Not quite as cracky but I'm trying to keep everyone in character rather then the insanity in 'The Whiskey Revolution', so consider this a bridging chapter that will decide whether or not I continue with this. Anyway, please review as always, and enjoy!


Cornelia prowled down the halls of the Viceroy Palace seething in rage with Darlton and Guilford at her sides both remaining stoically silent, their sense of self preservation telling them to not incite their Princess's ire further. Not that Cornelia could blame them, Euphemia had finally gone too far and pushed her older sisters accommodating nature for the pinkette over the edge by choosing an Eleven as her Knight of Honor. The very concept was an oxymoron, what the hell did an Eleven know about being honorable or a Knight?

Reaching her little sisters rooms she was about to slam the doors open when she heard said young lady in question gasp in shock,

"How did you get in here?! Who are you?" The lackadaisical retort was delivered by a young woman who sounded disturbingly familiar,

"Really Cornelia needs to sack and or execute her guards for this facility, Mao and I didn't even need to do anything special to talk our way in and considering he's Chinese and most Britannians are so Gods be damned racist they can't tell the difference between Asians, well..." Cornelia gritted her teeth resolving to do just as the voice suggested shortly after she shot her in the face, reaching for the door she paused in shock as the male, Mao apparently, spoke.

"As for who she is isn't it a bit rude not to respect your older sister? I mean she took some serious risks coming here to talk some sense into you, and considering Lelouch was already busy with the whole Chinese Federation invasion thingy it says something about her priorities."

Le-Lelouch?! How, she was dead! Nunnally was dead! The Emperor himself had shown her the bodies, her little sisters desecrated broken corpses had been the catalyst for her rise to power! How could Lelouch be here?! So caught in her thoughts she didn't notice the man snickering to himself in obvious amusement but she was pulled from her reverie as Euphemia responded.

"Lelouch? Sister? Is that really you?" All three eavesdroppers leaned in to hear better as a playful laugh flitted out from the room,

"How are you doing Euphie? Gotta say you've sprouted into quite the beauty, your tits are amazing as well, you should really cover up though this is a bit improper," there was a squeek and a crash as the pink haired princess ran to get dressed. The conversation between the two infiltrators only raised more questions as the man began speaking again,

"Sooo...is it normal for an Imperial Princess to question people who break into her room while she's half naked rather then I don't know...call for the guards?" Cornelia, Darlton, and Guilford all face palmed at this as Lelouch replied in turn,

"That's just Euphemia, her naivete is as always endearing, sexy, and exasperating, that's why we're here after all, I cannot believe she chose that idealistic idiot to be her knight." Cornelia perked up at this, if this was really Lelouch and not some elaborate hoax then her little sister had come out of hiding solely to do what she herself had been planning. Wait...sexy? Mao laughed to himself a moment and none in the hall knew why,

"I was wondering since the one time I did it to you you shot at me, and while it was rather hilarious to see you try to explain gunshots in your bedroom to Nunnally I hadn't really wanted to relive that." Lelouch sighed and Cornelia had to suppress a knowing smirk fully imagining her little sister rubbing her temples as she used to do when Schneizel beat her at chess,

"Euphemia is too much like Suzaku for her own good, while he is a good friend of mine and he is the only reason Nunnally and I survived the invasion both alive and not raped I can't just sit by and let him fuel her fantasies. You put two idealists with similar views and a modicum of power in the same room and you have a recipe for chaos, we do not need more of that in this Area right now."

The three officers exchanged wary looks at this, the Princess was friends with Kururugi? He'd saved both vi Britannia's lives during the invasion? And rape? What the hell was going on? Their thoughts were interrupted by Mao whose statement was punctuated by the sound of him falling into one of the sitting rooms chairs,

"Err, not to point out the obvious but aren't you an idealist yourself Lelouch? A rather violent one at that," Lelouch's flippant reply actually had Cornelia and Guilford stifle a laugh,

"I'm a Princess, being a hypocrite is fully expected and accepted, keep up my friend," any further response was cut off as Euphemia reentered the room letting out a happy and hopefully fully clothed shout of delight that ended with a loud thump. Cornelia cracked the door a bit to see the pinkette straddling the waist of a shapely young woman in an officers uniform, her long inky black hair pooled around her head.

"Lelouch it really is you isn't it?! How is Nunnally? What are you doing here? How are you not dead father showed us all the bodies!?" Sighing again Lelouch lifted a finger and placed it to her sisters lips silencing her, not bothering to sit up she replied as she poorly fought back a happy smile.

"Yes it is me, and Nunnally is doing great, top of her class and a junior member of the student council," Mao cut in cheerfully adding his own two pence,

"Incidentally she's also the second most overworked member of said council, how Milly learned how to make standardized forms in braille is just beyond me..." Lelouch continued as if not interrupted but Euphemia was openly smiling at the imagery involved.

"As for how I'm not dead well that would be from the shear luck of not being in the Kururugi shrine when a strategic bomb was dropped on it and having Suzaku at my side helping me protect Nunnally from the OSI." Cornelia's eyes widened at that, what?

"The...the Office of Secret Intelligence? Why would Suzaku need to protect you from them?" Lelouch's playful smile fell as she gently pushed her half sister off herself and stood while straightening her uniform.

"Because father sent them to kill us on four separate occasions, can't justify an invasion with the death of beloved royals if they're still alive now can you? The fourth time was the worst, Nunnally and I got caught alone by a pair of agents on recon, one of them decided that he wanted to see 'What a royal pussy felt like,' and attempted to find out."

Cornelia could feel nausea coming on at this revelation but felt a sudden jolt of pride as Lelouch continued with a rather cocky smirk, "Bastard didn't even see my shiv before I got him in the neck. Before his partner could finish me off Suzaku rushed into the room and managed to stab him with an old bayonet we'd lashed to a broomstick."

Euphemia stepped forward and pulled Lelouch into a tight hug openly crying, "Oh sister...I'm...I'm so sorry," Lelouch for her part just shrugged.

"Nothing to be sorry about, not like it'll ever happen again I've been training in martial arts and CQC since the end of the war, anyway that all wasn't meant to earn a pity party. I wanted to make it clear how much I love and respect Suzaku so I can put some emphasis on why I'm here."

Taking a calming breath Lelouch broke Euphemia's embrace and grabbed her startled half sister by the sides of her head as she gently shook her, "Are you out of your bloody mind choosing Suzaku as your knight!? Do you have any idea how politically damaging this is to you?! Do you realize that the man is so delusional he thinks he can actually change the Empires bigotry and innate inequality from within?!"

At this Cornelia decided to make her entrance as she gently pushed the rooms door open and strode in confidently, Lelouch caught the motion and turned her head as her beautiful violet eyes widened in shock, "Oh...bugger me..." Cornelia for her her part just stared at Euphie shaking her head slowly,

"Your sister asked a question dear Euphemia, what were you thinking?" Through all of this everyone ignored the grinning man in the recliner happily shoving popcorn into his mouth as he watched the strange reunion. Should he have told Lelouch about her sister and her entourage when they first arrived? Probably, but this was sooooo much more entertaining, and worst comes to worst Lelouch could always Geass her way out of it. Regardless, today reaffirmed his decision back at that gaudy theme park, being best friends with Lelouch would never be boring, never ever!


So, pairings, you guys asked about them and since this was actually really fun to write as a sort of 'Eff it, I'm having a good time,' sorta deal I'm going to take suggestions. This is sort of an anything goes deal, you guys leave suggestions in the comments sections, I'll consider it, as always REVIEW!