Lelouch smiled at Kallen with the same smile he would give her at school during the old days. "What's wrong? It's like you seen a ghost or something." Shock on Kallen's face was replaced with anger in her eyes. She grabbed the controls making sure to keep the gun directed at Lelouch. The Knightmare lurched forward and lessened the gap between Lelouch's and hers before stretching out the Knightmare's arm so it stretched all the way to his. The back of Kallen's Knightmare opened to allow Kallen to get out. That didn't stop Kallen from pointing an automatic at Lelouch she had stored next to her seat. As she walked acrossed the arm of the Knightmare she kept her gun trained on Lelouch.
"Why aren't you dead? You died right in front of me!" She gripped her teeth threatened to break a tooth. The gun was shaking in her hand as she couldn't control the shaking. She stopped walking when the gun was almost touching his forehead but Lelouch didn't even blink.
"Oh you were there when that happened?" Lelouch's hand went to his chest and made a small circle. "Right about here wasn't it? Very painful." Kallen let out a loud growl and grabbed Lelouch's shirt who grinned wider at her reaction. The muzzle of the gun was pressed against his gun hard enough that would leave a red circled mark later.
"Give me one damn reason why I shouldn't pull this trigger? Don't worry about dieing, I'll make sure your good and dead this time." She stared directly into his eyes, his smile pissing her off even further.
"Now, now. You're going to need me." Kallen's eyes widened before she let Lelouch go and raised her hand, slapping Lelouch hard a crossed the face causing him to fall back into the Knightmare's seat. Lelouch turned his head to look at her revealing the red imprint on his left cheek from her hand and on the right a red circle from the gun.
"Screw you! I don't need you for anything." Lelouch sat up straight in the seat regards to the gun being put in front of his face again.
"Are you sure about that? The years I was gone the Federation has been cutting back its military usage for peace reasons. They hoped the E.U. would fallow there example and completely remove military usage all around the world. But instead of breaking down they built up there strength, now there plowing there way to the capital and the Federation is greatly unmanned and gunned. Are you still going to shoot me?" Lelouch stared right back into Kallen's eyes.
Kallen continues to glare at Lelouch but now there was uncertainty in her eyes. Lelouch knew he had her; now just to convince her to take him to the capital.
"Maim! The E.U. forces have broken through the front lines and are heading straight to the capital." A frantic soldier's voice said over the radio. Kallen looked at the radio, then back at Lelouch. She let the gun lower to her side and she spoke quickly into the radio.
"Re-Group. Inform the empress that we're coming to the capital. We have someone she will want to talk to. Also keep this top secret." Lelouch's lips twitched into a grin, this was excellent timing for him, and maybe he was just lucky. "You're going to stay inside and make sure you are not seen." Kallen turned and jumped down off the Knightmare and made her way slowly back to hers. Lelouch pushed the buttons to close the Knightmare back up again and let out the breath he was holding in.
"Lelouch?" Cs's voice came from the other end of the radio and made lelouch look up. "I haven't forgotten you. Come to this location right away. Kallen might get a little surprised but she'll have to deal with it. But she might not allow two Knightmares under my control; you'll probably have to sit in my lap. I hope you don't mind. It's only a one seater." Lelouch leaned his head so it rested against his fingers, a hold habbit of his when he sat in a Knightmare in the past, and slowly a grin grew across his face.
"I'm not so sure. It's such a long ride to the capital." Lelouch slightly rolled his eyes and could almost picture the smile on her face, such a evil woman. "Yeah, yeah. I'll see you when you get here." Lelouch clicked the button to turn off the radio but before he did he could swear he heard a slight chuckle from C2.
Several hours passed and Lelouch is flying in the air in a Knightmare that had flying wings attached to get to the capital faster, unfortunately it only had one seat and Kallen wasn't very cooperative with giving two of them or even a double seater. It took everything to not shoot C2, let alone let her come along. C2 lay leaning against Lelouch's chest with her head against his shoulder, her face a look of annoyance across her face.
"I told you she would do it." C2's hands gripped his shirt tightly. "Yeah I get it. Now shut up, Lelouch." Lelouch laughed liking her reaction.
"We're not very romantic for a married couple." All that Lelouch got as a response was a quick 'tsk' from C2 who didn't even bother to turn her head to look at him. "That's not very nice, we are married after all."
"Enough Lelouch. The whole marriage thing was just a ploy to hide away from the federation and you know it. We're not really in love. And I was never a romantic in the first place." C2's face wrinkled with annoyance and even some anger. Lelouch's hand gentle grabbed her chin and even caused a gasp from C2 when he turned her head to look up at him.
"I'm not so sure. It was pretty romantic how you kissed me right before I went on a suicide mission." Lelouch stared into her eyes. C2 quickly adverted her eyes to the left not wanting to stare at his eyes.
"It was just another ploy. To cause you to try harder." C2's voice was more silent but still easily heard. Lelouch's hand let go of her chin and went up the side of her face causing her to look at him again. His fingers pushed back her hair and brushed it over her ear. "Don't do that." C2 said with only slight annoyance in her breath.
"If it was really a plot then stop me." Lelouch's hand rested on her shoulder and he leaned down close to her face. C2 pressed her hands against his chest as if to stop him but she was using very little strength. "Don't you dare Lelouch." C2's eyes were only slightly opened now and her voice was cracked.
"Oh? But I think you want me to." There lips were barley over an inch apart from each other. C2 felt her neck stretching out as her body worked against her as it tried to catch his lips. As she stretched to try and catch his lips Lelouch pulled away just enough so she was just a bit from kissing him. "It looks like you really want me to."
C2's lips trembled and she was breathing very heavily. "Just kiss me you asshole." Lelouch allowed C2 relief when he reduced the gap between there lips and pressed his against hers. C2's arms moved up and circled around his neck pulling him into a deeper kiss. This man, what an evil man, to use his tactics even on her for a simple kiss. No men dare to make her react like this. A slight whimper escaped her lips, could his evil tactics actually be turning her on, she refuses to actually let him capture her heart.
When they finally pulled apart C2 rested her forehead against his chest breathing heavily along with him, his chest rising and falling. "You're as evil as I am." C2 said through her gasps for air.
"A perfect match, I would say." Lelouch grinned and C2 returned with a smile. "I never expected you to be such the romantic type C2." A slight blush appeared on her cheeks and to avoid further embarrassment she spun around so her back was to him and stared out the screens at the land far below.
"Shut up, Lelouch." Lelouch chuckled and sat up right in the chair so his chest rested against her back. His arms reached around her and grabbed onto the controls of the Knightmare. He rested his chin on her left shoulder and looked at her out of the corner of his eyes. "Don't mind me." C2's cheeks flushed and she looked away to the right.
"I think we're there." C2 looked forward again and she had her emotionless stare as she stared at the screens that showed the capital of the federation. "It's a bit different now, isn't it?"
C2 tilted her head as she stared at the screen. Indeed the capital had changed from there last visit when it wasn't the U.F.N. capital it was the Chinese Federation capital. Impressive capital it was indeed but compared to what it is now, is un-imaginable. The city could be seen, even from the hundreds of feet where Lelouch was located now, the capital stretched out beyond the horizon and lights that would brighten the night sky but the sun was still setting, were only just turning on.
"I think they re-painted." C2 said with a serious tone. Lelouch rolled his eyes and examined the capital by zooming in with the computer screens to different parts of the city.
"It would appear that without the expenses of military there economy went up in everything else. There old tradition capital probably didn't fit with the new countries that join the federation so they needed to modify the capital." Lelouch leaned back and leaned his head against his fingers, in his old habit stance. C2 looked back at him before a window popped up in the screen showing Kallen.
"You are to fallow the guards to the council building where your sister is waiting. She has been informed of the situation." Kallen stared at the two of them still with her annoyed expression.
"Yeah I get it." Lelouch reached over and disconnected from the radio. C2 looked back at him again but he didn't meet her eyes, he was staring down thinking hard. "I didn't know we were going to see your sister."
"It was only apparent since she is still Empress of Britannia; at least what's left after by request of the federation to break it down to make it fair for voting." Lelouch turned his head to stare out the left screen. They were high above the capital now and the night sky was darkening fast.
"You think the guards would freak out if we blasted off fast to the council building?" Lelouch said and looked at C2 out of the corner of his eyes. She caught his eyes with her own and a tiny grin grew on her face. He sat up quickly and pressed buttons quickly and the jets on the back of the Kightmare burst forward leaving the two Knightmares guarding him behind. C2 grabbed onto his shirt and laughed into his chest as they speed up through the sky, this time her laugh was real.