Undying Prince's Love

003: POISON

Love is never wanting to lose faith, never wanting to give up, and never truly moving on.

Love is knowing and praying in the deepest part of what's left of your heart that they feel the same.

"So um… C.C." Kallen began. It was quiet between them since they boarded the transport ship that will bring them to Japan. She felt uncomfortable to be around a kid who resembles 'him' so much. "Is Lawrence his son?"

"The answer would have been obvious now, don't you think?" C.C. said with her usual bored face. Her son had been very excited when she told him that they will be traveling. Now, he was sleeping soundly on her lap.

Kallen growled. 'So the witch hadn't changed at all.' She thought.

Gino couldn't help glancing at the child with concern. He wondered how the others would react after they saw this. Silence filled the air, leaving C.C. to ponder on her thoughts.

She was inside the church listening to the cheers from the crowd.

'Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero!'

Why is life so cruel? Tears began streaming down her face as she sat there mutely crying.

-" - "-

How would you live happy if you are truly gone?" C.C. asked as she took another slice of pizza.

"Eh?" Lelouch blinked. 'What's with her now?'

"You fight for your sister …" C.C. stared at him, her face blank. "For a world where she can live peacefully and yet…" she looked away.

"Didn't you say it yourself?" Lelouch said. They or rather he was busy packing his things. Zero would be exiled from Japan tomorrow. "To protect the ones you love, sometimes you have to stay away from them."

"And how about yourself?" She asked, although she already knew what his answer would be.

Lelouch stopped. "Sometimes, you need to sacrifice everything you had for you to succeed." He didn't dare turn around. He could still feel C.C.'s stare at his back. "Even my own happiness…"

Her heart would speed up everytime she recalled this particular memory. Lelouch's sacrifice had been too much. And now, all his efforts, his life would be in vain for the peace he had made was close to breaking. No… she would not allow that to happen. Not in her immortal years.

'Is this for real?Or where his eyes playing a trick him?'

As soon as they walked in, all eyes widened in shock and horror to see the little boy hiding behind C.C.

"Impossible…" muttered Zero but audible.

"No. It is possible." said the green haired witch. "It's been a while." She stood there, stoic as ever.

Not a single word came out of their mouths until Kallen decided to break the silence.

"I-I think it's time to discuss our current situation." she said as they went in to sit.

"I agree." Nunnally said, recovering from her shock. "Sayoko, please take him out for a while." She gestured at the child.

Lawrence gripped his mother's hand tightly. C.C. looked at him and smiled. "Don't be afraid, play for a while and after this, we're going to eat pizza." The boy's face lightened up and nodded. As soon as they were out of the room, C.C. scanned the room.

The occupants of the room (Cornelia, Xingke, Tohdoh, Ohgi, Villeta And Chiba) were eyeing her with suspicion. Well, Kallen and Gino had already seen Lawrence and Zero was wearing his mask, although he had the same expression under it. Nunnally on the other hand, was being eaten with guilt.

"Now, would you mind explaining things to us?" Chiba shot at her with anger in her voice.

"I believe I'm not obliged to explain anything to you." C.C. said in a calm voice. "I thought you needed my help."

"I believe Kallen and Gino had already informed you of the situation." Cornelia sighed. She wanted answers now. Nunnally had told her what Lelouch had done and it hurts her to see how much sacrifice he had made. And she didn't see through him and even hated him. But right now, there are important matters that needed to be solved. "My father, Charles zi Britannia, was seen alive. We already have reports of random attacks in Britannia. It seems, he wanted to retake Britannia."

"But how did this happen? Lelouch had killed him or so we thought." Xingke said eyeing C.C. They don't know C.C.'s connection to Geass but assumed she knew about it since she had been with the demon emperor, always.

She sighed. "Lelouch had killed him. He vanished alongside the World of C."

"Don't you think Geass is involved here?" Nunnally asked full of concern. That power had destroyed so many lives, including her brother who had used it to twist other people's mind. Making them obey him against their will. The thought of another person having a geass that could turn the dead alive again was really scary.

As if reading her thoughts, C.C. spoke. "Lelouch had already destroyed the Order but there was still a chance that someone had escaped before we even came to the place."

"If that is the case then how is he alive?" Tohdoh asked.

"I don't know but I intend to find out."

"I believe that someone is under these. Hiding somewhere but I have no clue on who could it be." Zero stated.

"Even if that is to be the case, we will still have to wait." Cornelia started to look even more worried. "If we find father , we will find our answer."

"I got a bad feeling about this." Ohgi muttered. Villeta looked at him with concern.

UNKNOWN LOCATION:

"Good… Good…" the man muttered. "Now, it's time to show them what we're capable of."

He walked down his throne and looked at Charles. "Soon people will recognize that we are the future of mankind. Humans will wish to have this power and we will spread our wings of domination upon those who fail to see that."

"Like the Black Knights…" added Charles, a large smirk on his face.

"But what about him?" A girl around 18 years old with blue eyes and yellow hair walked up to them. "How would he be convinced?"

The man smirked. "He doesn't need to be convinced…" he said as he walked back to his throne. "He has no choice but to obey."

-" - "-

In a dark, isolated room, a lone figure was strung up by the chains attached to the ceiling high above. There were chains around his wrists and upper arms. Lavender eyes slowly opened.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

A year? Had it been a year? I feel so sad and guilty for making you wait!

But still, I thank you, my readers for following this story, making it your favorite and adding it to your story alerts!

You see, I was feeling very lonely… It's really hard when someone whom you've given your trust had betrayed you.

Even if you wanted to hate them, you can't because you love them too much.

G-R-R! Why is life so cruel?

-" - "-

003: Breathe Again

"It's already stupid of you to try and disobey me." The man smiled and forced his chin up. "You cannot defeat me, I am the one who brought you back to life. You should be grateful." The man grinned.

The door opened and he closed his eyes as a blinding light painfully came into view. A familiar figure came inside the dark room.

"Ah… you're here…" the man walked to the door. "Talk to him. He might listen to you." The door closed.

"Lelouch…"

The voice sounded very familiar. He opened his eyes and focused his vision. His eyes got wide as he realized who it was. "Why…?"