Before the Siege (Part 1)

The dawn of a new day illuminated the first rays of sunlight on a small farm located near the Australian town of Eildon. A man and his wife slowly awoke from their slumber as the curtain glowed from the outside light. "Good morning," said the man in his wife's ear, moving his arms to an embrace. "Tis a lovely morning," the wife replied. While they settled together in their bed and enjoyed the romantic atmosphere, the bedroom door suddenly slammed open, revealing a young boy.

He looked about eight years old and was an identical replica of the man, except with the eyes of the wife. "What's the matter?" the man asked. "I had a bad dream," the boy said sobbing. The wife looked at her child with deep sympathy and gestured him to come closer. Once settled on her lap and arms, she said, "Tell us what happened in your dream. Settle down now."

Wiping his tears and taking a deep breath, the boy began. "There was a scary man standing over mom and dad," he exclaimed, "He had a scary laugh and I was really scared."

"Hmm," the man pondered, "That does sound frightening, especially for my little boy." The man moved closer to the boy and rubbed his head.

"Don't worry sport, your mother and I will never let that man hurt you."

"Really?"

"Of course, sweetie," the wife reassured. "Nothing will ever come to harm you as long as you believe in us."

Relief now expressed itself in the young boy's face. Smiling, he reached for his parents in a tight group hug. "Thanks, mom and dad," he said. "I love you."

"As do we, Rhys", the parents said in unison as they settled together in their warm caress.

"Happiness is like glass. It may be all around you, yet be invisible. But if you change your angle of viewing a little, then it will reflect light more beautifully than any object around you" - Lelouch Lamperouge

Author Note: This is my first story ever. At the moment I'm just experimenting with the story. I'm a real big fan of Code Geass and have read a few of the Fanfictions, mostly about R3 possible scenarios. This is another addition to that category of Code Geass fanfictions. Please leave a review if you can and let me know what you think.

P.S. I will be providing details explaining the setting and events leading up to this moment in Part 2.