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Lelouch stared at D.D. in disbelief but shook his head, trying to clear it for a second. "I'm sorry that just caught me off guard a bit, I guess it is possible for her to have siblings right?"
he asked. "Well I suppose it is, but you see, I'm not her sibling." D.D. laughed devilishly. Shirley and Lelouch stared at her for some time until she started laughing. "Oh you two are
so naïve! How adorable!" she cackled. "But…how is it possible to be her twin…and not be her sibling?" Shirley asked in confusion. "It's a very simple concept really. Lelouch, I heard
that you're a genius, you might be able to figure it out." she giggled. He thought long and hard, but eventually gave up. "Huh, so not even the genius who wants to take down
armies of men can figure it out, how boring." D.D. sighed. "You're as catty as she is…it's no surprise that you're her twin." Lelouch retorted. "Humph, you bore me; I'd rather talk to
the girl who signed a contract with me. Now there's a smart individual." D.D. laughed. "Who me? Oh I'm not that smart, Lulu gets straight A's in almost all his classes." Shirley
confessed. "Lulu, aw is that your darling little pet name? How disgustingly sweet!" D.D. teased. "Lelouch could think of every possible cuss word that fit this woman perfectly at the
moment while she was chatting away with Shirley.
"So yeah the reason I came here was to meet the girl who I made a contract with in person. You're a very sweet girl Shirley; I don't know how you ended up getting yourself tangled
with this guy over here." D.D. sighed. "I'm standing right here you know?" Lelouch growled. "All the more reason to tease you. So Shirley, has he explained everything to you? About
how he got his Geass, how it works, and all that jazz?" D.D. asked. "No…?" she replied in confusion. "Ah so he truly is an idiot, Lelouch would you be so kind as to explain everything
to her? I'm going to go take a look around this place so you'll have this room all to yourselves. Besides, you'll be able to put all your trust into a girl like her right? Anyways after you
do that, it'll be a lot easier for me to explain how I'm C.C.'s twin without being her sibling." D.D. smirked as she left the room.
"That woman is just like the witch, I swear." Lelouch sighed. "Lulu, you better start explaining everything to me from the beginning. I already know that you're Zero…but I want to
know why." Shirley mumbled. "O-okay….well here it goes…" he sighed. "I'm not really Lelouch Lamperouge." he started. Shirley leaned forward as he looked her in the eyes. "I'm part
of the royal family. My name is Lelouch Vi Britannia. I'm the 11th prince to Charles Zi Britannia, the son of Lady Marianne." he explained. Shirley's eyes widened and a smile crept
onto her face. "So I'm in love with a rebel prince?" she giggled softly. "I guess you could put it that way." he laughed. "Anyways, my Mother, Lady Marianne was murdered and at the
time she was holding Nunnally. She was shot in the legs and was traumatized by the sight so she became blind." he sighed sadly. "Nana…she…she went through that?" Shirley
gasped. Lelouch nodded and Shirley bowed her head in sadness. "They made it look like it was the act of terrorists, but I know that's not true…the Villa we were at had top security
and we were also at peace with the country we were in." Lelouch grumbled. "So you thought your father did it?" Shirley asked. "Not at first, but when I confronted him about it, he
didn't care at all. In fact he sent us here to Japan just so the rest of the family could use us as political tools." Lelouch hissed in anger. "That's when I met Suzaku. We were sent to
Prime Minister Kururugi's home and Suzaku and I became friends. But that happiness instantly ended when Britannia took over Japan." he sighed. "For seven years after that, I lived
a boring life. I wanted revenge but I didn't know how to get it. That's when I met C.C. She's a contractor just like D.D. and she gave me my Geass. I knew that I had the power to
change the world. I could avenge my mother and Nunnally as well as take down Britannia." he laughed.
He realized that Shirley probably thought he was crazy and she might hate him now. That thought scared him more than anything. He was surprised when he felt gentle and warm
arms wrap around him in a hug. "I never knew…I never knew that you went through all that. That explains why you are the way you are." Shirley giggled softly. She pushed him
away a little and looked into his eyes. "I want to join you. I want to become a part of the Black Knights. I may seem like a complete weakling, but I'm strong. I even have a power
that can help you!" Shirley pleaded. Lelouch stared at her in surprise, but then started giggling. "Hey what's so funny? I'm being serious here!" Shirley complained. "Sorry I know you
are. That's why it's funny. You're a Britannian citizen, why would you want to attack your country?" he asked. "Because I want as much revenge as you do." she stated. Lelouch
stared at her with confusion but she just sighed.
"I guess I have to explain myself too now huh?" Shirley giggled. "Yeah, a bit." Lelouch laughed. "Well, my father and my mother, they're both very kind people. They're so kind that
they were nice to people from other countries, including Japan." she started. Lelouch listened with full interest and she kept going. "But Britannia is truly an evil, disgusting, and cruel
country. They would beat my parents down whenever they were nice to the Japanese. In fact my father was always losing jobs because of his niceness, but he would claim that he
quit because the company didn't deserve him." she laughed at the memory. "My mother was the same way too. When my father died though…the Britannians didn't treat him with
any respect at all. I heard people accusing him wrongly, calling him worthless, and putting him down. Some even said that he deserved to die because he was nice to the Japanese."
she whispered as a tear fell down her face. "My father used to be in the military, a long time ago, even before he met my mother. The Emperor always talks to the victims of a death
when the person who dies was in the military. But do you know what he told my mother and I?" she growled. Lelouch looked at her and was startled by the darkness in her eyes.
"He said, he was a mere pawn in the game of life. Nothing more, nothing less. It's just karma that he died this early. If he had known his place and was like other Britannians, then
he wouldn't have suffered. You would do well to be like others so you don't end up like he did." she grumbled as she repeated the speech. "What? He said that to you? How could
he?" Lelouch growled. "Exactly…I understand the pain you must've gone through when you grew up around him. Now that I know what happened to you and Nunnally, I want
revenge now more than ever. For you, for her, and for my father." Shirley declared. Lelouch smiled and nodded. "You'll make a great addition to the Black Knights Shirley." he
whispered. She blushed and leaned towards him for a hug, which he was happy to give to her.
"You still need to explain C.C. don't you?" Shirley muttered. "Oh yeah…she's that strange girl with green hair that hangs out on campus. She gave me my Geass through her code.
Codes allow a person to become immortal, they're unaffected by Geass powers, and they can give Geass to people that make contracts with them. D.D.'s like that too." he explained.
"Oh I see…" Shirley mumbled in thought.
"Hey lovebirds I'm back~!" D.D. chirped. "Lelouch explained everything to me…now you can keep your promise and tell us your secret." Shirley muttered. "Well it's like this…C.C. and I
belong to an organization called the Geass Order. It's a group of scientists who are looking to perfect Geass for military uses. C.C. was the leader at one point actually. She led the
tests and helped them a lot…but one day she disappeared. That's where I come in; you see these scientists perfected other things than just Geass, they perfected cloning." she
explained. "So wait…does that mean…" Lelouch gasped in realization. "Yes, they adored C.C. so much and they couldn't let her go. So they decided to put their skills to use and
create another C.C. But I was imperfect…my hair and eyes turned out to be the wrong color, my code is on a different spot than hers, and I have a slightly different personality than
her." she sighed. "Yeah, I noticed that myself. You're a lot livelier than she is, you have more emotions. That's a good thing though." Lelouch explained. "I'm glad to hear that
someone thinks that…unfortunately you're not the person I want to hear that from." D.D. smiled sadly. "They only settled for me for as long as they had to. They claimed that they
had created her twin, rather than her clone. Clones are exact replicas of a person. Twins are just two individuals who happen to look the same." D.D. sighed.
"So you know I'm Zero…why are you here? It can't be just for Shirley, even though you made a contract with her." Lelouch muttered. "No you're right; I actually wanted to give you a
bit of information." D.D. smiled mischievously. "Why would you give me information?" Lelouch asked. "Because you can fulfill something for me. Something that I've wanted for a long
time. Lelouch, you've suffered so much, there's a flame burning in your soul, one that wants to destroy everything that stands in the way of your revenge. That's how I am too, I
want revenge." D.D. smirked devilishly. "What exactly are you offering me?" Lelouch smirked as well. "Let me put it this way; The Geass Order is an organization based off of
Britannian forces. They're using these test subjects for military purposes. If you take out this organization you'll be wiping out an entire weapon for the Britannian Forces. Think
about it, you'll be defeating a part of your enemy, as well as getting revenge." she whispered. "Revenge?" Lelouch asked curiously. "Yes, revenge for all those innocent people who
died because of Geass…or better yet, people who almost died because of Geass." she giggled as she nodded towards Shirley. "What do you mean?" Lelouch asked suspiciously.
"Rolo was a test subject from the Order…he almost killed Shirley, a precious girl to you." she snickered. "Rolo did?" Lelouch gasped. Shirley nodded. "Yes, he…he somehow got me to
shoot myself…and then he disappeared." Shirley admitted. "That's his power!" Lelouch growled. "You see? The Order is to blame. They sent out a dangerous subject into the world
and he almost killed someone very precious to you…how cruel." D.D. smirked. "And what do you gain from this after I crush them? Are you just going to sit back and watch without
getting your hands dirty?" Lelouch asked. "You're a very clever boy, but no. I'll have as much blood on my hands as you. I want my revenge on them. Not only did those fools cast me
aside, but they abused me mentally while I was there. They will pay for the way they made me suffer." D.D. swore. She looked down at Lelouch and Shirley and smiled. She held her
hand out to Lelouch and giggled. "So what do you say? Do we have a deal?" she smiled evilly.