Chapter II
"Search for his highness, right now!" Jeremiah said in a panic
Jeremiah's workers searched for Lelouch immediately after receiving the report that he has gone missing. Meanwhile, Lelouch walked and walked until he reached the city. He was hungry and exhausted. He then decides to rest so he sat on a bench and silently watched people pass by.
"What a lovely place?"
He closed his eyes for a moment and He heard his tummy grumble as if it was giving him a signal that it needs to be filled.
"You must be hungry, here take this." two guys said in chorus as they handed him bread and soda.
He looked up to see to whom the voices belonged to.
"Are you gonna take it or not?"They said once again in chorus.
"Thank you" he said as he took the goods.
He ate silently until he noticed that the two kept on staring at him.
"Do you have a place to go?"
"I am not gonna stay here for long so I don't need a place to stay" he answered
"But do you have money on you? You know you can't survive in this world without it." The two asked as they continued staring at him.
He then realized that he was penniless.
"I'll just find a part time job, and I'll continue my search after I earn the amount of money I'll need." He answered as he stood up.
The two noticed the fact that he had long legs and an outstanding charisma. His raven colored hair falls perfectly at his fair face where his amethyst eyes are located.
"What exactly can you do?" The two asked
"Why do you want to know?"
"Well it's because we need another worker."
"Umm . . . I . . . am not sure"
"Can you talk to girls? We mean, that's a simple thing, right? We will offer you a job since you pass our standards" The two stepped a foot back
"Become a host like us!" the two continued.
Lelouch as expected was surprised by the sudden job proposal made by the two.
"My name is Kino and my name is Hino. We are the top 1 and 2 host' in ETERNITY." They said as they strike a pose.
"Now that you know us, do you accept or not?" They said as they laid their crystal blue eyes upon the man that seems to be surprised and confused.
"Umm . . . I am . . . not sure . . . I think I'll just-"His word got cut off 'cause the two grabbed him by the arm and said
"Please consider it after you see ETERNITY, besides the pay is good" They said as they dragged him to a building.
The image of ETERNITY in Lelouch's thought was more like a disco bar but as he entered the building. He realized that it was better than what he'd thought at first. As they walked forward, Lelouch saw that the place was more decent than he thought. Then the two showed him one of the rooms in the building. The room was elegantly decorated but it still retained the welcoming atmosphere a normal shop usually has.
They took him to another room and said.
"Wear this and fix your hair. Come out when you're done changing. Afterwards will have a little orientation, then you'll give us your answer. Right?" the two said in chorus before closing the door.
"Just how in the world did I get myself into this mess?" He said as he slowly combs his hair with his fingers.
After a few minutes, he stepped out of the room.
The two then started to flatter him. They had a strange look in their eyes as they slowly inspect him. Lelouch found it truly disturbing.
"Do you agree?" The two ask him in chorus again.
"I'm already dressed so…. I guess I don't have any other choice but to try it now am I"
As if something had accord the twin looks at Lelouch embarrassedly.
"By the way what was your name again?" The two chorused embarrassedly as they both scratch the back of their head.
"I'm Lelouch Lamperouge."
After a few minute of orientation Lelouch found it interesting and he had decided to work for them.
"By the way, had you thought about what you'll be called as? You can't use your real name here, you see?"
Lelouch took a deep breath and looked outside the window. Unknowingly, he said the word 'Lulu'.
The twin then looked at each other and smirked.
"Lulu, it is." The twin shouted startling Lelouch from his musing.
"Now that that's done, go get them, Lulu." The twin then pushed Lelouch on the back towards the main hall.
As soon as Lelouch entered the hall, the chattering stopped and all eyes stared at him. Lelouch then stood in as he would if he was a prince which unknown to him, he is truly is. He then put his left hand over his stomach and bowed slowly.
"It is nice to make your acquaintance. My you can call me 'Lulu'."
The others then returned to their chattering as their curiosity was answered.
He worked at ETERNITY until he earned the amount of money he needed for his journey. After earning it, He left.
"Goodbye, Lulu. Good luck in your search" the two said in a chorus
"I hope you find a good replacement for me" Lelouch said as he waved goodbye.
After Lelouch left, Kino asked his twin brother
"Hey, Hino. Don't you think Lulu is somewhat familiar?"
"Yeah, I have been thinking to where have I seen before but I can't remember. Oh, who cares? Lulu already left so there is no point in finding out." the two said before entering the building.
Back at the Gottwald household
Jeremiah was in a bad mood upon hearing the report that his highness already left the mansion. It has been 3 days since the disappearance of his highness had occurred and he is still nowhere to be found.
"Summon Flameheart now!" he said in a loud tone.
After a few minutes, a man with blonde hair came running to his living room.
"Sorry, I am late. What would you like me to do? Who is it that you want me to find?" He said as he tried to catch his breath.
"I want you to search for His Highness. Make sure to bring him back unharmed as soon as possible." Jeremiah said in an almost shouting voice.
"Jezz. You need not shout you know I can hear you. Fine I'll find him."
"Make sure that none will know about this search." Jeremiah said as he slowly return to his sit.
"Oh pleazzzsssee. Orange. It's not like you don't know me. I am Britannia's greatest detective William Flameheart." He said as he stood and turned around to leave.
"Don't call me ORANGE!"Jeremiah shouted at the man who had already taken his leave.
"I hope Flameheart finds him fast before the people around him slaughter him. I hope he hadn't died yet."
From the Gottwald household to the place where Lelouch is, a cold breeze traveled, making the young lad sneeze.
"Achoo~"
"Ara, Looks like Lelouch Already sensed my presence. That's odd, was I watching too close?"A woman said as she played with her chair while watching Lelouch through a flat screen TV.
"Hime-sama, I have returned after I had successfully toured around the globe as you instructed" A man said as he bowed down in respect.
She turned to face him with a smile on her face. Her long flowing silky black hair cascading around her shoulder as beautiful burgundy colored eyes looked straight at him. She was wearing a silky violet gown that hugs her body perfectly.
"Just in time, Andrew. I want you to go to your next mission" She said as she smirked demonically at the man in front of her.
"Anything for you, Hime-sama "
She turned to face the tv and smirked once again with a plan in her mind.
"I want you to make my new toy's life miserable"
"I understand, Hime-sama
And from that certain place to where Lelouch is, another cold breeze traveled, making the young lad sneeze again.
"Achoo~. Did I catch a cold? That's odd" he said to himself.
"Oh, well. I better look for that girl."he said as he continued walking.
"But where should I start searching?"
"Ah, she lives at a mansion which had a beautiful green house as it's garden. That's the only thing I know about her."
Though he was clueless to where he should go, he still went on. After a week, the money he had earned at ETERNITY was all gone and he got no money to rent a hotel room.
"What should I do now?" He sighed hopelessly.
He looked for a job for hours, hoping that he would get accepted. But with his weak body, he can't do any heavy work. He lost his hope. Until he saw a job ad
"Wanted, Host"
Though he was hesitant, He still took it hoping that he will get accepted. So he walked to the said building and entered.
"Are you still in need for workers?"
The people inside the room awed in surprise in seeing a boy with such great charisma. Without second thought, He got accepted. Since he was traveling, he stayed at work for only 3 to 4 days and went on with his search. This routine was practiced whenever he was in need for money. Without knowing, he became popular with the ladies.
AFTER THREE MONTHS
It was late night in Tokyo when two ladies were chatting in the middle of the crowd.
"Hey did you hear? Lulu is coming here." One of them said
"Yeah, I want to see him. I heard he was handsome. My aunt told me that he has raven colored hair and amethyst eyes. She said he was quite tall, too."
These two ladies happened to pass by a witch with long lime-green locks and she happened to have eavesdropped.
"Lulu? Raven hair and amethyst eyes? Maybe he's a different person."She said while trying to convince herself that he is not Lelouch.
She missed that person so much, the only demon that made her heart race. But what can she do? That demon is already dead.
"I shouldn't be thinking this way. But I wonder what Lelouch Is doing right now? I hope he's doing well… This is so frustrating" She said as she looked up at the sky above while tears rolled down her cheeks.
Just when she was about to forget what she was thinking, a man bumped unto her.
"Sorry, I am in a hurry" He said as he took a glance at her before moving forward.
Her heart almost stopped beating after seeing the person in front of her. She chased after him with the hope that this man could be her warlock. When she caught up with him, he was in the middle of a conversation with three mean-looking guys. She saw a normal conversation when suddenly one of the men grabbed him by the collar and punched him in the face.
"I thought you already died during that parade. So you happened to survive from a stab in the chest."
"What are you talking about? "
"Acting innocent? Well, let me do you the favor of letting you remember what it feels like to be stabbed at the chest." The man said as he pulled a knife from the depths of his pocket.
The witch ran to him and shielded the knife using her own body. She was stabbed at her chest. After seeing her lose a lot of amount of blood, he felt as if his body went numb.
"What is this thing doing here?" one of them said as he kicked her
"Now let's continue" he said as he aimed the knife at his chest.
When he was about to thrust the knife at Lelouch's chest, a man with blonde hair appeared. He grabbed unto his hand and twisted it, causing the knife to fall on the ground.
"What the- Who the hell are you?"
"I am someone who must bring that boy back to my client"
Lelouch came closer to the girl with lime-green hair and carried her. He planned their escape while man was busy in beating the crap out of the three mean-looking guys. After this man had beaten them up, He noticed that his highness was gone.
"Eh, I just took care of these freaks for a moment and then he left? Huh. Looks like I'm gonna have a hard time in finding that boy. He didn't leave a trail, how skillful. As expected in orange's master" He said as he went on.
Meanwhile, Lelouch carried the girl in his arms worriedly.
"Hey, hang on. I'm going to take to a hospital"
Her hands gripped on his chest and said
"No, they know that you will take me there. What if they find you, Le. .. louch?" she said before fainting.
"She's right, what if they do find me? I'll be dead in no time. For now I need to take her to someplace where she can rest."He said in his thought.
He went straight to his hotel room and laid her down the bed. He wanted to help her add medicine to her wound but he can't. So he called for a female worker and asked her to apply the medicine for him. He went inside the bathroom and had a warm bath.
"HUH." He sighed deeply
After recalling everything that happened, he sighed again.
After leaving the bathroom, he glanced at the bed and came closer it.
"I think I'll just sleep in the couch" He said as he went close to the drawer
He stopped after feeling a tug on his shirt. He turned to see her and saw her open her eyes.
"Le. . . louch, please don't leave me again." She said while showing him her topaz colored eyes filled with sadness and pain.
Somehow, he felt as if he needed to accompany her throughout the night, he felt as if this girl was someone special to him and without knowing he fell asleep beside this girl.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Code Geass characters. This fic is intended to be read for fun and I don't get any money for this.
