A/N: Now for the humor filled chapter you've all been waiting for!

Note: It's very possible that all the characters will be out of character in this chapter. In particular, Lelouch. (He's going to be quite demented.)

Disclaimer: Code Geass and Sailor Moon are not my property. I'm just hijacking it for this story. Muhahaha! (Still working on the evil laugh)

Chapter 35

Thanksgiving Part 2

Lelouch's house

Rei P.O.V.

A month ago I had a vision about this time and place. I envisioned myself sitting at this exact table with this exact spread of food before me and just like the vision, Serena was eating everything she could get her hands on. On the other side of her sat Lita, twiddling her thumbs anxiously for some reason. That hadn't been in my vision. Another thing that hadn't been a part of my vision was Ami, who was sitting on Lita's other side, glancing at Rolo every few minutes. I kept shifting my gaze from Rolo, Suzaku, and Lelouch while also trying to keep up with what Rivalz was talking about. Ugh, I really shouldn't have let him sit next to me.

Even so, all had been fine. Nothing really out of the ordinary had been going on. The food Lelouch and Lita had made was delicious and I was trying to enjoy it despite being somewhat distracted. Conversation flowed through the room easily. Laughs were exchanged and for once everything was the way it should be.

I should have known that some unforeseen craziness would turn this night into a catastrophe.

"AAAAAAAAAH!"

Everyone stared up at me as I jumped out of my chair. To them, I probably look insane right about now.

Here's the thing, one minute I'm listening to Rivalz babble on about the upcoming exams and in the next, I randomly find Euphemia's ghost sitting down in the empty chair next to Suzaku.

Hence the scream that fell from my lips.

"Whoa!" Rivalz exclaimed, rising from his seat. "What's wrong Rei?"

Lelouch laid his fork down on his plate before glancing toward me. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"You don't know how right you are," I thought, still staring at Euphemia. She glanced at me, winked, and then turned her attention back to Suzaku whose expression was that of pure confusion. I'm sure it looked adorable to Euphie, but that expression meant trouble for me since he couldn't exactly see the ghost girl next to him.

You know, being a psychic is not all it's cracked up to be.

Serena had paused in eating. "You in there Rei?"

"Yeah…I'm fine," I lied, sitting back down. "I just remembered that Mr. C had wanted me to work today…I kind of forgot about it." Definitely not one of my best lies. If Euphie weren't already dead I'd strangle her for making my life more complicated. Seriously, I've seen enough ghosts to last a lifetime.

"Well, that was quite a startling reaction," Ami mused, giggling a bit.

"Yeah, who knew you were so dramatic," Milly added, digging back into her plate of food. "You really shouldn't stress out so much Rei. It'll cause wrinkles."

I inwardly scoffed. "Thanks Milly. I wouldn't want to add wrinkles to my list of terrible things that could happen, but if I had to, it would be right under the possibility that E.E. could take over the world and kill us all. No, maybe I'll put it under the possibility of not finding my little brother alive."

"Hey Lelouch, what did you say this stuff was again?" I asked, vainly trying to draw attention away from myself and get my focus back on eating while a ghost no one else could see was at the table.

"Chick filet mignon," Lelouch replied, taking a bite of his own dish. "It's a specialty of mine and Rolo's favorite, right?"

Rolo gave a hesitant nod. "Definitely."

Quickly I took a bite of the delicacy I'd yet to touch. Immediately a taste of salty sweetness filled my senses. The chicken was tender too since it practically melted in my mouth.

"Wow…that's really good," I told him, allowing myself to smile a little as I took another bite. "What's in this?"

"I marinated the chicken in a mixture of red wine and beer," Lelouch answered, taking another bite. "I also seasoned it by soaking it in white wine vinegar and garlic salt powder."

A smirk lifted at the corners of my mouth. "Lelouch, are you trying to get us all drunk with this?" I glanced at Serena, who was devouring the chicken filet like a deranged bull on steroids. "If so, I think it's working on the meatball head over there."

Serena glared at me, her cheeks bulging. "Hey…quit…cwallin' me that."

"Don't talk with your mouth full!" I ordered. "That's rude!"

"I'll talk with my mouth full if I want to!" Serena fired back after she had swallowed. "You are not my mom."

"Thank heavens I'm not," I groaned, inclining my head in Serena's direction as my smirk widened. "I wouldn't be able to stomach the disappointment."

"Take that back Rei!"

"Not a chance meatball brain!"

"THAT'S IT!"

Before I'd had a chance to blink, a handful of the casserole Ami made had splattered onto my face and hair.

For everyone else, the room fell into a tense silence.

But my ears perked up to the sound of Euphemia's ghostly laughter, and after wiping my eyes of the casserole, they were filled with the sight of her ghostly form falling out of her chair as her giggles turned into hysterics.

She really is lucky that she's already dead.

I set my glare back on Serena as I reached toward my plate. There's only one way to settle this.

"Wait Rei…" Rivalz began.

My fingers locked around the mushy casserole on my plate.

Lelouch practically jumped from his chair. "Rei don't!"

Milly had gotten out her cell phone. No doubt she was about to record this for her blog. For once, I didn't care. Let her post this on her blog. Let the world see the consequences a person pays for throwing casserole at me.

Serena's smirk dared me to do it and no way was I about to pass it up.

"KE-YAH!"

Casserole flew across the room, but Serena dodged it. Unfortunately, the casserole ended up splattering onto Lita's face. Immediately Lita leapt into action, throwing some of her casserole at me, but when she missed, the dastardly substance flew past Rivalz and smacked Shirley on her chest.

Shirley screamed at her ruined blouse.

"Hahahaha!" Milly screeched in wicked delight. "This is just too good to be true!"

Before Lelouch could stop her, Shirley threw a handful of her casserole at Milly's hands. When the substance hit its target, the phone went flying over the table and hit poor Suzaku on the top of his head.

"Ouch!" he screamed. "Shirley!"

"Oops, sorry about that."

In the meantime, Serena and I were in a full blown food fight, but every time we missed, someone else got hit and they got dragged into the fight.

But when Lelouch's hair became a victim of our fight, the fight turned into a full scale food war.

"FIRST YOU DISRESPECT MY HOME BY STARTING A FOOD FIGHT AND NOW THIS! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY HOURS IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS STUFF OUT OF MY HAIR!"

As Lelouch screamed, he threw his whole plate of food at me. Most of the food hit the back of my head, but when I turned around to wail on him, a giant glob of the casserole sent me crashing to the floor.

"SERENA STARTED IT YOU IDIOT!" I snarled, jumping up from the floor before reaching for the dish of potato salad Lita had made. "TAKE THIS YOU JERK!"

Lelouch fell to the floor, but not before Shirley sent a cold glare at me.

"You aren't going to get away with clobbering my man with potato salad!" Her eyes caught sight of the pot of stringed beans. After grabbing it, she tossed its contents at me. "TAKE THAT!"

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Serena pointed and laughed at me as I fell to the now stained area rug. Rivalz clobbered her with more potato salad before attacking Shirley with the mashed potatoes. Suzaku intervened to try and stop us, but ended up getting casserole flung in his face by Milly and Lita. All the while, Euphie stood in the corner of the room, laughing her head off without anyone noticing except me…

Wait a second, where did Ami and Rolo go?

A little ways off the general dining room area.

Ami P.O.V.

"CRASH!"

"SPLAT!"

"GAAAAAAAAH!"

My eyes turned the corner of the wall to check on the scene. Somewhere along the line of the playful bickering that usually occurred when all of us got together, a chord had been struck and chaos had ensued. My friends and the members of the student council were now engrossed in a massive food war. In a word, they had all turned into barbaric animals. To make things worse, the dining room was a horrible mess. Scraps of food were plastered to the walls, drinks had splattered onto the carpet/ area rug, and the face of the ornate table within the room was unrecognizable.

"Oh, dear…now what?" I wondered, dodging another glob of my casserole as it came flying in my general direction. Glancing back, I noted that Rei and Lelouch were locked in a tense verbal and physical battle. Rei was winning both of them.

"HAHA! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT LULA!"

"FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! STOP CALLING ME THAT!"

"WHY DON'T YOU TRY AND MAKE ME YOU SCRAWNY CHUMP!"

"DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT MY BODY!"

"YES I DO!" Rei screamed, slapping another glob of casserole onto Lelouch's face. Lelouch grabbed onto her wrist, causing both of them to fall back on the floor. Honestly, the whole sight was ridiculous.

"Crazy, huh?"

I yelped, nearly slapping Rolo in the process, but he caught my wrist gently in his hand before smiling shyly at me. "Sorry Ami, I didn't mean to scare you."

"When did you get behind me?" I asked, staring at his hand before lifting my gaze to his face. Somehow, he had made it out of that room without getting a single piece of food on him. That's more than I could say for myself.

Rolo responded to my question by looking around the corner. Another piece of food came flying toward us, but he dodged it easily. "I just got here. Thankfully I didn't get pummeled with casserole, but it would have been nice if I could have at least finished mine. It was really good."

"Thanks," I replied, a blush rising on my face as he glanced back at me. "I made it myself…"

"Watch out," Rolo cut in, pulling me against him as a plate flew past us. It shattered on the floor seconds later, but my nose is filled with the scent of cherries before I can really register this fact. Rolo's arms are locked around my waist protectively, a reassuring warmth emanating from his presence.

I'm all too aware of the sudden pounding in my chest as his grip loosens. "Are you okay?"

I nodded, pulling away from him. "Thank you. I might have gotten hurt if you hadn't pulled me back…" I trailed off, the intensity of his violet gaze robbing me of breath.

When I first met Rolo, I had only thought of him as an obstacle and after discovering that he was really a spy, I started seeing him as an enemy. However…

His eyebrow rises. "Ami?"

Shaking my head, I rise from my seated position on the floor. "Don't worry, I'm fine." With resigned carefulness I turned my head around the corner again. From what I could see, everyone was still immersed in the food war. Serena and Milly were piling casserole into Suzaku's hair while he screamed which is a bit odd seeing as how Suzaku is trained for military combat. Shirley and Rivalz are going at it though most of their fight is consisting of laughter and a comment here or there. Lita is laying by the corner of the room, half dazed as she crawls toward the kitchen.

As for Rei and Lelouch…their fight was nothing short of intense.

"Um…Ami."

I turned my gaze back on Rolo. He was still kneeling on the floor.

"What is it Rolo?" I asked.

Silently he rose to his feet, meeting my gaze as he did so. Once he was standing fully upright he reached for my hand. My gut instinct was to pull back, but found that I was unable to make a move as his fingers laced through mine.

"Do you think we could talk outside for a moment?"

Fifteen minutes later

Lelouch P.O.V.

My sight is robbed from me as Rei slaps more potato salad onto my face. I respond by pouring a glass of soda over her head, wetting her long raven locks.

I was exhausted beyond measure but too angry to stop the ridiculous food war that Rei had instigated by egging Serena on and now the meatball brain was helping Milly torture Suzaku.

Of course, I don't feel all that sorry for him. He shouldn't have intervened in the madness.

From my position on the floor, I could tell that Rei was exhausted too. Her breaths are ragged and her eyes are nearly bloodshot from the splash of soda that got into them. Even so, she radiated with an energy that continued to fuel her rage.

Even so, I wasn't about to give up. This was my home and she wasn't about to get away with sabotaging my thanksgiving.

With a yelp, I pulled her onto the floor next to me. After that, I reached up for the dish that held Ami's casserole. Most of it was gone thanks to Milly and Serena's antics, but no matter. Rei is going to pay dearly for this madness she started.

"Give it up Rei," I ordered, forcing myself to stand as she got to her knees. A deadly but playful grin was plastered onto her face. How stubborn can one woman get?

"I never give up," she answered, getting to her feet. Her eyes were locked on the unopened soda bottle on the far end of the table. Knowing her, she's probably going to make a run for that bottle so she can pour it one me as payback for what I just did. She's so predictable.

I smiled at her. "Don't try it. You'll never make it."

Her gaze was still locked on the bottle. "Please, I can do anything if I set my mind to it and my mind is set on getting you soaked."

In a flash she was running, but not in the direction of the bottle which caught me off guard. Instead, her gaze turned toward the pot in the center of the table…the pot holding the scalding hot chicken soup…

"Rei no!" I screamed. "Are you crazy!"

Rei didn't respond to my question. She grabbed the handles of the pot and turned toward me. I tried to dissuade her by throwing my bit of casserole, but it did no good. With the pot in hand, she rushed toward me, laughing maniacally. I had to do something quick.

Without thinking, which is not what I'm accustomed to doing, I rushed forward. Rei stopped, preparing to douse me with the hot liquid, but before she could I slammed my weight into her, hooking my arms around her waist and forcing her to the floor as she let out a scream. The pot in her hands flew over her head, the liquid and noodles raining down onto the already stained carpet.

"CLANG!"

The room that had been filled with shouts and screams seconds ago suddenly quieted. I'm not sure what made everyone stop, probably the loud clang of the pot or Rei's scream. In either case, I had won this food war.

Taking a deep breath, I lifted myself up slightly so I could stare into Rei's eyes, but to my surprise they were squeezed tight. Pale hands were covering her mouth. When she removed them, her giggles came shining through and her eyes opened to reveal tears.

"Rei?"

"I'm sorry," she said in between giggles. "I just…hahahahaha…you should see the look on your face. You look like a little kid."

I rolled my eyes as I rose from off the floor. "And you should see how funny you look with all that potato salad in your hair." A laugh fell from my lips. "Anyway, I believe that's checkmate Rei. You've lost."

"Fine, I'll concede for now," she answered, sitting up. "Mind helping me up?"

After giving her a nod, I extended my right hand out to her. My gaze stayed on her face as she placed her hand in mine. With a gentle pull, I brought her up to her feet. "I hope I wasn't too rough on you."

She scoffed before placing her hand son her hips. "Please. With your scrawny behind. You've got no chance of ever leaving a scratch on me."

"Is that so?" I questioned, an evil idea working its way into my mind.

Unfortunately my ingenious scheme wouldn't get the opportunity to be carried out tonight due to current circumstances. Still, I'll keep the idea in mind if something should change…

No, what am I saying? Our current circumstances can't change. Not with her life the way it is. I have to remember that Rei is Zera, a woman that radiates danger though…if Rei is Zera, then who was behind Zera's mask the other night? Was it one of her friends? Are they the Celestial Knights?

"Lulu?"

Shirley's voice shook me from my thoughts. I turn and give her my best smile before chuckling at how dirty she had gotten from the food fight. Rivalz gets up from the floor a few seconds later, completely covered in potato salad.

Serena and Milly were dirty too but Suzaku was nearly unrecognizable thanks to all the food that the two blondes had caked onto him. I held back another laugh as bits of the casserole dripped off him.

Lita had escaped to the kitchen a few minutes ago. No telling how bad off she had been when she'd decided to quit.

Then again, glancing around this mess of a dining room, I can imagine why she'd leave. There's food dripping off of every surface of the room. It'll be a miracle if I manage to clean it.

Of course, I certainly don't plan on cleaning it up by myself.

"Rei, Serena," I began, "since you two started this whole thing, you guys are going to help me clean this mess."

Rei shrugged. "Fine, I guess I can deal with that."

Serena, however, pouted after I made this announcement. "Do I have to? This place is a mess."

Milly threw her arm over the other blonde's shoulder. "Serena, you did start the fight. Don't worry though, Rivalz and I will help out too…" she sent a glare at him, "right?"

Rivalz nodded quickly. "You bet. Not a problem at all."

"I'll help too," Shirley volunteered, a bright smile on her face.

I sighed in relief. "Good, now all we need is to find Lita and…" I trailed off as I noted that two other people were missing in action. "Where did Rolo and Ami go?"

Rei's expression of ease immediately shifted to one of worry. "I didn't even notice them leave."

"I saw Ami leave around the time our fight started," Shirley cut in. "I'm not sure about Rolo though. One minute he was here and the next he was gone." She glared at Rivalz. "Not to mention that somebody distracted me by shoving stringed beans into my mouth.

Rivalz rubbed the back of his head anxiously as his eyes darted around. "Who me? What are you talking about?"

"I'll get Lita from out of the kitchen," Serena stated, bounding away. "She can help us look and then she can help us clean."

"In the meantime we should search around and see if they're somewhere in the house," Rei added after Serena had left.

Milly nodded. "I'll search this area and the back courtyard with Lita and Serena." She turned toward Rivalz. "You and Rei should check the living room and the front courtyard. Lelouch, Shirley, you guys check upstairs and the other end of the clubhouse. And Suzaku…you should stay here. You might leave a mess through the house otherwise."

I raised an eyebrow at Milly. No doubt that these pair ups were part of one her schemes. Of course, knowing her, there's no way to tell exactly what she's up to.

"Sounds good," Shirley replied. "We'll meet up back here if we don't find them in fifteen minutes."

"And if one of us finds them we should contact the other two groups immediately," I finished, turning my gaze toward the stairs. The probability of finding Rolo and Ami in one of the bedrooms was slim to none. I'm sure Milly realizes this as well. Clearly this is a set up.

"Alright, we've got the game plan," Rivalz exclaimed, "let's get to hunting."

Rei rolled her eyes before tugging on Rivalz's sleeve. "Come on goofball." She glanced back at me and Shirley. "If you guys find them, you can reach me on my cell."

"Likewise," I answered, pulling my own phone from my coat pocket. "Let's go Shirley."

And so begins a search for two missing teens. Though unbeknownst to most of them, one of the teens was in grave danger.

Rei Hino, a.k.a. Sailor Mars the guardian of fire and Zera the leader of the Celestial Knights, understood that Ami Mizuno, the senshi of ice, could be in trouble. After all, she knew of Rolo's true objective. She knew that he was a spy for the O.S.I. and based on the actions of other O.S.I. members like Viletta and the two guards that had nearly killed Lelouch four weeks prior, Rei concluded that Rolo was most likely trying to get information from Ami. After all, it wasn't like the reports had stated that the other Sailor Soldiers had lost their memory.

Still, with Rivalz with her, she couldn't let on that she feared for Ami's well-being. She had to pretend that this search was simply a means for her and Rivalz to become closer. Why else would the infamous Milly Ashford, who was known for her schemes, pair the two of them up like this? Even if the plan was obvious, Rei couldn't allow Rivalz to figure it out. Knowing him though, he wouldn't act on the opportunity that was right in front of his face.

As for the others, Milly and Serena left after catching Lita in the act of eating a slice of the pumpkin pie. Lita stayed behind with Suzaku so she could get started on cleaning the dining room. Both teens were unaware of the other presence in the room, who watched with resigned affection toward the Japanese soldier.

Meanwhile, Lelouch and Shirley began to search upstairs for the two missing teens. Both of them were aware of the fact that Milly had set them up for a very uncomfortable situation.

And while Shirley was working up her nerve to tell Lelouch how she felt, the raven haired student was planning escape routes and preparing excuses.

Then there are the two teens for which this search was initiated. What is happening with them? Is Ami Mizuno really in any danger?

A/N: To find out the answer to the above questions, read the next chapter. Thanks for reading this one and I hope you enjoyed the mild humor. Be sure to leave a review.