Making Him Fall In Love

4: Brother Complex

After the carriage exited the gates of their ducal estate, Serena started observing Leonard who had his eyes closed. Earlier, she noticed that he was slightly muscular and tall, with her only reaching his chin. He was wearing a gray frock coat, slim fit, seamed at the waist failing to his mid thigh. His vest was of lighter shade of gray made of silk, he was also wearing a fancy royal blue ascot with silver paisley pattern. His trousers matched the color of his coat. He truly looked like a rich heir in a Victorian regency drama.

Serena continued observing the hot specimen in front of her. If only he is not her adoptive brother with a golden thigh she can always hug, no doubt that he will be on top of the list of her prospective boyfriends. Come to think of it, they are not really related by blood, unless you count the teeny weeny part of them being distant relatives. Also, they were never close as siblings, add to it the fact that she is a transmigrator who do not have any sisterly love for him. Also, incest so long as there's no real blood relation is one of her fantasies after reading the novel "Beware of the Brothers". However, if she decided to purse that path, it will be game over for her. It's either marriage automatically, or .....she doesn't even want to think of other results. She also think that she can always leave this route for last. It is said in the novel that Leonard will take responsibility for her no matter what.

'But that doesn't mean that this grandma can't fantasize. Look at those thin red lips, I can only imagine how it will feel like when ..... is it hot in here or what?!' Serena blushed as she started fanning herself with her fan.

"Are you alright?" Leonard asked Serena as leaned forward and looked at her worriedly.

Serena turned pink when she saw his tired looking eyes filled with worry 'OMG! dear God, you can now take this granny's soul'

"J-just a little nervous for school..." Serena's answered with a stutter. "How long will it take for us to get there?" she continued.

"It usually takes 4 hours to get to school from our home. I assume that we will arrive there at noon just in time for lunch."

'Ugh!! That voice.... Is it this husky because he's tired and was trying to get some sleep earlier?' Serena can't stop herself from closing her eyes and biting her lips, she felt a sudden flush making her face pink, and since she wearing an off shoulder dress, the whole of her decolletage (from her chin down to the top of her breast) which is visible also turned pink.

This, of course did not escape Leonard's eyes. He was dumb founded to see this side of his sister. Now he understands why his adoptive father said that Serena's dress was inappropriate. Being surrounded by beautiful people all the time, Leonard thought himself immune and indifferent to beauties. It is only today that he has proven himself wrong.

Growing up with Serena, he knows exactly how beautiful this sister of his is. Their age being only one year apart, one would think that they are close. During their childhood, that he himself can't remember much anymore, he might have acted as her real brother. However, he has been sent to Alighieri at the tender age of 7, then be the age of 12, he learned that he is but an adoptive son. Thus, with this knowledge and the fact that they are of opposite genders, he took it upon himself to keep a certain distance. This led to whatever sibling closeness they have to vanish, leaving an awkward atmosphere between them.

Serena never acted this way Infront of him before, or perhaps he just can't remember much because this is one rare times that they spent alone together. He wondered why she is looking the way she does right now.

"Do you wish to.... relieve yourself? We can stop be an inn if we get to pass be one."

'Relieve myself? What?' Serena opened her eyes to see Leonard blushing with his face turned to the side looking outside the window.  'Did he just look at this granny and assumed that I need to pee, or worse, that I am constipated!?'