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Suzaku rolled over, gasping in pain as he did so. He didn't know how long the king had tried to literally beat Lelouch's location out of him, but he hadn't given in. In the end, he had blacked out due to the pain.
He slowly sat up in bed, grimacing in pain. He hurt everywhere. He glanced in the mirror to check his injuries. There were dark bruises on his neck, clearly hand prints. He was pretty sure a few of his ribs were broken from the kicking. Those two stood out the most, from the mass of discolorations decorating his pale skin. Luckily, though, he wasn't bleeding anywhere that he could see. But then again, he couldn't see his back...
It wasn't until he slid off the bed to rinse the blood out of his mouth that he felt a sharp pain run up his leg from his left ankle. He immediately fell back on the bed biting his lip in pain. He looked down at it, and found it twisted unnaturally to the side, swollen, and an angry reddish-purple color. He reached down and tried to twist it back in place, but couldn't bear with the pain of it. He sighed and stood again and walked to the bathroom, deciding to 'walk it off' as Miss Hannah used to say.
After rinsing the dried blood out of his mouth, Suzaku quickly dressed and grabbed a scarf, before easing himself out the window. It was still raining hard from the night before, so the guards couldn't see him. Which was really good, because he was having a much harder time than he expected, doing this with a twisted, or maybe broken, ankle. He slipped off the wet wood and fell the last five or so feet, hitting the soggy ground with a thud. The pain in his back burned, but he ignored it and got up. He'd grown sort of an immunity to pain like this, even if it was worse than any of the times before.
Limping out of his yard and going towards Lelouch's, he knew he didn't have long before the king would be back, so he needed to make it quick. He only hoped that Lelouch would forgive him.
-slight time skip-
"Fuck." Suzaku cursed as he fell into the muddy ground for the umpteenth time that morning. His nightshirt, which went down to his ankles, was torn, dirty, and completely soaked. His scarf hung heavily on his neck, but he didn't remove it. He didn't want anyone, especially Lelouch , to see the injury. He didn't need to trouble him more than he had already.
As he finally saw Lelouch's cave, he straightened and attempted to hide his limp. He stepped into the dark, damp entrance and leaned on the cold wall to catch his breath. A sudden voice made him jump.
"Suzaku?" Lelouch said, then noticed his appearance.
"What the hell? Why did you come here in the rain like this?! Are you trying to kill yourself?"
"I came to apologize." Suzaku's voice was hoarse from screaming, and both of them winced at the sound of it.
"Okay, okay." Lelouch's voice softened. "Just get in here before you catch a cold." He nearly whined. Nunally sat by listening, not knowing what to say. Then, as Suzaku walked in, she noticed something.
"Suzaku? What's wrong with your leg?" She frowned. His normal walking pattern was way off.
"Oh. Uh," Suzaku's eyes widened in panic. He never thought that Nunally would notice. "It's nothing, really. I just fell." He lied through his teeth, faking a smile for Lelouch. Lelouch looked down and saw the swollen ankle, shaking his head in what seemed to be exasperation. Then, he picked the brunette up and carried him to a separate cavern.
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