A/N: Yea, so class has been rough. I didn't get to put out as much as I would have liked, but I hope this will tide you all over till I can come up with some more. As always thanks for reading and reviewing! Enjoy!
Chapter 7: Desire
Kallen poked her adorable head out around a corner, searching for Lelouch. "Hey Leleou-cien. Uhg." She was still getting used to his new name. That's really going to take some getting used to, she thought to herself. She backtracked to the seat Lelouch had sat himself in.
"Lucien, where are yo-," she cut herself short and hid around the corner as soon as she spotted C.C. The red haired goddess' heart sank when she saw Lelouch embrace her in a hug. But he said…he said that they didn't want the same things. Her heart skipped a beat when she and Lelouch made eye contact.
"Kallen," Lelouch spied her. "Look who joined here at Ashford," he said as he leaned on C.C.
"Hello," C.C. finally spoke. "I'd never really been to a school like this so I thought I'd give it a shot."
"Oh great," Kallen lied. "As the class president, I'd like to welcome you to our school," she said with a fake smile.
"You're the president?" C.C. giggled. "That's great!"
"Yea, Kallen actually got me back into the student council," Lelouch spoke gratefully. "I lucked out big time, I wouldn't have made it in anything else."
"That sounds really cool," said C.C. "Any chance you could get me in there? I think it would be fun to do that with you guys."
Get C.C. in the school council? But…Lelouch and I were supposed to be in school council together. Kallen knew she could easily get her in, but she feared what may happen between Lelouch and C.C. "Yea…" Kallen said with a downcast face. "Yea, I can get you in."
"If it's too much trouble I don't want to bother you," C.C. said politely.
"Nah, Kallen can do it," Lelouch said spirited, throwing his arm around Kallen.
Well, if it will make Lelouch happy…Kallen thought. "Let me make one more trip back to the office. I'll see you guys at lunch?"
"Sounds great! I really appreciate it," C.C. said with a smile.
"We'll save you a seat okay, Kallen?" Lelouch wrapped his arm around C.C. and headed down to the cafeteria with her.
Yea...Kallen thought destroyed. She dragged her feet back to the office to get C.C. Involved with the student council. C.C. is going to steal him from me. This was supposed to be perfect. I'm going to have to tell him how I feel. Or tell C.C. off… She filled out some paperwork for C.C. then sprinted back towards the cafeteria.
C.C. and Lelouch were already at a table in the cafeteria laughing with each other. They looked like the belonged together. Those two had been through so much. C.C. had a lot more time under her belt with Lelouch than Kallen. Kallen feared C.C. could easily influence Lelouch to be with her. "Kallen, over here!" Lelouch shouted with a wave.
Kallen looked down solemnly at the ground and headed over to the table. She pasted another fake smile across her face and headed over to the dynamic duo.
"Did I miss a lot in class today?" asked C.C.
"Nah, not really," answered Kallen grimly. "It's been a pretty lax day except for chemistry."
Kallen's attitude was noticeably different. Even C.C. could tell Kallen sounded depressed. "Are you okay Kallen? You sound pretty down," C.C. asked concerned
"Yea, I just-" Kallen was cut short by Lelouch.
"Hey sorry, I just forgot, I told Gino I'd meet up with him this period for some notes for Literature. I'll catch up with you guys later. Sorry!" He rose to his feet and grabbed his books. "Kallen I'll walk you home after school okay?"
Her soul was replenished. "Yea, okay!" she said delighted. Lelouch smiled and walked away.
C.C. started to giggle. "You love him, don't you?"
Kallen blushed and looked over at C.C. She suddenly became terrified that C.C. knew her secret. "Is it that obvious?"
"It's all over your body language with him. I won't say anything I promise."
C.C. spoke almost slyly. She didn't come across bitchy, but something was odd about the way she presented herself. Fortunately for Kallen it was apparent that C.C. wasn't after Lelouch's heart. She was after something else entirely.
"Really? That really means a lot to me C.C. I don't know what it is about him, I just, something happened between us during the war."
"I understand. It's perfectly natural."
Kallen smiled fulfilled once more. There was hope. She actually had a shot at being with him. Everything about Lelouch drove Kallen mad. She loved his new eyes and hair more than she anticipated. Any opportunity to be around him would be taken.
The tension had finally eased between the two girls. They found themselves chatting away the rest of the period. Despite their differences, the Zero fan girls actually had a lot more in common. Their conversation quickly brought the end of the lunch period. Another bell rang and sent them on their way.
"You know, we should probably swing by the student council club house," Kallen suggested. "I could introduce you to some people and get you settled in there, my new secretary."
"Secretary? C.C. looked confused. "Doesn't that require a lot of work?"
"Nah, not really. You basically just look pretty and smile; besides you do that pretty well so you should be okay." C.C. blushed surprisingly. Kallen took notice, but thought nothing of it as she was only trying to be nice.
The two girls arrived out front of the door to the club house. Kallen put her hand on the door knob, then immediately drew it back. "C.C., can I ask you a serious question? It's not bad. I promise. I'm just curious, what exactly do you want if it's not Lelouch? I know it's not my place to ask, but I just..."
"You really want to know?" C.C. said slyly with a smile.
"I mean, if you don't want to you don't have to. I won't bring it up again. I was just wonder-" Kallen was again cut short, only this time she was cut off by a sensual kiss from C.C.
"Do you know
what I want now?" C.C. spoke now looking deeply into Kallen's
gleaming, azure eyes.
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A/N: okay don't freak out about the end of this chapter. I just need a cliff hanger. Until next time =)
