To outshine the darkness

Chapter 7

Leonora Vermillion P.O.V.

I follow Leopold through the halls of the Crimson Lions base. Smiling I listen to his excitement and his goals as he leads me to Mereoleona. "Thank you for coming" Mereoleona says as Leopold leads me to her office. "Is your captain okay with it?" She asks sceptic and I chuckle. "I don't know, he's gone himself" I say. "Uhm. Neesan...you're bleeding" Leopold says from behind me and at the same time I feel something trickle down my thigh. I look down and see the blood. "Out!" Mereoleona hisses to Leopold, then grabs my elbow and pulls me into her bathroom. "Why don't you prepare yourself when you know your period is starting?" She asks as she starts opening her cabinets. "It's not my Period, Mereoleona-neesama" I say pulling down my skirt and panties before sitting down on the toilet. "What are you talking about, I see you bleeding?" She asks. "I am, but it's not my period" I say. She sits down on the edge of her bathtub. Such luxury. "Last week I found out I was pregnant" I say softly. "Doctor Owen told me it probably wouldn't last because it wasn't nestled correctly in my womb. That if it was going to happen, it would happen in the next couple of weeks" I say. "It's happening right now, I'm losing my baby" I say softly. It's quiet for a long time. "I'm so sorry" Mereoleona says after a while. "Yeah" I mumble. "Who is the father?" She asks. "Yami" I answer. "Did he force you?" She asks sharply. "I've shared my bed with him multiple times, all voluntary" I say. Mereoleona relaxes slightly. "Is that why you came today?" She asks. "Yeah" I mumble. "Thank you for telling me, Leonora. I know Fuegoleon would be much better at this. You were always closer to him" Mereoleona sighs. "Even if he was awake, I would've told you first Mereoleona-neesama" I say. She looks at me surprised. "He wouldn't understand. He wouldn't understand that this is hurting me very much right now. Even if I wasn't sure I wanted it" I say. Mereoleona's face saddens "I'm really, really sorry Leonora." She says softly. "Is there anything I can do for you?" She asks. "Be my sister" I whisper as tears well up in my eyes. Mereoleona stand up, and bends over to hug me. "I'm here" she says as she strokes my hair. "Are you okay, Neesan?" Leopold asks through the door, making both me and Mereoleona laugh. "I'll grab you some clean clothes, and send him to get some tea."

When I got home and I saw everyone else participating in some pie eating contest, I snuck around and walked in through the other entrance. I filled the bath, undressed and showered before I lowered myself into the hot water. I sigh deeply and softly stroke my stomach. I'm more disappointed, more hurt than I thought I would be. I look up when I hear the door open. "Oh, I didn't realize it was occupied, and that you were home for that matter" Yami says as he walks in wearing just his underwear. "That was on purpose, but you can join me" I say and smile slightly. Yami washes himself before sinking into the hot water. "You alright?" He asks as he sits down beside me. I don't respond for a while. "I don't know" I say, looking up at him. Yami looks down at me and his expression saddens slightly. "So it happened huh?" He asks. "Yeah, while I was at my sister" I say. Yami puts his arm around my shoulders, pulling me toward him. "I'm sorry" he says. "I am too" I say. I close my eyes when I feel his lips against my head. "You're going to sleep in my bed tonight, I don't want you to be alone right now" he says softly. I lean my head against his shoulder. "I was just going to ask if you'd stay with me" I say, smiling slightly. "Hmm my bed is more comfortable" Yami grins. "It is" I say, looking up at him. He softly strokes my cheek. "Then why don't you move your stuff? You can sleep comfortably every night" he says. I blink surprised. "You'd want that?" I ask surprised, placing my hand on his wrist. "I wouldn't offer it if I wouldn't" Yami says. "Almost every night it's either your bed or mine, why don't we make it easier and just move you to my room" Yami smirks. "You can't say you won't see the advantages. And whenever you want to be alone, the bed in your room won't walk away" he says. I smile slightly. "Alright" I say. "It's not like I have much stuff anyway" I say. Yami pulls me toward him and kisses me softly. I wrap my arms around his neck as I kiss back.

I turn around to see Yami still sleeping next to me. I watch him as I glide my hand underneath my head. I expected to lead a life in solitude. Away from the capital, away from my family and other royalty. I wouldn't have an arranged marriage and be expected to give birth to heirs. I had accepted it. Then suddenly this crude man fell into my bath. We spend one night together and suddenly I wanted more. He actually gave me so much more. My lower lip starts to tremble. I reach over and softly run my fingers through his hair. "When you're going to wake up a man, at least wake him up with a kiss" Yami mumbles without opening his eyes. As soon as I press my lips onto his, I feel his hand gliding through my hair until he reaches the back of my head. "Hmm if you kiss a man like that, he might think you want something of him" he whispers against my lips. "What if I do?" I whisper before teasingly biting his lower lip. Yami opens one eye. "I'd say you should give your body some time to heal" he says. I pout slightly, making Yami trace my lower lip with his thumb. "Don't you worry. I'll pleasure you again soon enough" he says. "I see" I say, lifting myself onto my knees, opening the buttons of my pajamas purposely very slow. "Guess I'll get dressed then" I say, as I open the last button. I can feel his eyes onto my breast. "Hm you don't have to" he says, grabbing a side of my pajama shirt I just opened and softly pulling it aside. "Hmm why?" I ask, teasingly tilting my head. Yami cusses in his mother tongue. "It's hard enough to hold back as it is" he says, making me grin and bite my lower lip. "You troublesome woman you" he says, grabbing my wrist and pulling me toward him for another kiss. I snuggle against him, burying my face in his neck as I press my breasts and body against him. I close my eyes as I feel his fingertips trail my back. "I'd might kill you if you keep waking me up for this." Yami mumbles though I can hear in his voice he secretly enjoys this. "I'd like to see you try" I say amused. "So I can't wake you up for sex?" I ask. "You can always wake me up for sex" he says quickly and I can't help but chuckle.