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the bodyguard meme

the bodyguard meme

never let her out of your sight. never let your guard down.

You're a pop star, or a royal, or maybe even the last of your kind who will bring about the Earth's redemption. Whatever the case may be, you're in a position that may be a bit dicey if you attract the wrong kind of attention.

And you're a bodyguard, a soldier, a knight - a protector. Somehow, you've been roped into protecting this person. You'll be rewarded, of course. The work may be cut out for you, but just do your job, keep your head down, and it'll go smooth.

Except for when the two of you break the bounds of professionalism and feelings begin to flourish. Being in such close quarters may get you to see the other in a different light, and saving someone's life just may be the ultimate form of intimacy.

Could this be the real danger? To feel so strongly for the one you've sworn to protect...are you compromised?

How to Play
1. Comment with your character and preferences, being sure to put if you want to play the guard, the guarded, or either. Also, you may want to put if you prefer fluffy, angsty, or smutty interaction - or have no preference.
2. Comment to others.
3. There are no prompts, because there are so many potential options there could be a hundred. Feel free to play anything: the beginnings of the relationship, just meeting, getting used to each other/not getting along at first, the obligatory first time, a threat on the protected's life and how their protector responds, how the feelings between the two has changed the protection, etc. Your only limit is you.

never fall in love.

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I-I'll try. [Just a guy that's openly flirtatious as Gino usually spelled trouble for her. Which was why she was always cautious around him.]

[Though it was a quick glance, she spotted a familiar picture in the magazine and an article about the Items. Her eyes widened at the picture. Might have to buy this magazine as well. She certainly didn't have the time to look through it right now with the thugs outside and Gino coming soon.]

Or say something to me or Anya.

[Even after everything, Anya was a capable knight, even when in her right mind. Of course, Nunnally had taken to the girl as well, and Lelouch had been more then happy with Nunnally having Anya permanently assigned to protect his precious little sister.

But she still possessed her deadpan way of speech and was more then willing to be the straight foil to the boys. She had even kept up her habit of photography, but this time more as a hobby then as a way to try and keep track of her memories.

Suzaku's attention, which had been on the thugs outside, was divided when he glanced down at Ryou, noticing the change in her face.]

Are you all right?

[She didn't need to run to the bathroom, did she? He seemed to recall that pregnant woman had morning sickness and tended to need to use the bathroom an awful lot. At least, that's what he remembered hearing from Ohgi.]

[No, not sick or in need to pee. Might as well have been that, though, when seeing the other Items in the photograph. But should she tell Suzaku about her connection to them? Especially in a public place like this? She had planned on telling him with Lelouch.]

[She swallowed, making sure to really keep her voice down.]

I-I'll explain fully later, but... does this look familiar to you in any way? [Points to the image of the Items, not a complete set, obviously, but it was easy to see what they were to someone who knew about them.]

[Suzaku frowned at her mannerisms, leaning closer so that Ryou didn't have to talk louder then necessary. His eyes follow her finger as she points, his lips thinning a little in a frown.]

It looks vaguely familiar, but I don't recall why.

Then... have you heard about things called the 'Millennium Items?' They're part of an old legend, but I'm not sure how well known it actually is...

If those thugs outside are after me... then I have a good idea as to why. Otherwise, they would have left once they had seen you. A girl like me by herself is an easy target, after all.

[He frowns a bit a more, still studying the picture before he shakes his head.]

I'm not entirely sure how I know them. Maybe something I saw as a kid? Or while I was in... [He glances up again before lowering his voice even further] Charles' service?

[He frowns as he processes this information. He was going to have to have a talk with Lelouch later, wasn't he?]

Yes and they are still looking in here at us. That much hasn't changed.

...It's partially something that has to do with me. And to why Lelouch has kept me around this long. [Though part of that, she still questions a bit.]

Either I have something they want, or... Or 'I' have done something to them in the past and now they want revenge.

[He raises and eyebrow at her phrasing.]

What could you have possibly done to have guys like that after you?

[Trust her, Suzaku. It could be a number of things. If only it could be normal things, though. She would have felt a little bit better about it.]

Could be any number of things. A popular one is sending their comrades into comas, or possibly a fiery death starting from inside of them and burning them inside out until nothing is left.

[Yeah, not exactly the sweet, nice girl you've known so far, is she? She really hoped no one else was listening to that as it was pretty gruesome, especially coming from someone like her.]

[Huh. Well. That was certainly... something. Not that he's really one to judge, considering the things he had done, but still.]

I see.

[And she was pregnant.

... this was going to be fun nine months.]

[Oh, don't give her that look. It's not like she personally did those things. Not really. Sort of. Kind of.]

It's... a long story. A very... long and complicated story. [She's not crazy, okay Suzaku? She's not going to go batshit like that during the pregnancy. Hopefully. Just the normal kind of batshit. Promise, just normal kind of batshit.]

It's... I don't even know if I can discuss it in a place like this. [Since it sort of does pertain to him too as Knight of Zero.] Just know that... once we get out of here, I'll give you the whole story. And know that I won't be putting people into comas during this... Just trust me.

Long and complicated story, huh? Just like everything else in our lives.

[Which was the truth. Everything was complicated. It was kind of how they worked.]

You and him, right?

[Because he knows that Lelouch is involved somehow, he always was. It was something that irritated him to no end, but was also something so Lelouch, he really couldn't be surprised.

He opens his mouth to say more, when he hears a voice yell from outside.]

Actually... this has been going on long before I had even met him. Much, much longer. [Probably around the same time of the Invasion, if she remembers correctly.] His... involvement is fairly recent in comparison-!

[Now she hears the voice outside, turning her head to see what was going on.]

[Suzaku's eyes narrow, edging in front of Ryou as the voices get louder. It takes him a moment, before he recognizes one.

Oh, Gino. Really. Did you have to be so loud?

He glances back over his shoulder at Ryou.]

The back?

[Oh, Gino. You didn't really have to make a scene, did you? That's probably the exact opposite of what either she or Suzaku wanted. Maybe he could have come into the store and they both could have been escorted out quietly. Or something that was the complete opposite of... whatever it was he was doing outside.]

[Okay, just act natural, while everyone else was distracted. Might even be slowly back away towards it, still trying to look like nothing is wrong.]

Yeah... through the back...

Let's buy your things and go then.

[He gently takes her elbow and leads her over, glancing back out the window and meeting Gino's eyes. He nods once towards the back and the blond grins, turning his attention back to his distraction.]

Don't worry, Gino will give us more then enough cover.

[She certainly hoped so. It was distracting everyone else in the store as well, so it was easier to go by unnoticed. Even the transaction was fairly uneventful. It was one of those self-checkout modules that seemed to be picking up in popularity. And it would allow them to pass through quicker and not have to go through the cashier. She seemed to be distracted by the scene outside anyway.]

[Swipe of the items, swipe of the card. It was just that easy. She took the bag and receipt and continued quietly towards the back while everyone was distracted.]

Is Gino is supposed to meet up with us once we're out?

Hopefully.

[But Suzaku trusts that he will. Gino was a Knight of the Round, after all. Even with his laid back attitude, Gino was one of the best and Suzaku knew it.

He glances around at the other patrons in the store, making sure they were thoroughly distracted as he led Ryou out of the store.]

[She just hopes that he doesn't get hurt in the process. If they were after her, then she would feel responsible for Gino getting involved.]

Sorry... about all of this. Probably not what you expected from a shopping trip, huh?

It's all right, it's my job.

[It's said with a casual shrug of the shoulder. He really doesn't mind, to be honest, but he know that now he's going to have to reevaluate some things.

And have a long sit down talk with Lelouch while he was at it.]

He leads her towards the back of the store, slipping through the crowd who was too busy paying attention to the events outside.]

Now I know why he specially ordered me to go with you, though.

[There probably is going to have to be a point where all three of them had to sit down. Not just for her own sake since she knew she was going to be guarded from now on, until at least the baby is born, she felt at least; But also to explain to Suzaku why she was... special, to Lelouch. About the Items and her past with them. And why she won't be sending people into comas, that was important.]

Probably just for today, though. You already look after Lelouch and Nunnally...

I do, yes. But I doubt it will be just for today. Not with what you just told me.

[He glances over at her.]

If there's one thing that Lelouch takes seriously, it's protecting those he considers his family. You've seen what he will do in order to protect them. The world has seen what he will do, to protect them.

[She's seen it all right. It still makes her wonder, out of all the people in the world, he had taken such a shine to her despite the fact she carried something that put his life in danger, put all of those around him in danger. Why she even continued to be able to associate with him was a mystery to her.]

He definitely does care. He cares... a lot. [Maybe even too much sometimes...]

He does, yes.

[And Suzaku says that a someone who doubted him at one time.]

I will admit, often times, his actions have made me wonder. Especially during the rebellion.

[Euphemia especially. But he had gotten the truth out of Lelouch and had it confirmed, enigmatically of course, by C.C.]

There are times when I wonder what really goes on in his head, too. [She even wonders if Lelouch knows what goes through his head at times. It would certainly answer a few questions, at least.]

He always seems to be twelve steps ahead of everyone else. It's a little difficult to follow along sometimes when he thinks so fast...

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