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A/N: Once again, I'm sorry to all those that have been waiting during the whole week for this chapter :) The fact that so many people have added me to the Story Alert and Fav. Story Alert makes me proud (but no over confident) of the work I've done. Also... Small request to all the readers out there, Can you pleeease put write some reviews? I want to hear what you think about my story and if you think I can improve on it! Ok... Enough talkin now, lets get on with the story ! :)
"Forgive me my Princess, but you must die because..." his finger slowly squeezed the trigger as he said, "I must Live..." Seconds later, a single shot echoed through the Stadium...
Chapter 3: "Startling Revelations"
Location: SAZ Stadium Grand Stage, Mt Fuji
Everyone in the stadium was dead silent as the shots echo slowly began to die. Suzaku stood facing Euphemia on the Grand Stage, his eyes were cold, emotionless and ringed with a slight tinge of crimson. Euphemia's eyes, were more of shock and confusion as the soft crimson glow in her eyes slowly faded away. Everyone around them, stood silent as they waited to see what would happen next. As the crowd stared at the two before them, the body of Euphemia slowly dropped back, revealing a blossom of crimson red staining her dress as her body connected with the floor. The crowd was silent, not knowing whether to react or stay silent. A second later, total anarchy descended upon the stadium...
Cornelia instantly lost all sense of sanity when she saw her beloved sister get shot by her own knight. Her thoughts were reduced to primeval rage as the only word that flashed in her mind was 'Kill' as she gunned her knightmare straight towards the Grand Stage, not allowing even her own knights to get in her way. As she drew up next to the stage, she immediately got out of her knightmare and ran straight to her sisters body, praying that there was still a glimmer of life in her body. To her relief, her beloved Euphy was still alive, though her breaths were short and raspy, it did not stop her from trying to get her sister to speak. "Euphy!!! It's me, Cornelia! " she yelled as Euphemia eyes slowly started to flicker open. No words could describe the feeling Cornelia felt when she saw her sister open her eyes, even of they were half-closed, it still meant that there was still a chance. "Euphy... Don't worry, you'll be fine," whispered Cornelia in a soft voice, that only her sister could hear. Euphemia's mouth slowly opened as she squeezed out, "Sister..." Cornelia quickly put on a smile as she slowly repeated, "Don't worry Euphy, you'll be fine, " then yelling across the stadium, "Someone get me a medic!" She looked back down to her sister to see her lips up turned in a weak smile before hearing her say in a strained voice, "Don't worry... Cornelia...nee-san" Cornelia started to shake her head as she felt tears slowly forming in her eyes as she said, "You'll live Euphy... I promise..." Euphemia still kept her smile as she slowly shook her head and said, "No... No I... Won't" Tears were slowly trickling down Euphemia's pale skin as Cornelia grabbed her shoulders and screamed, "No!!! You must live Euphy! You MUST!!!" Cornelia could feel tears coming down her cheeks to as Euphemia strained to lift her hand up to her sisters cheek. Cornelia was shocked when she felt Euphemia's hand cup her cheek, her once warm, smooth palms were now cold and gritty. Slowly, Euphemia began to wipe away her sisters tears as she said slowly, "Don't... Worry..." stopping for a moment to take in a breath before saying, "I... will... always... lo... ve... y...ou..." straining to pronounce the final words as the remaining life within her slowly faded away, her eyelids slowly sealing her amethyst eyes in darkness. Cornelia could not do anything except stare at her sisters body. Her magenta eyes slowly widened in realization as she slowly whispered, "Euphy..." getting no reply, she tried again except more louder. This continued until she was literally screaming at the top of her lungs, tears flowing out of her eyes. Slowly, her sorrow was consumed by pure rage at the thought of the monster who killed her sister. Cornelia slowly brought herself up, her eyes hidden behind the shadow of her hair...
Suzaku did nothing as he saw Cornelia approach him, he was too dazed to even comprehend what had happened. That didn't stop Cornelia when she ran up to him and punched his square in the jaw. The force of the punch was so strong that Suzaku was knocked down to the ground. Before he could do anything, Cornelia jumped on top of him and began to hammer him with a barrage of punches. Trying as hard as he could to stay conscious, Suzaku could hear the words, "Killed," and "Loved," It wasn't long before Guilford came to restrain his Princess from killing Suzaku as he grabbed her by the arms as he pulled her away while she was kicking and screaming. While that was happening, Darlton slapped a pair of cuffs on his wrists as he said, "Suzaku Kururugi. You are hereby arrested for the murder of her highness, Princess Euphemia Li Britannia." Suzaku couldn't believe his ears as he heard what Darlton said before hearing the man whisper into his ear, "Your going to wish Cornelia killed you Kururugi because now, your life is going to become a living hell..." Darlton began to drag Suzaku off the stage, leaving him to imagine what horrible fate awaited him...
Location: Unknown...
'Where... am I?" White slowly began to fill her vision as she asked her self, 'Am I... Dead?' As sudden as the white appeared, a dark figure suddenly appeared in her view. 'Who... is that?' she asked to no one in particular. The figures face slowly began to sharpen, to reveal a sweat covered face, his violet eyes staring at her... 'Le...louch?' As she said his name, she suddenly heard an echo from nowhere. Looking at the figure in front of her, she was shocked to see the mans mouth opening and closing. Slowly, but surely, the echo got stronger until she could hear the figures voice repeating over and over again, "Euphy!" before being thrown back into the harrowing dark.
Location: Umi no Hime Medical Bay, Shizuoka Bay, Area 11
Lelouch sat silently next to his unconscious half-sister, hooked up to various medical machines in order to make sure she wouldn't die. 'No! She can't die!' Lelouch yelled to himself. He still remembered picking up Euphemia's body while everyones attention was focused on Suzaku and Cornelia. Surprisingly, Euphemia was still alive even after the shot she took. Cringing at the thought of having to carry a blood drenched Euphy into the Black Knight's submarine, probably scaring the crew on board with his blood stained costume. 'Euphy's blood...' thought Lelouch as he stared grimly down onto his blood stained costume. He then remembered how frantic he was, ordering the doctors on board to save her at all costs. Words could not describe the fear Lelouch felt under his mask as he paced outside the operating theater, praying the his half-sister would live. Lelouch knew he had God to thank when the doctors told him of their success in saving her, though she was still unconscious. It was then that he rushed into her room and ordered no one to disturb him unless it was absolutely necessary. He now waited for any sign of her awaking from her distant summer, hoping that God really answered his prayers just this once. 'Just one wish God... One...' Lelouch thought to no one in particular. Shutting his eyes, Lelouch prepared to lean back when he suddenly heard a low moan from Euphy. Reeling in shock, Lelouch saw his half-sisters eyes slowly start to flutter open, revealing her amethyst eyes. Inside Lelouch, his heart was doing somersaults while his brain started to thank the entity known as God. "Le...louch?' questioned Euphy in a weak voice as her eyes slowly adjusted to the harsh light of the medical bay. Upon hearing Euphy utter his name, Lelouch literally grabbed his sister and enveloped her in a hug as tears slowly started to stream down his cheeks. "Thank God... Thank God..." sobbed Lelouch as he drowned himself in his sisters hair.
"Where am I?" was the first question Euphemia asked as Lelouch slowly pulled away, his violet eyes now red from all the crying. Taking in a deep breath to calm himself, Lelouch quickly said, "You;re in the medical bay of the Black Knights submarine, the Umi no Hime." Euphemia looked up at her stricken half-brother and asked the question he would dread, "What about the Special Administrative Region?" Lelouch cringed at the thought of having to explain his role in the failure of her dream as he slowly sighed and said, "I'll tell you but, you're not going to like it..." Lelouch then went on to explain his accidental role in causing her SAZ to fail, watching her facial expression change as he explained how Suzaku shot her. "Suzaku... Shot me... But... Why?" asked Euphy, her eyes now clearly prepared to burst into tears. Steeling himself, Lelouch began to explain his Geass, first being met with a confused look from his half-sister until he removed the contact that C.C gave him to blocked. He then followed to explain Suzaku killing her and how she was now "dead" to the world. Her eyes began to swell up in tears as she looked as if her soul was ripped out from her. Keeping her head down, she slowly asked, "What happened to Suzaku?" Lelouch's violet eyes averted away from her as he slowly said, "He's been arrested by Cornelia and is now going to be executed. At that news, Euphemia's head instantly shot up, echoing Lelouch as she said, "Executed?" Lelouch grimaced as he said, "Yes..." knowing full well what would come next. "Please! We have to save him!" yelled Euphy as she tried to get out of her bed, only to forced back down by a spasm of pain. "Euphy..." sighed Lelouch as he said, "Fine... But you can't go back." Euphy stopped for a moment and asked, "Why?" Lelouch looked up and slowly answered, "Because the whole world, even your sister thinks you're dead..." It took a few second to register in Euphy's mind before saying, "Your right... I can't go back now... But where can I go now?" Lelouch immediately began to smile as he slowly said, "Euphy... I've got an idea..."
Tokyo Settlement Government Building Interrogation Chamber, Tokyo, Area 11
Why!!! Why did you kill her?!" yelled Cornelia as she backhanded Suzaku against the wall, leaving a swollen black and blue bruise. Suzaku just stammered as he said, "I... d...don't... remember..." This seemed to enrage her even more as she grabbed Suzaku by his prisoner garb and hauled him up against the wall, snarling in his face as she asked in a cold voice, "And her body?" Suzaku was shocked at this sudden revelation of Euphy's body gone missing and daringly asked, "What... do you... mean?" The Witch of Britannia's snarl grew even bigger as she coldly whispered, "Don't play dumb Kururugi... After we arrested you we could not find her body..." Behind her, Darlton and Guilford watched in horror as she continued to "Interrogate" Suzaku. "Think we should stop her?" asked Guilford in a low voice. Darlton however simply replied, "No... Kururugi deserves what he is getting for betraying our no... Euphemia's trust..." Guilford could only nod as they turned back to the spectacle in front of them. "Tell me now... Where is her body?" Something seemed to have snap inside Suzaku's head as he yelled, "How the h*ll should I know?!" spraying blood and spittle across Cornelia's face. Darlton and Guilford were equally shocked as Cornelia slowly began to laugh as she wiped her face off with a gloved hand. Both Darlton and Guilford knew what was going to happen... Kururugi was going to die a slow... painful death at the hands of Cornelia. Slowly wrapping her gloved hands around Suzaku's throat, she began to squeeze the air out of him. Slowly his face began to turn blue as he lost more and more oxygen when the door to the chamber suddenly opened, revealing a Britannian officer. "Why are you here?" asked Cornelia as she released Suzaku as he started to gasp for air. The Britannian office face was chalk white as he said to everyone in the room, "Your Highness... Its Zero..."
Tokyo Settlement Government Building Conference Room
'Why would Zero want to talk to us?' thought Cornelia as she sat on a high backed chair facing a large screen TV. Kneeling on the floor beside her was Suzaku, still covered in bruises and dried blood. Behind her stood Darlton and Guilford to make sure nothing went wrong. 'Why would he want to see Kururugi to?" she thought as the screen in front of her slowly came to life. Within moments the screen changed to reveal Zero in his ionic mask. "Ah... Cornelia... It has been a while hasn't it?" Cornelia let a small snarl escape her lips as she said, "Don't waste my time with small talk Zero. What do you want?" Zero seemed unconcerned as he replied, "Straight to the point eh Cornelia." mocked Zero as he continued, "Very well, the reason I call is to say that you've been torturing an innocent..." Cornelia was enraged as she shot up from her seat and pointed towards the kneeling Suzaku saying, "What are you talking about Zero? This dog killed Euphemia! He deserves everything he has gotten!" Zero's masked head turned to face Kururugi and asked, "Is this true?" Suzaku sighed for a moment as he said, "Yes.. Yes its true... So please... Let me pay the price..." At Suzaku's words, Zero began to laugh, echoing around the room and getting Cornelia more frustrated as she yelled, "What do you think is so funny?!" Zero stopped laughing and slowly said, "Kururugi is innocent..." Cornelia yelled, "How can you claim a man is innocent when the evidence clearly shows he killed her. Zero sounded amused as he said, "I will say this again, Kururugi killed no one that day..." Cornelia was now at her breaking point as she yelled in to the screen, "Prove it!!!" Zero's mask just stared at her as he said in a more serious tone, "Cornelia... I'd like to introduce a new addition to the Black Knights High Command," Suzaku and Cornelia just stared at the screen as it slowly zoomed out to reveal another person standing next to Zero before he continued, "Allow me to introduce... My Black Princess..." Everyone stared wide eyed at the screen as standing in the camera's view was a very alive Euphemia.
A/N: Man... this was a super long chapter (my standards)! For all those who are wondering why I took forever, blame it on school, exams and this massive writers block when I came to the reviving Euphy scene... It was soo confusing!!!! Also... I'm also sorry for not mentioning other characters like Kallen and Shirley. Don't worry! They will appear soon! Anyway like I said at the beginning, Thanks to all those who put me on their story/fav story alert but c'mon I need some more reviews! I want to know if I meet ur expectations and not end up in the history books as the worlds worst fanfic!
P.S: I've also found a perfect new costume for Euphy since she is in the Black Knights now. No I will not reveal it until the next chapter (starts to laugh like Zero)
Now pleeease read and review or I'll have Millay make all of Ashford Academy make you!