If You're Homophobic, then Why Are You Kissing Me?

Chapter One: Disturbed

Chapter One: Disturbed

Suzaku Kururugi could only stare at them. He couldn't even bring the thought to mind. Just the thought made his stomach churn...  Why had he run into Milly and Kallen while they were kissing? Oh, why oh why are the gods punishing him like this? He moaned and leaned against the wall, slowly sinking to the floor. He was in the Student Council Room, trying to remove the thought from his mind.

It wasn't his fault he was homophobic; he couldn't picture any two people of the same gender together. It just didn't seem natural... He groaned again, the thought reappearing... just as Lelouch walked in with the others. Suzaku's eyes widened as he saw Milly and Kallen and quickly stood up. "Hey, Suzaku, are you feeling all right?" Kallen wondered as she sat down at the table.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he said, too quickly for Lelouch's liking. Lelouch gave him a questioning look as he sat down. Suzaku quickly took a seat beside Lelouch, away from Kallen or Milly, luckily. He still liked them as friends, but right now... he wouldn't be able to sit next to them without screaming bloody murder randomly.

"Well, I have an announcement before our meeting," Milly announced as she stood at the front of the table. Rivalz gave her an odd look, but had his full attention to her all the same. Lelouch was still looking at Suzaku weirdly, but turned his attention to Milly as well. Kallen had a knowing look on her face, as if she knew exactly what was going on. Shirley looked happy, waiting for the president to announce what she had to say. And Suzaku was staring at the wall behind Milly, forcing himself to have a blank face. Nina wasn't at the meeting. "I want to make it official. Kallen and I are dating!"

While Rivalz cried out in dispai,r, Lelouch glanced over at Suzaku knowingly.  Sensing his eyes on him, Suzaku glanced at Lelouch and froze. There, Lelouch sat and the sun was lighting everything around him. He looked... well...

Suzaku looked away, his eyes widening as he realized what he was thinking. Was this what it had felt like for Milly and Kallen? He glanced at the two girls, who were arguing with Rivalz while Shirley congratulated them. Surely, he wasn't feeling something for Lelouch... right? Maybe it was because he hadn't kissed someone in so long...

Lelouch stood up. "Suzaku, do you want to come to the bathroom?" he wondered loudly over the squealing as Milly kissed Kallen's cheek. Suzaku gulped, then nodded, and stood up.

"Sure, we can go for now," Suzaku agreed, following Lelouch out of the room.

Milly gave Lelouch an odd look as they left, but Lelouch simply rolled his eyes in an 'I'll explain later' look. She looked at Kallen, who shrugged.  "Maybe they're going to the bathroom for some alone time," she said, a smirk forming on her face.  Milly giggled.

Lelouch opened the bathroom door for Suzaku, who stumbled into the room and leaned over the sink, his wide eyes staring blankly ahead. "I'm sorry about that. I should have explained to Milly that you're-"

Suzaku forced himself to shake his head. "I'm fine, Lelouch. I mean, I'm happy for them, but..."

"I know you're homophobic, so I should have pulled you out of there right away," Lelouch said, leaning against the wall besides Suzaku. Suzaku's eyes flickered over to Lelouch.

"I said it was fine." Suzaku swallowed. "I ran into them earlier and I saw them kissing and..."

"Oh..." It made sense now. Normally, Suzaku didn't freak quite so badly when two people of the same gender were together, but if he saw them doing something intimate... that usually took the freakishness to a whole new level.

"I'll be fine soon," Suzaku continued with a shaky smile and he straightened up. "Let's head back; I don't want to cause us to miss the entire meeting."