Vengeance is Sweet Chapter 2, a code geass fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass and I don't own the song "Structure" by InnerPartySystem either

Warnings: Some swearing, no where near as much as the last chapter though

AU since obviously, Lelouch is not a famous singer and The Black Knights, sure as hell aren't a rock band.

Wow, I'm surprised and really happy that so many people liked this! :D

I'd also like to apologize in case I might've offended any Euphemia fans. For the sake of presenting her as an obstacle though, I found it necessary. I plan on trying to redeem her (unless you guys object or anything).

I guess I'll address a few things first for anyone who was curious about anything, or in case anyone's wondering.

1.) Charles and Marianne are the parents of the Britannia children. (Lelouch and Nunnally are her only biological children. The other siblings are kids Charles had with his previous wives. Also, Euphemia is a year younger than Lelouch, but I'll go into why that is a little later).

2.) InnerPartySystem is not the only band I will be using, however I will use a few more of their wonderful songs. I do plan on making the other songs I pick seem like something Lelouch would sing, which means the singer of the actual song won't be screaming or anything like that (which rules out stuff like Nightwish) and will most likely be pretty cocky. I will also base it on lyrics, and stuff that seems rebellious. (If any of you have songs you'd like me to put in feel free to go ahead and make suggestions. I'll see if I could incorporate them, they do have to seem like something he'd sing though).

3.) It's no secret that Zero is bi, so he has to deal with fan-girls and fan-boys.

4.) The Black Knights all live together in the same house. I guess you can think of Ougi as the kind of, father figure. Although his main concern's are Kallen and Lelouch.

Enough of my rambling though, the story awaits~

The sun smiled down brightly today at Ashford Academy. The first week of school had gone by quite successfully so far, and now it was Friday afternoon. Everyone was heading off to enjoy their weekend activities, well…almost everyone.

The student council member's were all currently lounging around planning this year's charity fundraiser. At least that's what Milly, the president of Ashford's student council, thought before she walked back into the room thoroughly displeased with the site in front of her.

'I walks out for ten minutes to bring them all back a cup of coffee and this is what they do' she thought to herself.

Milly sighed and laughed lightly, somehow she knew this would happen. There before her were her loyal minions seemingly working on anything but the task she'd asked of them.

"Yoo-hoo, guys~" she yelled and putting two fingers into her mouth, she whistled loudly.

Nina jumped and looked at Milly warily from her position behind Shirley and Rivalz. Shirley looked up, but kept her hands on Milly's laptop. A song played quietly from the computer. Rivalz stood and smiled at her. Gino and Anya looked up startled from their position on the couch, but Anya's expression quickly changed back into neutral. Gino grinned brightly at their president. Suzaku was the only one who didn't seem to notice her presence yet. He just stayed seated at the table, staring blankly out the window.

Smiling brightly at her minions now she strode to the head of the table at the center of the room, and looked around at them. She pushed the cart she had with her up to the table, and placed the drinks on the cool hard wooden surface. Gino and Anya were on the couch, no doubt flipping through the pictures on Anya's phone. Those two were very nostalgic. Anya was the newest recruit they had this year. She was a freshman, but Gino had requested permission to let her join the club. Milly wasn't going to deny him of course. Gino was nice, and although Anya seemed to be his polar opposite Milly had no doubt the girl was kind hearted as well.

Glancing to the side Milly studied Shirley, Rivalz, and Nina next. She instantly recognized the music playing from her laptop. It was a song from The Black Knights. It was no secret that they all loved the group very much.

'They're probably on the band's homepage refreshing to see if any new info has been posted' Milly thought to herself cheerfully.

Ever since Zero and his Ace had revealed their true identities at the concert they held that Monday, everyone has been wildly wondering about those two. Before that day their profile's were basically empty. Everything about the two was listed as "unknown." Rakshata, the band's manager, and Diethard, the band's publicist, took the liberty to fill in all those empty slots now.

Looking to her other side Milly stared at Suzaku. The boy looked to be lost in his own thoughts while staring out the window. Milly smirked mischievously and sauntered over to the unsuspecting brunette. She walked up behind him, and draped her arms around his neck.

"Suzaku, what are you thinking about that's more important than this charity festival?" she purred in his ear and he stiffened.

Glancing up at her with wide eyes Suzaku was speechless, trying to think of something to say. 'What do I say? I can't tell her what I was really thinking. What would the others think if I told them I was daydreaming about Lelouch? They'd probably think I was weird. No one knows my true feelings for him, no one except Euphemia and Kallen that is.' Suzaku thought to himself in turmoil.

Luckily for Suzaku, Rivalz interjected.

"He's probably thinking about the Black Knight. They're coming to Japan soon. They haven't arrived yet, but we're all pretty psyched. Can you really blame us for being preoccupied Madam President ?" Rivalz asked shyly.

"Oh god, I'll finally get to meet Lulu!" Shirley cried excitedly. "What I'd give to be held in Zero's arms…I'd die happy~" she sighed dreamily and clasped her hands together, already fantasizing about the future.

Suzaku shot her a dark look, but no one seemed to notice. 'Shirley better not try anything! Lelouch isn't available' he thought to himself irritably.

When it came to Lelouch, Suzaku had zero tolerance. Competition in that area was not something he appreciated, and Shirley was a very attractive lady. He just hoped she wouldn't catch Lulu's eye.

Milly sighed and walked back to where she'd previously been leaning on the table. She quickly grabbed her cup of coffee and took a sip. The others soon joined her and grabbed a cup of their own.

"That's all fine and dandy guys, but we have a charity fair to set up and less than a week to have it ready by. Our main concern is a gimmick. What should we do to get people to come?" she said seriously crossing her arms and taking another sip of her coffee.

Shirley looked to be thinking about it, although she was still browsing the internet for something. She clicked on one of the Black Knights music videos, and full screened it before she pushed the computer a bit in front of her, so everyone could see the screen.

"I thought we could use some mood music…" she responded shyly.

The tune and lyrics started up. This song was one of the first songs the Black Knights ever released, and it's also the only song Zero has ever written for anyone. No one knew who it was for, the enigmatic leader didn't mention any names. He just stated that it was dedicated to an ex-boyfriend of his.

Why did you change?
Why did you bend and break?
When the water turned to wine, did it feel the same?
Why did you change?
Why did you bend and break?
When the water turned to wine, it never

You suck the bottle dry
Touch fingers to the night
Feels like I've been here before
Now there's an empty hole where you were long ago
But things are different when you're young

Suzaku almost choked on his coffee as he listened to the song. He'd heard it before plenty of times, but it felt like this was the first time he was truly listening to it.

The nights are getting cold
Those faces growing old
And there is nothing you can do
So sing your sad excuses
You've got the scars to prove it
And I'm sure they'll sing along

The rest of the song was a repeat of the chorus. Suzaku was speechless again. 'This song…is it dedicated to me? Of course it is, what other boyfriend could Lelouch be talking about?!' he thought to himself angrily. 'No one else deserves to touch him but me. There's no way he could ever replace me with anyone else.' As much as Suzaku tried to reason with himself, the seed of doubt was planted. He stormed off and slammed the door angrily.

Everyone in the room stared at the door shocked. Suzaku was pissed and they had no idea why.

"Do you think he doesn't like the song?" Shirley asked confused. 'Impossible, he told me it was one of his favorites once' Shirley thought to herself.

"I don't know, but Gino and Rivalz I want you to go see if he's alright and then head to Ashford's court yard. I want you guys to plan out the spots where we'll hang up the decorations. C'mon guys, chop chop. We don't have much time to plan this, and we're not getting any younger here" Milly commanded strictly, clapping her hands for emphasis.

The two rushed out, and the rest of the girls looked at Milly expectantly.

"Alright, now that we have that under control, how about we think of a gimmick? Any suggestions?" Milly turned to face the three with amusement gleaming in her eyes.

"We could try to make a giant pizza again" Nina spoke up shyly.

"I heard last years pizza festivities were a disaster" Anya replied back calmly.

"Yes, they were. Gino bit more than he could chew, but at least everyone had fun" Milly stated, recollecting the fond memories of Ashford's last charity fair.

"Oh! Maybe we could make this year a musical show" Shirley cried out, the giddiness in her voice was not hard to spot. Surely she'd gotten the idea from listening to the Black Knights.

Milly looked at Shirley contemplatively, but after a short while she grinned brightly.

"Shirley, that's a wonderful idea! Now what type of performances…that's the new problem." The blond woman stood beside them with a hand on her hip, while wondering what type of talent she should recruit for the event.

"If only we could get someone like The Black Knights to come, but that's waaaay out of our budget" Shirley stated sadly.

Hmm 'if only' thought Milly slyly, the cogs in her mind were already working up a solution to her problems.

"Alright, listen up ladies, don't worry about this anymore. I've got it covered. What I need you to do now is head off to the stores, and buy the decorations we'll be setting up. I need this place to look spectacular. I've got the perfect thing to get everyone to want to come, and I'll be announcing it soon. I just need confirmation, which shouldn't be too hard to get" she stated grinning widely.

The girls nodded and silently filed out of the room. Heading off to gather the decorations seemed simple enough. They couldn't help, but wonder just what kind of surprise Milly had in store for them.

As soon as the door closed behind them, Milly walked up to it and locket it. She didn't want anyone to barge in and ruin her conversation. It wasn't everyday she could speak to her stubborn friend.

The young blond pulled her cell phone out, and sat down on one of the empty chairs at the table. She quickly punched in a familiar number, and let her finger tips drum across the surface of the tabletop in mild amusement as she waited in anticipation. There was ringing for a few minutes before she was sent to voice mail. Sighing, Milly tried the number again. After two rings a very irritated voice answered the phone.

"What the hell couldn't you wait until I was done eating lunch?!" a very angry male spit from the other end of the line.

Milly couldn't help but laugh at him. "Hello, expecting someone?" she said simply into the phone.

"Milly?" the boy asked now, a little surprised.

"Long time no talk Lelouch." Milly cooed. "I don't get too much free time to call, and judging by your fame you probably have a super busy career, I'd say the same goes for you."

"Sorry I yelled, I thought you were Rakshata" Lelouch responded apologetically from the other end.

"Your manager? Aren't you suppose to answer her?"

"She likes hassling me, I just let Kallen deal with her when I can."

"Oh, I see. Hey Lelouch, can I ask you something?"

She could hear him sigh from his end of the line. "If you're going to ask about why we're moving to Japan, I don't know. Kallen blurted it out at the concert, and I haven't asked for the specifics yet. It's probably something Rakshata planned for us. I want to think of it as a bad dream."

"I know that this place doesn't exactly bring memories of sunshine and rainbows to you, since the last time you were here wasn't exactly a vacation, but I'm sure you could really enjoy it. Here at Ashford we-"

"Milly, I appreciate your concern. I really do, and I know where you're going with this. Of course I'd love to return to Ashford when we move to Japan since I know it's inevitable, but I'm going to have to ask the others. It's not only up to me to make decisions."

"Lelouch, one of the instructors this year ended up not returning and we're left with an empty slot. If Ougi is interested, the job is his. It's a literature class." Milly knew that Ougi, Kallen's guardian who also took Lelouch in, had an English major. If they were going to be moving to Japan this would be the best she could do to cheer up Lulu.

"Wow, that's great news! He's going to be relieved, he misses his friends back in Japan. I've told C.C. and Xingke about your grandfather's school. I'm pretty sure they're interested in enrolling as well, but I have to ask anyway." He paused for a brief moment and continued "Milly, this isn't the only reason you called for is it?" Lelouch knew Milly usually had a hidden agenda. Nothing ever came easy with that woman.

She laughed lightly and leaned back in her chair. 'I'm glad you haven't changed Lulu' she thought contently. "Well, I wanted to ask if you were available. You see, I'm in need of performers for this year's charity festival."

"I see. So, you want the Black Knights to perform at your event?" he asked although it sounded more like a statement. Lelouch still hadn't lost his touch.

"Yes."

"Well, I do owe you…I think the others will be up for it. C.C. really enjoys parties, and as long as you have pizza there that witch will make it her life's mission to attend."

Milly laughed at that. She's only met Lulu and Kallen, so meeting the other two would be quite interesting. She was curious to meet the people Lelouch spent all his time with. He seemed pretty cheerful now, and she was glad. Whatever the group did, it was working wonders for him. When Lelouch fell into his depression after the break-up with his boyfriend and getting disowned, Milly thought he would break, any normal person would. She was glad he proved her wrong and stayed strong. Till this day she didn't know who the guy that broke his heart was, but she figured Lelouch would tell her later if he wanted her to know.

Her grandfather was the one that had arranged for the trip Lelouch, Ougi and Kallen took to Japan. They weren't there for long though. Milly suspected that the Britannia family were keeping tabs on Lulu, so she suggested he relocate. Ougi just happened to know someone that lived in Hong Kong, so they arranged a trip to China only two weeks after their arrival in Japan. Lelouch left and it worked out well for him. Turns out Rakshata, a friend of Ougi's from high school, was his friend from Hong Kong, and now she managed musicians. Rakshata took an immediate interest in Lelouch, and everything else worked out perfectly from there. Milly knew Lelouch didn't want to move, but she couldn't say she wasn't happy for his sudden return. She hadn't seen him in person since he'd left, and she missed him.

"Hey Milly are you still there? I have to go now, my soup is getting cold."

"Oh, of course. The festival is in six days Lelouch, will you be here by then?"

"Yeah, Kallen said something about wanting to leave soon. We still need to find a place to stay and-"

"Don't worry Lulu, I've got it covered~" Milly interrupted him in a sing song voice.

"Are you sure?" he sounded relieved and unsure.

"You can count on me Lelouch, just get here by next Thursday, and I'll have everything all set for you."

"Thank you Milly, you don't know how much I appreciate this. I'll talk to you later, take care." with that the phone on the other end clicked and she could hear the beeping of the dial tone.

She closed her phone and smiled. Milly stood up proudly and left the room. She had a lot to do before the festival, but first she was going to tell her grandfather the good news regarding their special guests.

"Who were you talking to on the phone Lelouch?" Xingke asked from across the kitchen table.

"An old friend of mine that lives in Japan. She said she'll take care of our living arrangements."

"Sweet. I don't know who your friend is, but she's already cool in my book." the long haired drummer said smiling.

Lelouch laughed, and C.C. walked into the living room area next to the kitchen wearing one of Lelouch's shirts, and holding her beloved plushy of Cheese-Kun.

"C.C. why don't you wear your own clothes? Also, you have your own room, why the hell do you keep sneaking into mine, and falling asleep there?" Lelouch shouted annoyed. He was tired of waking up on the floor, because said green haired witch kept taking up all the space.

The amber eyed female simply rubbed some sleep from her eyes, and plopped on the nearest couch. "Your bed is more comfortable" she stated dully.

C.C. sniffed the air a little. "Hey, what's for breakfast?" she asked sitting up, and staring at them curiously.

"It's lunch" Lelouch corrected her. "Ougi made us soup."

The green haired bassist scrunched up her nose in distaste. "Lelouch, why don't you run down to the nearest Pizza Hut and pick me up a box of pepperoni?"

"Hell no, go get it yourself if you want it that bad" he hissed and crossed his arms across his chest.

"Go get it before I find the nearest fan girl and trade you in for a box of pizza" C.C. said smirking at him.

"C.C.!" Xingke called to her disapprovingly. "C'mon, he's easily worth two boxes."

They both laughed and Lelouch huffed in annoyance.

Kallen chose that moment to walk into the room. "Alright that's enough bickering you guys" she said.

Lelouch looked at her thankfully.

"Lulu, Rakshata's on her way here. She's angry because you're not answering her calls."

"Damn. I guess there's no avoiding it. Hey Kallen, Milly called. She said she'd be arranging a place for us, and that she had a job for Ougi at Ashford."

"Oh, that's great! I was going to recommend we attend Ashford. Are you guys alright with that?" she asked looking around at everyone.

They all nodded their head in approval. Before anyone could say anything else Rakshata stormed in.

"Hey brat, I've been calling and calling. Why the hell aren't you answering my calls?!" she cried angrily.

"I lost my phone" he lied, but it was pretty obvious when his phone started ringing with the special ring tone he had set for C.C.. He looked down and glared at the floor. 'Fucking bitch!' he mentally cursed. The witch had done it on purpose! Probably as payback for not getting that stupid pizza.

"Bullshit. Now that you're all here I want to discuss the move with you."

"Wait, why exactly are we going to Japan?" Lelouch asked.

"Your fan base is larger in Japan. I think it's smart to move there" Rakshata stated professionally.

"Oh alright I guess. Also, a friend of mine is preparing a place to stay for us."

"Great. Lelouch there's something else I wanted to discuss with you now that I have you all rounded up." He quirked an elegant eyebrow at her and she continued. "Well, your fans obviously love you guys, but a recent survey shows they think you guys look good together."

"Who exactly?" Lelouch asked with dread.

"Well, for one the yaoi fans think you and Xingke look hot" Rakshata said thoroughly amused.

Lelouch looked horrified and Xingke just laughed.

"Hey I don't swing that way, but if the fans want it…I can play along occasionally" he winked playfully at Lelouch.

Kallen and C.C. were giggling at Lulu's unfortunate predicament.

"I wouldn't laugh if I were you two. The survey showed you together was also quite popular."

They both looked at Rakshata mortified, and immediately started complaining.

"Alright Alright, settle down. The most popular was Lelouch and C.C., so I'd like to see some fan service from you two."

C.C. smirked and nodded at her. Lelouch just sighed and nodded grimly.

"I'm not asking you to pretend date, just subtly flirt for the crowd when you see the opportunity if you can."

"Don't worry Rakshata, we won't disappoint" C.C. said, and smiled at their manager sweetly.

"Lelouch, when is your friend going to have your place ready by so I know for when to book the tickets?"

"She said she'd have it ready by next Thursday, which reminds me, she wants us to perform at the Ashford Academy charity festival that day."

Rakshata was scribbling out the day Lelouch had just told her on a little notepad, but stopped and glanced up surprised at what he had said. "A charity festival held in Ashford? That school's one of the best, this is sure to boost up your popularity too. I'll let Diethard know. I'm sure he'll be pleased….okay I'll try to get you guys a flight that leaves you in Japan Thursday morning. I'm sure you want time to meet up with her, and prepare a little for the concert."

Rakshata's schedule was a busy one, so she didn't stay much longer. They just went over the information they discussed again, and bid each other farewell. Everyone was anxiously awaiting the trip. Lelouch seemed to be the only one who wanted to stay… although he had to admit, not everything about leaving was bad…

'Maybe going back will help me finally get over Suzaku' he thought hopeful. After all this time, his love for the other boy hadn't died. He tried seeing other people, but in the end he kept comparing them to Suzaku and ending up disappointed. Since Suzaku was Japanese, going back to Japan really brought the green eyed brunette to the top of his mind. But Lelouch shook his head and smiled to himself. 'Good thing he's in Britannia, I don't know if I could face him yet…"

Author's Note: Again it was really early in the morning when I wrote most of this up, so I apologize in advance if any of this seems strange. I hope you guys like this chapter. A possible confrontation could be up. I haven't planned the next chapter so I don't know for sure, but it's definitely in the near future.

Review if you have time~

Thank you for reading :)