You'd thought it'd come down to an ultimate betrayal. An accidental showing on the battlefield or Zero letting something slip for there to be a crack in your facade for Kururugi to notice.

But you couldn't help it. You couldn't bear this secret any longer as you grew closer to Suzaku. You couldn't keep lying to him, not when he looked at you with those gentle eyes or believed in you with such earnesty.

The light drizzle of the rain in the ghetto feels like nothing as he simply stares at you with wide eyes, processing what you told him, his mouth opening and closing a few times as he tries to figure out what to say. "You're... one of the Black Knights?"

His expression shifts into a multitude of different reactions. trying to stomach the information.

The patter of the rain is deafening but drowned out by your own heartbeat thudding loudly in your ears.

Eventually his expression softens, taking your hand. "...Join me. Come with me to the military. We can become a peaceful nation without walking over anymore innocent lives." He frowns, but speaks in a tender tone. "Please... I can show you... Zero's path isn't the way... Trust me."