Fate's Second Chance

by Terror of The Azure Flame

At the conclusion of Zero's Requiem, Lelouch awaits his death after falling at the hands of Suzaku but the words of his sister causes a change of heart. With a new desire to live he is rewarded with a chance to go back to the beginning. Read & Review

2. A New Plan, First Alteration

Code Geass: Fate's Second Chance

Chapter 2: A New Plan, First Alteration

By: Terror of the Azure Flame

Disclaimer:

I don't own Code Geass but I do own any Oc's that may appear in this story unless otherwise noted.

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Private Kururugi Suzaku opened his eyes only to see bright white lights. He turned his head and realized that he was in a medical bay. For a brief moment he wondered why, until the memories of the previous day's ambush in Shinjuku came crashing into his mind just as the Lancelot had crashed into that apartment building. He tried to piece together what had happened but this only left him confused. He remembered combating against the rebels in their stolen Sutherlands and then suddenly coming under fire from every possible direction. The enemy had been using the ghettos to their advantage and had completely outmaneuvered him from the start as if they had already known that he was coming. He had only managed to take out several of their numbers before he was eventually overwhelmed and taken out by the red Glasgow that had first appeared when all of this began. Suzaku groaned as he tried to sit up but winced as the pain from his earlier bullet wound as well as stabbing pain in his head caused him to pause for a brief few moments to allow it to clear.

"Are you awake, Suzaku? Do you remember what happened?" A woman's voice asked him.

Suzaku looked up to notice that Cecile and Lloyd were in the room with him and knew that he was in the medical bay of the Lancelot's mobile base.

"Cecile, what happened in Shinjuku? Did we manage to win?" Suzaku asked.

Cecile could only shake her head causing the Lancelot's devicer to groan.

"I'm afraid not Suzaku. Although you managed to destroy several terrorist Knightmares they had more than we could have expected. Our records indicated that a special shipment of Sutherlands were intercepted by the terrorists and used by them in their assault on our forces. It's quite easy to see that you were baited into an elaborate trap and after you initial assault against the terrorists they quickly managed to outmaneuver you several times with the red Glasgow being used as bait. Judging from the Lancelot's combat data there were at least a dozen more enemy Knightmares hidden in the buildings along both sides of the street. You were outnumbered at least thirteen to one, maybe even more since there were reports of quite a few Sutherlands missing after the battle." Lloyd replied before groaning. "They completely ruined the Lancelot's big debut but due to the armor the frame didn't receive much damage from that building collapsing on you. With the current situation of the higher command we won't be able to deploy the Lancelot again for quite some time."

Seeing Suzaku's confused look Cecile chose to reply. "The top brass weren't too impressed with your initial debut with the Lancelot in the Shinjuku battle. They were even more disappointed of the fact that an honorary Britannian was the pilot of the Lancelot and that you were defeated by a group of elevens with stolen Sutherlands."

"Yes, they raised quite a big stink about the entire situation and said we were trying to make a mockery of them until I pointed out that they were questioning Prince Schneizel's special project.

"It was reasoned as a lack of intel on our part due to their possession of Sutherlands." Cecile said.

"How did terrorists get a hold of so many Knightmares in the first place? If there was supposed to be a special shipment of knightmares delivered to the combat zone then, how could they have known about it." Suzaku asked in alarm.

"I don't know exactly how, Suzaku but it is clear that these were no ordinary terrorists since they were well supplied and well organized. They managed to break into a highly secured military facility and escape with something of great importance to Prince Clovis. I don't even think that the JLF have the proper resources to successfully pull of that kind of operation and they possess Todoh the miracle worker in their ranks. Whoever they were they managed to destroy a large number of our Knightmares and armored vehicles with barely any losses of their own while gaining some of our military equipment as well. Shinjuku is the first time in years the Britannian military has actually been defeated in a real battle since that day seven years ago." Lloyd replied.

"It was more than just that. It was as if they knew that I was coming with the Lancelot and they even seemed to know how I would use it. They completely outmaneuvered me and set up a perfect ambush to keep me pinned down before that red Glasgow took me down." Suzaku said.

"I would like to disagree with you but the results of the battle more than speak for itself. It doesn't make any sense since no one in area 11 other than the Camelot development team knew any details on the Lancelot or how it even looked. Even Prince Clovis only saw it briefly when I first showed it to him and he didn't even bother to learn anything about it other than it was being funded by Prince Schneizel. This recent group of terrorists was strategically capable of taking down on our forces quite efficiently and even defeats a seventh generation Knightmare with an exceptional pilot at the helm." This caused Suzaku to wince in rememberance. "However, it seems that our work will become a lot more interesting in the future." Lloyd replied with a grin before frowning. "Also, during all of the resulting chaos Prince Clovis was killed with Bartley or none of his advisors able to tell how it happened."

Suzaku was shocked by the news of the assassination and was about to reply when several heavily armed Royal Guardsmen burst into the room, weapons at the ready. A finely dressed Britannian officer came in behind them, his uniform adorned with the emblem of the Purist Faction. The Purist Faction was an element of the Britannian military opposed to the incorporation of Numbers into their ranks since they held the belief that only pure blooded Britannians should be allowed to serve in the military. In the wake of Viceroy Clovis's death they quickly asserted their dominance over the military in Area 11 and started cracking down on anyone that did not conform to their views. The man who stood before Suzaku was none other than Jeremiah Gottwald, leader of the Purist Faction. He made eye contact with Suzaku and sneered at him as he spoke with authority.

"Private Kururugi Suzaku, you have been implicated in the assassination of Prince Clovis, Royal Viceroy of Area 11. The charges against you consist of conspiracy, being an accessory to regicide, and high treason. You are to be detained immediately pending the start of your trial in three days."

"Wait Lord Gottwald! Suzaku was in constant communication with us yesterday, and he was unconscious at the time the Viceroy was assassinated. There is no way he could have had anything to do with this!" Cecile quickly protested against the absurd allegations

Jeremiah waved his hand in a dismissive manner. "Unfortunately for you and Private Kururugi, Miss Croomy, the Special Corps no longer have any sort of authority here in Area 11. Until the arrival of a new viceroy the purist faction is in charge of all affairs in Area 11. His fate shall be decided by a military court but I wouldn't put too much hope for a positive. The assassination of a Prince of the Empire is a serious offense to the crown and as an eleven he will be an example of to the ignorant masses."

Suzaku sat in his hospital bed in a state of almost complete shock. He had only just learned that Viceroy Clovis had been assassinated and now he was accused himself of being a conspirator. Although Suzaku wanted to protest this accusation, considering his status as an Honorary Britannian he knew better than to try and argue with a very pissed off Nobleman who would be more likely to shoot him than listen. He simply kept his mouth shut as the Royal Guardsmen rolled him off to the hospital's prison wing while Cecile and Lloyd could only watch. However, Suzaku was confident that once he was allowed to have a trial he would be proven innocent since he had faith in the system and its laws but he failed to realize that it was the purist faction that would be presiding over his proceedings.

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Unaware of Suzaku's current fate, Lelouch sighed, heavily as he made his way into his bedroom followed closely by C.C. as she closed the door behind them. The black prince had used the series of underground railway tunnels that ran underneath the Tokyo settlement to get back to Ashford academy. He had stored his pilfered Sutherland in one of the tunnels which was connected to an old evacuation tunnel that had been built by the Ashford family when the school was built but never saw any use. During his previous lifetime he had learned of it from Milly and it would make for a convenient way for him to leave the school grounds since the entrance to the tunnel was located near the student council building and would be easy for him to gain access to. He didn't have to worry about Nunnally or Sayoko noticing him since they both normally asleep by this time since he had taken longer than last time to return to the academy. He knew the Rivalz and the others would have questions for him but he had needed a bit of time to think about his new situation.

He sat down on the edge of his bed before looking up at C.C. "So, are you going to tell me how all of this happened? I clearly remember dying since the last thing I saw was Nunnally hovering over me and crying."

C.C. tilted her head, slightly. "I'm not entirely sure since something like this has ever happened before with those that I've made a contract with. I do have a theory about what may have caused this but I am uncertain if it will hold any weight."

"Well, I'm already confused about this entire situation so any sort of insight you can give me may prove helpful." Lelouch replied.

"I believe that when you confronted Charles and Marianne in the Sword of Akasha and made your request not to stop time that you also indirectly asked them not to stop your time in this world as well. Since your Geass is directly connected to C's world when you died time was reset to when you first acquired your Geass from our contract although it wouldn't require us to enter another one. Your Geass has already fully evolved and you only require a 'code' to gain immortality like myself but I'm not ready for you to fulfill your contract just yet." C.C. explained.

Lelouch nodded. "That seems to make quite a bit of sense. At the time I was only thinking about stopping the plans of my parents from being carried out but this is a most welcome bonus. I've been given a second chance by the gift of Geass and I plan on doing things right this time around. I'm also confused by the fact that my Geass is just as evolved as it was after I defeated father and mother in the Sword of Akasha but I am able to deactivate at will unlike before."

C.C. frowned. "I don't really have an answer for that but I can guess that is a result of your evolved Geass was also affected by the reset and maybe capable of evolving even further but I hope that isn't the case. Last thing I need is a persistent little tyrant gaining even more power than he already has." Lelouch glared at her. "However, I wonder if it was only you that was affected by the reset. I gained memories of myself from the previous timeline when we kissed but I wonder if that was merely because we share a contract with each other. If you are able to produce the same results with others then, it may be beneficial for you in the long run or cause problems if you're not too careful if Charles or V.V. learns of this."

"We'll just have to proceed with caution while rewriting history as we go along." Lelouch said then, frowned. "I also recall that you were constantly in contact with my mother during our time together. Was it only you that she was in contact or was she in contact with my father and V.V. as well?"

"Well, Marianne was only in contact with me due to our previous contract and that was how she kept tabs on you because I allowed her to. I can easily block things from her since I am immune to all forms of Geass as you already know so she won't be a factor if that's what you're worried about. Her spirit still resides in Anya's body and Charles is always keeping a close eye on her to make sure nothing happens to either of them." C.C. replied.

Lelouch nodded before getting up and heading to his desk. "I will have to worry about that later since we still have plenty of time before they can activate the Sword of Akasha. For now I have to start planning out my next few moves since I know that Suzaku is going to be used as a scapegoat by the purist faction for the death of Clovis. I need to get into contact with the rebels as soon as possible and make preparations for his rescue." Lelouch sat down at his desk. "I was able to succeed the first time but I want to make an even greater impact this time around. There are so many things to do and so little time to do it in if I'm going to make things easier for myself this time around. Once I get the rebels to join with me I can work out on how to steal the Lancelot units from Lloyd and I already know how to get in touch with Rakshata but I need to convince her to work with me as well."

C.C. stepped behind him as she draped herself over his back. "I don't think she will be that hard to convince. Once you mention the fact that those Knightmares are works of Lloyd I know she will be happy to work on them for you. I think you may have to be more concerned with how you are going to provide funds for her to complete them since you don't have access to same funds you had as the leader of the Black Knights."

"That is where you are mistaken, Cecilia. You seem to forget that before I gained Geass I already had debts to collect from numerous nobles that I didn't really collect on the last time. If I can get Rakshata and her team to come to Japan all I need to do is give her access to a facility capable of meeting her demands to develop Knightmares and I can begin amassing my forces. I already know of the perfect facility right here in this country that is owned by the Ashford family but due to their fall from grace all of the advanced technology is no longer in use." Lelouch said then, chuckled. "If not for what my father did to them the Ashford's would have been the leaders in Knightmare frame development since did come from so pretty interesting ideas that would've revolutionized the world. I have to remember to thank Milly since she showed me some notes of what her family had planned to make and I can hopefully put their technology to good use. As it stands now the technology is a bit outdated since none of it has been used since the Ganymede prototype was developed but with the right applications of reverse engineering it could easily improve the performance of any existing Knightmare."

"If you knew of this the last time around then, why didn't you do anything about it?" C.C. inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"Unfortunately, I didn't learn of this until after my exile from Japan thanks to Sayoko. I didn't have enough resources still remaining here to make any use of the facility so I just left it alone since Rakshata and our supporters in India had already provided us with a sufficient amount of Akatsuki's and the Ikaruga. I'm going to need that technology if the Black Knights are going to be able to stand up against the Eight Generation Knightmares of the Knights of the Round. As it stands, the rebels are in possession of the stolen Sutherlands and I know where I can obtain several Gloucester's as well. Once I make my debut as Zero and impress the Six House of Kyoto we will receive the Burai's and the Guren MKII and that will prove sufficient at first." Lelouch said then, smirked. "However, if I can get Rakshata to join my cause sooner than last time with the addition of the second Lancelot and the Lancelot Club then, things will go a lot smoother. I even plan to have her develop a couple of Eight Generation Frames for us since the only ones we possessed the last time were the Guren Flight Enabled and the Shinkiro. I would like for at least Todoh and the Four Holy Swords to be better equipped to combat against the Knights of the Round."

"Your ideas seem to be solid but who do you plan on having pilot those two units. The only one that may be capable of piloting them would be Kallen and if you gave one to her then, who would make use of the Guren. You won't make contact with Todoh and the Four Holy Swords until after the fall of the JLF and with how effective Kallen is with the Guren it would be a waste not to have her pilot it." C.C. said.

Lelouch ran his hand along the length of her forearm. "I was actually planning on having you piloting one of those units. You are already familiar with how the Lancelot operates since you piloted the Lancelot Frontier quite well against Kallen and the Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. despite being at serious disadvantage. You are much better at piloting a Knightmare than I am so you would be a logical choice."

"Are you trying to remind me of how easily I was defeated in that fight? I didn't last more than a couple of minutes against her." C.C. scolded, playfully. "I will admit that other than Kallen I am the only other person that is capable of piloting the Lancelot or the other one. Although, I am wondering why you're not volunteering to use one of them yourself since you're going through all of the trouble of acquiring them in the first place. It would be a lot more impressive of you to use one of them rather than piloting that customized Burai you received from Kyoto. With the amount of trouble you always get into you could use a better Knightmare frame than a remodeled fourth generation one plus you're going to be the leader of the Black Knights as well so the leader should have a Knightmare that stands out."

"Yes, that would be so but currently I suck at close-range Knightmare combat. The Lancelot is best effective in close-range combat because of its maneuverability and agility but I'm not skilled enough to go up against a pilot of Suzaku's caliber just yet. Even if I used one the way I usually due Suzaku or even Cornelia would be able to get close enough to me to force me into a bad situation. I was planning to give the Lancelot Club to Todoh since he is quite the Knightmare pilot and with the Zangetsu was able to contend with Suzaku. Plus, Suzaku once told me that piloting the Lancelot can take a lot out of a person due to the high specs of the frame and I'm not exactly the most athletic guy around." Lelouch replied.

C.C. giggled. "Yeah, you're more on the feminine frail side and your stamina is downright pathetic but you don't give yourself enough credit, Lelouch. Marianne was a very gifted Knightmare pilot and I can see that you got some of your piloting skills from her as well." C.C. adopted a serious expression. "You sell yourself short since you tend to focus more on fighting strategically by sitting back instead of engaging your opponents directly but I may be able to help you with that. Your intellect already makes you a dangerous opponent and you proved that when you fought against the Knights of the Round and you did manage to hold your own quite well. If we both take the time to improve our piloting skills then, I'm sure we could be just as good as Kallen and Suzaku since they didn't necessarily start out all that great but they constantly improved with every battle they participated in just like you did."

Lelouch thought about what she said and had to admit she was correct. When he had first begun piloting a Knightmare he could barely even properly aim a rifle correctly since he was always more concerned about staying out of direct combat and allowing the others to fight while he gave out orders. He had to admit that he did improve over time but he still retained his old habit of staying back out of direct combat unless it was absolutely necessary. Plus, he had known of special military grade Knightmare combat simulation machines that had been owned by a few nobles that lived in the Tokyo settlement but had never bothered with trying to acquire one before he had begun his rebellion and was too busy afterwards.

"I guess you do have a point, Cecilia. Besides, if the king does is not willing to lead, his subordinates will not follow. This time Zero will be more than just the masked revolutionary that speaks passionately about justice." Lelouch said then, sighed. "I just hope I know what I'm doing by letting you talk me into this."

"You worry far too much and you already used to take plenty of risks so this should be no different. I will be standing right there beside you this time instead of hiding in the shadows and with Kallen as well we should be able to handle anything." C.C. said.

Lelouch chuckled. "Why couldn't you have been this assertive the first time around? It would've made things a lot simpler if you had."

C.C. grimaced. "You seem to forget that last time I was trying to remain hidden from the Geass Directorate so I wasn't too keen on announcing my presence to the world after what happened to me when I was captured by Clovis. Although, once I did that didn't stop all of the rumors going around about me being your mistress and causing all sorts of awkward situations for you when I did decide to show myself."

Lelouch groaned. "Don't remind me of how much of a pain you were. Your obsession for pizza caused me enough of a headache that time during the festival and all of the other little stunts you pulled had me wanting to pull my hair out." Lelouch frowned as he reached up to grip her hands. "However, we've been through a lot together and I know that I can trust you to stay by my side throughout all of this. I don't want to force you to pilot a Knightmare or anything else if you don't want to because even if you are an immortal there is always a risk of you becoming hurt because of the decisions I make. You are just as important to me as Kallen and Nunnally that is why I want to create a world where all of us can live together peacefully."

C.C. smiled. "You can be rather romantic when you want to be and I have to admit you have become quite important to me as well. However, don't think for a second that you should always have to take responsibility for things you have no fault in. I told you before that we are accomplices and I have a vested interest in your future so I'm not going to let anything happen to you if I can avoid it." A small frown graced her features. "You are the first person to truly ever care about me despite all of my attempts to remain distant from you and how selfish I was in how I was using you for my own gain."

"You don't need to apologize about anything since it is all in the past, figuratively speaking. I also used you for my own gain in order to get my revenge against my father and the corruption that plagued Britannia. After learning of how much you have suffered over the years I couldn't blame you for wanting to keep your distance because I also felt the same way about you, Kallen, and Shirley." Lelouch grimaced as he thought of the orangette. "I will use this chance to make things right this time around and I intend to do my revolution the right way. I will admit that even though I know much of what is going to happen some of it may be unavoidable since I learned that even my most thought out plan had a tendency to backfire on me. I didn't realize until my last moments that even though I was granting Nunnally's wish for a peaceful world that I was also causing her pain as well since I was a constant in her life for a long time only for my own foolish plan to take me away from her."

C.C. suddenly released her hold around his neck and spun his chair around so that he was facing her again. Lelouch was curious of her actions until she suddenly straddled his lap and draped her arms across his shoulders as a coy smile appeared on her face. The black prince responded by wrapping his arms around her slender waist in response as he gazed up into her golden eyes.

"You are starting to annoy me by constantly talking about your regrets from your past life. Take from me when I say that worrying about such trivial matters will get you nowhere at all. Just go about doing things like you did before with a little twist and things will more than likely turn out for the best." C.C. leaned down to capture his lips in a brief kiss. "For now I want you to rest since you've already had a tiring day as is and you have plenty of time to plot on how to defeat your enemies."

Lelouch sighed then, smiled at her. "You're right, Cecilia. I've been worrying so much about how I'm going to change things but I guess I can just take things slowly for now. I can't really do anything until I get Ohgi and the others to join me so I can be patient."

"I'm glad that you see it my way." C.C. said as she got up from her position. "Now, I'm going to bed and you may join me if you wish."

Lelouch could only watch with amusement as she casually began to strip out of the bondage suit until she was only wearing a white bra and white panties set as she sat at the edge of the bed. He couldn't help but drink in her beautiful form and began to shift a bit uncomfortably as his thoughts began to take another direction. C.C. noticed this and giggled before giving him another coy smirk as she held her arms out to him as an open invitation to join her which the former emperor was glad to accept. He climbed to his feet and quickly stripped down to his own underwear before joining her in his bed as he positioned himself atop her and engaging in a passionate make-out session with the green-haired beauty. It wasn't long after the two fell asleep with Lelouch's arms wrapped around his white witch as the reality of his new situation became but a mere thought in the back of his mind.

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The following morning went by in a blur and Lelouch once again found himself falling asleep. He received a very interesting wakeup call in the form of C.C. lying atop him and kissing him until he awoke moments later. After another brief make-out session he had gotten up and got dressed for school then, left but not before instructing C.C. to get into contact with Villetta. He was aware of a stash of Gloucesters that hadn't been used by Clovis but would be used by Cornelia when she arrived but he wanted to get his hands on them first to bolster his ranks. The immortal witch had assured him that she would be able to handle the situation since the command of his Geass on Villetta would cause her to obey her as well. Upon leaving his room he had joined Nunnally for breakfast like normal and had to make a quick story about why he hadn't been there to tuck her in like normal. He had told her that he had to been out with Rivalz when the terrorist attack had begun with them being separated and himself getting caught up in the mix of things. He was rescued by some Britannian soldiers and was kept safe until everything was over before being returned back to Ashford late that evening. He hated lying to her but he didn't want her to begin worrying about him more than she already was even if he knew that soon that wouldn't be the case.

He now found himself in the student council meeting room as a part of his normal morning duties as the student council Vie-President and for the sake of appearance he was pretending to be asleep.

"Wake up Lelouch." The familiar voice of Milly, the student body president and one of his dearest friends, ordered him as she beat him in the head with a roll of documents to garner his attention. "I know you were sleeping, your hand stop moving." Milly said as he continued to assault the former emperor's head with the thick roll of documents.

'I think she gets some sort of sick enjoyment in constantly doing that.' Lelouch thought with a wince. "Well, you don't have to beat me up over it. I had a really long and tiring day, yesterday." Lelouch replied as he lifted his head to regard the blond Ashford heiress.

Rivalz snickered at the predicament of his friend. "Well, that serves you right for ditching me so suddenly."

"Yeah, what was up with you yesterday, Lulu? I tried calling you several times but you never answered or returned my call." Shirley said with a stern expression. "You and Rivalz skipped school to go gambling again, didn't you?"

Lelouch paused for a moment as he gazed at the beautiful orangette that had confessed her love for him after being shot by Rolo right before her untimely death. The fact that she had died in his arms was something that caused him quite a bit of grief even after he had tried to keep her out of harm's way by erasing her memories of him. If not for the fact that Jeremiah had been converted to a cyborg assassin by V.V. and the Geass Directorate and equipped with a Geass Canceller before being sent to kill him then, she would've most likely have lived through the remainder of the war. He also blamed Suzaku in a way since he had asked him to keep her out of harm's way but he didn't and her desire to confront him for answers led to her death.

Lelouch sighed, dramatically. "I guess I can't hide it from you, Shirley. Yeah, we did go gambling for a bit since I was asked to help out a friend of mine but after we left we kinda got dragged into the middle of the terrorist attack. I got separated from Rivalz when I went to check on the passengers of the truck that crashed after almost running us of the road. It turned out that they were the terrorists and when I ran to get away from them I ended up in Shinjuku but luckily I was found by some Britannian soldiers and was kept out of harm's way until everything was over. I was interrogated for a bit to make sure that I didn't have anything to do with the terrorists and didn't return to the academy to late in the evening."

Shirley calmed a bit. "You weren't hurt or anything, were you?"

"No, I was lucky to not get caught up in any unpleasant situations before I was found. Since I was in the Shinjuku ghettos I probably didn't have any reception and that was why I didn't answer your calls. Plus, they confiscated my cell afterwards and didn't return it until I was released. I was so mentally exhausted that I only thought about check on Nunnally and Sayoko after I returned before I went to bed." Lelouch said then, smiled. "I'm sorry that I worried you so much and I'm grateful that you were so concerned about my well-being."

"Oh, Lulu." Shirley said as she blushed due to the fact his charming smile was aimed at her.

Each of his friends had been giving him concerned looks throughout his explanation but he had expected that with them hearing his modified story. 'Shirley, I promise that I won't make the same mistake as last time and you will live through this. Maybe, I can provide you some measure of happiness to compensate for the pain that I may still end up causing you in the future.'

"Well, that's enough of that. As interesting as Lulu's little adventure with the terrorist was we still have a school budget to balance." Milly said as she drew everyone's attention back to her. "If we don't get the club activities budget figured out by the end of the day then, there won't be enough money left over for anything else.

"If it comes to that point," Nina mumbled while still focused on her computer screen.

"Then the equestrian club would be pissed and would come charging in here on horseback." Rivalz said in a joking tone.

"Rivalz, could you be a more serious student council member?" Milly scolded as she hit him across the head with her rolled up documents and at the same time a member of the equestrian club rode passes the window on horseback.

Rivalz blinked in shock before rubbing the back of his head, sheepishly.

"You could have told us about that yesterday President." Shirley complained.

"Or how about you tell us about it tomorrow?" Rivalz added.

"You know, we could still do that." Lelouch added in agreement.

"GUTS!" Milly roared out, startling everyone in the process.

'I get to relive my past and that is still annoying as hell.' Lelouch thought in annoyance.

"I don't think one of your 'Guts' spells is going to be enough to help us out this time, Milly." Lelouch offered with a smile in her direction.

He found it quite amusing to see the Ashford heiress react in the same manner as Shirley whenever he smiled at her and even Rivalz had commented one time that she seemed to have an interest in him at one point. Lelouch had found it amusing and had teased Rivalz about making an attempt at her causing him to go into a rant about how he was taking all of the girls away from him.

Milly flushed pink after witnessing Lelouch's smile before clearing her throat. "D-don't you start doubting in my power!" The Ashford heiress chastised the former emperor as she calmed herself. "With Guts, we can do anything!"

"I agree!" Shirley opinioned, raising her hand with a supportive smile. "I always feel fired up after one of your 'Guts' cries!"

"Supple AND willing." Milly noted with approval and a suggestive gleam in her eye, straightening up to smile at the younger girl, hands on her hips. "That's what I like about you."

"I train hard in the swimming club." Shirley boasted while pumping her arm for emphasis, only to blink as Milly chuckled in amusement. "What?"

"That's not what I meant." The Council President countered with a sly tone as her eyes flickered to Shirley's breasts beneath her school blazer. "You're a ten from what I've seen in the girl's bathroom." She smiled at the flustered girl's discomfort and pressed even more. "You've been filling out in all the right places, huh?"

"That she has." Lelouch chuckled, earning a startled gasp from Shirley, who covered herself up with a look of surprise. "You'll catch up to Milly quite soon."

This time it was Milly's turn to blush. "D-Don't tell me you've been spying on us innocent girls?"

"You wound me with such an accusation, Madam President. I am just like any other normal guy so I'm allowed to appreciate the beauty of the female form from time to time, am I not?" Lelouch said with a wink in their direction.

Rivalz could only gape at his friend in disbelief as he was actively flirting with both girls. Milly and Shirley were blushing an even darker shade of pink and Lelouch even noticed that Nina was looking in his direction before he winked at her causing the shy girl to quickly look away with her own blush.

Lelouch was amused by all of this and could see how C.C. was rubbing off on him with her constant teasing of others. He shifted his gaze back over to Nina and narrowed his eyes a bit as he regarded the inventor of the F.L.E.I.J.A warhead. He planned to use his geass on the shy genius to bring her to the side of the Black Knights since her knowledge would be useful in the long run in making his forces even stronger than before.

'These are the times that I greatly missed and would've enjoyed if not for my quest for revenge. I could easily just enjoy this chance I've been given and spend with my friends but knowing what the emperor and mother have planned I can't. I have to make sure that things go right this time around and that Euphie's death and the betrayal of the Black Knights don't happen.' Lelouch thought.

As the meeting came to an end news of the previous day's events in Shinjuku began to appear on the news. Just like last time it was heavily biased in favor of the Britannian colonial government. The broadcasts contained the fact that terrorists had released poison gas into the ghetto while attempting to avoid capture by Britannian military forces but there was no mention of the actual battle that ended in Britannia's defeat or the death of Clovis which didn't surprise Lelouch at all. He already knew that Jeremiah and the Purist faction were going to use Suzaku as a scapegoat to assert their claim for power. Just like last time going to use this event to make his debut as Zero but he was going to make a few changes as well.

Lelouch gathered his papers and left the council room with the excuse that he was going to check up on his sister but had told Shirley that he wanted to have lunch with her later on if she didn't mind. The orangette was shocked that her crush wanted to join her for lunch since she was going to ask him but her beat her to it and was once again a blushing mess as she nervously agreed. The black prince could tell that he was seemingly out of character with his sudden flirting if the looks from the others were anything to go by but he couldn't resist. He hadn't bothered with doing so the last time around despite the fact that he was extremely popular with the girls at the academy but he was taking this second chance to express himself more than he had before.

The black prince was drawn away from any thoughts along this line when he turned a corner and suddenly collided with someone and from the feminine cry of surprise it was definitely a girl. He managed to catch himself as his back hit the wall while catching the girl as she fell against him while his papers were scattered across the floor. He found himself shocked when it was revealed that he currently had his crimson queen, Kallen Kouzuki or Kallen Stadtfeld, as she was currently in her guise as the sickly heiress of the Stadtfeld family. The black prince felt a pain grip his heart as he stared into the clear blue eyes of another woman that had come to mean so much to him in his previous life time but had cast aside for the sake of making sure his plan came to fruition.

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry." Kallen gave a soft-spoken response as Lelouch gazed down into her demure facial expression. "Are you alright?"

Lelouch had the fight the sudden urge to just kiss her at that moment. "No, I should be asking that of you since it was my fault. I should've been paying more attention to my surroundings but I'm kinda in a rush." He briefly tightened his hold on her as was reward with a look of surprise as her cheeks tinted pink while her friends whispered in the back while giggling.

"No, it was my fault as well." Kallen assured as he released his hold on her before crouching down to gather his papers. "Here let me help you with that."

"I appreciate your help and these things tend to happen when people are in a rush." Lelouch replied with a smile as she crouched down as well.

As she handed him her gathered papers Kallen averted her gaze, slightly to avoid looking at his smile while her blush was still prominent but looked up again when her hand made contact with his. She made to stand up as she withdrew her hand, Lelouch surprised her again as he gripped her hand in a soft grip.

"I believe your name is Kallen Stadtfeld, if I'm not mistaken?" Lelouch said causing her to look at him in confusion as they both rose to their feet. "My name is Lelouch Lamperouge and we're in the same class. I'm not surprised you don't recognize me since you didn't really attend class much the previous year."

"Yes, because of my poor health I require a lot of medical attention that requires me to be away from school quite often." Kallen replied, still blushing from the fact he was holding her hand and the incessant whispers of her friends at the display.

"Well, I hope I get the chance to get better acquainted with you this time around." Lelouch said as he lifted her hand to his lips to bestow a brief kiss to her knuckles. "Until we meet again, Miss Stadtfeld."

"Y-Yeah!" Kallen replied with a stutter.

With that being said, he released her hand and continued on his path leaving a blushing Kallen to be hounded by her friends as she cast an occasional backwards glance at his retreating form. After checking in on Nunnally, he had attended his classes like normal and had even participated in his gym class much to the shock of the teacher and his fellow classmates. He was rather embarrassed by his pathetic performance but reasoned that it was necessary after realizing how pathetic he really was physically. He planned to work out more in his spare time since he had always been jealous of Suzaku's physical prowess and was going to get Todoh to continue his lessons first chance he got.

He also made sure to have numerous small greetings with Kallen in the company of her friends with comments that always left her blushing with her friends commenting on his interactions with her. Rivalz had noticed this and commented on his sudden interest in the demure beauty while informing him of her standings as the Stadtfeld heiress and other little tidbits of information that he was already aware of. He had even made a point to sit next Shirley during class as well since no class had an assigned seating pattern which left the poor girl blushing and stuttering in her speech since he was still occasionally flirting with her. As class ended he had reminded her of his request to have lunch with her with the orangette being grateful he didn't have some excuse not to like he normally did.

The two were now seated in the open courtyard on a bench as Shirley was sharing some of the lunch with him that she had prepared herself just for this occasion. Lelouch had graciously accepted while commenting that he would like to try more of her cooking since she was a pretty good cook. Of course this caused the girl to blush a deep shade of red from receiving praise from her not so secret crush to which Lelouch commented on.

"Shirley, you're really cute whenever you get all shy and flustered like that." Lelouch said with a smile.

"L-Lulu?" Shirley said as she looked down at her knees, still blushing. "W-What's with you all of a sudden?"

Lelouch adopted a confused look. "What do you mean?"

Shirley took a deep breath. "You never used to flirt like this before. You even had madam president blushing earlier and that just doesn't seem to be like you."

"Well, I've realized that I've been much of a jerk in the past and I decided I had enough of that. I'm not blind to not have noticed that you've have a keen interest in me but I always used to give you the impression that you weren't worth my time." Lelouch replied.

Shirley looked up, quickly. "No, you didn't make me feel like that at all. I just figured that since so many of the girls were always trying to ask you out you didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings by going out with someone."

Lelouch grimaced. "Yes, I am quite aware of how much attention I get from our female classmates. That is also one of the reasons why I never showed any active interest in you because I know that they would become jealous of you quite easily. It was easy for me to look at you more than the others since I've come to know you quite well over the time we've known each other. I just ask that you be patient with me for now."

"Sure thing, Lulu." Shirley replied with a smile but on the inside she was extremely giddy. 'He's practically telling me that he wouldn't mind if I asked him to be my boyfriend. I don't care if the others get jealous or not I will make Lulu mine.'

'I promise I won't just ignore you this time around, Shirley.' Lelouch thought.

His attention was suddenly drawn away from the girl beside him by several girlish shrieks and turned in the direction of the sound. He noticed that it was Kallen and her group of friends and just like last time they were reacting to in typical manner to a bee having flown into their midst. The girls separated with Kallen only hesitating a second before remembering her act and taking off in several different directions. It ended up that Kallen had run behind a bush that was quite close to where he and Shirley were sitting. Lelouch smirked to himself as he decided to mess with her head a bit but he would have to play things carefully so he wouldn't draw to much suspicion from Shirley since he knew she would easily take it the wrong way. He quickly made up an excuse to have to go meet up with Rivalz about something while telling her to wait for him in the student council room which she readily agreed before heading on her way as left as well.

Kallen found herself extremely frustrated with her entire situation at the moment. The reason being was because she was once again forced to attend Ashford academy and play the role of Kallen Stadtfeld, the meek, sickly heiress of the Stadtfeld family. She hated having to play up the guise but it was because of her brother, Naoto Kouzuki that she had first begun acting this way. After the Stadtfeld family had split her and Naoto up and brought her into their home at the request of her father she had been playing this role as spite against her Britannian side. She had hated living with the Stadtfeld family since she was being expected to be just like her stepmother who had the gall to parade her around in front of other nobles like some sort of doll. She shuddered as she recalled all of the times Barons, Dukes, and other nobleman had commented on her beauty and if not for her sickly act she knew act she knew her stepmother would've had her in an arrange marriage with one of the most distinguished men to gain even more status for the Stadtfeld name. Her situation got even worse as she had to watch as her mother was employed by the Stadtfeld family as a maid but she always performed her job poorly and was constantly scolded by her stepmother for her mistakes. It disgusted her to see her to see the woman appear so weak even though Naoto tried to tell her that she had her reasons for doing the things she did.

However, things seemed to get better for her when Naoto had become so disgusted by the treatment of the Japanese by the rebels that he eventually started his own resistance cell and began engaging in acts of terrorism. Naturally, she wanted to join once she found out and after much persuasion on her part she had convinced him to let her join where she quickly proved her worth by becoming their top Knightmare pilot. They had engaged in plenty of terrorist acts against the Britannians and thought that with enough effort on their part alongside other resistance cells they could gain the opportunity to free their country from Britannian rule. It wasn't until she lost her brother in one of their raids that she really began to despise all Britannians with a passion. Her anger and grief had forced her to become an even better Knightmare pilot but it was their last mission that threw her for quite the loop.

She had thought that would've been her last mission when she had been cornered by that group of Sutherlands when that mysterious voice had contacted her and the others along with the Sutherland that had rescued her. After giving them access to a train full of Sutherlands that mysterious voice had led their group into their first major victory against Britannian forces and had even gave them access to better Knightmare frames other than the Glasgow she piloted. She was also frustrated that the owner of the voice had disappeared in the aftermath of Shinjuku with Ohgi and the others now making efforts to find out who it was. She was also confused as to why the person spoke as if he knew her but she didn't know how because she didn't recognize the voice. Although, when she had run into Lelouch Lamperouge earlier his voice had sounded similar but she had dismissed it since Lelouch was Britannian and she doubted he would've been capable of helping them. She hated to admit it but ever since their earlier encounter she had been thinking about him quite a bit and it didn't help that her so called friends had a crush on him like most of the girls in school and were going on about how cute he was while commenting on how lucky she was to have him hold her like he did. Plus, add on all of their little encounters throughout the day were he would constantly greet her and it wasn't making it any easier to explain to her friends that nothing was going on between them.

'Whoever that was said that he would contact us again so I just have to wait until then to get my answers.' Kallen thought while the same bee from earlier buzzed around her head.

Gritting her teeth, she lashed out and struck the bee with such precision that she sliced it in half. With that annoyance taken care of she angrily took a bit out of her sandwich, taking a few moments to chew it before swallowing. "God I really hate this. I'm sick of having to act like….."

"A weakling." A familiar, male voice said from nearby causing her to whip around in surprise to see Lelouch standing a few feet away from her.

'Shit, he saw me.' Kallen was cursing her luck for not paying more attention to her surroundings. "Can I help you with anything this time, Lelouch?" Kallen asked as she reverted to her meek personality.

Lelouch chuckled as he saw this since she was so damn cute whenever she acted so meek like this. "I find myself wondering whether I am talking to the real Kallen at all."

Kallen blushed. "W-What do you mean?"

"From what I just saw didn't look like something the sickly Kallen Stadtfeld would've been capable of. I'm beginning to wonder if it is all just an act, Q1." Lelouch said and was amused when she flinched in response. "By your obvious reaction you have just answered my question."

She quickly dropped her meek façade to glare at him. "What are you going on about and why did you call me Q1?" Kallen demanded while discreetly reaching for her purse which contained her switchblade.

Her answer came in the form of a cell phone being tossed at her which quickly caught. She stared at the item in her hand for a moment before looking back at Lelouch in obvious confusion.

"That is a gift from our mutual friend, Zero. He wanted me to give that to you and asks that you keep that on you at all times since he will be contacting you very soon." Lelouch replied.

"I don't know how you know that name but I can't let you live with that knowledge." Kallen said as she drew her switchblade.

Lelouch held his hands. "I really don't think you want to try something like that in such an open setting. Besides, if any harm were to come to me then, I can assure you that you won't receive any more help from Zero. We have a very close business relationship and he views me as a valued comrade in his quest."

Kallen took a step forward in a threatening manner. "You better start talking right now of else."

Lelouch scowled. "Let's just say that not every Britannian is happy with what the empire is doing. Much like yourself the empire has taken something very important from me and I seek revenge against them for the injustice that was done to me. I was approached by mysterious letter by the man known only as Zero and he offered me the chance to gain my revenge if I was willing to join in his cause to fight against the corruption that plagued Britannia and I gladly accepted."

Kallen was still suspicious. "What sort of connection do you really have with Zero and how do I know that you aren't lying to me?"

"That's quite simple since how else would I know of Zero and his reference to you as Q1 if I didn't know him personally? You were the pilot of the red Glasgow in Shinjuku and it was because of a few strings that he and I pulled that your friends were given access to that train full of Sutherlands. Like myself, Zero has also suffered at the hands of the corruption of the empire and seeks his own revenge against them." Lelouch said before chuckling. "I know that what I am saying to you may be hard to believe but I can assure you that it is the truth. The empire has become corrupted under the leadership of the emperor, Charles Zi Britannia and Zero wishes to purge that corruption and his first step in his plan is to free Japan once again. That is why he helped you and your friends the other day since he saw that each of you had the drive to do what was necessary so he offered assistance just as I am doing the same. Plus, the battle at Shinjuku was nothing more than a slaughter of innocent Japanese civilians and neither Zero or myself could just stand back and watch it take place."

Kallen was taken back a bit by the amount of venom and hatred that came from Lelouch's words as he spoke of Britannia. She had never met a Britannian that hated the empire and his hate was even stronger than hers. She couldn't find any signs of deceit in his words and he was also saying that the mysterious Zero hated the empire just as much but she was still confused why they had gone out of their way to help them in Shinjuku. She watched as he seemed to take a few deep breaths to calm himself but inwardly he was smirking at his obvious act. He knew that always been a bit to curious for her own good and he was going to exploit that to gain her trust.

"I apologize for my sudden outburst, Kallen. The very thought of all that I have lost because of Britannia tends to have that effect on me at times." Lelouch gave a small bow. "I do not know his true identity since he always wears a mask whenever I met him in person so I don't know if he is Britannian or Japanese. However, I do know for certain that he wishes to free Japan and bring down the empire so if you wish to do the same then, I would advise you to accept his offer to join him. You have already witnessed the fact that he is a brilliant tactician by giving you the means to victory over Britannia and he was even able to arrange that ceasefire order and spared the lives of many innocent civilians. The two of us have connections that would be of great use to you and your group."

Kallen seemed to calm down as she put her switchblade away. "I guess I can talk to the others about this but if this is some sort of trap then, you better hope I never see you again."

Lelouch chuckled as he walked closer to her and stood before her. "I can assure you that if you join with Zero then, your dream of Japan being free from Britannian rule will become a reality." He grasped her hand and brought it to his lips once again. "I look forward to working alongside of you in the near future."

Despite her mistrust of Lelouch, Kallen once again found herself blushing as he released her hand and walked away from her. She was glad that no one had taken note of their conversation but she couldn't help but be intrigued by Lelouch.

'For your sake, I hope that you're telling me the truth because I wouldn't mind working alongside of you as well.' Kallen thought with a blush while trying to convince herself that her reasoning had nothing to do with the fact she found him to be extremely cute.

She had to contact Ohgi and the others soon to let them know of this recent development so that they could take proper precautions just in case this was a trap. For now she would have to wait out the rest of the school day and continue with her act.

---

Lelouch rounded the corner that would take him on the path to the student council building and found C.C. waiting for him while standing beneath a tree off of the path. He noted that she was dressed in an Ashford academy school uniform to avoid suspicions as he made his way over to her. The green-haired immortal smiled at him as he approached and once he was close enough caught him in a brief kiss which he gladly returned.

"So, I take it that you already handled your business with Villetta?" Lelouch asked once they separated.

"Yes, it was rather easy once I made contact with her your geass command activated and she helped me to gain access to eight Gloucesters. I have to agree with you assessment of your brother, Prince Clovis in the fact that he was a fool. The Gloucesters weren't even stationed on a military base but at a warehouse at the harbor that wasn't even guarded. Although, the fact that the warehouse was less likely to be used by any terrorist factions since the area is normally monitored by the Knight police but we were able to use a transport and get away without being spotted. Currently, I have the transport parked where it should be safe for a couple of days and Villetta has returned to the base to wait for further orders." C.C. replied then, smiled. "I also learned of the location of Lloyd's little pet project and can help you work out a plan to gain access to them but it will require the use of your Geass to gain more sleeper agents."

"That is most excellent news and you've proven yourself to be very useful as I expected, Cecilia. I just made contact with Kallen and I already know that she will contact Ohgi and the others to tell them of our little conversation." Lelouch said.

C.C. nodded. "Yes, I'm aware of that and I must applaud you on your acting. If I didn't already know the truth you would've probably convinced me as well but I have to say you are taking a bit of risk."

"I know that I am but I need to get them to trust me and this is the best options. The last time they were already suspicious of me because of all of the information I tended to withheld from them. That was how Schneizel was able to use their lack of trust in me to manipulate them and turn them against me but I'm not going to make that same mistake again." Lelouch said.

"So, do you plan to tell them about your Geass?" C.C. inquired.

"Yes, I most definitely will. I will explain to them what my power is capable of and make assurances to them that I will not use it on them." Lelouch replied, instantly.

"I figured as much so I took the liberty of having Geass countering glass being made for you in addition to the Black Knights uniforms. Everything should be ready for you in time for your big debut." C.C. said then, smirked. "Since I've did extra for you I believe that you owe me a pizza."

Lelouch shook his head before smiling at the girl. "I don't know what I would do without you, Cecilia."

C.C. gave him a coy smile. "Let's hope that you never find out. I need you to lighten up as much as possible since with how moody you started becoming made you less fun to mess with."

Lelouch chuckled before telling her that he would meet up with her later in his room as she made herself scarce. The violet eyed teen went on to meet up with Shirley for a bit before they had to return to class. Throughout the rest of the day, he noticed that Kallen was constantly glancing in his direction and whenever he caught her eye this caused him to mentally chuckle at her actions. He had already planted a new seed and now he just had to sit back and watch it come to fruition under his careful guidance.

---

Kallen was glad that school was finally over for the day since it now gave her a chance to get in contact with Ohgi and the others. She would've done so after her meeting with Lelouch but her 'friends' had found her again and it was difficult for her to get any alone time for the rest of the day. She constantly found her attention being drawn back to Lelouch and whenever he would catch her looking she felt a strange thrill run through her body that left her feeling flushed afterwards. She didn't know what it was about this particular Britannian that caught her attention other than the fact that he claimed to be in league with the mysterious Zero that had helped them in Shinjuku. For now she would just have to talk with her friends and see what they thought of the entire situation with Lelouch and Zero.

Kallen arrived at modest apartment building located in on the outskirts of the Shinjuku Ghettos that acted as a meeting place for her group of rebels. She made her way to the door that belonged to Ohgi and knocked in a specific manner and waited a few moments before the door was opened to reveal Ohgi. She could see that Tamaki and the others were there also so it made it easier for her to talk with everyone at once.

"Kallen, what are you doing here? I thought I told you to lay low for a couple of days." Ohgi said as he allowed her inside and shut the door behind her.

The other looked up as they noticed their ace pilot enter the room and wondered what was up.

"I know but I need to talk with you and the others about something important." Kallen replied as she stepped past Ohgi.

Ohgi looked worried. "Did something go wrong? Are you in any sort of trouble?"

Kallen waved off his concern. "No, I'm fine but I want to know if you receive any more contacts from that voice from the other day."

"No, not yet but what does that have to do with you coming here?" Ohgi inquired.

"I think I may have gotten a lead on our mysterious friend." Kallen replied. "I was approached by a student at school who claims to be in league with the guy. His name is Lelouch Lamperouge and he called me Q1 and even confirmed the voice belonged to this 'Zero' guy that I believe was piloting that Sutherland that saved me. The only way he could've known that is if he's actually talked to the guy since not even the Britannians would know that bit of information."

"Are you sure you can trust the guy? I mean he is Britannian after all." Tamaki said.

"I know that but after listening to him I think he's legit in his claim. From what I learned from him he seems to hate Britannia as well since he claims that he has suffered at the hands of the empire just as much as we have. He claims it was because of a few strings he and Zero pulled that we were able to get a hold of those Sutherlands that we have." Kallen pulled out the cell Lelouch gave her. "He gave me this cell and told me that Zero would be contacting me in a couple of days with some sort of offer and I'm guessing it's for us to join up with him."

"You seem to make a good point but you're taking the word of a Britannian and a student no less. The facts are all there that he's telling us the truth but I can't shake the feeling that this is some sort of trap." Ohgi said, still unconvinced.

"I don't think that's possible." Kallen replied and before Ohgi could interrupt she continued. "I mean I can't blame you for being suspicious since this Zero guy came out of nowhere but he did lead us to victory over the Britannians and if it wasn't for him we would've been captured or killed back in Shinjuku. Lelouch claims that it was also Zero that got Prince Clovis to call for that ceasefire that saved our lives. Plus, he even came up with the strategy that took down that white Knightmare that took out several of our comrades with ease. I hate to admit it but up until Shinjuku we never did have any real success against the Britannians and I think we might be able to really accomplish something if we join up with the two of them."

Ohgi took a moment to think over what was being said. "Okay, I guess we can at least hear them out when he contacts you. However, I want you to keep an eye on this Lelouch and make sure that everything remains legit. I'm not going to walk into an obvious trap if I can avoid it."

"Don't worry I was already planning to." Kallen said before walking back to the door. "I'll contact you guys as soon as I hear from Zero and let you know what's up."

"Okay and stay safe, Kallen." Ohgi replied.

Kallen nodded in agreement before leaving as Ohgi closed the door behind her. He turned back to the others who all had various facial expressions in light of this recent development.

"So, what do you guys think?" Ohgi asked even if he could already guess their answers.

"It sounds a little bit too suspicious that a Britannian student would suddenly approach Kallen out of the blue just like that." Minami said. "We don't even know if this Zero guy even made it out of Shinjuku safely. If he was captured then, the Britannians could've forced the answers out of him and used that kid to confront Kallen with false information."

"The problem with that theory is how they even knew that Kallen is one of us. She is the heiress to the Stadtfeld family and her little sick act makes her the less suspicious person out of all of us." Inoue said.

"Inoue has a point since Kallen would be the last person that anyone would suspect to be a terrorist. The fact that this kid just happened to point her out like that means that whoever Zero is he's been keeping an eye on us for some time now. Everything that Kallen said makes it easy to believe that everything he told her about Zero and his connection are legit. Plus, Zero did manage to save our lives back there in Shinjuku and gave us a victory that not even I could've pulled off on my best day." Ohgi said.

"I still don't trust this Zero or that kid. Why would a Britannian student want to aid rebels in the first place? Something just doesn't add up about this entire situation at all and I think we should forget the guy." Tamaki said.

"You sure can change your mind very quickly about the guy. Just the other day you were praising him for helping us beat those Britannians and giving us a few Knightmares over our own. Now you're back to saying that we shouldn't trust him just because you don't know who he is or why he's helping us." Kento said with a shake of his head.

Tamaki glared at him. "Of course I don't trust the guy since he's working with some punk Britannian kid."

"That's enough for now. We'll just wait to see what the two of them have to say before we make our decision." Ohgi said. "When we go to meet them I want everyone to be armed and ready just in case something happens."

Tamaki and the others nodded in agreement before returning back to what they had been doing before Kallen arrived. Ohgi had to think on this for a moment as he tried to weigh the pros and cons of the situation. On one hand, if he was to believe the words of Lelouch then, it was because of the two of them they had access to twenty-three Sutherlands out of the original thirty they started out with and the reason behind their victory at Shinjuku. At first he didn't want to trust some mysterious voice but once they began to systematically take down the Britannian forces he had decided to go with the flow. They weren't a large organization like the JLF with his resistance cell being a maximum of about fifty people at most but with the help of Lelouch and Zero they had survived against impossible odds. He knew that if they were going to really have a chance to make a stand against Britannia then, they would need the help of people like Lelouch and Zero.

'I wonder what Naoto would've done in this situation.' Ohgi thought.

---

After taking the first steps of his revised plan for his revolution, Lelouch was now doing something else that was extremely good at and that was doting on his beloved sister, Nunnally. Last time around he had made far too many mistakes and ended up with her being taking back to the empire after his capture during the Black Rebellion and becoming his enemy as the Viceroy of area 11. Plus, when he had chosen to go through with Zero's Requiem she had sided with Schneizel and had deemed him a monster and it had pained him to put up the façade that he was going to execute alongside the rest of the Black Knights that had betrayed him. He listened as she told him of all the things that she and Sayoko had done over the course of the day as he cut up a piece of steak for her and fed her.

The Nunnally before him was very same sweet and gentle girl that he had went to war with Britannia for in the first place. She had no memories of him killing their brother, Clovis or being used by the Emperor, Suzaku, and Schneizel as a means to control him after the Black Rebellion. She had no memories of threatening to use the Damocles against him to stop him from conquering the world or being placed under the control of his Geass before finally coming to realize how much he had given up for her as she cried into his chest as he lay dying. This time Lelouch promised himself that he would not allow his precious sister to be used against him and knew that he would have to talk with Sayoko earlier than he last time to make sure that she remained safe.

"Big brother?" The blind Lamperouge inquired, snapping Lelouch out of his daze. He felt her small hand grip his own as a look of concern crossed her innocent face. "Is something wrong? You've hardly said anything at all."

Lelouch squeezed her hand. "I'm sorry about that but I've got a lot of things on my mind right now, Nunnally." He brought her hand to his lips and kissed her dainty fingers earning a giggle from disabled girl. "I didn't mean to ignore you like that."

"It's alright." Nunnally assured him, smiling at her elder brother with the same innocent expression she always wore. "Because big brother has a lot to worry about with being on the council and all."

"I'd drop it all in a second to be with you." Lelouch assured her, earning another giggle from the girl as he held her knuckles against his cheek, smiling softly all the while as he recalled how hard it had been in the past, what with his duties as Zero. "So, tell me what did you do today while I was away?"

Nunnally smiled. "Miss Sayoko was teaching me the art of Origami, which is when you fold a piece of paper the right way and you can make boats, birds, or almost anything else you can think of." Nunnally said with an excited tone.

Lelouch chuckled as he took another cleanly slice steak and fed it to her. "That's very interesting, Nunnally. Maybe you can show me what you've learned one day when you have the time." Lelouch said in a gentle tone. "It's not like I'll be going anywhere any time soon." Lelouch said, and this time he would not let his sister out of his sight.

"Yes, I would be delighted." Nunnally said with a soft tone. "You've been so busy lately that we haven't spent as much time together as before."

"I can always make time for you if you need me to. I promised you that I would remain by your side as long as you needed me, remember." Lelouch replied with a small smile.

Nunnally giggled a bit at hearing the gentle voice of her beloved brother. "I'm so happy big brother for everything you do for me. I must admit that I was scared quite a bit when you hadn't returned home last night and I tried to wait for you." Nunnally said with a slight tremble to her voice. "When you told me you were caught up in the terrorist attack I was afraid you had been hurt but you assured me otherwise.

"I'm sorry to have worried you so much, little sister." Lelouch apologized, knowing that if she knew the truth of what he did she would really be scared. He gently caressed her cheek to calm her like always did.

Nunnally seemed to perk up a bit. "Hey, they say that if you fold a thousand of these cranes your wish will come true." Nunnally said as she showed her brother a pink, paper crane that he had failed to notice in her lap earlier.

Lelouch's face instantly turned solemn as he gently cupped her cheek. "Nunnally, if you had one wish that you truly desired what would it be?" Lelouch asked, even if he already knew the answer.

"I wish the world was a gentler place. A world where I can live happily together with you and all of our friends." Nunnally replied in a soft tone and gasped when she suddenly found herself being embraced by her brother.

"Nunnally, I promise you that I will make your wish a reality one day." Lelouch whispered, softly as he steeled his resolve. "But in order for me to do that, I may need to become a devil and do things that would be considered acts of evil. Would you hate me if I become the devil just to create that world?" Lelouch asked with his voice laced with sadness. He hated to have to worry her like this but he had to prepare her in a way for what he was going to do.

Nunnally instantly hugged her brother back as she sensed the turmoil that plagued her precious brother. "Brother, what are you trying to say?" Nunnally asked in a confused and frightened tone.

"I need to know your answer, Nunnally." Lelouch told her in a gentle tone once again.

"I could never hate you, brother." Nunnally answered as she tightened her embrace. "But I don't want you to stop being my gentle, loving brother for my sake." Nunnally said as she began to worry why he was talking in such a manner.

"I know but I want you to once again open your eyes to the beauty of this world and I will find a way to make that happen." Lelouch replied as he broke the embrace.

Nunnally was very confused at the moment even though she had an idea why he was saying such things. She knew how much he despised their father for casting them aside and forcing them to live in Japan all those years ago. She reached out to grip his hand once again as she recalled something else she learned.

"Big brother…" The smaller girl began while moving their hands so that they were holding pinkies with one another. "Sayoko also taught me this the other day and it's a pinkie swear! If you break it, you have to eat a thousand needles!"

"That sounds like a rather painful experience." Lelouch replied.

"Promise me that you won't stop being my loving brother." Nunnally said.

Lelouch smiled. "I promise you, Nunnally." He gripped her hands in both of his. 'I also promise you that I will do everything in power to make father pay for what he's done to you even if it means that the world will see me as a demon. I won't let anyone take you away from me ever again.'

Nunnally smiled in response but couldn't shake the feeling that something was going on with her brother and that he was involved in something that could get him hurt or even worse killed. The blind Lamperouge knew that if she were to lose her brother then, she would have no reason to continue on since he gave her the strength to carry on despite everything that happened to them after their mother's death.

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After his conversation with Nunnally, Lelouch returned to his room to find C.C. lying in his bed with only her normal sleeping attire. The immortal witch looked up at him and gives a smile as she sat up in bed to greet him.

"You're home rather late. Did something else happen?" C.C. inquired.

Lelouch shook his head. "No, I was tucking Nunnally into bed and remained by her side until she was asleep. I had a little talk with her and I think I may have worried her a bit."

C.C. arched an eyebrow. "Oh and what did you talk with her about?"

"I merely promised her that I would make her greatest wish a reality even if it meant that I would be seen as evil by others." Lelouch replied.

"Are you sure that was a good idea? Once you take up the mantle of Zero and start going missing from time to time she may figure out that it is you. She is a rather intelligent girl after all just like her brother." C.C. pointed out.

Lelouch removed his shirt and sat down at his desk. "I know that may be so but I found it to be necessary. If she does figure out that I'm Zero then, I will have a talk with her to explain my reasons. She may not accept it at first but I'm sure that I can convince her that what I'm doing is the right thing. Despite her claim to hate me she did come to understand me the last time and I know she will again."

"If it's a risk you're willing to take." C.C. said in a dismissive tone.

Lelouch scowled. "You could be a bit more supportive of my decisions. I don't want Suzaku or the others to use Nunnally against me ever again so she will eventually need to know my reasons. I plan to explain to her what father and mother have planned when the time is right."

C.C. nodded. "So, what do you plan to do about your future Knights for Justice?"

"I will contact the same way I did the last time and make my debut during Suzaku's trial. It won't be too convince them to join my cause but I will need you to step in to take my place as Zero from time to time since I will have to be myself as well. By appearing to be in both places at once it will allow me to do even more to gain their trust and will make it that much more difficult for anyone to place me as Zero." Lelouch replied.

"You seem to have everything well thought out but what will you do when it's time to personally reveal me to them?" C.C. inquired with tilt of her head.

"I don't plan on making you an official member until after I've gotten a hold of the Lancelot's and made contact with Rakshata. Once she has joined my cause and did her work I will have you make your debut as one of my pilots of my Zero squad alongside Kallen. I already know that I can get Sayoko to fill in for me since she is extremely loyal to me and Nunnally no matter what.'

C.C. got up from the bed and made her way to Lelouch before reaching down to grip his hands before pulling him up to stand before her. "I know you want to make sure your plan goes off without a hitch but I believe I deserve a reward for all of my hard work."

Lelouch raised an eyebrow. "Oh and what sort of reward do you desire? I know it isn't pizza since you still have my credit card and there are pizza boxes lying around already."

C.C. leaned up to capture his lips with hers and held the kiss for a few moments before breaking away. The black prince watched as she proceeded to remove her clothing and reveal her naked form to him before sitting on the bed with an inviting pose.

"I believe you can already guess what I want." C.C. replied in a seductive tone as she trailed her hand across her breasts.

Lelouch shook his head. "You are such a seductive temptress."

(Lemon)

C.C. merely giggled and held her arms out to him as he stripped off the rest of his clothing and joined in bed as she wrapped her arms around her lover's frame. Like before they started out with a heated make-out session as Lelouch trailed his hands over her supple form. The golden-eyed beauty began to grind her hips against his lower region and was rewarded with the feel of his erection stiffening and pressing against her wet entrance. Lelouch groaned at the sensation and cupped her breasts before breaking the kiss as C.C. untangled her arms from around his neck. She gasped with pleasure as he suddenly moved down to her left breast and began to tease her nipple with expert care much like he did in their last lifetime.

"Aaaaah!" C.C. exclaimed as she ran her fingers through his hair. "That's right, tease me more."

Her violet-eyed lover was happy to comply as he continued to lavish her perky mounds with attention while switching back and forth between the two. He had wanted to claim her once again ever since he first awakened but knew better than to force himself onto the willful white witch. C.C. was thoroughly enjoying the sensations that were coursing through her body at the moment. It had been so long since she had been allowed to indulge in the pleasures of the flesh in this lifetime but with Lelouch she could allow herself to do so once again. The warmth in her lower regions was growing more intense as Lelouch continued to tease her breasts with his skillful tongue and hands as she realized he had gained the experience from their time together in their previous lifetime. If he kept up this pace she would reach an orgasm just from having him play with her breasts but she wanted more.

"L-Lelouch, I need you to go down on me." C.C. pleaded between gasps.

Lelouch broke away from her breasts. "Oh, so you're demanding even more of my attention?"

C.C. looked at him with a small glare. "Don't start getting cheeky on me. You know quite well that I've haven't had sex with anyone in a very long time."

Lelouch chuckled as he once again returned his attention to both of her breasts for a brief moment before he began to slowly trail kisses down her abdomen. C.C. began to writhe with pleasure as she eagerly waited for the moment his lips would make contact with her moist entrance. Upon reaching his intended destination, Lelouch placed both of her slender legs over his shoulders and gazed down at her moist hidden treasure that lay beneath the small tuft of green hair. C.C. shivered when Lelouch suddenly began to blow against her petal-like lower lips and began to thrust her hips upwards to bring his own lips into contact with hers but Lelouch quickly restrained her hips with his hands. She whimpered with pleasure and looked down at him with a half-lidded gaze in frustration.

"Don't tease me like that." C.C. said in a frustrated whine.

Lelouch smiled. "Why shouldn't I tease you like this? It isn't often that I'm allowed to have some sort of power over you and you know how much I enjoy being in control."

"You also know that I will get you back, right?" C.C. replied.

Lelouch merely shrugged. "I can live with that."

C.C. made to retort but could only gasp and arch her back with pleasure as Lelouch suddenly darted his face forward and sealed his lips over lower lips. A series of soft moans and pants escaped her parted lips as he gently lapped at the sweat nectar that flowed from her delicate petals as he savored the taste. C.C. was clutching at the sheets as the feeling of euphoria and fulfillment flowed outward from her womanhood to every portion of her body. She wrapped her legs around his head and tightened them in an attempt to bring him further into her core to provide her with even more pleasure. This continued on for a few more moments as Lelouch was enjoying the sounds of pleasure his white witch were making but he needed his own release as well and couldn't wait much longer.

C.C opened her eyes in surprise when Lelouch stopped lapping at her womanhood and forced her legs to part and looked down at frustration but it became understanding when he began to crawl up her body to position himself above her. She trailed her hands along his chest until they were resting against his abdomen when he positioned his tool at the entrance of her womanhood and felt her breath hitch in anticipation.

"Take me and make me yours in body and soul once again, my emperor." C.C. said, breathlessly.

Lelouch didn't reply but slowly began to spear himself into her and groaned at the warmth that began to envelop his cock as he sank into her moist depths. C.C. gasped and moaned as she slowly pushed forward and shuddered when his pubic hair brushed against her clit to signify their connection. The black prince took a moment to get used to the sensation of being entrapped by such tight and warm folds before slowly pumping his way in out of her with long strokes. He felt C.C. wrap her legs around his waist to keep him in place as she writhed with pleasure beneath.

"So good. This feels so amazing." C.C. gasped out.

"I agree." Lelouch grunted out while maintaining his steady pace.

The immortal witch reached up to grip his face and pulled him down into a heated kiss causing Lelouch to press his body against hers as her breast and their erect nipples bored into his chest. The two continued their passionate lovemaking for quite some time as Lelouch slowly began to pick up his pace as he felt the pressure in his lower regions increase the longer he remained enveloped by her warmth. At that very moment, there were no thoughts of his revolution or his desire to create a new world to live in alongside Nunnally. His only desire was to consummate his love for the immortal witch that gave him the power to make his dreams a reality and also taken a place in his once closed heart.

"Cecilia, I don't think I can hold out any longer." Lelouch said between pants.

"Don't worry about getting me pregnant. You can release it at any time you feel like." C.C. replied in a breathless whisper.

Lelouch groaned as he pumped a few more times before his entire body stiffened. "I'm cumming."

"I'm cumming too." C.C. cried out as she locked her arms and legs around her lover's frame and rode the orgasmic wave that crashed over her body.

The two basked in the orgasmic aftermath of their release for a few minutes before Lelouch completely collapsed atop C.C. while breathing, heavily. The two rested against each other for quite some time as they slowly began to regain their lost strength as the last tremors of pleasure ran through them. Finally, Lelouch rolled off to the side and gazed at the sweating form the green-haired beauty he had just made love to. C.C. turned over on her side to face him as she gazed at him with a love-filled expression that conveyed her feelings to her contractor. No more words were spoken as the two engaged in a brief kiss before Lelouch drew the covers over them and enveloped C.C. in his embrace as she snuggled into his side with her head resting on his chest as they let sleep claim them.

(Lemon End)

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Well, that's chapter two of my Code Geass fic, Fate's Second Chance. So far, Lelouch has made contact with Kallen as himself while stating that he is a contact of Zero but how will this take effect with his plans. Also, I've made Lelouch a bit more of a flirt with his interactions with C.C., Kallen, Shirley, and even Milly because I feel that after all of his sacrifices the guy does need a bit of love as compensation. Some may think that giving him a harem is a bit much but he is Britannian royalty and if you look at his father the emperor it is a common practice to have more than one wife or mistress to give him heirs or heiresses. I included a small lemon at the end and would like your feedback on how good it was since this would be my first attempt writing one in any of my stories.

In the next chapter, Lelouch will make his debut at the trial of Suzaku but it will go a bit differently that last time since I'm going to do like Fujin of Shadows and arm the future Black Knights with Gloucesters but I will add my own spin on that. I don't plan on having Suzaku joining Lelouch and despite the fact Lelouch still sees him as friend that won't stop him from putting him down whenever they meet. I guess this is because despite the fact I like Suzaku's skills as a Knightmare pilot I hated the fact that he was willing to betray Lelouch just for the chance to atone for the sins that he committed. As usual read and review my work and contribute any ideas that you wish to see as a part of this fic for me to take into consideration.

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