Chapter 5: Drama at Ashford Academy

Milly began to walk down the hallway. The bell rang and her fellow students began to flood the hallway. She feigned a smile for each greeting, she knew what was going to happen, knew that she hadn't exactly hidden the fact she had helped Nunnally escaped. I will not abandon my family or this academy, I'll face them with everything I have.

As the crowd of students thinned and eventually disappeared into the classrooms she heard menacing voice behind her, "Milly Ashford?"

"Yes, I'm Milly," the blonde girl replied turning to face the S.I.S. agents.

"We need to ask you some questions, you're going to have to come with us" one of the agents said dispassionately, all but scowling at the student president.

The gruff looking man took Milly by her arm, "Her teacher told us you 'borrowed her'; tell us where you took Nunnally Lamperouge."

"I just going going to ask her her opinion on whether we should increase funding for Equestrian Club or the Swimming Team. On one hand the swimming team actually sells tickets and makes the school money and on the other an Equestrian Club is a staple of any good-"

"Enough! I have zero interest in your damned clubs where did you take Nunnally Lamperouge?" The agent tightened his grip on Milly's arm, she gasped in pain but he didn't relent.

"Nunnally started feeling ill during our conversation, she's a frail girl, so I took her room." Milly lied beginning to become more and more frightened.

The agent's eyes narrowed, "And where would her room be?"

"Its in another building, because of her disabilities she doesn't live in the girl's dormitory. I take you there."

CC was walking through Ashford Academy's campus enjoying its beauty when something caught her eye. A group of men were rather forcible escorting a blonde girl wearing a school uniform. Hmm, if I recall that's Mill Ashford. Their heading to where Lelouch lives, to where I live. It seems Lelouch was captured after all, that's a shame I was just getting comfortable. I better get out of here, CC thought as she began to walk out of away from the campus.

Then she was stopped, "Your CC aren't you?", a surprised Rollo asked.

"Who are you?" CC asked calmly.

Rollo ignored her question, "Truly good luck on my part, I complete one minor mission just to find the main target in my grasp. I know you won't die permanently so I'm just going to decapitate you and bring you to VV." Rollo smiled and charged CC, razor in hand 'BANG', Rollo stumbled and fell, clutching his thigh.

"Looks like you luck has run out Rollo," a smiling Mao gloated.

CC was shocked but maintained a neutral countenance, "Mao. Is that really you?"

"Yes my dear, I've been watching you for days now, I know all about S.I.S.'s pl-"

"Mao?" A confused CC started towards the frozen Mao. Rollo got up and began to limp away. CC gave Rollo a wide berth as he made him way out of the area leaving a trail of blood. By this time a security guard came rushing towards the scene, "Help me!" Rollo screamed, "That man tried to kill me."

"-an... Dam, he used his geass!" cried an indignant Mao.

The security guard pointed his gun at Mao, "Drop the gun and put the hands in the air! Do it now!"

"Whoa take it easy there Peter, your wife Susan wouldn't want you getting into any gunfights, " Mao reasoned.

"H-How do you know my wife's name or my name for that matter?"

CC took this chance to charge the security guard, "Stop, STOP!" he cried – 'BANG' the slug went straight through her heart. "Oh my god – want have I done," the stunned man looked down at CC's corpse.

Mao took this opportunity to raise his gun and fired it. Another gunshot sounded throughout the campus and Mao's bullet hit Peter's jugular. The man dropped his gun and clasped his neck as blood began to gush out. Gurgling blood he fell to his knees, 'BANG' another shot straight through the unfortunate guards chest. He collapsed lifeless. 'BANG' 'BANG' BANG'..., Mao methodically sent bullet after bullet into the man's corpse, screaming "SHE'S MINE!" over and over again.

'Click', 'Click', Mao was out of bullets. He sighed shakily then he saw CC begin to stir. Mao raced to CC as she began to rise. "Oh CC, I'll always protect you. See?" Mao pointed to Peters disfigured body. "I was going to chop into pieces and make you come with me, but that's seems to getting cliché, I'm sure you'd come with me willingly?" Mao said.

CC cupped Mao's face,"Mao... very well for now at least I think it would be best to travel together. Come with me I know a safe place."

"Yes! I always knew you loved me, CC. But we must careful, that boy is still on campus he has met up with an armed agent, several S.I.S. agents heard the gunshots, lets get out of here quickly."

5 minutes later in Lelouch & Nunnally's Room:

"What do you mean she's gone?" VV's voice screamed through the agent's phone.

The agent was in a cold sweat, "My lord please under-"

"You expect me to understand how wheelchair-bound, blind girl escaped trained S.I.S. agents?"

Despite the agents efforts everyone in the room could hear VV's screaming over the phone. Milly was just able to hold back her laugh pretending it was a cough. The agent gave her an angry glare, seeing through her ruse; she looked down not wanting to provoke him further.

VV spoke in a softer but still contemptuous voice,"You will put Ashford Academy under 24 hour surveillance and take this 'Milly Ashford' here for interrogation. Is that clear?"

"Yes my lord."

"Put Rollo on the phone."

The agent handed the wounded Rollo the phone; one of Lelouch's shirts was being used as a tourniquet for his shot leg. "My lord," Rollo tentatively answered.

VV put on a cold tone,"I trust your mission was a success," It was a statement not a question.

"Yes my lord," Rollo affirmed.

"Good. I hate to micromanage Rollo, I lose my cool when dealing with idiots. But this is too important to leave to inferior minds, so I must endure. Now to the meat of the matter, Agent Wiseman told me you saw CC, tell me everything that happened."

2½ hours later in hotel room overlooking Ashford Academy:

"Call lord VV," a portly agent said to to his red-haired partner.

"Why?" his partner asked.

The portly man replied in a grave tone, "Because Cornelia's men just showed up at the entrance."

A/N: Alright then, that's chapter 5. As the title would suggest it was devoted completely to Ashford Academy. Don't worry well get to the black knights and Kallen soon enough. They're might be a time skip, something in the order of couple of weeks in near future chapters. Also there will be a showdown between VV and Cornelia somewhere in future chapters and Sayoko will appear again and will play an important role in future chapters.

What do you think of putting people talking on the phone in italics? Is that a good idea or did any of you confuse it with thoughts?

Once again please review, tell me what you liked and what you didn't. Thanks for reading.