Lelouch's Final Destination
Hey! This is missDluvsIchigo0493 and this is chapter 3 of Lelouch's Final Destination!
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This chapter is the final chapter before the Final Destination part of the story. I'm pretty excited!!!
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Chapter 3: Precautions
Now that school had reached its closing, Lelouch returned to his dorm room to devise a routinely plan for the Black Knights as he did almost every night. As expected, C.C. was waiting for him laying casually on his bed. Noticing him contemplating, C.C. said, "Such a huge burden for one so young, but this will only make you stronger -or lead to your demise." She then smiled surreptitiously. "Hello Lelouch."
Lelouch went to his desk and sat down and clasped a hand to his face irritated. Already it had been twenty minutes since dismissal and at least 15 girls had asked him if he was planning on attending the trip, in which he had continuously responded with either a "Dunno", "Maybe", or a slight shrug. He heaved a huge sigh. Later on he would have to find a way to deal with all of them, but for now he had bigger matters to attend to on his hands. He could never let his guard down while the area 11s were planning and his brother Schnizel was definitely up to something.
When C2 realized that Lelouch had not replied, she added, "I hear that there is an upcoming cruise. Are you planning on attending?"
Lelouch finally looked at her and said, at first slowly, "I never really have a choice in the matter. It would seem as though everyone will all drag me along anyway." "Admit it, you have nothing better to do." "I have enough." "I wonder if the cruise is open to anyone…?" "Maybe. Right now, it doesn't seem like much of an issue, but you just never know what could happen." He felt as if he had been saying these words consistently like a broken record lately. His voice trailed off as he realized something very important: He had to contact Sayoko and check on Nunnally and see if she's ok.* Hastily, Lelouch pulled out his cell phone and dialed her.
"Hello?" a soft feminine voice answered almost immediately.
"Miss Sayoko. I'm just calling to confirm Nunnally's safety."
"Of course! Would you like for me to bring her to you?"
"Absolutely."
"Alright, we'll both be there momentarily."
"Thank you."
"The pleasure is all mine."
As he waited, C2 say up from his bed and started making her way towards the other room. A few minutes later, Miss Sayoko arrived with Nunnally who was waiting patiently and quietly in her chair.
Lelouch couldn't help but smile. "Thank you Miss Sayoko."
Miss Sayoko displayed a small smile in return. "You're very welcome." Then she respectfully bowed her head and silently opened the door and left.
Lelouch walked up to his sister and knelt down on his knees. "Hey Nunnally." He said.
Nunnally beamed and reached out to touch her brother's cheek. "Hi Lelouch."
Nunnally reached out for her brother's hand. "Are you going on the trip Lelouch?" Even though his love for Nunnally was second to none, he knew that the cruise was a bad idea.
Still, how could he say no? Lelouch braced himself and finally replied with what she wanted to hear. "Yep."
Nunnally smiled. "That's great! I'm glad you've decided to go! This trip will definitely do you some good."
"A lot of people have told me that today." He stood. "Mind if I step out for a sec?"
Nunally shook her head and Lelouch quietly exited the room to go to C2.
"I knew that you would end up going." C2 said matter-of-factly.
"Yeah, and I just decided that maybe it would be a good idea for you to attend after all."
"Oh really?" she asked, quizzically."Yes, you actually might get to play a big part later on."
C2 raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Lelouch turned around and went back to Nunnally and as they conversed some more, Lelouch's mind still boggled back to their siblings and, the rest of the world.
What could they be possibly planning? Lelouch's mind swirled with ideas of possible plots and outcomes.
Schnizel was no fool and neither was Cornelia, them standing together with Schnizel's intellect and Cornelia's battle skills, they were absolutely a force to be reckoned with. I suspect that Euphemia would also attend, and she will most likely tell Cornelia, so Cornelia will do everything in her power to keep her safe. Still, in these times, he knew that you can never be too careful. However, despite all of these things, he had yet to see a vision of ill fate. Although like in chess, you had to be bold and make a decisive move, even if it meant risking all of your pawns, just as long as the king was safe. Usually, while in battle, Lelouch stuck to this strategic method, but this cruise concerned , and he just couldn't do it. Was it possible that he was in cohorts with Cornelia now? If so, that could only mean that Cornelia finally knew the true identity of Zero. Or maybe, after all, they could be more rivaled with each other just as much as they were rivaled with him. No, after all Zero had done, the chances seemed slim.
For the time being, he decided to shake it off, if not just temporarily. But, in these circumstances, planning was still the right things to do, and plan he did.
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"W-what? But Sir Zero, I don't understand! I think it's absolutely unnecessary for me to be doing this. Why do I need to go on the cruise?"
"Because your combat skills are phenomenal and I need for you to safeguard your highness as well. Remember, being part of the Black Knights requires ethic as well as commitment."
Kallen Kozuki narrowed her eyes. "I suppose…"
"Besides," Shinichiro Tamaki cut in, putting an arm around her. "If anyone needs a vacation, it would be you! I mean, you seem really tense lately. Even more than Zero and I'm pretty sure that "
Kallen swatted him away. "I'm only doing it for the principle of the thing."
"Sometimes that's all it takes to accomplish something." comments Lelouch.
"So, are there any specific plans for the Britanian soldiers?" asked Kaname Ohgi.
"For the time being there is no necessary action required. However, I do have a strategy in mind as a back up plan. You never know when we may need." Lelouch replied.
Ohgi nodded as well as the rest of the Black Knights. No one questioned Zero's intentions because they knew that they could trust him enough even if they didn't agree with all of his ways of thinking.
"As for now," Lelouch added. "You may do as you wish for there is no specific task as of right now."
Lelouch began to walk away and seeing that he had said what he had to say, the others did the same."
If something goes wrong during the cruise, I have the Black Knights as my resort, but hopefully I am mistaken and it will turn out to be a typical mini vacation. Although Lelouch knew that one should always prepare yourself for the unexpected, he still could not help but ultimately hope for the best.
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*So people don't get confused, this story has a mixture between both season 1 and season 2 (R2), so that the story can turn out like it should.
Hey just to let you all know, the "Final Destination" actiony part will be approaching very soon. This is the final test to determine if I will either pass or fail as a fanfic writer…I think. J
~missDluvsIchigo0493