Too be honest I wanted to add a lot more drama to this but I didn't have the time, my mother's dragging me to church today, and I really want to shot myself, (I don't like our church. They give me the creeps!) So sorry that this chapter may seem rushed, even if it is 4000 words long, I was gonna split it up but, I don't feel like it ;)
"All units are in position." A voice said through Cornelia's radio, as she sat waiting in her Knightmare.
"Very well. Euphemia will fall back to point G-1, as scheduled. She has command on medical teams.
"Yes Your highness." The voice responded over the radio, Guilford's voiced intercepted the radio line.
"Lady Cornelia."
"Guilford? This is about Euphie, isn't it?" Cornelia asked calmly.
"Yes. I believe she should have stayed at headquarters." Cornelia sighed and shook her head.
"She's surprisingly stubborn. She insisted on seeing the battle firsthand. She has Kaze to watch over her as well."
Euphie and Kaze watched the map when she noticed an unfamiliar icon appear on the map.
"What is that unit in the back, there?" Kaze interrupted the general before he could answer,
"That would be the Lancelot your highness." Euphemia looked back at Kaze,
"Suzaku?" She asked warmly, Kaze smiled with a wink,
"Yes." The general looked at Kaze surprised and asked,
"How did you know that?" Kaze smiled at the general,
"I am Euphemia's councilor, if I want to keep that position I should know at least know this much, wouldn't you agree. Now if you'll excuse me, princess, I will be right back." Euphemia smiled and waved as Kaze walked off out of the room. As he shut the door he pulled out a walkie talkie from under his shirt. Turning it to the correct channel he spoke,
"Zero it's me, Kaze."
"say, are we really going to do this?" Kaname asked Zero as he walked toward him.
"We're up against Cornelia, the most formidable military mind in all of Britannia.
"Then we should join up with the JLF."
"Now? Ougi, do you not trust me?" Kaname looked up from the ground at Zero,
"What are you talking about? I asked you to be our leader!"
"Then I only want to hear one thing." Kaname gasped and then slowly shook his head yes, They were than interrupted by the sound of Kaze's voice. Everyone turned there attention to Kaze's voice on the Walkie talkie.
"Yes Kaze, what is it?"
"You should be expecting a large number of forces surrounding the area soon."
"Have they noticed us?" He asked calmly.
"No, not yet. Hurry though, you don't have much time Zero, Cornelia's already mounted her knightmare."
"I see, thank you. Kaze, May I ask you a question?"
"Make it quick, I can't raise any suspicion."
"How much does Cornelia trust you?" Kaze hesitated for a moment and then laughed into the radio.
"Too be honest, too much." And with that he turned the talkie off and placed it back under his shirt. Zero laughed at his answer. The rest of Knight's looked at Zero.
"Who, was that?" Ohgi asked Zero with a concerned look.
"His name is Kaze, he is Euphemia's councilor." The knights all jumped at his answer
"C-Counciler?"
"So now we're getting direct info from within the Britannian Government?" Ohgi asked in shock. Zero turned his attention toward Ohgi.
"You underestimate me, Ohgi."
"Vicereine, it is time."
"Right. Commence operation!" Cornelia ordered as her Knightmare blasted out of the rail way.
"The Japanese Liberation Front. You whom time forsook; you' who have forgotten the feeling of love, you shall die along with your dream of a restored and glorious Japan."
"it begins" Zero said as he watched the planes drop Knightmares from the sky.
"Y-Your kidding! You've gotta be kidding me, Zero! That many units is enough to completely surround us! Kaze didn't say there would be so many! And our way out-" Zero interrupted him
"Is already cut off! If we wish to live, we must make our stand here."
"Make a stand against Britannia?" A Knight asked
"Your asking us to fight them head on? We're surrounded, dammit!"
"And we're up against Cornelia this time. Unlike our other targets, she a force to be reckoned with!"
"Yes. It would be a miracle if we won in this situation." Ohgi turned around and faced Zero.
"What the hell Zero!"
"Even the Messiah had to preform a miracle to prove himself, we need a miracle as well."
"Miracles don't come cheap! You really can't lead us! I can-" Zero pulled out a gun and pointed it at Tamaki, who gasped as he heard the trigger lock. Zero suddenly turned his gun toward himself.
"our escape is cut off. Whoever believes he can win without my aid, shoot me!" It was quiet as all the Knights stared in horror at Zero, completely shocked by his actions.
"A member of the Order of the Black Knights, you have two choices: Live with me, or die with me!"
"The enemy's fortress is somewhere in the mountains, but we've been unable to determine the exact location." Kaze stood up from his seat and walked over to the generals
"Perhaps I can be of assistance." Kaze placed his finger on the exact location of the JLF on the map and tapped his finger on it.
"But, how did you-" Kaze smirked.
"You could say I have a history with them." The generals stared in shock at Kaze who yawned and stretched out his arms, and chatted with Euphemia. They immediately got on their radio and relayed the information to the squadrons.
"Whats the matter? Will no one challenge me?" They were silent for a moment. but then they relaxed and answered.
"Do whatever you want."
"Yeah, you're the leader." Lelouch smirked under his mask,
"Thank you, I appreciate it." Zero was interrupted by another call from Kaze
"Have they landed?"
"Yes, thank you for the warning." Kaze laughed
"That's my job Zero, I've given them the location of the JLF, that should by you some time. By the way, we really need to get a cellphone for this. Do you have any idea how uncomfortable it is keeping this thing up my shirt?" Kaze laughed as he sat down on a box inside the storage room he was hiding out in.
"That can be arranged once we are through here, I'll see to it myself."
"Oh how noble of you. I must be your favorite pawn, I'm honored." Zero sighed as he heard Kaze call himself a pawn.
"Please refrain from calling yourself my pawn, if anything I consider you a partner-" Kaze interrupted him
"A partner in crime. I know. I'll be going now, give me a buzz if you run into any obstacles." Kaze laughed to himself and got up and stretched.
"I will." He heard zero reply and placed the radio back under his shirt.
"General Dalton, based upon the location and concentration of the enemy's I've determined the entrance to the JLF's citadel is located in that villa."
"I suppose this is what you what you'd call a "bingo". Eh? Well, that kid was right, this is the exact location he gave us." General Dalton smirked and yelled through his radio at Kaze
"You hear that Kaze? You've earned my respect." Kaze laughed and grabbed his radio
"Thank you "General Vocabulary"." Kaze snickered back. Euphemia smiled warmly at Kaze as he turned to face her. He smiled and sat down next to her.
"All this politeness is killing me! I can't believe you grew up like this!" He wined to Euphemia as he sat down. Who laughed,
"Yes it does get tiring at times."
"Tiring? No way, I'd call this hell!" Kaze yelled,
"I'm so taking you out after this, god knows how much you need to get out!" Kaze paused for a moment and leaned into Euphemia whispering into her ear.
"I'll even invite Suzaku!" He teased to Euphemia who instantly blushed,
"K-Kaze!" She yelled, Kaze burst out laughing at her reaction.
"Not bad Cornelia, Such logical barbarity. Your strategy's brilliance is what makes you predictable, and you, oh so easy to find." Lelouch ridiculed Cornelia within his Knightmare."
"All right! Everything in place!Black Knights, prepare for battle!" Lelouch said as he watched his Knights scurry around.
"The order of the black knights will now execute a surprise attack on the Britannian forces! Follow my orders and descend to Point Three simultaneously. The goal of the operation is the capture of the Britannian Princess Cornelia! The Guren will cut open our route!" Zero switched to his radio and contacted Kallen directly,
" Kallen, use the Electrode Probe number three. You can do it in one shot right?"
"Yes!" Kallen answered swiftly as she placed the mechanical arm over the device.
"Confirming Nuclear energy levels. Nuclear pulse emitter reporting all external influences nominal." Kallen paused for a moment and took a deep breathe, and opened a button on here gears.
"Transferring energy!" She said as she pressed the button.
A huge red wave emerged from the mechanical arm and into device as the energy pulsed through it, activating a large missile located deep within the mountain. They waited in silence for a moment, when the mountain started to shake violently, causing a large rock slide to come forming down the sides of the mountain. Wiping out multiple units as it slowly formed larger, falling with more force.
"What is that?" Euphemia asked as she watched Units disappear of the screen.
"My god, it's a hug rock slide! At this rate Alex and Dalton's battalions will be completely wiped out!" Kaze hopped at the word rock slid and rushed over to the general.
"Is princess Euphemia safe?" he asked the general pulling him up by the neck.
"Y-yes" He shivered.
"Kaze!" Euphemia gasped, Kaze blinked his eyes and apologized to the general.
"Sorry, I get tense when I'm worried about the Princess." He mustered out as he looked down at the map, gasping at the destruction the rock slid was causing.
"I'll be right back." Kaze said as he walked out of the room.
"That was way more destructive than it should have been." Kaze said to himself as he walked into the storage room, pulling out his radio
"My, my, That was more destructive than I intended. We'll have to use it more carefully, in the future. I should ask my physics professor. No, I'll have Nina teach me, and maybe throw in some probability theory, too."
"Zero!" Kaze interrupted Zero's thoughts, he picked up his radio from his belt,
"Yes, Kaze?" Kaze sighed in relief, from the damage he was seeing on the map he was sure Zero himself could have been wiped out by it.
"Okay, your alive, I got worried, the amount of damage we were seeing on the screen, well, that was more destructive than I though it would be." Lelouch's heart fluttered as he heard Kaze's worried voice through the radio.
"Yes I am alive, good to know you care, Kaze. I agree, I miscalculated the damage the reactor would cause." Kaze flinched at his answer
"Miscalculated? Zero, you could have killed civilians in this mess!" Lelouch sighed,
"I know." Kaze flinched as he heard him sigh.
"Zero, you remind me of someone I know, you both try to hide all your emotions from everyone else with that stupid poker face! But, I can punish you later. Back to all serious matters, whats the situation. I can't help you if I don't know what's going on at your end." Zero smiled and laughed, knowing that he was talking about him. Zero was interrupted by a message from Ohgi.
"I'm afraid I have no time for explanations Kaze. I'll contact you after the battle." Kaze sighed as he heard Zero leave the line.
"Always giving me the hard jobs, and then leaving me in the dark, typical." he moaned to himself as he opened the storage room, and walked to the drawing room.
"Lloyd?" Suzaku asked from behind his seat.
"Yes, it's quite unusual."
"Unusual?" Suzaku gasped at Lloyd's calmness toward the matter.
"It's uncommon, but we've got information that the Black Knights are here.
"Zero!"
"Congratulations! You might some fighting time in after all!" Lloyd shouted happily with a smirk implanted on his face.
"Lloyd!" Suzaku yelled at his naiveness.
"That's so inconsiderate!" Cecil yelled at him
"Hmm? How so?" A smile appeared on her face, sending a shiver down Lloyd's spine.
"Shall I tell you." Lloyd looked away,
"I think I'll pass."Well, anyway, nothing for it but to wait till we've a better idea of what's happening."
"Is the vicerine all right?" A general asked
"She was outside the path of the torrent, so she should be. However since her support group left her she's practically isolated!" Kaze answered while staring at the map.
"What the hell are those damn purists doing?" A general yelled at Kaze, forgetting who he was. Kaze clenched his fists and snarled back,
"That's not my job to know, GENERAL!" Euphemia grabbed his fist and looked at him gently, Kaze sighed and calmed down.
"The pursued are holding them back?" A general yelled through the radio.
"Yes, Lady Vileta has taken command." another informed them.
"Then now's our chance. Have the Vicerine fall back and order our air forces to cover her."
"wait" Euphie interrupted
"There's someone coming up from behind."
"Still this not an ideal position. Soon we'll be forced to take on the Honor Guard. Kaze couldn't-" Lelouch was interrupted by Kallen through the radio
"Zero, Cornelia is being attacked from below!"
"What? Which group moved on her?"
"It's not us. I think it's the JLF."Zero flinched at her answer
"So someone saw through my plan. Impressive." Lelouch thought to himself as he spoke,
"In that case, they should be able to take care of the Honor Guard." Lelouch reached for his radio to contact Kaze.
"Yes? What is it Zero?"
"How many units are taking on the Honor guard?" Kaze went silent for a moment
"We think 8, they're moving to fast for me to count accurately, I believe its the Holy Swords." Lelouch smirked
"Excellent."
"Deputy Vicereine Euphemia, use the G-1 to rescue the Vicerel!"
"We mustn't!"
"But with Guilfard pinned down Princess Cornelia's life is in danger."
"We mustn't! The field hospital is here, too, along with all the evacuated citizens. besides, the G-1 base is the main command center. The Vicereine ordered us not to if under any circumstances so..." Kaze interrupted
"She's right she'd only lose-" Kaze was interrupted by a message from the Lancelot appearing on the screen. Lloyd smiling cheesly,
"Hello, hello! Special research and development group reporting!
"You troglodyte! You're just an irregular unit, not even a part of this army! How daer yo-" He was interrupted by the sharp yelling of Kaze.
"Shut up! We don't have time for your needless bickering!" Kaze yelled at the General who turned his head to the side, ashamed.
"Oh you must be the new councilor, how nice to finally meet you I'd shake your hand but well...anyways" Suzaku interrupted him
"Deputy Vicerine Euphemia,I beg you! Give us the order to deploy!"
"You just want the credit for saving the-" Kaze cut him off once more,
"Have you forgotten what I just said 30 seconds ago, you must not understand who's second in command here, General. Do not underestimate me I will throw you out of this room myself if you do not, SHUT UP!" Kaze yelled grabbing the general and throwing him to the floor.
"I despise men like you," Kaze said as he walked back over to the map, the other generals slowing backing away from him. Suzaku smiled at Kaze's actions, and Kaze gave him a wink and a thumbs up.
"Alright, go!" Euphemia answered happily, Lloyd smirked
"Yes! Thank you!" he yelled in happiness. Suzaku smiled
"Yes ma'am! I will!" And with that the message disappeared. Euphemia smiled and looked at Kaze, who winked and sat on the couch,
"I always saw you as a sweet person Kaze, but I'm being to change my mind after today." Kaze laughed and laid on the couch.
"This is what happens when I don't get my mourning nap! I get all serious and mean, but he deserved that one, I should have punched him." Kaze said with a pout. Euphemia laughed and sat down next to him and leaned on his arm.
"I'll make sure to let you sleep in the mourning then, I don't like seeing so tense." She said as she smiled warmly at Kaze, who laughed,
"Thanks, I'd appreciate that."
"So, Zero got away, in the end?" Cornelia asked guilford.
"The JLF managed to rebuild their battle lines, so I suppose he hide behind them."
"I don't like the way he does business, always hiding behind someone more powerful. What about Kurugi? He's being recovered. He waited for his energy filler to run dry before calling for help, so it's taken some time.
"He waited? Was there some sort of malfunction, then?
'Possibly."
"It would seem he lost control of it."
"I suppose that's the fault of my brother's pet unit." Cornelia and Guilfard continued walking.
"Suzaku?" Kaze asked as he looked into Suzaku's eyes filled with strain.
"Be careful Kaze! He's delirious!" Cecil shouted at him as he made his way into the cockpit.
"I understand." He turned back with a smile, and then continued forward.
"Suzaku? Come on I know your in here!" Kaze teased as he stepped further in the cockpit. He saw Suzaku sitting in the chair and climbed towards him placing his hand on his cheek. Suzaku's eyes widened and he began to thrash about!
"NOOO! I DIDN'T MEAN IT!" He screamed as Kaze watched him thrash about, afraid that he might hurt himself he sat in Suzaku's lap and pinned his legs down and attempted to pin his arms down. Suzaku continued thrashing, hitting Kaze in the stomach violently as he tried to pin him down.
"UGH!" Kaze gasped in pain, slapping Suzaku across the face. He flashed back to reality and looked Kaze up and down, when he noticed his fist, still embedded in Kaze's side. He gasped and removed it, Kaze falling down onto his shoulder.
"Shit...your...really strong...you...know that?" Kaze whimpered out as Suzaku stared at him in shock of what he'd just done.
"What did I-" Kaze put a finger up his mouth as he spoke.
"Forget it. Seriously, FORGET it!" he said as he tried to pick himself up out of Suzaku's lap, only to gasp in pain and clench his, now most likely bruised, side. Suzaku sighed and picked him up, tears streamed down his face and he exited the cock Pitt.
"Father, Kaze, forgive me" He whispered to himself
"What did you do to the pilot of the Lancelot?" Kaze asked through the radio as he entered his bed room.
"What? By any chance do you mean the pilot of the white Knightmare?" Lelouch asked as he drove back to Kaze.
"Yes."
"I didn't do anything to him, his Knightmare had already lost control when I found him. Why did something happen?" He asked, trying to hide the worry filling his voice.
"No, nothing much, I just got punched in the stomach trying to bring him back to sanity. He won't tell me what happened. I was hoping you would have some answers. Apparently not." Lelouch clenched the steering wheel of his car,
"Zero?" Lelouch had to calm himself before he could answer.
"Yes?"
"Who are you?" Lelouch hesitated for a moment. Of course he could trust Kaze with the information but could he protect him from it as well? No, he decided he would wait.
"I'm sorry, but I can not give you that information yet."
"yet? I see...I'll wait for you then. I'm going to bed. Be careful Zero. And get me a cell phone! I hate this stupid radio!" Kaze laughed at himself, telling Zero to be careful. He didn't know why but he felt the urge to say it, Zero reminded him of someone. He just couldn't figure out who. Kaze sighed and turned the radio off and placed it inside his drawer, under his shirts. He yawned and began taking off his shirt, wincing as he stretched out his arms, the bruise on his stomach began to pulse, mimicking his heartbeat.
"Great, first a scar on my back and now a bruise on my stomach, Lelouch is going to kill me." He sighed and took the rest of his clothes off and laid on the bed.
His eye's fluttered open as he heard the bed room door open, watching as Lelouch walked in and sat on the bed. He stripped off his clothes and scooted up toward Kaze. Kaze smiled and pecked him on the lips,
"Welcome home Lelouch" He said as he wrapped his arms around Lelouch's neck. Lelouch smiled and pulled him close slowly stroking his back.
"I missed you." Lelouch answered as Kaze shivered from Lelouch's touch. He suddenly winced as Lelouch's hands slid over his bruised side.
"Kaze?" Kaze buried his face in Lelouch's neck, scared to see Lelouch's reaction. Lelouch reached over to the lamp sitting on the end table by the bed and turned it on, removing the sheets to inspect Kaze's body. His eye's widened as he looked over the humongous bruise growing on his side.
"Kaze! How did you-?" He yelled as he inspected the wound, now spreading to the teen's stomach. Kaze buried his face into Lelouch's neck, trying to escape Lelouch's glare.
"Oh, no, not this time!" He yelled as he felt Kaze wiggling away, grabbing his arms and pulling him to face him.
"Kaze?" Lelouch looked at him with a worried glare, Kaze sighed and gave up.
"There was a pilot, he had become delusional and rapidly violent. He mistook me for a image he was seeing." Kaze sighed out as Lelouch stroked his arms.
"You promised you would be careful." He said sadly as he watched the bruise rise and fall with his lungs.
"I was careful, he came out of no where, there wasn't much I could do." He sighed, feeling guilty he had just lied to Lelouch's face. Kaze knew damn well this bruise could have easily been avoided, but he couldn't bare seeing Suzaku in so much pain! He had to do something! Anything!
Lelouch looked at him and studied his face, he knew it was a lie, but he couldn't risk Kaze learning his identity and decided to let it go. He let out a sigh and kissed Kaze
"Your staying home with me tomarow" He said as he bit Kaze's neck
"Ah-Lelouch, don't go make decisions like th-Ah!" Kaze moaned out as Lelouch groaped his ass.