Authors Note: Hello. I am really happy that my procrastination gene hasn't kicked in yet. Usually I am rather lazy about updating, but I still feel inspired. I had forgotten that Kallen's Brittanian last name was Stadtfeld. O.o Oops. R&R
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Kallen,
No letter today, just a reminder. It's been one month since my death. Maybe you should visit my grave tomorrow.
Love,
Lelouch
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Kallen just scowled at the letter.
Lelouch wanted her to visit his grave. How arrogant and presumptuous of him.
Of course, she would do it. He would not have asked her to do it if he thought she would refuse.
Kallen had to cancel all of her plans for the next day, including a date with Gino. He pestered her for an hour before she finally told him that she was going somewhere, leaving the somewhere as an unknown variable. His next question was,
"Where are you going and can I come to?"
"No Gino you can't, and I am not telling you." Kallen hung up the phone, an annoyed look on her face. Gino just didn't know when to give up.
Luckily it was the weekend and Kallen did not have to call in sick to schoolNext, she called Oghi to tell him she would not be at the meeting tomorrow. He grudgingly accepted it and agreed to pass her news on to Zero.
Then Kallen realized something. She had no idea where Lelouch was buried. The whole affair had taken place in utter secrecy. But she knew at least one person who was sure to have been there. Kallen pulled a piece of paper out of her desk. It read, 'Nunnally- 856-458-9832'
Nunnally would know for sure. Kallen had not talked to her since the fateful day Lelouch had died. Now she had to call and ask where he was buried.
Kallen took a few deep breaths, and dialed the number.
"Hello?" Nunnally's voice inquired.
"Hi Nunnally, it's me, Kallen. I have a … a question for you." Kallen said nervously; worried about how the girl would react to her query.
"Hello Kallen, it's been ages since we talked. How have you been doing?"
"Fine thanks. Nunnally, do you know where Lelouch is buried?"
There was a pause.
"Yes, why don't you come to the Kururugi Shrine tomorrow and I can show you." Nunnally sounded sad as she said this, as if she was still mourning her brother.
"Thanks Nunnally."
"Don't mention it…."
Kallen talked to Nunnally for a while about trivial things before settling down to do her homework. It only took about an hour. After doing her homework, she had to write a report that Oghi could present in her place at the meeting tomorrow.
Kallen's day dragged on. By the end, she was all ready to miss the next day.
The next morning Kallen got up early. She ate a healthy breakfast of scrambled eggs, packed herself a lunch, and set off for the Kururugi Shrine.
Kallen took the bus and got there in about an hour or so. Nunnally was already there, waiting for her on the front lawn. The two girls didn't talk as Kallen followed Nunnally back behind the shrine. There was a single stone slab in the center of a field with Lelouch's name, date of birth, and date of death. Below that was written
Brother, Friend,
There was a space left on the right side of the slab.
Nunnally had vanished while Kallen was admiring the grave. Kallen shrugged and settled down on the ground in front of the gravestone. She was surprised to hear an electronic voice coming from behind her.
"The empty spot on the stone is supposed to be for you. He left it to you in his will."
Kallen jumped up and turned around quickly just to see Zero sitting on a branch in a nearby tree. He jumped down, still talking,
"Nunnally got the left, I got the middle, and you got the right. It is in his will that way." Suzaku stopped about ten feet away from Kallen.
"I know it is you Suzaku, you can take off the mask." Kallen said boldly.
He hesitated, but did as he was told. His skin was pale from not seeing the sun in a while and his bright green eyes had lost their sparkle. He seemed sad, but Kallen didn't particularly care.
"So Suzaku, how has Zero-hood been treating you?" She taunted, his halfhearted glare being all the answer she needed.
"Also, is there a reason that you have been avoiding me?" Kallen asked, genuinely curious.
Suzaku shifted nervously under her stare, despite his soldier training.
"I-I didn't want to hurt anyone else. I thought you would hate me even more now." He stuttered slightly.
Kallen sighed and took a cautious step towards the distressed boy.
"I don't hate you. We were rivals kind of fighting for the same thing all along. The battle is over. So, what have you been doing other than Black Knights stuff?"
His eyes brightened slightly, " I … um… not much really. I do a lot of sleeping and exercising. What have you been up to?"
One word would suffice.
"School" She said bitterly.
"Just what Lelouch wanted." Suzaku chuckled under his breath. Kallen was confused.
"What do you mean by that?" She asked suspiciously.
"Um well, he wants you to get an education and not be fighting all of your life. At least, that's what I thought he meant." Suzaku explained.
Kallen ignored that statement and sat down next to the gravestone.
"Suzaku, do you know a KS?"
"He he, you see… that is kind of me." Kallen went from calm to angry in half a second jumping back to her feet.
"You sent a camera to follow me! Why?"
Suzaku seemed to shrink under her fury.
"This is going to sound crazy but I got this letter from Lelouch," He sat down and gestured for her to join him, she did and he kept talking "and he wants me to protect you. So I will. I never dreamed that you would work with Gino to capture and trash my camera." They both laughed lightly. Then Kallen narrowed her eyes,
"That Lelouch, if he was still around I would kick ass for pulling such a stunt. I think he did the same thing to Gino. He mentioned protecting me, but ignored it."
"Hmm, that sounds like something Lelouch would do."
"Yeah." Kallen's voice trailed off as she said this.
For a few minutes, they sat in calm relaxing silence. But Kallen still had another question.
"What did you mean when you said that I get a piece of the tombstone?" Suzaku forgot that she did not know.
"You can add any word you want in the last bit of space. Nunnally picked 'brother' and I picked' friend'."
Kallen thought about it for a few minutes.
"How about 'K-1'?" She finally decided on.
Suzaku looked surprised but nodded anyway.
For the next hour, Kallen and Suzaku etched the final touch on Lelouchs' grave with a conveniently found chisel.
When they were about to leave, Suzaku took his sword, the sword of Zero which killed Lelouch, out of its sheath and stuck it in the ground next to the grave. He perched the mask on top of it.
Then, leaving the mask and sword behind, the two rivals who became friends turned around and walked towards the future together.
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Suzaku,
I know you are struggling with everything but if you could visit my grave tomorrow for the month anniversary I would appreciate it.
Lelouch
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End Note: Questions, comments, concerns? Review and tell me all about them. While I was writing this chapter I got so many reviews and it made me so happy. This is not a GinoxKallen fic. It never was going to be.
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