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Recchii-Re-chan: There's a Festival Wallpaper that I saw on theotaku(dot)com once, and C.C. was dressed in that pink kimono, holding a fan (I think?). She looked pretty much delicate and fragile and so I thought, 'what the hey, why not use it?' :)

muzique04: Sorry, this is mainly LLxCC fic :(

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Next morning, the skies were pretty clear after the storm (there really was a storm late in the night, around 11-ish), and Lelouch had no complaints. Everything was going the way it should be: Suzaku wanted to make up for his fatal mistake yesterday, thus he woke up very on time today, giving his best friend's shoulder a 'it's morning already' strong shake, jolting said teen wide awake immediately.

So now, Lelouch was walking in his usual slow pace down the sidewalk towards the bus stop, starting the new day happily again.

When he arrived at his destination, the first sight he saw made him stop dead in his tracks with eyes widening. The girl from yesterday, she was here again in that same position. The only difference about her today was the kimono changed from pink to light green color that matched her hair perfectly. Her gaze, they were still the same, still staring straight ahead at nothingness. The sadness was still evident in them.

It took Lelouch a minute to realize he wasn't exactly at the bus stop yet – 15 more feet to go - and the line was getting long. So unless he wanted to be the last person getting on the bus again, he'd better move. Slowly advancing forward, he kept his gaze locked on the green-haired girl. Should he talk to her? But why? Wouldn't that make him look like a stalker of some sort? So she's sitting there at the same spot, big deal. She's just like any other ordinary people; waiting for something or someone to come. Moreover, perhaps she needed to be left alone.

A relief ran through his body when he heard a familiar voice calling out to him from behind. "Lelouch!"

Now he had some distractions from the girl; at the very least, he needed that. So, quickly turned around on his heels, he said with a smile. "Morning, Shirley."

His childhood friend looked him up and down, then grinned knowingly. "Suzaku woke you up on time?"

"Ah. That's his job anyway. That is, until I get a new alarm clock."

"Jeez, you shouldn't rely on him too much like that. What if the same thing like yesterday happens again? You know full well you couldn't afford to miss a class anymore." Shirley said as she started walking beside him towards the bus stop.

"Yes, I'm aware of that," Lelouch heaved a small sigh. "But it can't be helped with the all the busy schedules. Especially now the exams are coming up, I don't think I have time to even breathe."

"Your jokes are never funny."

"But I'm planning to get one soon. Maybe ordering online would be the best option."

"I'm glad to hear that," Shirley smiled brightly at him. She apparently didn't want her best friend get kicked out of school because of another tardy.

As she went on about their updated schedules and how annoying some of their professors had become nowadays, Lelouch remained silent, only offering a nod of the head when needed. His concentration, again, was drawn towards the mysterious girl. She's just sitting there, very still. And if it weren't for the risings and fallings of her chest, he would have been super duper sure that she was a mere statue.

His dark eyebrows knitted together; how could someone stay like that as if their surroundings had no affects on them? Even with all the noise in the early morning –mainly the chatting of people – she never once moved, or at least showed some curiosity. And that really aroused his interest, regarding whether she's a robot or human.

Wait, what am I doing again? He thought, giving himself a mental shake of the head. Since when did I develop a habit of minding strangers' business so much like that? What a waste of energy.

"Lelouch, are you even listening?" Asked Shirley after a while.

"Hm?" He turned around with a questioning look and met with her impatient face.

"Don't tell me you haven't heard a word I was saying," she said, sighing, "seriously, sometimes you can be pretty absent-minded."

"Sorry," he uttered quickly, "what was it that you said?"

"Never mind, I'll tell you later; it's not utmost important anyway. Look, our bus is here."

And then she quickly grabbed his arm, dragging him on it, ignoring his protests completely.

Lelouch had only a mere second to steal the glance at the girl before she was out of sight. He silently hoped she'd be gone by the time he got off the bus this evening. About her always being there sort of made him worry and less concentrate on everything around him, which wasn't a really good thing.

(That evening)

"Lelouch, hurry up. What are you doing?" Shirley called out, looking behind her and found her friend rooted to the spot.

If possible, his violet eyes widened triple-sizes their original size with slightly parted lips as he stared straight ahead at the same familiar sight. The only reasonable explanation for this was that the green-haired girl was still sitting on that bench, in that same pose, despite the biting chills of late evening.

A/N: Like always, I hope you liked this chapter as well, and thanks for reading. Please keep those reviews coming, they are all absolutely loved!