Luluko starred in the bathroom mirror at her long raven hair that flowed down to her waist. It was the one feature she loved the most. Her hair was what set her apart from the other princesses and princes. Out of all disgusting offspring, she was the only one that had dark black hair. Not to mention, who had take her father's violet eyes. With beautiful straight hair like her mother's and gleaming purple eyes like her father's, Luluko was absolutely beautiful (not that she had any intentions to use her looks for marriage). With just her dazzling appearance, the princess was definitely a candidate for the throne.

All of the heirs before her went to Ashford Academy, an all boys school, and like hell she was going to back down from this. After openly being named the crown princess and first in line to the throne by Charles after her victory in the EU, Luluko noticed a couple things she still had to do. Every former ruler (including her father), had been to Ashford-the best all boys college in the world. There were many people already doubting her abilities, and pushing for Schneizel instead. Just because she was a female. So, she had her mindset of taking twice as many courses and her older brother had and earning higher marks. That'll shut them up.

Loosely grasping the scissors, she gazed at her hair in the mirror once more. She toyed with a collection of strands, bringing the open blades nearer. She sighed and set the scissors down on the sink in front of her. No. It was too hard. Luluko couldn't muster up the courage to destroy something so beautiful and important to her. She might as well carve out her freaking eyes. Yes. She might be everything that a regular girl wasn't, like a military commander, chess obsessed, and more into books than dresses or petty outfits, but her hair was something different. It connected her to Marianne, her dead mother. It was her last bit of the woman who raised her before being gunned down by terrorists.

Gazing past the door-frame, and she called for Sayoko knowing that she couldn't do the deed herself. The maid appeared shortly afterwards, glanced at the idle scissors and understood the predicament quickly. The princess was thankful that she didn't have to explain everything, because it was very likely that the words wouldn't leave her mouth. She followed Luluko into the tiled bathroom, where Luluko gently placed the scissors into Sayoko's hand before moving in front of the sink. Anyone with eyes could tell that the silence was due to her unnatural caring for her hair.

"How short?" Sayoko asked, running Luluko's hair through her fingers. The princess cringed and frowned. It was happening. Panic rose in her chest and she tried to force out the words. Speaking honestly, if she tried, it would be very easy for her to mask her emotions. Though, it was pointless for her to hide. Sayako had been with the young princess since the moment her mother died. Six years and her masks were like glass to the maid. Plus, if there was anyone Luluko could trust with her life. It would be her. "Mistress. It'll grow back quickly."

" Yes. I know. Short enough to look like a male's." She mumbled back with her eyes glued onto the mirror. It had to happen. Like Sayako said, it would grow back right? Luluko released a long sigh, in her entire lifetime, she had only cut her hair once. Years and years of trimming and caring for her beautiful hair was being wasted in a matter of minutes. But there was no choice, to prove her worth to the world. Luluko vi Britannia was going to cut her hair and enter the all boys school just like the 98 rulers before her. Then when she was out of the horrid college with higher marks than Schneizel could have ever dreamed of, Luluko was going to grow her hair to the freaking floor.

"As you wish." And thus, the horrid process began.

Sayoko placed Luluko's dark hair between the reflective blades. Luluko grimaced as the snipping sound pricked her ears. She clenched her eyelids shut, struggling to keep herself from snatching the scissors away from Sayoko and screaming for her to stop. Even if she demanded the process to be halted, the damage was already being dealt. Pieces of hair descended to the floor with every snip. If one looked down, it would look like a puddle of black hair covering their feet. One eye peered at the mirror, watching Sayoko destroy her beautiful hair. Previously waist-length, each cut brought the ends closer to her head and closer to looking like a male.

As Sayoko snipped away the last few long strands, Luluko reluctantly opened her other eye. The cold blades brushed against her ear as Sayoko began to even the strands out. It was difficult to believe that in a span of minutes, her beauty had been diminished. "Donate the hair to a cancer foundation please. If I can't have it, then some poor child deserves it. It would be a shame to see it go to waste." The cold persona appeared quickly, as she glanced at the mirror again. Horror filled her eyes, but she refused to let the disappointment show. "Sayako. Enroll me immediately as Lelouch Lamperouge. I've already told Rueben about my arrival, and now the official papers need to be sent before I leave for school Monday."

Luluko dashed down the palace halls ignoring the maids asking her to stop for her own safety. She needed to find Nunnally. Since Luluko lived with her father in the grand palace as the heir, Nunnally resided in a different location. At first, she refused it over and over again before realizing that there was no point. If the emperor wanted something, he got it. Her dear sister was now a three hour drive away from her, but luckily for Luluko, her father allowed the servants and maid for Nunnally to be hand picked up her. She had transferred her best staff to serve and protect her. There was no way that she could leave something so important to her with strangers that she didn't capture the loyalty of yet. Because of this, Luluko would visit Nunnally once a week, though they called and texted each other for hours on end sometimes. She dashed into Nunnally's room and jumped onto her bed next to her.

"Nunnally! I can't believe I'm gonna have to leave you soon. Promise me you'll stay safe, don't talk to strangers, listen to Sayako, stay away from our brothers and sisters, call and write letters, continue your studies, practice piano and your singing, go to bed on time, brush your teeth, eat lots of food, and-" She rambled off quickly and listed everything that came to her head that Nunnally needed to do. It would be four months. Four months after this until she could be with her precious beautiful sister again. Her eyes filled with sadness at the simple thought. It was Saturday, only one day left until she had to leave for school. At least the faster she pushed herself to high marks, the faster Luluko could return to her beloved sister.

"Sister! I'm not a child anymore. I know all that stuff. You need to stay safe and protect yourself. Okay? Don't fall in love with a boy and forget about me!" That beautiful voice. That clear, strong voice that could lead the princess out of anything. Nunnally. The one bright light in her own cold struggling life. She took her sister's hands in her own before smiling at the warm touch. Indeed, as long it was for Nunnally, Luluko was positive that she could do anything.

"W-what?! Nunnally, never in a millions years would I leave you for one of those pathetic, disgusting, vile, rude, annoying, idiots!" No. There was no way that a boy would cause her to forget Nunnally, in fact she didn't even plan to fall in love. A lover would distract her from what was really important, and then only cause her trouble when they the relationship ended. Besides, she was enrolling as a regular boy among boys. What could possibly happen between her and someone else? Plus, boys were so stupid. They never looked at the heart of a girl. It was always for their title or for their appearance. That was the definition of shallow.

"Awww… Thank you, but you don't always need to have me holding you back. I want you to enjoy yourself." There she goes again. Nunnally giving to everyone but herself. Caring for everyone's feelings but her own. So innocent and sweet, just like a flower in the war field. Luluko would never betray that trust that her sister gave her. She wrapped her Nunnally into a tight hug.

"I enjoy myself when I'm with you Nun-nun. I'll only be gone until winter break. Plus, I'll write lots and lots and lots of letters. Euphy and Cornelia will keep you company until then as well!" There were only a couple people she trusted to love Nunnally. Cornelia wouldn't bother Nunnally because she reminded her of Euphemia. And Euphemia was Euphemia. She couldn't be a killer or harmful towards anyone even if she tried. As for the letters and emails, Luluko had it all planned out. One email in the morning, and then a letter at night. Everyday. Even if she couldn't hear Nunnally's voice at least she could get replies and communicate in that way..

"I know sister. What about your hair? I remember you telling me about you cutting it… Does it look like a boy's now?" That comment hit her like a rock to her heart. Ohhh… Her beautiful hair. Luluko unwrapped an arm to touch the hair before sighing and smiling. Nunnally always remembered everything that she ever said to her. For example, she told her sister that she was going to cut her hair for school a month ago and she still remembered. It was just another thing Luluko loved about her sweet sister. The way Nunnally protected her in Luluko's worse times. Physically, the princess would always try to keep her sister from harm and in return, the younger sibling smiled when Luluko needed it most.

"... Yeah. It does… I really liked my long hair though, it's going to be a huge adjustment." No matter how many times Luluko instinctively went to flip her hair over her shoulder, move the strands out of her face, or simply toy with them out of boredom, her hair would still be gone. Her beautiful hair. Gone. Annoyance flickered to her face before she released another sigh. Oh well. Just as Sayako said, it would hopefully grow back.

"May I feel it?" Luluko moved from the bed to kneel on the floor facing the wall so Nunnally could reach it. She sighed lightly. Strike huge adjustment, it was almost like the end of the world to her.

"Of course, but don't pull!" Luluko lowered her head and gave Nunally a moment to search with her hands. Luluko gently guided Nunnally's hands to cup the back of her head, stroking the trimmed strands. She turned to see her little sister smiling brightly. Just another difference between the rest of her siblings and Nunnally. When she sent a picture of her hair to Clovis and Cornelia, they quickly texted back jokes of how ugly it looked clearly not sensing that this was a moment of weakness for the young princess in need of comfort. The of course, when she texted Euphemia the picture the pink-haired princess only gave compliments and best of wishes. Damn Cornelia and Clovis. Those asses.

"I guess my big sister is my big brother now right?" Luluko pushed herself off the ground and smiled happily towards Nunnally. In the worst moments, her sister could clear the mood so easily. She resumed her old place by her sister's side took her warm hand in her own again.

Luluko lowered her voice to imitate a male's, "Oh Yes. I'm a male and I like to exercise to grow muscles!" She never joked like that with her other siblings. All they ever saw was her cold unmoving mask that seemed it had lost all human emotions, but this was different. This was a smile and laughter that was only reserved for Nunnally. Because only Nunnally deserved it.

The pair laughed and continued their conversation like that for the rest of the day. For it would be the last that Luluko would be able to spend with Nunnally until break.

"Here we are your highness." She looked out the window and smiled lightly. In front of the school was a beautiful garden with flowers of all kinds, plus a lake with a fountain the in the middle. The school itself was a beautiful golden white color and wrapped around the outside. Luluko look from the window to her guide and located where the dorms were quickly. Room 55 at the end of the fourth hall. It should be very quiet there so she could study without idiots bothering her. Looking back outside, she observed all the places with little to no people that she could use to study. There were a couple benches and a seat by the pond.

"Hmmm… I'm not royalty at this school. I'm simply Lelouch Lamperouge, the scholarship student." She mumbled as she glanced at her schedule and books, checking over them again. "Could you bring my bags to room… 55?" She asked as she left the car to travel there by foot. Most students were driven to their rooms, but she had to take the role of a poor scholarship student. Luluko wore the traditional black and gold uniform that was required by them all. She glanced around at everyone else talking on the grass, clearly catching up from this year to last year. Oh well. She didn't have time for the thing call 'socializing'. It was more of a 'let me gain your loyalty so you'll obey me when I become empress instead of Schneizel' thing. Of course, coming to school with all these nobles will prove very useful. Hopefully.

She walked to the dorms and entered the left branch before heading to the last room on the left. The halls were covered with dark velvet rug and paintings of the former headmasters. There were no windows, instead there was only the dim light of the lamps standing again the dark wooden wall. Dorms were to the right, while a servants room for them was to the left. How arrogant. The pathetic nobles couldn't even go to school without bring their personal servants. There were two voices coming from the inside her assigned room, so it could be assumed that both of her roommates were already moved in. When she opened the door, Luluko realized that it was very possible that because of these two idiots there might be an A on her report card.

Sliding her card in the scanner she entered to see two of the beds completely destroyed with books and papers scatter everywhere. Luluko stood in shock as they slowly turned to him with a smile on their faces, "Hey-o! Looks like we've gotten our roommate. Oh~ and its the pretty boy Lulu! Welcome! I'm Gino Weinberg and this Suzaku Kururugi! Pleasure to meet you." He then stuck out a hand happily. She wasn't sure what bothered her most. The fact this guy named Gino had called her a pretty boy or that the room was an utter mess. But she had to be careful, it wouldn't be wise to burn many bridges. Especially when she was talking to the Knight of Three and heir to the noble family. Her eyes flickered with anger but she forced herself to also extend a hand.

"The pleasure is mine. I'm surprised that you knew my name, Sir Weinberg, the Knight of Three." She forced a light smile before continuing and ignoring that he had called her by that… term, "But I think you might have said it wrong, the name is Lelouch Lamperouge." Luluko shook hands with Suzaku and Gino before dropping down on her own bed to organize the things in her book bag. She pulled out three large text books that she had lugging around and slid them under the bed before calling her driver once more to ask about the rest of her trunks, completely ignoring the fact that Gino looked like he was about to explode if he didn't get to know her better. Instead, she ran a hand through her hair and rolled to turn away from them. Classes didn't start until tomorrow, so unfortunately for Luluko, she had to find something to do until then. Maybe shopping for food. She grinned lightly at the idea of not having to spend the day with these two idiots who were currently talking about sports. Ugh. Sports.

"Lelouch, do you play any sports?" Suzaku asked, clearly trying to get her to join the conversation. Luluko sighed as her ten minutes of silence between them had vanished. Oh well. She would join this conversation for a bit before heading out to stalk up on food to eat. There was no way she was eating that disgusting slop at school called a 'meal'. Pushing her tired arms up from the bed, the princess released a sigh and tried to think of something that wouldn't make her seem like a wuss, but didn't give anything away at the same time. She could pilot a Knightmare, she could shoot a gun, she could ride a horse, and she could dance. Not very manly. Luluko decided to skip the fact that dancing was a skill she was born with and that she could pilot a Knightmare to match an ace's skill.

"Hmm? I'm pretty good with a gun and I ride horses." She said flatly and watched Gino almost fall back laughing. She crossed her arms at that. "I'm not joking Gino. I can shoot a gun very well thank you." What? Was it not believable? Luluko was pretty good at firing and she inherited much of her mother's skill on the battlefield. She just couldn't do any physical work. Being a good pilot just needed you to type controls and flick buttons. Piloting wasn't very hard on the body. It annoyed her that he refused to believe her skill. Arrogant asshole. Maybe he would shut his trap if he realized that she was actually the heir.

He raised his hands in a defensive stance after controllings his laughter, "I just thought it was funny that a nerd like you would ever think about touching a weapon, Mr. Honor Student. It's the first this place has had in years you know." Hm. So maybe they would take special interest in her. Just another way to form alliances between. "Besides with your girly arms and legs, who'd have ever thought?" Luluko gritted her teeth and frowned. He hit too close to the mark. Better to change the subject now, before they started joking about her being a girl. Having her cover blown on the first day would absolutly damage her reputation. So, she forced a smirk to take the place of the scowl.

"Oh? How interesting. If you truly believe that then maybe you can arrange for the three of us to practice our skills together, sir." She mocked, before pocketing her card and heading for the door. she was done with these idiots. It was almost noon and her driver said that luggage would be in her room at one. With this hour, Luluko planned to get herself something to eat, and maybe play a couple chess matches for extra money. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a lunch to buy, since these meals are disgusting." With that she walked out and closed the door behind her. Luluko sighed and continued walking down the halls to search for a cheap restaurant that served Ramen. With the money that her father had given her, there wasn't an extra penny for clothes or other luxuries. In fact, she had spent most it on the twenty different textbooks she needed for all the classes she was taking. Hooray for gambling.

AN: Hey! It's Azul and Steampunk-Serenity . This is our collaboration together and I think we both like it. The basic idea behind this is that Luluko is the heir to the throne, but many people think that as a girl she's weak. To prove these ideas wrong, she heads into a all boy's school that emperors before her have been to. When she gets there, Luluko ends up having to share a room with Suzaku and Gino. Yeah. Life's gonna be fun for her.

Yeah I know about my old story The Black Princess. It was OOC and I liked this idea better, plus I gotta do it with a friend. So, we'll continue this. M'kay?

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