A/N: welcome back on the continuation of Code Geass: Black & White, and would you look at that it's already December and our semester break is drawing near *cough* (December 16) *cough*. And you know what does mean, right? Well let me enlighten you, in our semester break I'll be able to update more frequently, yippee (Dancing like a total nut job) so just bear a little longer.

Now for shout-outs:

Special shout-outs for these peoples: Shimmering-Sky, Hanii Seirios Slytherin, CeceShen, Slayer1123, zeromaxxis, Saint Sita, and Phatboy93.

With that out of the way, let's talk about the chapter for today. This still is about on preparation for the battle for Saitama, in which case will be publish next chapter. And of course I wouldn't forget about our darling Shirley and Lulu's first date with Shirley's parents! (Screaming like a school girl). But some of you will or will not hate me in the end, but I promise whatever I've done will be fixed and of course I'll tell why I let that happen at the end of this chapter (I think I forgotten something…something about the role of the characters…Meh, I think I said enough).

Oh, and BTW if you spotted some words with a superscript with numbers on it (e.g. words1). Then it contains a trivia and/or hints on the story and/or in the real world. So have fun spotting it.

P.S there will be a LONG author's note at the end of this chapter.

Disclaimer I don't own Code Geass and its characters.

So without further ado chapter 7 of Code Geass: Black & White.

Chapter 7: Arranging the Pieces

Kallen, for the most part, was pensive. While she liked an excuse to leave school and to spend time helping in the liberation of Japan, that didn't mean that she was anything but careful, and so were her friends who came along on Zero's orders. At first, most of them didn't really join, and weren't even at least convinced to think about joining forces. However, after the stunt he pulled on the day of Suzaku's trial, they were truly impressed, especially her and Ohgi who were the only ones also a part of that little charade. So, here they were, waiting for the masked vigilante to arrive. At the moment, they were waiting in the ruins of the Saitama Ghetto, which was filled with rebels. However, in spite of some of her positive feelings, something seemed to bother Kallen. It wasn't that they were called by Zero to meet him and join in the meeting with the Yamato Resistance cell's leaders, no, that wasn't what was bothering her. The reason was the way these f****** look at her as if she was a prey. Well, she did look like a Britannian and have a nice body, too, so maybe that was why…

They were guarded by ten men with only assaults rifle as weapons, while they were armed with pistols, and of course, wits (except Tamaki). Maybe the guards in the resistance cell had not been informed of Zero's arrival? After all, he would soon be considered a hero to the Japanese and it was only getting started, so why bother guarding Zero's allies if they were all fighting for the same thing? Perhaps the cell wasn't aware of the fact. Of course, she could still give them credit for sticking to security protocol to protect the place. Still, the way they look at her (only her) was giving her the creeps; she was quickly getting irritated. Luckily, Tamaki didn't fess up about the situation.

Oh, how wrong she was.

"Ughh…what is it taking so long!? We've already been here for nearly two hours and Zero still hasn't appeared! I say we ditch this right now while we still have the chance" mumbled a loud Tamaki, much to Kallen's chagrin. While Tamaki was useful, to some degree, in fighting against Britannia, he was useless at properly starting a conversation. He was last person anyone expected to be able to come up with a plan and it infuriated her as to why he was here. Yet, she agreed with him at the same time. It was noon when they arrived, and it was already past two, the sun burning hot today even when they were shaded. Ohgi was about to retort, but was interrupted by the deep, commanding voice of Zero.

"If you don't have enough patience to wait, then I assure you my friend, you won't be able to beat Britannia with that kind of childishness."

Zero suddenly appeared near the hole on top of the building where they were gathered. It startled the Yamato members, and they pointed all their guns towards him, even though they could clearly see it was Zero.

"Wait! Stop, it's Zero! Can't you see!?" defended Kallen by putting herself in the men's line of fire, but Zero didn't flinch when they pointed their guns at him. Well, he had had a Knightmare's rifle pointed at him and he didn't move an inch, so why even bother fearing handheld rifle fire?

"Kallen, while I appreciate your courage to stand up for me, I don't want to see our ace killed by her own people." replied Zero to her and everyone else, showing some hint of concern in his modified voice.

Kallen was blushing when Zero told her that, for two apparent reasons; Zero tried to protect her, even if she wanted to protect him, a trait that showed in Naoto when he was in trouble and she was always there to shield him, then like Zero he always persuaded her to that he was alright. Also, Zero knew her name…! While she liked it that Zero called her by her name, not just a codename, it irked her that he knew about her name, even though she didn't tell him anything about her family, or about herself for that matter. Thinking about that, she started to wonder how in the hell he even knew about that bathroom incident in the first place.

So, she complied with his order and stood back behind her friends and future comrades, but still blushing at the order. Zero then came down from where he was standing and made his way towards them, still being aimed at by the Yamato rebels. Once he did come down toward them, he stood still, as if waiting for something to happen.

"Well…is this how you treat your guest, by pointing guns at them?" humored Zero, but still clearly irritated at the way they'd been treated with a hostile approach. She, too, was also annoyed at their overall treatment. These rebels should have considered themselves lucky; if it wasn't for Ohgi stopping her, she would have killed these fools a bit sooner.

When the masked vigilante said that, all of the Yamato resistance cell members stood frozen and lowered their guns, as if they only now saw who the one they pointed their guns at was, and what should have been done instead in the first place.

"Sorry, master Zero…we were only following protocols." said the apparent leader of this group, and he and his comrades bowed at the waist to him as a sign of respect and apology. Zero only shrugged and told the man to lead the way towards their leader to get the meeting started. So, Zero, Kallen and the rest of her friends followed the Yamato rebels escorting them to the leader. It didn't take long before they reached the place; conveniently, it was a broken-down office, an oval-shaped table in the middle and with curtains drawn, leaving the office in darkness. At the end of the table a chair was placed, and someone was sitting on it with two guards flanking him. She deduced that it was the leader of the second largest resistance cell in all of Japan next to the JLF; since it was dark, it was hard to see the man's face, but she could see his clothing which consisted of a kimono. The man gestured to them to sit at the other side of the table, and one by one, they complied. Zero sat in the middle, Kallen on his right and Ohgi on his left; next to Kallen were Tamaki (much to her chagrin), Sugiyama, and Inoue. On Oghi's side, Yoshida and Minami were seated.

"I take it that you're the leader of this resistance?" started Zero to the man; Kallen couldn't tell if he was intrigued or not at the display in this meeting. The man snorted at the question as if he was being humored by a joker.

"And this is the one they call Zero? ... I always thought that he was a bit taller, or at least a bit bulkier…" remarked the man, and he and his guards started laughing at Zero's build upon seeing the masked rebel in person. Tamaki also silently laughed about it, for which Kallen elbowed him (hard). However, Zero seemed unaffected by it; because the mask, she couldn't tell what emotions he was feeling, but his body movement alone could give her some answer, and not once did Zero move, or even tense about it.

When the laughter died down, only then did the man speak again towards Zero, "I'm sorry for our little rudeness toward you…but if you really are Zero, how can we be sure?" he once again questioned Zero. She, too, agreed with that; at first, she thought this masked vigilante was a joker who would be soon eradicated by the overwhelming strength of Britannia. However, after the incident in Shinjuku, and of course the incident on the day of Suzaku's trial, she started believing him.

"Humph…typical of you to say that, but it doesn't matter if one is strong or not. As long as he or she can defeat Britannia, then anyone can be Zero. I don't need a strong body to fight against Britannia; with my wits, and my allies by my side, I have proven that I can take on the strongest storm, the harshest blizzard and the wildest waves that come my way. Pure brains or brawn doesn't dictate how capable you are, it is your actions that make you who you are. And the only man I see in front of me is a self-pleasured bastard, who is waiting for the opportunity to strike." Zero retorted back to the man, and she could say that Zero was almost poetic. On top of that, what he said was right; someone, anyone could and would free Japan, and it didn't take a genius to see it. All one needed was the backing of comrades and the ability to lead, then you could win. There were reasons why they created the saying "It isn't the way he looks that defines a man; it is what he does." Because of that, all the Yamato members who laughed at him stood frozen, dead in their tracks.

"But, if you want proof that I am Zero, then I suggest you look outside the window." he ordered them, and they responded quickly, turning to look outside to see what it was that would prove he was Zero. When they opened the curtains, they looked on agape as they saw what Zero wanted them to see. There, outside, stood 30 Knightmare Frames, appearing to be Sutherlands colored black and brown. In each one's weapon hand was a jousting lance, with a star-shaped shield on its other arm. Then, and only then, were their doubts dissolved about their question of if he was Zero. No one could make, not even steal, a Sutherland from their enemies like Zero. To have a Knightmare Frame, and numerous so, was to (in most cases) get the support from the Six Houses of Kyoto, which was hard to do. Not to mention, they only supported the movements potentially capable of liberating Japan. Kallen started to wonder whether Zero had a connection to the Six Houses or was just a lone wolf with his own connections.

"It is called the Dornoch, a modified version of the Sutherland, and I bring this to you to help us in the fight against Cornelia a day from now." informed Zero to them when they started to question him about it. After they heard the words "Cornelia" and "fight," they started to panic and run wild. Sometimes even adults felt like children, especially now.

"What do you mean, we will be fighting Cornelia tomorrow!?" shouted the man at Zero.

"Cornelia is now destroying faction after faction of resistance cells all around Japan. It doesn't take a genius to say that eventually, you would be next on her kill list." answered Zero without a hint of fear of fighting against the so-called Witch of Britannia and the Goddess of Victory.

"So, what should we do?" asked the man's guards in voices of fear.

"We will fight!" and everyone started to erupt once more with questions and shouting at Zero.

"Now wait a minute, fighting against Britannia is hard enough, but fighting someone who has not once suffered a defeat is SUICIDE!" shouted Tamaki, and everyone agreed with him.

"Yes, it will be hard to beat Cornelia, let alone liberate Japan, but think of the consequences; what would happen if we all stopped fighting against it? If we don't fight today, then when? If not us, then who? There's a saying that says, 'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing!' I know it could cost our lives, but think about the lives of the others, the other people wishing to live normal lives, to stay with their friends and family. We fight not only to liberate Japan, we fight so no one should have to fight anymore; the risks are stacked against our lives but the rewards are not only a humiliating defeat of Britannia, but the backing of the people of Japan!" Zero started to them, and she felt their morale rise again. "So, I ask of you, will you help me fight against Britannia, to hell and back? Will you stand beside until the end?"

At first, everyone was hesitated. She couldn't blame them for that; after all, she too was scared to take on this endeavor, but she remembered his words, 'if we don't fight today, then when? If not us, then who? ' she remembered it clearly when they, too, stopped fighting against Britannia, and it cost her brother's life. With that in mind, she made her decision.

"I'm with you, Zero!" she proclaimed, and everyone turned to her, wondering if she had lost her mind.

"I'm also with you, Zero." said Ohgi, and she couldn't help but smile; one after one, they agreed to help him in his fight against Britannia and its ideals.

"Fine, I'm with you too…but only because my friends decided to team up with you." mumbled Tamaki.

"Fair enough. So, what about you, will you and your Yamato Alliance members help us fight Britannia?" Zero asked the man, to see if he was willing to join.

"I, Masaharu Homma1, and with the whole Yamato resistance cell will help you, Zero." The man announced, his face now fully seen, which was that of a bald old man probably in his late seventies and with black eyes that exhibited experience. His guards only nodded as a sign of acceptance.

"I thank you for accepting this. I promise you that you will be not be disappointed in joining me." Zero told them, and she saw his body relax at the last statement.

"So, what's the plan, Zero?" asked the now identified Homma to him.

"First is to evacuate the civilians before the fighting happens." It was obvious; all of them agreed that they wouldn't let another Shinjuku Massacre to happen "After that, leave the rest up to me."

Suzaku's POV:

I wish I could spend more time with Lelouch and Nunnally…

That was Suzaku's first thought when he was dragged away from his school (literally) to test out Lloyd's newest inventions. He felt like a guinea pig or lab monkey to test whether his boss's inventions were working or not. While the man might not have seemed rude towards him or his co-workers, that didn't change the fact that Lloyd's attitude towards scientific antics was far more important to him than other people were. Suzaku could see the man working 24 hours straight, and he had only been with him for a nearly a month now. When he talked about it, Lloyd only shrugged and responded with 'I'll do anything for science'. Suzaku could hazard a guess that if terrorists had the ability to produce the money to make him work against his own country, the scientist would gladly accept it without a doubt. Britannia was lucky that they were able to make Lloyd work for them.

"Suzaku, are you ready?" he heard Miss Cecile ask him over his communicator earpiece. He was currently inside the Lancelot's cockpit, but it was only a simulator, so only the cockpit was needed, but still moved as if it was real. It was for battle data to test if the Lancelot was capable of fighting in the fray in different scenarios. While the Lancelot was, for the lack of a better word, amazing to say the least, that didn't change the fact that it still have a weakness. They were doing everything in their power to not let it become exposed during a fight. The Achille's Heel of the Lancelot was simple; if the enemy had overwhelming numbers, it would likely force the Lancelot to go on the defensive, which was an area in which it truly lacked. The Lancelot was made for maneuverability and to engage the enemy Knightmares in close quarter combat, given the speed and flexibility of the white Knightmare. The blaze luminous shield was effective against guns and shrapnel, but it wasn't able to protect all the body parts of the Lancelot, and so would leave his back exposed. Without strong armor, it was easy picking for the terrorists to bring him down if the Lancelot's speed and offensive power become useless.

"Yes, Miss Cecile." Suzaku responded to her.

"You don't need to be so formal, Suzaku," he heard Cecile giggle at it; what, as someone who was friends with a Britannian prince, it couldn't be helped if he learned a thing or two about proper manners and conduct, "Or, should I say Major Kururugi?"

That was also something that bothered him to no end. No one, really, no one, would be able to reach that rank (well for Elevens and other Numbers that is). It would take a lifetime to at least ascend above a private, let alone a sergeant in the ranks for the Numbers. So, when Princess Cornelia promoted him to major, only his military discipline made him hold back his tears of joy. Well, he would have to thank Euphy for that one; apparently, she 'convinced' ("beg" would be the proper word, but he wouldn't let Euphy's features be stained) her sister to promote him no doubt.

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Let's start this simulation." he heard Lloyd steal (probably) the microphone that Cecile had been holding earlier, and it was soon followed by the womanly scream of a man. He couldn't help but smile at that one; those kinds of people strengthened his view about how not all Britannians were bad, only the system was. When the people realized, it they would come to live with the Britannians peacefully, but with men like Zero still lurking around the corner to stop his dreams of that peaceful world, it will not happen. So, with a newfound determination, he started the simulation.

"Lancelot… launch"

3 hours of simulation (and Lloyd's screams of pain) later

He stepped out of the cockpit after a long day of working. He was dead-tired and sweaty. Cecile, seeing this, gave a bottle of water to him to help cool himself off, which he gladly accepted. When he was done cooling off, and saying a thank you to Cecile, he started to stare back at the Lancelot. The Lancelot was, for the most part, well-suited for him to pilot. When he was recruited by Lloyd as a devicer for the Lancelot, he accepted only to try save his friend Lelouch, but Lloyd told him that it would change his world, and it did. Not only did he manage to control and actually move a Knightmare that not even the Knights of Britannia could move, but he defeated the group of terrorists with one Knightmare! Thinking about why he was able to move the Lancelot in the first place, he suddenly remembered something Lelouch told him about a jockey and it's horse, 'The jockey doesn't pick the horse, the horse picks the jockey' and in some way, it did relate to piloting a Knightmare. Instead of a jockey, it was a pilot, and the horse was the Knightmare; and he concluded that this beautiful Knightmare chose him.

"Well, it looks like a success, good work on making your piloting skills reach 96%, an improvement above the last rate of 94%." complimented Lloyd to him, clearly amused by his guinea pig improving quite well since the first time he piloted it.

"Thank you, Lloyd." responded Suzaku to him.

"Well, it looks like it we can now transfer the data into the 'Lamorak'"2 said Cecile to the both of them.

Lamorak?, what is that ?

"Wait a minute, what is Lamorak?" questioned Suzaku to them as to what this Lamorak was that they spoke of.

"Oh…sorry, Suzaku I didn't inform you earlier." started Cecile to him "The Lamorak is the sister Knightmare of Lancelot; it is also a seventh generation Knightmare frame, the second of its kind in existence, but it is harder to pilot compare to Lancelot. Due to also the lack of a devicer to pilot it, Prince Schneizel suggested that it be postponed until we find enough data to at least be able to make it move." enlightened Cecile to him.

A seventh generation Knightmare Frame which may or may not outclass the Lancelot…?

"Well, if you want to take a look at it, then here." Lloyd interjected to him, showing him a picture of said Knightmare Frame. Once he did look at it, he was impressed, but mostly terrified of this black and gold Knightmare.

Joseph's POV:

Joseph Fenette was the perfect example of a caring father. When one's job involved experimenting on an un-killable woman, who could make one see hallucinations when touched and possessed a power that could regenerate every cell in her body at rapid rate, it could make a person go insane. It was thanks to his family that he wasn't hospitalized with a case of madness and locked away in an asylum for the rest of his life. So, as a token of his gratitude, he always took care of his small family. After marrying his wife, Mary3 (coincidental, isn't it, he was named Joseph and his wife Mary), and having his only daughter, Shirley, he always, absolutely always, took care of them. All of their financial problems, family matters and of course relationship problems (as was Shirley's problem now) he always fixed; he tackled every problem that could cause a disturbance in their happy family. So, when he heard his daughter was dating someone, he suddenly turned to an authoritative persona and demanded to Shirley that he meet this boy she was dating. He couldn't blame her for dating so soon; after all, she was already seventeen years old and a year from now, she would be a young woman. All he was worried about was if this BOY she was dating with could, and would, make his daughter happy and take responsibility for his own actions concerning Shirley. If the boy answered with something along the lines of a no, then not even the Emperor of Britannia could stop him unleashed hell on the boy's life.

So, here they were, sitting at the table in their small Victorian-style house with only two floors on a small plot of land. While they were eating, Joseph silently gazed at the 'boy'. For starters, the young man held some manners, and felt and acted like a gentleman. That was one point towards taking the hand of his daughter. When he ate, he ate almost as if he were a prince (literally, but they didn't know that), as well as helped his daughter slice her food, and was well-versed enough in dining conventions to know how to use all the spoons and forks. He had etiquette and held some pride; that was two points towards staying with his daughter! However, Joseph wouldn't go down without a fight. So, he started with a conversation to expose if there was a record for bad habits in his daughter's courter – to see whether he should still be able to date his daughter – and if he passed, then he would give his blessings to him.

"So, Lelouch, tell us more about yourself." He started, in order to initiate a conversation. The boy he was asking had a pensive look on his face, as if he was ready for this question, dressed in a white jacket with a pink long-sleeved dress shirt on the inside (the outfit he wore when they bought a gift for Villeta in R2, same goes with Shirley) .

"Well, I live with my little sister and we live at Ashford Academy due to my sister's…disorder." answered Lelouch to him. It was a good answer, but he needed more information.

"You don't live with your parents? I mean, with your little sister's 'disorder,' whatever it is, shouldn't you be living with your family to take care of you?" asked Joseph to the man, confused as to why this boy and his sister were living alone at such an age.

"Our parents…died in the war." Lelouch informed, clearly feeling a little sore at that subject.

"Oh…well, I'm sorry for your loss, but how are you and your sister able to live by yourselves? I mean, do you have a job to support yourself and your sister financially?" Joseph asked once more to Lelouch, but instead of Lelouch answering, the one who did was his daughter, who was seated on his left and on Lelouch's right at the rectangular table.

"Lelouch gambles." Shirley informed them, and his wife spat out into glass of red wine. He almost choked.

"Gambles?" he asked his daughter.

"Yeah…he gambles with nobility in chess." Shirley elaborated a little bit sheepishly. Such an activity…Joseph was going to murder this guy, but was stopped when the teen told him that it was to solve their financial problem since no one allowed a minor to work certain jobs. Well, gambling to help his little sister was good, but it didn't change the fact that he gambled (and as a minor, too), which certainly didn't go in his good books towards dating his daughter. So, it was 2-1 of if this boy could date his daughter.

As such, just two more mess-ups or bad reasons and he could get rid of this boy. So, now instead of focusing on Lelouch to question, he asked his daughter.

"I see. Shirley, could you tell us how you fell in love with him?" asked Joseph with an intense glare at the boy that sent shivers down his spine.

"Well…at first, I didn't like him since he was stoic and arrogant towards everyone and he was always skipping classes," bingo, that was strike two; one more to go, "but then I saw him helping an elderly couple caught in a car accident, even though he had nothing to do with it, when we were freshmen. He hooked the car of the man who was clearly at fault, and trying to shift the blame onto the old couple, to a passing tow truck and he did it with the same bored look on his face he always had. He didn't do it to impress his friends or gloat about it. And I started to wonder 'what's up with this guy?' then, as time went by, I fell in love with him."

"Aww…that so sweet, sweetheart." Mary said to her, causing Shirley and Lelouch to blush. Well, whether he did it to help someone or not, this classmate still had a bad influence on his daughter with his arrogance and the fact that he skipped classes. He didn't want his grandchildren to be like that. So, as final question to answer if he was capable or not, he asked the young man.

"Last question; can you, Lelouch, take full responsibility to treat my daughter with care? Can you make sure that you can protect her, that you are willing to sacrifice your life for her sake?" asked Joseph. He wasn't sure if the boy was capable enough; though, said boy would probably say yes. However, instead, Lelouch stood there frozen and couldn't answer. Joseph was still waiting for his answer when Lelouch stood up and asked them to forgive him if he left so soon. His daughter cried for him to come back, but he was out of his daughter's reach, so she ran up to him.

"I really started to think that he could be a perfect match for our daughter..." he said to his wife.

"Maybe he has something to do? He will come back." replied Mary to him.

He caused my daughter to love him so much, and I don't want my baby to cry about it.

L.L's POV:

When Shirley told him that he was going to meet her parents, he came up with a plan to answer all the most common questions that he could possibly be given, and it worked; from his family to hobbies and his characteristics, he answered them all truthfully. It was going well until her father asked him if he could take the responsibility of taking care of his daughter. It was so easy to say yes, to finally tie the knot with Shirley, but he thought about that for a minute and asked himself if he even could. The moment he questioned it, suddenly the images of her dying in his arms entered his mind. Even though that she was willing to love him, even if she died, that didn't mean that he was going to do the same thing, or be certainly be able to keep her from dying again. Without an answer to the question, all he could do was the only thing that made his problems go away; he ran.

He ran and ran, until his ragged breathing couldn't take it much any longer and it was raining hard outside. Catching his breath, he suddenly saw Shirley running after him, holding an umbrella in her hands, and asking him why on earth he did that. When she asked him, he started to come up with all the possible scenarios of this situation happening, and none of them ended well. So, making up his mind, he stood up, looked straight into her eyes and told her three words that literally broke her world.

"Shirley, let's break up."

"What?" asked Shirley, asking if she heard correctly.

(Please listen to Passenger's "Let Her Go" on YouTube)

Well you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

"Shirley, I've made up my mind, and I think it is better if we give each other space." L.L said to her, unshed tears almost flowing from his eyes and nearly choking up over his own words.

"But why, is there something I did wrong?" Shirley asked, also with tears in her eyes as he told her that, hoping against hope that her 'boyfriend' was kidding, and if not, then wondering if she had done something wrong.

Staring at the bottom of your glass

Hoping one day you'll make a dream last

But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes

Maybe one day you'll understand why

Everything you touch surely dies

"Shirley, it's not you…it's me. I can't take the responsibility of committing to you and taking care of you, so I'm sorry." L.L explained grimly, with his head hung low so she couldn't see his face of shame. The rain was getting louder by the minute.

"Why can't you take it, Lelouch?" Shirley asked him, confused.

But you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

"I-I can't tell you Shirley, it is better if you don't know. It will make you feel safer if you don't see me anymore." L.L tried to persuade her to forget him. He could use his Geass, but he wouldn't. After what Shirley had been through, losing all those happy memories would top off worsening the situation.

Staring at the ceiling in the dark

Same old empty feeling in your heart

Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you see her when you fall asleep

But never to touch and never to keep

Cause you loved her too much and you dived too deep

"Why?! Why can't you tell me?! You know you can trust me, so tell me why you can't take it!" Shirley asked him desperately with a loud shout.

"I can't, Shirley it is just–" L.L started to explain, but he was stopped when something hit him, hard.

-Slap

Well you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

And you let her go

Well you let her go

"That's it?! Tell me the truth, Lelouch! Am I just some piece on your board to play with?!" Shirley cried after the hard slap she gave him, making his umbrella fall. When she heard no answer, she continued.

"TELL ME!"

Cause you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

"I'm so sorry, Shirley, I really didn't mean to hurt you." L.L said, not even bothering to see her.

"So, that's your answer then…well…goodbye, Lelouch." Shirley farewelled him, turning around and running away from him, trying to not look back at him.

Cause you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

"I can't tell you, Shirley…that I'm going to become a prince again, that I'm going to be much more ruthless than before…so I must keep you away from harm, not control you or look at you like a chess piece…I must push you away to make sure you are safe, but I promise you that I will come back for you." said L.L to himself as he watched Shirley run away from him. Even though it was hard, he must make sure to see his love one survives, even if at a distance.

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

"That is why…I'll let you go."

A/N: and that's done, finally chapter 7 is up and I already felt exhausted like no way in my life. I really hate make-up classes, instead of relaxing, reading/writing a fanfic, and of course lying on the bed on a Saturday morning, I get to stuck in classes for the whole day, that is why I published this on Monday, luckily I have a meeting to attend (which is true BTW) and after that I write the first half of this chapter. But that doesn't mean I forgetting my studies, I will always focus myself on studying first. Like my mom always said 'Study first, hobbies later'.

This could be my longest chapter yet, and I'm happy about it. So yeah that's about it on the preparation on the battle of Saitama. The battle of Saitama will be divided into two because the second part (spoiler alert) will be L.L's big debut so expect that in the following chapters. The next chapter will be IDK maybe next week because I need to re-watch the anime and of course search some battle tactics on the internet. So bear with for that one, but I'll promise you it will be great and beside when I made a promise that I can't make?.

And of course my reason onto why I break-up Lelouch and Shirley (temporarily). So before you un-follow me and/or remove me from your favorite stories let me hear my reason. First off is because he will become a prince once again, and I know what you're thinking it will be easier if he has power to make her his princess consort and I'm telling you it will be not. Because the nobles will try to ruin their image after all he was a commoner prince and dating a commoner and possibly marrying her will cause uproar in the court. So he needs enough power to protect himself and Shirley when that happens. Secondly because once he became a prince there will be fighting left and right, and he needs her at a safe distance that is why C.C said him "if you truly love someone, you put her at a safe distance". And I know what you're going too asked, Will be reunited? The answer is Of course they will I didn't make this fanfiction with a pairing with Shirley and Lelouch to break up. And if you're asking when will be that going to happen, the answer is IDK. Probably in chapter 10 or 11 give or take. There are two most likely scenarios that's going to happen when braking up; one they found each other someone else and two (100% this going to happen) they'll come together with much more love and dedication. I'm not mad really but at least know onto why I made this happen because it hurts me more than its hurts you. But at least tell me you like the song :p.

If you're asking if I will make pairing to past Lelouch then I'll let you make the decision. And maybe I'll consider it and make a poll.

And if you remember my note at the top, then here's the answer for the three words that has a superscript with number on it:

1)Masaharu Homma: if you read books and you know this name then a round of applause for you. But if you don't then I'll tell you. He is a historical figure in OUR world that lead the campaign against the Philippines and the one that perpetrated the Bataan Death March on WWII. Since the Britannia calendar is 55 years advanced, I decided to put him in because 2017 a.t.b is 1962 AD/CE in our world making him like what 75? (I'm not very good at math lol)

2)Lamorak: as said by Cecile it is a seventh generation Knightmare frame that is similar by the Lancelot. It will be not future Lelouch personal Knightmare if that's what you're asking, but the one who will pilot it is will have a major role in this fanfiction and yes it will be my first OC. In the Arthurian legends

Lamorak was indeed a part a Knights of a round table and if you want answer you could look up on Wikipedia.

3)Mary: I decided to name the wife on Joseph as Mary since in Code Geass Wiki has no name for Shirley's mother. And of course the Christmas is drawing near and made her Mary named after Jesus mother.

And if you have any suggestion, violent reactions and/or reviews. Please don't hesitate to ask and P.M or review down below.

Please read and review.

And I almost forgot:

Happy 17th Birthday Lelouch!

This Chapter has been revise/beta-read in accordance with 'Operation Perfection'

To say thank for the one that proofread this Chapter-and so is the others, thank you very much...

Pokelolmc!

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