Thank you to everyone who reviewed the first chapter. It really means a lot to me to see so many responses. Thank you so much to CrazySasori, who has helped me out a lot with his information. Also, thank you to Random Anon, whoever you are. Your review made an excellent point about taking a long route to go a short distance. That will influence where this story goes.

Since people are suggesting it, I might go with a harem pairing, but there will still be one main romance that is more important than the others. Also, this chapter contains my first lemon scene, so please don't flame me if it isn't good. Besides, the point of the entire scene isn't really about sex anyways. I was actually attempting to make what Lelouch tells Issei a whole scene, but I don't know if I could have pulled it off without it seeming kind of random. If you guys want, I could include that scene, although I'm sure you guys don't want to read this story for smut.

Chapter 2

Raynare watched Lelouch intently as he got dressed. He didn't look very athletic and was a little skinny, but there was no hiding the fact that he was radiating power. She thought about what he had said to her the night before. It had meant a lot to her that he was impressed by her. She didn't know exactly why his words meant so much to her.

Sure he was handsome, but she had killed plenty of handsome men without hesitation or regrets before. Was it because he wanted her when no one else did? Normally, when she revealed her true form, men were scared of her, but Lelouch was impressed by her.

"Seriously Raynare, I think you should get dressed soon." Lelouch ordered.

"Yes my king." Raynare was shocked at the words that had come out of her mouth. He was her king, but normally, she would never address someone that way.

"Is something wrong?" Lelouch asked the Raynare, who had a shocked look on her face.

"Oh, it's nothing." Raynare blushed a little. It felt nice to have someone be concerned about her. She snuck another look at his face. It definitely didn't hurt that he was gorgeous.

"Hello, my name is Yuuma Amano." The black haired girl smiled and bowed in front of the class before being directed to the seat right in front of Akeno and diagonal to a sleeping Lelouch.

Instantly Rias was on high alert. She had recognized the Fallen Angel almost immediately, although there was something different about her now. She needed to call a meeting.

All throughout class, Rias stared to her left, where Raynare was sitting. She didn't seem to be doing anything out of the ordinary. She seemed to be intently taking notes, although Rias noticed that every now and then, she peeked at Lelouch, who managed to sleep through class that day.

Raynelle felt Rias glaring at her from her right, but she didn't say anything in fear of agitating the crimson haired Devil. As she brushed a black hair out of her face, she could sense Rias tensing up, as if Rias was expecting her to suddenly attack someone. She quickly glanced at a sleeping Lelouch again and turned back to her notebook, where she was doodling Lelouch's name and surrounding it with hearts.

When class ended, Raynare stood up to wake up her king, but was stopped by Rias, who had already emptied the classroom with subtle threats to her classmates. Rias stood in between Raynare and Lelouch, almost daring Raynare to try and get through.

"Sorry, I need to get through." She said sweetly.

"Drop the act, I know why you're here." Rias replied seriously.

"You do?" She said, still in character.

"You're here to kill Lelouch, and then Issei. I'm not going to let you though." Her hand began charging up a red ball of energy, "I'll stop you right here."

Raynare looked around for a way to escape, but there was nowhere for her to run from Rias. Rias brought her arm back, ready to deliver the blow only to have it seized from behind. The sudden move surprised her and she lost her focus, allowing the ball of energy to disappear.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you attack my servant." Lelouch said coldly.

"Servant?" Rias looked back at Raynare and realized why something was different about her. She was a Devil now, not a Fallen Angel. Rias felt his grip loosen and she dropped her arms to her sides.

"Yes, I'm afraid she's my only piece so far, so I can't lose her right now." He didn't want to show his full hand so early, but he had no choice. Meanwhile, Raynare was swooning at the fact that he had just saved her life. He really was like knight in shining armor.

"So you are a Devil." Rias stated, although she had known it the whole time.

"Yes, I am Duke Lelouch Murmur." He gave a little bow.

Rias looked at him, now even more interested. As he was a Duke, he was already of the same status as the Gremory Clan. She definitely had to become his ally.

"Would you like to come join us at the Occult Research Club? We have a meeting today."

Lelouch pondered the offer for a second before he agreed. It had enough potential to be beneficial to him for him to accept the offer.

He followed Rias through the crowded halls, filled with students rushing home. As she grabbed his hand to keep him from getting lost, he could hear and see his fan girls out of the corner of his eye. Some of them were fuming at Rias for stealing their prince, while others were fully supportive of the new power couple that had seemingly formed.

"What is she doing here?" Issei asked, pointing to Raynare, still distinctly remembering how she had killed him after their first date.

"She's my servant, so I would ask that you refrain from attacking her, unless you plan on having a Rating Game." Lelouch said, making the hidden threat clear.

Issei grumbled and sat down on the couch, where Koneko was busy enjoying a trifle.

Rias went around the room and introduced Issei, who mumbled something, Koneko, who ignored it and continued eating her snack, Akeno, who giggled, and Kiba, who flashed a cordial smile.

"Well, I suppose I should introduce myself then. I'm Duke Lelouch Murmur." He gave a regal bow.

"Ara ara, a Duke." Akeno laughed. Lelouch glanced at her for a moment. He knew that there was something very wrong beneath her seemingly giddy exterior.

"And this is my rook, Raynare, although I suppose all of you know her already."

"Geez, this guy. Not only is he a pretty boy, but he already started a harem." Issei grumbled. Lelouch looked him over.

From the naked eye, Issei looked rather unimpressive, but to Lelouch's trained gaze coupled with some of the information he had gained from the Murmur Castle library, Issei was a very intriguing piece to have. He knew that the boy harbored the power worthy of a diluted version of the Boosted Gear, so he had the potential to kill a god, yet his inexperience held him back. He imagined that was why Rias had sealed away most of his power anyways. Not to mention the fact that he was extremely perverted. But still, he had the potential to turn the tide in the war against the Angels and the Fallen Angels if Rias was ever willing to remove all of the seals she had placed on him. Lelouch could tell that even though his power was muffled, there was a lot of it radiating from him.

"Well, I think we need to discuss…" Rias began before she was cut off.

"Ah! I'm supposed to be the Harem King!" Issei shouted, surprising Lelouch. It was immediately clear how Lelouch could get his allegiance. He needed an insurance policy. Just in case Rias ever tried to pull something, he wanted to be able to count on at least one person to help him out. Koneko was too smart, while Kiba and Akeno were too loyal.

He had not tried using his Geass on a Devil before, so he had no idea if it would work or not, although Sirzechs had informed him that he had a dormant Sacred Gear that would actually amplify his current Geass. In addition, it would keep the Geass from being permanently active, although it was still in both of his eyes. He hoped that all of this would allow him to Geass Devils, but he didn't know for sure.

Issei would be the only one he could count on if it came to it.

"Sorry, he has a perverted dream about getting his own harem one day." Rias apologized for her pawn's lechery.

"No problem, I once dreamed of the same thing." Lelouch said.

Issei's eyes lit up in interest, "Really?"

Lelouch nodded, "And I succeeded too."

Issei was now completely invested.

"I had the Captain of the Swim Team, the Student Council President, an ace Knightmare Pilot, a Scientist, a Witch, a Lolita, my Gym Teacher, and two Knights of the Round in my harem." Lelouch said, recounting his affairs with Shirley, Milly, Kallen, Cecile, C.C., Kaguya, Villetta, Monica, and Dorothea.

"All at once?" Issei asked incredulously.

Lelouch nodded, "Yeah, it all started when Shirley came to my room because she thought me and Kallen were dating. She dragged Milly along and was ready to rip into me when C.C. dropped by and thought it was a good idea to mess with her by jumping me. Well, Milly being Milly, she jumped straight in and Shirley got pretty jealous and didn't want to be outdone.

Kallen and Kaguya came over from my cries of help, but once they arrived, Kaguya somehow convinced Kallen that since they were part of my harem, it was their duty to join in. Villetta and Cecile were at the fair and they saw us through a window and went to go talk to us about abstinence but somehow ending up joining us.

So one thing led to another and the next thing I know, we're all naked in Schneizel's room on the Damocles when Cornelia walks in followed by Dorothea and Monica. Apparently, we were so loud that they were sent to check it out. They took one look and decided that they didn't want to be left out. And just like that, my harem was born."

The entire room went silent as Lelouch listed his conquests. He was exaggerating a little at the end because Cornelia wasn't there, but he knew that extra detail involving a princess of Britannia would make him a god in Issei's eyes.

Raynare was taken aback, she had thought that Lelouch was a virgin. Koneko's opinion of Lelouch dropped to below Issei's level. Kiba laughed awkwardly while Akeno genuinely laughed. Rias was speechless. She wasn't sure whether she should be impressed or disgusted by Lelouch. And to think, she even thought he was pretty handsome the first time they had met.

Issei began groveling on the floor in front of him.

"You are a Harem God! Please teach me your secrets!"

Lelouch smiled. He had Issei in his grip easily. Seeing the disgusted way Koneko was looking at him, he decided that now would be the best time to test out his Sacred Gear.

"Say, do you think that you could refrain from thinking of me like Issei?" He stared at her face to see if the command would take hold or not. Surprisingly, her eyes became rimmed with red and she nodded, forgetting what Lelouch had just said.

Lelouch smiled and looked at Rias only to see her eyes rimmed with red as well. Confused, he turned and saw Akeno, Raynare, and Kiba both nodding with red around their pupils. Only Issei seemed to be unaffected by his command, likely because the command would not have made sense to him.

"So this is a power of the Sacred Gear as well." He made a mental note to be more specific with his commands in the future.

Rias suddenly snapped out the trance the Geass command had put her in, having completely forgotten what just happened.

Rias repeated herself, "Sorry, he has a perverted dream about getting his own harem one day. Anyways, I would like to extend a formal invitation for both of you to join the Occult Research Club."

Lelouch did not think about it before saying, "I accept." He had already decided beforehand that it would be to his benefit to join the club, as he knew Rias was going to invite him at some point.

He decided to try out his Sacred Gear one more time.

"Say, do you think I could get some tea?" He asked and instantly, everyone in the Occult Research Club, as well as Raynare, got up to get him some tea with red in their eyes.

"So I can use it more than once? Interesting." Lelouch observed as he was handed six cups of tea.

Lelouch summoned a magical circle so he and Raynare could go home, but he decided to change destinations at the last minute. Red light shone as the two sunk into the floor. When the light died down, Raynare found herself standing outside of a large gate that read "Ashford Academy."

"Do you mind? I need to spend some time here." Lelouch asked.

Raynare shook her head, "Take as long as you need."

It was late afternoon and the sun was already setting, but Lelouch could still see some people on campus setting some sort of festival. He chuckled a little to himself, fondly remembering all of the festivals Milly had forced them to set up over his time at Ashford. As if drawn by some strange force, he couldn't stop himself from opening the gate and walking in.

Rayanre looked upon her king in concern, but followed him nonetheless. She decided to drop her Yuuma appearance as there was no one from Kuoh to see her. She got taller and her features instantly matured, although she still kept her uniform on. She admired the neatly trimmed hedges that funneled them towards the school buildings and the architecture of those buildings. They seemed to be modeled in the latest Britannian style, unlike Kuoh, which was closer to the Japanese style.

Lelouch could see the clubhouse and instantly remembered when he and Nunally had lived there, back before he ever received his Geass. Back then, life was so much simpler. He still wanted to create a gentler world for Nunally, but he had not thought it could actually happen. To think, if he never met C.C., he would probably be in university right now with Suzaku and Shirley. Not to mention, Euphie would still be alive as a human, not an Angel.

Lelouch knew that he should not be thinking about her, he would only be inviting trouble if he did. But still, he couldn't help but think about the nights he had spent with her as a child, just looking up at the stars, or the way she had taken his breath away when he finally saw her again after six years at Lake Kawaguchi. And the surprised look on her face when he shot her.

"Why Lelouch?" He fell to the ground as the words rang in his head once again. Raynare quickly rushed to his side and helped him back to his feet. Her face registered shock as she noticed the tears staining his face. She had never seen him show that much emotion at once.

"Lelouch, it's okay." A voice rang out. Raynare instinctively prepared herself for battle as she saw a white figure descend from the sky.

"Raynare, don't worry." Lelouch ordered. She complied, but kept a careful gaze on Euphemia.

"Euphie, how did you know that I was going to be here?" He questioned.

"Lelouch, I'm your sister, I just know these kind of things." Euphemia replied, as if Lelouch should have expected more from her.

She looked over at the students working at the festival and smiled, fondly remembering the festival she had witnessed three years ago. She giggled as a tall blond who was painting a sign accidentally knocked the paint onto a pink haired girl, covering her in green paint. She immediately got up and began chasing the boy, whose braids bounced wildly. A blue haired boy tried to stop the girl, but was barreled over by her.

Lelouch also looked on with a faint smile on his lips. He could tell that Rivalz was doing his best to stop her, but he didn't expect Kallen to listen to him, especially since it looked like she wasn't posing as weak anymore. And Gino was lucky that Kallen was into him, otherwise he would be dead for spilling paint on her.

Gino slowed down enough to let Kallen catch him. From far away, Lelouch couldn't tell what he was saying, but he assumed it was another smooth line that Gino used to calm her down. Evidently, it worked because he was pulled into a kiss by Kallen.

Lelouch felt his hands curl into fists. He was angry both at God and at the couple. He knew that he deserved to suffer, but he was still angry at the fact that he could never be with Euphie like Gino could be with Kallen.

"I've seen enough." He created a magic circle underneath him and Raynare.

"Wait Lelouch!" Euphemia tried to stop him, but before she could, he was gone in a flash of red light.

Lelouch and Raynare were transported to the foyer of the castle. Wordlessly, Lelouch walked up to his bedroom. Concerned, Raynare followed him up the stairs. She turned to the left and opened the bedroom door to see Lelouch sitting on the foot of the bed, staring at the ground.

"I killed her you know?" He muttered, "My own sister."

"You had no choice, she was going to wipe out Area 11." Raynare said, trying to reassure him. She remembered how Euphemia had set up the Special Administrative Zone as a trap for all of the Japanese, but before she could massacre all of them, Zero had stopped her.

"It was my fault though. I accidentally commanded her to. It's all my fault." Lelouch said, knowing his hands would never be clean again, "She deserved more from life."

"There's something more, isn't there?" Raynare asked. It was clear that Lelouch was hiding something from her.

He slowly nodded, "I loved her."

"Well, brothers and sisters all love each other." Raynare said, seeing nothing wrong with that.

"No, I mean, I lusted after her." Lelouch admitted.

This, Raynare had not been expecting.

"And now, she's an Angel. Not only will we never be together, but we have to be mortal enemies now. I've tried forgetting about her, but I haven't been able to keep her out of my mind since we were children."

She looked on in concern at her king, "Then I'll help you forget about her."

Lelouch felt Raynare pull the collar of his uniform towards her.

"What?" Lelouch was interrupted by Raynare's lips. They kissed him passionately, and forced him to fall onto his back with her straddling him. He had to admit, it was nice, but the kiss only made him think about what it would be like to kiss Euphie.

"I can't do this." He whispered, getting out from underneath her and standing up.

"Please Lelouch, you can't let her hold you down. I won't allow my king to be held down by some righteous Angel! She's a murderer! She doesn't deserve you!" She spat out the last part with venom. She really hated the fact that Euphemia could take all of Lelouch's attention.

A loud smack rang through the castle. Raynare slowly put a hand up to the cheek where Lelouch had slapped her. He had used enough force to knock her to the ground and she could still feel the stinging pain intensifying as she touched it.

"Don't talk about her like that!" He screamed, furious that someone could say such things about Euphie.

In a softer voice, he whispered, "I'm the one who doesn't deserve her."

"Lelouch, you can't keep looking back. The past is the past. How can you expect her to forgive you if you can't forgive yourself?" She said, pulling him into an embrace and burying herself into his back. It had hurt her that he slapped her, but she knew that he was going through more pain than he had caused her.

He was silent for a moment, amazed that Raynare had not turned on him for what he had just done.

"That's an intriguing notion, in its own way." He mused, having released all of his anger on Raynare.

He turned to face her and looked at the red mark he had left on her face.

"I'm sorry. I was out of line and I shouldn't have done that." He apologized, furious at himself for losing his cool.

"It's fine. You'll just have to repay me." Raynare teased playfully. Lelouch was definitely surprised that she wasn't furious at him. Before he could dwell on it any more, his lips were assaulted by hers. She pushed him back onto the bed, but in a swift move, Lelouch flipped them over so that he was on top.

"Please, my king." She begged, trying to reach his lips.

He smiled and obliged her by closing the gap. She groaned in delight as he pulled away a bit and lightly brushed his lips against hers. He smiled, he had tried the same trick with Shirley before, and by the end, she was begging for him to rip her clothes off. Suddenly his mind wandered to how Euphie would react to his teasing.

He absent mindedly forced his tongue inside of Raynare's mouth and struggled with hers. At first he dominated the kiss, but as his mind wandered, Raynare began to overpower him. She reached a hand up to his chest and began unbuttoning his uniform. He began to think about how Euphie would react to his tongue. No doubt he would dominate the kiss. He would release every pent up emotion he ever had for her in a kiss and make her realize that he had never stopped loving her.

His mind came back to reality and he noticed that he was left only in his boxers. He looked down and saw Raynare completely naked on her back. She must have stripped both of them down when he wasn't paying attention. He almost chuckled. She was certainly eager. Even Milly was never in such a hurry.

He suddenly began to wonder how Euphie would react to him seeing her naked body. She definitely would be a little bit embarrassed, but she would forget it all once they were making love. With her, he didn't want to have sex. He wanted to make love and make her know how much he loved her. She deserved that much after the horrible crime he had committed.

Raynare was begging to be touched and Lelouch obliged her with a dazed look on her face. He began gently caressing her breasts and sucked on her already erect nipples, making her wriggle in pleasure underneath him.

He couldn't help but think back to Euphemia. About how she would squeal in delight as he gently ran over every surface of her body with his tongue, making sure that she was completely satisfied before he even thought about sating his own appetite. With Raynare, he didn't care as much. If he wanted satisfaction, he would take it.

Instinctively, Lelouch moved off of Raynare and stood up beside the bed, removing his boxers. She eagerly climbed down and kneeled in front of him.

He was snapped out of his thoughts as felt a hand run up and down his length. He gave a little moan to let her know to continue. She gripped him a little tighter and stopped stroking him. He was about to question why she stopped when she tentatively licked his member.

Lelouch's mind wandered again to Euphie, and how she would react to seeing his length. She would probably be confused, like the innocent girl she was. It would be awkward at first, but they would be able to figure out what to do.

The feeling of Raynare's mouth around him pulled him back to reality. He grabbed a fistful of her hair as she took his entire length into her mouth. Her head bobbed up and down, making Lelouch throw his head back in pleasure. Even if he didn't consider what he was doing with Rynare anything more than sex, it didn't mean that he couldn't indulge his carnal desires. After all, he was still a teenager with raging hormones.

He pushed her head back and pulled her to the edge of the bed roughly. He wondered how Euphie would react if he was rough with her. Would she be scared and run away? Or would she enjoy it?

"Please be gentle. It's my first time." Raynare stammered. Lelouch nodded slightly and slowly pushed into her. Raynare closed her eyes and gripped the blue silk blankets as she felt him fill her. He imagined Euphie's reaction. He would do his best not to hurt her, but she would still probably cry out a bit. He would have to kiss her over and over again to remind her how much he loved her.

He began to slowly thrust in and out of her, barely registering his actions, his mind too caught up in his thoughts.

Raynare was no longer feeling pain and had wrapped her legs around him, forcing him to thrust faster by the time Lelouch realized what was going on. She cried out in ecstasy as she felt herself reach her climax. Lelouch was back in reality and was close as well.

A wave of pleasure rocked Raynare's body as she came, screaming Lelouch's name. After a few more thrusts, Lelouch shuddered, emptying himself inside of her. Raynare was in too much pleasure to register that Lelouch had cried out a different name.

They collapsed into the bed, exhausted for the night.

"See? I told you I could make you forget about that dumb princess." Raynare said, cuddling into Lelouch's chest. He nodded absent mindedly. She didn't have to know that he was already replaying the events in his head, only with Euphie in her place.

On Raynare's part, she was completely satisfied. At first, she had her doubts about betraying the Fallen Angels and becoming a servant to a Devil, but after she had given him her virginity and he in turn, she knew that their bond was far stronger than any bond she had with any of the other Fallen Angels.

She had never understood why some Angels were so willing to become Fallen Angels for love, but she now thought she had a pretty good idea of why they did it. She had never been in love before, but the warm feeling that settled over her as she curled up next to her king could only be love. She made a choice. Right now she would do anything for her Lelouch.

Lelouch groaned as sunlight washed over his face. Seeing as it was Saturday and he had been in the middle of a peaceful sleep, he didn't want it to end. When it was clear that the sun wasn't going to stop shining, Lelouch gave up and got out of bed. He glanced over to Raynare's sleeping figure. He didn't want to wake her up yet, after all, they had a long day ahead of them.

He walked into the bathroom and as he washed his face, he thought about what had just happened last night. He had taken Raynare's virginity and she was now convinced he loved her. Although the second part wasn't true, he saw no reason to make her think otherwise. After all, if she loved him, she would be a loyal piece to him.

He quietly returned to his room and began rummaging through his drawers for something acceptable to wear for his meeting. As he flipped through his clothes, he noticed that he still kept a copy of his Zero costume without the mask. He looked at it for a second before he decided that it was an acceptable way for a Devil to dress.

As he pulled on his black gloves, he heard Raynare stirring besides him.

"Lelouch?" She asked drearily.

"Raynare, get dressed. We have a meeting to attend." He ordered.

Raynare was in awe at the castle in front of them. She had already thought that Lelouch's castle was impressive, but it was nothing compared to the palace in front of them.

"Come on, I don't think Sirzechs would appreciate it if we're late." Lelouch said, walking ahead at a brisk pace. She did her best to keep up with him as he walked through the maze of corridors that made up the interior of the castle. Lelouch had met with Sirzechs before, so it wasn't long before he was standing in front of a crimson door.

As they entered, the sleeping crimson haired Satan was nudged awake by his wife, who was standing next to his chair.

"Lelouch!" He greeted warmly.

"Nice to see you again Sirzechs. Same with you Grayfia."

"Before we get into our meeting, what do you say to a game of chess?"

Lelouch smiled, "Bring out the chessboard."

Sirzechs snapped his fingers and a table with a chessboard on top appeared. As they began playing, Sirzechs decided to speak up.

"So, I see you have yourself a servant now."

Lelouch glanced at the chessboard for a second before he made another move, "Yes. Raynare's my rook."

"Do you have more servants in mind yet?" Sirzechs asked, inwardly panicking because Lelouch had already put him into check.

"No, not really. But I think I can pick a few up from somewhere." Lelouch said, deciding to move his king.

"Why would you move your king?" Sirzechs asked, interested in Lelouch's strategy.

"If a king does not lead, how does he expect his subordinates to follow?" Lelouch replied moving another piece, "Checkmate."

Sirzechs just laughed and shook his head, "This is very good. I can see you'll be a natural at Rating Games."

He snapped his fingers again and the table disappeared back into the ground.

"Actually, that's why I wanted to talk with you. You remember that contract we made?"

Lelouch nodded.

"Well, this is my first request. I need you to defeat Riser Phenex in a Rating Game."

"May I ask why you need him defeated?"

"My father arranged for Riser and my sister to be engaged. To be honest, I personally cannot stand the Phenex Clan, and Riser's the worst of them. That's where you come in. Riser is as confident as they come. If you challenge him, he will accept it. He cannot resist a good challenge."

"I still don't have enough pieces though."

"You don't need to do it yet. You just have to be ready by the time that the engagement is announced."

"And when exactly will that be?"

"About a month."

Lelouch sighed. He was going to have some work ahead of him.

Now I'm wondering, how do you guys feel about a Rias and Lelouch pairing? I actually feel like that pairing might work. Also, do you guys think I should add Gino as one of Lelouch's pieces? He's personally one of my favorite characters on Code Geass and I want to find a way to include him. And don't worry, he wouldn't be part of Lelouch's harem or anything. He'd have his own relationship, preferably with Kallen because I just think that GIno and Kallen should be together. So, please leave your thoughts below or in a PM. I would really appreciate all feedback!