(There might be some grammar/spelling errors in this, my Word wasn't working so I had to write this in my email drafts. *fails*)

Walking to the campsite was the worst part for Lelouch.

Suzaku seemed fine with it, hardly breaking a sweat the entire time, cheerfully blabbering on all the way. Not that that bothered Lelouch, he liked listening to his lover talk. Suzaku's eyes were bright, and he seemed to almost bounce with every step he took. He looked so...young.

Walking may have been bad, but Suzaku had offered to carry his things. So Lelouch let him without complaint. Soon, however, the other employees started to notice this, and they roped Suzaku into carrying their things as well. It was all rather amusing to Lelouch to see his lover loaded up like a pack mule.

But of course he didn't complain, he was Suzaku.

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"Do you even know how to set up a tent, Lelouch?" Suzaku was laughing at Lelouch's lack of knowledge in the area of outdoor activities. This earned the eleven a glare. "No. No need to laugh, you rude boy." But that just kept Suzaku laughing longer, until he finally relented into helping him out. "Okay, you just..."

Lelouch stepped back. He would nod his head like he was listening, but just let Suzaku do all the work. "...see? Like that. And then you shove the stakes into the ground through the loop, and..." Suzaku didn't even look up to see if his boss was listening.

The brunet stood up, satisfied with his work. "There, all done." Lelouch smiled. "Thank you." He pulled his sleeping bag inside, planning on sneaking a mattress under it when he got the chance. There wasno way he'd be sleeping on the ground.

Across the campsite, Rivalz was trying to help out Milly with her tent, but only succeeding in making it collapse, much to his embarrassment. Suzaku jerked his head in their general direction, looking at Lelouch. "I'd better go help them out." He trotted over, helping everyone but leaving himself as last. This, as Lelouch had noticed, must be a constant personality trait. He often noticed Suzaku helping other employees out with their work, going to get them coffee if they wanted, or even to give them rides home(when he still had a car). Putting everyone before himself.

A smokey smell jerked Lelouch out of his thoughts, causing him to turn his head over to the far left, where C.C and Kallen where starting a fire. Smoke always made his eyes burn, so this was something Lelouch was not looking forward to. A seemingly random memory was pulled from his childhood at this smell; a memory of his older brother Schneizel telling him to say "white rabbit" whenever the smoke blew in his eyes, then the smoke moved off somewhere else.

Lelouch snorted. What a stupid thing to do.

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Suzaku was having a lot of fun. Camping was something he had always liked to do as a kid, but mostly it was just him by himself camping in the vast backyard of his father's mansion. Lelouch, however, did not seem to be enjoying himself as much. While sitting by the fire, the smoke kept on blowing in his eyes. Suzaku just laughed and fanned it away.

"Lighten up, it's just a bit of smoke."

"It stings. This is why I hate camping. Everything stings."

The two were sitting a ways away from everyone else, so they could have some time together while eating. Suzaku was almost done with the rice-meat concoction Milly had cooked up for all of them, while Lelouch had opted for a salad that he was picking at. Suzkau noticed how pale his lover's skin was compared to his. Lelouch was so pale and thin, so delicate. Compared to him, Suzaku looked very tan and rather strong. He almost looked like he needed to be protected. Although it may not have been for the best, Suzaku didn't really think of Lelouch as his boss anymore.

"...Lelouch?"

His lover looked up, violet eyes questioning. "Yes?"
"May I sleep in your tent tonight? With you?"
A small smile broke on Lelouch's face. "I would enjoy that."

I take way too long to update stories, I'm sorry. But, good news! I've already started to write the next chapter, so I'll be able to get that out soon. In other IMPORTANT NEWS: I am going on vacation from this Thursday to the next Thursday. So thats June 9th- 16th, I believe. Near the end of the trip, like the last two days or so, I may be able to upload, we'll see. I'm sorry for the huge gaps between chapters, I really do apologize!

Reviews are always nice, my dears. :)