Serena: Hey, some people actually reviewed! :D Well, squee. I wasn't expecting any, to be honest. xD Maybe one or two at the most, but ten? Never saw that coming. I was pleasantly surprised. This new one-shot is…doesn't make any sense. xD But that's the great thing about crack…it doesn't have to make any sense at all. :D I've decided to include the one-shot's 'What-if' theme from now on. By the way, unless otherwise stated, none of the one-shots in this collection go together. I shall now write a reviewer list!
I would like to thank the following people for reviewing: V, Wynster McG, The Solar Being, teno-hikari, Sparxyu, princesscharming101, Anime-StarWars-fan-Zach, AEDReaper, Immortals -Korami and Namu-, and Diana Prince!
Warnings: AU-ish. More crack! A few curse words. SuzakuxLelouch and KallenxLelouch...if you want to think of it that way. It can be whatever your little heart wants it to be. :D
Summary: The magic of guilt has its way of screwing with people and if there was one thing Suzaku knew, it was that having that magic used against you completely sucked.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass. If I did, it wouldn't be half as good as it is.
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Code 2: The Magic of Guilt
Theme: What if Lelouch used a different method to gain Suzaku's support?
By: Serena the Hikari of Love
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Suzaku's eyes widened in disbelief before narrowing in heartbroken acceptance.
"I didn't…want it to be you." he muttered to the teen standing before him.
Zero.
The infamous terrorist who wielded the unholy power of manipulation called Geass. The same man who had raised an army calling themselves the Black Knights in order to lead a rebellion against the number one world power, Britannia. The same villain who had heartlessly murdered innocent Euphemia and countless others.
This teen before him…was Zero--evil incarnate.
This teen before him…was Lelouch--his best and first friend.
Suzaku had never felt so betrayed--so used--in his entire life.
"It was you. You did all those things." Suzaku muttered, his eyes filling with hate as his grip on his gun's handle tightened. "You murdered all those people…you murdered your own sister!!"
"Yes, I am the man you all know as Zero." Lelouch openly admitted, remaining calm even as blood trickled down his face. "And I suppose that I have murdered many…" -his eyes lowered as he frowned- "…but Euphemia was--"
"You're not even going to try to deny it?!" Suzaku yelled, the gun shaking between his hands. "You don't even care about all the lives you've ruined, do you?!"
Lelouch's eyes narrowed slightly as he continued to frown.
"I--"
"How can you be Zero?!"
Lelouch's attention averted to the red-haired female staring up at him with wide watery eyes.
"You used us!!" she exclaimed, throwing her weapon at the ground in anger. "This whole time!!"
"And because I did, Japan will be freed." Lelouch stated, his lips turning upward into a small smile. "You can't be upset about that. Can you, Kallen?"
Kallen didn't answer and fell to her knees as she stared at the ground.
She was confused. She felt betrayed by this sudden discovery. This whole time…Zero--her idol--was a man she had come to believe didn't care enough about the outside world to bother trying to change anything.
Lelouch was a pompous and arrogant little know-it-all.
But he was right.
And Kallen knew that…she just wasn't ready to admit it yet.
"You even use the people you work with." Suzaku muttered.
He aimed his gun at Lelouch and sneered.
"You lied to me…to everyone! You even lied to Nunnally!!" he shouted.
"I had to! Believe me when I say I never wanted to lie to you or to Nunnally like this, but I had no choice!" Lelouch insisted, sending Suzaku a pleading look. "I never wanted any of you to get involved…and now…they took Nunnally."
Suzaku gasped lightly at the mention of Nunnally being taken and he bit his lip.
"Please, Suzaku!" Lelouch begged. "Call a temporary truce with me! Just…just until Nunnally is safe."
Suzaku felt conflicted. On one hand, he knew that Lelouch was most likely telling the truth about Nunnally's kidnapping. It made sense to him. It fully explained why Lelouch just up and abandoned his troops while they were in the middle of a war with the Britannian forces. On the other hand, he knew he couldn't trust Lelouch anymore…not after this. Not after knowing who Lelouch was.
Suzaku shook his head after a moment, his mind made up.
"I can't trust you, Le-Zero." he stated. "Not after…all this."
Lelouch's eyebrows knit together.
"Suzaku, please!!" he tried again, desperate to save his little sister. "We--"
"No." Suzaku said firmly. "I won't help you. You…Nunnally doesn't need you!! You're nothing but a liar and a murderer!!"
Lelouch flinched at the harsh tone his friend used.
"I-I--"
"You should have never been born!! You're just a mistake!!" Suzaku spat, pure hatred and rage filling his voice. "You don't deserve Nunnally and you don't deserve to live!!"
Kallen stared up at the two boys in shocked silence, her attention straying to Lelouch as Suzaku ranted.
She blinked.
"Um…Suzaku?" she muttered, standing up.
"I should have arrested you when I had the chance!!" Suzaku continued. "I managed to convince myself that you weren't Zero, but I was wrong to have done that!"
Kallen blinked again, her eyes narrowing slightly as a pang of sympathetic guilt penetrated her heart.
"Suzaku." she called again, moving closer to the brunet.
"That was my mistake…but I'm going to--"
"Suzaku!!" Kallen yelled, whacking him on the back of his head with a fist.
"OW!! What?!"
Kallen narrowed her eyes at him and pointed to Lelouch.
"That's what." she deadpanned before huffing. "White Knight my ass."
Suzaku turned his attention to Lelouch…and immediately dropped his weapon at the sight he was met with.
Shaking like a leaf with his amethyst-colored eyes large and watery, stood Lelouch…with an expression that could only be best described as one a puppy would give someone after its feelings were hurt.
The dreaded 'Kicked-Puppy' look.
"I-I'm a mistake? N-No one loves me?" Lelouch asked, the unshed tears in his eyes dangerously close to spilling over.
Both Kallen and Suzaku gasped at the sight.
"I-I never--"
"Don't listen to that traitor!!" Kallen exclaimed, running up to Lelouch with a bright smile plastered onto her face. "I still love you!! Lots of people do!!"
"I never said that!!" Suzaku said defensively.
Kallen turned and sent him a dirty look.
"Maybe not in those exact words…"
She smiled brightly again before turning back to Lelouch.
"Like I said, don't listen to that jerk! His opinion doesn't matter!"
Lelouch sniffled.
"I-It matters to me."
His eyes narrowed and his unshed tears began to spill over and slid down his cheeks.
Kallen grabbed hold of his shoulders, her bright smile morphing into a distressed grimace.
"H-Hey, don't cry! It's okay! It's okay!" she assured her distraught leader. "He didn't mean it!"
Kallen turned her head to glare at Suzaku.
"Right, Suzaku?" she asked darkly.
"Uhm…r-right!" Suzaku agreed, moving to stand by Kallen's side. "I-I didn't mean it!! Lelouch…oh, please don't cry."
He felt like a total ass.
'I can't believe I made him cry.' Suzaku thought guiltily. 'I know he's done bad things, but…oh, damn it!! I didn't mean to make him cry!!'
Lelouch sniffled again and futilely swiped at a stream of tears with the sleeve of his outfit.
"B-But you said--"
"I-I know what I said, but…I was just angry! I didn't really mean it!!" Suzaku explained, his distressed expression mirroring Kallen's. "So please don't cry!!"
"Yeah, don't cry, Lelouch!" Kallen said in agreement. "Suzaku is just a big stupid meanie!" -Suzaku sent her a look- "You know how he can be so don't get so down!"
Lelouch didn't look at all convinced and he continued to sniffle.
"Y-You're both lying!" he cried. "He meant every word!!"
The two Knightmare pilots were silent a moment before Kallen turned her head to glare quite fiercely at Suzaku.
"Damn it, Suzaku!" she whispered furiously.
"I'm sorry!" Suzaku whispered back, feeling his guilt increase.
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"Okay, so we're in agreement?" Kallen asked.
Suzaku sighed before nodding his head.
"Yeah."
"Good." Kallen said, pleased with herself.
She turned a smiling gaze onto her leader.
"You hear that? Mommy and Daddy are going to make everything all better!" she said, ruffling her leader's ebony locks. "While I go and get your little sissy," -she fisted a hand to lightly bonk against Suzaku's head, her smile never faltering- "Suzaku will stay here and keep apologizing to you until you decide to forgive him! Okay?"
Lelouch sighed in a depressed manner before nodding his head slightly.
"Good!"
Kallen stood and began to walk towards the stone double doors, but she paused and turned back to send Suzaku one last dirty look.
"I think you know what'll happen if you do anything else to upset him before I get back." she said darkly, cracking her knuckles threateningly.
Suzaku gulped.
"Uh…yeah. Don't worry."
Kallen brightened back up and turned on her heel to walk through the doors.
Suzaku sighed and turned his attention back to his depressed…friend? Enemy? Hell, he didn't know any more.
"Listen, Lelouch, I'm sorry." he repeated. "I was just mad and…ah, I really don't know what to say."
Lelouch sighed again and his eyes began to shimmer with wetness.
Suzaku's eyes widened at this.
"Oh no." he muttered. "Ah, please don't cry! I'm sorry! I really am!!"
He tried to think of something, anything, that would please Lelouch.
"Um…hey! You want a hug?" he offered. "It'll make you feel better!"
Lelouch shook his head and his lips started quivering.
"Um…you want to drive the Lancelot?" he offered, holding out the key to the teen. "It's fun! I'll even let you shoot at people!"
He was getting rather desperate at this point. Heck, if playing with the Lancelot would cheer the heartbroken Britannain up, then why not?
Lelouch shook his head again and his eyes started to narrow.
Suzaku panicked. He really did not want Lelouch to start crying again because it really made him feel like a total jackass, but what could he do?
He snapped his fingers as an idea came to him.
"You want to shoot at the Emperor?" he asked.
Lelouch sniffled once before slowly nodding his head.
Suzaku sighed in relief before he smiled pleasantly.
"Okay." he said, taking hold of Lelouch's hand and making him stand up. "Let's go shoot at the Emperor."
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Suzaku groaned as he watched the major headline of the news play.
"Officials state that the mysterious shooting that has wounded His Majesty Emperor Charles zi Britannia is still under investigation. The guards who were protecting His Majesty were arrested under suspicion of terrorism. Officials are still baffled by His Majesty's guards strange dancing and defacing of the palace's walls. It is believed tha--"
Suzaku turned his head away from the T.V. to stare at the ridiculously happy person seated beside him.
"Looks like you're happy." he stated, his head propped up on one hand.
Lelouch just continued to smile and took a sip of hot tea from his tea cup. Seated on his other side, Nunnally tilted her head and frowned slightly.
"Why are you so happy, Oniisama?" she asked. "After everything that happened yesterday…"
Lelouch turned his smiling gaze onto her and reached out a hand to ruffle her hair.
"I'm just glad to have you and Suzaku back safely." he chirped.
Nunnally smiled at the answer.
"Oh, yes. I feel the same." she said cheerfully.
Sulking, Suzaku sighed at the two happy siblings.
"What the hell did I get myself into?" he mumbled to himself, taking a sip of his tea and blatantly ignoring the news woman as best he could.
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Serena: XD I hope you guys are enjoying this epic fail of a one-shot collection as much as I am. :D Please review and maybe give me a suggestion or two for a one-shot. ^^ Here are some examples of suggestions you can make:
Example 1: Human!Arthur hogging Girl!Lelouch all to himself while Jealous!Suzaku tries to steal Lelouch's attention.
Example 2: Q&A session (or something) with some of the cast members in the form of the Lucky Channel off of Lucky Star.
Example 3: RPG-style adventure with the Black Knights.
Example 4: Lelouch gets his very own fairy godparents. (e.g. Cosmo and Wanda. :D)
You know, just random crack-filled suggestions. And before you ask, yes. I did just pull all those suggestions out of thin air. :D I might actually use some of them,--that first one and last one sound like fun--but anyway…please don't forget to review!! ^^ Oh and Happy July 10th everyone!!!! ^^
