Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass. If I do, surely Lelouch is still alive right now.

Warning: This story contains OC, so don't read it if you don't like it. Semi AU, so there will be some changes in the storyline. Unbeta, so beware of some mistakes and errors the authoress made.

Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance

Pairings: LelouchxOC

"..." for memories in Italic

"..." for dreams of future or present time in Italic and Bold

'...'thought in Italic

And "..." present time

-The First Stage-

When the curtain opens, the stage will be ready for the actors

The first stage...what story it will brings?

His eyes widened at what he had just heard. Although she doesn't seem surprised at all with his reaction, she only hopes he will do what she asked him to. After all, there's a chance that he refused her request if he knows that it will endanger her.

"You want me to join with the Black Knights, ojou-sama? But-"

"I know what I have asked you to do, Shun-kun... But there is no other choices except this..." She placed her finger in his lips as she averted her gazes away from him.

The silver haired teen looks at the raven haired girl silently, he could tell that she was so anxious from her rigid form. And even though he doesn't want to do something like this, there's no other way for him to help her except to do this. It still doesn't mean he will like it, knowing that by doing this will endanger her albeit indirectly.

"Have you seen it, ojou-sama? Have you seen it in your dream?" He asked slowly, his eyes looking sadly at the young woman across him.

She sighed heavily as she shakes her head lightly. Blue sky eyes look up at the blue sky which she used to love so much before the war happened. "It's not because what I have seen nor what I have dreamed... It's because, this is the only way I know that will help me to gain my own freedom. I don't want to rely on something unstable like premonition. I want to take my own freedom in my own way,"

"Ojou-sama...but if I do that then, I won't be able to stay by your side when you need my help!"

"You have helped me by joining with them, Shun-kun. Although you won't be able to protect me from close range, you have protected me in the way I want you to. That's why, could you please do this for me?" She looked at him pleadingly, her hand squeezing his hand in her hold tightly.

He closed his eyes briefly, before opened them again. A determined look across his face as he nods his head in affirmation. There's no going back now, all they have to do is moving forward no matter how many obstacles that had awaited them.

She was sitting in the student council room alongside with the others. Blue sky eyes locked with television screen in front of her seriously. They were airing the execution of Kururugi Suzaku right from the place as a lot of Britannian people crowded the road to the execution place.

"Don't you think it's cruel?" She asked suddenly, snapping her friend's attention towards her.

"Huh? What do you mean, Angel?" Rivalz asked, looking confusedly at the secretary.

"Well, it was obvious to everyone that they are going to execute the murderer who had killed Prince Clovis but by doing this...don't you think it makes us just like them? I mean, they don't have to put in on air so everyone could know about it. It likes they were trying to warn the rest of Elevens to not do something against Britannia people." The raven haired teen continued calmly, resting her head on her right hand which she puts on the table.

"But they don't think so. They think it was a fair thing to do," Milly replied sceptically, hands crossing against her chest.

"Really, this cycle of things...when it will end...?" She muttered under her breath, eyes looking forlornly at the news.

None of them heard it of course, as they were too busy watching the news which now had taken an unexpected turns with a masked man who claimed himself as Zero. It was obvious that all of them were thinking how foolish this Zero is to barge in and interrupt the execution directly like this. But none of those people expects that this foolish man will succeed in his plan on rescuing Kururugi Suzaku.

Angel can't stop the small smile which made its way to her face as she watches Zero pulled his stunt. To think that the same man who had just saved Kururugi Suzaku had been so close to her all this time was exhilarating and ironic at the same time. It likes he was the key of her freedom which had been so close yet so far too from her grasp.

But, she can't sit still and watch everything going on around her silently anymore. No. She refused to stay in the side line and becomes one of those spectators. She will become the actress in this play too in one way or another. She will gain back what she had lost and with that, she will gain back what was rightfully hers all this time. This was nothing but a first step for her to take her freedom back.

They were standing in one of the room in the rundown building which the rest of Elevens use as their hideout. He had asked the others to leave them alone as he wants to be the only want who talks to him. After all, it was the part of his plan to free Kururugi Suzaku and asked him to join with him in his action.

"It looks as though they've been treating you poorly. You know how they do things now, don't you, Private Kururugi? Britannia is rotten to the core. If you wish to change the world, join me!" Zero said calmly, offering the young man across him the chance to join with him in this plan of his.

"You... Did you really kill Prince Clovis?" Suzaku asked, green eyes glaring at the masked man.

"This is war. Do I need a reason to kill my enemy?"

"What about the poison gas? You took all those civilians as hostages!" Suzaku argued.

"Bluffing is an important negotiating tactic. In the end, nobody died." Zero replied calmly, eyes looking down at the young man who still glared back at him.

"In the end? I see, so that's how you think..." The young Japanese man sighed as he averted his gaze away from the masked man.

"Come to me. Britannia is unworthy of your service!" Zero offered once again as he extends his hand towards Suzaku.

"That may be, but... That's why I want to change it; to make it worthy. From within Britannia."

"Change?"

"I don't believe there is any worth in a victory won by dishonest means." Suzaku continued, turning his back away from Zero and starts to walk away from the man.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Zero yelled out.

"My court-martial will begin in just under an hour." The young man answered calmly, continuing his path to the outside.

"Idiot! That very court-martial will declare you a criminal! The judge, jury and lawyers all!" Zero said angrily as he clenching his fist tightly at the other's behavior.

"Even so, it's the rules. If I don't go, there will be much suffering among both Elevens and Britannians." Suzaku replied, stopping in his steps.

"But you will die!"

"I don't mind." The young Japanese man said nonchalantly.

"Are you an idiot?" Zero yelled, feeling outraged.

"An old friend of mine used to call me an idiot... It may be my weakness, but I want to capture you. To beat you at your own game. If I am to be killed, I want to die for the people. Thank you, though for saving me." He looks back at Zero before he turned away and walked to the outside world where he sure had been waiting for his court-martial.

Zero says nothing as he grits his teeth in anger at the sight of Suzaku refusing his offer and walking away from him. He had been so sure that Kururugi Suzaku will accept his offer, that's why, to think that the Honorary Britannian will refuse it like this was something that make him outraged. Kururugi Suzaku was an important ally, one that is worthy and useful for him in his plan but if the young man refused his offer; he could be a formidable enemy.

He doesn't like the prospect of having the young man as enemy at all, knowing how persistent the other teen could be. But there is nothing that he could do to change Suzaku's mind as the other was really stubborn. The sound of footsteps approaching him snapped Zero out of his mind as he turns his gaze away from Suzaku's retreating form.

There standing across him was a young silver haired man with onyx eyes who looks at him with a passive look on his face. To say he was surprised to see the other man was an understatement after all, he had asked the others terrorists to not let anyone walked in when he was talking with Kururugi Suzaku. But this young man, he had walked calmly towards him as if he owned the place. And what those people do anyway? Why they let this man walk inside?

"Who are you?" Zero asked, his mask shows nothing of his expression towards the silver haired young man.

"Zero, I presume?" The silver haired teen asked calmly, not even affected at the fact that he had just barged in to the terrorist's base.

"Who are you? I haven't seen you before. Are you one of Britannian armies?" Zero asked once again, trying to make the young man to look at him.

It seems like the young man knows about his Geass but that couldn't be since no one knows about it except him and that green haired woman. But if that so, then why this young man was so adamant on refusing to look at him in the eyes although they were talking with each other?

"I see. So it was you who had caught her attention. I wonder…could you really live up to her expectation? Or will you fail?" The other man continued, completely ignoring his question.

"You-…What do you want?" Zero gritted out in annoyance at seeing the other's behavior.

"What I want…? My intention isn't something that you need to know. But I'm here to bring you a gift, one that you are free to accept or to refuse,"

Zero looks at the young man silently; he doesn't think the other will be brave enough to walk alone to terrorist's base only to bring him a gift. A gift which he doesn't know from who. He was sure that no one had known about his identity but then who is this person bearing a gift which he says was for him?

In the end, he followed his curiosity and jump down to the place where the silver haired young man stands. If this was a trap, he knows he could always use his Geass on the young man later. The silver haired man says nothing to him as he gives Zero a white cell phone.

Zero accepts the phone from the man silently, looking down at the cell phone in confusion. It wasn't long before the cell phone rings as he looks up questioningly at the other man who still looks at him passively. "You could choose to answer it or ignore it. It's your choice," The other explained after sensing Zero's confusion.

"Hello?" He asked, opting to answer the phone in the end.

"Finally, I could talk to you. It's nice to hear your voice, Zero," The voice from the other line replied calmly, Zero could hear a hint of amusement from that voice.

The voice was too feminine to be a man, so it must be a female. But who is it? Who is this female who seems to know about Zero? He had just introduced himself to the world some minutes ago, there's no way this woman could know about him before that. But she gives him this feeling as if she had known him for a long time.

"Who are you? What is the meaning of this?" Zero demanded, feeling annoyed to not know anything about the sudden events.

"Hmm, such a temper you have in there but I think it's okay as long as you could handle it. I couldn't tell you who I am but for now, let just say that I know about you. Zero…or should I call you Lelouch?"

Zero froze in his place, he could feel his body grows tense the moment the woman from the other line mentioned that name. How could she know about it? No one knows about it, then how could she? Who is she? Is she a Britannian? He knows for sure that he never sees or meet with her before or did he? But the most important thing is he can't have his plan ruined now. He has to do something, but what?

He looks back at the silver haired teen who still watches him calmly. He can use him to find out who the woman in the phone but then what? There is no guarantee that the man could know about the woman personally for all he knows, the young man could be a stranger who just being asked to do something like this. But then, what he should do to protect himself?

"Are you sure you don't get a wrong person? Last time I checked, I don't know anyone with the name Lelouch." Zero asked once again, trying to hide his anxiety.

"Ah, but I'm sure Shun-kun won't get me a wrong person. Besides, I know it was you, Zero. Lelouch Lamperouge, the Eleventh Prince of the Britannian Imperial Court…getting exiled with his sister and being taken care of by Ashford Family. It was you, am I correct?" The woman from the other line continued.

"You've never met with me before, how could you assume me as that person? For all you know, you could get a wrong person. And do keep in your mind that I don't like people accuses me,"

"Then…should I tell you something that only you know? Something that only both you and Lelouch Lamperouge know?" She asked once again, feeling amused at his act on trying to hide the truth from her.

Zero says nothing at that, his eyes darted at the silver haired man once again. The man seems unaffected with the conversation which going on between him and the woman as he looks calm for someone who just barged in. But could it be that he has another reason to remain calm even though he could die in here at this moment?

"You have it. You hold the power of Geass. Yours was allowing you to plant commands within a person's mind upon eye contact which they will obey without question. It was one of the reasons why Lord Jeremiah was letting you to take away Kururugi Suzaku. You used it on him," She said after some moments of silent.

Shun watches the young man across him silently. From the look of it, it seems like his mistress had said all the facts she had known about the masked man. It's not a surprise for him to see the man stunned after all, it was natural to feel surprise when someone that you don't even know suddenly call you and tell you that he or she knows everything about you. Surely a normal people will feel surprise at the sudden knowledge.

"What are you aiming for? Are you going to hand me to that Britannian?" Zero snarled.

"That's not my intention. The reason why I call you isn't that. If I want to hand you over to them, surely I've already done it long time ago. What I want from you is something different,"

"What is it?"

"I want you to crush Britannia, to destroy its existence. But most of all, I want you to help me escape from him." She said seriously.

"Escape from him? What do you mean?" Zero asked, sounding confused at the bizarre request.

"Surely you know about Schneizel el Britannia, right? The Second Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire and also the Prime Minister of Britannia." She continued, ignoring his question.

"What about him?"

"That man… I want you to help me escape from him," She said slowly, blue sky eyes looking at the night sky outside her window.

Zero stared in disbelief at the device in his hand, surely the strange woman hadn't just asked him to help her escape from his brother. But to think this woman had asked him to help her escape from his brother, does that mean his brother knows about him too? If that so, it will be troublesome if his brother decided to use it as his advantages.

"You asked me to help you escape from my brother?" He asked once again.

"I did. Surely you could hear me well enough."

"Why? Why I have to help you escape from him? For all I know, you could be a dangerous person who he keeps as a prisoner." Zero said sarcastically.

"Because if I were you, I will make sure no one knows about my identity and my power and if by any chances there is someone who knows; I'll make sure that person stays as close as possible to me. Or to eliminate that person if he or she was unworthy," She said calmly, blue sky eyes staring at the photo on her desk forlornly.

Even though he hates to admit it, she has the point in there. It was just like what she had said that it was the most logical thing to do but to help her escape from his brother wasn't something easy still there's no harm on trying it. Besides if his brother really had held her against her will, it only means this woman has something valuable that his brother wants.

It'll be useful if he could get a hold of this woman and whatever it is that makes her special in his brother's eyes. "Fine, I'll help you to escape from him. But surely you could help me to get the information I want about him," He agreed on her request.

"I know I could count on you, Zero. And about that…don't worry; I'll make sure you get everything you need to know about him and some more information that I'm sure will be valuable for you." She smiled at his request.

"Oh and one more thing, I will leave Shun in your care. I hope you take a good care of him. He will be there to help you in my place; he will know what to do. And I'd like it if you don't use your Geass on him. He is a dear friend of mine, besides even if you do; you won't get anything out of him. Take care, Lelouch."

With that, she ends up the conversation with him as she closed her cell phone quietly. A small smile adorned her face at how everything seems to going well for her. 'I guess I just have to see you soon now, eh C.C?'

He looks at the cell phone in his hand silently before looking back at the silver haired man who still stays silent in front of him. Even though the woman had told him to not use his Geass on the young man, he can't help but feel tempted to do so. After all, who knows if he could find the woman just by asking the man across him about her? If that happens, it will make everything easier for him.

"You could keep that with you, she will call you through that phone. I will be in your care starting now." Shun said quickly before the young man across him could say something.

"Ah, yes. What I should call you with?"

"Shun. Just call me Shun. And you, what I should call you?" Shun asked, onyx eyes look inquiringly at the masked man.

"Do you know who I am?" Zero asked, trying to find out if the young man in front of him was also a threat.

"The only thing that I know about you was the fact that you are Zero. And somehow my mistress had put her trust on you. So don't worry about me knowing your true identity. As far as I know, my mistress is the only one who knows about you and your involvement in this whole thing," Shun answered calmly, as he walks away from the man.

"Call me Zero, then. How about the man who holds your mistress, does he know about me?"

"That man? I don't know, she hasn't told me anything about that. The only thing I know was the fact that man was using my mistress for his intention," The silver haired man replied nonchalantly.

"Using your mistress? What is it about her that makes her being held as prisoner by the Second Prince?" Zero looks at the silver haired teen curiously.

Shun glances at him once before he averted his gaze away. He doesn't like to talk about his mistress like this but she had asked him to do whatever it is this man ordered for her sake. Sighing heavily, onyx eyes look up at the ruined roof which barely covered the place. "My mistress…she is special. She is far more special than any ordinary people. The fact that she could know about you and your identity without you knowing it was a proof of how special she is."

"You mean-…"

"You could put it in that way. Just say my mistress is an expert on knowing some important people," The silver haired man smiled wistfully, before he turns his gaze back at Zero.

"I will listen to your order and do what you said without any question except an order which will endanger my mistress and my life. But just to get things straight, even though she had asked me to follow you; my loyalty will remain to my mistress and I will only answer to you and her. And if you even try to do something that will endanger her…surely you know what will happen." He continued seriously, eyes looking at the masked man determinedly.

It was a nice day for her as the sun shines brightly at the clear blue sky but the only thing she could think about was how much she wants to just bury herself under blanket and get some sleep. She had been unable to sleep last night as she keeps dreaming about her past. To say that she was unaffected by what had happened those years ago was a lie but she knows she couldn't just forget it right away.

It after all, was the last memories she has about her mother albeit how unpleasant it is. Blue sky eyes look at the blue sky which clears from any objects except from some clouds. It was the same view like the one she had seen before her mother died. That time, the sky was also so bright. She shakes her head lightly, trying to clear her mind off the unpleasant memories.

It had been some days since she last talked with Zero and the masked man had been so busy saving people since then. She hadn't seen Shun at all in all the scene Zero had made, still it doesn't mean the silver haired man wasn't there. Shun after all, always skilled in hiding and striking from the shadows.

Sitting down in her desk, she started to stare out of the window in boredom. It seems pointless for her to stay in class when she had mastered the entire lesson in here. The only lesson she is weak at was math and that was something that she doesn't want to learn about today not when she had been sleepy enough to fall asleep even without her trying to endure hours of learning those numbers.

"Don't get any sleep last night?" Lelouch asked, while taking his seat right beside the raven haired girl.

"Huh? Not really. I just keep getting these disturbing nightmares," She mumbled as she glances at him.

"Nightmares?" Lelouch asked, violet eyes look questionably at her.

"Yes, I-"

"Lulu! Angel! Good morning!" Shirley greeted them, cutting Angel's sentences.

"Morning, Shirley." Lelouch replied good-naturedly.

"Morning," Angel said weakly, averting her gazes back at the window once again.

There is no use on talking at Lelouch now, not when Shirley was already in here. The orange haired teen surely will try to get close with the ebony haired young man and knowing Lelouch, he will probably just ignore her and trying to be a good friend to her. And Angel wasn't in mood to watch all the dramas between the two of them.

It wasn't long before the bell rang and their homeroom teacher walked into the class. But what surprises them was the sight of Kururugi Suzaku who trailed behind her as she walks inside the class. Buzz of question and excitement could be heard from the entire students as they look anxiously at the young man in front of the class.

Angel, who still staring out of the window remained ignorant to the commotion as she lost in her own mind. It wasn't until she felt Lelouch tensed beside her did she finally tear her gaze away and look at the front of the class to see what it is that had taken all the students' attention.

Staring back at her with widened green eyes was none other than Kururugi Suzaku. The prime minister's son was looking at her with surprised on his face; it was obvious that he doesn't expect to see her in here. Though, she can't really blame him for that. Still, she has to talk to him in case he blurted out about her true identity towards someone in this school though she doubts that he will do something like that.

But there's no harm on taking some careful steps. He after all is one of the persons who know who she really is. The moment the lunch bell rings, she watches Lelouch stands up from his seat and walks out of the class. 'Talking to Suzaku probably…Nah, there's no need to rush things. After all, I'll see him again tonight.' She thought silently as she puts her own book to her bag calmly.

She had promised Nunnally that she will come and make dinner for both her and Lelouch after all. And she doesn't want to disappoint the young girl as she knows the blind girl was getting a little bit lonely with Lelouch constant leave. That's why; she had decided to make the girl's favorite dish tonight.

Though, she doesn't sure whether Lelouch know about it or not but she had asked Sayoko to let her go inside in case they haven't arrived when she comes. She brings her book with her as she thinks she could read it in case they got home late. But what she didn't expect was to see her in there.

There sitting in the sofa was none other than C.C, the green haired woman looks up from her book and stared back at her. She knows that she will see the older woman again but she doesn't know that it will be in here that she finally able to see her. The green haired woman looks the same like those years ago although the woman seems more indifferent now.

'Not indifferent…It's more like she guards her heart more protectively than before…'

"You are…" Golden eyes widened at the sight of her, it was obvious that C.C wasn't expecting to see her again in here.

"It's nice to see you well, C.C. It's been a while, isn't it?" Angel smiled at the green haired woman.

"Eve…?"

"You mistook me to my mother. I'm not my mother, C.C. Don't you remember about me? We've met those years ago," She shakes her head lightly at the mention of her mother's name, a small sad smile on her face.

It wasn't the other's fault to think that she was her mother as they have a similar appearance although her mother's hair was longer than her. Besides, her mother has a pair of amethyst eyes when hers were blue sky courtesy from her father. Aside from that, she looks just like her mother.

That's why; it's not surprising if people who know her mother sometimes mistook her to her mother. Golden eyes glinted with understatement before the green haired woman looks at her seriously, curiosity evident in her eyes. "You are that little girl… I haven't heard anything about you after the last time I saw you." C.C said after some moments of silent.

"Well, I haven't heard anything about you too until recently. The only thing that keeps me know about your condition was my dreams. I rarely dream about you though, so I don't know much about the places you have been." Angel replied calmly, walking towards the kitchen to start cooking.

C.C followed the young woman to the kitchen, leaning against the wall as golden eyes watch the girl starts to cook. "Why are you here?" C.C asked slowly.

"Hn? Well, I've decided that I want to make my own future and gain my own freedom regardless what fate had planned for me. I-…I just don't want to keep living like this," She said slowly, blue sky eyes looking at the green haired woman for some moments before she averted her gaze back at the pots.

"But you are-…"

"I know. It still doesn't change the fact that my fate isn't that different either from you, C.C."

C.C stared at the young woman silently. She had met with the raven haired teen thirteen years ago when she was still a child and the green haired woman had known that the little girl will has the same future like her albeit a little different. Still, there is no doubt that the little girl will feel pain and sorrow in her life.

Thirteen years ago, she had visited the little girl's mother whom C.C respected and loved like her own mother. The older woman was the only person who had taken care of her after the nuns she had believed so much betrayed her. Eve was her name. The older woman has a straight long raven hair which reached her waist and a pair of amethyst eyes. The older woman had been so patient to her regardless C.C's behavior towards her. Eve was one of the persons who could stay by her side without being affected by the Geass.

That's why, when Eve decided to leave C.C and see the world; the green haired woman really miss her and decided to look for the older woman. But when she finally able to find her again, C.C doesn't expect to see Eve's daughter. The older woman was married to one of Japanese people and had a child with him. And to see that little girl had grown up and be in here was something that she never expected.

"Have you dreamed of it?" She asked after some moments.

Angel immediately halts in her movement as she glances behind her shoulder to stare at the older woman. Golden eyes look back at her questioningly. "Have you dreamed of it? This meeting…have you seen it?" C.C repeated her question.

"I dream a lot of things, you know. And to tell you the truth, I haven't dream of this meeting with you. I dreamed about the meeting those years ago though. That's why I get this kind of feeling that I will meet with you again soon although, I don't expect to see you this soon and in Lelouch's place too. But now that I think of it, I think it's to be expected that you were in here. Lelouch is one of the persons who had made a contract with you after all."

C.C fell silent at that, she had caught the wistful look on the young woman's face when she talks about Lelouch. It seems like talking about the ebony haired student really affecting the other's feeling as the raven haired teen looks so sad and happy at the same time. However before she could even ask about it, that look has disappeared from the other's face as soon as it comes.

"We could pretend that we don't know each other if that's what you want. And please feel free to answer Lelouch's question regarding myself if he happens to ask you about me some times later, though I'd prefer you keep my family's background a secret. I don't think I want him to really know who I am soon. Oh and please don't tell my real name to him, he doesn't suppose to know about it anytime soon." She added, a bright smile on her face as she looks back at the older woman.

"What I should call you then?"

"Right now, I go as Evangeline Carlton. Though, they choose to call me Angel. But when you were around Zero, I think you will know me as Eve." She said thoughtfully.

"You use your mother's name?" C.C asked impassively.

"Yes. Do you mind about it? Because if you do, I could still change it. I haven't told him my name anyway,"

"No. It's okay. What do you make?" The green haired woman said nonchalantly, before peering over the other's shoulder to see the food.

"Nunnally's favorite. But I think I could make some pizza for you if you want." Angel answered lightly, moving with ease in dodging the other.

"I'd like that. Anyway, I don't know that you know Lelouch."

"Ah, but sure you know how I could know about him." She smiled bitterly, eyes looking at the omelette she had made.

"You mean you-…" But before C.C could finish her sentences off, the sound of the door opening caught their attention as Lelouch and Suzaku walk inside.

"Tadaima," Lelouch said softly, taking his shoes off.

It was obvious that the ebony haired man was still oblivious to her presence in his home as he talks casually with Suzaku. Something that she is sure he won't do if he knows she was there too. Somehow she can't stop but wanting to tease him about it. She could see C.C made her way out of the kitchen unnoticed by the others the moment Lelouch stepped inside.

"Okaeri, Lelouch!" Angel greeted calmly, as she pokes her head from the kitchen.

"An-…Angel? I don't know you will come tonight!" Lelouch gasped in surprise as he looks at the raven haired teen.

"Nunna hasn't told you about it? Well, she asked me to make dinner for both of you and Sayoko-san so here I am." The raven haired secretary smiled.

"Uh…I see…"

"Eh? You brought Kururugi-san too? I don't know you have known each other," Angel teased, blue sky eyes glinting mischievously at the sight of Kururugi Suzaku who seems confused at her sudden appearance as well.

"Well, actually he…I-…we-" Lelouch stumbled over his words as he tries to find a perfect cover for Suzaku's appearance in there.

Angel can't help but smiled at the sight. It was so funny to see Lelouch lost his composure like that when the vice president was in panic. And to think that she was the only one who could tease him like this was something that she treasured.

"Anyway, it's nice to meet you, Kururugi-san. We haven't talked at the class today, but I'm Evangeline." Angel smiled warmly, introducing herself at the confused Honorary Britannian student.

"Uhm…nice to meet you too, I guess?" He replied hesitantly, his hand shaking her hand lightly.

"Tadaima, onii-sama." The soft voice of Nunnally greeted them as they turn their eyes to look at the young girl which just arrived with Sayoko.

"Okaeri, Nunnally, Sayoko-san." Lelouch replied warmly, violet eyes looking softly at the sight of his sister.

"Okaeri, Nunna. Sayoko-san." Angel added.

"Angel-san? You're in here too?" Nunnally asked enthusiastically.

"I've promised, haven't I? I won't break my promise, Nunna." Angel smiled as she takes Nunnally's hand in hers.

"I have a present for you today." Lelouch said, his smile never leaving his face.

"Oh my, what could it be?" Nunnally asked softly.

Lelouch put his finger in front of his lips as a silence gesture as his violet eyes look at Sayoko. The older woman looks back at him in understanding before she turns her gaze away to her side, to see a wavy chocolate haired young man stepped into the room.

Suzaku gulped before he braced himself and approached the young girl in her wheelchair. At the nod he was given by Lelouch, Suzaku kneeled right beside Nunnally as he takes one of her hands which are free from Angel's grasp in his. Nunnally gasped at the feel of his hand in hers as she squeezed his hand lightly.

"This hand…I'm so glad you're alright!" Nunnally smiled happily, tears of happiness streaming down her face.

"It's so nice to see you again, Nunnally." Suzaku smiled softly at the blind girl.

She was sitting with the others as she watches Nunnally talking happily to Suzaku. A small smile made its way to her face at the sight of the blind girl chatting happily like that. It had been a while since the last time she sees Nunnally that happy, somehow she can't stop but to thank Suzaku within her heart for bringing that smile on the young girl's face.

Lelouch who seems to notice this, glanced at the raven haired teen before a soft smile appeared on his face as well. "You can stay for the night, can't you, Suzaku-san?" Nunnally asked hopefully, wanting to spend her time with the older boy for a little longer.

"Suzaku is a student in here now, you can see him whenever you like." Lelouch added, looking at the happy expression on his sister's face.

"Really?"

"I still have my work with the army, so maybe not every day." Suzaku said apologetically.

"You are still in the army then?" Nunnally asked, worried evident in her voice.

"It's fine. I was transferred to the engineering corps, so I'm not in much danger." Suzaku said reassuringly.

"Oh, the engineering corps." Lelouch said calmly.

Angel stands up from her seat, her hand taking the teapot gently as she pours the tea to their cup. "Let me help you," Suzaku said quickly as he stands up from his seat as well.

"Huh? Ah, it's okay. I could handle it," She smiled as she waved her hand dismissively.

"But-…"

"You are the guest in here, Kururugi-san. Besides, I've been helping Lelouch with this kind of thing so it's okay," Angel said reassuringly.

"You are also a guest too, Angel. Really, why you keep doing that even though I've told you not to." Lelouch huffed exasperatedly at the young woman's behavior.

Suzaku sits back as he watches both Lelouch and Angel bickered at who is it that should pour the tea. It was so funny to watch his childhood friend banter with a young woman like this over a trivial thing though in the end Angel was the one who wins. But Lelouch had quickly snatched the teapot before Angel once the teapot needs to be refilled. The ebony haired student walks to the kitchen to refill the tea when he caught a sight of C.C.

"I thought I told you to stay in my room," He frowned.

"That's the Britannian soldier we met in Shinjuku, isn't it? Is he alright?" C.C asked, ignoring Lelouch's angry remark.

"He's fine. He's my friend," Lelouch answered, a wistful look on his face.

Angel stared at the young man across her in amusement. It was obvious that Suzaku was feeling uncomfortable from her gaze as he shifted in his chair under her stare. Still, Angel can't stop but find it amusing after all, it was obvious that the other teen was surprised to see her again in here and to know that she was also close with his childhood friend must be something unexpected for him.

Fortunately for Suzaku, Lelouch returned to the room not long after he had refilled the teapot as he looks at his friends confusedly. It seems like he had just interrupted something interesting as Suzaku looks relieved at the sight of him. Still he says nothing about it, noting the amused look on Angel's face. Whatever it is, he was sure that it was the raven haired teen that had caused it.

The young woman after all, could be playful sometimes. Lelouch takes them to the front door once they decided to go back. "Come over anytime. Nunnally will be happy to see you," He said warmly at Suzaku.

"Sure, but…Lelouch, let's pretend not to know each other at school." Suzaku said seriously. It seems like he was completely forgetting the fact that Angel was there as well as the young man locked his eyes seriously at Lelouch.

"Why?" The former prince asked, sounding surprised at the request.

"How would you explain being friends with a former Eleven? If we're not careful, it will-"

"Hmm? What is it? Why you have to hide something like that? Are you afraid that everyone will think badly of Lelouch, Kururugi-san?" Angel asked, reminding the both of them that she was still there.

That seems to do the trick as they realized that she was still there as well. Both of men turn their gaze at her as they tried to find a perfect cover story. It seems like Suzaku was the one who quick to reply as he quickly nods his head at her accusation.

"Eh? Ah, yes…I don't want them to think badly of Lelouch because he gets close to me," Suzaku said quickly.

"Well, you don't have to worry about that. I'm sure they won't say anything bad about Lelouch. Besides, it's not like he will be alone in it. I don't mind to be your friend too, Kururugi-san regardless your status as a former Eleven." The raven haired teen smiled, blue eyes looking at green eyes in warning.

"I-…I see,"

"Anyway, I will see you tomorrow, Lelouch. Make sure you're not skipping the meeting again! Milly will be mad if you keep continue this act of yours!" Angel scolded the vice president lightly before she turns away from him, waving her hand lightly.

It wasn't until they were out of Lelouch's hearing range did Suzaku looked at her. But before he could say anything, she had beaten him on it. "It's been a while, isn't it, Suzaku-kun?" She asked lightly, eyes continue to look ahead of her.

"I don't know that you had survived from the attack. You went missing at that time, and we couldn't find you even though we have tried to look for you." Suzaku replied, looking down at the grounds.

"I know. I don't blame you for it so don't worry," She replied softly.

"But you are-…"

"It's okay, Suzaku-kun just let it go. I never think you will join the army though," Angel cut off the young man as she looks up at the night sky.

"I want to try to change Britannia from within," He answered shortly.

The raven haired girl smiled at hearing his answer. It was so like Suzaku to give her that kind of answer. It seems like he still the same Suzaku she knows those years ago. The thought of him become someone else had made her anxious before that's why, to know that he still the same person as she knows relieved her.

"But how could you escape those years ago? Where do you live now, anyway? And why you don't use your name?" He asked, green eyes looking at her questioningly.

"Someone saved me those years ago, but I can't tell you who it is, Suzaku-kun. Not now anyway maybe someday…And I can't tell you where I live at the moment. But as long as I study at this Academy, I live in the girls' dormitory. The person who saved me asked me to not use my real name during my stay in here, that's why I-…"

"Does this person know about who you are?"

"He does. Suzaku-kun, you will keep this as a secret, right?" Blue eyes look pleadingly at the young man beside her.

Suzaku nods his head in affirmation as he looks at her seriously. She could tell that he will keep her secret safe with him; he was always loyal to his friends after all. Still, there is something that she has to make sure he won't say to anyone.

"And Suzaku-kun? Please don't tell Lelouch either about who I am. He doesn't need to know the truth about me."

Author's Note: I typed this chapter in one day since I can't get this idea out of my head. So here it is the chapter three. And to the readers who also read my other stories, I know I haven't updated my other stories lately and I'm so sorry about that but I just haven't got the time to do it since my main focus was currently on this story. I'll start working on the other stories though once I've written this story until chapter five or four. And I will start on writing my Uraboku story and my Vampire Knight story after that.

Anyway, I was thinking if I should involved Suzaku too in this web of love and deception between Angel and Lelouch though I'm still not sure if I should do that. So do tell me what you think of it. And once again, thank you so much for those who have reviewed. Your review really makes me happy. And to readers, who haven't review, please give me your review so I could know what you're thinking about this story of mine. Thank you for reading this story anyway and no flame please because I'm still an amateur.