"Chaos's Beloved," Leshy x The Yellow Cat

Chapter 9: Divinity

The next morning Leshy woke up and just lay in bed for an hour. Even as his door knocked and Elena's voice shouted through it. Leshy felt around and pulled the blanket over his head. Normally he would be on the floor but Milo would want him in the bed, right?

"Leshy, open up!" Elena yelled, "Open the door or I'll break it, and I'll get away with it because I'm your caretaker!"

Leshy sighed and got up and opened the door, "WHAT!?"

"Your boyfriend's back," she says.

"What?" Leshy asks, "I don't have a boyfriend."

"Milo, dumbass! Milo!" Elena yells.

Leshy's eyes widen as he pushes past Elena and runs to the mission hut. There, standing right next to it, talking to The Lamb, was Milo.

He smiles and immediately runs over, "MILO!"

Milo heard him and looked past The Lamb, he smiled, "Leshy!" he tossed his bags down and ran over to him the same. They met at a center point and Milo jumped into his arms, "I missed you!"

Leshy smiles and holds his face, "I missed you too... Oh! I have something to tell you!"

"That you can see?" Milo asks.

Leshy was surprised, "You know?"

"The leader told me, but I have to ask, why do you still have the bandages on?" Milo asks as he reaches for Leshy's bandages, Leshy moves his head, "I-I just don't want my wounds to get infected!"

"Oh," Milo smiles, "Well, how is it to see again?"

Leshy cups Milo's face in his hands, "I can finally see you..."

Milo blushes and laughs, "There really isn't much to see..."

Leshy shook his head, "Are you kidding? You're beautiful."

Milo's face went bright red, "L-Leshy... gosh, you're a flirt... were you always like this?"

Leshy gently plays with Milo's hair, "You just take my breath away."

Milo covers his face, "Jues... Jues crist..." Milo fans himself with his hand, "How um.. how was your temporary caretaker?"

"Horrible," Leshy replies, "Just the worst..."

"Oh? What happened?" Milo asks.

"She's loud, rude, and overall an asshole," Leshy says as he crosses his arms.

“Oh... w-who did you get?” Milo asks, “I don't know anyone that is like-”

“Her name, I think, is Elena…”

Milo's face falls, “Oh... yeah... ok... makes sense... she's... always been like that...”

Leshy growls, “She was horrible…” Leshy lets out a breath, “But now you're back!” Leshy hugs Milo tightly, “Are you hungry?” he asked.

“No, but I am tired, I think I’m going to rest a bit...” Milo said as he headed to his cabin. Leshy follows.

When there, Milo gets comfy in his bed, “Did you get assigned a job now that you can see?”

Leshy nods, “Yeah... farming...”

Milo smiles, “Then, maybe we can work together...”

Leshy lets out a low chuckle, "Yeah... maybe... that would be nice."

Milo pats the side of his bed next to him, "Lay with me…" Leshy blushes a bit before hesitantly laying next to him. Milo turns and hugs him, "This is nice…"

They sit in silence for a while before Milo looks up at Leshy, "Can I tell you something?"

Leshy looks down at Milo, "Sure… What is it?”

“I um… you can’t tell the leader... ok?” Milo begs.

“O-Ok…” Leshy was starting to get a bit concerned but also very curious.

“I... I prayed to the old god of chaos!” Milo said, “It’s just that Darkwood was treating me so... nicely despite my bad memories of it and... and it... it felt right!” Milo buried his head into Leshy’s chest in shame.

Leshy felt his heart beat faster. Milo... prayed to him? Was... Was that why he felt some of his divinity come back? Leshy held Milo closer and smiled to himself, he tried his best to hold the happiness in his voice back, “It’s alright Milo, I won’t tell anyone...”

And that was true. He wasn't, not till he came up with a plan.