Chapter 8

L/N: Yo people! Here's chapter 8! Hoho. :0. Oh, and to tell you all, as maybe some of you have noticed, I will usually post up a week after the last post. So, yeah, it's only a week span before the next chap, but if I am busy, I guess it'll take longer than that, gomenasai. '-';

Disclaimer: CODE GEASS – Not mine. :)

Note: Malaysian : British English

Enjoyee! :0

--3rd February 2008--

- Envisioned Mirage -

-Chapter Eight-

- Bathing In a Pool of Feminine Ribbons -

'Soft', Lelouch thought to himself. 'So heavenly, I never thought it would be this way…'.

- - His Thoughts - -

First; she suddenly had so many cute things starting to surface, turning him on with his entire mind bizarre in many places. The world was all going funny, with colours all around, especially with her pink cheeks, beautiful sparkling golden eyes when she's blushing and her green hair flowing with the wind. It really was, perplexing.

Second; she was starting with all those foreign long sentences coming out from her mouth, confused herself that she was blushing just because he gave a comment on the cake she bought.

It was then only one thing left to do, that is to cover that mouth of hers, earning him something close to, 'killing two birds with one stone'.

'What reason should I give later?', he thought with his mind. 'Let's go with shutting her…'.

- - Current Time - -

"Now, can you stop being so noisy?"

After the kiss he just gave her. Shocked till her eyes were already at its highest point of enlarging. It was all too sudden, and she never knew he would be so daring to do such a thing. 'What just happened?', she thought to herself, then touching her lips with her right index fingers. 'It's still warm…', blushing quite a bit.

"So, it seems that I should have did that earlier.", smirking to the still stunned C.C. . He himself was actually quite speechless on the inside as that was his first kiss ever, his first experience. 'It was weird that I didn't do it with…', he paused there. Lelouch's head was to the ground, looking at whatever space he could find there, sorting out his thoughts, and also his past

until his trance broke when she asked

"Why?", now looking up at him. "Why did you…"

"Didn't you hear what I said?", lifting up his head.

"But…what is this feeling? What did you do to me?"

'Don't tell me this woman doesn't know feelings?', he asked himself. Soon after, a van was advancing closer to the two, a white one.

"Lelouch! Miss C.C.!", someone with a familiar voice called out. Both of them then said,

"Ougi."

In unison with different voice volumes.

"Hey guys, I got to know that you're here.", he pushed the 'break' pedal with the window wined down. "I thought of sending the painting to Mr. Kururugi, but then I heard from an elderly counter-lady that a man like you appeared at Vision. What actually happened?", flashing back the woman's face when she heard Suzaku's name.

"Long story, really.", hopping up on the van after opening its door. "You won't need to send paintings here anymore."

"What? Why?", shocked a bit. Lelouch didn't answer while his thoughts were filled with that man's face.

"Long story again, right?", he got ready to leave as C.C. was already at the back. "Okay then, let's go!", driving off, away from the yellow mansion which was seen from afar and the others in a row.

"So, what are we going to do with the painting?", Ougi asked after a 15 minutes drive to the apartment, pushing the breaks and pulling the handle to a stop.

"We just have to find a new buyer, as easy as that. C.C., get that painting.", he ordered her after answering Ougi's question. Without disobeying his orders like usual, she took the cloth wrapped painting. Curious to know what it portrayed, she took a peek at it when they were waiting at the lobby for the lift.

When she looked at the painting through a small space from the opening, gushes of feelings went pass through her. Somehow, this picture, or painting really did what she thought of the flower, and at the same time, it brought back some reminiscence of the past of where she first found this flower. Later on, all she just did was

Smile.

Wanting to tell C.C. to get in the lift when the doors drifted to the side, he turned to her. Noticing the serene smile she was having, he relaxed his face, and just touching her softly on the left shoulder, getting her attention.

"Let's go.", he said with a smile and a tone as calm as the atmosphere. It was welcoming.

"Okay then, I guess I'll take my leave from here, remembering that I no longer live here, hehe.", chuckling later on, Ougi left before Lelouch waved lightly and pressed the 'close' button.

The lift was peaceful, only the soft rumbling of its movements to the fifth floor was audible. Feeling a connection with the painting, she fastened her hug on it, really holding it with both her hands. Lelouch wasn't sure whether he should do what's on his mind. To do, or not to do were the options. Halting his thoughts, the lift opened.

- -

He reached his apartment and brought out his keys, unlocking the door. He stepped inside until he realized something; he came back, bringing home victory from a duel with Suzaku. It, of course, brought more pride up his bones and course of feel. Most importantly, he won. 'Take that, you Mr. Kururugi!', he laughed like a sinister afterwards, earning a raised eyebrow from C.C. . She placed the painting on the sofa and going to her room which she haven't seen for about two days. There was a small little mini cottage, just fitted for her one and only mini Cheese-kun which she placed beside it on the table. 'Perfect.', she thought.

"Hey you, smelly woman.", called Lelouch to her. Irritated by what he called her, she answered angrily.

"What did you call me?", going out from her room.

"You heard me, smelly woman.", repeating the name again. She frowned, and it was one she often did. "Want to know why?", she didn't nod or whatsoever, but he still carried on.

"You haven't taken a bath."

She then realized. It hit her, and indeed, it's been three long days, and she have been unclean through them without one. Hurrying without a word to the bath, she closed the door—locking it—and switching on the shower after hanging her clothes at a hanger which was placed there.

Splatters of the water were heard on the tiled floor while Lelouch just went and pressed the 'on' button on the remote. Looking at the object beside him, it brought back what he conveyed through the painting, and he hoped it did get through to her, but, something was missing, something…

The shower was switched off quite some time ago, and usually, C.C. wouldn't take this long. He then knew that she didn't have anything to wear, then saying

"Open the shelf above the sink.", he called out from the sofa with the news as the background from the television. She seemed to have got it, as the magnet contact was heard from the shelf's door.

"You want me to wear this?", her question was heard, but no reply was. She sighed from inside, and with no other alternatives, she wore what she saw. 'He must have had sooo high (prideful) confidence that he would win…', disgusted by just the thought of his persona.

After a few minutes, the toilet door soon opened, and out stepped a C.C. who was dressed in something she wasn't used to,

Feminine Clothes.

She had a white spaghetti strap blouse with a blue floral design on its left hand side and a cream-brown skirt with ribbons twirling down till the hem which was sewn with laces. She looked different, totally.

Lelouch was taken aback by what his eyes was seeing. She, wearing those un-C.C.-like attire he picked from the store, and most of all, it fitted her perfectly. The blouse was a little like the fitting ones, showing off the beautiful curves she had on her waist. The skirt, whereas, had a shaping cut on the hips, really giving out a feminine look which could change even C.C., the witch Lelouch called.

Then, something, just something wasn't really fitted with the attire. 'Yes, that.', he thought, going to his room, and bringing something out.

"Use these.", he ordered her, opening up his palm.

"What? You want me?", she looked at the thing again. "I am not very used to-"

"This is my second order.", he forcefully break open her palm and replaced the space with the one he had.

"I thought you said…"

"Yes, it is for your own good. Changes your arrogant look.", he let out a chuckle later on. 'Again with that.', she thought irritatingly. Sighing, she couldn't help but to obey, going to her room and locking her door.

She came out, and it really did change something. The thing Lelouch gave her really did

"Now, you look like a girl.", he gave a comment. Actually, a compliment which he couldn't admit. But, to C.C., it was more like a critic.

Her hair, yes, her hair was now tied up into two pony tails with a pair of light blue ribbons which fitted her blouse's pattern. The two pony tails were at the back, not blocking the attire.

There was only one thing left to do for Lelouch. He then went to pick up the painting, advancing forward to his room, leaving a

"Prepare the shades of white with blue shades.". She got his message right away, then preparing all the colours ranging from the whitest to the ones with a light blue mix in his palette.

Finished with his order, she brought the palette to the room, placing it on the table while taking a peek at the paper she thought would be white, but it wasn't. It was the painting he painted of her flower.

"What are going to do?", she asked, concerned for the other one of herself.

"Simple……Just right.". Not really bearing any sense to his answer, she was confused. "I now have an idea.", he continued to one he already didn't clear its meaning, making this another enigma.

"Lelouch, you're not sane.", wanting to go overboard with the sentence she played with.

"I'll answer you after you….Hm..", he rubbed his chin, clearly stating that he was in thought. "I would want you to leave.", he said. She just stood still, not bearing any want in obeying him. "I need to finish this, then I'll tell you afterwards.", smirking evilly, and, true, she didn't like it at all.

After she was out, he closed the door and locked it. Without anything to do, she just sat on the sofa, staring off into the dark black colour of the TV's screen, still worried of the picture.

After about seventeen minutes or so, his room's door opened. Lelouch came out and shut the door before C.C. could even place her hand on its handle.

"You…"

"Want to see it, don't you?", smirking again. She couldn't help but to nod. "Good, then obey this order."

"It would be your third one.", she was happy a little on the inside as he will only be left by two more orders, and it would all be almost well.

"No, it wouldn't, unless you don't want to see the painting.", his smirk going as wide as it could go.

'Lousiest Prideful Crazy Mean Pervert.', she added. "What is it that you want, jerk.", she asked annoyed.

"I want…hm…let me see…", again with the rub of his chin. Waiting for the answer, he did later on.

"I want you to have

Dinner With Me."

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Ohooohooohooo! Mean Lelouch, Mean Lelouch! But he is good at plotting, keeheehehe. :). So, did you all like that? Tell me, tell me, neh. ;) .

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Having a dinner with Lelouch? For us girls would be a dream, but for C.C.? Not a very good mix I suppose. (Winks, winks) ;). Next, after the dinner, something nice would happen, kih kih kih kih. :). Wait up till Chapter Nine is posted! :0

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Title!: Haha, wondering again, right? I just played around with those three points; Bath, Feminine Clothes, and lastly, the Ribbons. Quite a nice one, neh. :).