A Lion's Burning Passion! Leone X Male Reader

Ch. 14 (Lemon)

When we finally made it back to the base, we reported immediately to Najenda and the others about our chance encounter with the White Brows. From the descriptions we gave her of Xiang-Qing and Gensei, as well as the other three elderly fighters, Najenda confirmed they matched the same descriptions given by the eyewitnesses Leone managed to track down. With that, any lingering doubts we may have had were quickly done away with.

"Hrm. Something like this really makes you wonder if such a thing as fate and destiny are real." She took a puff of the cigarette in her hand and then smiled at us. "Good work everyone. I'm glad you were all able to adapt quickly and take decisive action. Since the mission's over before we could officially start, I suppose I can give you all a day off to relax before we go over our next assignment."

"Alright!" Tatsumi and Lub high-fived each other and then went to do the same with Bulat, Akame, and Air.

"Heh, I'm glad you guys are happy. But I feel a little left out." Leone snickered as she walked over from Najenda's side. "All that hard work I put into investigating the White Brows, and (Y/n) goes and puts it all together from one of the pictures," She came up to me and patted my back a few times before leaning on my shoulder. "What do you say to mend my broken pride by treating me to some of that famous food that you used to serve at Lilith's Nest, eh?"

"No way!" Tatsumi gently pushed Leone's hand off my shoulder with the back of his.

"(Y/n)'s the M.V.P of our mission, we're going out to celebrate!" Lub jumped on my back and put his arms around my neck so he wouldn't fall. "The way he found out about his master being our target and then the way he just crushed that loser like he was nothing! We're spoiling our bro tonight!"

"Heh, that sounds great guys!" I grabbed Lub's arms so he wouldn't fall as I spun around to face everyone. "But do you guys mind if we go some other time? I'm really exhausted from the trip, and just want to take a nap." I smiled warmly at them as I turned down their invitations.

Honestly, I wish I could go eat with Leone and hang out with Tatsumi and Lub. But in so many ways, it had been a much longer trip than I was expecting. So right now getting to finally sleep in my soft warm bed after everything we had been through, was too tempting to pass up.

"Sure thing! Go get some rest, man." Lub let go of my shoulders to land back on the ground and with a smile, he messed with my hair before he moved around me to join Tatsumi.

"Sorry, I guess you must be pretty tired, huh?" Tatsumi touched the back of his head as he fidgeted slightly. Tatsumi is really sensitive so he must have started feeling guilty for some reason.

"I am, but don't worry, we'll hang out next time," I grinned and held my hand up high to high-five him like he wanted earlier and got him to smile brightly again. With that, I excused myself, went over to Air. I gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek before going to my room.

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My bedroom's fairly large. I was expecting something much more cramped when I first arrived after joining the group of assassins. It was spacious enough for me to have some freedom decorating it to my tastes. On one side, I put in a modest bar for myself. I've already invited Tatsumi and Lubbock over a few times, and Leone hasn't been subtle about sneaking in once in a while either. The other side of the room has various items I've molded using Samael, along with a bench that has a few different stones on top of it for me to work on later. The items hanging on the wall range from several bladed weapons, masks, and even a gun I created with the idea of having it able to shoot molten rocks faster than I could them. Unfortunately, something with moving parts is far more complicated to make than swords or spears.