CHAPTER 6
Being the son of two U.N. senators certainly has its benefits. Cecil's manor was ostentatious, even compared to much of the rest of Paris, the capitol of the E.U. As he opened the large gate to his Victorian-styled home, he had a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach. "If my uncle held secrets such as these, then it's possible my parents may be in on it as well. Could this be some sort of conspiracy or corruption? Either way, I should be careful around them from now on, especially since I now have this… thing. Also, I'll have to somehow break the news of Andrew's death to them, that is, if they don't already know" Cecil thought as he ascended the steps to the front door. After staring at the cover of the book he looted, Cecil sighed, scanned his right eye in the ocular scanner, and jammed his keys into the multiple locks to gain access to the large house.
"Mom, Dad, I'm home!" he yelled as he walked into the house. "Cecil, come here please" he heard a soft voice call from up the spiral staircase in the foyer. "Okay, let me put my stuff down first" he replied, walking past the stairs, down a long corridor, and into his small office room. He stuffed the book in his desk and proceeded out the door. He walked into the bathroom for a short moment to see how he looked in the mirror. "Damn, I'm dirty" Cecil thought as he saw his smudged-up face. "I probably smell like smoke too, so I should admit that I had gone to visit Uncle Andrew. And if they don't know about the fire, it would be best if I fill them in" he said as he went over his face with a wet washcloth. Just before he exited the bathroom, he noticed something. "What the fuck?" Cecil nearly said aloud as he looked into his eyes. They had changed from a bright green hue to a deep royal purple. "I-I don't even know how to explain that" he said "Contacts, I'll say I got contacts for now."
Cecil nervously climbed the stairs to his parents' room. He lurked outside their room, planning on how he should approach the coming situation. "I want to probe them for any information they may have, or at the very least see if they're involved with whatever the hell happened today, but I also want to be cautious and avoid suspicion" he thought "Wait, maybe I can test this… power on them" he thought. The symbol in his left eye appeared once again as he activated his Geass from behind the closed door. "Cecil, hurry up!" a deep voice shouted. "Ugh, seems as if there's a proximity requirement, or some other limitation. "I'll try again once I'm inside" Cecil muttered as he deactivated Geass and opened the door.
His mother and father, still in their business wear, stood in the center of the room next to the large canopy bed. Cecil's eye then flashed red with the symbol as he used his Geass to create an illusion of himself (which he took special care to ensure that it was green-eyed), which then walked over to his parents.
"I'm guessing you heard, huh?" the illusion said.
"It was all over the news" Cecil's father said "Did you go visit him today?"
"Yeah, I did, but the police checkpoint wouldn't let me pass"
"The illusion works well, I'm still by the doorway, but they see me standing before them" Cecil thought.
"You must've been close to the fire since you smell like smoke" Cecil's mother said in a worried tone.
"Mhmm. I wanted to investigate a bit, see if Uncle Andrew was okay, but of course, the police was in the way. What happened out there? A fire wouldn't prompt a police and military response like that" Cecil's illusion said.
The mother and father exchanged worried looks momentarily, before nodding and returning their attention to their son.
"We won't lie to you, son" Cecil's mother said "Andrew's building was razed to the ground, and he's gone missing. Although we hate to think like this, we're nearly certain that Andrew was killed by rebels in an attempt to get to us."
Cecil laughed. "Those definitely weren't lowly rebels that I met in that basement. They're lying to me. However, I think I know how to draw them out further" Cecil thought.
"Damned terrorists! They think they're helping the already grim situation by committing these atrocities? Ever since they Black Rebellion started, and that site was found in Japan, the rebels have gotten out of control!" the illusion shouted indignantly. Cecil's parents' eyes widened at the mention of the site in Japan.
"Y-Yeah, you're right" the mother said, clearly put off by the illusion's words.
"I don't know what it means, but my mentioning Japan disturbs them, so they must know something. I'll have to exercise more caution around them" Cecil thought.
"Well, I'd better go do my homework. You guys be more careful from now on" the illusion said
"You too, son" Cecil's father said.
After having his illusion walk out of the room and close the door, Cecil then closed the door to his parents' room and coolly went down the stairs. "What an eventful day" he said to himself with a malicious smile.