AN: I'm very sorry for the late update... It's of course because of our graduating class requirements that I have leave my hobbies behind for a few months... Anyway... I was feeling kind of down when I re-read the story... I felt that I'm so.... er... stupid to let the story slip of my mind... So.. I'm very sorry If the first story I planned would go to waste *Kami-sama! Gomenasai!* anyway... I still hoped that you will stay tuned and comment on my story writing... I'm hoping to reach my goal of having 150 reviews and more until I finish my story... So anyway... enough chitchat! Let's get back to business... Oh! BTW... I forgot that I changed my penname from Cisqua to seirahErinyes... because I felt that I have to carry my group nickname in order for our group name to spread out! Ahahahha ^_^ anyway... if you can please visit our very small site... . well it's not actually fixed to the max yet but we'll manage somehow... ^_^ haiz.... Summer is just around the corner! Again!
A Summer Romance
Chapter 11: The festival of Love, The choice
Lelouch was just about to jump down the yacht when he heard Milly Ashford say his name in unison with Rivals. Then he heard Shirley 'shush' them.
Lelouch just mindlessly walked away for that group. But then again for what he didn't notice was that what they were talking about was the most and longest awaited confession he would have heard.
C.C. was walking around the festival in which she was bombarded by every single man who wanted her to be his date for the night. Men challenged one another in games and gave C.C. prizes but none of them really amazed her for she was just bored-to-death by them showing of their common talents.
C.C. walked away from the rumble that was happening, with sparks and punches flying around just to see who was the last man standing, but no one ever noticed that she was just looking at a man, just some unfamiliar and unnoticeable man lurking around with the corner of her golden orbs.
Lelouch walked carelessly around the crowd without anyone following him, well that was what he thought. Milly, Rivals, Nina and Shirley were just following close behind but that would look like just stalking him.
Lelouch sighed for he then noticed C.C. who was bombarded with men asking her hand and asking her if she would join them and with every question she turned them down with 'no'. Still no one quitted and continued on annoying her.
The Black Knight's leader walked towards her. The other guys stopped.
"If you would mind, leave my girlfriend alone" he said firmly.
"ohohoo... Is she your girlfriend? Whimp!" he punched Lelouch. Lelouch fell to the ground. C.C. was just staring at him. Her eyes not leaving him.
God... why are you so weak... she thought and sighed.
Lelouch recovered from the blow.
"I'm not some imbecile man who would walk around punching other women's boyfriend" he replied.
"Shut up!" the others replied.
"Let's beat him up" one said while cracking his bones. Men began to gang around him.
"Hold it" a strict firm voice of a woman came. Then the man looked at her.
"Missy... If you don't want to get hurt you should stay back" a muscular man said to her.
"What if I don't want to? Would you force me to do so?" she raised a brow.
"C.C. let me take care of this..." Lelouch muttered.
The green haired witch sharply looked at him 'what are you doing stupid!'.
'Getting you out of this mess'
'I don't need help! I'm perfectly fine finishing these imbeciles on my own'
'Don't be such a hero...'
'...' Lelouch grunted.
"God! What the hell?! Why are you forcing yourself protecting me from these imbecile men?" C.C. burst.
"I was planning on being the hero of this scene! Would you please let me be?" he replied sarcastically.
C.C. grunted and walked back. "Fine. Do as you wish but don't go crying back to me"
Men laughed at what the girl had commented on her 'boyfriend'.
"So, there... you're going to taste the wrath of my fist...ARRRRRRRRGGGHH!!!" he shouted at the same time he punched.
Shirley couldn't help to watch and closed her eyes as if she was the one who would receive the impact.
There was no noise.
"I command you to defeat all those who courted C.C. tonight except me" His eyes glowed of the Geass sign.
Lelouch stood up.
"Yes! My Lord!" the man replied and faced those who courted C.C. for the night and beat them up and for himself he banged his head on the wall and fell unconscious.
"What a stupid command... oh great Zero..." she sarcastically replied to him.
"As I've said there are times when using Geass is ridiculous enough..." he sighed, C.C. laughed it off and they were caught in the momentum. "So... shall we go?"
Lelouch handed C.C. his hand. C.C. looked up to the young gentle man. Her orbs were glistening with different emotions.
"Where to?" she asked.
"Anywhere I guess, let's just enjoy this festival while it last... " he softly said. C.C. sighed and nodded as she followed him into the crowd.
Behind the bushes there were unknown observers.
"Ooohhh... this is getting pretty good!" a familiar female voice said with a tint of excitement.
"President! You're meddling with them!! Won't this end up to something bad?" Rivals complained.
"Euphy, do you think this is wrong to spy on a family member's affair?" the blond turned to the pink head.
"Um... Well... It is private...but-"
"SEE!!! She said that it was private!"
"Oh shut your pipe Rivals... I know that you're excited too! Oh, how you pushed Lelouch to go with you and search for pretty girls that time, and the time where you continuously push Lelouch into Shirley's arms, and when the time-"
"Alright, alright! But I'm loyal on helping Lelouch and Shirley to be together! And that time doesn't count! I was merely observing because he asked me too..."
"Uhuh, anyway. Euphy where are they?"
"Uh who? Shirley or Lelouch?"
"Both" the president replied.
"Shirley is currently by the pond waiting for the go signal... and the target is nearing the spot"
"Alright! The plan to Confess is in action!"
"Hey! Milly! Don't do something rash!!"
"I'm not! I'm just following a request of a dear friend... "
"Wait! Wait! I have one more question! Would Shirley be jealous when she sees Lelouch holding hands with C.C.-san?" Everyone stopped at their tracks, Arthur meowed in confusion.
Rivals then pointed at the two who were walking hand in hand and eating one cotton candy as they were sharing it.
"That is a problem, but still... They look CUTE together!!!" the president squealed. Both men, Suzaku and Rivals plus Arthur sighed in unison.
Shirley limply went behind the stall as she saw everything that happened; did Lelouch really fell for that girl to even save her even if it meant him being beaten up? Shirley started to sob at the corner, the scene of Lelouch asking C.C. to take his hand it was like knives were striking her heart non-stop. It hurts... It hurts Lelouch...
Shirley got up and wiped her tears.
"I guessed it can't be helped... I have to do this if I want to know the truth..." she said with confidence.
Her phone suddenly rang with Milly's phone number flashing. She answered.
"Yes?"
"Oh, Shirley, Lelouch is close you better keep yourself in line or you'll break down if this will go wrong, I believe in you Shirley! Do your best!"
"Thanks..."
The phone went beep; there was a moment of silence that only her heart beat was heard. The running blood was rising and she was feeling very nervous.
"This is it... I'm going to you Lelouch..."
"Alright! Plan A point 2 is about to commence!"
"Point two?" asked Cardemonde.
"Do you have a problem with that?"Milly raised a brow.
"... No?"
"Well then if it's a no then do it!"
"Okay... okay" he replied.
Rivals hanged the phone and followed the couple into the crowd.
"Yoh! Lelouch!"
"Rivals?!" he exclaimed and suddenly lets go of C.C.'s hands while the two blushed in embarrassment.
"Um... could I borrow C.C.-san for a while?"
C.C. looked at Rivals. "Of course, excuse me, Lelouch" she looked at him for the last time and went to follow Rivals.
Yosh! It's going perfectly smooth, thought Rivals.
Lelouch sighed as the two went out of his sight. "Guessed I'm alone again, well then..." he started to move forwards to the crowd until he found a very quiet and relaxing place.
"Lelouch?" a voice from the distance called to him, shaking as if it was very nervous.
"It would be better if you just told me to leave him than making me like you just by buying me things I feel like buying..." C.C. said with a sharp glare.
"Well. I thought you wouldn't listen to someone like me...um"
"Well you're job is done now so I'm going..." she said and left with in the crowd eating her chocolates.
"Sigh"
"Lelouch... I have something to tell you..."
"Shirley..."
"I... I..." it's getting hard to breath...
"What is it?" he asked again in a very calmed manner.
"I like you!" she shouted and sighed in relief.
"What?!"
"I love you Lelouch!!" she repeated, the fireworks started and the confession hanged in the air.
From behind the bushes golden orbs looked at the sky, with a very bothered expression. What would you do now Lelouch...? What should I do now?
To be continued...
