Aleksandra sat down next to Suzaku in class, noting that not only Shirley, but also Lelouch were missing. She had heard Millie say something about a date, but Aleksandra had a feeling that wasn't the case. In fact, she thought it was quite the opposite.

The next day proved to be very telling. Both Lelouch and Shirley were there, but Shirley was acting like she didn't know Lelouch. If Aleksandra had to guess, she'd say that Lelouch used Geass on her and made her forget. But would she really freak out so much as to cause him to do that? Aleksandra thought Shirley was important to Lelouch.

"Suzu-chan, can you tell me what happened between Lelouch and Shirley." Aleksandra asked Suzaku while they were heading towards the student council room, "I mean, you've known each other for a while right? So did he tell you?"

"No," Suzaku sighed, "Didn't say a word about it."

Millie walked up behind them and draped her arms over their shoulders.

"They had a fight, so now Shirley's playing strangers." Millie said with a smirk, "Lelouch wants us to play along with her."

"Hmm…" Aleksandra hummed, "I'm not quite sure how I'd go about that…"

"Just act like Lelouch is new, of course, with Suzaku it doesn't matter, they knew each other before they came here." Millie smirked at Suzaku before turning back to Aleksandra, "Okay?"

"I'm not an actress, and I don't try to be, Madam President." Aleksandra sighed, "Not like I get into other people's fights."

"No, but your more than willing to start your own." Suzaku poked her in the side and she hissed.

"Not so rough Suzu-chan." Aleksandra pouted, rubbing where Suzaku poked her.

"Who did you get in a fight with Aleksandra" Millie asked

"Some jerk off who thought it'd be fun to insinuate that he's better than everyone because he was born in the homeland." Aleksandra scoffed, "It really wasn't much of a fight."

"Yeah, not after he hit you for the first time." Suzaku chuckled, "I didn't think you'd hit so low."

"All is fair with me, Suzu-chan." Aleksandra smirked

The day from there went on as expected. Shirley "played strangers, Lelouch played along as did most of the student council.

~0!0!0~

The next day after classes had finished Aleksandra chose to loiter around the school, not really wanting to go home yet. Once again she ended up on the roof dealing with her heart issues, only this time she wasn't trying to keep the damnable thing in. She had pulled it out and was examining it to try to find out what had caused it to act up suddenly. It seemed perfectly normal, with nothing really wrong, but it was falling out at every possible moment.

"Maybe it's something I've done, but nothing's been new…" Aleksandra muttered to herself.

It was then that Lelouch and Suzaku came up the steps, searching for something.

"I'll save you time." Aleksandra sighed, "No one but me up here."

Lelouch turned to look at her, Suzaku mimicking the motion soon after, both paused for a moment. Suzaku moved first, shaking his head with a sigh before dragging Lelouch back down the stairs. She could hear Lelouch asking Suzaku where she got the heart. Aleksandra shook her head and walked down behind them after placing her heart in a jar in her bag.

"Long walk ahead of me…" Aleksandra sighed as she left campus.

~0!0!0~

Day three in the week and Aleksandra was standing next to Suzaku as he cleaned off more paint off of his gym shirt.

"You know, you could put cameras around your locker then I'd help you get rid of the bastards." Aleksandra told Suzaku. He just smirked and continued washing.

"I wouldn't mind them stopping, but I don't want them killed for something like this." Suzaku sighed.

"I'm hurt Suzu-chan." Aleksandra gasped, "You think I'd kill the poor boys?"

"No I'm sure they'd survive." Suzaku smirked at her, "They'd just wish they didn't."

"Hmmm…." Aleksandra smirked back, "I don't think I can argue that." She started another faucet running and scooped up a drink from it.

"Didn't you have a flask of…'Water' before?" Suzaku asked.

"I made a promise to a friend." Aleksandra shrugged, "Though I'm starting to think that little promise is causing more trouble than expected."

"What do you mean?" Suzaku asked.

"My heart might have become adjusted to the high blood alcohol level and now it's acting out." Aleksandra sighed, "I've been letting it stay out. Hopefully I can last until I'm fully detoxed. Might be a while though so I'm a bit apprehensive."

"Keeping it out?" Suzaku looked shocked, "Won't that hurt you?"

"No. Papa kept his heart out for…a long time in the past." Aleksandra paused before saying exactly how long, "But I only have half of the full gene, so I might be able to take less."

"So it does bring stress to your body?" Suzaku seemed to be accusing her.

"Not so much right now, but after a year you start to feel it." Aleksandra sighed, "It's hard to explain…"

"Okay." Suzaku put his hands up in defeat, "You don't have to."

"So do we have anything to do this week?" Aleksandra asked turning the conversation to a lighter topic.

"It's going around that Euphemia is going to take a knight." Suzaku suggested.

"I have an idea of who she'll pick~." Aleksandra sang.

"What?" Suzaku looked shocked. Aleksandra just laughed and walked away as the bell rang.

"Obviously you didn't notice much at all that day." She laughed as she walked.

~0!0!0~

Aleksandra was flipping through the channels on her television. She paused when she landed on a news channel showing the Lancelot fighting against what Aleksandra could only guess to be the Black Knights.

"That bastard went off with out me…" Aleksandra glared at the television. Then she thought of what Lloyd had told her when she went in to train. "It was a surprise attack, and they didn't have time to call me."

"Aleksandra." Her 'mother' came to get her for once.

"Da, maman?" Aleksandra turned to face Matthew.

"Your father wishes to see you." He said.

"Okay." Aleksandra sighed, getting up off the couch and walking to the door. She gave her mother a peck on the cheek in passing before heading to see her father.

"Papa?" Aleksandra asked as she entered her father's office.

"Douchka, one of Cornelia's men have called me saying Euphemia chose Suzaku Kururugi as her knight." Ivan stated.

"Da, the boy isn't an issue. He will protect the princess with his life." Aleksandra replied.

"You're sure, douchka?" Ivan asked her.

"Completely." Aleksandra nodded in sync with her answer, "The only thing Suzaku won't protect her from is the one thing he can't protect her from. Herself. Anything else, he would die to protect him from."

"How much are you willing to stake on this boy douchka." Ivan questioned.

"The life of the one I hope to rule." Aleksandra stated, "and the future for our family."

"You trust him douchka…" Ivan sighed, "Let's hope that trust is not misplaced." He paused for a moment, "I want you to accompany Princess Euphemia and the boy she's chosen as her knight, where ever they go."

"Da." Aleksandra nodded.

"It is late now, you'll need to get up in the morning." Ivan said, walking over to his daughter and embracing her, "Go to sleep douchka."

Aleksandra nodded and turned to leave the office.

~0!0!0~

What couldn't have been three days later, Aleksandra stood in the front of a crowd, dressed to the nines, watching Suzaku walk towards Euphemia. Her father stood next to her, her mother next to him. Aleksandra heard the whispering. She ignored it as best she could, but she couldn't help but glare when the person next to her said 'even a princess has her needs'. Her father placed a hand on her shoulder as she stared the man down.

"Does thou, Suzaku Kururugi, pelage thy fealty to Britannia and stand as a knight to the crown?" Euphemia asked Suzaku after he'd reached the front of the room and kneeled to her.

"Yes, your highness." Suzaku replied

"Does thou wish to abandon thy self and be sword and sheild for the sake of the greater good?" Euphemia asked

"Yes, your highness." Suzaku stated. He then drew his sword and handed it to Euphemia, pointing the tip at his heart. She grabbed the handle with both hands, raising it in front of her and placing it on each of Suzaku's shoulders.

"I, Euphemia li Britannia, do here by dub the, Sir Suzaku Kururugi." Euphemia said. She then handed Suzaku the sword back, gesturing for him to rise. He did and turned to face the crowd. No one made a noise for a moment, then the sound of two people clapping rang in the silence. Then others slowly joined in, until the applause sounded like a roar among the crowd.

~0!0!0~

During the official celebration, Aleksandra split from her father, talking to some nobles who just view him as another one of them. Instead she gravitated towards the table where Euphemia and Suzaku were sitting.

"May I?" Aleksandra asked of them.

"Of course." Euphemia smiled at her. Aleksandra took the seat next to Suzaku and turned to Euphemia.

"My father has requested I stay with you and Sir Kururugi, your majesty." Aleksandra stated.

"Please, Aleksandra, don't be so formal." Euphemia sighed at Aleksandra

"I'm sorry Euphie." Aleksandra smiled at the girl, "But as I was saying, my father doesn't want to risk a the life of a royal by leaving it to an honorary."

"Does he not know of what Suzaku's done?" Euphie asked.

"I've told him what it is. Of course, he placed me in the same unit as Suzaku and is using that as the excuse for the unit's recent successes." Aleksandra sighed, "My father has a similar mindset to yours, Euphemia, one that says numbers will never be as good."

"Your father seemed like a nice man though." Euphie looked confused.

"Euphie, you have to take into account that you're one of his royal line." Aleksandra explained

Suzaku, who was listening until now paused, and found the need to ask something, "Why do you say the royal family is your father's, Aleksandra?" he asked

Euphemia and Aleksandra looked at each other, then back to Suzaku. Euphemia then turned to Aleksandra with a questioning look.

"You're a royal, and he's your knight, you have every right to tell him or not tell him, and I can't stop you." Aleksandra shrugged, "Papa has officially declared you as my direct superior. So, go ahead boss."

"Okay…" Euphemia nodded before turning to Suzaku, "I assume you have noticed abnormalities in Aleksandra's behavior."

"And physiology…" Suzaku muttered. When Euphemia looked at him in shock he added, "Her heart falls out."

"Oh…that." Euphemia sighed, "That happens with her father too, I'm afraid. But in any case, Aleksandra, here, is Area 1 or Britannian North America."

"What…" Suzaku stared blankly at them.

"I, Aleksandra Braginsky, am the anthropomorphic representation of Britannian North America, formerly the State of Alaska, formerly Russian North America." Aleksandra stated with a practiced ease.

"Uh…huh…" Suzaku still stared at them.

"Well, boss, I think we broke his brain." Aleksandra stated, poking Suzaku in the head, the hand was swatted away and Suzaku turned to face Aleksandra, "Suzaku, let it be known that, very few non-royals have been told this. Oh, and insanity is a true risk when dealing with my kind and all the trouble they create, directly or indirectly."

"So your not insane already?" Suzaku asked

"Suzu-chan, I've been dealing with my kind ever since around 1799AD. It's currently 2011EC. If I'm not truly insane yet, I'm on the edge." Aleksandra smiled, "However Euphie here has only ever dealt with my father and I. And occasionally my mother. Her sanity is soundproof. So, in most things, direct to her for advice. Usually my kind give very…odd advice."

"I'm not sure I believe you…" Suzaku blinked at them.

"Fine then, don't believe us." Aleksandra shrugged, "The first prince doesn't think the story is true either, even though we told him when he was…what, six? He's the only royal family member that demands the proper formalities in all settings. Most only demand them in public. Even the Viceroy allows me to address her in a less formal manor when we are alone."

"So, how old are the royal family members when they are told?" Suzaku asked.

"Oh…around five or six. For a man who doesn't believe you sure are taking an interest in it." Aleksandra smirked at him.

"Yeah…I suppose I never thought you were crazy enough to buy into something like this if it wasn't true." Suzaku laughed. Aleksandra laughed along.

~0!0!0~

"Now let's party!" Rival called out to the crowd of students.

The whole student council was crowded around Suzaku, chatting and celebrating his promotion. Aleksandra on the other hand was laying on the couch eating pizza with an orange soda in hand.

"Are you going to share?" C.C.'s voice sounded from beside the couch.

"The couch or the pizza?" Aleksandra asked turning to look at the green haired girl.

"Both." C.C. said.

"I don't think you're supposed to be here witch, but…" Aleksandra smirked up at the girl, "If anyone asks you're a friend of mine from outside of school." And she scooted over to reveal a second seat. As the girl sat down, Aleksandra placed the pizza so it was half on her lap, half on C.C.'s.

"Thank you." C.C. smiled as she picked up a piece of pizza

"C.C., I have a question for you. One I've been meaning to ask since I knew you were involved." Aleksandra turned to C.C.

"What is it?" C.C. raised an eyebrow.

"When you were given that mark" Aleksandra pointed to her forehead, "What was the name whispered to you?"

"Oh, that…" C.C. sighed, "Earheart I believe. Amelia Earheart. Do you know what it means? You are one of them after all."

"It means that my old care taker was more infatuated with the lady pilot then he let on." Aleksandra sighed, "Amelia Earheart was the first person in the line of witches that led to you."

"Do you know how that works?" C.C. asked

"Yeah…One of my kind likes a human too much, and they try turning them into one of us, but the once human has no land, and now no place to call home. It drives the once human insane, and once they break, that mark appears." Aleksandra pointed to C.C.'s forehead "I don't know how long it takes for them to realize they can give Geass, but once they do, they know that that's how they can die, and be released from the hell their once homeland put them in." Aleksandra finished her explanation with a drink of her soda. "In theory, since the human was supposed to be made into one of us, if one of us lose all connection to all land, and are driven into that kind of madness, then we'll be able to give Geass as well, but no one's been able to put that theory into practice, because it seems that once we lose our land and our people start integrating into other society, we disappear."

"So my kind were humans meant to become nations?" C.C. ignored Aleksandra's rant on nations and Geass.

"Basically. You wouldn't know the man who started your line, but I did." Aleksandra watched as Kallen walked through the crowd purposefully towards Suzaku. "He was young, only a little older than me, and he was naïve. I'm not sure he realized exactly how much it hurt a human to become a nation. They could no longer call them selves what they had been for years and they felt lost in a land that once was their home." Aleksandra watched as some tiff happened between the people in the hall, "What I could liken it to, though I'm not sure if it's accurate, would be when I was hiding from Alfred because I didn't want to leave Papa. I wandered the streets of St. Petersburg like a stranger, not like someone who had lived there for a century or more. I didn't feel as at home in Russia as I once had, because my land was no longer Russian."

"Aleksandra, Suzaku, I'm afraid you two have even more work to do." Lloyd's voice called through the room. Aleksandra sighed and stood.

"Lloyd, what are you doing here?" Millie walked up to Lloyd, Aleksandra could now see that Nina was standing next to him.

"You know each other?" Nina asked

"We're set to be married." Lloyd said matter of factly, Aleksandra was in eye sight now and she laughed drawing attention to her.

"Oh, poor Millie. Able to get one of the not-all-there nobles to be betrothed to." Aleksandra laughed.

"You hurt me with your words Aleksandra. Especially considering you yourself would be placed in that category*." Lloyd smirked at her

"Ah, but Earl Asplund," Aleksandra said, finger raised, "My bloodline helps me pull it off. You've met my father, yes?"

That's when Rival stood between Millie and Lloyd.

"Uh…what did you say you're relationship was?" Rival asked

"We're betrothed." Lloyd stated

You could hear Aleksandra counting down from three in the background.

"NOOOO!" Rival screamed before running off.

Suzaku came up to them then.

"Do we have military duties, sir?" He asked

"Yes, some important someone or other is coming here by boat." Lloyd waved his had around as if saying he didn't really care. "We're off to meet him. Along with the Lancelot and Jean, and Princess Euphemia naturally. And, yes, Aleksandra, your father's request is being paid attention to."

"Good, Papa can be…" Aleksandra trailed off.

"Temperamental." Lloyd sighed, "I have a feeling the relationship between our families is completely dependent on his mood for the day."

*To most nobles and other people who get involved with the Braginsky family, there just another noble family.

So now Suzaku know exactly what Aleksandra is, and Aleksandra's explained some things to C.C.

Fun stuff huh?

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