A/N: This is "The Aftermath, Part 2". In this chapter things get even more complicated.

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Chapter 38

The Aftermath Part 2

Tuesday at noon

Lelouch P.O.V.

In all honesty I felt uneasy. It had nothing to do with visiting Kyoto today or anything that had to do with the Black Knights. I was thoroughly prepared for anything that could go wrong with today's plans, though I was sure that nothing would.

So, the uneasiness didn't come from anything of that sort. It came from the fact that I had two problems with two very different women.

"Are you serious, you're asking me for a favor?" a voice asked. I should correct myself. I meant three very different women.

"Yes," I said wearily as I walked towards the green haired witch. She stood behind a tree and her gaze was toward the ground.

"I got the idea from something you said." I continued. "No matter what Kyoto's intentions are, I want their power."

"Is that what you truly wish for?" she asked. "If it's at the very core of your reason for living, I'll try to help you."

"Then do it." I told her. "C.C. I need you."

She stared at me for a moment and then shrugged. "I understand, by the way you forgot this." She took out the ticket that had been given to me yesterday. I hastily snatched it out of her hand. She had no right to go poking through my things.

"I didn't forget," I told her, quite agitated now. "I don't know when I'll be back tonight so I was planning to call and cancel."

Shirley, she was the first problem I had to deal with today. She had invited me to go see a concert with her. I hadn't refused, but I hadn't exactly accepted either. I had told myself that I should go, but I don't have the time. I have things to do. Specifically, I have Black Knight's business to attend to that needs my immediate attention.

C.C. looked up at me curiously. I looked away, but I know she caught on the concerned look on my face.

"Pull it together Lelouch!" I thought with agitation. I'm sure that I had a scowl on my face now.

"Stick to your contract," C.C. said finally. About a second later my cell phone rang and I quickly picked it up.

"It's me," I said, answering.

"Hey Lulu," came Shirley's voice.

"Good timing, I wanted to call, you see…" I started, but was soon cut off.

"Um, listen Lulu…," Shirley said timidly.

"Hmm," I replied not really sure what other response I could give. I was pretty distracted at the moment.

"I know I made a date with you, but I may be late," she said.

"Oh."

"Sorry, but anyway, I'm sure it'll be fine, really," Shirley stuttered. She sounded like she was in a hurry.

"But I promise you that I'll be there," she finished. "I'll see you there okay, bye."

I tried to say something, but she had already hung up the phone. I guess that's one problem that's partially solved now.

The other…not as easy to avoid.

(Flashback, to the night before)

I had come home, back from handling Black Knight business to find Nunnally in her room waiting up for me.

"Lelouch," she had said as I entered.

I walked in and smiled at her, even though she couldn't see it I know she could tell I was smiling.

"Looks like your fever is gone," I told her making my way to the other side of her bed.

"Maybe I was just a little moody," she replied.

I was puzzled, "Moody?"

She nodded and laid back down onto the pillows behind her head. "It just seems to me lately, that you've become a little distant, like you have other things weighing on your mind."

At that, I had felt guilty. I hadn't wanted her to feel that way.

She chuckled, "Perhaps my body just did this on it's own to get your attention."

I kneeled to the floor and took hold of Nunnally's hands.

"You're wrong," I told her gently. "I haven't changed. No matter what, I'll always be by your side Nunnally."

"So then, can I be a little selfish now, can you do something for me?" she asked.

"Anything."

"You see, I'm worried about Rei."

"Rei?" I asked a little shocked. I hadn't really thought about her in a while. After all, she had made it clear that she didn't want me intruding in on her life.

"Did something happen," I asked.

Nunnally shook her head, "No it's just…she seems so sad."

It was true that Rei hadn't been herself lately. She hadn't even come to school that day.

"While you were gone today, she came to visit me," Nunnally said.

"Oh, really," I asked.

"Yes, she came to check in since she heard that I was sick," Nunnally stated. "She also told me that she's moving into her dorm room now."

"Doesn't she have a house though," I asked her.

"She does, but she said that she needed some space from her friends," she told me. "When I asked her more she just said the house was too small and she just needed to move out cause her friends were getting on her nerves, but it's more than that big brother…she's sad and tired. I could hear it in her voice, something is wrong."

"So what do you want me to do about it," I asked her while stroking her hand.

"Will you talk to her for me," Nunnally asked. "She won't open up to me, but she might to you. You always knew what to do to make her smile if she was sad. So would you…"

"I will," I told her. She had been getting worked up and I didn't want her worries of Rei to make her feel sick all over again. In that moment, I had actually been kind of mad at Rei for making my sister so worried over her, but then again that was Nunnally's nature. She worried about people.

"Good, now just one more thing big brother," she said. "Please, just hold my had a little bit longer. If I fall asleep alone, I'm afraid I'll have that dream again."

I clutched her hand tighter and it wasn't long after that she fell into a peaceful sleep.

(End Flashback)

I promised Nunnally that I would talk to Rei, and I would. However, I wasn't looking forward to it. I knew good and well that she didn't want me to interfere in her personal matters and after that night at the hospital I didn't want to. A small part of me wished that Nunnally had asked Suzaku to talk to her. Rei had always been more willing to listen to Suzaku seven years ago. I was sure that that hadn't changed.

"Lelouch, Lelouch, are you going to answer me or not," C.C. asked suddenly shaking me away from my thoughts.

"Yeah…what is it," I replied hastily.

"Are you ready to do this or not?" she retorted sullenly.

"Yes, I'm ready," I said leading the way off campus. I had to focus. My problems with Rei and Shirley could wait until another time. Right now, my first priority was to get Kyoto's power.

Around 3:45 p.m.

Rei P.O.V.

"I'm really sorry about this," I said shutting the closet door and locking the young woman inside.

I'm sure you're wondering why I've just locked a woman in a closet. Well, I'll tell you.

I've gone out of my mind.

It was really that simple. When I heard that Master Kirihara was meeting with Zero and that I hadn't been allowed to go. I decided to make my way in.

The woman who I had locked in the closet was Himmiko Uzumaki, one of Kirihara's top bodyguards, and though she was never late to meetings she was today.

Yes, I had apprehended her, tied her up, took her glasses, and locked her in a closet. I then went to my quarters, glasses in tow and prepared my disguise.

I didn't need much really. Just a blond wig and glasses since her eye color was the same as mine, and we looked a lot alike except that she had a mole above her right eye, which I could draw in with an eyeliner pencil easily.

A girl can do anything as long as she has makeup. Normally, I would think that kind of saying was totally unethical and stereotypical, but in this case it worked.

After tying up my long hair into a bun, I put on a blond wig that matched Himmiko's hair. Her hair was almost shoulder length, cut to a bob style, and though it took me forever to get my hair into the bun. (Seriously some of my hair still ended up coming out of it.) It was worth it.

When it came to choosing an outfit for my disguise, it had to be perfect. I didn't know what Himmiko's preference was for clothes, but from what she was wearing today, I knew she preferred Japanese/Chinese style. She was Japanese herself after all.

I decided to go with a red, short sleeved kimono styled shirt. Himmiko, from what I knew liked to wear fitted garments, and this shirt really hugged my curves, and though I felt really stupid for thinking this way, I felt hot.

I also wore black dress pants, which fitted the business like attire that would be in this meeting. I would've worn a jacket, but I decided against it.

For the last touch I put on my trademark fashion. Red high heeled shoes.

After putting on the glasses I assessed myself one last time. The meeting had already started, but I knew that Zero hadn't appeared quite yet. I didn't know for sure who Zero was yet, but if my suspicion was correct then I knew how this whole thing would play out.

Because I knew Lelouch.

And because he can't keep anything from me.

The whole point of this undercover mission, was to finally find out, for sure, who Zero was.

If my plan worked and if I had anticipated correctly, I would find my answers and the truth about the man behind the mask.

It was true that I didn't blame Zero for what happened to Chad, but he did cause that landslide and a lot of deaths had been partially his fault.

The thought of Chad made my heart hurt, but I pushed through it. I couldn't think about it now. I had already let my emotions go crazy enough this week.

Yesterday, though I regretted it now. I had visited Nunnally, well first I had talked to Milly about me finally moving in to my single dorm room, but that's beside the point. I visited Nunnally to check up on her since Milly had told me she was sick. I felt bad about visiting her now because I know I made her worry about me. I shouldn't have gone to see her. I should've just went straight to my new dorm room.

"Then what would you have done?" my conscious said. "Make yourself feel more guilty about Chad's death? Cry yourself to sleep? Think about how he used to hold you in his arms and make you feel safe? Or would you think about how you fought with him and how you let him die."

"Shut up!" I shouted at myself as I stared into the mirror. "Just shut up!"

"You can't hide your grief forever, you'll have to face it eventually."

I couldn't do that. I could never allow myself to let my emotions take me that far. Never again will I let my heart break like that again.

"Isn't it already broken," my conscious asked. "He broke it when he left the first time didn't he?"

"I can't think, about this now," I whispered putting on my coral red lipstick. After adding a touch of lip-gloss I left the room and my ragging emotions of Chad behind.

It was show time, and I couldn't afford to miss my own grand entrance.

A/N: So what did you think about that? Lelouch is executing his plan, but Rei's plan has only just begun. Will she discover the truth about the man behind the mask. Will Rei end up doing something that will surprise us all, (even me)? The answers to these questions and more will be waiting in chapter 39 of…

"A Date With Destiny"