Violet eyes perked up as they spotted something moving outside the window.
"Mother, may I go outside now?"
Marianne turned her head, and seeing the green blur in the distance that her son had seen, smiled knowingly before nodding her consent.
The raven-haired child got up from his chair and walked slowly to the door and outside. As soon as he was out of the room, however, he immediately dropped his cool demeanor, picking up his pace, eager to catch up to...
...HER.
He found the emerald-haired beauty moving amidst the flowers in the palace gardens, surrounded by fluttering butterflies and birds.
Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
He had wanted to be near her, to be with her, to be loved by her...but now that she was before him...what was he to do? He was just a mere boy, he didn't have his elder brothers' height or charms...how could he ever hope to be noticed by her? Suddenly feeling shy, he slowed down, choosing to shadow her from a distance. He was so fascinated, so intent on following her, that he didn't notice the unevenness of the ground beneath him, and he tripped over his own feet.
Why do stars fall out from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Face flat on the ground, he pushed himself back up, only to find himself staring into a pair of amber eyes. He must have been dazed by the fall to be seeing this radiant star before him. Yes, that would explain why the whole world seemed to spin wildly about him, but why did his heart now beat furiously in his chest?
On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
It was indeed a dream come true for him, for the said amber eyes were now looking at his amethyst ones with concern. She cares, Lelouch thought, and that meant so much to him. But the look lasted only for an instant before going back to indifference. If it were not for what she next said and did, he would have dismissed as just being a figment of his imagination, just wishful thinking. But then...
"You all right?" she asked, her carefully neutral tone belying the worry implied in the question.
A pair of fair hands set him back on his feet and brushed dust and dirt off his clothes. Through all this he merely stood there, nodding dumbly at her inquiry, intoxicated by the sweet fragrance of her lush green hair which swung gracefully about them both as she continued in her ministrations.
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair
And gold and starlight in your eyes of blue
Satisfied, the woman straightened up, turned around and took a few steps away from him.
Watching her turn her back on him seemed to finally wake him up from his trance.
"M-miss...Miss C. C. -"
She stopped in her tracks, tilted her head to indicate she was listening and waited.
"-thank you," he mumbled, unwilling to say anything more for fear of further stuttering. He felt his cheeks grow warm, though, at the thought that SHE actually cared for him, even if only just a little...
He half-expected her to ignore him, to continue walking...when she instead half-turned, with amusement in her golden orbs as she called back, "Well, are you coming or not, Lelouch?"
Pleasantly surprised, he ran to her, taking her outstretched hand. Together, hand-in-hand, they strolled through the gardens towards that spot overlooking the lake that she so loved, and thus because SHE did, he loved too.
That is why all the boys in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.
-/-/-
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