A/N: alright as promised, here is a nice big juicy chapter to make up for my lack of posting. Enjoy! Oh and thanks again for all the constructive criticism! CRAP SORRRY ANYA is not supposed to know that Lucien is Lelouc. I think I found the couple mistakes and fixed them. Thanks for pointing that out.
Chapter 8: Savior
Did C.C. really just kiss me? Kallen's head was spinning out of control like a failed side show circus. She can't possibly want me. What am I going to do?
"Did I go too far Kallen? I'm sorry if I did. I'm just a lot better at showing my emotion than telling about it."
Kallen blushed out of embarrassment. She clutched her shoulder and looked down at the ground awkwardly. "C.C. you're a great person, but I…" C.C. cut her off by placing a flinger to Kallen's lips. She pulled Kallen aside from the door to the club house and sat her down on the floor.
"Don't worry about it now. I'm not asking you to love me. Just know that those feelings are there for you. I came to Ashford because I knew you would be here. Finding Lelouch here was actually quite a surprise to me. When he and I split after our little fake out he made it quite clear there would be no us anymore. I understood to the best of my ability. He is quite a complex man. I admire him, but I see now that he and I really do want different things in life. I left him alone after he said he was out to fulfill a promise to someone. He didn't say who."
Kallen knew exactly who. It was her. Lelouch had set out to keep a promise to Kallen and she knew it. That fact alone made Kallen feel fantastic. However, she also figured out that if not for this promise Lelouch would probably have done things quite differently after the war.
"But me? Why me C.C.? I'm just here to get on with my life. There's peace now and I can be happy. Plus, you know that I love Lelouch. Why would you further your feelings for me if you knew that?
"I observed you very well during the war, Kallen. And I have lived a long time. The one thing that has remained constant throughout my life is this: men will always disappoint. They follow their instincts blindly and after a certain amount of time they will take you for granted. This is true of Lelouch also. He will lose his spark for you if he ever gets one. Eventually he will take you for granted, like he did me. "
C.C. was willing to play hard ball. Kallen couldn't exactly envision the idea of being with a woman, but some of what she said about men hit home. Lelouch couldn't be like that though, Could he? No Kallen, she told herself, she just wants you! Don't believe her banter!
"Okay, but you know what I want. Why continue to pursue me if I love him?"
"Can I not have my own ambitions Kallen? Lelouch is my friend, but he's never said that he desires you, like you desire him. I respect him, but if I have to compete for you I will. He's only good at chess. Love is a different game Kallen, I only need one piece to beat him," C.C. spoke with a devilish tone. "Like I said, please don't think about this too hard. We can discuss it later."
Just as the too finished their engrossing conversation the door to the club opened. A small cotton candy haired girl poked her head out. "Hey what are you guys doing in the hallway?" spoke the cotton candy cutie.
"Oh, hi Anya. We weren't doin' much. I just thought I'd tell our newest member here a little bit about everyone before we went inside," Kallen lied frantically to rid herself of any more uneasiness.
"Another new member? Didn't we just get one earlier?"
"Yea, but don't worry I need a secretary and a vice president anyways now that my previous ones got academically dismissed."
Anya laughed. She had begun to show a consider amount of change since the departure of Marianne, Lelouch's mother, from her conscious. The pink haired cutie could actually remember events that transpired . On top of all that, her pretty face produced a wide variety of emotion now. Anya had transformed into a wonderful person.
"I forgot about them. I guess this sudden rush of members is needed. Sorry I questioned you boss!" Anya had developed a habit of referring to Kallen as boss or bosslady due to Kallen's ability to get everyone pumped for school fuctions. Kallen wasn't a harsh president, but she did get everyone working real well.
Kallen waved her hand. "No it's alright, but let's get inside. We should introduce C.C. to everyone."
Kallen and C.C. held their skirts down as they rose to their feet. They rallied outside the door next to Anya and proceeded inside.
The club house was quite hospitable. The color scheme on the walls and ceiling was very festive. There wasn't a holiday coming up, but Kallen liked to keep things around the club house sparkling and cheery. There was even furniture to match it all.
"Where is everyone?" Kallen asked curiously.
Anya shut the door behind them. "Hmm, well, Rivalz should be on the computer in the other room and I haven't seen Gino or Lucien so…yea!" she said with laughter in her voice.
Kallen hit her head and looked over at C.C. "Oh yea. Lelouch went to get notes from Gino. I guess you can meet him later. We can go say hello to Rivalz real quick though."
The trio of girls made their way through the club house over to the room on the other side. The computer room or research room, as some of them like to call it, was quite barren in comparison to the main room of the club house. The trio walked in scaring Rivalz into next week. He rushed to obscure the screen with his arms.
"Jeez! What do you guys want?" he said shocked.
The three giggled and attempted covering their wide spread smiles with their hands. "What's that there Rivalz?" Kallen asked while laughing. "Are you looking at porn?"
"No!" he said embarrassed. "That's not it at all! Just go away!"
"Why Rivalz?" Anya cut in. "What'cha got there?"
Anya waltzed over to Rivalz and grabbed his arms. "Move your hands! What are you looking at?" she ordered.
Rivalz wouldn't budge. He held on to the screen for dear life. "C'mon!" screamed Anya. "Let us see!" She wriggled his hands away from the screen. Rivalz fell the floor defeated and awaited a fate worse than death.
Laughter burst out of the mouths of the girls when the bared witness to the screen Rivalz had up. He had been on eBay ordering littlest pet shot: jungle. "Looking to become a dog groomer?" Kallen joked with tears in her eyes. Even C.C., who didn't know Rivalz at all was in tears. The boy's obsession for such material would end his high school career.
"Okay!" Rivalz cried. "I confess! I love the littlest pet shop series, ok?" He got on his hands and knees and bowed before the girls. "Guys, I'm begging you! Please, no one can know about this. Especially not-"
Gino and Lelouch had just walked in right as Rivalz was finishing his line. The screen, unfortunately for Rivalz, was still up on display for the world to see. "Hey, what are you guys doing? Gino asked. "Kallen, you order littlest pet shop?"
Kallen smiled. She couldn't resist."Nope. Rivalz did."
Gino laughed. "Yea, right."
"No he really did," Anya joined in.
"Guys c'mon!" Rivalz requested desperately.
Gino was in disbelief. "You're getting that for some little girl for her birthday then, right Rivalz?"
There was no point in hiding it at this point. "Okay! It's for me! Jesus!" Rivalz looked back up at the girls destroyed. "You realize you guys have taken everything from me now, don't you?"
The girls continued to giggle. They were soon joined by Gino and Lelouch.
"Sorry Rivalz," Lelouch finally spoke while laughing. "You should have been more careful. You know guys can never be caught with that kind of stuff. Your high school career is probably over now."
"Oh for sure!" Gino said still laughing uncontrollably. "I'm telling the world."
Rivalz finally rose to his feet and exited their research room. "I'll be in the main room when you guys are done," he said solemnly.
The laughter had finally begun to die down. "Alright," Kallen said. "That's enough torture for Rivals for today," she laughed one more time. "Let's have our first meeting with our new members." She opened the door to the main room and led everyone else out to the main room.
The group assembled around a meeting table and focused their attention on Kallen, who was standing up in front of the room. "Okay, let's get started!" she said.
"First of all, I'd like to welcome our new members C.C. and Lucien," spoke Kallen as she gestured with her hands. "Now that our old members are gone I figured we would probably need some new members, so I appointed Lucien as my new vice president and C.C. as my secretary."
Rivalz raised his hand. "Yes, Rivalz?" Kallen spoke picking on him.
"Uh yea, how come you didn't promote Gino, Anya, or me for one of those positions?" he asked concerned.
"Hmm, good question. Well, Gino is part of almost every other club here at Ashford, so he really couldn't hold down any position bigger than the one he already has. I asked Anya, but she graciously declined and frankly I just don't like the idea of a guy that plays littlest pet shop carrying a better title than anyone else."
The room filled with laughter once more. "Ah," Rivalz responded downcast.
"Any who," Kallen continued. "On to other business. We have a school trip coming up that we all need to plan for. I haven't decided where yet, but I really like the idea of an outdoor adventure. You know hiking, kayaking, and fishing. Stuff like that."
"Sounds like fun boss!" Anya cut in. "I'm totally for it."
Everyone else chimed in sharing their enthusiasm. It sounded like a pretty good idea to everyone. Except Lelouch, who chose not to voice his opinion on the matter.
Outdoors? Lelouch was already becoming distraught before the trip began. His idea of "roughing it" was staying at the holiday inn. However, he thought, maybe gym class will pay off by then.
"Good! We're all in agreement. I'll just look for a good spot and let everyone know where and when. Sound good?"
Everyone replied in accordance. Kallen was no Milly, but she did the job of the president well. Everyone seemed to be pretty satisfied with her.
"Alrighty then, meeting adjourned," Kallen said as she ended the student council's little conference.
The lively group began to get up from their seats and move towards the exit. Kallen remained at the front of the room seeing everyone off. Just about everyone had departed except C.C. and Lelouch. C.C. eyed Lelouch then made eye contact with Kallen. She smiled at Kallen, then rose from her seat as if to acknowledge the fact that Kallen wanted to be alone with Lelouch.
"What was that all about? Lelouch spoke after C.C. exited the room.
"Oh, it's this whole crazy thing," Kallen spoke recalling the events that transpired between her and C.C. earlier. "It's nothing really. Don't worry about it."
"Alright, well hey, it's almost time to go home. You ready?"
Kallen's pulse hastened. "Yea! I just need to grab some books real quick and I'll be ready."
"Great," Lelouch replied. "I'll see you in five minutes?"
"Yea," Kallen spoke excitedly. She opened the door, but spoke one last time before she walked out. "Lelouch." He looked up at her beautiful face.
"Yes, Kallen?"
"Thank you, you know, for keeping your promise to me. You have no idea how much it really means to me."
Lelouch said nothing, but he smiled and nodded. He was glad, that if for no other purpose than his promise to Kallen, to be alive. Thoughts of suicide crossed his mind less often. Kallen always seemed to be saving his life. She was always the one to be there and save him. She saved him from many things, like drugs, war, and most horrifyingly, himself. Kallen, you are my savior, he thought.
Kallen smiled one more time and exited the room, shutting the door behind her. Lelouch took notice of her perfect figure. What is it about her? Do I have more feelings for her than I thought? I can't fall into this, for her sake. The door opened up one more time. Lelouch expected Kallen, coming back for something. He was quite wrong.
Rivalz walked in with a grim look on his face. "Lelouch, is it?"
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DUN DUN DUN! Well I hope I made up for my absence. Thanks for reading! Until next time everyone!
