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She never hated Lelouch ; if she did, even understanding his intentions wouldn't make her cry like she did. Actually, the best proof is that, when she learned he was Zero (a criminal), she was willing to become a mass-murderer with the F. bomb (no pun intended, I just find the name hard to remember XD) so as to erase his crimes and become herself with Damocles a symbol that people would hate (just the way he wanted to do it to bury the "Massacre Princess" title Euphy has unfairly gotten.), depite the fact that she disapproved of Zero, who killed two of her closest siblings (but revealed himself to be her very closest one).

If you rewatch the series/picture dramas and listen to the sound dramas, you will understand that the bond they shared was no small thing. For her, Lelouch was everything she had and everything she ever needed (she stated this herself at many occasions, that all she wanted was for him to be by her side), so the fact that she didn't break down after becoming a prisoner may well proof that she still believed in him, somewhere between the sadness and regret of not understanding her brother. (In the sound drama "Summer days never to return, the first friend", she said that she'd always believe in him whatever happens, and that if he says "it'll be alright", she knows for sure that it is definitely going to be alright, and she never doubts him.)

The deep and touching bond between Lelouch and Nunnally was actually one of the most beautiful things of Code Geass' story. It made their past together as hostages, how none of them would be willing to live without the other, and everything that followed moving beyond words. It was so explicit that Cornelia's first question for Lelouch, when he reveals his face to her was "Is this for Nunnally's sake ?" as she knows he can't go this far for someone else. It is something that was carefully built through the main story and side scenes (dramas), and a great part of the characters' development. I would have never loved Lelouch if not for Nunnally, and his emotional side when it comes to her makes up for the inhumanity he may display.

It is truly a shame that the end hardly focused on this aspect and made it seem very dull in a human basis. Though Lelouch's purpose was achieved, we didn't have as much as a glimpse of what it represented for the human he is, of what he wished for his loved ones in particular. Very soon, everyone started hating Nunnally because there was hardly any time to remind the viewer of the true nature of their brotherly spirit, and how everything would be meaningless if we forget it.

(On a more positive note, she actually said the words "Brother, I love you" before he closed his eyes. I find it very beautiful that the last words he heard before passing out were of his most beloved sister's love.)