Code Geass: A New Beginning, A New Battlefield
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Chapter 03 : Pink Haired Songstress
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'Lacus Clyne, daughter of the chairman of PLANT and also a popular idol at PLANT. Some of the songs I've downloaded from the Heliopolis network are nice too. I never thought that I'll see her here. Ah... I see... It had been almost 1 year since the tragedy of 'Bloody Valentine'. Did she lost someone at that incident too and decided to visit the place where Junius Seven was located? But seeing that she didn't seem to bear any hatred during the incident with the Flay girl in the cafeteria, I don't think that's it.' Lelouch thought to himself as he analyze the situation.
'She reminds me of Euphemia... Euphie... why did that have to happen when freedom was so close for the Japanese. Even though in the end I was able to end Britannia's reign, the sacrifice was unbearable... I still have yet to have a peaceful sleep... haven't I suffered enough...? Do you all want me to continue to live to atone my sin to all of you? Nunnaly? Kallen? C.C.? Euphie? Everyone...?'
He shook his head and walked towards the room where he knew Lacus Clyne is staying in not wanting to continue brooding over his past.
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Lelouch heard a soft voice singing a song when he knocked the metal door and waited for a reply to came from within. A lesson that had been enforced when one day he accidentally walked without knocking into his sister's room when she was changing. Sayoko had looked at him coldly for a while after that incident.
Not even several seconds passed before the singing stop and a voice welcoming him to come in was heard. He obliged and entered the room.
"Nice to meet you Lacus Clyne-san, my name is Lelouch Lamperouge. I want to have a talk with you if you don't mind." Lelouch smiled disarmingly to the pink haired girl.
"Ara-ara, pleased to meet you too Lelouch-sama. You can just call me Lacus. I don't mind, please make yourself comfortable. Haro and me were getting bored just waiting in the room and we're not allowed to walk outside." She smiled back to the black haired man that is talking with her.
"I'll do that." He nodded and pulled a chair and sat on it. "It's understandable actually. You're a coordinator in a military vessel that is being chased by ZAFT. We're also still at war. It could provoke undesirable reaction from the extremists if you walk around freely." He shrugged.
"And you don't mind me being here with me Lelouch-sama?" Lacus replied curiously.
"No, as I said I just want to have a talk with you. Simply said, I'm interested to know what you think of the people who had oppressed your fellow coordinators. You're also in a unique position to understand what the upper echelons thought of the matter since your father is also the Chairman of PLANT." He said calmly.
She tilted her head and answered, "I don't hate naturals. My father also had always refused to further escalate the presently ongoing war. I hope the war will end soon... I don't want the tragedy of 'Bloody Valentine' to be repeated..."
"I see... I'm glad that not all of PLANT hate us naturals. Some of us have tortured and ostracized Coordinators but in the end, they have just yet to accept difference... In the past, war was being waged because of different skin colours, different religions, etc, etc, etc. It's foolish... but sometimes people... either natural or coordinators couldn't accept difference. Someone have to show them the way don't they? Most of the soldiers fight not because of hate but to fight to protect their families and beliefs after all." He said taking the position as a natural as he is working within an Earth Alliance ship and wanting to test her reaction to his words.
"Coordinators also fight because they believed that by fighting they could end this war... However, I truly believes that someday naturals and coordinators could live together in peace again..." Lacus replied softly as she looked straight into his eye.
"Yes... I hope so... If the war continues to drags on then I'll have to end the war myself don't I?" Lelouch said where near the end he said it with a light but confident tone. "I'm just joking. Please don't mind my musings. I'm just a cook and what can one man do to end a war that has been going on for years?" He chuckled as if he was telling a joke that only he understands.
"..." Lacus paused when she heard what Lelouch said before a mechanical voice was heard from beneath her, "Haro! Don't want to believe it! Don't want to believe it!"
"Haro!" Lacus took her pink coloured Haro and hugged the round shaped pink mecha.
"Forget about that. I've heard that you're a popular songstress at PLANT? Can you sign this for me?" Lelouch pulled a small blank white paper and an ballpoint that he kept on his left pocket. Never knew when he might need it after all.
"Ara? You have listened to my songs Lelouch-sama?" Lacus said curiously as she didn't know that 'naturals' have heard of her songs before.
"Yes I have, your voice is quite captivating and I'll have to say that you delivered your feeling through your songs very well. I've became your fan when I first heard your songs." Lelouch used his smile #3, the smile that could convince a foreign diplomats to sign an agreement believing that nothing was wrong when he is actually going to take advantage of them. He is not her fan but he is honest about his opinion about her songs after all. However he still prefers classics. 'I hope some of the remaining classic records during my time still remains. I couldn't find them through Heliopolis network.'
"Ara-ara... I'll just sign here, is it all right?" Lacus asked the eye-patched man.
"Right. Anyway, I have to get going. I hope we could have a talk again sometime soon." Then Lelouch left Lacus to her own device.
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However, the day after he talked to Lacus, she was used as a hostage when they had to stop ZAFT from annihilating them. A foolish step but one that he understand as well. He often had to fight dirty in the past as well. He was actually relieved that Kira had freed Lacus to her fiance, Athrun Zala, Kira's friend. A fact that he accidentally found out when he overheard Kira and Lacus' conversation near the viewing deck.
He could sympathize with Kira as he had to fight Suzaku many times in the past and each fight brought unbearable grieve to him. He killed Suzaku when Suzaku accidentally killed Kallen as Suzaku tried to kill him. What a mess it was... Even until the end Suzaku never knew the truth of what happened during the incident with Euphemia. He hoped that what happened to him will not happen to Kira but sometimes irony is a bitch, often his best planned strategies and good intentions were ruined in the worst ways as he recalled the disaster with Euphie as one examples from his long list of failures.
After Lacus was freed, they had to fight several battles and when the Archangel crew thought that they were safe, ZAFT attacked again near the orbit and one of the foolish ZAFT pilot shot the shuttle filled with civilians in the heat of the battle. Lelouch clenched his fist at that. The little girl who often stopped to play at the cafeteria to talk with him was on that shuttle. It actually hurts... He thought that his feeling had numbed from losing all his loved ones but it seems he could still care for others. Kira also had to be resting in the infirmary for a while after the rushed entry to Earth where he is suffering from a fever.
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A day after landing on Earth, current location: Somewhere in North Africa, ZAFT Territory.
"Kira! are you all right?" Lelouch called just right as he entered the infirmary and seeing the Flay girl is helping Kira to eat. "Flay here told me that you have awakened and ask me to prepare a special food for you." Then Lelouch grin lightly when he saw Flay continue to spoon-feeding Kira, "I never thought that you're already that far with her Kira", he pointed his thumb to Flay.
Kira choked on his food and he blushed but quickly replied, "It's not like that Lelouch. Flay is just helping me as I still can't feed myself."
"Oh? really?" Lelouch raised his right eyebrow slightly. "Anyway, I've come here to check you out whether you can digest the food I've prepared properly but it seems that there is no problem. How are you feeling Kira?"
"I'm fine... The doctor said that I can leave this infirmary tomorrow." Kira replied as he tried to look all right while his eye was still filled with grief and Lelouch could also recognize a sign that he had cried not too long ago.
"I see... Come to the cafeteria anytime to find me after you've healed. Meanwhile I'll continue on preparing healthier meal for you till you recover. I'll be going now." Then he look at Flay, "Flay, I'm glad that you are looking after Kira here. Take care of him for me too." He left after the parting word.
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'She has an ulterior motive' Lelouch thought to himself. 'Not even a while ago she hate coordinators with passion and now she is acting all chummy with Kira. I'll wait until she reveals her motive. She had became an emotional support that I couldn't be for Kira and if I separate her unnecessarily then Kira could broke down in his present mental state. He is depressed somehow and if something happened then I'll just have to Geass her to find out what she is thinking or to change her mind. Yes, I think I'll do just that when the need came.' Lelouch decided in his mind.
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End of Chapter 03
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Authors Rant : Tell me what you guys think of me making Lelouch put his personal touch to the G-Seed cast. I want to expand it for a bit to lay foundation for Lelouch's future actions. BTW, Since some have asked, Lelouch is 20 (500+ if added with his long sleep) and Murrue is 26 in this fic. I made that by the end of R2 Lelouch will be 19 and he needed to smooth out the scenario he made to ensure world peace which took around one year. As for Murrue, I don't plan to make her as the main pairing actually, there are no main pairing until later chapter as I am still testing out the ideas with other G-Seed cast.
LittleNK : Really? It's nice to find that you enjoyed it. I just thought to make a sarcastic comment by Lelouch but whatever goes. :P
Himig : Yep I thought I rushed a bit to last chapter and did not re-read it thoroughly enough. Thank you for pointing it out. It'll all be cleared up soon enough as the story goes. And no he won't be a king as Lelouch is not interested to be in this fic.
Himig : Can you explain what random fandom is? sorry for disappointing but I guess my writing is not good enough. Thx for reading this anyway.
MysticMaiden 18 : Whoa! You guessed it. Imagine Lelouch as someone that has been emotionally drained from his nightmares and wanted to end it all but had sworn to live because of his sister. That's one I'm aiming for.
WyldStallyns808 : XD! You read my mind! As for finding out, the truth will be known when the time is right. It'll be more exciting that way.
Thx to all who have read and spend some of their precious time reviewing this fic. lol
