Lelouch continued to look for his younger brother. After a few minutes he started to get worried. Rolo was usually inseparable when it came to Lelouch. He checked in a bunch rooms and started to give up.
"This place is huge. How can I find him?"
"He's near."
"C.C.? Didn't I tell you to stay in my room?"
"Rolo's looking for you."
"How long have you been following me?"
"He's got something to tell you."
"Why are you ignoring my questions?"
"Brother!", Rolo called, rounding a corner.
Lelouch immediately grabbed him by the shoulders and checked Rolo for injuries.
"Are you fine? Did anything happen?"
"I am fine. But, something did happen", Rolo answered.
"What is it?", Lelouch asked.
"It's not something I should say here. We need to go to somewhere else", Rolo said.
The younger prince led his brother, and C.C. followed.
- - -
"Waltz?", Suzaku asked.
"That's right!", Gino said excitedly.
"You're going to teach me to waltz?"
"What's with that attitude? I know how to dance."
"No, it's not that", Suzaku said averting his eyes. 'I just wonder if you're capable of teaching. And without making indecent comments.'
"Alright then! First, I'll teach you the steps, then we'll do it with music."
"Wait, you're going to dance with me?", Suzaku asked.
"Of course. What did you expect?"
Suzaku looked up and down Gino's taller form. He thought a bit before speaking.
"What I mean is, wouldn't it be difficult to teach me, when my dance partner will actually be shorter than me?"
Gino froze and realized Suzaku's point. He turned away to come up with a solution.
"Hmm, he's got a point. But then who do I get as a practice partner? Uhh, she's too short, hmm, she'd kill me for asking-Aha!"
He quickly turned back to Suzaku.
"I've figured out and decided who your practice partner should be!"
"Who-"
"It doesn't matter until you meet them. Stay in here, while I got fetch them. Leave and I'll get revenge!"
"R-revenge?"
Gino left the room and closed the door. Suzaku sighed at the blonde's energy before he heard a click.
"No way." Suzaku walked towards the door and tried to open it. "He locked me in!?"
Suzaku felt the door and knocked on it.
"I could just break it down, but that would be wrong. And Euphie would probably yell at me. And Cornelia would beat me up. And Lelouch would call me a reckless idiot. Rolo would side with him. Nunnally would just look at me with disapproving eyes. And C.C. wouldn't even care."
He stood for a moment in the silence and thought about what he just said.
"I really shouldn't be left alone with my thoughts."
- - -
Rolo, and C.C. sat around in Lelouch's room. He recounted his morning, and meeting their uncle, V.V.
"If he's our uncle, then he's likely to be working with the Emperor", Lelouch said. "And he mentioned he was also called the Demon Prince?"
"Yes", Rolo answered.
Lelouch smirked.
"What are you grinning about?", C.C. asked.
"V.V. is trying to connect to Rolo. He probably wants him to join with whatever he's doing."
"And?", the witch questioned.
"Rolo, I want you to go along with this. If I'm correct, V.V. will think you're going behind my back."
"How do we know he won't know your true intentions?", Rolo asked.
"V.V. can't see you everywhere. Where did you meet him?"
"There was a secret passage that led from my closet. It ended up at a greenhouse."
"There must be tunnels everywhere. Before we talk, we need to check for hidden doors", Lelouch said.
"Now that that's taken care of, I'll be taking a nap", C.C. said going under Lelouch's covers.
"Rolo, you go practice your archery, and your Geass as well", Lelouch said.
"What will you be doing?", Rolo asked.
"I need to talk to C.C."
Rolo left but, he stayed by the door after it closed. He pressed his ear to the door and heard. . .nothing. Rolo was convinced there wasn't any talking going on. He left and decided to go outside and practice like Lelouch said.
But still, he felt a small sort of heaviness in his heart. What was this feeling? That's what he wondered.
"Brother, you used to always pay attention to Nunnally and I. But now. . ."
- - -
Suzaku tried not to think, since he ended up scaring himself, and waited for Gino. Soon he heard the tell-tale click of a door being unlocked. Suzaku turned and saw Gino come in with an girl Suzaku had never seen before.
"So this is him?", the girl asked.
"Yep!", Gino answered. "This is my buddy Suzaku. He needs to learn to dance."
"I guess I will, since I've got nothing better planned."
The girl had brown, wavy hair. It almost reminded Suzaku of Nunnally's, except this girl's hair only went to her shoulders. She also had big violet eyes. They looked at Suzaku as if he wasn't worth her time.
"Suzaku, this is Rosetta se Britannia", Gino introduced the girl.
"Nice to meet you", Suzaku said.
Rosetta just stared at him with indifference. Gino started teaching Suzaku the steps. Rosetta sat in a chair while Gino showed Suzaku how to move. and how to position his hands.
"Alright! I think you're ready for the real thing. Rosetta, if you please", Gino said.
"Fine. I guess I'm the only one capable. Wouldn't we need music?", she asked Gino.
"I guess so!", Gino said happily, so he started humming a tune for them to dance to.
Rosetta huffed under breath before walking towards Suzaku. The green eyed teen shyly took the girl in his arms.
"What's with that expression?", Rosetta asked when she saw Suzaku's nervous face.
"Sorry. I've never danced before. I don't want to offend you."
"Offend? You've never been in the presence of a lady have you?", Rosetta said, a small blush going unnoticed by Suzaku.
- - -
"Hmm, I wonder where Suzaku is?", Euphie asked to herself as she walked around. "Sometimes I wish this place wasn't so huge."
Euphie kept walking and bumped into Kaguya. Tianzi still clung to her friend.
"Kaguya, have you seen Suzaku?"
"Yeah. He's in the room down the hall. Tianzi and I were about to go check on him."
"Check on him?", Euphie asked.
"That's right. Come on", Kaguya said.
Euphie followed the younger girl to where Suzaku was. Kaguya stopped at a door. Before it was opened, they heard voices.
"You're a very good teacher", said the familiar voice of Suzaku.
"Of course I am", said one that was not familiar with Kaguya, but to Euphemia.
Kaguya opened the door slightly, and the three girls saw Rosetta dancing with Suzaku.
"Rosetta?", Euphemia called.
"Euphemia", she called back.
"Euphie?", Suzaku realized she was at the door.
"Suzaku?", Kaguya said with confusion.
"Kaguya?", he turned his gaze to his young cousin.
"Gino!", he yelled his own name.
Euphemia diverted her eyes, and ran away. Suzaku sensed her distress and ran for her.
"Euphie! Wait!"
When they were gone, Kaguya glared at Gino.
"Gino", she said darkly.
"Kaguya?"
"Gino", she walked forward, leaving Tianzi to hold onto the door.
"K-Kagyua?"
"Gino!"
"KAGUYA!!"
- - -
Nunnally stopped playing her flute abruptly. She was in her room, playing peacefully when she felt something.
"What was that? Just now?"
The Geass symbol appeared in her eye as she focused on her brothers first. There was nothing dangerous in their immediate future. Then she did Suzaku. What she saw made her gasp, and then squeal with joy.
Nunnally calmed herself when she realized she had just squealed. She then started giggling.
"Hurry up Suzaku", she whispered to herself.
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Up next: A sweet SuzaxEuphie moment. And I'm still deciding on what to do about C..