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Night of the Stars, Night of the Moon

by: Sparxyu

Chapter 2: A Visit

The bell rang, signaling the end of the day. From their chairs the student council stood, and began to make their way out of the confines of the school. Suzaku walked alone.

"Hey, Suzaku!"

The brunette turned, looking in the direction of where he had heard his name being called. Milly and Shirley ran to him in a blur of red and blonde.

"Shirley," he acknowledged with a nod. "Milly."

"Hey," Milly replied. "I wanna know what's wrong with you lately. You've been acting really weird."

"Yeah," Shirley piped in, blowing a lock of red hair from her eyes. "What's up with you?"

"Huh? Wrong? Nothing is wrong."

"Are you sure?" There was genuine concern in Shirley's voice. "You seem like you've been really down lately."

"Oh, that. I've just had a lot on my mind."

Milly smirked. "Like what?"

"Nothing special," Suzaku told her, trying to hide a slight shade of rose that was growing on his cheeks.

"Are you worried about prom?" Shirley wanted to know.

"Prom?! What are you crazy? Why would I care about that?"

"Because you're on prom committee," both girls said in unison.

"Yeah," Milly said. "Besides, every time you act like this, it's usually during one of the meetings when we discuss prom night and the preparations."

"Suzaku, you aren't scared about asking someone, are you?"

'Hmm...' Suzaku thought. 'Hai, hai I am. I'm afraid that he won't accept my feelings for him.'

"Look, guys, I've really got to go," he told Milly and Shirley. "Gomen nasai. Ja ne!"

"Where are you going?" both girls called.

"To see Lelouch. He's really lonely because he's not feeling too well and Nunnally's off visiting a friend in another country with Rolo."

"Hm," Milly murmured to herself. "Going off to see Lelouch, huh? He's hiding something." She smirked. "And I'm going to find out for myself."

Suzaku walked until he reached Lelouch's house. Pressing a finger to the doorbell, he patiently waited for Sayoko, the maid who worked and in the house, to answer the door.

"Konnichiwa, Kururugi-san," a soft voice said. "Please, come in."

"Arigatou, Sayoko. How is Lelouch?"

The maid sighed softly. "He still has a cough," she replied. "But he should be getting back on his feet and to school soon in no time. May I offer you something to drink while you wait?"

"Nai arigatou."

"Well then," Sayoko straightened herself. "If you will excuse me, I will inform Lelouch of your arrival."

"Arigatou, Sayoko."

"Don't mention it, Kururugi-san." With that, the maid headed upstairs.

A few minutes later, Lelouch descended the stairs. His ebony locks hung in disarray and his normally pale skin was ashen. When he caught sight of Suzaku sitting on the couch, his amethyst eyes lit up with a light Suzaku had not seen in a few weeks. The light that had been there before he had gotten sick.

A smile glistened lightly on Suzaku's face as Lelouch approached the couch. "Konnichiwa, Lelouch."

Lelouch returned the grin. "Hello, Suzaku." He clasped his best friend in an embrace.

Pulling away from the hug, Suzaku looked at him thoughtfully.

"What?" Lelouch was curious now.

"How are you feeling?"

"A little better."

"I brought over a movie."

"Really? Which one?"

"I, Robot."

"Hm, I've never seen that one before. What's it about?"

"Oh, um, it's a little complicated. You kinda have to watch it to understand it."

"Oh. Wanna play a game of chess after we watch it?"

"Sure."

The two of them started up the stairs and went into Lelouch's bedroom. C.C was in another part of the house, in order for Lelouch to get his rest and feel better soon. In a way, it was kind of sweet of the green-haired girl to do so, but on the other hand, she had simply picked up Cheese-kun one night and left the room, not saying a word.

Lelouch guessed she had been sleeping in the basement on the couch, which was a safe, quiet place with plenty of spare blankets to keep her warm and even a TV to keep her entertained along with Lelouch's credit card she had snuck down with her in case she needed to order pizza.

Once they had entered Lelouch's bedroom, Suzaku took the DVD container for I, Robot and slipped the disk into the DVD player, making himself comfortable on the floor beside Lelouch.

A few minutes after the movie had started, Lelouch let out a soft groan.

"Lelouch?" Suzaku asked tentatively. "Are you all right?"

"Hai, I'm fine," Lelouch replied, but a wave of dizziness made him groan again.

Suzaku pressed a hand to Lelouch's forehead. "Lelou, you're burning up with fever."

"..."

"Come on," Suzaku suggested softly. "Let's get you to bed."

"N-No. I'm fine."

"Stubborn as always," Suzaku murmured to himself. He didn't bother with protesting, knowing that the end result would only be Lelouch getting annoyed.

Half an hour later, Suzaku felt something soft hit his shoulder. He looked down to see Lelouch sound asleep. A dark flush covered the Britannian prince's face and shivers escaped his lips.

Suzaku brought one of Lelouch's hands to his cheek, only to find that it was icy-cold. 'Man, he's gotta be feeling crappy.'

He scooped Lelouch into his arms bridal style and gently deposited him into the bed, tucking the covers up to his chin.

'I wish I could stay...'

Instead, he placed a chaste kiss on Lelouch's forehead, whispering, "I love you, Lelou. Please get well." Placing another blanket over Lelouch's shivering form, he made his way down the stairs.

"Sayoko," he said, addressing the maid.

"Hai, Kururugi-san?"

"Lelouch has a fever. Please see to it that his temperature gets checked and that he has some medicine when he wakes up. I'm sorry, but I have to go."

"Yes, sir."

Suzaku stepped out into the crisp spring night air and walked back to his own house. Once in his room, he plopped onto his bed and promptly fell asleep, hoping in his dreams that Lelouch would be back to school soon.