Author's Note: Hey! Since it's been about a year or two since I've submitted something useful to , I decided to make an On A Roll series. It's made up of all the oneshots, crackshots, or anything else I've made this week for (Which is really little). Hope you enjoy! This is the fifth of the On A Roll series.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these wonderful characters. They all belong to their respective owners whom I highly respect. I'm broke, so I obviously don't earn any profit from this. I also don't own any of the songs I used, so I continue to disclaim. They belong to the anime, producers, and bands/creators/singers.
Now: This is going to be a long chapter, so be prepared! At least, the longest I've written for fanfiction. (Mostly because of song lyrics)
Lelouch of the Condo 11
Chapter Sixteen: The Musical
Lulu found himself strapped down to a chair in a dark place.
He struggled to free himself, but failed. Where was he?
A groan was heard from one of the seats in front of him. He saw it was Kallen, and she was also strapped down. She panicked once she failed to release the straps, but calmed down once she realized that everyone was there.
Rivalz was beside Kallen, also strapped down. Next to him was Xingke, who sat beside Tianzi, but she wasn't strapped down. Kaguya sat behind Tianzi, four seats away from Lulu.
Suzaku sat on Lulu's left, while he saw CC on his right. She was eating pizza nonchalantly, seated, but NOT strapped down.
"CC, why are we strapped down? Where are we? Why are you free?" He whispered angrily. He knew the witch was partially responsible for this.
Shirley whimpered from CC's right. She couldn't even lift her hand as far as an inch.
CC snickered. "We're watching a musical by Clovis, Euphemia, Milly, Lloyd and Jeremiah Gottwald."
Lulu's eye twitched. "Why are we strapped down? Why aren't you?" He asked her, but she only shrugged. "Because you guys would struggle, while some of us have enough sense to just stay calm and enjoy the show,"
Suzaku smiled. Gino sat behind him, emitting a flowery aura so bright that Lulu realized the sudden light was just Gino, and not spotlights or whatever. He also noticed, quite irritably though, that Gino wasn't strapped down. To his right was Anya, bright pink hair still visible in the darkness. She wasn't strapped down, and she was texting.
"Well, we might as well just enjoy the show," said Cecile, who sat to Kaguya's left and Shirley's right. Her dark blue hair pulsated brightly under Gino's bubbly glow. Lulu wondered how.
Suzaku grinned widely. "Oh, my lovely princess is in the musical? I want to watch then, no complaints from me!" He exclaimed happily, leather bound straps falling off. Lulu glared at him.
Oh, how our dear Lelouch envied the unbound Suzaku.
There was a shuffling of steps. Everyone moved their gaze to the stage in front.
The curtains opened slowly, and the circle of light moved to Milly. She bowed slightly, and had the famous Asplund-Ashford plastered smile on her face. Lulu saw Lloyd standing beside her, the aforementioned smile also present.
"Welcome," Milly said ecstatically, stepping back. Lloyd stepped forward.
"TO OUR MUSICAL!" they yelled, and Gino cheered loudly, Anya clapped proudly, CC clapped, smiling, Suzaku cheered, Kaguya and Tianzi applauded loudly and beamed, and the others were dumbfounded. They couldn't clap anyway, because they were strapped down.
The curtains swished and closed. After a few seconds, they opened again, but the stage was empty.
A voice rang throughout the theater.
"In Hell," a man sang, and they all knew it was Clovis. He appeared, strumming an ancient looking guitar while sitting cross-legged in a small boat, magically moving on its own.
"In Hell," his voice was louder and clearer this time. It seemed to come from everywhere. The ceiling, floor, chairs, stage, doors; everywhere.
"In Hell,
The English are cooks,
The Germans are policemen,
The Italians are bankers,
The French are bartenders,
and the Swiss are lovers." (A/N: Bwaha. I love Hetalia.)
The curtain closed abruptly, Clovis' voice still heard, slowly growing faint, seemingly disappearing into the distance, accompanied by the strum of the guitar.
Lulu's eye twitched. Cecile pouted, a dark aura surrounding her.
"Did...D-did he just insult my cooking?"
Gino rose and hugged her. "Don't worry, I like your cooking."
"Really?" Cecile sniffed, looking into Gino's eyes. He nodded and the two began wailing.
"Thank you, Gino!"
"YOU'RE WELCOME, MY BEST BLUE-HAIRED BRITTANIAN CHEF BUDDY!"
The cried into each other's shoulders, and Lulu was getting bothered by the tears.
The curtain opened again, and Cecile and Gino politely and quietly returned to their original positions, and waited patiently. Lulu glared, seeing as the straps keeping Cecile down had disappeared.
"In Heaven," Clovis' voice hung around again, echoing throughout the theater. It rang in Lulu's ears, but it seemed more calming than the last verse.
Clovis sat once more in his little boat, strumming his ancient guitar. He closed his eyes while he sang, but he grinned blissfully, (Lulu thought it was a maniacal grin) his hair cascading down his shoulders.
"Does that man really have long hair like that?" He asked CC. She raised a brow.
"I honestly don't know."
Clovis began again.
"In Heaven,
The French are cooks,
The English are policemen,
The Swiss are bankers,
The Germans are bartenders,
and the Italians are lovers." He finished, and there seemed to be a large earthquake as he disappeared behind a cloud of fog. Lulu knitted his eyebrows together. Was there a fog machine? (A/N: I hate being in its fog-machine foggy-ness. God, it stinks.)
"Oh, really?" Rivalz asked incredulously. "Have you ever been to heaven?" But no one answered back.
Milly appeared, running onstage. She spun around happily, setting a microphone down, and played some rock music.
Lloyd appeared on stage, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. He picked the microphone up, and the beats began.
"Lloyd is going to sing hard rock?" Lulu asked CC. She nodded, smirking.
"Listen. a heartless shout.
Listen. a heartless cry.
Listen. a heartless world."
Lulu's eye twitched. He was good. How could a shrilly voiced scientist sing that?
"Listen. a heartless shout.
Listen. a heartless cry.
Listen. a heartless world."
Yes, Lloyd Asplund, fiance of Milly Ashford, the Earl of Pudding, the same freaky scientist from Brittania's Military Research Department was singing. He was singing rock. Japanese Rock. And he was good.
"Kimi no kaori sae wakaranai Kimi no shigusa sae wakaranai
Subete no kioku wo kakikesare
Ikiteku imi sae wakaranai Ikinuku ishi sae wakaranai
Omoeba dare ni aisareta?
Sugiteyuku kisetsu no naka de Megurimeku toki no nagare ni Subete wo nomareteshimatte
Kimi no moto e tadoritsuku
Arasoiatta hibi mo kanashimi ni kuzureta yoru sae ima wo ikiru tame no kate ni kawari hajimeru
listen. a heartless shout.
listen. a heartless cry.
listen. a heartless world.
Kimi ni ibasho sae wakaranai Kimi no egao sae wakaranai Fuan no uzu ni nagasarete
Kokoro no kizu wa iyasenai Kokoro no namida mo nuguenai Kodoku de kurutte shimaisou de
Aishiau kisetsu wa maru de Anokoro no futari no you de Subete wo wasurete shimatte
Kanarazu kimi ni ai ni iku
Nikushimiatta hibi mo zetsubou ni kunou shita yoru mo Boku wo tsukuru tame no kate ni kawari
Yakusoku no basho de ima kimi wo machi tooku wo mitsumeru
Dakedo kimi wa awarenai Dareka kotae wo
Kimi no kaori sae wakaranai Kimi no shigusa sae wakaranai
Subete no kioku wo kakikesare
Ikiteku imi sae wakaranai Ikinuku ishi sae wakaranai
Omoeba dare ni aisareta?
Aishiau kisetsu wa maru de Anokoro no futari no you de Subete wo wasurete shimatte
Kanarazu kimi ni ai ni iku
'Mirai no boku wa ima hontou ni waraete imasuka?' Ima wo ikiru boku jishin ni katari
Yakusoku no jikan dane Koko de ima kimi wo sagasukedo Dokonimo inai
Doushite nee? Dareka kotae wo
listen. a heartless shout.
listen. a heartless cry.
listen. a heartless world.
listen. a heartless shout.
listen. a heartless cry.
listen. a heartless world." With that, Lloyd bowed and walked away from the stage, leaving everyone confused and amazed. After a few seconds, Gino started cheering, and the others soon joined him.
"YAY! AWESOME JOB, MY BEST BRITTANIAN SCIENTIST BUDDY!"
Euphie appeared on stage. She sat on a stool and opened a guitar case. She placed it on her lap and smiled at a waving Suzaku. Jeremiah stepped in nervously.
"I didn't know Euphie played the guitar," Lulu mumbled, confused.
"Neither did I," replied Suzaku "But I don't care. My lovely princess will always be fantastic and the best!"
Jeremiah began to sing, and Lulu admitted to himself that the man wasn't that bad.
"Ano hi mita sora akane iro no sora o nee kimi wa oboeteimasuka
Yakusoku chigiri shoka no kaze ga tsutsumu futari yori sotta
Muri na egao no ura nobita kage o kakumau
Dakara kizukanu fur saisei o erabu
Teeburu no ue no furuenai shirase machi tsuzukete
Kuuhaku no yoru mo kuru hazu no nai asa mo zenbu wakattetanda
Ano hi mita sora akane iro no sora o nee kimi wa wasureta no deshou
Yakusoku chigiri shoka no kaze ni kieta futari modorenai
Oto mo iro mo ondo mo hanbun ni natta kono heya
Kyou mo chirakashite wa yure tsukare nemuru."
Now here, Euphie began her guitar solo. Lulu's eyes widened. He didn't know Euphie played the guitar. He also didn't know how good she was.
"Your half-sister isn't bad, Lelouch." CC commented. Lulu nodded.
Jeremiah began again.
"Jouzu ni damashite ne uso wa kirai de suki kimi no kotoba
Ima goro ni natte kimochi wa itai hodo Dakara Bokura SAYONARA!
Itsuka mata ne to te o furiatte kedo mou au koto wa nai no deshou
Saigo no uso wa yasashii de uso deshita Wasurenai!
Ano hi mita sora akane iro no sora o nee itsuka omoidasu deshou
Hatase nakatte yakusoku o idaite futari Arukidesuuuuuuuu!" Jeremiah ended, and he and Euphie bowed/curtseyed before exiting the stage.
"Now, wasn't that lovely?" Milly asked. Suzaku stood up and applauded.
"YOU WERE WONDERFUL, MY DEAR PRINCESS!"
Lulu heard a happy and shrilly shout from the backstage.
"THANK YOU, MY BELOVED KNIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS AND APPLAUSE~!"
Lulu cringed.
Suzaku sniffed. "Those songs were so sad,"
Lulu could only nod, pretending to understand. He couldn't speak or talk Japanese, so only Suzaku knew what Lloyd and Jeremiah were singing. Besides Kaguya of course.
As Lulu was about to stand up, as he was finally released from the leather straps, he realized that CC was still seated beside him, golden eyes watching his every move.
"What is it, witch?" He asked her curiously. The name wasn't an insult now, it was merely a nickname. A title, given to a certain green-haired girl who possibly held the key to his heart.
"Nothing, warlock." CC smiled softly, and left Lulu raising his brow. Why was she smiling? It was different from her usual smirk, or the evil grin.
As she left, Lulu suddenly realized how cold his hand had become. He clenched it into a fist and unclenched it.
He hadn't realized that they had been holding hands during the entire musical.
I hope the first song didn't offend anyone. I didn't have any bad intentions. Please forgive me if you have been hurt or offended.
Ah, yes. I don't own any of the songs I used. The first song was from Hetalia Axis Powers (unfortunately, I don't know the title or who was the official singer), and the second was from RomeoxJuliet. It's Cyclone by 12012. It's RomeoxJuliet's ED for the first few episodes (1-14?). The third song is Uso, by SID. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood's 1st ED song.
I thank the new reviewers, and the old ones for reading and taking a little bit of their lifetime to read and review this story. Thank you, once again. I am aware that I'm wasting your life by making such a long Author's Note.
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