Hi, it's me again with the fourth chapter. Thanks for the reviews I received, I'm really glad so many people enjoyed the story. Speaking of which, let's get it started!
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Chapter 4 – Hide And Seek
Back to the forest in Hawaii
Lelouch fell onto his knees as soon as he reached the cave with his hidden Knightmare. He struggled to breathe after running all the way from the shopping center – which was about 2km away. Even as an immortal, he was still ridiculously weak.
"Would you mind telling me the reason why you're looking half-dead?" A muffled voice called out from behind one of the trees near him.
When he looked, a girl with long, bright green hair was standing there with a piece of pizza in her mouth. The raven held up his index finger, signaling her to wait. Understanding his gesture, C.C. continued munching on her favorite food. After another 10 minutes of huffing and puffing, when he was sure that he could speak without stuttering, Lelouch turned and glared deadly daggers at her.
"You chose the worst place and time possible to come to, witch."
"I thought you were through complaining already. And why?"
Lelouch's glare became even darker and deadlier, if that was even possible.
"Because of you, I'd just, literally, bumped into HIM!"
"Who?"
"HIM!"
"Who's 'him'?"
"Stop playing dumb already! You know who I'm talking about!"
"Honestly, I haven't got a clue about who you're referring to."
"I'm referring to SUZAKU KURURUGI!"
Unlike Lelouch, who were freaking out, C.C. merely raised an eyebrow for about half a centimeter.
"And?"
"What do you mean 'and'? He could've recognized me!"
"There's also a chance that he didn't. Even if he did, I don't see what's so bad about it. You already paid for your sins with Zero Requiem so he shouldn't have any problems with you. Technically, you DID die before waking up as an immortal."
By that time, Lelouch seemed to have calmed down a bit after overreacting about the whole situation.
"Still, that doesn't mean that I was forgiven by him."
"Whatever, if you want to then let's go back. I'm stuffed anyway."
"Yeah, we should head back now. Oh, by the way, C.C.?"
"What?"
"I'm NEVER going to listen to your suggestions ever again. No matter what!"
"Is that a challenge, Lelouch?"
"No."
"I thought so."
After the conversation – it was actually more of an argument – ended, the two immortals walked into the cave. In less than a minute later, their Knightmare was soaring through the sky, hidden in the clouds as they flew away from Hawaii.
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At the Midnight Resort
Suzaku thought back at what just happened a few hours earlier as he sat eating dinner with Nunnally. He was actually just putting whatever was on his plate into his mouth without tasting it since his mind was entirely somewhere else. Could that really have been Lelouch? If it really was him, then how did he survive? More importantly, why didn't he tell me he was alive for all these times? Why did he-
"Suzaku, is something wrong?" A voice interrupted his train of thoughts.
"H-huh? Oh, no, it's nothing." The brunette quickly answered back.
"Are you sure? You looked like something was bothering you."
"Don't worry about it, I was just thinking about something. It wasn't important or anything."
"Oh, anyway, did you enjoy your day? I'm sorry that I couldn't be with you even though I was the one who invited you."
"It's alright, I had fun. But if you want, we can do something together tomorrow."
"OK, that sounds good."
Without anything else to say, the two continued to focus on eating the delicious seafood. After dinner, Nunnally was invited by the Prime Minister to a late classical concert. She did ask Suzaku to join her, which he politely declined.
"It'd been a long day so I think I'll go to sleep early tonight."
"Oh, okay then. Goodnight, Suzaku!"
"Goodnight, have fun at the concert!"
Suzaku walked back to his room after seeing Nunnally off. He placed his wig and contact lenses on the table and fell back onto the double bed. I feel bad about lying to Nunnally, but I can't tell her about Lelouch just yet. I'm not even sure if it's really him or not, it wouldn't be right to get her hopes up for nothing. Damn it! Why didn't I grab him back or chased after him or whatever instead of sitting there and staring like an idiot! Lelouch, if you're really alive then I'll find you and bring you back! But…how can I ever find him again?
Suzaku decided that he'll go back to the bookstore again tomorrow to look for anything that might help him find the raven. After that, he fell into a dreamless sleep.
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In Lelouch and C.C.'s house that night
C.C. lied on the sofa, hugging her stuffed toy while watching Lelouch. Said boy was leaning on the windowsill, looking out the window to the star-filled sky and lost in thoughts.
"Still thinking about your little knight, boy?" She spoke up, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
"Yes, he looked exactly the same as the last time I'd seen him even though it's been 5 years."
"What else did you expect? He accepted your Geass after all. He is immortal now, just like us."
"I wonder what he thinks of me now."
"If you're THAT curious about it, then go and ask him yourself."
"Very funny, witch. I guess I shouldn't think about it too much, there's no way he or anyone else can find me here, right?"
"Wow, it took you this long to figure that simple truth. And I thought you were suppose to be a genius."
"Whatever, I'm going to bed. It's your turn to sleep on the sofa tonight."
The green-haired witch made a face at that idea.
"What kind of gentleman are you? How can you make a weak and delicate girl like me sleep on the cold sofa while you sleep soundly on the warm and comfortable bed?"
Lelouch smirked at her reply, enjoying his revenge.
"You? A 'weak and delicate girl'? That must be the most untrue statement of the century! After what you put me through today, I think sleeping on the sofa is a light punishment. But of course, if you want to argue some more, I can change it to two months or more without pizza."
"You really ARE the Devil himself, aren't you?"
The raven chuckled at her expression and question.
"So I've been told."
A/N: Okay, that must be the lamest chapter so far, I'll just go and cry in the corner somewhere now T-T. I promise the next chapters will be better! Until then, see ya! Oh, I almost forgot, Reviews!
