Raised by Lions

Chapter 47: Sunday at School

Sunday morning found the two heirs making their way to the laundry room. Usually they aren't at school over the weekends and can wash their uniforms at their respective mansions, but not this weekend.

Almost all the way down the stairs, of course they'd run into Juno, who huffs and immediately turns her back. She doesn't move though, but she's blocking the way down.

"Why can't you just break my heart straight, instead of playing with my feelings like this?!" Juno whines, turning her head just enough to look at Legosi through one eye, tears slowly streaming down her face.

"Instead, I have to watch you love another from afar!" She looks down at her feet, really selling it. Louis would almost believe her, if it wasn't so obvious she was trying to keep her tail and ears still.

"Where have I played with your feelings? I've told you from the start that I'm. Not. Interested. You just can't seem to get it through your ditzy skull," Legosi said, plain and simple. His tone was level, bordering between disinterest and annoyance.

Louis watched as Legosi takes a few steps more down the stairs until he's on the same step as Juno. He grabs her shoulder with his free hand and turns her to look at him, "If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were the school slut instead of Haru, and somehow she's still better company."

At Juno's shocked expression, Legosi lowers his voice to a threatening growl, "Besides, you can stop this game now. I know what you're after, and like I've told your father and many others from that stupid little gang playing Gumi, I'm not interested in joining a bunch of wolves who pretend to be a mafia and have no actual clue of what they're fucking doing. So BACK. OFF. and stick to your own lane."

With that, Legosi passes her, Louis following right behind him with a smug look. Louis hadn't realised what a verbal beatdown Legosi could give until now and it was doing things to him.

Juno stared after the two, dumbfounded that she was figured out. Her 'tears' had dried up as well. Guess there goes her last chance.

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"When were you planning to let me in on that knowledge?" Louis asks as they unload their laundry into two washing machines. Legosi shrugs, "I've had my suspicions for a while now, maybe two months, but Savon confirmed it for me last night."

Louis sighs and sits down on the bench that was already in the room. The place was surprisingly empty for a Sunday. He'd think more students would be doing laundry, but judging by the way some of them smell, he also isn't that surprised.

Legosi sits down beside him, checking his phone. He was aware what he just did could result in so much shit. He was too obvious, too straight forward, but he was also fucking done with Juno and her games.

Legosi looks at his hand when he feels a smaller hand there. Then he looks over at Louis, who seems concerned. "Are you okay? You're doing that brooding thing," Louis asks. Legosi sighs, "Just tired of all this shit. When this year is over with, I never want anything to do with normal society again." Louis sighs but nods in agreement. "I couldn't agree more, love."

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Pina walks into the laundry room not ten minutes later, carrying his own basket and filling another machine with it. "Am I interrupting something?" He asks the two heirs, who are still sitting close to each other.

"Not at all," Legosi mumbled, halfway asleep from the wait. There was usually so very much to do over the weekends, so sitting still for so long, along with the rhythmic thudding of the laundry machines, he was getting sleepy.

Pina chuckled as he finished loading the machine and takes a seat on the other side of Legosi. Louis wondered what the dall sheep was up to. There was another perfectly good bench he could have sat on. He doesn't need to be this close.