angelcloudy: another update to make up for the short chapter last time. :)

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Half a World Apart by angelcloudy

Chapter 10 – Partners in Crime [pt2]

Hey, if you need something, just call up. –SK

Lelouch smirked at the SMS he just received from the best bud ever! At first the glance, the message appeared like it's some sort of daily reassurance of friendship. But today is different. Suzaku had just reached out his helping hand for Lelouch the other day, and the message today said it all. No one shows support like a best friend, Lelouch thought. He was in great need of it, after all. The "I-love-my-sister" issue was driving him crazy.

That time, the prince's do-not-lie-to-your-dear-sister cells have ceased from working. Psh, as if he had a choice, the lie was virtually the best way out. Considering that Kallen was wailing like a kid, begging for him to take back his words, he came up with a prank for an excuse. It was quite a shallow reason, in all honesty. He never thought that his sister would buy it. She was smart. But then again, being smart probably led her to push his lie in of her brain for the sake of forgetting his ILYs.

Let's talk during lunch. –LLvB

The brunette smiled; the thought of helping friends always did him good. As long as it wouldn't hurt Kallen, he'd be glad to do anything to help his best friend. Though if any of his antics wouldn't work, then he probably would resort to setting Lelouch up with some girl.

At lunch, the two took a small table in a far corner of the cafeteria. Finishing their lunch faster than usual was an unsaid agreement. It was out of their impatience to have their crime talk. Lelouch had drank up the last of his soda when he started the conversation. "You're making an article on the Inoue family for this month's issue of the school paper, right?" Suzaku nodded, his mouth still busy chewing on a huge bite out of his salad burger.

"Then I want you to do this," the jet-haired teen continued, "Persuade his parents into transferring Jiro to another school,"

The Prime Minister's son almost choked on his food. After recovering from said shock, he quietly yelled, "Are you nuts? It's not as simple as that!" Smiling, Lelouch leaned back on his chair, looking all too relaxed for the situation. And by the looks of it, he was far more confident than Suzaku with the plan up his head. Explaining it to him further might help.

"Jiro, as you know, is heir to the most successful law firm in Japan. Being here in Tokyo Academy doesn't do much on his part of becoming a lawyer. Not that I'm saying the school your family founded is of low standards, but there ARE better schools for aspiring lawyers,"
Suzaku sighed in agreement, his best friend, often, no, more like always, looked into situations too much that when you try to question him, you'll end up as the burnt end of the matter. His know-it-all smile kinda bothered him, but still, it held the plan that'd take the whole "I-love-my-sister" issue down. Lelouch gave him a memory stick before leaving. Its case was labeled, L's slides for school proposals. "Heck, this guy knew I would agree all along," Suzaku thought.

"Arigatou, Suzaku!" Lelouch yelled from the hallway. A teacher who was passing by glared at the prince, triggering him to run away already. Yelling was a big no-no in the school corridors.

Viewing the slides, Suzaku chuckled lightly, Lelouch really is into it, better put in an effort to it.

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