Up by special request from inuboy86 for the new year!

C.C: (Blows party streamer, looking slightly dazed) Happy 2010.

Kyugan: Good god what happened to you?

C.C:You think I look bad, you should see the others.

(Camera moves over to see the rest of thw Black Knights, absolutely plastered)

Kyugan: I do not want to know what happened here...and I could've died a happy man without seeing Todoh's underwear.

C.C: (Smirking in approval) It's rare to see a man in traditional Funodoshi...

Kyugan: Ugh...(Blinks as he looks over the rest of the groiup) Wait a sec...where's Tamaki?

(At an undisclosed location)

Suzaku: (Groans, covering his face with his hands) That's the last time I let Lloyd talk me into one of his drinking games...the man's a sponge...

He blinks, looking up breaily at a shadow overhead, only to gape in horror at the Burai that is repeatedly crouching over him, it's mechanized groin inches from his face, a large hole where it had busted through the wall of the Knight's room.

Tamaki: (over the speakers) Happy new year fucker!

Chapter 13: Party.

"Apologies for the delay!" Milly called out, the Ashford Heir looking resplendent in her frilled gown and bonnet, which she'd worn especially for the occasion "We are now officially kicking off the welcome party for the Knight of Seven!" She turned, smiling eagerly at the Knight in question, who was looking a little perturbed to be honest, standing there with a rosette pinned to his chest like a prize bull "Give the word, guest of honor."

"Yeah…" Suzaku muttered, a weak smile on his face as he honestly considered throwing himself out the window to escape this humiliation for as long as possible "I don't suppose I can refuse?" he asked, daring against hope, and common sense.

"Sorry, nope!" Milly chirped, the Ashford heir beaming at the younger teen with her eye closed, the rest of the Student Council and Rolo gathered around the Knight, preventing his escape, or any attempts at suicide for that matter "It's a presidential order!"

"You should know better by now to question the Prez Suzaku." Rivalz grinned, the blue haired teen decked out in a chef's hat and apron, blocking the only exit with his slim frame "Her word's law around here."

"Oh alright…" Suzaku sighed, smiling in defeat as h approached the microphone, taking a deep breath, thanking whichever God was listening that no one he knew was in the crowd, just as Arthur, who hated being ignored, sank his teeth into the unwary Knight's fingers,

"Meeeeeyeeeeeoooow-!"

"What in the hell?" Zero muttered, the Tekkaman quirking an eyebrow in disbelief as he gazed up at the school building, Suzaku's yowl dying away as fireworks were set off "Did I hit him harder than I thought?"

"It's so nice to see that the traditional signal hasn't been changed." C.C noted, the green haired immortal witch disguised as an Ashford student, her green hair tied up in a ponytail with thin, stylish glasses on her face. (for an image, imagine Hasegawa Chisame from the negima anime, only with lighter green hair.)

"Tradition?" Zero repeated, the Tekkaman looking at the immortal witch as if she was insane, which really wasn't all that hard to consider, at least to him anyways "You're telling me they ALWAYS do that?"

"But of course." C.C replied cryptically, the Immortal witch smiling enigmatically at the Tekkaman, even as the festivities kicked off around them "Can you think of anything more appropriate to kick start such an occasion?"

"This isn't fair…" Kallen muttered, the redhead sweltering inside her giant cosplay outfit, some sort of green otter, clearly to displeased with the current turn of events to care about Milly Ashford's eccentricies and penchant for tormenting people "Why'm I the only one in this getup?!"

"Because C.C insisted on coming when she learned about the giant Pizza." Zero replied, thumbing in the direction of the witch with a neutral scowl "And since you two were the only ones that know the layout of the school, and you didn't think I could handle her myself, you had to come along."

"The disguise looks good on you." C.C offered coyly, smiling coyly as Kallen somehow managed to make the plushy flip the bird, despite it having no discernable fingers "Now-now, there are children in the crowd."

"Hey there!" a loud, cheerful voice called out, the trio turning to find a tall, blonde haired Britannian in a sleeveless blue shirt walking towards them, a pink haired girl in a ruffled dress with a deadpan expression at his side "Sorry, mind if my friend gets a picture?"

"Not at all," C.C assured the blonde, shoving a protesting Kallen towards them, her smile positively vindictive as Kallen's swears were muffled by the suit, the witch inclining her head towards the girl that was even less emotive than she was "it's what he's here for after all."

"Cool," the blond grinned, leaning in under the Otters mouth so that it looked like the plushy was eating his head "Hey Anya," he called out, giving the victory sign while Kallen resisted the urge to make the image a reality "snapshot!"

"Got it…" he pinkette deadpanned, snapping off a shot of the scene, only to turn around an immediately snap a picture of Zero and C.C, ignoring her friend altogether as he tried to extract himself from the plushy, his braid having gotten stuck in it's teeth "Are you a couple?"

"No." Zero countered, the Tekkaman shaking his head for emphasis, missing the slight twitch of C.C's eye at his words as he stared down at the pinkette "She was simply showing me around the campus."

"Oh! So you're a tourist too?" the blonde asked, finally extracting himself from Kallen's unsuccesful attempts to discreetly throttle him "Anya and I are here to check on a friend," he smiled, holding out a hand to the Tekkaman "Name's Gino, Gino Weinberg."

"Nick Carter." Zero greeted, using an alias that he and C.C had agreed on before coming here, accepting the taller teen's offered hand with a nod, shaking it once before dropping his hand to his side "I came here looking for work."

"Oh so you're working class?" Gino wondered, his eyes lighting up with interest as he stepped back to take a better look at the teen "Man, I never met one outside of work before, they're usually soldiers though."

"You're in the military?" Zero asked, his tone calm, though he noticed Kallen tensing ever so slightly inside her cosplay outfit, and C.C's eyes growing harder, her stance widing ever so slightly as she prepeared to fight or fly "So you must know the Knight of Seven."

"Oh yeah." Gino grinned, the tall blonde winking at the duo as he held up his hand, showing his entwined fingers "Me n'Suzaku? We're like this. Kid would've been a real sourpuss if I hadn't stepped in to brighten up his life."

"Liar." Anya deadpanned, the unemotive pinkette typing away at her hand-held without a care in the world, though she seemed to be sending the occasional look towards C.C "He's always telling you to stop bothering him."

"I can't help it." Gino countered, the Blonde rubbing the back of his neck, grinning all the while as he offered a roguish wink at the group "Suzaku's just so damn huggable you know? Like a little grumpy teddy bear."

'What the hell?' was the thought shared by the three members of the Black Knights, Kallen in particular wondering if the humidity inside the suit was affecting her worse than she'd initially thought.

Gino and Anya accompanied the group on their jaunt around the campus, despite Zero's numerous attempts at shaking them off. The blonde noble was openly friendly, a little too openly for Zero's tastes, the Tekkaman vowing to punch the taller teen the next time the latter tried to hug him.

Even C.C's impassive façade was tinged with a hint of annoyance after the blonde's thirtieth attempt to hit on her. In the end, she'd spun a yarn about her preferring the company of women, actually going so far as to look pointedly at Anya. The plan backfired, as the expressionless girl had simply taken that as an excuse to stand next to the witch, practically hand in hand.

'How Kururugi can work with these two is beyond me…' the Tekkaman muttered, glaring at Kallen, who had distanced herself to avoid drawing suspicion, the otter's docile expression looking oddly smug for some reason.

"I'm beat…" Gino muttered, looking over his flyer tiredly, only to straighten up with a smile "Hey! Looks like the swim club's organizing a cafe!" the blonde Knight exclaimed, grabbing an annoyed Zero by the elbow and dragging him towards the flashing lights "Think there're any cuties there?"

"Is that really something a military man should be saying?" Zero muttered, allowing himself to be dragged along after the Knight despite himself, only to blink as they entered a large, well lit room, where a startling sight awaited them.

"WHOOHOO!" Gino whistled, the Knight of Three grinning openly at the sight of the dark skinned, blue haired woman in a highly revealing two-piece posing along with the girls on stage, who while not as endowed, were nontheless drool-worthy "Now this is my kind of service!"

'She doesn't look like she's having fun.' Zero muttered, sensing a powerful urge to kill emanating from the woman, his eyes narrowing as their eyes crossed, her own copper eyes widening ever so slightly, the killing intent vanishing as she resumed her posing for the crowd 'She recognized me?'

"Oh hey!" a cheerful voice called out, Zero turning at the sound just in time to see Shirley rushing up to the group, her long orange hair done up with ribbons, an excited smile on her pretty face as she pulled up before them "You made it Ze-!"

"Nick." Zero cut in, smiling up at the girl, cutting her off before she could say something unfortunate in front of the two Knights "My names Nick Carter." he explained with an apologetic smile, his head titled to the side "Sorry about before, I told Rivalz that was my name to mess with him."

"OH!" Shirley gasped, the Orange haired girl's face lighting up like a lantern with embarrassment, before composing herself with a cough "Well…of course that makes sense." she sighed in relief, a hand on her chest "Geez, I thought there was something fishy about it."

"Just a harmless joke." Zero assured the orangette, quirking an eyebrow as he gazed past her at the dark skinned bluenette on the stage, who was sending him subtle looks every time she shifted poses "Who's that? A bit old to be a student isn't she?"

"That's coach Villetta." Shirley informed the teen with a smile, gazing up at the voluptuous, exotic woman "She's really strict, and is always coming down on me because I'm such a klutz, but she's really dedicated and knows how to lead."

'I'll bet…' Zero muttered, his eyes flicking to C.C, who gave him the slightest of nods in confirmation of his suspicions 'A military woman would have no problem directing a class of students.'

"Nicky you cad!" Gino exclaimed, the lanky Knight of Three draping himself over Zero's shoulders like a sloth, tilting his glasses down his nose "You didn't tell me you were friends with such a beacon of loveliness!"

"More of an acquaintance, really." Zero countered, offering an apologetic look to Shirley, who'd turned red at the compliment, only to look up as one of the other waitresses called out to her "You'd better go on, we'll stop by later."

"R-Right!" Shirley agreed, offering a bow to the group before dashing off, Zero pushing a whining Gino out the door ahead of him, Anya and C.C following close behind.

Villetta, who was still on stage, followed the group out with her eyes, a scowl marring her exotic features at the sight of the teen that had caused her and Jeremiah so much trouble.

"They've confirmed that the Gurren MkII is there…" Suzaku noted offhandedly, sitting atop the Knightmare he was to pilot later, chatting idly to Milley, who was teasing Arthur with her riding crop "I assume that Kallen is in the consulate building."

"I see…" the Ashford heir muttered, her eyes downcast as she recalled all the good times the redhead had shared with them, prior to her being ousted to the public as a member of the Black Knights "It's hard to judge her…they call themselves resistance fighters, but still…"

"Nina's doing quite well," the Knight of Seven offered, hoping to change the subject subtly, smiling at the mention of the formerly introverted girl "She just presented a thesis at the science academy."

"I wonder if she's planning to perfect the Ganymede?" Milly wondered, looking up at the mention of her bookish former subordinate. It'd certainly be nice to have someone take an interest in the prototype frame again.

"Don't know." Suzaku admitted apologetically, his eyes never leaving the checklist as he continued to write "Unlike Lloyd and Cecile, Nina's specialty is…" he trailed off as he realized that the President had gone quiet.

"Has Earl Asplund happened to mention me?" she asked, looking up at the Knight of Seven with a peculiar expression, one part hopeful, the other part saddened "Maybe he was overwhelmed? The wedding was cancelled because I had to repeat school."

"The thing with him is-!" Suzaku spoke up, cutting off the woman's thoughts as he rounded on her, trying to keep her from blaming herself for Lloyd's inability to relate to anything other than Knightmares and Pudding "So many things are wrong with him as a human being, so-!"

He trailed off, letting out a yelp as Arthur swiped the feathered quill he'd been using to write with, a precious memento of his love, the late Princess Euphemia, the Knight dropping the plans for the pizza to chase after his treacherous moggy, a concerned Milly calling out to him to wait, unaware of the group coming up to the spot they just vacated.

"What have we here?" Gino wondered, picking up Suzaku's hastily discarded clipboard, reading over the contents with a bewildered stare "They're using a Knightmare to create a giant pizza?"

"Sounds like fun." C.C opined, earning a quirked eyebrow from Zero, who shared the Knight of Three's opinion on the matter. It did sound like a retarded waste of resources to anyone with a brain cell or two to rub together.

"We should help them out." Gino offered with a grin, Zero slapping a palm over his left eye in exasperation at the Knight's attitude "Help me fire this puppy up Anya…"

"Where in the hell did that cat go?" Suzaku muttered, looking around in exasperation for his treacherous, willful feline companion, a concerned Milly hot on his heels "So help me if he buries that pen in the sand…"

"You think he's hiding in with the tomatoes?" Milly suggested, the Ashford Heir pulling up alongside the Knight of Seven, gesturing towards the open topped container, which held the debatable fruits.

"I hope not…" Suzaku muttered, scowling in distaste as he clambered up the steps of the container, wondering who on earth had left the lid open, as the pizza wasn't due to be prepared for a while yet "If he is then the pen'll be ruined…"

"Not to mention all the hairs he'd leave in the pizza…" Milly added with a coy smile, earning a look from the Knight "What? It took a lot to arrange all this you know, I'd hate to have it ruined because you fail as a pet-keeper."

"Can we talk about my shortcoming's later?" Suzaku murmured, averting his eyes from the Ashford woman's knowing, teasing stare as he peered into the dimly lit trailer "Arthur?" he called out, peering into the corners "Are you in there-WHOAH!"

"Suzaku!" Milly exclaimed, the Student Council PResident looking on in shock as the Knight of Seven leant in too far, lost his footing and fell into the container with a yelp and a squelch of ruined Produce "Are you alright?"

"Ugh…well at least now I know Arthur's not in here…" the disgruntled Knight muttered, his voice echoing out of the container, lined in disgust and exasperation "Madam President…could you get me a ladder or-!"

"You're supposed to start with this…right?" a familiar voice pondered, Suzaku's eyes widening horrified disbelief as the container moved, lifted high into the air by the Knightmare he and Milly had left unattended "Man, this commoner school is really a blast!"

"Gino?!" Suzaku exclaimed, the startled Knight of Seven trying to stand, only to flip on the produce once again, falling flat on his face as the tanker rocked with wovement, squashing more tomatoes beneath him "Dammit! What's HE doing here?!"

"Hey wait!" Milly called out, looking on helplessly as the pilfered Knightmare took off, carrying the tomatoes, and a red-faced Knight of Seven, off towards the cooking area set up for the main event "Oh…we're going to have to change the schedule…"

"Excuse me." A polite voice called out, the President turning to find an unfamiliar trio standing behind her, two civilians and a green haired girl in an academy uniform. The speaker, the regal featured boy with stunning purple eyes, marred only by a slight scar on his left cheek, looking at her with an exasperated frown.

"Did an idiot in a stolen Knightmare just drive through here?" the purple-eyed teen asked, earning a look of surprise from the President, his features darkening as a result "Dammit, that guy's gonna get us thrown out."

"Oh don't worry." She assured him, smiling politely as she held her riding crop to her cheek "He didn't really cause much change to the schedule, but if we don't stop him, we'll be having the Knight of Seven as the main ingredient for the giant pizza."

"Sounds tasty." The green haired girl quipped, earning an approving smile from the Ashford, glad to see there was someone else with a sense of humor on campus "Still, there's a time and a place for beefcake, and it's not with Pizza."

"Too true." Milly agreed, idly eyeing the purple-eyed teen as he shot the green haired girl an incredulous stare, the Ashford tapping her riding crop against her palm, before pointing it at the stunned teen like a sword "Very well! As Student Council President, I'm drafting you three to help me stop the proceedings!"

"Handles pretty well for a vintage Knightmare..." Gino noted with approval, looking around the outdated, but well maintained cockpit of his pilfered mount with a grin as he followed the course laid out for the transport of the tomatoes "Routes all set" he noted, grinning as he manipulated the controls for the arms "so let's shake things up a bit!"

"Hold it!" a voice called out, the Blonde Knight of Three blinking, looking back over his shoulder in confusion to espy several figures charging towards him, including Anya, the 'chiu' girl that had been showing them around, the guy in the otter costume, a busty blonde that was moving VERY swiftly considering the dress she was wearing, the red-clad 'Nick Carter' leading the pack, a scowl on his face.

"Oh? Wants in on the action does he?" the blonde Knight wondered, heedless of exactly WHAT he was shaking around inside the container, like the biggest martini mixer "Sorry Nicky-boy!" he called out over the speakers, stepping on the gas with a grin "You Snooze you loose!"

"I said stop you inbred streak of piss!" Zero yelled, picking up the pace, leaving the other pursuers in the dust as he actually managed to catch up to the Knightmare, which only served to increase the Knight of Three's amusement at the situation.

"Well pin a rose on your nose!" The blonde Knight exclaimed, smiling excitedly at the red-clad teen that was now running alongside his pilfered, antiquated Knightmare "You an Olympic gold medalist or something?"

"Drop the tomatoes!" Zero called out, his eyes narrowing dangerously, cursing as he relized that he couldn't use his geass on the blonde retard from outside "You idiot, don't you know when to listen when people tell you things?!"

"Sorry!" Gino offered, the Knight of Three accelerating yet again as he rounded the corner, making for the final stage of the Ganymede's treck around the campus "I never was the kind to pay attention in class!"

"You idiot!" Zero snapped, honestly considering tekk-setting to put an end to this farce, his hand actually reaching for his crystal as he raced round the corner, only to run full tilt into a tall figure coming the other way, the two of them collapsing in a tangle of limbs.

"Ow…sorry…" the Tekkaman muttered, his eyes widening as he realized his face was planted between a pair of breasts, one of his hands actually placed on top of the tanned mounds, which were secured within a familiar bikini. He looked up, a shiver racing up his spin as he gazed into the stunned features of the mysterious 'Coach Villetta', who looked just as stunned to see him.

"Well!!" an excited voice proclaimed, the two of them looking up from one another to see Milly Ashford standing over them, the class President looking only mildly flushed from her run, despite her impractical dress, a catlike, approving smile on her face "You certainly work fast, mister Olympiad."

"Sorry!" Zero muttered, dropping the sputtering coach on the ground as he regained his footing, the Tekkaman taking off his jacket and dropping it on her as he ran off, more than a little eager to get away from the tall blonde's smile for some reason "Use that to cover yourself up! I've gotta stop that idiot!"

"Hey wait!" Villetta called out, the exotically featured woman holding the jacket over her chest as she reached out for the teen, only to blink as Zero dashed off, the teen vanishing like he was on a film put on fast forward 'He's fast!'

"Sigh…you'll never find a man if you keep scaring them away Ms. Villetta." Milly bemoaned, the Ashford heir shaking her head in disappointment, before smiling coyly down at the stunned Physical Instructor coyly "Of course, I never expected you to prefer younger men..."

"I DO NOT!" Villetta snapped, though she couldn't help the slight blush that came to her cheeks.

"And here comes the guest of honor!" Rivalz announced, grinning as he eyed the tomato bearing Knightmare heading towards him "Suzaku Kururugi, the Knight of Seven who returned to us after almost a year, shall lay the foundation for our main event!"

'Will I ever…' Suzaku muttered, struggling amongst the now thoroughly pulped tomatoes, his uniform and features covered with the stuff 'Dammit Gino! If I get out of this without being baked alive I'm going to-!'

"Upsie-daisy!" Gino called out, the grinning Knight of Three tipping the container over, spilling the contents onto the waiting pizza dough as the crowd cheered in approval, only to gasp as Suzaku tumbled out, headfirst "Huh? Suzaku?"

'This is going to hurt!' the Knight of Seven winced, bracing himself for the impact, hoping that he landed on something soft, only to blink as something leapt through the air, grabbing him and flipping expertly onto the ground, only to slip on the tomatoes, crashing on his ass with a curse.

"Damn…" a familiar voice muttered, Suzaku flinching as he gaped up at his rescuer, whose left eye was shut in a grimace as he rubbed his bruised posterior "Gino you retard…I'm going to strangle that bleached idiot…"

"Lelouch?" the Knight of Seven stammered, looking up in shock at his apparent savior. It wasn't that he was shocked to see him here, Rivalz and Rolo had confirmed that he'd show, or at least SAID he'd show, what surprised him was that the revolutionary had saved him.

"We really have to stop meeting like this, Kururugi." The purple-eyed teen muttered mockingly, Suzaku blinking as he realized the crimson light of the teen's permanent Geass was missing from his left eye "For one thing, it's murder on my clothes."

"Uh…yeah…" the Knight of Seven muttered, unable to think of much of anything as he allowed himself to be pulled to his feet by the elbow, the two of them looking round to find the entire student body gaping at them in alarm. "Uh…looks like lunch is on me?" Suzaku called out hesitantly, rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment, only for the crowd to eat it up, applause breaking out as they cheered the Knight of Seven for his unique entrance.

"I am SOOOOOOOO sorry!" Gino offered, the Lanky Knight of Three bowing his head and clapping his hands together, a guilty smile on his face as he stood before a scowling Suzaku "I just got carried away, that's all."

"You almost carried ME all the way to the infirmary!" Suzaku pointed out, an annoyed frown on his face as he stood before the taller Knight of Three "Seriously Gino, what if someone ELSE had been inside that thing?"

"C'mon!" Gino chuckled, standing up and rubbing the back of his neck with a grin "Who'd be stupid enough to climb into a crate of tomatoes and…" he trailed off under Suzaku's pointed glare, the Knight of Seven's eyes like an emerald thundercloud "Oh…right…heh…sorry…?"

Suzaku sighed, shaking his head at the taller Knight's antics, turning to round to look at Lelouch, who was being swamped with admirers from the Council and track and field clubs. Apparently they were trying to get him to enroll on a scholarship.

"That last leap of yours was off the charts Nick." Milly exclaimed, the Ashford Heir tapping her riding crop against her palm, the look on her face decidedly unnerving to those who knew her well, as she'd found something new to toy with "And don't get me started on how you kept pace with that Knightmare! I've seen professional athletes with less promise."

"Thanks for the offer," the Tekkaman muttered, standing there in a tight, short-sleeve shirt, his jacket still with 'Coach' Villetta, more than a little unnerved "But I only came here because Rivalz, Rolo and Shirley invited me, I'm too busy looking for work to think about stuff like this."

"Aw…c'mon man." Rivalz pleaded, the blue haired teen looking up at the Tekkaman expectantly from the side "Bad enough you totally tricked me when I asked you for your name, you could at least hear the Prez out."

"If it's work you're looking for, the Student council could use another secretary." Milly pointed out, smiling at the Tekkaman expectantly, her head tilted to the side "It's a nice, cushy job, and the privileges are great."

"What privileges?" Rivalz asked stupidly, as this was the first the blue haired Cardemonde heard of such things, only to yelp as the President's riding crop caught him sharply on the knee, sending him hopping away on one foot.

"I'll think about it." the Tekkaman muttered, sweat dropping as he watched Rivalz hop about, making a point to keep an eye on the woman's hands from now on, as he hadn't even seen her move when she'd struck "But right now, I think I'm going to get my coat back and head home…it's been quite a day."

"Oh but you HAVE to at least stay for the dance!" Milly insisted, reaching out with that surprising speed of hers and grabbing the Tekkaman's hands, pulling him face to face "Consider it a thank you for saving Suzaku. Why we'll even lend you a suit!"

"That isn't-you don't have to-!" the Tekkaman stammered, only to be dragged off by a eagerly smiling Milly, as Suzaku looked on with mixed feelings of bemusement and pity.

Intergalactic warrior or not, NO-ONE could talk Milly Ashford out of something once she'd made her mind up.

In the end, Zero had managed to talk Milly out of giving him a tux, saying he was comfortable enough in his normal Clothes. The Ashford heir had relented, provided SHE got the first dance with 'Rivalz's Dashing friend the Olympiad'.

He'd actually enjoyed the dances, a little surprised that he even knew HOW to dance, though Milly had commented that he did so surprisingly well for a first timer. He'd changed partners several times, as most of the female student body had seen him rescue Suzaku, and wanted to see what he was like, though Zero could have cared less for the giggling, idolizing stares.

In truth, the only dances he'd truly enjoyed had been the ones with Milly, who he'd discovered was a devout flirt with a perverted streak that would make even Todoh blush, Shirley, who'd been quiet and shy the whole way through, Anya and C.C, the former of whom hadn't stopped looking at him with her deadpan expression, and the latter of whom had been shooting smug glances over his shoulder at Kallen, who was stuck dancing with the other cosplayers off to the side, performing an awkward waltz with a scowling penguin.

In the end, the Tekkaman had managed to slip away from the festivities, dodging a group of starry-eyed fangirls by leaping up onto the roof of the academy using his enhanced strength, leaning against the railing, looking up at the stars with a sigh, eager for a few minutes peace.

"I thought I'd find you here." A voice called out after about a minute, the Tekkaman looking away from the celestial bodies with a scowl to find Suzaku Kururugi standing in the stairwell, The Knight of Seven's expression unreadable.

"Managed to escape the horde as well did you?" Zero asked, snorting in bemusement as Suzaku's cheek gave the slightest hint of a twitch "Can't say I blame you…are all girls like that, or just the ones that enrol here?"

"I wouldn't know," Suzaku admitted, though there was a hint of humor in his tone as he shrugged offhandedly, his eyes never leaving the Tekkaman's face "the only women I tend to associate with are in the military."

"What a dull, dreary life you must lead." Zero muttered, earning a snort from the Knight of the Round as he joined him at the railing, looking out at the proceedings below, while Zero resumed his stargazing.

"Lelou…Zero." Suzaku spoke up, correcting himself mid-sentence as he continued to gaze out at the festivities, watching Gino dance with a bemused Milly, while Anya somehow managed to land a dance with a green haired girl he suspected was C.C "Why did you come here?"

"Rivalz and his friends invited me when they bumped into me at the park." Zero replied, the Tekkaman's eyes never leaving the celestial bodies that danced overhead "Why? Is it a crime to accept an invitation to a public event?"

"That's all?" the Knight of Seven asked, his emerald eyes flicking towards the Tekkaman's face with a frown, as if to judge his reaction to his continued questioning "You didn't come here to...look for something?"

"If you're trying to get me to fight you, simply come out and say it." Zero informed the Knight, getting to his feet with a smirk smirking as the Knight tensed up "We can do it right here on the roof if you want, I won't transform so it'll be fair…almost."

"Tempting as that sounds, that's not why I came." Suzaku muttered, his feet shifting slightly, just in case things DID come to blows, his eyes boring into his former friend's "I came here to ask you, what are you planning to do?"

"You don't listen very well do you?" Zero noted offhandedly, quirking an eyebrow at the Knight of Seven, as if he were adressing a child "I already gave you my message to deliver…I think it should be clear what I intend to do."

"So you'll fight Britannia and everything it stands for?" Suzaku asked, holding the Tekkaman's gaze with a solemn expression, his fingers itching to go for his firearm, stashed just behind him, tusked into his belt "No matter who gets in your way?"

"Even if the whole world were to become my enemy." Zero assured the teen, his purple eyes boring into Suzaku's green.

They stood in silence for a few seconds, Green and Purple stares clashing with one another, before the Knight of Seven broke contact first with a sigh. "I see…" he muttered, reaching into his pocket, Zero tensing slightly, only to relax as the Knight brought out a mobile phone "In that case, there's someone I want you to speak with… the new Viceroy that's coming here from Britannia."

"Isn't that a breach of protocol?" Zero asked, the Tekkaman quirking an eyebrow, wondering just what the Knight was thinking as Suzaku hit the speed dial on his phone, "After all, we are enemies, aren't we?"

"Hello." Suzaku greeted, his emerald eyes never leaving the Tekkaman's as he spoke into the receiver, features expressionless "Yes, it's Suzaku. Yes, he's right in front of me." He held out the phone "It's for you."

Zero snorted, deciding to humor the Knight of Seven's strange tactic, accepting the phone from the brunet and holding it up to his ear "Hello?"

"Big Brother?"

I'm a bastard, aren't I?

But then again, I've got nothing on Suzaku at this moment. For those of you who ask why I bash the Lancelot's pilot so much, I point to this last scene, where he used a blind, crippled girl as a tool to trick her brother into revealing himself.

Bad enough he's a hypocrite, what with his killing of his own father (who in canon, did NOT intend to sell out his people, that Nightmare of Nunnally only to my knowledge), only to claim there's nothing brought about by murder and violence, but then he goes and pulls a Rokubunghole?

I don't care how emotionally scarred he was at Euphies death, when he pulled that stunt with the phone, I was dead set on making his life HELL in my fiction.

Oh the fun I'm going to have...

Lelouch: Make it so...

Lelouch: I intend to.

Suzaku: (Off screen) For the love of god! Why hasn't someone come to arrest this freak?!

Tamaki: (Three guesses what he's still doing :3) S'matter traitor? I thought Britannians liked Tea!

R.R for moar updates!