I don't own Code Geass

Major AU and the time line of events is different.

This story timeline is this. Lelouch met CC got geass, killed clovis, saved the rebels, then Kallen started to the school, was placed on the student council, shower scene, Lelouch used geass on her, arranged the meeting on the train and the first appearance of Zero to them, freed Suzaku when he was arrested for Clovis death, then a few minor missions to show Zero ability to lead them including busting the Refrain operation which Kallen discovered her mother there, Giving them the mobil command center where he introduced his assistant C.C. and telling them his plans to become more then terrorist. Cornelia arrived with Euphemia which she attended the accademy for only a few days before the field trip to the lake where the council was held hostage and Zero freeing them introducing the world to the black knights. It's been 2 weeks since then and between all the public chaos and worry for Euphemia safety Cornelia has not had time to do much besides get the government working correctly and find out exactly how Zero was able to kill Clovis, that means she did not do the ambush to draw Zero out using the people like in the show. Now on with the story.

Kallen Stradtfelt sat in the student council chambers at the Ashford Accademy looking at the other members of the student council and she thought "These people are nuts, this is why I hate Britanians, throwing everything away like there nothing and can be replaced easily, money, people, places, resources, lives....I hate the Britanians."

On the other side of the room Lelouch Lamperouge was sitting across from his sister Nunnally talking with her and he glanced over every now and then at the rest of the council and he frowned as he saw the way Kallen body was standing showing her irritation and he thought "I see....." as he followed her eyes and understood the problem and said "Nunnally, I just remember something back in our living quarters that I was going to use for the up coming rain dance party. Would you mind if I took you over to the rest of the council and asked Kallen to help me find it."

Nunnally said "It's OK with me brother, I was wanting to talk with Milly anyways."

Lelouch smiled and got behind Nunnally wheelchair and began to push her over to the other council members and he said "Pardon me everyone but Nunnally and I have finished our project and she excited about coming back over to help with more planning for the rain dance party."

Milly squeeled and said "Oh, I am so glad to have your help agian Nunnally. You always have great ideas and your enthusiasm is just what this group needs." earning groans from everyone but Nunnally who giggled.

Lelouch turned toward Kallen and said "Kallen, I remembered something I was wanting to show for an idea for the party and I was wondering if you would come help me retrieve it from Nunnally and my living quarters."

Kallen thought "Might as well, it'll let me calm down."

Rivalz said "I could help you Lelouch."

Lelouch said "Normally I would ask your help but today is our laundry day and I'm not so sure that I want you snooping through my sisters personal clothing."

Nunnally blushed and screamed "Brother." earning chuckles from everyone including Kallen.

Kallen said "Sure, no problem Lelouch."

Naruto said "This way then." as he began to lead her toward his family quarters.

As they got there Kallen asks "So where is this thing were looking for."

Lelouch said "There isn't one, I saw you were about to lose it back there and thought I would give you a chance to cool down." as he picked up a spray bottle with water in it and watered a rose plant.

Kallen was stunned and asked "What are you talking about." and thought "how did you know."

Lelouch sighed and said "You and I are both a lot alike Kallen." as he sat down on a couch and clicked on the TV and Kallen saw the council room turn on and show the other council membes and Lelouch muted the sound.

Kallen asked "What do you mean were both alike."

Lelouch nods his head toward the TV and said "Look at my sister and tell me what do you see."

Kallen looked at the screen and said "I...I see Nunnally...why."

Lelouch laughed a little and said "I see the reason I hate Britainnia, the Emperor, and most of all the Briainnian Empire." causing Kallen to go wide eyed.

Kallen said "What do you mean, why do you hate the Britainnian Empire." as she reached her hand into her pocket where she kept her knife.

Lelouch sighed and said "Our mother was a commoner by birth in the homeland. She joined the military and earned herself a name as a knightmare pilot....she was very good and very famous for her abilities.... She was forced to marry my father which gave her noble status but to all the nobles she was the black queen, a blimish on high society....she gave birth to me and then later Nunnally.......back then I thought the Empire was right and everyone else was wrong.....that was until the day IT happened." as he clenched his fist as blood began to leak from his hand.

Kallen asked "What happened." as she looked at Lelouch in shock.

Lelouch tilted his head to the screen and said "I was 10 years old and Nunnally was 7, we were at our home with our mother when a group of assassin broke in and murdered our mother in front of Nunnally and I." earning a gasp from Kallen.

Lelouch continued and said "The Assassin hit Nunnally with a bullet that left her paralyzed. I was holding Nunnally trying to stop the bleeding while we both watched our mother body bleed to death no more then a few feet from us....the event caused Nunnally to go blind."

Kallen sat down on the end of the couch looking at Lelouch in shock and wonder and said "How awful." in a distraught voice.

Lelouch shook his head and said "The emperor only investigated the assassination of my mother for 3 days while the media was interested and then he cancelled the investigation saying it was a waste of time......I went before him and demanded justice for my mother and sister and he laughed at me and told me that my sister and I was of no use to him or his empire so he sent us here to japan as political barganing chips as part of the peace agreement before he attacked japan. The leaders of Japan didn't know that Nunnally and I had been stripped of everything we had but each other and thought that we were of actual value to the empire. The place were were to live here in Japan was the place the first bomb fell...luckily Nunnally and I were away from there with Suzaku at the time on a hill nearby playing....we watched as our new home was destroyed and then we saw as the rest of Japan was bombed."

Kallen thought "This is unreal, who would have thought Lelouch and Nunnally had such a tragic past."

Lelouch rubbed his head and descreatly wiping his eyes and said "As I carried Nunnally on my back through the destroyed buildings and over dead bodies, I was so glad that Nunnally was blind so she wouldn't have to see the pain and suffering that I saw those days.....durring the coming months we were seperated from Suzaku and believed he was dead and I took care of Nunnally and myself...after the battles were mostly over and by pure luck we discovered this school....my mother saved Milly father life onvr and he only had to see our faces once to recognise us as her children. He let us live here under our mothers maiden name to hide us from more assassin the emperor would send for us......were also the reason this school has so many parties and festivals."

Kallen blinked and asked "What do you mean."

Lelouch said "The Ashford family while once being wealthy were financially destroyed by the fall of Japan. This school was in ruins when we found this place.....All the money the Ashfords had coming in at that time was $6000 a month from what little business contacts they had in other countries. They took us in and gave us food and shelter and tried to give Nunnally all the medical attention she needed but that took most of their money to do it....I've always been good at strategies and an Earl came through one day and saw me playing chess with Nunnally by calling out our moves with an imaginary board we pictured in our mind....He wanted to make fun of a kid and a cripple and boast his greatness so he brought out a chess set he had in his car and he challenged me to a game.....the bastard told me I didn't have a choice and if I lost he would take Nunnally from me."

Kallen covered her mouth and Lelouch said "Since I didn't have a choice in the matter I told him I would agree if he were to put up everything he had in his wallet at the time. He agreed and even put his wallet by the board to show he wasn't scared......I beat him in 10 moves and I grabbed his wallet and was going for Nunnally hand and he ordered his driver to shoot me and Nunnally.....that was whe Sayoko showed up and stopped him by breaking both arms and the drivers left leg."

Lelough began to chuckle at that memory and said "The poor noble bastard literally shit and pissed himself and ran away fleeing."

Kallen said "Sayoko, the maid who takes care of Nunnally actually did that."

Lelouch said "She's more then she appears Kallen, like you, I trust my sisters life in her hands, my sister is all the family I trully have left in this world and my reason for living."

Kallen shook her head and said "I don't understand you Lelouch, why do you keep acting like you know more about me then I think you do and why are you telling me all this."

Lelough said "As you may or may not know, most of the main energy components of the Britainian army Mobile suit like the Knightmare or the Guren...." as he was silenced by Kallen knife at his throat.

Kallen asked "How do you know the name of....What the hell are you doing here." as she saw C.C. walk out of the hallway and walk over to Lelouch and she looked at both and said "Q1, would you kindly remove the blade from his neck, he's no threat."

Kallen frowned and said "What are you doing here C.C."

C.C. said "It's dinner time and I came to get Zero credit card." as she grabbed Lelouch by the back of his shirt and pulled him forward and grabbed his wallet from his back pocket as Lelouch screamed "DAMN IT C.C. You could have asked." as he fell back on the couch glaring at her.

C.C shrugged her shoulders and said "You always over think things and you forget that I want my pizza." as she pulled out his credit card and dropped his wallet.

C.C. turned and looked at Kallen and said "He's not much to look at but his mind is where he is trully dangerous on the battlefield. The sad truth is the day you first met Zero, the day you thought you were transporting Nerve gas on that truck you stole from Clovis men, you nearly ran a motercycle with a side car off the road, inside that motercycle was Lelouch and Rivalz who were coming back from Lelouch here challenging several nobles to games of chess where he was winning the money to help support his sisters medical bills as well as keep this school open. It's also from these gambling trips that most of the supplies that the Black Knights have to win back their country come from. Now if you will excuse me I got pizza to order...by the way, the repairs to the Guren have been made plus we recieved word the JLF wish to have a meeting with Zero and the Black Knights about possibly retreating to the Chinese Federation to gain men and arms before making a counter assault."

Lelouch frowned and said "That won't work, if we pulled out to gain supplies it will give Cornillia the perfect chance to solidify her position over the people of Japan and if that happens it will take at least 10 years to get back the support from the people we have now. The JLF only really interested in getting their hands on the Guren since it's the only suit that can fight the Lancelot evenly. Suzaka been breaking down their defenses on the west front and their being pulled back to their real command center. Arrange the meeting and maybe we can reach a compromise. The JLF leaders are scared to make a stand against Cornelia but they are willing to sacrifice their own men to ensure their survival. If we can get them to turn their men over to our control then that will give us a chance to use them to draw Cornelia to the mountain ranges of the north. If we can do that we can box her and the Lancelot into a trap where we might be able to force her to retreat out to sea to one of her ships to get repaired from the battle. If we can do that and give a tip off to the media about the battle there then we can get footage of her retreating which will show the people the Black Knights are strong enough to defeat the undefeated Cornillia which will have more of the people of Japan to support us while the Nobles will start fearing that their investments here are in danger of being destroyed which will make them come here to check on the security and demand Cornillia to increase defenses around those production areas. This will distract her in paperwork and meetings giving us more time to prepare our next moves and give me a chance to hear what security measure are being set up around those areas or are already in place when the Nobles are losing money to me in the gambling halls."

Kallen who was sitting there was getting paler and paler by the minute and she thought "My god...HE'S ZERO."

C.C. said "Alright, by the way, Suzaku and Nunnally are on their way here and since you don't have time to find something that would have taken this long you might want to make it look like you are both making out a little. Wrinkle your uniform Kallen and pull out your shirt and unbutton a couple of buttons and pinch your lips to make it look like you been kissing. I'll hide in the tunnels until he leaves." as she turned and left.

Lelouch looked at the screen and frowned shutting it off and said "Damn witch. She loves making my life hell." as he quickly pulled out his shirt and started to unbotton a couple of buttons.

Kallen said "WAIT, what are you doing." as she moved to stop him and tripped over the coffee table leg and fell onto Lelouch forcing them both back onto the couch with her on top of him.

This was the seen Suzaku walked into as he pushed Nunnally wheelchair into the room and he gasped and said "Oh my."

Kallen jumped to her feet and said "It's not what it looks like." as Lelouch looked up over his head that was still on the couch and said "Suzaku, Nunnally, what are you both doing here."

Suzaku swallowed to wet his throat and said "The meeting ended and so I offered to bring Nunnally back and to offer a hand in finding what your looking for.....did you find it."

Lelouch said "No, I didn't remember until we had been looking for a while that the Magazine I was looking for was ruined when I spilt some soda on it and threw it away. After that Kallen and I were talking since I hadn't had a chance to really get to know her and she started to get up and tripped over the coffee table leg."

Suzaku looked to Kallen and said "Oh, I see...I thought you were both making out, sorry about that."

Nunnally said "Big brother, are you and Kallen dating."

Lelouch said "Um...I..." as he looked at Kallen who smirked as she looked at Lelouch who paled and she said "Were thinking about it. Your brother was confessing his secret feelings to me and I'm thinking really hard about it because I might like the chance to come see him whenever I want or he could come see me and we could hang out...but that is if you approved Nunnally."

Lelouch thought "Low blow Q1, low blow." as he glared at her.

Nunnally said "Oh, that would be great, big brother has not ever went out with anyone before and I know he's sacrificed so much for me to make sure I'm taken care of and I would feel so much better if he would do something for himself for a change."

Lelouch got up and moved over by Nunnally and got on his knees and said "Nunnally....I would take on the world for you because I made a promise years ago, that promise was to make sure when you were able to see again that the world you saw would be a world of peace where you won't ever have to worry about seeing what happened to mother ever again. I stand by that promise to you and if it means standing up to the Emperor himself again I'll do it for you."

Nunnally said "I know brother...but please, live your life for you as well.....Kallen, could you please watch over him for me."

Kallen smiled a little smile and said "Someone has to....maybe I'll even help your brother in his quest to keep that promise to you."

Nunnally smiled and said "Oh, I like here Lelouch, maybe you should marry her."

Lelouch froze and turned completly white and Kallen screamed "Marriage."

A voice from behind Nunnally said "Did I hear right, did Lelouch prepose." as everyone turned to see Milly walk into the room and she turned and said "Poor Lelouch, his brain and his heart are big but when it comes to romance, he's an idiot, I can't believe he frozen in place like he having a heart attack."

Lelouch coughed and shook his head and said "I just had my entire life flash before my eyes in a moment and vanish....Nunnally, Kallen and I are only interested in getting to know each other better outside of council meetings and school for now. I also know you worry about me but you are the only family I have in the world."

Nunnally said "But what about..."

Lelouch shook his head and said "Their not family Nunnally. Milly is more of a family to us then they are. I know you have some memories of them when we lived with mother but they didn't care about us. We were only obstacles in their way to get closer to the Emperor. Please trust me and forget about them."

Nunnally looked down and said "Is that why you didn't want us to goto Clovis funneral, because he's not family anymore."

Kallen eyes got wide and she looked at Lelouch who said "No....Clovis didn't deserve the funneral he got. In my eyes Clovis was a monster who got off to easily."

Milly and Suzaku both gasped and Sukazu said in a demanding voice "Do you hate them so much that you would wish the death of your own family."

Lelouch stood up and glared at Sukazu and said "That man is no family of mine. Nunnally is the only family I have. I was there that day Clovis was killed. I saw what he ordered his men do. I saw one of the men hold an infant up while his friends used the child for target practice. AN INFANT. What could an infant do to a knightmare Suzaku. Men, woman, children....it didn't matter who they were, Clovis had them slaughtered, not because they were terrorist, but because they lived. His men held me at gun point and were ready to have me executed just for seeing what they were doing and I would have died had someone not shoved me out of the way and took the bullet for me. You ask me if I hate them so much that I wish for his death....I just wish I would have gotten to him before Zero did."

Suzaku said "What happened to you Lelouch."

Lelouch said "The question you should ask is what happened to you. After all, didn't you join the honarary britannians to change it from the inside for the Japanese so they could have a better life. How can they have a better life from a grave. Clovis was given a whole monument with parades in death, most of the people he had killed that day were burried in mass graves with no names, just like all those dead men, woman, and children we both stepped over as children."

Suzaku said "But those were all because of a war."

Lelouch said "Does that justify the genocide that the Britannian armies caused. If so what is the excuse for all those who have died durring the time of peace."

Suzaku said "Perhaps I should go."

Lelouch said "Perhaps you should."

Suzaku turned to Nunnally and said "I'm sorry for upsetting you and your brother Nunnally."

Nunnally said "It's OK Suzaku and for what it's worth I'm sorry......your both right and your both wrong....The Britannian army and beliefs are wrong and the deaths they are causing are wrong...but no matter how much you want to deny it brother, even if we were cast out of and stripped of our name and rank we are who we are and our family is who they are."

Lelouch said "I won't let them hurt you again Nunnally, not after what they did to mother and you that day."

Milly said "Well, I just was coming to see what the great idea you and Kallen were getting for the festival but I can show Suzaku out."

Lelouch closed his eyes and asked "Milly...could you let Nunnally stay with you tonight, I need some time to cool off and I don't want to take my anger out on her by accident."

Milly said "Sure, we can have a slumber party, that sound like fun Nunnally."

Nunnally said "Yeah." in a half happy and half sad voice.

Milly got Nunnally wheelchair and pushed it away and after they were gone C.C. voice said "Well that was interesting."

Lelouch glared at her and said "You enjoyed that didn't you."

C.C. said "Actually....yeah. I was beginning to think you were a robot with how emoitonless you have become lately. If I knew all it took was getting into a debate with you about the rights and wrongs of the current situation, I wouldn't of walked around your room naked so much." with a smile on her face.

Lelouch sighed and said "I give up, Give Kallen my gun and let her blow my brains out." as he walked over and fell onto the couch putting his feet on the coffee table.

Kallen said "You know.....I almost wished I had popcorn for that." making Lelouch groan and C.C. to laugh.

Lelouch looked at Kallen and said "So what are you going to do now."

Kallen sat down and said "Who are you exactly. I don't mean your mothers name but your real name."

Lelouch looked at her and said in a dead tone "I was born Lelouch Vi Brittania, 11th prince of the Britannian Empirial family and 17th in line for the thrown. I was also called the black prince. I am now Lelouch Lamperouge but you also know me as Zero."

Kallen bit her lip and looked at C.C. and asked "You knew this."

C.C. snorts and said "I know more then either of you do." as she grabbed another slice of Pizza and walked over and sat down.

Lelouch asked "Oh, and what's that Witch."

Kallen asked "Why do you always call her a witch."

C.C. said "Because I am one. Even if you don't believe it, I am several hundred years old and I have the power to give people gifts to help them called Geass....That was why I was being held prisoner by Clovis when you stole the prison I was in. The Nerve Gas Canister."

Kallen blinked and said "Wait....you were inside that....and you knew this." as she looked at Lelouch.

Lelouch said "Why do you think I was so willing to let them have it back that day because I already knew C.C. was out of it and Clovis didn't tell anyone what was inside of it because he was afraid the Emperor would find out."

C.C. said "I'm not the only one who is immortal or has the power to give gifts. In fact for a time I worked for the Emperor before I ran away from the Geass order and was captured by Clovis."

Lelouch said "You never told me about that."

C.C. said "You have your secrets and I have mine, Kallen has hers."

Kallen asked "Why did you work for the empire."

C.C. smiled sadly and said "I'm immortal, I've lived hundreds of years and I've seen friends age and die. I grew lonely and so when I found out there was others like me and I was offered a chance to meet them I agreed and I lived with them for a while but I couldn't stand what they were doing, giving children the power of Geass and training them and then killing them after they saw what they could and couldn't do with it. While I was lonely I am not a monster. For that reason I left and that day Lelouch found me I offered him a contract for the power of Geass to save his life from those soldiers. He accepted and here we are."

Kallen asked "What was the contract he agreed to and what is it that his Geass does." trying to figure things out."

C.C. laughs and said "Your right Marianna, she is like you." as her eyes were glossed over.

Lelouch frowned and C.C. snorts and said "Very well." as her eyes regain focus.

C.C. blinked and saw both Lelouch and Kallen looking at her and she said "I said that out loud, didn't I."

Lelouch said "What was that just then C.C."

C.C. sighed and said "Remember when I gave you the Geass, remember all the things that flooded your mind, other places, planets, stars...that was an Astrol Plane where both the living and the dead can communicate if they have a connection....Marianna Vi Britainnia, your mother, had 2 Geass...one from me and one from another like me. One allowed her the abilty to stop time for up to 10 seconds around her a short distance which is what helped to give her the name Marianna the Flash because she would instantly appear in a different place with her enemy being destroyed. I gave her a Geass also that allows her to see and hear things through my eyes because she did not trust someone who I was in contact with. Who it is I don't know but her Geass also had another ability but I won't tell because it's not important but since she can see and hear what I see and hear she also was able to speak with me even in death. She just told me that Kallen is a lot like her and I should give her the Geass to stop time like she had."

Lelouch who brain basically shut down at that point said "So...you can talk to my mother anytime you want."

C.C. said "No, I can only talk to her when she opens the connection to me, she can see and hear from anyone who is connected with the Astrol Plane through a Geass and she still is watching someone else. Who....I don't know."

Lelouch frowned and said "Well....is there any way I can talk to her."

C.C. said "If she choses to talk to you she will since you have a Geass. Your mother is a very.....unique woman. I already know you want to ask her about what she knew of the people who killed her and who was involved and I asked her about that myself and all she would tell me is that she won't say because the person responsible is the one she is watching and is also the one she wishes to protect you and Nunnally from. She said though that it's not Charles but someone more dangerous then him but it is someone related to you by blood."

Kallen rubbed her head and said "Lelouch....how do you put up with her."

Lelouch said "I shove pizza down her throat." as C.C. smiled and nods her head yes quickly with an excited look on her face.

Kallen picked up a pillow and threw it at C.C. who pouted and said "So....what now."

Lelouch looked at Kallen and said "Well, basically all my pieces are on the board, next time I decide to be nice to you tell me to bite a bullet. I only planned to tell you a little about myself, just enough to know that it's OK to be a Britannian and hate Britannia and that the reason we have so many parties is the Ashford family have to make it appear that the school is blowing a lot of money for parties so they can really use the money to pay all of Nunnally doctor bills that were ran up when they took us in. I've been gambling on chess matches against nobles to help them out to pay them back and to pay for all her bills now myself. We got an agreement with the store we get most of our supplies from that when we return the costumes we get half our money back as long as the costumes aren't damaged, and all the props we make from scratch they sell in their store and we split the profit between the store and the school. That way the Nobles don't catch on to the fact the $1000 a month per kid they spend to send their kids here is actually being used on things besides their kids. The only ones who knew are Milly, her family and me. Nunnally doesn't know."

Kallen lays back with her head on the couch lookin at the cealing and said "And it most likely would have worked if C.C. wouldn't of showed up. Now everyone is going to think were going out."

Lelouch asked "Why did you say that anyways, I can understand you thinking it was an easy way to have me and you be together without raising questions since you already figured out I was Zero but why else did you do it."

Kallen blinked and looked at Lelouch and said "You understand the mind of a woman to well little man, the rules are now changed and you are wrong even when your right."....THAT WAS A JOKE AND NOT PART OF STORY

Kallen blinked and looked at Lelough and said "Actually.....I am still trying to accept the fact your Zero. I mean with the whole shower thing...how did you do that."

C.C. said "Oh that's easy." as she got up and grabbed a tape recorder and said "Hello Q1." as she rewound it and hit play and they heard "Hello Q1."

Kallen slapped her head and said "Damn, I feel like an idiot now."

Lelouch said "So...what now. Are you going to tell the rest of the Black Knights about me."

Kallen looked at him and said "What is your Geass."

Lelouch activated his Geass and C.C. said "His Geass is the power to order anyone 1 time to do anything he wants them to say or do. He used it on the soldiers to kill themselves, he used it on Clovis to order his men to stop their attack, he order Clovis's guards to leave him and not remember and he asked you if you were the pilot of the Glasgow. He then ordered you not to remember him asking about that so he could use you to contact the rest of the Black Knights to offer to join you."

Kallen glared at Lelouch and said "You used me."

Lelouch said "I also learned that day I could only use it one time per person when I asked something about how did you escape from the ghettos and you asked me how did I know you were there remember."

Kallen said "Yeah, you ran off before answering...why did you let me remember that."

C.C. said "Because he had already released his Geass from you and it won't work on you again, remember the train how the front of the train was empty and the rest of the people on the train was silent even when a gun went off, he used it on them to have them ignore everything until the train reached the end of the line and to stay in the back of the train. He's used his Geass to gain information to help plan the attacks and get supplies for the black knight."

Lelouch said "Hey, I'm right here and you don't have to tell her everything I've done with it."

C.C. smirked and said "You maybe a great leader and strategist on the battlefield but their is one battlefield you have no experience in and that is how to deal with woman. Kallen right now is trying to figure out if she should trust you or not but if you get her trust she will become gain you the trust of the rest of the black knights who are still concerned with who you really are. She can understand you since like you her mother is someone who represents who she is while her father represents who she hates. You maybe born the son of the emperor but you do not consider yourself one of his children and Kallen is the daughter of a britannian noble but she does not see herself as a one but instead as a Japanesse. Am I right on that Kallen."

Kallen frowned and said "Yeah, my father is a Britannian but I am Japanesse."

C.C. said "See, now she can understand why you hide yourself and since she now understands why you hate Britannia so much and knows why you are fighting them she can trust you and not blow your brains out."

Lelouch said "You know I sometimes hate you."

C.C. laughed and said "I know, screwing with your mind is one of my favorite hobbies....that and walking around you nude seeing you blushing and trying to act like it doesn't bother you that is."

Kallen looked at C.C. with a deadpan expression who asked "What, I look like I'm still 17 years old when I'm older then the entire Britannian dynasty. I lost what modesty I had after the first 100 years."

Kallen chuckles and said "Is she like this all the time."

Lelouch said "Yes, why do you think I keep her away from everyone most of the time."

Kallen began to laugh as C.C. pouted and Lelouch said "You still haven't told me what it is you want from me for giving me the Geass."

C.C. bit her lip and looked at Kallen and said "I want to talk to Kallen alone for a few minutes. I'll answer your question after we return." as she stood up and motioned for Kallen to follow her.

They walked down the hall and into Lelouch room and C.C. closed and locked the door and walked over and pushed a brick on the wall and a door slid open in the wall and C.C. said "Come." as she walked into the door and down a cicle staircase.

When they got to the bottom of the stairs there was a room with several doors and C.C. said "This is an emergency escape room connected to escape rooms that was built into the school when it was rebuilt. Nobody will hear what we have to say so I want you to talk to me honestly and not what you think I want to hear."

Kallen said "If your going to ask me if I am going to betray him or his sister then the answer is no. Without him we would all be dead or still trying to do small time attacks. In the short time since he appeared we have not only become a major player fighting to free Japan but also gainning the support of the people and making Britannia see us as a threat."

C.C. said "You still don't see how far ahead he's planning, do you.....He's not going to stop with Japan. He plans to destroy the Britannian Empire. His promise to his sister was that when she could finally see it would be a WORLD where she won't have to see things like what happened to her mother and her."

Kallen blinked and said "Wait, your saying he plans to take over the world."

C.C. shook her head and said "No, he plans to unite the world against Britannia. Think about what he said about the leaders of the JLF. If he gets them to agree with his plan then when they goto China they will be also helping to open future relations with them for him so he can get them to join in the fight against the empire. He gained the worlds attention by killing Clovis, not just Japan but all nations, they are watching him and you to see what you do and it is building support in other nations where once we free this nation the Black Knights can spread to other nations gaining support and momentum. Japan is the key to defeating Britannia because they need the Sakuradite to power their Frames which 75 percent of it is made here. Without it they will have to pull back and lose ground in other areas and be pushed back the the homeland where they can be defeated. That is his over all plan."

Kallen thought a moment and said "But if that's the case why doesn't he have us destroy the plants that make the Sakuradite."

C.C. said "Because it is the only thing keeping the empire from just bombing every man, woman, and child in Japan. Japan holds no economic support the empire needs, no food base the empire needs, no military positioning the empire needs. Japan doesn't even have the resources to build the Frames for the empire to use and they don't trust the Japanesse to fight for them after what they did for them which is why they were so willing to blame Suzaku for Clovis death. The only value Japan has is the Sakuradite processing plants. That is why it can't be destroyed."

Kallen looked down and said "I see....So Lelouch isn't really fighting this fight for Japan, he's fighting it to revenge his mother and for his sister."

C.C. put her hand under Kallen chin and said "Look at me Kallen....Lelouch is probably the most unpredictable and simplest person you will ever meet. He's unpredictable because his is able to think things 200 different ways and figure out the best way to use what is in front of him but when it comes to his personal life the only life he has is taking care of his sister because he blames himself for not being strong enough to protect her or his mother. The day his mother died the boy he was died as well. Since then all he had was Nunnally. Everything he knew, everything he was, was stripped from him and he was cast aside by his father because his father sees him and his sister as weak. There are several girls here at this school who care for him and many more who want to be with him because of the way he carries himself and because they naturally see the broken person he is inside. None of them though hold a candle to you though."

Kallen blinked and said "Me....what do you mean and how do you know so much about him."

C.C. said "When I give a person a Geass I learn everything about them during the process so that they hold no secrets from me so I will know what kind a person they are and if they are trully worthy of having the Geass. I also am linked to them so I know what they are thinking even if they don't say it. That is why I am both blessed and cursed with this power......as for what I mean, you have seen both his angel side and his demon side. You have seen the boring, 'I don't care' Lelouch Lamperouge, and you have seen the 'you are already fucked 7 ways of sunday and don't even know it yet' Zero. The black knights have become like Suzaku to him, someone he cares about but is willing to use to reach his goals but he can't bring himself to let you be destroyed for the greater good. You on the other hand fall into the same category as me and Nunnally."

Kallen said "Wait, what do you mean that you and me are in the same category as Nunnally."

C.C. smirked and said "Did you know that Lelouch has to put shaving cream on the inside of his helmet every day that he see's you."

Kallen blinked and her eyes got wide and said "Your joking."

C.C. said "Nope, He cares for Nunnally because she his sister, he cares for me because I can understand him and I am able to figure out what he is doing before he does it and can frustratre him like no one else like I did when he planned to calm you down and reveal a little of himself, I blowed up his plans and made him reveal himself to you by simpling showing up and grabbing his credit card when I've already got his credit card number memorized and ordered the pizza a half hour earlier, and he cares for you because your his equal and your also his strength and weakness. Where your stronger, he smarter, where brains doesn't work, brawn does, you follow his orders but your also not afraid to tell him where to put it, you both are great actors and like to see how much you can fool those around you from seeing who you really are, you both have secrets you don't want anyone else to know but now you both know each others secrets. How many of the black knights besides Zero knows about your mom and the Refrain. None. How many besides you knows why Zero does what he does. None. He's your leader, your his follower, he's your hope, your his guard, your by his side and he's by yours."

Kallen bit her lip and said "So what, you trying to tell me that I love him or something."

C.C. smirked even bigger and said "Tell me your not turned on in the heat of battle when you hear his voice telling you to do this or do that, tell me that after the battle is over your not rushing to his side waiting for him to tell you that you did great, tell me that when your dreaming your not thinking about being by his side and the adventures that you've already had there. After all you sure did emberrass yourself in class when you woke up screaming 'The Black Knights."

Kallen blushed completely red and C.C. said "So...now that you know the man behind the mask, the one you been fantasizing about, what are you going to do about it. Are you going to let those feelings go away or are you going to embrace them and pull them close, are you going to hide his secret and weakness from everyone and give him your strength."

Kallen bit her lip and glared at C.C. as she pouted and said "I hate you."

C.C. laughed and said "Oh, your as much fun as Lelouch....so anyways, what are you going to do, are you going to accept your feelings for him or are you going to ignore them."

Kallen frowned and said "I....I don't know."

C.C. shook her head and said "Lelouch deal with me was to fulfill me greatest desire. My greatest desire is not to be alone any longer. The only way I can see for that to happen is either to give my powers to someone else at which point I will die which I don't want or to have a child who I can take care of. Lelouch will either succeed and become the new leader of the world replacing Charles or he will die trying. While I may have feelings for him...there you happy Marianna....my feelings remain detached because I will outlive him and I will see him die along with you and everyone else. If Lelouch succeeds then he will have to have an heir to take over after he is gone, the child I have with him can't be the heir because I believe and hope the child will be immortal like me and if the world found out about him or her then they will try to discover how he or she is immortal and torture my child. Even if Lelouch protects the child he can only protect it for so long. That means I have to wait for him to fulfill my contract with him until he has a child with someone else. Now who do you think Lelouch would ever trust enough to get close enough to have children with."

Kallen closed her eyes now knowing what C.C. was getting at and said "So you want to use me to be with him so that way I will someday have a child with him and then you can have yours. Your as manipulative as Lelouch is."

C.C. said "It's the human nature Kallen, your using Zero as much as he's using you, after all you said it yourself, without him their wouldn't be a black knights and you would be either dead or just a small time operation. In the end it all falls down at his feet, either he will succeed in freeing Japan and you will gain the goal you been fighting for or he will fail and with him your rebellion. Either he succeeds at uniting the world and destroying Britannia or Britannia will attack Japan again and take over again. You have no choice but to believe in him and help him succeed and he has no choice but to succeed or fail and die. The hands of Fate and Destiny are in motion. Grab hold of him and pull him close to fight for the future you believe in or let go and watch as all you worked for be swept away in the sands of time."

Kallen grabbed her head and said "Damn it, Damn it, Damn IT, Damn IT, DAMN IT, DAMN IT.....AHHH." as she glared at C.C. who was smirking at her.

Kallen said "Damn you witch......FINE, you win, I'll do whatever it takes to be by his side and someday have his children."

C.C held out her hand and said "Then I offer you a contract, I will give you the Geass that will allow you to freeze time in exchange for you agreeing to become his Queen and be by his side. You will also allow me to have a child with him when I am ready. Do you accept."

Kallen bit her lip and slowly took C.C. hand and the next instant she saw the astrol plane of the Geass and saw a woman standing there with a smirk on her face and said "Good luck with my son and you have my approval." as the world returned to normal and she fell to her knees and saw C.C. looking at her and said "So you understand."

Kallen looked at C.C. and froze time and stood up pulling out her knife and C.C. said "Geass doesn't effect me." causing Kallen to let go of time and glare at C.C. putting her knife away and said "I hate you."

C.C. laughed and said "So come on, lets go tell Lelouch that he's got a wife." as she laughed harder going up the stairs as Kallen stumbled.

When both woman got to the living room where Lelouch was they saw him with a laptop in his lap typing on it and he shook his head as he typed some more and frowned a moment as he typed in some more and said "That should work."

Kallen ask "What should work." alerting him they are back.

Lelouch looked over and said "Suzaku meantioned to me about a new shield array that Research and development were making for the Lancelot to make it where beam cannons would be useless against it. When we meet with the JLF, I was going to inquire about a energy saber they used against Clovis men in the past. I was thinking if we could get our hands on the plans for it and have it modified for the Guren then it would give you a surprise advantage against him."

Kallen shook her head and said "You think about things like that always don't you."

C.C. said "You should see the battle plans he comes up with during Geometry class.....what, only you would figure out the proper angle and degree to fire a missle from 20 miles away behind the enemy command post to have it hit the enemy forces as they advance while having your forces pull back in a fake retreat making them believe they are being attacked by friendly fire."

Kallen looked at her and said "You joking right."

Lelouch said "Actually is 17.6 miles and subtract 1 tenth of a mile for every 3 mph the wind is blowing at the moment it is launched."

Kallen looked at him and looked at C.C. and said "I think I liked him better when I didn't know him. Now that I know him and Zero are one in the same and I actually understand what his mind is capable of I am thankful that he actually doesn't apply himself to some of Milly plans."

C.C. said "Oh, and here I had plans to get him to get you into a show girl dancing dress with a bunny ears and a bunny tail."

Kallen said "It would be a cold day in HELL before that happens......and drop that look on your face and quit trying to figure out a way to get me to do it Lelouch or I will make sure you never have kids."

Lelouch said "What, I was just trying to imagine it and if the dress would be white, brown, red, or black."

Kallen disappeared from Lelouch view and appeared with a knife tapping against the front of his pants Lelouch was wide eyed and looked at her and then at C.C. and C.C. smirked and said "She and I have a contract now as you can see. She can only do it for about 5 to 10 seconds before she has to release it but the results are interesting to say the least. Now as for what her contract is all you need to know is that your sisters going to be happy since Kallen will be your Queen." with a smirk on her face as Lelouch eyes darted back and forward assessing her words.

He frowned and glared at C.C. and said "Why would she need to become my queen witch."

C.C. said "You agreed to fulfill my greatest desire. My greatest desire is to no longer be alone so I will become your mistress and Kallen will become your Queen."

Lelouch said "Don't I get a say in the matter."

C.C. said "You have long ago decided she was your Q1 or first Queen, even if you didn't know who she was, you saw her in battle and fell for her so your choice was made and our contract was also made so you get to fulfill nearly every mans greatest dream, to have several woman."

Lelouch frowned and said "You make me feel like the Emperor and all his romances."

C.C. patted his cheek and said "To stop an emperor you must become an emperor my King."

Lelouch looked at Kallen and said "Did you really agree to this."

Kallen was thinking and said "You know....I'm almost scared to believe that you actually did decide for me to be your first queen all the way back to that first day.....if you did I feel sorry for the empire. Your mind really does come up with plans that say 'you are already fucked 7 ways of sunday and don't even know it yet'...and yes, I agreed after C.C. and I had a talk and she made me admit certian matters that made me realize it is what I want."

Lelouch put his hand to his head and shook his head and looked up and blinked and said "Damn.....Kallen, I don't know if anyone at your home cares that your out this late or not but it is already 11pm and we have school tomorrow. If you want you can stay in Nunnally room tonight."

C.C. said "Actually, I was thinking since were going to be lovers we should all get use to the idea of being together. I've already slept in your bed with you though you slept on your side and didn't act when I was giving you the go ahead by sleeping nude beside you so I think you and Kallen should sleep together and if Kallen puts her cloths out in the hall I'll wash them for her tonight."

Kallen said "Your really pushing it witch." as she gave a deadpan look at C.C.

Lelouch said "Welcome to my world.....you might as well give it up, once she makes up her mind it's impossible to get her to change it. If she has to she will knock you out and put you in my bed nude. I'll give you a shirt and a pair of sleep pants to sleep in tonight." as he got up and left.

After he was gone C.C. saw Kallen glare at her and C.C. said "Relax, you and I both know if you decide to do anything your already on the pill since you use birth control to help you with your cover saying it's medicine to help you with your disease. Lelouch is many things but he won't do anything unless you make the first move and he's still a virgin and scared to death about proper behavior and doing anything that could draw attention to himself so when you are ready to become closer you are going to have to take the lead until you get him to understand you OK with it."

Kallen said "And how many men have you been with to know so much about it."

C.C. closed her eyes and said "None.....even after all these years I am still as pure as you. Any man who has ever gotten close to me has been after me for my power....the deal Marianna and I agreed on for her Geass was that she would give me my greatest desire by giving me her son to achieve my desire."

Kallen eyes got wide and said "So.....you've been arranged to be with him all this time....does he know."

C.C. said "No and I plan to keep it that way. The moment I laid eyes on him I instantly recognise him as her son from when I onced lived in his home though I never actually met him. It was just chance we would meet all these years later as we did that fateful day all our paths crossed."

Kallen was about to say something when lelouch returned with a pair of black silk pants and a black silk shirt and said "I hope these are good enough for you. I think their the closest to your size I could get."

Kallen looked at them and said "Sure, I guess they will work and the only reason I am even agreeing to this is because I don't want to hear my stepmother bitching at me for coming in late again." as she took the cloths and said "Um...where's the bathroom."

Lelouch said "This way." as he showed her where it was and after she got ready for bed she found Lelouch leaning against the wall and he motioned with his head as he walked down the rest of the hall until they got to the room her and C.C. had entered before and Lelouch said "Well I guess this is goodnight then." as he walked over and pulled the covers down and climbed into bed and Kallen said "Aren't you going to get ready for bed."

Lelouch who had closed his eyes said "Remember I said today was laundry day. That was true but with everything that has happened today I never had a chance to goto the laundry room and get them so the only clean pair I had on is currently being used."

Kallen blushed and said "Oh." quitely as she walked to the other side of the bed and climbed in and once she got in Lelouch clapped his hands and the lights went out.

Half an hour later Kallen who was still awake sighed at the silence in the room and Lelouch said "Still awake huh."

Kallen said "Yeah....I..."

Lelouch said "Never thought your day would go like this has huh. Finding out the person you've been following orders from to destroy Britannia is the son of the King of Britannia, finding out you've been used as a chess piece or that an immortal witch has forced you into the bed of said person."

Kallen laughs and said "Yeah, that about sums it up....."

Lelouch said "If it helps I wish I wasn't Britannian and that the emperor was not my father."

Kallen bit her lip and asked "Why did you kill Clovis....the real reason."

Lelouch frowned as he turned onto his back looking at the ceiling with the moonlight shinning through the room and said "After I got the power of Geass and saw what I could do with it I decided to find my mothers killer and make him pay. After I used you and the others to force most of his men away from the command post I used the Geass on the rest and had them leave him to me. After I had used it on him I ordered him to call off his men and then I asked him what he knew about my mothers murder....all he knew was that if anyone knew it would be Cornelia and Scheinzel. That was all he knew....after I got that answer from him I thought how could I get to them without putting Nunnally at risk. That was when I realized he had to die....but could I kill my own brother.....I then remembered all the bodies I saw on my way to his command center, saw as his men made a game of killing those people...I remembered the bombing and then I remembered the day my mother was killed.....It was that moment that I realized the only way to bring my mothers killer to justice was to kill the system that created her killer, the system that caused all those deaths, the system that tried to kill Nunnally, the Britannian system....It was at that point I decided to become the beginning and the end. Everything and nothing...ZERO."

Kallen looked at him and slowly raised her hand up and put it on his cheek and carressed his cheek as he closed his eyes and she leaned over and put her lips to his.

Lelouch eyes snapped open and as he looked into her eyes as she slowly closed hers deeping the kiss and he also closed his eyes and returned it with everything he had in him as he pulled her closer to him and she began to undo the buttons on his shirt.

A drunk passing by the front gate of the Ashford accademy saw a light in a window coming on and off quickly and said "Damn kids, playing with the lights at their age." as he continued to walk away.

In Nunnally room C.C. smiled and said "It is done Marianna." as her smile faded and said "Now lets see if where we head from here."