Chapter 5 - Bad Karma
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass or the characters!!!
Summary: Lloyd reveals his surprise to Kanon. Somehow Jun finds Kanon…and at an unexpected place and time.
Warning: Swearing and adult content
Saturday,
Kanon let his head rest on Schneizel's bare chest. He found the silent rhythm of the other man's breathing calming. Schneizel shifted a little so he could move Kanon's head to a pillow, and turned to his side and used his elbow to prop himself up.
"Do you know when Lloyd is supposed to come over?" The blonde asked as he took a piece of Kanon's rose colored hair. He began to roll it between his pointer flinger and thumb. "Your hair is brittle." He commented.
Kanon mental snorted at Schneizel's remark. "How do you know that Lloyd was coming over today?"
"Lloyd works for me, so he tells me things without me having to ask him." He said, letting his hand go to Kanon's heart shaped face. "We should shower before Lloyd decides to show up when we're not ready." He kissed Kanon on the forehead, before attempting to slide away from his lover.
"Hold on." The younger make grabbed onto Schneizel's arm. He pushed himself closer to the other male. "Can't I call Lloyd, so he won't come over right away?"
Schneizel raised an amused eyebrow, "Anxious aren't we? Well I guess we could just ignore Lloyd when he calls your house." Kanon shivered when he heard a low, aggressive growl from the other male. "The last time I tried to have sex with you in the morning you practical tried to claw my eyes out," he pushed Kanon onto his back, "but since you're the one who brought it up there's no turning back." He latched his mouth onto his victim's neck.
"Schneizel… Ah…" Kanon grabbed onto the sheets below him. "It feels so good…" He let his eyes close, and his mouth sage open, letting puffs of air and moans leave openly.
This pleasure I give you, Kanon, I should be the only one who gives you this. Ever!
His eyes darted open when he heard the shower turn off. How long was he asleep? Did Schneizel fall asleep afterwards also? If so, why did his body feel clean, instead of being sticky, or wet? He couldn't really complain. It was nice for a change. (Since he passes out before he had the chance to move.)
"I see you're finally awake." Schneizel observed as he entered the room with a towel around his waist. Beads of water fell from his bright blonde hair. "Lloyd called when you were asleep. He'll be here in an hour or so."
"Oh…okay…" Kanon wrinkled his nose. "He knows doesn't he?" He asked with a scowl on his face. The other male shock his head.
"I don't think it matters." One of the dresser drawers banged shut. "He knew this day would come."
"I feel like he controls everything from behind the scenes. Maybe he should be a Britannian and take your place." Kanon turned to lie on his stomach, and used his arms to left his body up, which he failed to, because his body felt so heavy and his arms were tired. He sighed into the pillow when he fell back into the bed.
"What's the matter Kanon, was I to rough with you?" He said kind of mockingly.
"What's your problem?"
Schneizel looked at Kanon for a second, and then his eyes dilated and he blinked, "I'm sorry. I had a little chat with Lloyd, and things are not going well with Lelouch. It seems that he decided to take things in his own hands."
"The word, 'things,' is a vague word. Do you mind explaining what you mean by that?" Kanon rolled onto his back and sat up. He rubbed the back of his sore neck.
"Lelouch vi Britannia is trying to push himself away from the Britannia Company. We can't afford to loose him. His leaving will change how my family's business runs and thrives." Schneizel explained. He let out a long sigh, and shook the thoughts out of his head. "There's something more important to take care of right now."
"And what's that?"
"Loving you."
The rest of the hour was spent with Schneizel dragging Kanon around the house. The younger male's legs were motionless, and seemed to have "died" from the most recent activity they had done together. This of course was killing Kanon, because he knew Lloyd would bother him about it for the next couple of days. "Kill me now." Kanon groaned.
The other man chuckled and sat Kanon down in one of the kitchen chairs. "Don't worry about it Kanon. I'm sure Lloyd won't-"
"You don't get to say anything about this!" Kanon barked, "You're the reason why I'm like this, so I won't be surprised if you're enjoying this." He crossed his arms with a low snarl.
Schneizel laughed at Kanon's sudden out burst of anger and rage because he wasn't taking him seriously. "Now, now Kanon," he kissed Kanon on the forehead, "Just sit still so I can make you some breakfast." The blonds face was priceless. He couldn't hold a steady expression, so he ended up laughing again. "It doesn't matter. You can't move anyway."
The other male slumped over, he felt like he was dying, "You're so mean…"
"Cheer up, maybe after you eat something your legs will work again." Schneizel said trying to cheer up his pregnant lover. "We should call Dr. Watanabe, so we can check how your baby is doing." He was now holding a pan in his left hand. "Hopefully the wine you had on our first date didn't kill it." His voice almost sounded jokingly, as if he was trying to point something out.
Kanon narrowed his eyes, "I blame you for that too."
"You're the one who decided to drink it in the first place." The blond sighed, "I didn't force it down your throat."
"I thought it was alcohol free!" Kanon defended himself.
"You should have read the bottle." Schneizel shrugged.
"Well you should have stopped me!"
"Do you want me to burn your eggs?" The older male asked with a grin on his face. He wasn't being serous, but then again he did hold the key on reviving Kanon's non-working legs.
"No…" He mumbled.
"Good." He brought over a plate of golden brown eggs, and sat it in front of the other. "Eat, so you can answer the door." Schneizel said sitting next to him.
Kanon stared at the food in front of him and grabbed the silver fork that sat left to the plate. "I thought, maybe you wouldn't be able to cook." He stabbed one of the pieces of eggs and popped if into his mouth, "You don't look like someone who could cook."
Schneizel let out a hurt gasp, "That hurts me that you think that," he said sarcastically, "Why must you stereotype me?" He still wore a hurt and shocked face, but Kanon knew he was only kidding.
"I'm not stereotyping you. You just don't look like the type of person who would cook." The younger explained. "Anyway, how much time to we have left until Lloyd comes over?" Kanon asked, changing the subject. He stabbed the last egg with little effort. "I want to be able to walk when he arrives."
The blond chuckled at the thought of Kanon falling over after letting his subordinate in. Lloyd would never let that go, even if he had asked to drop it and go on. "I can answer the door if you can't walk. Sit on the edge of the couch, so it looks like I beat you to the door."
Kanon nodded and attempted to sit up from his seat. At first he stood up, and the other man clapped, but then he and to grab onto the edge of the counter to help him walk properly.
"So close," Schneizel was giving Kanon a hard time.
"It's your fault that I'm like this right now," Kanon snapped back, "You went full force on me and…!"
"Clearly you don't realize that it was you who wanted a second round, you who was begging me to go faster. If I remember correctly you were screaming, 'Schneizel…ah…Schneizel go faster! Ah!'"
The younger male fell to the ground, blushing furiously. "I get your point…" Kanon let his fingers go threw his hair. Schneizel was right about his air being brittle.
"Are you okay?" He heard the other shift in the chair. "Or can you get up on your own?"
"I'm fine." Kanon sighed deeply, before standing. He clutched the counter firmly, "I just want Lloyd to come and leave, so I can sleep."
I wasn't until Kanon decided to sit down and read in the nursery when the door bell rand. He attempted to push Schneizel aside, so it would only be him who was opening the door, but his attempt failed. At first Kanon didn't know what to think when he opened the door. Lloyd was there of course, but he wasn't alone. A young girl stood next to him, her face showed no emotion, and her eyes were blank. Rose hair framed her round face, and was pushed back into a neat pony-tail. "Lloyd, who is this?" His voice was surprisingly mellow, but his heart was racing with some reason.
"This," Lloyd's glasses gleamed, and he placed his hand on her back to push her forward slightly, "This is Anya Alstreim. She's your--" He mouthed out "adopted sister." This made Kanon wonder if the girl knew she was adopted or not.
"You should invite them in." The blond whispered in his ear. Kanon nodded and said:
"You two can come in."
Lloyd only smiled, and Anya still had a blank expression on her face. They both steeped inside, after, Kanon motioned them to the couch. Kanon and Schneizel sat down on the love seat, and the other two decided, well Lloyd guided Anya to the longer couch. "Are you surprised, Kanon?" Lloyd broke the silence.
"I'm surprised that my parent's haven't called me about it yet." Kanon admitted.
"They did try called you, but you weren't at work when they did. Milly found out, so she wanted to surprise you." The gray haired explained. "Anya, why don't you say, 'hello,' to your big brother, Kanon?"
She turned to face Lloyd, and her expressions didn't change. She blinked for a couple of times before turning to Kanon. "Hello… Big brother, Kanon." Anya was soft spoken, but her tone was completely, monotone. Kanon hadn't noticed before, but she was holding something red and rectangular and her hands.
"Um… Anya what are you holding?" She moved her head, so she was looking down at the object she was holding and said:
"It's my diary." Again, with a monotone voice, "I'm forgetful."
"Way to plain ahead." Kanon meant his statement to be some sort of praise, but he knew he had made the younger girl confused, because he head slanted to one side.
"How old are you Anya?" Schneizel asked with such a sweet and patient voice, it surprised Kanon.
"I'm fifteen." She answered back with no thought.
"You make me feel old." Kanon laughed awkwardly, "You're so young and…" He paused, because he didn't know what to say next.
"Where is she staying?" Schneizel asked, "I know Kanon's parents don't live very close to here."
"She's been staying with Milly, but I think she should stay here for awhile. You know, so she can get to know her older brother."
"I agree."
Sunday,
Lloyd had left rather quickly the other day, but Kanon wasn't complaining. He just wanted to chock every single oxygen atom in Schneizel's body. The younger male didn't hate his new adopted sister, but what right did Schneizel have to say "I agree,"?! Kanon couldn't figure out what to say or do with Anya. He was the only child in the Maldini family, so how was he supposed to know what to do?
That morning Schneizel looked rather upset with him, so he had to ask:
"What's wrong?"
Kanon swore he saw a vain pop on Schneizel's forehead.
"You kicked me twice, hit me a dozen times, and practically tried to push me off the bed four times last night. I think I have every right to be mad at you right now." Schneizel explained.
"Really? I did all of that to you last night?" With some reason hearing that made Kanon feel better, "Well I didn't do it on purpose, if that's what you're trying to get at."
"It doesn't make any sense." He left the bed room muttering to himself about something. This made the younger male laugh. Finally Schneizel seemed to be confused about something, and being confused wasn't something you would see from Schneizel very often.
"May I come in?"
"Of course, Anya." The fifteen year old walked in with her diary in her hands. Someone could have easily of thought it was some sort of game devise. "Is Schneizel feeling okay?" She asked with her normal unfazed voice.
"Yeah, he's just… Um… Well, he's just confused I guess." Kanon laughed slightly to himself. "Do you want something?"
She looked at him for a moment or so, and nodded her head. "I'm hunger."
"Schneizel likes to cook, so I'll go with you to ask him if he can make us breakfast."
"Big brother, Kanon?"
"Yes?"
"Can males become pregnant?"
"What makes you ask that?" Kanon asked, and then thought, I bet she over heard Lloyd and Milly talk about me. He hissed at the thought. "Well Anya, it's not common, and most people don't know about it, but there is a small chance that a male can actually become pregnant."
"But you are right?"
Lloyd, Milly! I'm going to kill you! "Did Lloyd or Milly tell you that?"
"No…" She tilted her head a bit and then her neck snapped back straight again. "Schneizel was talking to you about it last night." Her fingers began to click the buttons on her dairy. "He asked you if you wanted to go to the hospital tomorrow, and see if the baby was okay."
"Anya, that's eavesdropping."
Anya shacks her head, "But the door was open…"
"Anya, that's still eavesdropping."
"But the door was-"
"Yes, Anya I'm pregnant, but can you keep this a secret form mom and dad? I don't want them to worry about the baby yet." Kanon bent his knees so he was at eye level with his adopted sister. "It's my doctors, Schneizel's, yours and my little secret, okay?"
She nodded, "But secrets are bad big brother Kanon."
"But I want to surprise mom and dad, so I don't want you to tell them yet." The male explained.
"Oh…"
"Okay then, let's go ask Schneizel if he can make us some food." Anya only nodded in an agreement.
"Do you prefer something or do you just want to eat?" Schneizel had a nice ring to his voice when he talked to Anya. He was gentle, but also he sounded experienced. How couldn't he? He had a ton of younger siblings. Anya just looked at him with a blank expression on her face and said:
"You can make something."
The blonde gave the younger girl a warm smile before he turned around to grab the supplies he needed for the food he was going to make. Anya turned her body to face Kanon; she looked at him as if she hadn't noticed he was there before. "Is something the matter, Anya?"
She shook her head and turned to her diary. She typed in something, before she turned to face Kanon again. "Am I going to be an aunt?" The question startled Kanon for a second, and Schneizel just let out a faint chuckle.
"Yeah, you're going to be an aunt, but not for another nine months." Kanon explained.
"Mom and dad will be grandparents." Anya said, typing into her diary again.
"Yeah... Grandparents..." Kanon whispered. He turned his to face Schneizel, and there were two plates in front of him and his new sister. The smell of the food was intoxicating. "The pancakes smell nice." He took his plate while taking a deep breath to smell the sweat aroma of syrup.
"Thank you." Schneizel said, "By the way, you have a doctor's appointment in an hour or so."
"When did you do that?"
"When you were still sleeping," He grabbed the pan he used to make the pancakes and put it in the sink. "I didn't know your doctor was a freak."
Kanon scowled, "What do you mean by that?"
"She's really happy for you, but I don't like the way she is happy." He explained.
"And that makes her a freak?"
Schneizel paused to look at Anya. "Can we talk about this later?"
Kanon felt shivers go down his spin. For the first time Anya had shown some kind of expression. She had an eyebrow raised, and her arms were crossed. "What's going on here?" She asked.
The younger male didn't know what to say. Schneizel on the other hand just let out a sigh, and began to wash the pan. "It's nothing Anya...just nothing."
The rest of the time was spent on eating silently. Anya looked a little disappointed, which made Kanon wonder if she had figured it out. He didn't really understood how the girl thought, but he was pretty sure that she was smart behind that blank face of hers. The younger male felt guilty about it as well, because he would have to lie to Anya for the second time that day. They've only spent a day and a half, and he'd already lied to her. What kind of brother lies to his little sister like that? Kanon wasn't even sure if the was even normal to feel guilty for a sibling.
Schneizel, of course, was probably masking his shame too, but then again he wasn't the one who got pregnant for his ex. The older male had a cell phone in his hands while the other two kept eating. His expressions would change and then and let out a growl. That can't be good, Kanon thought.
"I'm sorry Kanon, but I won't be able to stay when you're at your doctor's appointment." He explained as he put his phone in his pocket. "This won't be good for the company." He muttered to himself.
"What happened?" Kanon asked while grabbing his and his sister's plate to put it in the dishwasher. "Is it Lelouch?" Schneizel jumped a little from here his little brother's name out loud. "What did he do this time?"
The blond shock his head. "Euphies business is failing."
Kanon had decided to let Anya stay with him, because he didn't want his little sister to get in the way. Schneizel dropped; well one of his drivers did, and left before he had the chance to tell Schneizel "Good bye." They were about to turn to go inside the hospital, but the car drove backwards and Schneizel got out of the car to give Kanon a hug and kiss on the forehead. Of course when this happened, they both heard a clicking noise, so they both looked down to see Anya type something into her diary.
Once they were inside, they check in and waited for the doctor to come out. Anya sat there patient. Her expression turned back to her normal blank one and Kanon finally relaxed, because her disappointed frown made him anxious. Finally, after waiting for a good ten minutes; Dr. Watanabe walked out with a giant chart on her hands and called out, "Kanon."
"How are you feeling Kanon?" She asked him when he sat down in a chair. Anya sat down next to him while looked around and typing in her diary.
"I'm feeling fine." He said. 'This is-"
"Anya, right? Schneizel told me about her." She gave Anya a smile, and looked down at her chart. "Well then let's get started."
Dr. Watanabe gave Anya a book to read, while she took Kanon to a different room. Once in the room, she looked at him a little worried. "I wouldn't have thought your parents would have adopted a child this late in their lives." She said. "Lie down on your back please."
Kanon did what he was told and said, "Me neither."
"Do you know if she knows that she's adopted?"
"I'm not sure, but I think she doesn't really understand... Did Schneizel tell you about her diary?"
"Yes, but do you know why she has her diary?"
Kanon looked at her confused. His eyebrows mashed to the center of his forehead. "She says she's forgetful. Didn't Schneizel tell you that?" Dr. Watanabe shook her head, and grabbed the ultrasound.
"He told me that she had lost her memory about a year ago. So when she was adopted the first thing she saw and remembered was your parents. She thinks that your parents are her biological parents." She explained, "I'm not sure if I will be able to see the baby, but I want to make sure, anyway."
"I thought you could only see the baby during the fourth week of pregnancy? I should only be my second week." Kanon looked up at her. He couldn't believe that Schneizel or even Lloyd hadn't told him about Anya's memory loss!
"That is true, but in any case I really want to know how your baby is doing." She looked at the screen to see if she could see anything. "The babies' heart doesn't start beating until the fourth week, that's why we wait before we try doing an ultrasound. And it's not like we could do a transvaginal ultrasound ether."
"Makes sense."
"Yeah! See Kanon, look at the monitor." She exclaimed, "I see your sac!"
"That sounds so weird..."
"But it's exciting! Look, it means you're still pregnant!"
"If you start feeling weird don't be shy and call me before you see me in two weeks." Dr. Watanabe said.
"Don't worry I will." Kanon assured her.
Anya looked at them both, confused. "I thought you knew he was pregnant?"
"We were just making sure." This time it was Dr. Watanabe who was doing the assuring. "Because it isn't common for males to be pregnant we just don't know exactly how the baby reacts to different situations."
All three of them walked back to the lounge area.
"Make sure to take care of the baby." Dr. Watanabe said before looking at her clip board to see who her next patient was. "Jun?" She whispered.
"Jun?!" Kanon exclaimed, "What do you mean Jun?"
"Was that the reason why you left me?"
Goose bumps crawled up and down his arms and spin.
"Is it my baby or were you cheating on me?"
Kanon turned to face the voice. It was Jun! Everything about looked different, which surprised him the most. And there was an extra skinny man? Standing right next to him also.
"So which one is it?"
Woot! I'm finally done with this short chapter. I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to go on the computer for free time. =__= I'm soooo tired.... I just had to take the ACT's practice test hours ago, and my brain still feels like mush!!! Anyway please review, and sorry for any bad grammar and stuff...