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Chapter 1: Lost and Found

"You fool! Send out all the guards under my direct order! We mustn't let that girl get away! Kill those in the way, make sure you catch her alive or else..." the voice ordered. The head servant only nodded, understanding the current situation and his master lack control of emotion. One wrong move and he's sure he'll be a dead meat. He walked to the command control, ordering the guards as he make his way to commence the secret operation.

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"Which way...?" She asked herself. She panted heavily, placing one of her hand at the wound on her stomach. She ran, letting her feet to lead the way. With that small body of hers, even her mind was sure she won't get too far. Her wounds are restraining her from moving; each step she took felt like stabbed with pains all over. But her body rejects the pain, she already suffered much worse countless time before, these wounds are much better compared to those.

"I found her!" she turns around, finding one of the guard pointed his gun towards her. "If I die, you two will be in a big trouble" she smirked, despite the pain she feel. He let down the gun and the sound of gunshot can be heard. The girl shoot the soldiers straight at the heart, thank goodness they didn't wear a bullet proof vest.

"This way!" she can hear the loud voice. 'It seems the reinforcement has come' she thought. She throws the gun away continuing to run away. Her vision is blurred, despite her urge to move, her feet slumped down on its own. "Where is it...? A good place to hide from them" she said to no one actually. She forced her body to move, clearing all the pain she felt.

'Just a little more' she thought.

"Do you want to go out, onii-sama?" Nunnally asked. "Yes, I promised Shirley to take her to a new restaurant at Omotesandō Mall, is it okay for me to leave you for a while?" Lelouch asked, worried spread at his every single word. "I'll be fine onii-sama, Sayoko-san will be here to accompany me" she assured. Lelouch smiled "Alright, I'll be going then. Take care Nunnally" Nunnally waved her hand "You too, nii-sama" she replied.

He walked out from the mansion, glancing toward his wristwatch, one hour before his appointment with Shirley.

'I finally found you'

"Who's there?" he asked. No answer. 'I'm sure I hear something' he thought. Lelouch analyzed his surrounding; his eyes caught a shadow near the garden. He walked to it, his legs moved on its own. Lelouch gasped, he's shocked to see blood around the laying figure on the ground. He kneeled down and analyzed the girl. 'She is hurt' he thought. '...very bad' he added in his mind, gazing at the wound near the stomach that keeps the blood flowing out.

"Ugh..." the girl growled. 'She's alive...' he added again. He cradled her in his arm and picked her up. He slowly opened the door and walked quietly to his room. "Lelouch-sama, what are you doing?" He looked to his back and sighed. "Who is that Lelouch-sama, don't tell me..." Lelouch cut her before she could continue. "No. This is not like what you think. I found this girl in front of the house and she is injured and I picked her and I want to treat the wound and..." he sighed more. "Keep it a secret from Nunnally..." Sayoko nodded. "Of course, Lelouch-sama. Shall I bring the medicine then?" she asked.

Lelouch nodded and run to his room. Running is not one of his specialties so when he arrived at his room he panted heavily. He lay down the girl in his bed and went to the bathroom. He took a bowl of water and started to clean the girl wounds. "Lelouch-sama I bring the medicine" He nooded "Thank you, Sayoko"

'Her wounds are quiet deep, did she get shoot? No, there's no trace of bullet' he thought as he cleaned her wounds and later bandaged it. He tried to open her dress but blushed when he thought of her gender. He shook his head, he already done it countless of time with Nunnally, he even take a bath together with Euphy when he was a kid nothing to worry about. He went to the storage room and took out some of Nunnally dress when she was a kid. 'Thank goodness I still have it' he thought.

He run back to his room and opened her dress. He started to clean the wounds again and changed the dress. 'What am I doing!? Why did I help this girl...? Why do I treat her like I know her...' he thought slowly. He cleaned his room and sit beside her. He looked at her again. She is cute for a little girl at her age. Maybe she is about 8 or 7. A long green hair and... well, she is just cute. 'Well, I'll only take care of her until she wake up...' he promised his self.

Suddenly, he heard a loud ringtone. He took out the phone from his pocket and answered it. "Hello?" he answered. "LULUUUU! Where are youuu! Don't tell me you forget our date!" He closed his ear but opened it again when he heard the word 'date' "Shit!" He thought out loud. "Of course I remember. Just wait there Shirley, I'll be there in a minute" He said sweetly. "Moo... Lulu is meaniee..." she pouted at her place. Lelouch turn off his phone and run toward the date-place Shirley asked him to come.

He took a last glace toward the girl before he go out. Making sure she's still asleep.

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The girl slowly opens her eyes. She looks around to find a-so-unfamiliar-surrounding. "Ugh..." She groaned quietly. "Where am I...?"