The Hunter and The Predator Leokumi

19|| The Letter

Leo was blooming roses the moment he return home. A soft smile perk at his lips as his cheeks are tint with a warm hue. Bidding his love goodbye was close to unbearable and he wouldn't had if he wasn't expecting someone. His steps, becoming lighter, guides him to his room were his suspected guest will be in. Taking a moment to harden his face he enters.

"Leo!" His sister jumps off his bed in excitement. Her childlike face gives him a bright smile before grinning mischievously. "How did it go?"

"What ever do you mean Elise?" Leo replies with a nonchalant voice. With a light tug he shuts the door behind him. He begins to unbutton his coat and asks, "Now, what reason do you have to visit me at such an hour?"

"What?" Elise playfully pouts and watch her brother carefully. "You should be asking that yourself. It's obvious you've been out at such an hour."

Leo waves her statement away with but a toss of his coat onto a chair. It was as if he was saying, 'And what about it?'

"Leo don't be mean. You got to tell me all about it! I even taught you how to cook that stew. I mean, I even played taste test- Hm?!" The blonde begins to testify her right to hear but the brother throws a soft pillow at her face. The pillow falls off her face and she catches it in her hands.

A light laughter erupts from his lips and he attempts to stifle them. The expression she made must had been hilarious if Leo starts laughing. He tries even harder to not laugh when Elise's face even distorts into more surprise. Eventually both of them begin to bubble into laughter.

Leo couldn't contain the bubbly feelings of happiness inside him. He had no idea what to do with them since they kept on overflowing the limits of what he had before. Niles was right, he, a human-hater, has fallen too deeply in love with one from the opposite race. Just a kiss may tip the scale of rationality in him.

Soon the laughing drops into the sounds of breathing and huffing. Leo decides to take the initiative, "Thank you Elise. They enjoyed the stew."

"No problem! But..." Elise cheerfully receives before trailing off into determination, "You got to at least tell me who they are!"

Leo strolls over to her and grabs her shoulders with a smile. Elise hugs the pillow against her chest in excitement. Then, the brother sharply spins her around and pushes her towards the door. Elise puffs up her cheeks in immediate recognition of his actions. She demands, "Leo stop being a sour tomato! I refuse to leave until you tell me!"

Following her words she purposely release the tension in her legs and let herself fall down to the ground. Getting back at him she purposely throws the pillow with her vampiric might at his face. However, Leo catches the silk pillow and tosses it aside. Irritation is obviously display on his face but he is trying to not indulge his nosy sister.

In the midst of her tantrum she then blurts, "Come on Leo you can tell me. I already know that they're human!"

Leo sighs, he knows the moment she finds out the whole world will. Whatever the reason he refuses to satisfy her curiosity, "Elise, no. If I did, Camilla will tease me indefinitely."

"No way! I never tell her this! Even I know to give you privacy for your first Hunt!!" She refutes with a mad expression. However, she quickly gasps at her own words as if she messed up.

"Elise," Leo snaps her name like it was a whip.

Elise slowly sits up. She can sense what Leo wanted to say and her puffed up cheeks deflated. Those lovely pink eyes stare right into Leo's. Her lips form a frown and voice her thoughts, "It was the first time you asked me to do something for you like that."