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

Chapter Seven: Winter Spirit Part 3

Suzaku was horrified. Not only had he had to pretend to be Lelouch's boyfriend all morning, but now Milly wanted him to kiss Lelouch. Even with Milly's threat, he was about to turn tail and run. That's when Lelouch took a hold of his front shirt and kissed him. What the...? Suzaku's horror turned to shock. And revulsion. What was Lelouch doing? Milly's threat was bad, but...

Suddenly, the shock disappeared. Slowly, Suzaku's eyes closed and he leaned into the kiss. There was something he felt in the back of his mind. And all this warmth suddenly. He could feel himself getting flush. He never knew kissing Lelouch-- Wait. He was kissing Lelouch. Instantly, Suzaku pulled away. He stared back at Lelouch. Lelouch, who looked flushed but pale at the same time, stared back. Everything else seemed to just fade away. Suzaku wasn't sure what to think...

Suddenly, Lelouch started to fall forward, right at Suzaku. His instincts kicked in and he caught Lelouch right before he fell straight onto the table.

Lelouch was more than embarrassed. At this point, he wished he really had fainted. Unfortunately, that was not the case. So now he had to hear everyone's reaction. Unfortunately, there was tons of laughter, but most of his fan girls scolded the people that laughed. There was a lot of murmuring and, as quickly as the laughter started, it faded. People must have started talking about the incident in gym yesterday.

Suddenly the cold top of the table was pressed up against Lelouch's back. He managed to stay limp. "Is he okay?" Lelouch heard Shirley ask.

"I'm sure he's fine," Milly said, sounding annoyed.

"Do you think I should take him to the nurse?" Suzaku asked.

"No, why don't you take him to his room? I'm sure just some extra rest is all he needs," Milly answered.

Lelouch felt Suzaku's muscular arms under his legs and neck. It took a lot of will power not to sigh or cuddle into Suzaku. He was resting against Suzaku's chest anyway. So, he just let Suzaku settle him into his arms. Then Suzaku started walking. Lelouch prepared himself for Suzaku's step down. He stayed the exact same each time Suzaku took a step. After two dropping steps, Lelouch could hear the crunch of snow. The sound was drowned out by the murmuring of other people.

Suddenly, he could hear footsteps close to Suzaku. "Here, let me help you with that, Suzaku," Milly said. Mentally, Lelouch cursed Milly. What else could she possibly want now? She was already basically ruining Lelouch's friendship with Suzaku.

"Thanks Milly," Suzaku said. In a moment, Lelouch felt a gust of warm air. He sighed softly and then realized his mistake. He kept himself still and his eyes closed, but he cursed himself mentally.

"Did Lelouch just sigh?" Milly asked, sounding suspicious.

"Not that I heard," Suzaku answered. Mentally, Lelouch relaxed. And then really relaxed physically. Suzaku was warm, Lelouch realized and started to doze just a little.

Then Milly started to speak.

"So what are you up to tonight, Suzaku?" Milly asked. Lelouch focused into the conversation immediately. Milly was up to something.

"Oh, not much. I was supposed to go on a date tonight."

"A date? With who?" Milly questioned, sounding intrigued.

"Do you know Nyfian?" Suzaku asked.

"Oh. Her?"

"What's wrong with her?" Suzaku must have picked up on the strange note in Milly's voice. What was she getting at?