Lelouch x Reader - Somebody To Die For Part 14

“Whenever you’re ready, guys.”

I nodded to the scientists above and turned to Lelouch. He was incredibly poised but his eyes and the slight downturn of his mouth betrayed his underlying anxiety. I couldn’t blame him.

We were situated in the Security and Maintenance facility where they housed the weaponry, training facilities, and other heavy-weight equipment. This room we were in was one of the training rooms and there were ten meat dummies lined up in front of us that served as target practice. But instead of shooting, slicing, or stabbing the dummies, our weapon was now going to be embodied within Lelouch’s transformation. Lelouch and I had agreed yesterday night that it was best to go along with the training and try to control his power. It would certainly come in handy later if we needed to use force to defend ourselves against whatever was in store for us. But it’s easier said than done.

Lelouch looked at me, “Ready, (F/N)?”
“As I’ll ever be,” I replied, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible.

Lelouch closed his eyes and I readied myself for what was to come. Soon, I felt the familiar tingling sensation that I had first experienced a few days ago. My consciousness was seeping out of me through the link and now I could sense Lelouch’s consciousness as well. His cells were trying to bring forth and express the alien genes without losing dominance. But without my help, he would be fighting a losing battle.

His fingers started morphing slowly and a chill ran down my spine as I remembered what had happened the last time I saw that. I willed my consciousness to aid Lelouch in his fight and together, we fought to keep the alien matter in check. From an outside perspective, the two of us were standing very still, barely moving a muscle. Little would they know how intense the battle that raged inside us.

Beads of sweat started to form on my head and glancing over at Lelouch, so was he. Still, we were winning the battle steadily. After what seemed like an eternity, Lelouch’s fingers finally transformed fully into tentacles that lay dormant around him. He slowly opened his eyes and upon seeing the successful transformation, looked at me with a small smile on his face. We had accomplished the first step.

“Lelouch, try moving the tentacles and once you’re comfortable, use them on the dummies,” Nina’s voice came out loud and clear from the speakers.

Lelouch and I exchanged glances. I nodded, signaling that I was ready for the next round. Lelouch tentatively moved the tentacles, the slight movement causing a slight imbalance in our synergy but I quickly suppressed the insurgence of the alien matter. We continued in this fashion for another 15 minutes until it had become an instinctive reflex.

Now that we were more in control, Lelouch began making quicker movements and I synchronized my speed with his. I gave Lelouch the thumbs-up to move on to the final test. Without further ado, Lelouch launched his tentacles at one of the dummies, impaling it instantly.

Everyone in the room gawked at the scene, including me and Lelouch. What we just did had many implications, one of which was that Lelouch had now become a human weapon, an extremely powerful weapon. It then occurred to me that maybe this was what Nina was aiming for. Lelouch grimaced, probably thinking along the same lines.

“Now, try to use your telekinesis, Lelouch,” Nina ordered, with not a hint of any emotion in her voice.

I glared up at her, wanting to voice my objections, but I was stopped by Lelouch’s voice.
“(F/N). Let’s do this.”
Hesitantly, I turned to Lelouch who gave an almost imperceptible shake of his head, warning me not to cause any trouble. I sighed in defeat, “Alright.”

Once again, Lelouch tried to awaken the power but… nothing happened.  It seemed like the alien genes had been expressed fully and had nothing further to divulge. We were unsuccessful try after try and five minutes later, both of us were sweating profusely, almost at our mental limit.

Then, I had a sudden brainwave and I mentally willed my cells to give a slight push on Lelouch’s cells, causing them to merge a little with the alien matter. The reaction was instantaneous, causing a small shock wave to ripple through the training room, almost knocking me off my feet. I took a few steps back to regain my balance and when I looked up, Lelouch’s eyes had that strange symbol again.

Oh no. Something’s wrong.

Lelouch’s tentacles were whipping around violently and from the corner of my eye, I could see the guards stationed above aiming their weapons at him, ready to take him out at the slightest hint of trouble.  I looked frantically at Dr. Nina who seemed oblivious to the scene, only caring for results. My gaze swept back to Lelouch who still adorned that symbol. This time, his tentacles had slowed down but now, they were moving with a purpose as if they were… looking for prey.

Damn it all to hell. We need to stop this now!

My consciousness wasn’t able to reach equilibrium with the newly fused cells no matter how hard I tried. Running out of ideas, I allowed my cells to simply collide with them and somehow, in the process, one of Lelouch’s cells was knocked out of the fusion. Immediately, some of his tentacles began to droop down and remain still. Seeing the change, I urgently directed my cells to collide rapidly with the remaining fused cells. One by one, Lelouch’s cells were expelled and all the tentacles soon laid on the ground unmoving.

Lelouch collapsed to the ground, unconscious. “Lelouch!” I cried and rushed to his prone body. I tested for a pulse and breathed a sigh of relief when I felt his heart beating.

“Looks like we can’t go any further. So (F/N), take Lelouch back to his room and we’ll continue tomorrow. Later, once he’s awake, I need both of your statements,” Dr. Nina said over the speakers. She gestured to the standby medical team and they quickly made their way down to the training room.

I gritted my teeth in anger at her lack of empathy but the most important thing to do now was to get medical attention for Lelouch. Nodding curtly at Nina, I followed the medical team out of the facility.

Just you wait, Nina. Just you wait.

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“So you’re the famous cold-blooded killer, huh?”

The three hybrids and their controllers were seated around a long conference table. We had all completed training today and were ordered to discuss our experiences to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the hybrid’s powers. The atmosphere was pretty uncomfortable to begin and with that question directed towards me by Cornelia, it had become ten times worse.

“At your service,” I smirked while tilting my head towards her in a mock bow. Lelouch glanced at me curiously, probably wondering why I was so accepting of my title. To be honest, I couldn’t care less what people thought of me. It just puzzled me why people were so willing to accept things at face value. On the other hand, Lelouch seemed to see further beyond the exterior as exemplified by how he deduced that I would do anything for those I cared about. Yet another one of the reasons why I was so attracted to him.

Cornelia gave a slight shake of her head in displeasure and continued, “Anyway, we are here to discuss our experiences. So let’s just get on with it.”

We went around the table describing our training session, which we found to be remarkably similar with the exception that only Lelouch and I had made it to the last round of testing his powers. Cornelia and Gino managed to bring out their alien body composition but had failed to go beyond that. Apparently, Cornelia had sprouted wings whereas Gino manifested a tail that represented ancient water dragons.

Towards the end of the meeting, I noticed Kallen reaching her hand downwards under the table in my direction. Figuring that she wanted to pass something to me, I stretched my hand out as well but instead of feeling the smooth surface of a paper, I grasped thin air. I frowned and looked to my left, where Lelouch was sitting. His hand was below the table and when he retracted it, a piece of paper was tightly clutched in his palm.

I glared at Kallen who gave me a small smirk. But then Lelouch pressed the paper into my hand after taking a glance at it. This time, it was my turn to snigger at Kallen, who looked infuriated.

“Hey, what’s going on there?” Cornelia said sharply.
“Nothing,” Lelouch replied calmly.
Cornelia sighed in exasperation, “I hope it’s not just you guys passing around porn stuff again. I’ve had enough of that.”

“No…we weren’t – “ Kallen stuttered, too panicked to catch what Cornelia had mentioned.
On the other hand, I was now looking at the two guys, Gino who was turning a bright red, and Lelouch who hadn’t even bat an eyelid.
“You guys… pass porn around… in the lab??” I questioned, my voice now getting lower and threatening.
Gino managed a nervous laugh, “No no of course not. It’s not like we do that.”
Kallen had now caught on and glared daggers at Gino, “So this is what guys do during work huh?”
“Kallen, we are not doing that,” Lelouch answered.
Kallen pointed at Lelouch, “You. Shut up. Gino, you answer me. And look me in the eyes.”
Gino opened his mouth, and immediately shut it again when he looked at Kallen.

I shook my head in disgust, “No need to ask anymore, Kallen. Judging from their reactions, it’s true. Guys are jerks.”
Kallen nodded in agreement and barely suppressed a small smile when she looked at me. I grinned, finally having found some common ground with the hot-blooded red-head. Meanwhile, Lelouch turned to me, puzzled.

“Why did you think I was lying?” he asked.
“You knitted your eyebrows slightly,” I replied nonchalantly.
Lelouch blinked twice before looking away, confirming my suspicions.
Cornelia exhaled loudly, “Fine, I think that’s it. Meeting adjourned.”

Gino and Kallen exited the room first, bickering loudly. Meanwhile, Cornelia and Gilbert were fussing over the notes that Gilbert had took during the meeting. Lelouch got up but couldn’t look me in the eye. I laughed inwardly at his reaction and excused myself to the washroom.

As soon as I was inside the toilet cubicle, I opened the folded paper and read its contents, a smile slowly spreading on my face.

The note read: I’m in. What do you need?