Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass and the song used belongs to Matthew West.
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The rest of the day had gone by slowly and Lelouch had to admit that he was itching to get out of bed later in the evening if only to go explore and he had a feeling that Leon knew about it because there was a pair a jeans and a white tee-shirt on the desk.
So Lelouch slowly climbed out of the bed, his feet tentatively touching the floor before he decided he was stable enough to stand.
"I must've been out for a long time if I've healed enough to get up so easily." he muttered to himself before walking into the bathroom.
He starred at the reflection in the mirror. For a minute he thought it was a joke. He was wearing a shirt so big he was practically swimming in it as it reached past his boxers and down to his knees. His skin was paler than ever if that was even possible, and his hair………
"Who cut my hair?" he said running his hands through the short raven black spikes. His hair was now shorter than Suzaku's. "Oh well, it's not like it's not going to grow back." he sighed with a shrug.
After he finished in the bathroom he went over to the desk and put on the clothes before heading out of the room in his stocking feet.
"Geez this place is huge." Lelouch muttered trying to figure out which direction to walk down the hall. "I think I'll go right."
Down the hall he saw a door with a big colorful wooden sign that said, "Kit's room," then across the hall he saw Kit sitting amongst a variety of stuffed animals and toys.
And sitting in front of him was a young man in a green infantry uniform and combat boots as he and Kit played zoo together.
"I'm going to guess that was Mitch." Lelouch sighed to himself as he continued down the hall until he found the stairs where he caught a whiff of something cooking in the kitchen which quickly made him hungry since all Mr. Ashtor had given him was oatmeal for breakfast and Tomato soup for lunch. So he headed down to the kitchen where he found Leon balanced on one knee on the counter as he searched up in a cabinet for something he couldn't seem to find.
"Damn it, where'd that stupid jar go?!" Leon cursed.
"Ummm…… Leon?" asked Lelouch cautiously walking over to him.
But Leon had been caught by surprise and he slipped off the counter and onto the floor with a loud thud that shook the house, and he had taken several things with him including a bag of flour that spilled all over him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize you'd fall that easy." said Lelouch taking the flour bag off of Leon's head. Suddenly he felt compelled to laugh.
"Don't even think about it." Leon said sternly, seeing the look on Lelouch's face.
"Look on the bright side, you can't tell that there's any in your hair." Lelouch said trying to stifle his laughter.
"Oh ha ha!" Leon muttered sarcastically as he stood up, wiping the flower off of his face.
Lelouch watched as he went around picking up the various items that had fallen on the floor. So he grabbed the broom he saw sitting beside the refrigerator and began sweeping up the flour.
"Hey Leon." he said suddenly, as the man returned to what was on the stove.
"Hmmm?"
"You didn't tell me that Shirley and Euphie were here." he said pausing and resting his hands and chin on the top of the broom handle.
"I didn't know that you knew them." said Leon as he poured something into the pot.
"Oh. So who's your favorite person in the family? I asked Kit, he said his favorite was Tara."
"It's between my twin brother Roderick and your friend Shirley." said Leon still not turning around.
"There's someone else that looks like you? Is he just as tall?"
"Roderick and I are identical except his hair is still brown."
"Oh. Okay. So why do you like Shirley so much?"
"In all honesty, it's because she's one of the first people to ever accept me, knowing everything about me." said Leon finally turning around to look at him. "There's a lot of things I don't like about myself. Hell I'll admit half the time I hate myself. But everything I hate about myself she thinks of a reason to like me for it."
Lelouch smiled. "Shirley's funny like that." he admitted.
"Euphie seems to do the same thing." said Leon pouring the contents of the pot into a baking dish.
"I seem to recall Suzaku telling me that she said she like everything about him including his clumsiness and the way he has trouble with cats." Lelouch said.
Leon chuckled. "Those two girls are truly something else." he said shaking his head. "So I heard you and Kit became good friends today."
"He's an interesting little guy, that's for sure." Lelouch said with a little nod and a smile.
"How'd you get him to talk? Even I couldn't get a word out of him for several days."
"I tricked him into telling me his favorite flavor of Jell-O."
Leon starred for a moment, then he laughed. "I wished it had been that simple when I first met Kit." he admitted putting the dish in the oven.
Lelouch continued talking with Leon in the kitchen until dinner was ready.
He had to admit, he finally felt somewhat human again as he sat at the dinner table, getting to know his new brother and nephew and to him it was almost humbling to help with the chores as Kit went to get ready for bed.
After he had finished the dishes Lelouch began to feel tired so he headed upstairs, but he paused when he noticed Kit's door was open and he watched as Leon tucked Kit into bed.
"Are you gonna sing tonight Daddy?" Kit asked.
"Do you want a song or a story tonight?" Leon asked kindly, sitting on the edge of Kit's bed.
Lelouch smiled, watching the young man act like a very mature and experienced father.
"A song!" said Kit with a smile.
"Alright a song it is."
Lelouch listened as Leon began to quietly sing to Kit.
Take a look at the mountains
Stretching a mile high
Take a look at the ocean
Far as your eye can see
And think of Me
Take a look at the desert
Do you feel like a grain of sand?
I am with you wherever
Where you go is where I am
And I'm always thinking of you
Take a look around you
I'm spelling it out one by one
I love you more than the sun
And the stars
that I taught how to shine
You are mine,
and you shine for me too
I love you yesterday and today And tomorrow,
I'll say it again and again
I love you more
Just a face in the city
Just a tear on a crowded street
But you are one in a million
And you belong to Me
And I want you to know
That I'm not letting go
Even when you come undone
I love you more than the sun
And the stars
that I taught how to shine
You are mine,
and you shine for me too
I love you yesterday and today And tomorrow,
I'll say it again and again I love you more
Shine for Me
Shine for Me
Shine on,
shine on
Shine for Me
Then Kit cheerfully joined in.
I love you more than the sun And the stars that I taught how to shine You are mine, and you shine for me too I love you yesterday and today And tomorrow, I'll say it again and again
I love you more
Than the sun
and the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine, and you shine for me too
I love you, yesterday and today
Through the joy and the pain
I'll say it again and again
I love you more
I love you more
"There now Kit, you've had your song. Go to sleep and I'll see you in the morning." said Leon gently kissing the boy's forehead making him giggle.
"Goodnight daddy." said Kit hugging Leon around the neck.
Lelouch just smiled and headed into his room.
"I wish I had a father that loved me like that." he sighed to himself, remembering all of the years he spent without a parents love. "Kit's one lucky kid."
Without another word he quietly changed into a pair of pajamas before he climbed into the bed and drifted off to sleep.
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Okay. Chapter 4 is done. I'm actually doing pretty well with this one so far. ANd when I first created Leon and Kit the song "more" by Matthew West just seemed to fit perfectly, wouldn't you agree?