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LeAwesome: Is that guy VV? And the other contractor Charles? But then you describe brownish peach hair and blue eyes... so I'm not sure. Is it a character from the other Code Geass shows? Cause I didn't watch any of them. DX The suspense... DA SUSPENSE! Update soon, I tell you. Or I'm gonna turn the Late Update Hunters to you, but then again it only consists of me and you. Hmm... you should start hiring. XD And no, i don't hate Milly. I mean, it makes sense to react like that. But the character that got me interested was SCHNEIZEL. What's with the last name change? Maybe... maybe he got Lelouch's role as the exiled prince? *gasp* Oh and yea, forgot to ask you but seeing you "YES YOUR HIGHNESS" Thing should answer my ex-question, is Lelouch still from the royal family. Hmm... you should probably not be able to read this as it should be... 4 something in the morning? Hehe... well, wake up from thou (or was it thee? I'm confused) slumber and answer my damn PM. :P what? I enjoy talking to you and you're my first, FREAKING FIRST internet friend. :)So yea. Update soon. Just favorited your baby.
Reply: Alrighty people, we have a winner here! *turns to you* ask your question and I'll pm you the answer. Remember, only one question and no telling other people the answer to that little contest/riddle/whateverthehellitwas. And no telling them the answer to your question. It could be a spoiler and I want to shock some people! They gotta work for that right! I wonder if you were the only one who caught on to all that. And I'm your first internet friend? Now I know to watch out for you! Trust no one on the internet! Though I am greatful that you consider me a friend!
Koryanders: Cool story very awesome, keep it up.
Reply: thanks…but that review was so short I wanted to cry!
SailorKickass270: So because I was in church while reading this, I was unable to lay down on the ground and cry. SUZAKUUUUUUUUUUUUU. You're not dead, but YOU GOT AN EXTRA HOLE IN YOU...That's not good! You can only have so many holes in you until it's unnatural! *gets down on the floor and rolls around while sobbing dramatically* SUZAKUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Suzaaaaaaaakuuuuuu. Suzaaaaku. Suzakuu. Suzaku. *gets up with a nose full of snot,red eyes and a tear-filled face* Okay I'm done. Am I still pretty? T_T But when Lelouch and Suzaku had their doubts I was thinking:
Lelouch: What if he doesn't love me like he used to?! Me: No. NO! Shut up! e_e SuzaLulu forever!
Suzaku: What if he's met someone new?! Me: Suzaku Kururugi, you can't hear me but what did I just say?! I said SuzaLulu forever! Your love for each other is immortal O_o
What I actually did: *shaking my head violently while looking down at my phone*
Sister: *looking at me oddly* ...And at first, I couldn't put my finger on who it was that grabbed C.C when they were handing out food, but when it was revealed that it was Tamaki. I felt stupid. Of course it was him. Tamaki, Tamaki, Tamaki...shame. Now you update soon okay. *pats Pft on the head* you beautiful soul.
Reply: *chuckles* wow, I even found myself amused about Suzaku's extra hole. *pats head* of course your pretty…on the inside…(which is all I can really say since I have never seen your face.) well at least this time you didn't threaten your queen *holds nose up in the air while walking before tripping over a ladybug * OH! And since you also won that little contest you get to ask one question!
crazy anko: your story is a twist, from the plot and the characters personality. I know you make a situation that explain why the characters have that kind of attitude. But from my point of view i consider your story is a twist. Well that just my opinion.I thought you will change lelouch name back to lelouch rather than use L.L. after they've been adopted to ashford household.
Reply: thanks for the review! Anyways, that last sentence of yours helped me realize that, as far as I know, LeAwesome was the only person to catch onto the little tidbit of a hint in the last chapter.
A/N: my title is so gloomy, isn't it? Btw, my action sucks, really I think this chapter is the crappiest but necessary. For all of you great predictors: I believe I hinted something at the end. Maybe a little drama? Oh and this chapter would have been updated sooner but decided to act stupid for some reason.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
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Despair and Desolation
When Suzaku woke, it was to the sound of a loud yet annoyingly familiar voice.
"So are we having a bad day~!?" Suzaku gave a small gasp as his eyes snapped open to bright lights. When he turned, Suzaku saw the familiar face of a man that had been an uncle of sorts to him.
"Looks like you missed a chance to go to heaven, Suzaku~" Lloyd Asplund quickly moved to the side as Suzaku became more aware of his surroundings.
"I did?" Suzaku slowly got up but even then he felt the small bite of pain in his side. He looked around the room a bit before asking, "Where…?" Lloyd looked confused.
"Hm..?" Then his face lit up in realization. "Ah! We're still in the Shinjuku Ghetto. Suzaku and Lloyd then turned towards the door when they heard it slide open. Cecile walked in with a…very…displeased frown on her face.
"With Prince Clovis nearby, this is probably the safest place anywhere. You were lucky!" Cecile gave Suzaku her famous "I-am-pissed" smile while holding out a cloth that held a familiar watch. "This is what saved your life, Mister!"
Lloyd then decided to butt-in. "You're lucky it was under your protective suit because that's what deflected the bullet." Cecile quickly glared at her colleague before turning back to Suzaku.
"What were you thinking!? I thought your orders were to stay in a group!" Suzaku carefully took his father's watch, scared that if he angered Cecile any further she would grab and pull his ear like she used when he was younger.
"Yes, I know, but Dameji said that it would be best if I scouted ahead." Both Cecile and Lloyd's expression softened as they stared at the seventeen year old boy that they had known for four years. They both knew the B.S. Suzaku had to go through, practically every day. The Britannians treated him badly because he was just a filthy Eleven in their eyes. But the Elevens themselves were a bit of a different story. They treated him badly because of his surname. The "Kururugi" name.
To them, Suzaku's father, Genbu Kururugi , was just a coward and a disappointment. Suzaku was seen in a much darker light. To the rest, he was supposed to carry on his father's original plan, but instead he ran with his tail between his legs to the Bitannians. To the Japanese people, he was a traitor.
Before the silence could make the atmosphere even more awkward, Cecile brought out a small clear baggy from her pocket.
"I forgot, we had found you with this around your neck. " When Suzaku saw the familiar locket necklace inside the small baggy, he lurched forward (completely forgetting the pain he felt) and grabbed the bag. Once in his hand he tore open the seal and pulled out the necklace by its chain. The cheap locket shown in the light as Suzaku held it up for the other two occupants of the room to see.
L.L…C.C…are you guys alright…?
The silence lasted for a few moments before Lloyd broke it.
"Say…Suzaku…who are L.L. and C.C.?" Suzaku stared at Lloyd for a few moments before sighing; meanwhile he closed his fist around the cheap locket.
"Was I saying their names again?" Both Lloyd and Cecile nodded, looking a bit concerned and wondering why those two names held so much power over the seventeen year old.
"They are—no…" Suzaku then looked at the two scientists with a hardened gaze. "I'll tell you…someday. Now, what's the latest on the situation?" Lloyd's eyes narrowed a bit before he closed them and let out a sigh.
"It looks like the poison gas was released. Massive Eleven casualties have been reported."
"They haven't caught the perpetrators yet," Cecile said as she cut into the conversation. Suzaku's eyes widened slightly at the newest bit of information.
"They haven't, huh? Not yet-" Suzaku was about to say more when Lloyd cut in.
"Suzaku, as a Private, how much experience do you have in piloting a Knightmare Frame?" Both Suzaku's and Cecile's eyes widened.
"Wah? But there's no way an Eleven would be made a Knight!" Cecile was in too much shock to even object to Lloyd's plan as he held up a gold activation key.
"Well supposing you could?"
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"CONGRADULATIONS! The only Knightmare of its kind awaits you! Once you take the controls of this big beauty, everything will change. You and your world. Whether you want it to or not." Suzaku stared at Lloyd then at the huge white beast above him. He then, at the back of his mind, remembered that Cecile was still in the Medical room for some reason and just staring into space. Suzaku then turned back to Lloyd.
"What do I have to do?" The Japanese boy could see the wheels of the scientist's head turning. Lloyd walked over to the Private and handed him a folded jumpsuit.
"well you can start by changing into these while I go inform our good viceroy about entering you into the battlefield." Suzaku raised an eyebrow but quietly accepted the change of clothing. He then walked into a makeshift changing room and began to take off the remains of his armored outfit. As he stripped, Suzaku could hear Lloyd talking to Prince Clovis.
"Good afternoon~!" Suzaku started to hear a man's voice on the other end of the conversation.
"What is it!? We're in the middle of an operation!"
"I'd say it's time to deploy the ASEEC's special weapon~!" Suzaku heard the other man's voice (which sounded whiny to him) as he put his clothes into an unused locker and started to unfold the outfit given to him.
"We've no time for this right now!" oh wait…that was Prince Clovis's voice. Suzaku could also hear their distressed voices as they reported the events of the battlefield.
"We just lost Lazlo's squad!"
"Then do it! We'll have to bring up Quincy's squad!"
"My Lord! That will break the encirclement!"
"Then reinforce the breach with some of the units guarding me. All we know for certain is that enemy forces are here."
"Alright, send in Bert's and the others too! Concentrate our forces there! Surround them! The enemy's main force is that center dot! Finish every one of them off!" Suzaku, starting to doubt the reason why he had changed into this rather tight suit when they were already getting ready to finish off the terrorists, then heard nervous shouts from Lloyd's computer.
"What!? Where's the enemy!?" Then the prince shouted out, making Suzaku flinch in the process.
"Lloyd!" of course, the scientist immediately responded.
"Yes, Your Highness~?" Suzaku then found himself leaning forward; wondering what the prince was going to say.
"Can it win? Will your toy beat them?" Suzaku could hear as Lloyd created a small, suspenseful pause.
"Hmp! My Lord, please be so kind as to call it Lancelot." Llyod then called out to Suzaku.
"Suzaku! You're up!"
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"Z01 LANCELOT NOW ACTIVATED. LANCELOT ACTIVATED. RELEASING HATCH. Z01 LANCELOT, STAND BY FOR ACTIVATION. Z01 LANCELOT-"
As Suzaku got as comfortable as he could in the Knightmare, Lloyd's voice came up through the ear piece he had quickly stuck in.
"So did you read the manual?" Suzaku looked around the cockpit as he answered.
"Pretty much."
"Well done~! You scored at the top of the class at the simulator." Suzaku took a deep breath before sitting back and away from the controls.
"Hey, look. About what you told me earlier…" Even though he tried to ignore it, Suzaku heard the hesitation in Lloyd's voice.
"Huuuh? Oh. It couldn't be, but the possibility is nearly zero-"
"But that means that there's still a chance, right?" Suzaku heard as Lloyd sighed.
"Yes I guess that is true…even so, you are not to do anything reckless. Cecile would have my head lopped off and plated if anything happened to you which is also why I must refrain myself from hurting you if you so much as scratch my Lancelot! The new system is not outfitted with an ejection mechanism."
"Okay, I understand, Lloyd. So…this is Lancelot?" Suzaku remembered seeing the Knightmare as he walked up to it. From what he could tell, Lloyd was simply brimming with excitement.
"Yes, the advanced weapon developed by us in the Advanced Special Envoy Engineering Corps. Lancelot. The world's first seventh generation Knightmare frame.
"Well if you're ready Suzaku, shall we proceed with the initial start-up?" Suzaku then heard another woman's voice, guessing that it was Cecile's replacement since she was probably still in the medical room.
"Initial start-up, now proceeding from phase twenty. Equipping energy filler." Suzaku could hear other voices in the background, but this woman's voice and commands were all that he cared about at the moment.
"Initiating Devicer's set-up." Suzaku then plugged in the small golden key into the proper hole and watched as the screen lit up before him. He leaned forward and grabbed hold of the handles in a firm yet gentle grip. Suzaku then fell into the single minded concentration that he had learned from his martial arts teacher, Tohdoh. The noise around him faded into nothingness as he waited for the command.
"Lancelot…LAUNCH!" And with that, the great white Knightmare frame screeched out of its resting spot. Over the earpiece, Suzaku heard as Lloyd laughed.
"Haha! Running full-throttle right out of the gate!"
Cooler than the manual. Ouch! Suzaku thought as he grunted in pain from the small wound in his side. Not even five seconds after clutching his side, Suzaku immediately spotted an enemy Knightmare. He quickly brought the Lancelot close to the Sutherland and punched its head clear off. Suzaku watched as the ejection mechanism activated and the pilot was ejected to safety. A few moments later, Suzaku found and beat five more units; the last one seemed to be hesitating for some reason. He almost thought he could hear the terrorist inside scream as he destroyed that last one. He then noticed more reinforcements coming and remembered one program as they started to open fire. The Japanese pilot quickly put the Lancelot into a semi crouch position and activated the Blaze Luminous Shield on his right forearm; thus making the terrorists waste their bullets. Suzaku quickly made all the pilots eject from their Knightmares.
"Yes! I can do this! With Lancelot, I can stop all this at once!" When two more terrorist Knightmare frames came towards him, Suzaku quickly darted in between them and sliced one unit's arm off. When they were least expecting it, Suzaku quickly shot his Slash Harkens, thus finishing them off. The Lancelot pilot quickly moved on to the next Knightmare frame; slowly picking them off one, maybe two, at a time. In his earpiece, Suzaku was still able to hear the woman's voice.
"These readings are even higher than predicted!"
"It's because our pilot is taking his job very seriously~!" Suzaku could immediately tell that this voice belonged to Lloyd.
I can stop all of the Knightmares then this battle is over, Suzaku thought as he clutched his side with one hand while the other remained at one of the handles; his latest attack dropping the Knightmares like flies. Suzaku gritted his teeth. No matter what it takes, I've got to stop all of this…for C.C…and L.L…
A small beeping sound then caught Suzaku's attention. He looked over the monitors and saw that there was a heat signature coming from inside one of the leaning buildings about less than half-a-mile away. Suzaku quickly made the white Knightmare frame jump and while he was in mid-air he shot a Slash Harken into a nearby building. After getting close to the building with the enemy Knightmare frame, Suzaku quickly shot his second Slash Harken into the building itself and pulled himself up.
When he got leveled with the right floor, Suzaku retracted the Slash Harkens and darted inside. The moment he spotted the enemy frame, the Japanese boy darted over and hit the Sutherland with the Lancelot's closed fist. Suzaku felt himself snarl before speaking over Lancelot's intercom.
"Are you the guy that's in command!?" Suzaku put more power into the Lancelot's movements, thus forcing the enemy Sutherland to move back to avoid being crushed under the Lancelot. Suddenly, the floor began to collapse. Fortunately, Suzaku was able to hold onto a stable piece of concrete. He lost sight of the Sutherland but quickly saw it once more as the dust settled. He let go of the hunk of concrete and piloted the white Knightmare into a very familiar spin kick. Suzaku watched with great satisfaction as the Sutherland tumbled away from the force of his impact. Suzaku moved forward and stopped in front of the downed Sutherland. Just as he was about to shoot it, a red Glasgow suddenly charged at him from the left. He was able to stop the Glasgow's fist from even touching the Lancelot with a single hand. He then heard a female's voice as she shouted over her intercom.
"Hey! I'm returning the favor!" Suzaku quickly caught the Slash Harken the red Glasgow shot at him and gave himself the reward of a small smirk when he heard the other pilot give a soft gasp. Suddenly remembering about L.L.'s crying face, Suzaku crushed the Glasgow's Slash Harken and forearm. He watched as the Glasgow's pilot ejected. When he turned back, Suzaku was surprised to see that the Sutherland was gone. As he searched the area around him, Suzaku quickly realized that he could hear someone getting beat up. As his eyes searched the surrounding area, he realized that it sounded close to his ear. With that, Suzaku realized that it was coming from the base.
And that Cecile was probably beating up Lloyd if the sounds of familiar voices yelling things like "LLOYD!" and "GAAH! NO! STOP CECILE!" Suzaku started to laugh a bit but was quickly stopped when he heard a ping! from the monitors before him. He drove the Lancelot towards the enemy unit and saw that it was the same Sutherland from earlier. Suzaku, with an upward curl to his lip, started to give chase. When he was a few yards away, the Sutherland turned its body slightly and began shooting at him which Suzaku proceeded to dodge.
Then, unexpectedly, the enemy Knightmare frame began to shoot upwards. Suzaku, with his quick reflexes, began to dodge and jump off the falling debris, Suzaku felt his eyes narrow in disgust.
"That bastard! He's tearing things up for no reason!" Suzaku glanced at one of his monitors when he heard a soft beeping sound. And he noticed that a living object was falling from one of the buildings. When he glanced at the monitor that showed the area above him, Suzaku saw a woman falling from one of the buildings. Without even thinking it through, Suzaku screeched to a halt and turned back slightly. With some help from the Lancelot's Land Spinners and a Slash Harken, Suzaku made the white Knightmare frame jump into the air and catch the falling woman. He carefully placed the woman down on her feet. In his ear, Suzaku could hear Lloyd's voice (full of pain of course).
"Huh? He saved someone?" The unfamiliar woman's voice was the one to answer Lloyd's question.
"Yes, so it would seem." Suzaku heard as Lloyd walked, with a limp too.
"Hm…it's very strange of him." Suzaku finally turned back to the events that were happening right now when he heard a scream in front of him. When he turned back to the woman, he saw her running away, still screaming. Suzaku felt his eyes widen a bit, not really knowing what else to do. While he was contemplating that, Cecile's face showed up in one of the monitors. Her face was unreadable but Suzaku saw the concern in her eyes.
"Suzaku, Are you tired? We'll call it quits for today." Suzaku, then felt his resolve harden.
"No. I'm fine. Please let me keep going." Over the earpiece, Suzaku could hear Lloyd speaking.
"Be careful with his operational time."
"Yes sir!" Suzaku felt his sweat drop when he heard Lloyd again.
"My, that boy is an excellent piece of equipment." Suzaku silently chuckled when he heard a "Lloyd!" from Cecile and an "OW!" from Lloyd.
After searching through the towering towers for more terrorists after finishing off the ones before him, Suzaku stopped when he heard Prince Clovis's voice.
"Attention all forces! Cease fire at once!"
"'Cease fire'?"
"I, Clovis, Third Prince of Britannia and Royal Viceroy of Area 11, hereby command you! All forces are ordered to cease fire at once! You will also cease destruction of any buildings or property! All casualties, whether Britannian or Eleven, shall be treated equally and without prejudice! In the name of Clovis la Britannia, you are hereby ordered, cease fire at once! I shall allow no further fighting!"
What the hel-?
~At Ashford~
C.C. had watched L.L. as he stared into nothing. They sat in their shared room in their dirtied clothes filled with drying blood. Finally, after not being able to take the stench of death any more, C.C. stood from her spot and walked over to L.L. and lightly tapped on his arm.
"Come on, L.L. Let's take a shower." L.L. simply stayed there; staring at nothing. C.C. then proceeded to frown when she realized that L.L. was saying something. When she leaned forward, C.C. was able to understand what he was saying almost as if he was shouting it in her ear.
"Suzaku…is dead…Suzaku is…dead…Suzaku…" he kept on murmuring until finally, the cat eyed girl forcefully grabbed his arm and practically dragged the shocked boy to the bathroom and into the shower. Once there, she proceeded to strip him down to his boxers while waiting for the warm water to come out. When it was ready, she quickly shoved L.L. into the water and began to bathe him. She scrubbed his pale skin so hard, it was pink with flowing blood that was under his skin instead of the dull blood that had been there earlier. He didn't say anything but C.C. could see that he was slowly coming out of his funk, if only a little. After ten minutes, L.L. finally reached down and grabbed C.C.'s hand.
"It—it's fine. I—I think I can do it by myself now." C.C. looked up and into L.L.'s eyes, giving him an intense stare, before nodding and stepping away from the tub.
"I'll be in the guest bathroom if you need anything." L.L. nodded before taking the soap from her hand and washing himself; slowly and without any effort. C.C. looked back at him once more before leaving.
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At least a day had passed and, of course, L.L. had not gotten out of his funk. Who would have? He continued to lay in bed; not really awake yet not really asleep either. C.C. stayed beside him the entire time; slowly coming to realize that she had adopted L.L.'s coping behavior. Taking care of someone else. Well, at least L.L. needs to be taken care of. It was the morning of the second day after they had returned. C.C. and L.L. were both on their sides while facing each other. The two teenagers stayed like that; simply staring and nothing more. Until a persistent knocking noise interrupted and an annoyingly familiar voice came through. Milly. She just never knew when to leave others alone.
"L.L.! C.C.! I know you're in there! I've seen Sayoko coming here with trays of food and I know you aren't sick because the food is never soup! Open up!" Neither made move but they could both tell that the other was listening to Milly as she threw insults and threats there way. Finally, when C.C. could no longer take being called a "Pizza Eating Whore," she got up, her green hair swinging, and opened the door. Milly, who had been pretty close to the door, stumbled back when it suddenly opened to an enraged C.C.
"GO THE HELL AWAY!" And, with a shocked Milly on the floor, the door closed without any fuss. Really, the only reason Milly stopped was because she saw a small glimmer of a tear in C.C.'s golden eyes. With her blue eyes wide, Milly did as she was told and went away.
~Student Council Room~
Four heads turned to Milly as she walked into the student council room. Shirley, Rivalz, and Nina all looked relieved to see that their student council president hadn't been followed in by the Ice King and Queen while Schneizel looked confused.
"Where's L.L. and C.C.?" Milly shook her head slightly before practically falling into her seat. All the other members of the student council then noticed Milly's mood and realized that something big must have happened. Shirley tentively reached for her friend and asked her what had happened. Milly took a big sigh. She told them about asking Sayoko to tell her where L.L. and C.C. were. She told them about the Japanese maid telling her that they should be left alone. Milly told them about how she went up tp their shared room and banged on her door. They all experienced different levels of shock when Milly told them about how C.C. had opened the door only to scream at her. The thing that really got to all of them was that C.C. had apparently been on the verge of bursting into tears. They all stayed quiet; even Schneizel. Finally, Nina was the first to break the silence.
"I-I think that Sch-Schneizel should be the one to go check on them." Everyone seemed a bit surprised about Nina speaking voluntarily before Rivalz and Shirley followed up on that suggestion.
"I think that's a great idea!" Shirley said enthusiastically.
"Yeah! C.C. and L.L. are good friends with Schneizel so I doubt that they'll bite his head off!" said Rivalz.
Schneizel held up a hand in an attempt to calm them. "I wouldn't say we're 'good friends'-" Before he got another word out, Schneizel was shushed by Milly's rolled up paperwork.
"This is an order from your student council president! Go find out what's wrong with L.L. and C.C.!" Schneizel released a sigh, knowing that he couldn't do much if he wanted to keep his reputation intact. He stood up, gave a slight bow before saying, "Right away, Madame President!" The rest of the student council cheered him on as he left the room. When he was finally out of their line of sight, Schneizel let out the breath he had been holding in. As he walked towards the two siblings' room, the blonde haired boy began to message his aching shoulders and what he could reach for his back. He winced every time his hand brushed over a nasty bruise yet continued at a dignified pace. When he stopped in front of their room, Schneizel stood up straight once more and was about to knock, when the door slide open. He stayed staring as both C.C. and L.L. clung together. Not crying yet not perfectly fine either. C.C. had her arms around L.L.'s shoulders while L.L. held C.C. around her waist. The two siblings stared at Schneizel with wide, scared eyes.
Slowly, almost as if he were trying to keep from scaring them, Schneizel walked forward. When he was finally in front of them, Schneizel crouched down, grabbed the both of them, and pulled them into a tight hug. Both L.L. and C.C. stayed very still as Schneizel tightened his grip.
"Whatever is going on, whatever is causing you so much pain…I will find it and destroy it. Trust me. I want to protect the both of you. You are like my family. Don't cry. I promise I won't ever leave the two of you alone. Ever. Just try to stay strong. In the end, we'll all be happy. Just wait until I destroy the stem of your unhappiness." L.L. only cried harder at Schneizel's last sentences. He remembered there was once a time when a brown haired, green eyed idiot used to tell him similar promises.
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Comments:
Yes I know, there are probably a shit load of mistakes. But I was being pressed on time. My sister is mad at me so im not allowed to use her computer but here I am! Trying to update this thing for all the people who have stuck by this fanfic. That mostly means LeAwesome, SailorKickass, Crazy Anko, and Koryanders (you are the only ones who reviewed so you're the only ones I know about)
Oh, and LeAwesome, SailorKickass you may ask your question but I decided to tweak my question filter. You may ask about anything except on how this story will end. Or the r1 part of this story. I really hope the ending of r1 and the start of r2 hit you giuys like a train XD but that isn't until the far off future. Hopefully not but it seems that way.
PLEASE REVIEW!