Here's the next chapter! I'll try to do a chapter every week. If I'm not busy that is… .


-Kozuki Residence-
-7:30 PM-

Nunnally visited a couple of days after her call, but Suzaku had other duties to attend to, so he couldn't come with her. They had dinner soon after her arrival. Lelouch, Kallen, and Nunnally all caught up with each other, including the news of having a child. Of course Nunnally shrieked and hopped in her wheelchair in ecstasy of her new nephew and/or niece. The two girls talked on and on about it, while Lelouch sat their and smiled. It wasn't rare for him to smile around his sister or wife. They made him happy after all.

Nunnally then announced that she was getting leg transplants so she can walk again. Lelouch wasn't sure about it, but they've happened before and worked 97% of the time. Nunnally begged him to let her have the transplants. She also told him that she wasn't a little girl anymore and that she can make her own decisions. He gave in, eventually. Whatever makes her happy makes him happy.

They continued talking about old friends from Japan and Suzaku and how Nunnally's empress position is and other things. Nunnally fell asleep watching TV after dinner. Lelouch rolled her to the guest bedroom, which was on the main floor for her convenience. After all, Lelouch wasn't really the fittest guy around. Carrying her up the stairs would be more than a workout for him. She is an adult now, and she grew very much. Kallen was cleaning up the dishes that were sitting in the sink after the meal.

After cleaning up the dishes and the dining room also, she went upstairs for the night. She was beat. She got into her pajamas, brushes her teeth, and crawled into bed, but Lelouch wasn't there.

'He must be in his studies. I swear he's a workaholic!' Kallen thought.

She got out of bed and walked down the hall where Lelouch's office was.

"Lelouch?" Kallen quietly said while walking into the office.

"Hmm? Kallen! I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Just a little longer then I'm done," Lelouch quickly said before going back to his studies.

"Come on Lelouch! Today was a day of relaxation. No need to work at all today," she protested sleepily.

Lelouch sighed before saying, "Okay… Let's go to bed."

He smiled and led her back to the comfy mattress and pulled the sheets and blankets over. He put his pajamas and brushed his teeth. By the time he got back to the bed, Kallen was fast asleep.

'Good. I can go back to my studies now.'

Lelouch quickly got back to his studies.

'I'm glad Kallen was too tired to suspect anything.'

He took out a disk that he got in the mail this morning. It was sealed inside a Manilla envelope. The disk looked like any other, but Lelouch didn't think it contained things a normal disk would...or should. Lelouch turned on a TV that flipped from behind the bookshelves. He inserted the CD into a player on his desk. The TV flickered into life as it read the CD. A person in a black cloak stood in the picture. They stood in a dark background with rarely any light visible.

"Hello Lelouch," it said. The voice was scrambled so Lelouch couldn't make out who it was. "I hope you're prepared…" it continued. "I will bring down the rain and make it drown you to your knees. Don't worry. I won't BE the rain. I'll only be calling it. Kudos to you… And good luck."

The screen blacked out. Lelouch probably knew the person if they knew his name and sought to destroy him. He thought about the message.

'What could it mean? "I won't be the rain. I'll only be calling it." Hmm…' Lelouch looked at the envelope again. 'Huh… No address. It must've been hand-delivered by that person in the video. He probably did it, so we couldn't trace his location.'

He picked up the telephone on his desk and dialed a number.


-12:45 AM-

A cybertronic-like man appeared at the front door. Lelouch opened the window to his office. The window is fairly large, and it's big enough for a grown man to fit through. Lelouch motioned the man to jump through the window so he won't alert Nunnally or Kallen. The man was very light on his feet after all. The man jumped and landed softly in the office.

"Hello Jeremiah. Long time no see," Lelouch greeted him.

"Your Majesty! It is an honor to serve you once more!" Jeremiah bowed at Lelouch's feet. "What is the emergency, Your Highness?"

Lelouch led him to the desk and replayed the video. After the video finished, Jeremiah stood there in a moment of thought.

"The envelope that the disk came in had no address anywhere. I assumed it was hand-delivered by that person in the video. I believe he did so, because then we can't trace his location," Lelouch said.

"I see… Have you checked the cameras?" Jeremiah responded.

"Not yet. Not until you came at least. Come Jeremiah!" Lelouch commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jeremiah saluted then followed Lelouch.

Lelouch walked to the fireplace under the TV, while Jeremiah waited. He grabbed one of the stakes and lifted a log. A secret elevator appeared. Lelouch stepped inside followed by Jeremiah. The elevator went down into the earth where the secret base was. Lelouch led him to the super computer. He brought up the cameras, which are stationed where the mailbox is, and scanned through the past 48 hours. The cameras found a figure, but the black cloak camouflaged it.

"We don't know who the person is now… The image isn't clear enough to pick up a face even if it was enhanced." Lelouch stood there rubbing his chin. "Let's continue this tomorrow. I don't want Kallen to wake up alone. Then she'd really be pissed off."

"Yes, My Lord. As you wish." Jeremiah departed.

Lelouch got back into bed and slept very well.


Cliffhanger! Did you expect that? And who is this rain-bringer and the rain? Hmm… Find out next time! ...Maybe

R&R