Paladin Butters x Princess Kenny "True Love Prevails Over All"

Chapter 5: The Morning Sun

not many things sparked joy within kenny, after the death of her family she found it hard to feel anything aside from resentment and bitterness, she never thought to ever have a meaningful connection to anything, much less a romantic partner; yet here she was laying in bed with leo watching the sunrise from her balcony

leo tended to be an early riser, as a paladin it was required to be up and early for training as soon as the sunrise from its rest, leo had intended to leave for morning training but kenny convinced him to stay a little longer, he spooned her from behind and rested his chin on top of her shoulder, watching the sky turn from dark blue into a gold ocean 

"you remind me of the sun"

though her voice was heavy with grogginess, her smile was full of brightness

"how so?"

she turned to face him

"you make my world brighter"

a hand was placed on his cheek, he held in his own, a soft smile spreading across his face; it made the butterflies flutter in her stomach, leo wasn't a smiler, he was known to be a very stoic paladin who never showed emotion or vulnerability, owen used to joke that the day leo smiles was the day he found true love, it's funny how one little joke could end up becoming true

"i don't think you understand how special you are to me butters"

"i often feel the same sentiment"

he turned to kiss her hand before cupping her cheek in his palm

"you do?"

"everyday when i wake up from bed and I see you lying beside me, i think to myself how fortunate i am to have you by my side"

how ironic that a man who could claim to be loveless could always find the perfect words to make any woman swoon over him

"like the moon, you bring light in the most darkest of times"

"and just as the sun, you brighten my life"

mornings used to be her favourite part of the day, when she awoke from her slumber leo was often out of bed before her; out fulfilling his duties as a paladin but he never forgot to leave a small tray of breakfast and a little note that he prepared and written himself, she kept every single note saved in a box that was safely hidden away in a trap door in her closet

but now they felt empty, void of any sort of joy and excitement, Although the mattress was as soft as a feather and the sheets shielded her body she felt cold and hallow like a statue, she watched the sun starting to rise with a heavy frown, the sun reminded her so much of leo, bold, radiant and could lighten up the room alone with his presence

with tears in her eyes, she sat up, stood to her feet and began to get ready for the day, she took a long bath to get out all the junk and dirt that had been stained across her body, a blush began to spread across her cheeks as she realized just how dirty and un-lady she must've looked

she scrubbed until she was thoroughly cleaned, dried and brushed out her dirty golden locks and dressed in an elegant but humble attire, suitable for the adventure she would be having at noon, in that time before she had to depart and meet with she, she trained her archy skills, caught up in her studies in black magic and made sure to prepare a bag with supplies and a map

when preparing to depart on his mission with kenny, king kyle gifted him various items 3 sacks of 10k gold pieces, special herbs to make healing potions, and a carriage to ride in, leo accepted all the gifts except for the last one, a carriage would be a dead giveaway to on-lookers that they were wealthy and he wanted to lower his chances of getting ambushed as much as possible