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[faaaaabulous]

That's probably a good idea. I'm going to make a trip to the medical wing after this and ask them to test the bottle as soon as possible and call me with the results.

[He turns to give her a soft look.]

As soon as I know, you'll know Ryou, I promise. And then we can figure out what to do with Milly. I don't want her thinking that she can pull things like this without facing consequences.

[whitewizardgirl]

[She nods, clutching the robe again. She didn't know how handle Milly after their situation, or even what she would do once she has to interact with people other than Lelouch today. She hoped it wouldn't end up with her in tears again, hopefully. Would crying even work on Milly?]

I'll keep my phone close by, then.

... Do you have any ideas so far? I... don't have anything.

[faaaaabulous]

[It might, if Milly realized how much damage she had done. The President was crazy sometimes, but Lelouch didn't doubt that she cared for her friends, she just did it in the most obnoxious way possible.]

For dealing with Milly? I have some, but they are ones that I can't put into action without careful planning. She needs to understand that things like this, drugging people, can't and will not be tolerated.

[whitewizardgirl]

[Drugging people, the drugged people doing things that shouldn't have happened, likely life traumatizing things. Not that her life hadn't been traumatizing enough up to that point, but she certainly didn't need this on top of everything else.]

...I'll do what I can when you need me again. Even if all I can really do is cry.

[faaaaabulous]

[He nods.]

For what it's worth, Ryou, I am sorry. I know I can't change what's been done, but I truly hope that within time, you'll be able to forgive me.

[Not that he'll be able to forgive himself.]

[whitewizardgirl]

[She doesn't hate him, furthest from it. It was something that happened out of their control. They could have done things differently, she was sure, but that was true for a lot of situations. They couldn't change things now, anyway. What's done is done.]

... It's not your fault. W-we all make... mistakes, a-and we know how to avoid this kind of situation should... it happen again. [Might be feeling a bit of heat on her face, but it fades just as quickly.]

S-so, I already do forgive you.

[faaaaabulous]

We do, yes.

[By not drinking anything ever, apparently.]

Thank you, Ryou.

[whitewizardgirl]

[Might have to stick to plastic cups and tap water from now on.]

[Not even knowing what to expect, she cautiously opened the door to her room. The bed was still made, her bag was still beside the desk, the nightclothes she had picked out for the night before were still on the bed, just waiting for her. Nothing was out of place, nothing had changed since she had left yesterday. It's not like she had expected anything to change, but, based on the day she's had so far, even this early in the morning...]

[She breathed out a sigh of relief.]

...I don't.. know what to do with this dress once I take it off. [The robe would go to the laundry, she was sure, and she probably could find a place for it, but it probably needs to be cleaned, even if she only wears it this one time.]

[faaaaabulous]

You can leave it. I'll send someone by later if you'd like that can take it and launder it.

[He stood behind her as he looked into her room.]

If you'd like to keep it, of course.

[whitewizardgirl]

I don't even know if I'm going to wear it again. [Who knows if she will, or even want, to be invited to anymore balls. She really had no use for such a fancy dress.]

[Then again, someone had bought this for her. It would be rude to just throw it away or take it back after washing it.]

...B-but I'll keep it.

[faaaaabulous]

At least you'll be prepared in the event an opportunity presents itself.

[whitewizardgirl]

[Would she even be invited to any more balls? She might if Lelouch invited her, but she definitely wasn't going to go to any for a long while, not after this experience.]

...Not for a while, though.

[faaaaabulous]

I don't blame you for that. I don't plan on hosting anything of that scale again for awhile at least.

[Because he last thing he wants is another repeat of last night.]

[whitewizardgirl]

[She definitely doesn't want a repeat of last night. For herself or for anyone else. She hoped that no one else had the same experience as she did. That just makes her all the more concerned.]

...Or just not provide alcoholic beverages anymore. O-or even a place designated as a safe place where no drinks are to be spiked or anything. [He's the Emperor, after all. What he says, goes.]

[Right?]

[faaaaabulous]

Alcoholic beverages were one thing, that water came from my own personal stash that I had set aside for myself. I should have predicted that Madame President would have tried something like that.

[But he didn't, which made him slightly more alarmed. He thought he could trust people he considered his close friends, his family - Milly and the like, but now he was wondering if that was true. Suzaku and Nunnally were on a different level then everyone else, of course, but even then... and Lelouch had no doubts that if the Spirit was given a chance, he would stab him in the back as well.

He should have known better. Previous experience should have taught him that.]

[whitewizardgirl]

[She didn't even know that someone like Milly was capable of pulling this off, let alone wanting to. What did she have to gain with her and Lelouch doing... what had happened last night. She didn't try to find them last night to see if...]

[What if someone did see them last night, or if someone even found them while they were still asleep...]

[The thought made her feel sick and her shoulder shook.]

Was... was the room locked last night?

[faaaaabulous]

[He turned to look at her, a frown crossing his face.]

It should have been.

[But, to be honest, he couldn't remember. He remembered some things with crystal clarity, others were lost to the recess of time and the haze of the drug.]

[whitewizardgirl]

...W-what if someone found us and... and saw us... like that... from last night?

[It was starting to freak her out, being so paranoid. Her hands came up to her arms, holding her shoulders as the dark thoughts started to seep in.]

[faaaaabulous]

I doubt it. If they had, it would have already hit the tabloids and my cell phone would have been ringing first thing.

[The expression on his face softened.]

And if they had, well.... there are ways of making people forget, Ryou.

[The Geass for one.]

[whitewizardgirl]

[They had no way of knowing who would have been in the room with them if someone had been. They didn't know who to Geass, if need be. Did the rooms have security cameras or something?]

[No, she doubted it. In the halls, maybe. In the rooms just sounded like a bad idea all together. Still, she couldn't help the thought of it, the idea sending shivers through her. This was still a tender and strenuous time for her. Maybe she was over-thinking things, but who could really blame her?]

...M-maybe I'm just being overly paranoid.

[faaaaabulous]

Perhaps. But I can certainly understand why you would be.

[And he would - growing up as he did made him naturally paranoid.]

I'll make a note to double check the footage from the party and subsequent hours afterward. At the very least, there would be footage of us leaving the party together.

[whitewizardgirl]

[She did just come from a fairly traumatic experience, so paranoia probably was expected. Not to mention, he would see how badly the drugs had affected her last night, with how badly she likely stumbled.]

[No, no need to be embarrassed about it. They could see if someone followed them at least that way. Lelouch wouldn't care if he saw her stumbling around on camera.]

Will... footage of us leaving together... be a problem? [People will likely gossip about the two of them should footage like that be 'found.']

[faaaaabulous]

No. If anything, they'll think I'm playing the concerned leader, making sure that someone who drank too much was taken care of.

And considering the fact that almost everyone at the party was on some level, inebriated, it's a cover story that has written itself.

[whitewizardgirl]

[Still, if someone else was bound to see that footage and see her stumbling like that and think of her as a drinker, even if she never touched a drop of alcohol in her life (memory gaps notwithstanding). Though, now she can't say she's never been drugged before, since now that has happened. She touches her lips in thought, trying to remember if she had done anything that would be troubling to either of them. Was there something...]

...The time stamp on the footage would show that you never left the room though, not until this morning. [Concerned leader cover or not, would he have really stayed with her all night? Anyone else would have stayed long enough to make sure that he was okay and then go back to the party or something.]

[faaaaabulous]

[Lelouch just gives her a look.]

If there's anything incriminating on those tapes, you're expecting me not to take care of it?