Word: steeped
Definition: soaked, drenched, saturated
Pairing/Character(s): Lelouch, Black Knights
Rating: K+
A/N: NO, I am not on drugs. I'm just stressed over midterms and chapter exams and outline notes and -cries- TOO MUCH. Anywho, my next one will be a Shirley x Lelouch, I promise Anonymous reviewer! I already had this written for steeped though, so I had to use it. I'm sorry!!!
Disclaimer: Same as Voracious, except apply the 'I like to eat' song to it. xD If you've never heard it before... -sighs- Your life is incomplete.
Lelouch ran as hard as he could, his eyes wide and frantic. A stab of pain in his sides accompanied every intake of breath. He could hear the loud pounding of footsteps behind him growing steadily closer and cursed his lack of speed. He urged himself to go faster but the burning in his calves forced him to slow even more. Anger pumped through his veins as he noticed his pursuer keeping an even distance away from him.
'He's making fun of me!' he thought indignantly. 'Anyone can outrun me, especially him. But he's tiring me out, for his own entertainment!' He continued to run, his anger fueling him as he managed to match the pace of an average person's slow jog.
"Bastard," he breathed out as he pushed himself further.
"What was that Lelouch?" a voice whispered into his ear. He squawked a very un-princely manner, attempting to jump out of harms way but just succeeding in tripping himself. He pushed himself up quickly, backing up as icy cold fear crept over his body.
"What do you want?" Lelouch asked, trying to keep his voice cool and confident. However, he could not shake off the pure terror in his eyes as is foe made his way toward Lelouch slowly. A malicious grin formed on his lips, red as blood. Lelouch trembled, continuing to back up.
"I…" his large, blood red enemy began. Lelouch flinched at his coarse, hungry voice. "I… want… to… ATE, ATE, ATE, APPLES AND ANNANAS!" Lelouch shrieked in horror, his arms cupping his ears in a protective manner.
"NO!" his voice cracked, raising several octaves. His cruel adversary ignored his plea.
"I WANT TO EAT, EAT, EAT, EEPLES AND EENEENEES!" he bellowed, skipping closer to Lelouch. In response, Lelouch ran away, tears flowing from his eyes.
"STOP, NO!"
"I WANT TO ITE, ITE, ITE, IIPLES AND ININIS! I WANT TO OTE, OTE, OTE, OPLES AND ONONOS!"
Lelouch collapsed from exhaustion, weeping openly. The malevolent creature paused, making the approach of the final verse THAT MUCH MORE DRAMATIC.
"I…" his voice was beautiful, smooth as velvet and sweet as honey. "I… want… to… UTE, UTE, UTE, UUPLES AND LELOUCHS!" At this point, the monster's voice had risen to a roar, and with that final word he charged at Lelouch. Lelouch cried out in anguish as the massive, crimson apple swallowed him easily in one gulp.
"DON'T EAT ME!" Lelouch bellowed, tears rolling down his cheeks. He was met with absolute silence. He blinked, looking around him at the shocked looks of the Black Knights. He pushed off the wall he had apparently leaned against and fallen asleep on. The Black Knights continued to gape at his masked face and he coughed awkwardly, fidgeting. He looked around the room, nodded seriously as if he had given an order, and bolted out of the room.
"…did Zero just scream 'don't eat me'?" Kallen asked a nearly speechless room. Ohgi nodded, blinking rapidly as if just coming out of a dream. He stopped abruptly, shaking his head.
"No, he couldn't have." Ohgi murmured, though in the silence of the room it was quite loud. "I must be hallucinating. Yes… Zero wouldn't do something like that." He exited the room, talking to himself. The other Black Knights nodded absently, scattering to different areas. Kallen repeated Ohgi's statements to herself over and over again, as if trying to make herself steeped in the lie.