A/N: Heh, long time no see X3 *dodges rock* Wow, hard to believe that it has been a little over 3 months since I updated this. Sorry 'bout that, didn't mean for that to happen... Anyways, this chapter is fairly short, compared to the others at least. Just a short chapter to push things along while I try to figure out the plot line X3


"Dad! Milly's being a dildo!" Rivalz whined from his position in his car seat at the back of the minivan, taking swipes at the giggling blonde that was sitting beyond his reach.

Suzaku's eyes widened as he turned around in the front seat, still trying to drive, and stared at the eight year old, utterly shocked. "Wh-what did you just say?" he asked, trying not to laugh.

"Dildo," Rivalz replied innocently, having no idea what he had done wrong, all the while Milly was giggling hysterically in her seat behind Shirley.

Suzaku turned around, biting his tongue to hold back the laughter, so he could see in front of him so that he wouldn't hit the families roaming the parking lot as he looked for a space.

"Rivalz, who told you that word and why did you say it?"

"Why? What's wrong with dildo dad? It's the same as saying meanie, isn't it? That's what Mil- Oww!" he cried as a sharp thwack was heard emanating from the back of the minivan. He rubbed the back of his navy-blue head, tears coming to his eyes. "What was that for Milly!" he whined.

Suzaku looked up into the rearview mirror and looked directly at Milly, glaring. "Milly, where did you hear that word?" He already knew that she knew what it really meant by the way that she was snickering.

"From you," she responded matter of factly, looking straight at him through the rearview mirror. "You were talking on the phone with Lelouch," she continued, "And-"

Suzaku blushed beet red and raised his hand, cutting her off. "Ok! You can stop right there Milly," he said quickly, remembering all too well what that conversation had entailed. "Just, don't either of you say it again, okay?"

They both nodded and Suzaku then refocused his attention on the parking lot. Shirley looked utterly lost and confused.

She turned to Milly, "Wait, what does that word mean?" she asked, not understanding what had just occurred between her sister and her father. Milly just shook her head and giggled.

"Nothing, nothing. I'll tell you when you're older."

"What?!" Shirley bristled. "That is unfair! I am the same age as you!" she stated, as if no one knew that.

"Well, actually, last time I checked, I was older than you," Milly said, inspecting her fingernails intently.

"That's-"

"We're here!" Suzaku said cheerfully, cutting Milly and Shirley's argument short, as he pulled into a parking space right in front of another blue car that was right about to pull in, earning Suzaku a gesture from the friendly finger and a beep of the other's horn. The girls glared at each other, but unbuckled and got out. Leaving Rivalz behind to get himself out of the car seat.

"So, dad, when are we gonna meet this new beau of yours?" Milly asked innocently enough, but with a hint of an agenda of her own somewhere in the question.

"Eh, well you see, about that…"

"What, she didn't come?" Shirley asked, seeming a bit disappointed.

"Err, no, Lelouch is definitely here…" Suzaku dodged, not wanting to address the situation at hand.

"Well then there isn't anything to worry about, is there Daddy?" Milly queried, a glint in her eyes.

Suzaku sighed wearily, "No, nothing to worry about," he said reluctantly as he pulled Rivalz out of the van and they made their way to the entrance of the zoo. He would definitely feel Lelouch's wrath for this one.


Lelouch stood up as he watched the red Toyota circle the parking lot. They were here. Oh god, what had he gotten himself into. He watched as they parked and started to make his way towards them, watching as a blonde girl accompanied by another girl with coral-colored hair hopped out of the van and as Suzaku pulled out another child, a boy with navy-blue hair. Oh god. This was what he had gotten himself into.

The raven-haired man sighed. There was still time to run away if he wanted to, Suzaku had yet to spot him making his way towards them. He shook his head, he had already come this far, and he couldn't back down now.


"Hey dad, who is that man coming towards us?" Rivalz asked from his position in Suzaku's arms, pointing towards a man with raven black hair and a red jacket on.

Suzaku immediately turned around to see whom it was that Rivalz was talking about and saw him. Lelouch. Here it was, the moment of truth.

Milly leaned over towards Shirley and whispered into her ear, "Wow, that guy is pretty hot." Shirley flushed a deep crimson and hit her sister on the arm.

"Don't say that!" she whispered back. "You're too young to be thinking about men!" she quoted her father word for word.

"Says you Madam Blushy-face," Milly smirked knowingly. Suzaku set Rivalz down gently on the ground and walked over to the other man, saying something to him quietly as they both walked over to where the children were.

Milly blushed. "You don't think…" she started, staring at the man in the red jacket.

"Think what? Think what?" Rivalz queried, pulling on the sleeve of her sweatshirt. Milly glared down at him and pushed him off her arm.

"Nothing! Get off me, short stack!" Shirley stared at her questioningly as Rivalz crossed his arms over his small chest and humphed angrily, furrowing his eight-year-old eyebrows together.

Shirley's olive green eyes widened as she realized what Milly was implying. "No! That is ridiculous! He couldn't be!" she cried. Milly punched her in the arm.

"Shhh! They're coming!" Whoever the other man was, he looked slightly angry with Suzaku, for whatever reason. At least, that is what it looked like to the children. They now stood in front of the children, Suzaku smiling brightly, although a bit nervously and the other doing the same, except more nervously than Suzaku.

The green-eyed man addressed each of the children, "Rivalz, Shirley, Milly," he looked at the other man before continuing, grabbing his hand in the process, "I would like you to meet Lelouch Lamperouge," he finished, nervously glancing at all of the children.

Rivalz and Shirley's jaws dropped in unison, while on the other hand Milly was squealing like a little schoolgirl (which she was).

"Really?!" she exclaimed excitedly. "I mean, dad, I always knew you were a bit of a fruit, but this is so cool! Is he really a man?"

Lelouch quirked an eyebrow. "Uh, last time I checked, yes," he answered slowly, staring at the overly excited little blonde girl.

Shirley had snapped her mouth back shut, but she was blushing profusely, not sure of what to do. Sure, this Lelouch person was really attractive, but this was just a bit much for her little twelve-year old mind to process. Unlike her overly observant sister, she had always been under the impression that her father was straight. She didn't really know how to react. And that was why at that moment she passed out. She hit the ground with a soft thump. Lelouch stared at her incredulously as Suzaku got on his knees and picked her up, not seeming too worried.

"Sh-should we call an ambulance?!" Lelouch said in a bit of a panicky voice, not sure of what to do since he had never been in a situation like this.

Suzaku just shook his head and chuckled. "Nah, she just gets this way when she gets too worked up over something. Don't worry about it, she'll be fine in a moment. I think this means she likes you." Lelouch glared at him for that last comment.

In the process of Shirley blacking out, it seemed that everyone had forgotten about little Rivalz. He just stood there, absolutely speechless.

Everything he had ever learned in his eight years of life had just been flipped upside down. A man and another man? How was that possible? Last time he checked, the baby stork only came to a mommy and a daddy, not a daddy and another daddy. Or maybe it did, but did that mean that the other daddy was actually a mommy? But if he was a mommy, then how was he the other daddy? Could he be both?! A super mom-daddy? But did that mean he could fly? Did he have laser vision and could he make spider webbies come out of his hands, with a super super belt on his waist that could hold whole hams and boomerangs?

The first thing he did when he finally picked his jaw up from the ground was walk over a poke Lelouch. He pulled at his pants as well, looking for the hams and boomerangs. There had to be a magical explanation for this that would turn everything upside right again.

"Hey!" Lelouch exclaimed, swatting his hands away gently.

"Umm Rivalz, what are you doing?" Suzaku asked a bit hesitantly, not sure if he wanted to know what was going on inside his young son's head.

Rivalz eyebrows knitted together in frustration as he continued to poke Lelouch. "I'm looking for his super mom-daddy belt so that the stork knows to come to our house and not just fly away," he said matter-of-factly.

"Err, well Rivalz, Lelouch doesn't have-"

Rivalz looked up at him like he was on the verge of tears. This was a serious matter to the eight-year old. A matter of life or death, or well, at least that is how he saw it. Surprisingly enough, Lelouch bent down next to the blue-haired boy and put his hand on his shoulder soothingly.

He didn't want the kid to cry, especially since it was the first time that he was meeting him, so he said, "I just left it at home, so it wouldn't get dirty," much to the reassurance of the boy.

Rivalz sniffled. "Is it the kind that can hold an entire ham?" he asked.

Lelouch quirked a perfectly shaped black eyebrow. That was easily the strangest thing he had ever heard in his life. Eh, but he would play along with it if it got him on the kid's good side.

"Yes, yes it is." Rivalz grinned. All was right with the world now.

While Rivalz and Lelouch had been talking, Shirley had regained consciousness, Suzaku having already set her back on the ground. She kind of hid behind Milly, not really ready to get to know the strange man that her father was, dare she say it, dating. The day hadn't even started yet and she wasn't having fun already.

Let's just say that that day was easily one of the most awkward that any of them had ever experienced.


A/N: Ok, so it finally happened, sorry if it wasn't what you expected. I can honestly say that I didn't like this chapter. I'm kinda losing hope for this story... Don't really know where to go with it. *hangs head in shame* Hate to say this, but I'm open for suggestions...

Anyways, please review. It lets me know that people still actually like this story and it helps motivate me to write. So please, reviews are appreciated.