Serena: You know, I meant to update this sooner as well as answer the rest of the reviews, but what a hectic past few weeks it has been! I haven't been able to do much with writing until recently. I'm sorry. u n u Anyway, here's a 874 word drabble!

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Warnings: AU. Lol Just a series of drabble-ish one-shots.

Summary: On what could have happened had Lelouch remained in the reaper realm. An AU of an AU. Possible SuzaLulu in the future.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass nor do I own Kuroshitsuji.

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03: Birthday Wishes

Lelouch's first birthday in the reaper realm came sooner than anyone expected. It seemed only yesterday when Grelle had first adopted the little tyke and now that same bundle of precious baby was already turning three, which put Lelouch's 'terrible twos' out of the way (and the child was hardly 'terrible'' at all). Oh, what an adrenaline rush! Was this what it felt like to watch a child grow? It was a thousand times more enjoyable than Grelle ever thought possible! (And maybe he was getting a bit ahead of himself—he'd only had the child for a few months-, but, really, this was all sorts of exciting!)

And the little party the red-haired reaper threw in his son's honor only served to further heighten that excitement.

It was kept small (for Lelouch's sake; though the child didn't seem to mind most of the other reapers) and Grelle made sure to dress Lelouch appropriately ('appropriately' having the meaning of 'sailor's costume', in this case). Lelouch certainly seemed to be enjoying himself. He was giggling on and off at various things and his short attention span led him from one end of the party to the other. Eventually, the young boy tired of crawling around here and there and plopped into a stationary area next to his mound of presents.

One of these gifts, Lelouch seemed utterly fascinated with. The present in question (a stuffed panda toy) was a gift from one of the other reapers (Ronald). The plush was three sizes bigger than Lelouch was, but it was luxuriously soft and was a joy to snuggle with. Lelouch kept poking at the toy's belly and giggled whenever his tiny fingers would sink into the panda's stomach. It was a precious sight.

"Baaaa!" Lelouch squealed at the panda plush. "Bear!"

Lelouch poked at the panda's tummy once more and giggled in delight. Lord only knew why it was amusing the young child so much. Maybe Lelouch liked soft things or perhaps the child simply liked pandas. Who knew? But this was his birthday party, after all. The party wouldn't be complete without Lelouch's happy face lighting it up.

"So this is the little boy, is it?" a voiced suddenly drawled out.

A shadow was cast over the toddler then and Lelouch looked up to see a tall figure shrouded in shadowy fog leaning over him. The mystery person had a big smile stretched across his face and locks of silvery hair fell in curtains around him. He seemed strangely interested in Lelouch for whatever reason.

"Mmm…I know you." the shadow told little Lelouch.

Lelouch could only blink up at the man and wonder why he so resembled the infamous Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a skeletal figure shrouded in black robes) that Lelouch's big brother, Schneizel, had told him stories about.

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Today was a happy day. Today was her son's birthday. He was turning three years old.

It was snowing outside (almost as if Heaven itself had decided to grace her little baby boy with a white wonderland). Though it was pretty to look at, such a cold, frozen sea of white was no place for a baby to be playing out in.

Marianne sighed as she stared down at the paper Charles had given her.

"…Sebastian…"

Sebastian (ever at his master's side) inclined his head down to her.

"Yes, my Lady?" he prompted.

Marianne continued to stare down at the paper. The unwrinkled abomination was practically taunting her. If it were capable of speaking, Marianne already knew what it would say: "You're a bad mother."

"…has anything changed?" she asked hesitantly.

Sebastian frowned. He seemed to be doing that an awful lot lately.

"I'm afraid not, my Lady." he replied and his gaze shifted to the window. "He has not appeared anywhere and nothing more has been found of his."

That answer…Marianne grew weary of hearing it each day. It hurt more to hear it on this day, of all days.

Because today was supposed to be a happy day. Her only son was turning three.

"I see. Let me know if anything changes."

A hand rose to Sebastian's chest and he bowed.

"Of course, my Lady."

The once proud queen and honored knight felt tears welling up within her eyes and she violently slapped the treacherous documents away. They fluttered to the ground as she abruptly stood to take her leave.

"I feel ill." she announced to her ever faithful servant. "I need to rest."

She left before Sebastian had a chance to answer her.

The butler's frown deepened at her hasty retreat and he sighed. This was hardly something he knew how to deal with. Human emotions were always so trivial and exhausting to handle. If only Lelouch had turned up somewhere…

He kneeled down to retrieve the fallen papers and spared a glance at them. He couldn't help the smile that spread across his lips.

Death in absentia documents.

Hmph. The emperor had a funny way of showing his love for his children. It hadn't even been three months yet and the king was already trying to declare his youngest son as deceased.

Which was rather humorous as Sebastian was certain that little Lelouch was, in fact, very much alive.

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Serena: I was sure I meant to add more to this, but I've forgotten what it was now. Oh well. I suppose it's not important. If it is, I'll incorporate it into the story at a later date. Also, if I don't update this at least once a week, harass me on one of my deviantART accounts (or, hell, my Tumblr) and tell me to update it until I…actually do update it. xD I'm serious, you guys. I can seriously write up stuff for this and keep updating it at least once a week (which was my intention from the beginning). I think a little pushing from the readers would help with that. xD Links to my accounts are on my profile. Thank you all for reading!