Author's Note: Here's chapter 9 brought to you by maileflanagan13! You'll be very surprised about the events here ;D

"I feel really bad about you getting injured, Hatari."

"I'd do anything to make it up to you."

"It was my fault you're like this."

"I'm Zero."

The biggest one of all?

"I love you."

Lelouch was sitting at Hatari's bedside waiting for her to wake up. She was resting up for her injuries. You can imagine how shaken up Mrs. Ama was when Lelouch brought her home. She however scornfully blamed it on the Lancelot. He shook his head returning to the present day and walked over to her bed.

"She looks so pitiful, with all those bandages," he thought. Lelouch knelt by her side and rested his head in his arms. Watching her he thought of the thoughts that just went through his mind. "I wish I could say something to her, it would make me feel a lot better." Hatari suddenly moved around in her sleep. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Lelouch looking at her with a gentle gaze.

"H-how long have you been here?" she inquired, still sleepy. Lelouch sat up. "A while," he answered. He climbed on Hatari's bed and leaned himself over her body. Hatari quickly turned a bright red. "Wh-what?" Lelouch opened his mouth to say something, but quickly stopped. He shook his head and sat on the edge of her bed. "Nothing. I'm going now though." Hatari slowly sat up.

"Why?" she asked.

"I have some business to attend to," he replied, getting up. "I'm going to get some information and then get that Lancelot to show himself again." With that, he bid Hatari goodbye and left.

Lelouch headed off to a branch of the battling core. "This will be the easiest thing I've done all day," he thought arrogantly. First he headed towards the front desk.

"Excuse me," he began. The clerk looked up from her work.

"Yes? Are you here for school?" she inquired suspiciously.

Lelouch activated his Geass. "Not at all ma'am, however telling me where I can get the most valuable information on this new "Lancelot" will be very helpful," he said. In a trance, the clerk handed him a manila folder and said, "The 5th floor." Lelouch nodded and walked to the elevator, as soon as the door closed he deactivated the Geass. As soon as the doors opened, Lelouch was the center of attention.

"Unauthorized personnel aren't allowed to be in this part of the building," a man said. Lelouch smirked and shook his head. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way." The workers all laughed and began jeering at him.

"You chose it," he said, activating the the Geass. Laughter silenced at once and they all now stared at Lelouch, ready to do his bidding.

"I command you to tell me about the Lancelot model!" he announced. A worker began to explained that the Lancelot was just experimental at this point and explained the abilities it could do and tasks it could perform. He smirked. "Got it, thanks see you around," he said as soon as the last detail was said. Walking into the elevator, he stopped his hold and left the building, going to gather the Black Knights to lead Lancelot out. Lelouch now knew Lancelot's strengths and weaknesses. "All that's left to do is analyze the pilot's battling style," he thought. "This'll be easy."

Later in the Black Knights, Zero finished up explaining his plan to lead the Lancelot out and battle it.

"Everyone understand?" he asked.

The Black Knights nodded. "Then let's go."

Zero waited in a temporary black Knightmare frame. Kallen was going to set off a chain reaction of bombs throughout a small expansion in a route that a Britannian truck was sending to improve the Lancelot. He saw the truck approaching and smirked. "Kallen are you ready to break the road?" he asked.

"At your command," she answered.

"Three. . .

Two. . .

and One. . ."

BOOM!

The truck instantly hit the breaks and swerved, almost falling off the gap in the road. Almost instantly Lancelot emerged for an attack. Simultaneously, so did a voice Zero knew a little too well.

"Zero-sama! I'm going to help you!" a voice exclaimed from below. Hesitantly, Zero looked at the ground and saw Hatari looking up determinedly at the Knightmare frame.

"I don't want her to get hurt! I have to end this battle soon," he thought. "Kallen! The battle should be over soon. Tell the others to draw back a little bit and I'll call if we need more forces."

"Right!" With that the Knightmares retreated a couple meters and Zero called out the master plan.

"Hatari! That pistol! Aim it right at the glass of the Lancelot and shoot! You can't miss this shot!" he ordered. Hatari nodded aimed, and shot. The glass shattered and the Lancelot froze temporarily. In a minute it came back to life and began to advance towards Zero's Knightmare. Kallen and the others were ready to attack, but just as they began arming themselves, the Lancelot retreated. Zero chuckled evilly. Hatari smiled in triumph. She held the pistol tighter. This wasn't any pistol. This was her father's pistol. From what she could remember, he always told her that nobody would ever miss a shot if they used this gun. Looking up at Zero she was sure that he'd accept her into the Black Knights.

"I know what you're thinking," Zero began. "I cannot accept you into the Order. You're not fully prepared for the perils of this war." Hatari's face turned into shock. "B-But you saw my take down the pilot!" she countered. The Black Order began to retreat. "I'm sorry," were Zero's last words.

On the way home Hatari was kind of angry that Zero wouldn't let her join. She knew that she was ready to sacrifice her life for Zero's side, so why didn't Zero believe it?

"You want to join that bad?" a voice inquired.

Hatari stopped in her tracks and looked around. "Who are you?" she demanded. "Not some Britannian right!" She gripped her pistol.

Suddenly a green haired girl came out of the shadows. She was wearing a white outfit and stared at Hatari with a clam face. "No, not at all. My name is CC. Pleased to meet you," CC said with an even tone. Hatari let go of the pistol. "I'm Hatari Ama," she said, cautious of the stranger. "I can guarantee you a spot in the Black Knights if you just listen to me," CC offered. Hatari was interest piqued. "There has to be a catch," she thought. "How do you propose to do that?"

Right after she had said that the world around her changed. She was thrown into a pure white light and suddenly CC was everywhere. A little bit scared of what was happening, her voice wouldn't come out. "I can give you the power you need to defeat the Britannians. Their biggest weapons are machinery am I right? I can give you the power to destroy those machines from the inside. Not just Knightmare frames, but any kind if machines. Guns, cars, anything. All you must do is make a contract with me. I will give you the Blue Geass if you truly wish to aid Zero. It will have a range of 100 meters," CC explained.

Quickly Hatari gathered herself together. "What if I accept?" she inquired weakly. "I will give you the power, however the consequence is that you'll get something that someone sealed away. I will not let you have that memory back though. Another consequence is if you keep the Blue Geass on too long or use it frequently, it will be permanent in your eye and then manifest the other," CC explained. Hatari began thinking about this bargain.

"What memories could I have forgotten though?" she thought to herself. "Do you accept?" CC asked interrupting her thoughts. Hatari nodded. "Yes. Anything to help Zero."

"Very well." With that the world around her was a blur and then she snapped back to reality. A few quiet seconds, and then all the memories of torment from childhood came flooding back into her mind. Tears overflowed her eyes and she collapsed on the ground. Remembering why she had dyed her hair black, remembering all the countless times she had been picked on for being a Britannian. Every painful memory was restored. Soon the overload stopped and she just lay on the ground motionless. CC was no where to be seen. Laying under the light of a flickering streetlight, she found it began to give her a headache. "Stop," she murmured. Subconsciously, she activated her newfound power and the bulb exploded. Glass falling to the ground, narrowly missing her. Sitting up slowly, she saw in a glass peace her new Geass. An evil smile began to form on her face. Wait until Zero saw her now.

"Lelouch, I just contracted with your girlfriend," CC said at the base of the order. Lelouch's eyes instantly widened.

"You did WHAT!" he exclaimed. CC remained silent with a sly smile on her face. Lelouch growled, put his mask on, and ran out the door.

Hatari heard footsteps come up behind her. She turned around, almost completely in darkness after toying with her power. "Zero!" she exclaimed happily. "I have the Geass now! I can destroy any machines! Now you can't decline me as a member. I can destroy that Lancelot with one glance!" Lelouch did think that the Geass Hatari held was very useful. Nodding after carefully analyzing the situation, he said, "Hatari. Join me for a better tomorrow." Hatari's face instantly lit up. "Yes! Of course! Where should I meet you and the other Black Knights?" Zero handed her a map. "Go there tomorrow at 10 PM," he directed. Hatari nodded. "I'll be there. A better tomorrow doesn't seem so far away now, does it?"

"Nope not at all," Zero answered. Under the mask, Lelouch was already smirking and planning the next attack plan.