Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass

Warnings: N/A

Beta'd by Nova Chaser.

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

I apologize for the delay. This would have been finished a week ago if I had enough time to myself to type.

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Lelouch heard a soft sigh from the other end of the line after he voiced his question.

'Could it really be Rai?' he wondered to himself. It probably wouldn't be hard to get his number from Lloyd if they would be working together.

"You don't know how much I've missed your voice," he heard Rai say quietly from his end of the line.

There was no mistaking the sound of that voice and he no longer doubted himself. It had to be Rai. The words made him blush, but it didn't relieve any of his tension. What could he possibly say to answer that? Had Rai even meant for him to hear?

"How have you been, Lulu?" Rai asked good-naturedly after a brief pause.

"As good as I can get I suppose," Lelouch answered simply, and dug his hand in his pocket to fish out Kallen's car keys. He was apprehensive. What would he say if Rai brought up their past? Was he alright with the thought of them collaborating? "How are you?"

"I've been managing," Rai answered."So, you're in a band, huh?" He cut in casually. "It's great to see you and Kallen have finally made it. I wish I could have been there to congratulate you on your debut."

"Yes...thank you," Lelouch managed to say and pushed the key into the lock. He felt terrible for cutting ties with Rai. Talking to him now wasn't making him feel any less awkward.

'I guess I should try to clear things up. I don't want things to be tense between us,' Lelouch thought to himself.

"Look, about what happened between us-"

Rai interrupted him with a cheerful laugh.

"Lelouch..." he spoke softly after a short while. "I understand. You weren't ready for a relationship at the time. I'm sorry if I seemed a little pushy. I don't regret telling you that I loved you." He paused for a moment. "I still do," he finished with a smile in his voice.

Lulu's heart soared a little at the declaration. Rai was so kind and caring...He found himself suddenly angry. If his masochistic mind would stop filling his thoughts with Suzaku they may have still been together.

"Don't worry. I'll try to keep my hands to myself this time. Although, I'm not making any promises," he finished with a short laugh.

Lelouch knew he was just joking, but a small part of him couldn't help but hope otherwise. He also couldn't help hoping that Rai wasn't seeing anyone. He himself had C.C., but he's sure Rai already knew the real purpose behind their bizarre match up. After all, they were both in the entertainment business.

"How are you liking Japan?" he continued his inquiry.

Lelouch frowned at the question. Honestly he still wasn't happy about it, but should he really tell Rai that?

"It's...great," he lied.

"That's a lie, isn't it?" Rai asked and chuckled. "I know you don't like surprises. I watched your latest concert. If you had known about the move you would have been the one to announce it in Kallen's place."

Lulu sighed. It was amazing how well Rai knew him, even after spending so much time apart. He opened the door to the car, and quickly slid in slamming the door shut afterward.

"I'm still having trouble adjusting here, but I'm sure things will get better with time," he answered with a bit more truth.

Rai hummed with approval. Lelouch heard another voice behind him, and Rai urgently spoke up again. "Ah, it seems I'm running out of time! I thought I'd call you before this interview started, but I guess it's being done a bit earlier. I guess I should state the purpose for calling you out of the blue, although I would have loved to call just to talk. I'm sure you're aware that I'm the newest member of Agent Orange."

Lelouch smiled. He was happy that Rai had managed to become a part of something too. "Yes, I heard." He had to wonder if his previous relationship had anything to do with their sudden collaboration, but he didn't want to appear like he was full of himself.

"Villeta and Jeremiah were at your last concert. They're in China filming something right now, and they really liked your performance."

He was speechless. Villeta and Jeremiah attended their latest concert? Had he known he's sure he would have been nervous. Their idols went, and they actually liked them? It seemed too good to be true.

"5 minutes!" he heard someone shout from the other end.

"I know! I know! Just give me a second!" Rai quickly shouted back. "We have been asked to do a concert in honor of someone, and would really like it if you would share the stage with us. Our managers have been talking out the specifics, but we thought it would be nice if one of us actually got a hold of you to talk. Everyone else is really busy lately, so I told them I'd call you. I'd really like to talk this out with you in more detail, but we can save that for when we actually meet in person again. I guess right now I'd just like a confirmation. We'll try to get everything taken care of so we can fly over there as soon as possible."

Lelouch was a little taken back. "Yes, of course! We'd love to work together."

"Great!" Rai exclaimed joyfully. "I guess I'll let you get back to what you were doing. I'll talk to you later, Lelouch."

Before he could get a word in, the other line went dead. Lulu sat in the car letting his mind process everything that had just happened.

They were doing it. They were really doing it. They were going to realize their dream and sing with Agent Orange! Better yet was the fact that the reasons behind it had nothing to do with his old relationship with Rai.

He was glad to be out of Kaguya's party, and heading out to pick up the other Black Knights. He'd be able to share the good news with them immediately.

"What the hell, guys?" Kallen shouted from across the restaurant table they were sitting at. Xingke and C.C. were both seated in front of her.

C.C., Xingke, and Kallen were currently waiting at a restaurant until Lelouch arrived. They were kicked out of the bowling alley over half an hour ago, and didn't want to be forced to wait outside. The whole day had been pretty tiring and they were all on edge.

"Kallen!" Xingke hissed warningly and looked around cautiously. "Do you want to get us thrown out of here too?"

The red headed woman in question shot Xingke a pointed glare, and did her best to cross her arms over her chest.

"As if," she spat. "C.C.'s the one that got us thrown out."

"Really?" C.C. asked with slight curiosity. "The way I recall it we were thrown out because you-"

"That's it!" Kallen shouted and quickly jumped to her feet and lunged at C.C. to cover her mouth. "I thought I told you to drop the subject."

C.C. struggled a bit against Kallen's hold, but the red head was obviously the stronger of the two.

Xingke sighed tiredly and rubbed the side of his face. Going out with those two was insane. What the hell had he been thinking? He should have stuck around with Lelouch. The party he went to was bound to be better than playing referee for his two female companions.

"Alright cut it out," he said simply and promptly reached to his side to pry Kallen off of their green haired bassist. Normally he'd side with Kallen, because she usually made more sense, but he really wasn't in the mood to deal with either one of them.

"It's not my fault C.C.'s so goddamn annoying," Kallen huffed as she sat back in her seat. She completely ignored the strange looks people were giving her from the other side of the diner.

C.C. laughed and pushed her long green hair back over her shoulders. She fixed her shirt, and took a slice of pizza from her plate.

"Leave it to you to order pizza in a sit-in restaurant," Xingke remarked tiredly. He honestly wondered why it had surprised him.

The green haired witch lazily turned to wink at him, and continued consuming her favorite food. Kallen shot her one more annoyed glance before turning back to her own meal as well.

"So we're just going to ignore the fact that Kallen totally beat the life out of those two idiots who groped her in the bowling alley?" C.C. murmured after she finished the slice she'd picked up.

"C.C!" Kallen hissed dangerously low. Her eyes glared daggers at their green haired bassist, but the large blush across her cheeks betrayed her true emotions. She was lashing out, because of embarrassment.

The witch smirked victoriously, and regarded Kallen with extreme amusement.

"It's all right to get kicked out for kicking their asses. They had it coming," she said offhandedly, and turned back to her unattended pizza.

"That wasn't why we got kicked out!" the red head cried out in disbelief. "The owner didn't like how you kept making goo goo eyes at his son."

C.C. just rolled her eyes. "Well someone had to do it. That boy was-"

"Lelouch!" Xingke cried out in relief as the jingle above the entrance sounded, and the door opened revealing their lead singer.

Lelouch gave Xingke a strange look as he entered, but shrugged it off and started making his way towards them. Xingke had never been happier to see their leader.

"God, I so don't envy that fake relationship you guys have," Xingke remarked quietly. Kallen laughed, and C.C. smirked.

"I'm too much for you to handle," She responded playfully and lightly hit him on the arm.

"You got that right," Xingke scoffed, and turned his attention back to Lelouch. He was almost to their table when a high pitched squeal caught their attention.

"Oh my gosh! No way!" a small framed girl shouted excitedly, and ran over to Lulu's side. "Are you...? A-Are you perhaps...Lelouch Lamperouge? As in Zero from the Black Knights?" the girl asked sounding a bit more timid now that she was standing directly in front of him.

"In the flesh," Lelouch chimed cheerfully, and offered her a small smile.

"Oh my gosh," she gasped and patted her chest. She beamed brightly at him, and pulled out a pen from her pocket. "If it's not too much to ask, can I get an autograph and a picture?"

"Of course."

The girl sighed dreamily, and handed the pen to Lelouch. She rolled up the cuff of her long sleeved shirt, and directed Lelouch to where she wanted him to sign on the inner part of her sleeve.

The other three members were shocked.

"How did she notice him?" Kallen asked sounding surprised. "We've been here for awhile and she didn't confront us about anything..."

"Jealous Kallen?" C.C. teased.

"Of course not," she shot back quickly.

"I guess we underestimated Lelouch's presence. He really does command a lot of attention," Xingke said with a little admiration. He turned back towards his other members, but C.C. had disappeared.

"What the h-"

"Lelouch," C.C. cooed sweetly, and draped herself over his right arm. "I missed you."

"C.C.?" the fan girl asked in shock. "W-When did you get here?" she was undoubtedly startled, and she began to glance around the room. Her eyes caught sight of Xingke and Kallen, and if possible widened even more. "You're all here?" she exclaimed brightly. Her eyes shone with pure joy, and she gushed over the whole lot of them.

Lelouch simply nodded, and stopped writing. "Who should I make this out to?" he asked.

"Meeya. Meeya I. Hillmick," the girl responded quickly. She was intently watching Lelouch, as if he were the most important thing in her life.

Both Kallen and Xingke approached the others. Kallen had a drink in her hand, and was curious to see what the fuss was about. After Lelouch finished signing, he passed the pen back to Meeya, and she pulled a camera out of her purse.

"You carry a camera with you?" C.C. asked bluntly earning a hard slap in the back from Kallen.

"I'm in the photography club at Ashford," she said proudly. "I'm also in the swim team," she quickly added.

It wasn't hard to spot how interested the girl was in Lelouch. They could all sense where the situation would lead if given enough time.

"That's great," Lelouch hummed in approval. He quickly brushed C.C. off, and slung an arm around Meeya. She gave a surprised squeak and blushed hard, but said nothing to dissuade him. He then reached his free hand out for C.C. to take which she readily grabbed a hold of, and leaned onto his side for the picture. Kallen and Xingke both went to either side of them, and one of Meeya's parents snapped a quick picture of them.

They all separated, and Lelouch motioned the others to get their things. He bid farewell to Meeya who seemed sad to let him out of her sight, and headed out to the car. The other members quickly followed his lead and proceeded to enter once they reached the car.

"Xingke," Lelouch spoke suddenly and turned to face the backseat where said black haired drummer was seated.

Xingke turned to him curiously before catching the small orange container Lelouch casually tossed him.

"You forgot your medicine," he answered simply, and turned back to buckle his seat belt.

"Thanks," Xingke quickly murmured as he opened it and popped a small pill in his mouth before he pushed the bottle into the pocket of his jeans.

"Thanks for picking us up by the way, Lelouch," Kallen spoke softly from the passenger's seat. "I hope you enjoyed the party."

"I didn't."

Kallen shot a quick look at Lelouch, and furrowed her brows in concern.

"What happened?" she questioned flatly. Her tone making the question sound more like a statement than anything else.

"I'll tell you later," Lelouch promised, and glanced wearily at the two passengers in the back from the rear-view mirror. The last thing he wanted to do was discuss old flames with the members of his band, but he understood that Kallen had a right to know. He turned back to Kallen just in time to see her nod, and continued. "I do have some good news," he said lightly just as he eased the car out of the parking space and set out towards the road.

"Good news?" Kallen asked curiously from his side.

"I've officially sealed the deal with Agent Orange."

"Seriously?" both Xingke and C.C. shouted from the back.

"Did Rakshata call?" Kallen asked in wonder, and slid her hand into her pocked to check if she had any missed calls.

"Nope, Rai called," he said calmly. Even though Lelouch was watching the road he was extremely aware of the surprised glances he was receiving from his fellow members. He didn't even need to look at Kallen to know there was a concerned look on her face. She was undoubtedly thinking about the conversation Lelouch must have had with his ex.

"Rai, the cute new guy from Agent Orange?" C.C. asked.

Lelouch rolled his eyes, and ignored her comment. "He said the other members were busy, but that Villeta and Jeremiah were really looking forward to working with us since they attended our concert in-"

"They attended our concert?" Kallen asked incredulously.

"Yeah," Lelouch answered easily. "As I was saying, they have been looking forward to working with us, and Rai was asked to contact us so they can have a direct answer. He said they'll try to finish their activities so they can head over here as soon as possible."

There was a pleasant silence among them as they all contemplated the situation. They couldn't wait to meet their idols. In their excitement, the drive home seemed surprisingly short. Before they knew it, the headlights were shining on the white door of their garage. As soon Lelouch parked the car C.C. and Xingke quickly raced each other to the front door. Kallen slowly walked along behind them until she noticed Lelouch had stayed behind. She turned to walk back to him, and joined him as he sat on the hood of the car.

"It was...surprisingly easy to talk to him," Lelouch whispered quietly, his gaze still set on the stars above. "For a second I'd forgotten how long it's been since we last spoke."

Kallen didn't need to ask him who he was referring to. She knew he was talking about Rai.

"Does he have any hard feelings about...well...you know?" Kallen asked cautiously.

"No."

She couldn't help smiling at that. If she was lucky, Rai and Lelouch would pick up where they left off. The red head honestly couldn't understand why Lelouch had called it off in the first place. She figured Lelouch hadn't given Rai enough time. He was still hung up over Suzaku. She clenched her fists at the mere memory of the idiotic brunette, and turned to Lelouch coolly. Kaguya was Suzaku's cousin. Surely Lelouch had stumbled into him.

"Did you see Suzaku today?" She didn't even need to wait for a verbal response, because immediately after she spoke she saw Lelouch visibly stiffen.

'Fuckin' asshole,' she inwardly cursed. "What did he do?" Kallen demanded.

Lelouch sighed and glanced tiredly at her. "He kissed me," he spoke with an obvious hint of annoyance in his voice.

Kallen saw red. She clenched her fists tighter, and was about to storm off and find the idiot when Lelouch grasped her wrist and held her back.

"I took care of it," he said sternly. "Drop it." He glared at Kallen, warning her to forget about his encounter with his ex. Lelouch knew how much Kallen hated Suzaku. The last thing he wanted to do was involve his best friend in his personal vendetta.

Lelouch's phone rang, and sparring one last look at Kallen, he slid off the hood of the car and walked into the house with his phone pressed against his ear. Kallen stared after Lelouch until he was out of sight. She couldn't help the rage boiling inside her.

'Does Lelouch seriously expect me to sit idly by and watch Suzaku ruin everything again?' she huffed angrily. 'I need to put a stop to this.'

An idea quickly formed in her head, and she slid her hand into her pocket to retrieve her phone. Without wasting any time she dialed their manager, and waited patiently for her to answer.

"Hello?" Rakshata answered sleepily from the other end of the line.

"Hey, it's Kallen. Do you by any chance happen to have the individual phone numbers for the members of Agent Orange?"

"I do, actually."

"Great!" Kallen said aloud. "Can you give me Rai's number? Thanks."

She smiled to herself. If Suzaku insisted on bothering Lelouch, she'd just have to bring someone in to even out the playing field.

Author's Note: Finally finished with this chapter! I'm really sorry about taking a long time. For some reason my teachers this year are extremely relentless with their homework. =/ In any case, like I said above. I love you guys so much for leaving all those lovely comments, so I'm going to update this again within a week. :)

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