Storms of the Heart
Ch 11: Hostage
Lelouch X OC
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass. I own my OC
Adelice.. I will save you... Lelouch anger boiled inside him as he watched Adelice hide her face from the man that had hit her. Nina screamed and cowered in fear as when she saw Adelice get hit. Shirley winced and looked away from them, turning her green eyes toward the other men around her. Milly glared at the man who had hit Adelice but didn't say anything.
The woman reporter continued her report. "The leader of the group is identified as Lieutenant Colonel Kusakabe of the Japan Liberation Front.". Lelouch frowned at how ignorant they were being, they were going about it all the wrong way. He would have to find a way to do this carefully. A way that he could get the Student Council and Adelice to a safe location but without making Adelice suspicious of his actions.
Even with the mask and outfit, Adelice knew him very well and he couldn't help but feel a pang of fear that she might catch subtle actions of mannerisms that he did. Lelouch frowned deeply, but he couldn't just not save her and the rest of the Student Council. It seemed that it was just a chance he was going to have to take.
Adelice's cheek burned from where the man had hit her. Tears slowly welled up in her eyes but she didn't dare look up at the man and give him the satisfaction of knowing that he had made her cry. She held back her tears and let her hair fall in front of her face to cover her sad expression.
She frowned as she heard Nina and Shirley start to cry. She could hear people whispering around her as footsteps could be heard coming from the hallway. A man with brown eyes and brown hair stepped in to the room that they were being held in. Adelice's blue eyes fixed on him, he was definitely Japanese... which meant that this was a retaliation against Britannia.
Two other men were around him, both holding guns in their hands. "You may all lower your arms.", he said, a devious smirk playing on his lips. Adelice looked out of the corner of her eye as Nina and Shirley embraced each other, finding comfort in each others embrace. Adelice frowned and looked at Milly, her eyes filled with sadness.
Milly gave a weak smile back at her and gently took Adelice's hand. She smiled back and squeezed Milly's hand as they both turned back to look at the man who tapped his sheathed sword against the tile floor. "I'm Kusakabe of the Japan Liberation Front. This stand we are taking is for the freedom of Japan and our countrymen.", the man said, glaring at all of them.
Adelice felt her heart fall, her suspicions had been correct whether this man was going to hurt them was different. "Even though you aren't soldiers, you are still Britannians! You are the ones that rule and oppress us!", he continued.
Adelice could hear Nina held on tighter to Shirley and whimper in fear as the man continued talking. "Sit still, be quiet and you'll be fine. If you don't there will be serious consequences! So behave!", Kusakabe said angrily. Adelice squeezed Milly's hand again and glared at the man in front of her.
Lelouch balled his hand into a fist tightly, he was sure his knuckles were white under his gloves. He had no way of telling if Adelice was safe or not. What they were not doing or doing to her. He had no way of telling whether his friends were alright. Were any of them hurt? Badly hurt? … Alive? He was brought out of his thoughts when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.
He slowly pulled it out, looking at the name on the caller ID. Rivalz... Lelouch felt his heart fall a little. He couldn't answer the phone right now no matter how much he desperately wanted to. He quickly sent the call to voice-mail and slipped his phone back into his pocket. Grinding his teeth together he closed his eyes, knowing that Rivalz saw what he had seen on the news.
"Where did you want this?", Kallen asked Ohgi as she held a box in her hands. "Upstairs should be a good place.", He answered her as he took out his pocket knife and cut the tape off another one. Kallen slowly climbed the stairs, setting the box down off to the side. She looked up to see Zero sitting in a chair, staring at a laptop that was playing more about the hotel incident.
He stared at the screen, a blank expression on his face. We need to organize before we fight them again... it's too soon though! We're not ready! I can't just sit here and do nothing either when they have Adelice.. knowing Cornelia, she would sacrifice the hostages.
A bead of sweat ran down his cheek as his heart rate picked up. He desperately wanted to run in and save them all but he couldn't. Why wouldn't she make her move if that was the case though? It could be possible that someone close to her has also been taken hostage...
"Zero.", Kallens voice called to him, bringing him out of his thoughts. "What will happen to the hostages?", she asked him, turning her eyes to the images flashing on the laptop screen. Lelouch frowned and reached over to mute the speakers of the machine. "Eventually.. there will be no reason to keep those Britannians alive.". Kallen frowned and turned her eyes away looking at the floor. "Ya... I'm sure you're right.", she said reluctantly.
"Hey Zero, I found these. should I hand them out to everyone?", Ohgi asked, pointing to the box with uniforms in them. "They seem kind of official for just a resistance group.", Oghi said, a frown appearing on his face. "Wrong!", Zero said and swiveled in his chair.
"What we are and what we are trying to be... is Knight's for Justice."
Adelice stayed close to both of her friends as the sun set outside. How long had she been trapped there? An hour? Three hours? Maybe even six? A frown appeared on her face as she wished she could call Lelouch and tell him not to worry about her. That everything was going to be okay. She slowly looked down at the bracelet he had given her. It provided a slight amount of comfort as she thought of the time that he had clipped it onto her wrist.
Tears streamed down Nina's face as Shirley hugged her closer, closing her eyes. Milly had a blank expression on her face as if she was somewhere lost in thought. Adelice's ears perked up when she heard the door to their "prison" open. The same man, Kusakabe walked through the door, tapping his sword against the floor again.
Adelice's stomach twisted upside as she felt suddenly nauseous. Kusakabe looked less agreeable and aggrieved. No doubt he was going to take it out on them now. She bit her bottom lip and held onto Milly's hand tighter. "Our demands have gone unanswered... therefore we will throw one hostage off the roof for every thirty minutes until our terms are met.", Kusakabe said, making everyone stare at him.
Tears welled up in Adelice's eyes as she could only imagine what was to come. She could feel the cold imaginary breeze going through her hair. Her hands tied behind her back as they pushed her off the building.. and the last few seconds she would have of life before she hit the Earth. She squeezed Milly's hand tighter as two of Kasukabe's guards rushed forward and grabbed a young Britannian man.
He yelled and tried to struggle out of their grasp but there was no use. They tied his hands behind his back before he could find a way to escape and ushered him out the hall toward the staircase that led to the roof. Adelice closed her eyes. She couldn't bare to see the man struggling against his ties... and wondered how long she had left before they would pick her to jump.
One of the guards slowly walked past them making Nina cower in fear. "An...eleven..", she whimpered out loud. Adelice frowned. Of all the times to speak now would have been the worst, but of course Nina did. The guard quickly turned to her and pointed his gun at her. "What did you say!?", he yelled. Nina quickly tried to hide in Shirley's embrace as the man continued to yell. "We're not elevens! We're Japanese!"
Milly glared at the man. "Yes! We're aware of that! Just lay off of her!", Milly yelled at him, standing up for Nina. The man didn't waver and continued to point his gun at Nina. "Then correct her! We're not called Elevens!", he yelled. Adelice moved an arm in front of Shirley and Nina. "Fine! We'll correct her!", Adelice yelled back at him.
She may not particularly agree with Nina views or liked the way she acted but she for sure didn't want to think about Nina being thrown off a building or any of her other friends. The thought of seeing them go before her was excruciating. Adelice bit her bottom lip and looked at Milly at the corner of her eyes. She could see the guilt that was tugging at the girls lips for suggesting that they come here in the first place.
"How dare you speak like that to me! You three come with me to the next room and I'll teach you a real lesson!", the guard yelled back at her making Adelice back away a little. That was all Nina needed to become completely hysterical. She turned to Nina as the she covered her face with her hands and sobbed into them.
"I said get up now!", the man yelled and grabbed Nina's arm. He yanked her up quickly making her scream and struggle against him. She quickly grabbed his hand and tried to push him away. "Let me go!", she screamed, still trying to pull away from the man. "Stop it.", a female voice called from the back. Adelice quickly turned her head back as she heard a familiar voice.
Her blue eyes widened largely when she say Euphemia standing there, standing proud and tall. Adelice stayed staring as her eyes fixed on Euphemia. It had been so long since she had seen her. It took all of Adelice's strength to not run and hug her. "I demand you take me to your leader, now. Understand?", Euphemia announced. "And who the hell are you?", the man retorted back.
"You're addressing Euphemia li Britannia. The third princess of the Britannian empire", she answered back, not showing any sign of fear. Everyone gasped around her, surprised to see her there as a hostage as well. Euphemia slowly looked down at Nina and smiled, the same caring smile that Adelice had seen when they were both young.
"Are you alright, young lady? You aren't hurt are you?", Euphemia asked, still smiling like a caring mother. Nina slowly shook her head, staring wide eyed at Euphemia, barely managing to choke out a "no.". Euphemia smiled down at her again and made her way to the front, following the two guards that walked with her.
She couldn't just let them take Euphemia and use her as a tool though. Adelice turned her head around looking from side to side. The guards were far away enough where she could make it out of the door. She slowly let go of Milly's hand and pressed it on the ground, ready to push off to give her a boost of speed.
Adelice let out a breath that she had been holding in and closed her eyes slowly. "Three.. two... one.", she whispered to herself. "Go.". She pushed hard off the ground and ran for the door. It opened quickly and as she tried to put as much distance from herself and the guards. She quickly turned down the hall as she heard the guards yelling.
Where had they taken Euphemia? She could hear the guards getting closer as she desperately tried to find a hiding place. She turned left down another hall that was slightly less lit then the others, hoping the slight darkness would help hide her. The guards voices were getting closer as she continued to run, her lungs burning from a combination of fear and adrenalin.
"Stop!", one guard yelled at her as he ran after her. She quickly needed to find Euphemia, she couldn't outrun these guards forever. A scream tore out of her throat when she felt a hand on her back as one of the guards pushed her. She quickly turned to hit him but was pushed down by another guard. Her breath caught in her throat as she saw one of them point a gun at her.
She could barely breathe but somehow managed to choke out a full sentence. "I am Adelice Everard, Lady in Waiting and daughter of the Late General Everard! I demand you take me to your leader along with Princess Euphemia!", she yelled out at them. The guards a little taken aback frowned deeply and then looked at each other.
Adelice slowly sat up a little, resting on her elbows as the two men looked at her, as if debating to still kill her or not. She watched as one of the men took out his little radio and clicked a button on it. "We have another prisoner that's claiming high status.", he said into the little phone device. There was silence on the radio for a little while and then another man's voice was heard. "Bring that person as well."
Adelice slowly stood and glared at the guards as she dusted herself off from being pushed down by them. "Alright. Follow me.", the guard with the green eyes said as he turned around and started walking down the hall that she had just run down. The other guard waited for her to walk so he could walk behind her down the dark hall.
They walked quietly down several halls until Adelice could make out Euphemia. She tried to run in front of the first guard but he held his arm out preventing her from going to hug her friend that she had missed for so long. Euphemia's eyes grew wide as she saw Adelice, her mouth hanging open a little as the realization set in.
"Adelice... oh my god... you're alive..."
End of Chapter 11
I hope you guys enjoy
Review Please