Raised by Lions

Chapter 55: New Year's Aftermath

Legosi drove with his brain on autopilot and the vague understanding to not go too fast because Louis was with him. Even so, he wasn't wasting any time getting back to the Market.

He navigated familiar streets easily until he stopped in front of the Shishigumi Manor. Louis got off from behind him and he remembered something. "Did you take your phone?" Legosi asked, every word difficult to force past his tongue.

Louis frowned, "Yeah, I heard it ringing when I got to your motorcycle back in town. Thanks for bringing it." Legosi nods and let's out a slow sigh. "Good night, Louis," Legosi said and before he can take off to return to his own home, Louis places a kiss to his cheek, "Good night, Legosi. Drive safe."

The latter drives off afterwards, heading for his own Manor. He wanted to get cleaned up properly and check if he had any wounds that hadn't healed up already. He was going to have to listen to a lecture though, he knew that much.

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Louis walked into the Shishigumi Manor and closed the door behind him. He knew he wasn't just going to be able to slide by this, but he hoped he could. He wanted to rest after the weird kind of chaos that happened tonight.

He got about two steps in from the door before Agata grabbed him and pulled him into a hug, babbling about being happy to see him. Louis just let Agata go on for a few minutes before he was put down.

"Where were you?!" Agata asked. The commotion had drawn the attention of the others and Louis was almost thankful that he'd only have to tell it once.

Dolph ushered everyone to the livingroom so Louis could properly tell them what happened. Needless to say, they were mad at the very least and Ibuki and Free looked like they wanted to do what Legosi had done, but to the Inarigumi. The news about Sora and Melon had caught them off guard though. No one expected the two opposing heirs to have helped in any way.

After that was over and done, Louis was finally allowed to go to his room and get cleaned up. They were so worried about him, but all of them looked worse for wear after the night of fighting.

Louis was aware of the lions taking turns to watch over him outside his room that night and while it usually would have agitated him, he was relieved by the protectiveness tonight.

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Legosi parked his motorcycle next to the others and grabbed his jacket and bag from the compartment under the seat, before heading towards the Manor. 

As he expected, Savon was waiting for him on the porch, smoking a cigar and giving him a questioning look.

"I'll explain inside," Legosi mumbled and headed in. As per usual, the younger guys were celebrating with alcohol and drugs and tabletop card games in the livingroom, though Legosi couldn't see Gosha or Ronan anywhere.

Swallowing, he went upstairs and he had enough time for a shower and to change into his sleepwear, when a knock sounded on the door. He answered it to Savon, who simply walked him along to Gosha's office.

"Where have you been? And then you get back smelling of blood and venom, as I've been told by Savon," Gosha said simply and Legosi swallowed. He was dealing with his boss tonight then.

He relayed the story of the night, starting from when he found the note in Louis' room that afternoon. Gosha watched him carefully as he talked, eyes scanning his face the whole time. By now Legosi had regained some smaller expressions. He wasn't sure why the shutdown had occurred, but it was a thing that happened and that he'd moved past.