#cagednoblesse

    Clear panic was painted all over the young girls face. She thought she’d be alright if she stuck to the outskirts of the room. She hadn’t expected someone to actually be there. What was she going to do--how was she going to explain herself? It was clear by the shabby dress she had on that she didn’t belong here. 

     She looks left and right as the stranger addresses her--quickly leaning back against the wall to try and blend in. 

    ..Judging by his clothes, he had to be one of the nobles. Around the same age as her, too.  Would they throw her in prison for sneaking in here? Maybe if she just came clean, they’d let her just leave in peace.

     “..I guess.. I just wanted a glimpse, is all. A masked ball, glittering lights--that’s the kind of stuff I could only dream and read about.” She scratches the back of her head, smiling awkwardly. This place was a completely different world to her. Maybe it just boiled down to the dumb curiosity of an adolescent.

"Lelouch being with me is and will always be my favorite birthday present."

With all the research he had done across various forums online and personally vetting the places that performed excellent IVF procedures, and obviously, talking to a potential surrogate for months, Suzaku was incredibly nervous. He felt awful for doing this without talking properly with Lelouch about it and hoped he was mentally prepared for the backlash.

Though nothing could ever prepare Suzaku for Lelouch being furious with him no matter how many different forms of the conversation were imagined in his head. He had found a nice Britannian girl to be their surrogate, one who was open to giving the young gay married couple a child via IVF. Suzaku wouldn't dare cheat on Lelouch. It was against everything he believed in, and his heart always belonged with Lelouch.

He assured the girl in French and again in English because he could see her becoming anxious. She was cradling her stomach which held what he knew was a growing baby. She wasn't showing too much since she was approaching the eight week mark of the pregnancy. Though, he did tell her to stay in the hall as he decided to enter the room where Lelouch was in, calming his nerves as he did so.

"I'm home, Lelouch." He greeted his husband with a kiss to his hand, then his lips. Suzaku's hands still held onto his husband's. "I have a surprise for you, for us. Just... please don't become angry."

Suzaku glanced back at the doorway and noticed the girl was watching them then nodded at her as though to ask her to come forward. She did stop a few feet from them, clearly aware of the looming tension. It was now or never...

"I tried carrying my husband to bed one time because he was so tired, and he did not like that at all. Even though I told him I would be careful carrying him." He was. And Lelouch was so easy for the Knight to carry due to being light as a feather.

Suzaku leaned in and placed a kiss onto Lelouch's lips. He made sure they weren't being stared at by anyone. It seemed as though they were invisible the moment his lips made contact with his husband's. He loved the way they felt against his own and made butterflies flutter in his stomach. He was so in love with Lelouch and he felt like he held his entire world in his hands.