Did I have a plan for this story? I know where it's ending but am kinda lost on the middle. Wish me luck!
I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but I deliberately didn't include Anya in the last chapter. Simply because of the whole 'geass possession' thing. So I'll probably deal with that later. Also, I feel like I've been sort of skimming over important things…does it seem that way to you all? If so, please let me know so I can slow down.
Also, if any of you are Final Fantasy VII fans, you should watch the FFVII amv for Anthem of the Angels (Breaking Benjamin) on youtube.
When one normally thinks about Mondays, they think about the end of their weekend, their life as they know it. They think about the stresses the upcoming week will undoubtedly bring. They think about rain-filled clouds and skies as dreary as the hearts of those beneath them. Mondays are so dull.
But this is Code Geass.
So this Monday morning found the Ashford Academy Student Council sitting at their rectangular table staring at their school's newest student, a violet eyed brunette by the name Rolo. Said brunette was refusing to meet the gazes of the other students and was almost visibly resisting the urge to clutch onto his brother. It wasn't that he was afraid of any of these people; he knew them well enough.
No, he wasn't afraid at all.
Though the look of…something less innocent than delight on Milly's face was a bit unsettling.
Just a bit.
"He's your…brother?" Shirley asked, breaking the silence. Suzaku leaned forward and propped his elbows on the table.
"Yeah. Lelouch sort of adopted him." Rivalz stared at Lelouch, then Rolo, then Lelouch again.
"He's 15?"
"Yes." This time it was Lelouch that answered.
"He's two years younger than you and you adopted him. Is…Is that normal? Or even legal?" He asked. Rolo blinked in surprise and his 'guardians' shared a look. Lelouch crossed his arms and reclined in his chair.
"Of course not. Rolo just happened to recently lose his documentation. When he went to get them replaced, the clerk accidentally changed his last name to one that happened to be identical to mine. Intrigued by this coincidence and the fact that he happened to be an orphan, I decided to let him stay with Nunnally and I for the time being. In his gratefulness, he sees me as an older brother, leading me to see him as a younger one. It's all just serendipity. And can't be proved to be otherwise." He answered. The others stared at the prince in utter shock. Even Suzaku looked surprised. Shirley just sighed and covered her eyes with her hands. Rivalz looked a little dazed and Milly chuckled.
"Well, at least it looks like he's covered his bases, I suppose." Nina murmured, smiling behind her hand.
"Only Lelouch could spout something like that and make it believable." Kallen muttered. Lelouch smiled 'innocently'.
"Now now, Kallen. If I didn't know better I'd think you were accusing me of lying." He said sweetly.
"Oh, my! Heaven forbid!" she shot back just as sweetly. The grouped just chuckled, even Rolo cracking a small smile.
Milly stood and leaned over the table, taking the mousy teen by the chin. She let out a wistful sigh.
"Dammit, Lulu. I wish you had told me about this earlier. We could have planned a party."
"Which is why I waited." The blond shot him a pout before turning back to the brunette. She looked over at Suzaku and gave him a long stare before turning back to Rolo again. Her other hand went to her chin and scratched it thoughtfully.
"You know, if I didn't know better I'd think that little Rolo here was Lulu and Suzaku's love child." She said. The six members of the student council choked hard on their air.
"WHAT?!?!" they cried in alarm. Rolo just stared at the crazed teen in confusion and shock. All eyes darted between the two members of the Unholy Trinity and began to sort of…consider it.
"Well, he does have Lulu's eyes…" Shirley said thoughtfully.
"And Suzaku's hair…" Rivalz added, scratching his own chin.
"And Lelouch's physique…" Nina added.
"But he moves more like Suzaku, like fit but not quite graceful…" Kallen finished. The group stared between the three, tilting their heads curiously. Lelouch bristled in annoyance and was about to set them straight – the last thing they needed was people speculating about their relationship – when his lover beat him to it. The older brunette let out a deep sigh, earning the attention of his peers. He stood up and walked over to Rolo. He placed his hands on the Britannian's shoulders.
"You're right."
Blink…blink…blink…wha?
"You guys already know that Lelouch and I met once a long time ago…and well, we did some things. And when it happened…" he put one hand over his eyes and turned away as if in pain, his other hand gripping Rolo's shoulder tighter. "…we just didn't know what to do!" He turned the younger brunette around in his chair, leaned down and wrapped his arms around him tightly. "Rolo…oh, Rolo. I'm so sorry! For not being there for you for all these years, for all those birthdays I missed! I promise, from now on, I will be there for you in any way I can." He leaned back and wiped some real-looking tears from one eye as he smiled lovingly up at the child. "I will be the best father you could possibly ever have." He finished with a murmur.
Silence…
Everyone's jaws had dropped. Lelouch was staring at Suzaku as if he'd stabbed him, without his permission. Rolo looked utterly baffled, and seemed to be half wondering if the Knight was serious. Suzaku simply continued to stare up at him with that loving expression. Violet eyes grew wider and the younger teen turned toward his brother and let out a helpless sound. Said brother twitched and his hands slowly curled into fists. He rose slowly and moved to stand behind his lover. He delivered a harsh blow to the head below him, that Suzaku had to admit was fairly strong considering who it was, grabbed the brown locks in one hand and pulled the head back sharply.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" Lelouch barked. Suzaku blinked calmly up at him.
"Now, now, love. You know we mustn't fight in front of the children." He covered his mouth ever so slightly with one hand. "It sets a bad example." He added with a whisper. Lelouch glowered and the others (sans Rolo) burst out laughing.
"Holy shit, Suzaku! You're getting as good as Lelouch!" Rivalz gasped out amidst laughs.
"I actually thought you were being serious for a second!" Shirley giggled out. Suzaku smiled proudly and closed his eyes and activated his geass on Lelouch alone. Calmer, it was significantly easier to gently pull the slender fingers from his hair. He stood and bowed low to the group.
"Thank you, I live to please." He murmured with a smirk. Lelouch simply sighed and rolled his eyes in mild distaste. Rolo sighed as well, seeming a bit happy that this nonsense had been a joke. Milly let out a happy sound as she fell back into her seat. She stretched widely.
"I think I know what kind of party we're going to have for little Rolo tomorrow." She said. Lelouch and Rolo cringed but the others looked at her curiously.
"A costume party!" the students raised their eyebrows at her. All their parties were costume parties. She smirked proudly and glanced at Lelouch.
"This time we are going as each other. Everyone has to dress up as a different member of the council and properly act that person out!" Their eyes grew wide at that.
"Oh my…" Nina voiced for everyone.
-- Suzaku had succeeded in diverting attention from their relationship. Sure, it had brought them back to the party issue, but that was to be expected. She would have gotten to it eventually. Right now Lelo- err, they had to take one for the team. --
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Pit pat pit pat…
A small child ran quietly down an ornate hallway. Short black hair cut even at the child's shoulders and clad in all white with a gold trimmed coat. With one hand he clutched a thin black square box to his chest. He came to a stop at the end of the corridor and brought himself close to the wall. He closed his eyes and reclined against the wall, letting his head rest against the smooth stone as he slowly caught his breath. Gripping the stone with one hand he leaned slowly to look around the corner.
Nothing.
With a soft sigh, he continued on, walking normally now. Normally for one trained to walk with the smooth gracefulness of an angel. He stopped in front of a tall door. It was a deep bronze, like all the other doors in the palace, with swirling navy indentations mimicking the path of the door to a smaller scale. At the very center of the door within the navy trail was a long cloth with words 'Schneizel el Britannia' stitched in gold and outlined in navy.
The child raised his free hand to the door and paused. He bit the inside of his lower lip and stared at the door unseeingly. What if he was busy? Or what if he wasn't yet wished not to be bothered? What if he were considered a bother? Violet eyes narrowed and he bit into his lip harder. He let his raised hand rest against the door and it slowly curled into a fist. He took a deep breath and brought his hand back to join the other across his chest.
"Did you wish to play a game, little one?" a melodic voice murmured from behind him. The child spun around sharply in shock and stared up at the speaker in mild horror and embarrassment. He instinctively stepped back to stand against the door.
"Aniue." He breathed. The child's eyes narrowed and he glowered slightly. If Lelouch vi Britannia walked with the grace of an angel, then Schneizel el Britannia walked with that of a god. Someone needed to but a bell on that man. So he said as much. Schneizel chuckled softly and came down to one knee.
"If I wore a bell, I'd never get to see this expression on your face again." He murmured, reaching up to gently caress his brother's face. The boy blushed slightly but resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Besides, I'd think a kitten's bell would look much more adorable on you, Lelouch." Lelouch's eyes shot wide and he stared up at his brother in shock, looking deeply flustered, before settling into a dark glare.
"It would not." The child growled out. Schneizel tilted his head curiously.
"Shall we ask your Lady Mother and Nunnally their opinion?" the second prince asked 'innocently'. Lelouch gasped in horror. They both knew exactly how that would end.
"No. That's not necessary." He answered. Schneizel smiled warmly down at his favorite sibling and gently slipped the box from the boy's grasp. He stood, moved past the boy and opened the door to his room.
"Shall we play a game then?" Lelouch turned looked up at him in surprise.
"You're not too busy?" he asked. Schneizel looked over his shoulder and shot the child a loving smile.
"Never for you." When Lelouch's eyes softened and he smiled warmly back, Schneizel felt his heart flutter in delight. Despite being a little firecracker, his brother was fairly careful with his emotions. It took real effort, even for the ever-careful Schneizel, to keep himself from snuggling the blackette. He entered the room and placed the set on a small round table set aside for this very purpose.
"Shall we use the same wager this time?" he asked. Lelouch frowned instinctively at that.
"No, I'd rather not." He stated. Schneizel gave him an acknowledging hum as he readied the board.
"I see, afraid we'll lose, are we?" he asked. Lelouch's eyes shot wide and he bristled.
"Of course not!" he barked. Schneizel bit back a smirk and motioned to the seat across from him.
"Well then, shall we?" Lelouch stalked over to his side and sat down. A confident smirk appeared on his face.
"You'll be the one who loses this time!" Schneizel smiled down at him.
"We'll see."
The blond couldn't help but rejoice in good timing. His package had just arrived a couple hours before and sat ready at the foot of his closet. He stared at the boy who studied the game board with an adult's level of concentration. Such a lovely child. He'd look perfect in that black dress. The older prince's brow then twisted slightly in mild annoyance.
He should have gotten that bonnet.
*****
"Your Highness, we're here." A voice said softly.
Schneizel el Britannia sat in the aisle seat across from his advisor Kanon Maldini. The Prime Minister sat with one leg crossed elegantly over the other and one arm over one knee, propping up the other. The other hand held a small book detailing a Britannian's perspective on the Eleven's culture. At the time, he sat reading the book with his normal expression of calm, gentle indifference.
The voice was duly ignored.
The flight attendant who had delivered the notice bit her lip. She rose from her bow and turned to look at Kanon. The russet (?) haired man gave her a warm smile and stood. He leaned down over the blond and brought his mouth close to the other's ear, causing the attendant to blush lightly in fan-girlish anticipation.
"My lord, we've arrived." He murmured. Schneizel's eyes shifted slowly to look at the other man without turning his head.
"Have we?" he asked with mild curiosity. Kanon pulled back onto his heels and nodded with a smile. Out of the corner of his eye, the second prince could now see the blond haired flight attendant who was smiling shyly at him. He returned the smile.
"Thank you. I apologize for my rudeness." Her eyes grew wide and she turned a deep red as she bowed to hide it.
"Please don't trouble yourself, Your Highness. I assure you, it was my honor!" She replied before quickly scurrying off. Kanon chuckled softly earning his prince's attention once more.
"You really should sleep with your eyes open, my lord." Schneizel chuckled softly as well.
"Force of habit, I suppose. At least my eyes close when I intend to sleep." He murmured. Kanon smiled.
"Dreaming of him again, are we?" he asked.
"Always, especially as of late." Schneizel turned his head to look out the plane's windows. Lavender eyes narrowed slowly as they stared out at the airport beneath them.
"So this is Area 11. Japan, the country whose land has already taken three of my siblings away." Kanon's smile faded as he watched an ever so slight frown darken the normally light features of his prince. Kanon's gaze softened as he got up on his knees and he reached up and wrapped his arms around the blond. Schneizel turned to stare down at his advisor in clear surprise. Kanon looked up at him with a gentle smile.
"Then, if only for their sakes, let us bring peace to this place." He murmured. Schneizel blinked, and then leaned down so that their foreheads touched. He smiled.
"Yes, let's."
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"Princess Euphemia!" a voice called from behind her. The pinkette spun around and gave her knight a smile, then a pout.
"Suzaku." She said warningly. Said knight came to a stop before her and gave her a gentle smile.
"Euphie." He corrected. She smiled again and reached out for his hand. He took hers in his own and waited for her to turn around so that they could continue walking in the direction she had been travelling. They were in the Britannian Embassy on their way to a special meeting. As Euphemia's knight and a member of the Engineering Corps, he was also invited to the meeting. A rarity in itself, especially considering Cornelia and most of the military's less then amicable feelings towards him. But, regardless of where his loyalties lay, no one could deny his skill and strength.
"Euphie, do you know what this meeting's about?" he asked. Turning his head, he could see the beginnings of a frown on her face.
"I was told that we would be greeting a guest from the mainland. Here to deal with…the Zero problem." She finished more quietly. Suzaku's eyes widened and he frowned slightly. This would certainly be a problem. Nonetheless, at least it would give them a good chance to gather information as well as get a good look at their new enemy.
"I pray that, whoever they are, they'll at least try to work towards a less oppressive peace." She murmured, coming to a stop. Suzaku stopped as well and went in front of pinkette to face her. He took her hands in his own.
"I'm sure they will." He said with a smile. "And I promise, no matter what, to bring you the peaceful world you want one day. So don't let yourself worry too much, okay." She stared up at him and smiled herself. The brunette's face brightened at the look. She pulled one of her hands from his grasp and gave his hands a light pat.
"And leave you to shoulder the worries by yourself? Not likely." She chirped, pulling away and walking around him. Suzaku blinked in surprise and glowered slightly at her back, pouting a bit.
"Euphie." He called in a half warning-half whine. The girl let out a melodic laugh.
"Yes, yes, Suzaku. I'll be good." She called behind her. Suzaku let out a soft sigh as he continued to follow her. 'Like hell, she will.' He thought in mild annoyance. He couldn't help but remember C.C.'s words from before: "…recklessly stubborn to the point of being near-suicidal…" The brunette cringed slightly. 'I'm going to have to up her security later.'
The two arrived at the proper meeting hall. Euphemia stopped a couple feet away from the door, allowing her knight to come around and open it for her. They entered a large room with a large circular table at the center. Most of the attendees were already seating except a few. Some of those few included Lloyd and Cecile who stood off to one side speaking to Princess Cornelia, who looked more annoyed than usual, her knight, and some men from the military.
"Viceroy, Earl Asplund, Miss Cecile." Euphemia greeted upon reaching them. There was a flicker of a smile on the second princess's face that disappeared as quickly as it had come. She opened her mouth as if to speak, but paused, noticing how all the seated people behind her sister were now standing in anticipation. She held back a cringe and sighed.
"He's here." The newcomers blinked in surprise.
"Do you know who it is, Lady Viceroy?" the pinkette asked. The woman nodded but didn't answer and turned to face the back door that everyone had their attention on. Euphemia moved to her sister's side and Suzaku moved to the girl's other side.
From the open door several high ranking men in the military entered and after them came two others, announced by the attendee in charge of such things: Prime Minister and Second Prince Schneizel el Britannia and his Highness's royal advisor Kanon Maldini. Suzaku paled significantly. He kept his eyes open and swallowed the string of curses that threatened to surface.
'Lelouch is going to be sooo pissed…'
The blond male wore his normal calm smile which he turned onto his siblings when their presence caught his eye. He strode over to them. The group bowed to him, though the two princesses gave a bow of the head and dip of the shoulders.
"Sisters, it's been a while." He murmured fondly. Euphemia smiled happily up at the man.
"Much too long." She replied. Schneizel smiled more gently at her before turning and greeting the members of the Engineering Corps. The scientists replied respectfully before the prince's gaze landed on the new knight. He raised an eyebrow curiously.
"You must be Major Kururugi. I've heard so much about you." Suzaku bowed again, though not as deep.
"All good things, I hope, Your Highness." He replied. Schneizel's eyes narrowed slightly, though his features didn't change. He took the brunette by the chin and leaned down so that they stood eye to eye. An ever so slight smirk crept onto his face.
"I can't say they did you justice." He said with a chuckle. Despite himself, Suzaku found himself blushing and resisted the urge to pull away. Holy…The brunette blinked slowly. He'd forgotten what was like. Lelouch with his maximum 'totally not flirtatious' charm on 24/7.
Shit.
Euphemia smiled almost proudly at her brother's words.
"He's truly an excellent knight, Your Highness. I dare say he's better than Lord Guilford." Said knight and his princess blinked in surprise and swallowed their annoyance. Guilford's eyes shifted away, 'Like hell, that…that child is better than me!' he thought in semi-childish annoyance. "You really should get one." The girl continued oblivious to the red flashes of annoyance behind her. The blond pulled away from Suzaku and chuckled softly at that.
"I'll have to say no to that. I've too many guards as it is without adding a knight." He replied.
"Though we'd be lying if we said we wouldn't mind taking yours." Kanon added with a soft laugh. Both minors blinked in surprise. Suzaku tensed when he felt an arm wrap around his shoulders.
"I apologize, Your Highness, but more so than her, Major Kururugi belongs to me." Lloyd stated. This earned him an even more surprised blink from everyone but Schneizel and Kanon, the latter of which merely raised an eyebrow.
"Of course, I'd never dream of taking your most important component from you." The prince said sweetly. The silver haired scientist gave his sponsor a smirk. Schneizel turned around to face the other attendees.
"Well then, shall we begin?"
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"I want to meet him."
Click.
Suzaku blinked slowly and stared down at the deep blue cell phone he had dropped in surprise.
"Suzaku? Suzaku?" a faded voice called from the device. The brunette stared at it for a moment more before reaching down to pick it up. He presently sat at a table in the much nicely lighted not-so-abandoned warehouse with the other members of their little clique. It was now late evening, only 10:20pm, early compared to their other meeting times. Rolo had been introduced to the adult members of their group and he and Lelouch had been in the middle of reading progress reports of the military's movements and technological advancements when the call came.
Suzaku brought the phone back up to his ear and turned away from the raised eyebrows he'd received at his apparent 'clumsiness'.
"I'm sorry. Dropped my phone. What were you saying?"
"I want to meet him."
"Meet who?"
"Your ki-…boyfriend." The caller chirped. Suzaku could almost see the stupid grin on the caller's face. The brunette took the phone away from his ear, stared at it, then brought it back.
"You do realize that I'm in Japan, right?" he asked incredulously.
"I've been meaning to take a vacation." The voice chirped. Suzaku massaged his eyes with his free hand.
"I shouldn't need to tell you why this is a bad idea."
"Then don't." the voice replied with a calm smugness. The Knight glowered at the wall in front of him and remained silent.
"Fine then. At least let me talk to him." The voice continued. Suzaku bit his lip and looked over his shoulder. He was only slightly startled to see C.C. staring him directly in the eye. Lelouch on the other hand was still looking over papers with the others. Suzaku covered the receiver with his hand.
"Lelouch. He wants to talk to you." He half whispered. The prince looked up and raised an eyebrow.
"Gino." He clarified. Lelouch and Rolo both blinked up at him in surprise. The blackette remained silent for a moment before motioning for the phone. C.C. shot him an 'are you sure?' while Rolo gave him an 'are you sane?' look. Lelouch waved away their concern and took the phone from his boyfriend.
"Hello. I hope you don't mind if I don't say my name." he stated calmly into the speaker.
"Not at all! I wouldn't want you to do anything to jeopardize Suzaku's safety." Gino replied. "Would I be safe in assuming that you know me as well as Zaku does?" Lelouch chuckled softly at the nickname.
"No. While I knew you at the time, I hadn't the chance to get as close to you as he did."
"Just as well. He did give you my warning, didn't he?" Lelouch smirked slightly, running a hand through his hair.
"He did. I hope you know that it'll take a much bigger man than you to steal him from me." He murmured.
"Oh, I'm sure. But this isn't a battle right? I'm sure when it comes right down to it, he'll simply walk away with me, no rope required." The blond chirped. Lelouch couldn't help the choked laugh that escaped at that.
"That's a shame; I think he'd prefer the rope." Gino let out a lstrong augh, softened by the fact that he seemed to pull the phone away from his mouth.
"Thank you for the imagery." The knight said with an audible smile, "It's much harder to deal with an opponent I've never even seen though. Is there any chance of us meeting soon?" he asked.
"Yes, one day." Gino fell back flat onto the bed in his apartment, staring up at the ceiling as his smile faded slightly.
"Until then, you'll protect him, won't you?" he asked in a whisper.
"Yes. For as long as I can and as much as I'm able." The blond gave him an approving hum.
"Okay then, will you promise me something?"
"What?"
"On that day, when we finally meet, take us all out to eat." Lelouch raised an eyebrow.
"That's it?" he asked.
"I hear that everything tastes better when you eating with someone you care about and you learn a lot about a person by how and what they eat. And besides all that, this way you won't need to introduce yourself by name." Lelouch chuckled softly.
"I see, very well then. Is there anything else?"
"…I'll be the first to admit it takes something special to get someone who's even made here to defect, a friend no less. So…on that day, if I…like what I see…I may decide to join you as well."
"I'd be honored if you did." The blond let out a soft laugh.
"Goodbye little king."
"Goodbye little knight." Lelouch turned off the cell phone and tossed it back to its owner. The brunette caught it and sent his king a questioning look. The older teen simply shook his head and picked up the folder he'd placed down earlier. He smiled softly as he stared at the sheet unseeingly. He flipped through the pages absently before stopping abruptly on a page with a picture clipped to it. Suzaku paled slightly and moved a couple steps away. C.C. looked over the prince's shoulder at the picture, cringed slightly, and began slowly inching away. The other members of their group watched their leader curiously as his eyes grew wide and he just stared at the sheet for another full minute.
"Suzaku." Lelouch breathed. The brunette subdued a cringe and took the chance to take another step back while his lover's focus was still on the page.
"Yes?" he replied with all the calm he could muster.
"You met by brother today." He stated.
"I did."
"Why am I only learning about this now? 6 hours later?" he asked coldly. Suzaku closed his eyes and activated his geass. He opened his eyes after deactivating it. Lelouch was staring at him now, actually glaring.
"Not this time." The prince growled, albeit calmly. Suzaku cringed and looked away.
"…Lloyd knew long before I did." He answered.
"What?!" the prince turned to glare at the scientist, who stared back impassively.
"You were going to get the report tonight. I saw no reason to go out of my way." He replied simply. Lelouch stared at him blankly.
"Your boss and the most influential person in the world after the Emperor, one of the very few people who could really screw us over,shows up, and you didn't think it required immediate notice?"
"No." the man all but chirped. The prince glared darkly. Cecile took a deep breath and stepped into the fire.
"But it's okay, right? His Highness is actually quite nice, and he wants to try to find a peaceful way to resolve the conflict." She said. Lelouch looked away and leaned back into his seat with a sigh. Jeremiah frowned and stood up. He came to stand beside his prince and placed a hand on the boy's shoulder.
"What's wrong? You used to be so fond of your brother." The blackette sat silent for a moment before letting out something quite close to a growl.
"Quote: 'One of the few people who could REALLY screw us over.'" C.C. answered for him.
"Not to mention that we weren't expecting to have to deal with him so soon." Suzaku added. C.C. crossed her arms and a frown began to form.
"Which means it won't be long before the little white terror shows up. He's long overdue and it seems that Murphy's Law feels like messing with us." That caught her lovers' attention.
"White terror?" Lelouch asked in confusion.
"Mao." Both boys paled.
"Shit." They hissed.
"Who's Mao?" Rolo asked in worry.
"He's like us but not a member of the Order." C.C. replied.
"What Order?" Lakshata asked. The leader took a deep, semi-calming breath and shook his head.
"For now, that doesn't matter. Sayoko, Rolo, I need you two to remain at Nunnally's as often as you can until he's dealt with." He ordered to their shock.
"Even Lady Nunnally's in danger?!" Jeremiah asked in horror. "If that's the case, allow me guard her!" he begged. Lelouch put a hand on the man's shoulder in an attempt to pacify him.
"You know I can't let you do that. Rest assured that we won't let harm come to her." He replied with more confidence then he felt. Jeremiah nodded solemnly.
"He's right." Rolo said, "If Nii-san believes so, then it will be so." He murmured with faith, as he closed his eyes. C.C. massaged her eyes and sighed away the memories of her last run in with her former student.
"Then you don't know Murphy's Law." She muttered.
Okay, that's it. I didn't care much for the ending, but couldn't decide how to end it better.
Besides that, I noticed that the storyline for my story is SOOOOOO far off. Fuck. Obviously, I'm not going to go back and change it. I'll just disregard some things.
I finally got to show Schneizel!!!!!!!!! He's one of my favorite characters so I hope I portrayed him well. Also, I decided to pair him with Kanon, they're practically canon as it is. I hope you guys enjoyed the little Schneizel/Lulu moment there. It wasn't meant to be too perverted, Schneizel just adores his little brother and thinks he looks even cuter in a dress (and we all know he would).
I want to give a shout out to Vermillion Lies. I got the idea for Suzaku's fatherly moment in scene 1 from her story, Imitation Magic. It is a must read! (And goes along with Just Like Magic). I loved her stories so much, I couldn't stop laughing!
Looking back, today was a weird day for Suzu, wasn't it? Oh well.
Anyway, please read and review!