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Ch.2
Leabella 10 (3rd POV)
"So this is the girl?" a gruff voice asked.
"Yes," a considerably younger voice replied. There stood Richard looking over the form of the lost vi Britannia princess though a security camera. She was lying on the small twin bed of her holding cell unconscious. They had brought her in just that morning at dawn. She was still sedated, as per orders. She wouldn't be up and about for a couple more hours. She was wearing a powder blue frilly dress suitable of a princess, and in Richard's arms was a shirt he stole from the soldiers' quarters and his favorite red cloak. They may be too big for her, but it'll have to do. They couldn't let any body see her in that dress without people thinking she was a noble.
"So, now our agreement is fulfilled," the man behind him said. Marko Sakovich. He wore a fancy suit that bore a pin of the flag of Belarus.
"Yes," the boy turned away from the screen facing him, "You wished to become the president of this nation, and in return, you have given me a new contractor. Though, it was mostly my doing."
The man ignored Richard's comment, "And now, to get you to help me more, what do you want in exchange for your help against Russia."
The boy smirked.
Leabella 12
"You want troops!?" Leabella looked up from her plate. At the moment she was eating dinner with Richard. She had finally gotten his name once she made a contract with him the third day after they had met.
"What? You can't get me that?"
The thirteen year old looking boy tsked. "It's going to take some time. They certainly aren't going to be the best, under your circumstances."
"I don't care how long it takes," Leabella sipped on her water, "From what Sakovich told me, Belarus has a whole platoon of Japanese soldiers, and the EU is using them as suicide knightmares. If you can get me around two dozen, I'll be satisfied.
Leabella 16
"Leabella! Welcome to Area 11!" Clovis exclaimed. She had just entered his office with Richard in tow. Leabella smiled at her older brother looking around his office. The only one with the prince was a husky bald man. The princess raised an eyebrow at him.
Upon seeing Richard, Bartley narrowed his eyes. He eyed the young looking boy's dull bored eyes as he seemingly ignored the two royals' conversation. The general watched as the boy hung by the princess. If he didn't know better, he'd say the boy was just odd. But, he did. He'd only see that apathetic demeanor in one other person.
"Brother," Leabella said warmly.
"How have you been?" her sibling brought her into an embrace, "Oh, it's been too long! I've missed you so much."
"I've been good. I've missed you too." It wasn't a lie. She had missed Clovis a bit more than her other half siblings. Except for Schneizal, Euphie and Cornelia though. Bartley stayed warily Richard as he took a seat on Clovis's couch next to Leabella.
Bartley looked at Clovis concerned. He became a little relieved when he also saw the prince notice the boy. "Who is this?"
Leabella turned to the immortal to introduce him, "This is R.R." About a million and one alarm bells started ringing in Bartley's mind.
"Isabella Lamperouge?" Richard asked. "Sixteen years old. 5'5". Blonde. Military officer working as the adviser of the future sub-viceroy. Change the first name a bit and put in your mother's maiden name and you have a whole new person."
Leabella turned away from the mirror brushing out the blonde wig upon her head. "I can't very well register into school as Leabella vi Britannia."
"But why so far for an alias?"
"What did I tell you our goal is?"
"To find your brother and sister and keep them safe from your father," Richard said handing over a light green cardigan. "Along with other things."
"Yes, and since I don't officially become sub-viceroy for another six months, I can do as I please for the time being," she replies putting on a pair of boots. "The Ashfords were the first nobles here after the war. It doesn't take that long to hack into their academy database and look through the students files."
"So, you've found your brother?"
Lelouch 16
It was Saturday afternoon, but there was still a student council meeting. On today's agenda: Register the new coming student. Lelouch was busy collecting the paper work for a new student to fill out when they arrived in about ten minutes.
"Rivalz, Shirley, do you mind going to get the new student from the front of the campus?" Milly asked lounging on the student council room desk.
"Sure thing, Prez," the two replied as they make their way out.
"Isn't it really informal to have the new student come here instead of the principal's office to register?" Lelouch asked placing the stack of papers on the desk with a pen next to them.
"Granddad is out today, so he gave me the job," Milly said looking out the window to see Shirley and Rivalz walking towards the front of the campus.
"Aren't new students supposed to be interviewed by Lord Ashford?" Nina says from her computer.
"From what he told me, Grandfather already had a telephone interview," Milly replied showing a neatly printed page with a few questions on it.
"So, why doesn't this new student just come on Monday to register?" Lelouch said sitting in his V.P. chair.
"This is a special situation," a glint flickered in Milly's eye as she looked out the window again, "The new student is apparently part of the military."
Lelouch narrowed his eyes. Why was someone from the military coming to high school? From what Milly told him earlier, the person was a junior like he was At that age, people enlisted in the military weren't expected to complete-choosing a military career. It really was a special case.
In walked Rivalz, Shirley, and a….girl? That broke Lelouch's train of thought. A girl? Who was in the military? Was going to school? Though she didn't look like the military type. At first glance, anyone would have said she looked like a normal teenage girl. When the girls eyes fell upon his she smiled brightly almost excited. Lelouch blinked into the blue eyes staring back at him. This absolutely was a really special case.
"Hello," Milly chimed, "I'm Milly Ashford." Milly stuck out her hand for the girl to shake from across the desk.
"Isabella," the girl said politely.
Lelouch caught Nina turning around in her computer desk and shyly saying, "Hello, I'm Nina. "
"Hello," Isabella waved to her from where she was standing.
Lelouch then stood from his seat shaking the girl's hand, "Lelouch."
"Pleasure," Isabella grinned. Lelouch took in her features. She had perfect porcelain skin that complimented her long wavy blond hair. Under her sweater was a black tang top that showed off her slenderness. If he didn't know better, he wouldn't have caught that sharpness in those happy eyes. That small detail was the only hint that gave Lelouch the idea that she wasn't realistically all happy smiles.
Milly then guided the girl through all the paperwork as Lelouch and the other student council members got comfortable in their seats. He caught Rivalz checking her out a number of times. After some time of just looking at her filling out the paperwork, Lelouch also noted that she was a lefty. Odd. What with Britannia's motto of superior culture, lefties were looked down upon, and the majority of parents taught their children to be either right handed or ambidextrous. He pocketed the strange characteristic for later.
"Okay, now it seems like we are done," Milly said.
"Okay," Isabella replied.
"So, what's it like being in the military?" Rivalz jumped to question.
"Oh," Isabella started, "It's alright. Tough, but alright."
"What brought you to Ashford academy?" Shirley question quickly after.
"Um," Isabella mulled on the answer, "Well, I'm only sixteen. My superior officer thought I was still too young to be completely out of school just yet."
"So, what position do you have?" Milly asked excitedly.
"Oh." Lelouch blinked when she looked over at him, "I'm not exactly on military duty until the new sub-viceroy comes into office, but my rank is captain." Lelouch raised an eyebrow. There had been an announcement about a new sub-viceroy would be presented in six months. Why be deployed so early to an area if you wouldn't start military duty for the time being.
Milly perked up, "Oh? Are you going to be under the new sub-viceroy?"
"Yes," Isabella smiled, "I'm going to be their adviser." Rivalz's jaw was practically lying on the floor. Shirley's eyes were the size of the saucers, and Nina had stopped typing at her computer to peer over her shoulder with wide eyes. Milly had a surprised look upon her face. The only real reaction out Lelouch was the fraction of a widened eye.
"That's freak'in awesome!" Rivalz exclaimed.
"Who is it?" Shirley asked, "Can you tell us?"
"No, I can't," Isabella smiled halfheartedly, "Sorry, but I doubt you'd even now them."
"Well," Milly started brushing off the issue, "There's also the subject of a student club. Every student has to be in an organization. I know that the sub-viceroy won't come into office for another six months, but my father suggests you join a club that doesn't take a lot of time."
"Oh," Isabella said looking over the Lelouch from the corner of her eye. That made him blink. "Is there anything you would suggest?" Isabella asked turning to Milly.
"Well, we'd love to have you in the student council. There are a lot of meetings but its not as demanding as other clubs," Lelouch wanted to snort at that. Even before he joined the high school division of the academy, Milly had him working like a dog for the club when he was in middle school.
Isabella didn't waste a second, "I'd love too."
"Wonderful!" Milly said brightly getting up. Isabella got up too, "On Monday you'll just go to the principal's office to receive your schedule, and you'll be all set. After school, you'll met us here to be inducted into the Student Council."
"Great," Isabella said shaking Milly's hand again.
"Alright, Lulu," Milly said, "Mind taking Isabella down to the front?"
"Certainly," Lelouch said rising from his seat. As he ushered her out, he noticed the small tinge of jealousy in Shirley's and Rivalz's eyes.
As he and Isabella walked down the hall to the stairs she asked, "So, I take you're in the student council?"
"Yes," Lelouch said. "How'd you guess."
"Lord Ashford told me Milly was the President of the student council, and by the way, she was ordering you gives me a guess that your part of it too."
"You're very observant," Lelouch commented.
She smirked pointing to herself, "Military."
Lelouch quirked an eyebrow at her, "If you are already on a military track career, why go to school?"
Isabella smiled, "I already told you." She skimmed her fingers over the railing as they descended the stairs.
"Military officers don't give orders to waste time on something as unnecessary as school. That's an obvious lie," Lelouch started.
"You're really sharp for someone your age, but yes that is a lie. One that your friends didn't catch, so it's fine," Isabella said simply looking around the courtyard when they exited the building.
So she meant to lie? But not to him? Why? "So, why are you really here?"
"Classified." Isabella smiled impishly, "For now anyway. Plus, you're a smart boy; you can figure it out."
Lelouch frowned. Finally they made it to the front of the school and sat on a bench to wait for Isabella's ride. "What can you tell me?" Lelouch pried again.
"To you? You'll have to promise not to tell anyone," to Lelouch nodded she continued, "The new sub-viceroy is one of the Royal Princesses." Lelouch blinked. How was she allowed to tell this information? Was it going to be news soon, so it didn't matter if someone new a little while before? But, she didn't tell the student council members. Did she believe he wouldn't do anything with the information? That was stupid. He could very well report it to the media or be a terrorist, and she can be handing information over so simply.
Nether the less, he had to try. Lelouch narrowed his eyes, "Can you tell me which one?"
"No, but if you guess, I can deny or affirm."
Lelouch paused before speaking, "Cornelia li-"
"No," Isabella said flatly. Lelouch blinked. That was sudden.
He mulled over this. Euphemia was too young to be sub-viceroy at fifteen. And, for one, he couldn't say Euphemia since she hadn't even made her debut to the public yet. "Giunevere…?"
Isabella looked at him like he'd grown a new head, "Really?"
Lelouch didn't say anything, his pride a bit hurt. If it wasn't those two, then who? The thirteen year old Carine was out of the question. That only left Euphemia. But, there was no way.
"You know," Isabella said breaking the short silence and Lelouch's train of thought, "I wonder why you don't use honorifics."
"Huh?" Lelouch said confused.
"Honorifics," Isabella said looking at him sideways, "You don't address them as Princess this or her highness that. It's very disrespectful to look at them as your equal."
"U-uh," Lelouch stuttered caught off guard.
"Oh!" Isabella said. Lelouch turned to her seeing her eyeing a car coming up to them. The car was black with dark tint. "That's my ride." Lelouch got up as Isabella opened the car door.
He waved and was about to turn away when he remembered something, "Oh, I didn't get your full name."
Isabella paused keeping the door open. From where he stood he saw a man in what looked like a military uniform driving the car, in the back was a boy. Wait…what? A young boy? He was wearing civilian clothes with a hat over his head, but he was staring at Lelouch with a bored look. Lelouch then looked at Isabella as she sat down in the seat about to close the door, "Isabella. Isabella Lamperouge." Lelouch blinked many time before he realized that the car was already gone.
"Damn," he muttered. Isabella Lamperouge, a military officer, who was at Ashford with a hidden agenda. He was in trouble.
Leabella 16 (1st POV)
"So, that was your brother?" Richard asked as he took my wig when I handed it to him. I undid the bun I had my hair in, and he handed me a contact box.
"Yes," I said, depositing the hair pins in Richard's hand. "Yuuto," the man in the front seat shifted his eyes to me in the rear view mirror, "Did we get the new recruits today?" Yuuto was second in command after me, in our squadron. He was 25 and one of the youngest in our group. His dark brown hair spiked up naturally and complimented his slightly tan skin.
He nodded turning his attention back to the road as we approached our destination, "Yes, it's only three though."
"Three, huh?" I said. When I arrived here, I had set up an arrangement with Clovis, he'd give me any honorary Britannians he had in the military, and I would stay out of his hair. But, only three? "What are their ranks?"
"All privates, Princess," Yuuto responded. He drove the car in the garage to the military base. I forwarded my brows. So, that's how it was. I had yet to roam around the settlement, but I at least thought the elevens would be treated well. In Belarus they could at least make it up to major. If there were barely any in the military, how was it in an urban environment?
"Have they been moved into our barracks?"
"Hai, Princess." I nodded satisfied with that. The car parked, and we walked out towards the division that my squad resided in. It was small-a simply training room/lounge area, a sufficient kitchen, barracks, and my quarters and office.
We walked down a hall, me in front with Richard by my side, and Yuuto close behind us. No one was around since this part of the base wasn't used since it was considered "old." We walked through a couple halls, punched in some codes, and finally ended up in our training room which was now used for everything from eating, to meetings, and, the obvious, training. There lounged eighteen adult men-all either standing or on rolling chairs they "barrowed" from various places in the base-and three teenagers standing at attention in Clovis's standard military uniforms. I raised an eye brow at them, not addressing them yet. None of the adults saluted or acknowledged my presence expect for a hello or a wave. Richard made eye contact with me before walking off, most likely to my office. Yuuto made his way to an available rolling chair. Then we all stared at the three teens.
Flicking out my hand behind me, someone handed me a file. I walked up to the three standing about two yards from them. I looked through the papers showing the three males' information:
Isao Inoue
19
5'7"
Private
Wow, these were really short profiles….. Along with this was a picture of the soldier and his physical statistics. I peeked up from the page eyeing the teen. He had short blue-black hair, sharp dark eyes and a lean build. By the looks of it he was probably a good natural fighter. I watched as he seemed a bit tense. He glared at anything he laid his eyes on. I looked down at his stats. He had high hand to hand combat ratings, almost on par to Yuuto and decent rating on the knightmare simulator.
I smirked, already sensing the 25 year was going to like him and moved on.
Eiji Minami
18
5'6"
Private
As I looked up to give the soldier a look over I heard an audible swallow. I raised an eyebrow The boy had dark purple hair that was tied back. He had dark cobalt blue eyes that were glancing around the room nervously. I looked over stats not seeing anything that stood out. However, that didn't make him a bad soldier.
I flipped to the next profile.
Suzaku Kururugi
16
5'7 1/2"
Private
Wait…16!? I looked up in shock at the last of the teens, right in the middle. He had lightly more tanned skin than the other two. His light brown hair was shaggy and landed around his ears slightly covering his bright green eyes. Green eyes? That was uncommon in the Japanese…Maybe he was a half?
I look down at the page again. Kururugi…was that the name of the last Prime Minister of Japan…did he have a son? i never heard of anything...
I snap the document closed handing back to Masanori-who had given it to me initially. I walked over to the three teens first with Isao. I smiled up at him, but he still kept a stone face.
"Isao Inoue, how well do you take orders?"
"Despite what you think," Isao started scowling. Well he was obviously not very keen to having a Britannian his presence. "I follow through with my orders." Though, I wouldn't blame him.
I nodded, stepping to the left in front of Eiji. From this close I could now see that he was sweating a bit. I smiled up at him too. "Eiji Minami, are you willing to be a respectable soldier with pride."
"Yes, Ma'am," I nodded. Now I took a step back between the two.
"Suzaku Kururugi," he looked ready for any question with determined eyes. "What is the last Prime Minister's son doing in the Britannian military?" I felt the air shift and get colder. From behind me I heard muttering. Eiji's eyes widened and slightly turned to look at Suzaku, and Isao only widened his eyes by a fraction. Suzaku was probably the most shock. His eyes were wide, like a deer caught in the headlights of a car.
"U-uh." He was lost for words. I didn't give him a chance to answer before turning to face my men. About half of them had surrounded Masanori, looking at the document. I frowned. Grown men...
Raising my hands in a shrug I said, "Well, it saves me the time and struggle of looking for you." I turned to the teens again, "You three are now part of the squadron Q13 under command of me. Any questions?"
Isao spoke up his voice was deep and demeaning, "Who are you?"
I smiled, "I am Princess Leabella vi Britannia of the imperial family, and future sub-viceroy of Japan, or as most people call it Area 11."
"So, she's a vi Britannia?" Suzaku asked Masanori. Right after Leabella had left her squad to go to her office, Masanori was the first one to introduce himself to the newbies. Currently, the two were in the barracks as Suzaku settle his few things into his area. Suzaku was a bit surprised at that. He knew that Lelouch and Nunnally were both vi Britannia, so Leabella had to be related to them. But, he couldn't tell anyone he knew of them. He didn't know how some people would take it, and he knew the two were most likely in hiding.
"Yup," Masanori said. He was lounging on his bed that was next to the sixteen year old.
"Isn't she the last one?" Isao asked from across the division of beds. He hadn't talked much at first. But now that Leabella was gone, he seemed more comfortable. "My previous commanding officer apparently idolized her mother."
"Yeah," Katsu, Leabella's former second in command before Yuuto, said. "When we all met, she told us about how her mother was killed, and then, we were there when she found out her brother and sister died." Katsu wiped off his sweat off his forehead as he had just finished working out.
Suzaku tensed at that, "U-uh. She had a brother and sister?" No way. Lelouch and Nunnally? They couldn't be dead, could they?
"Yeah, they were both younger than her," Katsu said as he gathered his things to take a shower. "From what she told us, it was her twin brother and little sister."
"What happened to them?" the teen asked trying to hide his apprehension.
"We don't exactly know," Masanori said grimly, "It was a couple years after the war, and we were talking about all our families. Leabella told us she didn't know what had happened to them. Then, that kid from earlier that was with her," Suzaku remembered the young boy that had came in with Leabella and Yuuto, "suggested she hack the Britannian system to see what their status was. Apparently, they have that for anyone that's important."
Suzaku relaxed. If that were the case, Lelouch most likely would have done that to get Britannia off of their trail.
"Hey!" Looking up Suzaku saw Yuuto at the door way, "Kururugi, Leabella wants you, follow me." Suzaku nodded leaving Isao and Masanori alone. They walked out into a hall that led to the training room. Once there they passed the rest of the squad and walked into another hall that led to a pair of double doors. Yuuto motioned him to go in.
Suzaku opened the door hesitantly, but then, Yuuto just pushed him in before shutting the door leaving him to the princess.
"Kururugi," said boy jumped seeing Leabella sitting on her desk. She had changed. Now wearing a dark green dress that went to her knees with white flow-y arm warmers and white boots, she looked like an actual Britannian princess. And, Suzaku was all the more intimidated.
"Y-yes?...I-I'm mean, You wanted to see me, your highness," Suzaku said correcting himself.
"Was Lelouch that stuck up when you two met?" Suzaku's eyes widened as he looked up at Leabella as she giggled.
"Lelouch?"
"I know my brother and sister were handed to your family before the war," Leabella said frowning. "I also know they were taken in by the Ashfords."
Suzaku rubbed the back of his neck, "You sure do your research."
Leabella laughed softly, "Not really." She turned serious, "I wanted to know something that I'm sure you know."
"Yes?" Suzaku asked.
"Do you know where Kyoshiro Tohdoh is?" Suzaku blinked. Leabella's demeanor turned dangerous, and now that he thought about it, Yuuto did lock the door before he left. Was this some sort of interrogation? The young man gulped in nervousness.
"No, I don't. I haven't seen him since just before the war," The princess narrowed her eyes making Suzaku flinch.
"What about you're family?"
"They broke contact with me when I become an honorary and joined the military."
"Hm," Leabella stared at him for quite sometime. Suzaku looking about the room trying not to be caught by her eyes. Leabella leaned back a bit with her palms against the desk surface, "You know, I once found one of my superior's men was a spy." Suzaku widened his eyes. "He was working for Britannian general in Russia." The boy looked up at the girl a bit confused. "He was supposed to be collecting intelligence on Belarus's trump card, who was me. When I found him out...he tried to kill me." Suzaku's blood ran cold. "I was only eleven at that time, and I shot him straight in the head." Suzaku had a flash of that night he killed his father. Why was she telling him this. Was she indirectly accusing him of being a spy? He figured with his lineage it would be an assumption.
It was quite for a while. Leabella sat still looking at Suzaku, and he started at her in shock. He didn't dare speak.
"Suzaku," she started.
"Yes?" the boy asked timidly.
"You are dismissed." Suzaku looked at her dazed as she hopped off her desk walking towards a door to the side of the room. "Oh," she stopped taking out a key, "You may call me Leabella, I don't really like formalities."
She left, and he heard the door behind open. "Well," Yuuto said as they entered the hall way, "that went well."
"How do you figure?" Suzaku asked shaken.
"She didn't lay a finger on you," Yuuto snorted, "She did that with everyone of us the first week we met. Even at twelve, that girl had one punch." The man subconsciously rubbed his jaw, "Did she say anything else?"
"Well," Suzaku thought through the whole conversation, "She said I can call her Leabella." Yuuto stared at him for a moment then suddenly laughed patting the boy's shoulder roughly. "What is it?"
"You lucked out, kid, that means she trusts you."
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[okay, so my computer decided to go insane whilst editing this over. So, sorry it took so long.
For New Readers: Yes, it's a lot too read. Yes, I still hope you read this fic through (it's my story. of course i want you to read it) As much as Lea looks like a marysue, she kind of is.
sue me. She's supposed to be the demon kings older sister. you want exactly down play that.
For Returning readers: I hope you are enjoying that these chapters are being edited. I'm clearing up all the confusing nonsense. yay!]