Hey, guys. Sorry if it took a while. School is on the road and I'm on strict studying...so no time for fanfics for five days. ( NOO...) But I'm on weekend today and wrote this one out.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This story does not contain any lemon at all! You hear me. So don't you go on thinking about dirty stuff as you enter this fandom. I just forgot to mention it in the last chapter. This might have suspense and few humor. There's mystery also. :P
I apogize for any grammatical errors and typos. Code Geass does not belong to me. CASE CLOSED!
Alright, time for me to shut up and you just enjoy. :)
Chapter 2: Haunted Dreams
Ashford Academy
Lelouch Lamperouge stared blankly at the view of their school from the roof. His sorroundings were silent and serene. The sun was shining brightly, spreading rays of light everywhere. Fresh air was blowing across him causing his raven bangs to move slightly. He sighed heavily as he recalled the incident 2 weeks ago. The shadows. His injuries. Even Suzaku, his best friend, inflicted wounds. With another sigh, he left the roof. When Lelouch arrived at his locker, he opened it up and grabbed his school bag and hung it over his shoulder, then grabbed a textbook. Once he closed the locker door, he heard a male voice called his name.
"Hey, Lelouch."
The raven turned around and saw a familiar brunette. Upon seeing the sight of his best friend, he smiled. Suzaku was released from the hospital 3 days after him. He was under longer observation due to severe bruises. He's now fully recovered and came back to school a few days ago
"What's up?" Lelouch asked.
"Its' nothing, really." Suzaku said. "I just wanna ask if you wanna walk to class together."
"Sure." And they walked off.
Halfway to the classroom, Lelouch asked him a question that he can't seem to answer.
"Do you think...there are supernatural beings in this world?" he asked, uncertain. The brunette locked his emerald green eyes on his violet ones and gave a confused look.
"Lelouch, what are you saying?" Suzaku asked back.
"N-nothing. Just forget about it." Lelouch responded as he looked away and stared at the ground. Suzaku let out a sigh. Lelouch hasn't been acting himself these days. Ever since he experienced the pain that the shadows gave him and foresaw their wrath and appearance, it left a huge sign in his mind. Thinking of horrible consequences, terrifying scenes and fatal encounters. But he shook those thoughts away, but the flashback never left him.
Giggles and voices filled the classroom. Students scattered here and there, socializing.
"Eh? Is it true that Lulu has been finally released from the hospital? Is he here?" Shirley asked.
Kallen nodded with a smile "Yeah. 2 days ago, he came here." she said. The girls gasped. "But don't come running into him so fast. He just recovered." Kallen added.
"I don't think that's true at all..I haven't see him ever since." Milly said.
"He went home early." Kallen said. Then, two familiar male entered. "Oh, there he is now." They turned their heads at them. Then,there was silence.
Lelouch remained emotionless for a while before his lips curled up in a warm smile "Come on, guys. It's like you've seen a ghost."
"But you were.." a boy started.
"In an accident?" Lelouch inquired. "Yes, that's true. But we recovered from it." It was only a matter of seconds before everyone hovered around them.
"What a miracle!"
"Tell us what happened to you! Please!"
Lelouch just smiled and raised his hand to the level of his shoulders, signaling them to settle down a bit. Meanwhile, Kallen sat on her seat, silent but smiling a bit at the same time. He must be famous now... Kallen joked in her mind and giggled at the thought.
-After class-
Suzaku was about to open his locker, but he heard a high-pitched female voice called him. He turned to the voice's direction and spotted a pinkette girl with sweet lavender eyes, who's wearing a completely different uniform, running towards him.
"Euphy?"
Euphemia hugged him immedietly with a giggle. The brunette was wide eyed, but he didn't try push her away or struggle either. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her slim figure. When they broke the embrace, he smiled up at her. "Euphy, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school?" he asked
"We were dismissed early.." Euphy answered "I don't know the reason why...but anyway! I've missed you!" she beamed at him.
"Come on, its' like we haven't seen each other in years.." Suzaku chuckled. The girl pouted, making Suzaku to look at her in surprise.
"That was part of the relationship.." Euphy said as she crossed her arms and continue to pout. Suzaku let out a sigh before saying, "Do I have to do it in a knight-like way?" he groaned.
"As long as you say it."
Suzaku grabbed her hands "Sorry,dear. Forgive me?" He said his apology like a real gentleman. Euphy blushed and her pouting face disappeared.
Euphy's face was delighted with joy "Accepted. Now was that so hard, Suzaku?" she teased with a grin.
The brunette scratched his temples "Well, I really don't find it..."
"Suzaku, we need you here!" A bluenette called from behind. Suzaku nodded.
"I'll be right there, Rivalz!" He said before turning to his girlfriend. He kissed her cheek. "I'll call you okay? Love you."
"Sure!" she said. Suzaku gave her one last smile before running off. The pinkette stood there smiling, before leaving.
Ashford Campus
Lelouch opened his eyes slowly, blinking away the sleep left in his eyes. He leaned on the tree trunk that he slept on for a while before he rosed up to a sitting position. He always loved it here. This is his favorite spot of the school, where there is always fresh wind, calm and easing up stress. And a tree to lean on while enjoying the breeze. Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming his way. He averted his amethyst orbs, and met a familar redhead girl walking towards him.
"Kallen.." He began.
Kallen Kozuki sat beside him and smiled "I knew you would be here...you always like serene places." she said.
"Yeah, I guess you got me." Lelouch chuckled. "I've been waiting for you, you know." He said as he held her soft hand. Kallen's cheeks turned into a shade of crimson.
"You're only saying that!" she manage to blurt out.
"Nope. I really am.." Lelouch said and leaned closer to her. "And you're so cute when you blush." he added making the redhead blush even more.
"You really need to stop it..." Kallen whispered.
The raven sighed and looked at her straight in the eye "I'm your boyfriend, for goodness sake. Do you really think the words I said were fake?" And that's when he recieved a smack at the back of the head from Kallen.
"Ow!" Lelouch moaned in pain "What was that for?" he said as he rubbed the back of his temples.
"Idiot..of course you mean it! I was just speechless! Geez Lelouch, you can be really overeacting sometimes." Kallen said as she folded her arms and looked away from him.
Lelouch gave out another sigh "Okay, okay. Can you forgive me?" he asked her.
"Fine." Kallen said as she looked back at him. "Sorry about that. This naturally happeneds when two people are in a relationship."
"Eh..really?"
"Yes, silly. Come on, we can't miss the student council meeting." Kallen told him as she stood up. "You know that don't you?"
Lelouch jumped up. "Darn! I forgot ALL about the meeting!"
The redhead laughed. "Well what the heck are you doing standing there? Let's go!" Then, she ran off before him.
"H-Hey! Kallen,wait up!"
Uknown Forest
A cloaked figure trotted down the forest, holding a katana. Underneath the black cloth was a young woman. Her amber eyes were visible and it showed no expression. She had pale skin and her body's slim. She stopped by a pit, sorrounded by ashes and black stains. She removed her hood, revealing long silky lime green hair that reached her back. And fringes of the same color covered her forehead.
She blinked twice and left the spot without a word. She walked deeper and deeper into the forest, until everything around her was nearly dark. She stood before a rock, covered with moss and wild plants, serving as a canopy.
The woman brushed off some moss and traced a sign with her fingertips, glowing blue light in its ends. She formed and eye-like zodiac sign on the center of the rock. Seconds later, the inscription wield its power and vanished down. She looked up, and a door was being summoned. With a slight rumble on the ground, a hole was created. Basically, it was a summoned entrance leading to a realm.
She entered it immedietly and the door slid close behind her as she stepped a foot inside. The realm was huge. The floor has the sign etched on it. The woman approached a marble table at end of the area. Her eyes glanced at the two swords lying down on the surface.
"I can only entrust these swords..and power to two humans." She said in a flat tone and closed her eyes. When she reopened them, it was glowing pure gold with violet highlights around the pupils.
"And they shall defeat the shadows and demons who drives the human race into jeopardy." she added. She suddenly felt a strange feeling. When it coursed her mind, she smirked.
"Ashford..Academy.." she predicted. "Its' where they are. I'm not alone to expell evil anymore and the contract will start."
She paused for a moment when she felt another sensation.
"Lelouch Lamperouge...Suzaku Kururugi." And with that last statement, she immedietly exited the realm.
Ashford Campus
"Ah, I forgot to clean Arthur's litter box!" Suzaku groused while his best friend smiled at him.
"Suzaku, you always forget." Lelouch said. "I heard that Euphy came here. Do you know why?" he asked.
"She was dismissed early and.." the brunette didn't get to finish his sentence when a nostalgic feeling strucked his head. "What the..what was that?" he wondered as he looked around.
"What?" Lelouch asked. Just like the sensation that Suzaku felt, it spread in his mind as well. ''It feels..awkaward." he whispered.
Suzaku turned his gaze at him "You felt it too?" he asked as the raven nodded in response. They turned their heads, left and right. Knowing it was just their imagination, they just returned to their conversation. Meanwhile, the supernatural woman was hiding behind the building, her eyes were pure gold but it returned to normal after a few seconds. She slowly poked her head from the wall to check on them.
They didn't notice huh?
All of a sudden, she heard someone walking towards her direction. She ran to a tree and by using her natural powers, her body glowed a faint light and levitated to a tree branch. She wore her hood on and watched the students pass the tree sitting was on. Sighing in relief, she continued to watch the two boys. Her eyes turned into its magical hue, calling the boys through the use of her connection.
Please hear me. Humanity is in danger. And I will give you both power to save everything. Feel my connection, hear my call. Lelouch and Suzaku, be my accomplices...
Lelouch suddenly raised his head slightly, as he felt it again. Suzaku's eyes went a bit wide. The two glanced at each other, confused. They heard a voice of a woman. And it resonated inside them, again and again.
"Who's.." Suzaku started.
"...there?" Lelouch finished
The cloaked female's eyes showed a hint of surprise. They've finally noticed and heard her whispers.
It worked...
She smirked "Now go look for me.." she said under her breath. A wind was blown across, accompanied by leaves. When it passed through her, she disappeared mysteriously.
Minutes later..
Lelouch and Suzaku walked together on the sidewalk. Both the duo's mind was lost in thought for some odd reason. First, they've encountered shadows in the rainforest and got injured, then a voice of a woman echoing in their minds and it haunts them until now. They have this sinking feeling that their sorroundings are beggining to change into something different or it might be dangerous, regarding the encounter and today's experience.
"So today..was strange." Suzaku said, breaking the thick silence between them. "Although I felt a like a kid saying this..but I think we are being haunted by ghosts."
"That's ridiculous." Said Lelouch as he looked at him "It might be only our imagination." He knows that it's a lie. If it is only their imagination, why did it felt so real?
"Well, I'm curious.." Suzaku said.
Lelouch looked down ''I'm not suppose to be believe in this..but I knew some supernatural being is calling us through the use of a different connection."
"How do you know that?"
"The shadow incident got me thinking. Is humanity doomed by a different race? Without anyone protecting us, what will happened to our lives? No one could answer my questions. They indicate myths..nothing real."
Suzaku looked up "I also thought about it as well. I look at the sky everytime. When dark smoke floods the sky, we are being haunted by something mysterious." he said.
"Is that a new theory?" Lelouch asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"Maybe.."
Kaminejima Island: Abandoned Cave
A blue flame sorrounded the cave's stone walls as the black cloaked man sat on his indigo throne. The chalice has a dark aura around its structure, signaling the shadow's presence throughout the world. The man's eyes were red as blood and his pupils are dilated. He's holding a stick, yet simple but powerful enough to conquer the whole world. Before him is a human corpse covered in patches of mud, with countless bruises all over the body and limbs. Blood oozing out of the cuts, mouth and temples. Clothes were into pieces.
"Humans don't posses anything at all, correct?" the mysterious man inquired as his eyes returned to their normal color.
His servant, standing right beside him, nodded "Yes, sir."
"Well then...'' he began, smirking "Dealing with them should be easy.."
"What if a certain supernatural being like us lives here? Wouldn't that be dangerous? Our powers are transferrable. Especially to humans."
"This is planet Earth. It's only a dimension full of human beings. And they don't really believe in us. I'll make them see, then." He looked at the chalice. "But my very first targets are Japan and the Holy Britannian Empire. Once those two are captured, the greater, our chances will increase in conquering the whole world. Perhaps, I should make it peaceful...but that's not what we planned for. We, the supernaturals, are not only believed to be shields but can also take over the world with nature's assistance and our dear allies. Isn't that right?"
"Of course, that's right, sir. You always have the right predictions and your strategy always wins."
"Heh. You're right. Maybe I'am.."
-oOo-
Agonizing screams of innocent people and children, the terrifying hisses of the shadows, rang at the Dual Naturals' ears as they tried to expel the black symbols of evil from Britannia. The sky was flooded with black smoke, mixed with pure red. Blood and corpses on the roads and wrecked buildings can be seen here and there. A huge black colored crystal rock stood at the center of the Empire, sorrounded by red smoke circling on its tip similar to an eye of a storm.
A raven-haired young man, wearing all black with a black cape hung on his shoulders and swaying crazily as the wind blew across him, was pushed back hard but was able to maintain the balance on his feet. His face was drenched with sweat. A scar on the right of his face and his violet eyes were narrowed in anger and determination. He was holding a magical sword, which is now glowing a faint purple light with lightning streaks in it. In front of him is a hissing shadow, floating for a while before zipping towards him. The boy took action and jumped as high as he could, when he landed behind the shadow, he draw his sword back and the light color changed into red, with a white magical spiral around the iron blade.
"YOU'RE GOING DOWN!" Lelouch yelled in rage.
SLASH!
The shadow shattered into dark sparks and Lelouch ran off. A trio of shadows hovered in front of him, hissing as they rushed towards him. Lelouch's left hand glowed a blue orb and tossed it. The summoned ball dispersed it's magic and engulfed their structures. When they finally disappeared, Lelouch began to look from left to right.
"Where's Suzaku? Is he alright?" He wondered as he strolled down at the road. Flames were ablazing around him. "Dammit! WHY IS IT LIKE THIS?!" He screamed. More enemies appeared. He cursed and started his battle.
...
"Don't you dare try to hurt more people." Suzaku said darkly. He back flipped and threw a dozen of flames at the shadow. When it made contact, the shadow screamed like a dying monster. His eyes glowed pure green with golden highlights. His sword was pointed to the dying shadow. The corners of his eyelids has a flame of the same color of his eyes. Fast as a lightning flash, he moved immedietly and..
SLASH!
"Hmph. That's what they get." The brunette whispered in his cold accent as his eyes returned back to normal. "Time to find Lelouch."
...
"RAAAAAAAGH!"
Lelouch sliced away any shadow coming closer to a certain human. He can't stand seeing more people die.
"SUCH FOOLS! THE SHADOWS WILL PREVAIL!'' A man's voice hollered from the black crystal rock.
"Will you shut up? You don't deserve to live here, you pyscho." Lelouch said as he ran to find more tragets. "These stupid shadows kept on increasing. Just where the heck did they came from anyway?"
"Lelouch!"
"Suzaku!"
The two best friends, ran towards each other. Panting as they stopped in their tracks. "Where..where have you been?" Suzaku asked the raven.
"Somewhere on the street." Lelouch said simply. He averted his eyes at the gigantic rock. "We need to defeat whoever is doing this. Otherwise, Britannia is done for good.''
BOOM!
An explosion occured in front of them and everything went black.
-oOo-
Lelouch awoke with a loud gasp. He finds himself lying down on his bed. He was huffing and swimming in cold sweat. "What happened? Where am I?" he wondered with slight panick in his voice. He sat up and scanned in sorroundings. He sighed in relief, upon realizing that he waas just in his room.
"I guess..it was just a dream then.." Lelouch whispered. "But, why did it felt so real?" He thought to himself for a little while before glancing at the time. It's only 3:30 a.m. He sighed again and settled back down on the bed.
"In that dream..I have powers and I was fighting with the shadows, along with Suzaku. We both have swords, the sky was black or somehwat red and..there was a rock on the center of Britannia, if I'm not wrong. It felt real. Suzaku and I were really in there. Could that be the effects of the feeling we sensed a while ago? Or am I the only one haunted by those dreams?"
-oOo-
"That dream was.." Suzaku sat on his bed with a shocked expression on his face. He ran a hand through his hair. "What's happening to me? Is the dream trying to tell me something? Or is this only natural? It felt like its real." He layed back down.
"Am I really being haunted?" he asked as he curled up into a ball and tried to go back to sleep.
Uknown Forest
The woman smiled in statisfaction. "Hm..this is getting more fun."
She reopened her eyes and it showed the magical color of it. "The Dual Naturals will be born. And that will be..later. My dear 'Black Ace' and 'Emerald Flash'."
To be continued...
Alright, this was suppose to be where they get their powers but I'm tired of typing so wait for the next chapter. DON'T KILL ME! BE CONSIDERATE FOR GOODNESS SAKE! Well, its already 3:00 a.m. here. I want to sleep, now. Please review :D
Next Up! Chapter 3 - Contract And The Unsealed Destiny
Until next time! ^_^
~Dark Zero 1718