Demon and the Red Moon

Well, hope you enjoyed that wind up. Here's the pitch.

Side note: I'm gonna play Warhammer 40k but has no ARMEH! NEEDS AN ARMEH!

Side note. To the side. I'm way more excited to write up the next chapter because it's gonna be very different and not re-writing the show.

Spinzaku Kururugi Fact #99 Spinzaku doesn't spin like a hurricane. Hurricanes spin like Spinzaku.

Chapter 8: The Black Knights

"Barbaric elevens!" Cornelia raged, pacing across the command room of the G-1 Mobile Command Center. Usually the command room was full of minor officers and strategic advisers. At the moment just Cornelia, Guilford and Dalton stood in the room. "Killing hostages. Is this how they repay the Emperor's mercy?!"

"Your highness," Dalton said, standing near the main screen, "we must think of how to rescue the hostages. Our approaches on land and sea were detected and countered. That leaves one possible approach."

"We have to hurry before they discover Euphie," Cornelia pointed out, angrily.

"So far none of them have discovered that fact," Guilford pointed out helpfully.

"But we can use the last possible approach," Dalton reminded. "The main utilities tunnel. It's been constructed to accommodate Sutherlands. So we should have no problem launching an assault."

"Do it," Cornelia commanded, pacing again.

"I've already prepared a team. They're making their insertion now," Dalton declared.

Three Sutherland suddenly dropped to the paved roadway that lined the utilities tunnel. The concrete structure was lit only by low-level red lighting. The Knightmares opened their forward sensor arrays to reveal their fact-sphere sensors. There was nothing in the visible range of the sensor.

"This is Riker Squad, we're beginning our assault now," the lead pilot declared into his radio. With that, the three machines sprinted forward on their wheeled feet. Nine tons of Britannian might sped down the tunnel rapidly.

At the end of the tunnel the leader saw a small explosion. The zoomed in with his fact-sphere sensor again. As he zoomed in he saw four Glasgow carrying a gigantic cannon. It was the last thing he ever saw. In the center of the tunnel the shell stripped off its outer casing and released millions of heavy ball bearings.

The millions of small metal balls ripped into the three Knightmares. Even if one ball only went through a few centimeters of armor, three more struck the weakened armor, ripping through it. The assault unit was ripped to shreds merely a few hundred feet from their insertion point.

"What the hell was that?!" Cornerlia yelled in the control room, suddenly anxious. Dalton was touching a headset against his ear. Guilford was staring at the screen in shock.

"It looks like they modified a Glasgow into a linear cannon. There's no way any Knightmare could survive that much fire." Dalton frowned as he finished reporting and lowered the headset. "Your highness, we may have to consider a new plan of attack."

Cornelia winced, her teeth gritted. No Knightmare. But she had to try her best Knightmare.

"Get me Earl Asplund," she ordered.

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Kallen stripped off her red and orange uniform, her back to Inoue. She kept a wary blue eye on the locked door of Zero's office. She glanced over as C nonchalantly removed her white uniform and dropped it on the floor. Suddenly naked, the green-haired girl pulled on a long-skirt and a black leather jacket, snapping it closed and kneeling down to pull on a knee-high pair of boots.

"Hey, Kallen," Inoue began, drawing Kallen's attention. Inoue looked over her own shoulder to meet Kallen's gaze. "Who's this Zero guy? You know who he is, right?" Kallen winced. She knew who Zero was, but could she betray Lelouch and Nunnally, even for her friends?

"I..." Kallen began, hesitant.

"He's an orphan," C interrupted, spinning to face Inoue and Kallen.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Inoue replied quickly. "It's just that he seems to like you, Kallen." Kallen jumped at the words, suddenly blushing, feeling awkward. "Having you show us where to meet him so many times, and using you as the distraction in Shinjuku."

"Oh...that's...that's..." Kallen's mind drew a blank as she faced away, still blushing. She struggled to find the words to say. C just stared with her nonchalant gold eyes.

"They're lovers," C finally announced, making Kallen jump again, alarmed.

"No, it's not like that!" Kallen interrupted, angry.

There was a knock at the door.

'Kallen? It's Ohgi, are you guys dressed yet?' Ohgi said through the door.

'Be there in a minute!' Ohgi heard Kallen reply through the door. Ohgi walked back downstairs. Back inside, Kallen continued. "Zero and I are..." she paused as she tried to think of what she and Lelouch were. "We're not lovers, damn it! We're just working together, that's it!"

These damn walls aren't thick enough, Lelouch grumbled to himself.

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Cornelia was frowning when Suzaku was led into the command center. Guilford walked over to stand beside Cornelia again. The private who led Suzaku, Lloyd and Cecile stepped aside for the trio to enter the center of the room.

"We have a possible hostage rescue plan," Cornelia began, abrasively. "But our standard Knightmares don't have the speed or durability to get past a linear cannon the Elevens have set up in the tunnel." Suzaku winced at the word "Elevens," but tried not to let it show. Cornelia didn't notice or didn't care.

"Lancelot can certainly destroy any pesky linear cannon," Lloyd bragged, whimsically. "But we've never tested the blaze luminous against that much firepower." Suzaku blinked, wondering how Lancelot was going to destroy a gun emplacement.

"Euphemia told me about the Lancelot's shields withstanding a chaos mine," Cornelia continued. "And it's more agile than the Sutherland we tried in the utilities tunnel. The problem is if we try again they may choose to execute all the hostages. If we had a diversion we would deploy the Lancelot. With the right pilot."

Suzaku blinked at the words, realizing what Cornelia meant.

"Viceroy," Suzaku began, looking up at her defiantly.

"Do not speak to Princess Cornelia in such a manner," Dalton warned, shouting. Cornelia raised a palm, calming Dalton.

"Your highness," Suzaku continued, calming his voice. "This isn't a military action, it's a hostage rescue. Even though I'm merely an Honorary Britannian and you don't want to rely on Elevens, letting innocent people die isn't worth pride. Isn't that true?"

"Suzaku!" Cecile warned. Suzaku gritted his teeth. There was silence as Cornelia stared at him.

"That's true, Kururugi," Cornelia admitted, smirking. Lloyd could've sworn it was almost pride. "Very well, if we have the chance we'll deploy the Lancelot. Have the system on standby in case we decide to move." The monitor beeped, causing Suzaku to jump and look at the screen.

"We're receiving a video message," Dalton commented, moving over to the table to read from the table's imaging screen.

"Go make your preparations," Cornelia ordered, glancing at Suzaku. Suzaku nodded and left, led away by Lloyd and Cecile. "Who is the message coming from?" Dalton's jaw dropped as he read the information.

"It says from Zero," Dalton answered, stunned.

"Answer it," the purple-haired commander ordered, her voice an angry hiss. The screen changed to the image of Zero's helmet, its visor staring right at Cornelia.

'Salutations, Cornelia,' Zero greeted, in a tone that suggested anything but polite formality.

"Zero," Cornelia almost hissed.

'One and only,' Zero replied, smugly. 'I was wondering if you required assistance.'

"Not from you!" Cornelia rebuked instantly. The helmet angled slightly, an amused twitch. "Now show yourself and face Britannian justice for the death of my brother Clovis!"

'Half-brother,' Zero commented, indifferent. 'And no.'

"What?" Cornelia narrowed her eyes at the image of zero.

'Why would I come face you over a dead brother of yours? You have plenty of dead brothers I'd imagine.' Zero paused, looking up as if in thought. 'Wasn't his name...Lelouch?' Cornelia winced, gritting her teeth at the cloaked anarchist. Cornelia felt the shame return almost instantly, a painful blade in her heart.

"Don't speak about Lelouch," she hissed, quietly.

'Very well,' Zero replied, politely. 'I understand there's a hostage situation. I could deliver those hostages safely to you. Including Euphemia.' Cornelia's eyes went wide at the mention of Euphemia.

My suspicion is confirmed, Lelouch thought to himself.

"What did you just say?" Cornelia asked, still stunned at the mention.

'I said it's within my power to rescue her!' Cornelia frowned, then closed her eyes.

"A deal with the devil," Cornelia muttered to herself. "Very well."

0.0.0

"What are you going to do?!" Cornelia later demanded, standing in the chair of her Knightmare as she faced the terrorist. Zero stood atop a television truck. Zero didn't begrudge Cornelia her disbelief. She was always more for action.

'I'm going to talk with their commander,' Zero repeated, flatly.

"That's ludicrous!" Guilford shouted from his Knightmare besides his princess's. "Britannia cannot negotiate with terrorists!" Zero looked right at the black-haired knight, oozing amusement.

'I'm not a member of the Britannian government or military,' Zero reminded Guilford.

"Are you kidding me?" Tamaki whispered in an angry hiss. "He's cut off all of our escape routes!" Kallen winced as Tamaki kept talking. He was right, they were completely surrounded and they couldn't fight their way out now. Just like for Suzaku Kururugi.

"This guy's mad...or brilliant," Ohgi commented quietly from the passenger seat beside Kallen.

"One last thing," Cornelia declared, then tossed something to Zero. The black figure reached out with his right arm and caught it. He looked at it and realized it was a Britannian pistol. Lelouch looked very carefully from Cornelia to the pistol and back again.

'You're giving me a loaded weapon?' he asked carefully, not moving.

"If you fail I can't go around sullying my honor by killing an unarmed man," Cornelia declared, smugly. "Even if you are an eleven."

'I'm not an eleven,' Zero declared, moving the pistol beneath his cloak. He clicked his heel on the top of the van. Kallen pressed on the gas and they began to approach the gate. All preliminary conditions have been cleared. The JLF remain the only wild0card. Will they treat me as a potential ally, or nothing but a nuisance?

Either way Lelouch was certain they'd get inside. The problem wasn't getting out, either. He was here to make sure his friends were alright, that was true... But at the same time, Lelouch wanted to learn the intentions of the Japan Liberation Front. He was stitched like a crude garment because of them, his arm in twitching scratching agony.

"Princess," Guilford began, watching the shrinking van approach the gate. "Are you sure it's wise to trust that person with Euphemia's safety?"

"I'm not trusting anybody. This'll give us time to engage our own plan. We'll wipe all of them out with one assault." Cornelia didn't look at Guilford, focusing on Zero's back. He wasn't an eleven. That man was the most potentially dangerous enemy she ever faced. Cornelia almost wanted the challenge of a truly matched battle with him. "Order the Lancelot into position."

As the van entered the hotel it was greeted by a half a dozen armed men. They gestured for Zero to get down. Lelouch carefully climbed down from the top of the van. They gave him a search and found the pistol.

"He's armed," the sergeant informed into the radio. Lelouch just waited patiently. He was always armed since Shinjuku. Just not with a traditional weapon.

'I'd prefer to keep that, if you don't mind,' Zero commented. The sergeant repeated it into the radio. Someone replied and the sergeant nodded and handed the firearm back. Zero took it. 'Thank you gentlemen. My associates in the van will remain here until I've met Kusakabe.' They gestured for Lelouch to follow them. As he was about to pass through a door, he looked back at the windshield of the van. He reached up and adjusted his collar, once, tugging it up, then walked through the door.

"That's the signal," Kallen confirmed, inside the van. "Let's go."

Lelouch entered the elevator with four JLF soldiers. Lelouch tried to bring his Geass up in his eye to make sure it was working. It only seemed to manifest for a second before Lelouch felt an odd tired feeling strike him. He gritted his teeth. He'd managed to get past Cornelia without using his Geass, but this would be a problem.

'I will inspect the hostages first,' Zero declared. The leader of the four looked over his shoulder, distaste reading in his expression. Lelouch glanced around him and noticed distaste being expressed among all of the soldiers. They didn't trust him. He was an unknown. Lelouch smirked, despite himself. Smart. The doors opened.

"Down the hall on your left," the leader declared. Lelouch followed the instructions and two guards opened the doors, revealing a darkened room. Lelouch's eyes adjusted and he saw the people. There were anxious whispers at his appearance.

'Don't be afraid,' Zero advised, speaking up. He looked around and saw them. Milly, Nina. Shirley. Lelouch stepped in to his left so he could look them head on. They weren't injured, but Nina was almost panicking. Lelouch winced. The four soldiers escorting Lelouch kept up with him, stepping within a foot of Nina. She looked up, terrified.

"An...e-eleven..." the stammered, weakly. The guard heard. This was entirely the wrong thing to say to any Japanese in the best of circumstances. Especially an armed resistance fighter belonging to the proudest group of resistance in all of Japan. And one who was holding the speaker hostage.

"What did you call me?!" he said, his voice loud in the silence. There were nervous jitters as he raised his voice. "We're not called Elevens, we're Japanese!" Lelouch gritted his teeth. Nina, calm down, he begged silently.

"Yes we're aware of that!" Milly shouted back.

Dammit, Lelouch hissed to himself.

"Why, you..." the soldier added, his anger flaring. "You three! Stand up!" The orders were shouted loud enough to cause screams in the group. Nina began to scream herself, trying to crawl away from the soldier. He grabbed her by the wrist, and in response Nina began to scream even louder, in pure terror.

'STOP IT!'

"STOP IT!"

Lelouch recoiled as his words chorused with Euphemia's. She'd jolted upright the same time as Lelouch had spoken. Lelouch reacted faster and grabbed the soldier whom Nina was offending and pulled him away. His arm gave a sharp pain as he did.

'Is this how the Japan Liberation Front treats innocent people?!' Zero demanded. The four men and the two guards leveled their rifles at Lelouch. Nina was whimpering. Lelouch looked over his shoulder at his friends and Euphemia. He gestured with his hand behind his back to get down. He examined the six carefully.

I'm cornered, Lelouch realized. I could try to play it for humanitarian reasons, but it'd have no effect on them. Their pride's hurt, and they'll kill me and everyone here. If there was anytime I needed this Geass. He was about to open his latch in his helmet. Work...work...

"What is this about?!" Kusakabe demanded, walking into the darkened room. He noticed Lelouch and stood straight, facing him head on. "Zero, I presume? May I ask what you are doing examining the hostages?"

'I wished to observe how well they'd been treated,' Zero replied, standing straight. He wrapped his cloak about himself, holding it closed, crossing his arms underneath. 'If we don't treat prisoners humanely how are you any different than the people you're resisting against?'

Nina just stared at the back of Zero's black cloak, stunned.

"Excuse me," Euphemia said, raising her voice to draw attention. Lelouch ground his teeth as he heard her speak. "My name is Euphemia li Britannia, the third princess of the Royal Family." Lelouch finally looked over his shoulder, to look at her.

You damned idiot, Lelouch thought. You'll ruin everything!

0.0.0

Suzaku steeled himself as he and Lancelot were lowered into the utilities tunnel. Lancelot felt heavier, and not just because of the coil-gun sitting on its waist. Lives were at stake besides just his own. If he could save his friends...he had to try. Even if it meant risking it all. His life was the least of his concerns.

'Hey Lelouch,' he'd said into the cellphone. 'I seem to only have gotten to your voice-mail. I have to try something pretty dangerous. If I never see you or any of the others again, thank you for being my friend. And tell Nunnally I'm sorry, and thank the others for me as well.' Suzaku had chuckled into the phone, smirking at himself. 'I hope you have a great life, Lelouch.'

"Private Kururugi," Miss Cecile said over the radio, "your target is the main foundation block of the hotel. Using the utilities tunnel, Z-01 Lancelot will rapidly advance on the foundation and destroy it. You'll be using the VARIS. Set ammunition type to anti-material, projectile velocity to level three. You'll only have a few shots. Also there's that gun-emplacement."

"Space'll be tight down there, so you'll have to put some effort into evading. Lancelot might be wrecked, that'll be unacceptable," Lloyd added.

"Yes, my lord!" Suzaku replied, almost shouting. On the other end Lloyd jerked the headset away from the shout, wincing. "Lancelot now launching!" Suzaku pushed the reigns forward as far as they could go.

In the Raiko Cannon cockpit, the pilots read the incoming Knightmare with shock and alarm.

"It's three times as fast as the others!" the lead pilot shouted into the radio.

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'Three times as fast?' Zero muttered, remembering. Kusakabe looked from the radio to zero.

"You know the machine they're talking about?" Kusakabe asked again. Beside zero, Euphemia's eyes glanced away as she thought about what that might mean.

Suzaku? She wondered to herself. Her hands twitched, despite themselves. Be careful, my friend, she pleaded.

'If it's what I think, you may consider surrendering now,' Zero replied, speaking clearly.

"I have great confidence in those men," Kusakabe declared, sitting up straight like an emperor on his throne.

'No,' Zero corrected, angling his helmet down. 'Your men are already dead.'

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The raiko cannon fired. The shell screamed down the tunnel before bursting. Suzaku and Lancelot could read every pellet. He yanked on the sticks, and Lancelot veered around the ball bearings, rolling over the tunnel's rounded walls. Lancelot rode its land-spinners in a barrel roll around the tunnel.

"Good lord, It's on the damn ceiling! We didn't even scratch it!"

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"Then they'll die fighitng for what they believe in, the liberation of Japan from these foreign invaders!" Kusakabe declared, still sitting, surrounded by his officers. Lelouch frowned in distaste. A zealot and a boisterous man. Clearly with delusions of grandeur.

'Why this hostage crisis then? Why the bombing of a Britannian school?' Zero asked, irritated.

"To gain attention for our cause. Will you join us, zero?" Kusakabe replied. Lelouch's eyes widened. Attention?

'Attention...you killed an innocent man for attention? You bombed a school full of children for...attention?' Zero asked his questions softly, still disbelieving.

"Of course!" Kusakabe replied, boasting. Lelouch was almost shaking in anger.

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"That's enough!" Suzaku declared, now withing 200 feet of the cannon. It fired again. Suzaku raised his blaze luminous, now without the room to dodge. He knew it had taken the Chaos mine, but that had been with both shields and he'd nearly gotten Euphie killed. Had he even budged. This time, if he budged he'd be shredded.

The balls were deflected, the amount of metal in the air enough to make the green shimmer of the blaze luminous almost look like a solid glass shield between the two machines. As soon as the salvo was done, Suzaku switched to the VARIS rifle, turning the final safeties off.

"You people-"

0.0.0

'-are obsolete,' Zero declared. 'This childish terrorism and murdering civilians. There's no saving you!' Zero declared he stood straighter. His Geass was behind his left eye, burning with his rage. 'You, all of you...are nothing but leftover relics of an ancient past, clinging to old glories! You don't give a damn about creating a better world!'

Kusakabe seemed to absorb this quietly for a moment. Lelouch's rage didn't even notice. You're all going to die, he declared. Kusakabe drew the sword at his side, dropping the sheath on the carpet. Lelouch knew what was coming.

"There's no point talking anymore!" Kusakabe roared, charging.

With a blink, Lelouch opened the slide mechanism. His eye glowed red with his Geass.

'Die.'

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Suzaku fired the VARIS the same time as the Raiko fired its last shot ever. The raiko cannon shell split apart almost as it left the barrel, filling the air with enough shrapnel to destroy bank vaults. The coil gun round sped at them with enough force to destroy a mountain.

The round VARIS round passed through the field of ball bearings unscathed. As the round passed through its residual magnetic field and the hydro-static shock following it dragged every scrap of metal behind it along with it. Then the round hit the Raiko.

The single round drilled through the cannon, through the back armor plating and shell magazine, and through the six feet of concrete to the foundation block. The rest of the metal trailing the round ripped the Raiko to pieces, destroying the weapon with its own projectiles.

Suzaku blasted the ground above his head, jumping the Lancelot from the underground tunnel as the building began to sink.

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As the bodies fell, Lelouch switched targets instantly. He drew the pistol with his right hand and held it against Euphemia's head, the muzzle pressed into her forehead. She stared back at him, her eyes widening in sudden fear.

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"We're all set," Kallen reported into the radio, pressing the button on the last charge. She gasped as the hotel was rocked. "What the hell was that?" She turned as Ohgi emerged into the hallway. "Are the hostages all safe?" Ohgi nodded.

"Everyone, time to get to boat!" Ohgi ordered.

"Zero, are you there? What's happening up there?" Kallen asked into the radio.

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'Aren't you going to beg for your life?' Zero asked as he pressed the gun into Euphemia's brow. She swallowed, eying the gun nervously, then looked back at Lelouch with her sapphire eyes. Lelouch gritted his teeth at the blue eyes. Like a flood the old memories rushed back into Lelouch's mind. He blinked them away, focusing.

'I hear you're the new sub-viceroy, Princess Euphemia,' Lelouch commented, backing up. Control, he reminded himself. 'Considering how low the previous standard was set, I'm sure you'll perform better. Clovis pleaded for his life with the same breath as ordering the slaughter of innocent people.'

"Is that why you killed my brother?" Euphemia asked, leaning forward.

'No,' Lelouch admitted, lowering the gun to his side. 'That's not the real reason. Clovis was the offspring of the Britannian emperor. Which reminds me,' Lelouch raised the gun again. 'I tried to ask Clovis a question about a matter you may be familiar with.' he opened the slide mechanism again.

'Now...tell me,' Lelouch commanded, 'What do you know of the murder of Empress Marianne?'

"What?" Euphemia asked, her eyes widening again in surprise. "Lady Marianne?" This time it was Lelouch's turn to register shock in his eyes. He focused, trying to use his Geass. He leaned in.

'Tell me what you know!' He roared angrily, waving his left arm. A sharp pain ripped his arm, the worst pain yet. Lelouch gave a pained shout and gripped his left elbow. He growled in pain, backing away.

"What's wrong?" Euphemia asked, stepping forward in concern.

'Get away!' he shouted angrily, shoving her away.

"Zero!" Kallen shouted, opening the door. She gasped at the scene before her and leveled her sub machine gun at Euphemia, her mask hiding her eyes and face. "Shall I dispose of her?" Euphemia looked from Zero to Kallen, uncertain.

'No,' Zero growled, still in pain. 'Put her on one of the life-rafts. We need to leave before this hotel collapses.' Lelouch grabbed the detonator remote and flipped the switch.

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"You pulled a stitch," Kallen noted, peeking beneath the bandage. Lelouch hissed around his bunched up cape in his mouth. "We need to get you back to the doctor as fast as we can." She helped to put his sleeve back onto his left arm. She blushed slightly as she found herself examining his chest. She intentionally dragged the back of her fingers along his skin, brushing his nipple.

Lelouch inhaled, eying her with an irritated but quizzical eye. Kallen glanced away as Lelouch spit his cape from his mouth and zipped up his suit with his right hand, then started to massage his left.

"You seemed to enjoy that," Lelouch noted, still growling slightly. "I suppose it's fair payback for making you wear that purple outfit in shinjuku." Kallen winced at the memory.

"We need to get you medical attention. Looks like we can get out-" Kallen was advising.

"No!" Lelouch interrupted Kallen forcefully. "There's still one more thing we have to do."

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The Next Day

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Alice adjusted the phone against her ear, looking at the screen.

"Yes, my lord. She was sighted in the announcement by these so-called Black Knights, led by Zero. It seems logical to assume he has acquired a Geass power. It would explain the unusual behaviors of many of the military." She paused as the other person spoke.

"Yes sir, I'm sure it was priority target one. She was clearly in view. But given any current events we'll have difficulty locating her."

"Orders understood my lord. My Geass won't affect her though. It will be difficult for me to-" She frowned as the voice spoke again.

"Yes, my lord." she hung up the phone and looked at the screen again. It was zoomed in on C, standing behind Zero. She pressed play on the remote.

'We...are the Black Knights!'

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"The doctor said strict bed rest until your arm has healed more!" Kallen reminded, angrily. Lelouch growled from his sitting position in his guest bed.

"Do I look like an invalid?" he growled. Kallen giggled despite herself, covering her face to hid her smile. Lelouch noticed and frowned even more, brow furrowing with frustration. She smiled even more, almost breaking into true laughter. Lelouch just kept his angry violet eyes aimed at her.

"This isn't amusing," he insisted. Kallen gave a tiny snort and held up a hand with her finger and thumb held close. A little funny. "No, not even a little." She began giggling again.

"Lelouch," Nunnally called, wheeling into the room. "Can you take your breakfast in bed by yourself?" Lelouch ground his teeth. Kallen's ribs began shaking.

"You're probably enjoying this too, aren't you?" He accused Nunnally.

"It is a nice change of pace," Nunnally giggled. Lelouch rolled his eyes and gave a deep, frustrated sigh.

'An in local news,' the television added in the background, largely ignored. 'A recent noble-woman, Lady Stradtfeld, was found in the Tokyo settlement running around nude and howling at the moon. Currently she is undergoing psychological testing and is expected to recover.'

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A/N

Sigh...this took too damn long. I was tearing my hair out trying to write this freakin thing. And i reverted to fucking rapid cuts...sigh. One small step for this fanfiction, a giant leap backward for my writing...

For those interested, I was gonna keep Lelouch's arm injury as realistic as I could (having had a similiar cut thanks to glass. Seven stitches.) But yeah...them didn't hurt so more drama at the cost of reality.

ANSWERWING REWIEVS!

Neo-Bushido- It wasn't neccessarily rushed, more that I went insane on six Kickstarters and wrote furiously until I had the chapter, then I pressed save, and fell asleep. Somehow...I don't think I made any grammatical errors. Technically I try to write everything correctly, but I mix up my grammaticals to be interesting.

Eye of Sparta- T-rated lemons...no freakin' clue. Still thinkin on that one. Why did Euphemia not tell Cornelia about Lelouch...uhhhhhhhhhhhhh...like a good neighbor, chaos spawn is thbbbpththegaratgir...*breaks down under the influence of chaos* No idea yet. Dramatic tension is dramatic!

maesade, NPwall, and Natsirt 2610- Good keep reviewing! :D

To everyone else- Well you can just try harder next time eh?