Code of Rebirth: Lelouch of the New World

By nightjade

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Code Geass…...I'm just a desperate fan who wants to let him live….lol!

Chapter 1: Dreams…..

The hospital doors welcomed her as she came in, her long raven hair flowing as she walked through its halls, her green eyes scanning every sign on the door she passed. Everyone went about their normal routine, not really minding her and she eased her way through them, careful not to bump into anyone.

Of all the places to go to, this has to be the choice, she thought to herself as she continued down the hall towards the last room on the left.

Finally, she stopped at the final door marked "ICU" and taking a quick glance around to make sure no one saw her, she quietly went in and closed the door. The sight made her skin tingle a bit as her eyes scanned the rows of occupied beds, looking for a specific body. Slowly, she inched her way towards the last bed at the end of the room, and took a deep breath.

Her gaze rested on a peacefully sleeping young man, whose dark blond hair softly framed his well-defined face. She quietly watched as his chest rose and descended with each breath sustained by the respirator attached to his mouth. Her glance shifted to the monitor beside his bed, which showed his consistent heartbeat but no brain waves. Thus she concluded that he was literally brain dead and that his heart beats only with the help of the machine. He would be perfect.

"Are you sure you want this? There's no turning back from this once it's done" she asked softly to no one in particular as she looked back at the sleeping figure on the bed.

A moment's pause and she stifled a small laugh as she listened to the reply. "I wouldn't mind eternally carrying you around," she chided, her eyes betraying signs of laughter.

Then she sighed as she closed her eyes, trying to capture the image of the young man in her mind.

"Very well," she finally said, and then edged closer to the bed where he lay. Gently, she placed her hand on his arm and closed her eyes for a moment.

It is time. I give you that power once more, one that will transcend even that which was given to the first king…...the power to live!

For a moment, she stood silently and unmoving, her hand still pressed on his arm, her eyes still closed. The silence of the room watched her, waited for her to make her move, listened to their silent conversation. Finally, her hand gave off a faint glow which slowly spread through the arm and eventually through the whole body, making his skin lighter and his lips more red and even his hair color from dark blond to sandy gray.

As she opened her eyes, his hair was the first that caught her attention which made her smile a little in satisfaction. Her hand continued to rest on his arm and she was able to feel a pulse beat weakly and warmth return to the body along with a steady flow of blood from the heart and finally to the brain.

Her heart raced excitedly as she saw his eyes moved from closed lids, this signifying the presence of brain activity, and she waited for the lines on the monitor to start beating again along with the heart waves.

Slowly the monitor started to beat and the lines began to rise, first at intermittent intervals, and then continued with a steady pace. She watched with a small smile as his eyes slowly opened, blinked a couple of times and then instantly looked around in search for something, until they finally rested on her green ones.

She warmly smiled as she gazed into his pale blue eyes, filling them with the unspoken love she had wanted to give all throughout those days she spent with him, up until the moment of his "death"……

"Hello, Lelouch. Welcome home,"

He blinked several times to check his pale blue eyes in the mirror, still unbelieving that he had them instead of his usual dark purple ones. And his hair! It was short and wavy and…and sandy gray! He continued to stare at the reflection on the mirror, waiting for it to talk back to him, to tell him something about the body he inhabited. But the image just continued to stare back at him without doing anything.

"He's not going to tell you anything since he's practically dead before you transferred. So better accept how you look now…...it's better, for a change."

Lelouch turned at the sound of the calm female voice which guided him throughout the most difficult time of his life…..a voice that he had come to rely on and eventually…….love.

"I would still have preferred you with green hair," he countered haughtily as he gazed into her lovely green eyes, searching and smiling.

C.C. raised an eyebrow and tousled a lock of her raven hair in her fingers, giving it a disdainful look.

"Oh? After I went to so much trouble to have it dyed. And you don't like it," she miffed and then tossed her hair over her shoulder as she turned her back on him and walked towards the room of the apartment.

Lelouch hid a small smile at this scenario as he remembered the last few moments he was in her head. She was constantly talking to him and telling him of what was already happening to the world he left behind for a few months, with occasional debates about policies developed by his sister Nunally and brother Schneizel. But what he loved most was her inner consciousness, one that was destined to feel love in return, for it was peaceful and real and……redeeming.

It was the right decision for him to use his geass on himself, commanding him to give up his consciousness in the care of C.C. as Suzaku felled him, to surrender his power and his mind to her will and to let her keep him inside her until the right time comes for him to be reborn.

His heart raced as C.C. confessed to him the extent of her powers, that she could grant him the power of immortality should he will it. But he knew full well that him being immortal would only cause more pain and sadness to the people he loved and to the world he worked so hard to recreate. So he would work yet another miracle…...and the last one as the ultimate ending to his requiem….

To be reborn into this new world as a different person.….someone unknown…...someone.….normal.

He was unaware of how powerful C.C. had become, having manipulated the geass code into her will, bending it against its basic nature. And he being able to master it to its fullest potential, he was able to manipulate it to his purpose as well. Now, being reborn into this body, into this new persona, he wanted to live peacefully in this new world…...in this new era of peace and unity…and eventually, give up all the powers that he had…..his geass, just to live normally and with her.

He slowly walked towards the room where she entered and found her sifting through a drawer, looking through a pile of identification papers and some id's, her back turned from him. Smiling, he entered the room and gently wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin gently on her head.

"Thank you, Catherine, for giving me this second chance. I would love to live in this new world with you as a new Lelouch…...as someone free of hatred and ambition. Would you…...have me?" he asked softly, his voice betraying signs of hope.

C.C. turned in his arms to face him, her green eyes searching deep into his as she smiled.

"I've had you since you died. It's kind of late to ask me that now, don't you think?" she replied with a hint of amusement.

Lelouch gently laughed at this and hugged her lovingly, burying his face into her soft black hair. He loved her; there was no doubt in his heart. And he would do everything he can to protect her.…..to make sure he never ever loses her again.

They held each other for a few moments more before they pulled away. C.C. zipped up a small bag and handed him a few documents after he put on his coat.

"It's time to go back, Lelouch." she said as she fixed the collar of his shirt and then slightly brushed his hair with her fingers.

Lelouch looked deep into her green eyes for a moment, and then looked back at his reflection in the mirror. Those pale blue eyes stared innocently at him, bearing no traces of lies or hatred. It was simply staring, bright, hopeful and innocent.

"Yes, it is time," he said softly with a small genuine smile as he hefted the small school bag on his shoulder.

This time, he would make things right for everyone with the hopes of erasing the memories of the demon king from the world forever.

.…..to be continued…...

A/N: Ah gomen ne, minna san! I was just so desperate to bring him back that I had to simply think of a way to let him live from a different perspective. On the twist about the code bearer which is C.C. I kinda tweaked with the facts a bit since both Lelouch and C.C. have a knack for bending the rules and seeing how powerful C.C. had become at the death of V.V. and how Lelouch was able to have both eyes marked, I would guess they can achieve the impossible. ^_^ Next chapter will reveal how he gets to live as a different person and how he will get to meet Suzaku since they're supposed to be both "dead" *laughs evilly* Please do R and R. It will really help me write faster. Thanks! ^_^