"I am a pawn."

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

“An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku..”

Lelouch looked up at her, “He has to be stopped, that man has no qualms he will not let anything get in his way, not even family. Most of my siblings are the same, just vying for power and his approval. Nunnally and Euphemia are the only two who are different.”

She simply nodded in return to him. “I understand.” She paused before continuing. “So. You became Zero to go against your..the Emperor. To defeat him. And make it a better place for Nunnally.”

“Revenge and answers too. I’m not pure in my reasons, I want them to pay.” No point in hiding that, yes he had good reasons but he had darker ones.

“Alright. Well. First things first. You stop punching walls, you will only damage yourself. And you leave the punching to me.” She gave him a slight smile. She was remaining by his side, even after finding everything out like this.

“Deal.” He was surprised but pleasantly so that she was staying with him. Everyone else would have run to turn him in, use him, or kill him.

“How does the hand feel now? Do you want me to wrap it? Can always tell Nunnally you just picked up something hot in cooking class.” She suggested, checking his hand again. The swelling had gone down, but knew it would still hurt for him.

“I’ll tell her it happened in PE .” It was the most believable given his lack of athletic capability in just about everything. He winced slightly at her handling his hand. “Go ahead and wrap it.” Lelouch was really regretting punching the wall.

“I didnt know you had such a temper on you.” She left him to hold the ice as she got some bandages from a bag in her room. She was known to get cuts and bruises, so would patch herself up accordingly. She carefully and firmly wrapped his hand up. “There, hows that feel?”

“How do you think I got banished? I yelled at the Emperor in front of the full court.” He chuckled, he did try to keep it in check though. Turning his anger cold and into a power he could use against Brittannia as Zero.

“Well. I can see now why you did it.” She left him to clean up after them now he was bandaged up. “Oh, Lelouch. Thank you, for telling me.”

Lelouch was about to walk out when he heard her, and paused. “Thank you for understanding.” He smiled and left.

She came out the bathroom just as he was leaving, watching him go sadly. She was glad she knew more about him, but still felt like there was a hole somewhere.

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

“An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku..”

Lelouch looked up at her, “He has to be stopped, that man has no qualms he will not let anything get in his way, not even family. Most of my siblings are the same, just vying for power and his approval. Nunnally and Euphemia are the only two who are different.”

She simply nodded in return to him. “I understand.” She paused before continuing. “So. You became Zero to go against your..the Emperor. To defeat him. And make it a better place for Nunnally.”

“Revenge and answers too. I’m not pure in my reasons, I want them to pay.” No point in hiding that, yes he had good reasons but he had darker ones.

“Alright. Well. First things first. You stop punching walls, you will only damage yourself. And you leave the punching to me.” She gave him a slight smile. She was remaining by his side, even after finding everything out like this.

“Deal.” He was surprised but pleasantly so that she was staying with him. Everyone else would have run to turn him in, use him, or kill him.

“How does the hand feel now? Do you want me to wrap it? Can always tell Nunnally you just picked up something hot in cooking class.” She suggested, checking his hand again. The swelling had gone down, but knew it would still hurt for him.

“I’ll tell her it happened in PE .” It was the most believable given his lack of athletic capability in just about everything. He winced slightly at her handling his hand. “Go ahead and wrap it.” Lelouch was really regretting punching the wall.

“I didnt know you had such a temper on you.” She left him to hold the ice as she got some bandages from a bag in her room. She was known to get cuts and bruises, so would patch herself up accordingly. She carefully and firmly wrapped his hand up. “There, hows that feel?”

“How do you think I got banished? I yelled at the Emperor in front of the full court.” He chuckled, he did try to keep it in check though. Turning his anger cold and into a power he could use against Brittannia as Zero.

"Well. I can see now why you did it." She left him to clean up after them now he was bandaged up. "Oh, Lelouch. Thank you, for telling me."

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

“An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku..”

Lelouch looked up at her, “He has to be stopped, that man has no qualms he will not let anything get in his way, not even family. Most of my siblings are the same, just vying for power and his approval. Nunnally and Euphemia are the only two who are different.”

She simply nodded in return to him. “I understand.” She paused before continuing. “So. You became Zero to go against your..the Emperor. To defeat him. And make it a better place for Nunnally.”

“Revenge and answers too. I’m not pure in my reasons, I want them to pay.” No point in hiding that, yes he had good reasons but he had darker ones.

“Alright. Well. First things first. You stop punching walls, you will only damage yourself. And you leave the punching to me.” She gave him a slight smile. She was remaining by his side, even after finding everything out like this.

“Deal.” He was surprised but pleasantly so that she was staying with him. Everyone else would have run to turn him in, use him, or kill him.

“How does the hand feel now? Do you want me to wrap it? Can always tell Nunnally you just picked up something hot in cooking class.” She suggested, checking his hand again. The swelling had gone down, but knew it would still hurt for him.

“I’ll tell her it happened in PE .” It was the most believable given his lack of athletic capability in just about everything. He winced slightly at her handling his hand. “Go ahead and wrap it.” Lelouch was really regretting punching the wall.

"I didnt know you had such a temper on you." She left him to hold the ice as she got some bandages from a bag in her room. She was known to get cuts and bruises, so would patch herself up accordingly. She carefully and firmly wrapped his hand up. "There, hows that feel?"

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

“An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku..”

Lelouch looked up at her, “He has to be stopped, that man has no qualms he will not let anything get in his way, not even family. Most of my siblings are the same, just vying for power and his approval. Nunnally and Euphemia are the only two who are different.”

She simply nodded in return to him. “I understand.” She paused before continuing. “So. You became Zero to go against your..the Emperor. To defeat him. And make it a better place for Nunnally.”

“Revenge and answers too. I’m not pure in my reasons, I want them to pay.” No point in hiding that, yes he had good reasons but he had darker ones.

“Alright. Well. First things first. You stop punching walls, you will only damage yourself. And you leave the punching to me.” She gave him a slight smile. She was remaining by his side, even after finding everything out like this.

“Deal.” He was surprised but pleasantly so that she was staying with him. Everyone else would have run to turn him in, use him, or kill him.

"How does the hand feel now? Do you want me to wrap it? Can always tell Nunnally you just picked up something hot in cooking class." She suggested, checking his hand again. The swelling had gone down, but knew it would still hurt for him.

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

“An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku..”

Lelouch looked up at her, “He has to be stopped, that man has no qualms he will not let anything get in his way, not even family. Most of my siblings are the same, just vying for power and his approval. Nunnally and Euphemia are the only two who are different.”

She simply nodded in return to him. “I understand.” She paused before continuing. “So. You became Zero to go against your..the Emperor. To defeat him. And make it a better place for Nunnally.”

“Revenge and answers too. I’m not pure in my reasons, I want them to pay.” No point in hiding that, yes he had good reasons but he had darker ones.

"Alright. Well. First things first. You stop punching walls, you will only damage yourself. And you leave the punching to me." She gave him a slight smile. She was remaining by his side, even after finding everything out like this.

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

“An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku..”

Lelouch looked up at her, “He has to be stopped, that man has no qualms he will not let anything get in his way, not even family. Most of my siblings are the same, just vying for power and his approval. Nunnally and Euphemia are the only two who are different.”

She simply nodded in return to him. "I understand." She paused before continuing. "So. You became Zero to go against your..the Emperor. To defeat him. And make it a better place for Nunnally."

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

“An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku..”

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

“Only if you feel it best for me to know.” She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Lelouch nodded, “If you are in this deep you should know.” He took a deep breath, “What did the research say about how my mother died and what happened after?” He knew a lot was covered up.

"An accident happened. It was..vague..hense why i searched deeper. There were different stories about what happened. When i found the one about her children being alive and where they went..i realised that..you and Nunnally..were the two Britannians that were living with Suzaku.."

Recruitment #2

“Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok.” She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. “It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore.”

“Neither do I.” He sighed, “Now that you know I guess there is no point in not telling you the full story.” Lelouch looked her in the eyes, “Why I’m Zero.”

"Only if you feel it best for me to know." She kept the ice on his hand, wanting to make sure it was ok.

Recruitment #2

"Im your bodyguard. Its my job to make sure your ok." She kept her eyes on his hand before looking up to him. "It doesnt matter..who you were. Yes, i would have liked to have known before, but. You had your reasons. I dont want to fight over this anymore."

Recruitment #2

“Lelouch, Lamprouge. Is should it be, Vi Britannia.” Her tone sounding cold towards the raven haired male now in her room. Her eyes cold as ice. She knew the truth, and clearly wasnt happy.

He sighed, she knew. “So you figured it out.” Lelouch didn’t know what to say, clearly she was upset and felt betrayed. “Ruka, I abandoned that long ago.” He tried to defend.

“And you didnt think to tell me?!” She got up from the bed. Her body language screaming betrayal. She felt hurt that he wouldnt tell her this. She was his bodyguard. She thought the two of them were open to eachother. Clearly she was wrong. “Do you not trust me or something? Im your god damned bodyguard!” He could see the tears of hurt grow in her eyes.

“I don’t tell anyone Ruka no matter how much I trust them.” His voice was cutting, “I don’t even like to think about it. You think I like being THAT man’s son?”

“Its a piece of information i could have done with knowing. What if Britannian forces got hold of you and found out who you are?! Like you said. You threw that tittle away when you were 10, but you are still royalty.

“You think I haven’t thought of that! I’ve spent the last eight years looking over my shoulder to make sure no one found out! I knew if they did they’d take me and Nunnally away and use us again!” His fist clenched as he defended himself. “I don’t tell anyone out of years of habit and self preservation. Out of all people I shouldn’t tell enemies of Brittannia are first on the list, the Black Knights are right on top.”

Ruka glared to him, pain in her eyes. The want to hit him was strong, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She was his bodyguard. Instead of asking him to leave. She barged past him instead. Going out to cool off before she said or did anything worse. Getting on her motorbike and riding off somewhere.

Lelouch punched the wall watching her go, before storming off to his room. Maybe he should have told her, but it was a risk a huge one that he wasn’t willing to take at the time. When she came back they were going to have to talk about it.

The whole night went by before Ruka was seen from again. Walking down the halls slowly towards her room, opening her bedroom door to find Lelouch still in there. Slightly surprised before returning her face to neutral. Noticing his fist looking slight red. “What did you do?”

He was sitting on her bed with his head bowed. “I punched the wall, Suzaku always said I never knew how to throw a punch.” A mirthless chuckle escaped him.

She moved closer to him, squating infront of him, lifting his hand to look at it carefully, moving his fingers to see if hed done any damage. “Well. If your going to throw punches like that, youll do more damage to yourself than the other person. Now, does it hurt when you move it?”

He winced slightly, “A bit but nothing’s broken.” That was the first thing he checked.

"Ill go get some ice. Dont move." Her tone seemed concerned, and she was. She didnt expect him to punch a wall over what she found. She soon enough came back with a a towel with some ice in it to put on his hand to take the swelling down. "This should help." She sat beside him, holding his hand with the ice.

Recruitment #2

“Lelouch, Lamprouge. Is should it be, Vi Britannia.” Her tone sounding cold towards the raven haired male now in her room. Her eyes cold as ice. She knew the truth, and clearly wasnt happy.

He sighed, she knew. “So you figured it out.” Lelouch didn’t know what to say, clearly she was upset and felt betrayed. “Ruka, I abandoned that long ago.” He tried to defend.

“And you didnt think to tell me?!” She got up from the bed. Her body language screaming betrayal. She felt hurt that he wouldnt tell her this. She was his bodyguard. She thought the two of them were open to eachother. Clearly she was wrong. “Do you not trust me or something? Im your god damned bodyguard!” He could see the tears of hurt grow in her eyes.

“I don’t tell anyone Ruka no matter how much I trust them.” His voice was cutting, “I don’t even like to think about it. You think I like being THAT man’s son?”

“Its a piece of information i could have done with knowing. What if Britannian forces got hold of you and found out who you are?! Like you said. You threw that tittle away when you were 10, but you are still royalty.

“You think I haven’t thought of that! I’ve spent the last eight years looking over my shoulder to make sure no one found out! I knew if they did they’d take me and Nunnally away and use us again!” His fist clenched as he defended himself. “I don’t tell anyone out of years of habit and self preservation. Out of all people I shouldn’t tell enemies of Brittannia are first on the list, the Black Knights are right on top.”

Ruka glared to him, pain in her eyes. The want to hit him was strong, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She was his bodyguard. Instead of asking him to leave. She barged past him instead. Going out to cool off before she said or did anything worse. Getting on her motorbike and riding off somewhere.

Lelouch punched the wall watching her go, before storming off to his room. Maybe he should have told her, but it was a risk a huge one that he wasn’t willing to take at the time. When she came back they were going to have to talk about it.

The whole night went by before Ruka was seen from again. Walking down the halls slowly towards her room, opening her bedroom door to find Lelouch still in there. Slightly surprised before returning her face to neutral. Noticing his fist looking slight red. “What did you do?”

He was sitting on her bed with his head bowed. “I punched the wall, Suzaku always said I never knew how to throw a punch.” A mirthless chuckle escaped him.

She moved closer to him, squating infront of him, lifting his hand to look at it carefully, moving his fingers to see if hed done any damage. "Well. If your going to throw punches like that, youll do more damage to yourself than the other person. Now, does it hurt when you move it?"

Recruitment #2

“Lelouch, Lamprouge. Is should it be, Vi Britannia.” Her tone sounding cold towards the raven haired male now in her room. Her eyes cold as ice. She knew the truth, and clearly wasnt happy.

He sighed, she knew. “So you figured it out.” Lelouch didn’t know what to say, clearly she was upset and felt betrayed. “Ruka, I abandoned that long ago.” He tried to defend.

“And you didnt think to tell me?!” She got up from the bed. Her body language screaming betrayal. She felt hurt that he wouldnt tell her this. She was his bodyguard. She thought the two of them were open to eachother. Clearly she was wrong. “Do you not trust me or something? Im your god damned bodyguard!” He could see the tears of hurt grow in her eyes.

“I don’t tell anyone Ruka no matter how much I trust them.” His voice was cutting, “I don’t even like to think about it. You think I like being THAT man’s son?”

“Its a piece of information i could have done with knowing. What if Britannian forces got hold of you and found out who you are?! Like you said. You threw that tittle away when you were 10, but you are still royalty.

“You think I haven’t thought of that! I’ve spent the last eight years looking over my shoulder to make sure no one found out! I knew if they did they’d take me and Nunnally away and use us again!” His fist clenched as he defended himself. “I don’t tell anyone out of years of habit and self preservation. Out of all people I shouldn’t tell enemies of Brittannia are first on the list, the Black Knights are right on top.”

Ruka glared to him, pain in her eyes. The want to hit him was strong, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She was his bodyguard. Instead of asking him to leave. She barged past him instead. Going out to cool off before she said or did anything worse. Getting on her motorbike and riding off somewhere.

Lelouch punched the wall watching her go, before storming off to his room. Maybe he should have told her, but it was a risk a huge one that he wasn’t willing to take at the time. When she came back they were going to have to talk about it.

The whole night went by before Ruka was seen from again. Walking down the halls slowly towards her room, opening her bedroom door to find Lelouch still in there. Slightly surprised before returning her face to neutral. Noticing his fist looking slight red. "What did you do?"