QUICK NOTE: This chapter gets vulgar and violent in the end, so I wanted to warn you so you're not like, "OMGWTH!" when you read it… :P Enjoy!
~Chapter Three: Sick...~
Lelouch walked side by side with Suzaku as they approached the school. Shirley was standing there, watching the two approaching. The two smiled at her; she smiled back.
"Shirley, you've regained your memory, haven't you?" Lelouch asked.
"Lulu…" she said. She looked up at Suzaku.
"Don't worry, we've made up… and he's joined me…" explained Lelouch.
Shirley walked over to Lelouch and grabbed his hand. "By the way, I don't hate you for what you've done… I loved my father, but you didn't know he was there when you killed him… and I know you erased my memory. I don't care about any of that, because it could never stop me from loving you… Lulu, I can protect you… I know I can. I would die for you if I had to." Shirley began to cry again as she said this.
"I'll leave you two alone," Suzaku joked as he walked away. "I'll make up a story about Rolo's death… Just pretend you don't know anything about it, okay?"
Lelouch and Shirley didn't look away from each other. Lelouch held her head up. "This time, you won't regret this*…" He leaned in and kissed Shirley. The two wrapped their arms around the other.
"Hey hey hey! I hope I'm not interrupting something!"
Lelouch and Shirley looked up. Rivalz was walking by.
"It's about time you two hooked up! Sheesh, Lelouch, I was starting to think you would never have gotten the picture!"
"Rivalz, what are you talking about "never getting the picture, and what the hell are you doing out here, anyways!" Lelouch asked.
"Heh, come on! You've never noticed Shirley had the hots for you? Oh, I came out here because I never heard from you all day! I was about to go see if you were home, but saw some people out here."
Shirley blushed when Rivalz said this. "Hey! Was it really that noticeable? Lulu, you are blind!"
Lelouch laughed. "Well, I could kind of tell I guess…"
The three smiled at each other. During that moment, Lelouch thought to himself, I'm happy I'm able to be with my friends again… Rivalz, Shirley, Suzaku… I hope this time around I can continue to keep everybody close, but still manage to be Zero at the same time. Of course this time I'll have to take a different approach to everything so I don't screw this up…
Late that night, Lelouch was staring out the window of his room. What do I do now? he thought to himself. He remembered his father. Father… I need to kill him before he takes V.V.'s code… That's what I'll do…
Lelouch took his cell phone out of his pocket and called Suzaku.
"Lelouch? What's up?" Suzaku answered.
"The first thing we need to do… is kill my father."
"Are you serious?"
"Is that something I would joke about?"
"Right… sorry. That was a stupid question. What's the plan?"
"If I'm right, my father is in the homeland at the moment. I need you to bring me in…"
"What? Do you mean capture you?"
"Yes, exactly. I need you to only tell my father, though. Request a meeting with him, and tell him about me killing Rolo and regaining my memory. Tell him that you'll keep it quiet until I am brought before him like before."
"Yes, Lelouch, I will do exactly what you say…"
"You're telling me Lelouch has regained his memory?"
"I'm sorry, Emporer… It's true. I've been observing him for some time now, but I'm certain he's back to normal…"
"Well, I knew it would happen sooner or later… Very well… I want you to make the arrest."
"Do you want me to keep secret about this until you speak with him?"
"I suppose… Yes, I want to speak to him before I decide his fate. Arrest him without anybody finding out. You may leave."
"Yes, my Lord…" Suzaku stood up and walked away.
"Ohgi, I just wanted you to know that Orange Boy is on our side, so I've told him to follow your directions."
"Really? Sir Jeremiah's joined the Black Knights?"
"He did. Now there are a couple other things I need to discuss. The first is that I will be leaving for a couple days, and I want you to fill in until I return."
"Of course, Zero."
"The second is that I've sent coordinates to the Geass Order…"
"The… Geass Order? What's that?"
"It's where secret training is being conducted. They're training people to use a power known as Geass… A power that nobody should possess… I need you to kill everybody there. You will leave no survivors; you will not leave any children, either."
"You mean we have to kill children, too? Zero… Isn't that kind of… Morbid?"
"Fine; don't kill them. They won't hesitate to use their powers on you though, and they will kill you if you don't kill them. I can't explain this power well. If you see it yourself, you will understand it. You won't have to worry too much, because Jeremiah has a Geass Cancelling power. Don't bring anybody who isn't up to the job, and as we know, Orange Boy is skilled with his Nightmare."
"Yes Zero… We'll get on it…"
Lelouch closed his cell phone and walked out of his room. His phone began to ring; it was Shirley. He answered, "Hello Shirley."
"Hey Lelouch… Um… So do you… like… maybe want to hang out or something?"
"I'm sorry Shirley. I have to go somewhere right now, but as soon as I return we'll do something together…"
"Oh, of course! I mean, because you're always so busy and all… Um, thanks anyways. I guess I'll talk to you later then… Bye."
"See ya, Shirley," Lelouch ended the conversation.
He walked out onto the school courtyard and down the school gate. A car was parked in front; Lelouch entered the backseat.
"Are you ready for this, Lelouch?" Suzaku was in the backseat, too.
"Yea, let's do this," Lelouch said.
Suzaku spoke to the driver, "Okay, we're ready to go."
"So this is your friend? Alright, you're going to the Britannian airbase, right?" the driver asked.
"We are, thank you."
Lelouch and Suzaku exited the car once they arrived. They were both silent the entire way to the base.
"There's out ride…" Suzaku pointed at the Lancelot.
"You're saying we have to cram ourselves in there all the way to my father?" Lelouch asked.
"Yea, sorry… It gets worse. I have to keep a bag over your head and have your hands cuffed so we can make it to the emporer… What are we going to do once we reach the homeland?"
"I'll explain once we're on our way…" Lelouch replied.
Once they were in the Lancelot, Suzaku cuffed Lelouch and put a black bag over his head.
"Wait… can't we just do the prisoner thing once we get closer? It'll already be uncomfortable as is…" Lelouch complained.
"Well, I guess. That's probably a good idea," Suzaku responded.
The two were flying towards the homeland when Suzaku asked, "Lelouch, are you going to tell me the plan?"
"Once we get there, you'll cuff and bag me, and you'll get the guards to let us in. Once we're in, you'll let me go and I'll use my Geass to get to my father… Once he's dead, I'll need to make a call to finish the plan…"
"Alright… That's exactly what will happen, then…"
"Emporer, Suzaku is on his way here, but he won't tell me why… Do you want to see him, or do you want me to reject his request?"
"It's fine. I'm expecting him… Tell him that we're not at the homeland, but we're on my ship…"
"Yes, my Lord…"
Suzaku turned to Lelouch, who was sitting in the back of the Lancelot. "He's not in the homeland… He's on his ship right now, so you'll see the emporer sooner than planned… We'll actually be there shortly."
Lelouch nodded. He's on his way to take V.V.'s code, no doubt…
After a short while, Suzaku spoke up. "There's the emporer's ship…"
Lelouch looked out the front of the Lancelot. A giant ship was traveling through the sky. "I'll put the bag and cuffs on my self…" Lelouch told Suzaku.
Suzaku landed Lancelot on the deck of the ship and brought Lelouch to the door. The guards stopped them. "Halt, who are you and what business are you here to attend?"
"I'm Suzaku Kururugi and I'm here on a mission from the emporer."
The guards moved away from the door; Suzaku pulled Lelouch inside. He led Lelouch down the halls, until he reached the door to the emporer's room.
"Well, Lelouch… This is it, huh? Good luck…" Suzaku said as he un-cuffed Lelouch and removed the bag.
Lelouch pulled a small box from his pocket. He removed his contacts and placed them in the there. He looked at Suzaku. "Thanks… wait for me in the Lancelot. I'll find my way there once I've completed my mission…"
His eyes… Suzaku thought to himself as he stared into Lelouch's eyes. "Of course…" Suzaku walked back down the hall.
Lelouch pushed the door open and entered the room. Two more guards were standing there.
"Hey, who are you?" one of the guards asked.
"Tell the emporer Suzaku Kururugi is here to see him…" Lelouch told the guards.
The guards' eye's lit up and they walked back to another room. Lelouch hid behind a pillar by the door the guards entered. The emporer came out, saying, "Ahh, Suzaku… You've brought my troublesome son back to me… Suzaku?"
Lelouch walked out from behind the pillar. "Father…" he said.
The emporer quickly turned, making a deadly mistake. He looked right at Lelouch's face. Lelouch continued, "Never use your Geass again…"
Lelouch's eyes grew bright; the emporer grabbed his head and walked back. "My son…"
"Don't call me your son… I'm your bastard! You left me to live a life without my parents!"
"Are you referring to your mother's death?"
"You know as well as I do that she's not dead… you and her have been planning to activate the Sword of Akasha, and I'm here to stop you…"
Charles zi Britannia, Lelouch's father, smiled. "It seems you've somehow been enlightened about out plan? I'll even give you a chance to join us!"
"You son of a bitch… you fake the death of my mother… and you used your Geass on Nunnally to never walk or see again… The two things I've become who I am for: they are lies! Why would you even ask me to join you!"
"I would think any child separated from his parents would want to be reunited with his parents… but I was wrong. By the way, how did you find all of this out?"
"That doesn't matter… because I'm going to kill you here."
"Oh really? Why didn't you just kill me with your Geass?"
"Because I wanted to kill you by my own hand…"
"Like how you killed your siblings?"
"Clovis was no better than you… and Euphemia… that was truly an accident…"
"Oh, it seems you forgot about your brother Rolo…"
Lelouch clenched his teeth. "He's not my brother! You replaced him with Nunnally, don't you remember! He deserved that… I enjoyed killing him, just like how I will enjoy killing you, Father." Lelouch pulled a pistol from his school coat, aiming at Charles' head.
"It seems that's one thing you never found out."
"What are you talking about?"
"You never knew? You didn't know Rolo is actually your blood brother?"
"Shut up you bastard!"
"No, I speak the truth… He was taken from your mother when he was still a baby**…"
Lelouch lowered the gun. "You… you aren't lying…"
"Why would I lie to my son?" Charles said, bringing his arms up as if he was going to hug Lelouch.
Lelouch looked down. "Rolo… was actually my brother… just as Nunnally… is my sister. I killed my brother? A brother who was born from my mother?... I… I killed our brother…"
Lelouch suddenly looked up. Charles had dashed at him, trying to pull the gun from his hand. Lelouch pulled the trigger. Charles fell to the ground and grabbed his side.
"You BASTARD! You… fucking BASTARD!" Lelouch screamed, aiming the gun at his father's head. "You hid the fact Rolo was mine and Nunnally's blood brother! You cursed Nunnally's life! You took my mother away from me! You sent me to Area 11! YOU RUINED MY LIFE!"
Charles had managed to drag himself towards the door he appeared from.
"I HATE YOU!... I HATE YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU!" Lelouch continued screaming in a bloodthirsty voice.
The door Charles was trying to get to suddenly swung open. The two guards Lelouch used his Geass on ran out and aimed their guns at Lelouch. Lelouch moved his aim from his father's head to the guards. He fired quickly, striking one in the stomach and chest; the other in the shoulder and throat.
"Le… Lelouch…" Charles said, struggling for air. "You're truly… you're truly no different… from me…"
Lelouch bit down on his lip, drawing blood. He threw the gun's aim back at his father.
"Lelouch… You don't… you don't need to do this… Spare… me… Please… spa…" Before Charles could finish his words, Lelouch unloaded the rest of the gun's ammo into his father's head.
He stared at his father's unnoticeable face. Blood covered the walls, door and floors.
A tear rolled down Lelouch's cheek. "I'm just as sick as him…"
-REFERENCES-
*Referring to Code Geass (First Season), episode 13, when Shirley tells Lelouch she's sorry for kissing him.
** Referring to the spinoff Code Geass manga: Nightmare of Nunnally.
