Chapter 4 Crossroads

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(Lelouch's room)

For Lelouch vi Britannia, the sight of a naked woman next to him as he woke up had become a fairly common occurrence and today was no different. "Geez Kallen, I thought you had enough the night before." Lelouch said sarcastically. When he woke up this morning, he was met by the wondrous sight of a naked Kallen Kozuki giving him a blowjob. He certainly enjoyed plenty of Kallen's body the night before, but to be woken up to a blowjob was something he had yet to experience and he loved it. He had a sneaking feeling that this had to do with the fact that she snuck away from a friend at school and needed Lelouch to help convince her not to spread the word and cause him more headaches.

Kallen slipped her lips off of his member with a loud pop and stared at him with a surprisingly annoyed expression, "After I leave this bed, I'm gonna deal with those prissy Britannian girls and start acting weak and feeble again. One more shot is the LEAST you can do Lelouch" Kallen replied haughtily as she lined her dripping snatch with his morning wood for one more round of fun.

"Good point" Lelouch smiled as he admired her naked form yet again. Sure he was sleeping with Milly and Shirley but there was something special about Kallen that he didn't quite understand. Then again it really didn't matter at this point.

(Scene Skip)

Lelouch watched absentmindedly as the teacher introduced C.C, or Clara Cambridge as she was being called thanks to the fake information that Milly set up for her. He didn't quite care for the reactions of the other guys in the class and he wasn't concerned about the fact he would likely have to Geass the person whose room Kallen was staying at when she snuck over to his see him. His concern was more about the impending arrival of his sister Cornelia and the various struggles and headaches that it would bring. "Mr. Lamperouge" a voice called out and a dazed Lelouch looked up to see the teacher speaking to him for once.

"Yes" Lelouch said absentmindedly.

"Sorry to interrupt your daily nap, but the principal would like to speak with you" the teacher explained much to Lelouch's shock.

"I see" Lelouch replied now wide awake. For Milly's grandfather to call him directly and for Milly not to tell him about it beforehand was nerve wracking.

"Thank you" the teacher replied as Lelouch walked out but, not before glancing at a very concerned Milly.

'This won't end well.' Lelouch thought to himself as he made his way over to see Reuben Ashford.

(Scene Skip)

As Lelouch arrived at the office of Reuben Ashford he was both curious and nervous. This was the man who took him and Nunnally in years ago and had helped Lelouch personally in many ways. As far as Lelouch was concerned, he was a better father to Lelouch then his real father. They did meet every so often to discuss his life and gambling but he had never called him directly, "So why I am here?" Lelouch asked calmly as he sat down in the single chair in front of the old man.

"You're not messing around Lelouch. It's so refreshing to see from the youths of today" Reuben replied in a jovial tone before his expression changed into a much more serious one. "So Lelouch would you like the good news or the bad news first."

Lelouch rolled his eyes at the man before replying calmly, "Good obviously." For Reuben to use that phrasing, meant that the bad news wasn't normal bad but nightmarishly bad. Getting the good news first would help his mood when the bad news struck.

The old man smiled before saying a very simple phrase, "I take it you've heard of section 4, correct." The old man questioned.

Lelouch's eyes widened at the mention of the seemingly simple phrase because it was actually extremely important to him. Section 4 was a private area in the Northwest corner of the Shinjuku Ghetto but it had another name, 'Corruption's Corner'. It was said that if there was a shady deal to be had in Area 11, it would happen there and many Britannians used the area to complete some of the worst deals in existence. "Yes I have, what about it?" Lelouch questioned.

"What if I told you that I managed to secure a nice warehouse in Section 4 and that I can give it to you for you to use." Reuben said bluntly.

Lelouch's eyes widened at the 'good news', "I take it Milly asked you to get that for me." Lelouch wondered. Milly probably did it to help him and give him less to do. What Milly didn't realize was that because of all of his gambling, he was very familiar with Section 4 and that he was bidding on a warehouse already. Ironically enough, it appears that Rueben was the one who outbid him.

"Even if she hadn't asked me I would've done this anyway. I know that Zero will need a place to train his troops with Cornelia's impending arrival" the old man smiled knowing that he had Lelouch trapped.

"How much do you know?" Lelouch asked with a severely annoyed expression on his face. The fact that Reuben knew he was Zero was bad enough but it was worse that he brought it up. There was no telling how dangerous that could be

"Enough to know that you could use your Geass on me and erase my memories of this conversation if you felt I was a security risk. However I promise that I won't reveal any of your secrets as I have so far. I only care about you and Millicent" Reuben said with a calm smile.

"I see and I thank you for your help" Lelouch replied. He would never do such a thing but his knowledge of Geass spoke volumes to how much the old man knew about him and what he was capable of. Clearly he had a powerful ally in Reuben Ashford and it would do him a load of good moving forward

"With that settled it's time for the bad news." Reuben Ashford replied as he reached into his desk and pulled out what looked like a dossier. Without saying a word he slid it to Lelouch knowing that he could do the rest.

"Your bad news is a dossier" Lelouch said skeptically before opening the dossier. When he saw the name on it and the photo of the person involved he had to hold back every single curse that he knew.

"Now do you see why I said bad news" the old man replied with a serious expression on his face.

"This must be some kind of joke" Lelouch said in shock. That wasn't bad news on the dossier that was horrific news and something that could change everything and for the worse.

"I wish it was boy. She'll be starting school in a few days so you need to come up with a plan before then." The old man replied. The photo in question was for a girl named Elisa Lamperouge but she was really Euphemia li Britannia. One of the few siblings he liked and somebody who could blow his whole operation in one fell swoop.

"This is a nightmare! If Euphy realizes I'm here, it won't be much of a reach for her to figure out I'm Zero. She's annoyingly perceptive that way." Lelouch groaned. Now everything was in danger.

"I know that and there's nothing I can do to stop her without causing more issues." Reuben said apologetically.

"Yes I know. I'll simply have to go to the warehouse that you provided for me and hide out for a few days." Lelouch frowned before taking the dossier knowing that the others would want to know what happened. There was no way to avoid Euphy so perhaps he could escape for a few days."

"Well do what you must." Rueben replied as Lelouch left the room. This was about as disastrous as it could be for Lelouch and the old man knew it. There weren't many more words to say.

(Shinjuku Ghetto)

For Suzaku Kururugi, the last week had been one of the strangest in his life and that was saying something. He went from being a rank-and-file Honorary 11 foot soldier that nearly died because of a secret operation, to the pilot of a seventh-generation knightmare that was one of the most powerful weapons in Britannia. Once that was done he was promptly arrested for killing the Viceroy, which was impossible since he was with his new boss when Prince Clovis supposedly died. Just when all seemed lost and he was going to be executed for a crime he didn't commit, he was saved by a masked man that was actually his best friend in disguise. Granted he didn't reveal the truth because he was aware of what that meant.

Now a free man, he made his way through Shinjuku now dressed in a simple blue jacket with a yellow shirt underneath and some jeans to see how his fellow Japanese were doing. "Nobody ever said changing the world would be easy." Suzaku muttered to himself as he walked into the ghetto. He dealt with a lot of verbal abuse from Britannians who still believed him to be Clovis's real killer, even though Lelouch had confessed to the crime already.

"Britannian scum, what are you doing here?" a voice shouted out. It was a middle aged Japanese man whose clothes were in tatters. It was obvious he suffered greatly because of Shinjuku.

"You're wrong I'm Japanese." Suzaku replied calmly hoping to keep this from becoming more problematic.

"You're an Honorary Britannian boy that means you decided to stop being one of us." The man replied coldly before leaving.

There was nothing Suzaku could say to that because in a backwards way it was true. "So what now" Suzaku muttered to himself as he made his way deeper into the city before coming upon a simple statue. The statue was still upright but the fighting did serious damage to its base.

"You've got a lot of nerve showing your face in Shinjuku, traitor" a voice said from behind. As Suzaku turned he noticed the annoyed face of Shinichiro Tamaki, with Kaname Ohgi and Toru Yoshida next to him. Suzaku wasn't aware of the importance of these young men but what he did know is that he had to stay calm.

"I'm not a traitor." Suzaku countered. He really didn't want to deal with this right now.

"Yes you are. You chose to become an honorary Britannian. Once you did that you left us behind." Tamaki countered.

Suzaku was about to reply once again but somebody beat him to it, "That's quite enough boys." The new voice said gruffly.

"That voice is" Suzaku's eyes widened as a new presence appeared in front of them. It was a tall tan man with spiky brown hair and spiky eyebrows. Though even dressed in plain clothes, Suzaku recognized him anywhere.

"You're Kyoshiro Tohdoh" Ohgi said in shock. He was careful not to call him Colonel Tohdoh because it may reveal that they're a Japanese resistance group.

"Tohdoh sensei" Suzaku replied in shock. Kyoshiro Tohdoh or 'Tohdoh the Miracle Worker' as many called him was Japan's shining light during the war. He was the man who led them to their only victory and to many Japanese who still hoped to see Britannia fall, he was their only chance. For Suzaku it was far more personal than that, Tohdoh taught him everything he knew about politics and battle before the war.

"It's been a while Suzaku" Tohdoh smiled before turning to Ohgi. "Do you mind giving my student and I a moment to chat. I haven't seen him in a long" Tohdoh said calmly and gazing at the man in a militaristic manner. Tohdoh knew if Suzaku realized who they were, then things would get very hairy.

"O-of course" Ohgi replied in understanding as he left with a reluctant Tamaki. They were Japanese resistance fighters and if Kyoshiro Tohdoh was telling them to leave. They were gone.

"Thank you" Tohdoh nodded as the three resistance fighters left. Once he was sure that the youths were gone Tohdoh looked at his student and smiled. "Calling you a traitor might have been a bit much, but I am surprised you showed your face in Shinjuku Suzaku.

Suzaku was stuck for once in his life and it showed. Here was the man he idolized in front of him again but this time the conversation was far from friendly, "I came to reflect on everything that happened." Suzaku replied. Shinjuku was a wake-up call and he realized that trying to do the right thing wasn't enough. The problem was he was a feature in the military. He had no clue what to do.

"Considering all you've done, I suppose it took you long enough to reflect on your actions." Tohdoh replied bluntly.

"What do you mean by that?" Suzaku asked nervously. Suzaku had many secrets but, he felt like Tohdoh was referring to one that very few people should know about.

"The death of your father, I doubt I need to say any more." Tohdoh smiled causing Suzaku's eyes to widen.

"How did you!" Suzaku said nervously.

Tohdoh looked at Suzaku with pity and replied, "I was the one who discovered his body. You didn't actually kill him with your little stab wound. He stayed alive just long enough to tell me what happened."

"I see" Suzaku said solemnly aware that his darkest secret was out. It was very possible that Tohdoh had noticed him and moved to capture the ultimate traitor. If he was forced to fight right now, he was certain that he'd lose.

"Before you start panicking. I didn't come here to execute you for that. Your punishment for that will come in due time. I came because like you I was reflecting on what happened" Tohdoh replied.

Suzaku knew that he had to say something to his former teacher. "Sensei I-"

"You don't need to say a word Suzaku. In truth I probably don't want to hear them from you at this point. When you killed your father, you decided the fate of millions of people without them ever knowing the truth. It's far too late to change that. Your family has disowned you for joining the military in the first place and even if you were to return to the side of the Japanese nobody will ever forget what you've already done. If somebody were to learn the truth about what you did I imagine Japanese would be calling for your head just as the Britannians did during Clovis's little funeral procession."

"Why are you telling me this" Suzaku said nervously. His teacher was right but there was no reason to point that out. If anything it was actually harmful to Suzaku that his teacher said what he said.

"Because everything is about to change and we both know it. Zero will give the Japanese what I couldn't give them many years ago, a hero that they can truly count on and a man who may truly be able to save Japan."

Suzaku barely held back a growl since he knew that Lelouch was behind the mask and that this had nothing to do with Japan. His rescue proved that, "His methods are cruel. How can I support someone like him?" Suzaku questioned.

"I heard about your rescue Suzaku. To be honest, his methods are a bit cruel but this is war and they were also necessary."

"But" Suzaku protested

"He was able to save you without a single bullet being launched and do so under the noses of the Purebloods. Even I would've struggled to do that" Tohdoh admitted.

"What are you saying sensei!?" Suzaku replied with frustration.

Tohdoh took a brief breath in order to steady himself and gave his student the only advice he could, "As a child, you robbed Japan of a chance to fight back when you killed your father. Are you willing to rob them again by continuing in the military and fighting against Zero?" Tohdoh asked calmly. Tohdoh's instincts were rarely wrong and he had a feeling Suzaku would play a large role in the upcoming war and when he saw his student, he wanted to see what type of person he had become.

"I don't know" Suzaku replied helplessly. He was aware that Lelouch may think like his father, but he wasn't nearly as naïve. Lelouch would surely have multiple plans in place and those plans would have plans.

"Well figure it out before it's too late." Tohdoh replied before leaving his student alone to think.

(Area 11 Government Building)

Cornelia li Britannia finally arrived in the Tokyo Settlement and her mission was simple and clear. Find Zero and kill him along with any resistance Area 11 had left. For her, this mission was personal since Zero was the one who killed her brother and Area 11 stole her former siblings from her during the original war. As she walked into the building she was met by an older male bureaucrat. "Welcome Princess Cornelia. We've prepared a welcome dinner in your honor" the man said just before Cornelia pointed her modified weapon a combination sword and rifle right at the man's face.

"I have no interest in some stupid welcome dinner. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ABOUT ZERO!?" Cornelia roared in anger. She had an absolute hatred for bureaucrats because they rarely did their job and focused on brown nosing more than anything.

"Forgive us ma'am but there's nothing we can do. We were unable to determine anything about Zero outside of the vehicle he used and because of the concerns about the container he used." The man replied.

Cornelia looked at the man in disgust and turned towards a slender dark-haired man with glasses, "Guilford take this man away. I'm going to be in my office while I sort out this ridiculousness." Cornelia ordered. Just as she suspected, she'd have to do most of the work herself and she hated that.

"Yes your highness." Guilford replied. Gilbert G.P Guilford was Cornelia's knight and a loyal friend to the Second Princess. He was also a skilled pilot in his own right and when Cornelia went into battle, he would be by her side.

"Thank you." Cornelia replied before motioning to Euphemia to join her. Today was going to be a long day.

(Scene Skip)

An exhausted Cornelia spent 3 hours going over paperwork that Clovis failed to take care of and that the new viceroy had to deal with. "This is ridiculous. Clovis must've not done an ounce of work at all" Cornelia frowned. The amount of paper work was incredible and there was no way it should've been that bad.

"Who knows but now we have to clean up his mess." Euphemia replied bitterly having helped her sister. The bright side was that the man who took Clovis's place had at least done the work.

Cornelia couldn't help but agree since things were only going to get more complicated once they took to the battlefield. However she had her own concern, "By the way Euphie, are you sure it's wise to go to school in the settlement? Won't people recognize you?" Cornelia said nervously.

"I doubt it big sister. Because of the fact I've been in school at the homeland I doubt many people will realize who I am. Plus I'm using a fake name" Euphie smiled. The name Elisa Lamperouge was a nod to Marianne the Flash, whose last name was Lamperouge before she famously became a knight of honor and ultimately married Emperor Charles. Elisa was just a cute name and she wanted something like that.

"Alright. I'll allow you to attend school but if anybody gives you problems. Please let me know" Cornelia said with a savage grin on her face. If anybody dare harmed her sister she would pay.

Euphemia knew the reason for her sister's savage smile and replied calmly, "Don't worry sister. I'll be fine" Euphy said happily. She would be visiting the school tomorrow to get her uniform and the rest would take care of itself.

Cornelia smiled before returning to the mounds of paperwork, "Just be careful Euphy" Cornelia said worriedly. This could be a dangerous undertaking and Euphy had to be ready for anything.

(Ashford Academy)

As the student council began their meeting, there was a different aura in the room compared to usual. Ever since his return from the meeting with the principal, it was clear to all those involved that something bad happened to Lelouch. During class they couldn't say something and for lunch he left before anybody could come to him. Something was clearly wrong and they had to do something. Naturally Milly walked right up to a still dazed Lelouch and straddled his body before pressing her breasts against his face causing both Shirley and Kallen to blush. Rivalz was stone faced since it showed just how affectionate his former crush was. Even though he was dating Nina there had been many a time he imagined being in that position.

Lelouch broke his malaise and pushed Milly back, "Not that I don't love your breasts in my face, but is this really the time or place."

"Welcome back. We thought something was wrong with you." Milly smiled before getting up and returning to her seat.

"Sorry I was a bit distracted." Lelouch replied obviously.

"We know" C.C teased.

"So what's wrong Lulu? Ever since you got back from seeing Milly's grandfather you've had this look on your face that doesn't suit you." Shirley spoke up. Everyone was nervous that something really bad happened.

Lelouch gathered himself before taking a deep breath, "I was able to get one bit of very good news and one bit of very bad news." Lelouch said calmly.

"Good news first obviously" Rivalz smiled.

"Milly's grandfather was able to secure a warehouse in Section 4 that would allow us to train your resistance once we acquire more knightmare frames. Because of the various shady deals that happen there nobody is ever reported and even Japanese show up so you shouldn't have any concerns."

"That's awesome!" Kallen smiled glad that they could finally get started.

"Yes but that just leaves the bad news." Milly replied with a serious tone. She was no fool and if her grandfather was calling Lelouch directly, that meant something major was about to go down.

"This is the bad news" Lelouch said calmly before reaching into his bag and putting the same dossier on the table and revealing it to the group. The various reactions were obvious.

"Oh my" C.C smiled.

"Oh hell" Milly groaned already aware of the trouble that this would cause. Since Milly and C.C knew who the person in question was, they realized the significance of what it meant.

"Who is she?" Kallen frowned unaware of how much trouble the new group was in.

"I don't care but she's cute" Rivalz said with a smile causing Nina to smack him upside the head.

"She is Euphemia Li Britannia. She's one of my half-sisters and one of the few people who would and could recognize me even after all this time. And yes Rivalz, she is very cute." Lelouch said calmly causing Rivalz to look at him nervously.

"That's not all. That dossier means Euphy is coming to Ashford. If she learns that you're alive it could cause you a whole lot of problems." Milly reminded Lelouch.

"Tell me something I don't know" Lelouch deadpanned. Not only could Euphy reveal him to Cornelia but if she had the right information she would be able to figure out that he is Zero.

"I don't see the problem." C.C spoke up shocking everybody.

"Forgive me if I don't share your concern. Euphy may not be as intelligent as I am or as skilled as Cornelia in battle but what she has is knowledge. She has the knowledge required to find out everything and if she shares that with Cornelia, we're screwed" Lelouch replied the frustration in his voice obvious.

C.C looked at Lelouch and smiled back before doing a teasing twirl, "Despite my current appearance as a school girl, I have known your family for a very long time Lelouch." C.C reminded him.

"What's your point" Lelouch deadpanned.

"My point is that I remember things about your family that you may not because of how much you hate your father. One of those things, is that Euphemia's affection for you was only rivaled by that of Millicent here and your real sister Nunnally. I'm sure if you use some of that charm that you used to get these three in your bed that Euphy would help you provided you don't harm Cornelia with your various plans." C.C explained.

"Really C.C!" Milly blushed heavily at the reminder of her old rivalry with Euphy but Lelouch had a different reaction. The group looked on in shock as Lelouch walked over to the standing verdette and kissed her on the lips.

"Well that came out of nowhere." Rivalz spoke up since the girls in the room were silent.

"Thanks C.C, you're absolutely right." Lelouch smiled not embarrassed by the fact that he kissed C.C like that. C.C was right and he could charm Euphy and it wouldn't require much effort on his part.

"You're welcome" C.C replied in a rather reserved tone. It took everything the verdette had not to blush since it was a long time since somebody treated her with genuine affection like that.

"Good grief." Milly smiled since she knew Euphy would easily succumb to Lelouch. Now they're problems were gone.

"Lulu" Shirley pouted, well aware that Lelouch was shockingly good at charming somebody if he wanted to. The idea that she was already competing with two other girls was enough already but a princess was too much.

"Well now that we've got that settled it's time to get a hold of Rakshata. With her on board everything will soon be in place" Lelouch smiled. The whole day he wondered what he would do about Euphy and with that problem solved. It was time to focus on his new group.

(Area 11 Government building)

Jeremiah Gottwald was having a rough week to begin with and the arrival of Princess Cornelia wasn't going to improve it. The head of the Purebloods made his way towards the office of the Viceroy in order to talk with said princess. "Here we go" Jeremiah muttered as he opened the door to the office and was met by the sight of Cornelia Li Britannia once again along with her night Guilford.

"It's been a long time Jeremiah." Cornelia said calmly. Thanks to his managing of the paperwork, Cornelia had a moment to look over reports of Shinjuku. However she needed more information, since something about the battle seemed off.

"Yes it has Princess Cornelia, so what did you need me for." Jeremiah asked calmly. This was a woman famous for her love of her siblings and her hatred of negotiation with terrorists. He was certain that she was going to remove his rank for the way he handled Kururugi's trial.

"I have a few questions for you and I want you to answer them honestly or you might find yourself never piloting a knightmare again" Cornelia said sternly. She wanted to make it clear that this was business and not pleasure.

"Yes ma'am" Jeremiah replied.

"My first question is how in the world did some of my brother's brightest men manage to lose to what at the time was a single Glasgow frame." Cornelia asked calmly.

Jeremiah frowned since he wanted to protect Villetta and keep his new master's identity a secret. "I was battling so I can't give you too many specifics but this Zero character managed to determine that Clovis was using a supply train to get more Sutherlands and somehow got a hold of it."

"That only explains some of the details." Cornelia huffed. For Clovis to use a train was sloppy but considering that he was trying to hide his actions, it made sense.

Jeremiah was no fool and he knew that the military minded Cornelia wouldn't like the next part, "Yes and I was getting to that. This Zero character was a skilled tactician and now that they had weaponry behind them they were able to overwhelm Clovis to the point that Clovis broke the encirclement around the G1 in order to continue fighting. From what I was told from some of the survivors Clovis sent most of the men into a single area where he believed the terrorist were hiding. Unfortunately, Zero was actually underground and collapsed the ground around the men just as he escaped" Jeremiah frowned.

"You're joking" Cornelia said in disbelief. For Clovis to make that type of mistake was embarrassing.

"No. I managed to save most of the battle logs from Shinjuku and the few troops who survived that battle can confirm as much." Jeremiah replied. In truth he wanted to kill Clovis himself when he realized what was going on.

Cornelia was furious but she was no fool and Jeremiah couldn't be blamed for a horrible commander. However there were still more questions to be asked and the next one was critical, "The day after Clovis's death, the newspapers were reporting that they were blocking of Shinjuku because of the poison gas being released but during Zero's rescue of the Honorary Eleven he used a similar container to negotiate his escape. While I understand the reason I don't understand how that's possible." Cornelia asked calmly.

Jeremiah was now in big trouble since this could end horribly for him, "Because of two factors. The first is that the gas wasn't released and the newspaper report was meant to hide the true horrors of Shinjuku from the populace."

Cornelia twitched since that meant Zero realized the news report was fake, "And yet you still allowed him to take the young man because of it."

Now it was time to use a little deception, "We lined the streets of the procession, with loyal eleven's in order to create a better story and those people had no idea that any gas was released. Zero agreed to give us back the container if we did it so I thought it was a worthwhile move to protect our people."

"I see" Cornelia said calmly. While she didn't negotiate with terrorists, poison gas was a different monster and that would be a rare exception.

Jeremiah smiled since this was his chance to make things interesting, "There's something else you should know princess."

"And what's that" Cornelia said with a raised eyebrow. This already had all the makings of a headache and now he had more news.

When I had some of our best scientists look over the device to see if we couldn't find a counter to the gas in case the terrorists used it again we determined that no gas was ever in the device. In other words Clovis had lied about the gas being stolen in the first place" Jeremiah said coolly. Now he could rattle Cornelia and give his new master a little time.

Cornelia was furious and knew that something was being hidden from her, "So what was in that bloody device that would make my brother want to destroy a whole ghetto." Cornelia yelled.

Jeremiah inwardly smiled since he was off the hook, "I do not know. The only person who might know was General Bartley." Jeremiah explained. This was the only way to save himself and he knew it.

"I see. Well that's all for now Gottwald. I won't punish you or the Purebloods but I should hope you realize that you're on thin ice." Cornelia growled. Bartley was back in the homeland so she couldn't get information from him. This was bad.

"Of course" Jeremiah replied before the door opened and Princess Euphemia walked in.

"Sorry to interrupt but I need somebody to take me to Ashford Academy that won't make it obvious who I really am." Euphemia said nervously.

Cornelia smiled before turning to Jeremiah, "Mr. Gottwald do you mind taking Euphy to Ashford. I assume you can ensure that nobody realizes who she really is." Cornelia smiled.

"Of course" Jeremiah replied since he could ensure that Lelouch was away while he was there.

(Scene Skip)

Jeremiah dropped Euphemia off at Ashford Academy but he didn't want to leave in case somebody recognized him from the broadcast. Luckily for the pair, Milly was waiting for the calmly dressed Euphy. She was wearing a white hat along with a white vest jacket and a blue buttoned down top along with a yellow skirt with white frills along with some orange sunglasses.

AN: Think of the outfit she wore in Episode 21 when she went to visit Ashford.

"That's quite the outfit Euphy" Milly teased as she walked up to the car. Because she didn't want to draw too much attention, well more than the obvious that would come with a new student, they were discussing this well after club activities were over. Lelouch was already off campus having left with her grandfather to go to the new base in Section 4. Kallen no doubt was informing her friends of the situation so any danger was gone.

"It's nice to see you too Milly" Euphemia replied before hugging her old friend. As the pair walked through campus Milly couldn't help but smile since things were about to get very fun for her if she played this right.

(Scene Skip)

The walk through the campus was a nice one and Milly and Euphemia were sitting in the principal's office working out the last few details of her arrival in Ashford. There was nothing they could do about her arrival so putting her in his homeroom would at least make it so he could control their first meeting, "So Euphy why did you decide to join Ashford?" Milly asked calmly.

Euphy looked at her old friend nervously and decided to speak about something that she had never told anybody, "Hey Milly do you remember my brother Lelouch." Euphy said nervously.

"It's been a long time since I've thought about him." Milly replied as calmly as she could. Lelouch was right about Euphemia's sixth sense. Hopefully she didn't make a big mistake.

"I can't explain why, but when our father told us that Lelouch and Nunnally were killed during the war, it didn't feel right." Euphy explained.

Milly was slowly beginning to panic but kept her legendary cool, "What do you mean by that?"

Euphemia didn't quite know how to explain what was bothering her but she knew that her old friend would understand, "During the war, Lelouch and Nunnally were already in Japan but the Japanese never thought to use them as bargaining chips to stop the onslaught. That doesn't make any sense I think Lelouch and Nunnally escaped from wherever they were staying and have been in hiding ever since"

"That's an interesting theory" Milly replied though she was panicking on the inside.

"There's more. Earlier today my sister was discussing Shinjuku with one of the men who survived it. The short version is that the only way battle could've played out as it did was if Zero was a Britannian." Euphemia explained.

Milly allowed her eyes to widen since it made sense, "You're not saying that Lelouch is alive and that he's Zero."

Euphemia looked at her old friend solemnly but replied nonetheless, "Yes I am. He's the only person I can think of, who could pull that off and would be motivated to do it. I can't tell you how I know this or why I think it's him, but what I do know is that if he's hiding in Japan, he would be a student at Ashford."

"I see" Milly replied. She secretly sent a message to Lelouch to observe this discussion and there was no doubt in his mind that his reveal would end horribly for him.

Euphemia was not pleased with Milly's calm response as they continued to talk and decided enough was enough, "Thanks for listening to my thoughts. I should probably get going now" Euphemia replied as she grabbed her new uniform and made her way out with Milly to Jeremiah's car.

(Section 4 Base)

Lelouch was naturally watching the meeting from the base, with Rueben Ashford next to him. Even though the purchase was only a day ago, the base was already set up and it wouldn't take much for Lelouch to get everything functioning, though right now he was concerned with Euphy. "She's even more brilliant then I thought" Lelouch gasped having watched the video.

"Yes. It may be a wise decision for you to stay away from the school for a few days." Reuben warned. Euphy already believed Lelouch was Zero and if she saw him in Ashford it would cause even more problems.

Lelouch wanted to agree with him but he knew it wouldn't be that simple, "Unfortunately I won't be able to do that. The moment she reveals her name people are going to ask about me and Nunnally. It's one of the great stupidities of our school and one I can't avoid.

"I see well that means you have to play this very carefully boy." Reuben warned.

"Yes I know" Lelouch groaned. While things couldn't be going better for Zero Lelouch was going to find that his day was getting far more irritating. A ring on his phone came and after seeing the message he couldn't help but smile.

"With everything going on, that has to be some message Lelouch." Reuben chuckled.

"Let's just say bailing out my subordinate will be easier than I thought." Lelouch smirked. It turns out that Kallen's friend just wanted a night with him and he didn't particularly mind since the girl was attractive."

"The rich get richer or so they say." Rueben chuckled.

"Yep and I can worry about Kallen's group and Euphy later" Lelouch replied happily as they left the base so Lelouch could attend to his latest task.

(Area 11 Government building)

As Euphemia sat in her bed she couldn't help but frown at the way the day played out. She looked at the uniform hung up at her bedside and she knew that the odd feeling in the back of her head had been answered. "Milly lied to me." Euphemia frowned. The true form of the sixth sense that Lelouch and Milly spoke of was an incredible ability to read people and understand things because of it. Her questions about Lelouch, terrified Milly and given what she asked about she had her answers, Lelouch was alive, he was definitely at Ashford, and he was without question Zero. She hated the idea that he and Cornelia would have to fight each other soon enough since that was the natural progression. She was brought from her musing by a knock at the door.

"Euphy it's me" Cornelia said nervously.

"Come in sister" Euphemia replied calmly and her sister walked in.

"So are you ready for school tomorrow." Cornelia said nervously. She didn't like the idea of leaving Euphy alone and with everything happening in Area 11 this carried a big risk.

"Don't worry about me. Lord Jeremiah will ensure I get to class safely and with Milly on my side I'll be fine." Euphy replied deciding not to mention her brother who would no doubt work with her in order to keep him safe.

"Alright" Cornelia replied realizing that there was nothing she could do at this point.

"Good night sister." Euphemia smiled as her sister left her alone at last. This was a wild day and there was no doubt that her arrival at Ashford would raise all sorts of hell. 'I'll see you soon Lelouch' Euphemia thought to herself as she closed her eyes to go to sleep. A lot would be determined in the next few days.

That's it for Chapter 4 and this interesting little chapter. Before people bite my head off about Euphemia realizing that Lelouch was Zero, keep something in mind. In the show, she figured out Zero was Lelouch just from a few words during the Lake Kawaguchi incident so it isn't that much of a stretch. Anywho, next chapter Euphemia meets Lelouch and they discuss how things have come this far. As for his rebellion, Lelouch brings his team to the base and he has a very interesting discussion with one of the members of the group. Get ready because the fun is just beginning.