protect you..." he whispered as he had one arm wrapped around me. Suzaku and I talked all night until the event was over. We walked home together silently until we entered his quarters. I was studying a little bit while Suzaku took a shower, it seemed that Suzaku didn't mind doing whatever in front of me since he came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped his waist. "Okay if these chemicals apply to the theory..." I began until Suzaku wrapped his arms around me still soaking wet from the water. "You need to get in that shower." he ordered. "Look now, I am not your child and I am not a soldier." I refused as Suzaku grabbed the back of my shirt. "Get in that shower or I'll make you take one." he said seriously. "I'll kick your ass." I glared at him. This night was going to be long.