School. Lelouch was not exactly looking forward to it. Kallen, his one spanner in the works, was there, and avoiding her wasn't a choice; Milly had made sure of that by scheduling a meeting for the entire student council. So Lelouch had a choice. Play it dumb, and let Kallen make her own assumptions, or come up with a decent excuse. Lelouch, strategist that he was, would normally go with the latter; however, he had a problem. He had absolutely no reason to be in the same place as Zero. He'd gone through everything he could think of; kidnapping, extortion, acquaintanceship, everything. But none of it fit. He would just have to hope Kallen would dismiss it or be too embarrassed to bring it up.
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No such luck. As soon as he got to school, he felt her staring at him in the same way as when he'd first made her suspicious due to his mistake with the geass. That critical, suspicious glare that made that sick feeling he had finally put to the back of his stomach come rushing back. This was not his day. He hoped the look had more to do with his choice of companions then with his relationship with said companions. Explaining why he was conversing with Zero, of all people, was difficult enough to explain without Kallen believing they were close enough for Lelouch to know Zero's identity. However, if what he believed her impression was turned out to be right…
"Lelouch!" Kallen called, only the slightest hint of accusation in her voice, "can I talk to you for a moment after the Student Council meeting?"
"Of course…" Lelouch replied, wishing his stomach would stop moving around in a very non-proper anatomical way.
R&R please! It keeps me sane. And I apologize for the perpetually short chapters, but it allows me to update more often. Often being very subjective.
