At the confession, Leone stiffened as it was.
“I, I… what did you just say…?”
On the subject of her confession, she was also surprised. Seeing her startled, Leone’s eyes shook. The two bewildered eyes met again.
“Oh, no. Not that I said anything wrong. I was just surprised when I said it. I’ve never experienced anything like this before.”
It was somewhat impulsive, but she didn’t mean to regret it, so she hurriedly explained. She loved him, had she ever spit those words out? There was nothing in her memory. Because she always thought that word was embarrassing and itchy. She had never properly said ‘I love you’ even in her short-lived relationship. But now she got it. Those relationships were not enough to be love. When she fell in love, the only word that could express this feeling was the word ‘I love you’.
She liked him, or she was jealous too, such an answer was not enough. ‘Love you’.
These words were the only sincerity she could give to Leone. Nothing replaced it.
“First. What is it?”
“Huh.”
“Therefore… Trixie- me.”
Leone made a blank face after approaching her sexyly and menacingly like that earlier. It’s been a long time since he had been a bit like a puppy.
“Love… with.”
Leone chewed on the words.
“This is the feeling of love. That’s what you call it.”
“Uh… I did not know? You’ve told me before.”
It’s been said to her, and since he bought a book like that, she thought it was a word he knew for sure. But he didn’t know? Was her confession useless? What was the love confession that Leone gave her before?!
She was confused again, but Leone quickly shook his head as if he had read her thoughts.
“I knew. The definition of love, meaning.”
“What?”
She was perplexed for a moment. So he was saying he didn’t know he loved her until now? Was this confession almost ruined?!
“Wait for a sec. Leone. you… you just confessed that I have a heart… Right? Am I mistaken? Now I’m fired, we’ll never see each other again or something like-“
“I didn’t know it was this daunting.”
Leone smiled softly. It was the most honest, lovely smile she had ever seen.
“I just said this because I thought you didn’t know how to use it properly even though you knew it all.”
“So, then I’m right that you have feelings for me?”
Nervous and anxious, and wanting to confirm, his voice became urgent.
“Of course, Trixie.”
“Oh, you were surprised.”
“Sorry, haha.”
Leone still couldn’t erase his smile and held her hand as he touched her cheek. Then he lightly kissed her hand.
“This is like a class, I couldn’t learn from anyone, memorize it, and apply it. You can’t learn from anyone, and you have to learn it yourself… So just take a look.”
“…Hehe. That’s a pretty good answer, you.”
At her words, Leone let out an innocent laugh as if he was having fun. That bright face with a low laugh was so unfamiliar, welcome, and pretty. Maybe it’s because he was a person who always laughs softly or laughs without knowing what’s inside. She waited until his laughter subsided. As soon as Leone stopped laughing, he hugged her tightly.
“Trixie, I love you.”
A confession of love from her to him, from him to her, was unrealistic. Once again, she understood why Leone said, “This is what love is like.” It seemed that she knew love only in her head. The emotion of love that she properly dipped her feet into was harder to believe than she thought, and her heart ached, and she was happy and overwhelmed. The atmosphere, which had been loosening up to the point where it was hard to believe it was after the confession just now, tightened again. Leone’s arm, who had always hugged her lightly and reassuringly, gained strength. Like it would take your breath away. As if he wanted to take everything from me at this moment, he hugged her tightly. And even though she was out of breath, she didn’t hate it.
“I really love you, Trixie.”
Her heart felt like it would melt at the confession that repeatedly poured into her ears.
“It took too long.”
Leone muttered. It was a pleasant voice, but somehow he felt dissatisfied.
“Huh? What?”
“Until Trixie looked after me. It took too long. Of course, I thought it might take longer, and I was prepared.”
“Ah. Come to think of it, you said that before… What did I not look at you, and what did you see me?”
Leone’s voice hummed around his neck, so he had to keep moving his shoulders.
“You- I thought you were my family. I didn’t know at the time, but after seeing it, you said that to me. In the Meto Mountains.”
“Ah, that… huh. Weren’t you like that too?”
“Trixie. I never thought of you as family.”
“No? I am your… You only thought of me as a family member or a protector-”
“You’ve been worrying for nothing, Trixie.”
“Well, then… you… Did you like me from before?!”
“Huh. Trixie, I have loved you since the moment I met you.”
“Ah, this… I really did shoveling alone.”
Leone laughed out loud again.
“What is funny? I am dwelling on my stupidity now.”
“Haha.”
“Leone, stop laughing.”
“I like it though.”
“What? My shovel?”
Not kidding, really stupid. Hearing this, it was even more absurd because she could fully understand that Leone had been showing off a lot. Wasn’t it too much of a short road to come back? But… In the first place, he was no different from being raised like a puppy. It wasn’t easy to cross that line.
“No, Trixie looked after me.”
“…do you like that?”
“I- it was easy to admit from the beginning. Trixie really thought of me as someone to be cared for and nurtured. Didn’t you come the hard way?”
With a warm voice, a way of speaking that understands my feelings one by one.
The tip of my nose got cold. Because he is such a man, in the end my heart has no choice but to go to Leone.
To know so well about the troubles I’ve walked… … . effervescence… … not this
So, even though Leone knew that I considered her a ward, did she not think that it was impossible to seduce me? You just assumed it would take a long time?
“…wait a moment.”
“Huh?”
“Leone. You knew I treated you like family.”
“Yes.”
“But how, were you sure you would seduce me?”
“This and that, after listening to the class, there was such a word. Wolves— they say they don’t miss their prey.”
The sound of laughter that clung to the end of his voice, which seemed to be a low growl, made her feel a little strange. He was a little… scary?
“Prey… Aren’t teeth a bit scary?”
It’s the wolf’s prey. In this sweet atmosphere, it was a joke suitable for newly born lovers. Well, like dirty jokes or tempting pranks or something like that. However, she was a little scared because she had actually seen Leone actually try to hunt, and she knew that he knew how to hunt. Of course, that man won’t hurt her…
“Scared? The dance teacher said the other day, lovers eat and eat. Especially at night-.”
“Aww. What are you saying, sir!”
She screamed, not wanting to hear more. It wasn’t such an embarrassing story since the main body was quite old, but it was too embarrassing to share while we were just having feelings. And until recently, Leone was a lovely puppy to her… To talk about it yet, she still had a little guilt about the cognitive dissonance she couldn’t bear to deal with.
“Why, Trixie. Don’t you know, Trixie?”
Leone smiled.
“Do you know that whenever you keep laughing like that, I feel uncomfortable?”
“I- I can’t.”
Until now, she always thought that child was innocent. She could tell from the way he made skinship with her today, or from the way he deliberately brings up a topic as if teasing her.
That beautiful smile that looked so innocent and felt neat was the face he used when he had other plans inside.
“Your knees are hurting from doing that, Leone. Let’s sit down on our couch and talk.”
“Um, I’m fine as it is.”
It was so tightly packed that it seemed like no wind could blow through it. However, he was more concerned about Leone kneeling on the floor, so he brushed it off. Leone stood up as if he couldn’t win,
“Ahh! I have two feet?!”
He hugged her. It was a ride that she was afraid of thinking of Leone as a private car again. The feeling of being on a floating cloud… She was just about to enjoy it, but her butt soon hit the sofa. They sat side by side and faced each other. Leone took her hand and touched it. Her heart fluttered for no reason at the act of not wanting to be apart even slightly.
“Ah, so why were you tired earlier?”
“That young lady was a bit strange. I was so tired.”
“Strange?”
“Huh.”
Leone frowned. Seeing him staring into space, he seemed to be searching for his memories.
“She looked at me very intently. She was like that – as if she was not the type to notice or pay attention… that is. It was a little different from normal, other girls- eyes. It’s a kind of fervor that makes you feel strange and tired. Ah, the eyes Trixie looked at me in the first place were also a bit similar.”
“…huh?”
“Not exactly the first time, but after getting to know each other a little… ah. The look in Trixie’s eyes when she crawled with me on all fours and started calling—me puppy.”
At that time, it was time for her to overlap Leone with her Deoksoon.
“Anyway, something… It was that kind of look, but it was a more ardent look – it was burdensome. I never felt that way from Trixie.”
“Hmm. Umm… what the heck… what?”
“Did you see me as an animal?”
According to Leone’s description, it seemed to be right, but how could he regard such a handsome man standing upright on two feet as an animal?
“Hmm. It seems to me… I guess I just like it.”
So it made more sense to think this way. Seeing his blushing face earlier, the thought that came to her mind was ‘I like you’. That beauty likes Leone? She knew Leone’s heart, but she felt a little like that for nothing. Anyway, since she was invited to a party at that house, She should go.
“Trixie.”
Leone smiled brightly and called her.
“Huh?”
“Jealousy, that’s right?”
Ah. That was the original question, but she didn’t answer properly. She asked again, and Leone smiled at her because he was cute.
“Okay. You are jealous.” his eyes widened. He looked happy.
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