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Chapter 8: Never Stopping:

Euphemia walked back into the base of the Black Knights on the pier. Everyone should be happy that Prince Schneizel is dead but now the feelings of guilt were starting to sink in a little. Her past and present were starting to intertwine thanks to Suzaku. She killed the rest of her family and she knew she would have to kill Suzaku too if he ever got in the way. In a way, she wished she didn't remember the way her life was and how worse it was getting. The only thing she was glad for was remembering her mission. To stop Lelouch whatever it takes.

"Euphemia!" Her head quickly rose at the sound of her leader's voice. "I heard about what happened at the palace. You really are getting as ruthless as they say." Lelouch smiled as he was impressed by her work.

Euphemia wanted to get angry but she couldn't let it show. Instead she bowed. "Thank you Master Zero." Every word that came out of her mouth and the bowing was making her sick to her stomach. She wanted to reach for her knife but she couldn't kill Zero yet. Not with the Black Knights being all around. Then again, would it really matter? Her life was over anyway.

"I have some good news for you." Lelouch told her.

She stood up straight surprised, hoping that he wasn't going to make her do another mission or anything. "What is it?" she asked quietly.

"I have found a way to make an alliance with the Chinese Federation for sure this time." Lelouch said.

She blinked a few times before she managed to say "Oh?"

Lelouch smiled. "It turns out one of their leaders is interesting in you and I think this would be a good reward."

Euphemia started to get upset but was struggling not to let it show. "Good reward?! Hooking me up with some one for your benefit?!"

Lelouch noticed that she was being quiet. She would usually agree with him. Now it was starting to raise some questions. "Is something wrong?"

She calmed down as she noticed her teeth were clutched together and her face was tense. Lelouch always noticed the look on people's faces. It was a way of reading their mind. "No. Nothing's wrong."

Lelouch smiled little. "I think you two should meet. How about tonight?"

Euphemia looked toward the floor, sadden. She knew that she really didn't have a choice. "That would be nice."

"Good." He was glad that she agreed. Lelouch turned around and walked further down the hall.

Euphemia looked worried. She didn't know how much more she could take. She wondered if she still didn't remember how she would react. Was Suzaku making her remember really a good thing?

As Euphemia was thinking about her life, Lelouch was on his way back to his room. In the hall, he saw Kallen leaning against the wall, with her arms crossed. She looked down as he came in front of her. "Lelouch. You mind if I talk you?" She was getting worried about what was going on and how Lelouch was acting.

Suddenly he grabbed her wrist and pulled her along with him upset. "Don't ever say my name out there like that again. Not everyone here knows who Zero really is."

There was no need to ask where they were going. The door to Lelouch's room slid open then closed and he led her inside. Kallen had started to get upset. "Now will you listen?! You can keep using me like this like you're using C.C."

Rapidly, his hand went behind her head and pulled her into a kiss. She tried to push him away but he wouldn't let her go. It looks as if she wasn't going to get away from him this time. Sometimes she didn't fight it. Apart of her still cared about him even though he had become cold-hearted.


Suzaku woke up, lying in a white bed. His eyes looked around. He could recognize the white walls around him. It was the infirmary in the palace. A doctor came over him. "Good. You're awake."

Suzaku was confused. He wasn't sure about what happened. "What happened?" Suzaku moaned.

Anya walked over to his side. "Anya?"

The doctor looked over at her and smiled. "You can take it from her right? You could probably explain it better."

Anya looked at the doctor and nodded. The doctor looked back at Suzaku, ready to tell him his condition. "Well. All I have to say is you're okay. The drug that was inserted into your system wasn't harmful. You were delusional. That's all."

Suzaku's eyes lowered, thinking about what happened. He was still sad about not being able to save Euphemia."After Euphie left, I thought she was still there. Then how come it felt so real?" He started to have flashback of when he seen Euphemia over him even though it was just an illusion.

Anya looked down as she could tell he was deep on thought. Suzaku went out of his thoughts and looked over her. It seemed like she had the same dazed look like he had. "Anya?" Anya looked in his light green eyes once she heard her name. "Did Euphie stay?"

Anya shook her head with her eyes closed. "She left before I came in."

"Did anything else happen?" he asked.

Anya looked down but then shook her head. She had decided not to tell him the truth. "No. I came in and I got the doctor once I seen something was wrong."

Suzaku sounded disappointed. He wanted to see if anyone knew about what happened to Euphemia but he figured that she was probably back with Lelouch and the Black Knights. "Oh. Thanks Anya. I guess that dream of kissing Euphie was just a dream."

Anya looked toward her feet. Last night, she really did let him go. Still, she was glad he was all right but it was obvious that he was still in love with Euphemia and maybe, there was no room in his heart for her.

"Anya?" he called out to her again.

She looked up, snapping out of her thoughts. "The doctor said you're okay. I have to go to a meeting the Knights of the Round are having."

Suzaku sat up as he smiled. It was something that he wanted to listen in on. "Good! Then I'm coming too. We need to find Zero now!"

Anya looked surprised. "But that's crazy."

A serious look came across his face. "They just killed the prince and you don't want to do anything about it?! I have an idea." He didn't care how crazy his idea was, he knew he just wanted to bring out one thing.


Later that night, Euphemia walked into the main room of the Black Knights wearing a long pink open, low cut dress with the straps tied around her neck. She looked down as Zero and a few of closest Black Knights were standing around. The only man she didn't recognized turned toward her. A smile came across his face which made Euphemia's stomach turn. "Hello."

Zero walked over so that he could introduce the man. "This is Euphemia. Our assassin you wanted to meet."

The black haired man bowed in front of her. "Nice to meet you. My name is Shang. You look beautiful tonight."

Euphemia wasn't impressed and didn't want to meet him. "Um? Thanks."

Lelouch smiled at her, hoping that she would make a good impression on Shang. "Euphie. Be nice to our guest."

Euphemia put on the best smile she could as she looked at Shang. "Yes. Sorry about that. I'm just a little nervous." she lied.

Shang smiled back at her as he stared. "It's okay."

Euphemia looked toward the side. "And sick to my stomach." She couldn't wait for this to be over. Until then, she would have to keep her act up. For a few minutes, she had to listen to him talk.

Then, things got interrupted when they felt the station shake. A black knight had run in. "Master Zero! We're being attacked…by Suzaku Kururugi! He wants to speak to you!"

Lelouch smirked. Since hearing that Suzaku was alive, he had been expecting the day to come. "Ah! It was just like two years ago, isn't it Euphemia?"

Euphemia put a confused look on her face. She knew he was testing her to see if she had remembered anything. If anything was off, she knew that Lelouch would get suspicious. Everyone left the room and went in front of a computer. Suzaku appeared on the screen with a serious look on his face. Lelouch smiled at him which only made Suzaku angrier. "Suzaku. We meet again. How are your legs doing?"

"Enough talking Zero!" Suzaku yelled through the screen. "This time this has nothing to do with you. I want the one who killed almost all of the royal family." he demanded.

Euphemia's eyes widened. "What are you doing? Suzaku?!"

Suzaku started to get more determined, hoping his plan would work. "So what's its going to be Zero?!"

Lelouch looked around at his black knights. "My! Suzaku is anxious especially after he just recovered from his paralysis." Everyone in the room chuckled and laughed. He turned toward Euphemia. "What's it going to be Euphemia? You were the one who wanted so badly to go after him. This is your chance."

Inside, Euphemia wanted to get really upset. It seemed every moment Lelouch was cornering her more and it was getting worse. She had no choice. She turned toward the screen, upset. "Yes! I will accept your challenge!"

"Good." Suzaku responded. "I will bring you back to face what you've done."

Euphemia turned her attention back to Zero. "Kill him if you want. Just make sure you're the one that comes out victorious." Lelouch told her.

Euphemia nodded as she tried to figure out a way not to kill Suzaku. She marched out to her nightmare without changing her dress. The look on her face tried to remain as serious as possible but she couldn't help but worry. She climbed into her shiny pink nightmare. The lid closed as she settled herself in and gripped the controls tightly. The doors of the roof of the base slid open and she flew out into the night sky. Ahead, she could see the white and gold Lancelot floating in air nearby. Even she could tell Suzaku's intentions.

"Euphemia!" his voice shouted through the intercom. They threw their robot arms toward each other and hit at the center. Everyone inside watching was waiting to see if Euphemia would use the destructive abilities that were installed in the machine. The most Suzaku and Euphemia did was fight with the arms and legs of their machines. Suzaku was impressed that she knew how to used one so well but he was ready to end this. He put out the gun of the Lancelot and started shooting. A few shots piece her nightmare but she was able to avoid most of it. He took out his sword and slashed the front of her machine. Lelouch started wonder why Euphemia wasn't fighting as well as she could.

Euphemia retaliated with her cannon which shot off the arm of the Lancelot. She clutched her teeth as she started to worry about hitting him. Suzaku took the sword with the arm he had left and stuck it in the middle of her nightmare. Her eyes widened in surprised but she managed to eject in time before it exploded. The Black Knights were surprised and some ran out. Suzaku started looking around for where Euphemia's pod was.

Euphemia was lying on the ground as there was a fire nearby her. She moaned as she started to get up. Suzaku landed the Lancelot behind some crates and went toward Euphemia. She stood up with her hand to her head as her eyes were closed. She turned around and Suzaku ran up to her. "Euphemia."

Euphemia had started to get upset. Her fists baled at her sides, wondering why Suzaku would do something so crazy. "Suzaku! I thought I told you-!"

Suzaku leaned in once he got in front of her and interrupted her lips with his. Euphemia closed her eyes as she was letting her feelings get the best of her. She walked backwards as she could feel him walking closer to her. Their walk came to a stop when she felt the back of her legs hit a crate. They continued to kiss as it had felt like they had been a long for the first time in a while.

Nearby, some of the Black Knights were running toward the crash site. "Hurry! We have to find out where they are!" One of them yelled.

The two enemies continued to be alone. Euphemia's eyes were barely open as Suzaku continued to kiss her slowly. Being near him again was starting to overwhelm her. All of her emotions started to come back at her at once. Tears started to swell in her eyes. Her eyes came to a close. Suzaku's hand rubbed on the side of her leg.

A few seconds later, they could hear the voices of the Black Knights getting closer. Suzaku backed away and Euphemia opened her eyes. Suzaku looked at her intensely as she whispered his name. That was all she could say.

"Euphie-." He began to say but she interrupted him.

She closed her eyes tightly, trying not to cry. "It's no use Suzaku! There's no where you can take me where I could be safe or we can be together! Just forget about me."

The whisper of that last part made Suzaku think. At this point she was right about how they would never be safe but he wasn't ready to give up. "We better go before they find us together. To make sure Zero isn't suspicious of you, we need to make it look like something actually happened."

Before Euphemia could say anything, Suzaku wrapped his arm around her neck and took her behind the crate.

The Black Knights rushed over to see if there was any sign of Euphemia. Behind the crate, Suzaku could hear them as he was lying on top of her. "Suzaku please. Let me go." she whispered.

His attention turned to her. "This isn't over. I'm coming back." He gave her one last kiss. He pulled a knife from his boot and cut the strap from her shoulder. She looked in surprise as he held the knife close to his shoulder. He cut a rip in the sleeve. He placed the knife in her hand and smiled.

The Black Knights looked over to see Suzaku jumping back and Euphemia trying to slash him with the knife she had in hand. Some knights ran over as the others went after Suzaku. Some of the knights looked over at Euphemia as she was covering her chest with her hand. "What are you looking at?!" she yelled at them. The Knights acted nervously, trying not to stare. "Sorry. Are you okay?" one of them asked.

Euphemia stood up, upset. "I'm okay. Just go after Suzaku Kururugi!" They nodded and ran off after him. Euphemia sighed and at the same time, hoped that Suzaku got away.

After a while, Suzaku was nowhere to be found. All of the Black Knights and Euphemia returned back to the base. Lelouch walked over to her. "Euphemia. I'm a little disappointed in you. You didn't let Shang see you what you can really do."

Euphemia wanted to get upset but instead she bowed as she closed her eyes. "I'm sorry but I'm sure Suzaku is still alive. The next time he comes around, you can watch as I can kill him."

Lelouch smiled. "Well. We don't have to stop just because of what happened." All of the Black Knights agreed and continued on with the party. Euphemia continued talking with Shang but as she was talking to him, she was distracting thinking about Suzaku and what he was going to do next.


To be continued. As always let me know if you like.