There has been a REALLY long delay for this, hasn't there? Like the longest yet (for this fic). Let me just say that Depression SUCKS. So it took a long time to get this out. And why it may be written a little haphazardly. Not to mention that I screwed myself over in the last chapter by mentioning Mao. Did NOT remember/know why I did that. ^_^;

Also, someone told me that they missed my dry humor. I have no idea what that is. Is it the sex jokes? Because I can just drown you guys in it. It's part of being a teen…or not so much anymore. I'm 20 now!

Also, this first part is obviously set before Rolo was introduced to the other members of the Student Council.

Anyways, on with the show.


Nunnally liked her new brother.

When Lelouch had brought him home the other day, stating that he had adopted the boy, she had to admit (if only to herself) that she had felt a pang of jealousy. After all, for the last several years she had been Lelouch's precious younger sibling.

Suzaku didn't count.

Say what you will, but in the back of her mind she had long since known that the two felt something a little stronger than brotherly devotion for each other.

Then again, considering the amount of their siblings that Lelouch had offhandedly proposed/been proposed to by, it was probably a moot point.

But she set those feelings aside, because she was nothing if not welcoming. So when the youngest Geass user approached her, she gave him a warm smile and extended her hands to him. He was tense and his nervousness radiated off him in waves. It was a bit unnerving, but still feasible. When Rolo finally took her hands in his own (after much prodding from the older boys) she felt a chill run through her. It wasn't a particularly bad sensation, but it was certainly odd. It took her a couple of minutes to place the feeling and let it settle in her heart.

Nunnally removed one hand from his grip and extended it to his cheek. She stroked it gently before moving to pat him lightly on the head. Rolo blinked in confusion and knelt down to give her easier access. She smiled happily up at him.

"Otouto." She stated as if confirming it to herself. Everyone blinked in surprise and confusion at that. C.C. smirked slightly to herself and turned away. Suzaku placed a hand on the princess' shoulder.

"Actually Nunnally, Rolo is older than you." He explained. The girl turned him and simply gave him a knowing smile.

"I know."

Assassin or no, no one could deny that Rolo was still emotionally younger than his new 'older' sister.

"Nee-sama?" he asked curiously. The girl nodded and continued to stroke his hair with the fondness one reserved for a small animal.

"Welcome to the family Rolo-kun." Rolo smiled back at her shyly, feeling a twinge of guilt. It was no wonder Nii-sama adored her. He couldn't believe he had ever even considered killing his most precious Nee-sama!

One could say that Rolo got attached easily.

Then again, few people didn't get attached to the Lamperouge siblings easily.

It was totally their fault.

Suzaku was actually having fun. He liked getting dressed up; it was the only reason he dealt with Lelouch's meticulously elaborate costu- er, uniforms. Suzaku studied his reflection in the mirror. He was currently donning a wavy blond wig on his head and some foundation on his face and body to make his tan skin lighter. On top of that he wore the Ashford Academy uniform. The Ashford Academy girl's uniform. Underneath that he wore a pair of black lace panties and a matching bra, supported by a pair of suction-cup DD-size 'breasts' that attached to his skin with surprising realism.

Kami knew where Sayoko got these things.

Probably the same place C.C. got her dildos.

One day, one day…

Two doors down, Lelouch sat on his bed while Sayoko fixed his hair and makeup and C.C. sat off to the side watching him with a lecherous smile that made him contemplate having Sayoko knock her out.

The resulting retaliation wouldn't be worth it.

Lelouch let out a mute sigh and resisted the urge to squirm. He was dressed as Suzaku was with a few key differences: His wig was long and amber-colored, his undergarments were red, and his 'breasts' were slightly smaller in terms of bust.

If it wasn't already clear, Milly apparently had not forgotten to throw a party.

Damn her.

The costume list went as follows:

Lelouch was Shirley. Suzaku was Milly. Rivalz was Nina. Rolo was Kallen. Milly was Suzaku. Kallen was Rivalz. Shirley was Rolo. Nina was Lelouch. Nunnally was Arthur.

And no one was about to attempt to dress up Arthur again.

Most. Embarrassing. Hospital. Visit. Ever.

Even more embarrassing than the one following the 'chocolate incident.' It was that bad.

Anyways…

Lelouch looked up when he heard a soft knock on the door. Sayoko smiled and went over and opened the door to reveal a dressed up Suzaku. The 'blond' tilted his head and mimicked C.C.'s smirk.

"Well well, Shirley. Don't we look pretty today?" he cooed with an annoyingly Milly-like leer. Lelouch gave him a blank stare and scowled. Suzaku's simply smiled. He bounced over to the other 'girl' and sat beside him of the bed.

"I can't imagine why you like this sort of thing." Lelouch muttered. Suzaku wrapped his arms around his beau and pulled him into his lap, taking care to give the teen's voluptuous bust a squeeze, to Lelouch's dismay.

"I get to imagine that I'm a kid, really pretending to be someone I'm not. More than anyone, I'd think that you would appreciate that, My Lord." He murmured, fondling the teen's "fun-bags". Lelouch sighed softly and wiggled, slowly removing himself from Suzaku's embrace.

"Yes yes, let's just get this over with." He said, visibly resisting the urge to slouch.

"Take pictures." C.C. ordered from her seat on the windowsill. The 'blond' chuckled while the 'auburn-ette' rolled his eyes.

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When they reached the banquet room, they found that they were the last to arrive. And it seemed that they had entered the twilight zone. Kallen (as Rivalz) had Rolo (as Kallen) cornered and was giving him a bit of a talking to because of his portrayal of her.

Unfortunately, everything Rolo knew about Kallen was based on her (real) Black Knights persona. Not that he could tell her that aloud.

"Come on, Rivalz, leave her alone. It's good to see Kallen excited about this whole thing." A voice admonished worriedly. The real Kallen's head shot up to look over her shoulder at…Shirley? She quickly tossed that thought away at the sight of violet eyes. She spun around completely and locked her fingers behind her head.

"WOW. And here I thought you were feminine in looks only." She shot back in her most Rivalz-like voice. Lelouch let out a shy laugh.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think you were jealous of my looks, Mr. Secretary." He replied sweetly. Kallen rolled her eyes at that. Lelouch looked around the blue-haired teen to the redhead. "Kallen? A word?" He added. Rolo shot up out of his seat and quickly went to his brother's side. Lelouch pulled him to the other side of the room.

"What did I do wrong?" Rolo asked in confusion. Lelouch turned to face the smaller teen and placed his hands on the boy's shoulders.

"Do you remember how Kallen acted the day I introduced to the council? That's how she acts all the time at school. She needs or wants everyone to believe that she's demure and fragile to prevent suspicion. Do you understand?" Rolo nodded in confirmation.

Lelouch nodded to himself and turned around to be faced with yet another horror. Nina (as Lelouch) had Milly (as Suzaku) dipped and was kissing her deeply. Around the room, things went as follows: Suzaku was looking just as shocked as the real life Lelouch, yet strangely intrigued; 'Rivalz'-Kallen was letting out wolf whistles and giving them suggestions, damn her; 'Nina'-Rivalz was blushing while looking like he wanted to be wanted to be doing what the fake him was doing; Nunnally-the-cat was looking innocently and adorable confused; and both the real and fake Rolo's had turned bright red, so at least they were doing their parts right.

Lelouch stared blankly at the fake versions of himself and his boyfriend that were still making out after 3 minutes. It looked like he was the only one interested it stopping things.

Because Nunnally was not old enough to be watching porn, let alone listening to it, damn it.

Lelouch walked over to the two, placed a hand over each of their eyes and pulled them apart. "What, pray tell, are you guys doing? Lelouch? Suzaku?" he stated in his sweetest voice, while looking ready to strangle them. Both 'boys' just looked up at him sheepishly; with Nina having turned a Guren-colored shade of red.

Because everyone knew there was nothing they could say to wipe this away.

"Now, Shirley, don't be mad, kay? I didn't mean to steal Lelouch from you, really." 'Suzaku' said innocently, causing the real Shirley to blush deeply. Milly reached up and wrapped her arms around Lelouch. "Besides it could be worse, right? I could have…" she trailed off whispering the rest into his ear. Lelouch opened his mouth a few times as if to argue but seemed to be silenced by whatever Milly was saying. Lelouch slowly paled to a very wall-like white. He turned his head away and mouthed a curse.

Except that.

The two heads of the Student Council separated with Milly smiling smugly and yet, oddly enough, innocently at the same time and Lelouch looking like as if he'd been stood up for 6 hours for the third time by the same guy.

As if he really should have know better.

Sigh…he did. He just didn't like to admit it sometimes.

Lelouch's eyes shifted to give 'himself' a blank stare. Nina blinked in surprise and let out a supremely un-Lelouch-like squeak.

"There's a lot of Ho-yay between you guys." She stated with a shy giggle. "I couldn't help myself…" Lelouch sighed and rolled his eyes. He turned away and walked over to the real Suzaku who was looking at him curiously.

"What did she say?" he asked in a whisper. Lelouch clenched his fists, unclenched them, and took a deep breath.

"Apparently, owning a building allows one to install cameras in specific bathrooms." He muttered. Suzaku blinked in surprise and looked past him at Milly, who simply gave him a knowing smile and a wink. Suzaku turned a deep red and couldn't help but cover his face. He couldn't even remember the last time he had been this embarrassed.

The 'chocolate incident' was looking really good right now.

That evening the Aorist, (as named by, once again, C.C.) less Rolo, Sayoko, and Villetta, met in their favorite warehouse. Lelouch took his seat in the chair at the 'head' of the round table, while the others took their own seats in various positions. Once everyone had settled, Lelouch turned to his scientists.

"Were you able to complete it?" he asked. Lloyd gave his boss a knowing smirk and opened the large white bag he had brought with him. From it he took out an orange winged shaped object and set it on the table. Suzaku stared at the small object blankly before turning to his lover.

"You've yet to tell me what you're planning to do with this." He stated. C.C. stretched in her seat at the other side of Lelouch.

"That's because we don't intend to." She replied for him. Everyone else blinked in surprise.

"Are you serious?" Suzaku half-hissed, "I thought we were supposed to be doing this together. Why are you suddenly leaving me out?" By this point, Jeremiah and Cecile were watching the situation unfold in alarm, while Lloyd and Lakshata looked pleasantly intrigued. Lelouch sighed softly.

"We're going to go after Mao. He can't get information from C.C., and I'm taking steps to make it the same with me. But we're to be gone for a couple days and need you here as an overseer." The former prince told him. Suzaku took in a deep breath to keep from outright scowling.

"That doesn't explain why I still don't know what your plan is."

"We can't control Mao's movements. On the off chance that he accidentally comes within range of you, there's a possibility that he'll hear our plan." C.C. explained. The brunette sighed in acknowledgement of her words but glanced at Lelouch worriedly. Lelouch smiled at him calmly.

"Relax, I'll be fine. He has no reason to feel threatened. He will likely not be armed." Both Suzaku and Jeremiah's eyes narrowed at the 'likely'. Lelouch simply shrugged. "It'll be fine. Trust me." Both relaxed (a bit) but were still noticeably concerned. Lakshata picked up the geass canceller and turned it this way and that.

"You know, it's pretty annoying to try to build something without knowing its function." She stated offhandedly. The three geass users cringed. They couldn't exactly deny that. They looked at each other for a moment, seeming to converse through their eyes. After a while, C.C. shrugged, Suzaku propped his elbow on the table and rested his cheek in his palm, and Lelouch sighed.

"Let me first say that none of us has used these 'techniques' on any of you." Lelouch stated. Suzaku let out a slight cough. Lelouch and C.C. raised an eyebrow at him.

"Once." Suzaku stated with a shrug. Both stared at him blankly. Lelouch rolled his eyes.

"Right. Okay, Suzaku has used it once."

"Oh ho ho. Are you referring to his 'calming' technique?" Lloyd asked. The others blinked at him curiously. Their leader nodded.

"It's called a geass. Each person who receives one is granted a specific power over the mind, complete with its own terms of use and limitations." He stated. Cecile's eyes brightened slightly.

"Like a superpower?" she asked with barely concealed excitement. C.C. smirked and let out an affirmative hum.

"So what are your powers?" Lakshata asked.

"I can manipulate the emotions of other people within a certain range. With eye contact, Lelouch can command people."

"So…forced obedience? Figures." The tanned woman stated with a shrug. Cecile cringed, looking mildly deflated.

"Is…is that how you gained the Black Knights' support?" she asked quietly. Their leader shook his head.

"No. I've specifically try to avoid using it on them, and I've never used it on them for that purpose. Rest assured their support is genuine. The only person in this room that I've used it on is Suzaku. I only commanded that he 'live'." Lelouch said. The three scientists stared at the brunette for a moment who stared back curiously.

Yeah…they could already see why he needed that just from his battle record. As if reading their minds, Suzaku rolled his eyes and looked away. Jeremiah turned to look at C.C. curiously.

"Do you have one too?" he asked. The woman gave them a noncommittal shrug.

"Alright…" Cecile said slowly at that, "What about that boy you brought with you last time? He's a bit young to be doing this kind of thing otherwise right?" Suzaku nodded.

"He can manipulate a person's perception of time. Freeze your frame of mind so that he can work around you for a few seconds. Unfortunately, his geass causes his heart to stop while it's active." The others members frowned.

"How horrible! Couldn't he die if he uses it for too long?" Cecile asked in alarm. Both boys nodded solemnly. Lloyd chuckled softly, to Cecile's chagrin.

"A fifteen-year-old with a pacemaker." He snickered. Lakshata turned away and giggled along with him. Cecile groaned at their childishness.

"Guys, com-" she started.

"Wait. A pacemaker?" Lelouch said thoughtfully. He looked at the scientists out of the corner of his eye. "Can you guys make and implant one? A strong one?" he asked. Both stopped laughing.

"We're not doctors." They stated in unison. Suzaku raised an eyebrow.

"So you can't do it?" he stated more than questioned. Lakshata frowned.

"Now, now. We didn't say that. Just that we're not…certified for such things." She said.

"But we can do it, if there's a need to." Lloyd added for her with a shrug.

"Good. We need to set up a time to do that later then. Until then we need to tell Rolo to refrain from using his geass." Lelouch murmured, directing the last part to the rest of the Unholy Trinity. Both nodded. Lelouch sighed and picked up the geass canceller and handed it to Jeremiah.

"This is for you. It negates the effects of geass and prevents them from affecting you." Jeremiah looked down at the object in awe. He stared at it for a long moment then blinked.

"Orange." He said. Lelouch chuckled and nodded, propping his elbows on the table and placing his chin on his interlocked palms.

"Yes."

A male figure entered a dark room. The only light was that from the waning crescent moon visible from the room's far window. There were only two others in the room. A young woman with long green hair styled into a long French braid and another male, this one with short black hair. Both wore formfitting black outfits; he wore a white shirt under a long black coat and black pants, she wore a long black coat-like dress that buttoned down the front of the chest.

Oddly enough, the male sat almost limply at the girl's side, his head on her shoulder and her arm around his waist. Odder still was the fact that he was blindfolded by a black piece of cloth. He was so still; the part of his lips that he breathed from seemed to be the only indication of his being alive.

Mao's eyes shifted beneath his visors, taking in the state of the room. Other than the couch the two sat on and a loveseat directly across from them, there was no other furniture in the room. And no other people within 500 meters of where they were.

And yet, it was so silent.

Mao frowned and stared at the black haired male who sat so close to his C.C., but there was nothing. He concentrated harder, to no avail. There were no thoughts.

Nothing at all.

Mao's expression calmed and he moved closer to the duo. Rather than take a seat, he came before the immortal witch. C.C. stared up at him and gave him a warm smile. She extended an arm to him. Mao gasped in delight, fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around her.

"I knew it! I knew you still cared!" he whispered excitedly, snuggling against her.

"Mao…Mao." C.C. called softly to get his attention. She gently reached down and removed the visor/headphone combo. She stared down into his eyes for a long moment and smile. "Mao…Thank you for coming. Please have a seat." Mao nodded happily and all but bounced over to the offered seat. He looked back at Lelouch again, curiously.

"This is Lelouch, another Geass user." She explained.

"I can't hear his thoughts. He's… like you." Mao stated unsurely. C.C. nodded and placed a hand on Lelouch's head, running her fingers through his hair. The teen's head tilted up to her direction.

"Yes…" She murmured, "We are very much alike. I truly hope that the two of you will get along." She said. Mao nodded happily, eyes shifting to Lelouch's face in delight. A small smile crept onto Lelouch's face as well.

C.C. leaned down and slowly undid the binds of the prince's blindfold. She pressed her mouth to his ear and quietly whispered something to him. Lelouch stood up and walked dazedly over to Mao with his eyes still closed. He knelt down before the other and reached up, taking the Chinese man's face in his hands. Lelouch brought him down so that their foreheads touched.

"Mao. Mao." He whispered in the same loving tone that C.C. had used. Mao flushed, taking in a deep breath, body visibly shaking at the feeling, the thought, of no longer having to be alone.

"Lelouch…" he whispered back, gripping the slighter teen's arms in excitement. Lelouch's eyes slowly opened to stare up at him with the same insignias that tainted Mao's own eyes.

"Mao…" Lelouch murmured, eyes opening wider until they were opened fully, "Obey me." Mao let out a slow hitched gasp as his mind rewired itself accept Lelouch into his mind, already crimson eyes becoming rimmed with an even darker red.

"As you wish." Mao said. Lelouch stood slowly, keeping hold of Mao's face. C.C. stood up as well and went to her partner's side.

"From this point on…" she said.

"From this point on…" Lelouch repeated.

"You will harm no one without the permission of a member of the Aorist, unless for the purpose of self defense. You will be unable to read our minds. You will not see us as a threat. And should I ever say, 'Mao, obey me.', you will follow any orders I give you. Do you understand?" C.C. said and Lelouch repeated. Mao nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He stated monotonously. C.C. placed a hand on Lelouch's shoulder. The teen stood up and turned to face her. He stared at her with the same blank expression that had mostly remained the entire time.

"Wake up, evil angel." She said softly. Lelouch let out a hitched gasp. He blinked slowly several times, hard. He put a hand over his eyes and bit back a groan. After a moment, he lowered his hand and looked up at C.C.

C.C. smiled at him and jerked her head slightly to the side. Lelouch's eyes widened and he turned around to find Mao staring up at him with a happy smile. Lelouch smirked slightly to himself and leaned down to Mao's eye level.

"Welcome, Mao. I'm glad you could join us."

I hope you guys liked this chapter!

(Had a typo and needed to re-post this.

I apologize if it was a bit confusing. Especially the part with everyone looking like each other. It was kinda hard to even write.

Even I was surprised by the Mao part. It came out of nowhere and kept me from having to kill him off. Close call there.

Some notes:

For those that don't know, 'Otouto' is 'little brother'

Yay for continuity nod to the dildos!

Ho-yay is short for: Homoeroticism, Yay! will ruin your life! ^_^

Look it (ho-yay) up, you'll love me for it.

An aorist is basically a verb tense (do not know what that is) that is used to express a past action without letting you know how long the action took or whether or not it was even completed. 'Without Horizon' literally.

No, I will not be telling you guys about the 'Chocolate incident' anytime soon, if at all. It's part of the mystery. Thank you Calvin and Hobbes!

I will, however, explain how Lelouch got around Mao's geass next time.

Also, is it…good to be able to prevent Mao from reading people's mind like that? Can I even do that?

…Oh well, it's done. :Shrugs:

Thank you all for sticking with me. Please review if you can!