A/N – I hate my computer. I can't get onto my main hard drive right now. I log on, it shows my background for a split second… then logs me back off! I can't even figure out how to fix it! So, I'm working on my back up hard drive… which doesn't have word. Lucky me. As a result, this is all being written at school, thus the delay. Sorry. If any of you might know a solution to my stupid ass computer's problem, please let me know.
DISCLAIMER – I don't own Code Geass… if I did… LULU WOULD BE MINE! 8D … and I might share with Suzaku.
Milly Ashford – A master of tricks and festivities – loves to catch people off guard and took a strange pleasure in seeing their surprised expressions. There was one person in specific that she loved to trick, Lelouch Lamperouge. She had a party to throw today for the same man, and a blowout it would be. He had tried to make her promise not to play any tricks or have any 'games'. Luckily, she had her fingers crossed behind her back as she 'solemnly' swore not to, so the party would go on exactly as planned. And if she would have her way, tonight would be the night for one Lelouch Lamperouge to get drunk.
As she walked from the store, her arms full of party supplies, Milly began to wonder what Nunally would think if she heard her brother drunk. She knew that the young, blind girl looked up to Lelouch and silently hoped that it wouldn't ruin how she held her brother in her life.
Oh well… At least she would have fun.
The sun shone though the closed window above the bed, acting like a prism and shining rainbows onto the bed, and much to his displeasure, Suzaku's face. Groaning, he lifted an arm and covered his eyes with it in an attempt to stop the light from fully waking him up.
Too late.
"Damn…" He muttered and stretched, growling at his arm. Had he fallen asleep on the damn thing? He lifted his other arm from over his eyes to his forehead and looked down. He hadn't… but someone else had. Blushing, Suzaku moved his arm behind him and propped himself up, gazing at the sleeping face of his friend. When did this happen? Oh… Last night… he had heard Lelouch fussing in his sleep, which he was still curious to. What was he dreaming about? If Lelouch didn't want to talk about it, it must have been pretty disturbing, even to him.
Speaking of which, Lelouch whimpered softly and opened his eyes, snuggling closer to Suzaku's up into the green eyes which seemed transfixed absently on him, he shied away into his pillow. "M-morning, Suzaku."
Suzaku blinked, snapping from his thoughts. "Oh… Good Morning Lelouch," He smiled, "sleep better?"
Lelouch turned his head, revealing one halfway opened eye that looked up to Suzaku. He was smiling at him, like everything was fine… perfect even. He could see why he thought nothing would be wrong, there had been a few occasions when they were children that they had slept together to comfort each other and keep warm. But those times were few and far between, and that was years ago. This was now… and times and feelings were different. Blinking, he nodded, "Yes… t-thank…"
Suzaku put his finger to Lelouch's lips, surprising the other boy. "Don't mention it. It's your birthday! Well, not really, but still, we can't have you upset!" He was right. Today was the rescheduled date for his birthday party. Lelouch rolled over and looked at the clock. 10:15 am... Damn, the party started in four hours. The alarm was set to go off at noon, but trying to go back to sleep now would be useless. He sat up and Suzaku grabbed his arm, cradling it close and rubbing it. Suzaku looked up at the strange look he was getting from Lelouch and laughed, "You slept on it, it fell asleep."
"Did I now?" Lelouch mocked, trying to put on his best pouting expression, which only furthered Suzaku into his uncontrollable laughter. Suzaku felt a warm relief deep within, Lelouch hadn't found out. This was good.
A knock at the door startled them both, Suzaku's laughter quickly dying. "Brother?" It was Nunally.
Lelouch looked at Suzaku before answering, his face red from laughter, panting softly and his hair messy from sleep. He looked down quickly, feeling a blush rise onto his own cheeks, "Yes, Nunally?"
"Breakfast is ready."
Suzaku hummed and looked down to his stomach. Looking back up to Lelouch, he smiled again, "Come on, we can eat, then maybe get out before we have to attend…"
"My hell?"
Suzaku's smile quickly turned into a grimace like expression. "Your party." He corrected, "Why do you call it your hell?"
Lelouch looked at him like he had just said that pigs could fly, "Because Milly is running it."
"Oh… that explains it then. You think Milly will try some strange trick or something?"
"I tried to make her promise not to try anything, but this is Milly we're talking about, she'll do anything as long as it pleases her, even if she promises not too."
"Brother?"
They had forgotten about Nunally. "We'll be right down!" Suzaku replied.
"Suzaku?"
Oops, Nunally didn't know that he had stayed the night. Not that she would mind, she loved Suzaku, but only if she knew what had happened. "Yeah, it got late when were studying," Lelouch offered, "So I told him to stay the night."
"Okay brother; just make sure you're down before the food gets cold!"
As the familiar footsteps of Sayoko pushing Nunally's wheelchair away, Lelouch stood up and stretched, yawning. His shirt rode up his stomach and once again, Suzaku found himself trying not to stare. What was it about him that was so entrancing? Lelouch walked over to his closet and looked through it. "Hey Suzaku… what are you going to do for clothing? You have your school uniform, but it's Saturday, and I'm sure that you don't want to wear it today, especially to a party. Do you want to wear something of mine? "
Suzaku laughed. "Lulu, you're smaller than I am! I don't think I would fit your clothes."
Lelouch glared at him, "I'm not that small." Suzaku stood up and walked over to Lelouch, placing his hands on his hips, he drug him back to the mirror and pulled him close. They were about the same height, but Suzaku's waist was a bit larger than his own. Lelouch stared into the mirror, blinking in slight disbelief. He knew that Suzaku was more built, but he could feel it now through the thin fabric of his pajamas, didn't help that Lelouch wasn't wearing his shirt anymore either. He could feel the heat rising to his cheeks as Suzaku's arms rose to his stomach and wrapped around him, pulling him into a tight hug. "S-suzaku?"
"Happy Birthday, Lelouch."
Lelouch turned his head to see Suzaku smiling at him. He looked happy, it wasn't that Suzaku was never happy; Lelouch just hadn't seen him like this in a long time. It was a good thing to see, especially with everything that has been happening lately. "Suzaku…" Lelouch started, but the growling of Suzaku's stomach interrupted him. Real moment killer, but he laughed anyway. Suzaku on the other hand, looked away in embarrassment. "Come on, let's go eat."
After deciding that they would make a stop at Suzaku's house after they ate, the two boys joined Nunally in the dining room, Sayoko standing behind her smiling at them. "We've been waiting, take a seat you two and I will go fetch the food. I left it in on the stove so it wouldn't get cold." She bowed politely and swiftly exited, leaving the three alone.
"Good morning, Nunally. How did you sleep?" Suzaku asked, smiling despite the fact that she couldn't see it. They all knew however, that she could hear the smile in his voice.
"Ok, I suppose. I heard a terrible noise coming from brother's room though, was everything ok?"
Lelouch's eyes widened and he looked down to hide terrified look on his face. Suzaku managed to catch it before it was hidden, and acted in his stead. "Yes, everything is fine, Arthur the cat had found me and wasn't too happy about it." Lelouch looked up at Suzaku, knowing better than the lie that he had just offered Nunally, but he had just saved him. Suzaku gave the 'You're going to tell me later what that was all about' look to Lelouch and the other boy nodded meekly before looking back at his sibling.
"Oh, Suzaku! Are you ok?"
"Yes, I'm fine. Arthur doesn't seem to bite as hard anymore."
"He must be starting to like you then," Sayoko offered as she returned with a cart, the food laid on it's various layers, "my apologies for it taking a bit, I had to warm some of it back up." She placed a plate in front of each of them before returning to the cart to grab the bowls and platters to lay them in the middle of the table. There was some of the normal – hot, freshly boiled rice, miso soup, toasted nori, pickled vegetables, a grilled fish dish – but what really excited Suzaku was the traditional Japanese breakfast item that was laid next to him. Tamagoyaki, the omelet roll.
Sayoko then took a step back and looked at the arrangement before walking back into the kitchen. Lelouch watched as Suzaku looked over all the dishes, amazement clearly in his eyes. It was all Japanese food, something that he wasn't expecting. He was expecting Britannian traditional breakfast items – eggs, bacon, toast… maybe even pancakes. When Sayoko returned with a white pot, Suzaku knew that it was complete. Tea. She poured it into three small white cups and place one in front of each teen. She placed the pot down and once again bowed before making her final exit.
"Suzaku?"
"Lelouch… this is wonderful! But… it's your…"
"I asked for her to do this."
"Thank you, Lelouch."
Lelouch smiled at his friend and they ate in silence, Lelouch's eyes never leaving Suzaku as he happily ate. Suzaku found himself not minding this one bit, in fact, it excited him.
Milly spilled the contents of the paper bag onto the large table in the middle of the student council's room. She spread everything out and pulled a piece of paper out from one of the pockets in her skirt, followed by a pen. Rivalz and Shirley looked over her shoulder as she began to check things off of her list. The pen stopped at the last box on the page. Shirley looked up at the president, slightly bewildered. "Pres, are you really going to do this!?"
"Lelouch is a guy, right? He'll enjoy it!"
Rivalz laughed, "Along with every other guy at the party." He leaned on Milly's shoulder, "You sure you have the money for that though. They're expensive!"
Shirley, still looking unsure and feeling a bit hurt, sat down "Pres always has the money for what she wants, I still can't believe you Milly."
"Damn right I do!" Milly grinned and stood up straight, placing her hands on her hips, "And this is going to be Lelouch's present! He's gonna be 18 after all."
"You're my hero, Milly." Rivalz took the list and held out his hand, "I'm assuming that you still want me to go out and order them and everything?"
"Yes, you are a guy. It would be pretty awkward for a girl to walk in there and request all of that." She took out another piece of paper and scribbled something on it, handing it to Rivalz, "Here's the address of where they should go, make sure you give that to them. We wouldn't want them going to the wrong place now."
"Yes Ma'am!"
Suzaku stood at the bottom of the stairs, a purple package in his hands, looking up at the tall building in front of him. This was it. Lelouch's party was here. Music drifted out from the open windows and Suzaku had to laugh. It wasn't orchestral music which Milly usually had playing at parties, it was rock. He walked up the stairs as quickly as he could, eager to join the party, more so Lelouch. By the time he reached the door, Milly stood there with the door open, smirking at him. "You're late."
He stopped a few steps away, trying not to glare at Milly, "I had to pick up Lelouch's gift." He waved the package as he walked up to her.
"Right. Well, you're the last one to get here, so hurry up. We don't want to make the others wait too long for the main event!"
"Main event?" Suzaku muttered, pausing to look around for Lelouch. Rivals, looking almost too gleeful with two amber colored bottles in his hands, was making his way over to the man he wanted. He silently moved through the crowd, becoming more aware of the shifting mood of the crowd. From drunken excitement to anticipation. He finally reached the chair that Lelouch sat in as Rivalz thrusted one of the bottles into his hand.
Lelouch turned his head from the window looking at his friend for the first time since the party started. He had been sitting in the same chair, staring out the window, not really focusing on anything. "What?"
"Where have ya been man?!" Rivalz questioned, rather hyper in his childish ecstasy, "All of these eligible women..."
"Aren't so eligible..." Lelouch finished for him. Suzaku felt his heart skip a beat.
"Awww, you're so picky Lelouch, you're probably the best looking man here – not to mention that it's your party – and you'd rather stare out the window like a caged animal? You could take any woman here that you wanted! What's up with you?"
Lelouch sighed, "That sounded really gay," he leaned back in the antique chair and rested his chin on his hand, "and I'm not interested."
Suzaku's heart skipped another beat and he smiled, "Not everyone's as desperate as you, Rivalz." He finally joined in, making Lelouch turn toward him with a smile.
"Hey!"
Lelouch laughed, "It's true though!"
Suzaku made Lelouch laugh for the first time at his party, that had to be an accomplishment, right? Rivalz stormed off, clearly not entertained by the thought that he was desperate. It was true, he was always trying to pick a girl up every weekend, and the others paid careful attention to see when one would finally say yes.
Suzaku moved around Lelouch to sit in the chair next to him, "Hey."
"Thanks."
Suzaku's eyes widened, "For what?"
"Saving me from the 'world's best' matchmaker."
"Oh," Suzaku laughed, "No problem, he really gets bad with that. So... uh... having fun?"
Lelouch shook his head, "No, not really. Milly's been trying every so often to get me to drink," He lifted the bottle in his hand and set on the small round table next to his chair, "And quite frankly, I know she's trying to get me drunk, that drink smells way stronger than it should."
Suzaku smiled, trying not to laugh at Milly's antics, "You were right."
"What?" Lelouch looked at Suzaku curiously.
"When you said you're hell. I see what you meant now."
"Milly never keeps her promises to me. She thinks she can get everything she wants, there will be a time when someone denies her what she wants, I just hope I'm there." Lelouch snickered at the thought of Milly throwing her temper tantrum.
"Oh," Suzaku looked down at the package in his lap, "I got..."
The sound of a microphone turning on interrupted Suzaku and both boys looked up at the stage as the lights dimmed. Milly's laughter rang though the room as the music died and Lelouch knew he was in trouble. Rivalz wore a shit eating grin and his face colored, which meant the boy knew exactly what was going on. Probably because he aided Milly in her antics. That boy would do anything for her. Lelouch thought with a verbal groan, making Suzaku give him an apologetic look.
The lights dimmed and a spotlight flickered onto the stage, illuminating the blond troublemaker, "Oh Lelouch, happy 18th birthday, even though it is late." She added quickly, "I had the perfect gift for you, but it seems that I lost them, and now they're running loose." Milly wished she could see Lelouch's face right now, though the expression she hoped he would wear in a moments time would have to suffice. "Ladies, meet your host!" She raised her hand, posing on stage as another spotlight fell on Lelouch, much to his disdain.
Groaning, Lelouch raised a hand in attempt to block the bright light Suzaku stepped forward and placed a hand on his shoulder, squeezing lightly. Opening his eyes, Lelouch looked a him, clear displeasure flashing through the purple orbs and Suzaku couldn't help but to feel bad for him. Milly was at it again, and she couldn't be stopped.
Suzaku's sympathetic feeling quickly turned to one of embarrassment and anger as women began to surround them, unbuttoning their shirts. As the multicolored pieces of fabric slid to the floor, hands moving lower, Lelouch's eyes widened and the girls giggled. There, it wasn't the best, but it was close enough to the reaction Milly was looking for. Suzaku could feel Lelouch tremble under his hand as they began to slide down their pants and skirts.
Not being able to take anymore, Suzaku let go of Lelouch and turned, accidentally dropping the gift as he ran from the room, his face flushed. Lelouch turned quickly and watched Suzaku leave, wishing he hadn't gone. Kneeling down, he reached out and grabbed the purple box, there was a tag on it, addressed to him. Suzaku had gotten him a gift... besides Nunally, he was the only one who did, and the strippers didn't count. As he stood up, two of the girls moved closer and began to run their hands over him. Yelping, Lelouch whirled around, holding the box close to his chest.
Giggling more, they moved closer and one grabbed his shirt, the other quickly moving to unbutton the top, revealing his chest. "N-NO!" Lelouch ripped away from them and backed away, bumping into the piano. The girls looked at him and continued to laugh.
"How cute."
"No need to be afraid sweetie, we're experienced. We were paid to take real good care of you hun."
Lelouch tried to back up farther, but the piano prevented him from doing so. This isn't what he wanted. These strippers wanted to screw him here! IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY! He didn't even have interest in girls, besides, not only were they strippers, but experienced? They had to be whores. What the hell was Milly thinking? Lelouch finally found his way around the piano and quickly left after Suzaku.
The women stood there, hands on their hips, watching him leave. Rivalz sought this as an opportunity and stepped to where Lelouch was, opening his arms and proclaiming himself. "I'll play with you ladies."
Lelouch stopped outside, bent over, trying to catch his breath. Looking up, he was convinced that the one face he the one he wanted to find would be out here. His eyes laid on the Japanese boy he was looking for. Suzaku was leaning indolently against the high wall of the fountain, staring into its waters. He looked back down to the box in his hands before returning his gaze to Suzaku, this time with a smile.
He silently approached Suzaku, taking a spot next to him and leaned on the fountain, his back to the water. The cool spray felt good on the back of his neck, cooling the sweat on his skin that had formed during the incident. Suzaku looked up to see Lelouch staring down at the gift he had brought for him. His shirt was undone, the moonlight once again framing his rather frail body. Suzaku found himself thinking for the first time, just how beautiful Lelouch really was. "Lelouch?"
"Sorry about that," He didn't move as he spoke, his eyes still laid on the equally purple package, "what happened inside."
Suzaku snorted, "It's not your fault. I'm sorry I left you alone with them."
"Hey, I got away... right?"
"From the looks of it, not before they tortured you a bit."
Lelouch managed a laugh, "Yeah, I'll get Milly back for this."
"So. You, uh..." Suzaku motioned toward the package, "You gonna open it?"
Lelouch looked up at Suzaku, his face wore a blank expression. "Oh, of course." Suzaku moved closer to him as his fingers carefully worked on untying the gold bow. Pulling it off, he flipped the clasp on the box and opened it. There laid a metal kanji phone charm and three rows of intricate chocolates. "Suzaku... are these?"
He smiled, "Yeah, they're the same chocolates we used to sneak from my fathers desk and eat in the sunflower field where we knew nobody could find us."
Lelouch laughed, picking one up and eating it. Holding the box out to Suzaku, he offered, "Want a taste?"
Suzaku licked his lips and nodded, "Yes." Moving in quickly, he placed his hands on Lelouch's chest and tilted his head connecting his lips with Lelouch's. He heard Lelouch gasp softly and his hands clenched in the loose fabric of his unbuttoned shirt. Slipping his tongue past his own lips, he traced Lelouch's bottom one, asking him for entrance. He wasn't expecting the boy to respond the way he hoped he would, he figured that Lelouch would push him away and never speak to him again.
But he didn't. Lelouch relaxed and opened his mouth with an airy moan. Slipping his tongue in, Suzaku's hands let go of Lelouch's shirt and wound their way around the boy's waist, pulling him closer.
Lelouch was the one to break the kiss, panting to catch his breath. Suzaku, once again licking his lips, smiled. He had kissed Lelouch, and what was better... he kissed back! He studied the britannian in his arms – flushed and purple eyes half lidded. "Lulu?" He looked up at his name, swallowing the 'shared' chocolate. Leaning in, he set the box down and wrapped his arm around Suzaku, gripping his shirt in the back and nuzzling his head into his chest. "Lulu.."
"Suzaku?"
"Hmmm?"
"What's the symbol on the phone charm?"
Suzaku chuckled softly and held Lelouch tighter, "Love."
A/N – Again, I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I got Openoffice installed onto my computer now, so I will be able to write the next chapter quicker.
Thank you all who reviewed, it really made me feel better about the story, especially since this is my first.
Next chapter is where it starts to heat up. Keep posted for it!
