Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! This is chapter 3. this is the most dramatic chapter of story. Hope you'll like it and please REVIEW after reading.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass.

The Promise

Chapter Three: A Broken Promise

When Kallen woke up, she was lying on the floor, she instantly felt the throbbing in her head. She heard a familiar voice but couldn't remember who's voice was it.

"Finally you woke up"

Kallen sat up to see who was talking, she's expecting see, "Lelouch?" she asked, to her surprise it was not Lelouch, it was his fake brother, "Rolo?!" her eyes widen "but your supposed to be dead."

"Well, unfortunately I'm alive" the boy said with a smile in his face.

"How?"

Rolo stared at her, then gave her an devilish smile.

"You like my brother don't you?"

Before she can answer his question, Rolo shot her, Kallen gasp when the bullet hit her right leg, the boy in front of smile devilishly "does it hurt?" he said mockingly "that's what you get for trying to steal my brother from me"

"I'm not stealing him!"

"Yes you are! You always take his attention so that he would forget about me!"

"I get his attention because he needs me with his plans."

"He doesn't need you! All he need is me! Nobody but ME!"

Kallen stared at him in disbelief, this is not the Rolo she met in Ikaruga a couple of months a go, this is not the Rolo who will do everything for his brother. Rolo walked towards her, Kallen can't move, her whole body is aching. When Rolo is in front of Kallen, he knelt in front of her and reached for her arm, he held it with his and without a warning he squeezed it, causing for her wound to reopen.

"Before I kill you. I'll make you suffer"

Rolo tightened his grip on her arm, her blood flowing on is hand.

"Urgh!" Kallen moaned in pain

"This is your punishment for stealing my brother" said Rolo still with his devilish smile.

"You're crazy!"

"And you're dying"

Kallen smacked him with her right fist, Rolo fell down on the floor. He looked at Kallen in disgust, who is now standing in front of him. Rolo stood up and said "I think it's time to kill you". He activated his geass, Kallen saw the geass mark in his right eye, she knew she woudn't be able to return to Asford academy with Lelouch, that she would break her promise to him.

Rolo used his geass on Kallen and pointed his gun on her heart, Kallen stood there not moving.

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Lelouch went out of his Shinkirou, he put off his contacts, revealing his geass marked eyes. 'Kallen, where the hell are you?' the prince thought. Lelouch heard a gun shot, his heart beating faster as he run to the direction of the sound.

"Kallen!"

Lelouch saw Kallen bathing in her own blood.

"Nii-chan!" Rolo said.

Lelouch looked at Rolo and saw him holding the gun, he grabbed him in his collar.

"What did you do to her?" Lelouch asked angrily

"You don't need her!" Rolo answered innocently

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?" Lelouch shouted

"Why do you care so much for her? She's just one of your pawns."

"She's not a pawn! She never was! I-I need her" his voice cracking in anger

"You don't need her! All you need is me Nii-chan, your brother."

"You're not my brother! I had a brother but his is dead! My brother will not harm the person I love, instead he will protect that person."

"NO! Nii-chan I'm alive! I'm still you're brother"

"You're not my brother"

Lelouch looked into Rolo's eyes "I, Lelouch vi Britannia commands you DIE!" the prince ordered "yes Nii-chan" Rolo obeyed him and shot his head.

"Kallen!"

Lelouch stumbled over to Kallen, he cradled her in his arms, tears started flowing from his eyes.

"Kallen, please open your eyes" his voice cracking.

"Lelouch? Is that you?" Kallen saw Lelouch blood stained "Are you shot?" she asked worriedly.

Lelouch was shocked by her question, 'she still cared for me despite the pain that she might be feeling' the prince thought.

"I'm not" he assured her, his tears continued falling from his eyes

"Hey don't cry!" she commanded, as she coughed blood

"Kallen!"

"Urgh!"

"Kallen, I wont let you die"

Lelouch looked into Kallen's sapphire orbs "LIVE", Lelouch knew it won't work, he already used his geass on her, but still he tried over and over. 'It must work' he thought. "LIVE", it did nit work, again he tried "LIVE".

"Stop it Lelouch, you know it wouldn't work"

"It will work!" he said stubbornly "it must work"

"Listen to me, Lelouch" Kallen said weakly

Lelouch nodded.

"Lelouch, will you promise me something?"

"Anything, Kallen. Anything for you"

"Lelouch, live on. I want you to promise that you will return to Ashford academy and live normally" she gave him a weak smile.

"We're going to return to Ashrord academy together, you promised me!"

"Do you promise, Lelouch?"

"Promise... I promise"

"I'll be counting on you"

"Please, Kallen don't die, I can't live without you. I-I... I love you" his voice cracking.

Before she can say anything, Lelouch kissed her, it was a passionate and at the same time time weak kiss. Lelouch felt Kallen pull away, he open his eyes and looked at her. Kallen held his face with her blood stained hand, she looked into his geass marked eyes. 'Her eyes, full of honesty and sincerity' Lelouch thought.

"I love too, Lelouch."

Kallen's hand fell on her chest, her eyes closed.

"Kallen!" Lelouch said panicking "open your eyes, Kallen. Please, open your eyes. Im begging you... open your eyes. You cannot leave me like this."

He knew she wouldn't open her eyes, but he kept on begging her again and again.

"I can't live without you. You are everything to me, Kallen. I'm begging you, please open your eyes."

Lelouch hugged Kallen's lifeless body.

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Black Knights Hangar

"Where the hell are they?"Tamaki asked "Zero should declare Japan's liberty now."

They saw their leader coming, his not wearing his mask, he is carrying their ace in his arms.

"Lelouch! What happened to Kallen?" Ougi asked.

Lelouch just stared at him, tears running down his cheeks. Ougi shook him and said "tell me, what happened to her?"

"Sh-she was shot by Ro-rolo" Lelouch said his voice cracking.

Ougi stared at him disbelief.

"She's only unconscious, right?"

"I wish she is, but... but she's gone" Lelouch said weakly.

To his surprise Ougi saluted, tears started flowing from his eyes. The other Black Knights did the same as he walked. He knew they are giving honor to their captain, to their ace, to their comrade and most specially to their friend.

Author's Note: Dramatic isn't it? Please review and tell what you think about it.