Code Geass and its characters belong to Gorō Taniguchi and Ichirō Ōkouchi.

I only own my OC, Laurel vi Britannia AKA The Red Witch.

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The Red Witch

Chapter 2: The Student Council

Laurel woke up the following morning to have breakfast and head to class with Nunnally.

Starting class went smoother than expected, but the black haired girl still made sure not to keep her guard down.

After all, Laurel definitely didn't want to get unwanted attention after humiliating Ekaterina and her companions yesterday.

Once class was over, Laurel helped Nunnally bring some homemade cupcakes and ordered pizzas boxes to the clubhouse of the Student Council.

"Whoa."Laurel said in awe. "So the clubhouse is like a ballroom?"

"Yes, it is."Nunnally giggled. "They built it as a ballroom for various special occasions."

"So what is the occasion for today, Nunnally?"Laurel asked.

"It is to welcome the new member of the Student Council."Nunnally replied.

Laurel brought Nunnally to the ballroom of Ashford Academy and saw four people in the room watching TV.

Three of them were girls and the fourth person was a boy.

"Everyone, this is my new friend, Laurel Starks."Nunnally introduced kindly. "She is staying with me and Lelouch."

"Welcome to our school, Laurel."Milly responded. "I'm Milly, the President of the Student Council. Pleasure to meet you."

"I'm Rivalz, the secretary."Rivalz replied. "If there's anything you need to help with, I'm your man."

"Hi, I'm Shirley."Shirley answered. "And I'm a member of the swim club. Welcome."

"Hi there, my name's Nina."Nina said shyly while looking down.

"It's nice to meet all of you."Laurel answered sweetly. "Happy to be here."

Laurel looked at Shirley quietly as the auburn girl spoke with Nunnally.

"Shirley Fenette."Laurel thought with a sad glare. "I was told you were in deeply in love with dad and found it difficult to get his attention. But after you learned Zero's identity, you were murdered the following year and your death left a significant impact on my dad, furthering his fear of intimacy with others."

Laurel frowned of her thoughts until she notice Lelouch wasn't in the room.

"Hey, where's Lelouch?"Laurel questioned.

"He went to give Kallen some clothes to wear after Rivalz spilled champagne all over her."Shirley admitted with a frown.

"All I wanted was for us to have a little fun."Rivalz stated sheepishly.

Laurel bit her lip and looked down.

"Father went to see mother on his own."Laurel thought. "Does that mean that they are-"

Laurel quickly shook her head to snap out of the unthinkable thought.

"No way! They only just met!"Laurel thought as her cheeks turned a bit pink in embarrassment. "Besides dad is not that kind of guy, right? Right?!"

The black haired girl quietly calmed down and looked at Milly.

"Who is Kallen, Milly?"Laurel asked with a confused look.

"Kallen Stadtfeld is our new member of the Student Council."Milly explained. "She is from a noble family, but she is unable to attend school most of the times because of her poor health."

"Oh..."Laurel commented and thought with a hint of amusement. "Very clever, mum. Your a powerful, confident, wilful and Japanese-favouring resistance member on the inside and on the outside you wear the mask of a milquetoast withdrawn ill girl who didn't speak up very much as your cover up."

Lelouch brought Kallen a fresh set of his own clothes for her to wear, unable to see her behind the shower curtain.

"Sorry about all this."Lelouch apologised. "I know they can be a little over the top."

"That's okay."Kallen assured. "Nothing wrong with cutting loose every once in a while, you know?"

"These are some of my clothes."Lelouch replied as he placed his clothes in a small basket. "Hope that's okay."

"It's cool. Don't worry about it."Kallen answered as she washed herself. "That was fast. You went all the way to the boy's dorm?"

"Actually, I live here."Lelouch declared. "It'd be pretty hard for my sister to live off in the dorms. The principal of the school lets us stay here as a favor."

"I see..."Kallen started.

"Anyway..."Lelouch said as he prepared to leave.

"Hey, wait!"Kallen protested. "Can you hand me that pouch over there?"

"Sure."Lelouch answered.

Lelouch picked up a small pink pouch that laid on a nearby counter.

But as the raven haired boy turned to look away and hand it to Kallen, she suddenly grabbed his wrist and started questioning him about Shinjuku.

"You really are a live-wire, aren't you?"Lelouch teased.

"Were you the one in Shinjyuku?"Kallen questioned.

"What do you mean?"Lelouch asked.

"Don't play dumb."Kallen retorted. "You brought up Shinjyuku the other day! Why?"

"Why do you ask?"Lelouch asked innocently. "Is there something wrong with Shinjyuku?"

"Don't answer my question with a question."Kallen replied with a glare. "Yes or no, that's all I wanna hear out of you."

Kallen secretly produces a hidden knife out of the pink pouch to force Lelouch to answer her question.

Just then the phone near the shower rings causing Lelouch to pick it up.

"If I don't answer it, someone will come. That okay?"Lelouch stated and answered the phone. "Hello? Ashford Academy Student Council. No, this is..."

Lelouch got a respond causing him to give the phone to Kallen.

"Oh, it's for you."Lelouch admitted. "He says he knows you."

Kallen picked up the phone and answered it.

"Hello?"Kallen asked.

"Glad you still alive, Q1."A man's voice replied.

Kallen's eyes widen and glanced at Lelouch, who turned his head away from her.

"16:00, the day after tomorrow."the man's voice ordered. "The observation deck at Tokyo Tower. Come alone."

"Who are you? How did you arrange that cease-fire order?"Kallen demanded and the phone call ended. "Hey, don't hang up!"

"Did you say cease-fire?"Lelouch questioned. "Sounds like you keep dangerous company."

"Oh, um, that was..."Kallen started nervously.

"Let me guess...You're talking about a game?"Lelouch suggested with a smile. "Something online?"

"Yeah, you got me."Kallen agreed and let go of Lelouch's wrist. "Cause, you know, I've been shut up in my house so long..."

"That's what I was warning you about, when I told you not to bring up Shinjyuku before."Lelouch stated and rubbed his wrist, secretly admiring how strong Kallen's grip was. "Seriously, some guys will try to show you footage of what happened that day and it's pretty damn grim. By the way, you know I can see you, right?"

Kallen froze and notice her body was showing causing her to panic and close the curtain.

"Um, I won't tell anyone."Lelouch assured. "Later."

Lelouch left the bathroom as Kallen looked down in embarrassment.

"I was wrong..."Kallen said in shame.

In a Room...

Sayoko was actually the one that made the mystery call using a voice recorder while under the influence of Lelouch's Geass.

Laurel slowly munched on a slice of blueberry tart, admiring the taste of the beautifully decorated tart piled high with fresh blueberries. The sweet and sour blueberries paired perfectly with the crispy tart crust.

She, Nunnally and the Student Council were watching a comedy show on TV while waiting for Lelouch and Kallen.

Suddenly the channel changed to the news that announced that Prince Clovis la Britannia was killed.

Laurel frowned at the news in the TV.

"Uncle Clovis was naive, vain and a ineffective ruler, but he had good relationship with Lelouch's family and always took the time to visit and play chess with him."Laurel thought. "Shame that he had to order the execution of thousands to preserve his position. But did Dad have to-"

The fourteen year old girl brought her attention away from the TV when she saw Lelouch arriving in the room with Kallen, who wore his clothes.

"So you mean like the cultural festival?"Kallen asked.

"Yep, like that, along with the cross-dressers' ball, the absolute silence party and swim suit day."Lelouch answered.

"What's up with that?"Kallen questioned in curiosity.

"Blame our president."Lelouch remarked. "You'll be spending a lot of time with her. Hope you're ready."

Laurel smiled secretly seeing the duo getting along before focusing back on the TV.

"Lelouch, it's awful."Nunnally commented.

"What is?"Lelouch asked.

"Prince Clovis has been found dead."Milly stated.

"They're saying he was killed."Rivalz admitted.

Laurel looked at her future parents' expressions.

Kallen seemed surprised while Lelouch simply frowned.

"Prince Clovis has been taken from us."Jeremiah announced. "He fought for peace and justice against all of the Elevens. He died a martyr. We must all bury our sorrow, and carry on his will."

Then the Reporter interrupted the news to announce the one who they believe was responsible for Clovis' death.

"We interrupt this broadcast with breaking news."the Reporter stated. "The man suspected as the murderer has been captured. According to this report, the suspect is an honorary Britanian. Private Suzaku Kururugi, a former Eleven and honorary Britanian. I repeat, Suzaku Kururugi arrested for murder."

Laurel's expression changed to a cruel glare seeing Suzaku while being taken away by britannian soldiers as a crowd of people watched from each side.

"There you are, father killer."Laurel thought with a dark expression.

Next chapter...

Lelouch: I'm going to come back late today. So you can take care of Nunnally.

Laurel: I think it's best if I come and help you out...Zero

Lelouch: What?

Stay tuned:)