Young Justice(Prequel to Crisis On Earth Prime)

|Chapter Twelve|

|Third Person's POV|

Livia didn't realize where she was and what she what doing till this moment.

She stepped on the black-blue stones and she caught her breathe at the sight of the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.

It was a very small place, not exactly cave but something like it. Her left hand was on her chest, feeling her heartbeat, as Levi caught the other one. Her gaze travelled back to Levi's ocean blue eyes and in that moment she felt epic.

It was epic and breathtaking. Livia had to remind herself to breathe because suddenly the world seemed to stop.

"Do you like it?" Levi's voice drifted her back. His eyes were full of hope and she realized he truly wanted to know.

Livia only nodded, unable to speak. Her amazed face changed into a big smile and it was enough to make Levi smile too.

"I-I love it." She finally managed to say. Levi was still holding her hand, helping her to move through the glowing rocks. He stopped near a rock, slightly bigger than the others and both of them sat down. They could still hear the sea there.

"I'm glad," He spoke genuinely. "When I first found this place, I got a feeling to share it with you. I wanted you to see this beauty as well. It made me feel amazing things that I couldn't explain... And I truly wanted to share it with you."

His eyes were gleaming as he still held her hand and traced his thumb over it. Livia got electrifying feeling through her body, but also a soothing wave that made her forget all of her problems.

"It does have a calming effect." Livia replied while smiling at the view. "It's unique."

Levi nodded, though he didn't say anything. He could see that Liv wanted to ask something but she was battling if she should. He squeezed her hand to show it was okay.

Livia appreciated his gesture and spoke. "Why did you want to share it with me?"

Levi smiled. "I think the answers obvious."

Livia rolled her eyes. "I want a full explanation, Levi. You can't leave me hanging this time."

"Okay, okay!" He raised his hands in surrender. "To be fair I did tease you for a while. You deserve a full declaration." He grinned. Livia pinched his arm, then waited for him to continue.

"I'm stupid because I didn't tell you this before, Liv. Forgive me for that, I got too caught up in teasing you and didn't realize how it was hurting you. I'm sorry." He looked her in the eyes and Livia's heart filled with warmth. "I love you, Liv, I loved you for a long time and I'm really sorry it took me this long."

Livia close her eyes for a second, letting his words pour in her heart. Those were the words she longed for a quite some time.

She placed his hand on her heart and spoke. "You truly are stupid, Levi Luthor. But I love you just the way you are. My heart has always belonged to you, even though I sometimes had an urge to strangle you."

Levi gave her his biggest smile and Liv almost melted. His look was so genuine and yet everything felt like a dream for her. Did he really tell her that he loved her?

For years, she believed he liked other girls, always flashing his movie-star smile and even flirting with some of them. He teased her a lot but she always thought he was just joking and nothing more. Whenever Rue suggested otherwise, she denied, not wanting to raise false hopes. And now it turns out he wasn't really joking, that Rue and even her mother were right and he did have feeling for her!

There had been so many moments when she tried to make her mind believe otherwise, tried to shelter her heart from breaking all because she thought he didn't love her!