The Day the Witch Showed Some Emotion
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"Yeah, but in the end, it worked out, right? That means there's hope for me, right?!" Rivalz pleaded with him as he rubbed his tears off his cherry red face. Confused, Lelouch replied without thinking.
"Yes, I mea- What are you talking about?"
"Well, you're CC's boyfriend, aren't you? She just told us!"
"She what?"
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As the words slowly made their way to Lelouch's ears, he battled with himself to control his rising temper and urge to tackle his infernal witch of an accomplice to the ground.
'His girlfriend? Girlfriend?' Lelouch repeated in his mind a thousand times to make sure his ears weren't playing a cruel joke on him.
'Zero? Lelouch Lamperouge? Lelouch Vi Britannia? She isn't my girlfriend, let alone friend, in any of those personas! Girlfriend! What a laughable joke! Who would willing let her-'
Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted as he looked up to see Shirley's amethyst eyes overflowing with tears. However, those tears weren't of happiness and he knew it by the way her voice was shaking when she asked, "Lulu! It is true? That CC is your girlfriend?"
'What a horrible situation!' Lelouch returned to his thoughts, 'If I agree then I actually have to pretend to be that witch's boyfriend! On the other hand, if I deny it, I'm sure she'll make up another rumor!'
Meanwhile, CC, who was getting bored and annoyed at how long it took for a response from the sudden mute boy, decided she would answer the sobbing babies in front of her.
"Oh Lelouch you don't have to lie anymore! After all, you…...you wanted this for so long. Ever since we were kids! Now I finally feel the same way about you and you don't want others to know about us? I thought you would want everybody to know how happy we are together! Was….that a lie?" She stated with fake tears in her eyes as she looked at Lelouch with a sad face.
Seeing her like this made Lelouch's spine crawl. It was like getting a cold chill from getting a 100 degree fever while you have a whole house worth of blankets on your lap. Everything about the situation felt as if it were a crazy nightmare as he saw all of his friends crying and leaving huge puddles of tears all over the floor and CC speaking in a very shaky voice different than her bland monotone one along with an innocent smile on top.
'This was definitely a nightmare.' Lelouch concluded, 'My double life has finally caught up wit me that's all. Little sleep and running a huge corporation like the Black Knights will do that to me right!? That's right, just a horrible nightmare. Just a-'
"Lelouch, dear look at me! You look as if you are going to faint! Your hands are sweating and your face is really red!" CC stated worriedly as she went up to Lelouch and placed her hand against his forehead while placing her free hand on his while completely forgiving him for his stuttering. "I know you love pizza so why don't we go get some?"
Lelouch looked into CC's golden orbs with a look of true horror written all over his face. Just when he had finally broken free, Milly butted in and responded, "Then I guess you really are CC's boyfriend huh Lelouch?"
"…..-CC let go!-…-CC LET GO OF MY HAND! AND WE AREN'T GETTING PIZZA! C-" Lelouch fought back but was interrupted by Shirley who was standing a fair distance away from everybody else.
She did not look good.
Her body was shaking just as hard as her voice had been earlier, and her breathing wasn't in its normal pattern. Her fists were clenched in two shaky fists, and her emerald eyes were filled tears that were flowing down her red, puffy face.
Milly, seeing how poorly Shirley looked, started asking, "Shirley? Shirley it's ok! Are you ok? You look like you could use some water! How about we go get you some right now? We can have a little girl chat just you and me! Let's go!"
Shirley, agreeing to Milly, wiped away some of the tears as she ran fast to catch up with Milly as she left Rivalz and Kallen in the awkward atmosphere of their blushing vice president stammering as CC was jokingly grabbing his hand.
Kallen's radar went off right away and started to monitor the way the two had been acting.
What was with CC?
Her personality as well as her attitude had changed a lot from that stubborn witch that made her way to the Black Knights.
Her white straightjacket was replaced with an Ashford Academy school uniform, where Kallen still had no idea where it came from, and her heartless witch personality had changed to a cheerful school girl.
'I have to get to the bottom of this!' Kallen thought to herself as she began to extend her arm to grab CC and force her into a talk.
Luckily for Lelouch and CC, the bell rang and it meant that the red head had to wait to receive her answers once again.
When everybody else moved to their seats, Lelouch grabbed CC's wrist and pulled her away to the back of the classroom where they had been yesterday.
When they got there, CC couldn't resist teasing Lelouch as she stated, "Wow Lelouch, I'm so flattered! You just couldn't get over the idea of being without me can you?"
Lelouch, trying to keep his head from exploding, looked out the window and ignored his accomplice.
He knew all she wanted was a reaction and he refused to give it to her and let her feel the pleasure of his embarrassment.
After a few minutes, he turned his head back around to see if CC was planning anything else against him when he saw her smiling just like the day before.
It wasn't a smirk or a fake smile she had shown the others, but a real, genuine smile.
A smile that looked like it belonged on Nunnally' face.
And he knew he was staring.
He knew very well.
However, something inside him told him that this was a rare sight and to take a good look when it lasted.
Nothing else could distract him from looking at the smile illuminating from her face.
The lesson of Darwin's principles, the annoyed looks he was getting from the teacher, and CC's face turning his direction couldn't even get his attention.
Unknowingly to him, in the middle of his staring, CC had turned around expecting to see Lelouch sleeping against the window.
Shockingly, she turned around to see him staring at her with a smile of his own plastered on his face.
Smirking, she started to wave her hand in front of his face as she realized his expression wasn't changing, all the while with the smallest trace of a smile still found on her face.
Her waving hands didn't even click in Lelouch's brain until he heard CC's voice asking, "You like what you see boya?"
With it finally clicking in his brain, Lelouch's eyes bulged out of his head as he turned his head back to facing the window to hide his red face from CC.
"In your dreams witch" He said as he got his head back in control and his face back to its regular pale color.
"I think not boya. Speaking of dreams, I turned around because I expected you to be sleeping, which is your specialty in this class, but instead I saw you staring at me!" CC replied with a smirk.
Grunting, Lelouch turned his head around to see CC still staring at him with her genuine smile all but gone with a devilish smirk taking its place.
"Listen, we all know why I need the sleep!" Lelouch hissed.
"Yeah, so you could dream of me!"
"Listen you witch-"He said while keeping his distance, "You know that's not true."
"Oh but it will come true in your dreams!"
"Nice repeat response. How clever of you."
"Of course, I am CC am I not?" CC said with her face now facing the board.
'Yes that's right. You are CC. The most selfish person I have ever met in my entire life that always acts like a heartless witch that can't show feelings. But, I can clearly see you enjoying yourself. I wonder if you...you... ' Lelouch tried to think to himself before he just decided to ask her.
"CC…"
"What is it boya? Can't you see me writing both yours as well as my own notes for the upcoming test?" CC said with her face still on the notes screen.
"…"
"Lelou-"
"Are you happy?"
It was such a simple question, but it was also a huge one.
Lelouch knew the subject of emotions and happiness were not ones she was extremely fond of, but he had to test his theory. Could she be…?
Throughout Lelouch's inner talk, CC had stopped writing and looked directly at the board with a surprised expression.
'Am I happy?' She thought, 'Why would he want to know about that?'
She was an immortal witch. Immortal witches tend to think that emotions are worthless and only tend to their mind games, something CC did a lot and enjoyed, while messing with others. While being completely hilarious, CC couldn't find the bridge connecting humor and fun.
Thinking that she shouldn't act so surprised and silent, she responded by saying, "Am I happy? Do I look happy to you?"
"Well you kind of did for a minute there, but just like you it comes and goes like the wind." Lelouch muttered back with his back still facing her.
"Well, I guess I could take your word for it considering you were staring at me for like ten minutes right!?"
"C-"
"Lelouch Lamperouge," the teacher finally snapped as he finally had enough of the excessive talking, "I realize that you have taken a liking to Miss Corabella, but I didn't sit her next to you so you could make googley-eyes at her and talk the entire class! That seat doesn't give you a free ticket to ignore my lesson and hold hands either!" He finished while referencing yesterday's accidental hand holding incident.
Meanwhile, all of the other students around them had erupted into laughter as Lelouch's face turned an even redder shade than a few minutes before after seeing CC laugh to herself.
Though even with all of the laughing and smirks, Lelouch saw emotion spark within CC's laugh, and it made his stomach feel all sorts of weird as he tried to create distance between himself and the immortal girl.
'Ugh I don't know how much more of this I can take,' Lelouch thought to himself, 'this is exhausting and it's only day two! And why is my stomach all jumpy? I haven't had any food? Oh well, lunch is coming. I already got in trouble so I guess it wouldn't make a difference if I took a nap now' Lelouch concluded as he stole one last glance at CC before leaning on his chin and letting sleep overtake him.
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"CC what are you doing?" Lelouch said as he noticed CC inching nearer and nearer to his face.
"Rivalz and Milly are watching us you know!"
"Like I care about that!" She said teasingly as her lips were just about to make contact with his.
In the middle of the whispering he could hear from Milly and Rivalz and the calmed breathing of CC, he whispered, "Wait, C..."
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"C!" Lelouch bolted upright as he awoke from his nightmare.
The class quickly turned their heads as they saw Lelouch hung over his pool of drool and panting breath.
'Again? Why am I…?' His thoughts were interrupted as he was brought back to reality with the whole class staring at him and CC looking at him wide-eyed for the second time in one hour with her mouth hung open about to ask him what in Britannia had just happened.
Luckily for him, the bell rang before any student had the chance to laugh or question his scream, and it was time to head over to the History wing.
Instead of CC pulling his arm like the day before, Lelouch hurriedly moved past her and moved to History by himself.
Meanwhile, CC stood there dumbfounded along with Rivalz, Milly, and Kallen.
"What was that about?" Milly questioned as she noticed CC's eyes on the door.
She was just about to crack a joke when she saw Kallen extend a hand to her saying, "I don't think we've properly met before! I'm Kallen Stradfelt!"
CC took her hand and got exactly what she expected she was getting; a bone crushing hello hand shake.
"I'm CC and if you excuse me, I have to see what's wrong with my boyfriend." CC said as she broke away from Kallen's grasp and nonchalantly walked out of the classroom.
Knowing what she wanted, she made sure she stopped around the corner so she could give Kallen a chance to get her answers, and the guest arrived no less than five seconds after.
"CC what are you doing here and BOYFRIEND?!" Kallen said as she remembered staring at her and Lelouch during class.
"Zero has sent me on a mission to get information about Ashford Academy, and yes boyfriend. Are you satisfied? I am not Zero's mistress and you can have him all to yourself as you can see now." CC responded as she saw Kallen's anger increase.
"Why wouldn't he ask me when I actually go to this school and for the last time I'm not interested in Zero!"
"Your blushing face says otherwise!"
"Just go to History already! I have a disguise to pull off!" Kallen said as she walked the other way.
'Thank goodness that's over!' CC said as she turned around. While she turned around, she was greeted by a running, out of breath, Lelouch.
"CC why weren't you in History!" Lelouch asked with a hint of concern in his voice.
When CC didn't respond, he took her hand and started pulling it along.
It wasn't as if he actually wanted to hold her hand though. Oh no, they were cold and small compared to his. However, he couldn't risk being seen in the hallways with her during classes without more rumors spreading about them.
"What's the matter!? You were perfectly happy in Bio..."
'Again with the happy talk huh?' CC thought to herself.
It wasn't that she was mad or anything. She was just trying to absorb and process the information that was making its way into her ears for the second time.
Happiness was something that was never really in her life. As a regular human, she was a meaningless slave that would grow up to be an immortal that would have lost all emotion. No one person could possibly stand that, so CC had to become CC to deal with all the hardships she would have to face as an immortal witch. Even though she hated CC, she loved her at the same time. On one hand, CC couldn't have deep relationships with people because she knew they would give into their mortality at one point of another. She had to give up all her human desires. On the other hand, CC didn't have to show feelings. She didn't have to give into others. She could be a heartless witch and get whatever she wanted. It was making CC's head pound. She had been CC for such a long time, that it amused her as well as scared her while she was thinking about being anyone else.
"Listen boya," CC started, "Just remind yourself that I-"
"You are CC. I know its fine!" Lelouch replied while he realized her smirk had come back.
"Just remember that boya." She said as her normal CC teasing personality came flowing back.
"I will-wait what took you so long to come to History anyway?" Lelouch said as he finally remembered they should be in class.
CC, thankful that Lelouch was done with the happy comments, replied, "I don't know. I was left behind."
"Left behind?" Lelouch said when it finally hit him. He was the one who had left CC.
After his dream, he was in such a rush to avoid everyone including CC that he actually forgot that he was supposed to WAIT for her. Remembering the whole situation made him flush as he turned his back to CC.
"Yes, left behind by you my dear Lelouch, or should I say, boyfriend!" She smirked as she saw his back facing her.
"You know as well as I do that I am not and will never be your boyfriend CC! That's just a silly rumor you made up and forced me to go along with!" Lelouch said turning around.
"I think that YOU think otherwise due to your screaming at the end of class! What were you dreaming about anyway! It had to be something dirty since you woke up panting and all red!" She continued.
"The only reason I was panting was because I had a nightmare!"
"Then, what was with the blushing face!?"
"I screamed out loud in class and everybody was staring at me including you!" Lelouch argued back after he remembered her wide eyes staring at him.
"Oh come on Lelouch! I know you had to have been dreaming about me!"
"Again, in your dreams!"
"Oh I think it's more in your dreams!"
"You're such a witch!"
Upon hearing that, CC's face had its smile back as she chuckled and replied, "Judging from that comment, I guess I hit the target huh boya?"
Turning even redder, Lelouch grabbed CC's hand and pulled her towards the History wing.
"Though you do know that if I'm a witch, who I totally am, than you have to become a warlock?" CC spoke again as they were almost to the door.
"As if that could ever happen." Lelouch told himself as he heard CC's comment.
Even though it was low, CC still heard it and it gave her comfort. At least she was still a witch in his eyes, and that was all that mattered to her.
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Of course, both were just about to turn into the classroom after both looked at each other and whispered, "I don't have my bag!" in unison.
Remembering that they mustn't attract much attention, Lelouch and CC ran quickly hand in hand back to their Biology room to retrieve their forgotten belongings.
"You know this wouldn't have happened if you didn't have that dream about me!" CC exclaimed as she saw Lelouch huffing and puffing next to her upon their arrival into the classroom.
"Who even said it was about you?" He counter argued.
"Ok fine I'll stop. What were we wearing?"
"Well, I was wearing a loose gym shirt and you were in your uniform but I don't see what that has to do wit-CC!" Lelouch hissed as he unknowingly leaked his dream.
"Ah, so I was in this dream as I suspected!" CC smirked.
Knowing he had lost, Lelouch sighed while responding, "Fine. You were IN the dream."
"So what were we doing?"
"None of your business witch" Lelouch said as he searched for his bag so he could get out of the situation more quickly.
"I bet you were watching my smile considering that blushing face!"
"Your imagination is amazing for someone as old as yourself"
"You really know how to treat a girl huh Lelou- MHFFF-"CC was cut off as Lelouch put a hand over her mouth.
"Shh. I hear footstep!" whispered Lelouch.
"Lelou-!"
"SHH!" He repeated as he shoved her and himself in the locker behind them.
True enough, two boys were found walking inside the classroom merely two seconds after the locker door had been completely closed.
In the locker, the darkness surrounded both Lelouch and his tiny accomplice as he tried to find a way to cope with such closeness the space confined them in. He also struggled to slow his breath and heart rate after struggling to hide.
But that was the thing;
His heart rate wasn't slowing down.
In fact, it was beating faster every minute that ticked by.
The locker they were in was meant to hold books and not an actual person, let alone two fully developed people, and the person he was cramped with was CC no less.
It also didn't help to calm him down when CC was breathing down his neck as they were trying to find a nice position to get comfortable in with both moving around silently and slowly while trying not to touch each other.
"Stop moving!" She hissed.
"Shut up!" He grunted as her warm breath tickled his neck once again. All of the weird, foreign sensations that were controlling his body definitely didn't help with his mood on top of everything else. It also didn't help when they both found that the only way to fit moderately comfortable in the small confined space was for Lelouch to hold CC close to him with his hands on her petite little waist.
Realizing his hands and burning face, CC joked, "Oh there's no need to be shy Lelouch! You planned this didn't you? I mean all you boys have urges-"
"CC I swear if you make one more comment I will have all of the Pizza Huts in a one hundred mile radius suffer from a "tragic accidental" kitchen fire and don't think I'm bluffing!" Lelouch hissed as he tried to stop her from breathing on his neck.
"Bu-"
"SHH Listen!" Lelouch said while putting his hand back on her mouth as they both took a look through the whole to see what the students were talking about.
Outside, two students were having a little chat about the green haired immortal herself.
"Hey have you seen the new student?" The first one asked.
"Who? Cecaniath Corabella?" His friend replied.
"Yeah! She is so pretty and smart! Also, she has a nice body if you know what I mean!"
"Yeah, I've realized!"
Back in the locker, there was something else building up inside Lelouch, though he had no idea what is was.
All he knew was that he was extremely pissed off and his fists were clenched together as he heard how the boys were talking about CC.
CC was just about to make a comment when the boys decided to bring up the topic of dating.
"I was actually thinking of asking her out actually!" One of the boys exclaimed proudly.
"You should! Get her early on in the game bud!" His buddy replied.
"Hey I heard she's in history, why don't we take a walk?"
"Sure let-"
"But I'm right here" A voice came from the locker that was revealed to be CC and Lelouch.
"Ce-ce-caniath!" The boy said with his cheeks hot to the touch.
"Well wasn't there something you wanted to ask me?"
"Me? No, not really!"
"Hey, we were sure we heard you were going to ask her a question!" Lelouch joined as he grabbed CC's wrist once again and looked at the boys with an extremely pissed-off face. "Now what was it again?"
"Well..." The boy started.
"Well?" CC followed.
"WELL?" Lelouch said as he looked directly into the boy's eyes.
"Well…I was going to ask CC on a date, but it seems like she already has a protective boyfriend, so I guess I better be going! Let's go Blake!" He said as the both of them ran out the door.
Lelouch was so relieved they were gone that he hadn't focused that much when CC called back to him, "I never thought of you to be the jealous type, my warlock."
"As if I was jealous CC." He argued.
"Excuse me? I've been alive longer than you know, and if the clenched fists, grabbing of my wrist, and yelling at a potential suitor with a sour puss face isn't jealousy than I don't know what is!"
Just then, the realization hit Lelouch like a brick.
'Wait. Was that what I was feeling before? Jealousy?' Lelouch thought. 'Wait, no. I'm just….hungry. Yes that's it!
"As if I'd get jealous over you." Lelouch said as he began to rewrite the memory of his first jealousy towards anyone.
"Oh I'll make you admit it one day!"
"Yeah right witch!"
"Yes, so you better prepare warlock!" CC responded with a smirk.
With his hand still holding her wrist, he started to push her out of the classroom as they finally had their bags in hand.
However, it was made clear that they weren't going to History, but somewhere different.
"Hey warlock, where are we going? The history wing is that way!"
"Well, we already missed more than half of the class, so why go back? It'll also look better if we go change our clothes after being stuck in that locker so they don't have any ideas for new rumors."
"Yes this shirt needs to be ironed and my stomach needs to be filled! I have been starving for the past few days!"
"You had ten slices of pizza yesterday for lunch!"
"Yes. ONLY TEN!"
"You really need to expand your horizons CC. This would actually be the best time because of the two month Pizza Hut hiatus. PERFECT to show you a well balanced diet!"
"But you haven't been through pizza withdrawal Lelouch!"
"What's so great about Pizza Hut anyway?"
"Nothing really except the delivery boys actually give me the time of day opposed to calling me a witch and starving me!"
"Very funny!"
"Don't you know one's in love with me and he asked me out on a series of dates?"
"….."
"And-"
"Did you go?"
"Did I go? With the delivery boy on a date?"
"…..Yes"
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't warlock! My business is mine and mine alone!"
"I would know if you went out on a date!" Lelouch said as he tried to put some distance between their faces as CC kept inching forwards.
"Are you sure about that my warlock?"
"Yes I would most definitely know!" Lelouch stated firmly.
CC, mildly shocked, looked up into Lelouch's eyes, "Well, I never knew you were that possessive of me! I never would have thought you would have cared as much." CC said as she chuckled and ran ahead of Lelouch to their room. But not before hearing him call to her.
"Oi."
"What now? I'm hungry!"
"You…you didn't really go on that date did you?"
"…."
"Did you?" He demanded.
"Let me just say this; the only pizza boy who has ever been on a date with me is named Lelouch!" She smiled as she continued running.
As it became clear in Lelouch's brain, a small blush crept on his face as he went to the kitchen to make some pizza for his troublesome accomplice.
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With Shirley, she was still contemplating Lelouch and CC's relationship and how real it seemed.
'When I questioned CC about it, she told me their story, but left out the dating part before she told Milly and Rivalz! She has such…Bravery. Bravery to love Lulu…Something I couldn't do. But still it seemed odd. It was odd how controlling she was to him. The way she grabbed Lelouch's collar and bring him closer to her height yesterday on her first day must have been my first clue. However, was that couple like? Is CC really torturing Lulu?'
Suddenly, she saw them running back towards Lelouch's house in the corner of her eye.
"Where are they going and WHY?" She thought out loud just as Milly and Rivalz found her.
"Did my eyes really just see Lelouch and CC running to Lelouch's house? Please tell me I'm not hallucinating! Do you know what this means Rivalz" Milly asked while staring at the hallway the couple had last been sighted
"U-um" Rivalz said with a blush on his face...
"Now get those naughty images out of your mind! While that might as well be true, that's not the reason we are going to follow them!"
"It's not- Wait follow them?!"Rivalz and Shirley both screamed.
"Yep! Come on paleontologists! We are about to go see what dinosaur bones we could dig up about Lelouch and CC's relationship! They are apparently a new couple, so let's see what they're up to!
"I don't know about this.." Shirley started.
"Come now! We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and let's get some dirt on Lelouch for once!" Milly chanted as she signaled the chase after the runaway couple.
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"You know you really are a handful CC!" Lelouch sighed as he removed the saucy, cheese covered bread out of the oven.
She chose to ignore him completely as her hand made her way to the savory dish that was in her sights, though no sooner when they had made contact they were slapped away.
In disbelief, CC threw Lelouch a warning scowl as she tried again, only for the same outcome to take place.
"Why are you-"
"I was serious about you trying new foods CC!"
"As if I care-"
"Only one slice! Your palate has to expand! You can't just eat pizza forever!"
Rolling her eyes, CC replied, "We both know that's not true! And you must know that YOU are indebted to ME! Not the other way around, so I would let me have more than one slice!
"CC, your health-"
"Is eternally perfect!" She countered with her golden irises piercing into his violet ones.
'It's for her own good' Lelouch reminded her. He also had to prove who the boss in their twisted relationship was, and his mind was ready for any argument that she had to throw back at him with an iron fist.
However, she entered the battle with no weapon at all, at least not a sharp or weapon that needed to be held.
Therefore, he was utterly unprepared as she entered into the battle with just her lips as her weapon as she gave him a millisecond peck on the cheek before grabbing the rest of the pizza in his hand while watching his stunned look on his face.
Lelouch could only stare from afar as he touched his cheek and thought to himself; 'What the heck just happened?'
When it finally processed, Lelouch bellowed, "CC! You witch!"
"What? All I did was cast a spell on you and it seemed to have worked really well!" CC responded with cheese hanging out of her mouth.
Too furious with himself (for not seeing it coming) and her (for using such a low, underhanded tactic), he chased after her after she saw the fire grow in his eyes to give her a tongue-lashing as she darted for his room.
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Meanwhile outside the window, Milly, Rivalz and Shirley had just witnessed Lelouch and CC's little "moment."
"Well then!" exclaimed Milly, "I guess that confirms that Lelouch Lamperouge is indeed in a relationship with Cecaniath Corabella! Oh CC!"
"But wait a minute!" Shirley commented while still holding hope, "They could be pretending!"
"I don't think so Shirley," Milly said with a sad smile while putting her hand on Shirley's shoulder.
"Oh look on the bright side Shirley! Have you ever seen Lelouch Lamperouge that blushed? He must really like her!" Rivalz cut her off.
"Plus with them skipping class and that peck on the cheek, they seem to really be in love! You were too late Shirley!" Milly said while looking at her friend with a sad expression.
"It's ok I guess." Shirley responded.
In the middle of this mess, all of them were so concentrated on Shirley that they didn't get the chance to look up to see two pairs of golden and violet irises watching them with one very amused face and one very embarrassed and angry face.
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OMG HELLO EVERYBODY! :D So I FINALLY updated after more than like...two weeks maybe? I actually made this chapter like a week ago and posted it on Wattpad, but it was so...mush, horrible, and ooc. T ^ T Therefore, I got my best friend Project Clu-Clu to beta read this chapter, and this came from both of our minds! :D This should've been up DAYS ago, but my computer decided not to save, and I lost literally like ALL of this chapter. It was tramatizing. =( But, I'm here now, and I hope you guys continue following TDTWBAS because it's just getting started! See you in the next update!