Chapters 32 and 33

~Leon's POV~

I walked out of the room, leaving Luna alone.

"Damn it."

'What's wrong with me? Every part of me wants Luna, my heart aches, and my body yearns to dominate her to make her completely mine. But I have to go and make her cry, I'm such an asshole.'

I felt the urge to open the door and continue our lovemaking. My body felt so empty and unfulfilled. My hand wavered over the handle before I moved it away.

I walked down the hallway my frustration and disappointment slowly dissipated and turned into a cool, blank persona, as I came up to my office.

I opened the door and saw Thomas standing there in the middle of the room.

He was holding some papers, his expression seemed anxious.

I walked to my desk and sat down after closing the door.

I looked out the window at the glowing town in front of the mansion.

After a minute I turned to Thomas and broke the utter silence.

"Have you made any preparations?"

"Yes, my lord I sent word to your vessel right when I heard the news. Your carriage will be ready whenever you are."

"Good. When will the events start?"

"To my knowledge in a few days, it's all in the letter on your desk."

I picked up the letter, and it gave a basic run-through of the whole occasion, addressing when it will occur, where it's being held, etc.

"I can't believe it's been five years already, it's gone by a little too fast for my taste."

"It certainly has, my lord, you've accomplished a lot during your short time governing this territory. But you shouldn't worry you still have many more years left."

I still had a slightly concerned look on my face.

"Don't worry, my lord, your abilities are exceptional, I doubt you would lose to any challenger. Plus you rose very high in the ranks last time, and I doubt you'll have many competitors, let alone some that can surpass you."

I looked back out the window after Thomas started monologuing, once he starts he never stops.

"My lord, the competition isn't what you're worried about is it?"

He must have noticed my stern sympathetic expression as I stared off.

"I know it's not my place to say this, my lord, but does it so happen to pertain to Miss Luna?"

We locked eyes for a moment, he was right, my eyes somewhat hinted to him he was.

He had a wise smirk, the rest of his face matched that.

"Sigh. If that's all the information you were planning to tell me, please let yourself out."

"Alright, my lord I'll let myself out, but I do hope you compete well in the competition as well as, clears throat, never mind."

He did a slight bow as usual and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him.

"Sigh, I'll handle it once the competition is done, and I've secured my position."

I sat back in my chair alone in my office, with nothing but my thoughts.

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~Luna's POV~

Tears kept flowing down my face, I tried wiping them away, but the thought of Leon kept them coming.

'I miss him. What's the competition he was talking about? Why so mad and heartbroken?"

So many thoughts flashed through my head, I sat on the bed alone in the room.

Seeing him leave on a somewhat hostile, sad note made me want to go after him. I could barely feel my legs, I couldn't walk, it had only been a few minutes since he left.

I could still feel his warmth, the stimulation he kept unveiling to me.

I could still feel him stretching me, conforming my inside to remember his shape.

I grabbed one of the many pillows on the bed and hugged it. I closed my eyes and pondered more about Leon and our relationship.

After a while of waiting alone in the darkroom, I eventually fell asleep.

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~Leon's POV~

I was standing in front of my bedroom door.

Peering down at the doorknob, thinking if it would be alright to open it again.

I slowly put my hand on the knob and slowly twisted it, trying not to make a sound.

I made a crack in the door and looked through.

Luna seemed to be lying on top of the covers, I couldn't tell if she was asleep or not.

I quietly walked into the room and made my way to the bed.

I saw Luna, she was still naked, now asleep.

'I must have worn her out. She bled on the blanket, it was our first time. I can't believe I ruined it.'

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After softly wiping away the sweat and blood still on Luna's body, while cleaning her, she made cute little sounds. I layed her down under the covers. 

I cleaned myself off in the bathroom and changed into my daytime attire. I walked over to Luna who was still asleep and bent down. 

My hand brushed her hair from her face to the side. I kissed the vulnerable forehead and breathed in her scent once before leaving her. 

She grabbed my arm for a moment.

Her eye eased slightly open, the room was dark, and the only light was from the windows.

She noticed me, though she couldn't say anything but, "master why did you..?".

I looked down at her as she started to fall back asleep, then I softly spoke.

"I'm leaving for a little while, Luna. I don't know when I'll be back, but I promise I will embrace you once again... At that time I hope you can accept all of me."

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~Luna's POV~

Leon left sooner than I expected, when I opened my eyes, his warmth, my security wasn't there anymore.

I would usually arise in his embrace, his nice, comforting embrace. Our smiles and still half-asleep eyes seemed to make both of us happy. Once out of bed we would get dressed.

Over the month I have been here, the subtle shyness and curiosity that would usually flutter around the room during this time of day, became a romantic and joyful encounter.

But now that he was gone, the only thing that seemed to fill the room, was a saddened, longing for what was once there.

He probably left early that same morning, or maybe he left during the night. I didn't know.

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I sat up in the bed, my body somehow cleaned, yet still n.a.k.e.d. I pushed the stained covers off to the side and dangled my legs over the side of the bed.

I felt weak for some reason, though it must've been from what happened the night before. My legs wobbled for a second and gave out.

My legs fell to the floor, I was on my knees at this point. I still had one hand on the bed, though I just couldn't get myself to move.

I heard footsteps coming at the door, then a knock. They opened the door, though it was just Thomas.

Thomas is quite an experienced butler. I looked at him, he looked at me with a somewhat dim worried face.

"My lady!"

He darted over toward me, helping me to the bed. He grabbed some of the covers, draping them over me, giving me some cover.

"Are you alright, what happened?"

I tried to calm him down from the somewhat worried state he was in.

"I'm fine Thomas, my legs, they're just weak at the moment."

I gave him a light-hearted, teasing smile.

"That demon lord can be so obtuse. He left you right after.."

I looked down with a gloomy expression, his old eyes must have noticed and stopped his ongoing sentence.

"Well, you're in no condition to walk at the moment. You just lie down for today, I'll go prepare your breakfast. A maid will come and change the bed and help you get dressed."

He walked and fetched a nightgown for me.

I sat back, the covers were back where they were before, my head lying softly on a pillow. My eyes followed Thomas as he walked to the door. Right before he shut it I uttered softly,

"Thank you."

He turned, doing a slight bow as usual, and also uttered,

"Of course, my lady."

Once he finally closed the door, I closed my eyes. All I could conjure in my mind were moments that happened just the night before.

I could still feel his gentle warmth, his deep embrace.

My hands moved over certain places he touched, my arms eventually crossed and I opened my eyes again.

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I little time passed by, it was still morning, a knock was made, and I allowed the person entry.

It was a maid. It was Mable if my memory was correct. She stood there smiling she wore a pair of glasses, her hair tied up and she bowed.

"Hello my lady, I'll be your maid today. I heard from head butler Thomas that you'll need a change of clothes, as well as fresh sheets. Would you like to maybe take a bath while I change the bed or would you rather stay in bed and just have a change of clothes."

"If you can help me to the bathroom, then a bath would be alright."

"Of course. I'll go start the bath for you, please wait a moment."

She bowed and walked to the bathroom, running water could be heard. After a moment she walked back to me.

Her hand was given. She slowly helped me out of the bed. I could walk but was still somewhat shaky. My foot lifted and plunged into the hot bath. My body slowly sunk into the water and my head rested on and soft towel.

"I'll be back in just a moment my lady, so please relax and enjoy the soak."

"Thank you, and Mable."

"Yes, my lady."

"Just call me Luna, we both survived the demon continent, so you don't need to be so formal with me."

"Yes, Miss Luna."

——-

She grabbed a towel and wrapped it around me drying me off. The bath helped ease my weak legs. She brought the nightgown and helped me into it.

We walked to the bed together, the sheets and pillows smelled new. This kinda made me sad since his smell was no longer resonant. She bowed and walked out of the room, taking the old sheets and clothes in a basket.

I laid my head back on the fluffy pillow. A few moments later, another knock was heard.

It was Thomas, this time with a tray of food he prepared. I sat up and he placed the standing tray in front of me.

He lifted the top that was covering the food, then went to fluffing the pillow behind me.

Looking down, I could tell it was thoughtfully prepared. A light oatmeal bowl with some fruits, blackberries, and strawberries, on one side. A glass of orange juice and milk was on another side of the tray. While a lightly buttered roll was on the other.

He turned towards me.

"Enjoy, My lady, please call if you need anything else."

"Um, when might Master come back?"

"Oh, I'm not entirely sure Miss."

I looked at him with an easy, thankful expression.

"Oh. Okay... Thank you for the food."

-to be continued