One Week

Seraphim Earl

Code Geass

Lelouch X Kallen

Longshot

Author's notes:

An idea that spurred in a moment I was watching some Korean tv show titled 'What's for Dinner?' I tried to find some applicable pair and here's the new story!

Reviews are food for an author's soul, welcomed and loved.

On with the story.

One Week

Seraphim Earl

Chapter 1 : Perceptions of Blind Dates

Lelouch vi Britannia, 11th prince of the Britannian Holy Empire sat on one of the plushy chairs of the most exquisite restaurant of the Holy Nippon Kingdom, waiting for his blind date. How he came to this blind date was because of his sisters' idea. Euphimea and Nunnally Britannia pushed him into a blind date to a girl named Sumeragi Kaguya just to help him forget about his newly married ex-girlfriend Lady Shirley Fenette. He had researched about the girl of course, she was just a child and he wondered if his sisters' were joking. Like a gentleman he is, he never had any intention to stand up the girl, so here he was waiting for a girl.

"Lelouch vi Britannia?" a feminine voice took his attention to the one that took the seat in front of him. What he saw was no little girl, flaming red hair and aquamarine eyes that seemed to be endless, a face of both fierce and gentle traits. She seemed to hate the fact that she was there at this very moment and was just trying to be polite. When he answered her question with a nod, she sighed. "I am sorry your majesty but Sumeragi Kaguya will not come. I am Kallen Kouzuki Stadtfeld, her replacement."

He was amused at how she spat the word out like it was some sort of poison to her system. "Ms. Stadtfeld, may I know why you are a replacement?"

"Sumeragi Kaguya is our steward and my family, as well as hers have forbidden her to come. As to not disappoint you, dear prince, here I am. They really are pushing me for a suitable husband." Lelouch chuckled at the last part of her statement and relished the sweet contortion of her face. She was a lot different than Shirley and he was surprised that he was enjoying her company. "It is unfair though that I do not introduce myself formally. I am Kallen Kouzuki Stadtfeld, Holy Princess of the Nippon Kingdom, Holy and Faithful daughter of Amaterasu."

He was inwardly gaping at her. So that was why the name was familiar to him. She was the princess of mixed blood, Britannian and Japanese, the much known Red Lotus of Japan and the Queen of the Battlefields. "It is nice to meet you oh princess of two nations. I am honored to meet you. Though a question might I ask, why do you not tell me your Britannian title?"

"I believe you knew it already since you're a prince. I am the granddaughter of the 98th emperor, Sirius Cross Stadtfeld, 20th princess and 25th heir to its grand throne. I didn't introduce that part because we're in Japan, prince." She said with a challenging smirk. Her attire was simple, a plain black cocktail dress and some very high stilettos. She wore neither make-up nor any jewelry but her atmosphere dictated royalty as well as humility. Through that atmosphere he detected strife.

"Well, since we're here why don't we proceed?" he proposed with a smile. "Or do you prefer another place?"

"I would not like the reservation go to waste, though since you are proposing let's go somewhere else princy." She surprised him when she stood up and started to leave. Well, I did proposed. Better be man of word. He followed her outside immediately and saw her talking to one of the cooks; the cook gave her a package of some food and turned to him with a knowing smile. "Well, are you coming princy?"

"Be ready your majesty, the princess isn't known for being cooped up in fancy restaurants like this." The chef told him in a low whisper as he went by his way. Lelouch just followed the princess out and saw her in a tricycle. Her dress showing an abundant amount of smooth skin as it shines with the moonlight. She was waiting for him with a bored expression on her face, when she spotted him, a wicked grin came to her face. So this is how rambunctious the princess is. Has she hauled propriety off the window? She is of Britannian blood yet she acts no more than the ladies of our court. A rather interesting vixen indeed.

"What do you have in mind with that trike? Are you a princess or what?" he asked as he took the place beside her. "Get off. Let me drive. It is against my virtues to let a woman drive in such state of dress."

She blushed red that rivaled her hair, but she followed his command and settled in the sidecar of the tricycle. She humped at her seat and glared at him as they drove away with helmets on their heads. They went through twist and turns, depending on where she pointed the direction to. He watched as her skin prickled to the cold air that rushed through them. Her hair flew in various directions as she faced the moving scenery before them. They went to some village a few miles from the restaurant and she ordered him to stop in front of one house that stood afar from the others.

"Come on prince." She said as she hopped off the trike and turned to him with an excited smile.

"Lelouch." He said. "You can call me by my name Kallen."

He followed her to the front door and offered some help in handling the large package as she fondled with the keys. "This is where you live?"

"Of course not princy. The people who live here are special to me. I promised them that I'll visit today, so sorry if I dragged you to this."

"No problem Kallen." He said as the door opened. "Who lives here?"

"You'll see." She said with a smile as he beckoned him inside. Then she turned to the house and said in a loud voice. "So nobody wants to welcome their onee-chan isn't it?"

The he heard thundering feet as he saw a bunch of kids rushing to them with wide smiles. Kids of various ages jumped at the princess and laughter ringed to the air. He was surprised to hear her laughter ringing together with the children's as she greeted them one-by-one. He watched with an amused smile on his face as everyone was hugging the princess.

"Who're you?" a kid somewhere between seven and eight asked him. His eyes were brownish red with a sincerity and contemplative mind that resonated in his very gaze. A smart kid. "Why are you here? Is that for us?"

"One question at a time kid; first, I'm Lelouch; second, she dragged me into this;" he pointed Kallen as he said this. "Third, yeah, this is for you."

"Ne ne ne, what's the ruckus all about?" a young man then suddenly emerged from the kitchen, an apron around him. "Megumi's having a headache so lower it down Kallen. Oh. So you're Kaguya's supposed blind date."

"Lelouch vi Britannia, nice to meet you." he introduced himself to the man.

"Naoto, Kallen's big bro. Nice meeting you as well." The man answered with a grin. "I came here and already told them you aren't coming Kallen-chan, so why did you dragged Lelouch in this?"

"Well he was drag-able." Kallen said as she took the package from him and gave it to the kids. "Here, a present from Tamaki."

The kids cheered and went into the living room, while Kallen and her brother greeted each other with a smile and a punch on the shoulder. Lelouch just watched by the front door all throughout the exchange of greetings. That was when Naoto turned to Lelouch and grinned at him with that evil glint on his brown eyes. "You're just in time for dinner? You'll join us won't you?"

"Of course." He replied with a smile. He was new at this and it was rather refreshing from the formal balls and etiquette of the nobles and royalty of the empire. He liked the joyful atmosphere as he waited for dinner and entertained the children's questions. He knew the feeling of having a large family and he understood why he needed to entertain the children's question. He was enjoying himself when Kallen went into the room with a tray of food in her hands announcing that dinner was ready. The kids rushed out immediately and the princess looked at him questioningly. "You seem to like children Lelouch."

He was surprised to hear his name from her and smiled at this. He smirked at her and replied with that rogue manner a prince should never have. "I never imagined that this was your perception of a blind date."

"Shut up. Even though we met each other in some of the international meetings doesn't mean that you can be comfortable around an enemy territory." She said with a glare as she suddenly turned around and left him alone. He just sighed and followed the commotion as dinner was served. This was one weird blind date indeed. He watched as the siblings interacted with the children like they were closer than family. He watched with curious interest as his attention always turned to her every time she seemed to make a sound. She was beautiful and smart, as well as rambunctious but it seems to fit her personality perfectly. Her shoulder length hair was straight and soft, an observation he deduced quickly at their short ride. After dinner he expected everything to be done and well, but she surprised him again by dragging him somewhere.

"Well see you later Kallen, you too drag-able Lelouch." Naoto said with a laugh as he was pulled to the tricycle once more. Kallen had that wide smile on her face as she gave away again the directions of where they will go again, this time she was talking on the phone as she do so. To the empress perhaps, because she was saying that she'll be home soon. It was almost ten in the evening when they arrived on a cliff by the sea which was their next destination. She turned to him with a smirk that can rival his own, he tried to figure out what she was planning but he could not. "Tell me Lelouch, why does a prince like you in a blind date when you can have all the eligible young ladies of the Britannian court?"

"And why is a princess like you in the same situation?"

"I already explained myself to you Lelouch. I just came as Kaguya's replacement because my parents are nagging me to it. They didn't agree in fixed marriages so they resorted in getting me into blind dates. " Kallen said with a glare and her hands on her hips. Her eyes seemed to glow in the darkness of the starry night and Lelouch thought again of Shirley and how this two are a lot different. He sighed in reply and remembered how her ex-fiancée never told him of her impending marriage to another. It seemed like her family never approved of him even though he was a prince.

"Running from a past." He simply replied. He shrugged of his coat and placed it on her shoulders. She seemed to give it back at first but with an arresting gaze, she accepted the offer.

"Shirley Fenette isn't it?" she said with a blank expression and unfeeling voice. "She is one of my friends and she recently married the Earl of Yorkshire isn't it? Lady Ashford told me that you were supposed to be her fiancé, except there was a change of heart. Change of hearts on the parents' side."

"I never thought that news travels that fast." He said with a smirk that hid everything. She was scrutinizing him with just a deep gaze. "You prove yourself still a lady of the court with all the gossips that you know."

"It's not a gossip as I see it. Nana-chan told me so." She said once again.

"How close are you to my siblings?" he asked once again, raking his memories of when and how many times his family did some acquaintance to the Japanese Royal Family. Then he remembered Schneizel and how Cornelia was rampaging when Schneizel was moping around in his own silent way. "You were the one that turned down Schneizel's marriage proposal."

"Yeah. We still are friends, I know your sisters as well. Cornelia and Euphimea, even Nunnally and the Empress Marianne." She said as she sat on the grass by now. "I'm friends with your bestfriend Suzaku Kururugi as well."

"I believe your circle of friends intertwines with mine then." He said as he stood beside her. "I was wondering why you turned down my brother's offer."

"That is none of your business."

"So is that why you came? Because of our circle of friends?" he asked as his mind raged with possible plans his sisters have in store for him. He hated when they plan something and involves him, especially when the Lady Milly Ashford comes into the scene. He was scrutinizing her with his eyes, trying to find any trace of lies and untruthfulness on her face and tone. He can find none and he was growing desperate on her blank gaze.

"Not really, I was interested in meeting the brother that Nunnally so looked up on." She said with a smile. Then she stood up and faced him with an outstretched hand. "It was nice having you as acquaintance Lelouch."

"Same here Q-1." He said her military code name like he was the one who gave it to her.

"You know your way back don't you?" she suddenly asked that surprised him. "Or would you like me to return you to the restaurant?"

"I think I prefer the latter part."

-TBC-

Author's notes:

Standard Disclaimer applies.

Everything will be revealed in the next chapters.

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