It's been weeks since Lelouch Lamperouge have begun his training with his Eva Unit-03 and that's been putting a mild stress for the teen. It was giving him an unwanted headache that he greatly despises. Still, despite all that, Lelouch was still able to keep it cool for himself and the results of his training made him more accustomed to the machine.

Right now, the teen is buying groceries at a local store accompanied by Misato. Of course, Lelouch also made sure if Misato snuck in any beer with her which thankfully haven't happened or otherwise there's gonna be a problem for the both of them.

Just another Tuesday for the odd life of Lelouch Lamperouge.

Now, as they were about to head to the cashier with the things they bought, a group of thugs approached the two and deliberately blocked their way.

In response, Lelouch quickly pushed Misato right behind him in a protective manner and then clenched his fists, "Can I help you, fellas? Got some sort of inconvenience or something?"

"Now, this is interesting. A boy defending a grown woman from someone like me?" The thug leader mused to himself, "You got guts, kid, I'll give you that, but it ain't gonna help you in this situation. Just walk away and you won't get your teeth knocked out."

At this, Lelouch could only narrow his eyes in defiance as he feels all the malicious intents coming out from the thug leader, "No. I think you didn't get me earlier. That's not something I can do, buddy. So, how about you back down and we'll be on our merry way?"

The thug leader sighed and then a vicious smirk appears over his face before cracking his knuckles slowly followed by his goons, "You really want a beating, eh?"

"I think that's enough." Misato firmly declared and pulled out her gun, pointing it on the thug leader's head, "Now I don't know what the hell you want from me but I think it's probably not in a very good way. So, how about this; you get the fuck out of here, creep, so you won't get your teeth flying out of your brains? Now, does that sound good enough for you?"

Seeing the gun and hearing the threat, the thug leader frowned and signalled his goons to back down before they all slowly walk away.

"Man, that was intense." Misato remarked with a sigh of relief before lowering her gun and checking onto Lelouch, "You okay?"

"Yeah. I'm alright." Lelouch quickly answered in distaste, "Scums like them should rot in hell."

"Woah, easy there, Lelouch. At least nothing bad happened, am I right?" Misato nervously chuckled, "To be honest, I'm more surprised about the fact that you even stood up for me despite your age and you know-"

"Don't remind me." Lelouch twitched his eye in annoyance.

"I guess Commander Fuyutsuki wasn't kidding about you being the Hero Type." Misato pointed out, rubbing her head.

"He told you that?" Lelouch raised a brow inquisitively.

"Yeah. He also told me you're kind of a Good Samaritan. Helping a lot of people without question or hesitance or seeking any kind of reward."

Lelouch blinked his eyes at this, surprised at how Fuyutsuki revealed a lot about him to Misato, "Professor Fuyutsuki talks a lot. What else did he tell you?"

"Well, he did told me that you once got beaten up by a bunch of kids because you were trying to be a stuck up goodie two shoes."

"About that, he was wrong. I got beat up because I was trying to do the right thing. I was trying to save a helpless Chinese girl from being bullied by lowlives."

"That's quite admirable for a kid like you." Misato smiled, "But you do know that you aren't some kind of superhero, right? You aren't some knight in a shining armor. You are Lelouch Lamperouge."

"Yes. I am. And it's my choice to help people." Lelouch closes his eyes for a moment before glancing at his fist.

"Alright. Just be careful doing it."

"Don't worry. I will." Lelouch swore with determined passion.

After they were done with their 'business' at the local store, Lelouch and Misato then decided to drive back home where Misato's pet, Pen-Pen was waiting for them.

"You know, Misato, I've been thinking. You and Dr. Akagi should probably give me a day off tomorrow. All this training is slightly having an affect on me. The stress is killing me to be honest." Lelouch admitted as he stares out the car window, letting the cool breeze hit his face.

Misato sighed tiredly at this as she focuses on the road but nevertheless nodded in understanding, "I'll try my best, kiddo. But I should probably let you know that Ristuko isn't on your side if you want a day off. She's been curious about you actually. Your intelligence, skills, and overall character have intrigued her greatly as she mildly put it. Not to mention the big boss Ikari have also gained an eye on you. Better watch out, kid. They're not the type of people you wouldn't wanna be hanging out with especially Ikari."

"So I've heard." Lelouch shrugged nonchalantly with a dry chuckle, "Ikari's indeed quite the person Professor Fuyutsuki described to me. As for Dr. Akagi, she doesn't seem so bad. She's quite lovely if I'm being honest."

"Maybe because it has something to with you being a so-called genius." Misato playfully rolled her eyes in mild annoyance before smirking wickedly, "I think she wants to adopt you just so she can have a little assistant that is almost as smart as her. You'll be her little Igor or something."

At this, Lelouch scoffed playfully, "If that happens, I might really run away and then live in the hidden parts of the woods like some damn wildman. Living off of rabbits, fruits, and earthworms."

"Ew. That's disgusting. I would never eat a worm." Misato groaned in disgust.

"I doubt that. Because you'll reconsider it if you were really starving and desperate for food. It's just natural Human behavior, Misato. It's a fact." Lelouch proudly smiled with a sense of playfullnes, "Hopefully, we wouldn't have to resort to that though. I still like my morning Cereals well enough."

"Boy, you really love your cheerios, huh?" Misato inquisitively inquired.

"Damn right I do." Lelouch admitted without hesitance.

Once the two got home, they were quickly welcomed by the house pet Pen Pen. The odd penguin helping them putting most of the groceries into the fridge and some in the Kitchen Cabinets.

"Now that's more like it." Misato added lightly, crossing her arms with a smile of satisfaction in her face.

"By the way, Misato. I'm gonna be out of here for the rest of the evening so please don't burn the house down. I got some other stuff to do." Lelouch informed, grabbing a large bag from a nearby closet before heading to the door.

"What does that mean? And where are you going?" Misato grew suspicious and her voice became stern and deep.

"Can't tell you. It's something personal for me. I rather have not you knowing about it and if you're worried, I have my pepper spray and my phone at the ready so yeah. Don't worry, I can take care of myself and you're not exactly my mom." Lelouch explained which silenced her, "Also, again. Please don't burn the house down. Really."

With that, he finally heads off outside, leaving Misato with only her suspicions and worry. If she was being honest, Misato felt a tinge of pain when Lelouch coldly told her off. She knew she wasn't his mother or the motherly type but she can't help but feel worry for him sometimes. Most importantly, she fears of what will happen to him when he finally encounters an angel.

"I guess living with him for weeks did have it's effects." Misato admitted with a heavy sigh, "But still, this is quite odd, even for him. What's gotten into that jerk?"

"How much for the orchids?" Lelouch gently asked the Florist in front of him, eyeing the beautiful flower solemnly.

"Which color? Which one?" The florist asked curiously.

"The best of them all. The big beautiful purple." Lelouch answered before pulling out his wallet.

The florist smiles and grabs the one Lelouch exactly wanted. He gives it to him as Lelouch also gives him the cash.

Once the exchange was made, Lelouch friendly bids farewell to the florist with a smile before finally taking off with his orchids in hand. He leaves the flower shop and heads onto a certain direction.

Meanwhile, back at Lelouch's house, Misato have been contacting and informing Fuyutsuki at the phone, telling him about her life with Lelouch.

"And that's it. That's all the current report about Lelouch I could give for now." Misato concluded.

"I see." Fuyutsuki deeply sighs over the phone.

"Sir, don't you think I should follow him? We have to be sure. To keep him safe."

"Let him be. He can take care of himself. I've made sure of that. And besides, he just probably visited his mother's grave. He always visits her at this particular day." Fuyutsuki revealed.

"What?"

"It's the day of his mother's death, Captain Misato. At this day, Lelouch would buy himself a purple orchid before going to visit his mother's grave."

"Oh, I totally didn't know about that. Now, I kinda feel bad for being insensitive earlier."

"Take my advice. Cook him a nice hot meal and then just give him a hug. He'll cheer up a little bit from that."

"Wait-" Misato was about to ask more but the call was already ended by Fuyutsuki, "Great. Does he really expect me to do this? Damn it. I'm certainly not up for something like this."

The cool wind gently blows Lelouch's hair and face as he stands before his mother's grave stone. His hand gently holding the orchids while his amethyst eyes continuously focus on the name on the grave stone.

He slowly approaches his mother's grave with dignity and grace before kneeling down to carefully place the orchids down.

"I know our time together were short-lived but it was worth it. Probably the most happiest moments in this life. I can't really say I love you but I swear that I'll repay you and make you proud, mother." Lelouch finishes his sentence and finally stands up. He calmly caresses the grave stone with care as he stares off into the distance.

Someday. I'll make sure of that.

When Lelouch arrived at his house, he didn't expect Misato and Pen-Pen waiting for him at the porch. Safe to say, Lelouch was surprised when Misato suddenly walked up to him and hugged him out of the blue.

"Welcome home, Lelouch. Dinner's ready." Misato declarared cheerfully with a smile, "Me and Pen-Pen have been waiting."

"I thought I called you to not wait for me." Lelouch replied despite the severe closeness between Misato's boobs and his face.

"You did. But eating dinner without you would kinda feel incomplete and unsatisfying, I might add. So we thought we should really wait for you." Misato playfully retorted, "After all, that's what cool housemates do, right?"

At this, Lelouch dryly chuckled before suddenly returning the hug, "Thanks, Misato. I needed this."

"What's this? You finally showing interest to my nice body?" Misato smirked wickedly, perking up confidently.

Lelouch coldly rolled his eyes at this but decided to play along, "Shut up. You knew what I'm talking about. And yes, I'm savoring this every moment."

Misato smiles and hugged him even further, "I'm glad you are."

The Next Day

"LELOUCH! WAKE UP!"

Upon hearing the loudest shout he had ever heard in his entire life, Lelouch's eyes jolt open with shock and surprise. He instantly sits up from his bed with a manic burst of energy.

"WHAT THE HELL, MISATO?! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND?!" Lelouch angrily exclaimed upon seeing the time on the clock, "IT'S 7 IN THE MORNING!"

"Well, I'm sorry to disturb your beauty sleep, princess! But an angel has come and is currently on it's way to wreak havoc so suit up!" Misato explained with terror and fear on her eyes. Lelouch could see she was trying to hide it but it was too easy to notice for someone like the Former Demon Emperor.

Guess this is it. This is where I finally get to do something good in this life. Hope I can handle fighting those things, those Angels.