Lelouch decided to find out more about the secret rooms in the palace. There must be some book about it in the Grand Library, as much of a long shot it is. Suzaku joined him. While not much of an intellectual, Suzaku was more or less his partner in crime.
And that meant doing research. Suzaku stared at the stack of books Lelouch set in front of them. They sat at one of the tables and Lelouch started reading.
"Hey Lelouch, why did you agree with Mao?", Suzaku asked.
"Euphie doesn't need to know about Geass and other things related."
"Lelouch, do you have some type of complex?"
"W-what?"
"Just asking. You always sheltered Nunnally and Rolo. It seems you're doing the same for Euphie."
"Just a brother looking out for his siblings. Don't you want to protect Euphie from people like Mao?", Lelouch asked.
Suzaku stiffened. "Of course."
"Besides, I don't want people to get unnecessarily involved. Rolo and Nunnally have been helpful, but I don't like putting them in danger. But enough about that. Let's get reading."
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Euphie, Kaguya, and Tianzi were in Nunnally's room. They all sat together and talked about various things.
"So Kaguya, you're Suzaku's cousin?", Euphie asked.
"That's right!", Kaguya answered.
"Then, you know things about him from when he was younger, right?"
"Of course! Suzaku may not look it, but he was really goofy back then."
"Really?", Euphemia questioned.
"Yeah, there was this one time with a fish. . ."
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"Suzaku!"
"Huh? What?"
"Don't drool on the books."
"Oh, sorry Lelouch."
"-sigh- Maybe you should go back to Euphie. I think you should get some rest. I'll finish up here."
"Are you sure? I could-"
"You know I left Euphie with Nunnally and Kaguya. I'm sure by now Nunnally told Euphie about that time with the fish-"
"I'm going! I'm going!"
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Nunnally looked at Kaguya in disbelief. "No way! He did that?"
"Yep. Suzaku couldn't eat fish for a week after that."
"The same thing happened in the village", Nunnally said.
"I can't believe Suzaku did it twice!", Kaguya exclaimed.
"I can't believe Suzaku did something so silly", Euphemia said.
"See? Suzaku may look tough, but he's really gentle", Nunnally assured.
Through all this Tianzi stayed silent. Soon they heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it?", Nunnally asked.
"It's me, Suzaku."
Outside Suzaku heard various giggles before Nunnally managed to say "Come in."
Suzaku opened the door and saw all the girls were trying to hold in their laughs. He went through his mind to think of anything they might find funny about him.
"Uh, what's so funny?", he asked.
"Nothing, nothing at all", Kaguya said.
Suzaku looked around, then he looked closely at Nunnally. Rolo walked into the room and seemed confused.
"What are you all laughing at? Nunnally did you tell them about Suzaku and the fish?"
At that all the girls, even Tianzi burst out laughing. Suzaku's face turned red. "Nunnally! You didn't!"
"I'm sorry Suzaku!", she said between laughs. "But Kaguya told me you did the same at the dojo."
"We just couldn't believe it happened twice!", Kaguya yelled.
Even Rolo was laughing at the memory, but soon he calmed down. "I actually came here to tell you something."
"What is it?", Nunnally asked.
"You and Suzaku come with me. Euphie, it's best if you and Kaguya stay here",Rolo said.
Nunnally and Suzaku followed Rolo to his room. He moved toward his bed and showed them something interesting.
"C.C.?", Suzaku gasped.
The green haired girl that was formerly MIA, was asleep on Rolo's bed. She had bruises and scratches and was dressed in something like a rag dress.
"Where did you find her?", Nunnally asked.
"I was returning from practice, and she was limping in the hallway. I don't know where she's been, because she passed out", Rolo explained.
Lelouch walked in the door, intending to check on his brother. But when he saw the girl on the bed, all other thoughts were forgotten.
"Where was she?" he asked walking towards the bed.
"I don't know. Luckily I found her before anyone saw her. She seemed to be escaping", Rolo said.
"When she wakes up, I need to ask her a few questions", Lelouch said. "For now, let's get some rest for the night. I'll take her to my room."
The other three nodded in agreement. Lelouch carried C.C. to his room and tucker her under his covers. The rest of the night he stayed up tracing any relation between Mao, C.C., and Tianzi.
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Up next: C.C. wakes up, something happens, and the link between Mao and Tianzi is discovered.
I think my chapters are getting shorter. On another note, have you guys heard of Special A? I get my inspiration of Lelouch, Rolo, and Nunnally's relationship by watching Ryuu, Jun, and Megumi. I love that anime! And the best part: Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch's voice actor) plays one of the main characters!