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Lelouch wondered why he wasn't dead, that split second when he died was filled with darkness – nothing that wasn't peaceful, it was serene – he'd waited for this day for months. It was destined from the moment he stepped into the spotlight as Zero.
However.
Waking up in the dormitory on the school grounds of Ashford Academy, seventeen years old (again), was definitely not what he was expecting to happen. It almost felt like a dream. 'Even still..' He thought to himself, muscle memory kicking in as he got ready for the day. 'What else can I do? It's not like I know what's going on and it might be too suspicious if something important happened today or the day before and I was missing at school. I'd also rather know what point of my life I've returned to.'
He made his way out to the school grounds passing by Nunnally and Sayoko. He made note of that. Before his memories were taken and Rolo stole was put in Nunnally's place.
Mauve eyes glazed over as they watched a familiar yet distant memory play out in front of him. Nunnally being gently fed by Sayoko as they both sat at the dining table, origami paper strewn about it in varying degrees of use. Some crumpled, torn and fraying at the edges, while others were perfectly pressed, yet to be used. Another moment passes where Lelouch still says nothing. Heavily in his own head, really, as he ponders if it was a sign that him waking up at Ashford was his one chance to get everything right.
Maybe. But either way, signs from the universe aren't real to him.
He rushed in finishing saying his good morning's and farewells before heading to campus. As he got closer to the school entrance, Lelouch heard whispers of new students.
'Students? As in more than Suzaku? How peculiar.' His phone buzzed in his pocket as his thoughts wandered. "Who could be texting so early..?" Lelouch wondered aloud to himself, pulling out his phone to see 10 missed messages from a group chat with the student council.
'Well that's certainly new.' two names he has never seen caught his attention.
Valentine and Malak.
Both ordinary enough, certainly a name you'd hear from a passer by both here and on the Mainland of Britannia or even in parts of Europia. The only problem was there wasn't any member of the Ashford student council named Valentine or Malak.
Shirley: LULU I SEE YOU READING THIS! WHERE ARE YOU? WE HAVE SN EARLY MEETING IN 10 AND YOU'RE NOT HERE YET!
Lelouch: Relax, I'm coming into the school now.
Valentine: LMAO Shirley is on your ass this morning, Lelouch.
Lelouch: I've gotten used to it..
Shirley: And what's that supposed to mean?!
Lelouch: Uhh nothing!
Kallen: It's a bit too early for such a reaction, don't you think?
Malak: Honestly it's a fair one.. if lelouch isn't here ten before he's gone to the world.
Lelouch: Oi.
Milly: It's the sad truth, dear vice President of mine!
Lelouch: Yeah yeah.
Lelouch sighed about to put his phone up when he saw a new notification, coming from these new faces.
Valentine created a chat
Malak changed three nicknames
Tulip: What's all this?
Rose: You're back aren't ya?
Tulip: Back?
Tulip: What would I be coming back from exactly?
Bluebell: The past dumbass.
Bluebell: Listen we know that you know that we aren't from here but hear us out. We got sent here by the Overlord person who gives people their codes and geasses and over looks them all.
Rose: She wanted all of us (Including C.C. and Suzaku) to redo your rebellion. So it doesn't end in your death.
Tulip: I see.
Tulip: And why should I believe you?
Rose: I get the skepticism. But we literally just started spouting about Geass, man-
Tulip: A fair assessment. Fine, I'll help you but only because I'm already here.
Bluebell: Great!!
Tulip: Anyways. What do these names mean?
Bluebell: Well your 0 mask is in the shape of a Tulip and we're represented by the Bluebell and the Rose
Tulip: Represented?
Rose: yep, it's the codenames we use in the black knights
Tulip: You're with the Black Knights?
Rose: Well, duh. How else would we be doing your little rebellion?
Tulip: Yes, yes. No need to be so snippy.
Bluebell: we'll explain fully later, just keep up appearances until then
Tulip: I'm best at pretending.
Lelouch sent his final text and finally put his phone in his pocket with an indignant huff. Taken back to the most chaotic time of his life? Redo his rebellion?
How absurd!