:::: Rotten Roses::::
Chapter Three- "The Leaves"
From my own dusty heart, I will let it once. Just once. Beat a gushy gore of red once more for you. Before it'll be gone forever. With yours along with it. -Lelouch to Suzaku in 'Rotten Roses'
~Skiperella
Tanned eyelids began to open jade-hued orbs as Suzaku Kururugi awoke from his-surprisingly-pleasant slumber.
But they were met with horror.
True Horror.
Across from him laid Lelouch, staring back at him with cold, dilated, black pupils. Vert eyes grew wide at the oozing mucus creping out of the raven's nostrils, mouth, and tear ducts. There was a purplish-indigo type of color that matched the same hue of his lips & eyes, spreading over the cheek that was lying against the silk pillow underneath his head. And fluttering above his ebony strands, crawling on his cheeks, and going in and out of his nose, mouth, and ears were dozens of flesh eating flies.
Suzaku quickly jolted at the horrid site, before leaning back into the face of the decomposing carcass, breathing in the sickening smell of hydrogen sulfide.
"Lel-Lelouch" queried the knight softly, looking into those soulless, violet eyes. Then the words of C.C reappeared in his noggin as he remembered what the witch had said yesterday.
"A good five or six an hour will keep up his strength"
And last time the eleven checked, the boy had had none in the eight hours.
The breathing male got up from the bed, walked over to the corner of the room, grabbed a handful of the hemoglobin-covered flowers, and moved back over to the bed as he place the pile next to Lelouch's fungus-covered digits.
Crimson lines ran up his arm, neck, mouth, and eyes as he awoke once more into the miserable, inserene world once again.
Ebony eyelashes fluttered, trying to bush off the shiny coating sticking to them. The male tried to contract his stiff, lung muscles so he could speak, but instead, out came the slimy yellow/green mucus that was just begging to escape.
To Suzaku, it sounded more like a newborn baby, struggling, trying to cough up the amniotic fluid that once flooded it's virgin lungs and breathe for the first time. The only difference between the analogy and Lelouch was that they were both in the most polar stages of from one another.
"You-hack-called?" the prince asked between coughs, as they soon died down. Ignoring the raven's dry humor, Suzaku stepped over to his side of the bed, and pulled off the blood-soiled sheets uncover another vile sight before him.
His abdomen, knees, and elbows had this some sort of-green-colored bruising covering them, while his…his…
Suzaku picked up a bit of the white bedding, turned the bare body of Lelouch VI Britannia onto it's side, and bent down to daub the white cloth at the bright coating leaking out of his rectum. The obsidian-haired teen chuckled lightly at the face Suzaku made, as the japanesse balled up the scatter red-colored comforter before throwing it across the room.
"How lewd of me-", Lelouch sneered, "but since I can't really help the human's natural decompo-'Shut up'"
Suzaku had an solemn expression on his handsome features, which softened up the pale boy's look of mockery to a face of suprisal from the other's tone. The knight ran his fingers through his brown curls in frustration. Jade orbs looked down to the stark nude Lelouch, and walked over to a huge wardrobe, taking space up in the corner of his bedroom. He opened it, searching through the bundle of shirts that could possibly fit the gauntly figure lying on the bloody sheets.
Picking out a plain, white, long, dress shirt the japanesse dropped on one knee next to the bed, moving his hands to Lelouch's back and the other around his waist, as he raised him to sit up.
Violet eyes observed the other male's reaction of true trepidation as his warm fingers brushed (twitching in reaction)against his own algor mortis-staged skin, while lifting his arms up to put the sleeves through. The japanesse took in a deep breath, before continuing to help the raven slip on the top, successfully.
As he fastened the last button of the shirt, the ambitious one of the pair became jealous of the other's power, which he no longer had, to even do a simple task by himself. Lelouch turned his head, starring out the only window of the room, to the bright, sunny courtyard of the castle. He smiled at the new world he created, wishing he could be watching it from a different set of scenery than the unexpected one of Suzaku's chamber.
"Nice day, isn't it?" chuckled Suzaku, always trying to lighten the mood.
Lelouch snorted, turning his back away from the world he knew no longer cared for him.
"Sit me at the table" he ordered, as his former knight did so at once without another moment to spare. The brit's back was supported by the back of the chair which let him sit up properly as he sat there, motionless.
Suzaku walked over to the huge wardrobe from where he got Lelouch's shirt, and picked out the main components of his Zero attire. He slipped on the pants and top of the outfit first, not even paying attention to the other male who was watching him dress, before wrapping his cloak around his shoulders and slipped on the black boots to complete the look. The brown-mopped teen slipped on his dark gloves, and then stepped across the room to go get his mask before he was startled by a sardonic chuckle coming from the carcass.
"What's so funny?" Suzaku asked, as green eyes looked over to the ghasty-looking creature.
"It's just very ironic; you seek to help give birth to this world, but you reek the odor of death" he disdained, a bit of mire seeping out of his oral cavity while he talked.
Suzaku made a loud guttural noise, walking a bit closer to the other, placing his hand on the wooden table for leverage while he leaned all his weight onto one side.
"You really do have a weird sense of humor"
"Well, at least I'm not a a guialble idiot, and can think the world could be changed without blood drawn"
"Well at least I'm not a snob, who wishes to make smart remarks to the person who's actually trying to help them"
"I don't need help! I don't want to be here!" Lelouch yelled, as Suzaku turned his eyes away from him.
The raven began, "Well at least I'm not someone who sits by and watches the people I love, die and-".
Smack.
Suzaku had slapped the septic cheek of the other, causing Lelouch to fall out of his chair in the process.
"Don't talk about Euphy like that!" the former knight snarled at his prince, bared teeth and all.
After a few seconds, emerald orbs that were once clouded with anger, now un hazed with the feeling of sorrow and regret as they looked down at the unmoving creature, who didn't (or couldn't) move an inch.
"I apologize, Lulu" he said in a tone of pity, raising the teen back up and placing him in his seat once more. Weary violet eyes followed the other, who's face was now covered by the mask of Zero, heading out to the front door.
"I wasn't even talking about Euphy, Idiot" Lelouch whispered, which fell silent on the other's ears.
The room fell silent for a moment, as the only sounds that could be heard were the small buzzing of the flies that ate on his own flesh. The boy watched the sarcophages of the species mate and lay eggs inside different openings in or out of his body. They mostly chewed on his fingers, neck , and toes at the most; leaving the skin a cluster of welts wherever they went.
The prince's observation was interrupted when his attention was averted towards the entrance of the room, where now a green-haired witch made her appearance.
Coral lips curved upwards while golden orbs never left the stinking carrion across from her. She took another bite out of the yellow banana she was eating, while Lelouch just stared at the women. After another two bites, she made a face of disgust, and spit out the chunks of the fruit before throwing the whole damn thing on the ground in front of the corpse.
Then the witch walked over to the solo window, opening it up to let a breeze get rid of the strong stench of rotten eggs disappear slowly.
Soon, a group of flies began to fly inside, heading over to the banana on the floor. Violet eyes watched as ants began to intrude the room as well, marching over to the browning fruit before swarming it. He looked up from the swarm of insects consuming the fruit to the cherubic-looking witch, who was walking back over to him and the yellow food.
She kneeled down in front of the banana on the balls of her feet, tilting her head in awe as she watched. "…just alike…" the raven could make out from what the girl had whispered.
"Excuse me?"
"Nothing" she said, now meeting the other's purple eyes.
"Now...I know you, Lelouch..and you would never have someone let you go through pain like this" C.C stated, getting up from the ground to start stepping towards the carcass, as he golden orbs looked at the bright red welts on his neck.
"I don't want to stay here, but I want to stay with Suzaku" he muttured, violet orbs dropping to the stoned-floor.
"I may be able to help you with that" she said with a beam, before leaning down to his ear and explained just what that meant. After a moment of murmuring passed, she leaned back as Lelouch's features showed bewilderment.
"Why are you helping me? You know I cant fulfill your contract" he asked, uncertain of the woman's intentions. She grinned at her serendipitous accomplice with a smile of true kindness.
"Isn't it still proper in this day of age to always try to grant a dead man's wish?"
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