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Night of the Stars, Night of the Moon

by: Sparxyu

Chapter 4: Daydreams and Discoveries

"Lelouch, you get back here! LELOUCH!!!!!!!" Milly's surprised shriek rang through the air as Lelouch made a mad dash for his house. But pretty soon, he lost his breath and had to stop, dropping down at the foot of a tree.

'Huh,' Milly was thinking to herself as she raced by. 'It usually takes Lelouch about a good half hour before he can catch his breath again after running like that. That means I'll have twenty-nine minutes more than I need to get information from Sayoko.' A smirk slipped itself into place on her lips as she reached Lelouch's house. She rang the doorbell and took a step back.

It was none other than Sayoko who answered, of course. The maid smiled, smoothing the slight wrinkles in her apron. "Miss Milly," she said politely. "How are you? Would you like to come in?"

Because she was out of breath, Milly simply nodded. "I'm fine," she managed, taking deep breaths to relieve herself of her panting. "Sayoko, I'm afraid I must ask a small favor of you."

"Of course, Miss." The maid delicately set herself into a chair across the small circular glass table from Milly. "What may I ask is this favor?"

"Well," Milly began. "How has Lelouch been acting lately?"

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, I don't know. Stuttering, daydreaming, mooning about, maybe? Staring off into space?"

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I have noticed that he's been talking in his sleep a lot lately."

"Really?" Milly's eyes lit up with intrigue. "What does he say?"

"He talks about Suzaku a lot. Or sometimes even to him. He starts to stutter a lot when he wants to ask a question, though."

"Thank you, Sayoko. If you don't mind, I must go." The blonde girl stood, making her way toward the door.

"Huh? Miss Milly?" Sayoko stood in utter confusion. "Where are you going?"

"Home. I think I might have figured out what that question was. Good-bye, Sayoko."

"Good-bye, Miss."

Meanwhile, Lelouch had caught his breath and was headed back to his house. 'I have to stop Milly! Oh, who am I kidding? She's probably gotten to my house by now and is on her way back to her own home. Ah, well.' A slight sigh escaped his lips and he continued on to his house.

Once there, he opened the front door and headed up the stairs to his bedroom, barely bothering to answer Sayoko's greeting.

'I have some thinking to do.'

He sat on his bed, trying (and failing) desperately to contemplate a way to fix his current situation. Giving up as he failed, he let his mind drift and soon found himself daydreaming about Suzaku.

'He's always so kind to me. I wish there were more people like him at school... and his hair, i wonder what it feels like? It looks so soft. His eyes are great, too.'

"Hmm," Lelouch murmured wistfully to himself.

Nunnally's voice startled him out of his thoughts. "Onii-chan! Come down! Dinner's ready!"

'Huh? Nunnally's home? Cool!'

Lelouch made his way downstairs. At the table in her wheelchair sat his beloved younger sister, Nunnally Lamperouge. Her caramel-colored hair looked soft and silky... and was it shorter? It also had a string of beautiful beads hanging from it in a braid.

The former prince smiled to himself. Leaning down by his sister's ear, he whispered, "You look wonderful."

A smile lit Nunnally's light violet-colored eyes (A/N: Yes, she CAN see in this fic). "Onii-chan," she said, lovingly returning his embrace. "It is so good to be home."

"Heh. It's even better to have you home. I've missed you so."

"I missed you more."

"Did not."

"Did too."

"Ok. You win, imouto."

"Hey! You didn't miss me as much as I missed you?! I think I just got my feelings hurt!"

"You little guilt-tripper..."

"I know, isn't it awesome?"

"Haha. Very funny."

It was at this point that Sayoko stepped into the room, bearing a wheeled cart with two plates and several covered dishes. "Dinner is served."

"Thank you, Sayoko."

The maid bowed her head, several jet-black locks falling in front of her face. "Of course, Lelouch-sama." She started to walk away, but soon she stopped and turned around. "Lelouch-sama, Miss Milly came to visit today. She asked if you had been feeling well lately. She seems to think that you are acting different."

"Everything is fine, Sayoko. Did you tell her anything?"

"No, Lelouch-sama, but if I did, I must have forgotten what it was."

"Very well. You may take your leave."

"Thank you, Lelouch-sama."

'What the hell is Milly up to?!'