"People who love each other end up reuniting. No matter how far apart they are, they will reunite in the end. Love is something that returns."

Act 2 : New Love, Old Love..?

Two years later...
Lelouch is still holding on...

Lelouch is sitting down in front of Kallen's gravestone he has no more tears to cry... After all these years she's still the girl he loved. "Kallen…they said I should let you go…but whenever I tried to forget you the more I always think about you…I still love you…and I always will…I don't think I can't find another girl like you…"He said gently touching her gravestone.

"Kallen…I will always love you…I'll always will"

"Alex! Alex! look at this…you were chosen to be one of the contestants at mural making at the Black Knights Corporation!" Kallen said excitedly

Suzaku turned to look at her from his painting. "What you joined me with that contest without my consent?" He said his emerald orbs staring intently at Kallen's face.

Kallen pouted as she hug her boyfriend from behind "Hmm…please…don't get angry at me okay? I just want them to recognize you as a greatest painter of all time…I want them to acknowledge your paintings…and especially BK Corp. has the famous museums if they choose your painting it will be your great chance to show them your talent." Kallen said convincing her boy friend.

"I don't like…just withdraw the application." Suzaku said as he turned back to his work.

"Alex…just imagine this…the prize will be big enough for our dream wedding…and the other fact is you can help Uncle's to pay off his debt to the bank…the job is just simple Alex…you'll just do their mural pretty please? Join for me…" Kallen said sweetly while producing a puppy dog eyes.

"How much's the prize?" Suzaku asked out of the blue.

"Hmm…100,000 yen…and you'll have the courtesy to make a mural for the wall of one of the Black Knights museum." Kallen answered her boyfriend with a smile on her face.

Suzaku sighs 100,000 yen is big enough to help his father to pay off his debt and he can keep the other half of the money for their wedding. "Ok…I'll join." he agreed hugging his girlfriend in return.

Kallen smiled. "Thank you Alex you're the best!" She said kissing Suzaku on his cheeks. "I'll call Shirley right away!" Kallen said as she dialed the telephone to contact her bestfriend.

"Hey Lulu.." Rivalz called his friend.

Lelouch didn't even spared him a glance his amethyst orbs still glued on the Kallen's name on his gravemark. "Nana-chan called…they want you at office right away." Rivalz said looking down to his friend.

"Why don't they move without me?" Lelouch said sarcastically as his bangs covering his eyes.

"Lulu…you know it's time to go back…it's been 2 years since…" Milly stopped half way on her sentence because she knows whatever she'll gonna say could send her friend off the edge and she doesn't want to deal with his anger. Even though two years had passed he doesn't want them treat Kallen as a dead person for him she's still alive.

Milly elbowed Rivalz. "Ouch that hurts Madam pres!"
"Quit the teasing 'am not the president anymore..this ain't highschool.." Milly hissed.

"What a drag…"

"You know what Lulu…Sometimes I wish I was just a cloud, floating along."

Lelouch turned to look at Milly "You're always like that…" he said as he stands up from kneeling down.

"Ready to go?" Rivalz asked

Lelouch nodded. "Ok let's go back to reality."

Milly smirk. "That's the Lelouch that I know...and well you need to cover this thing up to your monstrous fiancée…you know I don't know why you chose her to be your fiancée…she's too scary."

"My mom chooses her not me…and In fact I don't really want another one except for her." Lelouch said looking at the clear blue sky. "No one can replace her in my heart."

Rivalz sigh. "This conversation is turning about her again."
Lelouch turned to look at his best friend. "Let's go"

Milly and Rivalz smiled. "I agree." They said as they followed their raven haired friend.

Kallen and Shirley chose to meet at the mall were the Brittania's own.—of course they does not know about it.

"Hey Aerith!" Shirley called her friend waving her hands in the air.

Kallen turned to look at her friend and smiled. "Shirley you're late…" She said playfully.

"I'm sorry…I hurriedly close the shop when you called me but still the traffic made me stuck for a minute on the road." Shirley explained completely out of breath from all the running.

Kallen smiled to her friend. "That's alright."

"So did Alex really agreed to join the competition?" Shirley asked

Kallen nodded. "Yeah…In fact I'd just submitted his painting at the HR of this mall."

"Um…really…that's good." Shirley's phone started to ring.

Shirley blush in embarrassment. "Uh wait Ai I'll just answer the call." the orange head haired girl said as she excuses herself.

Kallen shook her head. "Take your time Shirley just answer it."

"Ha…ok…I'll be there in 30 minutes ok…bye…" Shirley said as she hung up the phone. "Aerith I'm really sorry…I have another appointment to attend to…it is ok to you that I'll leave you here alone?" Shirley said to her friend.

Kallen nodded. "Yeah I'll be ok…in fact I'll be ready to go…" She said smiling.
"Just go to your appointment."

Shirley smiled and kiss her friend on her cheeks to say goodbye. "Ok…see you this night ok?" She said to Kallen as she run off ahead.

"Hmm…I'll be there don't worry." Kallen said assuring her best friend.

In timing Lelouch and the gang entered the mall right across where Kallen standing in.

Five men in black suits approach the two.

"Lelouch-sama…the president is waiting for you at the office." The other man informed him.

the raven nodded. "I'll be right there…"

"I'll be at my office if you need our help." Milly said leaving Lelouch behind with Rivalz.

Lelouch just left there on his position looking at his surrounding. This is the first time he entered this mall ever since the accident 2 years ago. Suddenly his eyes caught a familiar red haired girl standing across the other lane just opposite of his direction. His eyes showed recognition even he does not have a better view of her face but he's sure... that its very familiar to him. He can feel his heart pounding against his chest as he watched her run. Lelouch reflexes started to cooperate with him. He started to run with one thing on his mind chase her!
"Kallen? KALLEN?" Lelouch shouted as he tried to get the red head's attention but there's no use. She kept on walking and running away from him. Until the crowd of people hides her from his view.
"KALLEN WAIT!"

From the crowd Kallen's looking at the man in suit in her point of view the man is handsome. Having a raven hair a pale skin..
"Kallen? Is he looking for his girl friend? Too bad for him…" Kallen thought as she looks at the distress guy her attention from the raven haired guy diverted when suddenly her phone rings.

Incoming Call...
Alex...
045-

She answered it.
"Hello Alex…"

"Aerith… Where are you? Did you already submit the portrait?" Suzaku asked from the other line.

Kallen nodded. "Yep…I already submit it…ok…I'll go home now…ok…bye…" She said as she hung up the phone. Kallen turned to look at the guy one last time before deciding to walk away.

The three men in suits approached Lelouch..

"Lelouch-sama…"

"Did all of you saw a girl with a auburn hair? Huh TELL ME!" Lelouch said desperately panting from his running.

They shook his head. "No sir..."

"DAMN IT!" Lelouch cursed out loud making the bystanders look at him. "Check all the CCTV'S I want to see all of it now!…" He commanded angrily as he entered the mall once again.

"I know that's you Kallen…please help me to find you…"

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass, the plot is based on Korean Drama 'Stairway to Heaven'. The Song inserted in this chapter is Forevermore by Side A Band.

Foot Note: (A/N: Kallen still don't have a clue whose Lelouch is…she heard him shouting Kallen but she does not turned her back on him because she think it's the other girl he called. So he just ignored him and went straight away.)

Another Note: Kallen will be called Aerith in the future chapters

Suzaku would be called Alex.

I'm just changing how people in my fic call them I'm still following the path of Canon 'Stairway to Heaven' so changing names is necessary.

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