Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass. I also don't own the song "Listen to your heart" by Roxette or D.H.T.'s cover of the song. (Most of you are probably more familiar with that one. Don't worry that also includes me too~)
Warnings: Strong Language
AU since obviously, Lelouch is not a famous singer and The Black Knights, sure as hell aren't a rock band.
Just so you guys know, I really do listen to all of you, and take everything you say into consideration :)
To Dreamie: I don't believe ATC sings the song, perhaps you meant D.H.T.? Sorry if I'm wrong =/ Also I decided on this song, because it seemed like your first choice. I apologize for having to mention you here. I'm not particularly fond of mentioning specific people, but I hope you don't mind.
To any of you that like my music selection and have made it known: Thank you! Seriously :D I absolutely love it that you guys enjoy it. If you don't like the music it's cool, you can easily skip the lyrics since they're italicized :)
For the curious: Euphemia had a motive for doing what she did, but that'll come in later. Also about the whole Suzaku thing. I'm trying to make him sound less possessive x.x Let's see if it works.
Anyways, on with the show~
Lelouch clutched a pillow to his head trying to block out the loud noise in his room, so he could try and get back to sleep. Try being the key word, seeing as the two other occupants in the room seemed hell bent on ruining it for him.
The concert had ended rather nicely. He'd successfully avoided seeing Suzaku for the rest of the evening, and had even managed to leave early like he usually did. Honestly it was still a shock for him. Didn't Suzaku live in Britannia with his mother?
To make matters worse, Lelouch couldn't stop thinking about the stupid green eyed brunette. It was driving him mad. He missed out on sleep, because of him!
'Fate has an awful sense of humor. What other explanation could there be to finding Suzaku here on my first day? I did want to see him again, but I was hoping to have a hot boyfriend or girlfriend by then,' Lelouch thought dryly. He shot a glance at C.C. and Xingke who had their backs to him., and were facing the television. 'I guess C.C. will have to do for now.'
He smiled at the green haired witch. She had unknowingly helped him last night. She enjoys playing the role of his 'girlfriend' a little too much. If he hadn't been so out of it he might've complained when she kissed him. She rarely acts that way in public. Needless to say, it's embarrassing when she does. As a matter of fact, she's even ruined some of his attempts at meeting new people that way.
'Guess I'm going to have to get use to her being like that in public. I can't blame the fans. Even I have to admit we really do look good together. Too bad they can't see there's no actual chemistry between us,' he sighed and looked at his two friends wailing to the music playing. 'She might as well take the title of being my girlfriend though, since she already sleeps in my bed, wears my shirts, and has claimed my wallet as her own personal piggy bank.'
Xingke and C.C. finished singing the song on the game they were playing.
'Are these two singing loud on purpose, or has my hearing improved? Geez, I guess there's no sense in trying to sleep with these two around. Why the hell did they set up the game system to be in my room?' Lelouch mentally cursed, and flung the covers off of him to sit up in his bed.
"Damn Xingke you suck," C.C. said teasingly, and pointed to the large words on his side of the screen. It read Amateur. "At least you didn't get tone deaf again."
"It's because all you pick is girly songs. Aren't there any good ones on this game?" he sighed when he saw her highlight and press x on another girly one.
Lelouch could hear a very familiar tune, and waited for the lyrics to start to see if he was right. Sure enough this was the song he thought it was.
I know there's something in the wake of your smile.
I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea.
You've built a love but that love falls apart.
Your little piece of Heaven turns to dark.
It use to be one of his favorites. He hadn't listened to it, since his break-up. Well, the other version he use to like was slightly different, but the lyrics were the same and Lelouch was reminded of the very first date he'd gone on with Suzaku…
-Mini Flashback-
Listen to your heart
When he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
there's nothing else you can do?
I don't know where…
eh I don't know why,
but umm listen to your heart?
before you tell him bye
The brunette flashed him a sheepish smile and continued to sing, or at least tried to. He was terrible, and he couldn't remember some of the lyrics. Not to mention his tone was way off.
Sometimes you wonder if the fight is worthwhile.
…uh…
They're swept away and nothing is what is seems,
the little piece of heav-.
"Shit!" he cursed and looked down embarrassed, when he sang the wrong line.
Listen to your heart
When he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
there's nothing else to do.
I don't know where you're going
and I'm not sure why,
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye.
Lelouch smiled up at Suzaku, and gave him a thumbs up when he'd gotten almost all of the lines right. It raised Suzaku's confidence, and he kept singing with minimal mistakes.
To be honest, Lelouch was nervous too. He'd never dated one of his friends before, he hoped this wouldn't end bad. Kallen would probably be mad when he told her, but can she really blame him? Suzaku was quite the catch.
It had actually been him that had suggested going to a karaoke place, when Suzaku had asked him out. Lelouch knew that his friend was going to be shy, because the brunette had never actually dated a guy before. Lulu thought the light cheerful atmosphere of this place would help relax his friend. Well, boyfriend now.
He blushed, and looked a little away from his boyfriend who seemed to be having fun now making a total fool of himself in front of everyone. Lelouch laughed at the goofy grin on the others face.
Suzaku probably wouldn't want any public displays of affection, which was fine for now. Maybe he'll eventually warm up to the idea.
Listen to your heart
When he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
there's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why,
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye.
Suzaku bowed and headed over to where Lelouch sat. Amusement clearly written all over the raven haired boy's face.
"What did you think?"
"I think you ruined my favorite song," Lulu replied jokingly, and laughed a little.
Suzaku chuckled, and shook his head. It wasn't as awkward as he thought it would be. Being with his cute little stubborn friend felt nicer than being with any girl ever had.
"I'm glad it's you I'm here with Lelouch," Suzaku had whispered lowly and turned away, not intending to be heard.
Lelouch had heard it though, and it lifted any left over doubts he still had.
-End Mini Flashback-
Lulu was abruptly disrupted from his thoughts as a heavy weight suddenly knocked him back into a laying position. He gasped. Having the wind knocked out of you was never fun. Although the memory he'd just remembered wasn't pleasant either. He hated thinking about that stupid bastard.
He glanced down, and glared at the amber eyed female that was laying on him.
"What the hell C.C.? I swear, sometimes you can be such an attention whore," he grumbled tiredly.
She just smiled innocently, and reached up to playfully ruffle his hair.
"Kallen says it's time to get up. You slept like all morning, it's already noon. We still need to pick up our schedules from Ashford, and Milly said she wanted to meet us at the student council room. Something about a tour? I don't know, but it sounds like fun. Also look at this," she sat up a little to straddle his hips, and show off her outfit. "These were sent from the school. Kallen and Xingke are already changed too. We're just waiting on you," she finished smoothly.
Lelouch started at her blankly.
'Wait a minute. When did she go change?' he wondered in astonishment. He looked over at the tv. The game was already turned off. 'Damn, I guess I better hurry.'
Lelouch quickly pushed C.C. off of him, and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.
He wanted to look presentable. Lulu also hoped the young fans from the day before attended the school, because Kaguya was the perfect pawn to start him off. Suzaku was bound to attend Ashford, why else would he be wearing the same uniform as Rivalz and Gino?
"Leave my uniform on my bed. I'll be out in a few minutes."
"Alright," she responded calmly and left to go get it.
C.C. wanted to hurry and leave already. After Lelouch had left, C.C. had asked Milly about the Kururugi boy. Apparently he wasn't just a regular student there. C.C. had guessed it from his outfit, but still had to ask. It turns out Suzaku is in the student council, and she couldn't wait to get to school. She was totally going to flaunt Lelouch around.
'Kallen knows him somehow, and he appears to be interested in Lelouch…' she shook her head, 'In any case, this will be fun,' she mused.
The group wandered had been wandering around the campus for awhile. Lelouch and Kallen were trying to remember where the enrollment offices were. It'd been so long since they were there, and at the that time they weren't even actually attending Ashford.
Two familiar girls stepped into view. Lelouch instantly recognized them as the little girls from the day before.
'They do go to this school?' He sighed happily. These were just the two he was hoping to see. Although now was probably not the best time to chat them up. They had to get their schedules from the front office, and then head to the student council room. 'Suzaku must be around here too…is Euphie with him? She probably still lives in Britannia,' he quickly dismissed those thoughts as they neared the little freshman.
"Kaguya and Tianzi was it?" he asked, even though he already knew he was right.
The two girls stood in shock. The Black Knights were there standing in front of them, at school, talking to them! They blushed and nodded excitedly. Lelouch shot them a smirk, and saw the cute little Japanese girl practically melt.
He had to admit. These girls really were cute, but not really his type. Although their drummer would never admit it, cute and little is more Xingke's type. Lelouch made a quick mental note to not introduce him to Nunnally if the time ever came. Rolo was safe, because he's a boy.
Kaguya will undoubtedly come in handy. She is Suzaku's cousin. Does Suzaku care a lot about her?
Lelouch smiled at her kindly, and patted her on the head. Yes, he'd have her wrapped around his finger in no time.
Who would've guessed Suzaku would've had a cousin? Better still, was the fact that said cousin was a fan of his. The game had just begun, and he already seemed to have the advantage.
"I hate to bother you two, but we seem to be lost. Would you mind pointing us in the direction of the enrollment offices?" Lelouch asked smoothly.
"O-of course! They're…umm," Kaguya turned away, and looked around a bit. "that way!" she said pointing to the left. "Just head left, and the building should stand out pretty easily. Would you like us to lead you there?"
"Well that would be wonderful. Are you sure you don't mind?"
"We don't mind!" both girls chirped in unison.
Kallen blinked, and stared at Kaguya. This sweet little girl seemed nothing like her stupid oaf of a cousin. She laughed to herself for being suspicious of her at first.
Xingke was chatting away with them the whole time there. Lelouch occasionally added input, and overall the young girls were immensely enjoying themselves. It wasn't just because they were in the presence of their future husbands either…well maybe that was it, but the conversation was pleasant. Hearing C.C. and Kallen argue behind them on what they'd be ordering for lunch was amusing as well.
Kaguya and Tianzi left after they'd dropped them off, but the office had been packed. It took forever for the people at the desk to get to them, and when they did the wait only took longer. It seems the staff were very pleased to meet them, and wanted to be assured that yes, the Black Knights really were going to be attending Ashford. Lelouch even flirted a bit with C.C. while they were in there. Some of the other people in the office took pictures of them. Lulu knew Rakshata would be pleased.
'Well, it wasn't that bad,' Lelouch sighed tiredly as they headed in the direction of the student council room. 'At least I got Kaguya's number.'
When he'd taken her phone from her hand to write in his number, he made sure to 'casually' brush his fingers against her hand. She turned a deep shade of red. It was adorable, but Lulu hoped she'd mention it to Suzaku. He wanted his ex to know exactly who he had his eyes on.
He also hoped she didn't give his number to random people, although it seemed very unlikely. She looked trustworthy. Lulu had stressed how important it was for her not to give the number to anyone else by lying about it being a special token of his thanks. Truth be told, he just wanted to make himself seem like a romantic. She looked like the type to like those kind of guys.
When they reached the room the door to the room was already open, so they just walked in and waited for Milly to finish talking before they made their presence known.
"Careful Milly, even minions have a limit to how much they can take," Lelouch laughed and looked around the room. He was glad to see their surprised faces.
'I guess Milly didn't tell them we'd be attending here. At least we won't be bombarded just yet.'
Kallen had met Nina and Shirley after they were done playing. They seemed nice. She smiled at them, but her good mood was instantly killed when she caught sight of the familiar green eyes of one equally shocked Suzaku Kururugi. He was sitting beside the stupid blond guard from yesterday, and a small pink haired girl.
'Suzaku? Geez, we can't go anywhere without bumping into this asshole,' she mentally cursed. She reached out and grabbed Lelouch's arm tightly. He turned to her surprised, but followed her line of sight and froze.
Suzaku quickly composed himself, and thanked lady luck. Who would've thought he'd get to see Lelouch so soon? Lulu didn't look happy to see him, but he expected it. It's something he'd have to fix. He took in the bands appearance. They all had uniforms on…are they students? Then it clicked, and Milly's short speech didn't sound as weird. She was talking about showing guests around. Normally he wouldn't care too much and it was never big enough for her to brief them on it. Milly usually assigned Nina, Gino, and Shirley to those tasks, but Suzaku found himself wishing she'd give him the job for once.
'He's in the student council? I should've seen this coming,' Lelouch hummed in amusement. 'Perhaps I can make the most of this. Alright Suzaku, let's see where you stand.'
Lelouch turned to C.C. and gently reached for her hand. She leaned into him, and sighed lightly. C.C. looked directly into Suzaku's eyes and smirked. The glare he shot her brightened up her day.
Suzaku frowned. 'Lelouch isn't seriously going out with her is he?'
"I'm glad you guys have finally decided to join us. Alright listen up. I was going to have Shirley show you around, but she has to meet up with the swim team," Milly started up. Shirley looked about to object, but Milly shooed her off. "I appreciate you wanting to help Shirley, but go on and meet up with the team already. Nina and Anya have to do research for a class, so lets see who's left…" she trailed off and glanced around the room, trying to decide who to partner up with who. She caught sight of Lelouch and Suzaku. Lelouch was looking at her expectantly, but Suzaku had his full attention on her dear old friend Lulu.
'Well, Suzaku is a fan, and he has been acting rather strange lately…maybe this will cheer him up,' she briefly wondered.
Honestly she was a bit surprised at Lelouch's lack of attention to Suzaku. She thought for sure that he was his type, even though Suzaku's as straight as an arrow.
"Suzaku, I want you to show Lelouch aro-" Milly didn't even get to finish before she was interrupted by Kallen.
"Fuck that!" she spit out angrily. "Give us a damn map Milly. We don't need to be shown around."
Her blue eyes widened as she heard her friend speak. C.C. and Xingke didn't look too interested in the matter. Well, the day certainly kept getting more entertaining by the minute.
'Does she have something against Suzaku?' Milly caught sight of her glare directed at the silly boy. 'I'm sure if I would have asked Rivalz she wouldn't of cared.'
C.C. was actually very curious about the whole thing. It normally took a bit more to get Kallen this riled up. Either way, she had to wonder what the history between them was.
Nina nodded in agreement with Kallen. She never really liked Suzaku. It wasn't that she had anything against Japanese people. Kallen, her idol, was half Japanese after all.
Lelouch was actually quite pleased with the way things were turning out. Perhaps he really could work this out in his favor. He was hoping to get close to Kaguya to ask about Suzaku, but this is better. The best type of information comes straight from the horse's mouth anyways. He can't exactly pull his world from underneath him if he doesn't know what's important to him right?
He pulled his arm free from Kallen's hold, and removed himself from C.C.'s side.
"Let's go Suzaku. After you guys show us the school we have to head back and practice," Lelouch stated professionally and headed for the door.
'I'll just study him for now. Hopefully he won't bring up too many questions. I don't really feel like talking to him right now,' he sighed tiredly.
Kallen looked like she was going to argue it more, but Lelouch shot her a warning glance.
Milly nodded her head, and told Rivalz and Gino to show Xingke and Kallen around. She would personally lead C.C. around. She had a few questions she'd been dying to ask her.
Suzaku looked back at Lelouch as they continued to walk in silence. It didn't take long to show him around, but he didn't want the trip to be quite over just yet. He found it hard to begin his apology. Sorry wasn't going to be effective.
"Lelouch…are the rumors true?" he couldn't help but ask. It had been something that's been bothering him for awhile.
"Hmm?" Lelouch said sounding bored. "What rumors?"
'Is Lelouch playing dumb?' he thought angrily.
"Lelouch, you know what I'm talking about."
"Not really."
"About the people you've been dating. You didn't really date them did you?"
"Oh, the majority of those were just rumors."
Lelouch had seen the way Suzaku had reacted to his answer, It wasn't a lie. He had dated some.
'Hmm, Suzaku still has feelings for me?' He smiled lightly. This was going to be good. He'd been wondering if the brunette still liked him. Even the slightest bit was good enough. It would make this game a whole lot easier.
Lulu had caught the annoyed look Suzaku had on his face when facing C.C. 'I can't believe I actually thought for a second that Suzaku liked C.C.! She's not even his type. He's into dainty girls like Euphemia. Speaking of which, did they start seeing each other after I left?' The violet eyed boy couldn't help the hurt that tried to claw it's way to the surface. That had been a harsh blow.
"What about you? Have you been seeing anyone? Euphemia maybe?" Lelouch hoped his voice had remained casual. He didn't want Suzaku to know he was actually interested in his answer.
"Euphemia? Lelouch I don't like her like that," he said pleadingly and turned to really look at him. He'd taken Lulu to see the roof. Hardly anyone went there.
"Could've had me fooled," Lelouch muttered lowly.
"I've dated a few people too, but I'm not currently with anyone."
Suzaku had lied. He hadn't actually been with anyone. He felt no one could even begin to compare to Lelouch, but he had lie. Lelouch wouldn't want him if he was undesirable.
Lelouch wanted to smack himself for being so naïve. He couldn't believe he'd actually spent part of his time wondering if Suzaku was thinking about him. Of course the bastard was running off with other people.
"I have to thank you Suzaku," the coldness of his voice did not go unnoticed by Suzaku. "If it weren't for you, we might've not had the courage to make it this far. If you were good for anything it was for this one purpose." Lulu felt dejected. He hated the fact that Suzaku's stupid comment actually had an effect on him.
Suzaku was about to respond, but they were interrupted by the door bursting open. They both turned to see C.C. and Milly walking towards them.
"There you are Lelouch. I've been looking for you love," C.C. called out playfully, and threw her arms around him when she got close enough.
'What the hell? What's gotten into her all of a sudden?' He could see Milly grinning at him. 'Just what had these two talked about?' Before he could think much further on the matter, C.C. had pushed herself up on her tip-toes and kissed him fully on the lips. It took him a second to respond, but he wrapped his arms around her and leaned into it as well. Knowing full well that Suzaku was watching angrily. If looks could kill, C.C. would be dead by now.
"Wow," Milly laughed. Her suspicions were right. Lelouch really was dating C.C. She had arranged this whole, show around the school to get the girl alone. She wanted a direct answer from the green haired female.
Lelouch pulled away and smiled at Milly. He didn't care that C.C. was kissing along his jaw, down his neck, as long as she didn't-
'What the fuck?' the raven haired boy hissed in pain. C.C. had bitten him? Dammit! She better not be trying to leave a hickey. Milly doesn't need that much convincing!
Suzaku stared in disbelief. What the hell was that woman doing to Lelouch? Lelouch didn't like being marked, he never had. Why the hell was he letting C.C. do it now when not even he had been given the opportunity?
"See Milly, Lelouch is my boyfriend," she smiled at the two, enjoying the look of irritation on the Japanese boys face. "and he loves me very much. In fact, he's going to get me pizza right now."
Author's Note: Is this better? I have to admit, there's something I dislike about this chapter. A wave of melancholy has overwhelmed me, I hope it didn't affect this.
I noticed a few errors in the last chapter, and fixed what I remembered seeing.
Somewhat Irrelevant Side Note: My HDD is dying (I will be losing all my files). My video card, or my screen is also dying. I really hope it's the damn video card, because I just got this screen a month ago. I uploaded some pictures to my imageshack. The links in my profile, feel free to browse if you want.
Review if you have time~
Thank you all for reading :D