Nunnally of the Insurrection

Chapter 30

"You want to WHAT?" Viceroy Cornelia asked, blinking as she had a video call from Nemo.

"I want to do a strike into China," Nemo admitted. "Or at least start making the preperations for one." she added.

"The Black Knights, not Area 11 forces?" Cornelia said after a moment.

'She's sharp,' Nunnally thought. Aloud she said, "Correct. All I need from you are several high speed air transports."

Cornelia studied her a moment. "Will this splash on Area 11?" she asked.

"No," Nemo said firmly. "I have planned things out to prevent that, specifically," she added.

Cornelia nodded thoughtfully. "If I asked for your plan, would you tell me?" she asked.

"Well, no," Nemo admitted. She explained calmly, "You'd want plausable deniability if it DID go wrong."

"Huh," Cornelia conceded. That was a fair point.

"Well?" Nemo pushed a bit.

Cornelia frowned at her, reminding her she WAS the leader of this Area. Even if Nemo had her over a barrel.

Nemo flinched a bit, "Sorry."

Cornelia sighed. "Yes, I can free up the transports. I'll need to know exactly how many and where to send them?" she asked.

Nemo looked relieved, "Thank you! I'll provide the data once we're closer to launch."

"Very well," Cornelia nodded. She paused, a odd look on her face.

"Yes?" Nemo asked, curiously.

Cornelia looked sheepish, "I understand Ashford Academy is having ANOTHER festival. And Euphie is going."

"Ah," Nemo blinked.

"Could the Knights kind of... keep an eye on her? Please?" Cornelia sighed.

Nemo clearly was fighting back a chuckle. "We'll do what we can," she said, deadpan.

"Thank you," Cornelia sighed.

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"Tensions are rising with China. Do you think it's Nemo's doing?"

"HOW, though?"

"Good point..."

Suzaku walked by, blinking as both girls gave him very admiring glances. 'Geeze,' he thought, sighing silently.

"Suzaku-sama!" one girl cried.

"Ah hell," Suzaku hurried along.

Ever since he had saved Lady Cornelia and won a medal, the Britannians in Area 11 had embraced him. After, it should be noted, off and on bullying him over his being a Japanese native. It was kind of revolting, really.

Thank goodness the Student Council remained basically normal, he mused as he opened the door and went in.

"Cat costumes! Here!" Milly thrust a bundle of cloth at him.

"What."

Rivalz, who was also dressed in what basically looked like a Cat pajamas outfit, noted, "Don't argue. It's a waste of time."

"God this is embarassing," Shirley groaned.

"eeep," Suzaku murmured.

Shirley was.. generously figured, one could say, and she was wearing basically a bathing suit with cat add ons. It was sexy as hell, actually.

Nunnally was just in uniform, but had given in to cat ears. She also had noticed him noticing Shirley, and looked VERY amused.

"Don't say it," Suzaku growled at her.

"Who, me?" Nunnally smiled.

Nina, dressed as a black cat, noted, "Best get changed, or Milly will do it for you."

"She would, too," Rivalz agreed.

"I'll go change," Suzuku sighed, taking the outfit and heading into the bathroom.

"Oh poo," Milly pouted, "I wanted Shirley to help me dress him."

Shirley went pink, and Suzaku hurried off.

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"Welcome, Knight of Four," Schneizel nodded as the woman entered his office.

Dorothea Ernst nodded stiffly, "My Prince. You summoned me?"

"I, or rather Father, have a job for you. Odysseus will be going to the Chinese to negotiate. You will be guarding him," Schneizel said.

Dorothea actually looked a bit startled. "Me, Sir? But... with what happened in Area 11..."

Schneizel nodded slightly, "We know you want to redeem yourself."

"Oh?" Dorothea gave him a questioning look.

Schneizel met her gaze calmly, "You will lead the guards. You will advise him. But if you both are captured, and there is a risk you will be compromised, you will kill him and yourself."

Dorothea's eyes widened, then she calmly answered, "I see."

The calm acceptance was what Schneizel expected from her. Despite that, he explained, "Someone is exerting a influence over our interactions with China. A third, unknown party is pulling strings, and we don't know their intentions."

"Or what they want," Dorothea noted grimly, "like luring out a Britannian Prince and then snatching him."

"Exactly," Schneizel agreed.

"Not to be too forward, but why aren't you going too?" Dorothea asked.

"It's a fair question," Schneizel conceded. "The situation in the EU is becoming increasingly unstable... I don't dare stay away too long."

"That's fair enough," Dorothea conceded.

"Here is the briefing papers on the political situation," Schneizel passed that over, "as well as the EU concerns. Any questions?"

"No, sir. I'm sure everything is in here," Dorothea said calmly.

"Good luck," Schneizel said, dismissing her.

As Dorothea left, she mused at how willing the royals were to sacrifice their own. Though they had clearly demonstrated that when they let Lelouch and Nunnally die...

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"So when are you going to move?" CC asked, the green haired woman lounging on Nunnally's bed eating pizza.

'Where does that pizza GO?' Nunnally wondered, sitting in a chair at her desk.

CC gave her a look, "What."

"Nothing, nothing," Nunnally said quickly.

"The raid?" CC prompted.

"Ah, right," Nunnally said, "I expect the Chinese or Britannian forces to get into a skirmish in the north. That will trigger an emergency mobilization, and we'll move out then."

"And if they don't?" CC had to ask.

"I have strings I can pull," Nunnally admitted.

"You used your geass power on someone," CC mused.

"I don't like using it, but...," Nunnally shrugged uncomfortably.

CC wiped her mouth, got up and walked over to Nunnally. "You should get used to using power, you know," she purred.

Nunnally looked up, "I am."

"Oh really?" CC dropped into her lap.

"Eeep," Nunnally 'eeeped'.

"Command me, oh King," CC breathed into Nunnally's ear.

Nunnally's eyes were wide and she was blushing furiously. She got up, sending CC to the floor, and blurted, "I should check on dinner. Excuse me."

CC watched her rush out of the room and pouted. "Damn," she got up, straightening out her dress and going back to her pizza.

To be continued...

Notes: I keep meaning to have CC be flirty with Nunnally, but I run out of pages. The other question, of course, is does she mean it or is CC trying to manipulate Nunnally?

I'm thinking Nunnally is actually pretty innocent, sex wise. So that would be a factor too.