OTL Well, I hope you all forgive me for taking so long. I didn't notice that people still care about this old thing. ^^' To all my fans out there, you have been rewarded~!

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Chapter 10

Aya

After the maids and Millay left me alone to rest in my room, I sat up quickly. I quietly removed an item from my pocket. It was a bottle, containing a strange brown liquid, attached to a needle. It was Refrain.

It was mostly used by Elevens, in order to forget their former country and the burdens that were thrown upon them. It was used for Lelouch, in order for him to forget C.C., Zero, the Black Knights, and so on.

And now, it lay in my very hands, about to be used for my own burdens and emotions to be lifted away from me. I would forget Lelouch and the Black Knights, and Suzaku would just simply be my Knight, nothing more. My one and only love would be Shi-chan, whom I would marry not long from now.

I lifted the needle, placing it just above the vein in my left arm. I then quickly punctured my skin with it, feeling the liquid quickly be drained into my body. I removed the needle as soon as the bottle was emptied, and hastily tossed it under my bed. I then eased into unconsciousness soon after, in the perfect position that seemed to convince many that I had simply decided to take a nap upon my bed…

"Aya?"

I woke up abruptly. Suzaku stood above me.

"The battle is over." He told me.

"What battle?" I asked, confused.

"The battle between us and Zero…Aya, do you not remember?" Suzaku asked me, as if I should have known. I put my hand on my forehead.

"I…I don't know…It might be because I slept through the entire thing…What happened?"

"After rebellions arose throughout the Chinese Federation, Prince Schneizel decided it would be best to retreat. I'm sorry to say that Zero won this one…But we did capture Karen."

"Karen?"

Suzaku looked at me, his face worried.

"Are you feeling alright, Aya? You seem to have trouble remembering things…"

"Wh-what? I'm sorry…I…I don't know what is going on..." I said as he helped me into my wheelchair. "Though I need to see my fiancée, please…"

Suzaku obeyed, but the worried look remained on his face. I searched through my head for anything I might have forgotten that Suzaku had just spoken about. I couldn't remember a thing…

Lelouch

"Is that okay?" Xing Ke asked, twisting his pinky around Tianzi's. The gesture seemed very nostalgic. I remembered when I had used it with Nunnally…What had she called it?

"Well…" Tianzi said. "I was able to see the view outside the Forbidden City, and, it's…it's not like this is the end…and…"

Xing Ke smiled.

"I will continue to protect you." He said, bowing his head down. "Forever…"

"This is weird…" Tianzi said, beginning to cry. "I'm happy…but…happy…but…"

"Zero, there is a need to tell the world that Tianzi's marriage has been annulled." Diethard said next to me.

"Indeed." I agreed.

"In that case, it would be advantageous for her to marry a Japanese in my opinion. With your permission, I can prepare a list of candidates-" Diethard continued. Tianzi looked at us in horror.

It wasn't a bad idea…

"You must not!" Kaguya suddenly cried, approaching us.

"Princess Kaguya, this is a highly political issue here-." Diethard protested.

"It's a simple matter of love! It must not be dealt with politics!" Kaguya cried. I smiled under my mask. I suppose it would be a lie if I had said that I had never experienced that kind of feeling before…

"Yeah, she's right." C.C. said.

"We are at war here." Diethard protested again.

"You be quiet."

"You, how dare you talk to the chief of staff like that?" Diethard cried. Lakshata laughed.

"Zero, your orders." Diethard continued, looking expectantly at me.

"You would understand, right, Lord Zero?" Kaguya asked, her look hopeful.

"That's…" I began, backing away. I didn't wish to answer the question…Telling them to let Tianzi do as she wished would mean showing weakness…

"Zero, about our talk from yesterday…Oh, still in the middle of the meeting?" Tamaki said, coming upstairs and outside.

"No, it's okay." I answered quickly, breathing a sigh of relief. Tamaki had saved me at that moment.

"Zero, we're-" Diethard complained again.

"Tamaki's issue is an important matter as well." I lied, walking towards Tamaki.

To think even C.C. is against it…I could make Xing Ke and his people agree with me using my Geass…Where exactly is the problem then…

"Yeah, I'm worried about Karen, too. But man, in times like that, my title's…" Tamaki began. "We need to unite the Black Knights as one, or it'd be bad, right?"

As Tamaki trailed on, I checked my cell phone. Shirley was calling again.

"Tamaki."

"You get what I'm saying? We're best buds after all, man!"

"Ah, Lelou? Can you talk now?" Shirley asked when I picked up.

"For you to call directly, what is it?" I asked.

"You know; the President's graduation event. If I talked about it in class, Rivalz would leak it directly to the President."

"Isn't it better for the President to decide by herself?" I asked.

"Really?"

"Ah, Shirley, may I ask something?"

"Sure…"

"I…want to break up a couple, but it's hard to persuade the people around them…"

"Do those two want to break up?"

"No, there are some political reasons…Ahh, in other words, foreign…No…Family issues…"

"You can't!"

"Why not?"

"Because love is power! Falling in love with someone gives you great power! Thinking about this person every single day, writing poems, waking up early, making scarves for them, jumping into waterfalls and screaming the person's name…I mean, I-" Shirley scolded me. "Umm…you don't have someone like that, Lelou? To dedicate more than you normally would for someone…"

Ah…I see, so I…So I have tried to change and rebuild the world for Nunnally's and Aya's sake, as well. Shirley's definition explained many things very well.

"Our wills have the power to even change an entire world. Is that right, Shirley?"

"Ah, yeah."

"Thank you. I'm glad I asked you." I said and hung up.

"Tianzi! Your future belongs to you!" I announced to Tianzi and Xing Ke.

"Zero…" Xing Ke began, his voice full of disbelief.

"Splendid decision, Lord Zero!" Kaguya cried proudly.

"But we need to clearly show the superiority in our relationship…" Diethard began to protest.

"The source of power rings from our hearts!" I explained. "Be it the people that stood up against the Eunuch Generals, or we, the Black Knights! We have fought with the power of our hearts!"

"Ahh, yeah, that's right!" Ohgi agreed.

"The power of…our hearts?" Diethard said to himself, unsure of what had suddenly changed in me.

"Zero, I feel I'm starting to understand the kind of person you are." Xing Ke said, walking up to me and shaking my hand approvingly.

"Though our paths may be harsh…"

"That is also why the day of tomorrow will be ours." Xing Ke finished.

Suzaku

I gathered Aya's belongings, while two maids cleaned her room.

Aya had changed so suddenly, ever since she had discovered that Lelouch was indeed alive. She even began to act as if she did not know him whatsoever.

"How did this get here?" a maid suddenly said. The other gasped.

I turned to see what the fuss was all about. My eyes widened in shock.

The maid held a bottle with a needle attached to it.

And it was entirely empty.

"Aya used Refrain? Impossible!" Prince Schneizel cried as I showed him the bottle.

"She used Refrain in order to forget her emotions, so that they would not burden her…" Lloyd said to himself.

"That is terrible…" Cecile said.

"Your Highness, I believe I might have accidentally revealed to Princess Ayame that Lelouch Lamperouge is indeed alive. She might have felt crushed by her very own emotions, and used Refrain to forget him." I explained.

"And to forget her emotions for you as well." Prince Schneizel added. I stuttered.

"I saw the way she gazed upon you, Suzaku Kururugi. I am quite surprised you didn't notice as well." The Prince explained. I remained speechless.

"Very well, I suppose that in some ways this indeed is a good thing. We must all keep quiet about this for now, though." The Prince finished. Lloyd and Cecile nodded.

"Yes, Your Highness." I said, bowing.

"Hey, Suzaku," Gino said as we walked to the meeting room. "It's Millay's Graduation event."

"Of course, I'd like to go. But, I can't." I answered. "Unlike you and Anya, I'm an advisor to the governor and Future Princess Ayame's knight, you know? My priority is meetings and protecting the future Princess."

I walked to my seat.

"Dude, man, you're too serious." Gino protested.

"Give my regards to my fiancée." Lloyd added.

"Wait, you meant that?" Gino joked, leaving.

"You should give her a call later." Guilford suggested. "The present status doesn't last forever."

"That's unexpected." I said. "I didn't think you'd say such things to me."

"Though your status in society might have changed, you were formerly Princess Euphemia's knight, and now Future Princess Ayame's. Since you are also Princess Cornelia's knight, I meant to give you advice as your senior." Guilford explained.

"So mature~." Lloyd said. "Let's start our meeting then, shall we? About the unit I'm taking care of, Guren…"

"Yeah, that's right, Suzaku." Millay said on the phone. "The rooftop garden is completed, and I can't keep extending my moratorium."

"I'm sorry." I answered. "This was your graduation event, yet…"

"Oh, I know." Millay interrupted. "You have important things to do, right?"

"Ah, y-yeah…"

"Then, as my last gift I shall cast upon you a magical spell! Relax~! You need to take it easy sometimes."

"Thank you, President."

"See you then."

She then hung up.

I slammed my hands on the table and stood up.

"Mordred sortied?" I cried. "Is it the Black Knights?"

The meeting wasn't going well at all…and things are only becoming worse.

"What was this commotion about?" Guilford asked from his Knightmare. We floated above Ashford Academy.

"Sorry, it seems to have just been the President's graduation event." I answered, smiling. I landed the Lancelot.

"President!" I said, coming out. "Congratulations on your graduation!"

"And with this, my moratorium and various other stuff have come to an end!" President said, throwing her heart in the air. Everyone cheered.

Only one person had missed this event. One person that no one remembered but me, Gino, and Anya. The one person who has been acting strangely, forgetting many people.

Aya.

Lloyd laughed as he watched Millay on the weather forecast.

"Now that's my ex-fiancée~!" He said.

"He's such a cheerful person." I said.

"Is he acting? I don't think he was interested in marriage to begin with."

I just smiled at that.