It was very late, and Nunnally was in bed, unable to sleep. Suddenly, she heard the front door opening.

"It must be Lelouch!" she thought.

She waited. A few seconds later, her dorm's door opened, and Lelouch entered. Judging by his breathing, Nunnally could tell he had a rough day and was deadly tired. He could barely even walk, yet he tried to fake a sound disposal.

"I'm back!" said Lelouch softly.

"Oh, I'm so happy to see you're alright!" exclaimed his sister.

"Everything is ok now. I got Kallen out. She went home."

"Won't the police come for her at home?" Nunnally asked, worried.

"I meant the other home, with her fellow Eleven," the young man added.

"Lelouch, sit here," Nunnally added, pointing to her bed, "I'll make room for you."

Lelouch was too tired to disagree, so he lay in bed next to her.

"Were you hurt?" she asked.

"No," Lelouch replied calmly. "It all went fine in the end, though I had to change plans at some point. I commanded the guard at the entrance to let me in, and then I found out where they held Kallen. Then I just went there and got her out."

"You've made it so easily?" Nunnally asked.

"I must have left a big commotion behind," her brother admitted. "They'll not know who betrayed who and why."

"Lelouch... did you hurt someone? Did you... did you murder someone?"

Lelouch sighed. His sister's voice seemed to be trembling, troubled by the thought.

"It was that woman officer that I had already used my mind control on back in Shinjuku," Lelouch admitted, unwilling to lie to Nunnally. "She wouldn't have left me alone otherwise. I had to shoot her."

Lelouch closed his eyes. Nunnally didn't know what to say. Neither of them said anything for the next couple of minutes. In the end, Nunnally broke the silence:

"I wish you would not do any more harm... It's so wrong."

Lelouch didn't say a word.

"Killing people like that in the name of justice…" Nunnally followed. 'Was there no other way to save Kallen? Was there no other way to save the people in Shinjuku? Lelouch? Tell me!"

No answer. She realized that he was already asleep.

"How can you be asleep already, Lelouch? I would never be able to sleep so easily after taking someone's life. Oh, Lelouch, why? Why? And yet…"

Nunnally thought for a second and continued:

"It's your first time telling me about what you've been doing... I thought you would never tell me again what's on your mind after... You became so silent after Mother died... as if you forgot to tell people how you felt... I am glad you are being sincere to me once again."

Nunnally leaned over her brother and gently kissed his forehead.

"Good night, Lelouch!" she whispered.

She didn't want to wake him, so she let him sleep in her bed. So she called for Sayoko and slept in the guest's room.