The one who will take over the world

Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass, I just like the story.

Preparations for the new world order

Lelouch Lamperouge wasn't one of the more noticeable students at first glance, moving through the crowd with a callous gaze of mixed disdain and uninterest, his entire pose not showing how intelligent was, keeping to himself mostly.

His mind on the other hand, was what would have made him stand out more, but that wasn't what he wanted, no, not at all. He wanted to create a world without strife, where his little sister Nunnaly would be able to grow up without a care, free of all the worries which plagued him.

"Hey Lelouch, you busy?" Milly asked him, causing him to turn his head slightly, regarding her with a cool gaze, his eyes looking at her with a carefully measured glance. He was trying to relax here a little, before he would have to go play Zero, and she interrupted him as he was mentally going over the plans for this evening. "Yes, Milly?"

"You know about the dance tonight, right?" he nodded, having already canceled it in his mind, as he would need to be present at the meeting of the Black Knights, the meeting having been scheduled to form a solid opinion on what the plans of Brittannia and Cornelia were. It would allow them time to schedule a raid on a Knightmare depot, to acquire more Knightmares for their usage, though it would need to be planned carefully.

"Yes, what about it?" he said, looking at her with an intense look, one that seemed to radiate tenseness. "Cmon, be a bit less tense Lelouch, you've known me for quite some time now. I was just asking you to reconsider about not going." She really wanted him to come, feeling a connection to him that transcended the fact that he had been together with her since he had come to live here, it being something of a familiar relationship, one she intended to keep, no matter what happened.

"With all those terrorists around, who knows where they'll strike next?" he muttered, looking away from Milly after a few seconds, sighing to himself as he began to channel his will into something else, something more productive, namely thinking about how he'd set a perfect trap for the Brittanians to lure Cornelia into his hands so he could properly question her.

The look on his face told her enough, that she'd not be able to get anything more out of him at the moment, the look f concentration that had come on his face meaning that he was unusually focused on something, something she didn't doubt one second that would change it all, how they perceived the world. She had long gotten used to his moods, so she recognized that look from a thousand ones. She was the one who knew him the best, aside from his little sister Nunnaly, having spent the most time out of everyone on Ashfort Academy with the young Ex-Prince, finding it hard not to read his moods.

As he seated himself in the comfortable chair in the mobile headquarters, mask in place, voice suitably lowered to pose as Zero, he looked at the members of his Order, looking at each of their faces for a brief instant, before he spoke his first sentence. "We have come her to discuss our strategy with her Highness Cornelia. From the way which she moves, it is reasonable to assume that she is used to getting in the front lines, therefore we should assume that her personal servants will allow her a modicum of distance to work with, neither coming too close to avoid being speared on the lance that she wields. To capture her, I suggest we work in a pattern, to draw her in close, then finish her with a distance attack, taking her out for at least a few seconds, tehn going in for the kill." He was slightly nervous under the mask, as he saw Kallen fidget a little bit. "Kallen, is there something wrong with the plan?"

"No, Zero. I was just wondering how things were going at my school, since we're hosting a dance. I was asked to attend, but I had to cancel due to this meeting." Lelouch shook his head softly, more to himself then to Kallen, since he was thinking about it too. "If it's a social function, you should go, be amongst people your own age a little. It'd do you some good."

"Zero, don't tell me you're actually being… sentimental?" Ougi commented, Lelouch swerving back to him, fixing him with a stare, though under the mask, he was actually quite pleased with the comment. "What are we if we don't have fun once in a while? It'd be dreadfully bored if all the Order did was sit around, gathering information on the enemy, so why not allow our members to have a little bit of entertainment once in a while?"

"I guess there's some sense in that." Ougi muttered, lelocuh shaking his head softly in amusement. "It is time that we finish this all up. The strike on Cornelia will proceed as planned, and you're all dismissed." With a flourish, Lelouch got up and disappeared into the room he had claimed as 'Zero's' Room, and then got the mask off, wiping his face with a cloth to freshen himself up a little bit, looking at the mirror in the room, just in time to hear a knock on the door, fixing the mask within a second. "Yes?"

"Zero, I was wondering… Why did you want me to return to Ashford Academy and have fun?" lelouch sighed to himself, girls could be so troublesome at times, he just didn't get why they bothered him all the time, it wasn't like he was especially beautiful or something like that. "I wanted you to have some fun, and be a girl for once, not a soldier fighting against Brittannia. I cannot help being like this, but you, you still have a chance to be something different for a moment."

"I'm sorry, but may I ask you what you mean, Zero? I don't understand." He opened the door, allowing her in, pointing at the bed. "Seat yourself, Kallen." She obediently did it, like a good pet, and he smirked inside of the mask. "Do you not wish to be amongst your friends, if you have them, that is? Do you not wish to be with your fellow students, to enjoy yourself?" she looked down at the ground.

She supposed that he did have a point. She didn't want to be the ace pilot all the time, wanting to enjoy herself for a little bit, be like any other girl, but the image of Kallen Stadtfelt, the weak girl, had to be maintained, at least for a little bit. There was a sense of loss within her at this time, feelings of weakness going through her as she felt a sob coming to the front, though she didn't get why she was feeling all upset… was it because he just wanted her to be a girl? Or was it something different? "Zero?"

"yes?" She's crying? Why? I don't get women, all they do is be tough like one hour, then break down. "Thank you, thank you for everything," the sensation of arms wrapping around his waist was something new, as she hugged him, a soft blush coming to his face as he could feel her against him, freezing up completely as she hugged him, before wrapping a slender arm around her. "No problem, Kallen. If you ever have a problem, come see me, okay? I'll try to see what I can do about it."

"Zero… You've been so good for the Rebellion, leading us through battle, and making sure we barely suffer any losses. It was great serving under you, and I enjoy doing it, and I appreciate it, but I won't i…" she trailed off, not knowing what to say, not trusting her own voice at the moment, as she literally fled the room, her emotions getting the better of her, the warmth and compassion he had seemingly offered to her making her emotional, needing a few minutes to get herself back under control, then head off to the party.

Lelouch stood there, frozen, as he hadn't expected that, the reaction from the girl just being too awkward for him to really do anything but stare. It was a good thing the mask was there, since he was blushing, though it was small. "You and Kallen make a cute couple. You, the great mysterious guy and she, the tough girl."

He turned to the entrance to his room, seeing Ougi lean against the doorframe, Lelouch narrowing his eyes under the mask, without really caring that it couldn't be seen. "Ougi." He said, the implications of this all racing through his mind. He would think I might want a relationship with Kallen, or he might think that I want to manipulate her into telling the things that I don't know yet about the Rebellion, or he might just be looking out for her… his overtly analytical mind was busy with coming up with the most accurate explanations for his subordinate's behavior, as Ougi turned, looking back. "Just don't hurt her feeling, would ya? I like her like a sister, and wouldn't like to see her heart get crushed because you turned her down. You might be the leader, but she's still one of the original crew, so…"

"Rest assured, it was completely on her part. I have no intent to unveil myself before anyone before the time is right, and Brittannia is no longer a threat." There will be nobody that is left at that time, nobody who would wish harm upon Nunnally, or me! I will create a world, will make it safe for her to live in.

As she entered the clubhouse, she stared at all the people already there, the dance being already started, as she entered, wearing a costume, as apparently was the custom, seeing Rivalz dressed in a black cape, plates of armor hanging off, having gone as a medieval knight for the dance, still managing quite the fast dance, despite clanking on all sides.

Milly was dressed as a Brittannian noblewoman, with dress and all those layers of cloth, apparently having one of her mother's dresses in that style, which she had modified a bit. Kallen herself was wearing a quite modest outfit, having made it into a maid-like costume, since everyone was supposed to look like something different.

Lelouch mingled with the rest of the students, avoiding Rivalz by a mere moment, as he spotted Suzaku, dressed in a knightly garb, which was suiting, as he was a knight, and it could be called an uniform, if he had to. He hadn't bothered to undress, having gone as far as to keep the underclothes, only ditching the cape and the mask, also switching the cape to something more princely, as he just mingled with them, posing as some prince from ages past, which was actually quite a common theme, one of the girls there even going as far as to look like a medieval princess, with strange funny hat and all that, which made a smile appear on his face. "Suzaku." He said, drawing the knight's attention away from Milly, who was currently dancing with someone who he didn't know. "Ahh, Lelouch, you look nice."

"You look nice too. Your official knight uniform, am I right?" Suzaku nodded. "I didn't have more time to select something when Milly-san told me to come." There was a grin forming on Suzaku's mouth, Lelouch shaking his head softly to the side, as he walked past Suzaku. "I'm going to ask Milly for a dance, try and see if she'd blush."

He walked up to Milly, looking at her with a stringent gaze, as he swerved in an elegant bow, following etiquette to the letter as he looked at her. "Would you like this dance with me, my lady?" he was surprised to see that she actually blushed, and stammered something he could not quite catch, but took it as assent, the music being a somewhat soft tones, perfect for lovers and such, as he pulled her into a slow waltz, taking care to allow her to keep up with his pace, as he was still a relatively competent dancer, especially since he knew the steps, his mother having instilled the virtue of etiquette in him from the day he learned to speak, since a prince would need to be elegant at every possible moment.

He looked at her as she followed his steps gravefully, a bored smile on his face, as was becoming of him, as he twirled her around slowly, his eyes never really resting on her, more on the crowd, which she was painfully aware of, but knew that it was just another aspect of his paranoia. "Thanks for the dance, Lelouch. You should dance more, it was really beautiful."

He nodded, careful not to let too much emotion slip past his mask, carefully trying to avoid the others who asked where he had learned to dance in such a perfectionist manner, his eyes showing that he absolutely didn't want anyone to disturb him. "Lelouch, would you like to dance with me?"

Kallen? He was surprised that she had worked up the courage to ask him to dance with her, and he could not help but oblige. "But of course my lady. Tell me, what dance would you have your prince perform with you? Perhaps a slow waltz, like I did with Milly-san, or maybe a faster one?" the music was a mix of popular music mixed with classical accords, so as he waited, he knew the perfect dance to go with this, but it was all dependent on her, as he scanned her face for any emotion, her acting skills being top-notch, he had to admit that, as she faked a blush quite admirably.

"I'll just let the prince decide on that, it wouldn't be proper for a maid like me to choose a dance." What is he doing to me? Am I really so out of touch that I can't even choose my own dance? Well, let's see what the 'great and mighty' prince has thought up then. She didn't have chance to think anymore as he pulled her close, her hands about to slap him away, but he blocked that admirably by grabbing her hands and then beginning on a somewhat fast dance, surely faster than the one he had done before, the entirety of the dance being on a level which was beyond her skill, never really having taken dance lessons, due to lack of interest. She watched as he purposely slowed down, learning her the steps by slowly moving his feet, as she followed the lead quite admirably, musing most of her grace and agility she had learned during her piloting of the Guren mark II, the entire repertoire of twists and turns that could be done in a Knightmare not being applicable here, but still, it was something which she would need to do again to fully understand, Lelouch leading it through the steps now, as he smiled in that mysterious manner of him, as if he knew things that she didn't looking perfect in the princely outfit, the entire getup being just right for him, as if he were a real prince, out of the fairy tales that she remembered being read to by her mother, when she thought her to be a simple maid.

As the dance finished, Lelouch looked upon the crowd, picking out the next subject to dance with, until a female hand took a hold of his, and he was pulled into a dance by C.C., who was wearing a maid costume, not that he'd minded it, though it was something of a change from the different costumes that the immortal girl tended to wear, the entire attire being something out of a pervert's wet dream or something, the entire French maid thing being put way too out of touch, as he twirled around her, her being the one who led in this dance, better than him, he'd dare to say, wherever she picked up this proficiency in dancing, he didn't know, but he knew that she was a very good one, able to control every little part of her movements to the extreme ones.

I will be the one that will conquer all… I will not live on knowing that the one behind mother's death is still living… he looked at C.C. for a brief second, her eyes flashing slightly as she leaned in, as if to kiss him, pulling back at the latest second and then twirling him around as if he were the girl, the mood of the girl seemingly playful, though with her, he was never sure.

"Your desire… I will help you attain it Lelouch. I will set aside my goals for the time being, to make you… a king." She whispered that in his ear, and he smiled, knowing that with her support, and his Geass, he would be able to change it all…

Alright, I've given a bit of an intro on the ladies interaction with Lelouch, now will take 'votes' on who should be with Lelouch, since I don't particularly care, since all girls except Shirley are hot… Shirley never really rang much of a bell with me…

Next chapter will deal with pompous noblemen, Lelouch going out to recruit a familiar face, and oranges...

Demon God of Chaos wishes you all a nice day, to continue making me so productive, please send me many reviews…

It is making me inspired to see all the reviews…20 would be a nice number to see, but well, with the Code Geass fanfiction section being so small… well, it doesn't give much encouragement, despite the fact that there are some pretty damn fine women in the series…

Please Review, or I will have to kill Suzaku…

Who I despise, so his death is fine…

PLEASE REVIEW IF YOU WANT HIM DEAD!