A/N: Here's the second chapter of the crazy random story. Hope you'll enjoy it.
(As of 7/20/14: Once again, needed to fix some glaring errors in this. Enjoy the revised chapter.)
Disclaimer: Code Geass is not my property.
Chapter 2
Later that day
Euphemia Li Britannia paced her room as she waited for her guests to arrive. She honestly couldn't believe that she was now the empress of all Britannia. Her father's sudden death had been surprising enough, but the fact that the emperor had chosen her to succeed him was even more astonishing if not utterly crazy. However, having pinched herself repeatedly since the craziness began, she finally realized that what was happening was not a dream.
"Why in the world did father pick me?" Euphie wondered as she continued to pace. "He never seemed to show any particular interest in me before. I didn't think there was any chance that I would rule Britannia. I always thought that honor would belong to my sister Cornelia or my brother Schneizel. Still, now that I am empress…"
Euphie's thoughts trailed off as her five bridesmaids entered the room. She let out a long sigh before completing her earlier thought.
"Now that I am empress, I have to get married so that there'll be a new emperor as well."
The four women that stood in her room were friends of Suzaku's, though one of them she knew already.
"Nina!" Euphie exclaimed happily as she rushed to hug the shy scientist. The girl hadn't changed much, except that her hair was no longer styled in its usual pigtails. Her hair was now up in a bun with a few pieces hanging along the sides of her face. It was a more mature look for her.
Behind Nina stood the student council president turned news anchor, Milly Ashford. A smile lifted the corners of her mouth as Euphie embraced Nina. Shirley Fennette stood next to her and by Shirley's side stood C.C. sporting her usual bored expression. However, there was a slight twinkle in her amber eyes. She had a surprise for the new empress.
"Good afternoon ladies," Euphie began after ending her hug with Nina. She'd met Milly, Shirley, and C.C. a few times before, but wasn't able to get fully acquainted because of the whole 'social status quo thing', since that had been partially abolished in the last two years she decided that it might be better to just chill out a bit.
Of course she didn't expect the words that came out of her mouth after making that decision.
"I'M NOT READY TO BE MARRIED YET!" she wailed in a very random fashion. In the seconds that followed, Euphie pranced over to her bed and collapsed on it. "I know we're supposed to be planning the wedding and looking for dresses, but I just can't do it. I can't be an empress! I'm only eighteen! I'm bound to mess this up!"
The room had been tense before, but upon Euphie's outburst, the women around her lightened up a little, though C.C. was staring at Euphemia as if she'd lost all her marbles.
"You shouldn't worry so much Empress Euphemia," Nina stated.
Euphie simply groaned. "Please don't call me that Nina. It's way too formal for my taste."
"Well then, with all formalities aside," Milly began, "lets talk about who you're getting married to."
A scarlet blush made itself known on Euphie's face as she thought of the man who was going to be emperor. She suddenly couldn't breathe right.
"When Suzaku told us you were getting married in two weeks we could hardly believe it!" Shirley exclaimed while hesitantly sitting on the bed next to Euphie. "So who's the lucky guy?"
Toward the back of the room C.C. snickered. Euphie noted that she already knew who she was marrying. She probably wanted to know how it escaped the notice of Milly and the others.
"You mean, Suzaku didn't tell you?" Euphie asked.
"No, and we didn't want to wait for the formal announcement either," Milly stated, "and since Suzaku told us that you wanted us as your bridesmaids we rushed over to find out who."
"So, who's the guy?" Shirley asked, sitting down on the bed next to the new empress.
Euphie took a deep breath. "I'm marrying Suzaku."
Nina passed out on the spot.
"NINA!" Milly screamed while diving to the floor. The blonde tried to shake the scientist awake, but with no avail. The girl was out cold.
"Oh my," Euphie exclaimed, her lavender colored eyes widening in concern. "Is Nina ill?"
C.C. finally spoke up. "I doubt it. The news probably just surprised her. I'll admit I was surprised too when I first found out."
Shirley turned her gaze over at C.C. "You knew about this?"
"Lelouch told me," C.C. replied with a shrug. "Anyway, he told me tell you something Euphie."
Everyone except for Euphie stared at the immortal witch. C.C. responded by opening the door adjacent to her.
"Bring her in Kallen."
Within seconds, Kallen rolled a wheelchair into the bedroom. Sitting in the wheelchair was none other than Nunnally Vi Britannia.
Upon seeing her half-sister, Euphie slowly rose from the bed and walked over toward the wheelchair. After kneeling down by Nunnally's side, she gingerly took her hand. "It's good to see you again Nunnally."
"I'm happy to see you too, sister," Nunnally replied. A small tear rolled down her cheek.
"SISTER!"
C.C. chuckled. "So, when are we shopping for these bridesmaids gowns?"
At a prominent tux store at the mall
"I just don't think I can do this Lelouch."
Lelouch only sighed as he fixed the cuffs on his tuxedo. It was obvious that Suzaku was having premarital jitters, but the constant rambling about how he wasn't ready to marry his half-sister or become the emperor of Britannia was really starting to wear on Lelouch's patience.
"You'll be fine Suzaku," Lelouch told him, rolling his eyes at his reflection. "Just take this one step at a time."
Suzaku fidgeted with the jacket of his tuxedo with a resigned expression of defeat etched in his features. "I guess you're right." He turned away from the mirror in front of him to face Lelouch. "How do I look?"
"You look terrified."
"Oh!"
For the next two hours the two men tried to find suitable tuxedos for the wedding. They finally settled on black tuxes with purple vests and cuffs since purple was one of Euphie's favorite colors. They left the mall feeling good about their accomplishments.
However, there was one thing the two teens still had to discuss.
"Lelouch?"
"Yes," Lelouch answered, inclining his gaze toward his friend. "What is it?"
Suzaku narrowed his gaze while stuffing the boxes containing the tuxes in the trunk of the limo. "Euphie wanted me to ask you something."
"And what's that?"
The following morning
"This is Milly Ashford of H.I TV. We're coming to you live from the government bureau of Area 11, which has now been renamed Japan thanks to sub-viceroy turned empress, Euphemia Li Britannia. She is now making her first public appearance as Empress."
The new empress walked to the stage, preparing herself for the bombardment of questions that were going to follow in a few short moments. She thought of Suzaku, who was currently backstage with Lelouch and Nunnally, and wondered if he was as terrified as she was.
Backstage, Suzaku was wondering the same thing about Euphemia while breathing heavily into a brown paper bag. Apparently, he was hyperventilating over all this. All the while, Lelouch was trying not to slap the boy into next week and Nunnally was hoping to done with the press conference soon. This was going to be a tough day for all of them, a day that would change their lives forever.
In the crowd, C.C. stood and watched as the new empress timidly walked to the microphone. She found the whole thing to be mildly entertaining.
In the old student council room, the graduates of Ashford, Shirley, Rivalz, Nina, and Kallen, were watching the broadcast on the flat screen TV. All of them were anxious to see what the reaction of the people would be. Lets just thank our lucky stars that the poor girl wasn't in Pendragon City right about now.
From where she stood in H.I. TV's studio, Milly Ashford waited patiently for the empress to speak.
Euphie wasn't sure what to do when she stopped at the podium. The microphone was in front of her, but she had no clue of what to say.
"Here goes everything," she thought, taking a deep breath.
"Good morning, my fellow citizens of Britannia and of the Royal Providence of Japan," she began. "As you all know, the late Emperor Charles Zi Britannia, has chosen me to be his successor. However, in order to ascertain full rights to the throne, I must marry the man I've been betrothed to. However, that part of Britannian law has been abolished, which means I am free to marry whomever I choose. And so, in concordance with this right, I have chosen the man who will be the next emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire."
The crowd and the entire world paused as they waited for Empress Euphemia to continue. After a long moment, Euphie finally spoke the name of their new emperor.
"The man I have chosen is best suited to rule Britannia by my side. I've known him for two years now, and though he has struggled through countless trials in his life, he has repeatedly stood tall through it all. It was without hesitation that I picked him to be the next emperor of Britannia. The person I have chosen is someone I love more than life itself. I put my absolute faith and trust in him now. Please welcome the next emperor of Britannia…Suzaku Kururugi."
There was a collective gasp in the crowd as Suzaku finally walked out from backstage wearing his knight uniform. He looked completely confident in himself, whereas he'd been breathing into a paper bag only ten seconds ago. He held the hand of his soon to be wife before she let him speak to the people. Some had been clapping and roaring with applause while others had been completely stunned.
Suzaku took his place in front of the podium and spoke. "Thank you Empress Euphemia. I appreciate your words. Since there's no one on this earth I'd rather be with, I accept the proposal you have given me and we shall rule this country together as equals for as long as we both shall live. I promise to be fair and true. I promise that all people will be treated as equals and that from this day forward, discrimination will be a thing of the past."
Many in the crowd roared with cheers as Suzaku finished, including Britannians. However, some were still discriminatory toward Suzaku and found this arrangement to be utterly absurd.
Suzaku stepped aside so that Euphemia could take the microphone again.
"Also, to ensure that the Royal Providence of Japan is left in good hands," she began, "we have called for a new viceroy and a new sub-viceroy."
The crowd murmured in shock. They had thought Cornelia would have remained viceroy. However after a moment, everything became clear.
"The two of us now present," Euphie and Suzaku stated together, "Lelouch Vi Britannia and Nunnally Vi Britannia."
Not a sound came from the crowd as Lelouch pushed Nunnally's wheelchair up toward the podium. After a moment, Lelouch addressed the public.
"Greetings, I am Lelouch Vi Britannia. Here next to me is my younger sister Nunnally Vi Britannia. The two of us shall serve as this providence's viceroy and sub-viceroy once Empress Euphemia and the new emperor succeed the throne."
Back at Ashford Academy, Rivalz practically passed out. He simply couldn't believe that Lelouch and Nunnally had been royalty, not to mention that Suzaku was going to be the next emperor. Kallen and Nina were a bit dazed, while Shirley stared at Lelouch on the television screen. She sighed.
"And I thought he was out of my league before."
The ceremony ended a few minutes later and the four teens returned backstage. All of them were pretty much in awe of what had just occurred. Now, all the world knew of the new empress and who the emperor would be. Throwing in the fact that two of the dead heirs to the throne were suddenly alive was a shock for the world and an even greater shock that the two of them had proclaimed it themselves.
"Did that really just happen?" Lelouch asked suddenly. Suzaku sunk to the floor and Euphie simply stared off into space. Poor Nunnally was left to ponder on how the situation was even possible.
Meanwhile, the crowd was going absolutely nuts over the news. Some were overjoyed and others were outraged. If things had escalated much further there probably would have been a full-scale riot. Half would aim to support the new empress and the other half would have want to kill her.
Still, one thought remained on the minds of many including the nonchalant witch.
"Britannia has fallen to the teenagers. It's the end of the world."
While most thought that to be a horrible thing, C.C. just smiled. She figured that if the world was coming to an end thanks to teenagers, she'd finally be free from her immortality. Her wish for death would come.
On the other hand, she wouldn't be able to enjoy pizza if the world ended.
"Ugh, oh the bittersweet irony!"
A/N: I believe this is a horrible chapter compared to the last one. Oh well, nothing can be done when you write a story out of randomness. So what happens next in this story? Why the wedding of course, which is when the real action begins anyway right? So stay tuned for chapter three.