angelcloudy: here's a treat before the new year! although i've been busy with my other fic, half a world apart, of course i've been thinking about this, too. so, here's the uhhh.. 10th(?) installment of three a day!
Kiss No.4.c
Three a Day by angelcloudy
Classes had ended but Lelouch was still in need of a way to tell Nunally about himself being Zero. To be honest, he didn't listen to a word any of his teachers had said and instead focused his mind on figuring out something. Of course, he formed brilliant ideas but found nothing on how he'll execute them. Doing something such as working out how to tell your sister that you killed your half-brother sure was hard and depressing. Who wouldn't find it as such anyway? Though it was comforting on his part he had someone by him when he breaks the news, the slightest of chances her sister could loathe him hunted him. And despite the fact it was better that that someone is Kallen, 'better' didn't actually account for anything. Nonetheless, he's still grateful for her offer of help. At least, when the worst case scenario happens, there'd be comfort at arm's reach. Her presence always had an effect on him – some way or another.
Even without a plan at hand, Lelouch left his school building, a little bit assured by the promise Kallen made before leaving for some matters regarding her family, her mother, in particular. Her exact soothing words were, "Don't worry, I'll be there. Nunna-chan is kind, she'll understand. I promise you." After those words, he got hold of the courage to invite her to his home for dinner. She accepted, guessing it'd be the time he would be confronting Nunally.
Lelouch arrived at his house in Ashford, welcomed by a smiling Nunally. He avoided looking at her although her closed eyes were completely not capable of looking through his eyes which give way to his lies. He greeted her with the usual kiss on the cheek but left out the 'how was your day?' he often asked her. Instead, he went straight for his room with the excuse of having a ton of homework. She believed him, like she always does, and let him be. How he could cook dinner without her suspecting, he'd ask himself later. Now, he needed to finish the essay his History teacher punished him with for not listening to class discussion. And boy, luck was on his side – it was about glorifying the Royal Family.
It brought something good, at the very least. That's because he had an idea of how to keep Nunally off his shoulders for a while. He just needed to make a small call and then it was done. He decided to bribe Alice, one of Nunally's close friends, to take her out maybe until six or seven. He buzzed the girl and in five minutes, heard the doorbell, heard a knock on his bedroom door, witnessed his sister asking for permission. He let her, according to plan and when he was sure the two middle schoolers weren't around anymore, started preparing dinner with Sayoko.
Sayoko first questioned why Lelouch was helping out that day but when he mentioned about Kallen, she quickly understood. The both of them remembered the time in the ghetto, an event Sayoko could laugh at anytime. She never knew, until that day, Lelouch could have a soft side aside for his sister. Work with all the cooking went on smoothly and even Lelouch managed to whip up a small cake. In time, Nunally was brought in by Alice. Lelouch lip-synced a 'thank you' to the girl in pigtails who left once Nunally said her thanks and goodbye.
Not long after that, the doorbell rang again, Lelouch in his room, grooming uncharacteristically for a simple 'Math tutoring'. Since he was busy and Sayoko was busy, too, Nunally went and answered the door. Having known the time, she let the visitor in, calming down any of her suspicions. Mr. Ashford made it clear that the Lamperouge siblings are expected not to entertain guests past six in the evening for their safety. Anyway, the girl with light brown hair raised her questions once inside the house. "Who are you and why are you here at this time?"
Kallen fell to the hands of nervousness at the inquiries thrown, having the thought, Why shouldn't it be Lelouch to welcome me? She had no option though, and shakily answered, "I'm Kallen Ko- ah, Stadtfeld, a classmate of Lelouch. He asked me to help out with his Math."
The doubting Nunally then transformed to an enthusiastic girl, greeting Kallen in a very welcome way. "Oh it's Kallen-san! Wait for me here, onee-san, I'll call for Onii-sama!" Nunally left the redhead thinking, Onee-san? She wheeled herself towards the hallway that led to Lelouch's room and ran into him on the way there. "Onii-sama, Kallen-nee-chan's here. She said it has something to do with Math," she informed him. By that, Lelouch ran for the dining area where they received their guests. His thought while on it: Kallen-nee-chan?
An overly excited "Hi, Kallen!" took the rebel's attention off of the cup of tea she was served earlier.
"Lelouch! About your Math assignment… should we start?" that was the cue for the two of them to start the alibi of having a tutorial. Sadly for them, his sister came in the scene and asked something Sayoko regarded as a witty remark.
"You're good at Math, Onii-sama! Why do you need tutoring?"
"Uh… The lessons this semester are quite not in my capability. So I have Stadtfeld-san here. Well, can we use the dining table for a while?"
"That's no prob, Onii-sama. I'll stay in my room if ever anyone needs me," she finally said, hardly feeling self-pity. When she left for good, Lelouch called Sayoko from the kitchen and asked of her to prepare the table for dinner. Kallen volunteered to help and with them three, the table was in extraordinary arrangement in no time. Lelouch gave his girlfriend the pleasure of calling Nunally for dinner. She did and after a minute, the two girls were at the table – ogling the just-served cake in the redhead's case, enjoying the smell of everything in the ex-princess'.
"Onii-sama, what's special about today?" she asked.
"We need to say something to you," Kallen and Lelouch announced.
"If it's about the two of you dating, I already know it. Alice said it to me earlier," she responded very unlikely, acting as if she was an elder sister. Lelouch was enjoying the un-Nunalliness of the situation but at the same time, couldn't help but blush that she knew before he even said it. Kallen had the same reaction, although her blush redder. If the sister was to see it, she could have herself a laugh. To brush off the comment, Lelouch coolly agreed to it then invited everyone to eat. Everyone did, and in the growing silence, he develops that fear again. The frightening 'what if': what if she'll hate me?
Just as they started with the cake, Lelouch opened up a conversation again. "There's another thing, Nunally…"
"Huh? What is it? Please don't tell me you got Kallen-nee-chan pregnant! Because that's too careless!" she went a little bit hysterical that time and Lelouch was shocked to say the least.
"How can she think that?" he mumbled to himself and a glance at Kallen confirmed she almost thought the same. The blush from earlier returned to her face and he simply couldn't refrain from chuckling. "No, no. Definitely not – we haven't even – uh, that's not it, Nunally. I'm –"
At that moment, Lelouch looked back to the time he killed Clovis. First his use of the geass, then his interrogation. The answer he found unsatisfactory, the trigger of the gun, then the spilling of blood. That brought him into another of his vomiting fits so he sped to the bathroom. Kallen followed, to be greeted by a scene of little puke puddles on the tile floor. "You ok?"
"Erm, yeah. Just a little flashback."
Kallen helped him up from his knelt position in front of the toilet bowl and wiped his face with her handkerchief. "You're not ok, Lelouch. Y'know, you can tell her if you're ready." Then she washed the pink cloth with water then wiped his face clean. "I could be with you anytime you decide to tell her."
"But I don't like keeping secrets from her," he tried to argue. "And, and I don't want to keep secrets from you again!"
"Why, Lelouch? You have another secret kept from me?" she looked at his plum eyes directly. He nodded. "We all need personal space, right? You can tell me if you're ready, like when you're ready to tell Nunna-chan." He nodded again.
Then and there, Kallen kissed him. She quite had kisses of comfort from him and this time, now, she possesses the chance to return them. Unlike the other kisses, this, let's say, was kind of beyond innocent. Once she started with it, Lelouch kissed back without a second to spare. After the initial touch, he pressed harder, enjoyed the moment, basked in the blissful feeling. What started out as a little pressing, turned to nibbling, then to licking to ask for entrance. All throughout, though Kallen initiated it, Lelouch led on. It ended with a light knock on the door.
They open the door to Nunally who instantly registered the smell of bile. "Girls are the ones who are supposed to have morning sickness, right?"
angelcloudy: thanks for reading, and please do review! PLEASE! i attempted at doing humor in this one but it ended up like attempting at suicide so please forgive me for the sloppy humor!