Once in Our Lifetime

by Emperor Lulu

In our lives, we accomplish one thing. One deed that defines what we are. It may change ourselves, another, a country, or even the world. One boy did just that, he changed the world. Though most see him as a monsters for it. This is his story, through his eyes. A story written by a demon.

2. Suzaku

Once in our Lifetime

Chapter 2: Suzaku

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Things never do turn out the way you plan them, do they?

At first, I was incapable of thinking. Insane that my friend, in whom I had recently been reunited with, only to watch him die; was in fact actually alive. And on top of that, he was being blamed for something I myself had done.

It was imperative that I save him, even if I jeopardized my own plan long before I had a chance to start it. I couldn't watch Suzaku killed for my choice, especially after he had saved me.

So I used the terrorists I had at my disposal once more, and in doing so, gained their trust without showing them my identity, and set out to save him.

It was today that it really began, that the enemy to the empire was revealed. The man called Zero. What I did was create someone Britannia will call an enemy. And soon, that enemy will become a true threat.

However, like I said, things don't always work out ideally.

I was rejected.

There was the perfect opportunity. Suzaku and I could work together. But it seems that the one I once thought to be my only real friend, does not share the same feelings as I do. Perhaps seven years is too long a time to be separated from someone and still think you know them. But I will not allow this to dampen my goal. With or without Suzaku I will destroy Britannia. As Zero, I will change the world.

Suzaku set down the book. This was unbelievable. When Nunnally handed these to him and insisted he read them, he was a bit skeptical at first, she hasn't told him what they were or anything. But that look on her face, the unplaceable look of sadness forced him. And look what it was.

Lelouch had written down everything. The way he felt, the reasons he did what he did, and even shed light on some mysteries about his actions. Reading this almost pained Suzaku. When he rejected Lelouch it must have been devastating. To Suzaku, it was just turning down some random terrorist. But to Lelouch, he was being rejected by his best friend, who turned his back on everything Lelouch believed in. Suzaku wasn't sure he would have had the strength to carry on after something like that. Lelouch may have made mistakes, but he really was the most amazing person Suzaku had the privilege to meet.

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