(A/N: I really need to stop making projects and finish old ones…right so about this story. After reading Lelouch of Britannia and creating several flashback heartwarming sequences in my fanfic series Soul Chess, I decided to create this on the grounds of what would happen if Lelouch made the one move he didn't even know he could make, with surprising results. This series has all the same continuity as R1 episodes 1-6 and a bit of 7. Before you start asking me what will stay the same with canon beyond this here is my response: *holds up Code Geass script over a paper shredder and drops it in* What canon? You'll understand more if you just read. The external description should've told you what to expect).
Disclaimer: Code Geass belongs to Sunrise Entertainment
3rd Person pov
Lelouch was being carried down a dark corridor in a helmetless soldier suit by two armed men to an isolated interrogation room inside Cornelia's mobile military base. His feet were dragging along the ground and he felt defeated and powerless. Things were over Cornelia was probably preparing to execute her himself.
How did it get like this? Lelouch found himself thinking. He began replaying the chain of events in his head.
Earlier…
Inside a stolen Knightmare Frame Lelouch panicked at his loss. All of his allies had betrayed him or given up. He was the only one left. He didn't think things could possibly get any worse.
"Attention all Knightmare pilots, open your hatches and reveal your faces!" Cornelia announced to her men.
Cornelia! Lelouch grit his teeth in hate. She had him beat. This was checkmate. There were no more moves he could play. The entire board was against him and now he, a lone black king, faced off against the white queen and her army.
"I repeat all pilots open your hatches and show me your faces."
What do I do? Lelouch wondered. If she gets me in a lineup, without my mask on my identity will be exposed. That mustn't happen. Use my geass? No impossible. It won't work unless I look directly at them. The enemy is protected with the Knightmares. That leaves the infantry and the other pilots. Forget it there are too many of them. How do I turn this around? No, would that work, show them I'm Zero then use the power? But then the Knightmares…maybe I can start shooting and break out of here. Impossible! Against Cornelia's royal guard that would be suicide.
"Open your hatch it's your turn."
Lelouch was rattled from his thoughts by a soldier declaring he open his hatch and show his face.
"What wrong? Hurry up and open your hatch." The impatient soldier told him.
"Well…my hatch was damaged earlier in battle." It was the only excuse Lelouch could come up with to buy him a few more extra seconds.
"I see…then we'll open it for you."
Now there really was nothing Lelouch could do. Then it looks like this is the end. Lelouch felt defeated. Once Cornelia got a good look at him it was farewell to everything he worked towards. He turned the Knightmare around and was forced out of his pod. The sun beat down on his short black hair.
"What are you waiting for? Turn around." Lelouch was ordered.
Facing down death's door, Lelouch did as he was told. Nunnally…I'm sorry.
Lelouch turned on his heel to face towards Cornelia's mobile base.
The other troops instantly became hostile, unrecognizing of Lelouch's image. "That has to be him!" one soldier declared.
Lelouch tensed. This was it. He could almost hear the gunfire that would rain down upon him any second.
However, there were no shots fired. Inside her base, Cornelia saw his face. The sight of his black hair and dark purple eyes caused her mouth to drop open slightly and her eyes turn wide with shock. Is…is that…Cornelia shook her head violently ran forward and slammed her palms on the map. "Stop! Hold your fire!" she declared.
The bold declaration caused the soldiers to freeze and Lelouch to look up towards the windows on the mobile base. Stop, but why? What's she up to? Lelouch was more confused than when he found CC alive after being shot through the head.
"But…my lady." Guilford, Cornelia's knight and the soldier that had commanded Lelouch to open his hatch, declared.
"You heard me. Hold your fire." Cornelia repeated. I have to make sure this isn't some trick…no…no Lelouch died eight years ago or was written off as so. It would be impossible for anyone to pretend to be him. "Bring that man on board and bring him straight to me in the interrogation room. Search him for weaponry first."
Bringing me on board…but why? Lelouch wondered. Wait…this is the perfect opportunity. I can get on board, use my geass and escape, but…no…no they've already seen my face. Dammit! I'm screwed!
Lelouch was apprehended by two members of infantry with a strong arm binding each of his own arms behind his back. Lelouch didn't have the power to walk so he let his feet drag. He was a dead man walking.
Present
Lelouch was brought into the room where only a single light was lit. It hung from ceiling over a plain white table with two chairs. It was too dark for anything else to be seen inside. One chair, the one Lelouch could see was empty. The other chair was occupied by Cornelia, her figure hidden by the shadows.
"You may leave." She told the soldiers. "Let him go and lock the doors behind you from the outside."
"Yes your highness." The soldiers complied. Lelouch was left alone with Cornelia. He was trapped like finger wedged inside a metallic ring it thought it could fit through, but found the entrance to be a one way motion past the second knuckle.
"Have a seat." Cornelia told Lelouch. "No actually…remain standing. I can get a look at your face like this." A bright light blinded Lelouch as Cornelia shined a flashlight into his face. He put his hand up and turned to the side to avoid looking directly at Cornelia. "Face towards me, look towards the sound of my voice if the light bothers you." Cornelia's commanding voice instructed. Lelouch did as he was told knowing that that would allow him to see in the direction of the light and not be bothered by it.
Cornelia could now see Lelouch's face up close. There was no doubt about it. This was her half-brother Lelouch vi Britannia in the flesh and very much alive unlike what she and her siblings believed. Cornelia was momentarily shocked. Lelouch was supposed to be dead yet here he was standing before her, having been caught in a lineup meant to trap Zero. Logic pointed to that he was Zero, but for the moment that didn't seem to matter. The shock went away and Cornelia's eyes turned uncharacteristically soft, not that Lelouch could see that with her body in the shadows. She stared at Lelouch, the image of that upstart, proud, arrogant ten-year-old was pasted over the sullen, scowling teenager before her. There was no doubt in Cornelia's mind. This was indeed Lelouch. He was alive. The first born child of her idol, Marianne the Flash, was alive. A sense of joy began to well up in the Witch of Britannia's heart.
Cornelia spoke to Lelouch with, for him anyway, an unexpected sorrow. "How long has it been since I last saw those amethyst irises of yours?"
What's with her tone? It's like she's not even mad at me. I don't understand. This doesn't make any sense.
"Lelouch…is it really you?" Cornelia asked.
"Huh?" Lelouch was caught off guard by the question.
"It is, I knew it." Lelouch heard the chair being pushed back and Cornelia stepped into the light. She was smiling at him and it was bothering him immensely. Cornelia took a deep breath though and quickly returned to showing scowling professionalism. "So…you're Zero then?" she asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Lelouch looked to the side. If he could play denial maybe he could…
"Don't get coy. I'm not an idiot Lelouch. For seven years I thought you dead. There's no way you could've just accidentally waltzed into a lineup, unless this is your way of saying hello. If that was the case though you would've walked into the government building and asked to see Clovis before you killed him in cold blood." Cornelia scowled at Lelouch.
She's acting weird. Lelouch thought to himself. Maybe I can use this to my advantage. Maybe I can bluff and get out of this and find a way to get out of here with my life intact and destroy all evidence that my identity was exposed. "And if I am what are you going to do about it? Shoot me?"
"No." Cornelia lowered the flash light. "Lelouch, sit down." She gestured to the empty chair. Lelouch sat down and scooted his chair towards the table and Cornelia sat back down across it with her left arm bent and flat on the table as she sat upright, looking at Lelouch. "Lelouch, do you remember the promise I made to you in March nearly nine years ago."
"As if you ever had any intention of keeping it," Lelouch huffed, turning his head to the side.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Cornelia rose to her feet, angry, slamming her palm on the table.
"If you really cared about me, why didn't you come to help me after I had been declared to be banished?" Lelouch asked from his seat.
"I had no idea! By the time I found out we were going to war with Japan and by the time I got clearance to go to Japan the Kururugi home had already been wiped out. I did everything I could to try and rescue you, but I just wasn't fast enough!" Cornelia shouted, placing a hand upon your chest. "I felt like a failure. I blamed myself for letting you, Nunnally, and your mother die!"
The statement alarmed Lelouch and he retracted a mite of his anger. "Wait, what do you mean let my mother die?" Clovis had told him that Cornelia and Schneizel were at the heart of the mystery surrounding his mother's murder. Was Cornelia about to give him a signed confession?
Cornelia sat back down. Lelouch saw an unexplainable look of shame upon her face. "I was head of your mother's guard before she was murdered remember?"
"Yes, of course, but why does that…"
Cornelia interrupted Lelouch. "Before she was murdered your mother ordered me to withdraw all of my units." Cornelia spoke with stress and despair in her voice. "She knew she was in danger and yet she still insisted we clear out. If I had disobeyed that order, if I had stayed on not as a soldier and just been there as a concerned family member Lady Marianne might still be alive." Cornelia, still standing removed her hand from the table and dropped her hands at her sides, fists balled in anger. "But I didn't do it. I just fell in line like an obedient soldier. I was so upset when I learned Lady Marianne had been killed. I refused to eat. I refused to bathe. I refused to do much of anything, really. And over the next few nights I cried myself to sleep. Your mother was my idol, Lelouch. You were so angry you confronted the emperor for not protecting her, yet I was the one who could've done something! Me! And I let your mother die. I only became alarmed and was roused from my depression when I learned what befell you and Nunnally. I panicked, I tried to get to you both, but I was too late." She picked something out of her pocket and slammed it forcefully on the table. "For seven years this is all I've had to remember you by." Cornelia let go of the object. It was a chess piece: the black queen. It was chipped at the top and at the base. "I found it when I searched the wreckage of where you had been staying. Between the scattered pieces and the board torn in half, your name written on it in silver marker, this was all I had as a memento that you ever existed."
Lelouch saw the tears that Cornelia was fighting. She admitted to failing to protect his mother, showed signs of deep regret, even claimed that she tried to save him, but failed to do so. He was lost, unable to know what to say. Cornelia cared about him? No that was impossible. He was abandoned, thrown aside like a captured pawn. There was no way. He remained silent in case there was more Cornelia had to say.
And there was. Cornelia's tone was bitter and her expression reflected a deep hateful scowl. "I returned to Pendragon believing that I had failed to rescue you and Nunnally. I hung the half of your chessboard on my bedroom wall, always kept that queen in my pocket to remember you by. I suppressed the anger by becoming a hardened soldier. I obtained my title as the Witch of Britannia as I slaughtered Britannia's enemies all with the vision that I would one day rise to control all of Britannia's military forces, crush it and establish a new sovereign nation in its place one that you and Nunnally would want to live in and I would control it and I would kill anyone that dared to get in my way. I would gain the support of the people, I would become the family favorite and then I would turn on Britannia and become Queen of the new nation that was my goal and then…not more than ten minutes ago I saw you exit that Knightmare Frame. And now I find myself wondering if it was all for naught." Cornelia relaxed her face. "However, perhaps this is just the beginning of something even grander. Tell me Lelouch, why did you do it, why Zero? Why did you kill Clovis?" Lelouch was about to speak, but Cornelia interrupted him. "Do you know why Clovis became the Viceroy of Area Eleven in the first place? He believed you left a chess puzzle for him to solve. He almost won the last game you two played or so he says. That game was the game you played right before your audience with our father. He became the Viceroy of Area Eleven because it was your final resting place and you killed him." Cornelia slid her right hand back onto the table. "What was going through your head Lelouch? Did you think we abandoned you?" She tensed her hand into a fist. "I cannot speak for any others," Cornelia looked Lelouch right in the eye, he could see the tears were becoming harder and harder to fight, "but I tried to save you! We didn't abandon you! We thought you were dead!"
Clovis had told him the same thing. And now, hearing Cornelia, Lelouch was starting to think of everything he said in a different light. Clovis didn't want to use him as a tool of diplomacy. Clovis just wanted to bring him home. Lelouch felt like he might vomit again, but held it back, trying to justify his actions. No…Clovis had to go…he killed innocent people. Here for me? Ha! What a perfect way to justify the sickening things he did as Viceroy. However…things are different here. It's obvious Cornelia cares about me and she has very similar motives to my own…could we really join forces? I hadn't even thought about that possibility.
"Lelouch," By Cornelia's tone of voice the silence had allowed her to calm down a bit, "answer my questions. Why did you kill Clovis and become Zero, what was it all for?"
Lelouch kept his mouth shut. Just because his older half-sister who treasured him like they were blood siblings was being nice to him didn't mean he was about to turn over and relinquish his plans. His identity of Zero was one thing, but his motives were another. He still did not believe she was acting out of the goodness of her heart. This could all be an act to get him to confess and then lynch him for his actions.
Instead, Cornelia made an educated guess. "Was it because we abandoned you? Did you despise us because we left you alone, sought to take vengeance upon us and destroy Britannia?"
Lelouch didn't answer.
Cornelia continued. "Fine, don't answer me," Cornelia said, "but know this: I care about you. You are my little brother born of the great Marianne the Flash. Before I saw you alive, I thought the only thing I had in this world left was Euphemia. If it is rebellion you desire, perhaps there is a way we could help one another."
"You want rebellion? You're the chief general of Britannia's Imperial Army. I don't buy for one second that you would seek to tear Britannia asunder." Lelouch shot back.
"Have you been paying attention at all?" Cornelia snapped. "I fought alongside Britannia because there was nothing else I could do. I lost you and Nunnally, or so I thought, and I had to protect Euphemia at all costs." She calmed down a slight amount. "As a colonel of the military at the time, I had to stay on with Britannia in order to protect Euphemia. I was livid with regards to what had befallen you, Lady Marianne and Nunnally. Through fierce loyalty I am where I am today. However, it's all superficial. My true goal, a goal that not a single member of my guard is aware of, is to unite Britannia's military under my banner, help Britannia gain control of the entire world, and then, turn the army against our father. Power would be in my hands and I would create a new nation, one that you and Nunnally would have wanted to live in." Cornelia became distraught. "However, I now find myself conflicted. Knowing that the two of you are alive…it changes things. I'm a Viceroy and that gives me absolute power to do as I see fit. Clovis did that didn't he?"
"Yes, and he used it to murder innocent people all for the sake of catching terrorists. Clovis was a fool and a corrupted politician. Would you do the same? Would you murder innocent people to achieve your goals?" Lelouch tapped his forehead with his fingertips. "No, what am I saying you've already done that."
"I thought I had no other choice!" Cornelia shouted. "And I had to protect Euphemia just as you have probably done all you can to ensure Nunnally's survival and happiness." She returned to being distraught and she looked to the side, gripping her upper arm. "Things are different now though. I'm Viceroy…Euphemia is sub-viceroy and you're Zero…I…I'm so confused. I came here seeking vengeance for Clovis, but now…I…all I want to do is help you, but…could it work?"
"How do I know this isn't all an act?" Lelouch scowled.
Cornelia looked Lelouch in the eye and spoke professionally. "Believe me if I wanted you dead or to confess I wouldn't be just talking to you or accepting your silence or lack of cooperation. I didn't gain the title Witch of Britannia by being as soft-hearted as I am now. You're special to me Lelouch, I don't know if you realize that."
"What would others say though if you suddenly turned on Britannia? You've built up a reputation for being the ruthless Witch and slayer of numbers." Lelouch told her.
Cornelia went back to grabbing her arm. "I…I know. It…it will be difficult to attempt, but…" she shut her eyes and squeezed her arm tightly, then she faced forward towards Lelouch, arm out at her side. "Lelouch, if you'd be willing to take a chance on me, grant me an opportunity to show that I have both our best interests in mind…no the interest of the entire world, that I can bring about a goal that you could agree upon would you join me?"
So she is interested in a union. I can see it in her eyes. Still, "And if I refuse?" Lelouch asked.
"I won't kill you, but I can use the media to make Zero out to be a fraud knowing your identity if you act again. Join me or give up, the choice is yours." Cornelia said.
Wrong, I have a third option, Geass. With its power I could force you into cooperation, force you to make the decision, turn you into my obedient puppet, but…Cornelia…what you've said has made me think. I don't have much to say in the way of an army right now. Kallen's group is my only source of followers at the moment. Hmm, perhaps I should clarify if I can trust her. Lelouch activated his Geass. "I have some questions for you Cornelia and you will answer them all." Cornelia became subdued, influenced by the Geass' power. "Tell me sister, if you were to rebel against Britannia, how would you go about accomplishing it?"
"In the position I'm in, I would have to make diplomatic decisions to unify Area Eleven. I would have to give the Japanese power to stand on equal footing with the Britannians. It's something I hesitate to do, but manpower is needed. Zero could be useful as well in gaining the support of the Japanese people. As long as people believe he is Japanese and has their best interests in mind they will follow him. The media is a powerful thing when used properly." Cornelia answered.
"Would you really rebel against Britannia? Has everything you've said to me been a farce to get me to spill my guts so you can use me?"
"It will take some thinking, but I do indeed have no problem going against Britannia. I have Area Eleven under my thumb. My home in Pendragon means nothing at this point with Euphemia, you and Nunnally all secure. Area Eleven can be reestablished as its own independent nation. And I would never betray you Lelouch. You are the first born child of Lady Marianne and for that you are my most precious half-brother. Euphemia, you and Nunnally are the three most precious people in the world to me right now. As long as you are safe almost nothing else matters to me if it were to come down to it."
"So if it really came down to it, do I matter more to you than anyone else, barring Euphemia?"
"Yes." Cornelia answered.
So she really is sincere after all. Inside she wants to rebel, but outside she is still conflicted. In that case, I will let her take this chance. If necessary I can always get behind her and take her by surprise if she ever becomes useless. For now though, he looked at the chess piece on the table, she'll make an excellent black queen. Lelouch relinquished his hold on Cornelia. She blinked for a few seconds feeling disoriented. "After careful consideration sister I believe that I am willing to let you have your chance."
"I had a feeling you would agree. You always were the genius in the family. You know a bargain and an offer that's too good to pass up when you see one. There's just one thing left to do." She said and walked into the shadows.
"What's that?" Lelouch asked.
The lights came on and Cornelia stood near the switch with her arms spread out towards Lelouch. The eleventh prince was confused. "Well, come on." She said with a smile and beckoned Lelouch forward with a wave.
"What's…?" Lelouch was still confused.
"What? Don't tell me that now that you're all grown up you're too old to hug your big sister. I haven't seen you in seven years Lelouch and I thought you were dead. I think this is the least I deserve." Cornelia smiled at him.
Lelouch grinned. "You are such a softie on the inside." He said. He walked forward and he and his half-sister wrapped their arms around each other, Cornelia was holding her half-brother tighter than Lelouch was her. Lelouch had his arms wrapped around Cornelia's back. Cornelia had one arm around Lelouch's back, hand on his hip and the other pushing his head into the inside side of her shoulder. Lelouch felt an unexpected amount of warmth in his sister's embrace. It was almost…motherly the way she was tenderly and firmly holding him. He could feel the love, care and concern Cornelia had for him. Lelouch became reminiscent of the last time his mother had held him in her arms.
"I will never leave you alone again." Cornelia told him, speaking calmly in a soothing voice. "I promise you."
Lelouch's sullen expression changed to one of confusion. He might've cried if he were emotionally weak. She…really means that. How could I…have been so blind? Cornelia…and Euphemia too…while all the others scowled upon my mother and looked down upon her because of her common blood, Cornelia always looked up to her like a goddess. My mother was her idol. I…I never even thought about how she would've felt when she died. Was I so blinded by hate and anger that I didn't realize that there was someone else also in mourning of my mother's death? It seems that I too…have a lot to think about.
In the middle of the two half-siblings having their moment someone began banging on the door. The two siblings left each other's embrace immediately. "Viceroy, we've captured a woman wearing Zero's uniform fleeing from the area. We thought to execute her on sight, but since you brought the last individual in alive we thought you might want this one alive too." The person on the other side of the door was Darlton.
CC, what did you do? Lelouch wondered, placing his palm against his eye. Wasn't the whole point for her not to get captured? Well at least I can offer up an explanation. Hopefully Cornelia won't send her back to R&D.
"Part of your plan that didn't work out?" Cornelia asked Lelouch.
"Something like that." The forsaken prince grumbled.
"I'm opening the door." Cornelia opened the door for Darlton and the Second Princess dragged CC inside by the arm. "Friend of yours?" she asked Lelouch.
"Sort of…I can tell you the truth, but you have to promise to let her be." Lelouch said.
"If she's on your side that's enough for me." Cornelia said, letting go of CC. "What's her story?"
Lelouch sighed. He decided to give Cornelia as much as he could. He'd leave out the Geass and the immortality CC possessed. Cornelia would think he was crazy if he mentioned it. "This is CC. She's Clovis' pet project, I guess you could say. That's really all I know. I…she's…"
"I'm his accomplice." CC said, speaking for herself. "Lelouch and I have a contract to work together, though it seems like he's about to enlist your help as well." She looked at Lelouch. "I was late coming to your rescue, my apologies."
"No need," Lelouch said and smirked ingeniously, "things seem like they'll be easier at this point thanks to your blunder."
"CC huh? Just that, no name?" Cornelia asked the green haired woman.
"Isn't that enough? You have something to call me so that should suffice for requiring my attention does it not?" CC asked.
"Is she always like this?" Cornelia asked Lelouch.
"You get used to it." the younger Britannian answered. "So are you saying you let yourself be captured on purpose?"
"I am your accomplice, whether it be victory or defeat, our fates are linked." CC said.
Cornelia placed her hand against her cheek, extending her pointer and middle finger and curling her ring finger and pinky. "My, what a dedicated woman you have their Lelouch." Cornelia smirked, teasing.
Lelouch's cheeks turned red. "I…but…"
"I'm not his girlfriend." CC responded.
"Shame. You seem like you might complement each other well." Cornelia said somewhat in jest.
Lelouch cleared his throat. "Can we get back to being serious?" he asked.
"Right, of course." Cornelia said dropping her hands at her side and speaking with a professional tone. "Since you've consented to our agreement here's what I plan to do. I'll drop you off back at school. I assume you're attending Ashford Academy." Lelouch nodded and Cornelia continued. "Then I'll send you there and have you under the careful watch of Captain Gottwald, Lieutenant Soresi, and Major Nu. You won't even know they're there unless they approach you, but I want to make sure you don't try anything."
"I thought this was all about trust." Lelouch smiled smugly. "Suzaku's already there so…"
"Suzaku is also your friend. I can't be sure he won't cover for you. I can't run the risk that you might do something even slightly rebellious. And also I don't want you getting hurt either. I will bring you under my careful watch at the Viceroy Palace if you're seen doing something suspicious."
Well so much for my chess gambling adventures over the next few days. Lelouch thought to himself.
"I'll also be taking care of Miss CC for now. If Clovis didn't want her out in the public eye there's probably a good reason for it. There's plenty of space back at the palace for your friend to remain comfortably until I can get you on board as well."
"Are you sure that's smart for you to give a terrorist that kind of luxury?" CC joked.
"I can pass you off as just some fanatic if I must. Guilford and Darlton won't question me if I get adamant." Cornelia said. "If I let you stay with Lelouch it would be the same as letting you go and while I trust him, you are an enigma."
"You're not going to perform weird experiments on her or anything are you?" Lelouch scowled, remembering how it was that he found CC in the first place.
"You make it sound like I plan to put her on a surgery table and take a look inside her body. No, I just need her out of the public eye as I have no doubt you were trying to do up until this time. If you don't have to keep an eye on her it's less stressful for you until we team up wouldn't you agree?" Cornelia asked.
"I suppose that's true." It does save me some stress and worry she's right.
"Lelouch, you just act as if everything is normal. I shall have you brought to my office when I have need of you." Cornelia told him.
"How long will that be?" Lelouch asked. "You're plan better not be over a long period of time while more innocent people are getting hurt."
"Rest assured," Cornelia spoke meticulously, "that I should be calling for you within the week, at best perhaps the day after tomorrow. So just sit tight."
So about a week's worth of inaction at best with three military officers, including orange, watching over me hmm? I suppose I can handle that. "How likely is the success of this plan?"
"That will mostly depend on the strength of our union I think." Cornelia responded.
"So you have no idea how exactly this is going to occur." Lelouch input.
"Not entirely, I'm a soldier not a politician. My skills are best suited on the battlefield rather than in an office building. Once I have your support though, provided you can accomplish what I require, everything should go smoothly." Cornelia said. She gave Lelouch her hand. "I look forward to our union."
Lelouch gave Cornelia an impish grin. "Me too." The two shook hands.
"Now then, I bet you're both hungry. Follow me and I shall bring you to the banquet hall."
"Thank you." Lelouch said. He was going to have to get used to the usually scowling, straight faced Cornelia, smiling at him from time to time.
"Do you have any pizza?" CC asked as she followed Lelouch and Cornelia out into the hallway.
"Most likely." Cornelia responded. CC became delighted at the prospect. As the trio walked to get something to eat, Cornelia looked forward, and placed a hand upon her endowed chest, looking down at her feet as she walked, thinking to herself about how her plans were on their way to making a complete one hundred eighty degree turn. Here I thought I was just chasing down a terrorist for my fallen half-brother. Cornelia bit her lower lip. Never did I think that I'd find one of the two things I thought I lost forever. She looked solemn. Lelouch…you've been so alone for these last seven years, thinking we've abandoned you. I won't let you act thinking that we don't care about you. Well, perhaps I can't speak for any others, her eyes became strong, but I know that I care about you. You are the first born child of Lady Marianne, my idol…the woman that inspired me to join the military. So don't worry Lelouch you won't have to be alone again. Cornelia lifted her head towards the ceiling, From this moment forward I shall be with you and also I shall, Cornelia's eyes tightened in determination, protect you.
To be continued…
(A/N: So what do you think? Sound interesting? This is all I'm posting for now since I want to finish Soul Chess before comitting myself to this fic. I'll continue it though once I finish it though if you guys like the premise. I haven't seen anyone try this before and after finding out through the sound episode 0.884 that Lelouch's family did in fact care about him I started to wonder what would've happened if he had played the family card and now I finally put those thoughts to virtual paper. I guess now you know why the fic is called Cornelia of the Defection. This has been draconichero20 and I'll see you next time).