C.C. remained calm and said, "Well, that was unexpected, wasn't it? Oh, well; that doesn't change a thing. Euphemia and I are still leaving."

Kallen looked at her. "But, your highness, traveling will only put you at risk. You can't possibly be considering leaving! You could get killed!"

She looked over at her knight, her gaze cold and unbarring. "Kallen, if I die, then I die. My people would be very happy if I were to die, wouldn't they?"

Kallen glared. "You aren't thinking of your people! This is all apart of your stupid death wish! You don't want to leave because your death would make your people happy, you want to leave because your death would make you happy!"

C.C. could only blink, speechless for the first time. She smiled suddenly. "If I die, then everything'll be fine. Besides, no one cares enough about me to be sad if I died. So, unless you can get one person to step up and say to my face that they care about me, then I will stay. If not, then I will leave. But, there's a catch. Euphemia doesn't count."

Everyone looked around, trying to find someone that would step up. I looked at C.C., wondering what she would say if I were to say that I cared. I bit my lip and said, "I care if you die."

To be honest, the second I said that, I regretted it. Why? Because everyone turned to stare at me, thinking I was either lying, going crazy, or both. C.C. walked up to me, slapping me three times harder than normal. I lost my footing for a second, landing on my butt. I rubbed my cheek and looked up her. "What was that for?"

She looked down on me. "I don't take kindly to being lied to. That; and I haven't slapped you in three days. So, I needed to make up for lost time."

I glared at the ground. I muttered, "I wasn't lying..."

"What did you just say?" she asked, surprise slightly evident in her voice.

I looked up at her and into her golden eyes. "I said that I wasn't lying."

She blinked at me before looking at Kallen. "Kallen, I'll stay. Suzaku will continue to guard Euphemia, but you will no longer guard me while we're here. I need you to look for Zero. While I stay, I'll have Lelouch watch me. Is that clear?"

Kallen looked at her, shocked. "But-!"

C.C. cut her off with a cold stare and hard words. "I said, 'Do you understand'?"

Kallen blinked and bowed. "Yes, your highness..."

C.C. gave her a curt nod before looking at me. She pulled me up by the arm (for some reason she always has to pull me up by the arm) and hauled me off to her room. She practically threw me in and locked the door behind her. She turned to glare at me. "What the hell was that?" she asked.

I raised a brow. "What are you talking about?"

She glared and walked up to me, her face barely and inch apart from mine. "I mean, what the hell were you thinking? Lying like that can get someone like you killed in a heartbeat."

I glared back at her. "I said I wasn't lying. Are you really so thick skulled that you think I'm lying?"

She smirked. "I wouldn't put it past you."

"You horrible, insufferable, conniving, lying, annoying, selfish, little witch," I said, my voice dripping in acid.

She sneered. "Sticks and stones, you wretched, thieving, controlling, irritating, pissy, little demon."

I sighed. "Will you please just shut up?"

She smiled. "But, your so cute when your angry. And right now, your really freaking adorable. Why would I want to miss out on that?"

I forced myself not to strangle her. "Are you trying to get me to kill you?"

She wrapped her arms around my neck. "Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. That's just something you'll have to figure out on your own, isn't it?"

I sighed. "I'm never going to be able to win with you, am I?"

She sneered again. "I love it when I win. Now, I just need you to prove it to me."

I raised a brow. "Prove what; might I ask?"

"That you care about me. Sorry, but I'm not the type of person to go ahead and believe everything I hear."

I wrapped my arms around her hips. "Well, what do you want me to do; compliment you?"

She shrugged. "I want you to do whatever you think it'll take to convince me."

I kissed her quickly on the lips. "For starters, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met; inside and out." I landed another kiss on her lips. "You captivate me with every move you make." Another kiss. "Just seeing you makes me happier." Another kiss. "You know ow to pinpoint everything I say and do." Kiss. "You're eyes seem to look into my very soul; a fact that creeps me out and mystifies me at the same time." Kiss again. "And you're just plain amazing."

She looked into my eyes, blinking about twenty times. "You are..." she began, "the cheesiest man I have ever met."

I chuckled. "I didn't know I could be a demon and cheesy at the same time."

She smiled at me. "Lelouch, I can honestly say that I believe you now."

I cupped her chin in my hand and kissed her softly on the lips. "Good; because that's what I was going for."

A/N: Awwwww. I know it's short. Deal with it! Also; I made a facebook page for my FF account! The name is: "codegeassvampireknight - ". If you like it, you can get updates on when I plan on updating, when I'll be able to get write time, and I'll even have some polls there too. ^^ So, please like it and review this super cheesy chapter!