Yays, chapter 3!
Have anybody guessed who the character Bernkastel is? Well, she is actually a witch from the visual novel Umineko No Naku Koro Ni . She is the Witch of Miracles and looks similar to Rika Furude from the anime Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni , made by the same person.
If you want to see what she looks like, check out the ending of Episode 5 of the newly released Umineko anime :D! (You can probably find it on YouTube, I dunno..)
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Chapter 3
Lelouch went through the album in the computer, looking at all the photos from the past year.
"Nina isn't here." He thought, "And Arthur was taken by Suzaku?"
He then reached a picture which had a close up of Rolo and Kimi, linking arms and waving, while he was behind them smiling.
Lelouch blinked for a second, staring at the photo, "Kimberli..." He thought, "..The irony of your name is just sickening."
"What's the matter?" A voice said, Lelouch stopped as Rolo came up behind him, "Looking at albums and such?" He walked up next to him, "Those are the files for the Student Council Marathon Dance, right?"
"The President's love for special events is quite problematic, Onii-tachi." Then Kimi appeared, and she was in her boy uniform.
Lelouch glanced at her, then clicked to the next picture, and Rolo said, "Ah, that's the Broken Heart contest."
"Quite sad that the President's the one handing the trophy to Rivalz, the winner." Lelouch commented, then he laughed, and Kimi smiled.
Then, out of the blue, Rolo said, "I still can't believe you managed to get away back there."
Lelouch and Kimi looked at him, and Rolo stood up straight, "They said it on the news, right? Babel Tower was completely surrounded by the army. How did you get through the siege?"
He then looked very suspicious. Kimi's purple-blue eyes blinked several times, then she said, "I...don't get it."
"What are you talking about, Rolo?" Lelouch asked, innocently as ever, "You should be asking how I got away from the terrorists, right?"
Rolo then made a small gasp, not expecting that answer.
"Shouldn't there have been an emergency escape route or something?" Kimi crossed her arms, then she said jokingly, "But that still doesn't explain why you didn't call."
"I tried to!" Lelouch playfully smacked her, "But in that situations, cell phones are kinda..."
"I see." Rolo then tightened his grip on his green cellphone.
Kimi looked down at the locket that dangled from it, "That locket...me and Lelouch gave it to him on his birthday. October 25th...is that really his birthday?"
She noticed Lelouch clenched his fist, then her jaw dropped when he held out a hand to Rolo and said, "Rolo, that locket. Now that I think of it, giving a guy a locket is kind of weird..."
He then began to reach for it, "I can get you something--"
"No, you can't!!" Rolo yanked his cell phone back and held it up to his chest, "I received this!"
Lelouch and Kimi's eyes were wide, and Rolo said, "That's why...it's mine..!"
"A-Ah..." Lelouch nodded, "Okay, Rolo..."
Rolo relaxed, then he looked at his locket, and Lelouch looked away, and Kimi didn't say anything.
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Lelouch watched the T.V when Guilford challenged Zero.
"Guilford.." He thought, "..Good move."
Suddenly the door opened, and then Bernkastel entered. Lelouch looked around awkwardly, then shut off the T.V.
"You're alone, aren't you?" Her voice was always the same.
"Um, yes, Bernkastel-san, I am." Lelouch leaned back a tad, "I thought you were with Kimi."
"Kimi is in her room, doing boring things. Besides, I've been chosen to buy a birthday present."
"Birthday?"
"Our advisor, Villeta-sensei. For someone smart, you're stupid." Bernkastel turned away, her blue hair moving along with her, "She doesn't know me well because she's too boring to talk to, so everybody made me buy the present. But, boring decisions come with boring problems."
She blinked, "Since I don't know her, I don't know what to get. I heard she likes o-sake. But who knows if she likes famous brands."
"Shall I tag along?"
Bernkastel was still emotionless, but Lelouch could tell she was a tad bit surprised.
"That is, helping you pick a present."
"I actually do not find you boring, so I guess you can come." Bernkastel shrugged, "I'm leaving now, you know."
"Okay, I'll get ready."
But the whole time, Rivalz was by the windows outside, eavesdropping on the whole thing.
"WOW!" He said to himself, "Thank you guys for the news!"
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"Lelouch?" Kimi asked as Lelouch entered the foyer, "Going somewhere?" She cocked her head.
"Ah, to help choose a present." Lelouch replied, smiling, "It's Villeta-sensei's birthday."
"Oh, I didn't know that.." Kimi blinked, "Right, I should've remembered."
Lelouch walked past her, ruffeling her curly hair, "Well, I'm off."
"Have a safe trip." Kimi waved after him, as the front door closed. She lowered her hand slowly, standing there, thinking.
"KI~MI~~" Milly suddenly appeared out of no where, throwing an arm around Kimi's shoulders.
"President?" Kimi asked.
"You're coming along too, with Rolo." Milly smiled, and Rivalz ran up, "For our communication! Because..."
Just when Shirley walked in, Milly said, "Lelouch and Bernkastel-san are going to the mall together for a birthday prese~~nt!"
Shirley gasped, "WHAT?!"
"Bern?" Kimi scratched her head, "Why was she--?"
"Lelouch just volunteered to come along with Bernkastel-san to pick out a present for Villeta-sensei!" Rivalz explained, "This trip could be the equivalent of a date!"
"Bu--But that can't be!" Shirley protested, suddenly grabbing Kimi's shoulders and shaking her, "WHY DIDN'T YOU GO WITH HIM?!"
Kimi, now dizzy, gently lifted her hands away, "I'm sorry, Shirley. I could've asked."
"GIMME YOUR PHONE!" Shirley shoved her hand into Kimi's pockets and yanked out her cell phone, then began to text rapidly.
"Shirley--!"
Milly smirked, "Wow, Shirley, you seem so anxious to make sure Kimi goes along." She then snapped her fingers, "Of course! Lelouch and Bernkastel-san won't pay attention much as they shop, so Kimi could keep a close eye on their behavior! Lelouch won't suspect Kimi herself being a spy! Shirley, you're such a genius!"
Shirley didn't pay attention, still furiously texting.
"Eh?" Kimi blinked.
"There." Shirley pressed the send button, "This message will get to Lelouch, and if he says yes, then you can go!"
"Hurry and get ready just in case!" Milly began pushing Kimi out the door in the direction of her bedroom, "Don't forget to text us the details of how they act, and remember!" She winked, "We'll be watching you!"
The door closed in Kimi's face as her cellphone rang with a text message.
Looking down, she opened her phone and groaned at the message inside.
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"All I have is knowledge of it.." Lelouch said.
"Too bad." Was all Bernkastel said.
Lelouch was wearing a white jacket and a pale pink flannel shirt with blue tie, and Bernkastel was wearing a black dress. There was a lacy layer of white under her black skirt and around her breast there was white lace on the dress as well. Finally, a not-too-big blue ribbon bow sat on the dress right on her chest.
And Kimi wore a lavender polo shirt and with a ruffled black and purple striped skirt. Of course, she was along with him. Lelouch stupidly allowed her to go.
"What about this one?" Bernkastel lifted a wine bottle, "Looks boring to me."
"Noble Rot may be too sweet." Lelouch replied, "Maybe some Sopron." He held out a bottle so Bernkastel could see.
"So far nothing to worry about. Target #1 is normal, Target #2 is normal." Kimi texted on her phone, "Do I have to keep letting you guys know?"
"Kimi, do you see anything?" Lelouch asked.
Kimi quickly lowered her phone and just smiled, "Not really, Lelouch. Let's just keep looking."
A message appeared: "Y give up so soon? Keep a better eye on the targets!"
Kimi sighed, then glanced out the window of the wine shop, and spotted Rolo, Shirley, Milly and Rivalz by a hedge in the middle of the mall outside.
"This is good publishing material!" Milly said, leaning forward a little from their hiding place, "For the Society of Male-Female Interrelationshop Economy! The quiet and boring-hating Bernkastel and Lelouch! What a match!"
"But, to force the sister of Target #1 to send messages, and inviting the brother along as well?" Rivalz blinked.
"Well, Kimi too soft to refuse." Milly smiled, then she looked at Rolo, "But, Rolo's interested, isn't he? That mysterious tea-loving girl might become family one day!"
Shirley was too upset to say anything, Rivalz gasped, and Rolo whispered, "Family..."
They has now purchased a wine bottle and as Bernkastel and Lelouch walked side by side, Kimi walked behind them, texting.
"Targets are not doing anything date-related. Can I stop now?"
She got three messages from three different phones, all saying the same thing:
"NO!"
Then they began looking at cellphones. Bernkastel picked up one and she and Lelouch began to look at it.
As Kimi browsed through some cellphones, she thought quietly, "Is this guy really Zero? Is he really my brother? What is Zero going to do with those executions happening tomorrow?"
Lelouch went to go sign some papers at the counter, and Kimi moved slowly closer to him, then hid by a tall rack filled with cellphones.
Peeking over, she saw Lelouch hold a hand up to his eye, then look at the counter man, and then said something.
Kimi's eyes widened as far as they could go when she saw the counter guy suddenly look weird.
"His birdy power!" She exclaimed in her mind, "He's mind controlling that guy! But what exactly could he be telling him to do?"
She walked back near Bernkastel, her arms crossed, looking down.
"So confusing..so confusing..."
When she felt a hand on her shoulder, she gasped and jumped.
"It's just me!" Lelouch said reassuringly, yet Kimi didn't relax.
"You okay?" He asked, then he thought, "She's acting weirder than usual."
"I-I'm fine, Lelouch..!" Kimi nodded quickly, beginning to scratch the bandage on her forearm.
"Oh, okay.." Lelouch turned, but kept his eyes on her.
Kimi awkwardly walked up to Bernkastel, "Found anything interesting?"
"No." The blue-haired young woman replied, absent-mindedly tapping on the cellphones, "I wonder if I still have some plum tea..."
Suddenly Lelouch was there next to them, "Hey, guys..."
Kimi and Bernkastel turned their heads, and he said, "The President and the others are following us."
"Eh?" Kimi who had completely forgetting her role to spy on them, acted shocked.
Bernkastel turned away from them, walking to the window of the mall store, gazing out at the people walking by.
After a moment, without facing them, said, "Lelouch is right."
"But.." Lelouch reached forward, grabbed Bernkastel's shoulder, and turned her around, "I have an idea."
"Ideas are not boring." Bernkastel said simply, "I shall be happy to comply."
"Y-Yeah, sure." Kimi smiled nervously.
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Lelouch pulled back the curtain of a fitting room in the store Alpha 14.
He then turned around to his sister and Bernkastel, "All you ladies have to do is pretend that I'm inside for a while."
"What are you going to do?" Kimi asked.
Lelouch then opened a box, revealing a blue cap, an orange jacket, and some pants, "I'll secretly leave the store and give the President a surprise."
Bernkastel's lips twitched into a small smile, in which Lelouch and Kimi gasped loudly to, "Boring job, but with interesting results." She then pulled the curtain closed.
She then turned to Kimi, "Kimi, browse through the store and keep an eye out for the President and others." She looked the other way, "You may even go outside too, pretending you're waiting outside."
Kimi blinked, "Okay, but going outside---?"
Bernkastel's voice was firm when she interrupted, which surprised Kimi, "Going outside will help with better viewing. Besides..." Her expression softened a little, "It wouldn't be boring to watch you walk around. Better than just standing."
Kimi raised an eyebrow, then said, "Yes."
Turning around and walking, she thought, "Was Bern..trying to send me a message without Lelouch knowing? If she wants me outside, then that's what she'll get."
She first began going through some of the clothing in the store, waiting 'till it was clear for Lelouch to already be out of the store.
After a few minutes she was outside, stretching her arms, then texted: "Target #1 is changing in fitting room. Target #2 is waiting. And I wanna stop :("
Suddenly a noise rang out among the mall. The sound of an alarm.
Kimi's eyes widened, "Oh, crap."
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Rolo burst into the control room, "Where are Nii-san and Imou-cha---"
He stopped. The room was completely empty.
"No one's here?" He said in shock.
There was then a click of a gun, and Rolo made a small gasp, and Lelouch smiled as he held the gun to Rolo's head.
"They all went looking for C.C." He said.
"You did awaken, after all?" Rolo remained serious.
"I have the spy as my slave." Lelouch informed him, "Under my absolute obedience. It seems you guys have put C.C's capture as top priority, even if it's false information." He then began to chuckle darkly.
Rolo blinked, a sweatdrop on his face.
"This birdcage-like campus.." Lelouch said, "Will now become my castle of freedom. And you and my dear "sister"..." He removed his contact, "Will be my pawn in finding Nunally.."
Suddenly, Rolo vanished, and Lelouch widened his eyes. Not only that, but his gun was gone, too.
Lelouch stood there in shock, and looked at his gun now pointed at his own head.
"Geass?" He thought in disbelief, "He stopped time?"
"Lelouch.." Rolo said quietly, "Together with that demonic eye...die."
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EEP!! D:! What will happen next?!