A/N: Please give this story a chance... We all know prologues are usually boring!

Disclaimer: Code Geass don't belong to me. Obviously because either Lelouch would be a girl or he would have never died in the first place... TT_TT

Summary: In an alternate universe, Lelouch Vi Britannia never existed. Instead there was Lelouch of the Chinese Federation, the daughter of the Chinese Emperor's first wife and the supposed empress of China. She wants nothing more than to let her dearest half-sister Tianzi achieve her dream of going outside the palace walls. She escapes after a failed assassination, hiding her true identity and accidentally saves Xingke Li, the well-known genius in battle and with brains that could match her own. The duo forms a pact and starts a rebellion that could very well decide the fate of not only the Chinese Federation but the whole world.

Prologue: The Wheels of Fate turning slowly but surely…

The Emperor's first wife, Alicia, was rather fond of her homeland and didn't hesitate in naming her firstborn with a Britannian name. She was from the branch family of the Asplund Line and was sent to China for business. She soon makes a name for herself and garners the attention of the then-crown prince Jiang Jian. She becomes smitten with the man and agrees to marry him after a year of courting. Their Marriage was highly opposed by the High Enchuns but Emperor Jian was firm in his decision. Just as her daughter Lelouch turned six, Alicia is killed protecting her only daughter from terrorists.

The Emperor was then advised by the High Enchuns to take another wife, this time their recommended one. Enter Xi Mei, a woman from one of the wealthiest families in the nation. Emperor Jian and Lady Mei easily fell in love with each other and decided to marry, Lelouch being eight at the time.

The Crown Princess Lelouch was rather smart for her age. She amazed tutors with her brain and quickly became known as a prodigy. But she never liked the attention, and was disgusted with the fakeness that she could see in the court. Wanting a reprieve, she one day escapes from the Forbidden City and creates Lulu Lamperouge, a young child that was helping her family using her intellect and conned foreigners into playing chess ( a game which her mother taught her) with high stakes, letting her buy an apartment that was seldom used but useful for her disguise.

She was ten, when after many failed attempts; Empress Mei finally bore a child. Learning that said child was female brought disappointment to the Empress' eyes but the Emperor loved the baby, naming her Jiang Lihua, the second-in-line to the throne proudly.

It actually came as a surprise when her father suddenly remembered that Lelouch existed and came holding a baby. She was prepared to hate her half-sister just like how she loathe her step-mother but the minute she saw those innocent crimson eyes, she felt rather protective of the child and soon loved baby Lihua with all her heart. Due to becoming busy being an older sister,the persona Lulu Lamperouge slowly became forgotten.

Tianzi, the name Lihua became known as, loved her elder sister the most. She was the one who always stood by her side. The Emperor was just too busy to deal with two children, although he tried hard to make up for it by showering them with gifts. And her mother, the Empress, was always angry at her. She remembered the first time her mother shouted angrily at her was because she accidentally spilled tea on her mother's dress in an important party. Just as she was about to cry, Elder Sister Lelouch came to the rescue and comforted her. It was then when her love for her sister truly cemented. She didn't recall the words that sister Lelouch said to her mother after comforting her, just that everyone suddenly laughed. She recalled the Empress looking rather embarrassed and left the room but not before throwing a poisonous glare at her direction to which caused her to hide behind the skirt of her sister who coaxed her into playing with other nobles' children.

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Lelouch was sixteen and Tianzi, six when everything fell apart and that's where our story takes place.

A/N: Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Please tell me of your own ideas for this story or what you would like to happen because I might use it and of course I will properly acknowledge that it was your idea.