His Witch , His Queen

Chapter 4 - Her wish

It was a beautiful day . The sun was shining in the blue sky . Indeed nothing can spoil the good mood of his majesty , King Lelouch . Well that was what Lelouch thought at first until a certain green haired witch appear to his sight

" Witch ..." said Lelouch which causes C.C to smirk

"Why do you have to ruin everything?" ask Lelouch in annoyed voice

" For your information I haven't done anything yet." said C.C

" yet.. I guess you will soon" said C.C

" You're getting used to it aren't you?"

" who wouldn't? "

It's been 3 months since C.C was appointed to be the royal advisor and it has been that 3 long months she has torment Lelouch with her mind games. Sometimes Lelouch wonder will she be true to her words.

" Aren't you bored tormenting me every single day ? " asked Lelouch

" you're such an interesting human that it's hard for me to get bored"

" sigh... are you going to stay true to your words ?"

" Patience is the key of success. Why's the rush? Rome wasn't built in a day"

" I really don't understand you"

"There's no need for you to . You just do your role and I do mine. Simple isn't it ?"

The contract . Their contract was that C.C would make him the greatest King that ever ruled Geass while Lelouch need to fulfil her wish in return.

Her wish? come to think of it, I never knew what is her wish. Lelouch thought

" I'm going to take a stroll around the palace now." said C.C

"wait.." Lelouch called out to her .

C.C turned to face him . For some reason Lelouch didn't have the courage to voice out his thought to her .

" never mind. You may leave" said Lelouch

C.C just grunted and walk away . Lelouch decided to forget about it since it's not really that important and continue doing his work. Besides she'll eventually tell him .

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" I can't take this anymore!"

Lelouch stand up from his seat and make his way to the royal library where he could possibly find the person that causes him so much stress. Yes , he was looking for C.C. No matter how many times he told himself to forget about it , he couldn't. He kept thinking about it . He wondered what was C.C's wish . For a person like C.C there's no way she would want something that any ordinary person would. In that case money and fame was out of the question.

" C.C! " shouted Lelouch as he open the door of the royal library.

To Lelouch chagrin , C.C wasn't there . Instead , it was Suzaku who blinked at him , looking at he was dumbfounded .

" Suzaku ? what are you doing here?" ask Lelouch

" I'm helping the maids to find a book and I haven't seen Lady C.C " said Suzaku who knew very well what was on the mind of the young king .

" If you see her , tell her to come and see me right away" said Lelouch

" Yes , your majesty "

Lelouch decided to search for her at the royal garden . There's no other place he could think of . He search and search only to find out that his effort was in vain.

" Looking for something young king? or perhaps someone?" a voice approach Lelouch from behind . It was Metallica

" Have you seen C.C anywhere ?" ask Lelouch

" I didn't but I know where she is " said the dragon

" how did .." Lelouch wasn't able to finish his sentence

" I've lived for thousands of years . My magic is far more superior that a human . Predicting these is simple for me. "

" I see. Then would you give me the answer that I want?" asked Lelouch

" Depends on what you ask. I may know everything but there are things that are forbidden ."

" Then could you tell me what C.C's wish is ?"

" Wouldn't that be easy if you ask the person yourself?"

" and you said you know everything"

" and I'll just lead you to your fate"

" you and that witch are birds of a feather"

" you can find her at the lake located near the place where you and I met"

" You should have told me earlier " said Lelouch

" Remember to look for the truth beneath the truth if you want to seek the answer you were looking for." said the dragon before he was gone out of Lelouch sight.

" The truth beneath the truth?"

Lelouch made his way to the direction where Metallica had told him. There was a lake located not far from the Solivant cave but Lelouch wondered why would C.C be doing there . By the time he reach the lake , its already dark . The canopy of stars with their bright twinkling lights appeared like a carpet of jewels and was a beautiful sight. The moon was full and its image was reflected by the water of the lake.

At the side of the lake , there stood C.C . Lelouch assume that she was practising her magic . Light glowed and she was surrounded by water which took the form of a snake. She was really into it . For the first time , Lelouch noticed a red mark on her forehead . He never noticed it before since her bangs always covered her forehead .

Lelouch was too absorbed in observing the witch that he unconsciously break a tree branch which causes C.C to be alarmed and almost attacked him with the water snake .

" Lelouch.." said C.C in rather surprised tone . She decided to dismiss her magic .

"Shouldn't you be in the palace?" she asked

" Same goes to you. What are you doing here?"

" I was admiring the scene" answered C.C

" oh.. I see "

" Beautiful isn't it ?"

For the first time , Lelouch didn't know what to say . There's so many things he wanted to ask her . Who is C.C exactly? Sure she proclaimed herself to the descendant of the Gray Witch but that was all that Lelouch knew about her . C.C was full of mystery . There's so much about her that he didn't know.

" You saw it didn't you ?" asked C.C which causes Lelouch to snapped out from his thought

" The mark on my forehead" she added

" what is it ? Is not a birth mark is it ?" ask Lelouch

" no , it's not"

" Then what is it?"

" perhaps you can say it's a curse that was cast on me a very long time ago"

Again Lelouch was lost for words. How should he react to a person who had been cursed ? He didn't know.

" Is it bad?" asked Lelouch

" It's a curse . Of course it's bad" C.C retorted

" How did you get it?"

" It's better for you not to know about it "

" It's better for me to know because it will be easier for me to figure out what is your wish"

" My wish?" C.C looked at him .

" Our contract .. how am I suppose to fulfil your wish if I don't know what it is ." Lelouch explain

" My wish sounds simple but it's hard to be done"

" you want me to lift the curse?"

" end it if I must say"

"isn't that as same as lifting it?"

" no . "

" Could you be specific about your wish ?"

C.C turned to face Lelouch . Her face was different . It wasn't the face of emotionless witch nor it was the teasing face that she often showed him when she teased him . No .. Her face was full of pain and sorrow. Her eyes was filled with sadness that reflected her feelings .

" My wish ... is to die "