I was awoken in a cold sweat by Suzaku poking me with the eraser of his pencil. That reoccurring dream came back to haunt me once more…

There stood a woman clad in white, her long light green hair cascading down her back. She stared at me with fixated eyes, full of curiosity and wonder; locking eyes with her I just couldn't understand why it was that she was so fascinated in me. I felt an all too human chill run down my spine. I shivered as she walked forward, then out of nowhere a round was shot at her forehead; I didn't know what to do. I became enshrouded in panic and terror as I continued to stand in awe; she came forward once more wrapping her arms around me.

"Come see me in the future," she whispered in my ear, "I'll be waiting for you to come," with that I felt a jolt and had awakened.

I held my forehead trying to make sure that I didn't fall over. I groaned, that was the third time I had fallen asleep in class today; I'm surprised I haven't gotten a detention by now; I sit fairly close to the front where everyone can notice me sleeping. Glancing over I noticed that Karin was dozing off as well, her head hanging low and her eyelids heavy. I couldn't go over and talk to her just yet, class wasn't over and I wasn't ready for our teacher to be lecturing me. I silently waited, surveying my surroundings, Lelouch was dozing off as well but he did a great job at concealing it. He tilted his head towards the window to make it look as though he was just gazing out towards the outside world although in reality he was just sleeping. Why is he falling asleep, he should easily be getting plenty of sleep. I glared at him; it wasn't fair that he was able to get so much sleep while I had to be deprived. Karin and I are in the Black Knights and end up pulling all-nighters for Zero, which I hate and try to wiggle out of whenever I can though that's not often, but Lelouch is over there falling asleep when he has the opportunity to get a plethora of rest. Now, I know I sound like I'm complaining and don't want to be in the Black Knights however I chose to join and now I'm just accepting the consequences; I just like to complain.

"I ought to say 'hi' to Nana-chan," I said to myself as I sauntered out of class; I'm a pretty laid-back person, what's the rush? "I might as well; I needed help with my math anyway. What was all this crap about quadratic equations anyway?" After about fifteen minutes worth of dawdling I finally made my way to Lulu and Nana-chan's dorm, located directly next to mine. I knocked on the door with great finesse waiting for an answer; there was none for a few minutes. No answer? I waited for a while longer, there was no need to hurry; this math wasn't going to be due for another few days, I could feel it in my gut. The door opened a crack; I saw a small head come through, the familiar light brown hair bringing back so many memories.

"Hi Nana-chan," I said quietly, looking down at the ground.

"Eve, is that you?" She asked in her small, quiet voice.

"Yeah, it's Eve; it's been a long time hasn't it?" I said my voice trembling. "Where's Lulu, I have to question him."

"Big brother is out at the moment."

"What a shame," I replied, "may I come in?" Nannally looked up and smiled at me, she wheeled herself out of the door's way,

"You've always been welcomed, feel free to come in." I wandered through the rooms, inspecting everything looking for anything that could arouse my suspicion.

"It smells like pizza everywhere I go," I muttered to myself. Continuing my search I stumbled upon Lelouch's room, "Finally, I think I've found it!" Gingerly, I opened the door. Someone rushed past from behind the door as I opened it, running for cover. My senses heightened and I was ready to turn Lelouch's room upside down. The room was surprisingly clean, the only mess was paper littered all over the ground. I carefully stepped over the papers all over the floor as I searched through the drawers and closet. I turned everything inside out until I found something of interest; as I was snooping under his bed there sat the mask of Zero, sitting in a pile of old homework. I was astonished. Lelouch was Zero.

"What is it that we have here, someone snooping?" The voice was that of the woman that was in my dream, I got out from under the bed bumping my head. Massaging the lump on my cranium I felt the all too familiar chill run down my spine once more as I saw who it was that had spoken to me. It was the same woman that I had seen in my dreams.

"I knew you would listen to me and come," she said with a flick of the wrist.

"W-what are you talking about?" I stuttered, my eyes scanning her up and down.

"I told you to come, correct?" I nodded, her eyes continued to bore into mine, "Well, then you've done what you were told to do. It was a test; I wanted to see if you could and would come." I felt my face grow hot, no one used me. I'm waaaaay to prideful to let anybody boss me around; it took Lelouch years to get me to listen to him. "Who are you?" I asked her, she stared at me with her gold eyes fixated on mine.

"My name is C2, Evelyn Harada," she said calmly. How is it that everyone knew my name? The front door opened and I heard footsteps; Lelouch, for sure it was him. I ran out of his room tossing aside the mask without putting it away in its hiding place. I caught up to Lelouch, running forward giving him a great big friendly hug,

"Lulu-chan, I need help with my math homework." I paused and looked up, his violet eyes showed great displeasure, "I forgot how to do the quadratic equations!"

Pretty good, hmmm? This story really cleans up well, I'm proud of it. Thank you for the continual support and patience you exemplify while waiting for my updates.

Peace!

Burnt Taco