Kaze slowly opened his eyes to a mysterious young man lying on his chest, crying.
"H-Hey? Are you okay?" Kaze asked as he looked down at the raven haired male. Lelouch looked up at him, Kaze gasping as he looked at his face, his cheeks stained with streaks.
"You...do I know you?" Kaze asked with a curios face as he looked down at the mysterious, but beautiful, face. Lelouch smiled a warm, comforting smile and slowly sat up.
"Umm, I don't think so. I just woke up here." Lelouch said as he calmly wiped the tears from his eyes and moved across the bed, throwing his feet over the side. Kaze laughed and stood up, only to have his throat clench in pain, he squeezed hi hand against it, ignoring it as he spoke.
"Well, even if this is kinda awkward..." Kaze said in a polite tone as he held out his hand toward Lelouch,
"I'm Kaze Saski, and you?" Lelouch reached his hand out and grabbed Kaze's, shaking it briskly,
"Lelouch, Lelouch Lamprouch."
"Why Shinkinejima? Wouldn't the Towkyow settlement be safer?" Suzaku asked aloud,
"That's what I'd like to know."
"You don't know either, Cecil?"
"me neither!" Suzaku and Kaze gave Lloyd a questioning look,
"They're being awfully careless too. The meeting's been announcement on the net." Cecil spoke in an annoyed manner as she gave Lloyd a glare.
"There was a interesting girl at the party, I simply couldn't resist!" Lloyd smirked as he thought of Nina, Suzaku raised his brow with a confused look as he watched Lloyd's unnaturally happy smirk. Kaze sighed with a shake of his head and walked over to the window, admiring the view of the sea from the ship. Kaze's face lit up at he admired the small island sitting right in the middle of it,
"Whoa! I wish I could spend my vacation there!" Kaze blurted out as the boat drew closer to the island, Suzaku walked up with a smile as he looked at Kaze's face, a cheesy grin spread wide across it.
"So what did Lelo-" Suzaku was cut of by Cecil,
"Boys, you should get ready, we should arrive any minuet and your still in your uniforms." Kaze and Suzaku looked down at themselves and flinched when they noticed that they indeed were.
"Oh, oops!" Kaze laughed with a bright smile, Suzaku watched him carefully. Something was definitely off about him, he seemed more relaxed. Like a weight had been lifted of his chest. Suzaku continued watching as Kaze walked toward the back room, Kaze turning around with a smirk as he turned the handle,
"Coming? Suzaku?" Kaze said as he opened the door ,walking in, Suzaku flinched as he suddenly heard Kaze's voice and sped of towards him. Suzaku walked into the locker room, gasping as Kaze immediately stripped off his shirt, sliding his hands down to his pants as he threw the ruffled uniform to the floor. Suzaku stared in awe at Kaze's pale torso,
"Kaze?" Kaze looked back with a smile as he stripped himself of his pants, leaving him with nothing on but his green boxers.
"Yes Suzaku?" Kaze said as he turned back to his locker, bending down and pulling out his nicely folded uniform. Suzaku gulped as he looked at Kaze bent body, his ass now high in the air. Suzaku walked over to Kaze and placed his arms around Kaze's waist, Kaze giggled as his hands slid across his stomach.
"Hey! That tickles!" He said with a laugh as Suzaku's hands slithered across him, Kaze shot up with a smirk against Suzaku's chest as his stomach cringed.
"Kaze...what's going on?" Suzaku said as he looked down at Kaze's innocent face, Kaze looked back up with a questioning look.
"Well, first of all, your holding me while I'm in nothing but boxers. Second, you still have clothes on." Kaze said with a smirk as he looked up at Suzaku, pulling him down into a kiss. Suzaku flinched and pulled away, Kaze stared at him in astonishment as he watched Suzaku back away with a leap,
"So your allowed to want me but I can't want you? And you call yourself a man!" Kaze teased with a pout turned his direction, crossing his arms. Suzaku stared at him, shocked by his sudden behavior.
"You...what are you doing? What about Lelouch?" Kaze gave him a uncertain look.
"Lelouch? Who's that?" Kaze said with a chuckle as he walked over to Suzaku, who flinched at the question.
"What do you mean who's Lelouch?" He said sternly as he looked at deeply into Kaze's eyes, Kaze simply stared back with a now, worried, expression.
"What do you think I mean? Who. Is. Lelouch...Suzaku? I don't know anyone by that name! Oh...wait. There was that guy from this morning though..." He said as he rubbed his head, recalling earlier that morning. Suzaku gave him a questioning glare, Kaze began to explain when he noticed the confusion resting on Suzaku's face.
"Well, when we were at the party, I'm not sure how but, I woke up in a bed with that guy crying on my chest. I just met him today so..." Suzaku gave him a horrified look, Kaze shuttered at his reaction,
"Okay, now your freaking me out. Do I have amnesia or something, cause I swear I JUST met him today!" Kaze said in a worried voice, Suzaku looked into Kaze's eyes, his own widening as he noticed he was truly clueless. Suzaku sat down on the bench and rubbed his forehead, Kaze watched and walked over, sitting next to him.
"Hey Suzaku? What the hell is going on?" He spoke in a fearful voice as he watched Suzaku's reaction.
It's just like Shirley...
Suzaku thought to himself as he looked up at Kaze's innocent confused face.
"They're set to arrive right on scheduled. We have a room prepared at headquarters. Where would you like to wait?"
"The ship is set to dock here?" Princess Euphemia asked the officer as Kaze and Suzaku stood by her side.
"Yes, that is correct."
"Then we'll wait for it here."
"Very well, our guards will-" The general was cut off by a sudden static emitted from his radio. They stood and watched for a moment, Kaze placing his hand gently on his sword while Suzaku reached for his gun. When a jeep pulled up carrying several other officers, the officer that was talking to Euphemia walked over and talked to them for a moment before he turned toward them.
"It seems someone is attacking headquarters." Euphemia gasped at the news and Cecil began to speak,
"Let's go back to the settlement. Are our escorts ready?" Kaze interrupted her,
"It may be dangerous to go back now, who knows whats out in the water." Kaze said with a nervous expression as he eyes the sea, Cecil nodded,
"He's right. They're jamming us pretty heavily." Suzaku looked back at the worried Princess with a determined glare,
"Don't worry. We will protect you, Princess Euphemia." He said as he placed his arm on Kaze's shoulder,
"No, you should go help out at the base." The officer interrupted them,
"Deputy Vicereine, They're honorary Britannian's. It is highly likely that the enemy is the order of the Black Knights. If the Lancelot were to fall into their hands..." Lloyd spoke up from behind them,
"You do know that what your saying is casting aspersions on the Princess?" The officer rose up straight with a shocked face.
"No that was not my intention." Kaze laughed and gave a thumbs up to Lloyd, who gave him a cheeky smirk. Suzaku and Kaze turned to face Euphemia as she spoke,
"Kururgi Suzaku, Saski Kaze, show them your strength." She turned her gaze directly to Suzaku,
"If you prove yourself worthy, you will gain the trust of the people and their doubt will cease to exist."
"yes!" Suzaku said with a determined glare, Euphemia turned her gaze to Kaze with a smile.
"Kaze, I know you dislike piloting a Knightmare but," Kaze smiled and took her hand with a wink,
"If I may suggest an alternative, you highness."
The Lancelot shot it's hook shots at an incoming Knightmare in his way, Kaze hitching a ride in Suzaku's hatch. Kaze giggled as he bounced around in the hatch,
"This is awkwardly fun!" He said to himself as he jumped around as if he was on a trampoline. Suzaku laughed at him, only to become serious when his screen zoomed in on a dark figure.
"Zero." Suzaku said as he zoomed in on the figure, Kaze felt his heart ache as he looked at the figure. He held his neck as it began to burn.
Suzaku pursued the Knightmares, Kaze gasping as he saw the upcoming hole. Placing his hand on Suzaku's shoulder, tightening his fingers around the muscles, he yelled,
"Suzaku, this looks like a trap!" He said to late, as a large shock vibrated through the hole. Kaze watched as sparks flew from the controls of the Lancelot, looking at Suzaku with a worried look.
"What the?" Suzaku began shifting the gears,
"I can't move!"
"I wish to speak with you, Kururugi Suzaku. Will you come out?" Kaze and Suzaku turned their attention to the screen and watched Zero exit his hatch "Your secondary systems should still be operating. We will treat you as a prisoner of war in according to the international law. If you refuse you will be fired upon from all sides." Kaze looked at him and Suzaku gave him a determined expression. He reaching down under his seat and opening a secret hatch.
"Get in." He said sternly, Kaze looked at him with an angry look,
"No, I can't leave you! " Kaze yelled at Suzaku,
"Kaze..." Suzaku said with a sad expression, Kaze sighed and placed his hands on Suzaku's shoulders with a frustrated moan,
"No Suzaku! I'm going with you! Like it or not!" Kaze yelled as he sat up. Suzaku sighed and grabbed his arm, pulling him into a kiss as he shoved a tasser into his stomach, releasing the shockers on him. He pulled Kaze deeper into the kiss to muffle his moans as the tears streamed down his face,his body twitching in pain as the electricity pulsed through him. Suzaku caught him in his arms as he parted from the kiss, falling unconscious toward the floor.
"I'm sorry Kaze..." He said as he placed him gently in the hatch, closing it and concealing it completely.
Suzaku slowly lowered himself to the ground and jumped off, walking calmly toward Zero, who did the same.
"Kururugi Suzaku, I'll be frank. I want you to join my ranks."
"What about Kaze?"
"He will be offered the same treatment when he is captured."
"You sound confident. As I told you before, I don't believe in a meaning brought up through violence."
"Then let me ask you: is the current peace meaningless, as well?" Suzaku greeted his teeth,
"Seven years ago, if Japan would have continued fighting with an all out resistance to the bitter end, what would have become of it? The Chinese federation and European Unions would have intervened, and Japan would have been split into three parts. They would still be fighting over it. So, the current peace is a direct result of japan's hurriedly-made unconditional surrender." Suzaku fought back his emotions as he spoke,
"Yes, I fight to maintain the peace my father died to create."
"No, your wrong. Prime Minister Kururgi, the lawfully-elected leader of japan, did not decide to surrender. That decision was made when whoever killed him forced that decision on the people. Chaos reigned throughout the government, and they had no choice but to surrender. Do you understand? Your people were robbed of their right to decide! A single, selfish criminal overruled the will of the entire nation!" Suzaku backed away in shock,
"How did you know?" His voice cracking as he spoke, Zero stepped closer to him leaning into his ear whispering.
"There is one way you can atone. Make the choice that the people of Japan were denied the opportunity to make. Walk the path from which they strayed seven years ago. Rise up against Britannia!" Suzaku glared at him in rage,
"Rise up? That again?" Zero backed away again,
"That is one path you can take. Or would you rather continue to impose your will on the greater populace unto eternity? Is that truly peace?" Suzaku stared at him when his radio suddenly went off, Cecil's voice breaking through the static
"Can you hear me, Major Kururugi? Please respond." Suzaku put his hand up to his ear, looking at Zero,
"May I?"
"Do as you wish." Another voice came through on the radio,
"This is Lieutenant Colonel Fiel of the Shikinejima field operations headquarters. We are about to launch an attack to drive off the terrorist forces. Major Kururgi you are to keep Zero there!
Kaze opened his eyes to the loud yelling coming from above the floor and rubbed his eyes, clenching his stomach in pain as he felt the shockers still clipped to his skin, the tasser laying, next to him.
"That's nice and easy isn't it, having someone give the orders! What about you?" Kaze rubbed his head and removed the shockers clipped to his stomach with a groan.
Someones going to die...
He thought to himself as he as he kicked in the hatch with a grunt, sending it flying out from the floor, landing somewhere in the darkness of the opposite corner. Zero gasped at the sudden loud noise coming from behind him, turning around to see Kaze slowly clutching his stomach as he climbed out of the hole. Collapsing onto the ground as his body recovered from the electricity still running through his body.
"No! I decide this for myself-" Suzaku stopped as he saw Kaze laying on the floor, clutching his stomach, Kaze gave him a deadly glare. He gasped as Kaze looked up at him, his eyes a heart aching mess.
"For yourself? What about Kaze? Did he agree to your miraculous plan? Will you kill him to!" Zero yelled at him as he watched Kaze gasping for air, his legs twitching. They went quiet as a large shadow hovered over them. Kaze scooted over toward Suzaku as they turned their glare to the hovering ship above them, he twinged in pain as he collapsed onto Zero. Zero gasped at the sudden movement and looked down at him,
"Dammit..." Kaze moaned as he looked up at Zero, he gently placed his hands on Zero's mask with a questioning glare as he looked into the reflection of himself in the mask. Kaze gasped as Zero placed his hand on Kaze's, gripping it tightly. Zero gulped as Kaze mouthed his name in confusion before he lost consciousness, his hand slowly sliding off Zero's mask and down to his side while his other remained clasped in Zero's. Zero choked as he felt Kaze's fingers intertwine with his own, squeezing tightly.
"You stubborn fool!" He screamed toward Suzaku as he looked at Kaze's pained expression, the cover over his left eye opening up as Suzaku turned to face him.
I decided I'd put my authors note down here since this is a somewhat important chapter, I'm still sick as a dog. My head hurts and I'm trying to improve my writing skills, the next chapter is giving me trouble so it might be awhile before I upload! Sorry, no lemons either...that might change though...