A/N: Alright, just a little heads up, everyone. I decided to go ahead and skip the whole Lelouch/Zero rescues Suzaku, threatens Jeremiah with the "Orange", and Suzaku thing since we all know how that played out. Thanks to everyone for the reviews and enjoy this new piece.
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass or any of the characters, Sunrise Studios and Ichirō Ōkouchi do.
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"That idiot!" Lelouch snarled. "I rescued him and he goes back to face his court martial. Ha! A biased tribunal waiting to sentence him for a crime they have no evidence of...well at least I managed to secure something from all of this..."
That was true, under the guise of Zero, Lelouch had promised to return Prince Clovis in exchange for the release of Suzaku. But now, there was no reason to do so...
"Well," the raven-haired former prince turned to his half-brother. "It looks like you've outlived your usefulness..."
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Lelouch sighed heavily as he trudged back home. He knew that Euphemia and Cornelia wouldn't be home; Cornelia would be at her own home in another part of the city, and Euphie was out with Shirley and Milly. So Nunnally would most likely be spending her time with Sayoko. They could have a pleasant evening together, just the two of them. He loved Euphie and Cornelia, but he also enjoyed the rare times it was just him and Nunnally.
But when he entered the room, he saw that Nunnally already had someone with her...a girl with long, lime-green hair and golden eyes...she looked so familiar...
"I was so worried," Nunnally said.
"Judging from your appearance, I'm going to assume you ate out tonight," said the green-haired girl as she sat a paper crane she had just finished down on the table.
"I'm so glad," Nunnally smiled. "I thought you'd gotten caught up in all the uproar that man Zero caused. I tried to call you, but you didn't answer. So I called Euphie and Cornelia, but they didn't know where you were either. I suppose now I can call and let them know you're alright. Oh, and your friend has such an unusual name."
"Friend?" Lelouch was confused.
"C.C. although I guess she could just be going by her initials," Nunnally said thoughtfully. "She seems like a lovely person. Big brother, is she your girlfriend?"
"He promised me that we would have a
future together," the girl called C.C. said, turning to Lelouch. "Isn't that right?"
Lelouch was taken aback by this. Who was this girl? And why was she saying they had a future together? He had promise nothing!
"You're talking about marriage, aren't you?" Nunnally's face contorted with disapproval.
"No!" her brother quickly answered. "Of course not. She's...well...um...she's just kidding."
"No, I'm not," the girl said strongly, folding another piece of paper.
Nunnally's face softened.
"Well," the former princess said. "Lelouch you are moving faster than most, but I suppose everyone's different and if you
feel like you're ready to-"
She stopped speaking when she heard the sound of breaking glass as Lelouch dropped a teacup.
"Oh, C.C.," Lelouch chided. "Look what you done. Now you're all wet."
The girl didn't protest as Lelouch grabbed her arm and started to drag her away.
"Come on," he said. "Let's get you to the bathroom and changed into something dry. Nunnally, you just stay there and I'll clean that up in just a minute, okay? And don't worry, all that stuff was just a joke."
With that, he shoved the mysterious girl into his room.
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"Nunnally called," Cornelia said into her phone. "Lelouch came home just a few minutes ago."
She heard Euphemia breathe a sigh of relief on the other line.
"Oh! Thank goodness!" Euphie gasped. "I was worried."
"Lulu's okay?!"
Cornelia rolled her eyes. It was obvious to even her that Shirley Fenette possessed a special fondness for her brother and she couldn't understand why the girl didn't just confess to him. Although on the other hand, she knew that Lelouch may very well reject the girl's advances.
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Lelouch glared at the floor. It was all so much to take in...C.C. had informed him of this new power of his. But that was all she seemed to intend to tell him.
Nevertheless, it was a good start.
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Yeah, a few things will be WAY different than the anime. Starting next chapter. And this time, I promise the next chapter will be out tomorrow. Until then, everyone.
