AN:I Know it's been a long time since I've updated but I've been extremely busy with work and just life in general. Recently things have calmed down so I've been able to start typing again. More chapters are already in the works for this story and many of my others.

Chapter 5

"Is it really okay for us just to leave this to Mira. I know she's got an unnatural talent with gathering information but even she will get tired after a few dozen interrogations" Moon Lee asked as the rest of the squad minus Mira sat in a small break room cleaning and inspecting various weapons.

"No need to worry. After filing the mission essential paperwork last night, Mira and I spent a few hours narrowing down the list of people that were actually worth an interrogation." Marcus answered. "Most of the captives are simple foot soldiers they work low income jobs in the ghettos or around the settlement and have every reason to hate Britannia. There's nothing they know that we don't already have equal or better intelligence on when it comes to the Seven Samurai Group."

"So, what you're saying is this is just a waste of time and resources" Moon Lee crossed her arms.

"Not exactly, there is one person that stands out like a flame in the night" Marcus pulled out a copy of a personnel file and laid it on a clear table. "Kamito Inuzuki, works inside the settlement as a legal aid. He's applied for honorary citizen ship several times, but every time his application has been "lost during processing" Marcus did air quotes to illustrate the absurdity of such a blatant lie. "Before the war he was a fairly successful public defendant and currently lives in a better off ghetto with his wife Hikomi and their three daughters".

"Why would he join a terrorist group. Sure, I can see him bitter about losing his lively hood and being denied citizenship, but he's got it better than most other Japanese. Why risk that and the lives of his wife and daughters being a foot soldier especially for a group like the SS" Moon Lee asked.

"Chances are he's not a foot soldier, but a spy he was probably trying to drop off a report when he got caught up in the battle" Lelouch theorized.

"That's what we figured as well" Marcus nodded as his Alpha quickly put the pieces together.

"It makes sense if you think about it. He would obviously have some sort of access to legal information and personal information for clients. The SS could've been using that info to blackmail wealthy Britannian's or nobles into finances or info on military affairs" Anya spoke up.

"Exactly and if those people being black mailed aren't found out and taken care of it will make dealing with the SS that much more irritating" Marcus sighed. "Knowing Mira, I'd give the guy maybe ten minutes before he spills his guts" Marcus began looking over a 240B machine gun.

"Knowing her I almost feel bad for the poor bastard" Moon Lee grumbled.

BWOB

"Kamito Inuzuki, you used to be a public defendant before the war so I take it you're a smart man" Mira asked her voice even and unfeeling she was wearing a black turtle neck that covered the bottom half of her face, her hair was covered in a dark purple wig and her eyes were green thanks to a pair of contacts lenses. She liked to change her appearance during interrogations. "Tell me do you know who I am"

"Y-you're a W.O.L.F operative" Kamito stuttered. He was putting it nicely an extremely average man in terms of appearance. Short black hair, dark brown eyes, average height and build. He wasn't even dressed like a combatant wearing a light blue dirt stained long sleeve button down shirt and gray slacks with matching shoes.

"That's right. If you know that much then you're smart enough to know that its best to just tell me what I want" Mira slowly and deliberately pulled aside a white cloth covering a variety of sharp and unpleasant items on a steel tray.

Kamito visibly started to sweat as his breathing increased "Look miss please I don't know anything about the SS that the others don't" Kamito pleaded.

"You really think I'm that stupid" Mira's eyes sharpened.

"I really don't know anything, I'm not even a soldier" Kamito tried to convince her.

"Then what were you doing in Shinjuku" Mira's hands glided across a bladed barbed typed tool. She doubted she would need any of them, besides physical torture was only so effective. She had many ways of breaking someone's will, most involved very little physical harm after all why break the body when breaking the mind was much more fun.

"I was dropping off a report" Kamito quickly admitted.

"What kind of report" Mira already knew what he was doing, but she liked to have fun with her food. She wanted him to put up some resistance maybe try to lie or worm his way out. The struggled only heightened her pleasure of the entire ordeal.

"I-I….it was a list" Kamito answered vaguely.

"What kind of list" Mira prodded.

"I can't say…I swore on my honor I would take it to my grave" Kamito shook his head.

Mira smirked slightly at the first signs of resistance finally things were getting fun. "Honor huh…as a warrior and solider I can respect that. Tell me though what's worth more your honor or the lives of your wife and daughters" Mira snapped her fingers and a light turned on behind Kamito. Slowly the man turned around and his eyes widen in horror. His wife and three daughters bound, gagged, and blind folded in a separate room behind him, a thick panel of glass separated them.

Mira grinned like a wildcat, that was the looked she had craved to see so badly. The look of utter horror and realization that he was completely helpless before her. She savored the moment for a few seconds before ignoring the growing wetness between her legs and getting back to business. "If you decide to keep your honor it won't be the only thing accompanying you to the grave" Mira's voice was cold as ice.

"No please, please I'll do anything just please don't hurt them. I don't care what happens to me just leave them alone" Kamito begged tears running down his face.

"Oh I'm not going to do anything to them…you are" Mira made a hand signal and a masked gunman entered the other room and pointed a handgun at Kamito's wife.

"Oh Kami please…Please just tell me what you want" Kamito was becoming hysterical at this point.

"I want you to help me help you" Mira said calmly now that she had shown him the black abyss he was currently trapped in it was time to show him a small light at the end of the tunnel. "Give me everything I want and I have been authorized to move you and your family into the settlement into the Japanese district as honorary citizens. I'll even transfer you to a different office as a fresh start of sorts."

"Can you…can you really do that" Kamito struggled to regain some semblance of calm.

"Of course, in fact the paperwork has already been filed" Mira laid a large grey folder down on the desk in front of him and motioned for him to go through it. This part had been handled by Marcus while she could've no doubt got the information without this deal, Marcus thought this would be a good way to start planting seeds inside of the Japanese community. While their main mission was to stabilize the area, their true mission was to start gaining more followers for their Alpha. If they could start getting the people to start seeing Lelouch as a fair and merciful leader not only would it help to stabilize the area but also gain them a foothold for Lelouch's future ambitions.

"O-Okay I'll do whatever you ask" Kamito finally said after going through everything. His voice was surprisingly calm for someone about to betray his countrymen and former allies.

"I know that you are a spy for the SS…tell me what exactly you are doing" Mira asked.

"H-here I always keep a USB drive on me just in case someone checks around the office. There's a list a Britannian's who are being black mailed by the SS most are small time businessmen, or low-ranking officials" Kamito quickly fumbled around and pulled out a blue drive.

"Who was your contact in the SS" Mira asked after taking the drive and handing it off to another masked troop.

"It changed every time and I never knew some of their names, but I can write a list of those I do remember" Kamito offered. Mira nodded handing him a pen and paper.

The rest of the interrogation went by quickly Kamito was more than willing to cooperate, not that he really had a choice. True to her word once Mira was finished with him, he was blind folded to be relocated inside the settlement along with his family. A small team of support members would be dispatched to trail him for the next few weeks just in case.

BWOB

"Mira report how'd everything go" Lelouch half asked- half ordered once the silver-haired teen entered the small lounge pulling off her wig.

"As we suspected he was a spy, I was able to acquire a flash drive with names of all those being blackmailed inside the settlement, as well as a few of his contacts in the SS both are being analyzed and cross referenced as we speak. To be honest I was hoping he put up more of a fight, I didn't even get a chance to try out any new toys" Mira reported before adding the last part with a sigh.

"Good work I expected nothing less" Lelouch complimented.

"He was an easy one anyway" Mira shrugged before pulling off her turtle neck leaving her in just a sports bra. "Damn that thing was getting hot" she casually placed herself on Marcus lap facing him and pulled him in for a deep fiery kiss. Marcus hands quickly found her hips pulling her closer to him as their tongues fought for dominance. The others allowed them a moment before continuing once the two broke apart.

"Now the only thing left is what to do with the other prisoners" Anya said.

"I plan on releasing them back into the ghetto, unlike Kamito they were never transferred here and instead were held in normal prisons cells at the pureblood faction under our guard. After Clovis massacre this will go a long way towards helping to stabilize the area." Lelouch voiced his plan.

"A logical solution" Anya nodded.

"Looks like that wraps everything up quite nicely then" Moon Lee cleaned her hands with a rag they smelt like CLP and carbon.

"Well there's still the issue with Clovis still being in power but my father will be calling to handle him later today and his forces are frozen for the time being. Our first move will be finding those being blackmailed inside the settlement once I.T is done going through the USB drive and crushing the SS. They are the weakest of the minor terrorist groups and dealing with them in one swift blow will show the other active groups what we are capable of. Our Knightmare frames will be arriving in a few days and by that time we will be ready to strike." Lelouch held up his black desert eagle making sure it was perfect before holstering it.

"For now, however, we need to get ready to head to Ashford. We are going to meet the members of the student council we will be working with during our time as students" Lelouch stood. "Our introduction ceremony will be later this afternoon."

"Sounds good to me, but a quick shower would be nice. Don't want to show up smelling like carbon and old gun powder" Moon Lee wrinkled her nose.

"We are soldiers, it's to be expected" Anya said simply.

"Anya has a point…but I think we can spare 15 minutes for showers" Lelouch ruffled her hair.

"Alright lets go" Moon Lee grabbed Anya and Mira.

"Hey what the hell I'm taking a shower with Marcus" Mira shouted.

"Not with that look in your eyes I can practically smell how horny you are, and we don't have all day for you to satisfy your urges" Moon Lee shook her head. "You can wait until after the introduction ceremony".

"Ugh fine…you always get so bossy after getting dicked down its annoying" Mira growled but followed.

"She's as lively as ever" Lelouch chuckled.

"She always has plenty of energy" Marcus smiled.

"It wasn't that long ago when you acted similarly. I still remember when almost everything out of your mouth was vulgar or obscene. All you wanted to do was kill and you only ever looked out for Mira" Lelouch thought back to their first few weeks of training.

"Until you, Anya, and Moon Lee showed up all we ever had was each other to depend on. Being raised by a clan of assassins doesn't exactly mold decent social skills." Marcus eyes glazed over for a second as he recalled his childhood. "I killed my first man before most children start elementary school. Drove a dagger right through his heart and looked him in the eyes as he died. I knew at that moment I was going to become addicted to it, killing, watching the life leave someone's eyes, the thrill of knowing that I won, and they lost, that feeling of accomplishment that I was better than they were." Marcus gave a rare sadistic smirk. "A sleeping beast, is still a beast"

"Indeed, it is" Lelouch smirked. Marcus may act more civil and proper than his sister, but Lelouch and the others knew the monster lurking just beneath the surface was one that very few would like to trifle with.

"So, what do you think the student council will be like" Marcus asked as he and Lelouch dressed themselves in casual clothing after neatly folding their uniforms and placing them inside of backpacks.

"Knowing Milly, I'd be ready for anything" Lelouch sighed as he pulled on a black V-neck T-shirt that showed off his chiseled torso, and smoke grey slim fit jeans with matching shoes.

"You think it was really okay telling her everything you did yesterday…I'm not questioning your decision I'd just like to know if you really fully trust her" Marcus asked. He was wearing a dark green short sleeve button down, with a black under shirt and dark brown cargo pants with dark green boots.

"Too be honest I didn't tell her anything that she wouldn't be able to find out on her own. The Ashford's are still a big name in the homeland and knowing how classified information seems to slip out of people's mouths like water through fingers. I thought it was better to just be upfront with her." Lelouch explained.

"Makes sense…but you still didn't answer the big question. Do you really fully trust her" Marcus asked with a serious look in his eyes.

Lelouch smirked he loved Marcus like a brother the two of them were so in sync sometimes in was like they shared part of a brain. He knew Marcus was asking him because not only as a soldier but as an individual he wanted to know if Milly was someone, he could also put his faith in.

"Milly is someone that I'd never want to fight for personal reasons. If possible, I would prefer if we never became enemies for any reason" Lelouch answered. He knew it wasn't a direct answer, but Marcus nodded nevertheless understanding exactly what Lelouch was trying to convey.

"Bout time you guys showed up and men say women take forever" Mira huffed as Marcus and Lelouch finally showed up.

"Sorry about that I hope your shower was enjoyable." Lelouch chuckled.

"It would've been better with some cock in me" Mira sent a glare at Moon Lee.

"I'm sure you can find some time for that later" Moon Lee shrugged.

"Ugh whatever can we just get going" Mira grumbled.

"I agree we will be late if we don't depart soon" Anya looked at the time.

"Alright let's head out" Lelouch lead them out to where their bikes were parked. It didn't take them long to make it to Ashford, one of the perks of being a W.O.L.F was never having to obey speed limits. It wasn't an official perk but there wasn't a patrol officer in the world that had the balls to issue them a ticket. Within twenty minutes they were parking outside of the student council building with Milly awaiting their arrival.

B.W.O.B

Inside the council building Milly, Kallen, Nunnally, Nina, Rivalz, and Shirley were all waiting for the arrival of their newest members.

"So are we really getting an entire W.O.L.F squad as members" Rivalz asked a bit nervously.

"What are you scared of the big bad wolves" Kallen teased.

"Of course, I am you do know that W.O.L.F stand for Weapons Of Lethal Force right. They are literal killing machines, I heard that they can kill someone over a hundred different ways with just their bare hands." Rivalz shivered.

"Nina are you going to be okay" Shirley asked the smaller woman that was infamous for her xenophobia.

"Ah that's right I heard that one member was born inside of Chinese Federation territory and two others are half-Britannian but were born outside of any official territory" Kallen said. She had read whatever files she could on the 'Black Steel' squad but needed to act like she had only gone off rumors to avoid suspicion.

"I wouldn't worry about where they were born all W.O.L.F operatives are loyal to Britannia and the Emperor" Rivalz stated.

"Then why are you scared of them than" Kallen asked.

"Because they only answer to the Emperor. They could kill someone like me and no one would be able to do anything about it" Rivalz yelled as if it was obvious.

"But why would they" Kallen looked at him with a deadpan expression.

"Milly what do you think" Nina asked hesitantly.

"Yeah you're they only one that's actually met them before so what do you think" Shirley asked.

"Well to be honest they weren't exactly what I was expecting. Obvious they are around our age but still I was expecting them be all 'guts, blood, and glory' kind of how my grandfather is but they were…well mostly normal is the best way I can think to describe them." Milly answered honestly.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean" Rivalz asked.

"It means that while yes they maybe be able to kill extremely efficiently with no remorse, they aren't mindless killing machines. They have personalities, likes, dislikes, need and urges just like we do" Milly explained.

"I guess that makes sense…I mean they are still human beings after all" Shirley said smiling a bit brighter than she was before.

"Exactly" Milly winked.

"Hey, Nunally you okay" Shirley asked the black haired girl who was being unusually quiet.

"Yes of course why do you ask" Nunnally replied with a smile.

"Well it's just that you're being even more quiet than Nina is and she just stopped shaking" Shirley said in a half joking half concerned tone.

"Oh sorry I was just lost in thought…you know figuring out how to clean up all of Milly's messes as usual" Nunnally lied seamlessly.

"Just like always" Rivalz laughed.

"You know it" Nunnally giggled. Everyone started to edge towards the doors as the distant sound of vehicles could be heard, except for Nunnally and Kallen who hung back.

"You sure you can do this. One wrong move and it's all over, I'm not doubting your resolve, but this is your brother we are talking about can you really go to war with him" Kallen whispered.

"Watch me…oh and I'm not going to War with him I'm going to War for him. I'm going to bring him over to our side no matter what it takes and together we are going to destroy our father's empire" Nunnally answered eyes hardening for a split second before she sighed. "If it makes you feel better, I'll hang back and I won't approach him until I feel completely sure of myself.

"Won't that upset him…I mean being a high-ranking officer not to mention a prince of Britannia, wont he feel like your snubbing him" Kallen asked.

"I may have been I few years and I'm sure he's changed quite a bit but I doubt he'll have much of an issue with it. If he happens to ask just tell him I'm mentally preparing for our next marital arts competition and have been out of it all day" Nunnally waved off Kallen's concerns as she headed for a couch near the back of the room facing away from the door.

Milly noticed Nunnally heading away from the door but a quick look at Kallen let her know everything was fine, so she turned her attention back to the task of greeting the 'Black Steel' squad properly.

"Looks like their pulling up now" Milly announced.

"Oh geez I'm not ready he's a prince so should we bow and call him 'your highness' but he's also a military officer so should we salute him" Rivalz wrung his hand through his hair as he started having a mini freak out.

"They're here" Milly opened the door to reveal the 'Black Steel' squad.

"Ahh Milly good to see you again" Lelouch said with his normal sly smirk as he led his group into the reception hall.

"Likewise allow me to introduce you to the rest of the student council" Milly waved her hand towards the members Lelouch hadn't met yet. However, before she could start the introductions something happened that no one had been expecting. The usually overly shy and xenophobic Nina rushed forwards and latched onto a stunned Anya.

"You are alive...I heard rumors, but I didn't believe any of them were true" Nina gasped teary eyed.

"You two know each other" Lelouch said more of a statement than a question. Even with Anya being the least physically gifted in their group she could still take down a trained soldier more than double her size. Not only that but she rarely let anyone outside of the group initiate physical contact with her, therefor it only stood to reason that she had a previous connection with the green haired girl currently crying on her.

Anya simply nodded and Lelouch suggested for Milly to allow them to get comfortable so everyone could be properly acquainted. After about five minutes Nina calmed down and Anya was able to explain the two's history together. Only Nunnally stayed back away from the groups as she struggled to keep her composure the closer Lelouch came. Despite the fact that she prided herself on her iron will she was digging her nails into her arm hard enough to nearly draw blood just so the pain would keep her mind focused on maintaining her façade.

"As some of you may know the Alstreim family are known for our various experimental Knightmare testing facilities. We are renown because many of the Knights of round have their Knightmare's tested and fine-tuned in our facilities." Anya started with most of the people in the room nodding along the Alstreim were high ranking nobles after all and even though Ashford Academy catered equally to all, even commoners were aware of many of the more prominent noble families.

"What many people do not know however is that the Einstein family have been the main researchers and developers or in others words they are the brains behind our success. As such given that we are nearly the same age Nina and I have known each other since as long as I can remember. When my family decided I would be groomed to become a member of the Knights of the round due to my Knightmare sync rate, Nina was quickly assigned as my primary handler. She was in charge of recording and analyzing all of my data as I developed and trained. Even among a family of geniuses she stood out as something special, the same way I stood out as a highly skilled pilot and we became close friends." Anya explained.

"I was devastated when I heard you had died after being selected for the W.O.L.F program. Even when rumors started about you surviving, I didn't believe them…so I'm grateful to see you're still alive" Nina once again became teary eyed and Anya comforted her by placing a hand on her head. It was a bit awkward seeing the smaller girl comfort the taller one but still endearing. Even more so since both girls were usually so quiet and reserved that seeing them talking and opening up was a breath of fresh air. With the Black Steel team while they knew everything, they needed to about each other in order to function seamlessly as a team each knowing most details about each other and their upbringings, extreme details like previous family relations were not always know to everyone.

"Sometimes I forget that I'm not the only one who came back from the dead" Lelouch said as he leaned back into the chair, he was sitting in he noticed that while Anya was speaking most of the student council relaxed a bit but as soon as he spoke they became stiff again as if he'd order their execution with one wrong move. 'Guess I better address the elephant in the room first'.

"Milly please tell you didn't tell them anything weird about me, most of them look like they're walking on eggshells" Lelouch sighed.

"Of course, I didn't…at least not in the way you're probably thinking. You can't blame them though it hard enough for anyone to act normal around royalty add in the fact that you're a W.O.L.F and it's a bit overwhelming" Milly huffed.

"S-sorry we didn't mean any offence…it's just like Milly said this is all a bit overwhelming…your highness" the tall orange-haired girl managed to say quickly without sounding like she was going faint.

"I hope we didn't come off as rude…SIR" Rivalz quickly jumped in but failed at keeping his voice even.

"I'll have none of that…this isn't the royal court and none of you are part of the military. As long as we remain in these informal sorts of situations, I'd like for you to just refer to me by my name…no titles…no rank…just as you would any other student" Lelouch quickly dismissed their worries.

"I told you guys" Milly said with a playful frown.

"Damnit here" Marcus pulled out a large bill and handed it to Mira as everyone else looked at them in confusion.

"We bet on how long you'd let them squirm before you cleared everything up. I said at least five minutes she bet less than three" Marcus explained.

"Hell, yeah no way he'd risk another slap like last time" Mira chuckled somehow even when she was being genuine her laugh still sounded a bit evil.

"Milly you didn't" Shirley screamed.

"Yeah I may have left that part out of the story" Milly said sheepishly.

"Besides I don't think he minded the little lip lock afterwards" Mira smirked.

"L-l-lip lock" Shirley and Rivalz bout stuttered out nearly fainting for different reasons. Rivalz because his not so secret long-time crush had kissed someone he had no chance of competing against and Shirley because she was so innocent that when even half-way indecent events were brought up she couldn't handle them.

"Oh, this is going to be fun" Mira grinned although Marcus gave her a light chop on the head signaling that couldn't keep stirring the pot at the moment.

"Okay so maybe I left a few parts out of the story" Milly admitted crossing her arms and turning her head away from Rivalz heartbroken expression only to meet Kallen's steely gaze. Milly could tell that the red head did not approve of her actions and that wasn't even the worst of it she knew instantly when a cold shiver ran down her spine that Nunnally was death glaring the back of her head. Milly chuckled the uneasy feeling away and quickly changed the subject.

"You know it's not very nice to bet on the misery of others" Milly lightly chastised. The fact that she had the balls to chastise them even if it was in mostly a joking manner spoke volumes on her character.

"Your right but it is fun to watch them squirm" Mira smirked.

"This is what you call mostly normal" Rivalz muttered and shuttered when Mira gave him a predatory grin.

"What scared of little ol me" Mira said in mock hurt.

"I'd be scared too…to catch fleas off you that is" Moon Lee snarked.

"Want to run that by me again" Mira said in a dangerous tone. As the two women glared daggers at each other until the tension was broken by Shirley laughing. Lelouch, Marcus and pretty much everyone aside from the two glaring girls laughed at their expense.

"Geez they fight like Milly and Nunnally" Shirley laughed.

"W-What did you just say" Lelouch eyes suddenly serious, the tone of his voice was like a silent order to the rest of his squad. Even though no one moved from their positions their demeanor suddenly became rigid as if they were ready to pounce at a moment notice.

"Oh I was just talking about our Vice President Nunnally Lamperouge she and Milly always get into arguments because the Pres is always dumping her work on her or dragging her into her messes" Shirley explained nervously.

"Ahh…well that does sound like Milly" Lelouch body relaxed. 'Nunnally while not an extremely common name isn't so rare that I should react that way whenever it is brought up. Plus Milly would've no doubt recognized my sister if she had sook the Ashford's out for help. It would've been a smart move on her part though it would've still had its risk. The Ashford's lost much of their power after mother's death, and after openly supporting me, the letter of my demise would've only stripped more of their influence away. While Milly and her grandfather would no doubt have kept Nunnally hidden away, Milly's mother and father had always been hungry for more power and influence even at the Ashford's height of standing when his mother was still alive. If either of them had caught wind of Nunnally's identity they would've wasted no time dragging her back to Pendragon in hopes of winning the Emperors favor once again.' Lelouch concluded.

"Hey what's that supposed to mean" Milly yelled indignantly.

"Only that you try to throw your work off on all of us whenever you get the chance" Kallen jumped into the conversation for the first time. She had planned to use the meeting to silently observe her enemy and gauge any weaknesses she could find. However, anytime she seemed to be staring at one of them for a second too long they seemed to snap to her almost as if they could feel her eyes on them.

Kallen knew that she would always be more of a soldier than a strategic thinker, but even she knew when to give up on a fruitless mission. She decided the best thing to do was to blend in with the personas of the rest of the student council.

"I do not" Milly defended herself proudly but the looks from the rest of the student council quickly broke down her façade.

"So where is this Vice President of yours, we've yet to make proper introductions" Lelouch asked.

"She's meditating towards the back of room, aside from being the student council Vice President she's also the captain of the women's self-defense club. There's a big match coming up, so she's been mentally preparing all day" Kallen quickly explained.

"I hope forgive her actions despite your standing" Milly quickly added.

"Milly you know I'm not one to harp on such things. Besides as a warrior I completely understand mentally preparing yourself before a battle regardless of the magnitude is the first step to victory." Lelouch waved off Milly's worries. "Now on to introductions as you all already know this is Anya Alstreim, the woman sitting crossed legged on the couch there is Moon Lee she may seem uptight but she'll loosen up in time" Lelouch held in a chuckle as Moon Lee shot him a dirty look. "The twins behind me are Marcus and Mira Evercrest despite their nonchalant demeanors they're actually Earls. Lastly, I am Lelouch vi Britannia, Colonel in the W.O.L.F division and Leader of the 13th squad of the 66th battalion" Lelouch finished introductions.

"W-what you two are both Earls" Rivalz stuttered. It was bad enough that the woman of his dreams was swapping spit with a member of royalty. While Rivalz had done his best to spark something between them somewhere deep down he knew things would never go anywhere, which was why he had dated a few other girls during his schooling however now he also had to deal with a handsome earl who would no doubt draw many of the more desirable girls to him.

"We share the tittle" Marcus said simply. "Well should we move on with the introductions"

"My thoughts exactly" Lelouch seconded.

"As if you didn't already pull our files before you came here" Milly huffed still in a slightly bad mood.

"Standard procedure but still I'd like to hear things from the horse's mouth so to speak" Lelouch spoke smoothly.

"Ugh Fine…I am Millicent Ashford heir to the Ashford family and President of the student council. This is Rivalz Cardamone our secretary although his family aren't nobles, they are well connected due to owning some of Britannia's best breweries and wineries. Same goes for our busty assistant secretary Shirley although her body is built for seduction, she's one of the top academic students here at Ashford coming from a family of scientist though it isn't all that surprising." Milly took a breath before continuing.

"Next is out treasurer Nina Einstein it should go without saying that she is a bonified genius although she doesn't do well with foreigners" Milly added the last part and Nina blushed in embarrassment.

"Huh why the hell would your parents send you to Japan if you're xenophobic" Mira half asked, half growled.

"They thought it might help for me to get over it" Nina answered in a soft voice.

"I thought you said she came from a family of geniuses; they sound more like idiots to me" Mira scoffed. Nina opened her mouth to no doubt defend her family but before she got a chance a new voice interrupted the conversation.

"Sometimes the only way to overcome one's fears is to dive into the pit they dread the most" Nunnally stood slowly turning around and facing the group for the first time. Milly and Kallen tensed slightly as Nunnally slowly and deliberately made her way towards the group her hips swaying to the sides with an unnatural grace that drew everyone's attention, men and women alike.

Lelouch even swallowed a bit more stiffly then he would've liked. As royalty he'd been surrounded by beautiful girls and women since birth and luckily for him that hadn't changed after he been recruited to become a W.O.L.F. Moon Lee was beautiful and aside from an off colored joke carried herself properly at all times, she often reminded him of Cornelia in that sense. Anya had a quiet and serene beauty to her, and her eyes gleamed with intelligence befitting her noble birth. Mira on other hand had a wild uncontrollable aura to her, while she had the looks to match any noble women her crude and blunt demeanor was enough to turn most men away although she seemed to be a hit with noble women at parties.

However, despite that this girl, no, this young women in front of him was breath taking and not just in the beauty department. While she had looks that could rival royalty it was the aura, she gave off that attracted Lelouch the most. Everything about her screamed calm, cool, collected and measured. The way she carried herself like she could take on anyone in the room and win, the look in her eyes as she observed everyone in the room, her confident stride not at all phased by the occupants of the room. Lelouch spared his teammates a quick glance and saw that they were all slightly tense, he could tell that they were all a bit unnerved by the black-haired beauty.

"Quite a philosophy you have" Lelouch turned his full attention to her as she approached, and she didn't even flinch under his gaze.

"Is it really I thought all royals believed in Darwinism, survival of the fittest and all that" Nunnally smirked slightly. Kallen and Milly tensed while Lelouch was not one to harp on titles and standings Nunnally was walking a razors edge by referring to the imperial family so casually.

Lelouch chuckled deeply "Quite an observation…Ms. Lamperouge, I'm guessing. I'm glad you finally decided to join us, how did your meditation go" Lelouch commented his tone wasn't hostile or condescending but it was ever so challenging.

"It was…enlightening. I must thank you for not disturbing me, if only everyone around here had such manners" Nunnally shot Milly a glare.

"I understand the needs for a warrior to prepare themselves both mentally and physically before a battle" Lelouch said.

"I wouldn't call it a battle" Nunnally shook her head slightly.

"It may not involve guns and bullets, but it is a competition between warriors. That's a battle if I've ever seen one." Lelouch countered.

"I think you misunderstand me good sir. I didn't say it wasn't a battle because it wasn't a competition between two warriors. "Nunnally took a few more steps towards the dark prince. She was ever aware of the fact that the silver-haired male Marcus hand had snaked its way into his cargo pocket and from the tension in his wrist she could tell he was gripping something. "I said it wasn't a battle because I'm going to make sure it becomes a slaughter"

Lelouch eyes sharpened and his trademark grin stretched across his face as a pleasant tingle worked its way down his spine as he ingested her words. "Interesting choice of words…tell me Ms. Lamperouge do you play chess" Lelouch asked.

"Whenever I can find a worthy opponent" Nunnally smirked.

"Would you care for a game" Lelouch asked.

"I thought this was a party…chess doesn't seem like a very appropriately fun game." Nunnally eyes twinkled.

"It's only not fun if your losing" Lelouch smirked.

"In that case I'll be white…black seems more your color anyway" Nunnally grinned. This would be her first trail against her greatest opponent, and she was determined to win.