Chapter 7: Accident
Suzaku didn't expect C.C.'s words that morning. He was drinking his morning coffee as he waited for C.C. to wake up. When she finally did, he wasn't even able to greet her a good morning before she blurted out what she wanted.
"I want to go home." Those were her exact words.
Normally, Suzaku would have been glad. He, himself was already constructing the proper sentence to propose going home. The events in the farm seemed too much for her and her delicate condition. But he didn't expect that C.C. herself would propose that.
When he managed to pull himself together from his shock, he asked her, "When?"
"As soon as possible," was her reply.
"Would you like to leave this afternoon?"
C.C. just nodded and left the kitchen. She proceeded to her bedroom and began to pack the few belongings she brought with her. In the midst of her packing, she heard a soft knock, followed by the opening of the door signaled by the creaking of its hinges.
"You're not leaving." Anya said.
"You're not the one to decide that." CC said in the same cold demeanor she talked with Lelouch last night.
"It would do you no good to leave."
"It would do me no good to stay either." CC replied.
"Have you really given up, CC? Have you really given up Lelouch? Have you really given him up to some cheap countryside whore?"
CC looked at Anya's face and stated calmly. "There is nothing to give up, Anya. Have you forgotten that Lelouch is dead? The man outside, the man out there tending to the farms is not Lelouch. He's Kiryuu. He's not my Lelouch because my Lelouch would never leave me."
"Don't give up on him, CC. You can make him fall in love with you all over again. Don't give up on him."
"I've already given up, Anya."
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Suzaku hauled the last of their luggage to the back of the convertible. Their vacation on the farm was rather cut short and he doesn't want to return to the bustling city yet but how would he hate to stay.
After a while, CC joined him in the car and they started the long drive back home. The drive back home was almost peaceful and uneventful. Almost. Yesterday night, just after CC returned from river bank, a snowstorm began. Just as suddenly it appeared, it was gone but it still left a blanket of white snow with it leaving the roads an icy, slick death trap.
They haven't gone far when they met an approaching truck. Apparently, the driver just came from the city and dropped off its cargo there and apparently, this driver just had a few drinks too many.
The accident would not have happened if only the drunken truck driver or only the slick, icy road is present. However, because of the collective effort of these two, Suzaku's reflexes and army trained skills did not prevent the tragedy about to strike.
The truck swerved manically, the driver, even in his drunken state, tried to control the monster he is driving. Suzaku's car tried to avoid the truck and swerved abruptly but it did it no good. It slid off the slippery road and hit a tree. The truck soon followed and hit the back of the car crushing it.
A red sea of blood was the last Suzaku remembered before he blacked out.
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Suzaku was brought to the nearest hospital. Of course, CC wasn't badly hurt. She has the code after all. The police and the doctors just put it as a miracle. Suzaku condition is not that bad. Besides the fact that his head hit the steering wheel, a few broken bones from the fact that the car he's riding is sandwiched between a truck and a tree, and minor internal bleeding, he's fit as a fiddle. Though, his unconsciousness might last a bit because of the amount of anesthesia and painkillers given to him. It's already his second day of unconsciousness. And anyway, a week or two of peaceful sleep is just what he might need to recover.
CC, of course, was consumed with guilt. Not only it was her fault that Suzaku's million dollar sports car is now hauled to the junkyard, he's also in the hospital with injuries because of her. If only she's not overly anxious to go home. It's a good thing there are also other things to put the blame on. Like the drunken truck driver or the slippery road or Lelouch even. It's because of him that she's in a rush to return to the city.
She decided to stay in the farm temporarily until Suzaku gets better and they can go back to the city. Where else can she stay? She doesn't have enough money to rent a room in a ritzy hotel. In fact, she doesn't have enough money to rent a room even in a cheap one. The money she and Suzaku brought was used for Suzaku's hospital bills.
Her musings were interrupted by the sharp knock from the door. It was Lelouch.
"What do you want?"
"Grouchy, aren't we?" He smirked. "Anya told me to bring you to town today."
"I have no business today in town, thank you very much."
"Wouldn't you want to visit – what's his name? Suzaku?"
CC didn't reply. Of course she wanted to visit Suzaku.
"What, with you?"
"No, with me. Who else?"
On the other hand, it would be pure torture to be with Lelouch alone for even just a few hours and not be able to show her feelings.
CC thought about it silently and nodded.
"Meet you out after breakfast?"
"What? We're going there this early?"
"Well, I do have to make a couple of deliveries and stop-overs on the way there."
Lelouch left after that to allow her to get ready. CC silently cursed Anya. She was the one who put Lelouch up to this. Who told her to play matchmaker? CC didn't certainly ask for that.
a/n: okay, about the accident. First of all, I'm apologizing to those people out there who loves Suzaku. I just needed something to prevent CC from going back so she and Lelouch can get closer and an accident sound good to me right now. =)
