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Summary: C.C. is a lazy and gluttonous girl who only cares for pizza. And Lelouch is the man that may fall for her, ahem, charms.


Green Silk and Golden Orbs

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Chapter 12

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It was Sunday when Lelouch was finally going to see C.C. after a week since his brave confession. He regretted the confession. Part of him was glad he admitted his feelings towards her but the other part regretted the decision. It's not like C.C. rejected him in anyway but she didn't accept him either.

She just sat there, usual poker face and replied with a cool, "I see." And that was it. After they got off the ferris wheel, C.C. said she had to go home since it was already late, almost midnight to be exact and she was sleepy. Since C.C. loved sleeping, Lelouch let her go with her simple reply.

It has been a week since then and they've only spoken to one another on the phone. Most of it were texts. None of their conversations or texts ever spoke about what happened the night of the amusement park. For that, Lelouch was glad that C.C. wasn't cutting their friendship. She was the one who texted or called him first. However, it annoyed him that he didn't get a proper answer.

"What the hell is 'I see' supposed to mean?" He cursed as he jabbed his fork into the pie Nunnally brought him.

Suzaku was in front of him, wide eyed at Lelouch's constant muttering.

"Why don't you ask her? She's technically your girl friend."

His eyes rolled at the suggestion of his best friend.

"I don't want to make things awkward between us," Lelouch replied. "I've worked so hard to get to this point. And she's not my girl friend, I don't like that word." He thought for a moment, breaking off his speech. "C.C. is more like my-"

"Lover?" Suzaku suggested stupidly. He earned himself a glare.

"No. C.C. is more like my partner, my equal."

"But you would want her to be your girl friend." Suzaku's persistence was annoying but it was slightly pay off.

Lelouch groaned.

"Yes... Wait, no." His face scrunched up with frustration. "I really don't know but I want her to be-"

"Your's?"

He didn't reply right away.

Actually, Lelouch didn't reply at all.

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The reason why Lelouch was finally going to see C.C. after being a week apart was because that night was Shirley's birthday. There was a grand celebration at their home just for her. Everyone close to the family was invited, especially the Lamperouge family.

C.C. waited near the entrance. Her father had told her to be polite and greet the guests while a few stylists worked on Shirley in her room and Kallen dealt with other important factors of the party. She obliged, since she usually was the daughter who greeted the guests as soon as they arrived. Due to the situation she was in, C.C. felt quite nervous to be standing by the entrance. She didn't want to see Lelouch first thing; she wanted to prepare herself to talk to him.

She knew more than anyone that when she replied to Lelouch's confession, she neither accepted or rejected. However, C.C. did want to accept but she didn't know how to. To accept meant to deal with her own feelings and she was never the type who enjoyed dealing with her emotions.

A sigh escaped her lips when she noticed Lelouch's dark sedan pull up into the drive way. They rented a valet parking for the night. That meant C.C. didn't have time to avoid Lelouch as he parked the car, since he didn't have to park the car.

He stepped out, eyes meeting her's briefly before he let the valet boy take over. They exchanged a couple of words. Most likely Lelouch telling the young boy to take care of the car. A threat may or may have not been implied.

"Good evening," C.C. curtly greeted as Lelouch arrived at the top of the steps. She smiled at him swiftly. "Where is the rest of your family?"

"They'll be along shortly."

Bowing, she signalled him to head inside, make himself comfortable.

"Well, enjoy yourself Lelouch."

He didn't budge.

"Aren't you going to come with me? You are my date."

"Date?" C.C. questioned, trying to remember whether or not Lelouch asked her to be his date to her own sister's birthday party. Nothing in her head popped up. "I don't recall you asking me to this party, boya. And if you did, you're a lousy date. You didn't even pick me up."

Lelouch laughed at her usual wittiness. He was glad things didn't get awkward between them after his confession.

"Well, I can't leave a witch alone tonight; they might burn you alive."

Frowning, C.C. held her ground on not moving from her position.

"I'm sorry but I cannot leave this spot. It's my responsibility to greet the guests tonight."

"When did you become responsible, C.C.?" Lelouch chuckled.

She crossed her arms against her chest and looked away from him, eyes narrow.

"Some date you're turning out to be," C.C. muttered.

He flashed her a charming smile that kind of made her heart flutter for a slight second.

"I'll have you know that I'm a fine date."

C.C. glanced up at him, amused by his sudden display of arrogance. She was used to it. Lelouch had a habit of stepping over the boundary of confidence and arrogance. But every time he became arrogant, C.C. couldn't step herself from trying to burst his oversized ego.

Playfully, she swatted his forehead.

"What was that for?" Lelouch growled, rubbing the spot that would probably turn red in a couple more seconds.

"Just trying to burst your ego. Did it work?"

"No, but I think you burst a vein in my head."

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After all the guests arrived, Shirley made her grand entrance. She looked extravagant when she glided down the staircase. Everyone's eyes were on her and she wouldn't have had it any other way. So, as soon as Shirley was done greeting the guests, thanking them for coming, dinner followed. As usual plenty of pizza was present.

And as usual C.C. was only eating pizza. When she finished her five dishes each dish consisting of four slices of pepperoni pizza, she made her way to the deck for some well needed fresh air. During dinner Lelouch tried to sit with her but C.C. crowded herself with some people from school. It was uncomfortable but she wasn't ready to face Lelouch alone yet.

"I knew I would find you here," Leloucha announced shortly after C.C. just began to think that she had some time alone for a couple of thoughts.

She glanced over her shoulder at him, frowning slighty.

Lelouch caught her unamused expression.

"What? Not happy to see me?" He asked as he made his way towards her spot against the white banister.

C.C. looked towards the far off distance once Lelouch settled himself next to her.

The sun had set already, making way for the moon and the stars that peppered the navy sky. She was watching more and more stars become visible as the sky grew darker. Looking at the sky, no matter the time of day, always calmed C.C.; the moonand the stars at night and the sun and clouds during the day never failed to relax her.

"I was just thinking."

"Again?" Lelouch arched a brow this time, beginning to worry that something ill was plaguing her thoughts. "Are you thinking about the same thing you were thinking about earlier this evening."

"Yes."

All of her thoughts were filled with what she should reply to Lelouch. More so, how she should reply to him. C.C. already knew her answer; she would inform him that her feelings were mutual. The only problem was that she didn't know how to. Dealing with feelings, her's or others', was never a strong suit of C.C.'s.

"Are you going to tell me what you were thinking of?" The manner of Lelouch's persisting was kind and gentle. He wasn't being impatient with her. However, on the inside, he felt like asking her what her answer was going to be. Accept or reject?

It was cruel on her behalf to make him wait. Lelouch was so kind to her, so charming, especially with the well planned outing at the amusement park that consisted of Suzaku, Euphemia and some fancy jewellery. Besides those things, which C.C. was grateful for, she was more thankful towards the hard work that Lelouch went through for the night to be a success.

He worked hard for her, confessed to her and she replied with a measly, "I see." She was mad at herself for answering with such a cold response but those two words just flew out of her mouth.

"I see..." C.C. muttered, not thinking that Lelouch might hear her.

He looked down at her, face focused.

"What was that?"

Realizing her fault, C.C. pardoned her error, "Sorry, I was just thinking."

Lelouch frowned.

"Why is it that every time I talk to you tonight your mind is elsewhere? What exactly are you thinking about?"

"Because I don't know how to reply to you." The sentence just burst out of her mouth. C.C. had no control over her own words; they had a mind of their own as they escaped her firmly shut lips.

As the words slipped out, Lelouch could not hide the dejected expression on his face. He felt rejected; she didn't know how to reply to him. To Lelouch, that meant she didn't know what to say because whatever she'll say will just break his heart.

"If what I said last week is causing you trouble, I apologize." He was apologizing for his confession. The confession he made seemed to have brought a lot of stress - unnecessary stress - into C.C.'s life.

Now everything made sense to Lelouch. No wonder C.C. had been avoiding him for the entire week; no wonder their conversations were only by handheld devices. She didn't have to the heart to face him because she was going to reject him.

It all made sense; he became a burden to her, well, his confession did.

"I didn't mean to burden you. Let's just forget about what happened last week and try-"

He was rambling because of her reaction. C.C. felt like kicking herself over and over again for letting her mouth slip. If only she had chosen better words to say, if only her reaction was better, if only she knew how to express her feelings better by words.

Then the idea hit her.

Just like her lips on his.

She kissed him.


A/N: Short chapter is short but I had no idea how to lengthen it after that.

Characters are OOC. I apologize. Still have a writer's block with this story, sadly. Updates will NOT be weekly anymore due to the block. I apologize once again.

Thank you for the all the reviews; thanks for telling/commanding me to update, they made me smile. I'm sorry I cannot follow your commands at the moment but my brain is pretty empty right now when it comes to this story.

I think it's just me and my inability to complete things I grown accustomed to. I HATE finishing good dramas. I tend not to watch the final episodes of ANYTHING. It's a weird trait of mine, more so a flaw. I can't help it that I hate closure when the closure closes something I like. Haha.

Three more chapters [well, two more chapters and an epilogue].

Ahem, excuse me for any errors. I had a hard time writing this chapter, more so re-reading it. I did not enjoy the outcome of it but alas, I must update.