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. . .

It happened so fast. I don't even know how I got outside. I searched around for Rolo and Nunnally. They were a few feet away from me. Their clothes had a few burns, but they looked fine. I still felt something was missing.

"Mother!"

Realizing who was missing, I dashed inside the blazing house, looking for my Mom. I heard voices calling me back. More specifically my brother and sister. But I had to find our mother. I did my best to dodge the flames and searched for her.

She wasn't anywhere to be found. I opened the door to her room. Smoke started to fill my lungs but I ignored it. I reached for her bed, before I started to feel dizzy. I felt around for her, and there was nothing.

I couldn't find her. There was no way her body was burned that quickly. And she wasn't with Rolo and Nunnally. I barely made it out of the room before I fell to the ground. I heard a familiar voice call my name.

"Lelouch! Hold on!"

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"How is he? How is my brother?"

"He should be fine. He had a few burns on his arms, but other than that, he should wake up soon."

"I'll go wake up Nunnally."

Violet eyes opened and took in his surroundings. He was in someone's bed. Sitting beside him in a chair was his best friend.

"Suzaku, where am I?"

"You're in my room of course. Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Except for my arms."

"Those should heal soon."

Lelouch sighed and relaxed under the sheets before he remembered something.

"My mother! Suzaku!", he turned toward his friend, who held a sad expression.

"Suzaku, where is my mother?"

"It's really strange. When the fire was put out, we couldn't find a body."

"She wasn't in the house. I looked all over for her. And she wasn't there."

"But if she wasn't in the house, then where is she? Lelouch, you don't think she's-"

"Even if she is, we can't find her. So it doesn't matter."

"But, she's your mother!", Suzaku exclaimed, wondering how someone could abandon the idea of their mother. But then again, this was Lelouch.

Before an answer could be given, the door opened, revealing Rolo and Nunnally. The twins rushed to their older brother.

"Are you okay?!", they yelled at the same time.

"Yes, I'm fine. What about you two?", Lelouch worried they might've had more burns than he originally saw.

"Us? We're not the ones who ran into a burning building", Rolo said.

Lelouch turned to Suzaku. "How long have I been out?"

"Only a few hours."

"Then that's it. If she was alive, you'd be able to find her."

"Find Mom?", Nunnally asked.

"What are we going to do then, brother?", Rolo questioned.

"You guys are welcome to stay here. I'm sure Cecile doesn't mind", Suzaku said.

"It's not Cecile I'm worried about", Lelouch muttered.

The gears inside Lelouch's mind were on full speed. For some time he was planning something, but now he could launch his plan into full motion. The only problem was. . .

"What if they don't find Mom?", Nunnally asked.

Lelouch took her hand in his. "We'll be fine. It just so happens I have something for this."

Rolo raised and eyebrow. "For 'this' you mean. . ."

"Yes. I made a plan for if Mom ever died."

Both younger siblings looked to their brother with questioning eyes.

"Brother, what are you planning?", Rolo asked.