A/N: Sorry for the wait guys, some relatives came over and I had to play 'errand boy' for my dad, and well... you know how that works ^^; But hey, it's longer then the last chapters.

The Boy in The Scroll

Chapter 3: Butlers

A fortnight passed, and Lelouch found himself happy to be living with the Japanese terrorists… or at least as happy as one could be living in the same room as Tamaki. The man snored loud enough to shake the entire building! Even in the confines of the scroll he could still hear the loud grumbling. Lelouch truly pitied the soul that inhabited the room next door.

However besides the irritating roommate, everything was settling fine for the ex-prince.

The first few days had been very hectic since Tamaki and Naoto didn't know exactly what to do with him. Much to his chagrin they even hired an exorcist to try be rid of him. There was a lot of holy water involved, circles, enchantments, prayer, salt, even a cross was used. In the end the exorcist said he was a guardian of the scroll and wouldn't do it's holder any harm. The exorcist even said it would be a good idea to make offerings to Lelouch to get on his good side… Now that had been quite alright… In Lelouch's book… Tamaki and Naoto on the other hand were livid at the extra mouth to feed.

(And they didn't need to know that Lelouch hadn't touched the offered food yet. He more often than not brought the food with him -whenever he could feel the binds loosening- to feed the poor Japanese families that couldn't get or make their own food.)

After Tamaki and Naoto finally counted their losses they finally sat down with him and had The Talk.

It went something like this…

"Your job will be to help me win at poker." That was Tamaki.

"And you'll be our spy." This was Naoto.

"You'll help me pick up the girls."

"Follow my orders."

"You'll be my partner in magic tricks. Make things float, crack, disappear…"

"Don't allow any Britannia's to see you."

"You'll be my wingman!"

"Our trump card."

"…"

"BUT NO MATTER WHAT DON'T TOUCH MY/HIS SISTER!" Naoto and Tamaki said at once. Naoto glared at Lelouch while Tamaki looked nervously from Naoto to Lelouch as if silently telling his new 'wingman' not to mess with his leader.

Shaking his head from his recent memories, Lelouch silently chuckled. He hadn't seen Naoto's sister yet, and even if he didm he doubted she could see him. Plus Lelouch also had a sister, so he knew exactly how Naoto felt.

"Ohgi has a royal flush," Lelouch announced before it was Tamaki's turn to bid.

The red head growled silently and glared at Lelouch as if it were his fault he was currently loosing. "I quit!" Tamaki stated in a huff and threw his cards on the table before walking away. Once he was far enough from prying ears he rounded on Lelouch. "You're supposed to help me win, not lose! I just lost a hundred credits because of you!"

"Then I suggest you consider playing another game that I'm more skillful at," Lelouch countered cooly. "And wouldn't it be better to win new money instead of winning the money from your own comrades? I recommend a casino."

"I'm Japanese, not a Brit! The chances of them letting me in is zero!" Tamaki stated. "Besides the arcade is rigged."

"You could always say you're there to put on a show for the entertainment," Lelouch said, it was the first thing to come to mind, but as long as it shut Tamaki up, it would do.

"…That might actually work…" Tamaki said. "I'll get paid, and it'll also give me a chance to spy on the nobles…"

Lelouch kicked back, as he hovered above Tamaki as the man continued to mutter a few random words having to do with his plan. It was times like these when he wished he could be with Naoto instead. However when the scroll wasn't magnetically pulling him, it was Tamaki. Somehow his leash was attached to both the scroll and Tamaki… Lelouch could only guess the reason behind this was because of the blood on his scroll.

The blasted blood ruined Lelouch's scroll! Lelouch didn't understand why he was so upset about the scroll getting ruined, if anything he should be glad, but something pulled on his mind; telling him to be upset that his 'home' was tainted with blood and to be protective of his home.

"Make me a sushi would you? I need to get a few things," Tamaki said suddenly, knocking Lelouch from his thoughts.

This lazy man! "Fine, I'll make you an onigiri," Lelouch said, knowing that arguing with the man was pointless.

"I don't want a rice ball!"

"There's not enough ingredients to make anything else," Lelouch stated. Plus I don't know how to make much else…

"I want three," Tamaki shamelessly waved three of his fingers in front of the boys face.

Waving a hand to show he heard, Lelouch allowed the familiar tug to pull him to the kitchen. Once there he easily began the process of shaping the rice into triangles.

His hands moved in a rhythmic silence allowing his mind to drift off into thoughts. After being trapped in the darn scroll for so long, Lelouch had grown accustomed to letting his thoughts consume his whole world. Even now that he is out of the scroll he still enjoyed blocking out the rest of the world… especially when he's making Tamaki onigiri. Yes, it was better to think of useless things rather than concern himself with exactly why he was Tamaki's personal butler.

Just one more, and, there, done.

Packing the onigiri into a box, Lelouch floated back to Tamaki and deposited the box on the desk. The man was currently riffling through his messy closet as he searched for God knows what.

Probably something to use for a magic trick, Lelouch mused. Though why Tamaki would need a specific item when he had Lelouch was a mystery.

Lelouch sighed as he took a seat midair by the window. The glass was cracked and it was dusty in all four corners. It was amazing he could even see out of the filthy window as it was.

Below the building that was 'camp' a young girl, perhaps the same age as Lelouch, ran toward the entrance. She looked a lot like Naoto with her blue eyes and mane of red hair; which was only a few shades lighter than Naoto's. The girl was dressed in a Britannian school uniform complete with a tan brief case. Lelouch watched as the girl snuck around the corner before slipping into the entrance.

"Kallen! What are you doing here?" Ohgi's voice drifted down the hall.

Ah, so he was correct in assuming she was Naoto's sister.

There was a slight shift of clothes before Lelouch heard an answer. "I don't want to go to school." The way she said it almost made Lelouch chuckle, he could almost see the girl sticking her nose in the air at the thought of going to a school filled with 'Brits.'

"But your brother-"

"I don't care what Naoto says! I don't understand why he won't let me join the resistance when I'm the most skilled pilot! Besides I hate school. The Britannian's are stuck up!" Kallen argued. "I want to fight for our country! Not disgrace my people by pretending to be someone I'm not."

"You're education is important," Ohgi stated.

Lelouch shook his head and turned his attention back to Tamaki. He couldn't relate to that girl at all. As a prince he never needed to go to school, even before being sealed, his education was dealt by his private tutors and his mother. If he was still a prince he might have gone to high school overseas. He remembered Euphie used to always talk about how much she wanted to go to school… who knew, it might be a fun experience.

Though the way Kallen talked of it made it seem like a horrible place to be...

"Do you need help?" Lelouch asked Tamaki after a while. It hurt to think of what could have been.

The man shook his head, a stubborn scowl set on his face. Lelouch could imagine Tamaki wearing that same scowl if he were in a room full of Britannians.

Lelouch could understand why the Japanese hated Britannia. Even he, a prince of Brittania, hated his own country. The very core of the country was corrupt. The discriminating, power hungry Nobles only cared about their own gain. They could care less about who had to suffer in order to get it. It was disgusting in Lelouch's book. His country was so corrupt that the people would even go as far as to kill another soul.

It was a place so sickening that a man could throw away his own son to the dogs and never give a damn what happens to his own child. Lelouch was lucky though. Despite being a spirit of sorts, at least he could say that he went against his father. At least he never got old enough to become apart of the political games and the underhand treason against his other siblings to gain the throne. He loved his siblings dearly.

Nunnally, his kindhearted sister who was always patient and understanding. Euphemia who was always so naive and opened minded to everything around her and was always reckless. Euphie was the exact opposite of Cornelia who was cold hearted and feared showing her real emotions around anyone but Euphemia, but Lelouch loved her nonetheless. Then there was Clovis who had a thing for art and sucked at chess. Lelouch always thought his brother would become a flamboyant play boy when he got older. And of course Schneizel who was his rival at chess and was always charismatic and calculating. Yes, no matter their differences, Lelouch loved each and everyone of his siblings and could never have dreamed of fighting either one of them for the throne.

However now- now he saw the corruptness of Britannia, and although the death of his mother had happened so long ago, Lelouch could still remember his first thoughts of the event. Those men had not been terrorists but hired arms from Britannia who had killed his mother. He had no reason to hate people who were non-Britannians. But he had all the reason to hate his own people who had killed his mother and sealed him in the scroll. Not only did they abandon him, but they showed no kindness to the numbers.

Lelouch vi Britannia is going to obliterate Britannia! You reap what you sow. An eye for an who kill should be prepared to be killed. It was only common sense that he would want revenge, for both his mother and the numbers.

With that purpose in mind, Lelouch turned to Tamaki. "Maybe we should hold off on the magic show," Lelouch said. Seeing that he got Tamaki's attention he continued, "it wouldn't be safe if you went to a Britannian casino since they might arrest you. You know how they are, act first, ask questions later. They'll probably kick you out or sell you to a Noble before you even get on stage."

Tamaki thought on it for a while before frowning at Lelouch, "I knew that," he stated, as if Lelouch was doubting his intelligence. "I'm trying to clean up this closet," he said, trying to cover up the fact he really had been trying to prepare for the magic show. "Who would be dumb enough to go into one of those Casinos without a license, anyway? I was just saying that it would be a good idea when the opportunity comes."

"I see," Lelouch ignored his lie. "If you don't mind, I'll be floating around town to get some intel on the nobles."

"Report to me first!"

"Of course." Lelouch nodded, not really planning on reporting to the idiot, before sprinting/floating out of the room.

He had a lot of things to prepare if he wished to make his goal a reality.

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Kallen frowned as she heard two voices coming from the direction of Tamaki's room. One voice was definitely Tamaki's, but the other she didn't recognize. It belonged to a boy, judging from the pitch he was probably around the same age as herself and had yet to reach puberty.

"You okay Kallen?" Ohgi interrupted her thoughts and tilted his head to the side in worry. "You just zoned out."

Shaking herself, Kallen glared at Ohgi. just like all the other's he was always worried about her well being. Even the simplest thing as rubbing her nose would cause everyone to pause and ask if she was okay. When would they start treating her like an adult, damn it! She was already 17 years old, for crying out loud! It was all her brother's fault! He always treated her as a child, and as such everyone else treated her like the reckless ten year old girl that used to draw pictures of her brother and all his friends. It was frustrating! She was the best knightmare pilot out of all the rebels, but was still seen as a child who needed protecting!

"Hey, I was just asking. You're-"

"Important to Naoto," Kallen finished for him and rolled her eyes. "Yes, I know and I'm fine. I was just wondering who Tamaki was talking to."

Ohgi's eyebrow's knitted in thought. "He's been talking to himself lately… I think he's trying to cope with the infiltration that happened a couple weeks ago. He was the only one at camp when the Brittanian's came here."

"But there was another voice."

"That's Tamaki's voice…"

"It sounded like a teen's voice though," Kallen stated then went back to glaring at Ohgi. "I swear on the name of Japan, that if I find someone who's allowed to fight in the resistance, that's my age, then I'll- I'll… well I'll do something unpleasant and force you and Naoto, to let me fight for my country! If someone my age can fight in the resitance, then I want to fight too."

"There's no teen's here, just you. Speaking of which, school's going to start soon! You should get going. Education is important."

"Yeah but-"

"Now," Ohgi ordered, in full teacher mode.

"Fine!" Kallen stomped out of camp. She had no intention of going to school today, instead she was going to check up on her brother.

A/N: Done!

Pairings for this story: You won't be seeing a lot of just one pairing. Since the anime was never specific with who Lelouch liked-Shirley, Kallen, C.C.- I won't be picking just one person to be with Lelouch. In which case it's ShirleyXLuluXKallen (If you're reading this congrats! You just learned that C.C. won't be appearing in my story... much) However since Lelouch will be staying with the Black Knights a lot, you will be seeing more LuluXKallen. I also understand that there are many SusakuXLelouch fans, and yes there will be brotherly love between them... I suppose... honestly I'm not good with romance so the pairings won't be affecting the story as much as the other things I have planned for it.

ChuChuChi: ... another spoiler in one authors note? Hmm... well to answer your question yes, and no. It's hard to say without giving it away. You'll find out within the next two chapters though XD