Chapter Two
"A little Bit of Hope"
He panted as he ran along the dark outside of the shadow like school, his purple eyes homing onto the fire not to far from him. He ran over to the fallen brick and stone and ran threw the flames pulling out as many students as he could. He coughed as he breathed threw the smoke. Suddenly, his name reached his ears. A young girl beckoned to him.
"Lelouch!" She yelled. He turned to meet her yes looking up at his, she was held under by a burning beam.
He gasped, "Milly!" He jumped down from the beams he stood upon and grabbed her hand, "I cant get you out!" He reported, "The beam is to heavy."
"Please try!"
Lelouch grabbed the edge of the beam and lifted it up, his body started to fold under him as the beam was lifted higher into the air. He tried to breath but his lungs were strained. He finally lifted it enough for her to crawl out. He dropped it with a thud as soon as his squinted eyes saw her legs under her.
"Get out of here!" He said panting. She started to protest but gave up when he shot her a look, "Get out, now."
She nodded and ran off with the other students to help count all that were there.
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Rolo slowly stalked around the club house building, his feet not making a sound as they hit the soft ground. He breathed heavy, stress flooding his mind as sanity slowly seeped into his poisoned mind. He stopped walking and a look of great anguish crossed his face as he thought of what he had just done. He shook his head as he regained his cool.
I've done worse. He reminded himself of his blood stained past. Then, once again, the hidden evil took captive his mind. He flinched then began walking once more, gripping a knife in his small hand, he climbed threw the window and into his victims home.
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Lelouch sat down onto the dew covered grass his head in his hands. He breathed a sigh as his mind raced threw things Rolo would do next. He had to think of a way to stop all the blood shed, and yet, still there in his mind was the wounder of why such a "naive" boy as Rolo would do such a thing. Even as an assassin, he would never hurt his friends, nor his brother.
Lelouch thought of how familiar it all sounded; the fire, the murder, the riddle. It was all to real. He paused, "The book."
* * *
"Flames liked at the gate of the city, victims screaming thine last cries. Thy watch from a distance, not to close, and laugh as thine plan unfolds. Thy strike again at thine own flesh, thine own blood, and in his courters thy wait for his coming. Thy strike me once more. For I am thine own Flesh, thine dearest brother." He closed the book once more and tucked it into his jacket. He looked around the dark room, the darkness over coming his mind. The ghosts of the old house seemed to seep out of the walls and dance around him. His senses were confused and lost, his mind heard whispers coming from all sides as fear crawled up his spin and bit him threw, the poison reaching his heart and making his body a failure to him.
All at once, a shadow appeared in front of him and he froze in fear. He tried to scream but nothing came out. His blood raced as the face came into veiw, two soft green eyes stared back at him, and he relaxed.
"Lulu, It's just me." She said, her voice calming and soothing to his ragged heart.
"Shirley..." He trembled, "We're doomed. It's this book, some how, some way, he is duplicating whats going on in this book. We gotta stop him."
"What happens next in this book of yours?" She asked.
"He comes. He comes into the older brothers room an kills him in his sleep. He hides there till dawn and then flees. And in the wilderness he confronts and angel who curses him and the younger brother dies of leperce the next day."
"Then, of what is possible today, he will come and try and kill you."
"I know. I'm prepared. Are all students off campus?"
"Yes." She looked down at his large hands holding hers tight.
"Then you must go to, I-"
"No, Lulu. I'm going to stay, with you, and fight." She looked sternly at him.
"Shirley! You can't! You dont even have a weapon, Rolo will have no mercy."
"And as you fight with bullets I will fight with words."
"I cant stop you can I?"
"No."
He sighed heavily, "Then we stay here, And wait for him."
"If he gets to us first, I shall give you this." She said leaning toward Lelouch's broad chest. She stood onto her tip toes and came face to face with him. Her soft lips touched hers, and they were committed.
She backed away after a few seconds, her green eyes burning with fire and sorrow. Although fear and death faced her she was brave, and kept him brave. She was set, and with her gentle kind hands and her stern justified tongue she would stand to the end.
"We're facing death, you know that right?"
"And what is death? A new life, I must say."
"You are correct." He chuckled lightly.
"Although, is all this necessary?"
"Yes, Rolo is highly trained and something is pushing him more then before, something I cannot place."
"I see. Lelouch, I pray that an angel of mercy will come down and clear that boys heart."
"Pray harder."