Code Geass: Infinity
Chapter 7: Oranges and Rest
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Hello fans, I've read your comments, and I've decided: Jeremiah x Sayoko and Suzaku x C.C. If you don't like those pairings, then you've been warned. Please read and review.
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Jeremiah Gottwald was a very strange man: he had admired an Empress who came from common birth, despite being a noble himself; he now fought against Britannia alongside his prince, Lelouch, despite having been a part of the Purist faction; is currently a cyborg with enough mechanical parts to make a Knightmare jealous; and now he was inside a hotel with a ninja maid whose clothes were torn in a way that made said Jeremiah blush with a fury as he tried not to gape at her perfect body.
"Get a hold of yourself Jeremiah, you have to go find His Majesty-and her body is perfect- shut up, I must not try to think perverted while I have a lady in my company –and she's so strong- STOP!"
"Ugh"
"Oh, Lady Shinozaki, are you okay?"
"Lord Jeremiah, is that you?"
"Yes, Jeremiah Gottwald at your serv-
-"WHY THE HELL AM I HALF NAKED!"
"Ah, well, I didn't wish to intrude upon your privacy when you were unconscious-
-"LIKE HELL, YOU'RE AN ECCHI, AREN'T YOU"
"I don't even know what that means"
"It means a pervert, and you are one"
"I swear I did nothing to you while you were asleep"
"You better not"
"She is so different when she is with Lady Nunally and Lord Lelouch. Is this the fury of women that Mother told me never to cross?"
"I brought you a spare set of clothes, Miss; I'll step out while you change"
Jeremiah stepped out of the hotel room, took out his cell phone, and attempted to call Lelouch.
"Nothing… where are you, My Lord?"
Onboard the Odin
"I see you've managed to capture A.A" said C.C.
"I'll proceed to remove his Code" said G.G.
"I guess we'll wait until you're done" said Shirley.
Lelouch and Shirley went into Lelouch's room, while Suzaku stayed behind on the Bridge.
"Yes, Suzaku?" asked C.C.
"C.C., why are you here?"
"I don't really know, I guess, I just have nowhere left to go"
"…I've seen your memories; you've had a rough life"
"It is the curse of Geass, it has stopped my time. I exist only in the past when I was still mortal, and alone; I have no future"
"That's not true, whether you're immortal or not, you've got friends right here and now, and you'll continue to find friends until your end comes. So don't say things like that, it's too sad"
"Hmm, you know Suzaku; maybe we're not so alike after all. You give others a future, while the cycle of my Code removes futures. I've become like this because of my experience, but you're still the same"
"I see…"
"But you know. I actually like that about you"
Lelouch's Room
"Shirley, are you sure you still want to put yourself in danger?" asked Lelouch.
"I'm sure. Besides, I know that whenever I'm in a pinch, I can rely on you to save me"
"Me…I can't save anybody"
"That's not true; you're very strong in your own way Lelouch. I think- no – I KNOW, you can save anybody"
"Shirley, I want to tell you, that you've done so much for me. You saved me, from myself. When I was in my darkness, you pulled me back. No matter how deep I fell, you seemed to find me so easily. Even when I hurt you in terrible and unforgivable ways, you still loved me. So, what I want to say is: Will you-
-Lelouch's cell phone rings
"Sorry, I'll answer this" "Lelouch Lamperouge"
"Your Majesty"
"Jeremiah"
"Lord Lelouch, I implore you to calm down Lady Shinozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, I've invoked her wrath and she has proceeded to destroy me. If it wasn't due to my cybernetic body, I would've passed away. Please-
-Chainsaw whirs in the background
"NO, MISS SAYOKO, NOT THAT!"
"Ms. Sayoko, please don't kill Jeremiah. He is a virtuous man who would never defile a woman in a way you are currently thinking"
"…Understood, Lelouch-sama"
Lelouch hangs up phone
"Orange, what did you do to her to make her so mad?"
Hotel lobby
"You're lucky Lelouch-sama ordered me not to kill you, otherwise, you would've disappeared for the act of groping me"
"It was an accident, I wanted to put another blanket on you but I slipped"
"…So you say"
"Why do you take every accident I make as a sign of perversion?"
"Well, you did try to kill me, my people, my Master, my hero, my friends-
-"I'm sorry"
"What?"
"I apologize for my previous barbaric behavior. I was thinking of only I back then, not even considering the lives lost as human, and for that I deserve a punishment worse than death. However, I wish to repent by helping to restore the country I helped savage, as well as protect the life I failed so many years back"
"…I can't forgive you that easily, but I can at least give you the chance to redeem yourself. Only because we have the same person we wish to protect"
"Thank you Lady Sayoko, you are as wise and merciful as you are beautiful"
"What was that last part?"
"…as you are powerful"
"Orange, you are a very bad flirt"
"Umm"
"Please continue"
Odin- Prisoner storage
G.G. had just finished extracting the Code from A.A., who soon turned into dust as his body suffered hundreds of years of age without the Code. She put the raw energy into a special container and rested it alongside the Code of V.V.
"Just one more left"
Odin- Knightmare Storage
"Lloyd, we've really seen a lot of strange things" said Cecile.
"Yeah, those Geass and Codes that those kids are dealing with are something that goes against every law of science, yet it still exists"
"I wish we could do more for them. They have so many problems on their shoulders, and I feel so helpless not being able to do anything for them"
"Cecile, do you know what is a "law" of evolution"
"No"
"The Filial Generation will succeed the Parental Generation. Those kids are the future of this world, and they want to continue forward, so us pawns just have to follow and do whatever we can"
"I see. Well, we can still make better Knightmares for them at the very least"
Odin-Bridge
"So, C.C., where do we go now?"
"G.G. believes that Z.Z. is hiding in the homeland
"We're heading for Britannia"