ok....THANKS for those who understand my reason for being late in posting...oh well, even though i didn't post the third chapter, I posted some other fanfics, all Code Geass, though two of them are a Kallen-Lelouch and Shirley-Lelouch. that's just because I wanna see if I can make one. anyways, I still failed most of my physics tests, but so far, i still don't have my grade. So i'm gonna much as I can before i get banned from my laptop...

Chapter 3-Dreams

Lelouch's POV

"Stop it, you two!" Elise shouted to us. I looked at the person beside me, through slit eyes. She, too, looked at me, but with angry eyes. Meanwhile, I know Elise is looking at both of us, looking through exasperated eyes. Oh, nice one. I'm talking about eyes.

This is a usual scene, and that's what makes Elise's eyes look more exasperated. It started almost six years ago, when we started being under the same tutor, Camille, foster daughter of the Lord Henri, and I, First Prince of the Britannian Empire, has been bickering ever since. I don't know why, but I always pity her for being adopted and mistreated by most of her foster family, but during our first days, she showed loathing whenever I talk to her about it. Irritated by this, I started teasing her, and she tease me back. She teases me about my being an arrogant prince, which I know I'm not. And Elise never has been able to stop us.

Today, it was she who started it. I was quietly thinking about our new topic, when she suddenly murmured to me, when Elise's back was on us, "hey, Mister Arrogant, why aren't you bragging today? You're too quiet."

I looked at her with narrowed eyes, and replied, "I was just thinking how to say to your foster father what a waste it is that he adopted you." My words immediately narrowed her eyes too, and we started a glaring game, which always stops whenever we know Elise's looking. And we also have the teasing game, which are teases murmured to one another scathingly. This made Elise much more exasperated, for though she does not see the glare, she quite hears the murmurs. And so, when she's had enough for the day, she turned around and tried to stop us.

"I said stop it!" she said, clearly so annoyed. This is the first time she used that tone to us, so I am surprised. Camille looked surprised too, as her eyes widened, and she looked quickly at her. I followed her, and felt my eyes widen in shock.

Elise, for the first time, too, looked at us with angry eyes. She never looked at us angrily, just exasperatedly. Instinctively, I said to her, "I'm sorry for making you angry." That was the first thing that entered my mind, as I was trained ever since a child to say sorry if someone gets angry at you, even if it's not your fault. I do that, except to Camille.

Meanwhile, Camille stood, up, and walked over towards Elise. I was surprised by her action too, since there's no reason for her to do such. Then she stooped over whatever was on the table in front of our tutor. Confused, and at the same time curious, I walked over towards them. That's when I saw what they're looking at.

"What's that?" I asked. There, on top of the table, are pieces of torn paper. There are writings on these papers. Looks like a letter to me. My two companions didn't answer me; they merely mulled over the pieces.

"I think this goes here," Camille said after a moment of silence. She picked up one piece, and placed it beneath another piece. That's when I understood what's happening: Elise isn't really angry at us bickering again, she's angry because our fight is disturbing her concentration, for she's trying to rearrange the papers in its order. I looked at the papers again, and read the pieces which are already arranged. Then I picked one piece, and said to both of them, "I think this is the one after."

We worked on the papers until we got it arranged. Then Elise read the letter.

"Nunally,

How are you? It's been a while. How's Zero? I hope he's alright. From what I'm hearing, Britannia's going well. All of you are well. And I can see that the whole world is peaceful right now. Exactly what he would like, right?

I wrote because I have thought over what you've proposed to me the last time we met. I think I'd take the offer, though I don't know if he'll like it. I mean, he wouldn't like one of his relatives to have a Geass. You know how much pain his Geass has given him, and all of us.

If only I could talk to him right now and ask him about it, and he'll answer me, I'll do it. But he's not here anymore. And the more I think about talking to him, I feel more pain. This thing is puzzling me; why can't I forget him? After all, he's dead a long time ago.

Writing the words 'dead', 'he', and 'long', in a sentence is so much for me. Tears fill my eyes. Why, Nunally? Whenever I think about you, tears also come. Right now I'm thinking: is this part of my life the worst? Being lonely?

And that made me write to you. I think I can't bear the loneliness anymore; I'll go and work for you. At least, in that way, I'll be close to you, and to him. I just hope my saying yes to your offer isn't too late.

When I come back, I'm going to give you a painting of a landscape. You'll like it, but I won't tell you why. I want it to be a surprise.

I love you, like I do for him.

C.C."

Then she went on with another letter.

"C.C,

I'm so glad when you wrote. I miss you so much! Sometimes I wake up and think I'm not the empress, just the little weak girl at Ashford Academy, who has her brother beside her. But all of these are plain fantasy. I can't return back time, and I must move on. Even though it's still painful.

I'm happy you're accepting my offer. It means so much for me! I'm right now fixing the necessary things for you. When do you think will you come again? I would like you to see personally the arrangements I'm making. Suzaku-kun thinks it is best for you to come back here again, too.

When you come back, we can help each other go through this loneliness we're both feeling. I know it won't be easy, but at least there's someone we can lean to, right? I hope we share the same perceptive.

I hope I'll see you soon!

Love,

Nunally

"C.C.?" I said, looking at the paper. Somehow the name is familiar to me. I tried to search my memory when I could've heard it. For a while I can't think of any. Then it hit me. I first heard it in a conversation between Lillian and Elise. I was there, in the room, while they talked about the Empress Nunally, when they mentioned the name. I told it to my companions, and waited for their reaction.

"She's connected to your great-grandmother?" Camille asked. Elise nodded, and explained. "C.C. is a close friend of Empress Nunally, and possibly a lover of the 99th emperor. Few are known about her. She's in the Black Knights, though has no official position. It was said that she is the only one who knows all of his plans, and that she gave Emperor Lelouch something that helped him accomplish all of his goals."

"Lillian mentioned that C.C. is the mentor of the First Princess Elise. Is that right?" I asked. She nodded. I looked at Camille, quite surprised about this discovery. She looked surprised too. Silence ensued, only Elise moving. Then she looked at us, and said, "What are you two doing? Idling? Come on, we still have lots to do."

Camille and I hurried to our seats. For another hour we studied about the history of Britannia. We're at the part before the ascension to the throne by Charles zi Britannia. Since I've studied all about it the night before, I didn't quite listen. Probably Camille isn't quite listening too, but she's still able to answer the questions correctly. After it we had a thirty minutes break.

Camille, clutching her ringing phone, went outside to answer it. I stayed inside the room, since I have something to tell to Elise, and it's only to her I can say it. I stared at the garden outside, watching Camille talk over the phone, probably to her father. When a minute of silence passed, I started to talk.

"Elise," I said, catching her attention. "There's something I want to talk about. It's weird, but please bear with me. Last night, I had a dream. A very weird dream."

"A dream, eh?" she said. I nodded, and said, "It's quite weird. In that dream, I was in the old palace, the palace where the 99th emperor lived. You know my best friend, right? Suzaku, that is. He's there with me too. But it's quite weird, because I'm holding Zero's mask, and wearing the emperor's clothes. Suzaku too was dressed like a knight. I was saying something, but I can't remember it now. Something about the Zero Requiem. I can't totally remember. And Camille is there too."

"Maybe it's just because you're missing Suzaku, and because Camille is always with you, that's why you dreamed about it. That's what I think. But I would like you to forget about it, Lelouch, because I don't want you to get distracted while studying. Teaching people who don't quite listen is difficult, so teaching distracted, not listening people is more difficult. Please understand," she said. I nodded, and kept quiet. Then her last words sank in.

"Wait, you know we don't quite listen to you?!?!"

Camille's POV

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My eyes opened slowly, still savoring the rest it had. My right hand groped at my bedside table, looking for the cell phone. I took it, sat up, and answered the call. A warm and cheerful voice greeted me.

"Good morning, dear!"

"Good morning, Father," was my nonchalant reply. I looked over at my clock, which says its quarter to seven. I then slipped off the bed, walked towards the window, and sat at the sill. The sun has just come up, and its cool warmth entered my room, heating me up just right. As I talked to my dad, I watched the birds happily flying around the place. It is such a beautiful morning.

After fifteen minutes of talking to my father, I prepared for the day. After taking a bath, I walked to the table in my suite where my breakfast had been served by a maid. As I ate, I opened a notebook of mine. It is the one that holds my dreams. I rarely dream, but when I do, they usually are vivid and weird. To be able to understand its meaning, I write it down. Writing usually helps me, so I do it.

I didn't dream last night, though the other night, I did. I just wasn't able to sort the dream out because I was too tired yesterday. Now that I have time, I began comprehend the dream. I read what I wrote yesterday.

"I was in a cave, with Lelouch and his best friend, Suzaku. Suzaku's sword is pointed towards Lelouch, while Lelouch didn't move at all. I just watched them. They were talking, but I couldn't remember it. Then the background changed, and we're inside the old palace. I was behind a door, while Lelouch and Suzaku are inside the hall. With them are people of noble line, and also those in the royal family, like Odysseus eu Britannia. Lelouch proclaimed himself as emperor, while Suzaku his Knight of Zero."

The second part, wherein we were in the old palace, I could still explain as to why I dreamed of it. The other day, I read about the time of the ascension to the throne of the 99th emperor, and since he looks similar to Lelouch, it's possible I could have related him to the demon emperor. But the first part...

I flipped the notebook to another dream I had before. It is similar to the first of my recent dream. So, I'm now sure I had the dream before. And I wasn't able to extract an explanation for it. I dislike it, not being able to understand. So I just closed the notebook, placed it on top of the table, and walked out of the room. As I strode to our "classroom", I looked forward to another day of irritation, since it started that way.

Unluckily.

How was it? i know it's rushed. AGAIN. oh and yeah, i was bored while doing this, so if you think it is boring, it's fine with me. and if you think Lelouch and C.C.(Camille) are kinda OOC, it's fine too. I'm actually having a hard time making it...

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