short stories || lady lesso × fem. reader

53.

pov: true love kiss never works on NEVERS.

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For 5 years, you were the new dean of evil. It was not an easy role to take over at first with all the pressure on your shoulder and the heavy weight buried in your heart, hell... It was torture and not the fun or satisfying type.

After a whole ass week, it was the weekends, meaning your two day off and you decided to take a bottle or two and started to chunk it down your throat.

You heard a knock on the door. Unbothered, you continued drinking your bottle of alcohol.

The door opened revealing Clarissa, "y/n... that's not right" as she took the bottle away from you and onto your table. She sat beside you, "it's been 5 years. You promised. You promise her that you'll never drink"

"how could I ever forget"

You saw as your wife was laying on the ground, bleeding. You ran to her, "no! no! stay with me!"

Lesso was trying her best to breath,
"y/n.. y/n..."

You look at her with tears flowing down your cheek. Lesso tried to speak, "promise me... promise me you'll never start drinking"

You chuckled in pain, "i promise, my love but I need you to stay with me, please! I can't have you leave me too"

"drinking is bad for your health" Lesso tried to joke.

"don't leave me please..."

Lesso took her last breathe and you screamed, "NO!!!" you brought her lifeless body close to you, not wanting to let her go

"it's been 5 years, y/n"

"yeah? It feels like it was only yesterday that I was holding her in my arms for the last time" you stood up, "and don't go talking about that true love kiss crap"

"she's not entirely gone, y/n. she's here spiritually. she's always looking over you-"

You banged your hand on your desk and she jerked, "don't you- FUCKING- start that crap with me. I LOST HER! MY FUCKING WIFE! I LOST HER!"

You started to throw things around, "i don't get it! Why is the world so against Nevers having love? Why is it always Nevers getting the sad endings! While you Evers get the whole fucking world at your disposal!"

Clarissa tried to stay calm while you let out your anger. After you calmed down, you crashed down leaning against your chair, "i lost her, Clarissa. it's my fault. i wasn't there for her. I know it's been 5 years but... i- i wish to see her one last time"

"no power can undo someone's death, y/n. not even the most powerful, you know that"

Clarissa went over to give you a hug, "it's not your fault. it's alright to feel this way even after all these years. you held strong for this past 5 years but you know, if she was watching you now, she wouldn't want to see you in this state"

"Clarissa, you should leave" you looked at her and she didn't have to be told twice. She immediately left. Once she left, you started breaking things again.

The next morning, you got up. You used your magic to fix things up and went into the showers. You then went over to her room. The room that you ordered to be untouched after her death.

Finally after 5 years, you decided to go in. You were hesitant at first but you went in anyway and just like before, everything was in place. All lesso's things and furniture, all left untouched. You then started to clean her room up from ceiling to the floor.

As you cleaned, you noticed her cane. The cane she would use to hit, knock and walk with. You chuckled, "i wonder how you survived all that" you thought to yourself as you look at the cane.

You saw the letters you wrote for her when the both of you were dating. You smiled.

"here you go, m'lady"

"another letter, really?" she raised an eyebrow.

"that's how I show my love for you"

"is this one of your cheshire ways?"

"nope" you smiled, "my own way. since I'm normally "travelling" maybe you could read this whenever I'm away and when you miss me"

"such a thoughtful kitty"

"and i didn't think you'll keep them all" as you glanced through all the letters.

You continued on cleaning her room till it was spic and span. You were proud of yourself but soon that proudness died down, "i wish you were still here with me"

You turned into your cheshire cat form and floated your way to your wife's grave. You turned into a cat and rested beside her.

You then recall how she was so happy when she gets to pet you in your cat form or how she kept you sane or when you would see each other at work. All the chaos you made while clarissa and leonora had to fix it all. Those were the good times.

"you know, you'll make a great dean" lesso spoke out of the blue.

"me? the cheshire cat? Become the dean of evil" lesso nodded, "yeah right, that's your job"

"but what if im gone one day? I want you to take over"

"don't say that! You are not going to die! I won't allow it!"

Lesso chuckled, "but if i do, become the dean of evil"

You rolled your eyes, "alright fine, I will! but it won't happen! You are not dying!"

"I love you till my dying breath, y/n"

"stop speaking like you're going to die!"

Lesso just laugh.

Looking back, you could only let out a sarcastic laugh, "i guess you got your wish" you thought to yourself as you spoke to her. You then took a nap beside her since this is the closest you could get to her.

Meanwhile, Clarissa and Anemone were watching you from a far, "that poor child" Clarissa said.

"she isn't a child anymore but i do feel bad for her" anemone said.

"we should do something to cheer her up" Clarissa suggested.

"how? The only thing that kept her happy was either a ball of yarn or just lesso" anemone said, however she got off track for awhile, "how does she keep that tail tuck away in her human form?" she said under her breathe.

"hmm, this is going to be tough.." Clarissa said, "wait where are you going?" Clarissa followed Anemone who walking towards you.

Anemone sat down beside you and stroked you, "i don't know if you notice this but her necklace turns into a collar when she turns to her cat form"

"I've noticed that, why?"

"well, have you noticed that this heart is actually a pad lock?"

"a pad lock?"

Anemone nodded, she took it out slowly and showed it to clarissa, "just open it up and you'll see..." as she opened it up, "a photo of her and lesso, and a little small note" anemone then used magic to expand the text.

"whenever you miss me, just look up at the moon and I'll be there looking at you forever. I'll forever be your night light, y/n" - Leonara Lesso

"how did you know about it?"

"y/n told me before she left for one of her trips"

"and she never told me?"

"you were busy" anemone placed back the pad lock, "we can't do anything to cheer her on. All we can do is be there for her whenever she needs a shoulder to cry on because eventually, she will move on and live her life. Everyone does" as she continued stroking you.

"look how deep asleep she is" Clarissa giggled softly, "how adorable"