Sorry took me long to update, I tired having my free time but had difficult to work on my updates but heres the next chapters and so are the following stories guys. please bare with me on my slow flow of work and I thanks in advance for your still support on reading my stories.
Ahem a change of the cover photo for my colored version art guys lol. Still not good at coloring really but eh looks ok to me.
Chapter 6: Big Boss
Julius entered his own room, tired and sweaty. Looking at his watch, it was now 7:30 pm. He sighed as he went straight to his bathroom. Undressing himself as he took a quick shower before dunking himself into a hot tub; taking a warm bath felt nice. This was his daily routine - wake up, eat early, dress up, prepare the Lady's wheelchair, follow Ohgi with some paperwork, help Sayoko with some tasks, dismiss himself for the day, take a shower, make a few notes, check in with his own servant, and make a few plans before going to bed. It had been like this for three weeks now, and he hadn't even made a good impression on Kallen, let alone having enough time to be near her or have a proper conversation.
The only words he could say were either, "Good morning my Lady or Have a splendid evening my Lady". That's just about it, still don't understand how she manage to kick his ass the second day of his work standing, and now pretending to be in her weak state. He does manage to get a glimpse of her sneaking a stare from time to time which made his day lighter. He also failed to find the other member of his fellow terrorist around the mansion. Oghi was good at keeping him at bay out of Kallens reach or him to try finding out where those rascals we're hiding. Was to surprised that the older man had more energy glaring at him during the day, when he knew he secretly work at night cause of Zero's orders.
His task as Julius Kingsley ' the Bodyguard of the Stadtfeld' and Lelouch Vi Britannia ' ZERO' roles are clashing in with each purpose slipping away from his grasp. He need to do something fast before he could spend another day wasting his time getting nothing. Having a hard time to check in that secret file he was looking into the other day, he was slowly getting frustrated. Trying his best to open in a few more documents but failed. He needed a code to open it for further investigation. Thus he made a task for his two loyal subjects he left on his own mansion, hoping to get a quick answer in early time.
It took a while to find one member of the Tokita Gang wondering alone on the red district in the city. They manage to stalk the man and find a perfect time where he is alone, taking this chance Jeremiah knocked the man before he could get away. Dragging him to a dark alley with another man behind him, looking for anyone who could of seen them but in relief there was none.
They started searching through his pockets and clothes for something that they could manage to get and with luck they found a blue USB. He tossed it to Lloyd, who then caught it in both hands, he kneeled down as he open a gray briefcase with his laptop inside of it. Jeremiah stood near the wall as a look out while his fellow partner insert the USB on his laptop and start working his finger in a quick pace; with his eyes scanning from every files he could copy. He smirk as codes and passwords keeps popping out like it was keeping him from peering on those sealed documents. Took him a while to get what he needed before removing the USB and cleaning for any prints they could have left, then returning it to the same spot they had found.
They positioned the man in a sitting manner with open alcohol at hand, they we're thankful that the man was already half drunk. Jeremiah had to splash some on the mans clothes before unbuttoning a few on his polo with Lloyd putting red lipstick smudge on the man's cheeks and neck. They remove their gloves, leaving the place like nothing had happen and sending a message to their young master.
Lelouch reached for his phone near by on a small table, reading the message as he stare at the ceiling on his bathroom."Tomorrow, I need it be done tomorrow" he whispered.
At Shinjuku City
Ohgi and the others had just finished another job. After receiving an order from their so-called BIG BOSS, their order was to find out the hiding place, snoop around about any plans occurring, and then report to their Boss for information. They had to look into the whereabouts of the Tokita Gang near Shinjuku. Reading the file for a few background check wasn't enough for Ohgi to learn more about them; thus, they had to go undercover and trail their targets unnoticed. Trailing them to an abandoned factory, this took them two weeks to spy on these men who were gang members connected to the VMAFIAS. Ohgi had to divide his group into two, taking turns for trailing their targets for the whole two weeks. Ohgi, Len, and Ryota would be on one side, while Takashi, Rolo, Tamaki, and Minami would be on the other. He also needed to go back to the mansion to check on Kallen for the day, thus he had to sneak out during the night.
After the mission, they headed back to the hotel where they booked two rooms for the couple of weeks. Ohgi's thoughts were on the past events before they met Him. They were just a small group of men seeking revenge for their losses. Their losses included family, fortune, freedom, lives, dignity to those men who had more power to do whatever they pleased. Hope came upon them when a voice called during one of their group meetings. They were skeptical to follow orders from this voice; they were more concerned when he appeared to them the first time. He was tall, a little slim, which was more concerning than his height. The thing that really caught their attention was what he was wearing. A mask hid the real face of the man who helped them, a black suit with a cape wrapped around his body like some kind of bat. It took them a while to agree and use him as an ally. They asked his purpose in helping them. "I share the same burden you face," he said. "I too was a victim." They would not have accepted him, especially based on appearance. But since he had provided great leverage and a successful outcome to their mission, they continued to follow him.
Of course, they had their own little secret. One was that they were conducting their own secret investigation on the masked man who called himself ZERO. It was to ensure he wasn't one of the enemies in disguise that could turn them into his puppets. It would be a dead end if that were to happen. The second secret was that ZERO did not know that one member would be a woman. He specifically told them that he only accepted men to be his fellow crew, and that a certain redhead was not supposed to be a part of the team. They were successful at keeping both secrets from ZERO, until they received a message after their spying mission ended.
Ohgi was having a meeting with his fellow comrades, explaining the situation at hand. The topics were one, Julius, two, a bodyguard, three, the incident that happened, and four, the mission. They argued at first but came to an agreement to keep the new guy around, just in case he found out about them and tried to hurt Kallen, they would kill him. Ohgi looked at his watch and was about to stand up when Len received a message on the screen.
Len "We got something." Clicking the mouse on the email.
Tamaki stood behind him and leaned against the screen. "Huh? Who's it from?"
"The address seems familiar let me check" Len click on the email.
Posterity
20:00 Hr
Shinjiku
Sun Bay (Bar)
3rd Warehouse
Black Man
Call for KING
Red Bunny on Team
Z
"Huh? I don't get the message" Tamaki groaned.
"What's that supposed to mean, the message are just Words without the freaking whole sentence" Ryota asked while looking through the window.
"A message from the Boss?" Ohgi keep reading the message until Rolo pick up his phone and scan to the map of Shinjiku.
"Last time I checked, his last orders were to stay hidden for two weeks." Minami was wiping his glasses.
"This message still isn't clear," Takashi said as he sat on the couch and stare over the photos of the Tokita Gang.
"I can understand a few but the last 3 words still are a question to me" Rolo turned his phone screen towards them and shows a map of Shinjuku. (Let's pretend there is a place like that in there ok?).
"Yeah, it's the map of Shinjuku. What about it?" Tamaki scratched his head.
"Idiot," Rolo said as he looked around and zoomed in on the map. "If you look closely and zoom in, we'll meet up here again tomorrow at 10 p.m. The meeting place is Sun Bay, and there's a third warehouse located nearby."
"And perhaps the Black Man is supposed to be the person we meet?" Ryota said.
"Ah! now it's coming to me, Ok Ok i get it now and then we just have to bring a red rabbit right? now what's for the letter Z?" Tamaki smiled.
"Moron have you ever seen a red rabbit?" Len stare at the older one beside him in annoyance.
"Uh no but we could paint one?" Tamaki grinned.
"That's a stupid idea," Takashi shook his head in disgust at the stupidity of his fellow man.
"Hey its in the message , read it stupid!" Tamaki argued
"What makes you think it meant to bring a real red rabbit Moron!" Takashi retorted with the others staring at them as they continue to argue.
"It says bring a red bunny, so we either have to get ourselves a stuffed bunny that is red or paint a real bunny in red. Unless you don't know, my dumb friend; "bunny" is also another word for rabbit." Tamaki insisted.
Rolo and Len laughed, Ryoto joined in, Ohgi facepalemd and Minami stood between the other two before things get heated.
"Oh God the stupidity!" Takashi responded.
"ZERO, must be the code name used for Z" Len then look at Rolo who continued. "So that leads us to the Red Bunny and King"
"Let's figure that out once we go back to the mansion" Ryota suggested.
Ohgi then caught sight of a Playboy magazine on Tamaki's desk, which had three different colored covers - blue, white, and red. His thoughts brought him to a realization. "It can't be!" he exclaimed, causing the other men to stop their argument and look back at him.
"What? did you crack it Oghi?" Minami look at their leader but never left his spot between Takashi and Tamaki.
"Yes but I'm having difficulty to understand the reason why tho" Ohgi had his hand under his chin thinking hard.
"Why not you tell us first? Takashi asked in a calmer tone.
Ohgi showed the logo of the magazine he had seen earlier and pointed at the red color. Driving everyone in the room into shock as they caught what he meant, except for Tamaki who was still using his imagination to find answers.
" So we put someone to wear a red bunny suit then?" Tamaki answered
"Idiot! They meant to bring the mistress to the meeting!" This time it was Len who spoke.
"WHAT?! BUT WHY?!" Tamaki asked, scratching his head. "Wait, hold on... How can you be so sure it's Kallen they want? Is she a playboy in secret?"
"Let me kill him" Takashi brought out his pocket knife and pointed at Tamaki as he look at Oghi. Causing Tamaki and Minami to put their hands in defence.
"Calm down Takashi, Tamaki had a brain of a peanut ok?" Rolo spoked trying to calm him down.
"Hey I so don't!" Tamaki glared at Rolo.
"But how they know? did someone saw us that day?" Ryota ignored the others as he focused on Ohgi.
"We cant bring her with us it's risky!" Len shouted glaring at their leader. Ohgi sighed deeply, this is troublesome alright. He need to think, why would Zero need Kallen?? how did he know? if they don't bring her they might not continue the mission and he could possibly asked this task to the other members.
"Come on guys, tell me, is Kallen playing the playboy?" Tamaki pestered the others as Len finally smacked him on the head to shut him up.
Back at Lamperouge Residence:
Jeremiah had prepared a black and purple suit with a mask, while Lloyd came from behind him. They were in Lloyd's secret base, preparing for their next task given by Lelouch.
"You did your task?" He asked as he continue to check on another suit but this time it was white.
"Yup, what do you think? Would they even understand what the message means?" Lloyd showed his text to the orange man.
"If they crack the file then someone would understand but" Jeremiah stare at his phone.
"but what?"
"What Red Bunny? why not just Woman instead"
"Oh that, funny thing is they may not bring the right person but some random girl. The young master said to specifically bring the red-haired one." Lloyd showed the picture of Kallen.
Jeremiah rolled his eyes and hope that his master was not to fond of starting his teasing plan to the young lady while his undercover.
"Wonder how the Master is doing right now, what you think? It's been pretty lonely without him around to accompany us in this huge house"Lloyd continued his task on his own laptop.
"Let's hope he's not trying to peep on the lady's skirt while serving her," Jeremiah said, stopping Mr. Foureyes in his typing activity.
An image of Lelouch childishly pulling the skirt up before looking at his now-called mistress from behind, only to be received by a harsh slap in return. Lloyd laughed louder, causing the orange man to look at him confusedly.
Stadtfeld Residence:
Julius was already awake, now walking his way to the staircase to prepare his mistress's wheelchair. The problem was, it was missing its usual spot. Scratching the back of his head, he was sure that it was always placed in this small space at the end of the staircase. He felt disappointed that he didn't have a chance for some alone time with the Lady since Oghi was always by her side and giving him tasks to work far away from the Lady's view.
A voice called out to him from the left door. Capturing his full attention, he saw the maid and told him to follow her. Obeying, Julius followed her into a large kitchen with walls and floors made of old bricks. A massive wooden table stood in the middle, while the prep table was located on the left side. Next to it were two wide silver stoves, along with an enormous brick oven. On the right side, there was a sink, accompanied by more storage spaces for pots, pans, and utensils.
His observations tell him that the Lord Stadtfeld is obsessed with the old medieval state, judging from the interior and furniture in the mansion. Who would still use those man-made old clay ovens these days? When you have the option to just buy an electric oven instead. Shaking his head, he volunteered to help Sayoko prepare the food. She, on the other hand, explained about the unexpected task for the day.
"I apologize for not giving you an early warning of the supposed schedule today Sir Julius. The Lady had an unexpected guest to come by this morning, requesting to join her for breakfast." Sayoko was putting finishing touches of some foods.
Julius helped in putting the dish onto the gold-plated food trolley. He placed the other dish inside the drawer below it, as he checked the food warmer if there's still a fuel gel on top. "A visitor for the Lady?" Hope it's not a competition on hand, he thought. His concern grew about another man professing his love to his mistress and didn't like the idea of watching a deranged man flirting around her while in front of him.
"Yes, a good friend of Lady Kallen wished to join her the whole day". She had finish her task and asked him to deliver the food to the dinning room.
Julius now headed to the dinning door with Sayoko opening the door for him, as he pushed the food cart towards the long table. The room was tiled clean white with its marble walls. Old black carved lamps on each Pillar with 3 huge chandelier lightening the view of the room. Huge glass windows with white silk curtains facing the Garden. The long white table on the center, with black wooden chairs.
There he saw the beauty of his dreams.From the distance, Julius spotted Kallen sitting to the left side of the table near the window. She was gazing out at the view of the garden, her hair and dress fluttering in the gentle breeze. Her hands held an open book resting on her lap. As he approached her side, Julius couldn't help but smile; his eyes never left her face.
She was wearing a light yellow short sleeve dress, her hair loosen freely to her back with a yellow headband to pull away unnecessary hair from her beautiful face. Now seated at her wheelchair that he was searching for earlier.
"Good morning, my lady." His gentle voice caught her attention as she looked away from the window to meet his blue eyes staring at her warmly. For a moment, he thought she would greet him pleasantly, like arrows striking through his heart when their eyes met. But Kallen, on the other hand, just bore her stare at her bodyguard.
"Your late," her cold voice snapped him back to a painful reality. Noticing that his face changed in a distressed manner for a quick second, Sayoko explained for him.
"My Lady, Julius-san didn't know about the changed plan today, it was my fault for not sending him a message" Sayoko bowed her head.
"Well then, continue your task," Kallen dismissed Sayoko. Allowing the two servants to do their jobs, while Sayoko prepared the food and Julius fixed the plates and cutlery on Kallen's table.
She was back to her reading, ignoring the slight brush she received each time Julius worked his way to set up the table in front of her. Julius smiled and pouted every so often as he continued his task, while Kallen still ignored him. Although she couldn't help but smell a new scent whenever he got close. The fragrance had a deep and complex aroma, with hints of minty pepper and smoky cedarwood that lent it a rugged and masculine edge.
He then notice that the older man was not on the scene, approaching Sayoko who was back to the side where the trolley was.
"It's strange that Sir Ohgi is missing, is he sick?" concerned of the missing man.
"Oh no," she said, "he was asked to meet a certain client and told me to let you do his task for today." She smiled at him.
Julius was surprised by the news; his smile coated in huge bubbles and the feeling of delight at his success. But at the back of his head, he could feel his smile widening like the Grinch. He thought he kept his stoic face despite his cheerful feelings deep inside. Now was his chance, he could have some time with Kallen alone. Well, not really alone, Sayoko was there, and another person would be joining them. Still, Ohgi wasn't here to give him those stares whenever he got too close to Kallen. It was a good idea to have those two servants of his set up the job while he couldn't. He should do this more often, assigning his secret terrorists to do his dirty work away from him.
As Sayoko finished her task, she approached both Kallen and Julius. "Sir Ohgi will be out for the entire day, my lady. Therefore, I have assigned Sir Julius to take over his duties should he cross the line. Please let me know if this occurs." Sayoko spoke in a polite tone.
"I'm aware of that" Kallen look behind her where Julius was standing by, smiling innocently as possible as he could.
"I shall leave the Lady in your care; the guests will be arriving soon. I hope you watch over them and entertain the guests with care." Sayoko looked at Julius as she continued. "I will be doing the rest of the work; if the Lady is in need of assistance, please seek it out immediately." Sayoko bowed her head.
Julius nodded and watched as Sayoko took a last glance before leaving them both alone in the huge dining room. It took a minute or two for Kallen to close her book, setting it on the table before glancing over at her bodyguard who was preoccupied in heating the food until their guests would arrive.
"Julius, won't you stand in front of me?" she asked and watched him oblige and stand in front of her.
"Something wrong my Lady?" he asked, smiling.
Kallen ordered him to come closer by motioning her fingers. He then leaned lower, closing himself in reach for her. Just then, Kallen grabbed a hold of his ponytail, pulling it down even lower. Julius was surprised and hissed from the sudden pain in his hair. His face remained level with hers, but not too close. They stared at each other for a moment, before he could smile at her again, causing Kallen to pull his hair even harder.
"Ow! My lady, my hair!" he wailed as he reached for her hand to prevent her from pulling it any further, but she swatted his hands away quickly.
"Stop whining and listen closely"
Julius stood fazed as he stared at her wide-eyed. Julius' eyes held compassion and care, interest in what she wanted to say, while Kallen bore with no interest. He would have taken this chance to steal a kiss if he were Lelouch, but he was in disguise, the only thing stopping him was her death glare.
"You are my bodyguard is that right?"
"Well yes My Lady"
"Therefore you follow my orders alone, correct?"
"Well technically, You are my mistress but still held to follow orders from Sir Ohgi and the Lord himself"
"You are to follow their orders as part of this contract, but when we're alone, I expect your loyalty to be solely mine." She firmly spoke.
Julius blink before thinking "You could put it that way"
"Then promise me" slowly loosening her grip from his hair
"What is it?"
"Swear to never ever leave my side; pledge your loyalty to me and obey my commands whenever necessary" her eyes shows a firm order.
Julius blinked before mistakenly misunderstanding her words, especially the 'NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE' part. He tilted his head slightly to the right and gave her the warmest smile. "Understood."
For a second, Kallen felt her cheeks heat up as she finally released her grip on his hair, allowing him to stand up before raising her hand in front of him. Julius took no longer to get on one knee, but instead of taking her right hand, he reached for her left hand and sealed it with a light kiss on her knuckles, the same spot he had done on their first meeting.
Kallen was surprised at first, but then she quickly ignored it, looking away to avoid seeing his handsome face again, which could possibly cause her to finally blush. Julius failed to notice this and started a conversation to kill the awkwardness tension between them.
"My lady, your looking well today. Perhaps this guest of yours is a very important person?"
Kallen glance at him " Perhaps but she's not the type of person I wished to seek in my morning".
He sighed in relief that the visitor was a woman and not a man. If it had been a man, he hoped it would be an older one and not the same age as him. It would have been weird to think that his Mistress was interested in older men; *I do hope not?*
"Kallen dear~ I'm here!" A woman in long blue dress with white flurry sleeves shouted as she enter the room. Her blonde short hair bouncing on her every step. as well as her (*cough* balloons , you get what I meant). Her heels tapping louder as she continue to approach them thus causing the two to stop staring at one another.
Julius was startled by a very loud voice from behind. The high-pitched womanly tone made his body shiver, and his eyes widened with sweat forming on his forehead. His heart started pounding faster; if anyone could see him right now, they would see him becoming paler every second. As her footsteps got closer, he swallowed hard, trying to look at the person's face. *No! Please, don't be her! Anyone but her!*
"Milly chan welcome" Kallen looked behind her startled bodyguard, ignoring the poor man's shock face. Heck anyone would be if they heard such high pitch voice booming inside their home without a warning.
"My oh my is this your new suitor Kallen"?Milly walking closer to Julius who then stood himself up and was now stepping backward.
Gosh, don't get too close! Not too close!*Julius was panicking a little, but it worsened when he felt his back hit the wall behind him. Milly smiled widely as she was now facing closer to him. Her fingers ran up and down his chest, a teasing smile growing on her face with a hint of interest glimmering in her eyes.
"Oh my his a cutie, so let me guess you guys doing an early foreplay of this guard and master thing~". Milly continued to touch him from his face. "Naughty Kallen, so your into that type right now~"
It took both Julius and Kallen to understand what she meant by her statement. Causing them to explode with him blushing from embarrassment and Kallen in anger.
"Milly! as you could see his my bodyguard on duty. Please step back, your scaring the poor guy!". Kallen said calmly.
Milly only giggled and did so before facing the redhead. Julius sighed in relief, thankful that she hadn't noticed him under his disguise. He then stared at Kallen, still blushing. *I didn't know she was into that either...wait, is she?*
"Anyway Milly this is Julius Kingsley my personal 'Guard Dog" pointing out to the man.
I don't like the sound of that pet name.* Julius straightened himself before politely smiling and bowing his head in greeting. In his thoughts, a miniature version of himself ran around the empty room, before getting on his knees to pray to the gods for not letting Milly see through his disguise as her old childhood friend Lelouch Vi Britannia.
"And this Loud Blond is Milly Ashford, an old acquaintance of mine" Kallen introduced smirking.
"Hey now is that how you introduce me to a good looking gentleman? anyway if your single you can call me" Milly change her glances quickly from the annoyed Kallen to winking at him.
She then walked up to Kallen, leaning down to hug her warmly. The fellow lady did the same until her so-called visitor did the unthinkable. Which caused the redhead to shriek in surprise.
Julius was caught on his head thinking that this woman has any relationship to his mistress. *Why didn't Milly told me she had a gorgeous red head friend* but his attention went to them once his mistress made a noise.
"Kya,~"
Milly was now groping Kallen's chest area, making her blush. Julius' eyes widened at the same time as he grinned at the view in front of him. His left hand was under his chin while the other supported it.
"My you've grown well since the last time I visit Kallen dear" Milly smiled still continuing her harassment on the poor red head.
"Milly let go! nyaahh~" Kallen hold Milly's wrist but held her strength as not to hurt her perverted friend.
Milly continued to smile as she saw Julius watching them with amazement. "Looks like your bodyguard enjoys the view," she whispered to Kallen's ear.
Kallen glared at Julius while blushing "What you staring there for! grab her! kaah~" she ordered.
Julius took a moment before grabbing Milly's hand and pulling her away from the blushing redhead. Milly then pouted and looked at him. "If you let go, I'll let you help me touch her."
Julius face turns red *I do like the way her face looks and the sound she make was interesting* , he then look at Kallen who was now giving him a menacing look.
Turning back, Julius smiled at the blonde. "Tempting, but I must follow my Lady's orders. If you would be so kind as to take your seat, we can begin breakfast." Gently guiding her to an empty chair beside Kallen.
Milly blinked before sitting down properly and then smiled at Kallen, whose eyes glanced back at her with one brow arched upward.
Then Julius served them their breakfast – pancakes with fried sausages,eggs and freshly sliced fruits. He also placed on Milly's side a lavender tea, while he prepared a freshly brewed black coffee with honey for Kallen, which he set down on the table next to her.
Milly asked, "Does he not know?"
"It was a rushed plan, Milly. So, no, he doesn't." Kallen sipped her coffee.
Julius, who was confused, raised his eyebrows.
Milly sigh as she look at the young confused lad. "Come here".
Julius looked at Kallen who just stare at Milly who continued. "You don't know?? your supposed to taste the food that was served to your Mistress"
"Ah I didn't know" Julius look at Kallen again.
"That's one task for you." She said without even looking at him. Hinting him to get a move on as Julius tried to grab another fork from the trolley, but Milly stopped him.
"Ah ah, use mine then you can get a new one after." Milly smiled.
Julius then stood on Milly's left side, waiting for Kallen's instructions. She just nodded to him, as he was about to pick up the fork on Milly's side, he was stopped by the blonde once more.
What now?* Looking at the smirking lady beside him.
"Let me feed you" She said, this made him look at Kallen quickly who just sigh and sway her hands in respond.
Of course this is Milly were talking about. She always comes up with things like this*Julius sigh and followed suit.
Milly grabbed Kallen's plate, placed an egg on top of one pancake. She then sliced a small piece before feeding it to Lelouch/Julius. Leaning down, he took a bite and chewed, swallowing it before giving the safe answer. Julius then moved the plate back to Kallen before walking back to the trolley to replace the fork he used.
Though, he forgot to grab the used fork as he took the new one and came back, placing it beside Milly. Julius was about to grab the used fork from Milly but she used it to stab another piece of pancake from her plate, sneakily shoving an extra slice into Kallen's mouth. Julius saw this as his eyes widened in shock, with his mouth gaping widely. Kallen was caught off-guard; she didn't notice it as she chewed the pancake in her mouth. Which then earned a grin from Milly, before saying "Indirect kiss," pointing at the used fork she used on him earlier and then winking. Both Julius and Kallen blushed.
"Milly!"
They were now taking a walk to the garden, with Julius pushing Kallen's wheelchair. Milly walked beside her, holding an umbrella. The breakfast earlier had been a little livelier than Kallen usually took her breakfast in her room. The garden was filled with healthy green bushes surrounding each side of the gray pavement. Few trees and different kinds of colored flowers added a warm view. A small lake with a gazebo, its frame painted white with a touch of lapis lazuli on its roof. There were table and chairs settled in the center.
Glancing at Julius during each conversation, Milly paid special attention when the topic occurred between him and Kallen, just to see their reactions. She found it amusing, seeing Kallen get flustered and angry while Julius would either have a shy or agreeable response. Now, they were having normal conversations about life and past events. Julius listened, only replying when Kallen told him to reciprocate on a few questions.
"So Julius, where were you born you don't look Japanese?" Milly asked.
Ah the ever first topic you'd always ask a stranger, you still never change Milly* he thought "Im honestly Britannian"
"Why are you here in Japan?" Milly asked as Kallen stared up front, simply listening and letting her friend do the questioning. Milly knew that she too was interested in him.
"I'm actually living with my brother in Tokyo. He has a business there. I was planning on helping him out with work, but I changed my mind and decided to explore instead". They continued to walk towards the gazebo near a large tree.
"And that is?"
"I wanted to try out becoming a bodyguard, and my luck just happen to be the Stadtfeld household" He looked down at Kallen who didn't give any twitch of reaction.
"Was it your first application?" the blond asked
"No I tried applying to other company but failed, given another hope after receiving an acceptance letter from the Stadtfeld Household. Honestly speaking I would have given up if even the Lord nor Sir Ohgi would have rejected me as well." he smiled a bit.
"You must have been happy then huh? Hear that Kallen, just happen that you given hope to this poor young lad after so many rejection" Milly smiled but Kallen kept quiet.
"Yes, and I was even more excited to serve the gorgeous lady herself," Julius said. This caused Kallen to look at him with a glare, but he only smiled back. Milly stared as she tilted her head to the side, observing the two beside her.
They had reached their spot, taking their time having small conversations about Julius or Milly on the topic. The blond would then add a few memories with her and Kallen back in their childhood which interested him while his mistress tried to protest, her friend would give her a glance to shut her up.Kallen only grumbled to the side as the blond shared a few fun memories.He was slowly learning a few things about his mistress when she herself didn't even want to let him know. But Kallen then shared a few embarrassing moments for Milly as payback.
"Tell me about your left eye," Kallen suddenly asked, not even looking at him as she stared out at the lake.
"Kallen! It's not nice to asked that?" Milly looked at Kallen a little mad.
"What? I'm just asking? was it wrong?" she then stare at her friend.
Julius raised his brows before blinking. *For some reason I'm beginning to see her rude side a lot, if that's the case then* good thing the two ladies we're arguing as they did not see him grinned.
"If my lady wishes to know, may I have an answer in return?" he asked, standing before them. Milly smiled and looked at Kallen who in turn arched her eyebrows at him.
"No" she said firmly.
"Well I won't answer your question then" he said politely.
"I am your mistress Julius, you do as I say" Kallen added
"It's not fair; I don't get to have my share of the questions." Julius tilted his head high, with his eyes staring down at her.
Which then ticks Kallen off as she glares at him "Did you just give me that look!?"
"Ok I approve" Mily cut them both before Kallen could get really mad.
"What?!" Kallen looked at Milly who only put a finger on her lips to shut her off.
"Kallen it's pretty fair to let him ask and have it answered if your asking about something as privacy of a topic like his eye" Kallen sighed heavily as she crossed her arms and look away.
"Well then, she agreed" Milly let go as he smiled back to Julius who happily smiled at her and answered.
"Ok, well how should I start. Well I got into an accident with a thug when I was young. He was stealing money on a small shop near the street of Shinjuku district 11. But since their were cops near by, the man grab me as a hostage to get away. This get escalated to quick as the man starts pointing his knife on my eyes, causing him to stab it to scare the cops away. Then another cop sneak behind us and grab the knife away before taking the man down with the others pulling me away from the scene. So I hide a hideous scar underneath this eye patch." Julius smile a bit and look at an empathy face of Milly and a remorse Kallen.
"I'm sorry you have to faced that past of yours" Milly said and to change the mood she remind of his own question.
Now Julius was in deep thought, he could used his geass but Milly is here and his geass has only one limit use without his orange boy with his cancelation; he can't reused it over again so he have to ask only one. And he knows just what to ask.
Kallen was nervous, he can ask anything with Milly here she can't lie her way out. What if he ask her about the fencing incident before; Milly would start questioning her further as well. *Darn it why did I even start asking about his eyes ugh stupid!*
"M'lady?" He walked his way closer to her, now facing her.
"What?" she asked nervously, *oh boy here we go*
"Tell me, is it? that those are real?" Julius smiled at her.
Both Milly and Kallen tilted their heads to the side slightly before glancing where his eyes were staring, which was directed on her chest area. Milly laughed while Kallen got furious. Covering herself with her hands, she glared at him while blushing again. "The hell you staring at! Pervert!"
"Ah well, curiosity got the best of me." He scratched his lower cheek, acting as if he were an innocent kid.
"Well, Kallen? Won't you answer him? I too am curious," her friend smirked.
"The heck Milly!"
"So is it? I meant I don't mind if they aren't" he grinned with Milly continue to laugh.
"Shut up! Of course they are real! No surgery! No artificial!" Her face burned with both embarrassment and anger.
"How can you prove that?" His grin widened, showing his white front teeth. While Milly fell off her chair in laughter.
Kallen's face was now flushed with a darker shade of red as she slammed her hands down on the table and angrily ordered him back to the mansion to prepare for lunch.
Julius smiled and said it was only a joke before excusing himself to go back to the mansion. Leaving the two young ladies to have a private chat. It took half an hour for Julius to come back to the garden with their food.
This time, Sayoko was also there. Making this as a no excuse for Milly to use the indirect kissing method on Kallen once more. They let the two servants have lunch with them as Milly continued to make conversation. Sayoko then excused herself as she carried the empty plates on the trolley back to the mansion.
Kallen was still mad at him, avoiding his stare and ignoring him. Julius just simply smiled as he continued preparing the tea for later. Meanwhile, Milly went on about her experiences during her vacation out of the country. Kallen continued to listen to her stories, but she couldn't help the feeling of his eye staring at her.
She continues to ignore him and talk to Milly. It was then when he offered them their tea where their eyes met again. Kallen just rolled her's as he just continue to give her the same smile. Milly was clueless as she was into sipping her tea with delight. He then sat behind Millly but facing Kallen; sipping his own tea as he stare at his mistress who also caught his eyes, he grinned which caused her to do the unthinkable. She flip him the bird when Milly wasn't looking at her, this shock him as he choke on his tea.
Milly asked if he was okay; he responded with a nod, wiping his lips with a napkin then glanced at his mistress who was now smirking back.
A lady should not flip someone regardless of how rude that person is, She's gone mad*
They then headed back to the mansion after their tea time in the garden. Sayoko must have already prepared dinner, so they had to hurry back.
"Oh, you're right; we were so caught up in our chit chat that I forgot I had to head back home!" Milly was surprised that it was already 6:00 pm.
"Wait, you're not joining me for dinner?" Kallen asked her.
"Sorry, Daddy's back from his trip, and I promised him I would be there before dinner, but now I'm late." Milly saw the saddened glow in Kallen's eyes as she smiled a little and hugged her.
"Next time, I'll spend the night here," she said, looking into her eyes.
"Just go before Mr.Ashford start calling me" Kallen respond smiling back at her.
Just in time, a limo arrived outside the mansion, and a butler came out of it to escort Milly.
Milly looked at Julius and smiled "It's been fun meeting you Julius, I hope you always take good care of my darling red head ok?"
"It was also a pleasure to meet you, Lady Ashford," Julius said, bowing.
Milly walked close to him, whispering something in his ear. Julius was surprised, and he blushed, standing up straight. Milly winked before waving goodbye; meanwhile, Kallen on the other hand caught this and stared at Julius curiously.
Sayoko then appeared in the dining room doorway. "Is Lady Milly not joining you?"
"Sorry about that, Sayoko," Kallen said. "Did you prepare her food as usual?"
Julius then helped push Kallen in her wheelchair through the door and settled her to her usual spot on the dining table. There was no need for her to change chairs; she would simply sit on her wheelchair there. Her food had already been placed on her table, as the maid removed the other plate beside her that was meant for Milly.
"Yes my Lady, I should have ask her earlier about her early leave so that I could have prepared something else" Sayoko replied.
"No, Milly has a reputation of having unscheduled plans when she comes to see me, so it's expected that things like this would happen. You can eat, I need some time." Kallen replied, looking outside of the window near her.
Julius and Sayoko bowed before leaving and entering to the Kitchen room. Julius took a last glance at her before closing the door. They were both having dinner on the long table, facing one another. Julius finished first, putting his plate on the sink. Grabbing a pack of cigar and pulling a piece but before he could light one, he gets reminded of Ohgi.
It was when they were at the garden, watching Kallen and Sayoko from a distance. Ohgi was standing on a tree with him sat on the grass. The older man asked him if he smokes and Julius replied occasionally before offering him one. He then warns him not to smoke near Kallen and during his working hours. Julius then said "Well arent we breaking that protocol right now?" with Ohgi realizing his mistake as he grab the cigar back and put it on his pocket blushing from embarrassment. The flashback ended as he put away the cigar and look back at Sayoko.
"Does she always eat alone?" he asked.
"No, back then it was the whole family but after such incident the dinning table was slowly becoming empty. So the Lady usually eat in her room if the Lord is away for work, Sir Ohgi would join her if she wished." Sayoko replied as she put her plate on the sink.
Kallen on the other hand was eating only a small portion of her dish when she got reminded of the word "Dad." She paused and looked at the empty chair across from her. Her brothers would sit next to her right, her grandparents to her left, at the center would be her father and beside him would be her mother. The other extra chairs would be for relatives on a visit, but heck even they have no time to come and check on her unlike before; Now those chairs feel empty and cold.
When was the last time she had dinner with the only person left in this so-called family? Of course, after the packed business related works of her father ; Ohgi and the others all joined her once for dinner. It was very chaotic as she remembered it well. She sighed as she rang her bell that was standing on her table. Calling the attention of her two servants from the kitchen.
"Let's call it a night, I need my rest," she said, having eaten half of her plate, which worried the maid but only earned a smile as she grabbed the plate away from her.
"I will join you shortly in your room once I have completed my duties here, my Lady." Sayoko bowed her head before leaving.
(Search then play: Friday by IU)
Kallen nodded then looked at Julius who slowly approached her, pushing her towards the door and stopping near the staircase. He smiled at her as he positioned her wheelchair near the staircase. Pulling down the wheel stopper to lock it, he excused himself to grab her. She seemed to forget the teasing he did earlier and that she was still supposedly mad at him, but now she just faced him blankly.
This was the second time he would be carrying her around, but the first time carrying her to her own room. Usually, it would be Ohgi who would carry her there, but since the elder man was absent, it would be the younger one to do so. As she felt his hands on her, Kallen started feeling nervous; his hands slowly moving their way to position on her body.
Julius felt her body tense at his touch, so he smiled as he looked at her face. Her eyes avoided his, a light pink shade visible to him as she bit her lip. Her hands slowly crept their way around his neck gently, and he liked that feeling. An idea popped into his head, and he couldn't help but smile. He gently leaned closer to her ear and whispered.
"Don't be shy; I promise to be gentle, my lady."
Kallen was startled when she looked at him. "What?" She said, and with that he took this chance to carry her properly in princess style, her hands now firmly hooked around his neck. Fearing that she might fall, he took his steps to the stairs with caution.
He smell nice, the feeling of his warmth body felt good as well. Kallen glance on his handsome face, she couldn't help but feel a little strange. Like she had seen him before the same time wonder when? Julius caught her staring as he look back and smiled.
"Careful, my lady; this handsome face is becoming more intoxicating the longer you stare." He proudly teased.
"Huuuuh?! How dare you assume that! I was looking at you!" Kallen glared at him, but her blush didn't fade away.
"Well, weren't you staring at me just now?" He chuckled.
"Shut it and make a quick move to my room before I could injure you" Kallen hissed.
"My, the way you say that sounds like you want me to take you for the night." he said, causing Kallen's face to burn red.
"Okay, that's it!" she pinched his cheek, making him stop in the middle of the stairs. He had to balance himself before they could get into an accident.
"My Lady, we almost fell down," he said nervously and glancing below the stairs as he let out a sigh of relief.
"and who's fault is that?!"
"You?"
Kallen gave him a glaring daggers. They soon arrived at her bedroom door. He managed to open it without losing a grip on her. This was his second time entering her room. It was bigger than his; well, of course, it was his mistress's room, so it had to be larger than a servant's quarters.
Her room was painted all white, with cream-tiled floors and a red carpet underneath her queen-size white bed. Two Large red pillows and two small white ones were placed on the cushioned headboard. Red curtains hung from the wall behind the headboard. A small drawer with a white lamp sat on top near the left side of the bed. A red wing chair rested to the right, accompanied by a small coffee table and bookshelf. A large round chandelier hung from the ceiling. Windows with light red curtains faced the garden, where a red sofa stood nearby. Next to it was her bathroom, followed by a closet and a white vanity dresser with mirror.
"Now put me down on that chair," Kallen pointed at her dresser. Instead of doing so, he walked straight to her bed.
"Are you ignoring my orders?" she calmly say but her tone hint of anger.
He then gently sat her down on the edge of her bed, facing the doorway. As she let go of his hand, she was about to give him another scowl, but then he pushed her down onto her own bed. Her eyes widened as she heard her bed creak with her now beneath him. Her heart started beating faster, and her brows furrowed as she glared at the man who was now towering her.
"What the hell are you doing?" she asked and was about to push him. He grabbed both of her wrists above her head. His other hand then grabbed her face, and he began to rub his thumb on her soft skin.
"I don't like the face you're making earlier, my lady," he whispered, but she could hear him clearly. His deep blue eyes glowed darker as he stared at her, and his demeanor seemed to change as well. The same feeling she had experienced the last time they talked in his room. It was like being trapped by a wild beast; that's how she imagined it.
"Wha-?" she was cut off when she felt his hand pull her face upward. His face lowered closer to hers as her eyes widened. *No, this can't be happening!* she thought to herself, shutting her eyes tightly, afraid to see what could happen next.
Just then, she felt his lips land on her right cheek, pressing gently before slowly pulling himself away from her. He had already let go of his grip on her wrist, sitting himself up.
She blinked in surprise and confusion. Her heart was beating faster; she felt a sudden heat on her face, *he just kissed my cheek!* Looking at him who was now standing straight, his blue eye staring back at her. Sitting herself up, she touched her cheek. Julius was now walking away.
"Hold it right there, buster!" she shouted, causing him to stop in his tracks but not facing her. "How dare you!" she exclaimed, her voice trembling as she struggled to find the words. "You just..." she couldn't seem to finish her sentence; she was still blushing and confused, making her unable to speak or think clearly.
As Julius continued to walk towards the door, he turned around to face her. Staring at her furious and confused face, he grinned before bowing his head and saying, "Have a splendid evening, my Lady." With that, he left her room and closed the door.
He could hear her fuming inside. He started to enjoy teasing her; it was better to see her like that than the sad and empty-looking face she had during dinner. Tomorrow he would get an earful about this from Ohgi once he came back. But it was worth it to see her react like that. *That's what you get for flipping me off during tea time.* (Yeah Leouch will get his revenge quick especially if someone flipping him a bird even if its his mistress)
"Guess I'll be getting a good night's sleep tonight." He smiled as he walked his way back to his room. Nodding lightly as he saw the maid walking towards him, passing Sayoko who looked confused before rushing to Kallen's room after hearing her screaming.
That ends this chapter. Lelouch is such a perv, out of all the things he could have asked. Oh boy, Lelouch/Julius will continue teasing Kallen in the coming chapters, hopefully she won't go down trying to murder him while he sleeps. Wait, Lelouch smoke?!
In the next chapter we'll see Ohgi and the gang, The Tokita Gang, along with Zero and the Orange Boy, who accompanies Lelouch on a mission, and Kallen in a mask.
{"My, my," he said, smiling at the woman standing in front of him. "Who do we have here?" His purple eyes stared curiously into her blue ones.}
Oh no! Here we go again.