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When Roderick had finally dropped the three kids off, it was nearly eight at night and Lelouch had to admit it felt good to be home as he led Mercy into the house, holding her hand.

The first thing they heard was Leon's voice as he talked with someone in the kitchen.

Sure enough they found Leon in the kitchen cutting up vegetables and standing beside him was a woman in a uniform much like Travis's, only she had a skirt and her shirt was quite obviously feminine.

"We're gone for one day and you find yourself a girlfriend?" Lelouch asked with a smile.

"Oh ha ha," Leon muttered sarcastically. "No, this is Second Lieutenant Millameton. The hospital required that someone keep an eye on me after I was knocked out on the sidewalk this afternoon and since she was the one that knocked me over she volunteered. Well, that and she's known me for several years."

"Hi, you can call me Sahara." the woman said cheerfully. "And I've known him long enough that he can't scare me away like he would if some random nurse was forced to watch over him."

"I heard you can rival Cameron Ashtor in temper." said Suzaku.

"I've had enough of that grouchy bastard for one day." Leon growled. "He quickly learned why I was known throughout Aberystwyth as the child with the devil's temper."

The three of them starred and Sahara pointed behind them.

Lelouch turned around to see a white officer's hat pinned to the wall with a large kitchen knife. He walked over and managed to yank the knife out, but it had been thrown with enough force that it had broken through the small metal anchor on the front, snapped the stiff cardboard in the top and gone out the back, the blade buried about two inches into the wall.

"That's definitely his hat." Suzaku admitted. "What did he do?"

"He was just being an annoying jackass that wanted to pick a fight with his brothers and when I told him to go home, he attempted to pick a fight with me like the fucking idiot that he is."

Lelouch and Suzaku gave each other somewhat worried glances.

They both knew that Cameron must have really worked to provoke him because Leon was usually the type that would refrain from using foul language.

Lelouch felt Mercy tug on the bottom of his shirt and he looked down to have her motion for him to kneel so she could whisper to him.

"Is Mr. Berkenbridge normally this grouchy cause Kit said his daddy's actually really nice." she whispered.

"Well he usually is." Lelouch admitted softly.

"Leon, smile a little." Sahara said. "You're scaring the poor little girl."

Leon paused then looked down at Mercy before turning bright red in embarrassment as his glasses slipped down the bridge of his nose.

"Oh. I'm sorry Mercy. I don't normally act like this." he admitted.

"That's what Kit said. I was kinda wondering if you were his daddy or not."

"Well yes I'm Kit's daddy, I just had a rough day." Leon sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I don't like doctors and I was stuck at the hospital for four hours. I was already pretty grouchy."

"Grouchy? You looked like you were about to smack the doctor that tried to put that needle in you." said Sahara with a smile.

"I don't like needles." he muttered with a childish pout on his face. "Anyway, I'm guessing the three of you had a good day?"

"We learned just how insane Uncle Roddy really is." Lelouch admitted.

"Yeah, he's a bit over the top. I suppose you've discovered how he really is without me around?"

"Did you know…….?" Suzaku paused.

"That he's got a cheerfully dirty mind?" Leon finished, turning back to the vegetables. "Actually I did. He tries to hide it from me, but considering the way his friends are I figured he'd end up close to the same. Natalie was always the worst. Don't get me wrong, she's a nice girl, she never causes any trouble, and she's quite respectful, but some of her jokes are absolutely terrible."

Lelouch and Suzaku couldn't help but smile a little and laugh.

"I also heard something about you making a joke about me not being in the polar bear exhibit Lelouch." said Leon with a tiny smile and a raised brow.

Lelouch turned a little red in embarrassment as Suzaku smiled and Leon chuckled.

"It's fine though, I'm sure Roddy's answer to it was even worse." Leon shrugged.

"He said you're the kind of polar bear that they wouldn't want to put on display because you'd scare away all of the little kids the moment you bared your fangs." Lelouch admitted.

Sahara laughed as Leon sighed and rolled his eyes.

"He's got a point Commander." Sahara said with a smile.

"Yes, well, I always did say Roddy belonged in a zoo with the rest of the monkeys like him." Leon admitted making them all laugh.

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Lelouch was happy being home, feeling comfortable again. Mercy and even Sahara seemed to fit into the family perfectly.

Dinner was incredibly cheerful, even though Kit had decided to stay at his grandfather's house.

But through it all, despite the insanity of the side of the family that he had already met, he had to admit, there was a random sense of familiarity and comfort that he had just never encountered before and he absolutely loved it.

He had taken to spending at least twenty minutes out on his balcony every night before bed, just to help himself relax from the craziness of the day.

But this time he was joined by someone new.

Mercy leaned against him on his left, and Aldair was on his right, resting his nose on Lelouch's leg as the three of them sat on his swing together, pointing out the stars until it was time for them all to go to bed.

"Now really Mercy, can't you sleep in Kit's bed tonight since he's not here?" Lelouch asked smiling as she curled up between him and Aldair underneath the blankets.

"But I wanna sleep in here Lelouch!" Mercy admitted.

"I didn't think we could all fit in this bed." Aldair said curling up at their feet.

Lelouch just sighed as he pulled the blanket up to his chin and tried to get comfortable with Mercy beside him.

"Hey Lelouch?" Mercy asked softly.

"Hmmm?"

"I'm glad my daddy said I could trust you." she said cuddling with him.

"I don't know why though. I will admit, sometimes I think I really was on the brink of insanity." he muttered.

"But you're okay now, right?"

"Getting there I suppose." Lelouch shrugged. "I guess that's why they've decided to put me in therapy. To make sure I'm okay and I stay that way."

"If it calmed the man with the demon's temper, it can calm you." Aldair said, resting his nose on his paws.

"I guess." Lelouch said with a yawn, making Mercy giggle.

Mercy leaned over and kissed his nose.

"Night night Lelouch." she said with a smile.

"Goodnight Mercy." he said , then he let himself quietly drift off to sleep.

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Ginger: Okay guys! Sorry that the chapters are getting worse. But only one and a half chappies left! Then it's over becuase I can't figure out how to just run it all in one story. There will be a sequal probably posted the night this one ends. So to my usual readers, thanks guys and I can't wait for your reviews in the next story that follows this!