I could really use some lemons right now, BUT not yet. Soon though just one more chapter and I'll spoil you all, for now, DRAMA. Oh and also, sorry if there are a lot of spelling mistakes and such, I really didn't edit this chapter...at all...sorry...
Disclaimer: Do I really have to put this?
"Kaze!" Kaze's eyes darted open as his shoulders were gently rocked.
"Hnn..." Kaze moaned out as his head throbbed, opening his eyes only to slowly close them again as the sun directly shined down into them. Kaze felt himself being slowly lifted off the ground by a familiar pair of arms and nuzzles into them as he dozes back off to sleep.
"Ah! That was delicious! I ate way too much!" Kallen shifted on her legs as she leaned further back onto the rocks behind her.
"So this is your real personality?"
"Yup. Got a problem with that?"
"Not at all. You're much more alive than you are at school." Kallen blushed and turned away.
"A-anyways, hows Kaze?" Suzaku's expression sunk as he looked down at Kaze still fast asleep, his head gently resting on his knee. Placing his hand gently on his forehead he checked his temperature.
"He's still running a pretty high fever..." Suzaku and Kallen both stared at Kaze as he shifted, a pained expression appearing on his face as Suzaku's hand stroked his forehead.
"L-Lelouch..." Kaze moaned out as he moved away from Suzaku's touch. Suzaku flinched at the sound of his voice, it was a husky a sound, full of agony and torment.
"Please...don't..." Kaze moaned out before his face lessened and he burrowed deep into Suzaku's chest. Kallen and Suzaku both stared at Kaze with blank expressions before Suzaku spoke up.
"Kallen, leave the black knights." Kallen looked away from Kaze, a little shocked by the sudden change in subject.
"You can still leave. I don't want to see you end up like the other captured terrorists." Kallen stayed silent for a moment before sitting up straight.
"I thought you were being awfully nice to me. So that's your true intention. I'm sorry, but I'm captain of Zero's Honor Guard. I've even fought against you in my Knightmare."
"So you're the red one?" He asked as his eyes widened in shock.
"That's right. I'll bring down that white one if it's the last thing I do." Kallen said calmly despite the threatening tone of her voice trying to keep from waking Kaze. She tore her gaze from Suzaku and down at the shivering Kaze.
"There is no future in his methods." Kallen broke away from her gaze, no longer able to control the volume of her voice.
"Then what of your future? You've become a servant of our conquerors, nothing but slaves! Honorary Britannian? Knight to the Princess?Che, Prime Minister Kururugi must be rolling in his grave! I won't stand for that. I'll change this fucked up world! I have to...so my brother...can finally rest in peace. That is why I fight. I don't care how I do it, as long as I can win." Suzaku continued to look into her eyes as she finished speaking, only to turn away and gaze at the resting Kaze.
"Kallen..you know...I...I killed my father." Suzaku moved his hands down toward Kaze's forehead and stroked it slowly as Kallen flinched. Kaze sighed and clenched onto Suzaku's uniform.
"He didn't commit suicide. I killed him with my own hands." Suzaku stopped stroking Kaze's forehead in disgust of himself.
I have no right to touch him. With these stained hands of mine...
"Zero's just like my father. He thinks that the world revolves around him. That's why he's willing to sacrifice so many in order to-" Kallen released her anger at Suzaku in yells causing Kaze to flutter his eyes open.
"And your willing to accept the way things are? Do you really think that we are at peace now? There are things more powerful than your life you know!"
"I'm not giving up. But I know from personal experience that only emptiness and pain result from a victory gained through unrighteous actions." Kaze stayed silent as he listened to the conversation, quickly closing his eyes as he felt Suzaku shift. Kallen watched Suzaku continue to stroke Kaze's forehead before she looked down at the ground and fell onto the soft sand below her.
"Then tell me, what did my brother's life mean? Who are you to decide what is right and wrong?" Kallen stayed quiet as she looked into the fire which crackled in response. Kaze felt the sadness emitting from her and turned away from Suzaku's embrace to face her, still to weak from his fever to get up he shot her a look. Kallen looked past the fire and into Kaze's eyes, Kaze smiled and slowly reached out his hand to her, still exhausted from the pain of his fever. Kallen watched Kaze reach out his hand and felt tears coming to her eyes, slowly she reached out her own to intertwine their fingers. Kaze smiled widened at the feel of their fingers intertwining and fell back into a deep sleep. Suzaku smiled at the scene in front of him and looked up at the stars. Suzaku caught a light bouncing of the clouds and turned his gaze back in that direction, slowly watching it fade away. He looked away when it was completely gone,
"I-" Suzaku went silent as he looked at the scene playing in front of him. Kaze asleep on his knee his arm outstretched towards Kallen, their fingers clenched in a tight embrace even as they slept. Suzaku smiled and leaned back into the drift wood log behind him and rubbed his forehead with a sigh.
Kallen and Suzaku both walked uphill through the lush forest, Kaze being carried in Suzaku's arms.
"Did you really see a light?" Kallen asked as she walked a short distance behind him, loosening the bonds around her wrists.
"Yeah." Kaze sighed as they walked up hill and stretched out his legs in Suzaku's embrace.
"Don't move to much, you still have a fever." Suzaku said calmly as he placed his forehead on Kaze's, Kaze stared up into his emerald eyes before he pulled away.
"Suzaku..." Kaze said in a small whisper and shot a glance toward Kallen who was looking away from the two. Suzaku kept on walking as he answered,
"Yes?" Kaze hesitated for a moment before he grabbed Suzaku from the neck and pulled himself up to meet his lips, connecting them in a shy embrace. Pulling away he burrowed himself back into Suzaku's chest.
"I'm sorry..." Suzaku looked down at him for a moment in shock before he smiled and kissed Kaze's forehead.
"Don't be." He spoke softly against Kaze's forehead, the familiar feel of warm breath caressing his skin sending shivers down his spine.
"They should be around here..." Lelouch said as he and Euphemia parted through the trees. Euphemia stopped walking as she began to speak,
"Lelouch, if there is a search party here...will you have to leave me?" Lelouch sighed and stopped walking, turning his head slightly to look at Euphemia.
"I'll have to..you could hardly attend a high-class function with a scruffy knight like me." Lelouch laughed as he turned around to look at Euphemia, who giggled in return.
"Besides, you have real knight in Kururugi Suzaku. Ah, Kaze too..." Lelouch's smile dimmed as he thought of Kaze and quickly changed the subject.
"Let me ask you, why did you choose an honorary Britannian?" Euphemia looked down at the ground as she spoke,
"Well-" Lelouch suddenly threw on his cloak and hid them in a shrub as he heard a slight rustle from a short distance across them. Placing his mask over his head as he waited for the approachers to expose themselves. Lelouch gasped as he watched Kallen and Suzaku walk into the opening, letting out a slight gasp as he looked down at Kaze in Suzaku's arms.
What are they doing here?
Kaze shifted in Suzaku grasp as they walked out of the forests protection.
"I can walk now you know..." Kaze wined as he stretched out his legs. Suzaku sighed and gave him a worried look, Kaze returned with a reassuring one. Suzaku hesitated for a moment before he slowly lowered Kaze toward the ground, balancing his feet out below him as he held onto Suzaku.
"Suzaku!" Euphemia yelled as she suddenly burst out of a bush. Kaze and the others flinched at the sudden commotion,
"Princess Euphemia!" Suzaku and Kaze yelled as they turned toward her, Kaze with a large smile.
"Don't move!" Zero yelled as he appeared out of the same bush, grabbing Euphemia from the wrist.
"She's my hostage!" Kallen watched in shock as Zero appeared.
"Zero!"
"I'd like an exchange of hostages. Your princess for my pilot." Suzaku walked closure to Zero as he clenched his fists.
"Zero, that's-"
"Don't come any closer! Were you going to say that I'm being unfair?" Suzaku clenched his teeth as he stared at Zero, who laughed in return.
"Eliminate the terrorists, at all cost. Do you think that rule is worth your master's death?" Kallen slowly removed her wrists from behind her legs, stepping over her bidding's with her legs.
"Well, it seems you have no choice in the matter." Zero said as Kallen approached Kaze from behind, grabbing him into her embrace slipping her wrist over his head and holding him in place.
"I'm sorry." She whispered in Kaze's ear as he flinched in her tight grasp.
"Stop it!" Euphemia yelled as she watched Kaze's pained expression.
"Shut up, you puppet! You're all alone here." Euphemia looked at her with disgust and shock.
"I don't care! Suzaku! Fight her, don't worry about me!" Euphemia began to struggle in Zero's grasp, distracting him from his gun.
"No, I'm sorry." Kaze whispered back to Kallen as he dove under her arms and pushed her away.
Now's my chance!
Suzaku said to himself as he watched Kaze escape and ran to the princess. Kicking at Zero he separated him from Euphemia and stood protectively in front of her and Kaze, who was panting beside her.
"Bonehead!" Zero yelled as he backed away, when suddenly the ground below them began to glow, a red crescent bird appearing in the rock.
"Major Kururugi! Kaze! And Zero?" Loyd yelled as he watched the ground shatter and fall into the cavern. Zero turned around with a gasp as the soldiers below him pointed their guns.
"S-Stop, you fools! They've got the Princess Euphemia with them! Capture them alive!" Shouted general Bradley as he recovered his footing.
"Zero, there's a Knightmare over there!" Kallen yelled toward Zero as she removed the bind around her wrists.
"All right, we're taking it! Lets go!" Zero yelled as he began running toward the machine.
"Yes sir!" Kallen yelled as she began to run closely behind him, stopping as she noticed a group of soldiers following them. Turning around she held up a small device, an extremely bright light emitting from it as she did. Attacking them while they stumbled she jumped of the ledge and onto the Knightmare below.
"Retake it! We cannot allow that machine to fall into the hands of Zero!" Kaze watched as Kallen and Zero made their escape with the Knightmare and sat down, panting as he held his head within his hands. Slowly recovering from his massive headache he stood up on his wobbly legs. Suzaku recovered from his space out and ran to Kaze's side as he stood on his unbalanced legs.
"Kaze!" He said as he slowly sat back down, Kaze looked up at Suzaku as he heard his foot steps nearing him.
"I'm fine just a little tired." Kaze said with a sigh as Suzaku placed a hand around his waist and helped him to his feet. Euphemia smiled as the two walked over to her.
"Princess, are you-" Kaze began but was cut of by general Bradley's yelling.
"The Gawain...Our Gawain..." Euphemia smiled at them and walked toward the commotion, Suzaku and Kaze following shortly behind.
"Don't worry, it's just a prototype. More importantly, I'm glad to see those three are safe." Prince Schneizer said as he turned around to see the trio approaching them.
"Brother Schneizer!" Euphemia yelled as she ran toward her brother.
"I'm so sorry I was late, Euphie."
"Not at all!"
"Well then, your highness, shall we proceed?"
"Hmm oh...yes." Euphemia gave her brother a questioning look as a general approached Suzaku.
"Major Kururugi Suzaku, you are hereby under arrest for violating Section 9 of the uniform code." Kaze and Euphemia both gasped at the accusation while Suzaku stood straight before them, still holding Kaze waist.
"Wait! He is my Knight! You can't-" Schneizer interrupted her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We'll take of that later, but just let it go for now." Euphemia turned to face him with a confused look.
"But why?" Kaze clenched his teeth as they tried to pull him away from Suzaku.
"Hey! What the hell do you think your-" Suzaku interrupted him with a hug, Kaze waited for a moment before he accepted it and put his arms around his neck with a pout.
"Don't get yourself into to trouble. You still have a fever so take it easy, okay?" Suzaku gave him a reassuring smile as he pulled away and walked away with the soldiers.
"Shut up! I'm not dying here! I have to live!"
"S-Suzaku..." Kaze muttered through the tape, his voice raspy with heartache.
"I don't know how you got out of the Lancelot,but you wasted our best chance of defeating Zero to protect your own life. How do you plead?" The general spoke calmly toward Suzaku who stared blankly at the screen.
"Did I really say that?" Suzaku asked, his voice just above a whisper.
"This level of insubordination in unprecedented!" Kaze and Euphemia looked down at the ground while they listened to the tape.
"The leader of the group which captured and currently occupies the Fukuoka base, Sawasaki Atsushi, once served as Chef Cabinet Secretary in the Kururugi administration. He was exiled to the Chinese Union after the war, but has returned, presumably to take advantage of the recent disarray of our armed forces brought about by Zero. The involvement of the Order of the Black Knights is still under investigation. but the recent bombing of a radar tower would suggest..."
"We're not involved dammit!" Tamaki yelled at the T.V. as he watched the news man speak.
"What did the Kyoto group say?" Ohgi asked,
"Ahh, they say they didn't know. The only announcement they've made regarding the excavation of the new Sakuradite veins." Diethard Answered.
"Zero, what are we going to do?" Kallen asked with concern.
"Summon everyone to the council room. We will discuss the plan there." With that Zero walked away and headed to the room.
"Sooo...then?" Tamaki began, breaking the awkward silence that filled the room.
"We aren't joining with Sawasaki. His regime in legitimate, but a puppet government under the Chinese Union's control.
"But they wave the Japanese flag."
"That flag is naught but a veil covering their true identity. There is no future there. We must ignore this so-called Japan."
"So we're just gonna let Britannia take them out?"
"Zero, I believe you should clarify just what it is we're working towards." Diethard commented.
"Yeah, forget about Sawasaki. What's our immediate goal?" Tamaki agreed as he turned to face Zero.
"The creation of an independent nation of Tokyo." The Knights gasped and began to murmur.
"Independent?"
"A country?"
"Are you serious?"
"A country of our own?"
"Wait! Sure, the Order of the Black Knights has grown a great deal but-" Ohgi began to speak only to be intercepted by Nagisa of the Holy Swords.
"We're up against a superpower that controls more than one third of the world's population."
"We can't do that alone!" Tamaki yelled,
"Then let me ask you, who is to defeat Britannia for you? Do you honestly think that someone will help you in this regard? That a chance will come if you wait? Don't make me laugh! Change will never come about if you don't make it happen!"