A/N: Hello there!! I told you, I usually update slow... Blame school!! I'm sorry for late update! How long I was gone? A month? Oh, almost a month... I was gone for... I think... 26 days... I'm really sorry! I have finished it days ago but can't post it becauseI was hyperventilating these past days. Know why? After my parents banned me from the internet, they took away my DVD player! and my novels! My precious novels! Leaving only textbooks! My books (except textbooks) is my life, dammit! waah!! And my stupid Journalism leader in school rejected my editorial paper three times!! Three times for goodness sake! waah!! I'm sorry for ranting! Anyways, thanks for all of those who read and reviewed this story of mine!

WARNINGS: OOCness

DISCLAIMER: Don't worry, I'm planning to buy CLAMP someday... Kidding!

~without further ado, i hereby present:

previously...

However, the lady was totally confused. She doesn't even know where she is, and who they are. She can't even remember anything. Then it hit her.

She can't even remember anything.

She can't remember… anything.

I can't remember anything.

Anything… I can't remember anything.

I can't!

Tears streamed down her pale cheeks as the painful truth hit her. Lelouch and Sayoko were dumbstruck.

"I don't know! I can't… I can't remember… anything" she said as her tears continuously flew down her face, her voice cracked.

CHAPTER 3: CC

"Wha-What?! What do you...?!!" Lelouch half-exclaimed as Sayoko nudged his rib. He looked at her weirdly before turning his gaze to the sobbing girl and staring at Sayoko again. The older lady just threw him a 'Watch, don't do anything stupid' look. Does she think he's stupid? Anyway, she sat beside the girl and caressed her hair; she then engulfed the young lady into a warm embrace. Lelouch just stared at them, not fully knowing what that was for.

"Hush... It's alright... We'll help you," Sayoko whispered, along with a comforting smile. The young lass stared at her with her large amber eyes disbelievingly, "R-really?"

Sayoko nodded; then turned her head to where Lelouch is, lips formed into a malice-filled smirk, "Right, Lelouch-sama?"

Lelouch hadn't expected that... smirk. He unconsciously nodded, mumbled a 'yeah' while stuttering. He felt that he was being out-of-character. Maybe that's because of Shirley's so-called bentou yesterday? He hoped so. Sayoko chuckled while returning her gaze at the young lady, who, after a while, stopped sobbing. She gave one last pat on her head before standing up.

"Saa, you shall rest now, young lady. I think that you underwent a lot of stress on your recovery. Don't worry, we'll help you. Lelouch-sama here will guard you while sleeping, so nothing bad will happen to you. Unless..." she meaningfully eyed Lelouch up and down then smiled cheerfully, "Nevermind! Well then, you should have a good night sleep!" she exclaimed as she left the room, leaving a twitching Lelouch and a confused young lady.

'What's with her? It's as if she's the boss. And that... smirk... *shudder*... I don't even want to think about it. I just... I just feel un-Lelouch-like. How come I am dragged into this?' Lelouch thought while mentally slapping himself.

"A-anou..."

'Oh yeah, the girl,' he suddenly looked at her, eyebrow questioningly raised.

"Anou... I know that you are against to the decision of the lady, so, don't worry, I'll leave immediately after I gain my memories," she paused for a moment, "Ugh, no! I mean, I'll leave immediately after I managed to stand up," she said. Somehow, the white blanket seemed to be colorful to her as she stared at it. Half of her was thinking about her first option and the other half was thinking about the second.

Lelouch stared at her, surprised at the sudden outburst. Somehow, after a week of being with her, even though she was unconscious, he kinda... got used to it. Not that he is against (but he really is) of Sayoko's unseconded decision, he was just... plain shocked, shocked at the attitude that she had shown. Who thought that HIS maid will do that? He somehow saw Milly instead of her that time. True, at first, he is against Sayoko's decision of letting the stranger in. But at the second thought, he really is the one who brought her in. And as if he can let a helpless person to wander around the street, and with amnesia at least! Okay, he knew he is cold sometimes, but he's not heartless, maybe he is (considering his denseness; dense-heartless), but not as heartless as him (A/N: guess who).

He made his way towards the bed and sat beside it. He smiled gently at the girl who just looked up at him.

"I'll take the first," he simply said. The young lady had her eyes widened. She hadn't expected, okay, maybe the half of her did, but, never mind. Lelouch wrapped his arms around the lady, still not knowing what was that for, but since Sayoko did that to her and it was effective, might as well do that too. Unconsciously, he brought the girl closer to him, until the lady fell asleep.

Minutes later, when he was sure that the young lady has completely drifted off to the land of dreams, he gently laid her on his bed. Watching her while sleeping, Lelouch couldn't help but let his curiosity get over him.

"Who are you, really?" he asked, fully knowing that no one will answer him and he's just being plain... crazy.

Or so he thought.

"C...C...," the young lady suddenly muttered, making Lelouch shot her a look. Did she just say what he thought she just said? Or she did say what he thought she said? Lelouch stared at her, but thought of it as her dream and dismissed it.

Dream... He, once again, looked at her disbelievingly. Dream. That could be flashbacks... of her past. That could be her... or a part of her... memories.

"C...C...," he slowly repeated, and smirked.

"CC, eh? Interesting."

TBC

A/N: And that's that! I know it's short. Again, thank you for your reviews! Sorry again for my updating style.

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