"In time, someone will come for you. Your will doesn't matter. They'll take you by force", Lelouch said.
"Who's coming for me?"
"There's still an underground faction that wants to control Geass. While snooping around, C.C. found this", he handed me an sheet of paper.
It looked like a copy of a much older document. "What is this?"
"A prophecy", C.C. answered.
"'Born from benign fire, origin from Hell's flame. The key to Geass is will live, and be born again. At the moment of enlightenment, the heart will choose the way of life. The mentors will meet again. The past will echo, if the key hesitates. But will have a new ending if their destiny is realized'. What does that mean."
"If we take everything literally it would be you", Lelouch answered.
"Me?" What exactly in there could be taken literally as me? I think Lelouch might've gone insane.
"You were born in a normal family: 'born from benign fire'. And your soul originated from me: 'Hell's fire'."
"You're Hell's fire?"
"In the eyes of the rest of the world, yes."
"This just doesn't make sense. You're saying I'm the 'key to Geass'? Explain that first."
"The key to Geass, is one who will control all those with Geass, and those with the code", Lelouch said.
"Well, I have no intention of controlling anybody."
C.C. gigged. "He's the exact opposite of you Lelouch."
"Absolutely no ambition", Lelouch said disapprovingly.
What's with this guy? "I have ambition, my goals just don't go as high as ruling the world."
"I don't want another war like before", Lelouch said with a faraway look in his eyes.
"People will fight for you", C.C. said. "It's gotten to the point where we have to alert you."
"What do you mean gotten to the point? How long has this been going on?", I asked.
"C.C. and I have died many times, before today. There have been betrayals, and losses. We've been fighting them since we realized you are my reincarnation", Lelouch said.
"How long has that been?"
"Years. You've exhausted us Alex. Now we have to leave some of it to you", C.C. said.
"What do you want from me?"
"Do as you've been doing. If something looks strange, don't investigate it. Refuse to meet with strangers. Don't go anywhere alone", Lelouch said.
"Come on, you sound like my parents", I said jokingly, but C.C.'s eyes looked sad for a moment.
"You should get back. It's almost curfew, isn't it?", she said.
"Okay."
After leading me back to the library, C.C. gave me a strange look.
"Listen, it's not good if you're careless. Be safe", she said.
"You sound like my Mom before I went on that camping trip. It's not like I'm prone to danger."
I went back to my dorm to find Casper awake for once. And he seemed a little upset.
"What's wrong Casper?"
"There was some girl asking about you earlier. She was really rude."
"Asking about me?"
"Yeah. Then she said I was useless and that she'd find you on her own."
Find me? Was this one of those people Lelouch mentioned? There's no way they'd move in as soon as I find out about them. I guess I can't really tell what they would do. But still, it seems too soon. I fell asleep listening to Casper talk to Rolo.
- - -
"Hmm, his sleepy face is actually pretty cute. Well enough of that. Time to wake up."
"Gah!", I gasped as I felt ice being dropped down my shirt. That voice sounded familiar.
By my bed was the reason I used to think all girls were crazy. Cassandra Kilduf. She stared down at me with violet eyes. I looked over at my clock. I had to get ready for class soon. She looked around my room and then started studying Casper, who was still asleep.
"It's that boy who was no use yesterday."
"Hey that's my friend. Watch what you say about him."
"Whatever", she said flipping her green hair.
I know what you're thinking. Green hair? Well don't. I know my life is full of convenient coincidences, but there's no way Cassandra is in anyway related to C.C. or Lelouch. I'll believe that Jun is trying to kill me before I believe Cassandra has something to do with them. As I thought that, I felt something.
"There's no way. Did I just jinx myself?", I muttered to myself.
"He's a strange little boy", Cassandra said about Casper. "Anyway, let's get going."
"Going?"
"We've got class soon, don't we?"
I looked at her more closely. She was wearing the girl's uniform.
"Wait a second? . . . What are you doing in the boy's dorm?!"
She just walked out nonchalantly. A girl just walked out of a boy's dorm room in the morning, wearing a school uniform. That was gonna bite me later. I woke up Casper and we started getting ready. I was walking to class when I started thinking about how Cassandra got into my room.
No! I didn't have time for that. My biography was due soon, and I was barely out of Lelouch's early years. I got to class and was both happy and surprised to see Jun. I thought he might be back to normal.
"Morning Jun. Feeling better?"
"Uh, yeah. The other day Alex, I wasn't feeling well. Something happened, and I took it out on you. I'm sorry."
"It's fine, it's fine. Just as long as you're okay. So how far are you along with your biography?"
"I finished that a few days ago."
"Huh? Seriously!?"
"You shouldn't procrastinate, Alex."
"I guess. I've had a lot on my mind. By the way, my friend from New Britannia has arrived."
"Is that so? I look forward to meeting her!", Jun said happily.
That's the Jun I knew. There was probably just something going on at home. But I guess everything was fine now. Even though my life's been going crazy lately, it's nice to know I've got a friend I can count on. Hmm, as a second thought, Jun is a really great friend.
He's really good at kendo. So if I get in trouble, I've got an awesome bodyguard/friend. Lelouch and C.C. said people will fight for me. If I tell Jun, then I'll have a friend that knows. Well, Casper knows, but Jun is my best friend. I'll tell him the next time we're alone.
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Up next: Alex talks to Jun. And the rest of his friends meet Cassandra.