I sat working on my music again. My angel had left a few minutes ago. She did not wish to kill anyone. But in the event of this...she knew she had too. She had realized that Mat was an problem. A poison that was aiming to ruin our relationship. That was all he would ever be until he was taken care of. I didn’t feel guilty about getting Melissa to kill him though. If Mat were to be killed the last person he would want to see would be Melissa. He’d be in the place of someone he loved...but also in the place and arms of the killer...the one who did not love him back. Tragic...but fitting. I chuckled at the thought. I would go to any lengths to keep Melissa my angel. I decided to check on her. I rose to my feet and went to lay down so this would be more relaxing. Once I was settled I closed my eyes and I used my magic to find Melissa. She was running across the roof’s of buildings in Sunset Town. Somewhat like a ninja. The town lived up to it’s name of “Sunset” it seemed like it was always sunny...bright...light. Curse the light! Shun it! The town was vacant. Apparently everyone was down at the beach catching some sun. This was even better. No one would see Melissa kill Mat. I could tell that she still hadn’t found him though. This boy was a idiot I could tell you that. He knew I was someone of dark powers. So he should know I’d taken Melissa into darkness. So why wasn’t he looking in places that had darkness written all over it?. Or anything related to me?
Another thing that made me curious was that Mat was supposed to have a very good amount of speed. And yet he was seemingly very slow if he wasn’t in town yet. Melissa had stopped on a roof of a building that had a sign that said “high voltage”. That was no threat to her. But Melissa being accident prone then it might be. I wasn’t to concerned though. Melissa had gained dark black wings on her back at some point when she began to live with me. The only other thing about her apperance that had changed was that she dressed more depressed like. Black, purple, and a dark blue were her usual colors now. I guess you could consider her being much paler now a change. But she wasn’t sick. This was just the result of her not being in sunlight in so long though. “Hey you!” Someone yelled from behind her. She turned to find a guard walking towards her. “Didn’t you see the sign. This is a dangers area! You shouldn’t be here!” Melissa seemed to giggle a little. “I could say the same about you.” She said. “You stand in the way of what I’m here for.” He was not a very bright one probably. “What are you talking about?!” He asked. “Step aside and leave me be...and I promise no such harm comes to you.” She reached for her sword that was scabbed at her right side. “Look lady...I don’t know who the hell you think you are...but a kid like you shouldn’t be-” “SILENCE!” Melissa yelled. He didn’t speak again. Melissa had run her sword through him...and killed him. “Should of listened and headed my words.” She said to the mangled body. “Now I have someone to find...so I can complete my lovers wishes.” My training her with dark magic had pained off as well as her training with the sword. She had learned much from me. This pleased me. And I’d be even more pleased when she took Mat to his untimely grave.
She glanced at the town. There was nothing at first but then she looked towards the end of town and I saw, as she had, what looked like a cloud of dust coming towards town. We both smiled wickedly. “Finally.” I heard Melissa say. We watched as Mat came rushing into the town with his little friend Aoi with him. She was running at the same speed. I think it was her shoes that allowed her to do so. She needed to get alone with Mat. That brat with him would try and stop Melissa if she attacked now. Apparently this was just what we were getting. Aoi and Mat went in different directions. Melissa stood waiting. I knew what for. She wanted Mat to notice there was someone watching him from above him. She wanted a fair fight. A worthy opponent. Though he wasn’t worthy of anything. The powers Mat had though would most likely allow him to sense her aura and his enhanced senses as a wolf, particularly sound and hearing, would allow him to pick up the smell of that cherry blossom tree shampoo in her hair. He must of sensed and smelt her to. He was looking around him. She reached for her dress bottom and felt for the dagger to see if it was still tied to her leg (I had seen her tie it to her leg before she left) She still had it...and she was ready to kill him with it. Mat seemed to catch on then where her aura and cherry blossom sent was coming from because he looked up at her. He looked like he’d have a heart attack. He was so happy to see Melissa. He smiled up at her. Yes the a** was defiantly happy to see her. Silly boy when will you realize she BELONGS TO ME! No brains in that skull apparently. His smile faded though soon after. He seemed to have caught on that something was wrong. Melissa glanced up at the sky for a minute to see that a storm was starting to come in as the wind got stronger. It was approaching from the horizon of the sea. I looked back at her. She was smiling devilishly now. “Let the storm...begin.” I heard her mumble She jumped from the roof then as the wind blew again furious...strong...and angry.She landed on her feet gently, gracefully, and unharmed. Her hair had changed to a gray/white and lavenders sort of color, and her eyes changed to red to match. They were staring at each other. He definitely knew something was wrong. Melissa reached and pulled the dagger out from under her dress. This seemingly frightened Mat. “Melissa...” He said. “Don’t take it personal, Mat...” she said. “But it seems Lelouch finds you to be an obstacle...and thus he wishes for you be eliminated.” “Why are you doing this?” He asked. “I told you...you an obstacle to Lelouch.” She said. “But to you...” He said. “I mean...do you want me dead? Do you even want to kill me?” Mat noticed she was thinking. “If you don’t want to kill me then why are you here to. Just because Lelouch wants you to kill me! Because he wants me dead!” Mat exclaimed. “What the hell did he do to you! Is he controlling you or something!? Brainwashed you!? Or is it because you feel obliged to obey his orders?!” I would dare him to speak of me that way. He didn’t even know me. “Don’t talk about him that way.” Melissa told him. “You don’t even know him! You don’t understand his past! THE PAST THAT’S MADE HIM THE WAY HE IS! A SAINT! A GOD LIVING AMONGST MORTALS! AN ANGEL! THE ONE WHO AS PASSED THE TESTS OF THIS SINFUL WORLD!” I could hear her voice betraying her. She was crying for me. “A saint! YOU THINK HE’S A SAINT! Melissa, if he were a saint he wouldn’t do this or make you or anyone else do this kind of stuff!” Mat exclaimed. “You wouldn’t know a saint if one came and b***h slapped you across the ******** face!” She yelled. She then bent into a crouch position as to attack. “Please, Melissa! Think about what your doing!” he exclaimed. “What’s there to think about!?” She cried. “I have my orders from Lelouch and I’m here to obey them!”
“But it’s not what YOU want!” Mat cried. “No it’s not! But it’s what LELOUCH wants” “How am I even an obstacle?” He asked. “You’re a poison aiming to destroy mine and his love!” She yelled back. “That’s the bull he’s got you believing! That’s what you think!” He yelled. “Melissa, I’m trying to save you! He doesn’t love you! He’s in love with your singing voice...and your kindness to him even though he’s a monster! He’s made you a prisoner to his madness! A damsel in destress!” Mat exclaimed. This was all lies. I was not a monster. And I had not made her a prisoner or damsel in destress! I was not a madman!
Melissa wasn’t listening. “He’s made you believe all this bull! Made you turn on your friends...and me! He’s brainwashed you! Can’t you see that!?” He exclaimed. “Lelouch...has done...nothing to me!” She countered. “He’s done something to your mind and heart! Because now your hiding your own face from the world! With a mask! Just like HE does! It’s like you are his reflection! Like you’ve become him! Your hiding your face and living your life covered in blood!” She bent into her crouch position again. He wasn’t really angry in a way. More or less frustrated. If he was angry it was at me. How could anyone ever be mad at the beautiful angel. “MELISSA!” Mat yelled. “REMEMBER THAT KISS!” She stopped dead as she got ready to lunge at him. She was thinking about the kiss. No angel do not think of the kiss. That kiss would make you leave me and then you would get hurt by him because of that! He bore no feelings for you! He only aims to hurt you! Give in to darkness angel! Submit to it! Give into this darkness which you know you can not fight! Take my hand! Let me lead you to justice! The right path! Let me take you under my wing! Don’t listen to that basterd! He was only going to fool you! Listen to me! Your Angel of Music! “You kissed me...you have feelings for me...but your just afraid to admit it...your afraid of disappointing Lelouch...afraid you’ll lose him forever if you walk away from him...your afraid...of getting hur-” “SHUT UP!” Melissa yelled. She lunged at him. Mat quickly drew his sword and blocked her with incredible speed as she tried to hit him with the dagger She was trying to press down on his sword to force it out of his hands “You know it’s true.” Mat said. “I’m not...afraid...of anything!” She said. She did a back flip to place some ground between her and Mat. At a speed faster then a torpedo almost, Mat sped forward aiming to knock Melissa’s dagger out of her hand. She wouldn’t allow it. She thrust the dagger into the air and in a cloud of purple sparkles it vanished. She then reached and pulled out her sword. Then there swords clash, and the sound of the metal clanging was heard.
He didn’t want to fight. He just wanted to disarm...to knock some sense into her mind. Though she had it all. This was his weakness. He wouldn’t hurt her. He cared to much about her to. He could bring it in himself to. HAHA! He was weak! He failed to realize that this angel was not the one he had known. But it was the same girl really in some ways. This would be his downfall. Him weak...defenseless...not willing to fight. Oh Mat you silly, sad little boy. She was now trapped under Mat who was pressing on his sword onto hers. He was aiming to either break it in two, from the looks of it, or force it out of her hands. Using all the strength she had she foreced his back, and him with it. She kicked him in the stomach and kicked him about 6 feet away from herself. She had her fragile body and a lot of the time moments. But damn!...Piss her off and you going down! He was taken back by her strength sense he had last seen her. She took advantage of this though. She smiled devilishly and lunged at him at her fastest speed. She did a back flip once she got close enough and kicked his Ocean Omega Sword out of his hand and knocked him back onto his a** and back. The sword landed far away from him and tip first in the concrete. She placed her sword back at her side and the dagger appeared in her right hand again. She sped forward again. He blew a powerful gust of wind at her to try and knock the dagger out of her hand but she jumped up in the air, almost like a ninja, and then she let out a cry as she came back down and landed on top of Mat. She was now trying to force the dagger at his heart, inside his chest. Mat wasn’t giving though. He was trying to force the dagger away though, his hands flaring with aura as he tried to. “Melissa, please! Think about what your doing!” Mat repeated. “Mat, guess who I...OH MY GOD!” We heard Aoi yell. Mat and Melissa jerked there heads up and looked behind Mat, and sure enough there was Aoi standing there scared of what she was looking at. Next to her was Ana, who I had again played a trick on. Shrouding myself as my forebear and making her slowly forget Melissa a few nights ago. This was confusing to her...she had no idea who the girl, that was my radiant angel, on top of Mat was. She knew she knew her from somewhere though. She was aiming to help Mat out though. She charged up a ball of light magic, and thrust it at a defenseless Melissa. She was sent flying, and her mask was blown off her face from the impact of the magic. She slammed into the concert road of the Town, and let out a scream. Her dagger was coming out of the air, and sampled her royal blood as it took a slice out of her right wrist. She cried out in shear agony this time. NO! MY ANGEL! She was hurt! That basterd! And that wench! All of them! They’d caused my angel to get hurt! I had to hurry to her side! She needed me!
As I jerked up I heard Mat yell her name. She couldn’t do much now. She was to badly scrapped and bruised from the concert and dagger. So badly she could only manage to sit up on her a**. I grabbed my clock from the piano seat and thrust it over my shoulders in a rather dramatic fashion. I rushed out of my lair and out into the world of cursed light. I ran at my fastest and approached the scene. Mat was approaching my angel! She was mine! She was holding her wrist tightly trying to stop the pain and bleeding. She looked at the wound and blood was gushing out everywhere. She looked sick. Blood was sometimes a little sickening to her. She covered the wound and looked away. “Here, let me help you.”The blue haired donkey said leaning down to help my angel! She didn’t want it though. She jerked her hand away as he tried to take it, and kicked him in the face with her heel knocking him back. “Ouch...what the hell! I’m just trying to help you! What was the for!” He exclaimed. He’s cheek was red where her heel had smacked it. HA! THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR HURTING MY ANGEL! He rubbed it. “Jeez!”He tried again to approach but she tried to reach for the dagger with her injured hand, but Mat used his wind magic to knock it away. Now my angel knew she couldn’t trust him anymore. Or anyone but me. “MELISSA!” I yelled in a frantic panic to help her. She jerked her head up and looked at me coming forward. “LULU!” She cried out my nickname. One which she’d given me herself. Mat fell back onto his back again, Ana was staring confused and Aoi slapped her forehead. Mat jumped up from the ground then. “LULU! WHO THE CRAP IS LULU!?” He yelled. I took my finger and pointed it at myself.“Where in the world did you get ‘lulu’ from?” Mat asked. Ana laughed. “I get it. Think about his name. Lelouch. It sounds like ‘lu’ at the beginning giving you ‘lulu’. It’s her little nickname or pet name for him.” Ana said. “Whatever it is! He’s going to hand Melissa over without a fight. She doesn’t need this darkness inside her heart! She’s coming with us!” I ignored them completely. I leaned down next to Melissa, and sweeped her off of her feet and into my arms. I kissed her gently on the forehead, and saw Mat growl and clutch a fist. He was jealous. Heh! I smiled wickedly and he saw it. “Are you ok, Mel?” I asked. Calling her by one of her nicknames. Actually it was Mat’s nickname for her, which only made him angrier because I was calling her that when it was his name for her. She held her wrist tightly. “No....it hurts.” She looked up at me. I was still taking in her appearance. They’d torn Melissa to shreds with there cruelty...the light. I held her closer. Aoi threw Mat his sword, and he held it ready to fight. “I’ll fix it. I’ll make it all better.” I whispered in her ear softly. I turned to leave. “Where do you think your going, Phantom!” Mat yelled. “We have a score to settle! Hand her over! She doesn’t need you. Or darkness in her heart! Your killing her by doing this!” I laughed at him. “Another time, boy!” “COWARD!” Mat yelled as my angel and I vanished into thin air. We reappeared in our place again. I sat Melissa down in a chair, and got some bandages. I grabbed a few cleaning utensils for wounds, and then sat and started to work on her wrist “Ow!” She squealed, like a mouse, as I cleaned it. “Sorry.” I said. I was a little disappointed. Mat was still alive, and my angel was hurt. My anger seethed more as I thought about the pain they had caused her. “I tried.” She said. “I know. But it’s a lot harder now...he’s got two people to fight with him. No...he’s got five people helping him.” I said wrapping the bandages around her wrist. “Thanks.” She said when I was done. I kissed her lips gently.
I left her be. She needed to be alone. I went back to the drawing room to my music. I heard her go to change cloths and change back lay down on the bed. A few minutes later I heard her get up and go to the closet. I decided to check on her. Restlessness was not good for her right now. She really just needed to sleep. Forget all this pain she was in. “Going somewhere?” I asked her when I reached the bedroom door. “To get some air.” She said. “I wont’ be long.” I could tell what she was thinking. No. WHO...she was thinking about. “Forget about him, Melissa. It’s better to forget. He didn’t care about you.” I said. “If you used your Geass on me we wuldn’t have to worry about that would we?” He said. I got stiff. “I was only joking.” She said. “Take your time.” I said as she walked past me. She was sulking. “I will.” She replied as she vanished into the shadows. Hopefully Mat wouldn’t find her why she was out. I sat working on my 'Don Juan Triumphant' again. I almost forgot Melissa had left. I was only half focused though. My angel was hurting. And all because of that blue haired a** Mat. He would not be forgiven by me. Melissa was in pain because of him and his little friend Ana. Now I would take care of him myself as not to put my angel in harms way again. Then the sound of my name being shouted was heared. Melissa was back. Already! But she'd only been gone for at least 10 minutes. "Lelouch! Lelouch!" She cried. I turned to face her in my seat, but seeing her crying I rose in concern. "Melissa, is something wro-" I said. I was cut off when she rushed into my arms, and nearly knocked me off my feet. She hid herself in my arms. I wrapped my arms around her. I was a little confused. Why was she upset and crying?
All I could do for now was confort her so I could find out what was wrong. "Shh..." I told her, petting her head. "Make it stop! Make it go away!" She cried, sinking to her feet. Make what stop? Make what go away? I bent down next to her, and picked her up. I cradled her like a baby in my arms and kissed her. "Why does the angel weep? The angel shouldn't weep it's wrong." I said. And it was true. An angel shouldn't weep. She should smile. She should sing, and be happy. Happy she had the one she loved there holding her. "This so called angel saw that b*****d that cheated on me with that slut walking along the beach shore! That b*****d who lied to me! Toyed with my emotions! Lied to me by kissing me, and saying he loved me! Cared about me! ALL LIES!" She weeped. I knew who she meant. She meant Jordan. He was another one I would have to take care of. "It isn't fair! I did nothing wrong! I ONLY WANTED LOVE! TO BE LOVED!" "I love you." I whispered to her. I think it made her feel a little better when I said that, but unfortantly it wasn't enough to stop her glisaning tears. I sat down with her in my arms. She hid her face in my chest. I think she was a little ashamed of crying in front of me. I didn't mind. I just didn't like to see her cry. It was wrong for an angel so pure and innocent to. I wouldn't sleep tonight. I was upset to see my angel so hurt as she was. And not sleeping was not unusual for me. There were nights I stayed up till the sun rose. But tonight was for a different reason. I wanted to make sure my angel was ok...so I would confort her till she felt better. I'd always be there for her. I pet her head, strocked her hair, and whispered sweet, loving words in her ears for hours. This soon turned into the whole night.
She was getting tierd, and quiter. Her tears starting to stop. At one point she moved a little as if trying to get into a more confrotable position. Then her crying seemed to come to a halt completely. I looked down and saw she'd finally fallen asleep. She'd cried till she couldn't cry any more, and the result was her falling asleep. I picked her rose, with her still in my arms, and quitly took her to our bedroom. Our swan shaped beat was waiting. The velvet sheets more welcoming then ever. I layed her down in the bed, and pulled the covers over her. Hopefully she would feel better in the morning if not a little. I bent down and gently kissed her again. I ran my hands through her hair and then she turned over in the bed, taking one of the pillows and hugging it close. Maybe she thought it was me. I gave a small laugh. I went back to the piano to sit. I didn't play it for a while. I was thinking about my angel. I'd have to get ride of Mat for good...and Jordan. They'd both caused her enough pain. I wouldn't let it happen again if I could. I decided to go back to my music and pulled out my 'Don Juan Triumphant' composition and a pen. I started to work. This continued for hours and before I knew it it was 9:00 in the morning. I thought I heard someone say "Lelouch" But I could tell. The voice had been so quite I wasn't sure. Then I thought I heard footsteps coming. But they, like the voice was very quite, so I wasn't sure. I tried to focus on my music again and started playing some keys on the piano trying to figure out how this part in my opera 'Don Juan Triumphant' should sound.But then I abrubtly came to a halt, when I saw someone's arms wrap around my neck as in the embrace fashion. I stared up to see my angel was the one who's arms were around me. I took her hand, and placed it on my cheek, holding it close and felt the warmth it radiated. It felt so nice, and I closed my eyes for a minute. "Does my Lady of the Moon feel any better?" I asked. She heaved a sigh, and I opened my eyes. "I love you." I told her. She smiled a little weakly in responce. "Why do the angel's fo the light moke us? Shun us?" She asked. "They're not angel's there demons! There's nothing angelic about them. they shun us because we do no wrong, and they want to hurt us. They think there supirior to us." I told her. "Shun the demon's." She said. I stared at her, and smiled. I stroked her cheek. "Yes..." I said. I rose, and held her close to me, tenderly in my arms. I was not violent...and I was not a bad person. I was gentle...despite my sometimes violent nature. "Lelouch, you didn't sleep well last night?" She asked. She must of noticed that I was tierd. Heh. Nothing escapes her does it? "I was upset to see you were upset last night. It kept me awake." I said. She blushed a little. "I'm fine now." She was liying. She wasn't fine. She was still hurting. "Maybe you should go lie down and rest. I'll be fine." I didn't argue though. She took my hand and led me to our room. I was little puzzled really. "Your hurt yet you don't want me to worry?" I asked her. "No. I just don't want you to forget to take care of yourself because of me." She said.
Perhaps this was hwo a mother would act sometimes. I wouldn't know though. I had never had a mother. My mother had never even deserved the title of "mother" in her life. A mother wouldn't abandon her child. She pulled the velvet covers over me, and she kissed me gently. "You sure your alright?" I asked her. "Yes." She said. She was a very bad liyer. "Just get some sleep." I closed my eyes and fell asleep slowly as I heard Melissa's singing voice. A lullaby that her mom had sang to her as a child.
Dancing Bears
Painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song...
Someone sings...
Once Upon a December
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory....
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
Far away
Long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Things that yern to remember
And a song...
Someone sings...
Once upon a December
I dreamt about my mermaid as I slept. She was sitting under cherry blossom's waiting for me. When I came towards her Mat showed up and we engaged in battle for her love. Though he had had skill I beat him, and took Melissa in my arms. Mat tried to tell Melissa I was not what I had made her belive but she didn't believe him. I woke up then and saw Melissa coming out of the bathroom in a new outfit. I sat up and stared at her. I think I knew what she wanted. "I want you to make me to forget." She said. I was right. She wanted to forget her pains. I sighed. "Not using my geass." I said. "But I can make you forget. A simple spell." "Whatever it takes. I just want all the heartache to go away." She said. "It'll be a bit painful though. And I don't want to see you in pain." I said. "what is painful about forgetting what you want to forget?" She asked. "It's not that. It's the way the spell takes away your memories you wish to forget." I said. I didn't want to use this spell on her. I wouldn't use my Geass. And I didn't want to use that spell on her. "I'm listening." She said. "The spell attacks your heart and mind...wher the memories are at. Where it affects you most. It literaly tears at the tow, brain and heart, eatting the cells and/or anyting that retains that memory or memories you wish to forget. Sometiems the pain is too much, and causes a person to need hospitalization...or unconiouness for a few days. Maybe a small period in a coma." I explained. "I'd take that just to forget." She said. I looked at her. She was lying again. She had a fear of hospitals. And she knew a coma was like a state of death...but actually a state of sleep. She was afraid of death...so coma didn't sound much better to her either. I think she would take any kind of pain just to forget her heartache's and those who caused them.
I knew she wouldn't give in. She was a stubborn girl. But a cute one. She had a heart that would not be tamed. Once she made up her mind she didn't change it to easily. "Just the heartaches?" I asked. "Anything and/or anyone that's caused me pain." She said. I heaved a sigh. "Lay down." I instruced. "You'll be in a bit, if not a lot, of pain. So it's best you be laying down when this is done." She strolled over to the bed. I swept her off her feet and layed her down, pulling the covers over her. "Close your eyes and try not to think about it. It'll be over fast." I said. She did as I instructed. "Realx." I told her. I placed my hand over her chest where her heart would be. I was hesitant though. I wasn't sure if I could do this. "Go on." She said. I started speaking an incantation. My hands glowed with an electriacal current that entered Melissa's body thorough her chest, as if just passing through air or something. She was starting to feel the pain. She started to jerk around. She was in the pain. I was tempted to break the spell and stop there. I couldn't bear to see her in pain. "Melissa..." I said. I don't think she heard me. "Lelouch, it hurts! IT HURTS! LELOUCH!" She yelled. I couldn't do this. Not when she was in pain. But then I thought. I could make her forget Anastasia...and...MAT! Erase them from her mind. She said to erase and make her forget anyone that had caused her pain. Mat had. "Mat, you've lost." I said. Finally she stopped jerkeing around in pain. I'd erased all things that could of caused her pain. Except for her mother. I could never take that memory from her. Melissa and her mother had been close...and losing her had caused her extreme pain. But I wouldn't take that from her. Never. I'd made her forget her father though. Everyone else in her family besides him had caused her no pain. But mostly I'd made her forget Ana....and Mat. "Melissa?" I asked her. She seemed to hesitate. I thought she was unconcious. "L-lelouch?" She answered. But then she fell into uncnciousness. Through out it all I'd learned everything about her. Seeing things of her past in my head. Some things I wish never happened to her....and others I just couldn't believe. I would help heal my angel's wonds though.
She'd probably be like this for a few days. I was still full of grief having made her suffer all that pain. But I'd made her forget what she wanted. What I'd wanted her to forget. She'd never remember Mat again if I could help it. Not him, Anastasia, or those slimy lizards. She'd never have to be in pain or suffer again. All she needed...was me. I kissed my angel gently on the lips and then I went to my bussiness. I had to take care of things....once and for all.
To be continued in Chapter 44...
