Ok, hi there! Thanks for all the people who have reviewed and favourited this fic! Here's chapter 2, with C.C.'s thoughts. I know this may not be so accurate since I don't know that much of C.C. Please tell me if there's any mistakes with the facts or something. Thanks!
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C.C. stared at the flower clasped in her left hand. Her right hand was holding a slice of pizza which she savoured. When Lelouch died, he had left her enough money to ensure a comfortable life as well as leaving enough to buy a life-time's supply of pizza. Considering how long C.C.'s life was and her insatiable appetite for pizza, it was a seemingly impossible task. But after all, Lelouch was a man of miracles.
Speaking of Lelouch, C.C. noticed how the flower in her hand was a beautiful amethyst colour, the colour of Lelouch's eyes. C.C. didn't have many people she was close to in her long life. But she bet Lelouch was the person who was closest to her.
He was different, C.C. had always believed. Different from all the other humans that she hd observed in her hundred years of existence. He was strategic, cunning, ruthless, but he also had a much kinder side to him. Just ask his old school council friends, C.C. felt like saying whenever she passed by someone saying something like, "Maria admitting that she's wrong? And the demon emperor had a good side. Ha!"
Yes, it had become somewhat like a common expression, like 'and pigs can fly' and 'when the sun freezes over'. For some reason, C.C. felt irritated at them for that. It was... strange, to say the least. She thought she had lost all human feelings like compassion a long time ago, when seeing too much of life had sucked out almost all humane emotions out of her.
C.C. felt tears prick her eyes and she wiped them away. She had forgotten how it felt to care for someone that she couldn't even place the feeling she felt for Lelouch until after he was gone - concern. She remembered something he once told her, "You're not alone. We are each other's accomplice. If you are a Witch, then perhaps I should be a Warlock."
C.C. couldn't understand it. She had practically ruined Lelouch's life by giving him the power of geass. Yet he had never blamed her for it and instead treated her more like a friend than anyone else had done. Yes... he once told her that, even without geass, he would've still tried to find a way to find his mother's killer, avenge her death and make the world a safer place for Nunnally. He had said that geass just helped him move his plans a lot faster.
C.C. felt a small smile sneak up her face and her gaze softened as her thoughts travelled to the raven-haired emperor. Yes, Lelouch truly was one of a kind. "You sacrificed yourself for the whole world," C.C. chuckled emptily. "You really are a funny human. The world ended up a better place because of you. But you're still selfish even to the very end. You chose to take the easy way out."
C.C. finished off the last slice of her pizza. "The others know about you, you know. I don't think you'll be very pleased to hear that. You loved mystery, that's for sure. You had a penchant for drama and was always keeping many masks polished and ready for use. Yu could've been an actor. You don't like people knowing you beyond how you want them to know , sorry, LuLu, but you're not here anymore," C.C. felt a lone tear roll down the side of her face.
She left it alone and got up to throw away the pizza box. "But thank you anyway, Lelouch," she continued. "The world used to be a sick place for me to live in. I hated living in it. Now, because of you, I can at least tolerate it. I can spend my entire existence here. Thank you for giving me... happiness."
C.C. then began making her way out of the deserted park, leaving the enchanting greenery as she continued through the small town. She could smell the aroma of fresh bread being baked and the fragrance of the vast variety of flowers with their vivid colours and remembered what Lelouch had asked of her. Before Lelouch died, he had told her to travel and see the world. He said it was a last favour towards him. Since he couldn't see the world he created anew, he told her that she wanted to see it for him. But C.C. knew her 'accomplice' better. He had indirectly asked her to make the most out of her eternal existence and she was touched that he cared so much about her. It had been so long since someone had seen her as something that meant so much to them. She had forgotten what it had been like to have someone care for her and to care for someone back. And, as C.C. wandered through the town with an almost imperceptible smile on her face, she thought it felt good.
The people inhabiting the town barely saw the sixteen-year-old-looking girl with bright green hair wandering around. They certainly didn't noticed what she grasped in her hand. It was a purple campanula flower - a gift from their hated emperor. A flower symbolising gratitude.
Okay, so how was it? Is there anything I can improve on? If there is, please point it out! Thanks! :)
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