Kallen fiddled with the cutlery on her table. She was feeling anxious. She had come to this café in Japan (not Area 11 anymore) after receiving an anonymous message and wasn't sure what to expect. She hadn't told any of the others that she was here either, so if this was a trap she could only rely on herself to get herself out of here.

Why hadn't she told the others? Because she suspected that the message was from Lelouch, and she needed answers from him. What he had said in the cargo bay had hurt like hell, but what he had said after "Kallen, you have to live.", made her uncertain that what he had said was true. Lelouch was a liar after all.

She needed to know what she meant to Lelouch really.

A large man in a hoodie entered the café and sat at the table next to her and ordered a coffee. She caught a glance at the man's face and swallowed as she confirmed her suspicions. There was no doubt that it was the one and only Jeremiah Gottwald, which could only mean one thing; Lelouch.

She thought that she would be relieved, but her anxiousness only increased tenfold. This was actually happening, she was finally going to get her answers.

Another man entered the café and although his cap hid his face, Kallen could tell that it was Lelouch from his slender body. Lelouch sat at her table, looking up at her, gratefulness in his eyes.

"I'm glad you came, Kallen." Kallen's heart skipped a beat, could he really care, or was he just planning to use her. She had to keep herself thinking rationally and not let her emotions get the better of her, looking at Lelouch, she could already tell that he knew that she had come alone.

"I want answers." She explained herself looking Lelouch directly in the eyes. "More specifically, I want you to answer my question again now that we don't have guns aimed at us. What do I mean to you?"

Lelouch was visibly surprised. Kallen knew it wasn't because she asked this particular question, he was too smart not to expect that it must be because he wasn't expecting her to ask it so early in the meeting, but why? Kallen felt a small pang in her chest as she realised that Lelouch probably thought that she didn't doubt what he had said, that she had that little faith in him.

Lelouch avoided her gaze, a bit sheepish. "You might be one of the few people I have left, my last reason to live."

Kallen's heart was beating at an alarming rate, and she couldn't quite believe what she was hearing, although she could tell that this time Lelouch wasn't lying. Still, she needed to know more.

"Do you love me?" Kallen watched Lelouch carefully as he slightly narrowed his eyes in thought. The was a long pause before he answered.

"To be honest, with everything that has been going on, I haven't thought about that. For the last two years, everything has been the Black Knights, protecting Nunnally, keeping my identity a secret, the geass order, keeping Rolo under control, trying to figure out what Schneizel has been planning." Kallen was disheartened to hear this, but it was proof enough to her this wasn't some big ploy to manipulate her, he could have so easily said yes and won her over completely.

"But," Lelouch caught her attention again, "After only one long horrible day, the majority of those got wiped out, and I would be willing to try to find out."

At the back of Kallen's mind, she just accepted, that ploy or not, he had just won her over anyway.

"However, that is not why I asked for you to meet me." Lelouch went back to business.

"What do you need?" Kallen asked instantly, ready to help. Lelouch smiled and shook his head in amusement.

"I have a plan, but first, I need to get you caught up. I killed my father." Lelouch stated, and allowed her some time to process this.

So, the emperor was dead. This changed everything, without him, the Britannian empire would be overcome by chaos at best. Kallen could tell that wasn't all though, so she nodded at Lelouch to continue.

"With Jeremiah's help, I have also captured Suzaku." Kallen unconsciously glanced back at Jeremiah, who was scanning the other tables on the lookout for threats.

"So, he's not with you?" She said to show her surprise.

Lelouch nodded, "No, after all he has done, I simply cannot trust him. I also had Jeremiah remove the geass I put on Suzaku."

Kallen nodded again, well aware of what he was talking about, said geass had been a pain in their backsides for a long time now.

"Is that all?" She asked.

Lelouch pondered for a moment, before he answered her, "Rolo is dead."

Kallen hadn't really met Rolo, but had heard bits and pieces about him, so she just nodded.

"Are you still willing to help me?" Lelouch asked again, and Kallen nodded.

"Of course."

"Well then, let's move onto to the plan. Quite simply, I am going to take control of Britannia."