Lelouch ♚ 005
Who: zerointegrity, incorruption, cravatted, and scientize. Also featuring aevitas .
Where: Somni and Espoir
Style: First
Status: Closed
Backdated to the night C.C. was murdered.Despite having been in Somarium for quite some time now, he had never been shaken to the core. Several things over the course of the past year had shaken him, yes, but nothing like this. The people he held closest to ( Read more... )
Where: Somni and Espoir
Style: First
Status: Closed
Backdated to the night C.C. was murdered.Despite having been in Somarium for quite some time now, he had never been shaken to the core. Several things over the course of the past year had shaken him, yes, but nothing like this. The people he held closest to ( Read more... )
[If only there wasn't so much blood - it reminded her far too much of things that she didn't want to remember. She can't think, she can't...
But Lelouch...he was so upset. They couldn't both be this way, right? Then they really couldn't get anywhere.
Slowly, slowly, she starts putting herself back together. Her hands were still shaking as she moves her wheelchair forward, and she puts a hand on Lelouch's shoulder. Of course she had no idea about his words about her not being able to die - after all, everyone died, right?
She swallows hard, trying not to think about it.]
Did you...call anyone about this? [She's trying not to look at C.C. - it's only her and her brother right now. She's trying to be strong, but she knows that if pushed in the wrong direction, she'll crumble all over again.
But it was her turn to be strong for her brother.]
We need to put her somewhere...[Her words catch in her throat, and she curls her hand into a ball.] she can't...stay like this.
[She's scared, very scared, and it shows on her face and her voice.]
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I'm keeping her with me.
[His tone isn't the nicest toward his sister and he realizes it moments after the words leave his lips. Hurting Nunnally is the last thing he wants to do, especially considering the time he has in Somarium is all they have left together. But how does he begin to explain why he's so upset? She doesn't know the depth of the relationship he has with C.C. She has no way of knowing how important C.C. is in his life.]
I sent a text message to both Naomi and Miles Edgeworth.
[After a brief pause, Lelouch looks over his shoulder at Nunnally, helpless and pained eyes meeting eyes full of fear. His voice is barely above a whisper.]
Nunnally, this has never happened before. What am I going to do? She's never died... Everything has always been fine.
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[She doesn't want to correct him and tell him that the blood unnerves her. His tone stopped any sort of comment like that.
She even lets go of him - at least she'd calmed him somewhat. Even if his tone bothers her, it's better than nothing. At least he's not panicking so much, right?
Nunnally puts her hands in her lap, and takes a deep breath.] And they'll be able to help, right?
[...But then she sees the look on his face again. Once again the tears start streaming down her face, and she clutches her dress. What can she tell him? Not for the first time, she's useless to help her brother. She had always wanted to help him, but the time he asks for it...
She has nothing she can tell him.]
I...I don't know. [Her voice breaks. She takes a few moments to try to compose herself--] I'm so sorry, Lelouch...
[That's all she could say. What else could she say? Dealing with people in this state wasn't something she knew about, not at all.]
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[He looks down at the body in his arms and thinks back to the times he has seen C.C. in this condition, and he can't think of any. Yes, he's seen her injured and near death, but never like this. None of her injuries have ever been this bad. She has always been able to heal herself, always been able to struggle through everything life has thrown at her.
Was that not possible in Somarium? Did her immortality mean nothing in this dream? Had her wish finally been granted?
It was something he never wanted to think about and something he would not (and did not) let happen. Selfish of him? Perhaps, but that was the path he chose to take.]
I don't know if anybody can help her.
[Lelouch turns to face his beloved sister, the most important person in his life, with the other most important person held tightly against his blood-soaked chest. He sees the tears falling from her eyes and it pains him to know there's not a thing he can do to stop them... He can barely stop his own.]
I hope I never see you like this. I struggle every day with the thought of leaving you here by yourself when I go to work, especially after seeing the things I've seen. What would I do?
[He holds C.C.'s body closer, not wanting to let go, not wanting to admit to himself that she's actually dead. And, he realizes, sitting here covered in the blood of his accomplice, his cheeks stained with tears, that he can't always be strong for his sister.]
I'm a wreck.
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[She's trying to remain hopeful, for him. It's the only thing she can do, even though she was upset as well.
Again, she places her hand on his shoulder. What he said hadn't surprised her; she knew that he worried about her all the time. However, it wasn't in her plans to have anything happen to her, or put herself into a position where it would happen. She didn't want to cause him that much pain if she could help it.
But she knows the feeling. She doesn't want to anyone she cared about like this either - especially him. To lose him a second time...
Nunnally knows she wouldn't be able to keep it together, for anyone.]
I'll be fine, Lelouch. Nothing will happen to me - I'm very careful both when I'm in the house and when I'm outside.
[She looks down at C.C.'s body one last time, and then away from both of them.]
...I know.
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Come in! Please hurry, the door is unlocked...
[His focus remains on the door for a few seconds before returning to the lifeless body in his arms. It was selfish of him to want her alive, after all, this was her wish, wasn't it? But he didn't care. Lelouch is a selfish child and is not willing to let go or give up on something (someone) he needs in his life.]
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Hefting up the heavy bag onto her thin shoulder, Naomi enters the house and immediately finds her way towards the pair and their deceased friend. With a small glance to the young girl she doesn't recognize and the man she does before kneeling beside them and C.C.
A brief glance to her wound is enough to recognize just what has happened.]
Another victim of the serial killer.
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So she looks up at the woman, frowning.]
Is there...anything we can do?
[It's obvious she's dead, but...what now?
That's what Nunnally wanted to know.]
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Naomi's dark gaze flickers away from the bloody corpse to take a peek at Lelouch's pale face, attempting to gauge just what he is thinking.]
No, there is nothing to do anymore but give her to the police so we can find the monster who did this.
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[Lelouch doesn't bother to get the door or to even move from his current position in the foyer beside his sister and Naomi. The woman in his arms is far more important than politeness and manners, far more important than most things. Apologies can always be given at a later date should the Chief Prosecutor take offense to his actions.
He turns to Naomi, an angry and desperate look in his eyes.]
Naomi, you don't understand, C.C. can't die. This isn't supposed to be happening... Nothing like this has ever happened, things have always righted themselves.
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What did Lelouch mean about C.C. not being able to die? There was always something about her that she thought was different, but...
She'll have to ask him later, maybe when circumstances are a little bit better.
With Naomi and now (she assumed) was Miles, she backed up just a little bit to let them take over the situation. They would know more than she would how to handle the situation.
Right? As much as she wants to help her brother...that would prove to be difficult right now.]
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The best that can be done is to alert the police and hope that she comes back at the end of the week.]
Lelouch, please think rationally. [Her tone is soft, but firm. The young man working himself into a fit won't help anyone.]
What do you mean that she can't die?
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[Why wasn't she healing herself? More than enough time has passed for her body to overcome the shock and begin the healing process, right? This entire situation didn't make any sense... He knows she is capable of this, he's experienced it more than once. So, why not now? Why not in Somarium?
The expression on Lelouch's face is a mixture of emotions - anger, fear, sadness, guilt, frustration. He looks down at C.C. once more before turning his attention back to Naomi, not having recognized Edgeworth's presence in the room.]
She can't die. This shouldn't be happening. As I said moments ago, nothing like this has ever happened to her, things have always righted themselves.
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