Author's Note: Please ignore any typo's and stuff. I didn't check whatever I wrote ^^"
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"Yeah, I guess." Lelouch decided not to talk much.
"I sort of miss all the action in my life. Piloting a Knightmare, fighting for… Zero."
"Don't you think you've had enough action in your life?"
"One never gets tired of having some adventures every now and then."
"You mean to say that your life is boring now? Even with all the attention you must be getting?"
"Oh everyone gets that kind of attention. I got that attention while being a Black Knight. What we all need is the attention from the people that we love."
"Who do you love?"
"Don't you think that's a bit obvious now?"
Lelouch suddenly got a flashback of the time when they had shared a kiss in the school hall. Instead of answering Kallen, he found himself wondering why practically every girl in school liked him. He remembered when President Milly had announced he "Cupid's Day" and all the girls went running after him to. That now reminded Lelouch why Milly was still in school… But then he decided that it was a silly question, since her father practically owned the school. Many questions were going through his head and now he was answering his own questions. He was beginning to understand exactly what was happening but he didn't know why it was or had happened.
"Earth to Lelouch!" Suzaku waved a hand in front of him. "Hello?"
Lelouch finally came to his senses and realized that they were just outside the school and a Limo was parked in front of him. Feeling slightly embarrassed he looked at Kallen who didn't seem like she was offended by his spacing out. He then looked back at Suzaku.
"Sorry… What were you saying?"
"I didn't really say anything… We were waiting for you to come back to earth.
Lelouch sighed and waited for everyone to get into the car. Once everyone was inside, he told the driver to stop at the florists' so they could get flowers for Shirley and then got in.
Once they got to the hospital, they got pretty interesting reactions form the people around, since their great emperor was there but nevertheless, they got to meet Shriley.
As they entered her room, they saw her lying on the bed, several machines attached to her as they kept track of her body. A pang of guilt cut through Lelouch as he saw the drained body of Shirley and all the machines attached to her.
"Shirley! How are you feeling? Can you talk? Do you need anything?"
Shirley replied in a low voice but as she spoke, she didn't sound as horrible as she looked. "I'm perfectly fine. I was looking forward to meeting everybody. How has everything been?"
"Now Shirley, don't be worrying about how everything has been. You just need to talk care of yourself. We brought you food and" She put the flowers on the table that was beside the bed, "these. I hope you are allowed to eat the food though."
"Yeah. We all made it for you." Kallen spoke with a smile.
"Especially Lelouch. He cooked all this. You know he's the only one we can rely upon for cooking!" Rivalz chimed in.
Lelouch had preffered to avoid Shirley's gaze for then and neither had he spoken. But now as she looked at him, he met her gaze and then gave her a warm smile.
Shirley smiled back and then spoke, "I'm glad you guys did all this for me. I'm pretty much fine and allowed to eat about everything. They doctors even said that I can go home tomorrow. Isn't that great?"
"I bet it is. We're looking forward to seeing you healthy and coming back to school." Suzaku replied with a smile.
They talked for a while about many different things that had happened during her absence, carefully avoiding the subject of Zero or Lelouch, for that matter.
A little while later, they decided to leave. They got out of the room with Milly bringing up the rear. "We'll send the limo back for you." She said to Lelouch who was sitting at the edge of Shirley's bed, as she closed the door behind her.
As soon as the door was closed, Shirley spoke, "Lelou… What has been happening while I was-"
"Everything's fine. I'm fine. It's over."
"What do you mean? Tell me everything! How have you been?"
"Shirley… I don't think now's the time to be talking about it. Just get well soon and we can talk about it later ok? You shouldn't be having so much on your mind. As it is because of me you're here and-"
"It's not because of you, Lelou… I wanted to be there for you and I was prepared for anything. Don't blame yourself. And what do you mean by 'it's over'?"
"I told you Shirley, I don't want you to be troubling yourself with all that stuff right now."
"Do you promise to tell me everything that has happened later when I get out of this hospital?"
"Not unless you are perfectly fine."
"They will let me go when I'll be perfectly fine and that will be tomorrow… After that, you are bound to tell me everything…"
"I will…"
"Thanks, Lulu."
The sunlight poured in from the window and against the bright light of the sun, Shirley's smile was enchanting to Lelouch. For a while, they just sat there without speaking anything. If he couldn't turn back the time and undo what had happened, then he was going to make sure that the past didn't repeat itself. He was going to keep her away from harm's way and from getting hurt by anything now that he had got a second chance.
The next day
Lelouch's POV
I opened my eyes and lay there staring at the ceiling. For a few moments, my mind was blank. Then, slowly yesterday's events came rushing to me. I closed my eyes and thought of not going to school but then realized that I still had to catch up on what had happened during the last four months. I checked the time. It was 7am. I got out of bed and washed and changed. As I was getting out of my room to join Nunally for breakfast, I wondered where C.C was. I hadn't seen her last night when I had come back. Truth be told, I wasn't interested in seeing anyone at all at that time. I had just wanted to think and clear my head. I didn't even know whether C.C was living with me or not but since I had caught her in the living room yesterday, I was going to assume that she lived here. She had been hiding in my room before but what about now?
I went and joined Nunally for breakfast.
"Good morning, Oni-sama."
"Good morning, Nunally." I smiled at her as I took my seat, "Do you know where is C.C?" I continued as I sat. Since Nunally knew about the Geas and C.C, C.C didn't need to hide anymore, but where was she?
"Oh she must be in her room."
So that witch does have her own room! In a way, I didn't like that. Having C.C in my room all the time was kind of… fun. I can't believe that I'm accepting that but I kind of liked her company.
I quickly finished eating my breakfast and went to find C.C. I decided that the only empty room we had was where C.C was freeloading. I first called for C.C while standing outside. It felt weird to actually be so… formal with someone who had spent months in your own room. When I didn't get a reply, I went in.
I frowned when I saw the condition on the room. Wait, it wasn't even a room, it was a pile of junk. Books scattered on the floor, pizza boxes lying on the bed, floor, table; clothes and other accessories just scattered around the room, Cheese-kun lying on the bed. Gosh, that place was a like a store-room. What the hell did she do there?
"C.C are you in here?" I called for her.
I didn't get a reply. I was about to leave the room when I some sounds. She was in the bathroom, I guessed, as I approached the door of the bathroom. I heard humming, and the sound of water.
"C.C?" I called out loudly.
Suddenly the water stopped. "What?" She called out.
"Uuh… Nothing. I was just looking for you."
Suddenly the bathroom door opened and C.C appeared, wearing a towel. Her green hair was matted to her face and her body looked like the perfect body a girl should have. I was a little taken aback by her coming out so suddenly and being half naked. I automatically took a step back.
"Gosh C.C! You could at least have warned me so I could have gone out or something. I've had enough of catching girls naked-" He remembered when he had seen Kallen naked in the shower, "-or half naked, in your case."
"Why, does it bother you? I thought men liked seeing girls naked, or half naked, in my case." She smiled mischievously.
"Oh shut up, witch."
She turned to her closet, opening the door and facing it.
"So why are you here?"
"Well, I didn't know that you lived here. I mean not in a separate room. I asked Nunally and she said you must probably be in your room. So I came to look for you. And guess what I found? A pile of junk for a room, and a half naked witch." (A/N: Forgive me for making them so out of character. I'm trying to make them better! x.x)
"Make that naked." She said as she dropped the towel and decided to put on her uniform.
"What the hell C.C!" I yelled, running out of the room. I stood out of her room, leaning against the wall and getting that picture out of my mind.
"Too much?" She called from the room.
"Not really. But I wouldn't like to see a girl naked unless she's-" I paused for half a second considering that possibility, "-my girlfriend."
"Then get one. I'm sure you're tired of holding yourself back."
"What makes you say that?"
"There are girls running after you. I'm sure that you sometimes have thought of giving into your hormones."
"Shut it, witch."
She came out, fully dressed, as soon as I said that.
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Author's Note: I tried to make them all in character, but I guess I still am not doing good. Anyways, I'll try harder next time. I also tried to make this chapter a little longer than the old ones but to no avail! =P By the way, I'm getting confused with the couples! Should I not make any couples? Or if I should, then who would go with Lelouch? Kallen, C.C. or Shirley? Because I like all three couples and I can't decide. I think Shriley's out of the question because that couple is a bit too obvious? I have a little bit of moments in my mind, planned, with every couple, I think. I just need votes? You guys can give me your opinions int he reviews. Oh, and I'm sorry that I don't personalyl reply to anyone's reviews, I reply to all of them in the author's note =P Anyways, thanks everyone for reading, reviewing, liking, putting my sotry to favourites and just taking your time out for the story! :)
