Rumor Has It: Trouble in Paradise
For a baby that was supposedly his and Lelouch's love-child, it was horrendous. Quite frankly, it was almost an insult to him and Lelouch.
It was bald, dirty, and one of its arms had a dent in it. Suzaku could have sworn it was older than him too. And to add insult to injury, it looked nothing remotely close to the sexy deity Lelouch was. It didn't have Lelouch's alluring, captivating amethyst eyes. Or his silky, midnight black hair. Or his adorable, perfect nose. Or his smooth, porcelain skin.
Nothing!
And it didn't have anything of Suzaku's either so people couldn't blame the love-child's hideousness on him. Neither he nor Lelouch had anything to do with this scarecrow looking child.
Yes, IT. The stupid, plastic doll currently lying on Suzaku's bed. Scratch that. Suzaku picked up the doll and tossed it unto his desk chair.
The fangirls would throw a fit if they knew Suzaku treated the thing with such carelessness, but Suzaku didn't care. Lelouch himself hated it. He had shoved it into Suzaku's hands and never looked back.
So, I'm sure you're wondering what our poor hero Suzaku has gotten himself into this time. To Suzaku's credit, it wasn't his fault at all. It was the teachers! And stupid class projects!
It all began when a woman came into their science class. The woman glanced around the room but for some reason, her eyes landed and stayed on Suzaku and Lelouch. After getting a nod from Lloyd, the woman stepped forward and addressed the class.
"Hello, I'm Professor Cecile Croomy, but you can all call me Cecile. I'm a psychology teacher here at Ashford." Cecile said as an introduction.
As if knowing that the students would be wondering what she was doing in their class, Cecile continued.
"As some of you may know, Psychology is a science and after much convincing, I got Lloyd to agree on a joint class project with me." Cecile said.
From behind Cecile, Lloyd skipped across the class straight out the door. He was back in a few seconds though, pulling a cart. The contents in the cart were covered by a sheet.
"This project is to examine stress and the psychological affects it can have on us." Cecile said as she stepped aside, allowing Lloyd to speak.
"And what better way than with THE most ANNOYING things to exist on this planet~?" Lloyd all but beamed as he pulled off the sheet from the cart, dramatically revealing baby dolls. "Babies~!"
Oh God no!
If someone had taken a picture of the students in that moment, they would have all had stunned, gaping faces.
Babies?
Lloyd outright laughed at their faces.
"I don't know if they're THE most annoying, but they can be quite stressful to handle, especially on college students with other stressful obligations, like exams and work. But this is the point of the project! Doesn't it sound fun?" Cecile smiled brightly.
No! I already have Lelouch and all the rumors that come with that!
Suzaku could already hear all of the new rumors that would spread now.
"Now, this is a project that requires a partner, but you all already have your assigned lab partners, so we can skip over that." Cecile said.
Cecile went on to explain what they were to do and how to measure their observations and all that other stuff that made Suzaku hate science. While she did that, Lloyd handed out the plastic dolls to each lab station.
Suzaku had never seen an uglier doll in his life and by the look of disdain on Lelouch's delicate features, neither had he.
Suzaku glanced up at Cecile as she continued to ramble off and noticed that she was watching him and Lelouch intently. Was it just him, or was Cecile really intrigued by him and Lelouch?
Oh no. She knew about the rumors didn't she?
Wait.
Did all of his teachers know about THE rumor about him and Lelouch?
Crap.
Suzaku rested his forehead in his hand. So his teachers were well aware of his "love life" that wasn't actually true but deep down Suzaku wished it was even though it was quite embarrassing and it made him feel like some kind of lecherous pervert because his and Lelouch's relationship was supposedly based on passion that wasn't exactly passion but some kind of uncontrollable lust?
Great. That must make a wonderful impression of him on them.
"This is for a grade, so no slacking off!" Lloyd said before he dismissed the class.
Oh, the irony. Lelouch and him where rumored to be…copulating all the time and now this thing happens. It quickly became their "love-child" and the fangirls were having a field day.
All the girls on campus had squealed when Suzaku and Lelouch walked out of class with it, but honestly, who would be caught dead with this thing?
Suzaku stared at the offending piece of junk on his desk chair.
Unless… Suzaku gave it a make-over? That could work.
~ 0 ~
"You colored its head?" Taking a closer look, Lelouch added: "With a marker?"
"Yeah. It's not bald anymore." Suzaku said as he held it up for Lelouch.
"I'm pretty sure that goes against child care ethics or something." Lelouch responded.
"Yeah, well, it was the only thing I could think of to salvage it. If you ask me, I should get a best parent award or something." Suzaku said, placing the doll back unto the desk.
"For permanently marking your child's head? Why black anyway?"
"What's wrong with black?" Suzaku asked.
Lelouch shrugged as he picked up the doll and looked at it.
"You colored in the eyes too?" Lelouch asked.
Suzaku simply nodded.
"Why purple?" Lelouch asked, glancing at Suzaku with narrowed eyes.
Oops.
"Is it supposed to look like me?" Lelouch asked with a frown.
Double oops.
"Never. This thing is nowhere near as beautiful." Suzaku said as he shook his head.
Lelouch's eyes widened a fraction and Suzaku quickly caught himself. He couldn't help blushing a little.
"I mean – it's ugly. It would make ANYONE look beautiful." Suzaku said as a bad attempt to cover up the compliment he didn't mean to admit.
Lelouch finally broke eye contact with Suzaku and looked back at the doll. "I see…"
Suzaku felt a bit uncomfortable. He needed to get the easy going, friendly atmosphere back and so he opened his big, fat mouth.
"Anyway, it's only natural for babies to look like their mama." Suzaku said.
Triple oops.
Lelouch's head whipped around and stared at Suzaku wide eyed for a moment before narrowing his eyes at him.
"Mama? ME?" Lelouch demanded as he slid the doll over to Suzaku like if it had burned him.
"I – I mean, I'M not its mama!"Suzaku tried to defend himself as he pushed it back over to Lelouch.
"I'm NOT its mama either!" Lelouch retorted as he pushed it back over to Suzaku.
"It's needs a mama!" Suzaku defended, shoving back towards Lelouch.
"No it doesn't! It's just a damned doll." Lelouch protested, shoving back to Suzaku.
"It's not just a doll, it's a grade and we need to take it seriously. Babies need both father and mother figures!" Suzaku argued, shoving it towards Lelouch again.
"Then you can be the mother figure!" Lelouch retorted, pushing it back to Suzaku.
"No, that's you! You're more feminine than me!" Suzaku argued, shoving it yet again back towards Lelouch.
"What? Feminine?" Lelouch glared, shoving it back towards Suzaku.
"I – I – Take it! I had it for the past two days!" Suzaku shoved it back at Lelouch.
"I don't want it!" Lelouch shoved it back to Suzaku.
"Lelouch!"
"Suzaku!"
That's when it happened. The damned thing started wailing to the top of its lungs. Of course Cecile would put some kind of mechanism in there with baby cries. Wouldn't be stressful without it, now would it? It didn't have lungs so it was beyond Suzaku how the blasted thing could be so loud.
In the heat of the moment, Suzaku reacted on instinct. He grabbed the doll by the leg and threw it. Unfortunately, he threw it towards the direction of the window. The open window. Suzaku's good aim be damned. The doll flew straight out the window and landed God knows where.
Damn!
Would this be his fourth oops?
Suzaku gaped at the open window. He hadn't meant to do that. A glance at Lelouch affirmed Suzaku that Lelouch was as shocked as him, if his wide eyes and hanging jaw were any indication.
"Suzaku!" Lelouch scolded as he got up to look out the window.
"Sorry, that was an accident!" Suzaku apologized as he got up intent on following Lelouch to the window, but something at the corner of his eye caught his attention.
Turing around, it was only then that Suzaku noticed the rest of the class and Cecile standing around them. When had they come in? The only thing worse than the stares of the other students was the huge grin plastered on Cecile's face.
"Stressed already boys?" Cecile asked almost too sweetly.
~ 0 ~
The love-child had landed in some bush outside but that wasn't enough to protect it from flying out of a second floor window. Its arm was broken and it had a dent on its forehead.
Cecile had checked the other student's dolls and dismissed the class early, except for Suzaku and Lelouch. They were apparently the only ones experiencing problems so far. Or stress. Whatever. Since Suzaku was the one to fling the doll out the window, Suzaku had to get it.
The only thing worse than that was the rumors that Suzaku heard circulating while he had walked down the hallways. Lelouch and Suzaku were bad parents. Lelouch and Suzaku were a bad couple. Lelouch and Suzaku aren't meant to be together.
Who starts these things? Who doesn't have a life and decided to ruin Suzaku's? Either way, the way things were going, Suzaku and Lelouch weren't keeping up their act as well as they thought they were.
Damn.
Either way, those other matters would have to wait till later. He was currently sitting beside Lelouch, crippled love-child lying on Cecile's desk, and Cecile patiently seated in front of them, almost as if she was a therapist.
"Before we do anything else, I should confess. You guys are the real reason I pestered Lloyd to let me assign this project." Cecile said.
Both Suzaku and Lelouch's heads snapped up at this.
Satisfied with their attention, Cecile continued. "I wanted to study male relationships, particularly, male parenting. Ashford's rather traditional and conservative, so I was excited when I heard about you two. Your relationship sounded promising but I suppose that there will always be troubles in paradise, am I right?"
Suzaku could feel the color drain from his face. So she did know about the rumors!
"So, mind telling me what's wrong? I'd love to get some insights from you both." Cecile said as she laced her fingers together and rested her chin on them.
"Um… we – " Suzaku began before he was cut off by Lelouch.
"I'm sorry, professor, but this is a personal matter between Suzaku and I." Lelouch said.
Whoa! That may be true, but Suzaku would never have the guts to talk to a superior like that. Lelouch didn't seem to have any problems with that though.
Cecile nodded at Lelouch. "Understandable. But may I ask just one question?"
Before Lelouch could deny her request, Suzaku nodded.
"Yes." Suzaku said, ignoring the pissed look Lelouch gave him.
"Were you two arguing about the doll?" Cecile asked.
Suzaku nodded.
"Why?" Cecile went on to ask.
"Um, responsibilities?" Suzaku said as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Like?" Cecile probed.
"Who should take care of it next….or what roles we are to play…" Suzaku answered.
Cecile leaned forward at this. "What kind of roles?"
"I thought it was just one question?" Lelouch interrupted.
Suzaku glanced at Lelouch, noticing the light scowl on his face. Lelouch wasn't angry at him, was he?
Cecile leaned back, apparently admitting defeat. "Well, at least you boys are reacting well to the project." Cecile commented.
"Reacting well?" Suzaku questioned.
I just threw the doll out the window.
"The point still is to measure stress, y'know. I'm just particularly curious on how your relationship handles stress when handling a baby and judging by the way you threw the doll out of the window, I can see that you weren't in the best of moods, Suzaku."
"It's not just the doll…" Suzaku said under his breath, but Cecile heard him.
"Oh?" She inquired.
Damn. She's good.
Before Suzaku could answer, Lelouch stood up. "If you'll excuse us, Suzaku and I will be leaving now."
Suzaku stood up as Cecile hastily said: "I'm here to help."
Suzaku paused in his tracks.
Help? Help what? His and Lelouch's non-existent relationship? It hadn't occurred to Suzaku that although none of this was real to him and Lelouch, it was to everyone around them. Was it really alright to lie to everyone like this? To tell everyone that he and Lelouch had something special when they didn't? Reality was far from the façade he and Lelouch put on. Suzaku didn't even know what they were. Were he and Lelouch acquaintances? Friends? Fakes?
Suzaku had to spend time with this person. Pretend that they were lovers, and yet, Suzaku knew nothing about him. They were still complete strangers to each other. The only thing he knew about Lelouch was his name and likewise, Lelouch only knew Suzaku's name.
Suzaku wanted to know more about Lelouch. He didn't dare think that he wanted to know everything he could.
Suzaku grabbed Lelouch's wrist before the raven could walk out the door. "If it's alright, I want to hear this."
Lelouch looked back at Suzaku. "What?"
Suzaku ignored Lelouch and addressed Cecile. "Um, do you…can you help us with our relationship?"
Cecile's face brightened up considerably at Suzaku's question. "Yes! Aside from psychology, I also studied counseling and other little things."
Lelouch leaned close to Suzaku. "What are you doing?"
Suzaku figured that Lelouch was trying to be discreet, but Suzaku wasn't going to let Lelouch have his way this time.
"Helping us." Suzaku said loud enough to be sure Cecile heard him.
Lelouch's eyes quickly glanced over at Cecile before glaring into Suzaku's. Suzaku lowered his voice for what he was going to say next, however.
"Lelouch, people don't think we're good together anymore." Suzaku said.
"What?" Lelouch asked.
"The rumors. If you want to sustain this farce, then getting some advice wouldn't hurt."
Lelouch blinked at him.
"Besides, you still owe me a favor." Suzaku continued.
"Is this what you're wasting your favor on?" Lelouch inquired.
"No. This will help us both in keeping our little pretend game and so it's in your best interest to play along. Until the time comes, I am going to do the best I can with this act and you should too."
That way, at the end of all this, you won't be able to deny my request.
Lelouch continued to stare at Suzaku, seemingly processing everything before he spoke.
"I don't like people meddling in my business." Lelouch said.
"Just let me handle this, ok?" Suzaku asked.
Lelouch looked at anywhere in the room except at Suzaku for a few seconds before meeting Suzaku's gaze again.
"Fine." Lelouch acquiesced.
"Thanks."
Suzaku smiled lightly as he brought his hand up and ran the tips of his fingers across Lelouch's cheek. Lelouch was caught off guard for a moment and Suzaku had no idea what possessed him to do that.
Cecile cleared her throat loudly, getting the attention of both males. Suzaku was glad for the distraction.
"I question if you really need my help though." Cecile commented.
Suzaku felt his cheeks heat up a little as he stepped away from Lelouch.
"No, um, we'd like to hear any advice you can give us. I don't think it's ever bad to reflect on relationships, right Lelouch?" Suzaku said as he sat back down in the chair he was previously occupying.
Lelouch simply nodded as he also sat back down.
Cecile clasped her hands together. "Wonderful. I'll start by asking if there is anything you'd like to mention first or if there is anything in specific you'd like to discuss."
Suzaku glanced at Lelouch who simply shook his head.
"Not really." Suzaku said.
"Ok, then are you alright if I analyze you both?" Cecile asked.
Lelouch shook his head again as Suzaku responded. "No, that's alright."
"I'm quite perceptive, so don't be surprised with the things I've already picked up on. I also don't want to make this too formal, so please relax and don't worry about being professional or anything. I can also be quite straightforward, so if any of you feel uncomfortable at any moment, feel free to ask me to stop." Cecile informed them.
Both boys nodded.
"Now, before we do anything else, Lelouch, would you please hold Suzaku's hand?" Cecile asked.
Lelouch stared at Cecile, almost like if he didn't comprehend what she said. Lelouch glanced down at his hands resting on his lap before looking over at Suzaku. Seeing that Lelouch looked like he wasn't going to make any moves soon, Suzaku lifted his hand from his lap and reached over for Lelouch's before he was stopped by Cecile.
"No, Suzaku. Let Lelouch hold yours." Cecile said.
Suzaku retracted his hand and placed it back on his lap. Looking over at Lelouch, Suzaku noticed that he appeared a bit stiff. Lelouch glanced over at Cecile before looking back over at Suzaku again. Suzaku hadn't realized that Lelouch's hands were clenching his pants until Lelouch slowly released his grip, but he still didn't move his hand towards Suzaku's.
"Why are you so hesitant?" Cecile asked Lelouch.
"I-I'm not." Lelouch responded before he quickly released his grip, reached over and grabbed hold of Suzaku's hand.
Lelouch's hand was surprisingly cold, but more than that, Suzaku couldn't get over the way Lelouch's hands trembled ever so slightly.
"Lelouch?" Suzaku called out softly.
Why was Lelouch so nervous? Did he hate holding hands? Could Lelouch have been in a bad relationship before? Is that why he didn't want people asking him out?
Suzaku turned his hand over so that his palm was facing up and wrapped his fingers around Lelouch's hand. He put his other hand over Lelouch's and enclosed Lelouch's hand in his.
"Suzaku, does he initiate contact or is it always you?" Cecile asked Suzaku.
"Um, huh?" Suzaku stuttered dumbly as he was brought out of his thoughts.
"No, I also…" Lelouch began but he let his sentence fall.
"Lelouch, you like Suzaku, don't you?" Cecile asked him.
Lelouch blinked at Cecile and in that moment, Suzaku could feel his heart stop.
Lelouch nodded. "Yes…"
Suzaku released the breathe he didn't know he was holding just as he felt himself blush. He fought it against it though. Of course Lelouch would say 'yes.' They did agree to pretend to be lovers and to tell everyone that they were together.
"Then kiss him." Cecile commanded Lelouch.
Lelouch blinked blankly at her and visibly stiffened as Suzaku held his breathe again.
"Excuse me?" Lelouch asked.
"Kiss him" Cecile repeated.
Lelouch's body was still rigid. Suzaku observed Lelouch.
Something was definitely wrong. When this all started, Lelouch was in the lounge because he wanted to get away from something. And when he asked Suzaku to help him, it wasn't just to stop people from pining after him and confessing their love to him. It was more than that. There was something deeper that Lelouch was trying to hide.
It was true that Suzaku was dying to kiss Lelouch (where did that come from?) but Suzaku wasn't going to do this to Lelouch. He wasn't going to get a kiss from Lelouch like this. If Lelouch had some kind of trust in him, Suzaku didn't want to lose it. If something was wrong, then he didn't want Lelouch to associate any bad feelings or thoughts with him. He wouldn't be able to stand that.
"You want to work on this relationship, don't you?" Cecile asked.
Suzaku tightened his hold on Lelouch's hand.
"It's ok. He doesn't have to." Suzaku intercepted.
Cecile narrowed her eyes at them. "Correct me if I'm mistaken, but aren't you boys intimate?"
"I – um, yes, but we hate public display of affections." Suzaku weakly offered.
Cecile kept looking at Suzaku skeptically.
Who was Suzaku kidding. She could tell that he and Lelouch had never actually kissed before. Much less done anything other than literally sleep in a bed together. And Suzaku knew that she could see that Lelouch wasn't comfortable with this.
Suzaku knew that Lelouch knew that Cecile was suspicious as well. But before Cecile could voice what she had in mind, Lelouch grabbed hold of the front of Suzaku's shirt and pulled him towards himself. The quick motion startled Suzaku and almost made him fall out of his chair but Suzaku had other matters to be concerned over, like the soft lips against his.
Soft yet firm lips that belonged to a certain raven haired beauty. To be fair, Suzaku had no idea Lelouch was going to do this so he was unprepared. His eyes were wide open in shock and his lips were unresponsive against Lelouch's. But to Suzaku's credit, Lelouch wasn't doing anything much either other than pressing his lips against Suzaku's and squeezing his eyes closed.
Suzaku wasn't going to let this opportunity simply go. He'd be damned if he did. If they were going to kiss, then Suzaku was going to make sure it was the best damned kiss Lelouch ever received. So much so that he'd never forget it just like he was sure he himself would never forget this moment.
Closing his eyes, Suzaku lifted the arm that was previously limp with shock against his side and ran his fingers through Lelouch's hair, brushing it aside from his face. He gently cupped the side of Lelouch's face and held him there, returning the kiss by pressing his lips firmly against Lelouch's until he felt Lelouch pull away.
Damn. Too soon.
As far as first kisses go between them, it could have been much better. Should have been much better. But Suzaku wasn't going to complain. He finally got to kiss Lelouch. THE Lelouch. Suzaku could hardly believe it. Sure he was the sexiest guy most people had ever laid eyes on, but they'd never gotten to kiss him. Only Suzaku has. And judging by the awkward way Lelouch kissed, it was pretty easy to come to the conclusion that Lelouch hadn't done much kissing either.
Suzaku's head would have swelled with pride if he wasn't feeling dizzy. Finally remembering that Cecile was also in the room, Suzaku let go of Lelouch. But before he could say anything to her, Lelouch stood up.
"Thank you for your help, Miss Cecile, but Suzaku and I should really get going." Lelouch said quickly before he turned and walked towards the door.
Suzaku stood up as well. "Yes, thank you."
Before he could follow Lelouch, however, Cecile held up her hand, motioning for Suzaku to wait. She reached for the doll that had been forgotten on her desk and held up to Suzaku.
"Don't forget this." Cecile said.
Oh yeah.
"Oh, right." Suzaku reached forward and took the doll. "Thank you."
"See you in class." Cecile said as she sat back in her chair.
Suzaku nodded and turned around, noticing that Lelouch had already left the room. Walking out into the hallway, Lelouch was nowhere to be seen.
Lelouch had ditched him. And he had left him with the doll. Again.
Suzaku sighed as he shoved the doll under his arm and made his way back to his room. That's where he saw him. Lelouch was sitting the floor, by the wall next to Suzaku's dorm room. Waiting for him.
Suzaku felt déjà vu wash over him.
It was almost like the day Lelouch had been waiting for him. The day Suzaku became his "lover."
Lelouch glanced up as he heard Suzaku approaching but didn't get up. Suzaku wasn't sure what to do. He felt bad that he had made Lelouch go though…whatever that was, and now Lelouch seemed down.
Or did he really? Lelouch wasn't exactly the happy-zippy type. Or was he? Suzaku didn't know Lelouch that well. He hardly knew anything at all. But he wanted to.
Suzaku leaned against the wall and slid down it until he was sitting beside Lelouch. The two sat there in silence for a while until Suzaku finally spoke.
"I'm sorry."
Lelouch lifted his head again and looked at Suzaku. "What for?"
"For making you sit through that." Suzaku answered.
Lelouch looked away again. "I should be the one apologizing."
It was Suzaku's turn to lift his head and look at Lelouch. "Huh?"
"For kissing you."
Suzaku's cheek's flushed.
"N – no! Not at all! I'd kiss you again any time…" Suzaku said before he caught himself.
And damn, did Lelouch's lips look perfectly kissable when he frowned like that.
"You can't tell me that was a good kiss. It wasn't." Lelouch said.
"No…but, still…" Suzaku began before he was cut off by Lelouch.
"You'd kiss me again because of how beautiful I am, right?"
Suzaku visibly swallowed as he nodded. "No point denying it. The whole campus is smitten by you."
Including me.
Lelouch looked away from Suzaku, not looking pleased at Suzaku's answer.
"Tell me about you." Suzaku blurted out.
That at least got Lelouch to look at him again, albeit a bit confused.
"We're doing this, and yet, I know nothing about you." Suzaku clarified.
"What are you talking about? We're not doing anything. It's all pretense." Lelouch responded.
"And if I don't want it to be that way?"
"What?"
"N-nothing. It's just that, it doesn't mean we can't be friends."
Lelouch shook his head. "Doesn't matter. As long as I'm a pretty boy, that's enough, isn't it?"
"What?"
"Never mind. Listen, all I need from you Suzaku is your cooperation. If you don't want to do this anymore, then just tell me."
"No, I'll still…do my part."
Lelouch nodded at Suzaku's answer in acknowledgement. Both he and Suzaku sat in silence for a few minutes. It was a little awkward since both boys weren't sure what to say or if they should be the one to get up and leave first.
"Hand me the stupid thing." Lelouch said, breaking the silence as he gestured to the doll at Suzaku's side.
"You're going to take it?" Suzaku asked as he handed it over to Lelouch.
"It is for a grade." Lelouch answered as he reached for it but Suzaku moved it away from his grasp.
"It' alright, I can hold on to it." Suzaku said.
"Suzaku…"
"It's fine. We don't really have to be parents to it. Who would really know as long as we don't damage it anymore? It should be fine."
Lelouch nodded slowly. "Yeah, ok. Thanks."
"No problem."
And it really wasn't a problem. Even if he and Lelouch weren't considered friends, Suzaku didn't have any problem helping Lelouch. Suzaku had a feeling that Lelouch could ask anything of him and Suzaku would be willing to do it.
Why was he feeling this way, anyway? He didn't owe Lelouch anything. It was actually the other way around, Lelouch owed him a favor.
Suzaku walked into his room and let the door shut closed on its own. Turning on his lamp, he noticed that Gino wasn't in the room. Great. Suzaku tossed the doll unto his bed as he fell unto his back beside it and just laid there, staring at the ceiling.
Suzaku brought his fingers to his lips. Lelouch had kissed him. Suzaku blushed as he remembered the sensation of those lips against his. It wasn't the best kiss he'd ever had, but he meant what he told Lelouch when he said he'd kiss him again.
Suzaku replayed the kiss in his head. Lelouch really didn't seem experienced. Could that have been his first kiss? Was Suzaku his first kiss? It was a bit strange though. For a guy who most likely had everyone throwing themselves at his feet, he'd never kissed anyone before?
Suzaku turned over unto his side trying to clear his head. He was thinking too much. Something that he only started doing after he met Lelouch. It was like Suzaku couldn't turn his brain off no matter how much he wanted to. Lelouch's face would appear in his head. And his voice would ring in his ears.
It was like he was obsessed with everything Lelouch.
But Lelouch could care less about him.
It was obvious to Suzaku after today. Lelouch didn't even care to be friends with him. He didn't want to get to know Suzaku like Suzaku wanted to desperately know more about Lelouch. He just wanted Suzaku to put on an act for him and that's it.
An act that was quite frankly killing him. Being around Lelouch. Talking to him. Holding his hand. Kissing him. It was too much and yet not enough.
Suzaku felt his eyes sting. Blinking quickly, he tried to hold back the tears that were threatening to spill. Great. Now he was crying like some school girl who found out her crush didn't like her back.
That's what this was, wasn't it? He liked Lelouch. And not just because he was the hottest guy on campus, but because he genuinely liked him. Suzaku could feel it. Heck, he was crying over him.
Suzaku reached for the doll lying beside him and brought it closer to himself.
"Mini Lelouch. That's your name."
Suzaku chuckled at his own stupidity. Yeah, he had a problem.
~ 0 ~
"Well, at least you managed to not destroy it anymore than it already was since that last time." Cecile said as she collected the doll from Suzaku and Lelouch.
"Yeah, um, your talk really helped." Suzaku said.
"Much." Lelouch chimed in.
"I'm glad." Cecile said as she moved on to the other group.
The project was finally over and Suzaku felt immensely relived. He was tired of all the talk about the love-child. For the rest of the week after the incident, he and Lelouch were able to work together and put on the best act they had so far. They were loving, nurturing parents to an ugly piece of plastic. At least in public that is. Back in his room, Suzaku would toss the thing in a corner and forget about it until it started crying or something, until Lelouch reprogrammed it, that is. Lelouch figured it was probably on a timer or something and made it stop crying. How Lelouch did it, Suzaku had no idea. He didn't understand the wiring or how Lelouch even knew how to do such a thing, but he was glad. So in all honesty, this project was a breeze.
Now if only Suzaku's life could be as easy.
~ 0 ~
And so this is finally up. I'm sorry for the extremely late update! I hit a writer's block and waited for inspiration to slap me in the face and tadah, this is the result. I don't know how it turned out like this. I was trying to make this story light and funny and yet it somehow became a bit melodramatic and sad.
I don't know where this is going, so I'm sorry if the next update is a little slow (maybe not, who knows? Inspiration might strike sooner) but I am also working on another story that will hopefully be up soon (and that will hopefully be good).
Thanks for reading and I hope this was enjoyable!
Disclaimer: Code Geass and the characters do not belong to me!