Forgot to add disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass or its characters. They belong to Sunrise and CLAMP, though it is true that I adore CLAMP ^^ I do own my imagination and my laptop though d(^o^)b
Kallen and Lelouch reacted without surprise to the statement. Instead, Kallen reached instinctively towards a drawer but immediately threw herself over Andrea as an explosion rocked the house. Lelouch did the same with Alvin as Lance and Jeremiah braced themselves. As soon everything had stopped shaking, Kallen wrenched open the drawer that she had been intending to open and pulled out two guns, handing one to Lelouch.
"Sayako, take his Highness's children to the basement and evacuate them from there."
"Hai, milday."
Kallen gritted her teeth as she pushed Andrea towards Sayako. Lelouch pushed his son towards her as well, telling him to look after his sister before following Kallen into her study. The Red Lotus reached for a hidden switch behind a thick leather-bound book and revealed a secret entrance into a hidden space at the back of her study. Soon, they arrived at a hangar where the Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. was proudly displayed. Kallen tossed aside her black cloak and unbuttoned her shirt, revealing the flightsuit of a Knight of Round. Dropping it on top of her cloak, she stepped out of her pants and prepared to walk up to her Knightmare. Lelouch grabbed her to face him and looked at her in the eye.
"You don't have to do this, Kallen. We can just escape-"
"-and let you be exposed to be the E.U.? I don't think so, your Highness," she shot back at him, zipping up the collar of the flightsuit fully. Lelouch gripped her wrist more tightly as forced her to look at him.
"Kallen, if you get hurt, I won't be able to forgive myself, again," he whispered, his lips a mere millimeters away from hers. His eyes had closed at the word 'again' before his plum eyes opened to look at her pleadingly. She looked at him before taking his head in his hands.
"Please Lelouch, I need to protect you...If you get killed, I will regret it as well...so please..." Kallen closed her eyes before leaning her forehead against Lelouch's. He pulled her into his embrace and stroked her head reassuringly before letting her go and kissing her gently. He looked earnestly at her before letting go of her.
"I will guide your movements, Q-1, just stay alive...for me..." Kallen nodded at his words before jumping onto the line leading to the cockpit. She threw an object at him before sliding into the cockpit. Lelouch caught it in his hand and smiled as he saw that it was a communicator. Putting it on, he walked out of the study, catching the doorframe as another explosion shook the whole house. Sayako appeared, helping him to his feet and guiding him to the basement where he saw Lance typing furiously on a computer. Kallen's face appeared on the screen.
"All preparations done?"
"Yes, milady. Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. prepared to launch."
"Very well, Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. launching!"
Lelouch watched as he joined his children in the evacuation jet, with Sayako and Lance entering as well. The rest of the staff were there also, armed with either guns or knives. Soon, a crismon blur zipped out of the side of the house. Alvin gasped as it settled in the air while Andrea gazed at it, mouth agape with amazement. The Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. was there proudly there. It had been modified as when Earl Lloyd and Rakshata started working together, they had changed all the cockpit designs to the comfortable sitting one, which Kallen pretty much approved of. Its Radiant Wave had also been upgraded and it was also renamed as the Pellinore, after the notorious black knight that had been defeated by King Arthur with Excalibur. Although it was revealed that he became a Knight of the Round Table afterwards, Kallen still much appreciated the name as she was after all still a former rebel. However, the Black Knights still referred to it as the Guren.
Kallen ran all her check tests quickly as she checked the number of enemies surrounding her. Damn the E.U. Why did they still want to rebel even though their power had been given back to them? Kallen opened up a private com channel to the Knightmare next to her.
"Why rebel when you have ev-"
"Oh, we didn't get back everything that we wanted," the pilot answered rudely. "You see, although Britannia gave us back our power and our land, but they did not give us back the lives that we lost in fighting. That is why...we will avenge our fallen comrades!" At those words, the Knightmares surrounding Kallen moved towards her all at once.
"Q-1," crackled a familiar voice over her private communicator. "Slash Harkens 45 degrees to the left. Use that opening to get outside so that your movements can be more easy."
"Yes, your Highness!" Kallen responded quickly as she unleashed her Slash Harkens in the directions that Lelouch had indicated. As the Knightmares exploded with the pilots screaming curses to their death, Kallen used the smoke as a cover up and zipped quickly outside the ring of attackers. She turned around and Lelouch's voice immediately sounded.
"Use MVS and fire at those at west, then use technique Alpha to finish those at north," Lelouch spoke calmly as he surveyed the battle scene in front of him, depicted by red dots and other symbols. He spoke into the communinator as his mind worked with impossible speed to decipher the plans of the enemy. Kallen followed his orders with surprising accuracy, leaving him wondering whether she had really been sitting down and doing paperwork these days. Her movements were so swift and smooth, the E.U.'s Sutherlands were no match for the updated Knightmare frame of the Red Lotus. Soon, the Knightmares were cleared and Kallen's voice crackled through the speakers.
"Suzaku just contacted me. You will use Evacuation Route Gama to get back to the mainland. I will get in shortly as soon I deposit the Guren safely in the back of the jet. Sayako, Lance, take them through ER Gama, I will join you all shortly. Make sure that his Highness and his children are safe."
"Yes, my lord." Sayako and Lance replied in unison as they ran the controls. Soon, the evacuation jet propelled forward at the speed of a bullet train. Lelouch heard a familiar voice through the communicator that he still wore.
"Lelouch, would you mind if I speak to you in private for a while? There's a private communication room in the last chamber of the jet. We can talk face to face there."
"Very well then," Lelouch answered, accepting the bag that Sayako handed him before walking to the exit at the back of the chamber. He found that private communication room that Kallen had mentioned and slipped inside, turning on the controls. Soon, Kallen walked in still in her flightsuit.
"Lelouch..."
"You were so good, I thought that you had gone all rusty but apparently you still have your touch," joked Lelouch as he sat down in a chair there. Kallen's eyes narrowed at his words as soon as she heard them. She accepted the bag that Lelouch handed her, but did not open it. Instead, she sat down facing Lelouch and stared at him grimly.
"We seriously need to talk."
O.o Cliffhanger...I am like so evil...Anyway, give REVIEWS...REVIEWS...! Or I'll go crazy and discontinue...(you have no idea what I can do in fits of despair ^) I really need my first fanfiction to succeed please... By the way, I am also thinking of writing another one-shot, another AU maybe? Please tell me what you think through PMs or my email (you can find it on my profile or on my homepage ^^)
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