OMFG I AM SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!! This chapter has been done for forever, and I thought I'd updated it!!!!! whew, at least I checked before I deleted it and started chapter 12!!! Actually, I'm not sure if its done or not… oh well, I'm postin it anyway!

Chapter 11---

"Thanks Lulu," Dai said as Lelouch finished bandaging her cut leg. They were now safely in the bowls of the Black Knight's submarine, sitting in Zero's private room.

He sighed. "Your welcome, but why do you keep calling me 'Lulu?'" he asked getting up and putting the bandages away.

"Because its easier to say than 'Lelouch,'" she replied, rubbing her injured leg.

Lelouch tossed his cape onto the coffee table next to his Zero mask/helmet. "What ever," he said plopping down on the chair opposite Dai. This time she sighed.

She picked up his 'Zero attire' and walked over to the small closet, putting each item neatly away.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

She turned to glare at him. "If you get into the habit of leaving stuff lying around, I'm going to have way to many concussions, twisted ankles, and who knows how many broken bones." And as if to prove her point she stepped on a pen and fell backwards, knocking something out of the closet.

"What's that?" she said crawling over to the helmet that looked similar to Zero's.

"Oh that?" Lelouch got up and took it from her. "I had C.C. get this made for you just before your hair got cut."

"What for?"

"Well you know how obvious your hair was, I was going to give it to you so you could stuff that massive amount of hair in it. That way you wouldn't be so easy to notice when the Black Knights made public appearances. Guess you don't really need it now…"

"Can I still have it?" she asked excitedly.

"Uh, yeah sure," he said tossing it at her. But even over the short distance she didn't catch it and it ended up hitting her in the head. Lelouch shook his head, then went back over to the chair.

Dai picked up the mask and examined it closer.

It WAS very similar to Zero's mask but the glass that covered the eyes was red, instead of purple. Also, when she tried it on the glass went down, just over her nose, and stopped, leaving her mouth uncovered. It fit her surprisingly well.

She took it off and hugged it. "Thank you Lulu!"

When he didn't say anything she looked over to see him sound asleep in the bug cushy chair.

Dai got up and set the mask on the table. She grabbed the blanket off of the other chair and gently laid it over the sleeping boy. Without realizing it she brushed the hair out of his eyes.

"He works so hard…" she murmured to herself, gazing at his sleeping face. She stared for several more seconds before shaking her head. "Stop, just stop…" she kept muttering to herself as she walked quietly out the door.

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Suzaku sat staring at his father's old pocket watch. He sighed. A flash that came out of no where startled him. He looked up to see Eve holding an old camera, you know those ones that the picture slides out the back?

"Stole your soul," she said simply. She sat down next to him with a big sigh. "Okay Mr. Emo-face, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, really… what's with the camera?" he asked putting the watch in his pocket.

"You'll find out later. Don't lie to me, I know something's wrong," she turned to face him, setting the camera on her lap. "Spill it."

"Its just… I keep thinking about the day I killed my father…" he said.

Eve frowned. "You nee to let that go, Suzaku. It was an accident." A little while after they'd met, Suzaku had told Eve about him killing his father, and she was convinced that it was an accident.

"No it wasn't, I purposefully killed him! I—I had… wanted to kill him…" Suzaku looked down.

Eve sighed. She put a finger under his chin and made him look at her. "Let it go. Stop being so sad." She examined his face for a moment. "There's something else that's bugging you isn't there?" she asked, picking up the tint of anger in his eyes.

He pulled his chin free and glared at the ground. "Zero still has my sister…"

"Why's that a problem? You know he wont do anything to her."

Suzaku clenched his jaw. "But you heard what he said…"

"You know he was probably—" she stopped mid sentence and looked back towards the entrance to the military base they were at, just as Dai came, half-limping, towards them.

"Dai!!" Suzaku jumped up and ran towards his sister. "What did he do to you?!"

Dai looked surprised. "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean, 'what do I mean?' did he hurt you? Did he…?"

Dai stared at her brother for a second until she got it. "Oh, no! Suzaku..! that's ickey! No, he didn't do anything to me."

"Well then what the heck is that from?" he said pointing at her bandaged leg.

Dai looked down. "Oh that was from when the ground collapsed beneath us on the island. Zero bandaged it for me."

"He did?" Suzaku asked in disbelief.

A flash startled them.

They looked over at Eve.

She giggled, holding up her camera. "I stole your soul!" then she skipped off down the path.

"…"

"…"

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Lelouch made his way to the school festival, rubbing his eyes. "I did not get near enough sleep last night…" He squinted his eyes just as a bright flash went off. "Huh?"

"I STOLE YOUR SOUL!!!!" and then she was gone.

"W…what the hell…. Eve?"