(Gino Weinberg/OC, OC/Rolo Lamperouge) At Ashford Academy, two very outstanding students catch the attention of the Emperor himself. But these twins hold a dark secret within their hearts that only love and each other can bring out. But nobody thinks of them when the Emperor's children are held hostage nearby. Two new Knightmares come to the rescue, calling themselves the Knight of Two and Eleven. Now the question stands, what's next?
---Ashford Academy---
She stumbled and almost fell, but managed to grab a window sill before she completely fell. Of course, she slipped and banged her head on the window. She wasn't the most perfect person for a job like this. She didn't trust herself and she certainly didn't see why they should trust her. After all, she was know for dropping stuff.
Sure enough, all the CDs were splayed across the floor. She groaned and got down to pick them up. Her light, strawberry blonde hair fell over her face and she stood back up, holding the CDs again. This time, she paced herself. Not that it was going to help her any.
And it didn't.
She rounded a corner and crashed head-long into Gino, who was carrying a stack of papers. Her face flared it's bright red and she dove to collect her things. "I'm so sorry! I just.... I'm sorry!"
Gino laughed. "Oh, no, I should be sorry. I ran into you." He touched her hand. "Allow me." He collected both papers and CDs into two neat stacks. "Oh, my, do you need help?"
"Um." She knew better than to ask him. "Kind of...."
"Oh, well, if you do, say yes. If you don't, I won't hold it against you." His beautiful smile with perfect teeth. "You're Beth, right?"
"Y-yes." Beth was sure the other girls were going to chew her out for this.
"I'm Gino."
She shook his hand and tried to contain herself. She started to walk. The President wanted her to move some CDs to the music room and it was from one end of the school to the other side. Beth kept bitting her lip as Gino followed her. When they reached the music room, Gino was talking to himself.
"How the heck.... no, I don't think it matters.... well, actually, it might...."
It took bet a second before she realized he was talking on the phone. Beth quickly snatched her CDs and marched into the room. She'd heard girls coming. She didn't realize she'd left Gino standing there looking dumbfound.
"Gino? GINO!"
"Eh! Sorry, Suzaku." Gino laughed and started walking to the computer room. "So, do you really think the new Knightmare frames will be ready for the flight test?"
"No. Besides, you just said it won't matter."
"That's because it won't work. But it might. If it does, we'll have to help test all aspects of it. Not just the float system on short flights, either."
"GINO! Not funny!" Suzaku sounded a bit hysterical, which made Gino laugh. "Well, I have to go, be sure to say hi to Anya for me."
"Right." Gino smiled when Suzaku hung up. It took him a second but then he heard some girls giggling nearby. Gino put on a smile and waved to them. "Hi, girls!" He heard them squeal and he quickly turned and ran off. He wanted to see if they'd chase him.
Beth watched him, her eyes giving a cold stare. Her phone rang and she quickly picked up.
"Beth...."
Beth's voice wasn't sweet. "Eli, Gino's here. I haven't seen Anya." Beth leaned on the window. She was glad that she was alone in the music room.
Eli suddenly sounded consern. "Has he shown any signs?"
"I haven't seen him in a couple of days. Eli, what if the Empire is right? What if Zero is here, in Lelouch?"
"Then I promise I'll come and save you. Elizabeth, you're me and I'm you. We have to stay together, okay? Nothing bad's going to happen to you, I promise."
"Eli, I--" The door opened and Beth quickly hung up. She looked Suzaku in the eye and the fell. She had actually tried to lean on the window sill but missed. She knocked her head on the sill and then slumped to the ground. "Owie!"
"Ah! Hey, are you okay?!"
Beth smiled with tears in her eyes. "I think so."
The PA system buzzed to life and the duo looked up at the speaker.
"Attention, attention! Ashford Academy's chanels will be tuned into a kidnapping of a royal Britanian!"
Suzaku stood up and then looked at Beth. "I'm sorry, I've gotta run."
"Oh, um, yes.... I think...." Beth smiled her geeky, silly smile with all the pain and tears in her eyes. "Heh, I'll be okay, um, uh.... Suzaku....san."
Suzaku stared at her. "I get the feeling I know you."
"SUZAKU!!!" Gino was calling from outside, throwing rocks at the window. "C'mon, we gotta run! Now!"
Suzaku left Beth sitting there, her smile faked completly through the pain. Beth spoke to nobody. "Because I'm about to save Prince Schneizel, Kururugi-dono. And there's nothing you can do about it." Beth stood up and a key to a Knightmare dangled off her phone. "Sorry, you're too weak, Knight of Seven."