Interlude 5: Cat-Herding 101: How to Manage Megalomaniacs

I don't know why that name spooked Lelouch. Clearly he wasn't expecting it, though.

He stormed off a few minutes ago to the firing range, taking a few belts of ammunition and a rifle, only saying that he needed to blow off steam before debriefing.

Ha! It's like seeing Marianne as a man. She was the same way whenever something pissed her off and she couldn't just kill or burn it.

I suppose I should go and soothe his fragile ego, I muse as I strut over to where the sounds of gunfire emanate from.

"シー・ツーさま!今晩は!" (Lady CC! Good evening!) a young voice exclaims.

Well, well, if it isn't Kaguya-chan. I smirk, hand on my hip as the Sumeragi head gleefully walks up to me.

"I heard our fiancé had a magnificent battle. Where is he, by the way?"

Our fiancé? Well, I haven't gotten a proposal, yet. He's probably waiting for a good opportunity.

"He would probably beg to disagree. He's rather peeved about the outcome, from what I saw."

Kaguya sighs at that.

"General Katase was very loyal, but not very innovative. He was also someone who had a strict adherence to the chain of command and his own methods of war."

She bites her finger in a gesture I find rather enticing as she shyly smiles.

"I may have neglected to tell Zero, because I wanted him to go in with an unbiased attitude. And I was curious about how he would handle it."

Merde, I can see why Lulu likes this one. She's positively devious.

Tsundere-chan is busy with her new toy. I'm fairly sure the wetness of her shorts when she climbed out of it wasn't just sweat. She's going to be FUN when she stops lying to herself about her feelings.

Hmm, that reminds me. I should go deal with our temperamental leader.

"Kaguya-chan, would you like to come along as I go knock some sense into Zero's swelled head?"

She nods with a bright smile as we enter the gun range. Lelouch would like a full Knightmare obstacle course and firing range to go with this, but that's simply impractical at this time.

Ah, there he is. He's easy enough to find by the gunfire and swearing.

"THRICE-DAMNED SON OF A POX-RIDDEN WHORE! BASTARD OF A DISEASED MONGREL! FUCKING EXCREMENT OF AN ONI-BABA!"

Kaguya gapes in surprise at the litany of curses and angry noises coming from him.

I find it amusing, and a touch arousing. But he really does need to quit whining.

"Ahem. Isn't it rude to keep a lady waiting?" I announce loudly.

The gunfire ceases, the only sound shells clattering to the ground.

Zero steps out, smoke trailing from the rifle he was just firing.

"CC. Kaguya. I asked not to be disturbed. Today has been...immensely frustrating." he grates out.

I ignore his griping and frog-march him by the arm to his room, pausing only to address the hanger, "Debriefing in one hour or less. General announcements, then command staff."

He tries to say something once we're inside, but I smack him on the back of his mask.

"Lelouch, tell us the short, uncensored, version of what happened," I say slowly with a raised eyebrow.

He furiously pulls off his mask and throws it on the cot in the corner.

"I miscalculated! Cornelia attacked early before I could finish the trap I was setting!"

He starts pacing, snarling as his hands twitch.

"Then that honor-blinded bastard Katase dared to declare the battle lost! ON OPEN CHANNELS!"

He points a finger at us as he bares his teeth, "RIGHT WHEN KALLEN HAD CORNELIA ALL BUT BEATEN IN SINGLE COMBAT!"

I recline on a beanbag cushion. Lulu got me a nice one after I said I wanted something soft for sitting on. Such a thoughtful man. I wave my arm lazily as I respond, "And then?"

His brow twitches as he activates a function on his phone.

As Kaguya and I listen to the explosive war of words between him and Katase, I can't help thinking we dodged a bullet.

Lelouch would almost certainly have killed Katase in cold blood before Japan was reborn.

Kaguya's eyes are narrowed as her fist shakes.

She pulls out a fan, fanning her face a few times before snapping it shut with a grand gesture – rather reminiscent of Lelouch himself, come to think of it – as Lulu finishes the recording of his curse.

"Master Zero? Consider it done. As your new liaison with the Six Houses, this falls under my responsibilities. I will see that the general is vilified for this outrageous betrayal."

He stamps his foot in a fashion I can only call petulant.

"Because of the early attack, I wasn't able to set my trap properly. We escaped because of a BLUFF! I sacrificed the JLF to Cornelia to give us time to escape! The entire operation was a. Complete. Waste. Of. TIME!" he bellows, his voice echoing.

Alright, time I stepped in. This has gone on long enough.

"Kaguya, dear, observe. The megalomaniac ego in full bloom, parading like an oversized peacock," I say in the most pompous and sarcastic tone I can muster.

He turns to me incredulously.

"What?! Your capture of Joseph Fenette is an issue in of itself! CC, his daughter Shirley is a friend of mine! I go to class with her!"

Ah, so that's why the name spooked him. She's the orangette with the unrequited crush. Nice girl, sweet personality, well built. But a bit too timid and small minded.

She thinks she can reform a misunderstood bad boy. She doesn't realize she's trying to command a king.

I step up, walk over..., and smack him across the face.

Cupping his chin with my hand, I smile gently at him, "Lelouch. Stop it."

I put a finger over his mouth when he tries to speak. Putting up with people like him is frustrating at times, but with that frustration comes experience. And I know exactly how to handle men like him.

"Kaguya, dear, having listened to that tirade and the results of the battle, do you consider it a loss?" I ask her with a turn of my head.

She takes a moment before responding, fanning her face.

"Master Zero is likely better off without them. Given his attitude about old Japan, I believe he would likely have killed the general himself and thereby created a fissure within the nascent Black Knights. Furthermore, Katase was potentially a threat to his power base, as some would be loyal to him solely because of his being the last general of Japan."

She walks over and kisses Lelouch's cheek, cuddling against him, "As for Cornelia? You handled it as well as can be expected. And she now has reason to respect your power. I would consider it a slight victory due to the fact that Britannia knows they lost, even if you only stalemated. "

I pat her on the head as I smirk at Lelouch's outraged stare. Small wonder she's the head of the Sumeragi Corporation.

"You forgot one thing. The data I acquired could be very useful, long term."

"Data?"

I put my hand down as Lulu sighs deeply.

He knows we're right, his titanic ego just won't let him admit he lost.

"You saw the Code-R dossier I sent you?" he mutters.

Kaguya turns a bit green at the reminder, "A horrifying read. It gave me nightmares for a few nights."

I grimace at the reminder. Perhaps I should have let him torture Clovis more. I may not have broken under the torture, but as much of a fop as Clovis was? He truly did push my pain tolerance to new heights. I doubt anything I'll ever encounter will hurt me as much, ever again.

Seeing my troubled expression, my companions envelop me in a hug.

"Forgive me, my witch. I...I let myself become consumed by fury over the JLF's hypocrisy and stupidity," he sighs out, letting a shuddering breath loose.

I kiss him gently, hands holding his face. He's still learning, but the seed of greatness continues to grow.

"Then next time, you should be able to set the conditions how you like," I say as I break the kiss.

At that, he starts chuckling.

"Heh. Heh heh heh."

He gives me a hungering kiss and then looks at me with fire in his eyes as our lips part.

"I'll turn the Black Knights into an army, the nucleus of a new nation. The propaganda from this battle will only serve to grow my rebellion. We shall be the force that shall change the WORLD!" he proclaims with his finger pointed skyward.

God, I want to fuck him so bad when he gets like this.

Kaguya yanks him down by his collar and kisses him with lusty eyes.

Seems it's not just me; I watch amusedly as she's clearly using tongue.

Hmm, we have another forty-five minutes or so, at least.

I let a devious expression show on my face. A little appetizer to take the edge off sounds just fine, now.

I kiss Kaguya's neck as I whisper in her ear, "How would you like to see a preview of what you're getting eventually?"

We don't have time for a full sex marathon right now, sadly. And Lulu said he wanted to take Japan first before fucking her.

But he never said anything about other kinds of play.

Kaguya gropes Zero's crotch as her eyes twinkle in mirth.

"Such a collection of perverts Zero-sama has acquired. Fufufufu," she giggles as she fumbles with his pants, finally extracting his hardening dick.

Some might be angry that we're contemplating fucking a fourteen-year-old girl. Frankly, I could care less.

Britannians are quite libertine about things like this. And I'm from the Middle Ages, originally. And besides, Kaguya is much more mature than many of the Black Knights, despite her age.

I motion with my eyes to the beanbag cushion I was using.

"Kaguya-chan, let's let Zero sit down while you play with him, he's had a very long, and hard, day," I say, enunciating the last few words.

"You say that like you're not dripping wet, yourself," he murmurs as he lowers his pants after sitting down.

Kaguya tongues his ballsack, musk wafting off it from the sweat of a hard day's work.

To join in, or watch? Hmm, such a dilemma.

Kaguya notices me out of the corner of her eye and shakes her cute little ass at me.

Well, I can hardly refuse an invitation, can I?

I push her robes up, exposing the thong she's wearing and the ripe and perky cheeks of her ass.

I pull my pants down, fingers playing with my labia as I slide my head between her legs, taking a slow lick of Kaguya's black-haired trimmed mound.

She whimpers as her mouth engulfs Zero, who is making small animalistic noises.

This won't be enough to satisfy any of us, but it will take the edge off and make it so Lelouch isn't berserk with outrage.

She runs her fingers along his scrotum as her mouth tries to take him in completely. I chuckle, the sounds making her twitch as I suck at her juicy pussy.

Someone, clearly did some self-study. Then again, Japan has always been a nation of closet perverts.

"まあ、ZEROさまは美味しいですね、" (Mmmm, Master Zero is delicious,) she says, pulling her mouth off for a moment.

I grope her ass as I tongue her dripping cunt, "You're rather tasty, too, little princess," I breathlessly say.

A growl from Lulu and his grip on the bag tightening means he's probably close.

Ohhh, I see. He wants to take the initiative, but he's worried about hurting Kaguya or being too rough.

Sadly, it would likely be too hard to explain, or clean up the mess if he went all out. Not to mention? We might not leave this room for awhile if Lelouch gets too pent up.

And while I doubt we'd mind, Zero is technically on the job right now, and so can't get away with being absent too long.

I spank the princess, causing her to yelp.

"Suck his cock, you little slut," I say with a breathless tone as I moan while sucking her juice up.

Kaguya arches her back, crying out, "Aaahh!"

It would appear that was the breaking point. Lelouch is up on his feet and pushing his cock into her mouth firmly as she pants wantonly around his shaft.

My fingers push into her tight cunt as her face is fucked firmly at a steady pace by Lelouch.

He pauses momentarily, slowly pulling out, "Sorry about that, I got carried awa—"

He gasps as she pulls him into her mouth quickly, drool coming off her chin as she looks up with lusty emerald eyes at him.

Oh, I really like her now. I gasp as my fingers hit a sweet spot in my vagina, the air from my exclamation causing Kaguya to press herself on my face.

His eyes turn smoky as he gently pulls Kaguya's hair.

Kaguya, judging by her ecstatic expression, is clearly enjoying being Zero's cock bitch.

Is she humming? I pant as my body is on the edge—!

"Ahhh!"

Lelouch cries out as he finally orgasms, shooting sperm into her mouth as she greedily sucks him dry.

The thought pushes me over the edge as I squirt on the carpet. Which in turn, causes Kaguya to tighten around my fingers as she reaches the 'clouds and rain', as they say in Japan.

"Mmmmmm!"

Lulu breathes heavily as he slowly pulls out, Kaguya too dazed from her face-fucking to say anything.

Of course, that just means it's my turn to taste. Lelouch shudders as he strokes my hair, while I get the last of his emissions and clean him up.

He leans down to kiss me, tasting his cum in my mouth.

Which in turn, leads us to tasting it in Kaguya's as we share it amongst the three of us.

After a moment, all three of us are lying on the beanbag, catching our breath.

Lelouch sits up, cracking his neck.

"I'll be back with some towels, can you see if Kaguya is alright?"

I nod as he lights up a J, the rolled paper hanging from his lips as he walks into the bathroom.

I frown as I look at Kaguya, who's still insensate. Did we go too far?

Seeing my expression, Kaguya's eyes refocus and she sits up, her face perky and satisfied despite the sweat and semen on her lips.

"CC-sama, don't worry about me. Lelouch is just so, so..." she sighs dreamily.

I smirk as I raise an eyebrow at her, "Intense?"

She shakes her head, then clasps her hands together with starstruck eyes, "Manly."

I chuckle as Lelouch comes back, looking refreshed and cleaned off, holding a few towels.

He nuzzles Kaguya's cheek, "Was I too rough?"

She sighs happily as she leans into him, "Not at all. So manly..."

He strokes her hair as he hands off the joint to me.

"Lelouch, I recommend not informing the others about your sacrificing the JLF to Cornelia. There might be sympathizers," the cute industrialist chirps.

He chuckles at that, "After Katase screwed us? The JLF couldn't ask for a five-pound sterling bank note without suspicion. Kaguya-hime?" he says looking down at her.

She looks up, eyes sharp at his serious tone.

"Cut them off completely. The remnants can either join me or die."

I smirk at him as I inhale the sticky cannabis vapor. Such an imperious man.

He might be installing Kaguya as Empress, but all of us know he's going to be the one ruling from the shadows.

"Oh. And please see to it that my speech from the summit is circulated. I'll contact my new propaganda officer in a day or two about setting up a meeting."

She winks at him as she tries to cuddle both of us, "はい、魔王さま。" (Yes, Demon King.)

Five more minutes, then back to work I suppose. Still, that was a refreshing break.