Dress You Up (A Code Geass fic)
Disc.: I do not own Code Geass or its' characters- just this story plot and the events herein.
A/N: Whew, I am so sorry for being away for so long but I had other fics that I was working on…also, I pulled the plug on this fic for a few days so I could revise and edit it for all of my faithful readers who are ever so lovely with their reviews of my writing. So, I will repost it very soon and I apologize for removing it from the site even if only temporarily, it's going back up soon and will pick up where the previous chapter ended- enjoy, everyone!
Ch.11- Dream Scenario
Li Xingke felt as though all time stopped along with his heart, the one he'd loved for so long was finally kissing him! Him, Li Xingke, and no one else. He couldn't even grasp that all of this was real until he felt Schneizel's tongue dart across his bottom lip, as if he were asking permission to enter and explore the unfamiliar territory that was Li's mouth. He shyly agreed and opened up only to have his mind go full stop at feeling the skilled appendage start caressing his own and they battled fiercely until the Xingke prince gave in to the blonde who was now ravaging his mouth so eagerly.
They kept up this routine for several more minutes until their minds and lungs screamed for rejuvenation in the form of oxygen and pulled away, a steady trail of saliva streaming down the side of Li's mouth. Never before today had he experienced such mind numbing pleasure from another man, and this was only from a kiss. Schneizel gently cupped his lover's face in his gloved hands and smiled at him with such tenderness and love that it almost made Xingke faint from the intensity of the emotions being expressed so vividly in his blonde lover's eyes.
"Xingke, I know that you're promised to my brother Rolo but is there any possible way to get out of the arrangement?"
"You know, Kanon asked me that same question a few months ago before this whole ugly situation reared its' head. I told him exactly what I'm going to tell you right now, the only way for either of us to get out of the arranged marriage is if it can be proven that Rolo is having an affair before the wedding takes place in six months. I have a feeling that Rolo has already chosen another suitor to take him from me, and it makes me feel relieved that he can finally have the love he wouldn't receive from being married to me."
"Oh? And just who is going to be liberating my dear baby brother from your side, Li Xingke?"
"Kyoshiro Toudou."
"Your bodyguard, and also my cousin? Are you absolutely certain of this, Li?"
"Yes. I saw the way he had his hand on Rolo's shoulder, and also how the boy just contently leaned into the touch…so yes, I am 100% certain that the two are steadily falling in love with each other."
Schneizel let out a breath he wasn't even aware that he'd taken, if Xingke was right about this then he could finally have the Black Dragon all to himself. But, there was still yet another pressing issue that needed to be resolved.
Breaking the news to Tianzi, and not have her angry at them both.
"Xingke, my dearest…we still have to inform your sister of our pursuance of a romantic relationship, and also not have her bringing an army to hunt us down out of anger."
Li just started laughing at his lover's rather straightforward way of putting their predicament delicately, stopping only when his lungs started aching from all the laughter he was letting rack his body.
"Well, I suppose that's putting it mildly. You're right, though…she deserves to know the truth about us."
As if on cue, Li heard Tianzi calling out his name. Her delicate voice ringing loudly across the garden as she came towards them both, a smile settling on her face as she found them together. In her eyes, she saw that Schneizel had comforted her brother during a very distressing time and felt that now was the right moment to tell the blonde Brittanian prince of her feelings for him.
"Schneizel, thank you for helping my brother calm down from all of the stress of this whole disaster with Kanon being released today after nearly being here for a month."
"It was my pleasure, dear Tianzi. I assume you're here to bring him back home with you?"
"Yes, but also I have something to tell you. Schneizel El Brittania, I am in love with you and would very much love to be your bride. So, what do you say? Will you let me be your wife, Schneizel?"
The blonde prince smiled fondly at the smaller girl, and stood up to gently grasp her shoulders in his slightly bigger hands. He looked down at her before shaking his head, ignoring the hurt flashing in her eyes.
"I am sorry, Tianzi. I'm truly flattered by your feelings for me, and I am certain that it took a lot of courage for you to convey them to me like this, but I cannot take you as my wife. For you see, I am in love with your brother Li…I suppose I have been for about 6 years, and I didn't want to hurt you by telling you until now. I hope you can forgive me for crushing your feelings, but I am sure someone will be very lucky to have you as their wife someday soon."
Tianzi was shocked, Schneizel was in love with her older brother? That would explain all the pained looks on his face whenever she talked about the prince in front of Li, as much as he tried to keep them hidden she had in fact seen them in his eyes. As much as she wanted to hate Schneizel for choosing her brother over her she couldn't, especially when she saw them look at each other with so much love that it hurt. The least she could do was be happy for them both, and not spend her energy hoping on a lost cause that was never meant to be.
"I see…well, in that case I sincerely hope that you two are happy with each other. Schneizel, please take care of Li, he's the only blood family I have left in this whole world and I won't forgive you if you hurt him."
"I promise never to harm him in any way at all, my Lady, and thank you for being so accepting and understanding of us."
"It's quite alright, now let's return to the hospital- I'm sure that everyone's waiting for us."
The three of them soon left the garden and returned to the hospital, Schneizel and Li holding hands the whole way back and Tianzi smiling happily. If her brother and Schneizel were happy together, then she couldn't very well stop them from being happy with each other.
[Shinjuku Central Terminal, morning- normal POV]
The last flight for the day had arrived, the passengers stepping off the plane and into the airport to meet up with friends and family. Among them was a young man who appeared to be in his late twenties with long, wavy blonde hair and lavender-blue eyes that were brimming with excitement as a smile adorned his features. He had with him a small carryon bag and was dressed in casual attire, dark blue skinny jeans and a black t-shirt. He also wore dark grey boots and walked over to grab the rest of his luggage. After gathering the rest of his bags, he looked over to see Gino standing nearby and waving at him.
"Gino, it's so great to see you again!"
"You too, Your Highness. How was your trip to Austria, did you enjoy yourself?"
"As a matter of fact, I did. But, I'm so glad to be back here in Japan and very soon I'll be back in Brittania. Shall we get going now, Gino?"
"Yes, I have the car waiting for us. And welcome back, Clovis."
Clovis smiled at Gino as the two men headed out the doors and into the waiting car, which began its trip back to Brittania.
T.B.C.- Sorry for the extremely short chapter, I promise the next one will be longer. Hope you're happy that I've returned to this story, I know I am! As always, read and review please!