Reviews:
I-Love-Trunks1: It's nice that Rivalz was looking after Senshi. I'm really looking forward to when Senshi and Suzaku meet. I love this story so much! Can't wait for more!
Reply: okay they don't exactly meet per se…but…*runs away crying* I'm sorry that I'm such a failure!
Guest: FANTASTIC I LOVE IT CONTINUE PLEASE
Reply: Just Fantastic? *gets determined look* I need to do better than that!
ZZ960107: Senshi is too cute, poor Suza trying to fight his mixed feeling I feel sad for him. You...um like u said you don't fantasize but my mind say that Nana have a switch in her brain called XD
Reply: Aw, Zizi! ;P
Read-a-holic1: Hello :) I am really liking where you are taking this, cannot wait to see more work from you.
Reply: *Looks at you suspiciously while pulling confidential looking documents to chest* and where exactly am I taking this?
ladyalucard15: I need more of this!
Reply: and you got more of this! Just don't overdose!
LacqueredIce: Why Senshi's as manipulative as Lelouch is. Naughty boy, but very brave. Lelouch also seems to be showing more defiance towards Luciano. Here's hoping she manages to escape without getting hurt. Oh and poor Rivalz having his dreams crushed like that, I guess that goes for most of the characters though. I don't usually read genderbent stories, but this is a good one. Keep it up!
Reply: *smiles wickedly* not manipulative! Just…he simply knows when to say something and when to not say something! Simple as that! Ah, the great escape...yeah, she's not going to get out of there very soon. All their dreams were crushed actually.
A/N: Sorry for not updating in a while.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.
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One Look
Senshi peeked out of the opening of the alleyway and looked closely at his surroundings. After all, he wouldn't want to be caught by some kind of pervert.
"Hey, girly, you lost or somethin'?"
Too late, the ten year old thought as he dragged a smile onto his face and turned to face the direction of the voice. Without much thought, he executed a perfect, yet small bow to the stranger and apologized in a high pitched voice that went along with the clothes he was wearing. "Sorry, Sir. I didn't mean to bother you. And no, I'm not lost, but I thank you for your concern." When Senshi raised himself up from the bow, he was surprised to see a man with spiked up hair before him. The man's choice of hair style did not seem to fit all the wrinkles on his face very nicely. He had an angular chin and had brown haired that seemed red in the dusk lighting.
The man nodded, seeming thoughtful, before he took off his coat and handed it to the ten year old. "Here, you can have my coat. You look like you're freezing in that skirt and it's only gonna get colder."
Senshi felt himself internally cringe at the words, remembering the girl clothes he was wearing and the long haired wig that was on his head. "Thank you, sir, but really! I'm perfectly fine!" The older man continued to eye him suspiciously before taking back his sweater.
"I don't know why you're lying to me but whatever. Anyways, you should head to wherever you're sneaking off to. It's getting dark out and a bunch of baddies tend to come out around now." Senshi stared with his mouth agape as the stranger began to amble away. How the hell did he know I was lying…?
"Wait!" Senshi yelled, taking a hesitant step towards the spiky haired man. Said man turned his head slightly towards him and stopped walking. "W-…What's your name, sir?" The man turned back and faced him but didn't walk back.
"If you ever get in trouble, girly…tell them your friends with Tamaki. Shinichiro Tamaki. That should make them back off." Tamaki chuckled at Senshi's awed expression. "I would ask for your name, Jōrō, but I don't think you trust me yet so there would be no point." Senshi watched as Tamaki walked away once more, giving him a lazy wave as he did. "See ya later, Jōrō!" The black haired boy waited until the other was no longer in view to grab the long black wig on his head and throw it to the floor.
"Just when I was able to forget about wearing such a stupid thing!" he yelled with a blush adorning his face; his ears burning at the memory of when he got it.
~A Few Hours Earlier~
Senshi walked along the side walk, trying to put names to the little lines on the map he had stolen from the kind adults he had met earlier; feeling guilty for not telling them anything about who he was and what he was trying to do. As he tried to concentrate, the purple eyed boy accidentally bumped into someone. He quickly removed the squished map from his face and looked up with an apology on his lips only to find a familiar face looking down at him.
He remembered seeing this man many times back at the estate. He would often walk around, patrolling the grounds with a playful German Shepard named Lina who was quite the beauty. This man would often play catch with him more often than not and was actually more of a father figure than Luciano was to Urajimiru. But none of that processed to Senshi. All he knew was that he had seen this man at the Bradley Estate and was therefore one of Luciano's goons.
Senshi, with his heart already trying to beat out of his chest from the fear, turned and began to run in the opposite direction.
He was quickly stopped by a strong, firm hand on his upper arm. "Let go of me! Please! Let go!" The hand on him swung his body around so that he ended up facing the familiar stranger.
"Guerriero! Hold-! Calm down, damnit!" Senshi only continued to struggle and only stopped when he was picked up off the ground and shaken roughly. "I said 'calm down'! It's me! Genya!"
It didn't take long for the struggling ten year old to stop (though, it was mostly from exhaustion than trust). "G-Genya?"
The older nodded enthusiastically which caused Senshi to feel anger leak into his muscles, causing him to struggle once more. "LET GO OF ME! WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO!? HUH!? ARE YOU GOING TO DRAG ME BACK TO THE ESTATE!? TO HIM!? I'D RATHER DIE!" Genya stared at Senshi in surprise before he gave a tired sigh and jerked his head to the side, trying to get the soft dark brown hair out of his warm brown eyes. He then carefully handled Senshi so that the black haired boy couldn't hurt him as he pulled Senshi into a hug.
"I wouldn't dare do that to you, Guerriero. I was just worried for you." Slowly, Senshi ceased his struggling and panted into the firm chest; his will to struggle was gone. Right now, all he wanted to do was snuggle into his mother's chest and never let go.
"Why? You work for Luciano. Why would you care about a bastard child like me? Is it because you're waiting for the perfect opportunity to kill me?"
Genya shoved Senshi away from the hug and stared into his eyes with a firm glare. "Don't you ever say that again, Guerriero. Just because I work for that sick man doesn't mean I agree with everything he says or does. I care because the two of us are friends." Genya's expression softened considerably as he continued to speak, mischief glowing in his eyes. "Plus, who's going to help me play pranks on Sasha when he least expects it?"
Senshi's eyes widened in pleasant surprise before he moves he breaks eye contact and looks away with a blush of shame and embarrassment. The older man smiles lightly as he realizes that the other believes in him once more. Yet, just as he opens his mouth, a familiar ringtone catches both their attention. Senshi's face darkened considerably once more and Genya's was one of surprise. He quickly brought out his phone and answered it without even looking to see who was calling.
Luciano's voice reached Senshi's ears.
While he couldn't hear the entire conversation, he was able to understand that Genya was needed back at the estate. Something about some important officials coming by to see the reports themselves. The purple eyed boy carefully analyzed each and every expression that flashed on Genya's face, trying to see if he was in any immediate danger. Soon, the conversation was ended by a rude goodbye and arrogant sounding click. Without so much as a word, Genya put Senshi down from the embrace that they had shared earlier and took his hand roughly. Senshi nearly fell over in surprise when his older playmate began to walk in a certain direction with a quick pace.
"W-What are you doing!? Where are we going!?" he said as he found his footing and began to walk on his own once more.
"I'm going to help you get away."
~Present~
Genya's 'help' consisted of dressing him up as a girl and buying him a burn phone. Ugh….why did it have to be a skirt!? I hate the drafts! Yet Senshi could not help but think of the man with an exasperated smile; his words echoing in his head.
"Don't worry. I'll do everything within my power to make sure that Master Luciano does not hurt Lady Lelouch or your siblings."
Such words caused Senshi to think that…perhaps…Genya had feelings for…his…
The ten year old crossdresser shook his head violently, willing away the thoughts and images of sunny barbeques, his mother and sister in dresses while Genya was at a grill. Yet…even as he did so…those images were replaced by both him and Urajimiru chasing Lina who was barking happily. The perfect family setting.
Senshi shook his head once more and even went as far as to lightly slap his pale cheek; causing a light pink hand print to appear. Get it together, damnit!
The amethyst eyed boy took in a deep breath, held it, and then let it out in a huge sigh. He then bent down, making sure that his girly underwear didn't show as he did so, and grabbed hold of the itchy wig. With a huff, we brushed away the non-existent dirt before flipping it onto his head. Now…to find whatever is at the address mom gave me.
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Lelouch made sure that there was not a single wrinkle in the Britannian styled dress that she wore. She had literally spent the entire morning shuffling through her closet, picking out a dress, ironing out said dress only to find out that it wasn't good enough, shuffling through the closet again to find the best dress possible, ironing that dress, putting it on, styling hair into something mildly acceptable, and covering up bruises.
The moment she put down her brush after putting on a tad more eye-shadow, Genya knocked and entered the room with a bow. "My Lady, your guests have arrived."
Lelouch smiled kindly at the man whom she would see play with her sons and daughters when they thought no one was around. "Thank you, Genya. I'll be right down. Let me just make sure that Urajimiru is still sleeping." The amethyst eyed woman didn't even wait for Genya to acknowledge what she said. She merely turned around and walked straight to the room her two remaining children shared. Lelouch grabbed and turned the knob as quietly as she could before pushing against it ever so slightly. From the crack in the door, she saw Himawari asleep with her little brother in her arms.
Once she was satisfied, Lelouch closed the door before making her way back over to Genya who stood outside of the door respectfully. "Let's go," she said, her voice filled with the authority she had been born with.
The moment she appeared down a hall, her stride full of purpose, maids and goons alike parted like the Red Sea. The moment her eyes fell on them, people either looked busy or bowed their heads in respect; whispering "My Lady's" and "Ma'am's". Lelouch reveled in finally being her own person once more, even though she knew that it would disappear the moment her husband appeared.
In the most dramatic way she could, she pushed open the doors to the meeting room.
The meeting room itself had only a single desk (reserved for either her or her husband), a long coffee table and brown leather sofas that ran alongside the coffee table. A single armchair stood near a corner of the desk, meant for her if Luciano was also in the room.
Lelouch's beautiful eyes quickly scanned the faces she saw. A majority of them were ones she had never seen before and didn't care to know. Only two made an actual impact on her.
"Uncle! Brother!" Lelouch said in surprise as she held her hands in front of her and walked towards the two. Both blonde men stood up along with a familiar faced woman with reddish brown hair. The woman wore a pink dress with red, black, and gold accents. The woman's body made Lelouch feel extremely conscious of how skinny she was. This woman was not a bag of bones. Not like Lelouch.
Lelouch's observations lasted no longer than three seconds before she turned her attention back to the two men she knew well. "Lelouch! How I missed you, dear sister!" Clovis asked as he spread his arms dramatically wide.
The mother of three giggled into her hand as she walked into the bluish purple clothed arms. "Oh Clovis, I missed you too." Lelouch held in a wince as her older brother tightened his arms around her, causing her bruises to be squished.
"Now Clovis, let me get a hug in as well. She is my favorite niece after all."
"Uncle Vincent!"
Lelouch tried to fight down the blush that was bound to come up as she was released from Clovis' arms. Vincent turned her around and Lelouch was greeted by eyes as purple as hers. Lelouch was pretty sure that she ended up with her uncle's shade of purple instead of her father's. Vincent grabbed hold of her chin and tilted it up and to the side.
"Ah…! Still as beautiful as I remember."
"Though, I'd say she is a bit on the skinny side. Sister, have you been eating well?" Clovis asked as he stood beside their uncle with his hand on his chin. Lelouch grabbed hold of both her uncle's hands and pushed them away from her person.
"Uncle! Brother! Stop babying me! We have a meeting to get back to!"
It was then that both Vincent and Clovis realized that they were in a room, surrounded by their subordinates. Both men cleared their throats and fought down their own blushes. Vincent pushed his blonde hair back and away from his purple eyes. "Well…I say that you children should go and talk with each other. Who knows when will be the next time you see each other. And take Maribel with you."
Before she could object, Clovis grabbed hold of Lelouch's arm and dragged her out of the room. "Come Maribel! And get acquainted with your big sister!"
"C-Clovis! Hold on!" Lelouch said, feeling uncomfortable as she was dragged around.
"Uh…C-Clovis…I think you should let her g-"
"Nonsense! She doesn't mind. Do you, Lelouch?"
"Yes! I do mind!"
"See? I told you! She doesn't care."
"Listen to people when they are talking to you! CLOVIS!"
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Senshi struggled to keep the map in his hands from shaking to hard. It took a while, but he was finally either on or near the block that had whatever it was that he was looking for. At first, it had been hard to remember the address his mother told him to remember, but, when he scanned the map, he was able to find the street. From there he simply had to find where he was and what way was the fastest to get there.
Unfortunately, the street he was looking for was nearly across the entire city, near what were considered the ghettos. Yet, Senshi knew that whatever was at the end of this figurative rainbow was going to be worth all the stress and pain of living with that monster of a man for all his life.
Before he knew it, Senshi lightly bumped into someone. He heard the other person grunt more in surprise than pain. He didn't bother looking up from the map. Instead, he mumbled apologies and continued on his way.
He continued to walk in a certain direction and when he looked up, he noticed that he was on a street filled with some questionable looking apartments. He folded up the map into a small enough square before stuffing it into one of the pockets the skirt he wore miraculously had. He paid no mind to the footsteps that followed him, knowing that whoever it was, he could take him down in ten seconds flat.
When it came to the apartment he was looking for, Senshi felt a small ripple of surprise got through him as the footsteps followed him inside as well. He sped up as he made his way up the stairs. He could hear the footsteps keep their pace yet it didn't make him feel all that comfortable. By the third floor, he could no longer hear them. Yet…even then Senshi could practically hear his heart beating in his ears.
Where is it...where is it….where is it, damnit!?
He then heard the footsteps coming up the stairs again. They were practically stomping on the wood.
There!
Senshi ran up to the door and began to beat his fist against the wood in fear. "Hello! Is there anybody there!? Please, open up!" Even with all the noises that filtered into the hallway, the ten year old could hear as the man got closer and closer. Finally, he could no longer stand up; fearing that the man was one of Luciano's men who finally found him and decided to either kill him or drag him back to the estate. He slumped against the door, trying to bury his head into his knees.
"Hey kid…what are you doing in front of my door?"
Senshi nearly flinched in surprise before raising his head up. He was met with the image of an old, male version of Himawari.
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Suzaku stared down at the little girl near his feet. At first he had been irritated over the fact that she had bumped into him and didn't even bother to properly say "sorry". Then he became slightly suspicious because she seemed to be headed in the same direction as him. That suspicion grew when they ended up on the same floor and in front of the door to his apartment.
Just as he was about to reach for the Taser attached to his belt, the girl raised her head. Suzaku felt as if he was the one that had been tased when he saw the girl's face. It felt like a ten year old Lelouch was looking back at him and old feelings began to resurface.
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Gino walked into his apartment with a tired look about him. He quickly found both Kallen and Rivalz in his living room. "Did you guys find him?" he asked, not helping the rise of hope in his gut. One look from them answered his question but their shaking heads helped drive it home.
The blonde punched the wall beside him in anger. "Damnit! How the hell did we lose him!?"
Kallen looked down at her feet, feeling tears of concern and frustration well up in her eyes. "I don't know…but I'm worried. It's cold out tonight and he's wearing light clothes." They stayed quiet for a while longer before Rivalz got up and went to the kitchen.
He heated up the remains of the soup Senshi had made them and poured some into clean bowls. "Come on you guys, I'm sure the kid's smart. He can make it through the night. We'll find him tomorrow."
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Comments:
Hello! Here are some notes.
Genya: the Russian version of Gennadius.
Gennadius: Latinized form of the Greek name Γενναδιος (Gennadios), which was possibly derived from Greek γενναδας (gennadas) "noble, generous". Saint Gennadius was an early martyr from North Africa.
Jōrō: this is translated to "noblewoman" in Japanese. I guess you can say Tamaki knows that Senshi had some sort of high class upbringing and calls him a noble. Except, he didn't realize that Senshi is a boy so he ended up insulting him. Good thing Senshi didn't grow up around Japanese speaking people.
OKAY! IMPORTANT NOTICE!
I'm sort of sure that many of you had read my other story You Are Mine and I Am Yours, correct? Well, there is a scene in chapter 13 that would cause its rating to go from T to M. I'm wondering if I should add the scene and change it to M or keep out description and leave it as T. I REALLY need help with this so please leave a review with your answer.