Lelouch kept a calm face as the crowd gathered.
"We can take 'em!"
"Yeah there's only two of them!"
Lelouch gave Suzaku a glance and his friend relaxed. He knew what that look meant.
"Are you so sure? Have you forgotten about earlier today?"
"We haven't! That's why we want revenge!"
"Revenge? Fine then. If you want to end your life so quickly", Lelouch said.
"Get 'em!"
One brave, or stupid, man ran out to attack Suzaku. Without thinking he found an opening between the man's shoulder and neck and hit the target. The poor man fell unconcious instantly.
Another tried to salvage their pride and also went for Suzaku. Because honestly Lelouch looked more menacing than his green eyed friend. Suzaku dropped down and delivered a kick to the man's feet and pinned him to the ground.
"Enough", a soft voice said.
The mob broke a path and some even stumbled back at the sight of the supposed witch walking towards them. She stood next to Suzaku and Lelouch. Suzaku stood up and released the man beneath him.
"You knew I was here, didn't you", she whispered to Lelouch.
"Of course", he answered.
"How?"
"You stick out very easily."
C.C. grinned before turning her attention to the men before her.
"You are all a nuisance. Therefore, you shall be dealt with."
She grabbed Lelouch's wrist.
"What is it?", he asked.
"It seems that I have found who I was looking for."
"What?"
The angry crowd that had gathered decided to attack them all at once. Lelouch would've flinched but they all slowed down until they just stopped. A man's fist stopped right in front of Lelouch's face.
He looked around and saw Suzaku was in mid-kick to another man's gut. Lelouch turned to C.C. who didn't seem surprised. She turned to him.
"You're on a quest. Are you not?"
"I am", he answered.
"I will give you a power. This power will allow you to find the answers you want."
"There's a catch, isn't there?", Lelouch questioned.
"There is. But it's not important right now."
'This girl is very suspicious. But I'd be a fool not to take advantage of any tool that could be of use.'
"I accept your terms."
"The contract has been made."
As C.C. said that, everything slowly came back into reality and the fight went on. Lelouch ducked in time to dodge the punch, which landed on another guy's nose. Through the confusion, Suzaku kept fighting, but C.C. and Lelouch managed to squeeze through and away from the mob.
Soon they realized two of their targets were gone. Suzaku looked at them with shock.
'Well he was always good at getting away.'
"You're all so naive, to believe you even have a chance against people like us", as Lelouch said this he nodded his toward Suzaku who immediately came over to his side.
"That is why, people who think like fools, should behave as such don't you think?"
The men looked on with confusion and mumbled between each other. Lelouch smirked. One would say he looked like a sadist who just got a new knife set.
"So then, I want all of you to run around the town singing praises of this girl until dawn."
Then something came over the men. Suddenly any hatred over the girl was gone. Not forgotten, but still, not as important as the task given to them. First one started singing.
The beautiful girl, who looks like a goddess,
is honest, and smart, and terribly modest,
Soon more joined in.
To have her love, I so do wish.
Like water to a gaping fish.
The chorus came in and they started to go outside. Suzaku stared speechless.
"W-what the? How?"
"Come on Suzaku. Rolo and Nunnally are waiting", Lelouch said.
"But-"
"Come along Suzaku", C.C. reiterated.
He turned his eyes to her. "Lelouch-"
"She's coming. She's going to be very valuable in the future."
Suzaku sighed. "We hardly know her."
"That's not the case. She and I have a deal."
"When did that happen?!"
Lelouch knocked on the door to the inn room and Rolo answered.
"Brother-"
"You shouldn't answer the door without asking who it is. Remember that next time", Lelouch said before anything else.
Nunnally saw the stranger tailing her brother.
"Did something happen?", she asked.
"This is C.C., she's going to help us", Lelouch explained.
"Oh great! Another girl! Now I won't be alone with all these boys", Nunnally said happily.
C.C. looked at both Nunnally and Rolo with interest.
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Next up: Rolo needs to save his brother by finding a hidden power. And someone outside their hometown knows about Mary and the mysterious pin on the bear!