A/N:
kd: Hey guys! Thanks for reading this far! It was pretty fun writing this chappie and I hope you all enjoy it! I would also like to thank anyone for reviewing, alerting or favoriteing this fanfic so far, I just glad that this story is somewhat readable ^.^;;. And though I don't really like asking people to review I just want to say that this is my first Code Geass fanfic and that I'll only get better if you guys tell me how to make it better!
If you thought any part was incorrect, boring, repeative, uninteresting, please feel free to tell me. And if you found anything to be funny, interesting, enjoyable, well-writen, please tell me about that, too! I'll rewrite anything I need to because I want this fanfic to become better, and I need your help. Even if you hate this fanfic to the very core of your existence, please review telling me so and why you hate it so much. Sorry for rambleing but I just need your help, everyone =P, and with this I present chapter 3 of One's Existence!
"W-where am I?" Nina asked hazily as she saw a sky blue ceiling.
"You're home." Nina heard a pleasant female voice by her side.
"Mother…" Nina felt her mother's hand hold hers'.
"You…you had us so worried." Mother's voice sounded heart broken.
"But…what happened?" Nina asked confused.
"The police…they found you passed out in an empty warehouse." Her Mother explained. Nina shoot out of bed as she remembered Lelouch. Her mother tried to put Nina back in bed saying that she shouldn't try to move as she was still injured. "Nina, I don't know what happened but, I just want to remind you that me and your father love you."
"Yeah, I know…" Nina said, though it was a lie. Her parents didn't love her, they loved Maya, and she could never be as great as her, no matter how hard she tried. But wait, Nina though, Lelouch said something about a power but…did something really happen? Ohmigosh, if either mom or dad find out about this, they'll kill me! But maybe now that I have this power, maybe I'll finally be able to surpass Maya…unless it was a silly dream…Nina looked at the picture frame on the nightstand at the side of her bed. She could hear her mother get up and leave but stopping at the doorway. She heard her have a whispered conversation with someone at the doorway. There were murmers of agreement and then Nina could hear her mother's footsteps as she went downstairs.
"How ya doin', little cuz?" A familiar voice broke Nina from her thoughts.
"Diana!" Nina said in surprise, she turned around to see who her mother had been talking to. Her older cousin giggled at this response as she leaned against the doorway, they weren't actually cousins but Nina's mom and Diana dad are practically siblings.
Diana was now in her freshman year of college. She was tall and had a very curvy body shape, it seemed almost exaggerated, with wide hips and a big chest, no one could deny the way boys looked at her. Though her white hair was put up in highly placed twin ponytails, her hair still reached below her waist. Her long bangs were in a deep part as her hair flowed down the right side of her face. There was one dark streak that ran down her bangs, a beautiful contrast to the rest of her white hair which complimented her as it made you focus on her face, which was just as gorgeous as her hair.
"Staring again?" Diana teased as stroke a pose.
"I think you've grown some." But not necessarily in height…, "So tell me, is college hard?"
"Ugh, the work load is hard but being a single, sexy college kid is fun…but don't tell your mom I said that, it'll be our secret." Diana winked.
"So, not to be rude or anything, but, why are you here?" Nina asked.
"I heard my little cousin was in trouble and came strait here!"
"Really?" Nina said suspiciously.
"Alright, fine, you caught me, I'm also here to go on some dates with the guys around this area." Diana said with her twisted, little, vixen smile. "Asian guys are HOT!"
"It's weird hearing you say that, since you're half-Japanese."
"Yeah but I mostly take after my mom. You couldn't really guess it."
"How is Aunt Villetta and Uncle Ohgi?"
"You know, getting old." Diana laughed.
"You shouldn't count on something that won't always be there."
"What are you talking about?"
"Your youth."
"Yeah, what about it?"
"You're always dating, partying, kissing, flirting, and you even make fun of your parents for getting old, a lot of your life revolves around this…but what happens when you're not so young anymore? How are you going to live your life, then?" Nina said. Her words hit Diana like a slap in the face. Diana was always with a boy, at least so it seemed. She also spend a lot of time thinking about boys, like who's cute and who's not, and how great of a kisser they were. Diana also made fun of her parents for being in their 40's (though they didn't really look as old as she claims). Diana's face turned red from this insulting realization.
"You know, at least I don't mope around all the time! I try to go out and enjoy my youth while I still have it. You just sit around and critizise anyone who doesn't act as mature as you! And you know what? You're six! I don't need to take this from a six-year-old!" Diana yelled at Nina. What nerve, she's, like, only four feet tall and she thinks she can lecture me on how youth never lasts.
Nina started to feel like a soft pain in her left eye, "I wish I could be you. Living ignorantly in the bliss of untroubled youth." Nina did know what was happening but she felt a sudden tigle all throughout her body.
"Yeah, whatever." Diana said as she closed the door behind her, without a back glance. Nina was somewhat glad that her cousin was gone, but she didn't want to start a fight. It was just so hard for her to try to be friends with such age gap (and she didn't know whether Diana or herself should have been considered the older one). The tingling that Nina first felt now turned into a light burning sensation that got worse with time.
Diana walked down the stairs into the kitchen.
"So, how did it go, were you able to find out anything?" Asked Mrs. Kōzuki.
"Nah, she wouldn't tell me anything, she's a tough six-year-old." Diana said while shrugging.
"Diana! We called you over here because we thought she would feel more comfortable talking to you about what happened to her at the warehouse!" Kallen said in frustration.
"Yeah, well, I guess that assumption was wrong." Diana said while looking the watch she never had, "Oh, well, would you look at the time! It was nice seeing you Aunt Kallen!" Diana said as she dashed out the door.
"Wait, Diana—" Kallen tried to call after her but she was already gone. "Darn it, that girl. She's always running out on people."
"Who always runs out on people?" Diana asked as she walked down the stairs.
"Wait a minute, didn't you just run out the door?" Mrs. Kōzuki asked in confusion.
"No, I was upstairs the whole time. Are you ok, Auntie?" Diana asked with a hint of worry in her voice.
Kallen sighed, "I hope so."
"Hmmm, let's see, what can I do as a sexy college kid?" Diana talked to herself out-loud as she walked through the park. As she walked she noticed a puddle on the ground and bent down to look at her reflection. Damn, I am HOT, no wonder Diana's always so full of herself. Nina thought slyly. She didn't know exactly how but she was now in her older cousin's body. It must that 'power of the kings' they dude was talking about…wait a minute! I should probably try to find him. She navigated through the park, avoiding guys that were trying to hit on her, until she reached the bench where she first saw Lelouch. To her relief he was there playing with the portable chess kit like he was before, the board he beat Nina's father on. "Hey, Lelouch!" she called out. Lelouch didn't reply. Nina walked up to the bench. "Hey, didn't you hear me?" Nina asked.
"Oh, hello…is there anything I can do for you?"
"It's me!"
"I'm sorry but I don't think I know you." Lelouch said confused.
"Oh, that's right, I forgot to tell you this first. The power you gave me, it allows me to turn into other people." Nina explained.
Lelouch perked up, "Oh, so you're the one I made a contract with."
"That's right, oh, and by the way, I don't think we've had a proper introduction, I'm Nina!" She said as she held out a hand toward Lelouch.
"I'm L2." He said without taking her hand.
"I thought your name was Lelouch…Lelouch vi Britannia." Nina said as she remembered the name of the man who she saw in her vision.
L2 looked around nervously, as if to see if anyone was listening, "Lelouch vi Britannia is dead, and you shouldn't say his name, it makes people uneasy."
"But…you look exactly like him…"
"Yeah, and I'm sure there's some poor kid out there who's regularly mistaken as Hitler, just because he looks like him."
"Lelouch vi Britannia was considered worse than Hitler."
"Yeah, I know."
"Though, isn't it ironic that his dictatorship ended up bringing world peace, in the end?"
"Yeah…what a coincidence." L2 said, somewhat distracted.
Nina sat down next to L2, "You know what? I just realized something."
"What?"
"You're pretty weird." Nina giggled. There was some awkward silence after that, until L2 broke it.
"Nina…what do you plan to do with your Geass?" L2 asked distantly.
"I'm…I'm…I'm going to…" Nina trailed off in thought.
"Geass can, and has changed the world. You shouldn't take it for granted."
"I just want to surpass my older sibling."
"Your older sibling?"
"Yeah."
"Do you know the limits of your Geass?"
"The…limits?"
"You know, like…is there a time limit for how long you can be someone else? Do you need eye contact to use it? Is there only a certain kind of people you can become?"
"Oh, well, uhh…this is my first time using it."
"So who exactly are you, right now?"
"Oh, I'm a family friend, the daughter of my mother's child-hood friend, Diana Kaname."
"Kaname…"
"Huh?"
"Sorry, it just sounded familiar for a second."
"When I became Diana I also received all of her memories, while keeping my own. From that refrence I could easily imitate her personality, so pretending to be someone else would be no challenge."
"That sounds very handy, anyways," he said as the church bells signaled that it was noon, "I should get going, I'll leave you to your own devices, so you should try to find out more about your Geass's limits but keep in mind that your Geass will become more powerful as you use it."
"Thanks for telling me, oh but wait, where can I find you if I need you?" Nina asked, "Do you have a cellphone number?"
"Just go into an empty room and call my name."
"So I should just walk into an empty room and say 'Lelouch'?" Nina asked suspiciously.
"My name's L2." He insisted. Nina rolled her eyes and turned to her head in thought.
"Alright, fine. Oh, and one more question." Nina said but when she turned her head L2 had already faded away.
"…what exactly are you, L2?" Nina asked herself.
