A/N: Hi guys! I'm very sorry for this late update. Thank God I manage to finish this up. I had a hectic schedule. Being a high school student requires many responsibilities and I had to review for my quarter exams. Then this week, we are currently having our sportsfest and I'm really busy. Hope you would understand. Anyway I have to remind you that this chapter is very OC. Pls. Be kind to review this chapter.

I don't own Code Geass. Enjoy Folks!

She Left, He shattered

Lelouch woke up and notice the empty space previously occupied by the green haired girl. He yawned happily then called "C.C ... are you there?" Gaining no reply he stood and thought to himself "Maybe she went out for a walk. Better accompany her; it bores me when she is not around." He stood and took his mask from the mask rack. He wore it and went outside.

C.C was on the ship deck, glancing at the view of Penglai Island. Opposing Lelouch's smile and happy feeling, she is gloomy and frowning. As the cool air passed her, she shivered and decided to go back. When C.C was about to turn around, she felt something on her shoulders and a pair of hands that wrapped around her waist. It was Zero's and his cape surrounds her shoulders providing her with warmth. "Mind to tell me what you are thinking? Why scowl at a perfect view? Don't you like it or is it something else?" asked Zero.

"Nothing's bothering me, just got out for some fresh air. Haven't got used to my usual expression?" He just chuckled then they heard something growled. It was her stomach. That was enough to know that she is hungry. "Let's go to the cafeteria looks like you're hungry, oh... how could I forgot, there are no pizza's there. I'll call pizza hut when we get back to the room." He grabbed her hand and led the way to their room. As they were walking, C.C spoke "I'm not in the mood to eat pizza, maybe I'll try out the food in the cafeteria." Lelouch was surprised at her statement and he froze in his tracks. He asked her "Are you sure?" she replied with a yes and they headed to the cafeteria instead to their quarters.

There were few people eating in the cafeteria at that time, most of the black knights went home early. The only ones that are still there were Tamaki and the gang. Zero entered the cafeteria first and Kallen spotted him easily. As she was about to wave her hand to signal him to join them, her mouth hanged open when she saw C.C with him. Not just that, they were holding each other's hand while walking towards a table. Tamaki saw that too and looked at Kallen, He laughed hysterically at Kallen's expression.

"Look at Kallen!" Tamaki said, calling the other's attention. (Except C.C and Zero) hearing her name, she closed her mouth and started blushing as she saw them looking at her while trying to hold their laughter. "She's blushing now." Added Tamaki. Kallen can't stand the situation and got up from her seat. "Could you excuse me for a second?" asked Kallen. They nodded and she dashed out of the cafeteria. Ohgi gave Tamaki an angry glare and told him "Look at what you've done. You embarrassed her. You didn't need to do that. Go after her and apologize." Without hesitation Tamaki followed Ohgi's orders.

"Just sit here, I'll be the one to go to the counter, what would you want?" asked Lelouch, C.C looked at the menu and replied "Beef teriyaki with rice and lemon juice would be fine." "Okay, got that. Wait for me here." said Lelouch. Then he left and went to the counter. C.C sat at the chair and noticed that she is still wearing Zero's cape. She removed it and folded it neatly. She watches him and patiently waiting for him to return.

Although Lelouch is the Black knights Leader, he still followed the sign: First Come, First Serve. While he was patiently waiting for his turn he talked to himself, "Wonder what's wrong with her? She's acting weird, it's obvious that something's bothering her and normally, pizza is her all around food (breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner and midnight snack) She would even willing to risk capture just to get a piece of the giant pizza... maybe she is just growing tired of eating that greasy food. That's better, I would be able to save money from those pizza deliveries and she would be able to explore more nutritional and money- saving food out there." "What do you want to order sir?" asked the crew. Lelouch woke up from his stupor and said "Give me beef-teriyaki with rice and large size Lemon juice." "Anything else sir?" asked the crew. "Nothing more." He simply replied. He got his order and walked towards their table.

"Here you go." He gave C.C the tray with her order. C.C took it and noticed something, she asked "where's yours? Aren't you going to eat with me?" he sat facing her and replied, "I'm not yet hungry, besides I can't eat here." C.C realized it and said, "Oh yeah I forgot."

Lelouch just watched her eat when he happened to hear the conversation on the other table,

Girl 1: Look at the table over there, it's Zero and his mistress.

Girl 2: Yeah, anyway does she have any position here in the Order of the Black Knights? I only see her follow Zero around and nothing more. Maybe she's Zero's secretary. But what I heard is that she is pizza obsessed and Zero provides it with no question.

Boy 1: There is nothing to think about that. Of course Zero would give her as many pizzas as she want, as payment for her nightly services.

Boy 2: I partly agree and partly disagree, coz sometimes she more bossy than Zero. At times Zero looks like the assistant and she looks like the leader. He spoils her very much and sometimes, I personally heard them fighting and Zero apparently loses in their word wars.

Ohgi: Come on guys, cut it out. You are just spreading wrong news because of those gossips. They are practically both stubborn and being a gentleman Zero gives way to stop the fight.

Boy 1: Neh Ohgi, we know that sometimes, you can't stop your curious mind and I know that you are also suspicious of that Whore!

Girl 1: Hey, Would you keep your voices LOW? Don't you see that Zero is on the other table? What if he hears us? We would be practically doomed!

Even though Ohgi tried to halt the conversation, and one of them bothered to keep the conversation in a low volume, others still continued to chatter, not minding if their leader is currently listening or not.

Until ...

Lelouch had enough, he was a calm and patient man but this time his patience got at its peak, He could take any failures but not humiliation. Especially when both he and C.C got it.

He slammed his hands on the table, causing C.C to look at him. C.C gave him a What's-your-problem-look? (She didn't hear any of the conversation because she is busily eating.)

Zero turned to the other table, The Black Knights on the other table abruptly stopped and horror struck their faces.

Zero shouted "How dare YOU speak of us like THAT? Why? Do you know how important she is to be called like that? She is your superior and one of the greatest contributors in creating this Order then you would call her a whore? It's none of your business to question the way I treat her. She will get the same respect that I get. She is my only equal and otherwise your leader. I don't want this to happen again! And also, I don't want to hear anymore rumors about us, once I found out who is the source of all these and also people who spreads this news will get punishments. As for you all, including you Ohgi, you will clean all of the Knightmares for a whole month without day-offs and run more errands that you usually have. UNDERSTOOD?"

Upon hearing the conversation, C.C was totally shocked that she lost the appetite to eat. The Black Knights on the other table stood and bowed. They said in unison, "Yes sir!" then, Ohgi added "We also wanted to apologize. I'm sorry Zero and Miss C.C, we assure that this won't happen again. We hope for you trust us again. We're sorry!"

Zero grabbed his cape and placed it on his back again. He looked at C.C and told her "Come on, let's go. I don't want to stay here with disrespectful morons." C.C stood then he held her hand again. They started walking towards the exit.

On the Hallway to their room,

"You didn't have to do that. I'm used to it. Relax and forget about it." C.C said trying to calm his nerves. Lelouch annoyingly replied "What do you mean I didn't have to do that? They are disrespecting both of us especially you. It was just right, besides they are getting the wrong ideas and I am just clarifying it and telling the truth. You deserve some respect and it is true that the Order of the Black Knights is nothing without you. I am not ashamed about it though." C.C just kept silent and they reached the room.

As they got inside, C.C flopped down on the couch and Lelouch grabbed the phone. He dialled Sugiyama. As the phone rang and Sugiyama answered, Lelouch gave out an order. "Deliver 5 boxes of Cheese and Pepperoni Pizza here. Don't forget to add extra cheese." After that he closed his phone and sat next to C.C. He removed his helmet and placed it on the table. Then he begun to speak, "I know you didn't eat well back there, so I guess Pizza will make your appetite run up again and I'm kinda hungry. I guess you won't mind sharing some of your pizzas with me." C.C just nodded and stared blankly at the space. Lelouch placed his arm around her and used his hand to place her head on his shoulder. He bent slightly then he kissed her forehead. After that he asked her "You are unusually quiet. Hmm come on tell me, what's up witch? It's already bothering me."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

C.C immediately stood and said, "Our pizza is here Lelouch." As she was walking towards the door, Lelouch mumbled "Saved by the bell, witch." She opened the door and greeted Sugiyama "Hello there do you have the pizzas?" Sugiyama answered politely "Yes Miss C.C Five boxes of Cheese and Pepperoni and extra cheese. Anything else Ms. C.C?" "Nothing more. You can go now. Thanks." Replied C.C. Sugiyama handed her the boxes and left.

C.C closed the door and placed the pizza boxes on the table. She opened the box on the top and started getting a slice. She got another one and gave it to Lelouch. He accepted it and they ate until they finished all of the pizzas together. They downed 5 boxes of pizza in one sitting. C.C burped and Lelouch chuckled. C.C drank her water and they finished their meals.

A minute of silence pass them and Lelouch began to speak, "Do you think the emperor is permanently gone? I wonder if I have defeated him." C.C answered "There are possibilities that you did and you didn't. You see, even though you destructed the Sword of Akasha and nearly destroyed C's world, there might be chances that he's still alive and was just stuck there. As far as I could remember, he is immortal and we didn't manage to destroy the code for it is nearly impossible." "Yes your right." He sadly replied. Sensing his uneasiness and disappointment, she caressed his cheek and told him, "Let's just hope for the best and forget about it and in case that happens. I assure you that you will be able to defeat him." She then sealed it with a kiss on his forehead. Lelouch calmed and smiled again.

C.C was stroking his hair when she spoke to Lelouch "It's getting late warlock. You better go home now. You have a tough week on school." Lelouch smiled and said "I wish I could stay a little bit longer. Anyway, weekdays will pass by very quickly. From now on, I'll stay here on Friday nights until Sunday evening. I'll also hang about here during my free days so I can be with you. Take care of yourself and supervise the Black Knights while I'm not around. I won't be gone for long." Before leaving, Lelouch kissed C.C and wished they would stay like that forever. They pull apart after air was needed. C.C smiled and said "Good night Warlock. Love ya'." "Sweet dreams. I love you too witch." Lelouch responded happily. They bid each other good bye then Lelouch left.

A lone tear escaped C.C's eyes. She thought to herself "It's very hard to stay away from you Lelouch. Especially now that I've learned how much I am important to you. The way you care about me and the way you held me. It makes more things difficult for me. Like you, I want to be with you. But I just can't. I must stay away from you."

At week days, starting from 7am to 5pm Lelouch is busy at school. But after 5pm, He would hurriedly go to the head quarters to check on the Black Knights activities. But now, checking the Black knights activities aren't his reason to go to the base. He definitely wants to see his witch.

It was Tuesday evening and Lelouch is still awake. He mutters to himself "I just realized that it is very quiet in this stupid house without C.C or Nunnally around. It's BORING! And I miss C.C sooooooo much! What about a video call? Wait maybe she's already asleep. It's late already. Maybe tomorrow. Damn it! I didn't even get to see her last night. She just answered my phone call because I told her it's an emergency. (even though it's not. Lelouch just badly wanted to hear C.C's voice)AARRRGGGHHHHH what's running on her mind? Doesn't she miss me? SLEEP LELOUCH! SLEEP you have a "spectacular" week and you need rest. You could see her again. Stop worrying about it! ...

NNOOOOOO... I WISH I DON'T HAVE THIS BUSY SCHOOL SCHEDULE! OR ATLEAST MAKE THIS WEEK PASS BY QUICKLY! IT BORES ME TO DEATH AND I WANT TO SEE HER BADLY!"

Lelouch kept whining like that until he got tired and fell asleep.

Every day, Lelouch goes to school and during the night, he visits the Quarters. That week, he is always excited to go to the base because he wanted to see his lovely witch but something is wrong about that...

Every time Lelouch would go to the place where C.C is, she will go to other places and Lelouch will keep finding and following her. When Lelouch spots the chance to see her, C.C will talk about missions and Black Knighs stuff. Lelouch found it kind of weird and thought that she has her mood swings because of her "monthly visitor "

Lelouch is disturbed and he thinks about it even in school. Sometimes the student council thought of him as daydreaming and constantly reminds him of paying attention. While at classes he thought, "I really don't get her now! I will talk to her seriously this time..."

"Lelouch! Lelouch! Mr Lamperouge! Will you listen to the discussion? Go to the Blackboard and answer question number 3!" and with that call, Lelouch was brought back to reality and did as he was told. Even though he wasn't listening attentively, he answered it correctly.

End of his school week. Hurray for Lelouch!

It was Friday evening and Lelouch was there on his private quarters with C.C. The room was unusually clean and has a very pleasant odor. He thought for it in a while but brushed off his thoughts. Then he started the conversation. "How are the operations? Did they mess around?" C.C monotonously replied "All operations are fine and they aren't doing anything suspicious" The word "suspicious" stuck on his mind and mentally told himself "They are not quite suspicious. You are." He reached for the phone and checked the Call Log. It was empty. No pizza hut delivery since last week. The last numbered dialled for pizza delivery was made by him. The call he made for Sugiyama to deliver 5 boxes of pizza. He even noticed his credit card bill posted on the fridge. It is surprisingly low than the last month. He checked on the bill and found no pizza for the last 2 weeks. He whispered to himself "very suspicious of you C.C "

C.C was lying on the couch, eyes closed but not asleep. Then suddenly Lelouch climbed on top of her and kissed her. C.C was surprised at first but kissed him back. They pulled apart and Lelouch smiled at her. He buried his face on C.C's neck and said to her "mmm I miss you so much. It's been only a week but it's like a month that I haven't seen you. Where were you these past few days? Even though I come here every night, I don't see you lately." C.C was quite stunned of his question but quickly responded her alibi "I was just walking around the ship."

Lelouch raised his head to face her and said "Yeah right as if you have the likes to walk around here. You know what? Lately you're acting strange that it seems your hiding or keeping yourself away from me. What is it that I need to know?" C.C irritately said "I'm perfectly fine and there is nothing that I hide from you." This time Lelouch is annoyed and his tone of voice got a little bit higher.

"You told me that I need more practice in lying to you. But it seems like you too needs more practice. Lately this time, I think that you aren't the C.C I know; you are trying hard to avoid me. Every time I go near you or where you are, you will immediately go away or go somewhere I won't find you. You recently stopped your pizza delivery and you annoy me less. As much as possible every time I see you, you avoid physical contact with me. You don't even let me hold your hand or hug you before I leave. You don't answer my phone calls unless I say it's an emergency. You are too quiet to be you. What is the problem C.C? What's bothering you? Is there anything wrong with me for you to stay away from me?" C.C can't stand to face him, she just turned her head sidewards and answered "Like I said, there is nothing wrong." Lelouch shout this time "Please tell me the truth C.C!"

Tears were freely flowing from C.C's eyes and her voice is getting hoarse .She cannot find the words to say, then Lelouch gently turned her head from its previous position so she can face him. C.C spoke. "There is nothing wrong with you Lelouch. It's me. The problem is me; I'm staying away from you as possibly as I could. I don't want to have a deeper connection with you because I don't want to get hurt all over again. I don't want to be devastated when the time comes for you to leave me. I know that you love me truly, but that love can't conform eternity. Even you knows this fact. We can't be together Lelouch. We must stop this now. And I guess we should stay away from each other from now on." At the end of her statement, C.C pushed away the dumbfounded Lelouch and exited the room. Lelouch was very shocked and he didn't even noticed C.C leave. There were many thoughts running in his mind.

Snapping out of his reverie by a sudden knock on the door, Lelouch stood and answered the door. It was Rolo, reminding him to start the substantiation of the U.F.N charter and the proclamation of their first war against Brittania under one flag, allied with many countries specially China. He wore his mask and noticed her absence. He headed towards Penglai Island and started the event with a heavy heart.

The affair ended. Zero was walking with Rolo when he asked him "You seem to be out of it brother. Any problems?" instead of answering him, he asked Rolo "Have you seen C.C?" Rolo noticed his 'brother's' croaked voice and gently answered "I haven't seen her around. The last time I saw her is the time you both entered your room." Lelouch just replied "Any way thanks for answering my question." Rolo said to him "Anything for you. Did you guys have a fight?" Lelouch paused for a moment then answered him, "Yeah. And I need to see her so we can settle this problem."

They reached the door to his room and bid good bye to Rolo. He walked inside and the door automatically closed. He called out her name hoping that she had returned. The room was silent and he realized that she was not back yet. He went to the fridge to get a glass of water when he noticed a small envelope addressing Zero on it.

He opened the envelope and started reading the letter. There it says:

I'm sorry if I had to leave you this way. I have no more courage to face you and this is the only way I think, to say it to you,

Thank you for all the love, care and patience you've given me. Thank you for granting my wish even though I didn't manage to return it.

Live your life without me. Start living normally and work hard to bring your sister back. As well as creating a better world for her like what you have said. You could keep the power I gave you. Take care of yourself and keep yourself out of trouble. I know that we will find ways to forget each other and there a lot of other girls who deserve you better besides me.

I'm sorry for all the troubles and headaches I've caused you. I hope that someday you will find a way to forgive me for turning your life upside down and hurting you so badly. I will miss you my warlock.

I love you.

C.C

Upon finishing reading the letter he clenched his fist crumpling the paper. He went to C.C's closet and dropped the letter. He swung open the closet door and found nothing of her belongings except for her Black Knights uniform. Even cheese-kun that was on the couch was gone. He ran to the bathroom and insensitively opened the door not caring if she is in there. Finding no signs of his green-haired witch, he banged his fist on a nearby wall and he started crying. He removed his mask and threw it away. He destroyed everything that he could see, he trashed the room, kicked vases, turned the couches and the table upside down, pull the books out of their racks, punched the throw pillows and then he said to himself, "Why do all of the people I cherish leave me? Mom and Shirley died, Nunnally is on Brittania's side and... and... now you run away from me. What's the point on fighting this war if I don't have anyone to fight for?" He wept.

His room was sound-proof. Nobody heard his screams, the things being destroyed and especially nobody was there to comfort his shattered broken heart.

A/N: I just want to clarify things. On the first chapter, C.C left Lelouch because she has plans to stay away from him and her plan of staying away is by means of not getting too close to him or not spending too much time with him anymore. She just wandered around the whole ship so he couldn't see her much. But on this chapter, looks like C.C left Lelouch permanently...

So what do you say? Stay tuned for next chapter (if you guys want me to write one. Just tell me through your reviews.) To: tantei142 Thanks for spending some time in helping me with my chapter 2. I know were both busy but you still manage to help me with it. Good Day and God bless!