whoop whoop, chapter 6 'Not a day to forget...'

NOTE: AS OF NEXT WEEK, THIS STORY WILL NOW BE CALLED 'The Lady of Zero: Lelouch of the Rebellion.'

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WARNING...NEXT SENTENCES ARE SPOILERS FOR R2 25!

O...M...F...G...last episode...I ACTUALLY CRIED!! I have never cried at the ending of anything before, but i did then! LELOUCH!! SUZAKU!! I can't believe it's what Lelouch planned all along!! Zero Requiem...i actually thought, oddly enough when i heard the song from R2 soundtrack, 'Nunnally', that somehow Suzaku would stay alive and rule with Nunnally, and Lelouch would die...i actually knew it!! but Suzaku to actually become 'Zero', and fake his own death as Suzaku...to sacrifice his happiness as Lelouch sacrificed his life...all for Zero Requiem! to make him the symbol for hatred and everything evil, and then if he died, then so did hate and evil...omg Lelouch! why?! It was like, the most perfect, tragic ending...(sobs hysterically) but i have some questions, that i need to know!! will there be an R3? Maybe, as there are some vital points left...

what is C.C's real name?!

Is Lelouch alive?!

Schneizel's geass is still active. i know it was for zero, not lelouch, but...does that mean Lelouch is alive, and if he is dead for that matter, will the geass be invalid with it's castor gone?!

There is also an origami crane in the hay, which is something that Nunnally had taught Lelouch to make in the first season!!

who is the masked driver, who had lots of focus on, of the hay cart with C.C?!

who was C.C talking to? Lelouch's spirit, no one, or the driver? which would mean Lelouch is alive, therefore an R3!

I-NEED-TO-KNOW! REVIEW AND OFFER WHAT YOU THINK!!

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Amaya was having a hectic day. More like a hectic week. Within only 7 days, Cornelia had discovered several of her rebel strongholds. Of course, they had been just deploys. But still. This insinuated that her predictions were correct. Cornelia was going after Zero, and their Knightmares were not near ready. In fact, their Scientist, Rakshata Chawla, an Indian scientist, had extensive experience in medical cybernetic, and seemed to treat each personal Knightmare as if they were her children. Kallen's Guren had been completed, and she was now working on her one, whom she insisted would be her top priority, and Zero agreed.

Zero had explained to her that she was his best pilot, and had instructed her to equip it with the best technology on offer. She had requested the Fujiwara crest on the front, and was granted it. Of course, Rakshata refused to let her see it until it was completed to her satisfaction. But her eyes were firmly on Zero. He had begun organising ranks within the group, after the Saitama incident. And to her immense surprise, he appointed her his Commander-in-Chief. His second in command.When she had questioned him, in front of all of them, he had declared she was the best Pilot in all of the Empire, perhaps the world. Kallen had been placed just under her.

And yet…she felt…angry. How come Zero wasn't here to join in her sorrow of trying to hold a rebellion force together?! Was it truly fair, that while she slaved over reports, plans and relocating squads, Zero spent his time in his normal life, relaxing and having pleasant time!?

'Well…'Amaya smirked evilly as she pulled out her phone, a small, evil glint in her eyes. 'That would not do…'

Lelouch wheezed and gasped as he continuously, despite all his best efforts, continued to fall behind the damned feline that had stolen his mask, the only piece of physical evidence he was Zero. He mentally cursed every member of the cat family as he took his eyes off the cat for a mere second, before promptly tumbling over a bush. He groaned as he raised his head, his eyes just catching the cat run by him again. Cursing silently again to himself, against the willingness of his body, he pulled himself up.

"Get it together!" he gasped, as he took off again after the cat. His blood froze as he saw two girls staring after the cat.

"You two saw it?!" he cursed, initiating his Geass. "Forget everything you've just seen!" their eyes glowed red, as they replied monotonously

"Sure. No problem at all."

"Good." Lelouch sighed as he began running again. He paused as the announcement rang throughout the school.

"This is Milly Ashford, your student council president! Cat hunt everybody!" Lelouch groaned to himself.

"There's a cat loose on campus, that needs to be rounded up, put everything else on hold people! Participating clubs will get budget priority! And whoever catches our feline friend will get an extra special prize! A big ol' kiss from one of the members of the council!" Lelouch's eyes widened, as he sensed the entire scool now running.

"And when you do catch that cat, bring what it's carrying to me! To me! TO ME!" Milly cackled over the loudspeaker.

"Milly!" Lelouch groaned. "Stay out of this, will you?!" he, despite his body's protests, picked up the speed, suddenly wishing Amaya was there, since she was a faster runner then him. Then, Nunnally's voice float across the school.

"I think that it's leg must be hurt, because it's footsteps sounded off to me. And…um…oh! I almost forgot! It meowed like this! Meow!

Lelouch cursed again as his phone rang. Still running, he held it to his ear. "Hello?"

"Hello, Zero!" he groaned to himself.

"Not-a-good-time-Q-1!"

"What on earth are you doing?" she asked, genuinely curious.

"Confidential!" he winced, almost tumbling over again.

"Oh, come on! Give me some info! I'm bored stiff here, heading YOUR TEAM, while here you are doing god knows what, and DON'T YOU DARE HANG UP ON ME!"

'a little too late,' Lelouch thought as he hung up.

Lelouch sighed as he headed towards the bell tower, dreading the stairs, just as he almost ran into Suzaku.

"Suzaku!" he gasped, wishing for anyone else to find it other then him.

"Lelouch! You're looking for the cat too?" he asked, as he continued gasping for breath, freezing at the 'meow' emitting from the tower. Suzaku slowly grinned.

"Up there!" he smiled, suddenly sprinting to the stairs, Lelouch chasing after, calling almost desperately

"Suzaku, wait! Don't go up there!" already falling behind, Suzaku called back

"But the student council president said to catch it!" Lelouch once again cursed Milly Ashford.

"Don't worry about it! I'll get the cat!" he pleaded for him to listen. But he simply scoffed, now miles ahead.

"I was always more agile then you! Remember when that little bird got loose?" Lelouch winced at that painful memory.

"Quit talking ancient history!" he snapped, still desperately trying to catch up.

"It was only seven years ago!" Suzaku laughed.

"Oh for pete's sake!" he groaned, now brought to a dragging walk up the stairs. "He always was an exercise nut…" he cursed.

He cursed again as his phone rang.

"HOW DARE YOU HANG UP ON ME AGAIN!" Amaya snapped down the phone.

"Again, bad timing." he sighed, as he approached the window still, hearing Suzaku saying gently

"Easy now, you don't have to be scared."

"Well, as long as you don't do it again-" was all Lelouch heard as he promptly hung up, climbing onto the frame, yelling

"Suzaku! Come back!"

"It's all right!" he called back, still climbing up the roof. "Leave this to me!" Lelouch stared at him for a milisecond. 'That's funny,' he thought. 'He never went along with the crowd like this.' he shook his head, deciding he would follow, as he pulled himself completely onto the roof…before falling 5 seconds later with a yell.

He heard the gasps of the students below, and the cry of "Lelouch!" from Suzaku, as he continued to slide down the roof. Then, suddenly, he felt his hand in a stong grip, and looked up to see Suzaku, clinging to the window frame with one hand, his other tightly holding his, as he realised half his body was hanging over the roof, he gave a shaky sigh of relive for Suzaku.

"Are you…okay?" Suzaku gasped, looking at concern at him.

"Yeah…" he shakily replied, as Suzaku began pulling them both up to the window again slowly, however, Lelouch paused as he caught sight of the cat, with his mask on, under the bell, rubbing his mask against it. He froze as it fell off, rolling down the side of the building, and just as Suzaku pulled harder, as he both sighed and closed his eyes in relief again, as the mask caught onto a design on the roof, as the bell rang out.

"Pretty calm for someone on the verge of death!" Suzaku joked, when they both were safe on the ledge.

"Yeah right." Lelouch chuckled. "I was just limp with fear!"

Suzaku smiled as he jumped into the tower, Lelouch right after.

"You go on." Lelouch urged. "I forgot something, I'll be down in a second." Suzaku nodded, as he spotted the cat on the stairs, scooping him up.

"Caught it!" he smiled, as he began down. Lelouch waved absently, as he waited for him to be a few stories down, before going for the window below the mask. Again, heaving himself on tiptoe, he snagged the mask as he pulled it to his chest, and hiding it into a corner to pick up later.

He winced on the staircase as his phone rang again. Sighing, he answered.

"…I can't believe you just did that." she sounded more surprised he did then anything.

"I warned you." he said simply. "You're timing-"

"I don't care." she snapped. She paused. "Zero…were you running?"

"Em…no?" he lied, as he suddenly called "Must go now." and missing her cursing, he hung up again, hearing Milly proclaim, while pointing dramatically at Suzaku

"THAT'S IT! The embarrassing secret that he's hiding!" Lelouch smirked as he came out of the tower.

"So that's it, Madam President?" Milly pouted, putting her hands on her hips.

"Aww, after all this time, I thought I had some dirt on you!" she whined. Shirley blushed as she looked at the floor and grumbled

"Yeah. He almost lost his cool for once." Suzaku glanced at them as Lelouch came up next to them.

"So…uh, do you two know each other then?" Kallen asked, awkwardly. 'To fit this persona.' Lelouch smirked to himself as he and Suzaku glanced at each other. "Yeah, but, he's an Eleven!" Nina said, sounding terrified as she brought a hand to her mouth. Everyone stared at her for a moment of awkward silence.

"N-no, I just-" Suzaku began covering up, which Lelouch would have none of.

"He's my friend." he interrupted, causing Suzaku to glance at him in disbelief. "Madam President," he continued, despite the gasps and stares, "would you permit him as a member of the student council?"

"Huh?!" everyone gasped in surprise.

"The rules are clear." he shrugged. "Every student is required to join a club." Suzaku continued to stare in awe at Lelouch, as everyone else turned to Milly, a hand on her chin in clear thought as she stared up for a moment.

"Well…" she drawled. "You are the Vice-president. I suppose I can't refuse!" Shirley smiled as Milly finished, with Rivalz. Nunnally, beaming rolled forward towards Lelouch and Suzaku.

"Well," she proclaimed. "That's the end of that." she smiled brighter as she continued. "Now come here you two, lend me an ear!" Suzaku and Lelouch exchanged confused glances, as together they bend their heads next to Nunnally. Then, to their immense surprise, they each received a quick peck on their cheeks from her. They both reared back in surprise.

"Nunnally!" Suzaku gasped, as they both stared at the smiling girl.

"There you go. The reward Miss. Milly promised!" she announced. "Since you both caught the cat, you'll just both have to settle for me!" she moved her head to the right, as she smiled more. "Almost a real member!"

"Alright then!" Rivalz cheered, throwing a fist in the air, everyone's attention turning to him. "Let's celebrate the catching of the cat! Everything on the new guy, of course…" he smirked playfully. Shirley frowned at him.

"Oh back off!" she snapped, turning back to Suzaku and Lelouch, suddenly bright and perky. "Hi there, I'm Shirley!" she introduced herself to Suzaku, touching her chest. "Pleasure to meet you!" Rivalz smiled forgetfully.

"Oh right, I'm Rivalz!"

"Milly Ashford," Milly stated as she took a step forward. "Student council President." Suzaku was too shocked at first to answer, before smiling back, and replying

"The pleasure is all mine." glancing again, gratefully back at Lelouch.

Lelouch smiled at him, part of him glad he was closer to Suzaku, and therefore closer to earning his loyalty…

another part fearing for his life the next time he saw Amaya.

Amaya meanwhile fumed back at base. He had hung up on her three times. THREE! He would pay. However, she did wonder what on earth he was doing, which required him to be running…and then to lie about it? That was curious. She smiled as she realised she would never forget this day. The day she heard Zero pushed to the limit.

She would also remember that day, as the day of Clovis's funeral, as she, Ohgi and the force had gathered to view the Emperor's speech. They had gathered in front of the television, yet all paused as the loudspeaker announced

"And now, His majesty, the 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire." they all watched the Emperor Charles Di Britannia almost march to the loudspeaker, his strict face giving the look of complete contempt. Amaya clenched her fists at the sight of him, her blood pressure already rising.

"All men…are not created equal." he announced, in a finalized tone leaving no room for discussion.

"Some are born swifter of foot, some with greater beauty, some are born into poverty, and others born sick and feeble, both in birth and in upbringing. Therefore every human being is inheritably different!" Amaya's eyes narrowed at that, thinking on just how contradictory he sounded and how ridiculous the belief was.

"Yes, that is why people discriminate against one another, which is why there is struggle, competition, and the unfaltering march of progress. Inequality is not wrong, equality is!" every person in the room clenched their jaws at the television. Amaya's thoughts turned to how much the Emperor believed in Social Darwinism, as she glanced around the room full of angry revolutionaries.

"What of the EU which made equality a right? Rebel politics won by a popularity contest! The Chinese Federation with it's equal distribution of wealth? A nation of lazy dullards!" the Emperor mocked, his voice laced with distain for the other world superpowers.

"But not out beloved Britannia! We fight, we compete, evolution is continuous! Britannia alone moves forward, advancing steadily into the future!" he emphasised, raising a hand, his voice instantly becoming a proud and strong tone. Amaya rolled her eyes as she muttered

"No one can own the future."

"Be from the death of my son, Clovis, demonstrates Britannia's unswerving commitment to progress! We will fight on, we shall struggle, compete, flaunter and dominate! And in the end, the future shall be ours! All Hail Britannia!"

His final cry earned the echo of the audience present, as 'All Hail Britannia' flitted through the room, making every Japanese person narrow their eyes, and an anger, light by determination, to flair in their hearts.

THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO

LELOUCH VI BRITANNIA

THE TRUE SAVIOR AND UNSUNG HERO OF THE REVOLUTION.

VIVA LA LELOUCH,

VIVA LA REVOLUTION!