Chapter 3- Reunion.
Genbu's car had pulled up to a small traditional Japanese home, the house was surrounded by many trees all showing different rays of color as they were soon ready to fall. The bodyguard had opened the door to the car and bowed as soon as Genbu came out.
"Make sure no one knows I'm here, not even my son Suzaku must know."
"Yes sir." Replied back the man. Genbu had made his way to the household while his bodyguard carried Suzu and Lulu in each arm. Once inside Genbu spoke, "You can put them down over there, your assistance isn't needed in the household anymore."
"Yes sir." The man put down Suzu and Lulu on a large playpen and then made his way out the room, shutting the doors behind him. Genbu now alone with Suzu and Lulu walked towards them. Lulu hugged his brother's arm as the man approached them. Suzu tried not to cry and puffed out his cheeks at him.
"My my you two have really grown since the last time I saw you." Genbu squatted down and petted the top of Suzu's head. "Your mother and father must be awfully worried about you both, but don't worry oji-san will take care of you today."
"Ma-cha!" Lulu let out as he wobbled towards the man and tugged his arm.
"What's your name little one? I can't be a good oji-san if I don't know what my grandchild's name is." Genbu said as he picked up the small boy and put him on his lap.
"Its Ruru…" Lulu said shyly.
"Lulu?" Genbu replied.
"Hai!" Lulu smiled at the mention of his name. Just then Genbu noticed the brown haired boy walked over and stared at him.
"And what about you?"
"Su-ru!" Suzu puffed out angrily.
"Suru? Hmmm isn't it pronounced Suzu?"
Suzu nodded his head and jumped up and down until he lost his balance and fell back onto his butt. Genbu laughed as he grabbed the little boy's hand and pulled him up.
"Now you two I want you to call me oji-san. O-ji-sa-n"
"J-sa" Lulu and Suzu both screamed.
"We'll work on it later." Genbu sighed. His grandchildren were honestly too cute. Just then Suzu felt his stomach grumble, "J-sa Suru hungwy…"
"Hungry huh? Alright I'm hungry too, let's go see what we can make together." Genbu carried both Lulu and Suzu in his arms as he headed towards the kitchen.
Suzaku had finally arrived home and ran towards the living room only to find Lelouch holding Lulu's stuffed bear and Suzu's favorite car.
"Lelouch I'm home!" Suzaku screamed in order to get Lelouch's attention. Lelouch's face looked awful, it looked like he had been crying for hours, his eyes were all puffed up and red.
"S-Suzaku!" Lelouch got up and ran towards Suzaku, Suzaku embraced him once he was close. Stroking Lelouch's back in order to calm him down, since Lelouch was shaking.
"They're gone Suzaku! He's going to take them away from us forever!" Lelouch sobbed out.
"I'm going to make sure we get our children back Lelouch! My bastard father won't take away our only happiness."
"I miss them Suzaku… I miss them so much…" Lelouch could barely stay up at that point, his legs had given up on him and Suzaku noticed. Suzaku placed him on the couch without breaking their embrace.
"Let's go get our children back." Suzaku said sternly as he kissed Lelouch on the forehead.
"J-sa!" Suzu screamed as he ran towards his grandfather. Genbu was sitting on his outdoor porch drinking some Green tea when Suzu ran towards him.
"What's wrong Suzu?"
"Flowery." Suzu held up a single flower to Genbu.
"For me?" Genbu replied.
"Hai!" Suzu screamed happily.
"Suzu you shouldn't pick those flowers, your obaasan might get mad"
"Basa?"
"Yup your papa's ma-cha."
"Where basa?"
"Well that's a long story, would you like to hear it?" Genbu smiled down at Suzu and Suzu quickly nodded yes. Suzu got on Genbu's lap and bounced up and down. Lulu had overheard them and tried to run up to Genbu.
"J-sa! Up up!" Lulu with his pacifier in his mouth screamed.
"Okay okay, come here you too Lulu." Lulu once positioned on Genbu's lap couldn't help but stare up at his grandfather.
"You're obaasan was a strong women, but very kind. She always knew how to keep us all together and she never forgot how important family was. She fell ill though and passed away when your papa was small."
"Basa kind? ...Like ma-cha!" Suzu shrieked.
"Yup, you're ma-cha is very kind as well… Don't tell your parents I told you this story, but I did something awful to your ma-cha."
Lulu and Suzu continued staring at their grandfather.
"A long time ago when you two were still inside your ma-cha, your ma-cha came to tell me he was going to start a family with your papa. I was upset back then because I wanted your papa to stay with me, but you're ma-cha really cared for your papa. I had hurt your ma-cha soon after and no matter what, you're ma-cha would only try to protect you two. Your ma-cha reminded me of your obaasan… And I couldn't believe what I had just done…" Genbu started to feel tears rolling down his cheeks as he spoke. Lulu and Suzu noticed the tears from their grandfather, and they reached out and touched Genbu's wet cheeks. Genbu felt the tiny hands on his cheeks and looked up at the two smiling boys in front of him.
"J-sa kind, no mowr tears." Suzu replied.
"We wabe j-sa." Lulu soon spoke.
Genbu had never felt so much happiness in such a long time, he could only cry more over the fact that he was blessed and he could share such a moment with his grandchildren. Lulu and Suzu seeing their grandfather cry only caused them to cry as well. Their cries were heard as Genbu hugged them close, and continued to cry.
"Please let me meet with Prime Minister Genbu! I am his son Suzaku Kururugi!" Suzaku screamed at the women at the front desk. Suzaku and Lelouch had driven to Genbu's office building in order to track down where Suzu and Lulu were.
"I'm sorry sir but Prime Minister Genbu isn't in right now. I am unaware of his whereabouts."
"Bullshit!" Suzaku screamed as he banged on the desk, causing the women to scream. Lelouch next to Suzaku grabbed onto his arm and quickly got Suzaku's attention.
"Suzaku let's go… Suzu and Lulu aren't here… We're wasting time."
"Lelouch… I promised you we would find them."
"But Suzaku, they clearly aren't here. Genbu wouldn't bring them to the first place we would expect to look."
"Damn it you're right, let's go." Suzaku grabbed Lelouch's hand as they walked out of the building.
Genbu had finished taking a bath with the children, when he noticed the time on the clock.
"J-sa! J-sa!" Suzu had come out in the new pair of clothes Genbu had bought him.
"What is it Suzu?"
"Ruru crying."
Genbu followed the small boy into the room where Genbu had laid down toys for them. Lulu was rubbing the tears out of his eyes when he noticed Suzu and Genbu enter.
"Lulu why are you crying?" Genbu asked.
"Ruru miss ma-cha… Ruru want to go with papa and ma-cha…" Lulu replied while hiccuping, his face completely soaked with tears. Genbu squatted down to meet eye to eye with Lulu and wiped some of the tears away.
"It is getting late… I would love to be around with you both more, but your parents must be missing you too."
"Go home?" Suzu asked as he walked next to his Grandfather.
"J-sa stay in Ruru and Suru's house?…" Lulu asked shyly.
"Haha I wish I could but your parents might not let me come over again. It's time to say goodbye."
"No! J-sa stay!" Suzu puffed out.
"Okay okay your oji-san will stay." Genbu laughed as hard as he could and hugged both boys. How he wished they could stay like this for a bit longer.
"Let's go to the car now Lulu and Suzu. Time to meet ma-cha and papa." He carried both boys and started to head out of the house. Outside the earlier bodyguard waited patiently for Gebu until the kids and Genbu were seated and ready to go in the car.
Lelouch was clinging onto Suzaku's shirt as he held Lulu's bear and Suzu's car. They had finally arrived back home, but they were not at all happy about it. Without the twins in the household, the house was empty. They had drove to many locations they thought Genbu might be at but no luck.
"What if he got rid of them, Suzaku I can't stop thinking about the worst…."
"Lelouch don't say that, they'll be alright… W-we'll see them again." Suzaku had broken down in tears at that point. He tried to stay tough for Lelouch, but the day had just drained his energy and coming home empty handed only made it worse. Just when they had accepted the loss of their children the doorbell rung. Suzaku immediately got up and Lelouch followed after him.
"Who could that be?" Lelouch asked.
"I'm not sure… But i'm not in the mood for company."
Suzaku had been the one to open the door, and the sight they saw. Lulu and Suzu were in Genbu's arms looking innocent and happy as always.
"We home!" Both Twins screamed.
Lelouch felt tears roll down his cheeks again and his motherly instincts kicked in. He quickly ran over and carried both boys in his arms, he kissed them all over and sobbed. His babies were once again with him, he didn't lose them. Suzaku also hugged the twins in Lelouch's arms, his tears at moments sliding off onto the children's cheeks whenever Suzaku kissed them. Just then Suzaku remembered Genbu was still at the door, he stopped hugging the twins and made his way over to where Genbu was. His fists tightened as he looked at his father. Before he knew it, he had lost control of his fist and punched his father in the face.
"You bastard! Don't you know what you did to us! Why did you take our children!"
Lulu and Suzu witnessed their grandfather getting hit and begged Lelouch to put them down. Lelouch did as he was told and both boys quickly ran over to where their grandfather was.
"J-sa okay?" Suzu asked as he looked at the wound.
"Oji-san is okay. I deserved it." Genbu replied squatting down to their level.
"J-sa?" Lelouch and Suzaku said in unison.
"You have some explaining to do-father." Suzaku spoke up sternly.
Genbu was seated on the third person couch, Suzaku sat in front of him in the two person couch. Lelouch had told Lulu and Suzu to wait in their playroom while the adults spoke with one another. The living room was silent and neither man spoke a word. Lelouch had come back into the room with a tray of green teas, three cups exact. He set down the tray on the coffee table, "Please help yourself."
Suzaku noticing the kindness being presented to his father spoke up, "Lelouch how could you be so kind when this man has only caused us harm!"
"I just-"
"Suzaku that is no way to talk to your wife." Genbu spoke up as he took a sip of the tea. "Thank you Lelouch for the tea."
"You're one to talk you bastard." Suzaku replied.
"Genbu? Why did you take Lulu and Suzu from us?" Lelouch said as he sat down next to Suzaku. Suzaku placed his arm around Lelouch's waist and pulled him close protectively.
"I just… Wanted to spend time with my grandchildren one last time…"
"Huh! Didn't you call them a mistake!" Suzaku screamed. Genbu lowered his head. "You have no idea how much we waited to be able to have our own family! Lelouch and I tried so hard to be able to at least have one child. Lelouch had so many miscarriages, and spent endless nights crying himself to sleep!"
"Suzaku-" Lelouch wasn't aware before that Suzaku knew about his crying sessions, he tried so hard to hide it.
"Yes Lelouch I knew…" Suzaku pulled in Lelouch close to his chest, embracing him affectionately. But then Suzaku's attention came back to his father, "When Lelouch was finally carrying your grandchildren, you had the nerve! The nerve to tell Lelouch to get rid of them! Have you no shame, telling a person to get rid of something they worked so hard to be able to have, a family!"
Genbu finally looked up at Suzaku once he had finished speaking, "I-I am sorry… I realized the error of my ways… But when I realized it was already too late. I knew you would never forgive me… Even after Lelouch was so kind to me. I messed up" Genbu face was soaked in tears, he tightened his teeth in order to prevent from crying. Just then Genbu threw himself onto his knees and bowed.
"Please forgive me Suzaku, Lelouch!" His cry echoed through the room. "After spending all day with Lulu and Suzu I remembered what family is and what it's like to be loved! Please forgive this bastard of a father!"
Lelouch and Suzaku stared at Genbu in shock. They couldn't believe Genbu was on their floor asking for forgiveness.
"J-sa!" Suzu's voice was heard from the entrance.
Genbu straightened up and sat on his knees, and looked at the small boys staring right at him. Genbu extended his arms out, and quickly the boys knew what to do. Suzu and Lulu ran towards Genbu and came to embrace their grandfather.
"Lulu! Suzu! We told you to stay in your room!" Lelouch blurted out.
"Ma-cha mean to J-sa!" Suzu screamed.
"Papa mean to J-sa too!" Lulu continued.
"But-" Lelouch was at a loss of words.
"Thank you boys, but your parents have every right to be mad at me." Genbu continued.
Lelouch got up and walked towards Genbu, he squatted down and touched Genbu's shoulder.
"I give you my blessing, if my children approve of you. Then so do I." Lelouch said as he smiled at Genbu.
"T-thank Lelouch!" Genbu replied as he continued to weep.
"It might take some time for me to accept you again… But for now i'll allow it" Suzaku had come into the conversation and didn't look at Genbu as he spoke. But Genbu smiled at Suzaku.
"By the way" Suzaku continued to speak.
"Why are you holding my wife like that! You perverted old man."
Genbu had grabbed Lelouch by the waist and was keeping him close. Lelouch was too distracted to even notice the way Genbu was holding him. Genbu laughed loudly, while Lelouch blushed deep red after realizing.
"Haha Lelouch you are still so cute." Genbu said as he continued laughing and patted Lelouch's back. Suzaku was ready to throw a cushion at Genbu but he didn't want to hit Lulu and Suzu by accident.
"Well I guess I should get going, I don't want to cause more trouble." Genbu said as he got up. Lulu and Suzu quickly told hold of their grandfather's pants.
"J-sa stay!" Suzu screamed.
"J-sa…" Lulu looked like was about to cry.
"I wish I could, but oji-san has work to do at home. What if I come over tomorrow morning?" Genbu said as he looked down at the boys. Lulu and Suzu pouted at first, but then they agreed to their grandfather's proposal. "Good boys." Genbu squatted down and petted both boys on the to of the head. Lelouch and Suzaku escorted Genbu to the front once he was ready to go. Suzu was reaching for his tiny shoes as Suzaku and Lelouch spoke to Genbu.
"Suru go too!" Suzu said.
Suzaku heard Suzu and quickly picked him up, "Where do you think you're going little trouble maker?"
"Suru go with J-sa!" Suzu screamed as Suzaku continue to hold him in his arms, Suzu's face was ready to just cry away.
"Suzu you have to stay here." Genbu petted Suzu's head as he continued to speak. "You have to watch over your ma-cha and be a strong boy, okay?"
Suzu sniffed and wiped his eyes, "Okay…"
"Well I'll be going for real now, goodnight Suzu and Lulu. And goodnight Lelouch… Suzaku."
"Goodnight Genbu, thank you for coming" Lelouch replied.
"Nighty night J-sa" Suzu said as he waved. Lulu waved goodbye as well.
"Goodnight… Father." Suzaku was the last to reply right before Genbu could close the door behind him. Already outside Genbu couldn't help but smile to himself as he walked over to his car. He sighed and looked up at the dark sky lit with stars, "Our son grew up to be a great man… I hope you can see it from above, my wife."
