Author's Note: Holy Crap... this took me a while. I apologize for any inconvenience if I took a while to finish this chapter. Had to deal with exams and more homework

Anyway, Enjoy the story

Italicized = Darkness speaking

Chapter 8: The Demon of Britannia

"I offer…. Myself!"

Cornelia looked at Lelouch as if he was crazy. Her eyes were wide open and she also saw everyone's reaction like what the hell is he planning to do. Her knights were also gaping at why he would do that. They could rescue the hostages without even having to risk their own safety; but Lelouch knew more that Kusakabe was not that sentimental into just giving them back the hostages. However, Cornelia loved her brother too much to allow this; it was too insane for her. No one in the Royal Family would normally do this of course with the exception of Euphemia or Nunnally; but Lelouch? The world is officially insane to Cornelia.

"So what will it be Kusakabe?" He asked

"Hmm…." Kusakabe gave it a little thought "I'm sorry but I decline the offer."

Cornelia and the others sighed in relief when the terrorist refused offer but Lelouch raised a brow. This was not the answer he wanted to hear, so he decided to raise it up a notch.

"I see…how about we raise the stakes?" Lelouch said and everyone started to worry again; what is her little brother thinking of this time?

"Oh, you seem desperate; why would the Siege Perilous of Britannia risk his life to save civilians?" Kusakabe asked

"Look who's talking; they said that they would liberate their own people from Britannian rule but you're playing hostage taker here. In this scenario, you are the villains." Lelouch said

Cornelia looked at his brother; he was right. At the eyes of the Britannians and maybe other people in the world who are watching this; the Japanese Liberation Front were the villains and Britannia was the hero. It was a simply fairy tale story where there is a here and a villain; the villain captures the princess and the hero will save the day and live happily ever after. Which is ironic because considering their status as Prince and Princess and with two Princesses taken hostage… yep we're reading a story here folks.

"Curse you and that sharp tongue of yours snake; what is the offer this time?" Kusakabe said with little patience

"It's the same; I offer myself but this time I also offer Kururugi Suzaku" He said calmly and everyone just stood silent.

"What… the fucking hell are you doing Lelouch!?" Cornelia roared

"Like what it looks like Cornelia; I'm offering myself and Suzaku in exchange for the hostages" He replied

"Sir Kururugi, don't you have any say about this?" She asked the Knight of Seven

"None Princess Cornelia; Lelouch told me of this ahead of time and I he told me the details and I understood why." Suzaku replied

"Well then" Kusakabe's voice broke the argument "Since you two are arguing over this like children; I accept your terms Lelouch vi Britannia. Just get escorted to the front of the building, I'll have guards bring you to the command center"

"Thank you kindly" the communications went off "If you have any objections Cornelia, say it now before we leave"

"I object all of it" Cornelia said drawing out her gun and pointing it at him

"P-Princess Cornelia, what are you doing?" Guilford asked

"Putting Lelouch in his place; from now on you'll need to follow my orders, understood?" She said as she cocked her gun ready to fire

"You really could think that you can threaten me with a gun? Cornelia, if anything, I specialize against those types of threats" He said

"I'm not done; Guilford, Darlton, seal the exits. I will not allow Lelouch to threaten his life like this" She said

"Yes your Highness" They said and the exits were immediately sealed

"Well now Lelouch, be a good little brother and sit down while I hand out orders" She said

"I'm afraid I don't listen to just anyone's orders my dear sister" He said

She narrowed her eyes at the mention of it "Oh really Lelouch, you're at gunpoint and the exits are sealed for you to stand down and do as I say; what can you possibly do at a situation like this?"

"I can do one thing my dear sister" He said pulling out his personal gun

"Even with your personal gun, what can you do, you're surrounded at all sides here Lelouch; stand down and no one will get hurt" She said

"If you want to do something, you have to be prepared with your life to do it" Lelouch said as he threw the gun to Suzaku

"What do you think Sir Kururugi can do Lelouch, he's not a one man army" She spat

"He can threaten you; that is for sure" He said

"He might be a Knight of the Round outranking me but he's an Eleven; nothing more like the vermin we're facing right now" she said

Something inside Lelouch snapped. He hated it when people call his best friend an Eleven due to his lineage and race. His eyes narrowed, the temperature of the room lowered to a degree in which all the other officers cowered in fear. Guilford and Darlton are veterans, yes they've seen horror beyond imagination known as the battlefield, but they've never seen any horror known to man as the Demon of Britannia.

"I assure you Cornelia, he can threaten you as much as I can" He said bringing out another gun from his pocket "Because I know how much Euphie and Nunnally care about us; what will they think of you" Both boys targeted each other at their heads "When you allowed us to get killed?"

Now it was Cornelia's turn to be shocked. She never thought her own little brother would go to such a degree to do whatever he wishes. Now both are at gunpoint at each other; they could kill each other without any interference from anyone. Guilford and Darlton were also shocked on how they were being careless in such a way but it was also something that was very daring and could make them do whatever he wishes. Such was the talent of the Demon of Britannia.

"Your Highness, not to offend you but aren't you being a little too rash? I know you're trying to save the hostages in which both Princess Nunnally and Princess Euphemia are being held captive but isn't there any other way to resolve this besides offering yourself up to the lion's den?" Guilford asked

Lelouch looked at Guilford and smiled "Sir Guilford, you are Princess Cornelia's Knight. I know you understand what it means to be one"

"Of course Prince Lelouch but…" He was cut off when Cornelia raised her hand

"Where are you getting to Lelouch?" She finally asked

"In the line of duty, you must be prepared to give your life for it. That is what I'm merely doing. Suzaku also understands this because he's a Knight of the Round" He said

"I see, so you're doing your job as a Prince to put the people first" she said lowering the gun "I understand; Guilford, Darlton, open the exits, I'll allow this"

Both Knights understood what the Prince was saying; it was true and it was part of their duty. "Yes your Highness; may you have the best of luck in defeating the terrorist leader" They said and the doors opened

"Thank you, I appreciate the cooperation" He said and both boys lowered their guns "Go on ahead Suzaku, Jeremiah already prepared the transport to get to the hotel"

"Okay, I'll see you there; please excuse me Princess Cornelia" Suzaku said and he left

"Would you really have shot me if I didn't do that stunt Cornelia?" Lelouch asked

"No I wouldn't, because you're my little brother and I can never hope to harm you" Cornelia said with tenderness in her voice

"What about Suzaku, would you have shot him?" He asked

"I don't think I can besides the face he's a Knight of the Round. I know how Euphie and Nunnally care for him, even you Lelouch. You're willing to back him up, even to get his Rounds status as recommendation" She said

"True, I care for Suzaku as if he was my full brother. Of course I still care about you and Euphemia but he's more of a full brother to me." He said

"I see… you better get going; I don't think Kusakabe will appreciate it if we test his patience" she said

"True, I'll see you then Cornelia. By the way, check your pockets for your ammo and even your gun, I think you might be missing some" He said as he was walking away

"What do you mean by that…Lelouch?" She said as she started checking her pockets, none of her ammo was there. She even checked her gun if it was loaded or not; it was empty. "LELOUCH!" she yelled

Walking down the hallways, Lelouch was playing around with Cornelia's ammo bullets; juggling them with one hand. He was excited that he could get close to that pathetic excuse for a leader Kusakabe who used such underhanded tactics in order to be noticed; and chop his head slate clean with his own sword. Maybe even make his headless body move outside the entrance and scare the living hell out of people; hah, he'd like to see that happen. That bought a smile to the Prince's face, and the entity that resides within the darkest part of his heart.

"Those thoughts of murder, you're a truly imaginative host vi Britannia" it stated

"Any else ideas; I'm all ears" He said to himself

"Heart's wide open, head's decapitated, what about a bleeding body?" it added

"With a lot of bullet holes, that would be perfect" He smiled

"Umm… Your Highness, are you talking to somebody in particular?" Jeremiah asked confused

"Oh, Jeremiah I didn't notice you were there; and no I was not. I was just talking to myself on how I would torture the living hell out of Kusakabe" He replied with a grin

"Ah, I-I see…" Jeremiah trailed off 'I'm just hoping that he wouldn't do that too much to him'

"Well then Jeremiah, shall I get going now?" He said walking towards the car

"Of course Your Highness; do take care" Jeremiah bowed

When Lelouch arrived at the escort car to be bought over to the hotel; he hid Cornelia's bullets inside his boots to use it for later. Since there would be guards using metal detectors, he could care less; they have guns so why shouldn't he?

When they were at the front of the hotel, they got out of the car and were met up by two of the JLF guards. They had a metal detector scan them and they were almost got caught hiding firearms. Fortunately Lelouch hid them in his boots that contained a titanium covering that prevents signals from reaching into it; checking its contents.

"You're good; you can come inside now" The guard said

"Thank you kindly" Lelouch said as he removed one his contacts activating his Geass "Now would you mind ignoring our every move?" He said nicely

"Of course Your Highness" They said in a monotone voice

"Also, you'll be taking commands from Suzaku once I enter Kusakabe's room; is that understood?"

"Of course"

"I know the guards that are taking care of the hostage might either notice Nunnally and/or Euphemia or they would stand up to someone being bullied; I really hope they'll be okay" Lelouch sighed

"Since they'll be escorted by guards; why don't I let them know what they think about this?" Suzaku suggested

"Not a bad idea, oh and by the way, I think I might give the media something they'll talk about for weeks; I'll need your help with removing the body after it happens" He grinned

"No problem, now come on Kusakabe is not a patient man" Suzaku said and both boys went to Kusakabe's station

+Amongst the hostages+

Nina Einstein was not one whom enjoys being around other people. She developed a hatred for Elevens since she had been at Area 11. She was the only one who was left when her parents have died and left her with their remaining fortune. Seeing that she has a pale complexion; it's not hard to figure out that she doesn't go outside.

She also has fear of Elevens, so at the moment, she was shivering in fear of what they might do to her.

"A-A-An Eleven…"

Unfortunately for her, one of the guards heard her "What was that? We're Japanese dammit!" He said pulling her up from the ground

"NO! LET GO OF ME!" Nina cried as she struggled to get free

"Let her go!" Milly yelled trying to help Nina

"Not until you correct her, we're not Elevens, we're JAPANESE!" The guard yelled

"Fine, we'll correct her, just let her go now!" Shirley yelled

"Brat!" The guard got pissed and was ready to open fire on them

"Stop!" a voice yelled

"What about it little girl, why should we take orders from a crippled hostage?" The guard said pissed with his gun pointing at her

"You are addressing Nunnally vi Britannia, Fourth Princess of the Holy Britannian Empire" She proclaimed and everybody excluding the members of the student council was surprised.

"Nunnally, are you sure you can handle this?" Milly asked in a worried tone knowing what would happen to her if Lelouch were to ever find out what his sister was doing.

"Don't worry Milly, I know Big Brother is here at Kawaguchi" Nunnally assured with a smile

Just then another one of the grunts came in and whispered something to the guard. He smirked at the news. "Well then Princess Nunnally, it seems that your brother, the Siege Perilous had offer himself up as a hostage in exchange for all of you"

"That's like Big Brother, he always puts people before himself" Nunnally responded

"Along with the Knight of Seven Suzaku Kururugi" he added

"Suzaku's here as well!?" Another voice jumped up

"Who are you this time?" The guard was getting impatient with all these people

"I am Euphemia li Britannia, Third Princess of the Holy Britannian Empire, I demand to speak to your leader" Euphie said removing the fake glasses and once again, the people were surprised excluding the student council.

"Nunnally… Euphie…" Nina said shyly "Thank you…"

"No worries Nina, I hope you're alright" Nunnally said

"Well then, now I know why the Siege Perilous wants the hostages released; his precious siblings are here alive and well. I guess we can escort them to Kusakabe" The guard said "Follow me"

"Nunna, Euphie" Shirley said in a worried tone

"We'll be fine; Lelouch won't allow anyone to be killed" Euphie said and both princesses followed the guard to Kusakabe's room

+Back with Lelouch+

Lelouch was following the guards who were escorting him along with Suzaku. He was getting bored already with having to wait for such a while. The being in his mind started to complain.

"Piece of shit! Why can't I just decapitate these guards first and I'll allow you to find that idiot Kusakabe and get it over with!?" It roared complaining

'Well, the hotel has a lot of rooms, would you rather check every single room or just let the slaves do their work?' He thought talking to them.

"Hack into the security cameras then. Tell Kururugi to go to the security area and knock them out. After he gets what room Kusakabe resides in, tell him to release the hostages and straight off topple Kusakabe and his men" it commented

'My siblings are also here as part of the hostages. I simply can't allow Kusakabe to get them as bargaining chips. Even so Kusakabe is expecting me with the guards he told to escort me here, so that would raise suspicion' He added

"Next thing you know, you bump into your siblings and have to deal with Kusakabe with the two of them here; what are you going to do, they have no idea of my existence" it added

'That's why I plan to meet with Kusakabe alone so I can move freely. I'll tell Suzaku to keep watch outside so none of my siblings would be able to get in. Even if Euphemia asks Suzaku to go in, I'm sure he can convince them in the best of his abilities to not let them in.' He continued

"Bah whatever; anyway, I know you're trying the best within your abilities to try and contain me, but I'm a difficult entity to contain. Do you really have what it takes to contain me again?" it mocked

'And make me berserk with not allowing you to go outside anymore without even getting to feed off infidels who don't know their place in this world? I don't think you'll like that' He thought

"I hate it when you ruin my fun" it mumbled

'Don't worry, trust me, I know there'll be at lease some people guarding Kusakabe inside his room' he thought

It thought for a moment "…fine, just get there already; I'm done complaining" and he cut off the mental link

"Haha…" Lelouch chuckled to himself and was noticed by Suzaku

"You okay?" Suzaku asked

"Yeah, you're staying outside when I'm meeting with Kusakabe; Nunnally and Euphemia musn't know the horrors of something that I'm about to do…" He said sadly

"No worries, I'll tell them to stay outside; oh and can you relinquish control of the guards when you get in? I might have an idea that might surprise them" Suzaku requested

"Sure," he said

"We're here" The guards said tonelessly

"Okay then, see ya Suzaku" He said going inside and the guards returned to normal.

"Huh, we're here already?" The guards asked confused

"You were leading us to Kusakabe's place unconsciously I guess…" Suzaku said leaning on the wall

"And the brat said to stay out here while he meets with Kusakabe?" The guards said

"Please don't call Prince Lelouch a brat; if anything, that's how your leader is acting now since he wants to get the attention of the Britannian military" He said calmly

"Who do you think you are being so calm like this?" The guards asked in suspicion

"You don't recognize a fellow Japanese? I'm hurt" Suzaku frowned

The guards looked at him as if he was crazy, then took a moment to actually look at him and their eyes widened in shock "S-Suzaku Kururugi!? The son of our late Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi!? A Knight of the Round!?" The guards all looked shocked

"Ding, ding, ding, we have winners everybody!" Suzaku said sarcastically "Yes, I am Suzaku Kururugi."

"Wh-Why would you betray our country like that? Your father would be ashamed of you!" The guards yelled

"My father did a do-or-die resistance; I was afraid that the pride of the Japanese would fall more if we were ever to lose without realizing it's too late…" He said sadly

"That's why he committed suicide" One of the guards said

Suzaku cringed a bit when he heard that. The only people who actually knew what really happened were Taizo Kirihara and his master Kyoshiro Todou.

"If anything, I was confused why my father would do that. I was naïve that time, and thought it was pointless bloodshed" He frowned

"That's why he did a do-or-die resistance, he wanted to save all of us Japanese people" The other guard said

"But when he saw that it was futile to battle the Britannians, he didn't want any shame to be brought upon him so he committed suicide" He said hiding the bitterness in his voice

"But why side with the Britannians? Why side with our conquerors Kururugi?" Both guards asked

"…to repent" he said sadly

"What do you mean repent? There is nothing to repent about" The first guard said

'Sometimes things are meant to be kept secret so things could stay the way they are' He frowned at that thought

"Suzaku, is that you?" A voice called out

"Euphie, and Nunnally as well" Suzaku turned to see them

"Two more princesses of the Empire, and they were amongst the hostages" The one escorting Nunnally and Euphemia said

"This must be General Kusakabe's lucky day; we must report this to him at once" The guards who were in Suzaku agreed and tried to open the door but Suzaku stopped them.

"I would advise against this; Prince Lelouch already knew that they would be here and has informed to let them stay out of this" Suzaku said

"If he already knew about his siblings being here at Kawagichi, why would he still allow them to come?" The guard who was with Nunnally and Euphemia asked

This time, Nunnally answered "I asked my brother personally to go to Kawaguchi; he refused me at first but allowed me to go. Knowing that I wanted something; he asked me what it was and I told him. With that; I am here right now."

"How naïve; tell me then Princess, what was that wish you asked of your brother?" The guards asked

"Don't you think that you're being too rough on the young princess? What did she ever do to you?" Suzaku asked

"Our nation was conquered by her father, in whom his blood runs through her veins; so she conquered out precious Japan!" The guard said angrily, pointing his gun towards Nunnally.

"No, I won't allow you to hurt Nunnally" Euphemia went in between Nunnally and the guards

"Damn bitch, why the hell should we even show mercy!" The guards pointed their guns to the siblings

"Because I won't allow it; stand down" Suzaku said threatening with wires hidden in his gloves

"You might be the only son of our late Prime Minister but you proved worthless when you cut off all ties with us Japanese by joining Britannia; as a member of their elite Knights of the Round" The guard snarled

"It's not like anything you're doing right now is any better; terrorism? I never thought of such actions at all!" He said

"What would you suggest we'd do then? Bow down to Britannia; you lost your pride already!" The second guard yelled

"What are you thinking of the situation right now? Answer me then" Suzaku said secretly activating his Geass

"I think it's wrong and reckless; I would tell General Kusakabe that but he would think of me as weak" The first guard said and everyone was surprised excluding Suzaku "…what the hell did I just say?"

"You said what I was thinking, heck, I think this is wrong and we should just release all the hostages, Kusakabe's insane" the second one commented "… oh shit!"

"Don't you idiots know how to keep your thoughts to yourself in front of the enemy?" The third guard said "It's not like we're actually willing to help them rescue the hostages and allow Prince Lelouch to kill Kusaka…. What the fucking hell did I just say!?"

To Nunnally and Euphemia, it was a shocker. The Japanese people whom imprisoned them and held them hostage were actually willing to assist in the escape of the prisoners. Suzaku on the other hand smirked and covered his eye by pretending it had an itch so he can deactivate his powers.

"Well then, so it seems that your intentions are clear to us. Why don't you help us out in this and maybe I'll talk Lelouch into freeing you from your executions?" Suzaku said

+Kusakabe's command center, Lelouch's POV+

The place was pretty dark; not pitch black but close enough.

To think the Japanese Liberation Army would actually take an adapting into the dark. I thought of possibilities of where their base might be, considering that they would be used to the dark right now. A cave might do, but where would the cave be? I'll need to look up the places of the areas in which that would have caves in them.

Kusakabe was in front of me sitting with his Katana held. He even had four other guards with him inside armed with their rifles. What was weird is that they were wearing night vision goggles what? Why a dark room with night vision goggles…? That was just stupid… I overestimated these people with their vision…

"You have me now Kusakabe, are you going to release the prisoners?" I asked 'obviously no…'

"Of course not; not until we get what we wish" Kusakabe replied

"If you want Area 11 back as Japan, I'm afraid I cannot comply with that" I responded calmly

"Oh really, I thought the Siege Perilous can recognize areas as independent nations and can liberate them as they wish" Kusakabe snorted

"That is the job of the Prime Minister, Schneizel el Britannia, the Siege Perilous is in charge of military matters, while the Prime Minister is in charge of political ones" I responded

"Then we'll make Britannia give in to our demands by holding you hostage" He said

I sighed "That's a blunt plan; I'm really disappointed"

He glared at me "Why so, this was perfectly planned if I do say so myself. Keiji of the Yamato Alliance has planned this with me beginning with the ambush of Babel Tower"

I raised a brow "Oh that guy… how sad; I never really had a chance to have a match of wits against him. I would think I'll get a challenge here in Area 11… but alas… he's dead" I said sadly

"How would you know that? I know we attracted all of the military force of Area 11 when Prince Clovis intercepted us at the Saitama Ghetto" He exclaimed

"1.) I didn't arrive at the Saitama Ghetto until the battle reached its falling action. 2.) I can move independently without the viceroy's orders since I'm above him in terms of rank. And finally: 3.) I was at Babel Tower and personally killed Keiji and Izumi. Not that anyone knew of course" I said with a smirk on my face

"Y-You were the one behind the thwart of our plans? How could one person do that?" He said in shock

"I am the Siege Perilous, I can plan anything myself. Besides, I have a Knight of the Round as my escort and assistant in this" I said

"You had that Knight of the Round who was with you cripple our attack force who were in Babel Tower? But how, we sent Knightmare Frames along with the assault" He asked in disbelief

"You're correct in that one; they had Knightmares to assist you. But alas I made a plan in which we succeeded." I smirked "Also, I'm on to one of your groups. Remember the incident at Shunjuku?"

"Yeah, I remember the members of the Kozuki Squad stationed in the Shunjuku-Saitama border, why do you ask?" He questioned

"Hypothetically speaking, is there a Kallen Kozuki in that group?" I asked to confirm my suspicions about Kallen

"Yes, she was the sister of their previous leader Naoto Kozuki and is attending Ashford Academy under the alias Kallen Stadtfeld; why do you ask?" He answered calmly

"Wow… you just gave away the information I was looking for without the consent of your allies; and thus worsening their situation. What if I told you I was attending Ashford and could arrest her anytime I want?" I asked sarcastically and facepalmed "And if anything, I said hypothetically and you just told me what historically happened" I sighed, this guy's an idiot

"A huge letdown if you ask me. Can I eat his heart now so I can end his pathetic existence and lead him to a slow death?" it asked in my mind

'Just a second, I'm not done with this imbecile' I thought

"You don't even realize what you have done, haven't you?" I asked disappointedly

"Yes I told you the truth… what the!?" He realized it just now

I blinked and actually chuckled at the thought. 'The Truth' Suzaku has something to do with this; oh well, not my problem for him wanting to show my sisters something shocking.

"What's so funny brat?" He asked angrily

"The fact that you already ruined your own plan is self explanatory. You lost already and you gave me what might be my next intention" I said

"You're a damn nuisance, that's it!" He said and the guards took aim at me while Kusakabe charged at me with his katana drawn

I smiled and removed my contact lenses revealing my Geass "stand down" I stated

They froze in place and waited for what I will do next. I took out my gun and a dark aura started to envelop around me. I smirked, and it smirked.

"At last, the wait was worth it. Time for me to feed!" it charged and I started firing my gun to make it seem like it wasn't something unusual that happened

+Outside Kusakabe's Command Center, Suzaku's POV+

When the guards were speechless as Nunnally and Euphie are; I deactivated my powers and focused on what was happening. There were gunshots heard from inside and it immediately made Nunnally and Euphie worried.

"Will Onii-sama be okay?" Nunnally asked sadly

"I don't know Princess Nunnally; the general also had two more guards inside armed with rifles. We don't know what was really happening in there" The first guard said; I was happy that they were treating Nunnally with kindness; I was right for convincing them.

"Lelouch will be okay Nunnally; can you guys do me a favor?" I asked the guards

"What is it Sir Kururugi?" The second guard asked; okay, no need for formalities here, Suzaku will be fine.

"Can you go and release the prisoners now? Say it was an order from General Kusakabe in which Prince Lelouch had agreed with his terms." I said

"What do you mean Suzaku, Lelouch actually planned to agree with him?" Euphie asked in shock and I shook my head

"What I mean is that Lelouch already won against Kusakabe. He'll announce it when he comes out" I explained

"What will happen of General Kusakabe's body then?" The third guard asked. Okay… that disturbed me a bit since I'll have no idea how Lelouch will torture them slowly to their deaths.

"That will be taken care of by the military. As I promised, I'll tell Lelouch to let you guys go for your crimes. I'll even ask him if you guys can be part of my squad" I smiled

"T-That would be an honor Sir Kururugi!" The three guards said bowing down.

As they said that, the door opened. Lelouch got out holding a gun on his right hand. I almost noticed how Kusakabe's body and the guard's own were hanged and it looked gruesome. There was blood dripping on the floor and the rope looked like their…. intestines? Oh holy shit… I won't even bother asking how this idea came into fruition Lelouch!

"So how did the talk go?" I asked

"It was ironic because they seemed to have been talking about the truth and nothing but the truth" Lelouch said sarcastically; oh well, my Geass' range is my hearing range after all, and it's not like they soundproofed the room.

"Onii-sama, are you injured?" Nunnally asked worriedly

"No worries Nunnally, they barely scathed me. I'm okay" Lelouch said hugging Nunnally

"Lulu! I'm so glad you're okay! I was worried when I heard about you offering yourself up to save the hostages!" Euphie tackled Lelouch to the ground hugging him

"Ah, Euphie; no worries, I'm fine. I've done way riskier things than this, ask Suzaku, he'll tell you. Now will you please get off me? I'm suffocating here a bit" Lelouch complained a bit while Nunnally, Euphie, and I laughed.

"Lelouch, we should release the hostages now and get Nunnally and Euphie to safety; Princess Cornelia is worried sick by now" I said and he nodded

"Yeah, Suzaku, what did you get from the three guards?" He asked

"They believed that what Kusakabe said was reckless and they were willing to assist us in the release of the prisoners" I replied

"You three" Lelouch gestured to the guards "What would you like to do now, since you assisted in this, I can't have you just get executed"

"If we may, can we serve under Sir Kururugi?" The first guard asked and the other two nodded

"I don't know about that. Cornelia will be the one who will deal with the Japanese Liberation Front units. I doubt she'll simply let you three go" He frowned

"Well, Lulu, since they helped us, I think I can convince Cornelia to lower their punishment and maybe let them have normal lives" Euphie said happily

"And if Sister Cornelia refuses Euphie, I'll help in the convincing" Nunnally smiled

"If my sisters say that you'll be safe; you'll be safe I presume" Lelouch said

"Well then, the prisoners can't wait; let's go" I said and we left to where the prisoners are held

+Prisoners area, Milly's POV+

I'm worried about Euphie and Nunna… what happened to them and what's taking so long. I'm glad that they helped Nina with her problems with Elevens, but she can't seem to get to it. I know she's traumatized by what has happened to her in the past; but I feel sad as well for her to become like this. I really wish there could be something to help the poor girl. I heard one of the guard's conversations and it goes:

"You heard that Princess Euphemia and Princess Nunnally were amongst the hostages?" the first one said

"Yeah, what do you think he'll do once the general gets his hands on them?" the second one said

"Bargaining chips, I hope we get Japan back; I miss my family that is residing near the Narita Mountains" the first one said

Narita Mountains… that was off the boarder of the Tokyo Settlement; could it be that the base of the Japanese Liberation Front would be located somewhere there?

My thoughts were cut off when the door was forced flying open. There were two figures standing in front of them; I recognized them as Lelouch and Suzaku.

"Lelouch,Suzaku!" I yelled

"Milly, you guys are okay?" Suzaku asked

"We're fine, what happened to Kusakabe?" I asked

"Dead as a doornail, he demanded the return of Area 11 into Japan but I cannot do that. He also made a big mistake into telling something that was really classified" Lelouch answered

"The general is dead? Damn!" the guards that were stationed with the prisoners were about to open fire but were knocked out by the guards who were with Lelouch and Suzaku

"Checkmate" Lelouch stated "Alright everyone, time to evacuate the area!" He announced and everyone started to get up and get outside the door; it was hectic.

+Blockade outside the hotel, Cornelia's POV+

It was almost one and a half hours ever since Lelouch offered himself up as an exchange to the hostages. I was getting worried of what would have happened to the son of my idol and my precious little brother. If this took longer than it was now, I would have had that hotel blown up already. But I can't since all of my siblings were inside and that would compromise their safety, especially Nunnally; cute and crippled Nunnally who's innocent as ever. If anyone would dare hurt her or Euphie, they would face my wrath, or worse, Lelouch's.

Suddenly the entrance to the hotel was opened and civilians came running in like a stampede of cattle. They were set free, I was relieved. Lelouch was able to do it and got everyone out alive; I'm hoping for no casualties amongst the civilians.

"Guilford, Darlton! Ensure the safety of the civilians, get them to a medical area to check for any injuries" I ordered

"Yes your highness"

When the crowd was cleared and safely evacuated, Lelouch along with Sir Kururugi, Euphie, and Nunnally were there also escorted by three of the guards that were in Kusakabe's regime. I was glaring at the guards but I was glad that my dear siblings were safe.

I got down from my Knightmare to go check on them; I need to know why some of Kusakabe's men were were along with them and why are they not in binds. Lelouch, you better have an explanation why they're not dead yet.

"Cornelia, as I promised, I got all of the hostages out of the hotel and our siblings are unharmed." Lelouch stated

"And Kusakabe, what happened to the negotiations?" I asked

"Kusakabe's dead, I killed him. His body is hanged in his command center along with two of his guards" He answered and that sent a chill to my spine; how did my little brother do that?

"Did they commit suicide?" I asked, that was way too strange to think of

"Yes and I added bullets to ensure their death" He smiled…. Damn… I didn't think he'd go that far

"Okay then… I guess I'll have a clean up crew clean up all the evidence then…" I said

"You go do that, I'm going back to the base to report this" He said and he left to make his short report

"Now that was settled, may I ask why there are three people from the Japanese Liberation Front along with you guys?" I asked Sir Kururugi

"These people assisted us in releasing the prisoners, please don't execute them Cornelia" Euphie pleaded

"I don't know Euphie, they did a terrible crime in assisting terrorists, specifically the largest one in Area 11; I don't think they can be excused so easily" I replied

"Sister Cornelia, I know they were assisting the terrorists but they believed in what their General was doing was wrong and they wished to release the prisoners" Nunnally said

"We can't just release them for what they did Nunnally, I'm sorry, I hope you can understand" I said frowning

"What if we let them do something to make up for it?" Suzaku suggested

"Like what Sir Kururugi; let them go back to be as spies for us?" I asked

"If anything, that's what I would suggest" Lelouch said coming back "Besides, when I got inside, I got some valuable information out of Kusakabe"

"Oh, and what would they be?" I asked

"The main base of the Japanese Liberation Front, is located somewhere in the Narita Mountains" He said and the three guards nodded in confirmation "The second one, of the members of the resistance who was in Shinjuku, is also a classmate in Ashford Academy" as he said that, Nunnally, Euphie, and Suzaku's faces show surprise

"Do you know who it is then?" Suzaku asked Lelouch

"Kallen Stadtfeld, a.k.a. Kallen Kozuki, and the one I'm suspecting to be the pilot of that red Knightmare at Shinjuku and Saitama" He said as I absorbed the information and everyone was surprised

"What are you going to do about it?" Suzaku asked

"I have two choices in either arresting her the next school day or let her be. I'm thinking of letting her be so she can be suspected of treason amongst her allies" He responded

"Fine then, but I need to remind you of this Lelouch" I said getting closer to him

"What is it Cornelia?" He asked

"You better continue your studies" I yelled, knowing him, he would start skipping school again

+Monday, Kallen's POV+

Last week was so hectic, assisting Saitama and resisting the urge to go to Kawaguchi to assist the general was a pain in the arse! I was really hoping to kill Lelouch and/or Suzaku at those times but I was rejected when Kusakabe said to retreat and to stay away from Kawaguchi to avoid any unnecessary attention. I have to return to school and have to deal with those refrain dealers nearby the docks. Refrain is widespread to Japan because of people wanting Japan back; but knowing that someone in your family uses it is saddening and pisses me off.

Classes went by fast and I immediately went home excusing myself due to my illness. Around 15:00; the doorbell was ringing and as usual, my mother, who is the maid of the house opens it. The person who was outside the door was actually a shocker to know

"Hello, may I speak to Kallen please?" The boy who was outside the door was no other than Lelouch vi Britannia

"Who is it at the door?" My stepmother asks in disdain

"This young man here madam is one of Kallen's classmates" My mom said

My stepmother's eyes widened in shock to see who it was "You fool, he may be Kallen's classmate but he is also the Siege Perilous Lelouch vi Britannia himself! Let him in and have some refreshments ready!" She said

"Y-yes mistress" My mother said but she knocked down the vase "Oh no…I'm sorry"

"You good for nothing Eleven; can't you do anything correctly?!" She snarled

"You know, you don't have to be that cruel to her, no one is perfect" Lelouch said helping my mother pick up the shards of glass on the floor

"I-I'm sorry…" My mother apologized

"No worries, just be more careful next time" He replied

"Lelouch, you can come to the study here" I said as I was coming out of the study

"Okay" He said as he finished helping my mother.

We got inside the study and settled ourselves when my mother got us tea. I was worried of what he might ask because of what has happened during the past week. Please let it not be about anything involving the military.

Instead he took out an envelope with the Ashford Symbol on it; I sighed with relief.

"What's the envelope for?" I asked

"Milly asked me to give this to you since I was about to skip gym class as a punishment; though I don't see how is this one" He said

I opened the envelope seeing it was a form in which if I will continue going to school. I was suppose to fill this one out; it needed all of my basic info…including nationality.

He looked at me smiling "It's okay, your secret is safe with me" He trailed off as he was about to go out of the room and said "Kallen Kozuki"

And I was shocked at the revolution

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