Chapter IV

"Lelouch?" c.c. mumbled as she gripped the back of Lelouch shirt.

"Hmm..?" Lelouch replied as he tightened his embrace to the green haired witch.

"Shouldn't we get going? It's going to be night time soon. Time is running, you know"

"Yeah. Right. We should get going." Lelouch pulled himself away from the witch

After detaching himself, he immediately turned his face away from her. Embarrassment kept him from turning back to face the witch once more. But after hearing her voice, Lelouch didn't hesitate and turned back.

"Let's get going" she said

A smirk blossomed in her lips as she started walking forward. The thought that the cruel heartless emperor the world once knew is now having a crimson face out of embarrassment, tickled her heart. But after realizing the fact that she is not sure whether this young lad is warlock slowly turned her smirk into a pout.

At the Gottwald household

"What? You lost him?" Jeremiah shouted at William on the other side of the line.

"While i was busy beating the crap out of those who tried to kill him, that boy just ran away. I can't possibly go after them at that instant, now can't I?" William said while holding the telephone six centimeters away from his ears.

"What do you mean 'them'?"

"You see, before i arrived, that boy was in a really sticky situation. He was about to get stabbed by a knife .but, a woman with green hair, if I'm not mistaken, came and shielded the knife for him" William answered

A sigh of relief escaped from Jeremiah's lips after hearing this from William. He didn't thought twice as to who this woman was for he was sure that the woman William had spoken of was the green haired witch, CC. I mean what kind of person would receive a stab meant for another if you don't know that person. Jeremiah cleared his throat before talking again.

"Oh, i see .Then continue your work. I would want his highness returned as soon as possible"

"Yeah yeah" William answered.

After the call ended, Jeremiah sat on the sofa near the table where the telephone is placed.

"Hahaha, What a found his highness, this is really unpredictable. Just where is that green haired witch and his highness could be?"

Back at Lelouch and CC's location

"Achoo" CC sneezed

"What's wrong?" asked Lelouch

"Someone must have been talking about me" replied CC to the man looking at her worriedly

"Are you sure it's not a cold?"

"A person like me will never catch a cold"

She continued walking while the other followed her silently.

"Hey" Lelouch suddenly said

His voice caught the attention of the girl that made her turn back to see why he called her. Lelouch walked towards her and leaned closer to her face, close enough to make their foreheads bump. A blush suddenly covered her cheeks and her hands automatically pushed the man slightly away from her.

"I guess you're right. But still you need to be careful, right?" Lelouch said as he removed his coat.

"Here, take this. The night breeze is chilly, you should cover yourself more. You wouldn't want to catch a cold" continued Lelouch as he wore the coat on her

"Thanks" said CC with the blush still visible on her face

"It's November already. Time runs fast, doesn't it?" said Lelouch as he looked up at the cloudy night sky.

"I only have 9 months left to look for her" He added after sighing deeply

"Why are you so eager to find her?" asked CC

"Let's just say I won't live without her" Lelouch answered after sighing once more

"Oh, I see. By the way, aren't you cold?"

"Yeah, a little"

CC held his hand with a smile on her face.

"I'll hold your hand to keep it warm. This is payment for the coat"

Lelouch was speechless; but, a smile appeared on his face. The two started walking again while holding each other's hands. As they were walking, small drops of rain started to fall and slowly these drops of rain started to pour heavier. They had nowhere to go at that time because there were no houses in sight. Luckily, they found an old abandoned temple that served as their home that rainy night.

"Hey, this place is good. I think we can stay here for the night."

Lelouch looked back and found a green haired beauty soaking wet from the rain. His face turned slightly red and his heart was beating faster than normal.

"You should change, I'll wait outside"

After a few minutes…

"I'm done. Would you like to change clothes as well?" asked cc

"Yeah"

CC went out

After another set of minutes…

"I'm done. Come on in"

CC entered the temple and sat on the floor. She took a glimpse on the man who was sitting at the opposite side.

"Hey, aren't you sleepy?" asked cc

"a little" replied Lelouch

"Come here, let's go to sleep. " CC pulled her luggage closer to her and opened it. From there, she pulled an orange plushie and placed it on the floor.

"Let's use this for now, as our pillow."

Lelouch stood up and walked towards her direction. He then lay down on the floor and closed his eyes.

"This is better than nothing, right?"

CC just answered with a smile and lay down on the floor as well. A few minutes had past but Lelouch was still unable to fall asleep. It's not that he's uncomfortable, he just can't fall asleep.

"Why can't I fall asleep?" Lelouch asked himself

He then took a glimpse on the girl beside him. Her face was so peaceful that made him wonder what kind of dream she is having.

"Prepare jasmine tea and pastries for Sir Ren George Aufborne. And you, slave girl. Hurry up and finish what you're doing" A butler said upon entering the room

The person the butler was referring to stayed silent and continued doing her work. A few minutes later, a man with silver hair entered the house and found a little girl with short green hair carrying a bucket of dirty water. Perhaps that bucket of water was too heavy for her to carry that she keeps on wobbling in her every step. The man felt pity for the little girl and tried to help her but she tripped and accidentally poured the dirty water on the man's pants.

"What's happening here?" said a lady with long flowing black hair as she was going down the stairs.

The butler immediately ran towards the living room to see what had happened.

"You. . .? Raven-sama" the butler bowed down and showed respect after seeing his master.

"butler, discipline her and make sure that a mistake like this will never happen again. George, come this way" said the lady

"yes, raven-sama "

The silver haired man walked towards the lady while the butler grabbed the little girl by the arm and pulled her. The silver haired man did look back to see the girl, his eyes were as emotionless as a doll's. Tears are already forming at the little girls eyelids but she couldn't do anything.

"Stay here as you're punishment"

The butler chained the little girl's feet to the wall and left her there.

CC gasped for air after seeing another nightmare from the past. She sat up and tried her best to stop herself from shaking. Somehow, the past she thought she had long forgotten is coming back again. She took a glimpse on the man sleeping beside her.

"Could you be, by any chance, my warlock?" she said as her lips touched Lelouch's forehead gently.

"I forgot one thing. And that is what had happened to my warlock. I forgot that my warlock is already dead" She said to herself

"I wonder what Nunnaly is doing. I hope she had moved on"

At the palace…

"Achoo~"

"What's wrong , your highness?"

"It's okay, Tamaki-kun .What do you have for me?"Nunnaly asked

"Zero's calling, here" Tamaki said before handing the phone to his highness

"yes,Zero?"

"I'm on top of Tokyo right now, your highness. There is still no sign of Lelouch's look alike"

"Is that so? Then continue your search tomorrow. I am sure he's already taking a rest now so you should do so as well."

"Thank you, your highness" He said before turning the phone off

He flew back to the headquarters and this action made a pretty strong wind. This wind took a hat of a passer-by and as expected, the owner ran after her hat.

" The wind tonight is pretty strong, oh well , I better get going" She said as she stroked her long pink hair that curled at the end and moved forward

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