Title: Love Like No Other
Rating: T
Warnings: A little OOC with CC and the group. Not too bad, I hope.
Disclaimer: Hm, I think I might work with C.C. now, so I won't let her get fucked over by my writing. Oh but that doesn't mean I own her. So yea, I don't own Code Geass, 'cause if I did, it would be so obviously yaoi, it wouldn't even be funny.
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Eyes were often called the windows of the soul. It was through the eyes most people claimed to be able to read a person's mind, soul, and intentions. Eyes also held a person's inner feelings. Within a private room in a hospital in Japan, six sets of eyes showed different feelings centering on the woman lying in bed and the young man at the doorway. Clear purple eyes stared into remorseful green eyes. The tensed atmosphere surrounding the intended couple was noticeable to all who were in the room. Healed eyes watched, worried for her dearest sister and her dear 'onii-san'. Golden yellow eyes narrowed as the remorseful look in green eyes reminded her too much of a past incident. Angry violet eyes, so similar to the first pair, glared with hatred and a promise of revenge at the man. Yellow eyes watched with fierce protectiveness as he stood by his charge.
"Aren't you going to say something?" Cold and hard as steel, Rolo's glare turned deadly. He was so close to dealing with the man who was the reason why his sister was in the hospital.
Suzaku said nothing as he stared, horrified as his eyes trailed up the wires and tubes to the pale girl whose beautiful purple eyes stared at him. He barely noticed Jeremiah whisper to C.C. or how her eyes widened before her attention strayed to Lesoir. Suzaku felt a full body chill run through his body as his mind finally caught up with what happened. His fiancée was in the hospital, she was in surgery while he was in bed with her half-sister. Why? What happened to cause her to be in here in the first place?
Mouth opening and closing, Suzaku knew he looked like a gaping fish. With a deep breath, Suzaku opened his mouth to say something. "Lesoir-" He was cut off immediately after by the woman whose name he whispered.
"I'm sorry, but do I know you?"
The tensed atmosphere lightened slightly as all eyes focused on the bedridden girl. Her deep purple eyes looked back with clear confusion. There was no malice hidden in her eyes. She truly did not know who Suzaku was.
With shaky hands, Nunnally took a hold of Lesoir's hand. "Onee-sama, don't you remember Suzaku-nii-chan?"
Lesoir faced her dear little sister and slowly shook her head. Her eyes narrowed in deep thought and she felt a slight pain in the back of her head. With another shake of her head, Lesoir tried not to think too much on it. "Suzaku? No, I don't remember a Suzaku at all." The astonish look on Nunnally's face was copied by the others. Only Rolo's face showed a hint of righteous happiness behind the surprise. She turned to face the man who stood in the doorway. "Do I know you?" When the man didn't answer her, she asked her guardian and caretaker, even though she was an adult already.
The one eye masked man answered his princess with the truth. Lesoir knew, no matter what, Jeremiah would always tell her the truth. He was loyal and faithful, unlike others. The thought of being loyal and faithful sent a painful shock to her heart. Her lips formed a frown at the pain, but it disappeared as fast as it appeared. "He's your fiancé. You two were engaged. Do you really remember nothing of him?" Jeremiah was worried for her. She knew but she didn't remember anything about this Suzaku. The fact that he was her fiancé was enough to make her feel guilty for forgetting about him. But there must have been a reason, right? Something had to have happened to cause her to forget.
"No, not a thing. I'm sorry, but I was your fiancée? When's the wedding?" The more she thought about him, the more she looked into his green eyes, the more her head ached and her heart pained.
"There won't be a wedding anymore."
All eyes turned towards the speaker. "Rolo, what do you mean?"
Cold violet eyes hardened into steel. He glared at the man who was the cause of all that has happened to his sister before his eyes softened as he pleads for his sister to understand. "This guy's not worth it Nee-sama. He's not worth your love." As though those words triggered his hatred once more, he glared fiercely at the man. "If he was, he wouldn't have betrayed you."
Betrayal was a word that many knew the meaning of but was never on the receiving end of. However within this small group of people, each knew the meaning of betrayal to the very core of their souls. Being betrayed, it was a sin among this group. Let it be known, after the war ended, betrayal was looked down upon worse than ever.
"What do you mean Rolo?" The calm voice of the Ex-11th Princess of Britannia was sharp and clear. It didn't matter how much pain her heart was in. It didn't matter how confused she was. All that matter was how. How did this man, a stranger who really wasn't a stranger, betrayed her?
Nunnally shook her head in denial. She knew Rolo would never lie to their sister but this was Suzaku he was talking about. Nunnally knew Suzaku. He was the big brother who cared for her when she and Lesoir were located in Japan before it became Area 11. "Rolo-nii-chan, Suzaku-nii-chan loves Onee-sama, he wouldn't betray her. He loves her." Suzaku wouldn't betray them, he loved them. If it wasn't because of Lesoir, Suzaku would be dead.
Soft eyes caught disbelieving eyes. Even though his eyes were soft, his voice was filled with accusations. "If he loved her so much, he wouldn't have cheated on her."
"Enough."
All eyes went to golden yellow eyes. "C.C.?"
Hard eyes glared at each man. She pointed one thin finger towards the door as she told them, "If you men are going to argue, argue outside. In case you forgot, Lesoir just woke up. Get out." When it appeared Suzaku was about to protest, C.C. stood from her seat besides Lesoir. With a quick two steps towards the man, she pushed him out the door. One quick glance at Rolo was enough for him to understand the silent order. With a quick apology for Lesoir, Rolo left the room with a glance behind him. Jeremiah couldn't help but smirk just a bit before he walked up to the green hair girl. C.C. saw the worry in his eyes. She smiled gently as she slowly closed the door behind Jeremiah. "I'll explain the situation to her. You might want to call Cornelia and Schneizel, they'll want to know how she's doing."
Jeremiah stood at attention with a single "Understood." as his answer to C.C. He turned around to face Suzaku and Rolo, who was close to doing something drastic. "Rolo, watch over Lesoir."
A roll of violet eyes as though there was no need for Jeremiah to make that order. "You don't need to tell me that."
The door opened a crack and C.C.'s voice was heard from within. "And no hurting Suzaku."
"…Yes, madam."
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The tension lightened when the door closed behind the men. Nunnally held onto her sister's hand to calm her own fast beating heart. Nunnally was the youngest in the group as well as the most trusting. She grew up knowing Suzaku, a brother who was kind and loyal to his friends. She didn't want to believe he would ever hurt her sister on purpose. With confused eyes, Nunnally turned towards the only person she knew who would tell her the truth and nothing but the truth. C.C. was Lesoir's closest girl friend and probably the only person Lesoir wouldn't mind being sisters with besides her. While they knew Cornelia loved them, Lesoir and Nunnally knew, between them and Euphie, Cornelia would chose Euphie over them. It wasn't because they were full sisters, it was more towards the fact that Lesoir could take care of herself and Nunnally had Lesoir to protect her while Euphie was still naive and childlike. C.C. was similar to Lesoir's twin. Also their personalities were different, C.C. cared deeply for Lesoir and Lesoir cared deeply for her.
"C.C., is it true?" Nunnally's soft voice was shaking from nervousness.
"What is going on C.C.?" Lesoir's commanding voice was filled with confusion and indecisiveness.
C.C. sighed as she took her seat besides Lesoir once more. She held onto the bedridden girl and told her what she knew. "According to what Jeremiah told me, who heard it from Rolo, and you know he would never lie to you, well, Suzaku was sleeping with someone behind your back." Tears started to fall from Nunnally's face as her faith and trust for Suzaku cracked and shattered. She thought she knew him, thought he was the one for her precious Onee-sama, but instead, he broke their trust. C.C. faced Lesoir directly, she made sure their eyes were connected to share exactly how serious this injustice towards her was. "You two were engaged after dating for a few years. But if I guessed right, you found out he was cheating on you and you did something stupid because you were in shock."
Never did she thought C.C. was lying to her. They shared a bond in which a lie was easily found and a half-lie was a game of hide-and-seek at times. However with serious matters, such as her memories, Lesoir placed her complete trust on the immortal woman. As factors passed through Lesoir's mind, the logic of what might have happened formed in her mind. With a slow nod, she shared her hypothesis of why she had amnesia. "And because my mind doesn't want to suffer from the pain anymore, it sealed away that part of my memories."
A shrug of slender shoulders was her reaction. "Pretty much."
One of Nunnally's fist hit the bed out of her frustration. No matter what she could think of, she couldn't imagine Suzaku ever betraying Lesoir. "How could he? Onee-sama, please believe me, Suzaku loves you dearly. You're his world, he would give up his life for you."
Lesoir appeared disbelieving when C.C. also supported Nunnally's claim of Suzaku's love for her. "I hate to admit it after what he did, but Nunnally's right, you are his world. And he did give his life for you several times in the past, especially during the war. What I don't get is why. He was always so faithful to you, never straying. So whoever it was he slept with, it must be someone important or appealed to him similar to how you drew his attention." With furrowed eyebrows, no memories of Suzaku surfaced and no feelings other than the slight aching pain of her brain were felt.
They sat in silence as Lesoir thought of what she knew. She was engaged to a man who she had no memories of. He cheated on her, betrayed her trust with someone she was close to. It couldn't have been anyone within the room or else Rolo would have said something and C.C. would definitely have done something. One of her hands was moved and Lesoir's attention was on Nunnally who asked, "What will you do now, Onee-sama?"
"I don't know Imouto-chan. I don't remember Suzaku-san at all. He doesn't look familiar or anything."
C.C. looked conflicted for a moment before she suggested something which caught both sister's attention. "Why don't we go to Britannia? Visit your brother and Cornelia." To go back to the country where so many bad memories were made just to provide Lesoir a sense of familiarity, C.C. was willing to sacrifice her own comfort for Lesoir.
A slow nod from Nunnally showed her agreement to C.C.'s idea. "That would be a good idea Nee-sama."
However Lesoir can't go. "But I'm a representative of Japan. I can't leave without any notification." Ever since the end of the war, each country was require to have a least one representative. During times of peace, representatives would often visit other countries to form bonds with them. Lesoir was a popular representative as well as a powerful one. She had the charisma of a social butterfly but the power backing her from her days as leader of the Black Knights and later as the Demon Queen. With power and charisma to back her, Lesoir managed to stop potential rebellions as well as wars in the short time she started being the representative.
"Don't worry Nee-sama. Remember, you made me as your substitute in case there was ever an emergency. You and Jeremiah taught me a lot. I won't disappoint you." It was times like this when Lesoir felt guilty for putting so much responsibility on her little sister. Ever since the end of the war, Lesoir was busy with her new job and the final years of her education, Nunnally was often pushed to Jeremiah to watch over. It was only once she finished her schooling when Lesoir finally had time to spend with Nunnally. Yet Nunnally grew, she wasn't the same little girl Lesoir protected as a teenager. She grew up to be a strong lady. But no matter how old Nunnally became, she will always be Lesoir's little sister.
"Nunnally, I won't leave you here alone." She knew Nunnally wouldn't be in Japan completely alone, but she was afraid. She was allowed to worry for her baby sister, especially with what happened to their mother and father.
C.C. tightened her grip on Lesoir's hand. "She won't be. I'll stay here with her." Lesoir felt conflicted. With C.C. in Japan with Nunnally, Lesoir knew nothing would harm her sister; also, C.C. wouldn't need to return to Britannia. However without C.C. with her, Lesoir felt slightly vulnerable. However the hopeful look on Nunnally's face stopped all protest.
"See Nee-sama. I won't alone. Now you could go see Schneizal-nii-sama and Cornelia-nee-sama."
"You won't budge from this will you."
"Nope!"
"Alright, maybe a change in scenery wouldn't be so bad after all."
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A/N: Well, it's been a while since I last updated right? Well, I hope this long chapter could make it up for it. I originally had most of this done except certain parts. Oh and this was Un-betaed.
