Chapter 28: Awaken
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Lelouch's eyes flashed as his rage caused his Power of the King to awaken. His crimson eyes stared into Koneko's golden, as he listened to her tale.
She gasped slightly as she got her first good look at Lelouch's own cursed power. His eyes were beautiful to her, whether they were violet or crimson.
That was the moment she would look back on when she realized how much she cared for her friend. Until that day, she would simply marvel at the beauty held within his eyes.
"But the King of the Devils stepped in." Here Lelouch's surprise returned and she had to resist a giggle at how she had managed to surprise her friend twice in one day.
Miracles really did occur it seemed. Still, she couldn't suppress a small smile.
"He saved the young Nekomata, and gave her to his younger sister who was the heir to the House of Gremory." Koneko closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Here Lelouch could connect the dots and deduce the rest, but he allowed Koneko to finish her story. Her tail was waving from side to side, revealing her contentment.
"She took her in and treated her as a dear friend." She finished looking up at Lelouch. "Even giving her a new name and considering her family.
" She pressed her hands against Lelouch's chest, feeling his heart.
"That's my story, Lelouch." Koneko stated nervously, staring up at him searchingly. "Do you still accept me for who I am despite my lies?" Her identity itself was a lie, the identity she had become friends with Lelouch under, was a lie. She didn't know how he would react to that kind of information.
"Koneko," Lelouch shook his head, staring at her ignoring the burning in his eyes that signaled his Power of the King was active.
"No, whatever your real name is, I will always accept you. You're my friend." He admitted to himself and out loud for the first time.
He shushed her, placing a finger over her lips as she almost spoke her name. "You don't have to tell me your name, I have not been entirely honest with you either.
" He picked her up and moved her until she was off his lap, sitting across from him on her paw printed sheets.
He crossed his legs, trying to return some feeling to them as they had been in one position for a while.
"My name is not Lelouch Lamperouge, but I don't feel comfortable revealing my full name right now." Lelouch admitted.
"My last name is a lie, one I have used for years to protect myself. Shedding it doesn't feel right, so since I can't give you my real name in return, I don't wish to know yours right now.
" Until he could return the favor, Lelouch didn't feel right learning something as intensely personal as Koneko's true name.
"When there is a time when we both feel comfortable admitting who we truly are, then we can exchange our names.
" Lelouch smiled at the Nekomata girl across from him as she concealed her features once more. "Is that alright with you?"
"I understand, Lelouch." Koneko answered sadly, her face falling before becoming determined. "I promise, I'll prove you can trust me no matter what.
" She moved to go get herself dressed since they had been talking for quite some time. "I promise not to reveal anything you've told me this morning." And she meant it too. Even if Rias ordered her, she wouldn't betray her best friend.
'Best friend huh.' Koneko wondered slightly where that came from before she realized it was accurate.
Kiba was more of a brother to her, Rias more of a motherly figure, Akeno an annoying elder sister. Issei was that annoying cousin she wanted to deck into next week half the time.
Lelouch was, aside from the older Peerage members, the closest friend she had despite having only known him for a few months.
She stripped to get herself dressed in her uniform, trusting Lelouch to give her the privacy she needed.
He wasn't like Issei, she knew he wouldn't peek on purpose without her consent. Although… she didn't mind if Lelouch saw her, she was happy he was impressed with her PJs she had picked out on a whim last night.
Lelouch liking what she wore gave her a strange warm feeling in her heart, but she didn't know what it was. She was just happy to have such a close friend like Lelouch.
Lelouch closed his eyes as he realized Koneko was changing into her uniform. He rubbed his legs slightly to wake them up before ending the conversation with something he hoped would make Koneko more comfortable.
"If we're home alone you don't have to hide your Nekomata features if it would make you more comfortable to keep them out."
He felt a small pair of arms wrap around him in a hug and a mischievous voice say, "Thank you, ~nya.
" He opened his eyes and saw Koneko's ears, her real ones, perked up happily. "I appreciate this, ~nya." The Nekoshou said happily.
Lelouch patted her on the head, noting the small flinch before Koneko relaxed into his touch. She still wasn't entirely comfortable with being touched it seemed.
Still, he was glad he could make his friend more comfortable in her own home.
He'd be a terrible guest if he forced his host to hide who she truly was after all.
With that, the pair set off to school, Lelouch wondering what would happen during his first training session with Akeno after classes were done.
It had been about two weeks since Lelouch had become a Devil after his second death and a little over a week since he began training with Akeno. In that time, he had learned much about a Devil's Magic during his lessons after classes and over the weekend.
In his lessons with Akeno, he learned that Devil Magic was far different from the stereotypical kind where it was necessary to chant incantations or speak magic words to use spells.
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