a/n *big grin* Well people, this is rather early but who cares, as long as you get an update right?
I decided on taking KiKi Hayashi's advice, all the review replies will be placed at the bottom ^^
So without further delay, onwards to the story!
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Chapter 6 ~She Was Different Once~
C.C. walked down the streets of the Pentagon, a single sentence repeating in her mind, I'm going to be homeless… I'm going to be homeless… I'm going to be homeless…
Yes, you heard it right, C.C. is about to be homeless.
Her thoughts went back to the events of yesterday…
Euphy ran towards C.C., she had just came back from her "date" with Lelouch, "C.C.!!! OMG, you are in—"
"--DEEP SHIT!!!" Interrupted Kallen very loudly, the redhead was practically sprinting towards the green haired girl, who in turn just stood there with a confused look.
"Haha-ue is going to kick you out!!!" screamed Euphy in tears.
C.C.'s heart practically stopped beating, surely the brothel wouldn't keep her, especially since she's never actually brought any income to them ever since her first encounter with her first and may I add, one and only not so much of a customer a few years ago. She was mentally prepared to be kicked out years ago, but this…
"C.C.." a very stern voice rang through the patterned halls, "Come to my room."
C.C. gulped, she was never this scared her entire life. Not when she was sold, not when she found out about her real job. No, she has never been scared her entire life. But this really scared her, somehow. She slowly walked towards Haha-ue's room in a pace one would call crawling like a snail. She couldn't avoid the inevitable after all…
I should be happy… I don't have to kick people anymore, well it's not like anyone wants me anymore since I kicked that guy and that other guy... Oh, and that other guy with the weird eyes and weird silver hair… C.C. shook her head, I'm free, well going to be at least…
Yet she couldn't help but feel sad, even though that place didn't do her any good, she had her friends, her "sisters"…
C.C. entered the room with a meek bow, Haha-ue gestured her to sit and she obeyed.
"Surely you know what I'm about to do."
C.C. nodded.
"I am very disappointed, C.C.. I thought you would've been a good asset, you have a pretty face, a nice body, and yet you did us not good. We spent time teaching you various things and yet you couldn't even lure a man into bed? You even kicked them. Do you remember your first customer, well he wasn't really a customer now was he, considering you didn't actually do your job instead you kicked him in his private areas and yell at him." Haha-ue's tone was still and cold, she was angry, very angry at C.C.
C.C. just stayed silent, when Haha-ue didn't get a reply from her she snapped, "You, you are a worthless person, you hear me?! The least you could do is apologize! The reason I kept you here for these past 3 years was because you have a debt to pay to me! I took care of you these many years thinking you'd be able to return and yet all you could do was drive customers away!"
"I want you out in 2 days, including today which means I want you out by twelve midnight tomorrow! Do you hear me?! AND DON'T HINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH YOUR DEBTS! I WANT ALL OF THE MONEY YOU COSTED ME ALL THESE YEARS BACK BY THE TIME YOU LEAVE!"
"H-how much—"
"THREE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND YEN!"
Oh, crap…
"TOMORROW, I WANT THEM ALL I DON'T CARE HOW YOU GET THEM, BUT I WANT TO SEE THEM TOMORROW! NOW GET OUT!"
C.C. quickly ran out the room before she gets injured.
Kallen and Euphy were standing there with a worried look, "C.C., it'll be fine. We'll figure something out…" said Euphy tearing.
Kallen just nodded, not knowing what to say at the moment.
C.C. just shook her head and walked away, face bearing no emotion but deep down she's panicking beyond compare. Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap…
C.C. sighed, she really is in "deep shit" like how Kallen said it, she's running out of time. It's ten in the morning, in less than 24 hours she's dead meat.
Who could Ii turn to help to? I've got no one… Well, there's always Mister Future King… Ho, hold it there C.C., you're out of your mind. You just met the guy and you're asking for three million yen?
Once again, C.C. battled with herself…
Well why not, if he's future king then he should help his people.
I can't believe we're having this conversation…
Why not???
He's not your escape…
He could be…
Well he can't be. I'm no one to him.
You could be someone to him… You could be his special person and he could be your angel—
Enough, I've erased that thought a long time ago.
The fact we're having this conversation is because you still think of it…
C.C. couldn't fight back because she bumped into someone, "Ow."
"Hey, if it isn't the bitch who kicked me."
Oh, great… Just when I thought that my day couldn't get worse…
C.C. muttered something and quickly stood up and brushed her skirt, she tried to walk away but the man grabbed her wrist, "Do you really think I'll let you get away, after you humiliated me a few years ago? Hm? You'll have to pay for what you did, after all, it's your job, isn't?" The man said with a smirk which C.C. wanted to slap away.
C.C. attempted to push the silver haired man away but unfortunately, he was much stronger than she was. He loomed over her, his violet eyes filled with evil, "Trying to kick again? You know, I heard that not only did you kick me you kicked several other guys. Let's see, three was it? Then this should be three times more painful then, I'm sure we would've done the same thing if you didn't make us pass out from the pain last time…" He licked his lips in hunger, "Time to eat."
Now, this was the moment C.C. felt most scared, screw the brothel, what was about to happen scared the crap out of her. For the first time in her life C.C. screamed for help but since the man dragged her into an alley so it didn't really help.
The man was laughing now, "Feeling weak? Good! I'll humiliate you, you bitch!" With that he started to tear off her dress and grope here and there, C.C.'s scream grew louder.
No! Dammit, how come I'm so weak! How the hell did I manage to make him pass out last time?! Someone please… Save me…
The man continued to rip her clothing off until her reached her undergarments and he licked his lips again, "Payback's a bitch, ain't it?"
Just as C.C. thought that her life was about to be ruined she heard a voice shout at them, "THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH HER?!!!"
"It's none of your business!" yelled the man.
"DAMN RIGHT IT IS!" The man lunged at C.C.'s predator.
"L-Lelouch…?" C.C. stammered for the first time in her life.
"Stay there! Cover yourself up!" he said all the while punching the other man.
"Damn you!" The other man punched Lelouch right in the face and he bled out immediately.
"You son of a—"
Another punch, and another, followed by a kick in the stomach and a bang on the head.
C.C. could just watch in horror as the other man beat the hell out of Lelouch, "Lelouch!"
Finally Lelouch could get up and lunged at the man again, this time pushing him into a rusty dumpster and banging his head in the process. Once he confirmed that the man was passed out he approached C.C. who was still rolled up in a ball, naked.
"C.C., it's over, you're okay now…" he said with such gentleness he could muster at the moment. He was beyond angry, not at her but at the man who tried to rape her.
C.C. slowly turned to face his bloody face, tears rolling down her pale white cheeks, "L-Lelouch…"
Lelouch was surprised at this, he never once thought that a sadistic witch like her could cry, really. Well after what she's been through it only makes sense she cries.
So he did what he usually do when confronting a crying Nunnally, he hugged C.C. and whispered words of comfort, well comforting in a way.
"Witch, don't cry, it doesn't suit you, it's over now."
"I'm not crying." She muttered to his chest.
"Yes, you are." Lelouch retorted back.
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are."
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are, and don't say you're not. Otherwise what do you call water leaking out of your eyes."
"A leak…"
Lelouch chuckled at this, "Admit it, you're crying. No point trying to look strong."
C.C. shook her head and buried her head, Lelouch sighed, "Well no one's looking."
Still the witch remained stubborn and continued to bury her face into Lelouch's uniform.
"Fine… But we both know the truth."
A nod was given, that satisfied Lelouch. He let go off C.C. and gave her the dress white she was wearing, "No kimono, today?"
That immediately reminded C.C. of her pending problem and she groaned as she took her dress, "Dammit…"
"You forgot?"
"No…" she muttered while wearing her dress, completely unaware that Lelouch was watching her dressing up.
Lelouch, who was aware that she was naked looked away as C.C. gathered her underwear and wore them again. "Then why aren't you in your usual black kimono?"
"I…" She trailed off, not sure on telling him or not.
Lelouch raised his eyebrows, "Tell me…" He said gently, after spending sometime with the witch the day before, he realized that she was not what she looked. Sure, she's hot—Er, good looking, but she almost seems like she's lonely…
C.C. sighed and dropped back down to the ground, the alley was dark and it felt really uneasy since the man who tried to rape her was lying unconscious in a rusty dumpster, "Not… not here…" She eyed the dumpster and Lelouch got the message.
He stood up and offered her his hand which she took gratefully. He saw her dress falling apart and he took of his school blazer and hand it to her, "Here… Use it."
C.C. took it and muttered "Thank you…" and turned away, Lelouch grabbed her hand and dragged her out of the alley.
He spotted a police and an evil thought sprout, Eat this, you son of a bitch… He turned to C.C., "Pretend to look scared."
"What?"
"Picture yourself just now."
"Why?"
"Quit asking and just do it."
C.C. obeyed and shook in fear, Perfect… Lelouch thought as he dragged her towards the police, he put on a scared face and told the police, "Sir, a man tried to kill us!"
WHAT? C.C. who was behind him raised her eyebrows but decided to play along, "Yes and he tried to rape me…" Well, that was the truth so it wasn't entirely a lie.
"Your Highness?! Your face! And you, Milady, you're dress!"
"It's fine! Do something about that man in the alley! Execute him if possible!"
C.C., who was still a bit uneasy being called 'Milady' just nodded as Lelouch barked orders at the police.
"Go get him! I'll just go home and wash this away, but you better get that guy! I'll sue you—"
"Lelouch… Let's go…" muttered C.C., there were many people looking at them and it felt, wrong in a way. This guy sure can be loud at times…
Lelouch just huffed and told the policeman one last time to do something about the man who 'tried to kill them' then he left all the while dragging C.C. along with him further away from the rusty dumpster in the alley behind them.
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a/n Well, that would be my last early update, the next one will be coming in 2 weeks. Be sure to check from time to time 'cause I might change my mind and update early again ^^
Here are my replies to my lovely reviewers:
patleon909 - thank you ^^
SuperCeller - ...Really? How so? Well, I hope this "other pairing" you're reffering to is really what you are reffering to ^^
Lilyflower1987 - Um, I'll leave that for you to conclude yourself ^^
KiKi Hayashi - No, no, it's rather fine actually, I appreciate your review very much. Thank you :)
maria jeanne - Yes he totally did!
RaveOn - :)
sakurahanalice - It's okay! Gambatte!!!
booklover4177 - Of course he gets to be future king :) It's okay if you don't give any suggestions ;D
MithLuin - Gee, you beat me to it, I'm kicking C.C. out of the brothel in this chapter lolz XD Yes, your suggestions are really good, I like you :) Lelouch won't buy C.C. out but something similar will happen and to why C.C. is still a virgin is because she only had 1 customer and 2 almost customers *I explained in the story already :)* Thank you for your reality advices, I love them
Vincent-Shin - Oh this will definitely be longer don't worry ^^ Humor will stay don't worry
keaRy anCe - I hope I didn't make you wait too long then
the author to be - *i was actually waiting for your review lol* I see... And yet I thought I didn't do so well in the humor part... Thank you for the comment :)
Ze Bird - Huh? STILL SOME TYPOS? *screams* Right, I'll see if anyone would like to beta-read... Thanks :) Yes, exactly, C.C. isn't C.C. if she isn't mean XD
gentleman lonewolf - I'm glad you like the chapters ^^ Thank you for the many reviews :)
KazumaKaname - Hm, that won't be happening thought, "girl in pink" has her reasons and you'll find out soon enough ^^ Though I'll consider the C.C. entering a royal event, thank you for that!
Okayz! Be sure to R/R, that'll keep my brain gears turning XD Toodles, till the next chapter!!!