Authour's Note:

I'm thinking about opening a few oneshot collections like this so I can post to them whenever I feel like it. This is going to be a long authour's note. I apologize in advance. I gave parts headings to assist you in choosing parts to read if you aren't interested in certain things.

Basis of the Fic:

As I said, this fic is set during the time when C.C. has amnesia. I'm not sure how long that time frame would have been but I think realistically about a week at least. These fics will be of other little moments we could have seen...or not. I might only come up with a few, but I certainly do have some ideas.

Genre, Pairings and Other Info On the Fic:

Some may be angsty, some fluffy, some horribly boring, some hopefully not, some long, some short. No set genre, length, or anything really.

So, if you haven't guessed...it will be Lelouch x C.C. or perhaps it will be entirely implied...

And by the way I always use italics for emphasis, flashbacks, or thoughts.

Oh, something else...the stories may be somewhat chronological at some points but not necessarily. Also remember they are oneshots in general. So you may also want to pick and choose which ones you want to read. Be my guest. I'm just happy if you read any. =)

For Your Interest:

The name "Forgotten Moments" is a reference to two things. One is that these are moments we didn't see and they "forgot" to put in, however it's more related to something else. It is in reference to when C.C. regains her memories. All these moments would be "forgotten". She will have no idea they ever took place unless Lelouch tells her, hence "Forgotten Moments"(though one or two might be with the C.C. we know. But it's the same concept, just reversed). Cheesy or lame maybe but meh.

I thought I should start sourcing the cover photos I use to the best of my ability too. I didn't think of it before because it's fanfiction...but I should give credit where credit is due. The artist is apparently Todoroki Sora whose pixiv ID was 45260 (it's deleted now).

Info on First Chapter/One(two?)shot:

This starts in end of the scene where Lelouch rescues C.C and continues on from there. It's what happened after I guess. Nothing that special... Sort of a how to get from point A to point B. Also it deals largely with Lelouch coming to terms with the fact that she is...gone... This is something I don't think he ever expected to happen and especially not after saving her. I think it struck quite a blow and he would have had a difficult time wrapping his head around the concept that the person he can always count on has slipped right through his fingers and vanished. And it's me satisfying my silly boring whims. Oh well, I had my fun and who knows, you might even like it. This was originally going to be one chapter but I decided to split it into two. So these first two "oneshots" will be directly set back to back in the timeline. Well I hope you enjoy it. =P

Disclaimer: Of course I don't own Code Geass or am affiliated with it in any way. This is just a fanbased work.

"Come closer! Let me reach you!" Lelouch shouted through the air rushing past in their free fall. He reached out his arm in desperation, trying to grasp C.C.'s falling form. He managed to grip her wrist and he pulled her into the cockpit of the Shinkirō with him before swinging his arm around to its control board to stop the Shinkirō. Lelouch clutched C.C. towards him protectively as they came to a sudden halt in their free fall. He fell forward, almost slamming his face into the side of the cockpit.

As he righted himself, he looked down at C.C.. Her eyes were closed and her chest softly rose and fell with each breath. Sleeping? Or maybe rather, unconscious? He softly smiled at her. She was all right. A sense of relief washed over him.

Now according to my theory reality should reassert itself. We should return to the normal realm as this one falls apart. My father should be trapped here due to his code but I'm a normal person. I don't exist in this realm. I do in the real world. And C.C. should be fine. I have physical contact with her. He waited, and the flashing lights which he saw as he was originally taken to C's World flashed before him again.

When the lights vanished, Lelouch found himself to be in front of the large, stone doors with the glowing, crimson Geass symbol on it. A flashing red light was blinking on the side of the control board. My energy filler is depleted. I'm going to have to contact someone to get out of here. I barely have enough power to keep the lights running for long, let alone fly out of here. He made the Shinkirō come to a rest on the floor and crouch down into a kneeling position to make it easier to get down.

Lelouch looked back down at the woman in his arms. She made no signs of awakening from her slumber.

"I should contact Rolo," he said to himself. "He can bring an energy filler to get us out of here." Lelouch tapped some keys on the control board, contacting the boy.

"Big brother? They said the Shinkirō vanished. We didn't know where you were. I-"

"Rolo, never mind that now," the raven-head cut in. "I'm fine but my energy filler is drained. I need you to bring me a new one. I'm sending you my coordinates."

"Uh...Right! I'm on my way." The brief connection was cut.

Now to get down while they waited. Lelouch carefully manoeuvered both C.C. and himself onto the cable which would descend to the ground, allowing them down. When it did he stepped off onto the solid floor and proceeded to kneel, gingerly lowering C.C.'s limp form to the ground. He still kept an arm around her shoulders, keeping her upper body off the floor.

The immortal's features were softer in her sleep, more relaxed. He couldn't see the golden orbs, full of the torment of her past, all of it locked away deep in their depths. I understand now. I'm just relieved she's okay.

Lelouch called out her name, her real name. It came out involuntarily. He wasn't sure exactly why he did it. He had done it before, involuntarily and voluntarily since he learned it but always out of earshot. He let it go, switching back to her chosen name as he determined it was time to wake her.

"Hey, we're back C.C.," he began gently. "Wake up."

Eyes moved under closed eyelids. She grimaced slightly and her eyelids slowly lifted, uncovering the gold irises beneath. As her vision came into focus, she stared up at him and let out a small gasp. C.C. sat completely upright and Lelouch released her.

"I've already contacted Rolo. We'll use him to get out of here."

She brought a closed hand up to her chest in a gesture that seemed as though she were guarding her heart, unsure of herself. "Who are you sir?" The green-haired girl gazed at him cautiously.

Huh? "What are you saying?" What is she doing? He raised his voice marginally, surprised at her reaction. "We need to talk about the emperor and the-" He cut his sentence short. As he began speaking she seemed startled at the barely perceptible change in his voice, scooting backwards, as if recoiling in fear and uncertainty.

Her face was unusually expressive, evidently displaying distress as she nervously began, "Are you my new master?"

What? Master? What's she...no... Violet eyes widened as he looked at her concernedly.

She began shaking, eyes downcast to avoid his gaze. "I-I can clean, a-and help prepare food for cooking. I can also fetch water, a-and tend cows, and sew. I-I can read a little and count to twenty. Oh! I can even carry away corpses, if you need that..."

Realization was dawning on him. His eyes widened further and he found he couldn't even seem to form words. What?! C.C...this isn't C.C...everything is wrong. Master? She sounds like...like a slave. Is that what I saw in her... B-but...this...this can't happen. What?! C.C. is... This is impossible! What happened to her? His brain was shutting down. He couldn't think straight, couldn't move, couldn't breathe. But she can't be...she has to be here, she's always here...I...no...C.C...can't be...gone... He found that he too was shaking.

"M-master? A-are you well?" She looked at him nervously from where she sat. "M-master?"

"W-who are you? You...you're not C.C.. What's happening?"

The girl cocked her head in confusion. "W-well...I am your slave...you bought me right? You can call me as you wish b-but, my n-name is-"

"No!"

She jumped from his sudden outburst, looking at him with genuine fear.

A slave. C.C...was that what I saw of her as a girl? She was a slave? He felt as if his heart was slowly being cleaved in two. She seems to have amnesia, but why? How? She didn't hit her head and besides she's immortal. Then he noticed something. Her emerald bangs were slightly parted in the middle. He could see a tiny bit of her forehead, the pale skin of her brow peeking through. It was unmarked. There was no red Geass sigil as there should be. Is this my fault? She can come back right? She has to!

He leaned towards her, looking her in the eyes intensely. "C.C., can you hear me? Are you in there? I'm sorry. Just...C.C. please." The last word came out as a desperate plea. He reached out a hand to touch her.

"C.C...is that w-what you want t-to call me?" As he had reached for her, she darted back. She looked confused, and no recognition entered her eyes at his prompts. There was only confusion and fear. It was fear, of him. The girl looked terrified, and Lelouch realized this now.

"I'm sorry. I-" He was interrupted by her shriek. As she had backed away from him, she had crept closer and closer to the Shinkirō, which she was now next to and almost under. She had noticed it, now immediately to her right, and scrambled desperately back, cowering in its looming shadow.

"It's all right. It's fine. It won't hurt you." She wasn't paying attention; she was paralyzed with fear as she regarded the machine. Her bulging eyes were glued to it.

"D-demon."

A sound entered the underground chamber. It was the sound of another Knightmare. C.C. tore her eyes away from what she thought was a horrific creature and looked for the noise, now quaking even more noticeably. She scrambled to her feet and ran to the nearest pillar, but she wasn't expecting to be wearing heeled boots and stumbled partway. Landing on her hands and knees, she crawled the rest of the way and hid behind the pillar, peeking out timidly from the side.

Lelouch stood, heading after the girl."No, wait! You don't need to be afraid." It was far too late. She was already in the grip of terror.

It came to a stop in front of Lelouch and the hatch swung open, revealing Rolo. "Brother, I'm here. I brought the energy filler." The boy was bright-eyed and eager to see his brother but Lelouch found himself glowering at the boy; felt rage and despair roiling deep in his gut. Rolo noticed the hostile aura the young man gave off and asked, "Is everything all right?"

"Everything is fine," he answered evenly, though it sounded strained as he forced the words through gritted teeth. "Just change the energy filler."

"Ah...right." And the other Geass user did. All the while Lelouch turned to the still frightened C.C.. She had hidden behind the pillar entirely as the other Knightmare approached, preventing Rolo from spotting her, but now she was peeking out past him to the Knightmares from the long shadow the pillar cast.

"It's all right," he tried to whisper quietly and reassuringly. "You can wait out of sight behind there until it leaves okay? Nothing is going to..." She darted away, more out of fear and confusion than his request. "...hurt you." Lelouch frowned. He stared solemnly at where she was only a moment before.

"Brother! I'm finished. So we can get going and you can oversee the operation as you said you would. Brother? What exactly are you looking at?"

The young man turned back to the speaker and donned his mask, feigning normalcy. "Hm? I was just thinking," Lelouch explained before changing the subject. "Rolo, I'm heading back to the Ikaruga."

"But you said you wanted to oversee the operation personally. You said it was important."

"Things have changed. There is another important matter I must take care of. Jeremiah knows what to do. Inform him of my departure. That will be all," Lelouch ordered.

"But bro-"

"I said go," he said more firmly this time. He couldn't help the cold edge from entering his voice. He was simply upset. The boy was supposed to be dead, but he had failed. He was angry at him for acting as a replacement for Nunnally, for what he had done to Shirley, and now for traumatizing C.C.. And on top of all that he was trying to wrap his head around the idea that C.C. was gone. He blocked out the despair he felt slowly rising in him, consuming him. His face had a hard quality to it.

After a moment, he responded, the professionalism and cold practicality of being an agent of the Order his entire life asserting themselves. He grew serious as he evenly responded, "Right. I will report back later." The hatch of his Knightmare Frame closed and the boy left.

Lelouch turned back to the pillar which he knew C.C. hid behind. A strand of green hair appeared, then a nose, then a head. She shyly looked out from behind the great beam of stone. She was wide-eyed and still appeared as if in shock.

"Hey," Lelouch began gently, taking a small step towards her. The girl flinched at the sound of his voice, turning her terror-stricken eyes to him. She's so fragile. He took another step. She edged away, so he knelt instead, getting on her level. "It's okay." He tried to look at her kindly, reassuringly as though she were a small child. Now that he thought of it, she was. She must be. He had a guess at what happened. He thought she might be who C.C. was before Geass. That was why there was no mark on her forehead. "No one is going to hurt you. I certainly won't."

"Huh?" She looked him in the eye now, and some of the fear left her eyes. Golden hues darted over his shoulder at the still kneeling Shinkirō. Lelouch followed her gaze before looking back at her.

He smiled warmly. "Oh them. They're nothing to worry about. They won't do anything to hurt you at all."

"Is it a d-demon?"

Of course she wouldn't have seen anything like this. She's from the middle ages...oh C.C...I'm so sorry. He shook his head slowly. "No. It's not a demon. It's a machine."

"Machine?" she tilted her head in confusion.

How can I put it so she understands.? He nodded. "Yes. It isn't alive. It's an inanimate object. It's like a tool. Like...how a spoon is a tool for eating things like soup."

She furrowed her brows in confusion. "But it doesn't l-look like a spoon."

"Well, I don't mean that literally. It isn't a spoon. It has entirely different functions. People can control them, and use them to fight and protect others like one might use a sword. Or for transport like one might ride a horse. But it won't hurt you," he explained slowly, all the while retaining his friendly expression.

Her eyes widened again, but this time in curiosity. She glanced over at it and back to her 'master's' face. "R-really?"

Lelouch nodded slowly. "That's right. And guess what? It can even fly."

C.C. perked up, her eyes like saucers in her expressive face. "Fly?"

"Mhm. In a way it's sort of like a big metal bird. I can show you." He slowly held out his hand to her.

The girl looked nervously at the outstretched hand in front of her, and glanced back to his face.

"Take my hand. I won't hurt you. I won't let anything happen to you. I promise." He still smiled at her and his voice was still soft and kind. "Trust me."

Hesitantly, she placed one delicate, ivory hand in his. He wrapped his fingers around it and slowly stood, urging her to do the same. She stood, wobbling slightly on the unfamiliar footwear, and regarded him carefully.

They began walking and as Lelouch watched her he was struck with a pang. This was not C.C.. Not his C.C. anyway. She might look the same, and she might have the same voice but everything was...wrong. Everything was slightly off. When she spoke the tone was wrong, and her words too. She had the same beautiful evergreen tresses, porcelain skin, and golden eyes. She had the same face, the same everything. But her face was too expressive. Her actions, body language, and speech indicated her uncharacteristic anxiety. Even the way she walked was different, the gestures she made, how she held herself, everything. If she didn't have the body she did he would call this girl a child because that's exactly what she was, a little girl in a woman's body. A woman she had yet to become. C.C. was gone. There was the pang again. Lelouch looked at her sadly from the corner of his eye. She didn't notice. She was too focused on the Shinkirō.

"You can touch it if you would like." Her head darted to look at him. He nodded encouragingly. She carefully reached out a hand, poking it with one finger and rapidly pulling it back as though it would bite. When it didn't move, she slowly reached out again and laid her entire hand on it. A small gasp left her small lips. Eyes widened.

"I-it really is metal."

"Yes..."

"It is so much metal..." she said in awe. "Black metal...and gold..."

"It's painted over. They're known as Knightmares. This one is called the Shinkirō. It's mine."

"Yours?"

"Mhm. And we need to get into it.""

C.C. looked surprised.

"See that bit up there? That's the cockpit. Inside is a seat and all the...stuff that I use to control it." Lelouch was trying explain everything so she understood. Often it was the unknown which frightens people. That was a lesson Schneizel taught him long ago when he had been afraid of a violent thunderstorm. Schneizel explained what made the lighting flash, thunder rumble, winds blow, and rain pound down when he was no more than five perhaps. He explained they had nothing to fear in the palace. He had never been afraid of storms since(actually he enjoyed them), and looked at many things with a different perspective. She was just so fragile and frightened; he hoped he could ease her distress.

Lelouch pulled her hand, gently leading her towards the cable still hanging from the Knightmare. "See this? You can use his to get up. You put your foot here." He let go of her and placed his foot on the in the sort of 'stirrup' to demonstrate. "And then you pull down on the cable to make it go upwards so you can climb into the cockpit at the top." He let go and took a few steps away. "You can try."

"Um," she hesitantly said, putting her foot on the support and holding onto the cable with both hands. "L-like this?" She looked tense and nervous.

He nodded his confirmation. "Now pull." C.C. pulled rather timidly. Nothing happened. "You have to pull a little harder. Here, let me help." He reached out, firmly pulling the cord. The cable began to rise but C.C. let out a startled gasp, instinctively recoiling and letting go, causing her to fall backwards almost immediately.

He was surprised by her reaction but quickly caught her before she landed. Looking up he realized the cable kept on going and grasped it before it went out of reach, pulling it down again. C.C. regained her feet and Lelouch removed the arm he used to steady her.

"Are you all right?"

"I'm s-sorry master!" She was shaking again, taking a few steps away from him. "I'm so s-sorry."

"It's fine. And you don't need to call me master. I'm Lelouch. Would you like to try again...or..." She was quite flustered and once again anxious. "How about I help you? We can do it together. Okay? " He held out a hand once again. She nervously took it.

"I-I-I'm sorry. I-I didn't m-mean to... P-please don't h-hit me. I promise to do better!"

His eyes widened in shock and revulsion. "Hit you?" He looked at her sadly. Oh C.C... "It's fine. You did nothing wrong."

Lelouch put his foot on the support and held onto the cable with one hand. There was only enough room for his foot as it was designed to carry only one person, but it should be powerful enough to lift them both. He would just sort of have to hold onto her.

"Um...C.C., I mean..." He shook his head exasperatedly. "If you could come here and...well put your arms around my neck I can lift you with me. I promise I won't let you fall."

She approached slowly. "M-master?" She stood in front of him and lifted her arms a little. "Y-you don't mind...t-touching me?"

"Touching you?" She has probably not been touched before since she's a slave...The social norm would be to think of her as scum... His violet eyes widened in surprise yet again. They were filled with concern and his face held a melancholy note. "It's fine."

C.C.'s eyes widened. She raised her arms a little, stopping partway. He nodded encouragingly and she wrapped her arms gingerly around his neck. He put his free arm around her, pulling her soft form against his side and securing her so she wouldn't fall.

"Sorry," He said, feeling insecure at C.C., or no this girl? Well he was feeling...insecure he supposed at C.C.'s body being in such close proximity to his. After clearing his throat to ease the tension he felt, he inquired, "Ready?"

A small nod. He pulled the cable and they moved upwards. As the ascent began once more she started again, clenching her arms around him, they swayed slightly at the movement but they were soon at the top and easily able to board the obsidian Knightmare.

"Now just climb up there. To where that seat is. See it?" She was still gripping him tightly but moved her head to look. She nodded in response but hesitated. "I won't let you fall. I promise."

The slave girl let go of his neck nervously, and clambered up onto the Knightmare with a little assistance. She managed to make it into the cockpit. Lelouch followed suit. Luckily due to the fact that the Shinkirō was large and had been adapted from the Gawain, the cockpit was suitably large for a Knightmare. They could both fit inside comfortably, though there was only one seat.

C.C. was taking the interior in, shifting her gaze this way and that. The girl looked his way and opened her mouth as if to say something but closed it again.

"Would you like to say something?"

"D-do I have p-permission to speak sir?"

What is she talking about? "Of course..."

"I-I'm sorry master for speaking out of place. I-I was surprised by everything. I-I'm sorry."

"You don't require permission. Speak any time you choose and ask me about whatever you please."

She looked away timidly, holding her hands clasped at her chest, indicating her insecurity. "I...Where am I? I-I don't know h-how I got here," she said quietly, quickly glancing up at her 'master' and back down to the floor.

What should I tell her? I can't just tell her this is the future can I? Should I tell her that she has amnesia? "Well...you see, your old master let you go. Something happened, and you have...forgotten a few things. You have been brought to a new land. It is very different from where you come from. There are many things you have never seen before and we are a much more advanced society. Also, because your master let you go I will take care of you now. Is that all right?"

A small nod was his only response.

"You may want to sit down for this. I need to close that hatch and we will depart."

Lelouch sat on the chair and the girl simply plopped down onto the floor right where she was. The exiled prince brought out the control panel. He made the hatch close, causing the timid girl to start.

He looked to her and tried to reassuringly explain what was going to happen. "I use this..." He gestured to the panel. "...To control it. I'm going to make it stand, and like I mentioned earlier, we are going to fly."

A look of wonder entered her eyes as she echoed, "Fly. R-really?" Then she a look of confusion clouded her aurous eyes. "B-but..." She closed her mouth again and brought her legs to her chest, hugging them.

"Go on."

She looked uncertain but finally she said, "B-but t-that is not possible. We...well we aren't birds. Humans cannot fly."

"Like I told you before, this land is much more advanced. We have developed technology which enables us to do so."

"Fly..." she said once again with wonder. Her eyes looked impossibly huge, innocent, and like that of a child being told magic really is real. Maybe that's exactly what he was seeing.

"Now, would you like to see?" A smile crept on the edges of his lips at her expression, but he caught himself. No matter how she looks this isn't C.C... The wound in his heart opened a little wider but he quickly pushed it aside, a frown now souring his pleasant expression. He took a deep breath, relaxing his features again. "Here we go."

The Knightmare came to a stand and as it did the green-haired girl ended up clinging onto the side of his chair. And then the Knightmare smoothly lifted off the ground and into the air. C.C. let out a gasp.

"I told you," he said with a smirk.

"We can fly!"

He glanced over to her and saw the awestruck wonder. He flew the Shinkirō through the vast empty spaces, halls, and ruined rooms of the cavernous hideout of the Order. They were nearing the exit. She's probably never seen a desert either. And that was exactly where they were, a desert in the Chinese Federation.

"Soon we'll get outside. We're in a land called the Chinese Federation. We're in an area that is covered all in sand. It piles up high to make dunes. It looks sort of like a sea and it stretches on as far as the eye can see. It is a desert, the Badain Jaran Desert to be more exact."

"Huh? A sea made of...sand?"

They exited the Order's base, leaving the lone mountain behind and entered the alien world of sand waves crested with fire. He wasn't sure how long they had been in the world of C. Time seemed to pass differently there almost, but certainly time had passed. He had seen so much and now the Sun had marked time's passing. It was setting, and the Sun's rays cast the dunes of golden sand in red light. The sky was made of fire. The orange, red, and pink rays of the sun peering over the horizon lighting the sky. The stark contrast of the blue and the purple of shadows of the dunes made it all seem otherworldly. And it certainly had quite the impact on the girl next to him. Her breath seemed to have escaped her, and her golden orbs reflected the warm light.

Lelouch put the Shinkirō into Fortress Mode, better suited to flying distances, and set the flight path.

C.C. finally managed to form some words in her awestruck wonder. "Where are we going, master?"

"Home." He turned his amethyst eyes to her profile and suddenly he felt hollow, empty. If it really still is home with you...gone...

Thank you so much for reading.

So...did you enjoy it? I hope so. Maybe you didn't but that's okay...I had my fun entertaining my boring whims. Reviews are welcome, and thank you for the support.

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And oh my gosh I wanted to have this out a while ago... *sigh* Oh well. The first week and a half of school was a bit hectic and messed up.

Oh, and cheesy awkward things...just because C.C.'s(the one we know) mind is absent doesn't mean her body is. Mwhahahaha! Convenient carrying stuffs and things. =P

Um...and I just picked the Badain Jaran Desert at random. We know the Order's base is situated in China and in a desert, but that's all we know so...