9 February 2017
23:47
Lelouch POV
Finally home, this was the first time in years he hadn't seen Nunnally for so long, he hoped his sister would not be too worried about his absence, Lelouch entered and unexpectedly Nunnally was still awake (She usually goes to sleep between 22:30-23:00).
Nunnally heard him enter "Big brother, is that you?".
Lelouch "Yes Nunnally, I'm here".
Maybe Nunnally was more worried about him than he imagined "Where were you? What happened? Are you hurt? I was so preoccupied...".
Lelouch sat down and tried to reassure her "I'm sorry I couldn't warn you, but I suddenly was offered a work work outside of Tokyo, it was well paid so I couldn't refuse, but they needed me immediately".
Nunnally "Why didn't you answer the cell phone?"
Lelouch noticed he was called by Sayoko and Nunnally only on the road to return home "It was a lot of work I'm sorry, I had not one second to breathe".
Nunnally kept her smile, but Lelouch knew better, she didn't believe him in the slightest but tried to don't make it obvious "Next time you should warm me, I was so scared".
Lelouch took her hands between his "I'm sorry, you are right, why tomorrow don't we spend the day together, you choose what to do, you like the idea?".
This would normally cheer up Nunnally, but for some reason something was still tormenting her, worried Lelouch asked "Is everything ok?"
Nunnally "Yesterday, Someone has been here".
Lelouch blood ran cold "Who?".
Nunnally "The margrave Geremiah Gottwald".
Lelouch mind stopped working, but this didn't stop Nunnally from explaining to him what they talked about.
Lelouch didn't catch the entire conversation, but he grasped the important points.
Just for confirmation, he asked "So he claims to be loyal to us because of our mother, but he also wants to bring us back to Pendragon, and you and Sayoko trust that he is acting in good faith?".
Nunnally "Yes".
Lelouch doubted that, A LOT "Do you know when he will return?".
Nunnally "In a few days, but he didn't give me any exact date".
Lelouch could see how this could get bad in a lot of ways, he didn't even dare to really consider this as good news, even Nunnally despite her good feelings about him was really worried, he wanted to reassure her, tell her he already had a plan, but the truth is that there isn't much he can do right now.
Nunnally "Lelouch, do you think that we will really have to return to Pendragon, I like to live here?"
Despite his own fear Lelouch tried to calm her "Don't worry Nunnally, I will find a way to deal with him as we always".
Nunnally sighed "I wish the world was a gentle place".
Lelouch really would like to make her wish come true.
Ashford Academy
12:58
Kallen POV
It's not the first time she's been absent for a few days, both the teacher and her classmates were used to it, so she wasn't expecting to be pulled aside by Milly right after the end of class.
Milly after making sure the two of them were alone, with a serious tone asked "What are you two up to?".
Kallen like usual, pretended not to know anything about it "What are you talking about?".
But Milly was smarter than most people "You two are acting strangely so don't try to negate it, I know what type of environments does he frequents, are you going with him? He convinced you to help him?".
Kallen replied a little more vigorously than she intended "Obviously not, why do you think that?".
Milly was disappointed "You two often disappear at the same time, when this happens Lelouch always has an excuse for your absences, this is not something that you could expect from someone like him, I have also talked with Nunnally, and she told me how he has been rarely home, and since last month we barely see you around" Since Rina death Kallen spent more time training than anything else, Kallen didn't expect that anyone would notice that, the people she always knew and called "friends" were superficial, they didn't pay attention to these things, but the members of the council have always been more interested in her, they cared about her, even if only a little bit, enough for Shirley to ask her if she is ok, enough for Milly to visit her and notice the situation in her house.
Milly "Kallen, if it's really your illness the problem I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, and if it is something personal I understand if you don't want to talk about this, but please if anything bothers you two, I can help".
Kallen opened her mouth, but no word came out of it, she would've liked to tell the truth, to trust her with her secret, but she couldn't, and she knew that, so she hugged Milly just to not look her in the eyes while telling her a lie "Thank for your kindness, but there's nothing you have to worry about, I'm sorry if I looked so distant" Kallen released Milly from her hug "I'm happy to have all of you as friends" that last part was true, despite their origins, they were genuinely kind, if all the Britannians were like them...
Milly was relieved, and in a few seconds her mood suddenly shifted "Perfect, so you won't mind accompanying us today".
Kallen was taken by surprise "Where?".
Clovisland (Yes, that's a thing wiki/Clovisland)
15:42
Lelouch POV
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!".
When he promised Nunnally to spend the day with her he was expecting something relaxing, not a roller coaster, luckily Nunnally could not get on the fastest one, unfortunately Milly and the others were here too, and with her presence any chance of salvation was gone.
Kallen "WHAT? REALLY?!".
Lelouch turned to the three girls, Milly put her hand over Kallen's mouth to keep her from talking, Shirley looked embarrassed, Lelouch made no question and continued ignoring them; But to his concern, it was clear that they were planning something.
After approximately two hours of wandering around the park between roller coasters and game booths, the sun had almost completely set, Lelouch wanted to return home, but Milly insisted on going on a ride on the Ferris wheel, Kallen offered herself to keep company to Nunnally in the meanwhile.
Shirley POV
The cabins were made for two people, Lelouch entered first, and while he was turned away Milly pushed her in with him.
The two stayed in silence for the first half of the ride, Shirley's heart was reaching, but Lelouch was looking outside, clearly bored.
Despite the encouragement of her friends, she was still scared, she wanted to be by Lelouch side but it was like he was getting more distant in recent times, she feared that letting him go now, not only would mean losing him but also leaving him alone.
After a few more seconds Shirley finally found the courage to talk "Hey Lelouch, I would like to ask you something, You... My father gifted me two tickets for a concert next week, if you don't have anything else to do, w-would you like to go there with me?".
Lelouch "Sure".
Shirley lost a moment to realize his answer "R-Really, amazing we can go ther...".
