Chapter 16: Pancakes

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"Good morning Koneko." Lelouch said after noticing her state. She was dressed but she was still somewhat sleepy he analyzed, otherwise there was no way she would have come down with her hair all over the place.

"You look like a kitten slept on your head last night, I take it you slept well?" He joked, returning his attention to the stove as he flipped another couple pancakes, setting down the mixing bowl he had been using in the sink.

He'd wash it later along with the cups he'd used to pour the mix on the pans. "Breakfast will be ready soon, what do you want to drink?" He asked, ignoring her grumbled reply to his earlier question.

Koneko made her way to the cupboard that housed her cups, still somewhat annoyed she couldn't reach the higher shelves forcing her to pile everything on the lowest one.

Ignoring the twitch of suspicion at Lelouch's kitten comment, as well as suppressing the mild annoyance at the joke, she mumbled "Uh-huh, good morning." She made her way to the fridge after pulling out two cups from her cupboard, replying to Lelouch's question.

"You're making breakfast, let me handle the drinks." She ordered as she pulled out the milk she kept and poured it into two cups instead of one like normal.

"I only have milk, sorry." It looked like she'd need to get more since he used up quite a bit when making her pancakes.

"It's fine." Lelouch chuckled. "I asked mainly because I wasn't sure if you had orange juice or something else hidden way in the back of the fridge. I didn't want to assume.

" He turned the stove off and lifted up one of the two plates he'd taken out before he started cooking. "How many pancakes do you want?" He asked, preparing to pick them up with the spatula.

Koneko's stomach almost roared before she answered meekly, "Five, please."

Lelouch blinked in surprise. 'Well, I made eight.' He supposed he could make do with three. 'Good thing I made a couple extra.' He piled them up on her plate, setting it down and getting her silverware before setting himself up across her small table.

"I wasn't sure if you liked fruit, chocolate chips, or something else so I made them plain." He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"I hope you don't mind." He chuckled, missing Koneko's shocked look as she realized he had told the truth.

Koneko stared at her pile of pancakes, smothered with syrup, holding her knife and fork like they were weapons of war as she prepared to devour the best smelling pancakes she ever had in front of her, in shock.

'They're… plain?!' She realized with surprise. She carefully cut into the pancake with far more grace than she originally intended and took a small bite. 'So good!' Were she more like Rias or Akeno she would have squealed.

As it was, she simply squeaked out a quick "Thank you!" as she dug in. She didn't believe it was possible plain pancakes could taste so good.

Lelouch cut his own breakfast, taking a small bite, as he watched Koneko dig in with gusto. He grinned slightly, "I'm glad you like them.

" He said, his grin not fading as he watched her devour the pancakes without spilling a single crumb on her immaculate uniform.

'That reminds me, I need to get a replacement.' Lelouch remembered as his grin faded, not looking forward to the conversation to replace his uniform.

All five duplicates. He hung his head slightly, eating far slower than Koneko but still at a good pace.

Kuoh Academy provided five of the uniform, as well as copies of gym uniforms, so that no one had any excuse for not wearing it during the school week and he had lost all of them.

The worst part was that students were on the hook for payment if the uniforms ever got damaged beyond repair and needed to be replaced. Lelouch took a sip of his milk, watching Koneko amusedly as she hit the third pancake in about five minutes.

He had just finished his first.

He enjoyed the cool milk as it washed down the sweet taste of the syrup. And decided to at least try to get the school to help.

He hoped he could have the school cover for the cost since he didn't have the amount necessary to purchase the uniform five times over and still have enough to find a place to live. Especially considering he also needed to get a whole new wardrobe.

His funds were generous, but not that generous. Considering his place had been absolutely destroyed, he hoped that could be considered a sufficient mitigating circumstance even if the excuse he had needed to give would be one of personal mistakes to avoid references to the supernatural nature of its destruction.

And he still needed to go clothes shopping later.

He had a busy day ahead of him he realized as he finished his second pancake, staring up at Koneko across from him as she stared pleadingly at the last pancake on his plate.

He chewed and sipped his glass of milk, tormenting her by drawing out his answer to her unspoken question.

He was sure she was trying to burn a hole through his head the longer he gulped down the milk. Eventually he finished it, and with a sigh of satisfaction said, "Go nuts.

" Before he knew it the pancake on his plate vanished and the last he saw of it was the small remnants dangling past Koneko's lips, making her look like a chipmunk after she shoved the pancake in her mouth to prevent him from rescinding his offer.

He chuckled at the blank look on her face as she realized the trouble she got herself into and chewed delicately so she wouldn't choke.

Lelouch stood up and picked up her glass before moving to the fridge to pour her a new glass of milk, using the last of the only remaining container.

"Here, this should help wash it down." He handed her the cup sympathetically.

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