Happiness In Slavery R2

TURN 4

Rolo was awake first the following morning, not even needing an alarm to wake at precisely the same time everyday. He could have maybe gone back to sleep for a little while longer since it was a Saturday and the whole glorious, lesson-free day stretched out tantalizingly ahead, but he wondered if there was a chance he could push his favor a little further. Making sure Lelouch was still fast asleep, he slipped out of the room and out into the hallway. All around was quiet, but he decided to return to his own room to make the call.

Viletta sounded groggy as she answered the phone.

“Rolo, you woke me… is there a problem?”

“No, not at all” he assured her. “Just looking forward to a weekend uninterrupted by briefs and training.” It was Villeta herself he had approached about his taking time off from briefs, and her recommendation that had gotten it authorized.

“I’m glad about that, but don’t get complacent at all.”

“The security of the operation is my topmost priority” he said, purposely making his voice sound stiff and focused.

“I know, I know Rolo” she said apologetically. “I wasn’t really questioning your ability.”

Rolo purposefully changed his tone again to sound confidently casual. “I’ll be spending the whole day with the target today and you’ll also be on site, I just wondered if anyone was going to be in the surveillance room when it doesn’t really seem necessary until the night watch.

“It’s actually supposed to be me.”

“Oh right” Rolo pretended to sound surprised, although he knew the basic shift pattern. “But you’re not planning to go offsite today anyway right? Doesn’t seem much point in you sitting in that room for hours on end if you’re around here anyway, if I needed your attention in an emergency you wouldn’t be far away?”

Vilettea yawned. “That’s true”.

They had known each other for years and she was aware of his work, and as such he knew she had no grounds to doubt his judgment. Rolo fully intended to play on this.

“Okay then Rolo, I’ll maybe see you about lunchtime just to make sure everything is still okay”.

“Of course. Sorry again for calling so early.”

He hung up and hurried back to Lelouch’s room. He was still asleep, breathing quietly through his slightly open mouth.

5am really was a bit early to wake Lelouch. Rolo crawled gently back under the sheets, snuggled back far enough to feel the reassuring warm of Lelouch’s body, and managed to doze off again.

He awoke from his light snooze when Lelouch began to stir. His sleepy eyes framed by his mussed, bed-head hair made him look so…

“Morning..” he said with a drowsy smile. “Hope you weren’t too confused when you woke up here, you dropped off during the movie and I didn’t want to wake you.”

“Of course not, it’s nice to be together like this” Rolo replied softly.

Lelouch glanced at the clock, and then his eyes widened a little “You’re going to be late aren’t you, to the Home?” One of Rolo’s covers for his periods of weekend absence was that he did some volunteer work at a local Retirement home, providing company to the elderly and serving tea.

“The weather is supposed to be clear and warm all day, I thought maybe we could organize a picnic and bar-be-que for the early afternoon instead.”

“Oh…” Lelouch said quietly, closing his eyes again and smiling. “wow… that would be great.”


***

It was better than perfect. Despite their initial misgivings, Rivalz was proving competent at setting up and manning the bar-be-que, aided occasionally by Milly as she and Shirley laid out the spread of picnic food on the large blanket they had spread over the grass. Rolo and Lelouch had made themselves useful by carrying some of the gear, but since there was little for them to do at present they had set up a chess board and were having a quick pre-lunch game. Rolo knew he couldn't win against Lelouch, he never did, but it never made him any less reluctant to play since he was a fairly competent opponent, and it was interesting to see how Lelouch worked out his different tactics and took him out every time. This occasion was no exception... Lelouch quickly put him in check, and despite getting out of it a couple of times, the net was soon closed.

Rivalz laughed as he watched over the final moves. "Give it up Rolo, you're good but you won't beat our Lulu". He took the lid off the coolbox and fished out a can of beer, snapping the tab back and taking a long swig. "Ahhhhh, that's better!"

"Steady with those beers, we won't carry you back to your room when you fall asleep in two hours time, we'll just leave you out here" Milly threatened with a grin. "And share them around."

"You can have one if you want, Rolo" Rivalz said with a wink. "I won't tell."

"I'm fine thanks, I'm not that keen on the taste myself, I'll have juice."

"We've got a bottle of strawberry wine" Shirley added.

"I'll have a juice too" Lelouch added as he got up from beside the chessboard to sit on the blanket.

"Dammit Lelouch, stop being so boring." Rivalz swaggered over to him and plonked a can in his hand. "Beer is the only choice for the BBQ boys!".

"Lulu's more of a lightweight than you are" Milly giggled. "Leave him alone".

Lelouch looked somewhat put-out.

"Actually, I will have one then" Rolo said suddenly. Rivalz grinned as he tossed one over. Rolo opened his and took a sip. He still wasn't overly keen but it tasted it okay, it was refreshingly cold and that mattered most in the heat of the summer day. Following his little brother's lead, Lelouch also opened his, and there was a pop as Shirley flipped the cork from their bottle of pink sparkling wine.

"Burgers and kabobs are readeeeeeee!" Rivalz sang.

The food was good. They ate their fill, and Rolo even had a second beer, closely followed by Lelouch. Rivalz was lying on his back in the grass groaning.

"Oohhh... I ate too much. I think... that last piece of cake... was too much. Cake poisoning...." he laughed, and the girls giggled with him.

He eventually propped himself up against the hamper so he could recline but still drink. After a while the girls got up and unpacked a paddle ball game, and gently batted the ball back and forth between them. Rolo played Lelouch at chess and lost again, so at Rivalz suggestion they set up an easier, sillier game they could all take it in turns to play against each other.

"Does your man... look like that guy who does the sports news on Channel 46?" Rivalz spluttered, laughing even as he tried to sip from his fourth beer.

"What kind of question is that?" Lelouch laughed as well, looking at his Guess-Who board incredulously.

"I don't even think I know who that is anyway" Rolo grinned.

"I think it might be time to pack up and head home" Milly said, closing the book she had been reading and looking up at the dusky sky. Together they gathered the last of the leftovers into the hamper, put away the games and bagged up the disposable bar-be-que and rubbish. Lelouch staggered a little as he got to his feet. Rivalz hoisted the hamper.

"Well, be seeing you guys on Monday then" He waved enthusistically as he walked away, flanked by the girls. Rolo waved back before picking up the bags of rubbish and recycling, leaving Lelouch to manage the chess set. Finally back up in the room, Lelouch collapsed on the sofa.

"You okay there, brother?" Rolo asked with concern. Lelouch was a bit flushed and groggy looking.

"Yeah, I'm fine." He smiled "But they're right, I am a lightweight. Could you get me a glass of water?"

"Sure". Rolo didn't feel too bad, but he had stopped at his second, token can. Lelouch however, had felt goaded into trying to match Rivalz and had managed four.

"Maybe we can find a movie to watch since it's Saturday evening." He handed Lelouch the glass and turned the television on. Lelouch drank the whole lot in one breath as Rolo found some sort of action-thriller. He settled back close to Lelouch's side.

"I had such a wonderful day" he said quietly, partly to himself, partly to Lelouch, and inside he felt what must be true, contented happiness.

"You must be so ashamed of your big brother" Lelouch hiccuped, and laughed softly. Rolo turned and looked him in the eye.

"Nothing you could do would ever make me ashamed of you, because you're my big brother." Rolo said with a passionate honesty that seemed to swell his heart in his chest as though it would burst. Lelouch smiled warmly. And in a moment of utter, unthinking madness... Rolo had pressed his lips against Lelouch's in a rather ardent kiss. Leloluch’s eyes widened with shock. An awkward silence fell as Rolo backed off.

It isn’t fair, Rolo cried inside. They weren’t really brothers, and if Lelouch knew that just maybe there would be a chance for them to have a different kind of relationship… or did Lelouch only love him as a brother and they couldn’t be as close if he wasn’t under the delusion that they were family. What was he to do in the tug-of-war between what his heart wanted and his responsibility to the investigation? But there couldn’t be anyway he could have both… could there…

“Brother, I’m so sorry.” Rolo cast his gaze down, ashamed. “I didn’t mean to scare you like that, I just… I love life here with you. You mean the world to me.” He turned his wide, mournful eyes back to Lelouch hopefully. Lelouch looked confused rather than angry, his cheeks pink although that could have been embarrassment or the alcohol.

“I just hate that we couldn’t be closer” He shifted closer to Lelouch again and embraced him, and although he said nothing, he didn’t push Rolo away either. “No one would have to know though…”

He was still stiff when Rolo stroked his flushed cheek, and kissed his lips again. It took a moment or two, but Rolo’s heart skipped a beat as Lelouch succumbed to Rolo’s perseverance and opened his mouth to the kiss. Rolo held him closer despite the fact that he could feel himself getting hard, but this time he didn’t want to hide it. He was both frightened and excited by the thought of Lelouch noticing and wondering how he would react, but as he pressed his hips closer to Lelouch as they slid backwards on the sofa he was certain that he could feel Lelouch in the same predicament. And yet he still needed to be careful. He needed to take the responsibility away from Lelouch since he was obviously in turmoil, not knowing as Rolo did that what they were doing was not wrong.

He broke away to look at Lelouch, with what he hoped was an expression of innocent embarrassment and gave a small sheepish giggle. “Sorry… I… I didn’t mean to scare you. I guess I should have refused those beers.” Lelouch looked dazed.

“This… should feel more wrong than it does”. He whispered haltingly, as if saying the words any louder would make it so.

“No-one needs to know though… it’s okay” Rolo dropped his voice too, and squeezed Lelouch’s thigh reassuringly. Then he took his chance, and ran his fingers lightly over Lolouch’s crotch, tracing the obvious length of his erection, forcing a hissed intake of breath from the Prince as he screwed his eyes shut.

“Don’t be ashamed Brother … I’ve… got it just as bad..” Rolo said encouragingly, reaching for Lelouch’s nearest hand and placing it near his own tented crotch. Lelouch extended his fingertips, barely grazing Rolo but finding proof enough that he was equally excited. It seemed that he blushed even harder, and it was adorable. “We could do it…together.”

Lelouch even glanced nervously at the bedroom door as Rolo drew down his trouser zipper and freed his cock from its confines, feeling very brazen himself as he did so. He lent closer to Lelouch, resting his lips against his long, graceful neck as he stroked himself, and although he knew Lelouch was watching he was still reluctant to make a move. Instead he gently took Lelouch's hand and encouragingly interlaced their fingers around himself, so that he could guide his poor reluctant brother.

"Ahhh... that feels so good" he whispered. Lelouch's fingers tightened just a little, and Rolo could feel him taking over the movement now, not relying on Rolo so much. After another few moments Rolo gently extracted his own hand and Lelouch continued unaided, kept going by Rolo's soft moans of encouragement, as he now stroked the crotch of Lelouch's trousers before catching hold of the zip and tugging it down. He stifled Lelouch's cry with a kiss as he grasped hold of the older boy's warm erection, feeling his blood run even faster, hotter with passionate excitement, even slightly worried it was enough to make him come too early before he was truly satisfied.

"Is it good.. Brother.?" he whispered against Lelouch's neck as the older boy panted erratically, heavy breaths ruffling the light brown curls of his hair.

"Strange..." he gasped, even choking a little as Rolo squeezed harder, moved a little faster.

"You can go... a little faster with me too..." he encouraged softly, although his own breath was starting to become slightly labored. His body ached needily. Lelouch obliged, but hesitantly... still, for now it was enough.

He clamped his fingers back down over Lelouch's, his cock gripped between the two of them as he came, his desire arcing out with a force to match his passion as he whispered that name, his perfect brother... Lelouch....

Lelouch was blushing vividly as Rolo gazed up at him.

"I.. I don't think... I can do this.." he uttered sheepishly "I might be kinda... drunk... maybe we should...ahh!"

His violet eyes widened with shock as, during his feeble protests, Rolo wordlessly slid forward across his lap and lowered his face to Lelouch's groin to take the tip of his cock tauntingly between his lips, before engulfing as much as he could take in the wet warmth of his mouth. Lelouch's still sticky hand went to Rolo's shoulder, but didn't try to push him away. Rolo gripped the base of Lelouch's cock with his fingers, sliding his lips up and down firmly, massaging with his tongue. He didn't intend to rush Lelouch in the slightest, but the tightening grip on his shoulder and the tensing of Lelouch's thighs told him that he was close.

"Rolo... don't..." came the faintest whisper from above, but instead Rolo swallowed Lelouch down as deeply as he could as he cried out sharply, his back arching away from the sofa as he came.

"You... didn't have... to go that far" Lelouch panted, looking sheepishly at Rolo as he raised his head, wiping his lips carelessly on his sleeve.

"I would do anything for you" he said, quietly, but meaningfully. Then he laughed and stood, taking Lelouch by the hand. "Come on brother, it's been a long day, let's just get some sleep." Lelouch simply allowed himself to be lead.

After they were changed, washed and snuggled together in bed, Rolo's thoughts turned to more serious matters. It was imperative. He needed to make sure he got to the surveillance room first in the morning, leaving his sleeping prince to make sure that there was no recorded evidence of what had happened. If he was removed from the Operation... he might never be able to see Lelouch again...

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In the surveillance room, a loud bang reverberated round the room as Suzaku slammed his fist down on the console board as he lent over it, breathing loudly with the intensity of his rage as his heart pounded in his chest. The conniving little bastard had planned this, on purpose… why else would the room be empty when there was supposed to be someone watching at all times? The intensity of the jealously that burned through him was enough to make him feel physically sick and yet he couldn't tear his eyes away from the figures on the screen. Rolo... and Lelouch. If he was going to expose this misbehavior now was going to be the time to do it, but he just felt so overwhelmed that he could only think about getting as far away from the Academy and what was going on there as possible. He erased the recording file and fled.