Episode 3

Zero the Entertainer

"My Girlfriend"

Channel: Zero

Uploaded: 1 week ago

Views: 8 million

"Hello my Black Knights and welcome back to channel Zero. Today, as you can see, I have a special guest with me. Her name is C.C and she's my girlfriend.

Today we are not going to be doing a makeup video, instead, I want to talk about what has happened recently. I apologize for the serious mood, however this is very important to me.

Two days ago it was revealed that I was dating C.C. That is true, however, what is not true is that I'm just playing with her, or she seduced me, or whatever other ridiculous scenarios everyone has come up with. Those false rumors has been hard for us to handle. Rumors can cause irreversible pain, and it did cause that for me and my girlfriend.

So, the message I want to leave with everyone is to please verify your information before you spread it. Twisting the truth and bullying someone is not right, and I won't stand for any slander against my true fans, family, friends or my girlfriend.

This has been Zero and I hope to bring you more exciting content in the future."

It has been a week since Lelouch uploaded a video to his YouTube channel which revealed C.C as his girlfriend. As expected, it caused chaos among Zero's diehard fangirls around the world. They made petitions for them to break up and even burned photos of C.C. Fortunately, they could not harass her via social media as she did not have any personal accounts.

However, Lelouch's video did stop the disgusted glances C.C would receive from their classmates. After hearing directly from him that she didn't seduce him, they stopped negatively gossiping about her. The new topic however, was how long their relationship would last. Lelouch proudly posted pictures of them hanging out on his social media. It broke hearts but also gained him more supporters who were interested in his love life.

Currently, C.C and Lelouch sat next to each other on a picnic bench in the schools' garden to enjoy the break between their classes. Lelouch was peeling an apple whilst C.C worked on an essay on her laptop.

"aaa~" he said as he held a piece to her mouth. She accepted and complemented on how sweet it was.

"Lelouch, if you keep doing stuff like this in public people won't stop bothering us." *snap*

"Look, they're taking pictures again. I'm thoroughly convinced that you're a narcissist. No wonder you're so popular on social media." she spoke with an annoyed tone, still not taking her eyes and hands off of her laptop.

"C.C?" he called and she looked at him with her usual bored expression. Suddenly he leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her lips.

Around them, phones snapped and people gasped. C.C furrowed her brows, closed her laptop and stood up from the bench. Lelouch could see that she was very upset. He quickly apologized.

"C.C, I'm sor-"

"I'm going to class. I'll be back when you're done entertaining." she said sharply as she left him at the bench. People watched as C.C left with an annoyed expression. Once again they started to gossip as if learning nothing.

"Are they fighting?"

"Lol, I knew it wouldn't be long until the witch revealed her true colors. No one can get along with her!"

"Shut up you guys, haven't you watched his video? Let's wait until he announces their breakup, then we can talk."

"True."

Lelouch sighed at his classmates who plotted his downfall. Checking the time, he got up from his seat and headed to class.

Lelouch was on his way to class when Shirley approached him and asked if they could talk in private. He agreed and they went outside behind the arts building where no one could see them.

"What's up Shirley?"

"Uh Lelouch, does C.C hate me?" Lelouch furrowed his brows as if what her teammates did to C.C had escaped her memory. Shirley continued to speak.

"I tried to apologize to her about taking my stress out on her for the project…and also for what the swim team did, but she's ignoring me. You're the only one she talks to now, so I was wondering if you could give me her number or at least ask her to speak with me?"

"…That's if she'll talk to me…" he grumbled.

"Is something wrong?" She asked worriedly. A tinge of happiness lingered in her tone.

"No. Shirley, you've done a lot for me so I'll definitely help you with this." he replied and Shirley smiled happily. They waved goodbye to each other and headed to their respective classes.

3 Days Later~

Lelouch pulled up to C.C's dorm in his luxury car which was black on the outside and had white leather seats on the inside. It was Friday evening, but still Lelouch hadn't received any text replies from C.C, moreover, they had been busy with school so they couldn't meet each other.

He got out of his car at the right moment to catch the girl exiting her dorm in a hurry. Her hair was held in a ponytail under a black hat and she wore a black and green Adidas tracksuit. On her back was a large backpack equipped with a tall water bottle. 'Where is she going?' He thought as he ran to her and called her name. At hearing his voice, she turned around with a shocked expression.

"What are you doing here Lelouch?"

"I came to see you…by the way, where are you going?"

"I'm going hiking."

He wondered if something was wrong with her. It was currently 6pm. She couldn't be going hiking at night all alone!

"Do you know what time it is? There's no way you're going alo- Don't tell me you always do this?"

"Calm down mother. I'm going to Kumano Kodo in Wakayama to hike in the morning."

"Is your brain functioning properly? Wakayama is hours away from Tokyo…You're not listening are you? I'm coming with you."

She crossed her arms and looked at him condescendingly.

"Why? So you can make a vlog to entertain your fans. I don't need mr. entertainer following me today."

"I won't be 'mr. entertainer'."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yes, I'll even turn off my phone, watch." With that, he took his phone out of his pocket and turned it off.

"If you're coming with me, you'll need to change your outfit…and if I don't leave now I'll miss the train."

C.C then turned around and walked away from him. He walked closer to her and grabbed her wrist, causing her to turn around quickly. She could feel his desperation, his sincerity as she looked into his eyes.

"Wait for me." he pleaded and she softened her expression.

"If we miss the train, I won't forgive you." he smiled and led her to his car.

They arrived at his apartment and he quickly gathered a hiking bag and threw on a tracksuit. It was black and purple, which complemented his eyes and dark black hair. C.C was patiently waiting in his car, threatening him to hurry up over the phone he had turned back on to inform his family and friends of his whereabouts for the weekend. Finally he was done and had arrived back to the car.

The ride to the train station was filled with the sound of trendy lofi hip hop beats from the radio as C.C intently read a history novel. Lelouch peered at her often but didn't want to disturb her. As soon as he looked away, she peered at him from the top of her book. She immediately looked back to her book as Lelouch reached for his tumbler filled with a strawberry smoothie he made.

When they arrived at the train station, they ran to their train before it departed. They then settled comfortably in their seats for the 5 hour journey ahead. This journey was all too natural for C.C though. Every once in a while, when life was bearing down on her shoulders, she would take a trip to Wakayama to escape and ease her troubled emotions. She always went alone. No one knew when she left, and no one knew when she returned. Whilst having these thoughts, she looked at Lelouch. In just a second he made the decision to join her on this long, frivolous journey.

What she didn't know was that Lelouch was excited to join her. He spent all week organizing projects, socializing and planning his next YouTube videos, all the while keeping a bright smile and positive attitude. Truthfully all of it was stressing him out, but she was there, like a breath of fresh air. He looked at her. Their gazes now locked together with no escape.

"The ride will be long." she commented.

"You've been running through my mind all week. Every second that I've been playing 'mr. entertainer', I couldn't stop thinking of being in your company. If this ride could last forever, I'd happily ride it forever."

She reached out to hold his hand. Their fingers intertwined with one another. Suddenly, the lights dimmed in the cabin as the night trip began and people started to sleep. C.C whispered,

"I thought everything was just fun and games to you once we were in public. You would turn into a different person compared to when we're alone, but I can see now…that it's been hard on you all this time. I'm sorry."

He leaned closer to her and she rested her head on his shoulder. His thumb caressed her small hand.

"Your words woke me up. I wear a mask every day in order to be the 'perfect' student, role model, and influencer. All of it to live up to my name, 'Vi Brittannia'. The mask called 'Zero' and the mask of Charles and Marianne's son…its tiring. I feel like a puppet and a clown, dancing around to fit their standards, dancing around to be the perfect leader, dancing around to be the perfect son, dancing around to be the perfect brother, and now…dancing around to be the perfect boyfriend…I'm sorry for hurting you. I'm sorry for being zero the entertainer."

Part 2 next~