The Royal Guardians Vol. 2

Special Chapter: Confession

It's been half a year since the bandits' base was destroyed. The lead bandit was banished to the Underworld by order of King Aldrich. But before he got banished, his last words were directed to Leo. "This isn't over yet, lion prince! I will return for revenge!"

Billie and Bashiri had returned to their respective kingdoms. But since they're destined to protect both kingdoms, every resident there was allowed to cross the border between Shinōkoku and Kung-guó.

Intellizo was still practicing alchemy in one of the Leone Kingdom towers. He was currently learning how to control the magic spells and use them in the right time.

Lariel went back to the orphanage to continue her usual routine, but she's unsure if she could be allowed to visit the Leone Kingdom.

As for Leo... well, we're about to find out.

That night...

Leo was currently lying on his bed thinking of what had happened ever since he first met Lariel. For some reason, she kept crossing his mind. And even though he closed his eyes tightly and shook his head in denial multiple times, an image of her kept running into his head. At the same time, some kind of feeling struck through him. He didn't know what he's exactly feeling, but it's somehow... desperate.

As he continued laying on his bed, a knock was heard on the door.

"Come in," he responded.

The door finally opened and it was revealed to be Solenan.

"Dinner is ready," he said to him.

"Alright. I'll be there in a minute."

With that being said by Leo, he stretched out his body for strength to get himself out of bed. After that, he rose into his sitting position, but his back was turned to Solenan.

It took Leo a few moments before speaking up, "Hey, Solenan."

"Yes?" he asked turning to him.

"Can we invite Lariel to dinner?" asked Leo. "I'm sure the orphans will understand."

It took Solenan a few seconds before he closed the door behind him in Leo's room. Then, he walked his way to Leo's bed and sat beside him. On his right.

"I don't suppose you have feelings for her, do you?" he asked him.

Leo nodded in response. "Yeah. Some kind of feeling makes me wanna see her again, run to her." He turned to Solenan. "You know what I mean."

Solenan let out a light chuckle. "Yeah, I do." Then, he placed his hand on Leo's right shoulder. "Let's ask your father to invite her, then you'll be more than happy to see her again."

His lips stretched out a genuine smile. "Yeah. Let's do it."

With that being said, the two rose from the bed and exited Leo's bedroom.

Back in the orphanage...

Lariel was seen sitting ontop of the roof, her legs rising and her feet making contact with the roof. Her arms were wrapped around her knees. She had just been thinking of all the adventures after she met Leo and the Royal Guardians in person.

For some reason, Leo kept coming to her mind. Her eyes were seen dropping and half-opened as her head looked down. She started feeling some kind of weird feeling inside of her. And something told her it felt... familiar somehow. She had seen a few romantic drama in theaters with the other teenage orphans.

Something familiar about the new feeling struck through her, but because of her mind spinning, it was unexplainable.

Nothing else occurred to her until she heard a familiar voice, "Thinking of something, Lariel?"