Hey fellas, new chapter out. It's quite short and deals mainly with Suzaku… Think of it as an almost "filler" chapter. However, it does lead into the "Shirley at Gunpoint" section next chapter quite nicely.
GOOSE
"I think you'll get along fine here, Goose."
She called me Goose…!
He heard the door close as he turned the other way.
Well, Miss Kozuki, I think you'll be seeing a lot of me at Ashford… Maybe I'll join the student council! I'm sure that Milly and VP Lulu wouldn't mind…
Then, he fell to his knees, doubled over.
No… not now! I just got here!
He vanished.
SUZAKU
"Well, it seems our Lancelot has proven itself yet again!"
Suzaku turned to see the very pale, beaming scientist saunter over to him.
"I guess so, Lloyd."
"Oho! I suppose we have our devicer to thank as well…"
"You're only saying that because I'm behind you, Lloyd."
"Oh! Hello, Miss Cecil!"
"Hello, Suzaku."
Lloyd placed a hand on his shoulder and got right in his face.
"Suzaku, I do hope that our Lancelot wasn't damaged…"
"Only slightly."
"Stony as ever, I see. Come, Cecil, we need to finish our testing."
"Goodbye, Suzaku. You should probably head over to the school."
He nodded. Lloyd hummed a tune as he strolled away. As flamboyant and silly as ever…
He began packing his unfinished Algebra homework into his bag and changed into his uniform. Ugh… Millay's going to kill me if I'm late for student council again… He checked his watch.
Oh, god-dammit!
Grabbing his bag, he ran for the door. Opening it, he overheard Lloyd using his "serious voice."
"Yes, it must have been… develop that knightmare… radiant wave surge…"
Deeming it unnecessary, he dashed for the exit. He decided to "borrow" Lloyd's car rather than destroy his feet running. He left a note on the wall. Lloyd always kept his keys in his car, so there was no need for hotwiring.
I swear, the only vehicle he cares about his damn Lancelot…
He drove casually to school, hoping to avoid getting pulled over- he was an Eleven, after all, military status or no, the police force were very prejudiced. When he finally reached the parking lot, he noticed a very angry blonde at the council room door. Uh-oh…
"PUNCTUALITY!" she screamed as he got out.
"Is that another one of your 'spells'?"
"YES! And it's going to make you show up on time!"
He chuckled and she punched his arm.
"Ow!"
"C'mon! We need to work out the details for the next event!"
"You really like doing event after event, huh?"
She winked and smirked. "You know me!"
Inside, Nina was in her usual spot, looking up the chemical formula for a rare uranium isotope on her laptop. Shirley was unsuccessfully trying to call Lelouch. Rivalz was… where was Rivalz?
"SUZAKU!"
He found himself in a headlock, a fist tousling his hair.
"OW! Rivalz, stop noogying me! Stop it! Rivalz!"
Suzaku eventually pushed him away, snickering. Then a sharp pain shot through his finger as a weight seemed to latch onto him.
"Gah! Arthur! Let go!"
Millay and Rivalz broke out in laughter. Suzaku put down Arthur and rubbed his head, sheepishly. This is exactly what I want to protect…
A very tired-looking Kallen walked into the room.
"Oh! Hey Kallen!"
"Hm…" she grumbled. She walked to the table, sat down, and promptly fell asleep.
"Okay…"
"GOD!"
"What is it, Shirley?"
"Lulu won't frickin' pick up!"
"Yeah, he's been like that lately…"
"Well, It's really annoying!"
"You know Lel- Ah!"
Lelouch, also tired, strolled through the door Kallen had neglected to close.
"LULU! Why didn't you answer my calls?!"
"Oh? Sorry… my phone… uh… died."
Shirley frowned. "Well, keep it charged!" she yelled as she stormed outside.
Lelouch turned to Suzaku, a faint smile on his lips. "What's wrong with her?"
"She suspects that you and Kallen are dating."
"Oh?" He looked at her. She replied to his glance with a snore.
"Are you?"
"No, it's just a coincidence."
"You might want to tell her. She seemed a little… out of it."
"Hm."
Outside, Shirley clutched an envelope.
"Oh, Daddy, you know exactly what to get me!"
Like I said, it's short. I actually combined two chapters to make this once I saw how short it originally was. So, some constructive criticism (nothing cruel or 'man this sucks' reviews, and no 'I love this lol gud job [smiley face]) would be greatly appreciated.
