Mantineus-The title refers to It and Rolo.

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Lelouch had taken It out from beneath the floor board in front of the steps. The one with the hole in it everybody thought was from the day their family was slaughtered.

It was mangy looking, unkempt, and dusty. Its hair is long and grey from layers and layers of dust and smelled horrible for its flesh never touched water ever since…. It had a five inch tube sewn around Its mouth, its purpose was to allow breathing. And it no longer tried to suffocate itself, for Lelouch always forced It to breathe in horrible ways.

"You know," Lelouch said. "The only reason you see the light is because we don't want you to die from bedsores."

Lelouch loved taunting It. Making It feel like the freak it is. But Rolo wanted to forget about It. Wanted It to just die alone and sad; knowing that it no longer had anyone. Though, secretly, he stepped on that floor board harder than any other to hear if It was still alive.

Lelouch sat It down on a chair, the hollow inhale and exhale were slightly amplified by the metal tube, allowing one to hear it if they listened closely for it. He had a can of liquid nutrients by his side on the table next to him.

"Now," Lelouch began. "Tilt your head back a little." It tilted its head back. "That's right, right there." He popped the tab of the can and let a small dose slide down the tube.

He let more fall, heard the weak gulping and repeated until the entire can was gone.

"Good." Lelouch said. "Now it's back to your room."

It did not make a noise, making Lelouch angry. He slapped It, receiving nothing, he grabbed Its hair and dragged It towards its 'room', the plank still removed. Lelouch tossed It into the coffin like space, Its head hit the pillow and Lelouch slammed the plank back into place, the tube did not stick out any further from the plank. Its top fit nicely in the hole, making sure that It did not move around, causing any noise when a guest came over.

"Putrid demon!" Lelouch shouted. "Hell's reject cast upon this earth to torment the truly magnificent of men! Your jealousy gave you away and your true form is revealed! You are not worth caring for! You are a plague cast upon me and Rolo, and you shall die of something far worse than any other that I shall contend with!"

He stormed off. Angry at It. And It did not make a noise. Its tears have run dry, Its voice cracked, and Its spirit trashed. It felt no more alive than a doll.

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It was at a bar when Lelouch recruited Rolo into the Black Knights. It was also there that they had their first kiss. You may be wondering why Rolo would be in a bar; well, it was to liven the spirits of the war weary soldiers with alcohol and sultry, exotic and domestic(1) women.

Rolo was on his first mug of beer. He lifted it a foot in the air, readying the liquid to tilt and slide down his virgin mouth when a hand covered the top, lowering it, and with a serious voice said. "Not even if you suffered post traumatic stress disorder, brother."

Rolo looked up first in annoyance; he really needed that drink. But it softened once he heard and saw whom it was.

"Lelouch," Rolo said happily. "What are you doing here?"

It was then that they talked; Lelouch persuaded Rolo to think against their father's war and how he managed a double life; of which Rolo listened intently. It was a second after that, that Rolo found his lips attached to his brother's. He was shocked at first; who would not be in that situation. But he gave into it. Their tongues danced around in each other's mouths. Lelouch's was leading.

Their activities did not go unnoticed. Two officers looked upon the two, laughing, claiming that they always knew that Rolo was a poofter(2).

"Silence." Toudou said. "Rolo has been working just as hard as you idiots. If this is how he is; then respect it and watch Jasmine up there."

And that was the end of it.

Rolo broke the kiss for a breath. He stood and offered a hand for his brother. His drink forgotten; he needed this much more than an alcohol generated buzz.

"Not now." Lelouch said, shaking his head, his body never leaving the seat. "Join me, Rolo. Then I promise we can really do more."

A year later

Rolo had been doing well in the Black Knights. He had a knack for strategy that the other members lacked, which gave them an edge against the Britannians. But, everything has to come to an end.

Something went wrong; Kallen. She messed up on purpose and many got caught. She made a deal with them the night previous to the attack. Several ran into the woods, only to be gunned down. Rolo kept running, dodging whatever came his way, his thoughts were only on his brother, Zero.

He spotted a flutter of a cape and ran after it. Several gunmen tried to shoot him. But all missed. They set off after him, but Toudou stopped them. A day short of Rolo's joining of the Black Knights, had been transferred to another regiment, saving himself from what happened the next day.

"Let him go." Toudou said. "He is but one man in a panic, what can he do when most of his comrades are either captured or dead? And Zero is most likely gone after this failure."

They lowered their guns and watched the dead, making sure that they really were a bloody corpse.

Rolo chased after Zero until they reached their camp; an old, rundown building on the other side of the wood from whence they ran through.

A loud sound of metal hitting tile was heard throughout the hollowed interior that was once the strategy room. Lelouch was crying angry tears, cursing the Britannians.

"Brother," Rolo said soothingly, kneeling down behind his brother's right side, rubbing his back. He remained silent after that; there was nothing to say. There are certain things that only Rolo could do to console Lelouch.

Lelouch met Rolo's lips. They danced again. Only this time they went further. Lelouch unbuttoned Rolo's top, sliding it down his arms when the deed was done. Rolo worked on the outfit his brother wore to be Zero, taking it off slowly, for it took a lot of effort. They kissed and bit trails all over their bodies. Their dicks hard as rock, begging for release. Lelouch licked two of his fingers and playfully pushed Rolo on his back. He prepared his brother's hole as he licked Rolo's throbbing shaft, earning a loud moan in response.

Lelouch removed his fingers and jerked his cock inside of Rolo harshly. He could not wait any longer. Ever since that day he knew Rolo and he would end up like this. And it was wonderful.

He pounded his brother's hole rapidly, earning moans with every strike, his body writhing beneath the elder. Lelouch forced their lips to meet once more, Rolo's moans were swallowed in the cavern that is Lelouch's mouth.

Both brothers screamed as they came together. Cum made their bodies sticky, the force from Lelouch's thrusts would make it hard to walk when Rolo wakes up.

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Gino was distracted when he was on the case. Which is why it was so easy to kill him. All it took was a really long knife and his exposed ass. Rolo rammed it up the cop's ass as he was in the middle of sucking Lelouch's cock. He guessed it sliced through the blonde's anus, colon, and small intestine. Maybe even poked his stomach; but that was what he told himself. Either way he bled to death and from lack of oxygen; Lelouch forced his cock to stay in the writhing cop's throat, the screams of pain vibrating up his cock, sending pleasurable vibrations throughout his body.

Lelouch was not too amused when Gino was dead.

"And, dear brother." Lelouch said. "What are you going to do about this?" He pointed down to his erection. With a smirk Rolo walked over to his brother and sat down. His hand shot out and jerked Lelouch's cock, wiping his brother's cock clean of the corpse's unclean spit. He was rewarded with heavy pants of pleasure. Rolo wiped the spit on his clothes to be disposed of afterwards. He then lowered his head and began sucking on the tip of his head, earning a moan and a harsh grip on the back of his head shoving his head down along the length.

But Rolo forced his head up off of his brother's cock, wiping the excess spit from his mouth. He looked down at his surprised brother.

"I'll deal with him." Rolo said, pointing towards Gino's corpse. "I won't have cum that was meant for another man."

Rolo grabbed Gino by the legs and dragged him outside. Lelouch did not mind. He liked it when Rolo was protective of him. It was endearing. Not to mention kinky. Not only did he feel hard at the thought, it also made Rolo kill the person in a violent way. The thought of how Rolo shoved the knife up Gino's ass was not helping his erection. But Rolo would not do anything to him if he saw that he still had his erection.

Their love was not overly complicated. Both loved each other very much. There was no other that could play their heart the way the other did. But Rolo's self image was not good. So he thought he had to do certain things in order to keep his brother interested. Gino, Rivalz, both were falling for Lelouch. And both times he had killed them in ways he was sure to please Lelouch. Each time it worked.

But then, that is what Lelouch wanted. He knew how his brother saw himself. And each time it worked out better than expected. It aroused him and gave Rolo a confidence boost.

When Rolo came back-telling the authorities that stopped him that he was his friend and that he was drunk-Rolo finished what he started. He believed the lie that Lelouch became hard right as he walked through the door.

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Rolo walked into the mansion by the backdoor, dragging his victim under the arms into the kitchen, his head covered by a burlap sack. Once inside the kitchen, he dragged the cop into the meat locker and bound his hands together with a rope. He then placed the wrists over a hook, letting the body hang by the wrists and rope that binds them.

A groan made by the cop alerted Rolo that the time was drawing nearer. He quickly walked out of the meat locker and ran upstairs into their shared bedroom. Lelouch was laying in bed, his bedside lamp that rested on his bedside table was on. He was reading a novel from the Library; "Morningstar".(1)

"Hello, Rolo." Lelouch said. "Where were you?"

"Out." Rolo said cryptically. "I have something to show you."

Lelouch placed a bookmark onto his page and got up. Rolo lead him down to the kitchen and then the meat locker. Rolo took the sack off and Lelouch gasped.

"Suzaku?"

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1)Morningstar is something I actually want to write when I go pro. It's the story of Lucifer. No more will be said!

I hope you enjoyed this! More still to come!