Not my best chapter...I know...but I like how I ended it :)

Lelouch walked over to Nunnaly's room and slowly opened the door, Nunnaly sitting up from the sudden noise,
"Brother?" Lelouch smiled and walked towards her, gently sitting down next to her.

"Where's Kaze?" Lelouch asked as he noticed the empty spot next to her, still warm to the touch.

"He's getting ready for work in the bathroom, he was by Princess Euphemia personally. He seemed worried, maybe you should go check on him." Nunnaly said with a smile. Lelouch sighed at the thought of Kaze having to leave so late in the night. He removed his hand from her forehead with a gentle stroke and got up from the bed, walking toward the bathroom. He opened the door to Kaze wearing a special white uniform, he watched as Kaze pulled his arms through the sleeves and tied his cape around his neck, stopping when he noticed someone staring at him. Instantly brighting up as he saw Lelouch standing in the door way when he turned around.

"Lelouch!" He giggled as he threw himself into his arms, Lelouch smiled as he felt Kaze's silk-like skin caressed his neck and hugged his waist in return.

"Where are you going so late at night?" Lelouch asked in a worried tone, Kaze smiled warmly as he looked into Lelouch's violet eyes and placed his hand on his cheek.

"I've been called in by Princess Euphemia," He sighed and rested his head on Lelouch's chest, listening to the sound of his heart. Slowly he looked up at Lelouch

"I'm afraid I can't get out of this one." He said with a sigh and left Lelouch embrace, walking over to Nunnaly, who was resting among the mountain of pillows. Kaze sat next to her and kissed her forehead.

"I'm sorry Nunnaly I wish I could stay but-" Nunnaly cut him off.
"No, it's all right, you've looked over me all day, thank you for today. It was really fun!" Nunnaly finished with a giggle and Kaze smiled warmly.

"I promise we'll go back outside again soon, I had a lot of fun today too. Next time Lelouch can come, okay?" Lelouch watched the two conversate, slowly keeping his eyes on Kaze as he kissed Nunnaly on her forehead as he got up from the bed. Kaze got up with a stretch, his cape swirling around him as he walked toward his bag, pulling out an unfamiliar cell phone. Lelouch watched as he flipped it open and examined the screen, sighing he put it in his pocket. Kaze looked to Lelouch and walked over to him, Lelouch gasped at the sight. Kaze's cape embracing his lean body, the white uniform reflecting off the moon light escaping into the room. Sighing, he opened his arms and pulled Kaze into his embrace, resting his head on Kaze's

"Do you really have to go?" Lelouch asked in a sad tone. Kaze smiled and stroked Lelouch's cheek, giving him a quick peck on the lips.
"Yes, I do. Here." Kaze pulled out a piece of paper from his pockets, unfolding it he saw a number scribbled down.

"That's my work number, I always have that phone on me so you'll always be able to get a hold of me." Kaze walked over to the bed room door, turning around he looked needingly at Lelouch.

"Good night, Nunnaly. Walk me to the door, Lelouch?" He asked as he strutted into the hallway, Lelouch falling close behind. They were silent as they walked down the stairs,
Kaze opened the front door and began to walk out, when Lelouch suddenly grabbed him by the waist and roughly pulled him into a kiss. Kaze flinched at first then leaned into it, throwing his arms around Lelouch's neck, intertwining his fingers into Lelouch's hair. Kaze moaned as he felt Lelouch's tongue assault his mouth, rolling over his gums and teeth. Kaze pulled out of it, worried he would be seduced back to bed and late for work. Kaze smiled as he felt Lelouch tighten his grasp on his waist and rested his head on his chest. Kaze looked up with a sad smile, as they stood in the open door way

"I've got to go Lelouch." He said as he slowly left his embrace, giving him a quick peck on the lips as he ran out the door. Lelouch stood there, his hands still open from their embrace, sighing he crossed his arms, leaning his body against the door way. He waited until he could no longer see Kaze running in the distance and shut the door, making his way into Nunnaly's room. He stood out in the hall as he opened the door, waiting to see if Nunnaly had fallen asleep.

"Lelouch?" Nunnaly asked in her frail voice as she sat up. Lelouch smiled and walked into the room, kneeling next to her bed.

"Looks like your fevers gone, I'll have to thank Kaze later." A bright smile appeared across her face as he said Kaze's name.

"Yes, Kaze even took me outside when I got better, it was so much fun! I hope we can do it again tomorrow, all of us, together." Nunnaly's said as she lightly laid back onto her pillows that Kaze set up for her.

"It seems to me...that you've become a little distant lately, like you have other things laying on your mind." Nunnaly whispered. Lelouch took Nunnaly's hand and held it,

"Your wrong, I haven't changed. No matter what...I'll always be at your side Nunnaly." Nunnaly giggled,

"Kaze said the same thing...so then, can I be a little selfish now? Please hold my hand, just a little longer. I'm afraid that if I fall asleep alone, I'll have that dream again." Lelouch's gaze slowly turned sad, and he held tightly held onto his sisters small hand.

"Thanks to your plan, Vicerein, the Japanese Liberation Front was almost completely destroyed. The few members who managed to escape are being hunted down one by one." Cornelia interrupted Dalton,

"Do I hear sarcasm? Our military is finally starting to recover so-"

"No, that was not my intention. However, I believe our post-occupational strategy has been mistaken from the beginning." Kaze zoned out into his thoughts as he "listened" to the meeting of counsels and such.

"I wonder if Nunnaly's fever has gone down, I hope I can get home in time to take her outside while it's still daylight." Kaze kept thinking to himself as the conversations around him continued. He was torn from his thoughts by one particular question.

"Why were area 11's subways and mountains ignored in the first place? The control of civil registration and property law in the ghetto is laughably lax. Enormous hotbeds of antigovernment activism are neglected completely!" Kaze watched as Guilford yelled at area 11's supervisor.

"Well, the subways system spreads throughout the entire archipelago, it's not financially feasible to destroy them anywhere but in the settlements."
"Even though you know they provide the terrorists sanctuary and transportation?"

"W-We were under Prince Clovis's order..." As the Councillor kept coming up with excuse after excuse Kaze had had enough, soon he was going to blow their cover. Kaze jumped in with a question, trying steer the conversation another way, as they began talking about the collection of Aristocrats helping Zero.

"Then what about the search for the Order of the Black Knights?" Kaze asked calmly as he leaned back into his seat, a bored expression on his face. The consular looked Kaze up and down trying to discover his plan when Kaze gave him a harsh look.

"Well?" The councilor flinched as Kaze's voice escalating to a yell that made Cornelia turn and stare,

"W-We've determined from examination of the few remaining Sheild Machines that the Marita incident was indeed Zero's doing." Kaze moaned his expression getting annoyed,

"I could have told you that," He said as he rubbed his forehead in complete agony.

"But we have been unable as of yet to determine anything from his men's remains." Kaze sighed and reached for his glass of water, taking a big gulp as Cornelia spoke.

"Let the Kyoto Group be. They won't lead us to Zero." Kaze interrupted her as he stuck his hand into the water and rubbed it on his forehead.

"Following that line would only serve as a distraction." He spoke as he removed his hand with a flick. Cornelia and the others staring in awe at his sudden mood change.

Kaze searched for the place Zero said his hideout would be and came to a large van parked in an alley way. He sighed and walked to the door, slowly opening it to see the black knights and Zero sitting on the couch. The Black Knights gasped as they looked at his Britannian uniform and pulled out their guns. Kaze simply walked in from the door way and shut the door behind him. After spending the day in that hell hole, Kaze could have been faced with a thousand guns and still not give a shit.

"You Britannian! Who do you think you are-" The Knight was cut off by Zero himself.

"Stop, he is one of us! That is Kaze." He said as Kaze yawned tiredly as the Knights lowered their guns, he hadn't gone to bed since he'd left Lelouch's house, it was now sunset, and all he wanted to do was collapse on the couch and sleep. Kaze unclipped the cape hanging from his neck and slowly walked over to the couch, his body swaying tiredly in a princely fashion. He collapsed right next to Zero, with a moan he pocked Zero's mask,

"Where. Is. My. Phone." He said each word as he tapped the mask, the Knights gasping at the lack of respect. Zero laughed under his mask and grabbed Kaze's hand, slowly placing it on his own.

"Ah, sorry I had it delivered to me, I could not find your address in the government data place." Zero said as he pulled the blue flip phone from his pocket, Kaze smiled and grabbed it, laying his head on Zero's lap. He yawned and wined some more.

"Excuses, I got lost about three times trying to find this damn thing. By the way, the Britannian government is searching desperately for your trail, it's getting harder and harder to steer them in the wrong direction." Kaze said as he rubbed his eyes, bags beginning to form under them. Lelouch sighed as he looked down at Kaze's tired face.

"It seems you haven't been getting enough sleep." Kaze chuckled and petted his mask playfully,

"How could I, your a tough guy to work for, you know that? I can barley move anymore." Kaze said as he stretched out on Zero's lap. Kallen had had enough and stood up,

"Just who do you think you are? Show some respect!" Kaze's mood suddenly changed from playful to aggravated. Slowly, he stood up of Zero's lap, turning and glaring at Kallen, he winced as his side began to pulse and clenched it tightly. He'd been bothered by it all day but decided it was best to ignore it, Zero noticed this,

"If anyone should be showing respect, it's you! I've saved all of your lives countless times, if it wasn't for me you would all be on death row right now! Your so called, Counselors, are idiots, not able to answer a single question of Cornelia's without a whimper! Leaving me to deal with that bitch!" Zero interrupted Kaze turning his attention from his side to the Knights, specifically Kallen,

"He is right. He has sacrificed many things for us, he deserves our utmost respect and trust. Even before he joined the Black Knights he saved my life." Lelouch smiled under his mask as he remembered the time he almost got caught in the blast of his own bombs planted in the hotel, when Kaze pulled him into the opposite direction saving him from the explosion. Kallen stood there for a moment and then sighed, her face full of remorse.

"Forgive me, Zero, Kaze." She said as she slowly sat down on the couch. Kaze moaned and leaned back onto Zero, sighing in relief as the pulsing stopped and nuzzled against Zero's chest. He suddenly stopping as he remembered this was Zero, NOT Lelouch. Kaze slowly sat up and removed the contacts from his eyes, Kallen gasped as he took them off, recognizing Kaze's eyes. Kaze smirked and leaned over Zero to her,

"I was wondering why you didn't recognize me. Contacts, they're so comfortable." He teased Kallen, he slowly got up, wincing in pain at his side. He began to head towards the stairs unbuttoning his uniform shirt as he neared it.

"Kaze...I thought it was just a coincident..." Kallen stared blankly as Kaze tore off his uniform shirt, wearing a small white tank top underneath, he put the coat on the rack by the stairs.

"There's no such thing as coincidence Kallen." Kaze smiled warmly at Kallen as he sat back down next to Zero, laying his head gently down back on Zero lap. Zero sighed,

"Spoiled aren't you." Kaze laughed and rubbed his forehead,

"Damn right." He said tiredly as he forced his eyes to stay open. Kallen huffed at Kaze's closeness with Zero and went back to reading. Ohgi walked up and handed out a letter to Zero,

"Here." He said happily as he looked at the adorable teen resting on his lap.

"Hmm, what is it?" He said as he took the letter,

"A love letter." Kaze giggled and opened his fiery eye and stared up at Ohgi, who gasped at its beauty.

"From you?" Kaze snickered as a blush wiped across Ohgi's face.

"Your not serious." Zero asked, Kaze burst out laughing with Tamaki.

"There's no joking with this guy." Tamaki laughed out. Kallen looked at Tamaki with a stern look.

"Jesus, Tamaki, it's not that funny." Ohgi continued, forcing the blush off his face.

"It's from the Kyoto group. They say that they'd like to meet us in person."

"Is that such a big deal?" He said as he crossed his legs, careful not to discomfort Kaze, Kallen looked up from her book in dismay.

"Big deal? It's Kyoto!" Kaze snickered at their ignorance,

"If they like what they see, I'm sure they'll support us financially. Our money problems will be-"

"Money? I was under the impression that we had plenty as long as we stuck to my budget."

"Well..." Ohgi whispered as he shot a glare to Tamaki, Kaze smirked and teased out

"Buuuusted!"

"I-it's not my fault! We're a huge organization. More people means more expenses." Kallen looked up,

"As if all the dinners you treated to the new recruits didn't come out of the budget, Mr. Bigshot!" Tamaki moved over to face Kallen,

"You-" Kallen got up in his face,

"I know where you go too." Tamaki moved away

"You do?" He said with an innocent face, as he sat his back against the couch.

"Anyway, lets have Kaze-"

"No way, I don't think I can handle that much on my plate! Ohgi looks like a capable man! Aren't you, Ohgi?" Ohgi blushed as Kaze gave him a wink and his victorious peace sign.

"Well-" Tamaki interrupted him,

"Hey! I've always handled the money! Don't you think-" Kallen and Kaze cut him off.

"And look where that got us!" They looked at each other and giggled, Kaze brought up his hand for a high-five and she accepted it with a smack.

"If you want me to trust you, you'll have to show me you're trustworthy."

"Look who's talking! You won't even show you comrades your face! Gaaah...How about it Zero!" Ohgi and Kaze looked at Tamaki

"Just hold on now..." Ohgi said as Kallen suddenly stood up.

"It doesn't matter who Zero really is! He's shown us his worth as our leader by virtue over Cornelia. What more could you possibly ask?" Kaze opened his eyes to the shouting and spoke.

"I agree, I haven't even seen his face and I trust him with MY life. I will admit though, the curiosity, is KILLING ME." He said as he closed his eyes. Only to shot them open again and suddenly sit up.

"Zero! That reminds with me! I have something to discuss with you!" Kaze quickly sat up, only to lose his balance at the sudden pain shooting up through his side. Ohgi caught him before he hit the floor and pulled him up to his chest. He placed his hands around Kaze's waist, his hand rubbing over Kaze's bruise. Kaze winced in pain and pulled away, accidentally walking back into Zero. Who grabbed his arm out off the way and pulled up his shirt, inspecting the wound. Which was now growing larger with an imprint of Ohgi's palm in the middle. The Knights gasped at the size of the bruise, Kaze winced as Zero touched it.

"Have you been properly cleaning this?" He said as he released Kaze's hand, Kaze shivered as he felt Zero's finger still inspecting the wound.

"When I can." Kaze managed out, still wincing from the pain. Zero sighed and pulled his shirt back down,

"Seems it's become infected, just how hard did that pilot hit you?" Kaze laughed,

"I thought he broke my ribs." Kaze said as he straighten out his shirt.

"Hit? That was a bruise from a punch? It looks like you were hit with a bat!" Ohgi asked in concern, Kaze giggled at the naiveness.

"Please, I'm lucky it wasn't a general. My ribs would have been seriously demolished. In the military, strength, is everything." Kaze sighed and walked over to the stairs, wincing as his bruise pounded in pain with each step.

"Zero, wheres the shower? If this things infected I have some serious cleaning to do." Zero walked over to Kaze and picked him up, Kaze gasped as he was lifted into his familar arms.

"Z-Zero?"

"That wound is to deep for you to be moving around, this is the least I can do for a comrade." Zero said as he carried Kaze up the stairs, who simply looked at Zero with a questioning glare. Tamaki watched as they disappeared up the stairs and heard the door to his private room shut.

"They seem...close." Tamaki said with a shrug as he heard the water start. The Knights all agreed, and went back to talking. Kallen stayed silent as the rest of the Knights talked, thinking.

Zero slowly lowered Kaze into the bath water, Kaze had taken off his shirt but left his boxers on. Kaze winced as he felt the warm water touch his wound and threw his arms around Zero's neck. He gasped at the familiar feeling and quickly let go,

"S-sorry, instinct." He giggled as he clutched his wound. Zero stayed quiet for a moment before he suddenly broke the silence with a question.

"I think I'm ready to tell you...but if you want to know you have to take the mask off yourself. I want it to be your own decision." He said calmly, Kaze suddenly looked up and put his hands on the mask puling him to face him.

"You sure?" Kaze whispered so no one could hear. Zero slowly shook his head yes. Kaze pulled at the mask as it retracted it's hold on his hair, the raven colored locks falling from the opening. Kaze stopped before he removed it completely and sighed.

"Can I ask you a quick question?" Zero sighed and looked up at Kaze through the mask,

"Go ahead." Kaze hesitated for a moment and then took a deep breathe,

"I know you...don't I?"