Code Geass: Red Recurrence

A/N this was the most popular idea from the chessboard so by popular demand here it is: Warning this is a multi AU story KallenxLelouch

A/N 2 I got a bit too engrossed when fleshing out the general plot for the story some and accidentally wrote chapter 1 while i was fleshing out the plot...

A/N 3 I decided to keep an earlier promise about chapter quotes...

Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.

-Mitch Albom, For One More Day

One day had passed since the assassination of Lelouch Vi Britannia at the hands of Zero. those who realized the truth were absolutely devastated by the implication of what Lelouch had done. For some of those who knew it hurt because they knew that the man who the world was celebrating the death of was the one who deserved all of the honors being stuffed on the shoulders of his replacement. for others it was because they had betrayed Lelouch and had wanted to kill him for him being supposedly evil; only for him to turn around and sacrifice himself for the sake of the world. Some were suffering from the loss of a brother who kept all the most important promises. One person was mourning the loss of the man she loved and admired, the man she had sworn she would defend with her life. In short Kozuki Kallen was miserable.

'Lelouch lies; that is one of the constants of who he wa... IS... so why couldn't I see through that deception... why didn't he let me in... I could have saved him...WHY COULDN'T HE COME UP WITH A PLAN WHERE HE DIDN"T DIE!' Kallens thoughts streamed onwards without end she didn't even know if he had felt the same way about her as she did about him; she hoped he did, She hoped that she was more than just a soldier to him, hell she would have even been happy to be a close friend. As she wallowed in her sorrow for the man she loved; the man who to her it seemed too fantastic that he could have possibly loved a simple soldier like her. She failed to notice General Tohdoh and Ohgi enter her room. they tried to get her attention passively but failed so Ohgi tried calling her name. That succeeded in getting her attention as he immediately received a malice and hate filled glare.

"What the HELL do you Want OHGI!" Kallen growled in a deadly tone that made even a veteran warrior like Tohdoh retreat a few steps.

After stammering a bit in instinctual fear. Ohgi managed to croak "His will... you've been asked to the reading of his will apparently he had something he wanted you to have" with that revelation she agreed to go but she would get there alone. she got the address and the time which was only a couple hours off.

Kallen ended up showing up ten minutes early only being beaten there by Nunnally, Cornelia, Jeremiah and the new Zero who she was almost certain was Suzaku. As Kallen glanced over the other early arrivals she felt a wash of emotions when it came to each of them. As she glanced at Suzaku she felt a mixture of jealousy and hatred; Jealousy because Lelouch had let him into his plans and hatred that this supposed best friend had not done anything to set lelouch on a different course; as her eyes crossed to Jeremiah she felt jealous of the trust that Lelouch had given him and pity for Jeremiah since he had failed his Lady yet again. as she glanced at Cornelia she felt oddly ambivalent here was the mighty stone-faced 'Witch of Britannia' trying to be stoic as usual but obviously saddened over her brother's death nevertheless; the same brother that had killed her most beloved sister... Nunnally was the oddity; at first Kallen felt some sympathy after all she knew full well what it felt like to lose your loving (overprotective) older brother; she had gone through it herself. It was then that Kallen a glimpse of Nunnally's tear filled eyes... those eyes that are so similar to those of her brother... those eyes that had opened by sheer force of will after eight years... and then the wrath and anger returned... those eyes that had opened from the malevolent will to kill her own brother; those eyes which had started as being nostalgic for Kallen were suddenly the most disgusting things she had ever seen. Kallen found that she had to look away or she would have thrown up... Kallen felt that she could never have done that to Naoto Nii-san; so how could Nunnally have hated Lelouch enough to want to kill him that badly? Kallen couldn't comprehend it.

A few minutes passed and then right before the reading was to start Ohgi, Tohdoh and Kaguya the last of the remaining invited guests filtered in. On time the reader of the will announced that the will was a video will and was the confirmed last will and testament Of the 99th emperor Lelouch Vi Britannia. It was then that the video started.

On the screen before them Appeared Lelouch in his imperial robes with a soft, gentle but melancholy smile on his face.

"If you are watching this then that means that my plan; the Zero Requiem has been completed and I am now dead." Lelouch Paused for dramatic effect as was his wont. He then continued "I understand that some of you may not have forgiven me; but, please understand that everything that I have ever done has been to create the peaceful gentle world that should now follow my death. I have a final request for all of you..."

That statement caused Kallen to focus intently on the video 'Yes; Lelouch anything; I'll do anything, I you deserve at least that.'

"Please protect this world I have created. I wish I could have seen it with my own eyes but alas that is not to be." After this there was a period of silence from the video as a single tear rolled down Lelouch's cheek before he wiped it away.

"Nunnally my dearest sister to you I leave you the throne and my hope that you will be just the gentle empress that Britannia and the world needs to heal after the Demon Emperor; I hope you can accept my sincerest apologies for having deceived you... it looks like I'll have to take a rain check on swallowing those thousand needles though." the Lelouch onscreen gave a pained smile "Nunnally always remember; I love you and know that I am proud of you" Following this Lelouch paused in the video as Nunnally broke down screaming that all she had even needed was to live with her caring brother.

"Cornelia... I am sorry for all of the pain I have caused you because of Euphie's death; just know that when I geassed Euphie I was telling her about geass using mine as an example... it is my sincere hope that the name of the 'Demon Emperor' wipes the name of the 'Massacre Princess' off the map entirely. heck if you can figure out a plausible way to do it I give you permission, heck I encourage you to put the blame for the SAZ massacre on my shoulders right where it belongs." Lelouch on screen smirked "That should strengthen the Zero Requiem even further; Regardless I should have been much more careful than I was. If Nunnally agrees I have filed and processed all of the paperwork to promote you to the rank of Field-Marshal. you will be the head of the military forces of Britannia. my only request for you is to watch over Nunnally like you used to watch over Euphie; I know I have no right asking you for that boon; but please I can no longer be there to protect, support and help her and I know I can trust you with that. But please allow her to stand on her own from time to time she'll need help but she needs her own strength as well."

"Jeremiah; My loyal friend, and knight, there is so much that I owe you for all the service you have given me. I know it is a paltry repayment but there was a parcel of land that the Ashford family gave me back before mother was murdered. I want you to have it..." then a smile crept onto Lelouch's lips "It's an orange farm" Lelouch then began to laugh out loud before continuing "The reader has the deed and should pass it to you now. Thank you for your service."

"Tohdoh, Ohgi, Kayuya, Zero I hereby officially transfer leadership of the Black Knights into your hands; despite the betrayal I know of no more capable hands than yours; Ohgi good luck in your political career. Kayuya I trust you to hold the UFN together; Tohdoh try to loosen up a bit" Lelouch said with a smirk while Tohdoh's eye twitched "Zero I trust you to be the symbol of justice and freedom that the world needs now a perfect counterpoint to the tyranny and oppression of my reign.

"Kallen... My Q-1... I bet you're wondering what I thought of you. At this time the reader should pass you a small envelope that contains evidence of what I feel for you, what is inside was somthing that I had wanted to give you" the reader passed a simple white envelope over to her she opened it and found a small silver ring with a Princess cut diamond in the setting. There were also several notes, plans for his proposal. Kallen felt her legs fall out from under her as she collapsed to the ground tears streaming down her cheeks and she held the small silver object before her looking at it in shock. The other attendees were all shocked as well. Kallen suddenly let out a heart wrenching wail; she had hoped and dreamed that Lelouch had loved her as well; it had been the only thing that comforted her when he died; but now that it was confirmed, now that it was real. The reality of the situation struck her full force. The man she loves had loved her back... and he was gone... she would never get to hold him close; never kiss him again... never even see those vibrant purple eyes again. He was gone... there wasn't going to be a happily ever after for them... and with him went her heart she felt as though part of herself had been ripped away never to return. She curled up on the floor in a fetal and sobbed.

To Ohgi it was a slap in the face; here he was a man who had just been reunited with his love and here was Kallen finding out that the man she had loved had wanted to propose to her at some point before he died... what right did he have to a happy life when Kallen's happily ever after had been torn out from under her, Ohgi stared at his suddenly shaking hands, the hands of the man responsible for turning the Black Knights against Lelouch. those hands were the ones responsible for destroying Kallen's chance with Lelouch, her chance with the man she loved. the man who though the world would never realize it had proven himself an angel rather than a demon.

To Cornelia it was an utter shock her little brother; Lelouch had actually loved this girl? Perhaps there had been something in him that could have been saved after all... a tear absently rolled down her cheek the only outward sign, other than a small gasp, that it had affected her in the slightest.

Kaguya smiled sadly at the ring. She understood the promise that was meant by such a gift... and she found it profoundly sad that Kallen and Lelouch had never really confessed to each other. There was no trace of her usual cheerful demeanor left it was erased by the lost love and happiness.

Nunnally was saddened too but took solace in the fact that Lelouch had managed to find love even if it ended up being unrequited. Nunnaly started sobbing softly for her brother and for Kallen and the happy life that they could never have now.

Tohdoh stood stoically though he was shaken by this revelation Lelouch kept proving himself more and more human. then it struck him that he was part of the reason Lelouch had never confessed to Kallen... when he and the Black Knights tried to turn Lelouch over to Schneizel... when the realization hit Tohdoh visibly staggered almost like he had poorly parried an opponent's attack.

Suzaku under the mask of Zero felt terribly guilty... Lelouch had killed the woman he loved and he had been able to try to avenge Euphie... But now he had killed the man Kallen had loved and she was denied the chance to avenge her love, worse she was charged with PROTECTING the man who killed Lelouch... Suzaku was sure he would have gone insane if he had had to defend Zero after Euphie died...

It took a couple minutes but just as Kallen started to be able to comprehend things again Lelouch continued in the video. "Kallen you'll never know how much it hurt me to resist kissing you back at Ashford, how much it hurt to push you away so you could live." on screen tears started to roll down his cheeks. "Just know that I have few regrets; Nunnally I wish I could have seen the beautiful and kind empress that you will become; and Kallen I wish that things could have gone better for us..."

After that the video was paused because so many people were emotionally overcome. Nunnally was devastated that Lelouch had a chance at love and had it cruelly ripped away; Cornelia felt pity for the young girl; she knew it had to hurt, Kaguya dearly wished that Lelouch and Kallen had confessed to each other while he was alive; Ohgi was shocked he honestly didn't know what to make of it, what right did he have to be happy? Tohdoh and Jeremiah stood by and gazed at Kallen with pity and sorrow; Suzaku stared through the mask guiltily... he had hated Lelouch for taking Euphie from him... now he had taken Lelouch from Kallen... he had been so blinded by his wish for vengeance that he failed to realize that he had done exactly what had caused him to hate Lelouch the most... he had destroyed someone's chance at love...

Once the guests had collected themselves enough the video continued. "To all those present I have one final miracle up my sleeve;" this caught everyone's attention but had totally enraptured Kallen 'A final miracle!?... oh please Lelouch... please... PLEASE!' but Kallen didn't know what exactly she wanted she wanted to live happily with him but that was impossible wasn't it?

"According to my father's notes it is still possible for the living to speak with the dead for 48 hours after the person died. if this video was played on schedule should any of you wish to speak with me you have a bit more than 24 hours to do so. C.C. should be waiting at the Geass ruins on Kaminejima she has agreed to be the guide to anyone who shows up." before anyone else could really act Kallen had already left the room and was rushing to find the fastest mode of transportation possible.

Cornelia said to Nunnally "You want to talk with Lelouch... don't you?" the others were all talking amongst themselves when Kaguya spoke up "well come on silly people we're going to Kaminejima and that's final!" returning to a semblance of her normally cheerful self.

And so the group of people who knew the truth went to see the savior of the world one final time.

A/N read and review please

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